Last fall, I adventured out to Todd Lake with my friends Chris and Alex for one of my favorite sessions to date. I always love when couples want to get creative for thier photos, and when they mentioned that they wanted most of their photos shot on film, I was even more excited to get out to this beautiful location. I already posted a blog with some of these images, but the film deserved a blog of its own. There are no camera stores in Bend, and not even Walmart carries film in town, so I usually order my rolls of film online. These images were all shot on Ilford HP5+, which is a 400 speed black and white film for the photo nerds out there and is usually what I bring out to shoot at weddings and engagement sessions.

What I love about film, specifically black and white film, is the timeless and classic quality it has. After seeing my parents wedding album, I wanted to offer this to couples on their wedding day, and eventually started offering this at sessions as well. Shooting film is what got me into photography, and so incorporating this into my engagement sessions has been really exciting!

I think Todd Lake is one of the best photo spots in Bend Oregon, especially for engagement photos. We went in the late fall and had the entire lake to ourselves! And after spending some time roaming along the trail, we (strategically) finished the session with some photos in the lake.

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