Portrait Photography On 35mm Film Cameras ft. Manny Ortiz
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- What happens when you take two portrait photographers who are used to taking photos on digital cameras and stick film cameras in their hands? In this video, you'll see Manny Ortiz and I take 2 classic Minolta cameras (which may or may not work right) around the Opryland Resort in pretty terrible lighting conditions and attempt to make some magic!
This was our first time photographing a model exclusively using film, and it was quite a learning experience! The Minolta XG-A and SRT201 were a lot of fun to use and in the coming weeks, you'll be seeing a lot more film photography coming to my channel. While there weren't any sponsors on today's video, I would love it if you would leave a like on this video, subscribe, and let me know what kind of film photography content you'd like to see from me!
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The cameras used in this video were purchased from a thrift store or through Goodwill online. Vintage film cameras like this are pretty easy to find and don't cost very much. If you're wanting to get into photography and have a limited budget consider checking out a camera like this on eBay or your local antique/thrift stores!
Wow. I guess I’ve shot film for so long, I’ve been taking for granted all the stuff I’m seeing you guys struggle with in this video. At this point it’s pretty second nature for me, but I can see how somebody who’s never shot film before would struggle so much with light levels and how to do basic exposure when you can’t change the ISO or see what it’s going to look like. Manny was heading the right direction with the flash, but a basic handheld incident light meter and getting creative with coming up with ways to hold the camera steady, or using the ambient as fill and the flash as the key would have done wonders. Add a basic trigger system so you can get the flash off the camera (or use the on camera flash to trigger another light), and it then boils down to just metering the ambient and going from there. It all works the same as digital, you just have to visualize it first, then make the image, not shoot or adjust settings until you like what you see.
I just want to say that Magdalena is my super model. She is so beautiful and knows what she is doing. Love you! ❤️
It looks as though you had fun, experienced frustration, found confusion, discovered gratification, and learned something new. I find that I go through this emotional rollercoaster each time I go through a roll - and yet still come back again and again. Shooting on a film camera FORCES me to slow down, to study my composure, and to use what I know about light. Most of us have learned the exposure triangle, but with digital it was always a reference as to what setting we want to leisurely adjust to get the shot. In film, without being able to adjust the iso/asa, you have to think outside the box and really understand the formula.
Kudos to you both for going through the experience of shooting film. Even through the challenges - all three of you showed that patience and creativity pays off. That's a reminder we can all benefit from. 😀
That shot at 3.09 looks absolutely fantastic!
film is a wonderful rabbit hole to get lost in.
No doubt! This session really inspired me to dig deeper and shoot even more. The discipline will only help me on the digital side of things.
@@MiguelQuilesJr I'm like a kid finding all his old toys in the closet. I picked up a ton of film kit between 2004 and 2010. I went all in on digital in 2011. Mounted what glass i could on digital and kinda just forgot about the film cameras. I started shooting film again in january. First with a nikon f100 and an old 85mm d lens. And now i'm buying 4x5 xray film because it's cheap.
I have to say I truly enjoyed this post. I started my photography journey as a 14 year old in 1981 in the darkroom. I also got my first SLR that year, a Canon AE-1 and I shot with it until my gear was stolen in 1999, never had a single mechanical issue with the camera. After my gear was stolen I start to delve into digital and I still shoot digital today but about 6 years ago I went back to shooting and developing film and I immediately realised how much I missed analogue, so today much of my photography is analogue using a Pentax 6X7 principally but I also have a great collection of Nikon 35mm film cameras.
Well done gentlemen.
This was so much fun and you both produced such beautiful work. I shoot Sony and I love adapting film lenses to them. This is giving me motivation to actually bust out the film camera and learn how to use it
So happy to hear it! That was the goal. 😃🙏🙌
As an introduction to film photography these are difficult lighting conditions (wrt lack of stabilization and especially focusing). Good results overall though. Your model is a portrait photographer's dream... my goodness she is beautiful and looks a lot of fun to shoot with
Funny, I just picked up a mint Olympus OM1N last week with 50/1.4 lens, hoping to use it to teach with this year. Thanks for acknowledging my comment on your one light setup. Have a fun time !
You guys got some really nice shots. The sync speed on Manny’s camera seemed to be a little off, hence the darker stripe at the end of some, but they still look beautiful. Nice job all 3 ❤
Thank you! It was a huge gamble using these cameras not knowing if they were working properly. I'm just happy that some of the photos turned out. Given the small number of photos taken I was relieved to see that we got some keepers out of it. Thanks for watching and more film photography content is just around the corner!
@@MiguelQuilesJr looking forward to it! This one was a delight to watch.
@@MiguelQuilesJr this is a video i been wanting to see for years. I giggled through all this cos being a full film shooter and seeing Manny which is one of my favorites youtubers shooting analog this video is Kodak Gold thank you for even thinking about this idea.
Most turned out very well, great, even. And now we know ISO 800 is fine for most indoor situations of non-moving subjects that has a variety of specular light available. Great location.
I don't understand Manny's comment about flying blind. Every time he hits the shutter on his Sony it's still just exposure triangle, composition, and focus, all of which are fairly easy for portraiture. Bracket if you must, and pay for more film, but the *methodology* is the same.
Nice guys! Adapt those lenses to your Sony, you will love the results!
Which Sony do you advise?
As a film shooter, I still don’t really know how to read those weird flash dials. And the flash shots were great!
They are certainly confusing! Wish I had used it for some of my shots but I didn't want to take any more chances 😂
Some of these turned out great! It’s a bit of a learning curve though
Thank you! It was a massive learning curve. We were worried our cameras weren't working right since I had just picked them up from a thrift store before the trip. Lots of lessons learned!
@@MiguelQuilesJr You were lucky to not have lightleaks since they came from a thrift store and not a camera store. I think Manny used a shutter speed faster than that old camera’s sync speed. I would guess it has a 1/160 ss
@@MiguelQuilesJr Next time you could use a tungsten film if you plan to shoot indoors. Cinestill 800T can look really cool for that.
Everybody has become so reliant on auto this and auto that and no one knows how to handle manual anything. Manual focus what's that? Setting exposure what's that? Driving a stick shift car...what's that? It's always good to know just for the sake of knowledge how to do things using your own two hands and your brain power. Technology is nice and convenient but it also can be a crutch. By the way she was saying "Slavic squat" but we all know it is really "Gopnik Squat".
Absolutely loving the look on most of these shots. Question: How did you develop the film? Also how was it scanned?
Thank you! I had these processed and scanned by thedarkroom.com.
I'm a little late watching this. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you guys. I learned on film back in the 80's My first camera was the Minolta Maxxum. It was the dawn of cutting edge, and I couldn't wait to put rolls through that camera. I still do to this day in addition to my digital work flow.
Nice shots - and well-exposed too. Done of them are a bit out of focus, but that’s understandable. The Lomography film is ISO (or ASA as we used to say) 800 - which is a bit unusual for colour negative films as I recall we only had speeds of 100,200,400 and then jump to 1000 (slide films like Kodachrome had 25 and 64 speeds - even slower in earlier decades). Perhaps the film is meant for cinema work?
Minolta was a great brand! In fact, until the 1990s Leica SLR cameras were made by Minolta. Back in the early 1980s I went for a system based on the Minolta X-700, mainly because of its light weight compared with my Nikon gear, only to discover the superiority of the optics and metering functionality (until I got the phenomenal Nikon FA which featured an early matrix meter).
"The ISO doesn't change?" Took me a second to get that. :)
My 2 favorite Photographers in a epic battle of the Retro "Sanford & Son" cameras!!!
Still have my film gear but it's just so expensive anymore that it rarely sees action. It is fun and brings you back to the roots
Nice shots.
😂😂 they all came out fire guys
Film let's you get away with taking some mid level shots sometimes 😂🙏
This was amazing. I just bought 6 vintage cameras. Some I used to own and a couple of range finders. So for every single camera I bought off eBay, they said they were in mint, working condition, I’m having to go to a repair shop because they don’t work properly.
👍👍👍
😀🙏🙏
Best camera man!
He's a pro!! 😂🙌
One of the best photography videos which I have seen :)
That was cool. Confined to 800iso (or ASA if you’re old school) and a fixed lens. Back then zooms were not that good so primes were the name of the game. Grain was a thing of beauty. I shot film for half my life and I don’t crave it. I love getting that look on digital though.
I like how often miguels photos are defocused - Like mine 🙂
Nice shots guys!
It's very artistic! (and it gives us hope)
You don't call Manny to a photoshoot. The man is a beast.
No doubt!
Some really good shots there!
Thank you! 🙏
MINOLTA GANG!!!
I would love to see a follow up to this video and the two to of you compare the results.
What lenses were used on the Minolta’s? They both had a great look to them!
I believe we both had a 58mm f/1.4 Rokkor lens
I love film. That is all that needs to be said. Forget the digital.
First of all, I applaud both of you for at least trying to shoot film. I think both of you got some great photos although not all. Unfortunately your lighting conditions were pretty poor. You wouldn’t have shot in this lighting even with a digital camera and at 1/15 you could only pray.
I think the shots that did come out good have a tremendous amount of Character and have that organic look and feel to them. Unfortunately today's digital photographers are stuck in how many Megapixels they can get, Pixel peeping to 400% and fail to see the artistic value of film. Don’t get me wrong, both of you are Amazing photographers, but Digital photographers that are trying film for the first time.
If I was in y'alls shoes, the person developing my film would have been like "who the hell shot this film?!" haha. Real talk, both of y'alls images came out good for the most part. 1/15ss wasn't your friend though, lol.
Thanks bro! We thought for sure that's how we'd end up too 😂😂 I just knew when I saw 1/15 shutter speeds with no IBIS or OSS I'd be getting some blurry shots. I leaned into it for this video, for entertainment purposes 😁
Whoa there was an arcade?
There sure was! It was a nice one too 😁
it don't fit
Its funny how you struggled to load the film and missed focus
Glad you were entertained, more to come with even more fumbling around 😅📸
When you were in LA (Samy’s Camera event), we discussed shooting film, you talked about your TLR & possibly creating a film channel.
I was great seeing you shoot film 💪🏽📸
@JoelMontielGhost_brigade Thank you! I actually made the channel already but don't have the videos ready yet. I'll be announcing it very soon. 😁👍
These photographers are 🌽
Thanks! We work hard at that 👍
So sad that you professional photographers didn’t take the time to learn how to shoot film, it’s the basics for learning about photography. Put Dow your digital for a month and just shoot film you’ll learn so much.
So very sad indeed. Matter of fact, based on this line of logic, I'll be heading out to learn how to ride a horse so I can get better and be more professional at driving my car.
@@MiguelQuilesJr 😂 Amazing.
Lomography ASA 800 film and model @magsbednarczyk. Obviously, two nothing-possibly-could-go-wrong choices. Great video!