Film

I love to shoot film.  Slide film especially.  For this set I used Fujifilm Velvia 50 and a Canon EOS 3.  

Whenever I photograph with film I'm bound my the limitations of the film's sensitivity to light.  In this case shooting 50 ISO filmstock at night means I cant snap off a candid photograph. 

I wanted to utilize this limitation.  So, I brought along my tripod, remote shutter release, and a lot of patience.   

I didn't take note of any metadata so I cant say for certain how long these exposures were.  Each was just a single shot, one attempt.  I took my time, metered what I thought should be middle gray, and trusted my understanding of what the film would capture.  

At an event where most were inside enjoying the company of celebrities and free booze.  I was outside, admiring the evening dew settling in on an original 1993 Porsche 911 RS 3.8.  

To me digital will always end up as a file of ones and zeros.  But film, that's a tangible memory.  Exposed to light and from that moment on it will always be a physical image suspended in time.  

Sandon VoelkerComment