Author: derekwoods14

are you going to ask julie to be your mrs.?

Ive been getting this question more and more so I figure Ill answer it this time.

I believe that life is about acting on a a feeling, or an instinct, when you feel it and finding how to fit that in to the image your life. In the image of my life I absolutely see Julie in my life the rest of my life. When that will happen is only for me to know.

I guess you’ll have to stay tuned!

Your photography is amazing, but I must ask why use film? I mean you’re fucking amazing behind any camera so why do it the analog way… I get the sproket rocket and the polaroid but the rest it seems you would get the same results using you 5D MkII?

Thats a great question. At the end of the day I like the magic that the chemistry of light and film makes. Certainly I could fake that magic with filters and PS, but really at the end of the day I dont get joy out of that. I get joy out of film, finding new ways to explore how it can play with light and how I can use that to shoot models. Digital, although I understand its place and do use it very sparingly, it doesn’t bring the same joy to my life. Its just taste for me.

I do often debate using digital more. You could argue that the freedom of digital could lead to capturing something film couldnt. Some day I may shoot both for a period to see if I get different things with digital, but for now I love the film and all its magic!

I like to hear from photographers that openly admit they have an obsession with multiple cameras/formats. Do you make sure to finish each roll, can it be frustrating to finish a shoot with half a roll left, and then waiting to develop?

Hola! I pretty much end my shoots when I run through all my film, so I dont usually have to worry about finishing each roll. If I dont finish them I enjoy the surprise of getting a surprise photos out of a roll.