2019.11.15 Rommel Bundalian

Different Breed: Rommel Bundalian x X-Pro3

Rommel Bundalian

在胶片和数码摄影这两个方面有非常丰富的经验
专职从事于360 VR摄影/旅行摄影
街头摄影一直是我最喜欢的摄影

工作经验:
2012年1月-至今- Imageworkz创意总监/摄影师
2008年6月-至今摄影师- 360无限艺术与摄影工作室
2003年3月- 2007年5月——自由摄影师/杂志撰稿人
2001年4月- 2002年3月————ADPHOTO助理摄影师/艺术家
1995年1月- 1999年3月-自由摄影师——Metro ManilaWARDS E
获得奖项/特约艺术家:
决赛入围- 2001数字设计大赛
1st & 2nd 取得名次 – Digital Print 2001年
特将 & 1st 亚军获胜者 – Master Digital Artist 2004年
特约摄影师:2007年1月
I-MAG 杂志摄影
特约艺术家:2007年3月WACOM亚洲网站
2007年9月“Image of the Week”PHOTOSHOP.COM – 美国
8th 取得名次和荣誉奖——AfterCapture杂志ADOBE全球大赛 2007
特约艺术家 – Corel Painter 杂志英国版
Mabuhay 杂志精选: 2011 10月
马尼拉新闻报专题 – 应用, App and Away 2012 3月

Maynila

My name is Rommel Bundalian. I’m a freelance artist/photographer based in Manila.
I love documenting the everyday, the mundane, and the seemingly commonplace scene in our everyday environment.

A resident instructor at PCCI (Philippine Center for Creative Imaging) and Fujifilm X-Photographer for 6 years.

MANILA, this is where it all started.

6 years ago, was my first Photowalk with my X-Pro1 with XF35mmF1.4. It’s been my photography playground for almost a decade. I’ve been to a lot of places in the Philippines and I love the diverse, the busyness and the coarseness of Manila. It’s people and its structures.

Capturing Manila is about seeing what’s a reality.

Last August, I’m lucky enough to test the new X-Pro3 in the street of Manila.

X-Pro3 + XF16mmF2.8 R WR
X-Pro3 + XF23mmF2 R WR
X-Pro3 + XF16mmF2.8 R WR

X-Pro3 is for real.
New design with hidden LCD with sub monitor for your film simulation is so classic but with purpose. It’s a niche market camera. Not for everyone, especially to people who love to chimp this camera is not for you. If you really into photography you will love this camera and if you’re new to photography you will learn photography with this camera.

To date, it’s the purest mirrorless camera design with advanced modern features.

The X-pro3 is the first X-Pro with hidden LCD, opening downward and getting down low or shooting from the hip is very natural in this hidden tilt screen. It gives a new perspective to a rangefinder type of camera.

X-Pro3 + XF35mmF2 R WR 1/250 f/2.0 ISO 8000
X-Pro3 + XF16mmf2.8 R WR

X-Pro3 + XF50mmf2 R WR
The new Film Simulation CLASSIC Neg. is based on Film Superia 100.

Majority of the photos I took with this project were taken with CLASSIC Neg. Film Simulation. Just like the Film Superia, I love the harsh tonality of this new film simulation it really looked so much like the film. It saturates some tones in your image. CLASSIC Neg. is now my new favorite simulation next to Classic Chrome.

The old COLOR CHROME EFFECT plus the New COLOR CHROME BLUE EFFECT gives a new impression and the result is amazing. You have the option to set the effect to STRONG, WEAK or just switch it OFF if you don’t like it. Same with the GRAIN EFFECT function but this time you have the option to control the SIZE between LARGE or SMALL and for the ROUGHNESS to STRONG, WEAK or OFF. A very cool feature for black and white images.

The highlights/shadows function is now the CURVE function. Clarity is the new addition; you can now add contrast to your images beforehand. Again you can set these things up before shooting just to give a little tweak on your image and lessen your postproduction.

I love the idea of setting all these parameters before going out for a walk it gives me a sense of uniqueness and character to my images.

X-Pro3 + XF16mmF2.8 R WR
X-Pro3 + XF16mmF2.8 R WR
X-Pro3 + XF16mmF2.8 R WR

New Multiple Exposure Function
I’m a fan of double exposure even before with my X-Pro1, I even had a series of it.
Now with the new multiple exposure function, you can shoot up to 9 images and choose your blending modes of Additive, Average, Bright or Dark. All your 9 individual images are saved in Raw. It’s fun to use and it will boost your creativity.

Sample image of five exposures in-camera with blending mode of “Average”

With the new X-Pro3, photographers will be more creative, more involved in the process and more attentive to the four corners of their frame. The removal of the D-pad simplified dials and buttons, the use of OVF/EVF and basic mode as possible “Manual” are simply PURE Photography.

I’m glad Fujifilm took the risk of making such an amazing camera with a very classic designed with advanced features inside. This camera is very unique and definitely is not for everyone, some will love it or some will hate it. It will slow you down but definitely will make you a better photographer.