Having shot my six sets of images I took the photos to be developed at Max Spielmann, because we don’t have a colour processor at the university. It was really risky shooting them on disposable cameras as I couldn’t control any of the settings to make sure my shots came out. So I just had to hope.
Luckily 5/6 films came out, but unfortunately George’s reel was too under exposed to see the images. I was a little disappointed, but I still had to first 5 to work with.
Overall I was happy with the outcome of the first 5. Since I didn’t have time to reshoot and get my images developed again I decided to just move forward with the ones that worked. On the photos of Suzie there are a few light leaks, but I don’t think they’re due to the camera I shot them on as the rest of the film doesn’t have them on, so I’m guessing it occurred when the shop processed my film. I’m not so bothered about it though because my aim is to damage/distort the film anyway. My models did a brilliant job and now I have a clear idea of how I want to alter them.
I really enjoyed using disposable cameras for these images. It meant I was less focused on the technical side of what I was shooting and more focused on capturing the narrative within my shots. I think despite the fact that I didn’t alter the cameras in any way, the method was still the right one to use. Thinking back on it, I would have liked to experiment with the cameras as well as the film, so I think I will endeavour to do that in future. It was interesting shooting on colour as well, since I’m used to capturing black and white images, and I loved the results I got of this off green colour to them all. I don’t know whether that was to do with the brand of film or whether all disposable cameras come out that way, but I like it nonetheless. I’m looking forward to damaging these and seeing what results I get.
Amy Elizabeth Photography 