I’ve been photographing weddings for over seven years, and like most photographers, I've always done this digitally. Recently, I set myself a new challenge to shoot film at weddings as a little extra towards a wedding album. Jasmine and Guy hired me to photograph their wedding in 2024, so of course I loaded my Nikon F3 with some Kodak Film. I also shot a roll on my Agfa optima 1035.

Kodak Gold film was my film of choice at ISO 200. Perfect for a bright summer day. 95% of the wedding album was taken on my Nikon d850 and Nikon d700, but there is just something so enjoyable about advancing a roll of film shot by shot throughout the day. As I know the main event is covered digitally, my film camera can be used for stress-free photos of little parts of the wedding as I see as and when. Recently at a wedding guests where so intrigued to see me cranking the Nikon F3 after each photo and they asked are you shooting film!?

Shooting Kodak film outside was a dream, however, inside the church wasn’t possible as my shutter speed dropped well below 1/60s, and handheld, any photos taken would have turned out blurry due to camera shake. Maybe next time I load in some ISO 400 such as Portra 400 or Kodak Ultra Max?

The selection of photos shown are the ones that turned out the best. Self-developing film at home is also part of my film process, and also then scanning the negatives to create a digital file, meaning I can be fully self-sufficient and saving money and time with lab fees. It amazes me how photographers managed to shoot film back in the day, maybe they used point-and-shoot cameras to help out? I have a few of these now, like the Pentax Espio 140. A camera I shall try this year at another wedding. You simply aim and shoot. If only it was that easy.