Jonathan Mutch
Posted by Scott
Some cool shots from Jonathan Mutch. Really like the color and vibe of his stuff; very authentic, filmic style. Every time I see stuff like this and check the EXIF I realize my next camera should probably be a Canon. Also, apparently I need to visit Banff. Check out the depth in that third shot, beautiful! You can find some more of Jon’s work at his Flickr
Jon: Care to elaborate on your process in the comments?
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Erik Wallace says:
October 30, 2009 at 8:28 amLove Jon’s work, thanks for sharing. There’s a ton of good photography on the web, but the colors and aesthetic of his photos are really unique.
Shelby White says:
October 30, 2009 at 9:50 amI love the first three of these photos and would love to know Jon’s process. Something about the third image makes me want to draw meaning from it. It could possibly be the positioning of the cloud directly above the mountain…
Jesse says:
October 30, 2009 at 10:08 amThat cloud totally makes pic 3. I didn’t at first notice, but the little island lines up too. Way to be in the right place at the right time, and with a camera too!
Rent says:
October 30, 2009 at 11:35 amgreat photos. love the film like quality of them.
michael chan says:
October 30, 2009 at 11:53 amthanks for sharing jon’s work. i love seeing this level of depth from digital photography.
nikon makes the most rock-solid digital system for pros. that said, nikon’s concept of tonality is an atrocity. i shoot all my personal work on 35mm print film and get it processed and scanned at costco for $5.
three film frames made last weekend – http://twitpic.com/my2jx
Jon Mutch says:
October 30, 2009 at 12:18 pmWow, thanks Scott for showing these pictures – what an honour. I’ve been a fan of your work for years.
Basically, all I do is play with the curves in photoshop, sometimes add a vignette and tweak the saturation. I’m shooting on an old Canon Rebel XT, most of these were taken with the kit lens. I’ve always been a fan of the way film looks – but never had the patience.
There’s a great tutorial to learn the basics of this process here –
http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/photoshop_vintage_effect/
Jon Mutch says:
October 30, 2009 at 12:21 pmAlso, the shot of the guy playing the guitar wasn’t taken by me, it was just shot on my camera and I edited it. It was taken by the amazing Laura-Lynn Petrick.
http://www.fatale-femmes.com/
RA_OUL says:
October 30, 2009 at 1:04 pmGeeze…These shots are gorgeous. I love the 1st, 3rd, and 5th photos with the 3rd one being my favorite because of that unreal depth in the shot. Nice post.
Matthew says:
October 30, 2009 at 5:36 pmThe outdoor shots scream Canada. Gorgeous looking turntable in the last shot too. At least I think its one.
Tylor j. Reimer says:
November 2, 2009 at 9:25 amGreat shots Jon. I’m a sucker for nature shots and specially of Canadian forest. The processing on these adds so much.
blackabee says:
November 8, 2009 at 11:50 ambeautiful work Jon.
David Neff says:
February 9, 2010 at 8:34 amAgree, Canon makes a kick ass camera but it’s the user that makes the difference. Right on, filmic apperance, I know how to do the look with film… best with some outdated stock, maybe a little pull in the process, higher speed medium format… on the other hand, post proc. RAW, make your own quick dev setup in Lightroom and you can have it any way you want. Good choice in final apperance either way. It’s a vision and well carried through.
David davetakespictures.com/wordpress
Meghan says:
March 17, 2010 at 9:15 amNice pics! Who are those guys in Pic 4?
PeezoMTF says:
April 20, 2010 at 1:09 pmJon let me say kudos to you for the great pics. I’m an amateur photographer and I love the vintage feel of your pics which I’m currently trying to perfect. the photo of the guitar player with the long exposure is amazing. love your use of green tones…….all around dopeness. Big ups to you and continue to inspire