When multiple interests intersect, I’m hooked. Case in point: the Yellowstone miniseries 1923, which I’m a huge fan of (favorite offshoot, even more than core Yellowstone). I also love photography. And, uncovering behind-the-scenes commentary on a Reddit thread? Chefs kiss.
The beautiful photos accompanying this Elle piece about the costume design by Janie Bryant for season 2 of 1923 were shot on a period-authentic Graflex Super D and the FP-100C peelapart film. The photography is by Sarah Coulter who is the Director of Photography for Paramount+ and Showtime.
Adding a layer of behind-the-scenes coolness, a comment from a post in the r/photography subreddit revealed more details by someone who assisted Sarah and lent the camera used:
Definitely my favorite combo to shoot with. Sarah is a friend of mine from NYC and brought me on to assist her to shoot on a (relatively) period accurate camera. It’s a 1940s 3.25x4.25” Graflex Super D I had modified to shot 4x5 film that is essentially identical to earlier models from the 20s. So I used a special centered 405 peelapart back and lots of that sweet sweet peelapart I sourced from a friend. We had to use an absolutely insane amount of tungsten lights on set as the film is roughly 80ASA and the lens is f4.5 wide open.