Cinematic Magic - Artificial Studio Lighting on 35mm Film
A look at a night out at a Sydney creators event.
Hey Film Fam, welcome back!
Can you believe another fortnight has passed already? Time surely is flying!
I’m still kind of mind boggled that we’re already well over a week into November, and I swear as soon as Halloween was over and done with, all the Christmas themed goodies came out in full swing. And yes, even I have been bitten by the early decorating bug.
This newsletter is a little recap of what’s been going on in the film world for me, as well as what’s coming up next. I’ll be doing another round of film developing and scanning over the next 3-4 weeks as I’ve been invited to be Media at a women’s centered charity car show hosted by For The Girls. I’m so thrilled to be shooting some more film at a car event and truly love how wholeheartedly the greater car scene has embraced capturing their sweet rides on 35mm Film.
I’ve definitely found my ‘niche’ where I get to play around a lot more with my experimental and unique editorial film style, alongside my love for all things cars!
Speaking of experimental, this newsletter will touch on a few key things to keep in mind when shooting Cinefilm using RGB studio lighting - it won’t go super in depth, I’ll have a future paid newsletter for an editing tutorial on that, but I will give you some handy tips to get you started at least!
As always these newsletters will still have the vibe of catching up with that one friend you haven’t seen in a while who’s just very passionate about all things film. So if that’s your kind of jam, you’re in the right place!
The Ricoh Obsession - Justified.
In late September I was invited to a Sydney creators event which included my all time favourite brand Ricoh (and Pentax too!) and when I tell you I was over the moon to tag along, that’s an understatement.
If you don’t already know, I’m quite literally the biggest Ricoh fangirl and I make it my mission to rescue and repair as many forgotten second hand film cameras that I can from eBay and thrift stores. I’m a sentimental gremlin and once I become emotionally attached to a specific brand that’s it, game over.
My collection of Ricoh cameras is in the double digits now which is kind of ridiculous, but they all have a purpose and get used frequently so I kind of justify it based on that.
I also think they’re such a versatile and underrated film camera brand. I don’t see many around locally and I don’t know of any other photographer who rocks something like an old school Singlex TLS for portrait and automotive work like I do. I hardly see any in content online either.
I know a lot of people kind of turn their noses up at Ricoh’s because they aren’t ‘super flashy’ like a Canon or Nikon, but the fully mechanical ranges are unbeatable beasts and I absolutely adore each and every Ricoh camera I own.
Even my KR-10M is a 90’s beast in its own right,