Film & The Pacific Northwest

Filmmy lifetravel

Aug 21

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These images are the fulfillment of some big things in my world.First, if you have been following this blog for sometime now, you might remember a post about a major career goal of mine, to shoot film. To some, that may sound like no big deal but to me, as has always been the case with this passion of mine, it was very intimidating. But I couldn't let go of the dream so I decided to register for Film is Not Dead in Miami this December. Somewhat bummed that I had to wait for December, but excited to be taking a step.Second and completely unrelated, anyone who knows me and many people who don't could tell you that I have a strange love for whales. It's slightly embarrassing and has become a bit of a joke but it's true. Since I was a little girl, I have always loved them and dreamed of one day seeing them in the wild. Growing up in South Florida, there is next-to-no chance that will ever happen so I set my sights on someday traveling to the Pacific Northwest i.e. whale country.In comes, Film is Not Dead and social media. Jonathan Canlas, the founder of Film is Not Dead, posted on Twitter that a spot had become available in his July workshop in Seattle. I instantly phoned Dave, got in touch with Jon and switched out of Miami and into Seattle. Dave and I had been deliberating on vacation plans for weeks and learning to shoot film in July rather than December seemed like a win to me. Not to mention, the fulfillment of my childhood dream of visiting wild whales.So I spent a small fortune on a medium-format film camera and flew out to Seattle with no idea how to use it. Well within four hours of attending Jon's class, I was shooting film. There were a few hiccups and I plan to post some workshop images later, but I was finally doing it. Then three days and some awesome new friendships later, Dave met me in Seattle to begin our Pacific Northwest adventure.We started in Seattle and headed up to Friday Harbor in the San Juan's where we spent four days watching whales, picnicking, eating seafood and just enjoying life. I needed it, we needed it, and I couldn't be more thankful for it.I did shoot some digital frames but for now, here are my vacation photos, every single one shot on film.