Cool Film

On opening my film subscription box from Cool Film, Hillvale Holiday immediately caught my eye! It’s bright orange box seriously stands out. It looks novel, it looks interesting, it looks… cool! So it immediately hopped to the top of my film queue and was thrown in my camera bag.

Should we agree that 2018 so far has been a good year for film photography? Unfortunately, companies like Fujifilm or Agfa had some bad news for most of us by discontinuing great film products. However, focusing on negative has not been driving the wonderful film community.

Will 35mm film become obsolete? Is film coming back? What about other types of analogue photography? The issue and discussion that is hard to avoid especially with quite a few news of hope that the analogue photography saw this year. 

After a few trips both within the UK and abroad I realised that it is great to travel with a film camera. Film photography will help you to keep amazing memories of your adventures and have a good time.

Before we go into tips on how to improve your film photography, let’s talk about the context. Most film photographers combine digital with film. While there are some people, who are vigorously protecting either film or digital, enjoying both is an excellent choice for your learning as they benefit each other.

Do you still shoot 35mm film? It’s not dead as many people appreciate analogue photography and the joy of shooting film. Digital photography with its convenience has outranked analogue but created a new interest towards film photography.