Believe it or not, but I really like working with color negative film. Even better is working with color negative film in a large format such as 4x5. It’s one of those things where the beauty of it never really truly translates perfectly into a digital viewing experience such as this website, but I’m still happy to post this image all the same.
Anyone who has ever worked with large format film knows it is a slow process. A lot of long moments of silence as the model holds a pose and you, the photographer, fiddles about with every possible camera control. Composing on a ground glass and using a loupe to get that critical focus. Looking at every single corner of the frame knowing that infinite detail will show up in the final image.
It’s an almost meditative process to say the least.
It is also quite the expensive process and therefore I have to reserve the medium for times when I am working with someone I really trust and know has the patience to work together to get the results we both want.