When it comes to recipes, there are so many to choose from. People experimenting just to resemble some kind of classic name, their favourite photographer or just creating a mood.
Regardless of reason – because there are so many – its easy to get lost in the search. But for this one, I was drawn to something I haven’t seen so far, the use of Astia.
What is Astia?
Astia was a popular film for portrait/fashion photography back in the day. And it was really only built for faces.
Its the same when it comes to the film simulation; but whilst the film simulation has the same name, it hardly resembles the OG film. The film carried notes of low contrast & colour saturation; slight warm/yellow cast and creamy highlights.
The film sim has more of everything, along with orange/red tones.
Enter this recipe "New America", which was created by Øyvind Nordhagen, designed to mirror the work of Joel Sternfeld:
"Joel Sternfeld is one of the photographers grouped under the term New American Color Photography; the movement and exhibition in 1976 that made color photography accepted as art photography. The others being William Eggelston, Stephen Shore andRichard Misrach.
I’ve read that Sternfeld’s early work was shot on Kodachrome. However I’m more interested in his later large-format work from the book Stranger Passing, which appears to have softer color and contrast."
He explains the recipe in detail on the link above. Let's see my heat:
This might be my new favourite recipe. There's something about the blues that do it for me. The entire colour palette just speaks to me. Good contrast but not overdoing it.
When the Sun is on the subject, it just brings out the warmth it's being given. Gives everything a Summer look, and I love me some Summer.
Charlie Taylor
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