Film Photography.

In high school, I took a dark room photography class.

That class was nearly thirty-five years ago, 1995 - freshman year.

Last year, my daughter asked me, “Dad, can we get a film camera?”

I was STOKED! I immediately began hunting thrift shops and eBay for the perfect, or discarded, old film cameras. Needless to say, I found a few! Rather than bore you with all the details on the cameras I found and purchased (we currently have four film cameras, all old, all interesting, and all fun to shoot with). Call me if you wanna hear more about the cameras I found, or if you’d like to borrow one, I’d be happy to load you up with a fresh roll of film and let you shoot a roll yourself.

Here are some of my favorite shots from last Summer.

Film photography has a certain nostalgic element to it that I love. Framing a shot, capturing a moment, and then having to wait till the roll of film is finished, and then sent to the lab for processing, the waiting has been fun.

We found a photo lab we love working with - Legacy Film Lab.

Legacy Film Lab is located in Tustin, California.

They process rolls of film the same day they are received. They offer some great options; they scan and send you digital versions of all your prints. You can order physical copies, and they will also send you back the actual film if you want it.

We’ve had a lot of fun capturing memories and moments along the way this past year. From Bend to Europe and back, weddings, anniversaries, weekends in Sunriver, Camp Sherman, friends, family, and much more! We’ve managed to shoot more than a dozen rolls of film this year, about a roll per month, and we’re still shooting!

I hope you enjoy some of these candid shots, and I’d like to invite you to call me if you wanna talk film photography, or if you’d like me to set you up with a camera and and roll of film to shoot on your own. Now that we’re in real estate, I even shot my first listing in Sun River on 35mm. I’ll probably do a whole different blog post on that, and share a reel on Instagram at some point with the images from the listing shoot. It was fun for sure!

Enjoy!

Justin

(541) 797 - 9939

Justin@varsityoregon.com

Pictured above: My 1987 F250 parked outside our family cabin in Camp Sherman, Oregon. Camp Sherman is the perfect spot for rest, relaxation, fly fishing the Metolius River, reading a book, and taking long walks. A must-visit!