{"id":38339,"title":"Did I Find my calling or is it just my first time shooting b&w (Olympus stylus dlx, Ilford xp2)","author":"Antique_Instance8693","permalink":"https://www.reddit.com/r/analog/comments/1t3229t/did_i_find_my_calling_or_is_it_just_my_first_time/","description":"Came across my moms old film camera right before I left for some travel so thought I’d try my hand at it. I thought I did pretty good but when I show people they give me the same reaction i give people who’s photos look awful but don’t want to hurt their feelings. I really enjoyed myself while doing this process and fear I am now hooked to the hobby which ultimately is what it’s all about but I’m hoping someone can give me an idea where I actually stand so I’m not being that guy trying to show off straight garbage. I want to make some prints to give as gifts but not if they suck\n\nI have about 60 or so photos from my trip but these are the first 6 in line and I don’t want to spam it up . I have a feeling it’s just the b&w that makes it look good in my eyes as it’s something new not necessarily something good.\n\nIf there’s any tips also really welcome I don’t know what I’m doing. I ruined half my first roll just from loading it wrong.\n\nShot on Olympus stylus epic dlx (35 mm)  \nFilm xp2","score":537,"nsfw":false,"grayscale":true,"timestamp":1777853779,"sprocket":false,"camera_make":"olympus","film_make":"ilford","film_speed":400,"images":[{"resolution":"low","url":"https://d3i73ktnzbi69i.cloudfront.net/f79b434b-4716-4b92-889a-be2d85987356.jpeg","width":720,"height":477},{"resolution":"medium","url":"https://d3i73ktnzbi69i.cloudfront.net/cf0531a7-686d-4607-a12f-679f5e18c96f.jpeg","width":1080,"height":716},{"resolution":"high","url":"https://d3i73ktnzbi69i.cloudfront.net/1f9ae0c5-c4ca-4f28-bfdf-49f994506545.jpeg","width":1440,"height":955},{"resolution":"raw","url":"https://d3i73ktnzbi69i.cloudfront.net/d3ef8dbc-a56f-403c-aab4-47586bffd670.jpeg","width":6437,"height":4268}],"colors":[{"hex":"#0e0e0e","css":"black","html":"black","percent":0.39854414},{"hex":"#3a3a3a","css":"darkslategray","html":"gray","percent":0.20488295},{"hex":"#6c6c6c","css":"dimgray","html":"gray","percent":0.15693571},{"hex":"#ffffff","css":"white","html":"white","percent":0.12273177},{"hex":"#bfbfbf","css":"silver","html":"gray","percent":0.11690543}],"keywords":[{"word":"calling","weight":0.16666667},{"word":"olympus","weight":0.16666667},{"word":"stylus","weight":0.16666667},{"word":"dlx","weight":0.16666667},{"word":"ilford","weight":0.16666667},{"word":"xp2","weight":0.16666667}]}