THE BENHAMS. KOREA FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER.

The Benhams were in town for a week to visit baby Drew's Korean grandparents.  I had recently stocked up on Kodak Ektar film and was anxious to try it out since it had come highly recommended from a trusted friend.  We spent an hour exploring Chung Gyeong Palace, one of Seoul's lesser known public palaces.  It seems that only locals frequent the beautiful grounds here.  The afternoon was perfect, much needed after a long, drawn-out winter in Korea.

JOHN + HANNAH ON FILM. FILM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER.

John asked me to shoot their pre-wedding session on both film and digital.  He needed the quick turnaround that digital offers because their wedding was only a few weeks away -- but he and Hannah both shoot with film cameras, and they love the aesthetic that it offers.  I'm equally comfortable shooting either format, but I do feel that my approach when shooting film is more holistic and that I am more present in the moment.  I don't have to fuss with settings and the back of the camera, I just shoot.  Reloading film offers a natural ebb and flow to the session, and it gives us a chance to breathe, to just be.

I shot these on my Leica M6 TTL with Zeiss Biogon 35 f/2 on Kodak Portra 160.  The black and white shots were desaturated in post-processing.

JOHN + HANNAH. KOREA PRE-WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER.

John and Hannah have been teaching art at an international school in Hong Kong for the past five years.  They flew into Seoul for their spring break and some pre-wedding photos at Chang Gyeong Palace.  We had a fun and relaxed time exploring one of Seoul's lesser known palaces.  We nearly had the whole grounds to ourselves as we took photographs, save for the occasional compliment from a passerby.

I shot all these on a digital camera -- I'm waiting on film scans from a few rolls of Portra 160 I put through my Leica M6.  I'll be sure to share those soon.