Large format photography and young people

No. But other young people, especially other photographers, have come over, interested in what I was doing.
 
I was 28 when I started, if that counts? Otherwise a resounding no. But then again I almost never randomly meet any LF users at all, regardless of age.
 
Hi,

Our local arts centre is actively supporting young people to make analogue images and "zines", documenting their experiences in our town.

The excellent facilitator leading the project is a 35 mm and medium format user.

If she used LF then the young people would gain experience of our format.

This example may be unique to Barnsley and Wakefield (where the lady also works) but I reckon this pattern will be common elsewhere.

Robert
 
I agree with NAS, I'd call below 30 young for large format.
I met someone mid 20's last month and another who was 60, says a late 50 yr old!
 
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I nearly always get asked questions when I use my LF cameras, I even had a lady come up to me and asked me to stop videoing her :rolleyes:
 
Perhaps people need some previous experience of engaging with photography, before they come to LF. So, from iPhone to some kind of digital camera. Then curiosity brings a first experience of film and the new skills needed. That first film experience would usually be with 35mm film. After that, I think most of us will have experienced climbing the ladder of negative size. There might be a bottleneck when the need for a tripod manifests itself. And speaking of process, that has its own path - from the local chemist to the fascinating intricacies discussed on this forum. All this takes time and a degree of financial flexibility too.
All this suggests a certain amount of life lived before the bug strikes.
 
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