Film Photography Mistakes Every Beginner Makes

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If you’ve ever tried taking a picture with a film camera and been disappointed with the results, this video is for you.
Today we’ll discuss the most common mistakes beginner film photographers make and how to fix them.
We’ll talk about the closely guarded secret that is used exclusively by all the best film photographers.
And you’ll learn about all the top secret tips, tricks and hacks to really level up your film photography game.
By the end of this video, you WILL be able to take better film photos than 90% of photographers out there.
And you’re not going to need any fancy or expensive equipment to do it.
And you don’t need to memorize any complicated formulas or extreme composition techniques.
Everything in this video is adapted for the beginner film photographer to be able to get up and running as quickly as possible with whatever film camera you have access to.
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@grainmaker.photography 11 ай бұрын

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@aglassbrightly 11 ай бұрын

I wish this video was around when I was in Photography 101. A whole semester of knowledge right here!

@grainmaker.photography 11 ай бұрын

Hey Carlton that's awesome my friend thanks, glad you enjoyed the video!

@aglassbrightly 11 ай бұрын

@@grainmaker.photography For sure!

@grainmaker.photography 11 ай бұрын

@TheMaliceTree 10 ай бұрын

This is the best crash course in film photography I've seen so far, thank you!

@bicivelo 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Nikon F sells for 100 bucks on ebay and they are tanks! They were the primary camera used throughout the Vietnam war by photo journalist and also went to the moon on Apollo 14. You can’t go wrong. 😊

@leaschmitt2496 5 ай бұрын

similarly, got the olympus om-1 and i love that fully mechanicalcharm. it's basically bombproof and i hope to keep using it for the rest of my life

@bicivelo 5 ай бұрын

@@leaschmitt2496 I think it’s very cool how we bond to certain cameras. We study them carefully. We learned how to use them to the max. Carefully set the Shutter-Speed/aperture to the proper light level. Learn from our mistakes. We care for them, and they help preserve memories for a lifetime. 🤓

@MarcoRoepers 8 ай бұрын

If you guess the distance, take a small aperture

@klarkolofsson 2 ай бұрын

To clarify this for beginners: not numerically small like f/2. You want a higher f stop like f/8 or higher to get a longer focus zone.

@mrki4937 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video, with a lots of Information. Just one point: measuring for the shadows: it actually means, that you take a spot meter, measure the shadows which are the darkest area you still wish to see some contrast in. Then you put this measurement in the correct ‚zone‘. The theory is, that a standard developed film has the ability to handle a stretch of an equivalent of 11 aperture steps from pure white to pure dark. Zone 0 is black and zone 10 is white. So if you open one aperture, you double the amount of light. This means, each zone is a doubling or halfen of the exposure. A normal lightmeter exposes for zone 5 (I think). So what you do, when measuring the shadows, you put them in zone 1. then you calculate your exposure for zone 5. e.g if you measure 1/30 in zone 1 you go up 4 steps: 1/60 - 1/125 - 1/250 - 1/500. And, because you want to make sure, that you really have some buffer, you put your shadows in zone 2 and expose 1/250.

@AugmentedGravity 2 ай бұрын

Some of these pictures mentioned here are just so iconic. Tiananmen square and Afghan Girl, both taken on the FM2, imo one of the greatest cameras of all time.

@UnconventionalReasoning 9 сағат бұрын

The cameras shown [2:15] is a great selection! Yes, I'm one of the people who says editing the scans is overdone. It's an extra step so the photographer can pretend they're doing even more to create the image. Whatever they took a picture of already did most of the work. If the effort was put into selecting the film, it seems likely that people will undo that when editing the scan. I know, I know.. I'm... right... 😂

@subrotomitra 6 ай бұрын

Very well made- got me to subscribe half-way through...clear, concise, informative. Keep it up. And I am not a beginner !!

@sputumtube 8 ай бұрын

Hugely informative - thanks for posting.

@ceco2193 7 ай бұрын

As someone who literally just starts out, Ioved this video! Immediately subscribed!

@klarkolofsson 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. The best beginners video I’ve seen.

@36on22 8 ай бұрын

I've been into film photography and doing my own processing since the 1970's. Your video is an excellent primer for those just getting into film. I started out with a Minolta SRT (all manual) and that's what I mostly still use (I was forever smitten and have 12 of them now). Thanks!

@scottfrancis8313 2 ай бұрын

I'm around the same vintage, and was thinking the exact same thing. Well presented and easy to understand for those who were probably born in the digital era. BTW, I started with Nikon FM2 and now have a cabinet full. The F3 is my daily.

@36on22 2 ай бұрын

@@scottfrancis8313 The Nikon F series is legendary. I have an old N90 tank that I love despite its drawbacks, and a D5200 digital that I use for macro. But my old mechanical cameras are my favorites, including a couple of old TLRs.

@1marcelfilms 17 күн бұрын

I enjoy taking film photos once in a while. I think I go through a roll of film every few years or so and its always fun to see the old photos.

@drayyum 5 ай бұрын

Great video man, I'm only starting out with film photography and everything made perfectly sense (unlike some other videos).

@hannuccia 7 ай бұрын

Great Video! Thanks for the help

@LakeCreates 6 ай бұрын

Looking to get into film soon soo this was very helpful! Thanks for a great video!

@map3384 4 ай бұрын

It also has a lot to do with the lens and the film. Ektar 100 for day, Cinestill 800 for night and Tri X for black and white.

@justcallmesando 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Subscribed.

@crispin8888 11 ай бұрын

Very useful. Lots of information in ten minutes....

@grainmaker.photography 11 ай бұрын

Thanks crispin glad you enjoyed it!

@crispin8888 11 ай бұрын

@@grainmaker.photography Your dry humour is also always appreciated !

@grainmaker.photography 11 ай бұрын

@jordanjoestar8839 4 ай бұрын

The Olympus OM1 is either one of the world's best cameras or I'm just lucky because my shots from that thing can easily stand toe to toe with my modern mirrorless systems. It's a hammer of a machine with some world class glass. I got 2 of them with 5 lenses for $120

@jorymil 4 ай бұрын

That Hasselblad was pretty heavily modified, IIRC. And the film was rushed immediately to the darkroom upon landing.

@janskrdlant4197 9 ай бұрын

As an "oldtimer" comming back to film photography I enjoy your videos very much and wish you all the best.

@turkey0165 Ай бұрын

I too as a old timer have come back to 35mm and also picked up some very nice donated cameras that are fun to use to make great photo images using film! Is Film comming back? I hope so! 😎

@fixedit8689 Ай бұрын

One piece of equipment you should have is a handheld light or spot meter

@bicivelo 5 ай бұрын

A few years ago i got a beautiful late 50s Canon P rangefinder. I loaded Ektar 100 in it, took it on a trip and started to carefully take what I thought were beautiful photos. I was getting close to exposure 36 and then was able to take another exposure and another and another and another and another and after about 45 exposures I realize something was wrong. Low and behold I fell to the first I fell to the first problem this video. The leader of the film was not connected properly. Lol.

@bicivelo 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Boy do I hand GAS. Lol. Canon QL17 iii rangefinder, canon P rangefinder, canon a1, nikon F and many lenses for them 😮 but, i LOVE shooting with all of them as it gives me great joy. Thank you 😊

@RealSergiob466 2 ай бұрын

My first film SLR is Canon EOS Rebel X it was cheap and I still have it with me and the best thing is in my opinion is the EF lenses even I could rent an EF lens and auto loading and reloading. the results are really stunning. I’m not gonna lie it’s still I still use it sometimes it was worth it and it still is.

@robwhite461 11 ай бұрын

I love my Spotmatic SP.

@grainmaker.photography 11 ай бұрын

Hey Rob, yes it's a beauty for sure!

@JustinInBlack 8 ай бұрын

Nice vid

@AugmentedGravity 2 ай бұрын

Yeah these GAS prices have been getting crazy lately😅😝

@andrewcastellane7802 19 күн бұрын

He does not seem to know much about SLR'S, Like my Canon AE-1 most of them from the 70's on have built in exposure meters and won't actuate the shutter if there is too much or not enough light, so there is no need to purchase a light meter or something like that as he advises, Hes probably just a actor reading a script.

@potatofuryy 3 ай бұрын

Why am i watching this lol

@thealaris Ай бұрын

To shoot film one day

@fabiocattaneo2297 10 ай бұрын

😞 'Promo sm'

@quitefranklyjosh 2 ай бұрын

Moon landing was in 1969, not 68. Concerned I'm the first one to mention that....

@jamesherrera3435 2 ай бұрын

You’re absolutely right. Apollo 8 was December of 1968… which orbited the moon but didn’t land on the moon. But still gave us the amazing photo of earth.

@QeZobaBazZz 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha “cheap cameras” in the first part you are so wrong. Also, you are not mentioning (as all the other youtubers pseudo phorographers) the large format (if you are introducing positive film why not mention the bigger formats?) and the correct way to end the processed film is to do a print with an enlarger machine and scan it, is cheaper and way better that scan negative because there are 3 ways to do it (a roll scanner for example) and every one of them have variations in quality, so to look the photogram properly you need the print (and please don’t “scan” with a digital camera that is a sacrilege)