How I Meter for Film Photography

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Күн бұрын

"Oh boy, an overly technical video about measuring light!" Said none of you, probably.
Cameras in video:
Mamiya 7
Film in video:
portra 800
Video recorded on my phone, and Sony a7rii.
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@thedondeluxe6941 4 жыл бұрын

It's not underexposed, it's "metered for the highlights".

@pierrezapata90 3 жыл бұрын

The same thing friends say to me when they don't want to pay me for their portraits.

@ikaros4203 3 жыл бұрын

BRO, if you don't UNDERSTAND bracketing then just SAY THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@WillemVerb 4 жыл бұрын

If you didn't overexpose you're Portra by 32 stops is it even worth developing??

@grainydaysss 4 жыл бұрын

No, fortune favors the bold. 32 stops or nothing

@anotherlife3579 4 жыл бұрын

@@grainydaysss COLABBBBSSSS!!!!!!!

@Being_Joe 4 жыл бұрын

Only if you plan on pushing by 10 stops.

@shotwithchris4357 4 жыл бұрын

Podcast episode with grainydays

@chrisperceval193 4 жыл бұрын

@@grainydaysss Guess you could use it a blackout material... after all every darkroom has the odd light leak!

@mattdayphoto 4 жыл бұрын

Baxter is a true legend.

@grainydaysss 4 жыл бұрын

Yea the legend of the chupacabra

@IainHC1 4 жыл бұрын

I think he loves you too Matt!! :-D

@infrequentflyer4271 3 жыл бұрын

I know it and you know it

@andrewayres9048 4 жыл бұрын

If I had a dollar for every time I watched you climb that fence to take a photo of the pool...

@-grey 4 жыл бұрын

This is high quality teaching right here. I learned more about metering in the last 11 minutes than in 10 years of shooting digital.

@theundefinedphotographer 4 жыл бұрын

The content is strong in this one

@VirtualS0lution 4 жыл бұрын

He called us gang 🥺❤️

@jelkafabianova2801 2 жыл бұрын

i have been trying to understand this for hours, and you simply explained it in 10 mins, thank you

@griffin.greene 4 жыл бұрын

Literally today, I was trying to make sense of light metering (and how to apply it, and what the results look like) and I COULD NOT find an article or video that explained it in a way I could understand. And I thought to myself... I really wish Jason would make a video explaining light metering... and then suddenly, a notification appears, as if the film gods heard my prayers... Awesome video, thank you so much. You have no idea how much this helped me.

@merryharry6487 Жыл бұрын

wish for superia to come back please

@THEEkidskid 4 жыл бұрын

This DUDDDEEE is the perfect balance of personality and information. Thank you for not just spewing info at the camera. Subscriber earned.

@mp3remix171 4 жыл бұрын

Willem is down to collab, would be fun to see you interview him in a true grainydays-fasion!

@grainydaysss 4 жыл бұрын

We will make it happen one day!

@mastaw 4 жыл бұрын

@@grainydaysss one day is how my mom says never

@Walaby50 4 жыл бұрын

@@grainydaysss One day is what I keep telling myself everytime i get beaten up by my highschool bully, now that I'm 26.

@cknoway 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best well rounded video on metering so far, thank youuu

@il32tu22 4 жыл бұрын

nobody has explained this better than you... and i've been watching youtube videos on this trying to learn. if you could possibly do more examples the way you explained with the aperture and shutter speed explanations/ comparisons, that would be AMAZING. But for now, this has been the best! Thanks a million

@icefox9875 Жыл бұрын

ik you probably won’t see this but thank you for these videos. they have so much value and there are so manny videos you make which help me and hundreds of thousands of people like me learn about photography in such unique ways. it is impossible to find this kind of information constructed in such a fun artistic and funny way for people to learn. thanks

@kamalufung07 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is the best explanation of Reciprocity Failure ive ever heard or seen. Idk if it just me but i feel like i could never find a good explanation on how it works. Super helpful

@nelsonclub7722 4 жыл бұрын

Reciprocity is the interchange of shutter speed and aperture. ... Reciprocity failure happens when this relationship breaks down. This commonly occurs with long exposures color films suffer from reciprocity failure when exposed for longer than a few seconds

@jas_bataille 3 жыл бұрын

@@nelsonclub7722 Yeah we were saying that we finally got it cause of this video thanks tho

@talkmeoutofit1 4 жыл бұрын

A very clear and informative demonstration, one of the best explanations I have come across.

@Rob-lz5iz 3 жыл бұрын

Is it cold in your house?

@xMadelaineS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This has helped me understand metering so much better. I have many missed images and I've always wondered what I should do in order to get a better result. I'll give all of these tips a try.

@alexandermeisel4585 4 жыл бұрын

Clip of you standing outside: shirt or hoodie is warm enough clip of you standing inside spittin facts about light: 10 layers of clothing and a hat seriously, is it really that cold in your appartement?😂

@greglamotte9407 4 жыл бұрын

That's LA for you lmao

@alexandermeisel4585 4 жыл бұрын

Greg LaMotte oh boi let me tell you about weather in austria

@freddieforshaw-ellis8509 4 жыл бұрын

@@alexandermeisel4585 when

@lucaschwitalla 4 жыл бұрын

That way he doesn't need to store his color film in the fridge haha

@alexandermeisel4585 4 жыл бұрын

Luca Schwitalla hahah true

@elizastephens Жыл бұрын

clearest and simplest explanation of the zone system and reciprocity..you made it seem so simple and logical. best metering video , thanks a lot

@samfrench1584 4 жыл бұрын

Literally so happy you explained stops

@dfphotovideo Жыл бұрын

One of the best useful videos that I watched from beginning till the end. Thank you for this it helps a lot 😊

@kevincalletor 4 жыл бұрын

Been reading about metering at night these past few days and this definitely was the nail in the coffin!

@juliowagner4985 4 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing for understanding metering. I’m going to try my best to share this info(and video) w all my photo friends

@edmundology6304 4 жыл бұрын

I was searching for this the other day. You and Willem needed a video on this

@aniKoboi 4 жыл бұрын

I love you and your videos man, super informative and easy to understand. BIG FAN!

@louisondessus 4 жыл бұрын

this is my first time seeing a video of yours and you're so funny! love your personality

@juliascamp2175 4 жыл бұрын

My brain doesn’t think in histograms so that was an interesting depiction to see. Thank you for making reciprocity failure easy to understand.

@MJA012- 4 жыл бұрын

Humour, design, education. You got all these covered in your videos. I applaude, don't stop, ly, bye

@rhyswebster 3 жыл бұрын

Ive watched 1 minute of you and I already love your dry humour, subbed lmao

@andystrong9564 Жыл бұрын

Love that swimming pool shot. This was a big help, thank you.

@lme4339 3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who properly explains those f*cking stops! Thank you so much! I was going insane since I started analog photography! 🙈

@matsukotokainn 4 жыл бұрын

I thought Matt Day was cool, too. UNTIL just now I found you "emo depressed ryan gosling" lol

@AndrewLowphoto 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought my first medium format mamiya 645 and wondered this, perfect timing man!! huge fan

@JustStayPositive27 4 жыл бұрын

same boat here bro, have run 5 rolls through it so far and only now just starting to get the hang of it

@pilsplease7561 4 жыл бұрын

Watch out you need to check the shutter and check the foam you might get bad light leaks and the shutters are starting to fall apart now and chances are your camera wont work right. My mamiya just went bunk.

@pilsplease7561 4 жыл бұрын

@@JustStayPositive27 I ran 10 rolls through mine and it worked fine now all the rolls come out blank because the shutter broke.

@DavidGarcia-sb9kc 3 жыл бұрын

bro, this the best metering video

@maxcalifornia94 11 ай бұрын

This video is badass dude. I know it’s an older video but I just found it today. Thanks. I love film.

@yannickjorzik-brzelinski8954 4 жыл бұрын

so cool, this zeppelin started from a small sportsairport near our home when i was a child!

@SergejKarssen 3 жыл бұрын

Trying to learn something here. Keep having to rewind because of funny. Worth it.

@StephenMilner 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, what a wonderful video. Keep up the amazing work! I look forward to your next video.

@eekostar 4 жыл бұрын

ive been waiting for a video FOR SO LONG

@TheOnlyPrashant 4 жыл бұрын

"Fuck digital camera" (Records with a digital camera)

@themightychippy3756 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know how much I needed this😂 Although probably not early in the morning, I might have to rewatch a few times to digest. Reciprocity failure just messes me up.

@RoryGamble 3 жыл бұрын

@grainydays For the part where you discuss sunsets, you switch from adding your exposure compensation by adjusting the meter iso (overexpose by 1.5 stops, set iso 400 ->160 etc) to saying the number of stops to overexpose by in addition to setting your meter to half a stop brighter. Any reason to mix the two approaches?

@paulinamolinari4099 Жыл бұрын

That metering for the sunset shot ufffff

@normansteinmetz643 3 жыл бұрын

People putting the thumb down have no sense of humor or feel missed a lot of information. Awesome video, I like your style of presentation! (Follower +1)

@wahyuprasojo5148 4 жыл бұрын

you lighten my day

@tombrooks5933 4 жыл бұрын

pulled out my nikon FA that i used in the 80s because of you. fortunately it was like riding a bike after 30 years of inactivity although a few knee scrapes here and there. fun times.

@MattHooker 4 жыл бұрын

I like using the measure once and then best guess for the rest of the session method. hasn't let me down yet.

@christiankollo 4 ай бұрын

the funniest creator i ever seen!

@ViktorVaughan 9 ай бұрын

That Mamiya 7 is a beauty!

@FabrizioZago 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable video, informative and clear.

@Cookerab 3 жыл бұрын

I was shooting Mamiya 6X7 in the late 90s. Old school meter. Phones are amazing.

@insurrectus 4 жыл бұрын

glad this video was on my recommended list

@IlBella_ 4 жыл бұрын

Gold of the week,holy Sheep .Thanks i learned a lot! Hope to see a video with Willieam

@tauriscruggs2085 3 жыл бұрын

I thought you were a sort of pretentious KZfaq film photo guy but the more I watched you the more I liked you haha. I really laughed out loud several times you’re pretty entertaining. I’m having issues with my light meter that I’ve been using for 5+ years not changing the iso all of a sudden and I’ve been looking for someone who can help me figure out why. You didn’t answer any of my questions but i enjoyed this video and am going to subscribe.

@SamSilk 3 жыл бұрын

Reciprocity curves for any given can be found in their respective film datasheets. It will spare you headaches.

@Mav540i 3 жыл бұрын

Love the comedy and the content...great work.👏🗣

@claudiaypaz 11 ай бұрын

you are very funny; great timing, and your self-deprecating is a great contrast to how much you actually know.

@Madguru 4 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, thanks!

@SamSilk 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video by the way. Very instructive.

@davidintokyo Жыл бұрын

Use the friggin' zone system if you've got a spot meter. It's easy. Measure the part of the subject you are most interested in. Decide how many zones away from mid-gray you want to place that part of the subject. Adust exposure by that many stops.

@dumblicker7024 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME

@btrdangerdan2010 4 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised the legends Willem and Matt haven’t commented on your video yet!

@gu4xinim 4 жыл бұрын

I use my digital to measure it, put in manual and see what the camera has to say, the trick is to always go 1 or half a stop over what the camera says since digital sensors work better underexposing and film works better over exposing.

@tobiasx8312 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much. Perfect Video for a beginner.

@stevejudge4068 4 ай бұрын

Simply Legend

@davidselby8115 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@ariyakaratas5773 3 жыл бұрын

While many try to be fun and it just doesn't work,you my man got my attention immediately with those dark jokes ! :D worth the subscribe!

@GibsonLucille 4 жыл бұрын

cool video, thanks for the work!

@danarapagna4392 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing.

@Paramocinema 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos and specially your photography.

@davidbanwell7728 4 ай бұрын

Very informative and humorous references I learn something thank you. For sharing this information.

@aristoioannidis7490 4 жыл бұрын

Top of the class.

@JustPassingByBaby 4 жыл бұрын

good for beginners. nice video, dude!

@theharveydean 4 жыл бұрын

I subbed back when you had less than 200 for the Shrek content. Still haven’t failed to disappoint 😂

@noximera1778 4 жыл бұрын

Killed it.

@dustyunderscore6085 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. “Ba-ha blasting out.” Niiice!

@joeloya1153 4 жыл бұрын

Yo dawg thanks for the video. i can't afford film so i just enjoy watching you shoot film

@piketubeman 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video discount Ryan Gosling. You're super chill and dryer than cider.

@garflikesradials 4 жыл бұрын

lol I had no idea it was possible to zoom the spot lens on my meter. thank you for this education.

@ChaChaDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

if this video reaches 15k views by next, half of it might be me watching. i’ve been looking for a video like this since i started film last year and this one is by far my favorite and find very helpful.

@ChaChaDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

i take that back. by tomorrow not next week. lol

@erinhoover6621 4 жыл бұрын

Your info was great!!

@brunoeiler8192 4 жыл бұрын

Brother .... Your depressive jokes are awesome .... Love them .....where the dog has more character than the host .... :-) ) )

@HonoluluBen 4 жыл бұрын

Good videos. Only one my wife can stand to watch about photography. Kudos

@irynastasiuk9184 4 жыл бұрын

Super useful. How about "an overly technical" films comparison / scanning process video?

@erwnalejo 4 жыл бұрын

never a dull moment with shrek, I mean Jason.

@chir0pter 4 жыл бұрын

What lens and settings did you use for 5:22? Pretty cool pic

@tikkukko 4 жыл бұрын

you are the light of my life (metered for the shadows)

@undisturbedkingdom8494 4 жыл бұрын

Baja blasting out!!!! Mans got me weak😂😂😂

@AetherCS2 4 жыл бұрын

Needed this

@simonlynchsae 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see others are using that app! I usually take a reading in the highlights, in the shadows, and select the exposure in the middle. So far so good, although I feel like you'll be judging me for it.... ;)

@jordanhayes7348 4 жыл бұрын

App name please?

@colmorley 4 жыл бұрын

@@jordanhayes7348 play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.willblaschko.android.lightmeterv2.free&hl=en_GB

@elk7809 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! What App do you use/ recommend for metering?

@MrLolotrololo 4 жыл бұрын

I think i like the most metering for shadows, its in betwen and for me looks best.

@sednoid 4 жыл бұрын

very good info but no sample shots with the shrek barbie, 2/10

@alexandermeisel4585 4 жыл бұрын

a new video? finally some good news

@TheKarlgiovanni 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for info!

@BlackOrdinance 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. Question: When I watch Willem shoot, he uses incident metering (even when he's not in range) for his subject/area that he is shooting. He'll just hold the meter facing upwards and get a reading, then shoot. I know how to use a meter, but get thrown off how he uses it, and some others...whats your take on using general incident readings while taking a stroll down the street?

@BlackOrdinance 4 жыл бұрын

@Miguel Isidro Not sure of the model; I would have to look back it his videos. But yes, you are right about his metering style!