Chiabella James: Still Photography on Feature Film Sets: Dune, Mission Impossible & More |

Chiabella James is a feature film photographer who has been on movie sets since she was born. Go behind the scenes as she discusses her experiences photographing film stills for movies such as Dune. She is currently working on a portrait photography book inspired by the impact of the pandemic and cultural unrest which will be sold to raise funds for mental health support.
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0:00 Introduction
1:27 The Family Business
7:11 Performance Photography
9:54 Her Gear
13:38 Dune
26:15 How to be a Unit Stills Photographer
32:39 Her Personal Work
37:30 Final Thoughts
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[@BandH]

Which movie would you love to take behind the scenes photos for?

[@JANESANTOSPHYSIQUEPRO]

Any! Just to be allowed to be in this environment and capture the candid behind the scenes in a real movie set is a dream come true!

[@patl4668]

Any!

[@MikeJamesMedia]

What a great life and career. Congratulations, Chiabella, and continued success!

[@Meta8_Eth]

Very insightful ! I’m feeling like it’s about time I reignite my photography career post 15 years of wedding photography…this would be my dream!

[@057rcbartman]

great laymen questions ! The moment Chiabella mentions the question will it ever happen and get past that point , it is that moment your asking the question. thanks for the confidence boost , such an important time of doubt and confidence.

[@MohanChowdada]

Love from. India!!

[@patl4668]

What a wonderful life! So jealous 😅

[@polarkiwis]

Hey. What Camera body does she use? Also what lens? How would the X-H2s go for this work?

[@saml9100]

Not sure what she shoots but check out melinda sue gordon who has done a ton of film set photography including oppenheimer, she uses the X-H1

[@kbasso22284]

Wow

[@orion2250]

8:08-8:18 volumes of truth

[@thothheartmaat2833]

lol its lit by someone else so you have no input.. yeah as a natural light photographer youre dealing with whatever is available so then it becomes more important for those other people to do it right so you can get a shot or else youre photographing dull bad light and the pictures look bad.. not our fault.. what she said is its all about the moment.. its so easy to take a picture of someone with their eyes closed or in a bad posture or not setting your white balance or using the wrong settings. thats what the photographer does. a manual camera is not a cell phone that does everything for you. there are decisions that go into what settings to use based on the available light, the speed of the action and the depth of field you need or if light is limited what depth of field you can afford where iso quality needs to be a consideration.. whether or not to use a flash dealing with mixed light and filters, modifiers is a whole can of worms that ruins white balances.. capturing the right moment so that its not 1/100 of a second too soon or late... all of that is how insignificant a stills photographers contribution is..

[@wb35mm]

Bad sound, especially the part of the interviewer, very unprofessional.