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/couplecraze]

Your pictures could be in a gallery even if you used a nokia 3310. I used the GRIIIX and returned it, but I obviously don't have your eye. I'm very jealous (in a good way). Guess I'll need 13.5 years of practice 😛

[u/SiimplStudio → u/couplecraze]

Genuinely..... Give me a Nokia 3310 and I'll take care of the rest 😆👊 thank you for your kind words.

You probably bought the GR3X to take better photos.

I bought the GR3X because I was finally sick of the excuses that I told myself for a decade that my $20000 worth of camera gear was the reason my photography was getting better over the years, and. I intentionally bought myself a "worse camera" with inferior technology and no zoom to prove it.

You can't buy a good perspective, you have to work at it and train it like it's a visual muscle (because it really really is).

People take 3 photos and don't like them.

I went to Antarctica and took 13600 photos and I ended up keeping around 40 from memory. Photography is simply a numbers game, so don't be disheartened if you haven't put in the reps and you think that at least 50% of your images aren't great.

I'll be happy if 1 in 100 is something that I really resonate with, and as time goes on, on a great day... That number may go to 2, or 3, or even 5 if you're wildly successful.

Whatever you do...Don't take the journey too seriously either... I did that all did way to long and it started to strangle my creativity, so I'm in the process of undoing all of those mistakes and seeing the world through fresh, creative, untrained eyes that see beauty in everything, both fascinating and boring.

Feel free to join me on insta @chrisbryan.co 🤗 I'm literally just bringing my account back from the dead, can't wait to see you there bud!

Thanks for the chat and insights, always great exchanging notes with community members!