Intentionally Delaying Gratification - Shooting Flm Defies Digital Immediacy

Imagine taking pictures and not seeing them for two months. Really. Think about that.

I started this roll of film towards the end of August, shot the last frames in early October, and received the processed film and scans towards the end of October.

Pre-Sunrise

Compounding the anticipation was shooting with a cheap Holga film camera. The plastic lens and minimal setting controls make for uncertainty as to whether the images will even come out!

While the intentional sideways camera movement with a slow shutter created the pleasing scene above, unwanted blur with other frames rendered them unusable

Sunrise

I love the way the distortion and flare of the plastic lens creates an iris-like effect.

When snapping the shutter last August, I had no idea that my lo-fi gear would capture this magnificence.

Definitely worth the wait.

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