Why I love shooting film: The Look
I simply love how film looks. Especially the black and white variety. Both as a digital file scanned from a negative and – especially – as a gelatin silver print (which I’m not remotely creating enough of).
Admittedly, I had to get used to the 35mm look, but now it’s hard for me to go back. The low(er) resolution and graininess are no longer bugs – they’re features1. Digital looks too clean to me. And while I can still enjoy and consume and be impressed by digital photographs, and while you can also simulate the film look in post, it’s not what I’m currently interested in for my own photography2.
Film has this aesthetic that’s more detached from reality. I don’t know how to best describe it. Film not only looks great to me, it also makes me feel differently.
