Film has been the medium for photography for over a hundred years, or is it still? I began my photography using film, an old 35mm Olympus OM2 that is about ten years older then myself. True it is a little bit more expensive then digital, but there is something about the rush of not knowing whether or not you got a good shot or not.  I will always have a more respect for a photo shot on film. When I started I of course had to learn everything, It was more tedious but I find myself missing the smells of the chemicals and hiding out in the darkroom anxiously awaiting my results. Even though my first photos weren’t much, I still love them the most. Enjoy my first roll of photos ever taken and developed. They were shot on Kodak Tmax 100

In my city, Las Vegas, Nevada, film is practically dead. The college I learned my photography from no longer teaches film and is strictly digital now. Most of the camera shops no longer process film, and if they do its an incompetent clerkthat most likely will mess up your processing. Even the photo labs around town quit processing film this year. Its a sad, sad day for film around here. Now you have to drop your film off at your local walmart or walgreens. After college I was shooting with some Fuji ColorMax 200, you can say it was my film of choice.

Of course you know that I have to show some of the modeling photos I have shot on film. To this day some of these are my favorite and I wish I could get the same results with my digital. Even though every time I had a roll developed I could barely sleep or eat until I could see the results, hoping and praying that I didn’t screw it up. Thankfully most of the time I didn’t. These were also my first modeling photography sets.

For a little while before my camera broke on me I started to mess around with Kodak Tungsten Slide Film. This was by far the most difficult for me to work with The results were very cinematic but not sure if it was worth the time, effort and money( $15 a roll). You be the judge. Here are the results from one roll I shot of rap artist Jack Crazy.

Unfortunately. I would have to say that film is dead. I wish it wasn’t, but I find it harder and harder to shoot with it. It makes me sad that such a great artform will parish before my eyes. Let me know what you think.

Of course I have to pay tribute to the camera the started it all. If it was not for it I would not be here today doing what I love. Even though the camera is no longer working I still love it just as much. I hope you enjoyed!

-Travis Sackett