While posting to another thread an idea for a new one occured to me.
For you girls old enough to remeber when photography involved having a roll of film developed , how did you deal with it? Did you take any photos then? How did you have them developed? Were you fearful of someone in the process looking at them and possibly recognizing you?
Here's my story.......I did take many photos with my Minolta 35m camera. Tho it had a timer, I preferred to use a rubber squeeze bulb to trip the shutter. this alowed me time to compose the shot better. I had hour upon hour of pleasure taking these photos
....Then came the developing I was so paranoid that I researched untill I found a store that sent their film to a far away lab for processing. Driving 30 miles from my home to this store, No Problem!!
Then I would fill out the envelope that held the film....Of course I used a false name and phone number.
When I picked up the finished photos I would peer into the faces of the clerks...Was that a smirk on her face?.......Was she supressing a laugh?
Then I would usually get to the car and excitedly tear open the package of 24 photos of that number at least 15 16 were doomed to the trash (out of focus- out of frame - beard shadow highlighted by too much flash..yada yada yada)
Ah but the remaining one..they made the entire process worthwhile!!
Hasn't digital photography made life much simpler for us girls?
I'd love to hear your stories on this issue (if you'ed old enough to have dncountered it)
Love Danielle XOXO