Film Strip: Rural Love from Wyoming
Why Rural Western Towns Should be Shot on Film
With the spring semester behind me, I finally had time to develop and scan some film I shot a few months back. The developer I had was nearly two years old, so I got myself a fresh batch of C-41, breathed in the fumes (Ahh, film chemicals!), and got to work.
Lovell, Wyoming is a town just west of the Bighorn Mountains near the Montana border. The country side features sagebrush, sandstone, and red soil. Oil rigs, old barns, and abandoned homesteads are common in Basin area of Wyoming.
Camera: Yashica D TLR
Film: Kodak Portra 160, Kodak Ektar 100
Developer: CineStill Cs (2-Bath C41 Process)
What I love about photographing rural communities like Lovell is that the film adds an appropriate timeless tone to the images. They just feel right. Shooting with an old analogue camera also lends to the experience.
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Seems like a beautiful part of the world. Thanks for sharing.