The still photographs for The Hundredth Chamber were created with the Sony A7R IV using 20 mm, 35 mm and 85 mm lenses. Selected motion sequences were filmed with a 35 mm cinema prime. These choices were not made simply to collect wide, medium and close frames.
Every focal length creates a different emotional distance.
When the room becomes a character
The 20 mm allowed the architecture to speak. It showed the height of the salon, the long lines of the dining hall and the separation between a solitary figure and the world around her. Used carefully, it made scale feel psychological rather than decorative.
The 35 mm became our bridge between person and place. It held enough environment to preserve the story while remaining close enough to feel present.
The intimacy of detail
The 85 mm removed distractions and brought attention to expression, texture and small changes in the eyes. It allowed the room to dissolve while the muse remained emotionally clear.
A camera records what is placed before it, but point of view decides what the viewer is allowed to feel. That decision is where photography becomes personal.