Yesterday, I went out with a specific photographic goal in mind: I wanted to take some photos with a film look, that classic feel of film roll photos.

I should clarify that I don't have a film camera; mine is a digital professional Canon RP, so I had to recreate that film look in the photo editing. However, not all photos work for this purpose, so I had to capture the right scenes.

To achieve this film look properly, I had to capture scenes with a wide tonal range, which translates to lots of colors. And what better way to do that than to take photos of houses with beautiful flowers?

And I was always very careful never to blow out the highlights, in this case, the sky.

Another thing to keep in mind is contrast. Film photos generally have very good contrast, and that's achieved by preserving the shadows. So I had to find scenes with a good amount of shadow.

Another characteristic of the film look is saturation, which means these photos are usually full of very vivid colors!

Oh, and don't forget to add a little of grain to all the photos!

I edited all these photos with Adobe Lightroom, and I ended up liking the look so much that I created a preset. So if anyone is interested, I can send it to you!

I hope you liked the photos and the process as much as I did!