Digital "Film" Style
Some of my favorite photos look like they came out of a shoebox and were taken in 1975. Unfortunately, film photography is very inexpensive, and ultimately, my mirrorless feels the best! So, I developed a digital "film" style: shot digitally, then edited by hand to carry the warmth, grain, and slightly faded color of film, so an image could belong in any decade. It’s timeless, a little cinematic, and closer to a memory than a file. I've taken inspiration from classic film stocks, including Fujicolor, Eterna, Agfa, and Kodachrome.
The goal of these photos isn't to capture perfection, but the feeling. It all starts with a pancake lens, which flattens the image and keeps it clear. From there, the edit does the rest: higher contrast, with darker shadows and brighter highlights, and grain that I shape image by image. The faded, washed-out look is easy to overdo, and the person in the photo usually pays for it. I keep the fade in the color and let the people stay vivid, so you still look like yourself, just in a cinematic edit.
I offer this mainly for individual sessions: portraits, birthdays, couples, maternity, anything where you want to be the main character of your own movie. I’m also glad to bring it to product photography, large-scale gatherings, or professional events, just ask!