Film Will Reignite Your Passion for Photography

<p>Photography has been an art form since the 1940s, immortalizing moments in time (some good, some bad) and inspiring generation after generation to challenge subjectivity.</p> <p>When I picked up a digital camera for the first time I saw more than a simple tool to freeze what was in front of me. Instead, I saw something that would allow me to utilize my creativity and vision to create art. Like the painter who picks up the brush for the first time, I was immediately enamored by the infinite possibilities and freedom afforded to me.</p> <p>I stepped in and out of my hobby over the years until my early twenties when the pandemic refueled my love for the art. I became obsessed, lapping up all the videos I could find on YouTube, acquiring gear faster than my credit limit could keep up, and shooting thousands of photos each week.</p> <p>Take special note of that last part.</p> <p>I think that&rsquo;s partly where I went wrong.</p> <p><img alt="a digital camera on a wooden bench" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/0*11cK0ipullNpbyJb" style="height:467px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Photo by&nbsp;<a href="https://unsplash.com/@clembazard?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cl&eacute;ment R&eacute;mond</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Unsplash</a></p> <p>You see, YouTube and Instagram are filled with photographers just like me. They walk around the city and shoot hundreds of photos, sometimes over a dozen on the same subject, the same shot. This rapid-fire way of shooting guarantees you get that perfect shot: the one where her eyes are open, the bird&rsquo;s wings are frozen, and the car looks like it&rsquo;s not even moving.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/counterarts/film-will-reignite-your-passion-for-photography-cf0597759422"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>