Film photography and trucking

That is some talented work.

 

8 track is where its at.

 

8 track was where it was at way back then as well, but they were bulky.
They had the better sound.
Just as Betamax had the higher quality over VHS, but it was more costly (thanks to Sony).

In the end VHS and cassettes won the day because of size and cost.

Not enough people actually care about quality, it seems.

 

You are 100% correct! My iPhone 8 rear camera is a 12 mp digital camera. The next time I get out and think about it I will take some shots and post them. Of course, a professional would use a camera with the correct lens. I have an old Canon EOS 35MM film camera in my closet. Like the OP I did carry a film camera for many years. Film cameras bring problems, buying film and getting it processed.

As to snapshots v photographs? Back in 2008 I was at the Oconee Nuclear Power plant in South Carolina and took a series of snapshots of the containment buildings and uploaded them to flickr back when it was free. An author in the process of writing a book about nuclear plants and had seen my photos. Contacted me about using two of them. I granted him copyright, but he later said he found photos from another source. Snapshots done right can be as good as a planned photograph!

 

That's fantastic! IF using film is what makes you happy then, by all means, continue to do so. When I was using film I just waited till I was on hometime and carried mine to the local drugstore and they processed the prints that same day. Listen, I know people that still prefer listening to music on LPs.