I put my first roll through a camera in ten years last March. I expected nostalgia. What I got was a slower way of seeing.
Fewer frames, more looking
A roll has 36 frames. With a digital camera I would take 36 pictures of one corner. With film I walk around the corner first, wait for someone to step into the light, and take one.
The wait
I develop once a fortnight. By then I have forgotten most of what I shot, so every roll is a small surprise. Some are good surprises.
What it costs
Film and chemicals are not cheap. I shoot about two rolls a week and treat it like any other hobby budget.
