Anthony Thorne
When analog film was losing popularity, many photographers asked for ASTIA to continue, confirming its popularity in genres thought only replicable with film. The ASTIA Film Simulation preserves this beloved film stock in digital form.
Let’s imagine a situation where ASTIA excels. Picture a wedding in a sunny garden. The bride is walking through trees. Strong sunlight casts dappled shadows on her face and wedding dress, and if you adjust the exposure to either the highlights or shadows, detail in the other will be lost. If your image is brightly exposed to record the expression on the bride’s face, you may lose the important details in the dress. And what about the color of the dress in the shadows or the greenery in the background? This is where ASTIA comes into its own.
The transition from highlights to shadows is smooth, while saturation is maintained. This results in a graceful look with a rich mixture of tonal gradation and saturation. ASTIA is invaluable for portraits under bright sunny skies, night scenes in which color and lighting differences are likely depending on the light source, and for landscapes and nature when controlling or changing the light is not an option.
