California in Film

Here are a few images I took with my film camera from our California trip last weekend. Jill posted a bunch of the digital images on Her Blog, so I figured I would post something different here. I've been trying to get the film camera out a little more and really challenge myself to take better pictures and make it count the first time. All of these images were from a single 36 exposure roll of film. We had a great time in Anza and loved spending time with Eric and Karen (as well as all of the family at the party).

Birthday Parties

Yesterday we had two birthday parties to go to. I didn't feel like carting around all of my camera gear, so I grabbed my film camera and a 50mm lens before we left. It's been quite a while since I've shot film, so I figured it would be a fun little experiment.

The first party we went to was Luca's first birthday party. Emma had some of her good friends there so she was well entertained. She was able to take a few swipes at the pinata before we had to take off for home to nap.

In the afternoon, we went to a party that started at a gymnastics studio. This was Emma's first outing to a place like this, so she was a little taken aback at first. She really dug the bouncy floors and had a great time on the trampoline. There was a huge pit full of foam blocks for the gymnasts to practice their flips into and I finally convinced Emma to get in there so I could get a picture. The light was very low in there so I wasn't really able to shoot all that much.

It was fun to shoot film again. It made me think a lot more about the shots I was taking as I only had 36 tries versus the basically unlimited capacity of digital. I was pretty happy with myself that the majority of the images were sharp and usable. I guess I will have to do this more often...

Rainy Morning

We've had a pretty disappointing monsoon season here this month. It only rained twice in the month of August here at our house and both of those times weren't too impressive. This morning we have gotten a little catch-up. It has been raining for most of the morning and I honestly can't remember the last time that it has rained this hard in the valley.

Despite the fact that the rain was coming down sideways, Emma was still determined to go play on her swing. That is, of course, until she stepped out into the rain and realized that she would be soaked in no time. She was content to sit on the patio looking longingly at her swingset for a few minutes before she decided it was too cold (80 degrees is apparently freezing in Arizona) and went back inside.