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Shooting 35mm Film on the Beach: Black and White, Nostalgia, and Letting Go of Perfection

Silhouette of two people dancing on the beach at sunset, with reflections on the wet sand and cliffs in the background. lagnua beach wedding engagement photographer 35mm film nicole caldwell film

LAGUNA BEACH, CA… Grain—sand—and 35mm film. More and more engaged couples are looking for the nostalgia of film photography, and I am here for it.

For this engagement shoot, I chose Ilford XP2, my favorite black and white film. One of my wedding couples gifted me their Dad’s old camera, a Nikon FG with a 50mm lens, manual focus only. Manual focus slows down the moment, makes images a bit soft, and has a certain feeling- difficult to describe.

This couple is getting married this July, get ready for more film magic!

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