If you're a baby from the 70's, or even earlier, you need no introduction to 35mm film.
If you were born in the 80's you probably remember buying disposable cameras to take to birthday parties and school socials.
BUT, if you were born in the 90's or later, there's a chance you missed out on the. You may have only known the early digital era. The 'compact camera' age, before mobile phones had decent cameras inbuilt.
If this is you, don't worry. 35mm film may not be around on an everyday household level these days, but it is far from dead, and you still have time to experience the magic for yourself!

Here's my 2 minute lesson on film photography. Enjoy!

The word "photo" has Greek origins meaning "light." Similarly, the word "graph" means "drawing" or "picture".
Therefore, a "photograph," is simply a picture, made with light. (just the sound of it is romantic as hell... or maybe that's just me)

Film comes in different shapes and sizes, and is the predecessor / analog version of a digital sensor. It's made up of a flexible translucent 'film' strip with a light sensitive emulsion.

Film images have a look & feel that digital can imitate, but never replace. The way film renders light and shadow is simply beautiful.

After your photo session, I carefully package up the films and send them off to the lab to be professionally developed and scanned in high resolution. Your photos are delivered as digital images via your online gallery, and your negatives, once back from the lab, are yours to keep forever.

Film & Digital sessions will look and feel very much the same in terms of how we plan your styling, the location, the poses and how it makes you feel on the day. But you may notice a small difference with how I shoot your images. I'm often (but not always) using manual focus when shooting film. And I'm also waiting for juuuuuuust the right moment to 'CLICK!' the shutter release.
While digital images are limitless and somewhat disposable, you only have a handful of exposures to use on any one film. So I intentionally make every one of them count! This does take a little more time to perfectly compose each shot. I may even ask you to hold a pose, or 'pause' when I see a composition that gets me excited.

The other differences are in the post production, and the finished product.

While digital images require time to be individually edited, film requires time to be posted to the lab for developing and being scanned (and printed if you've chosen to include prints)

Lastly, and perhaps most noticeably is the difference in how the images look. Digital images can be manipulated in post production until the cows come home, but film images are raw and unedited. The 'colour vibe' is determined by the type, or white balance, of the film, and the rest is up to the person behind the camera!
Generally you'll feel that your digital images look more detailed, even when you zoom in, since modern digital cameras (coupled with editing software) can produce insanely high resolution images. Your film images will feel softer and have a touch of graininess.

You can! There's an easy option to add-on some film images to your digital session (see the pricing & packages page)

This varies depending on the lab's current turnaround time, but on average; allow 1 week for postage to the lab and then 1-2 weeks for the lab turnaround.

Your negatives (and if you've ordered them, prints) take an extra week or so longer to be processed and posted back.

It's worth noting that film photography can be unforgiving, in that, you can't just go back and delete an exposure when a misfire happens or if someone sneezes just as the shutter opens, and try again. Exposures are numbered and each frame is a precious opportunity. That's why I shoot film with care and intent. Even so, not every frame on your film will be perfectly exposed, and there may be a small few that don't work out at all.
It's something worth being aware of, but not worried about at all. The number of images listed in your film package reflects the amount of winner shots, on average, that I get from each roll of film, and this just means that there's a chance you could end up getting a few extras in your gallery!