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Khun Yul: The Film Master

I had a chance to see this Bangkok wedding photographer in action.
He had a long name, but I called him "Khun Yul" because he looked
like the legendary actor Yul Brynner.

Damn, this guy was the real deal; he used a Mamiya RB67 with one lens
(the 127mm, I believe), used some homemade filters, and took like ONE
shot of each pose. All the prints were unbelievable!! Exposure, sharpness
were right on for each print.

I'm not saying that film is better, it's different. This has nothing to do
with film vs digital. The guy was working it hard, and making it look easy.
Obviously, working with film, and using an all manual camera makes it harder
than if he were working with a modern digital system. He actually told me
he wanted a D70 :-)

What I am saying is this guy taught me the true meaning of "pro" because
the guy was the real deal.


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Jeff Real15-Nov-2015 14:53
I love seeing behind the scenes and how the images are made ~V~
Tom LeRoy30-May-2014 14:57
This says a lot... hope this art can survive! V
alfredo camba jr.06-Feb-2008 10:57
Interesting image & story about the pro photographer!! Vote!
James Clarke08-Dec-2007 23:13
Excellent shot and captioning, It doesn't matter what you use you can still create great art.

I know a local photographer here in Perth that only shoots with his Tachihara large format camera, each shot takes a long time to set up and costs $25, but it forces him to be very careful. He gets a lot of great shots.
12308-Dec-2007 07:02
Wow, great tribute dude. V
XiaoBernard9930-Sep-2007 14:32
Sam very interesting in China also i like to check the professionnal wedding photographer .The knowledge always very good , never alone for taking the shoot 2 or 3 persons,for the light principally.The clours of your shoot is nice.