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Samet spent years using her iphone for all her photos, unhappy with the results. Now, when out with her friends or traveling, Samet has a Fujifilm or Canon disposable camera in hand.

“I was always really annoyed that my phone camera didn’t capture things realistically, so when film started getting popular I thought it would be a fun way to get photos that have their own unique effect,” Samet said.

Samet takes inspiration from the world around her. She feels her film photography is a representation of her life, featuring her friends and community.

“Usually I try to take pretty candid photos of the people I’m with so the camera captures genuine emotion and real-time activities,” Samet said.

For Samet, part of the thrill of film photography is seeing the end result. Many times, when photos are processed, they end up looking differently than Samet predicted, but she says that’s the beauty of it. She notes this is something exclu-

Film photography tends to have a grainy effect to it — something you don’t want with digital photography but do want with film. In addition to this, the colors are more vivid than photos off of a phone camera.

Yan switches between three cameras: her grandfathers Nikon L35 AD camera, a point and shoot camera from the flea market, and disposable ones. Looking through the different lenses, she captures her friends and the environment around her.

“My favorite memory was going to the beach with my friends.” Yan said. “The weather was so nice I filled up a whole disposable camera with pictures.”

For both Samet and Yan, film photography started as exploring a new trend, but turned into a way of expressing themselves.