As some of you may, or may not know, I’ve been photographing weddings since 1999. Back then I was a film wedding photographer. I adored film and used a combination of medium format and 35mm and a combination of B&W and color films. I brought an entire camera store to my weddings. I really never wanted to stop shooting film and entered the digital world kicking and screaming. As digital became more popular my labs became less proficient at printing my work and there came a point when my digital work produced a better quality than film. Sadly, in 2005 I retired all my film cameras and have photographed my weddings using all digital. I sold all my 35mm cameras but I never had the heart to sell my medium format Contax 645. The poor thing has been sitting in my closet since 2005. In recent years a new thing has been happening. It seems that all the photographers I admire are shooting film, using the Contax 645 and live in California. Though I can’t move to California, I realized that it was time to dust off my Contax and see where it takes me artistically. These California photographers have labs out there that are doing an amazing job at printing film again. I’ve been working with Richard Photo Lab in Los Angeles. It’s a fun process and I’m excited about where it’s going to take me. Presently, I’m bringing my Contax to weddings and editorial shoots and shooting a few rolls. I plan to share my journey into film on the blog. Below and a few of my first film images that I shot at Nicole and Evans wedding. Can you see a difference? 
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