My First Roll

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Whoaaaaa first blog post incoming…

I’ve always had an affinity for photography. My first ever experience using a camera goes back to being in my middle school’s newspaper club for a small article. The person who was the designated photographer of the group wasn’t in attendance for a club meeting, and I was able to somehow convince the teacher to let me take on their assignment for that day. I remember feeling the exhilaration of the first time holding an actual camera with buttons. It’s such a peculiar experience being able to finally do something you’ve seen so many others enjoy. I additionally remember feeling how foreign of an object it was, despite it being the one consistent piece of equipment that had followed every major life event of mine up to that point. That, and the camera was ridiculously heavier than I thought it would be. Needless to say, I took to the school halls, and the article was published in the school newspaper. The one singular photo I took that was neither shaky, out of focus, nor over-exposed was found neatly tucked away a few pages inside the paper. I was unbelievably proud of that one photo.

Fast forward to now, I think I have taken some pretty sweet photos… on my phone. I always wanted to get my own camera, but I also felt like it was such an expensive hobby just to only “try out.” Regardless, that one middle school memory remained turning in my head whenever I would get ready for headshots or meet with the photographer taking production photos for a show I was in. I had bought disposable cameras and even the Instax Mini as a small test of the waters. Sadly, neither of these produced the specific quality I wanted in my photos; thus, I ended up with my phone becoming the more preferred method of capturing memories. This option allowed me to find creativity while remaining ever-so-perfectly comfortable within such a limited knowledge of the art form.

I still wanted to explore this other option.

So I went out on a whim and bought my first-ever film camera! My brand-new baby- my Minolta Maxxum 400si- has already become so near and dear to my heart, as I’m already on my third roll of film as I type this out. I only had this roll of film in my camera for about 3 days before all 36 photos had been taken. So, without further ado, please enjoy my first roll of film! :)