The cameras on cellphones are awfully good these days, leveraging hefty processing power to do a lot of things that used to require an actual photographer. Like vinyl LPs and manual typewriters, film cameras have maintained a robust following in the digital age, and resources for newbies — like the excellent shootitwithfilm.com — are plentiful. Where to begin? Vintage 35mm cameras are surprisingly accessible — we suggest browsing Etsy’s well-regarded FStopCameras — or grab the beloved Diana Instant (pictured above), lomography.com’s $69 throwback that spits out three-inch squares.
This sharable snippet comes from the June 19 edition of Corcoran’s Home/Office e-newsletter.