It’s been over a year since I started playing with my toy camera, Agfaphoto reusable film camera. I have been able to try different film rolls and no, I haven’t starved from its steadily increasing prices, thankfully. I just wasn’t able to follow up my last blog because I’ve been in a slump – an insanely long slump. While finding my way back, I pored my self over books and photo walks, quite a few actually.
Designated reading nook where said reading takes place.
From beaches, tourist spots and commercial spaces in Dubai to churches, greens and a dog in the Philippines, I was able to try out a few types of film roll.
Hereinafter, I shall present the frames taken and developed whilst I am rendered unproductive in the realm of writing!📜📣
Sunset at JBR. Kodak Gold200. April, 2023.
Catching a common sight in Dubai on film. Kodak Gold200. The Pointe. April 2023.
More of what I've captured on this film roll in April of 2023:
Another roll of Kodak Gold200 film taken home to the Philippines to try out its quality on a sunny and sometimes cloudy tropical weather. Results are as follow:
Laguna, Philippines. March, 2023.
San Bartolome Church. Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines. March, 2023.
A priest blessing a presumably new car outside the San Bartolome Church in Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines. March, 2023.
Sister with cutie Yogurt. Taken nighttime with flash. Nuvali, Sta Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.
Taken on a spur of the moment in front of Enterprise Building, Makati City.
More photos from home this time with Kodak Portra400 taken in August 2022:
Papa, sister and yogibear Yogurt. Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines. July, 2022.
Our latest ever picture on film since highschool!!. Shot with flash on. Binan, Laguna, Philippines.
Here with Fujifilm 200 taken in Dubai and in Abu Dhabi last year 2022:
Museum of the Future. December, 2022.
Some random graffiti of an asian restaurant in Sheik Zayed Rd. December, 2022.
Rotana poolside. October, 2022.
Yas Island Rotana. Oct, 2022.
A collection of sample frames in video:
Judging my latest film projects since the very first film roll I loaded, there wasn't any promising improvement. It would have been convenient to blame the camera with its limited capacity but in truth, it is just I who is at fault! Will I carry on this hobby? This patience-trying, time consuming, getting-really-costly hobby? Answer is still yes! Ask why? Because I just want to ;-) Nothing philosophical or any life-changing reasons behind except mere enjoyment!
Forgive my style of writing. I am in no way bragging or losing my mind yet. Blame it on Alcott's March girls, Judy Abbott, Anne of Green Gables, etc. I have taken fancy into re-reading children's classics lately.
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