Capturing Daily Life With the Ricoh GRiii
Why I Love the Design Philosophy of the Diary Edition camera
This photo of watermelons is one of my favourite shots I’ve taken this year. The sharpness, the colours, the light, the contrast - I love everything about it. Best of all, it’s a straight out of camera JPG shot on my Ricoh GRiii Diary Edition camera.
It’s a photo that I nearly didn’t take. I went to my local shops one day and on a whim I decided to take the GRiii with me. I often carry a camera, but rarely on a trip to the supermarket. Seeing the melons bathing in the strong afternoon light, I felt compelled to take a picture.
I bought the camera as my new everyday carry - partly because of the size of the camera, and partly because I loved the marketing behind it. My trip to the supermarket with the camera fed into the design philosophy behind it - using the camera to document your everyday life to build up an essay of your life.
It’s not just the size of the camera I’ve grown to love, it’s the sharpness of the lens and the colours it produces.
The GRiii doesn’t have all the famous names of the Fujifilm film simulations. There’s no Acros, Velvia, or Provia. But they do have 2 very nice colour simulations - negative film (which I use for portraits including the one of my daughter above) and positive film (which I use for most of my photos including the hose reel below).
There’s a few other film sims in the GRiii including this cross processed look (below) which is cool, though I’ve only used it once.
What I love about the GRiii is that it’s so small, it suits a more ninja style of photography. With no viewfinder, it forces me to seek more creative ways of taking photos.
[NEW VIDEO] Why I Switched: X100V TO GRiii
Learn more about why I ditched the Fujifilm X100V and switched to the Ricoh GRiii.
Other Posts Featuring Ricoh GRiii Photos
I’ve published 3 other posts this year featuring photos from the GRiii, check them out:
