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Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Delaney in GLW Couture

This shoot idea was sparked by the first time Delaney and I had a session. We were talking about different fashion brands. Some she would mention I had never heard of BUT I had heard of Mirror Palais. From there it would be not so random of sending inspiration images of this idea we were trying to bring to life.

Months and months went by when I received a message from Delaney saying hey I found the perfect designer to help with this vision, she’s here in the valley. From there things snowballed and we got to planning. This is where Grace came in with her amazing designs. So amazing in fact as we were wrapping up, we were approached by a couple wanting to purchase the items.

The day of the shoot many mishaps occurred. From makeup, the unexpected heat, equipment faults, and cameras taking a tumble. All that to say even though the odds started to stack against this session we came out on top.

💃🏻 @delaneymarcuss
🥻 @glwcouture x @gracewaltonn
🎞️ @kodak
🧪 @strapfilmlab

Love and Happiness.

#phoenixweddingphotographer #scottsdaleweddingphotographer #sandiegoweddingphotographer #napaweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer #filmweddingvideographer

Reflections.

Second for @libbymjones

Reflections.

Second for @libbymjones

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

say psych rn 📚🎓

Postcards from Japan

Postcards from Japan

Postcards from Japan

Joanna reached out with a specific vision for her senior portraits and we brought them to light. It’s a great feeling when someone truly admires your art and you as an artist. It feels like come the day of the session there is one less barrier to break down. The day of the session was all good vibes, so thank you again @joannalabija for trusting in me to deliver on these photos to commemorate this milestone.

The first 3 images are something new I decide to try with my portraiture, with the last slide being a contact sheet from the final gallery. Shoutout to @captureone for this feature.

Studio @idem.studios

#seniorportrait #captureone #nikonz8 #creativeseniorportraits

Joanna reached out with a specific vision for her senior portraits and we brought them to light. It’s a great feeling when someone truly admires your art and you as an artist. It feels like come the day of the session there is one less barrier to break down. The day of the session was all good vibes, so thank you again @joannalabija for trusting in me to deliver on these photos to commemorate this milestone.

The first 3 images are something new I decide to try with my portraiture, with the last slide being a contact sheet from the final gallery. Shoutout to @captureone for this feature.

Studio @idem.studios

#seniorportrait #captureone #nikonz8 #creativeseniorportraits

Joanna reached out with a specific vision for her senior portraits and we brought them to light. It’s a great feeling when someone truly admires your art and you as an artist. It feels like come the day of the session there is one less barrier to break down. The day of the session was all good vibes, so thank you again @joannalabija for trusting in me to deliver on these photos to commemorate this milestone.

The first 3 images are something new I decide to try with my portraiture, with the last slide being a contact sheet from the final gallery. Shoutout to @captureone for this feature.

Studio @idem.studios

#seniorportrait #captureone #nikonz8 #creativeseniorportraits

Joanna reached out with a specific vision for her senior portraits and we brought them to light. It’s a great feeling when someone truly admires your art and you as an artist. It feels like come the day of the session there is one less barrier to break down. The day of the session was all good vibes, so thank you again @joannalabija for trusting in me to deliver on these photos to commemorate this milestone.

The first 3 images are something new I decide to try with my portraiture, with the last slide being a contact sheet from the final gallery. Shoutout to @captureone for this feature.

Studio @idem.studios

#seniorportrait #captureone #nikonz8 #creativeseniorportraits

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT THE LORD?
There’s a depth to this testimony that words could never fully capture.

4 years of continual discovery, opportunities, dreams I never imagined would become reality, and so many tear-filled prayers.

Every step of this journey is dedicated to Jesus — my only Hope.

Thank You so much, Lord.

Location was the last of choices. With the right wardrobe choices and leaning into or creating the light for your desired look, the location is just another piece that helps solidify the story. Photographers, myself included get caught up in the I have no where cool to shoot. Instead of looking at it like there’s no where cool to shoot around you, flip it to the mindset of people not from here who don’t experience this day in and day out would think this is different/cool and would love to shoot here, now how can I make this cool to me.

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

Film!
One thing I frequently hear when people talk about film is the “film look”. What truly is the film look? Is it grainy, dark, light & airy, punchy? It’s all of those things, as film is just the medium to transport your vision to the beginning of the final image. You have Photographers, DOPs, and Directors making film stock choices based off of what they envision for their art. For example Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, The Bear, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”, Euphoria, were all shot on film but each has its own unique look.

The “Film Look” as it pertains to weddings was ushered is as the standard by what I call the old guard, a few notable photographers who overexposed Fuji Pro400h to ensure a dense negative, high latitude to capture more shadow detail and reduce visible grain. With this depending on how much the film has been overexposed it can lead to color shifts, colors being washed out, highlights being blown and more.

Creating your film look takes some work. Knowing where to meter, how to meter a scene with drastic lighting, how your selected film stock reacts to certain lighting scenarios, this is all apart of the process. Knowing your film stock in and out is everything. You’ll see me calling for models/sitters throughout the year as I’ll continually test stocks in different lighting conditions with different cameras. This helps me build a mental catalog. The other part is the connection with whoever is doing your developing and scanning if you aren’t doing it yourself. There are many scanners out there with each having their own unique quirks. Personally I have moved to mirrorless scanning be it at home with @captureone or when I send it out to @arthousefilmlab or @strapfilmlab . Bringing in a flat scan gives you the opportunity to grade and treat the scan almost like any other digital photograph.

The last slide is a flat scan from the session. The rest of the slides are graded film and digital.

#kodak #CaptureOne #madewithkodak #filmphotography

elsewhere

📸: @slimsnapped
🎞️: @arthousefilmlab
📍: @sabispace.studio

falling softly

📸: @slimsnapped
🎞️: @arthousefilmlab
📍: @sabispace.studio

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer

A&K
My favorite entrepreneur duo in The Valley. Yeah their coffee shop is bomb, but them as people a whole other level. I was lucky to meet them a few years back, being in the shop a few times a week working. General “hi how are you doing? hows the coffee? what are you working on today?” turned into “A” pulling me aside one even telling me how nervous he was to propose to “K” but this is how he wanted it to go. From there its been a constant state of growing this friendship, watching their boy, business and relationship.

Cheers to A&K who consistently lead with love

#arizonaweddingphotographer #norcalweddingphotographer #socalweddingphotographer #filmweddingphotographer