BENJI NORTH
photography
WEDDINGS ON 35MM FILM
Why do I shoot on film?
Film slows everything down.
It makes you look properly. You don’t get ten goes at the same moment. You get one, maybe two. So you wait, you watch, you commit.
It’s imperfect in the best way. Grain, tones, light that hits different. Digital can get close, but it doesn’t breathe like film does.
I’ve shot it since before it got trendy. I still shoot it because it keeps photography honest, human, unpredictable.
Shot on:
Kodak Ultramax 400
Why have people fallen back in love with film?
Film feels real again.
We’re all craving tangible stuff. Vinyl. Polaroids. Disposable cameras getting passed round at midnight. Film scratches that same itch.
Imperfect, on purpose.
Every frame has weight. Grain. Texture. You can’t machine-gun it. You have to wait, watch, commit.
No instant playback. No filters. No AI smoothing. No second takes. Just whatever happened in that exact second, locked in.
That’s why people fall back in love with it. Not because it’s “retro”. Because it’s honest.
Shot on:
Ilford HP5 400
Shot on:
Kodak Ultramax 400
Adding 35mm film to your wedding
When you add 35mm film to your wedding package, you’re not just getting a few nostalgic extras, you’re getting a different way of seeing your day.
A couple of rolls loaded throughout the chaos and calm. Each roll developed and scanned by a professional lab, delivered right alongside your digital gallery.
The film images sit differently. Softer. Moodier. More alive.
Perfectly imperfect, the way memories should be.
