Film photography is and always will be, in my opinion, the truest form of photography. In the social media obsessed, instantly gratifying, need-it-now world we live in, there is something to be said about the beauty of the process. I am not saying, by any means, that those who don't shoot film are lesser photographers or artist, I am only stating that I still feel compelled to create art via film as my preferred medium. I have loved photography and the arts for as long as I can remember and have always tried to keep an open mind about the trends in the photography industry as well as most everything in life. As Bob Dylan said "The times they are a-changin," and thats ok, it's inevitable. The flip side, film is expensive and so is the processing. As a working professional I can tell you I make very little extra money shooting film. By time I get done paying for film, processing, shipping, and camera maintenance its pretty much a wash. This is mainly because I don't charge enough for shooting it. This might seem like a bad business plan to most and in honesty I second guess it at times as well. Each time I have one of those "why am I doing this" moments I remind myself to think like an artist first and a businessmen second. I have dedicated myself to produce the highest quality images possible for my clients and that is and always will be my number one concern.
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