Christmas 2021
︎Kirkland Lake, Ontario
12–24–2021
︎ Camera: Reto 3d
︎ Film: Kodak Ultramax 400
︎ Frame Type: Half Frame
The first roll of film I ever shot. Since there are not many places to develop film up north, and I was living full-time at school after Christmas, I ended up leaving this roll sitting in my room for about two years before having the chance to develop it.
My university created a film club, with the dark room being a small storage closet in the material shop. I decided to develop this roll on my own with no past experience. Since in the closet there was a red light, I thought it was totallty fine to have it on while craking open the canister and transfering it to the tank. Turns out, no, it is called a dark room for a reason.
I brought the film in a cardboard box to a place in Toronto to get it scanned, and to my surprise, they came out red. Even with this mistake, this roll holds a special place in my heart. The red light gave the roll a sort of nostalgic quality, and allows me to have a good chuckle when thinking back to the experience. The creative process is more fun when learning and growing, and most importantly when you push yourself into the unknown.
My university created a film club, with the dark room being a small storage closet in the material shop. I decided to develop this roll on my own with no past experience. Since in the closet there was a red light, I thought it was totallty fine to have it on while craking open the canister and transfering it to the tank. Turns out, no, it is called a dark room for a reason.
I brought the film in a cardboard box to a place in Toronto to get it scanned, and to my surprise, they came out red. Even with this mistake, this roll holds a special place in my heart. The red light gave the roll a sort of nostalgic quality, and allows me to have a good chuckle when thinking back to the experience. The creative process is more fun when learning and growing, and most importantly when you push yourself into the unknown.
