Interview with commercial analogue shooter – Christina Zen
For episode 62 we have a talented commercial photographer Christina Zen – who shoots film!
Christina moved across to film after years of shooting weddings on digital to the world of film! She bought a Contax 6×4.5 and never looked back. She talks us through her experiences and provides insights about learning to use film stock effectively.
Christina shoots a variety of food, lifestyle and other commercial related work. You can see lots of her lovely images on her website (the food images are especially mouth-watering). She also mentors with one on one sessions, so if you are looking for help, look no further.
We discuss a number of topics including:
- choosing film
- Pushing Portra 800/Fuji 400
- Shooting food + eating it!
- Shotkit.com
- Waist level shooting
- Food photography
- Mum + coping as wedding tog
- Need for marketing
- Less “posed” look
- Being creative
- Workshops + science lessons
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XxwzyjXFk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
RANDOM QUESTIONS
Christina goes through our random questions, so find out:
- what would Jesus’s social media handle be?
- If she chooses Julia Roberts or Patrick Swayze
LINKS
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/christina.zen/?hl=en
Website – http://christinazen.com/
Other Links
Shotkit website – https://shotkit.com/
Phlogger – https://phlogger.co.uk
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