film fridays: a personal project where I put down my digital camera and share images created on film.

We wrap up the Louisiana trip with a special treat. For these rolls of film I decided to try RPL’s infamous Frontier scanner, over the Noritsu scanner. Just google this topic and you will see there is a lot of talk/discussion/debate on which scanner is superior. yadayada. I’m not going to pretend to have an expert opinion on the matter.  I’ll just show you a few examples and my 2cents. So take it with a grain of salt.

There’s definitely a difference between the two that I’m trying to put my finger on. The color is different. The greens are deep, while the skin tone is a little more…red? Why does the word “juicy” come to mind? Is it just more saturation? It also seems to have more contrast. More blacks, maybe?  I’m still trying to figure it out but whatever it is, I like it! There is a drawback, though. One huge, giant, deal-breaker drawback. I waited 3 WEEKS for these scans to come back. That’s right. I thought one week was a long time to wait but 3 weeks is unbearable! It felt as if time were standing still. 3 weeks? With the potential to be even longer during busy season? *groooooooaaaan* So since patience is not my strong suit, these may be the last we will ever see from the Frontier.

Here is where a reflector or bounced light would have been helpful. I metered for Chloe on the swing who was in deep shadow. But that ended up overexposing the background of my mom’s beautifully lush backyard. What a cool shot this would have been.

Let the record show that Chloe wanted me to take a picture of her with her eyes closed. She’s in the act of asking me in the left photo. lol. Sometimes you just have to oblige them.

another digital vs film. Can you tell which one is which?

I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw this next one. It is SO RARE to get them both together, looking natural and happy. I kept expecting to see bunny ears snuck in there or one with a sullen expression. Nope. A lucky shot, indeed!

This is the end of the fim photos from Louisiana. I do have some digital but, eh, who wants to deal with that. :)