>>3014699>2013>still in high school/technical school>taking photography classes>one day hear from /p/ about the magical wonders of film>borrow a film camera from photo teacher despite knowing fuck all>assume the camera already has a roll in it because the shot counter moves up>assumed if there was no roll it wouldn't move>walk around taking photos of random bullshit the whole day only to open an empty camera after shot 36few weeks later
>figure out how to push buttons on the camera>start shooting shitty fujifilm bought and developed at walgreens>one day hear from /p/ about the magic of velvia 50>buy a roll from bhphoto and receive it in the mail>load up camera and begin carefully filling up the roll over the course of three days, as I wouldn't want to waste a shot on this expensive film>start adjusting ISO dial while shooting thinking it has an effect on the film>full autism mode activated as I'm shooting 50 ISO film with settings for 1600>bring it into walgreens for the usual shit>don't understand how slide film works as opposed to c41>walgreens tells me they can't process it>mail it to some photo lab in the nearest big city>always ask for 4x5 prints because i'm a big faggot>they tell me it's 45 dollars for prints with the process and scan deal>fuck me ok>get photos back all almost completely blackIt took me over a year to realize ISO was dependent on the film.
