So I shot my first roll of film. I’m actually surprised they turned out the way they did. I guess all those years of shooting digital actually makes a difference. Although shooting film is way different than digital I’ve shot close to 10 rolls at the time of writing this. So I’ve got a pretty good handle on my specific camera and I do a lot of research before using a new film stock. But before I show you my work I’d like to talk a little bit about my camera and share a story. First of all the camera is great! My Leica M4 is mint condition and is such a joy to shoot. There’s this feeling when I hit the shutter button. At first I would kind of hold my breathe and hit the button and then feel this very satisfied feeling of relief even though I had no idea if the picture turned out. Kind of like a feeling of peace like “it is what it is”.

Now onto the story

This guy stopped me at HEB asking about my camera. He said “you don’t see many Leica cameras with a Sony strap!” I told him I just got it and didn’t want to drop it. (The sony strap was the only strap I had.) We got to talking for a little while in the hot parking lot. John was a professional photographer for 50 years. He asked me what kind of film I was shooting. I told him Fuji superior 400. He asked if I ever heard the song Kodachrome by Simon & Garfunkel. He told me he remembers shooting Kodachrome and how the colors were so accurate and lifelike. Then Fuji came around and said “accurate colors? Fuck that!” He asked me all sorts of questions about how I’m metering. Suggested I get a Luma pro light meter because they are dead accurate. Asked me if I was bracketing. I shook his hand and we parted ways. Only to realize I should have took a portrait of this guy. Rookie mistake.

Anyways onto the pictures. Ill include a short description for some but not all.

The first picture. My buddy Alex took this one of me in his coffee shop. I didn’t even get to take the first picture. The next few photos are all from the basement coffee shop.

My first long exposure. I used the bulb mode and had to hold the shutter down for I think 8 seconds without moving the camera. I since have acquired a shutter release cable. I set my tripod up on my balcony at the apartment.

Theory Coffee. This is my hangout. Also that painting in the window was done by my friend Gavin. You’ll see him in a different roll of film.

Out wondering while Lauren goes shopping on her birthday.

The Goose. (Lucy) This is my favorite photo from this roll. Fun fact my other dog Willow was supposed to be in this picture but wouldn’t stay put.

High Street Wine. Closing out Lauren’s birthday.

These next photos are all from my first trip up to enchanted rock with my buddies Abe and Coke.

No better way to end a roll than with a sunset.

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