Remembering film. It carried a latent image. An invisible image produced by the exposure of the film to light.

Custom built.

A Die at the Helm small messenger bag with an appliqued 35mm 1980s era camera on the front flap.

This custom built bag request was an exciting challenge. I grew up loving those old SLR cameras so I agreed without hesitation. Then I realized that making a flat piece of fabric look like a 3 dimensional piece of photographic equipment was going to be difficult. Thankfully using some contrasting outline stitching completed the applique nicely.

 Digital imaging technology and the LCD preview screen has taken over the market place. But there are many irreplaceable qualities about those old SLR cameras, such as the complexity of film and the greater shadow detail. In fact today most digital cameras utilize a synthetic shutter noise to mimic the sound of a film camera. Perhaps they are attempting to tap into the collective admiration for those cameras of a previous generation.

Of course some things from the 1980s have improved from technological advancements....