Analogue Filoli
Shooting Film
“The thing I love about film photography is the expense and the inconvenience.” Never has this been more true than today with the lack of local labs and camera stores. That hasn’t stopped the masses from venturing into the romanticism of the past. Disclaimer: I love vinyl too and of course can hear the difference; even though I don’t hear particularly well. To say that I am comfortable shooting at Filoli is an understatement. So, what better way to get uncomfortable and challenge conventional wisdom than to take the f**m plunge. I’m giving it a go with a bit of a digital twist (more on this later). We’ll see if this sticks or whether I take the digital fork in the proverbial road. Click on an image below to view a slideshow of analogue images.
About this project: 45 Minutes At Filoli
This project originated because my wife and I were looking for a pandemic-friendly afternoon outdoors and we visited Filoli in Woodside, CA. Spring had just begun to coax the blossoms and blooms along and I thought it might be fun to revisit the gardens every week and create a pictorial record of the changes. I decided on two guidelines. First, get in and out in 45 minutes to an hour. Second, go ultra-light by picking a lens from my old lens collection and sticking with that throughout my visit. Mostly, sometimes, I was able to stick with these guidelines. While my visits often stretched longer, trying to keep things simple and work fast gave the project an energy I enjoyed.