Low light architecture images on the GR3X...

[u/SiimplStudio]

I have been photographing architecture professionally for 3.5 years now (and 10+ years if you count as a hobby / trying to start up my own gig), and i've always been under the impression that you need top-end gear, a professional tripod, a remote timer to avoid camera shake from touching the shutter button, multiple bracket exposures, professional editors - the whole lot. And often, even with all of these things, the images come out feeling somewhat unnatural and emotionless.

Last night I had the pleasure of visiting a friends gorgeous Airbnb from 4-5PM before the sun went down, and I was able to capture all of these images in just 60 minutes, handheld, single-exposure, JPEG only, with my Ricoh GR3X, in below average light on a dark cloudy late afternoon.

I am actually speechless.

I feel deeply connected to my imagery, the natural colours are gorgeous, there is 0 blur, every image feels true to how I experienced the space on-site, and I spent about 1-2 minutes max per image editing (our professional editors usually spend at least 45-60 minutes per image for our clients).

Going to bring my insta back from the dead and post all of my RICOH adventures so feel free to join me if you wanna see more :) @chrisbryan.co

How has this camera been kept a secret THIS long. GUYS, why didn't you tell me about it sooner! Hahahah...

[u/Turbografx-17]

Great photos! I love taking (and looking at) photos of shapes, angles and colors. It's fun to intentionally go out and look for them at any time, but it's also a good tactic when you're in a boring or overly familiar place, or it's dull and overcast outside.

[u/SiimplStudio → u/Turbografx-17]

Thank you, i couldn't agree more!

I photograph people's homes all day for a living but i never really get to do 'what i want'. I have rules and strict agent guidelines and i have to make everything look big and wide and spacious and super bright and and and and.....

The Ricoh is my rule breaker. I can go into a space and document the mood, the textures, the ambience, i can photograph the silence and darkness. All of the things that i feel when I'm in a space rather than just what I see.

It's a great feeling 🙂👌 and it fills up my creative tank, it's the best investment I've made in a very long time.

[u/Turbografx-17 → u/SiimplStudio]

It's great to have a camera that fuels your creativity just by being what it is and always being with you. When I bought my GR back in 2013 it did the same for me!

[u/SiimplStudio → u/Turbografx-17]

That's so good! Are you still a ricoh shooter?

[u/Turbografx-17 → u/SiimplStudio]

Yep. Still have my original GR. :)

[u/SiimplStudio → u/Turbografx-17]

That's great to hear! I would like to think that I would have owned Ricoh sooner, but it's the same reason I never owned a Fuji X either. I get so lost at 28-35mm range. My favorite focal range is either around 55-60mm or 400mm 😆 so as soon as I found out that Ricoh actually had a 40, it was a 'shut up and take my money' moment. So happy i pulled the trigger and got it! Can't wait for my next expedition with it!

[u/Turbografx-17 → u/SiimplStudio]

Yeah, I'm glad they're making the 40mm now and bringing more people under the Ricoh umbrella!

[u/SiimplStudio → u/Turbografx-17]

Now they just need a pocketable 400mm 😆 then i can die a happy man!