From this project, I learned a lot about both mediums. While I engaged in the shooting and editing processes for each, I noticed how differently I thought about them. Firstly, shooting film slows down the whole process of taking a photo, requiring much more care and thought as to not waste film, and to produce a decent image without the ability to view a live preview. I learned to consider composition for each image I set up to shoot, and to be more selective of when to press the shutter button, using a valuable exposure. The distance between shooting and viewing my image also taught me that what I see at first may not actually end up being a good image in the end. In my time in the darkroom, I learned how to vary aperture, contrast, exposure, development time, and other factors, to produce a final product I was happy with. While this process was much more time-consuming, inconvenient, and (over time) more expensive, it was a valuable experience, that helped me learn more about photography overall, taught me to exercise more patience, and was just very fun overall.

Through this project, I also became aware of the distinct advantages and disadvantages of both film and digital photography. Film benefits from being a much more tactile, hands-on experience, that produces images which each have a unique character, because of film's grain and dynamic range, but also because of its imperfections. On the contrary, digital is a much quicker, and more convenient form of photography, which is much more accessible to the general population, less expensive long term, and more practical for photographers seeking the highest quality and versatility. While film and digital both have their own pros and cons, I realized part of the way through my project that, to be honest, this doesn't really matter. While it may have been a useful comparison to make as the industry was deciding whether to shift to digital or to stick with film, nowadays, one can shoot film alongside digital, as they both fill a different niche. 

Overall, film felt like a much more thoughtful and engaging process than digital when I began my project, but from the discipline and care I learned from shooting film and from my time in the darkroom, I have become much more thoughtful about the photos I take and edit digitally. While I will continue to shoot primarily digitally (largely due to its convenience), I am absolutely sure that I will pick up my decades-old Pentax and return to the darkroom at some point in the near future, as it was an incredibly interesting and insightful experience.