Last month I got to photograph a few adorable children on the film stock Cinestill 50D.
One cold July morning, my friend, her two children, and I met up at a cute cafe called Park Street Cafe in North Carlton. We enjoyed hot chocolate, coffee and a giant muffin. The staff kindly let us use their blocked off area to click some photographs by yours truly. Afterward we snapped a few more images using the Kodak 400 film stock at the outdoor play area.
In all honesty, I can’t remember the last time I photographed kids. So that said, here are my thoughts of photographing children. Please enjoy.
One of the best part of children, in my opinion is how unabashedly honest they are. Seeing their personalities and honest feelings being shared with me, it is such a privilege to capture who they are, at that age, at that moment in their history. When taking the photograph at the back corner of the cafe, the older boy looked straight into my camera lens to be photographed, as if it was a task that simply needed to be checked off to go play. The younger child, when it was her turn to be photographed, reached for her mother to sit with her, nervous of what was to happen. She eventually crawled under the table, coy in front of a camera.
When outside, they were a bit more of a challenge to photograph on a manual focusing lens, as they ran around as children do. That said, it was heaps of fun. I would do it again.
10 years from now, these two children may have completely different personalities. 10 years from now, they will gain an uncountable amount of new experiences. I wonder what they will be like after so many years. Only time will tell, and I quite like that thought.
Speaking about the film, I love how Cinestill 50D makes images look like a scene from a movie.
As shown in the images, this film stock highlights natural tones beautifully.
The oranges are gently present.
The greens are soft yet deep.
The reds are saturated, unafraid of attention.
These images have minimal edits, which is rare because I love editing.
I cannot wait to shoot more on this film stock.