A New Exercise for Creativity

I decided to go shoot today, just to do it.  This is something I really need to be on top of and be doing CONSTANTLY… But today, in the spirit of those such as David DuChemin and Zack Arias, I went minimally.  Zack as talked about going out with the preview screen on the back of the camera covered with gaffers tape, and if you keep up with David at all, he’s all about vision over gear… So what did I do?  I have been saying I wanted to shoot film for a while now, and my desire has been medium format.  I was so busy wanting a medium format camera to shoot film with, I forgot I had a couple 35mm film cameras AND a couple rolls of film!  Today, I only took a film camera, some expired Ilford B&W film, and one fixed lens (with the the exception of my digital body to take the above photo… in my driveway).  This, as it has countless others, forced me to slow down, and be more conscience of what was in my frame, what wasn’t included, my exposure, etc… And I won’t see the results for weeks, possible longer!  These could come back WAY over-exposed (shutter sounded slow.. sounds like it needs a new battery), out of focus, or who knows what else… But this is something I intend to keep up!