Autumn Woodland Film Photography | Mamiya 7 II + Portra 400

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5 жыл бұрын

I'm out and about on a film photography photo walk in my local woodland. I try to capture the change of colours as we head into Autumn. I'm using my medium format Mamiya 7 II camera and a roll of Kodak Portra 400 colour negative film. As always, my dog Barney, has come along for the walk too.
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Gear used on this vlog:
Mamiya 7 II camera
Mamiya 80mm f4 lens
Kodak Portra 400 film amzn.to/2Aap5BJ
Minolta Spotmeter F
Manfrotto bag amzn.to/2rPbQlu
Manfrotto 055 tripod amzn.to/2wPVC04
Manfrotto XPRO ball head amzn.to/2rU15xb
rocket blower amzn.to/2GwWxlI
Epson V850 scanner amzn.to/2HoSzwa
Tetenal C41 kit amzn.to/2PcOT5I
120 neg sheets amzn.to/2A99jXW
filmed on:
Panasonic GH5 amzn.to/2wSyrlN
Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 amzn.to/2wNSsdk
Rode Videomic Pro amzn.to/2GvTcDw
Zoom H1 recorder amzn.to/2KAjgQg
lav mic amzn.to/2KDJcuf
Variable ND filter amzn.to/2NRUNr6
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#woodland #autumn #portra400

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@Exercises10 2 жыл бұрын

Barney a gorgeous dog! Thanks for sharing your tips and techniques; I learned a lot!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

great, I'm glad you enjoyed it

@LuigiNespeca 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful atmosphere, nice shoots, sweet dog

@iainmc9859 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful shots. The sort of shot I'm guilty of walking past whilst looking for a more open vista.

@maxwellwellmax878 4 жыл бұрын

The Last Shot was just awesome

@Igarpe 5 жыл бұрын

the last picture of the backlited leaves ist just beautiful! Great video again Craig!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

@ruudmaas2480 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful images

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

thanks

@adamsyahwishnu6105 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this

@domgreco7 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanations concerning exposure. Very helpful.

@giacomoehrhardt 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, let me say: silent photography. the other side of autumn … no explosion of bright colours, but the subtle beauty of nature preparing for another cycle … the contrast between the perishing and the structures to stay like trees, landforms (sorry for my english … austrian ;-) … love this approach to photography very much and feel quite nostalgic thinking of the time when I owned a Mamiya M 645 …

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jakob and I think your description was spot on. As I walked around, the changes that were happening felt subtle and understated. I hope this comes through in the images. I'm enjoying shooting on the Mamiya at the moment and I'm glad I've gone back to incorporating an analog process back into my photographic workflow.

@haichuanw5096 2 жыл бұрын

拍照技术不谈，这位老兄体能超群，背几十斤重的大包行走自如，俩字儿，佩服。。。。

@CraigPrentisPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

感谢收看

@HFIHYHAGD 5 жыл бұрын

These colors are so amazing in these shots and your compositions with things like roots and tree bottoms are very reminiscent of abstract painting. Great stuff keep it up.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer 4 жыл бұрын

Magic place,gorgeous!

@tonyb2760 5 жыл бұрын

The first image and the last image were my favorites. Thanks for sharing

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, I'm glad you made it all the way to the end ;-)

@miguellopez-araus7020 5 жыл бұрын

The first and the last photos are my favorites. Good job Graig!!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Miguel

@acidsnow5915 5 жыл бұрын

man the mamiya 7II looks amazing! love this video! thanks for sharing this great content with us! really enjoyed watching this

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching ACID SNOW

@martincutrone5816 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, Craig. Thank you for going through your metering/exposure process, I learned a lot and appreciate you including that process. It is always a treat to watch Barney, and appreciate the beauty of the countryside. Thanks for sharing and teaching!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, I’m glad it helped. It’s good to find out what is of use for future videos. Cheers.

@chuckbarney3945 5 жыл бұрын

I watched the first bit twice. Once listening to you, twice to try to figure out what the obviously wonderful thing was that Barney had found in the leaves. A pine cone? A bag of gold? A nicely aged bit of calf liver? It was something special, whatever it was! I especially liked the last photo. Wonderful stuff. The first one was full of mood and just beautiful. I’ve never used Portrait 400 in the dark woods so it was interesting to see its limitations and strengths. I’ve only ever shot with it in well lit situations (generally). I live in the US Pacific Northwest, so it’s a concern here.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

I wish it had been a bag of gold, Chuck. No, it’s usually a stick or a log. He always picks them up to carry. If I take too long faffing about with my photo thing, he will normally try to bury it somewhere. As you can see, there is an obvious yellow bias in the greens with the Portra. It is lovely in ‘good’ light but I was interested to see how it would work with the soft lighting and darker conditions I had that day. Thanks for watching again; I’m glad you enjoyed it.

@glorymeeo995 5 жыл бұрын

really enjoy the peace and quiet feeling ！good job

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

glory Meeo thank you, I’m glad you liked it

@ceritat625 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning shots! Just so beautiful.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@derrenleepoole 5 жыл бұрын

I do enjoy your videos. They're very calming, thoughtful and considered. Good stuff :)

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying them. Much appreciated.

@CharismaticPlanet3822 5 жыл бұрын

wonderful vide Craig. You captured it beautifully. some shots are really stunning.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated

@DonKittle 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Craig, really nice outing. Loved the leaves through the leaves shot and the shot of the leaves that were going brown on the edges - both really striking. And yeah, Barney is a great mascot!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support Don. All these comments get relayed back to Barney too ;-)

@m00dawg 5 жыл бұрын

Haha Barney stole the show a slight bit with dragging around that huge stick :) Nice video as always and lovely photos!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, that's Barney favourite pastime. I love having him along with me. Thanks for watching Tim.

@milesmonroe65 5 жыл бұрын

Magic final shot.👌

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@nickmoys22 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Liked the last shot particularly.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

thank you Nick

@tomgamble5927 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, the first & last are my favourites. It has inspired me to take my Fuji GX 680iii to my local for woods...

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

That's great, enjoy your trip out. Thanks for watching

@sorinmitrea5138 4 жыл бұрын

I'm also looking to get a Fuji GX 680iii in the near future ... Can you share some impressions or if you have a link to your pictures taken with this camera? What lenses do you use most often for this camera?

@anja5758 5 жыл бұрын

first photo is gorgeous. thanks for sharing.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@JeffCreates 5 жыл бұрын

Really like the shot with the variegated effect leaves at 14:25

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Why didn't I know the word 'variegated'? Thank you for adding to my vocabulary Jeff :-)

@MichaelFreitag 5 жыл бұрын

Like it a lot! Thanx for your video!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Freitag thank you!

@SimonBoothPhotography 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, I love the slow process of working with film and this on you video is emphasised by the lack of music, which does make enjoying watching the process all the better. I am however, still drawn to digital I'm afraid. I have grown impatient and can't wait to see the images!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Simon, I'm enjoying shooting film again and the channel has kind of edged that way over digital. I'm not saying one is better than the other but at the moment, I get more pleasure out of shooting with the different formats on film. I'm excited about watching your progress with the Pentax MF though and I've looked at it myself (and the Fuji MFs) as a direction I may turn to in the future.

@miwachanels5444 5 жыл бұрын

はじめまして。私、英語が得意ではありませんので日本語で失礼します。最近、あなた様の動画を見つけて以来、会社から帰ると毎日のように拝見させて頂いております。大自然の中、マミヤ7Ⅱを抱えて撮りたいものを撮るというスタンスに強く憧れを感じます。私もマミヤ7Ⅱを持っていますが、最近はもっぱらデジタル一眼レフオンリーです。あなた様の動画を見ていたら、のんびりとフィルムカメラで写真が撮ってみたくなりました。これからも動画楽しみにしています。

@ShawnBrezny 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice set of photos, and really like how you put the video together. My favorite photo is at 14:17

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shawn, I'm glad you enjoyed it

@Juno-Doran 4 жыл бұрын

nice video to get into the autumn mindset... maybe I'm a barbarian but I carry the camera on the tripod and this over my shoulder, but I use a very light tripod, a Manfrotto compact action.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 4 жыл бұрын

I like to go as light as possible but always seem to have so much gear especially when filming at the same time.

@gabrielvenske8387 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha at 9:02 there's a random dog running through the shot.

@JDubyafoto 5 жыл бұрын

I love shooting Portra 400, but for the lighting conditions you had during this shoot I think I would have used a transparency film to pick up the contrast a bit. Maybe Provia 100? I really like shooting Velvia too, but i would have to shoot ISO 50 (I don't much care for the ISO 100) but I would rate it around ISO 32. The problem with that would be reciprocity in the conditions you had. Looooonggg exposures! Lovely images from a lovely day in a nicely wooded area. As always, I enjoy your videos. You're doing a great job!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you’re quite right John, I think the conditions would have favoured transparency on this occasion. Portra was the only colour 120 film I had so I went with it. Interesting to see the results though. Thanks for your support - much appreciated.

@sevakdilanchian 5 жыл бұрын

Had to sub after that first shot

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you!

@steveh1273 5 жыл бұрын

enjoyed the vlog. The Mamiya is a nice camera, do you have any other lenses for it? Do you know the difference between Portra and Ektar, or why you prefer one over the other? Thanks Craig....long live film!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, I only have the 80mm for this camera. I know Ektar would have been a better choice for a colour neg film for these conditions but I only had Portra in 120 so that’s what I used. I’ve got a few sheets of Ektar 4x5 so I’ll do something back in these woods with similar lighting/conditions soon. Thanks for watching.

@noahclark2302 5 жыл бұрын

what kind of dog is barney? love your videos by the way very inspiring! thanks

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

cheers Noah, he's a working cocker spaniel

@joangilisuarez7090 5 жыл бұрын

Nice shots. It is a pitty you did not had a 43mm to photograph the tree roots still nice composition with the 80mm. With this kind of forest and mist i really like velvia 50. I have a Mamiya 7 and the 43/80/150mm lenses. I enjoyed the video. Good work and congrats for your channel!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think some transparency would have worked well here. Maybe in the future, there will be the funds for other lenses but until then, I'll keep plugging away with my 80mm. Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it.

@literallyshane4306 3 жыл бұрын

HI Craig, great videos, thank you. do you develop your own film?

@CraigPrentisPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, b&w and c41

@brunoge1567 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video! And some amazing shots taken. Why did you use an external lightmeter? How does it compare to the internal one? Greetings from Germany

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Bruno, I'm just trying to get as competent as I can in metering different situations. I know I could use the internal meter, but by spot metering and making decisions as to what the exposure is (and making a note of it at the time), I can look at my film afterwards to see if I exposed correctly. In the last few years, I've got so used to shooting digitally and adjusting my exposure by looking at the back of the camera. I feel it's a skill worth mastering again. Thanks for watching.

@sorinmitrea5138 4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigPrentisPhoto What kind of lightmeter do you use? Do you have a link to this model? Thanks in advance... Great video, great photography technique...

@shpSevnper 5 жыл бұрын

老哥拍的太好了，用中国话就只有两个字，牛逼！

@pirminis 5 жыл бұрын

great channel! and well.. if you ask for feedback, here it is. Kodak Protra 400 is crazy bad for green/yellow color photos. Yellowish green doesn't work here. I would have chosen any film that keeps greens green, or shift greens towards green-blueish color. That would have an extreme inpact to the viewer. Otherwise very enjoyable video!

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you could be right here. The green/yellow tones are stronger than I anticipated and obviously it's more apparent when chopping the images in amongst the film footage. Maybe for colour neg, something like Ektar would have given a greener green and would have worked better in this situation? Excellent feedback though - thank you for your comments and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@CraigPrentisPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Justin, I've actually got a few sheets left of 4x5 Fuji Pro 160NS. Like yours, it's now expired but is being fridge stored and I'm looking to get it shot in the next month or so. You're right in that it would have worked better for this situation. But experimentation is good! I'm glad you've been enjoying the audio. I'm almost ready to dump my Epidemic subscription as I haven't used a music track for a while. Trying to record ambient sound whenever I can - I feel it fits quite well with the slower pace of large format photography. Cheers.