Another semester started today. As most of you know I am enrolled at Utah Valley University. Nine of the twelve credits I am taking this semester are more generals that I am knocking out of the way so that I can get into my major which at this time I am still undeclared.
However, after writing a thirty page paper last semester and finding much joy in writing, I have decided to pursue a career in Investigative Journalism. I read two books whose stories were amazing but what really kept me sucked into the stories of these books were the writing styles of the authors. The books I read were Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" and Dave Cullen's "Columbine." Both are fantastic reads and I recommend both books to everyone!
Anyway I kind of got off point here.
The three credit class that is not a general requirement class is a black & white film photography class. The first day of class the professor went over the syllabus and told us that every student in his class needs to get a film SLR camera.
After the class was over I came home and started scouring the classified ads on ksl.com when I stumbled upon an ad that read, "For Sale: Nikon F100 film SLR camera." I clicked on the ad and looked at the photos of the camera and then called my uncle who was a professor of photography several years ago. He also looked at the ad and after he and I did some quick research, we both came to the conclusion that this was a once in a life time find.
The Nikon F100 was released to the public in 1999 and at that time was selling for $1400.00 dollars. Today, the F100 body alone sells for $800.00 alone. The ad I was looking at was asking only $250.00 I called the seller and asked him if he was selling just the body of the camera or the body and the lens. He said that he was selling both and that the camera was in mint condition.
After conversing for a few more minutes, I told him that I was interested in purchasing the camera but before I did I would want to take a look at it in person. We met up about 45 minutes later and after inspecting the camera I forked over the cash and we parted ways. Upon asking why he was selling the camera for so cheap the seller stated that he needed money for school and that he had just returned from a two year missionary service in Taiwan.
He got money for college and I walked away with an amazing film SLR camera.
When I figure out how to transfer 35mm film images to jpeg files, I'll post photographs that I take over the course of this next semester and beyond.
Checkout the link below for more info on the Nikon F100 and some photographs that have been taken by other people who use it.
I am excited to learn how to use this camera and see the photographs that I produce from it.
Salt Lake Temple
Spire on Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Rain Drops In the Reflection Pool
The Bronze Couple (statue)
Come Play With Me
Red Cliff Canyon
Old Hollow Tree Stump
Sunset on a Distant Mountain
These are only some of my film prints. More coming soon. Any feedback or comments are welcome.
