Most couples ask me if I still shoot film. The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that I absolutely love it.

There’s something magical about loading a roll of film into my 1960’s Hasselblad. It slows me down. It makes me think about light, composition and timing in a way that digital cameras sometimes rush past. Every click of the shutter sounds amazing and every frame matters.

Film isn’t perfect, but that’s part of its beauty! Sometimes a blink, a blur, or a misjudged focus slips in. Other times you get an image so rich and timeless it almost feels like it shouldn’t exist in today’s world. Couples who add film to their wedding photography are really saying they want a piece of history woven into their story.

I develop and scan all film locally at my camera store in Ballarat – Obscura Cameras. It’s hands-on, personal and cared for every step of the way. The results sit beautifully next to digital images in your wedding gallery, giving a unique texture and mood that can’t be replicated.

Film is offered as an add-on to any wedding package:

• 1 roll – $98
• 3 rolls – $294
• 5 rolls – $490

Some couples keep it small, others want their entire day captured on film. However you choose, film photography brings a timeless quality that only grows more special with the years.

If you’d like to chat about adding film to your wedding, come by the studio. I’d love to show you the Hasselblad and a few finished rolls. Once you hold a print from film, you’ll see why I still keep this art alive.