Shooting on Film

I love capturing milestones on film formats, it adds a timeless visceral quality, sort of like looking back on your parents graduation photos. Usually I work on campaigns, or with agencies , but I wanted to expand my portfolio this year. I find graduation such a special time for celebrating accomplishments and wanted to offer film portraits for those who want to create memories of where they started their careers.

The two formats I mainly offer are 35mm and 120 (more resolution) , which is actually not regular film, it’s motion picture film that I buy from Kodak , the stuff they use for movies like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Nope, Oppenheimer, Phantom Thread, etc.. And as far as I know I’m the only person who offers this option in all of the United States! If you want Polaroid 600 or Super 8, just let me know and we can add those on too.

Shooting on analog is a different experience compared to working on digital. The skin tones on analog are incredible and look real, there is a sense of completion because of the set amount of shots, and of course it’s a physical format , so if you want your negatives for a photo album or want to make prints, then I can give them to you! Also, most digital photographers do not offer medium format. The medium format I use is IMAX. Most people do not shoot IMAX for their graduation photos!

I live in Sherman Oaks, so I want to create with CSUN, UCLA, and other neighboring schools. If you have any interest, please reach out and we can set a date and time! I actually graduated from CSUF in 2015 with a double major in Economics and Cinematic Arts! I can direct, recommend props, and we can tailor it completely to your tone and mood. I am a creative at heart, so it’s more about serving the newly grad and what they want to do, and I work with different people all the time and can guarantee we can find a direction your pleased with! I’m all about both unconventional and conventional!

Pricing

I’m flexible on time and am happy to roam to find the perfect spots! For those shot on campus in the SFV I charge $275 for 2 rolls , 1 roll is 35mm and 30 exposures, and the 2nd is IMAX and is 14 exposures. The sessions are roughly an hour, give or take. Then I come home, develop, edit and send them back to you within a week!

Next step is to send over an email using my contact form, or email koltinsullivan@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you right away!

Examples

The images with the perforations on the side are IMAX, and the ones without are 35mm. I have only shot a few graduation sets, but I’ve done tons for agencies and creative work. If you are interested in seeing those, just jump over to my ‘portfolio’ page. Thank you!