When I have the option to take a lot of photos, I tend to...and then not only is editing hellish and time-sucking, but I miss out on where I am. These frames, though "tween"-y and imperfect, mean a lot to me. I had to force myself to think about which pictures I really wanted. I always get lectured by some close to me to put down the lens and be part of things. I'm glad I did, for a weekend, anyway. Pretty great that something I considered limiting at first was liberating in the end.
Life's always that way, isn't it? Has to force you into learning the obvious. We roughed it some in the wilderness (rain and optional toilet paper and slugs, oh my!), and I roughed it with this little Walgreen's point and shoot, but my perspective changed.
I really don't have to document everything. And I don't need a lot of the things I obsess over and take for granted. Water tastes better when you have to filter it from the river, you know? And pictures mean more if you have to save them.
Film - and camping - are some things I need to work with a lot more often.
Libby-- I'm glad you picked up something a little different, not having the safety net of thousands of exposures. Disposable cameras are functionally the same as the Kodak Brownie cameras of almost a hundred years ago-- part of a long and honorable tradition that makes you slow down and pace every shot, as well as working with (not against) the limitations of one shutter speed, one aperture, and infinite focus.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
I have a question for you, but it's a technical-heavy question... email me and I'll ask it.
hey Jake - thanks. also, what's your email? i'm curious as to this question (and I bet you could probably answer it better than me anyway, if it's that technical of a question!)
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