Shooting one film photo a day turned out to be a bigger challenge than I thought it would be. I wanted every photo to be perfect. To capture something beautiful; meaningful. I quickly learned that was quite a high bar. It became very clear when I got my first roll back from the lab and only liked 9 out of 25 frames. None of them were perfect by any means. Needless to say I was very disappointed in myself. - If you can’t tell from these short sentences, I’m somewhat of a perfectionist. - I realized that if I wanted to continue this challenge, I needed to let go of unrealistic expectations. Although photography isn’t new to me, I’ve never taken on this type of project before. I had to accept that this was going to be a journey and that hopefully I would learn much along the way.
Here are some photos from that first roll: (FPP Mummy 400)
Out on a Hike
f16 @1/500
1/7/24
In line at Trader Joe’s
f2.8 @1/250
1/14/24
Shopping Cart Parking
f4 @1/60
1/17/24
New Outlook
f2.8 @1/125
1/22/24
Broken Bones
f11 @1/500
1/23/24
Eye Exam
f2 @1/60
1/25/24
A book that helped me get over the fact that not every frame is a keeper is Magnum Contact Sheets by Kristen Lubben. I found it fascinating to see the process behind that “one great photo”.
That’s all for now. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Fav: “Broken Bones” - nice!
Great project! And I agree with Mark - 9 out of 25 is a great number. Looking forward to seeing more.