Classic film cameras are making a comeback! I have clients now paying a premium to have photos shot on film along with digital. The most popular for us has been medium format (I have a Pentax 645n). Clients are now loving the texture and softness that film has to offer. Also, strangely enough, we see a real resurgence in the 16-20 year old age bracket. They are buying film point and shoot cameras and burning through 35mm film. They love slow exposure, blurry images, often out of focus. We laugh as what was once seen as poor photography, is now what a younger generation is in love with, lol. I'm shooting 2 to 3 rolls of medium format film about every week now along with our digital. Fun times.
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That is pretty funny. It sounds a lot like the resurgence or continuation of vinyl records that have blown up lately. That blurry and out of focus just has me rolling on the floor. It's quite interesting how art changes over the years. I don't think I am going to be going back to film anytime soon, but I definitely need to go back to some black and white stuff.
Film isn't cheap either....a roll of medium format by the time we buy the film, send it for professional development and high res scanning (because everyone wants digital scans :D) is about $50 a roll by the time we are done.....and they line up to pay for it. I'm amazed...but here to serve :)
Wow, that is pretty crazy! I get it though. It's interesting how we just keep flipping back and forth between different mediums. Fashion is kind of the same way and I am really starting to realize that the older I get... The good thing is my flannel shirts are cool to wear again now.