1/8 - The fun part of shooting film

Last August I improvised a last-minute road trip in Romania.

This time, I left my bulky reflex at home. Instead, I purchased a disposable FunSaver by Kodak.

Is the image quality lower? Sure.
Did I mess up some shots? Yes.

I didn't want the goal of taking great pictures to stop me from enjoying the moments I was living during the road trip. I didn't want carrying 1-2 kgs of gear to make me more fatigued than necessary. I've experienced these things before and they both partially killed creativity.

The purpose was really contained in the name of the camera: saving the fun.

Surprisingly, when I developed the film in a shop in Barcelona, I was complimented by the people working there for the "unusually nice shots". I don't know whether they deserve this compliment or not but it gave me the motivation to post some of them here.

Photographer:
tmartino
Uploaded:
2021-11-10
Tags:
disposablecamera kodakfunsaver romania
Camera:
Kodak FunSaver
City:
Bucharest
Country/region:
Romania
Albums:
Analog failures that are overall wins and Romania with a disposable camera

5 Comments

  1. chumq
    chumq ·

    I totally get this:
    "I didn't want the goal of taking great pictures to stop me from enjoying the moments I was living during the road trip. I didn't want carrying 1-2 kgs of gear to make me more fatigued than necessary."

  2. tmartino
    tmartino ·

    @chumq the question sometimes really is: what's my priority?
    I've been traveling with a small disposable camera or point and shoot ever since :)
    now I might slowly upgrade my gear again but the journey has been fantastic so far!

  3. chumq
    chumq ·

    @tmartino That's a great question to ask yourself when you go out and shoot. I have an upcoming trip in March and I was planning to just bring point-and-shoot cameras so I wasn't too encumbered with bringing heavy gear. Your photos prove that you don't need high-end gear to produce excellent shots. Looking forward to seeing more snaps from you.

  4. tmartino
    tmartino ·

    @chumq stay tuned then, some pics from my recent trip to India are freshly scanned and ready to be uploaded! :)
    Enjoy your (light) trip!

  5. chumq
    chumq ·

    Cool, I'll look out for your new uploads. Should be good!

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