Mixed media – I like this word a lot and I consider myself pretty flexible in maneuvering through two distinctive formats.

Jumping between film and digital is not uncommon thing to me as most of the times I usually carry both Canon 5D Mk2 and Nikon f5 in the same (YES, in the same) beaten up camera bag to wherever I decide to go for legitimate photo session. Whether the location be on the streets in Mission District, at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown, or on my way up to the pinnacle of dramatic waterfalls in Yosemite National Parks; a labor of carrying extra +5lb camera equipment is somewhat rewarding effort when the result gets successfully translated into desired form.

Photos capture and preserve the experience in still moments.
This is my way of preparing nifty little time capsule to send out to the future; something to look back and remember as proof of events. If you ever watched どらえもん in your childhood, you know exactly what I mean.

Anyhow, here in this post I’d like to showcase the moments captured on a single roll of AGFA 200 that I had in my Nikon f5 camera for the past month. I took these photos sporadically in between my digital works that you have seen in my previous two posts. Film as photo medium is obviously depleting format and it gives less control over image composition as we are already spoiled by the highly sophisticated digital option available. However, as a former film student I simply do not want to dismiss the organic quality of this analog approach. Particularly when its executed with right amount of available (natural) light and with slight over exposure, I consider the result of film photography is unreproducible on digital method without decisive manipulation. Given, of course, editing work on CS and Lightroom is also my favorite step in photography as much as the action of snapping photos itself… well, you know where I am going with this 🙂

Hope you like it:

First 10 or so pictures you see here was shot in the heart of Mission District in San Francisco. The area once recognized as dodgy neighborhood is now flourished with colorful graffiti artworks and new cultural movements. Naturally, the area has become one of the most popular photography destination for street photographers and likes. In this series I put my camera’s focus on people: natives, visitors, transplants, passersby, and new found friends.
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When I first started to snap the shutter button on my Nikon f5 (the film camera) I found myself too deliberate on doing so that I often spent too much time on technicality of photography rather than instant response to perfect moment. This is why I began shooting film photos more freely than before by selecting the film stock that is most reasonable for my photo condition to worry less about getting the “right ” picture. I think I started to realize what I want and how to get it when doing impromptu street photography in the busy streets like in Chinatown and amidst the parade of Cherry Blossom Festival.

People are something that continue to intrigue me as subject of photography, and the silence of still image can often speak louder than the actual event itself. I like the balance and power that human bodies represent and how they tell the stories. Another subject that pulls me equally powerful is the landscape of this beautiful planet we live on. Any visit to wilderness is perfect opportunity to indulge on meditation and experiment with the extreme shooting condition. I have recently made a short visit to Yosemite National Park and was on top of gorgeous waterfalls covered by hanging fogs and snow topped pine trees. I’ve been to Yosemite several times, but this trip was rather special as it was accompanied by my two great friends both visiting from distant places (e.g., Raleigh, NC and London, UK).

I really enjoy visiting the National Parks and breathe in and out the fresh air that cleanse my lungs smeared by city toxins. While the nature is uncontrollably temperamental subject to capture on film, when lucky the mystical weather occasionally shows us glorious face that can only be seen at that moment.

Thanks for looking through the pictures!
If you ever decide to give a shot at old school film camera that you either found at grand parents’ basement or bought at yard sale, I cannot recommend more to try AGFA Vista 200 film. This is my favorite film as I have already RAVED hard on this post from last year. As you can see from above photos, this film it slightly on saturated side on orange/yellow with greenish tone that gives classic “film” photo finish. Give it a shot!