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I took up photography as a hobby at the start of August 2022, when me and my [friend and housemate](https://twitter.com/jakbarnes) picked up some old film cameras and took them out the next day to photograph [Leeds Pride](https://www.flickr.com/photos/euqsec/albums/72177720302046692) (in black and white, due to a shortage of colour film!). My camera is a **Praktica MTL3**, which cost me (lens included!) only £35. I've since bought a lightmeter too, so I don't have to rely on my phone to meter when shooting.
I took up photography as a hobby at the start of August 2022, when me and my [friend and housemate](https://twitter.com/jakbarnes) picked up some old film cameras and took them out the next day to photograph [Leeds Pride](https://www.flickr.com/photos/euqsec/albums/72177720302046692) (in black and white, due to a shortage of colour film!). My first film camera is a **Praktica MTL3**, which cost me (lens included!) only £35. I've since bought a lightmeter too, so I don't have to rely on my phone to meter when shooting.

<Image src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52352966316_1bc59e62d1_b_d.jpg" />

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<Image src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52353013111_189535c520_b_d.jpg" />

I have also received a **Nikon F301** (film camera) from a friend, which I used for quick shooting due to not needing a light meter. Additional, I have bought an **infrared-converted Fujifilm X-T1** for shooting IR, which I find really intriguing.

<Image src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53570730145_761699e871_c_d.jpg" />

What do I like about photography? My initial interest in specifically analog photography combined two of my passions. Firstly, I enjoy old/vintage things–specifically my retro game collecting hobby when I was younger comes to mind, but there are plenty more examples. Secondly, I love creating, and I love creating *with restrictions*. In my mind, creativity is both more fun and more *creative* when restrictions are applied thereon. I have noticed this as a trend in the types of creativity I tend to enjoy: pixel art, 1-bit art, chiptune music, [Oulipo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulipo)-style writing etc. Film photography fits neatly into this, with my main film camera being made in the GDR in the 60s, and forcing me to be extremely limited in the photos I take, with a limited amount of shots available and no ability to delete (and only non-zoomable prime lenses attached!).

<Image src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52352070052_7c1397f8f2_b_d.jpg" />
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