Interiors with Ektar 100

My god ektar 100 came out with a bang! I’ve researched this film stock a fair bit and when I saw it had dropped in price compared to the Kodak Portra in the New Year I decided to give it a good go. I have previously used expired Ektar and really liked the outcome of it BUT I had never used an in date of Ektar.

As for Interiors , low grain is really important and this specific film stock is perfect as it has a very low grain profile and being a slow speed film I thought it would work really well for interiors. It has a high contrast profile which went hand in hand with this specific project as I was after more of a dramatic look. The colour profile is stunning and adds a beautiful earthy, warmth to an exposed images. I would be mindful when photographing portraits as the skin tones can bring out a pop of reddish in them.

Like many of the other film stocks like your Portra 160, 400 and 800 the latitude those film stocks have are incredibly forgiving and it is the same with your Cinestills. However, when using Ektar 100 be mindful that it acts a little like slide film - positive film- where you will need to be a little bit more careful with your metering as it has a more narrow latitude.

Though the warming colour palette of Ektar 100 is stunning I have to say that it renders the blue- greens beautifully. Ekar 100 is fairly sensitive to this these colours which lends really well if you are photographing landscapes. (Writing this makes me want to go and shoot some landscapes!)

I’m not sure who said this but as I was scouring the net for a “quote” (Pinterest & who doesn’t love a quote) I found this;

“A room should never allow the eye to settle in one place”.

I find this very true to the art of photography. I love looking at an image that someone has created and it leads me on a journey around the frame perhaps or through a spiral, who knows but it's f**king cool when it does happen and it defiantly something I try and provoke for others who stumble across my work.

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