As we quickly move into 2023 I want to take a moment to encourage you to print your photos. We have so many photos living solely on our phones. It seems tragic to leave them in this digital space, moving them from device to device, up and down from the cloud. They exist in a form of visual purgatory never being able to live in a physical space.
I spent many years working in a darkroom and loved the traditional print making. I have an inkjet printer in my office and use Millers pro service when I need archival grade prints. After years of not making a single print I was thrust back in to it. My Mother found 25 plus rolls of old 35 mm film. She asked if it was still possible to process and print them. Lucky for me Charlotte still has an independent camera store processing film. A lot of the rolls were blank years of poor storage did not give that captured light a chance shine. However some of the rolls did reveal a gimpilse in to the past.
For example the color layers did not develop but the black and white layer remained on a roll from 2002. I only know this because the images revealed are from my brothers 15th birthday! After many trips to the camera store I ended up buying a vintage point and shoot camera just for fun. The Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 has become my favorite camera for family snapshots. True candid photos of my wife, kids, friends and family. I even used it to make our family Christmas card.
Another cool thing to do is make ChatBooks tiny books made from pictures you have captured on your phone. You can get a book for every month filled with memories to share with friends and family. They also look cool on a shelf or table, think of them as a visual diary.
Below are two galleries one with images from over 20 years ago and another full of images from the last three months. If you are wondering. Yes, I had prints made and will setting up a Chatbooks subscription very soon.
Have a great day!
~Daniel
