Chad Moore

We took a quick trip to Boston in December. To get out of the house, walk around, grab a bite to eat and check out our old friend, Boston.

I didn’t bring any of the film cameras, so I shot these on iPhone.

I went out and about with a fresh roll of film in my Sprocket Rocket camera. I was heading to a park on the other side of the bridge, and was taking a new route to it. Take the path less traveled and all that.

I came across this dog park on this side of the road, and decided to pop in and check out the walking paths. I’m glad I did! I was heading to a place I’ve been a million times, but I took a new route to get there. And I found this cool park.

Another example of optimizing for serendipity.

Here’s some more photos from that roll.

I’ve had this Nikon FM camera for about 20 years, and my dad used it for a long time before handing it over to me. It sat for ages in a closet, and then on a shelf. Along the way, the light meter broke, and the cover of the film loading is hard to open and close.

I ran a new roll of film through it to test it out, and I am pleasantly surprised that it’s still got some life left in it.

Walking around with intention to take photos makes me see the world a little differently. And my perspective changes a bit for each camera I am using. Shooting this roll of film with this camera was like seeing an old friend after a long time, and having a good conversation with my father at the same time.

I was shopping for a gift for my wife, and I asked to use the restroom in the store I was in. I saw this neon sign on the wall, and had to try to capture it. Shot on Lomo purple film, in a well lit small restroom, it came out sorta flat and weird.

You never really know what you’re going to get with weird films and cameras. What does it say about weirdos who shoot weird things with weird films? Well, as it says you are enough. Follow your curiosity and your weirdness.

For giggles I tinkered with this one a bit in post production and got this nice green color out of it.

This was the last shot on my first roll of film I put through the Sprocket Rocket Camera. I was walking back to my car which I had parked in the High Street garage in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

I love the fact that someone had taken the time and effort to add the googly eyes and teeth to this otherwise bland construction barrier.

When out shooting film, especially in a small little town like Portsmouth I am always amazed by what you can see when your eyes are open to making photographs. It’s a flow state mindfulness thing I suppose. A good way to optimize for serendipity.