Pacific Northwest | Film in Fall Part Two

This post is a continuation of my Film in Fall (Part One) feature about our trip to the Pacific Northwest last autumn.

As I mentioned, we were due to be in British Columbia and Washington State for work, so we decided to add on a few days for fun. I believe the term to describe adding some leisure days to a business trip is now called ‘bleisure,’ which is something I literally just yesterday learned. Interesting. I call it ‘life,’ but that’s just me. Some work, some play; making the most of any situation. Right? Right.

Anyway, that was us last fall: using a work shoot as an excuse to explore an area of the world that has long fascinated me. I’ve been there before, but not with the commitment to capture it on film, so this trip felt different. Looked different. I was seeing everything through the eyes of a careful shooter that only has 16 rather expensive frames per roll, so although I didn’t want to limit myself in my image-taking, I also wanted to be… more intentional.

Shooting film is always magical to me. I’ve learned, though, too, that every film shoot also teaches me something, so working with film has been, to me, both inspirational and instructional, and I’m confident it’s made me a better photographer overall (in digital, as well).

For these next few photos, we explored Stanley Park in Vancouver (a huge favorite of mine as far as parks-in-a-city go — absolutely stunning), Mount Rainier (although only around the bottom part — the top was completely fogged out in, like, seriously dense can’t-see-in-front-of-your-face fog that became dangerous to drive in, particularly around 10,000ft drop offs), and the area around the North Cascades National Park. Absolute, positive love for all this lush greenery, dewy forests, beclouded rivers, golden foliage, and dreamy, dreamy fantasyscapes cemented on Fuji 400h :).