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Category: My First Roll

  • My First Roll: Molly Gosewich

    My First Roll: Molly Gosewich

    My First Roll is a series for film photographers to share the images from their first roll of film.  Everyone starts shooting at a different time and for different reasons.  Some shooters may have started shooting yesterday while others have started shooting decades ago.  This series provides a glimpse into the humble beginnings of individual photographers, encouraging us to reflect on our earlier work to find beauty and appreciation in our inexperience and to understand how we got to where we our now and where we want to go in our photographic journey.

    Molly Gosewich, of Toronto, Ontario, shares her first roll of film from New Year’s Eve 2016.  Her first shots on film include some complementary light leaks and double exposure.  While I am not sure if this was part of the Mollie’s learning curve, we’ll simply appreciate them with their imperfections and all as well as the memories they recorded.

    Molly Gosewich (Instagram), January 2016.

    Pentax K1000, Kodak UltraMax 400.

  • My First Roll: Bradley Stearn

    My First Roll: Bradley Stearn

    My First Roll is a series for film photographers to share the images from their first roll of film.  Everyone starts shooting at a different time and for different reasons.  Some shooters may have started shooting yesterday while others have started shooting decades ago.  This series provides a glimpse into the humble beginnings of individual photographers, encouraging us to reflect on our earlier work to find beauty and appreciation in our inexperience and to understand how we got to where we our now and where we want to go in our photographic journey.

    Bradley Stearn from London, UK shares his first roll of film with us.  Shot on Ilford HP5 with the class Pentax ME Super, these dramatic monochrome shots are beautiful first roll images.

    Bradley Stearn (Instagram), July 2015.

    Pentax ME Super, Ilford HP5.

  • My First Roll: Cat Wood

    My First Roll: Cat Wood

    My First Roll is a series for film photographers to share the images from their first roll of film.  Everyone starts shooting at a different time and for different reasons.  Some shooters may have started shooting yesterday while others have started shooting decades ago.  This series provides a glimpse into the humble beginnings of individual photographers, encouraging us to reflect on our earlier work to find beauty and appreciation in our inexperience and to understand how we got to where we our now and where we want to go in our photographic journey.

    Cat Wood, of Atlanta, GA., shares her first roll of film from 2012 when she was just sixteen years old.  In Cat’s submission email, she mentioned how nice it was to reflect on these images and see how far she has come.  If these images are any indication of what her early work was like, then I highly recommend you go check out her latest at the links provided below.

    Cat Wood (Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr), Summer 2012.

    Nikon n6006 on Kodak Gold 400.

     

  • My First Roll: Luis Espel II

    My First Roll: Luis Espel II

    My First Roll is a series for film photographers to share the images from their first roll of film.  Everyone starts shooting at a different time and for different reasons.  Some shooters may have started shooting yesterday while others have started shooting decades ago.  This series provides a glimpse into the humble beginnings of individual photographers, encouraging us to reflect on our earlier work to find beauty and appreciation in our inexperience and to understand how we got to where we our now and where we want to go in our photographic journey.

    Luis Espel II, of Tampa, FL, shares his first roll of film from just a few years ago when he was wielding the Minolta SR-T 202.  The images were taken on generic neighborhood pharmacy film and are speckled with dust and hair that we all become familiar with at one point or another, and for better or worse.  In this case, it’s definitely for the better.

    Luis Espel II, 2011.

    Minolta SR-T 202, Walgreens Color Film.

     

  • My First Roll: Michael Fil

    My First Roll: Michael Fil

    My First Roll is a series for film photographers to share the images from their first roll of film.  Everyone starts shooting at a different time and for different reasons.  Some shooters may have started shooting yesterday while others have started shooting decades ago.  This series provides a glimpse into the humble beginnings of individual photographers, encouraging us to reflect on our earlier work to find beauty and appreciation in our inexperience and to understand how we got to where we our now and where we want to go in our photographic journey.  If you would like to share images from your first roll of film, send me an email.

    Micahel Fil from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba shares his first roll of film taken on his Canon AE-1 on Rollei Retro 400S in November of 2014.  The images exemplify why the Canon AE-1 is such a classic camera, but also show Michael’s talents in capturing a beautiful image.

    Michael Fil (Website), November 2014.

    Canon AE-1, Rollei Retro 400S.