Film & Friends // 4

This week’s Film & Friends contributor is Mica Warren, a good friend of mine. He recently took up film photography and is already hooked.

The girl in those beautiful photos is Lesley, another friend from college.

One thing that I was not expecting with this series was how impressed I would be with the prose written by each contributor and how connected it would make me feel. I’m beginning to realise that this community of film-shooters is pretty amazing (as cheeeesy as that sounds!)



From the day I was born and long before then, Orla (my mum) has shot on film. There's a whole chest of drawers at home, dedicated to accommodating the reams of photo albums that she's accumulated over the years. They run from way back when my brother and I were babies, through my scaldy teenage years, right up to pretty much right now.

When i was younger I used to sit and flip through the pictures and appreciate the chance to see my family and I, at different times in our lives. All this was way before I bought my first computer, so originally, I learned to look at photos as physical objects, rather than as light on a screen.
I started to shoot on film after being on the same photography module as KB. I shoot on my mum's Nikon F60, whenever I can get a lend of it. I love focusing manually, taking the time to be decisive when I shoot and getting good results (hopefully).

I think this way of shooting helps me to be a more conscientious photographer.

—Mica

If you shoot film and would like to be featured give me a shout! meldonc at gmail dot com. 
I’d LOVE to see your photos and hear a bit about why you choose to use film. xo

Film & Friends // 3

This week’s Film & Friends is by Cian Brennan, a graphic design student from Dublin. His work is powerful and stunning. That photo of the girl stretching below is so striking, don’t you think?

The words Cian uses to describe why he chooses to shoot film really resonate with me.

I always shoot film when I'm shooting something that's important to me, slowing down the process, taking care, but also being careless, that's the joy of film. I take film cameras everywhere with me, Finland, Barcelona, Qatar, these are places I've gone without a digital camera, my thinking is that everything's been done on digital, these photos have been taken thousands of times already by strangers, so why not put my own stamp on it?

Find Cian on tumblr here.

If you shoot film and would like to be featured give me a shout! meldonc at gmail dot com. 
I’d LOVE to see your photos and hear a bit about why you choose to use film. xo

New! Film & Friends

 Dave is 28 and has been a photographer for 3 years. These are some images from an early roll of his.

I first started because my girlfriend (now my wife) was into photography and i thought it would be nice to have trips out together taking photos and sharing a common interest. My first camera was a Lomography Diana F+; now I know that many hate lomo and all they stand for and some people embrace them wholeheartedly. I’m kind of in the middle—there are aspects about them that bug me but then again they are getting a whole new generation into shooting film so thats a good thing! Now im a major darkroom addict—I absolutely love printing and I love my Bronica SQ-A medium format slr kit.  I have every intention of continuing to shoot film down until the last roll is made and we all have to fight for it on Ebay.

These photos hold a special place for me - they are from one of the very first rolls I ever shot in my first film camera.  My wife and i decided to get dressed up and head over to a local wood to take some photos. I dont know what people thought when they saw us walking between the trees - me in a bowler hat and braces and my wife in a suede jacket and big hat. Who cares anyway—we had fun and the portrait of Jess remains one of my favourite photos that i have taken.

Have a look at Dave’s lovely blog here, see more photos on his flickr or follow him on twitter here.

Thanks so much Dave for contributing to my new column.
If you shoot film and would like to be featured give me a shout! meldonc at gmail dot com. 

I’d LOVE to see your photos and hear a bit about why you choose to use film. xo