Corey Bennett Photography // Blog

Sometimes I miss shooting film.  Many times I’ve been very close to buying an old film camera or a plastic holga just to mess around with, but since I have very limited access to a darkroom I just haven’t pulled the trigger.  When you shoot digital you get that instant gratification that can be really nice, but there is something exciting about shooting a roll of film and taking it through the full developmental process and getting surprised by your images (good or bad).  For now I have found something to fill this void, which has a the best of both worlds: the Fujifilm Instax Mini 7s.  I get the same satisfaction of seeing my images quickly, but the couple minutes of watching the image slowly develop on the instant print creates the same excitement I use to get watching my film print start to emerge in the developer.

The film itself is sort of expensive and the quality is fairly poor, but that’s not the point anyway.  Its a fun little toy and so far I’m loving it.