My name is Tanja Lippert and I am a 100% film photographer specializing in weddings, fashion, commercial, music & fine art photography. I’m also one of the hosts of a very special show on the Framed Network called FILM!
I live in sunny California, but travel worldwide for photography assignments. I am very passionate and committed to my craft. I love adventure, creativity, traveling, spontaneity, teaching and inspiring others. I am a dreamer and a hopeless romantic at heart. I thank God that he has blessed me with creative gifts and abundant love. On top of all that, I am pretty much a big dork!! I often get asked, “Why do you still shoot with film?” The answer is pretty simple. I am a huge fan of the quality, richness & “magical” look that film has to offer. My favorite films to shoot include Kodak BWCN 400, PORTRA 160 and PORTRA 800. I love the creaminess of the BWCN 400 and the fact that it is process C41 makes it easy for labs to scan this film and it is really beautiful! The PORTRA 160 is my favorite portrait film to shoot, the skin tones are beautiful and it has a creaminess to it that I love. The PORTRA 800 is wonderful film to shoot in both low light and sunlight, it has a beautiful saturation to it, while still keeping skin tones looking natural and amazing! Shooting film “connects” me to my subject and surroundings and makes me more acute to what is happening in front of my camera. There is no reason for me to be distracted by viewing the images in the back of my camera all day, so instead, I am focused on looking through the viewfinder; waiting for just the right moments to capture.
So many of those moments came during the filming of this season’s FILM Show. We spent eight days in the desert of Las Vegas shooting everything from muscle guys and muscle cars to beautiful models and beautiful scenery to a real wedding to getting shoot whatever makes our hearts happy. I chose to shoot one of the Assistant Producers in a series of “beauty” pictures because one of my favorite things to shoot are women. I love to make them feel special and beautiful in their own skin.
When I started shooting fashion work back in 2001, digital was not even an option. I learned photography on film and have NEVER switched. Despite the pressure of the photographic industries and all my fellow photographers, I have held steadfast and true to my love of film and have NO plans on ever switching. By using one of the best film labs in the world to scan my film into high-resolution digital files- I get the best of both worlds, film & digital. I get the look and beauty of FILM CAPTURE along with the convenience of digital (like utilizing Photo Shop when needed and being able to show my work on the internet and share digital files with my clients). Yes, it is true that film is more expensive to shoot and requires me to be an EXPERT at my craft. That is exactly why I will continue to shoot with it. For me, photography is still an art. It’s MY art. It’s my blood, my sweat and my tears. It’s also my joy and my love. I would NEVER dream of sacrificing the quality and look of the images I produce for anything. I know that every photographer has his or her opinion about which is superior, film or digital. For me, film is what makes my heart happy and emotionally ties me to my images.
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this is really cool. I always thought in order to shoot film you would need a really elaborate dark room of your own. Something I’ve always really cherished about film is the fact that you don’t see the finished product until the film has been developed. Although I shoot digitally, sometimes I feel like its kind of cheating when I get to go back a minute later and see what the pictures look like.
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Tanja- Loved this post! I am a huge fan. I just started shooting film recently and very quickly discovered the FILM show. You have been a huge inspiration to me, not only your work but your passion! thank you!
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Tanja – You are AMAZING! I love your funny and goofy, but also utterly good-hearted and compassionate personality! You describe yourself exactly as I have experienced you by watching the fabulous FILM episodes. I don’t care whether you should film, with smart phones or whatever, I like your work and I can’t wait for the next episode. Thx and all the best!
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the tanja job its amazing, I love film too and a still shoot film . My favorites films incluDE portar 160, 400 and ektar 100
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I simply LOVE this post! And your images Tanja!! And the fact that I re-discovered film this year. Love, love, love!!
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