Film: Photos from Hill 88

A gorgeous view of my hometown 

Rodolfo just finished scanning the photos I took on a hike to Hill 88 a two weeks ago (you can read about my adventure here!). I'm really happy with the way they turned out, Rodolfo has been teaching me how to compose a quality photo and now I'm starting to feel like each shot is well-thought and planned--much different from just snapping a ton of shots for one object on my iPhone. This was a great chance to just have fun and take photos of things I found interesting.

Manny

 Overexposed, but I like how the sky/clouds in this photo.

The first bunker we came across on our hike!

A sniper bunker

Marin Headlands

It's nice to have a partner who can give me pointers on shooting film, I've been thinking about getting him a digital camera but he really, really loves film. I can see why: the colors are so crisp and vibrant in these photos. I took some iPhone photos of the same subjects here, and they can't capture the depth of the ocean and all of the vibrant shades of greens, browns, and blues that film cameras can capture. I may start bringing film cameras when I go on adventures! 

Film: Instax Mini 7s

I just bought a new instant camera off my friend!  I have a Polaroid camera but I recently used my last cartridge. I considered buying more film, but it is so expensive, and I started thinking about smaller instant cameras. Polaroid film packs are pretty expensive (but nonetheless available) and each cartridge only has 8 exposures so I opted for the Instax with its more affordable 10 exposure packs.

The body of the camera is relatively compact, it's still a little bulky but it's lightweight so I can bring it around with ease. I really like the mini photos, I'm wondering if I should invest in a larger Instax too...

Some off-centered photos ...getting the hang of it though.

I found some great resources for shooting with the Instax Mini 7s and so far that's been helpful. I'm going to wait until tomorrow morning to shoot with it! I'm so excited! I plan on ordering a lot of film to stock up because I'm already thinking about fun photo projects to try.