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I used to be sad when my film didn’t turn out the way I imagined, but over time I started to find some kind of beauty in failure.
I think failed film really looks like a memory, a bit blurry, faded colors, like an aura reading of a past moment :)
(And since it’s so expensive I might as well just appreciate the outcome each time :))
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4d ago
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beyond the textural, chromatic properties you just can’t replicate digitally, there is something so magical about the ephemerality, surprise, and delayed gratification. with a limited number of frames per roll, you have to be discerning with your attention to choose what you’ll shoot. having to wait and discern how you’ll fill the roll means sometimes I forget what I’ve captured or it develops in a way I could never have predicted, like when the lighting is such that i unintentionally include a self-portrait in shadow. it reminds me of how weekly releases of tv shows have returned to shake me from a binging stupor and help me experience something collectively. i’m learning I don’t want or value convenience or instantaneous results or perfection in life; I want grain, light leaks, limits, truth.
May 10, 2025
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Sending your film out and waiting patiently for the moment when the negatives arrive and you get to look through the frames in the daylight. Even then, you aren't really sure what they'll look like when they're scanned in, but it's fun to recall the memories you may have forgotten about if the roll was in the camera for months before that. The final task of scanning isn't always fun, but it can be meditative in itself as you see each image come to life one by one.
Mar 27, 2024
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expensive nonsense but connects you to the photos more. breathes life into them. something to make images seem less disposable in an era of taking a picture of anything and everything
Oct 25, 2024
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I love to start my day quietly, I'm absolutely not a morning person haha so just making my coffee and sipping it while reading or basking in the morning sun, in silence, really helps me ground myself and come to my senses.
(But I also like to put on a record if I woke up on the right side of the bed :))
5d ago
Hi !!! My first recommendation ⭐️
I recently watched Haru, a Japanese film about a woman and a men that meet and slowly fall in love through a film forum, at the beginnings of the internet.
The film was very sweet and filled with nostalgia, and it’s kind of a ‘historic piece’ for its depiction of the internet at the time :) It reminds me a bit of this app, which is why I think you’ll love it !!!
I lowkey miss the times when the internet was a place you could log on to and then leave..
Anyway, have a nice day !
Love 💌
May 30, 2025