An Ode to Kodak Ektar 100 Film

Oh, Ektar 100. you had me at your high saturation and vivid color from the very first roll I shot. Which also happened to be the first film stock I used when beginning my journey into film photography over 3 years ago. While many seem to prefer the less-saturated hues of Portra 400, I am all about your punchiness and the way you make colors pop. And boy, can you make golden hour shine. I like to drop you into my Olympus stylus epic and let the camera work your magic, preferring to instead focus on my subject and not my settings. the two of you pair so well together! I just wish you weren’t so hard (and expensive) to find right now. So I’m saving you for a couple of upcoming trips this fall and winter where I know the locations will do you justice. Until we meet again, I’ll savor all the many favorite photos you’ve helped me capture.