The long-lasting beauty of film... - Boakview Photography

A few years ago, before the rise in popularity of digital photography, we were gifted with an SLR (film) camera. This little baby changed the way we looked at the world and was our first real introduction to the beautiful world of photography. Initially, both Hugh and I found it frustrating and went through many rolls of film that were only fit for a garbage can and not much else, but with a lot of practice and even more patience both of us started to get the hang of it and fell head over heels in love with the art of film photography. So much so, in fact, that while living & travelling in Asia, despite having a cool new Digital SLR, our little NIKON F65 became our primary lens through which to document our life in South Korea – we even went as far as developing our own film a few times (and let me tell you that, in and of itself, is an art form!) Fast-forward a few years into the future when I came across on old roll of film that never saw the developing desk. Blowing the dust off I took it to our neighbourhood film store and had it developed. I was blown away that after sitting in a box for 6 years (yup 6!) the photo quality remained unchanged! This inspired both Hugh and I to once again experiment with the beauty of film. So after several years of collecting dust on the shelf our trusty old F65 is being put into circulation again – and we are so excited! In conclusion to our little rant, here are some of the photos that are 6 years in the making, along with some new ones we shot during two recent engagement sessions. Enjoy!

Jeju-do, South Korea (circa 2008/2009) Nikon F65 / Fujichrome Provia 400x