Fun with Film!

Notes from learning to shoot film

I'm learning to shoot film on a Pentax 17, a half-frame 35mm camera. Each exposure uses half of a regular 35mm frame, so every shot comes out as a vertical 3:4 picture and a 36-exposure roll gives me about 72 photos. The film stock and month for each photo are in its caption.

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A stone Victorian building with a pointed tower and a banner flag, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 2

Film stock TBD · 2026-09

A child eating ice cream at a crowded street fair, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 3

Film stock TBD · 2026-09

People walking across an iron truss footbridge, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 6

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A child playing a Nitro Trucks arcade racing game, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 7

Film stock TBD · 2026-09

A child drawing at a desk in a living room, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 43

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A child in a hat pointing while another child looks on, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 50

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Two children sitting on a stone bench by a fireplace with a wreath, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 53

Film stock TBD · 2026-09

A lake at dusk framed by silhouetted trees, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 60

Film stock TBD · 2026-09

A stone building with a small round turret, in black and white
ROLL 07 · 67

Film stock TBD · 2026-09

An adult and two children in kayaks rafted together on a lake
ROLL 06 · 22

Film stock TBD · 2026-08

An adult and a child in life jackets sharing an orange kayak
ROLL 06 · 23

Film stock TBD · 2026-08

An adult and a child paddling an orange kayak on a lake
ROLL 06 · 24

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A child in a life jacket gripping a paddle in a yellow kayak
ROLL 06 · 28

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A child paddling a yellow kayak across a calm lake
ROLL 06 · 40

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Three kayakers paddling out across a lake under summer clouds
ROLL 06 · 72

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A dog standing on a grassy lakeshore beside a yellow kayak
ROLL 05 · 22

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A child in a pink shirt holding a long kayak paddle on a gravel path
ROLL 05 · 40

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A child in sunglasses balancing along the edge of a road
ROLL 05 · 55

Film stock TBD · 2026-08

Pink hibiscus blossoms with a bee in one of the flowers
ROLL 05 · 59

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A child sitting on a bench swing inside a large white ring
ROLL 05 · 63

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Rows of orange, red and black painted paper fans
ROLL 05 · 67

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A child at the wheel of a pink and teal Funland kiddie truck ride
ROLL 04 · 28

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People strolling down a wide wooden boardwalk on a clear day
ROLL 04 · 40

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A western-style storefront with Cowboy Store and Leather Shop signs
ROLL 04 · 50

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A child walking along a curb beside a tree-lined park road
ROLL 04 · 66

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A painted mural of an old map on the side of a wooden building
ROLL 03 · 3

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A yellow Union Square sign lit by lamps in a dark station
ROLL 03 · 21

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

Large black Chinese characters on a yellow wall under a lamp
ROLL 03 · 22

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A city street corner at Jackson Street with a cyclist crossing
ROLL 03 · 23

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A painted utility box beside a One Way sign on a city sidewalk
ROLL 03 · 29

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A tall pointed skyscraper and a green flatiron building at a city intersection
ROLL 03 · 31

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A large metal crab sculpture above a flower bed by the waterfront
ROLL 03 · 35

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A minor league baseball game seen from behind home plate on a sunny day
ROLL 03 · 53

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A painted moth inside a wooden frame standing in a park
ROLL 03 · 65

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A glass gumball machine full of pastel gumballs
ROLL 03 · 69

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Red and gold Christmas ornaments hanging from a tree
ROLL 03 · 71

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A garden gnome holding a sunflower, lit in warm orange light
ROLL 02 · 2

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A black and white dog sitting on a lawn in front of a wooden playhouse
ROLL 02 · 12

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

Two children sitting on a wooden bench with a wrought-iron back
ROLL 02 · 18

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A family group crouched together in a backyard, two children in front
ROLL 02 · 21

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A large family group standing on the front steps of a brick house
ROLL 02 · 28

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A toddler in a striped hoodie walking across a lawn past a red wagon and toy cars
ROLL 02 · 52

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A smiling child holding up a slice of watermelon at a backyard party
ROLL 02 · 55

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A child grinning and holding a slice of watermelon, guests behind him
ROLL 02 · 56

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A child in an elf hat lying in the grass beside newly planted seedlings
ROLL 02 · 57

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

A metal butterfly cutout with an orange wing among white branch sculptures
ROLL 02 · 66

Film stock TBD · 2026-07

Palm trees leaning over a beach under a blue sky with drifting clouds
ROLL 01 · 57

Film stock TBD · 2026-03

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