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Baptiste Plichon – Analogue Wedding Photographer – Friday Focus

Baptiste Plichon – Analogue Wedding Photographer ** - Friday Focus**

by Christopher Osborne.

French photographer Baptiste Plichon runs a wdding photography business with a twist. He only offers wedding photographs that are shot on film.

French photographer Baptiste Plichon shoots weddings in and around Lille, France. His business has a unique twist. He only offers wedding photographs that are shot on film. He started shooting weddings on digital three years ago and very quickly switched to shooting exclusively on film.

“I have two main types of customers. There are the couples who approach me saying “I love your photographs. Can you shoot our wedding”? I have also been attracting film photographers and enthusiasts who come to me because they would like their wedding shot on film”.

“The people who do not know anything about film are a harder sell. We talk about the differences. They will not get as many images. The negatives will probably outlast digital files. And there is a different aesthetic”.

Baptiste laughs aloud. “This reminds me of my favourite photography joke"…

Client: “You still shoot on film! Are there still film labs?”

Photographer: “No I just shoot on film”…

I ask Baptiste about the practicalities of shooting on film. “The client chooses whether they want colour or Black & White. For most weddings, I end up shooting 75% in colour and 25% in Black & White. For colour, I use Kodak Portra 400 because it renders skin tones so well. For Black & White I shoot T-Max and as it gets dark, I switch to either Kodak P3200 or Ilford Delta 3200”.

Baptiste shoots engagement photographs and portraits on a Pentax 67. “It is loud, big, and not really convenient”, Baptiste explains. “For weddings I also use a Mamiya 645 with multiple backs and with the 55 f/2.8, 80 f/2.8 and 150 f/3.5 lenses. I also use a Canon EOS 5 and a Canon EOS 3 with the 35mm f/2 and 85mm f/1.8 (sometime a nifty fifty or a 24-70 f/4 for long days) lenses”.

“I typically shoot 15-20 rolls of 35mm and 8-10 rolls of 120. I develop the B&W myself but send the colour film to a lab. There is far less creativity in the C41 process”, says Baptiste.

“I spend a day shooting, a day scanning. I use Negative Lab Pro. And it takes 3 days for post-production”.

At the moment the final product is delivered through digital printing. In part, this is because Baptiste has not found a colour printing lab that still prints from negatives in France. Most couples want an album rather than individual prints, although I want to start offering hand printed B&W prints this year.

Baptiste also stores the negatives on behalf of his clients. He points out that the risk of losing a complete collection of digital files is higher than losing images stored on film negatives.

I asked Baptiste how his prices compare with the competition. “I am more expensive”, he says. “A typical digital wedding costs €1000-2000. My analogue wedding photography usually costs €1500-€2500 in comparison.

I ask Baptiste where he is going with his photography. “I have started to shoot on Super 8. I made a 5-minute film and it cost €300. I would love to be able to offer Super 8 wedding films. It looks amazing”!

One can not help but be caught up in Baptiste’s enthusiasm for photography. “This is a wonderful time to be an analogue photographer”, Baptiste enthuses. “There are so many processes to try”. I ask him about his personal work. “The problem is finding time for personal projects”, he explains. “I would like to focus more on portraits. You can not do everything”.

You can see more of Baptiste Plichon's work at <https://emgkphotographie.fr/>

Images © Baptiste Plichon 2022.

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Vlogger and photographer Baptiste Plichon – Friday Focus

Vlogger and photographer Baptiste Plichon - Friday Focus

by Christopher Osborne.

Photographer Baptiste Plichon splits his time between vlogging and an analogue only wedding photography business.

Photographer and vlogger Baptiste Plichon

Photographer, vlogger and teacher Baptiste Pilchon is 29, and from France. Baptiste is a true analogue photography enthusiast. He claims to be shy, however, comes as both thoughtful and enthusiastic.

Baptiste has been creating video content since he was 15. In 2017 he started making still images, and after a few months of shooting images with a digital camera, he had become bored. His wife Jenn was already a keen analogue photographer, and so is responsible for him catching “the analogue virus”!

Today he splits his time between vlogging and an analogue only wedding photography business.

Double exposure challenge. © Valériane 2021

His channel “EMGK Photographie - Photographe argentique” (EMGK Photography (Baptiste’s online pseudonym) - Analogue photographer) has 17K subscribers. Episodes are released on a weekly basis.

The breadth of subject matter is both impressive and unusual for an analogue channel. Previous episodes include developing in Cafenol, shooting a €100 roll of Aerochrome film, choosing a film scanner and what to buy a film photographer for Christmas.

There is no doubt that Baptiste spends a considerable amount of time researching each episode. He is a natural teacher, and is always naturally calm and upbeat. Each subject is explained at a level that will appeal to both beginner and reasonably experienced analogue photographers. His experience as a videographer shows. Each episode is professionally edited, and this makes for an educational and above all else enjoyable experience. The only negative point that I can think of is that I should have paid more attention in French lessons in school. (update: Baptiste will now subtitle new episodes for those of us whose minds wandered in “cours de français!”).

“EMGK Photographie - Photographe Argentique” can be found at <https://www.youtube.com/c/EMGKPhotographie>

Lomo Purple challenge © Nicolas Berté 2021

In addition to the Photographe Argentique channel, Baptiste and Jenn run a subscription based community “La Box Argentique” (The silver box).

Subscription costs a modest €25.00. Participants receive a challenge box every two months. This contains a roll of film, beautifully illustrate challenge cards, and a member print selected from the previous round.

Each box contains two challenges. Each participant can participate in one or both. These are normally of varying difficulty so that there is something for everyone. The challenges are designed to appeal to a broad range of experience and skills.

Film Washi challenge - © Alain Bodin 2021

Each box contains two challenges. Each participant can participate in one or both. These are normally of varying difficulty so that there is something for everyone. The challenges are designed to appeal to a broad range of experience and skills.

There is a community website where members can post questions. These can either be answered by other members or by Baptiste and Jenn. Members can also upload images for critique. Every month there is a community Zoom meeting where members have the opportunity to come together, ask questions, share ideas and techniques. The first concentrates on the contents of the box and the next challenge and the second is a critique of work made for the challenge.

The group is well run, and Baptiste’s passion for teaching is a great asset. Baptiste and Jenn work hard to strike a balance between technical and thematic challenges. Ever the perfectionist, Baptiste spends considerable time researching each challenge so that he is able to impart meaningful and accurate advice.

“La Box Argentique” is an interesting “product” sitting in a unique place between traditional training and leisure entertainment. For the French speakers amongst us this is well worth a look!

“La Box Argentique” can be found at <https://boxargentique.fr/>

Portrait image © Baptiste Plichon 2021.

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