I’ve really been having fun with shooting JPEGs on my Fujifilm XH-1, I think I’m going to start sharing more of my images that are completely unedited and shot just using the settings that I set in my camera.
Bagel Espresso Donuts.
It’s really been quite liberating to be able to take a photo of a moment and not alter it at all in post production. To truly have that moment genuinely and know that when I shoot it then that’s it. No Lightroom presets, no photoshop actions just what the photo is once I click my shutter.
Sitting in the backseat of my friends car and shooting through the window.
Once upon a time there were moments when I was hangout out with my friends or at a family gathering when I would take photos and people would ask me for them and I couldn’t share the photos as quickly as I could because I felt the need to shoot the photos in RAW and get the ABSOLUTE BEST quality of image, I must shoot the image in a flat neutral colored RAW file and take it home and create the magic that people enjoy. Although it’s gratifying to receive the appreciation from people when they see my images the process of creating that image is not as fun as I would like it to be.
Juneteenth 2020.
In the spirit of old school polaroid film; I’m able to take a photo, transfer images from my computer to my phone and then like magic I am able to airdrop the images to my friends while we are still in the moment and it feels incredible.
Prospect Park.
This is truly an exciting venture for me as an artist. To lose the need to prove myself to others has begun to melt away from my creative process. I would have never imagined that I would be using a APS-C crop sensor camera, within $70 manual lenses and releasing these images to the public without any retouching. It feels like I’m taking my power back as an artist and I feel like I can finally curate a style that I could call my own for the first time. I’m excited for what’s to come.
One of my favorite restaurants.
All photos were taken with a Fujifilm XH-1 w/ 25mm f/1.8
All images are unedited with no post processing.