Nostalgia – is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. Wikipedia

It reminds ourselves of who we have been and what memories we have created compared to who we are today, i cant be triggered by simple things such as  a familiar smell, sound, old photos or by just feeling lonely. Nostalgia is a powerful emotion which is mainly related to happy/positive memories and big life events, which many people use as a way of comforting themselves.

Nostalgia is associated with a longing for the past, its personalities, possibilities, and events, especially the “good ol’ days” or a “warm childhood”. There is a predisposition, caused by cognitive biases such as rosy retrospection, for people to view the past more favourably and future more negatively. http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/nostalgia

Mood Board:

This mood board is based around the theme of nostalgia and also film cameras. I have decided to add in film camera photos onto my mood board as it is something I am familiar with and use regularly. I believe that film cameras create a lot of nostalgia to many older people from an older generation as it was what they used to use when they were younger. It is also a nostalgic process as you take the photo and then you have to wait for the whole roll of film to be developed before you can see it, therefore you are living in the moment more than you would be with a digital camera. However, when I go through with the photo shoot I will probably use a digital camera and use photoshop and light room to look as if it was taken on a film camera. I would do this as it is a faster process and could get the images instantly.