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Fashion photography & film - interview insights with Calvin


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For episode 56 our interview insights looks at Calvin Chinthaka, an amazing fashion photographer from London.  Calvin uses both digital and film to support his work, which also includes cinematography too!

He puts a lot of time, research and planning in to shoots, which shows in his work.  It's great to see someone using different mediums, from his current Sony's to his Pentax 6x7 film camera.

Calvin talks us to about how he beat 2500 applicants to attend the famous London College of Fashion, whats involved there and how it helped his career.

Look out for the podcast, which also discusses:

  • Why workshops are useful
  • Useful influences
  • Understanding lenses
  • Practise makes perfect
  • Planning shoots
  • Film festivals + cinematography
  • Sets + collaborating
  • Sri Lanka heritage
  • Fashion industry changes
  • Research for shots
  • Pentax 6x7
  • Developing film
  • Outsourcing retouching
  • Masters degree
  • Podcasting
  • Printing large (3ft)
  • Timing

    0 - intro to Calvin + applying for uni

    9 - workshops

    14 - making your mark

    18 - collaboration

    22  - creative directing, Sri Lanka

    36 - planning equipment

    39 - favourite cameras + lenses

    44  - future

    56 - recommendations

    58 - links


    LINKS


    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fashion_calvin/

    Video/cinematography -https://vimeo.com/338252539?fbclid=IwAR2njRC9E3A5tX3w0L3QfYfGduOcoTtDS7rev9rRXzmR-5OoYIz2OVhlpuY

    Website - https://www.chinthaka.co.uk/


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