The Film Roll Project —

the importance of personal work as a photographer

My film scans typically land in my inbox around 4:45 or 5:00pm. My lab must have some kind of system where they only send out files at a certain time of day. After a quality-control check, I assume.

This means that I am usually cooking dinner when they arrive, my phone lighting up with the always exciting “The Black and White Box sent you…"

I cannot tell you how many times I've been looking at scans while stirring a risotto or topping a baked mac & cheese with panko or chopping up some cilantro for tacos, my grimy fingers excitedly scrolling and zooming and greasing up my phone screen as I look at the images.

Or sometimes I'll run upstairs and grab my laptop. There it will sit on my kitchen counter, an illuminated photo of my 2-year-old making me cry into the pasta – that night's dinner ending up a little extra salty from my tears.

Today though, my scans arrived right as I sat down to write my newsletter (at 2pm!). Let me tell you…nothing feels like Christmas morning more than fresh film scans in your inbox (well, when you're 35 years old, that is). If you know, you know.

If you’re in a creative rut — I’ve made a guided project for you.

INTRODUCING…

The Film Roll Project – 

2 weeks. 14 prompts. 1 roll of film. 

This project is for you if you are in a creative rut and need fresh inspiration while experimenting with composition, light + storytelling.

Or if you are simply wanting to experience the beauty of film. 
The magic of waiting to see your images. A form of delayed gratification that we don't get in our usual day-to-day life.

I'll guide you each step of the way as a creative partner. 

*note: feel free to use color or black + white film.
24 or 36 exposures will work but I suggest 36 exposures.