Roll #6

Loowit & Tahoma

Since getting into film, I was eagerly awaiting an opportunity to take pictures in the mountains. I finally got the chance when my dad suggested a two day climbing trip to Loowit, followed by a third day visiting Tahoma. I loaded a roll of Portra 400 into my camera, stuffed two extra rolls in the belt pocket of my pack and held my breath, hoping for the best but keeping my expectations low in case every image was completely blown out.

Getting these pictures back was encouraging, and they turned out better than I could have imagined, but I continue to struggle with a sense of agency when it comes to taking pictures.

Yes, I spend a few moments thinking and planning composition, sometimes it doesn’t work how I want and so I skip the picture all together, but ultimately I just put the film in, set the ISO as instructed by the type of film, and use the program setting. I need to better understand the innards of the camera, the mechanisms at play, figure out what exactly is an “F stop”, and then perhaps I will feel more a part of the process, though that won’t shake my feeling unsure if the photos are any good. And then I tell myself, “it doesn’t matter if they are good, do you like them?” I do.

Full Story Of Loowit

Full Story Of Tahoma

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