NYC Film wedding Photographer
Nothing beats the magic of film!
Film has that unique vintage and timeless quality that digital photography doesn’t have. The colors are something that you just can’t replicate on digital.
I offer both 35mm and 120mm film with my wedding packages available in New York City. Mostly color film but we can totally shoot black and white too!
Available in the entire New York metro area!
Documentary style Wedding Photography NYC
Documentary photography is term that gets thrown around a bit in the wedding industry. Most people tend to think it means that your photographer is only capturing candid moments but that’s not entirely the case. Portraiture is also included under the documentary umbrella term. This means that even though you’re hiring a photographer who focuses on the organic moments, you’re still getting someone who has no trouble setting up portraits.
35mm film wedding photography
What does 35mm really mean? It’s pretty simple, it is the width of the film. 35mm photography is usually better suited for snapshots and documentary-style wedding photography. It’s ok for portraits but more about that below.
What about 120mm?
120mm is a much larger piece of rolled film, as the name suggests, it is 120mm or 12cm wide and the most popular frame sizes are from 60x45mm to 60x90mm. 120mm is also referred to as medium format, and it is much much higher quality than 35mm film. This medium is much better suited for wedding day portraits, when scanned and printed, they look amazing!
Large format
Large format film is not rolled like 120mm or 35mm but comes in individual sheets (and dang, they’re expensive!) Typically, they’re 4x5 inches or larger and if you see someone set up a camera on a tripod and go under a dark cloth, that’s large format photography.
Polaroids
Let’s not forget about Polaroids. I have a couple of Polaroid Now cameras that use I-type film. Which is basically the classic Polaroid that most people are familiar with.
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As add-ons, both 35mm and 120mm films are $175. But you can also exchange them for other items that may already be in the wedding package, like an engagement session or prints. A pack of 8 Polaroids is $75.
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Yes, you'll get most of the pictures. I typically deliver about 80% I shoot from each roll.
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If you want gorgeous and vibrant wedding portraits, 120mm is better! If energetic and candid reception shots are more your thing, 35mm is better. For the best coverage, it's probably best to get both.
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Nope, just like with the digital RAW files. I keep the negatives in my archive. But you'll have the screen and high-resolution scans and printing rights to every image in your gallery.
Hey there!
My name is Kari* and I’ve been shooting weddings, events, galas, and all kinds of parties since 2014. I am originally from Iceland and studied photography at Parsons (that’s how I ended up here.) I completely fell in love with film photography there and would spend entire weekends in the darkroom, developing and printing!
Check out the contact form below, fill it out and I’ll get back to you with my packages. Cheers!
*cow-rih or kah-rih please… last name is not Bradshaw.
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Film vs. Digital wedding photography
It was only 20 years ago that mostly all weddings were shot on film. A wedding photographer would show up with a finite amount of shots to take. Film made it so that you had to be more careful with your approach.
You couldn’t just take 6000 photos and then edit down to the best 400, like with digital — and that’s digital’s greatest advantage.
Wedding photographers in the early 2000s and earlier had to be more selective with their shots, which also meant that weddings had to more posed and scripted. This is why you’ll barely see any truly candid and spontaneous wedding photos when you visit older friends and family.
Where film exceeds is in the colors and it’s forgivingness with skin tones. Film is softer and renders skin much better than all the digital cameras I’ve ever tried. It’s not even close!
Film is also such a fantastic medium for weddings in New York City. Many of NYC’s best wedding venues in addition to the streets and parks have this raw and authentic feel that just looks amazing on film.
