On Monday I had to get a passport photo done for an upcoming trip to Frankfurt for work. My wife suggested a small photo studio she had used when she got hers done last year. The studio was in a small strip mall and had glass cases on the outside wall with various old cameras on display. While waiting for the passport photos to print the photographer and I started talking about photography and he was showing me his digital canon gear. I mentioned that recently I had been shooting primarily film and doing my own developing and scanning. He was shocked and simply asked “Why?”.
I explained that the process involved in shooting film made me slow down and compose my shots better. It also made photography more about the process than the results for me, which I was enjoying a lot more. His brow furrowed and he continued to pack his camera away. I offered “well, I’m not in it for the money, just the fun.” to which he replied “Obviously”. 
I still think there is value in the art of shooting and developing your own film, there’s a certain craft involved. Digital takes something away from the process. Also there’s the point that there is currently no better archival format than film. My negatives of my daughter will outlast me and likely outlast her. Who knows when the next hard drive crash or cloud provider failure will send all my digital photos to the bit bucket.
But maybe I’m just crazy.
