Nightfall is about appreciating the little things. Finding beauty in the things we pass by without second thought.
My journey through visual arts and imagery, like many others, is far from a straight path. With each turn, stop and start comes a new feeling, a new thought, a new vision. I strive to achive emotion, and a natural sense of expression in all of my work to showcase life in it’s most true form. Starting roughly 8 years ago in photography, I slowly built up my confidence behind a camera and establishing my distinct view of the world through my work. Spending time in a photography class, getting hands on in the darkroom, experimenting with new genres, etc. all helped shape my view on what an impact imagery can have in life. As the years went on as a landscape photographer, I transitioned to grabbing my film cameras more and more for photos as the digital look left me feeling unfulfilled. This new undertaking taught me the importance of light for a story in imagery and taking every detail into account with each frame. Film still remains one of my favorite mediums and is mainly how I photograph today. However, throughout the years I found myself obseessed with learning about the processes of film production across several genres. Spending hours each day of my free time watching documentaries and movies analyising lighting, framing, story telling through action rather than words, and much more, I decided I needed to pivot my work. That brings us to current day, where I work a “9-5” to pay the bills and devote all of my free time to developing my skills, gear and craft as a new-found cinematographer. Yes, not a photographer…despite my background, the nuances of cinematography has pulled me in. I push myself to gain any first hand knowledge I can on Film sets/ Projects helping in any capacity, so if you have a Project/ Film set and are looking for grip/camera help see my Contact page! I am also working on completing a solo project I shot and directed! So whether that be a documentary, commercial shoot, short film, etc. I aim to exceed expectations and build lasting clients.
Thanks for your time!
~Nik Ziobrowski
Gear List
Main Camera
Canon EOS R w/ Life + Guard Waves Blue
Film Cameras
Canon F-1 SLR w/ Waist Level Viewfinder | Canon AE-1
Lenses
Canon RF 100-400 f/5.6-8 | Canon RF 24-105 f/4 | Canon EF 17-40 f/4 | Rokinon Cine 35mm USM II
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 | Canon nFD 200mm f/2.8 | Canon nFD 35-70 f/4
Tripod
Leofoto Mountain Series LN-324C w/ FLM CB-43FTR + QLB-60 Clamp
Backpack
F-Stop Mountain Series Lotus 32L
Gimbal/ Video Rig
DJI RS3 | Tilta Lightweight Shoulder Rig | Tilta Nucleus-N | Atomos Ninja V | Samsung 870 Evo SSD’s
Drone
DJI Phantom 3 Standard Edition
Post Production
Adobe Creative Suite | DaVinci Resolve 18
Misc. Accessories
FALCAM F22 Ecosystem | Rode Microphones | SmallRig Rig Accessories