Photo Walk

Whatever happens, happens.
Kodak Kodachrome 64 Filmsim

Fellow photographer Stef (@squirtlesquadphotography) put together a small photo group to walk around the Tempe Art Museum. I decided it would be a good time to shoot some JPGs with Fuji’s film simulation. I wanted to do little to no editing across the photos I took, as well as keep the quantity to a minimum. I would shoot as if I had only a couple rolls of film on me.

The light at the end of the dark.
Fuji Acros 100 II + green filter Filmsim

Mounted on my Fuji X-T30 was my Sirui 50mm F/1.8 anamorphic lens, though I occasionally switched to the Meike 35mm F/1.7. I want to work more with the restriction and aspect of the anamorphic in photography and capitalize on cinematic concepts. I mostly stuck to the Kodachrome 64 film simulation on my camera. Fuji X Weekly is a great resource for trying out different sims and playing with colors on the Fuji system.

Shape without color.
Fuji Acros 100 II + green filter filmsim

Shooting in black and white is something I am going to do more of in 2023, and that includes on film. It brings and different perspective on the world and requires a different mindset to truly capture. Learning how different colors are represented in grayscale and how to modify them with color filters will be a learning curve, but one that should yield excellent results.

…in retrospect.
Kodak Kodachrome 64 Filmsim

Using filmsims on a Fuji system combined with an anamorphic lens is a great exercise in learning how to shoot more cinematic photographs. It isn’t just about editing in post or using a specific lens, so much as understanding what you are looking at in a given scene. Composing a shot with ambient lighting and with in-camera color, shadow, and highlights is a rewarding challenge.

Nami.
Kodak Kodachrome 64 Filmsim