LIFESTYLE NEWBORN SESSION in ROGERS, AR
Capturing those first days home with a newborn (film + digital)
The early days with your new baby are mostly spent in awe. In awe that they are yours, in awe of how much you love them, in awe that God or the Universe chose you to be their parent, in awe of how much responsibility lies on your shoulders as a parent, in awe of how you are capable of functioning on so little sleep. In awe… It’s an amazing, beautiful, fleeting time but deserves a big space in our memories. Through photography, I’m here to help you keep that space.
I shot this session in on a roll of black and white film (ilford 400) and also with my usual digital camera. For about 5 years, I’ve been dreaming of adding film into my photo sessions, but honestly, have been too afraid to dive in. I’m a well-established digital photographer, have years of experience and knowledge, and although I am always learning and ever evolving in my art, I do feel confident in my work. With film, it’s photography, but it’s not the same as shooting digital. It takes more skill and knowledge to read the light, to read how moments and details will be captured, to understand differences in types of film, realizing how much more patient you have to be to wait for the shot instead of clicking until you get it. You can’t look at the back of your camera to make sure your image is in focus, exposed correctly or even to know if you actually got the shot you were aiming for. You can’t rely on a beautiful edit to make an ok shot a wow shot. All of this appeals to me, but it’s also been intimidating, especially, when thinking about taking my film camera to a client session. But if I continue to be afraid of failure, I’ll never progress.
I’m not exactly sure where this film or hybrid (film + digital) journey will take me, but I’m glad to be on it and be re-inspired by this form of photography. I do know that if I’m able to get some decent film shots in any of my sessions, I will definitely be adding those to your galleries.
Cheers to stepping out of our comfort zones and being willing to learn and fail.
(The first section of black and white images are film. The lab told me I must have had dust in my camera and that’s what left a white line across my entire roll. Learning…)
