I love film. This is no secret. But what you might not know about me is that I also love expired film. I first started to fall in love with expired film from seeing photos taken with expired 35mm film by the talented Kim Miller (for a peek at her photos, click here and here). Given my affection for surprises and all things unexpected when it comes to shooting with film, I thought I’d buy some expired film for myself and take it out for a spin.

These first three photographs were taken with my Canon AE-1 35mm camera using expired Agfa 100 film. These shots are all from the same roll of film. You can see that the colors have shifted to a yellowish-green, but the shift is more evident in some of the photos compared to the others.

Bike photo — always a classic photo-op for me…

The broken light of a vintage truck…

And the class of a rusting Chevy Bel Air…

These next three photographs were shot with my Diana camera using expired Agfa 120 film. You can see in these images that the color shift to those yellowish-greens doesn’t show up here, but there is still some shift in the hues.

From where I stand…

We’re definitely a Converse household…

A magnificent autumn tree…

I know expired film doesn’t suit everyone, and that perhaps it is an acquired taste. But I do love the unexpected surprises you discover when shooting with it. It’s almost like a double bonus — first you have the surprise of using film AND second you have the surprise of what the expired quality may have given you. If you’d like to check out more photographs shot with expired film, you can see some more of my work here and here or look through the photos in this cool Flickr group.

If you’re unsure about buying some expired film and potentially “wasting your money” if you don’t like it, you just might be in luck today! We’re continuing our December giveaways, and today, I’d like to gift one lucky commenter (selected at random) with some expired film for her to experiment with. To enter, please leave a comment on this post, and let me know if you were to win, if you’d like some 35mm film, some 120 film, or a little of both! We’ll announce all the winners of our giveaways on December 25th.

Meghan of Life Refocused