These are straight-out-of-camera jpgs from the Olympus Pen F. The black and white files from this 2016 camera still outshine the images from many newer digital offerings.
Virtual photography. Is it really a photograph if what's being captured is created by other artists? My answer is yes.
The same principles for what makes a good photo applies in virtual photography -- capturing combinations of the most interesting subjects, shapes, lighting, colors and moments.
For over a month now, I've been taking in-game photographs in the beautiful, whacky world of Cyberpunk. I find it oddly soothing to 'walk' through the streets of Night City and capture the craziness happening around me. It also feels like a nice counterbalance to the way I see things in real life, and the way I photograph the streets.
Here are a select few from two rolls of the new Cinestill 400D. Unlike Cinestill's other offerings, this isn't a rejiggered motion picture film -- they say it's something new that's been developed for many years. I was not used to the colors at first, but they're growing on me...and the halation...just...*chef's kiss
"I want to sing you a song about me and you went to Kowloon Tong. We have to be very strong, if we want to do something very wrong" - My Little Airport
There's retro shopping malls, and then there's retro shopping malls. Franki Centre belongs in the latter category. Its mishmash of hip and seedy makes it one of my favourite places in the city.