While I can't complain much about the amazing skin tones and
colors from my Fuji S5, I still miss the feel of film. And thanks to my
wonderful wife and her wedding present to me, a Hasselblad 500c/m, I've found
that feel of film again. I am realistic enough to know that I will
continue to use digital for the majority of shoots. However, I have
really fallen in love with the Hasselblad. There's a peace in the
process, in selecting your shot, judging your exposure and know you got it
without chimping the LCD after every shot.
Foggy Orchard, a photo by Michael Berg Photo on Flickr.
Since getting the Hasselblad my gear has quickly been broken into two different sets. When I just want to go take pictures I now leave the S5 at home and instead bring the Hasselblad and a Lumix LX5. The LX5 is there for snapshots and also works nicely as a digital Polaroid for the Hasselblad. For shoots my main camera is still the S5. However, right along with the digital kit comes the Hasselblad just waiting to be picked up at the slightest thought of "this shot would really work great on film". On a recent road trip I decided to bring both kits and you may be able to guess which one never left its bag. Digital may be the way of the world, but film still has its grip on my heart. And after a few shoots where I've scanned the medium format film I'm not sure there is anything wrong with that. I guess time will tell what my thoughts will be in the future, but for now film is definitely alive and well.
P.S. In addition to the shots above, the three shots I posted from my first shoot with Tawnie were also shot with the Hasselblad.
So lately I've been exploring the world of film again.
To be more precise, film that has been scanned loaded into LR or
Photoshop and edited there. It's nice having that feel of the film,
combined with the abilities of new technology. For a long time it has
been film or digital not film + digital. Honestly, it's been almost
exclusively digital with a touch of film when I felt nostalgic. Then I'd
pick up my old Ricoh TLR or the Nikon N80 I started out with and shoot a few
rolls. But, like I said it's been digital.
Since getting the Hasselblad my gear has quickly been broken into two different sets. When I just want to go take pictures I now leave the S5 at home and instead bring the Hasselblad and a Lumix LX5. The LX5 is there for snapshots and also works nicely as a digital Polaroid for the Hasselblad. For shoots my main camera is still the S5. However, right along with the digital kit comes the Hasselblad just waiting to be picked up at the slightest thought of "this shot would really work great on film". On a recent road trip I decided to bring both kits and you may be able to guess which one never left its bag. Digital may be the way of the world, but film still has its grip on my heart. And after a few shoots where I've scanned the medium format film I'm not sure there is anything wrong with that. I guess time will tell what my thoughts will be in the future, but for now film is definitely alive and well.
P.S. In addition to the shots above, the three shots I posted from my first shoot with Tawnie were also shot with the Hasselblad.
