Film photography & printing photos

[elliebees]

Hey everyone !  I was wondering if anyone was into film photography ? I have a Polaroid OneStep+ which I use to take photos of special things/moments, and I also print off my favourite/most meaningful pictures I take with my phone camera. I have a little personal photo printer from 2003 but I haven't got in working yet (I think there's a driver conflict and I'd need to install it through a virtual machine of an older operating system).

I also found out that Kmart still prints photos, just to my knowledge not from film anymore ! You can upload digital files and get them printed as 6x8" photos (as well as other sizes). I also want to get into 35mm film photography, but its harder these days to find somewhere that will develop the film, and especially at a reasonable price. 

I do have a couple of photo albums I put my Polaroids and printed photos in:





This coupon also came with a photo album I recently bought from a charity shop, I hope I remember to use it before it expires ! 

[CableCat]

I have a little Fujifilm camera, the kind of instant camera where the photos develop on their own! I like to take little portraits of people. I have a lot of retro-looking photos of my partner and I, and out friends.

I have seen old family photos and some old negatives, but the only times I ever had the opportunity to take film to get developed professionally was when my parents got me disposable cameras. Once for the Grand Canyon, and another for Disney World! Soon after the Disney trip, I got my first iPod touch. All the pics were digital from then on.

I splurged on the Fujifilm for myself because I wanted to try the medium again. It takes some great photos! There's also a novelty in only getting one single photo that really cannot be copied like a digital photo.

[elliebees]

The Fujifilm sounds similar to my Polaroid, its also one where the photos develop on their own. I like the novelty too of just having one shot to get it right. The film for my Polaroid is quite expensive so I save it for special occasions and moments. While I do wish it was less expensive, the scarcity of it does lend a certain special nature and uniqueness to the photos you take with it. Pretty much the opposite of a smartphone camera where you can take essentially unlimited photos of every little thing and they kind of lose their meaning. I've tried to recapture a bit of the specialness of film photography by getting my best and most meaningful phone photos printed.