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You know what I love about this? No, no, it's not Alexa. Now that's a surprise, isn't it? What I love is the way that the film looks. In bright daylight (and even in the dead of night), it saturates everything in a washed out, camel-coloured hue that is old-worldy and sligtly historical. It doesn't help that the little shearling jackets and trench coats make it all look so 70s. A time when life was bright, when knowledge was knowledge, and when the best things in life were mucking around with friends, sapphire blue pools and driving down an open road. I find that even though with film the photos can be slightly murkier than digital they are, in many ways, much sharper. There is a sharpness to the emotion, a sharpness to the understanding, a sharpness to the feeling. Is there anything quite like sitting on your bed, working your way through a roll of photos, the ghost of a smile crossing your face as you remember that photo, why you took it, what it entailed? There is a surprise in film that comes from the gulf of experience that happens between taking the photo and developing it. I, even now, have about 10 rolls of film sitting on my desk waiting to be developed.
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