thank you i appreciate that a lot! i like how you summarized that, “control of the moment”. also too, when you said raw shooting sort of creates this idea of “i’ll do this later” that i too don’t always like myself. like you said, it captures the essence of analogue and creates a more enjoyable experience

Coming from a film shooter, I enjoy the jpeg of Fuji. It puts you in the moment and spend less time editing.

thank you for the kind words! best wishes to you as well

100%, having the option to get a great (sometimes better) image with a quick jpeg workflow is awesome

thank you! it was one of four images of mine added to a gallery!

i’m glad you got something from that part Lee 🙏🏾 if we spend so much money, why not use the features? i don’t think restricting ourselves from the tech or being purists by virtue makes us any better. as you said, a strong image speaks for itself! thanks again man

I’m glad one of my oldest videos still provides value! Take care Mike 🤝🏾

@@doriyancoleman cheers Doriyan 👊🏾

it’s very versatile! was thinking about picking up an x-t1 just to have it. thanks for watching, happy shooting 🙏🏾

thanks! couldn’t agree more

appreciate the support as always bro!

thank you my friend!

absolutely, thank you for watching

thank you! truly let’s you pick up the camera and focus on SHOOTING. much love 🙏🏾

thanks homie! not stopping 🔥

had to throw it in there lol. glad you’re enjoying my content 🙏🏾

glad you were able to find good balance in your process 🙏🏾

i appreciate you watching johnny ✊🏾

gotta say, i’m envious you got to shoot with the real deal kodachrome. JPG’s are so convenient!

man i wouldn’t even worry about that! honestly, the film sims might be a great way to see how adjustments in contrast, shadow, saturation, etc can affect a photo. happy shooting sir!

The internet is full of "advice" saying that you must shoot RAW and you are not a real photographer if you shoot JPEG. It is utter nonsense. RAW has its place, but the obsession with shooting RAW is bizarre. Getting it right in-camera is harder than snapping away knowing that you can fix your shots in Lightroom. Since moving to Fujifilm I have shot JPEG and I am somebody that would spend hours in front of a computer processing RAW files from my dSLR. I feel that my photography has improved as a result of concentrating on composition, light and colour at the time the shot was taken, not later on a computer. Other camera manufacturers have in-camera profiles, but Fujifilm appear to "get it".

thank you paul 🙏🏾 i think the whole “RAW is the way” wave from a few years ago made people think that jpeg, on any system, is inferior and that’s simply not the case. the simulations have shown even further that jpeg is not only as usable as RAW, but even can be more fun to use in a lot of cases. thanks for watching!

@@doriyancoleman agreed mate even at the paper we shoot Jpgs purely for speed. The only time I'll switch to RAW these days is if I'm shooting in a ropey lighting situation other than than jpgs for me.

funny how RAW is marketed as “the professional” file format, but people like yourself, myself, and others i know use jpeg for work. gotta make sure we spread the info to others!

@@doriyancoleman nowt wrong with a well exposed jpg mate 📷📷📷

they definitely have their time and place! next year i plan to embrace raw more and experiment. thank you 🙏🏾

Why can't we use both raw and jpegs

i’m glad you enjoyed it! 🤍

thanks for watching! yeah the z6 definitely does have a more neutral color, which can be more malleable for a lot of people. i think you’ll grow to love the fuji over time, be safe shooting out there!

absolutely 🤝 shooting JPEG has made things a lot more enjoyable for many people

@@doriyancoleman I'm using a Fujifilm XT4 and edit the RAW files in Capture One. Using the available film simulations as a starting point is really nice.

thanks i appreciate you reaching out! so for those, i have fuji’s “instax sp-3 square” printer, which i believe is around $120, and the film itself is 10 or 20 dollars a box. great for photo albums, or in my case a manifestation board. cheers!

@@doriyancoleman Rad! They look so much bigger than I thought the Square prints did! I'll have to check it out in person sometime 😎 - Can't wait to see your next content!

on the photography side, it’s like that for me as well! panasonic has my eyes for video (once i get some better equipment), but like you said film sims save time & make it so fun!

for the average shooter 100%. my shooting needs have changed so now i balance both 💯

astia especially! what you’re talking about is one of the underrated characteristics of fuji. across skin tones, it usually does a pretty nice job, but at times there is some give and take like you said.

you aren’t able to in a “screenshot” sort of way, but since many fuji cameras record in 4k (and now 6k), grabbing a frame from a video could potentially look pretty good! sony and ricoh cameras have their own versions of color profiles, but neither look as good or “filmic” is fuji if you ask me. good luck!

@@doriyancoleman Thank you so much! I'm really torn on the Sony RXVII or a compact fuji. The look of fuji is just super spot on for me. Do you have a recommendation for travel size fuji models? :)

i see. both definitely have their places, but whatever helps you get the images you’re proud of is the route you should take 🙏🏾

I don’t use capture one! What I can say though is that I typically apply film simulations these days in post. Super late response but thank you for subscribing!

much obliged good sir 😎

you can, it’s actually my preferred way of filming video 🙏🏾

@@doriyancoleman nice, thanks!

true! these days i shoot jpeg + raw for that reason, plus i like the flexibility of raw. additionally, it helps with the work i do for organizations from time to time. the efficiency and quickness of jpeg is still awesome!

yep! that’s my preferred way of recording

@@doriyancoleman Thank you. I don’t really like colour grading so this will be handy..

tbh that’s super accurate, i’ve always loved how astia handles skin tone, no matter the complexion. that’s cool how you got to use the OG version!

@@doriyancoleman tYes, I loved that film.

I forgot about that 😂

shout out to andrew & denae! and classic negative truly is something else. i appreciate you watching & commenting, thank you

that’s true! jpeg can definitely give some battery savings. slipped my mind to say that

there’s no right or wrong way to go about it! give it a shot. i’ve started doing more raw + jpeg again due to shooting style, but the convenience of jpeg’s are hard to beat

@@doriyancoleman I agree, especially when away from home and they can be put on to my phone easily and shared out

i STAY over-exposing classic negative 💯

same. outside of the most minor of exposure adjustments, these days i’d rather do just about anything else lol

appreciate you watching olympus. there’s certainly a multitude of ways someone can grow as a photographer, and to say film is pretending is a bit limiting. surely photography reached incredible heights through film, but it doesn’t make autochrome or pictorial any less real. the most convenient means necessary of consistently getting shots is how i’d advise anyone to photograph, or even shoot a basketball, and plenty of contact sheets / film photos have been lost as well. perhaps if they had digital, those photos would be on a website somewhere lol. appreciate the comment!

*digital is pretending*

Olympus, those are some beautiful words and your passion for film absolutely shows. However, as a film and digital photographer myself- I cannot disagree more about how film’s aesthetic je ne sais quoi and slower process automatically makes the photo better. That gatekeeping elitist mentality only serves to stagnate the creation of good images. Good photographs stand on their own no matter what medium, not because of the color interpretation and chemical processing of the film stock that was shot. I love film as much as the next person but it is not objectively better than digital. Garry Winogrand, who shot a roll of film walking down a block, would have loved to have a digital camera in his hands that would equal to a thousand rolls of film to shoot for the whole day. Would Vermeer’s paintings be better if he chose to paint on another specific surface or use a different series of brushes? I digress but you get the point. TL;DR: A bad photo will always be a bad photo on film and digital.

well said!

I’d argue that in a lot of ways, film is a crutch. People such as yourself will often give a pass to a bad photo, because it’s shot on film. I also think the romanticism of the medium is getting old. Film is still popular mainly because of nostalgia. Point blank, period. One day, the current look of digital will also be looked at with nostalgia. Will these same arguments be made against whatever will replace our current digital cameras? Likely. Keep that in mind.