"Film 'n' Friends" | Interview with Evie Josette
Photo + Video | August 1, 2020
Responses and Photos By: Evie Josette
That’s absolutely beautiful and so heartwarming to hear!!
What hopes/ goals do you have for your work?
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"My ultimate goal is to be a photojournalist as my career. I want to travel around and take photos of the world and write about current events and important topics. Writing is my second passion, so to combine them as my career would be a dream come true. As for short term goals, I hope to have my photos featured in more publications and to become more well known in the film photography community here on Instagram!"
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Speaking of film, how do you find it differs from digital photography?
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"Film photography feels as if its more in the moment. You can't double-check to make sure your photos are coming out the way you want, you can only hope and wait. To me, this makes the photos feel more genuine. Every photo is taken with thought. Digital gives me an instant gratification, but I don't find as much joy in it anymore as I used to.--"
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"It puts me at ease during a shoot on film to not have the photos directly in front of me as I'm taking. I'm less critical of myself shooting on film."
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So first, in as many or as little words as you want, describe yourself and/or your work!
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"I am a 17-year-old going into my senior year of high school. My friends would refer to me as a resilient person because when faced with hardships, I am able to think rationally and take control of my feelings. My photography is slowly transitioning into becoming more emotional, as I am beginning to take photos that have more of a meaning behind them to me!"
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What would you say sparked that change in your work?
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"I bought a film camera at the suggestion of one of my friends at the beginning of quarantine and it automatically clicked in me that this is the artform I love. I began with just taking photos of my parents and of places around my neighborhood, but the patience that shooting film has taught me to have has helped me so much. It feels to me as shooting film feels more genuine than shooting digital, which allows me to show myself more through my work!"
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What or who has inspired you this far?
"My friend Athena, @goldrosecrown on Instagram, is a big inspiration for me, as she was the first person in my real life that I had seen shooting film. It was inspiring to see another girl in film photography that was my age and becoming immensely successful. Alongside that, all of my friends in general are a big inspiration for me. They are almost always the focus of my work, and they are always supporting me and hyping me up when I begin to feel down about my work.----"
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"I have truly been gifted with the greatest friends in the world and they inspire me so much."
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What tips, if any, would you give to someone who’s just starting out with film?
"My biggest tip is don't spend a lot of money on a popular and fancy film camera. You can get cheap point and shoots at Goodwill or on Depop that will work just as well as an expensive camera."
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As someone who shoots a lot of film, I definitely agree!
Now for a wild card question: If you had ten minutes to speak to the hypothetical creator of the universe, what would you say/ask them?
"Oh girl, I would ask why the universe will give me a week of solid bad luck every couple of months. Literally, every couple of months I will have a week where every bad thing that could possibly happen to me will happen. It's RIDICULOUS"
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I can definitely relate! What, if anything, do you want people to take away from your work??
"I want people who see my work to start to romanticize their own lives as much as they can. even something as simple as getting coffee and spending the day at the park with your friends (which is an activity that has filled my entire schedule this summer) can feel as though you're living in a movie. "
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Check out more of Evie's work: Here!