There used to be a time when men didn't do things alone, or hire someone to do the work that needed to be done for them. Men had a community of other men surrounding them who they could not only count on, but live life with. If you think about it nowadays, how many of us notice the "I can do it myself/I don't need anyone" mentality that surrounds all of us? Why are we like this? What changed from then, to now?
I now attend Emmaus church, and am in the process of formalizing my membership. If you remember a while back, I actually shot marketing images for Emmaus last year and wrote a blog on it. The experience with the church was amazing and eye opening, and ultimately became the place I wanted to call home.
This last Saturday, a few men from the house church I attend went to help Mike add steps to his porch. I had contemplated bringing my gear to document the day, but instead ended up bringing my mid 70's fully mechanical but still functioning Pentax K1000 film camera and a couple rolls of film... When's the last time you heard someone say that right? Well, long story short, I love shooting film, and shoot it for personal work as well as develop and scan the film myself at home. I love being in control and part of the entire process so that if something goes wrong, the only one to blame is myself.
Shooting film, there's no hiding behind editing, good or bad autofocus, or even taking multiple images of the same shot to shoot the perfect one. Everything on the k1000 is manual including focusing. The square images were taken with a Holga (plastic camera and lens with no manual control) that Mike gifted me that same day. I thought, what's a better way to break in the old new to me camera, but to shoot this day with it. With that being said, I'll let the images below tell the rest of the story as to why I love being part of Emmaus Church and why I love shooting film. Remember that dust, grain, scratches, are all beautiful characteristics of film.
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