I hope this video inspires you to dust off that film camera sitting on your shelf and load up a roll of film. If you have any questions please leave them in the comments below.
Great video 👏🏻 I recently dusted off my old Canon AE-1 that I bought 12 years ago when I took a film photography class. I loved it, learned how to use the dark room and print my own negatives on enlarging paper! Unfortunately it quickly became way too expensive for me at the time and thus, my camera went into storage. Now that I’m in my 30s I can afford it, yay! I’m camping in the Rockies in a few weeks and decided to brush up on my knowledge a bit to get some great shots. I can’t wait to see the results!!!
I remembered watching this a few years ago and found your video again now in 2022 to help with all this awesome information. Thank you for this video. Keep up all your great work!
This is a great video!!! Thank you so much for explaining how you shoot in such an intuitive way. This video was so well done. I’ve been looking for examples of results with different film & settings to get a sense of what each element of your shot is doing. So thorough, informative, and accessible! And you’re an amazing photographer as well!
I know literally nothing about photography but just bought an AE-1 at a yard sale for $27! I want to try to just have fun, but this was great information and easy to understand. Subscribed to scope out any other "tutorials" you may have for beginners! Your photos are amaaaazing 😍
Thanks so much!! Check out my how to shoot film series I’ve been working on. It goes more in depth about each subject if you need any help. Hit me up if you have any questions 🙌🏽
My wife, (just married last week) got me an AE-1 as a wedding gift. I've been shooting with an old nikonos and really wanted an AE-1, my dad actually gave me one years ago and it was my first camera. Unfortunately I don't have that one anymore but I am stoked to play with this. I just recently started developing some B&Ws and have an enlarger to make some prints. Stoked on your video, it got me pumped!
Zachary Brown yessss I love hearing that. Congrats on getting married! I’m super jealous of you developing and making prints. If my house wasn’t so small I’d setup a mini dark room. That’s the goal one day. Stoked you enjoyed the video!
Love your mix of information and photo sharing - just started trying out film with an AE-1 and am aiming for the same saturation and contrast your beautiful shots have - keep the content coming!
It took me 20 minutes just to get through the set of beach images. Pause, play, pause, skip back, play, pause and so on. I cant wait until my photoes look as good as yours some day. May be a while still lol
I just ordered a Canon AV-1 which is the aperture priority ONLY version of the canons slr and am excited to use it. I've subscribed because your film photography is out of this world!
Thank you for creating and sharing such a wealth of information to us. I’ve learned so much from your website in just a few weeks of discovering who you are...amazing work! 👍
First of all.... 73,000+ ?????????? Bro. HAHAHAHAHA! I also love that a video accompanied the photos! It's so cool to see them side-by-side. With all the information you shared, I'm already learning for my next set of film. I'm sending my 4 rolls this weekend and I don't think I pushed them as much so I'm assuming a lot of my photos will be muddy but still an awesome learning curve. I also love the editing!! Oh my goodness!! So much greatness in this video. Thanks, Tony!
That's awesome. Thanks so much for all the positive support. So glad the info is helping. Always err on the side of overexposing. Check the link in the description about exposure. Seeing the image examples will really help you understand how much you can overexpose film.
So glad it was helpful! Definitely will be shooting and sharing a lot more 35 over the next few weeks. Heading to Hawaii with the family next week. And thanks for subscribing!
LOVE THIS! Thanks for adding info about editing- super helpful. I’ll be rewatching this for sure before I shoot a couples session in film this weekend. My question: is it actually bad to bring film through the xrays at the airport? How do you travel with your film?
That’s a great question. The airport says a certain ISO like 100-800 is okay. I don’t trust that and hand them a clear bag with all my film (exposed and unexposed) to the TSA person to hand check. They’ll do it without running it through the x-ray. And yeah. Way too many emails.
Is the built in light meter in the Canon Ae-1 inferior to buying a separate light meter? What are the advantages of using a separate one instead of the in-built one?
Yes all in camera meters have their drawbacks. The in camera on specifically is not great in backlit situations. Using an external meter gives you the flexibility to get the exact reading you want rather than an average or evaluative reading. Using an external meter is one of the first things I recommend when mentoring people on improving their photos. Especially if they’ve been getting underexposed and overly exposed results. Using an external meter makes you look more at the light and pay attention to the settings, ultimately helping you learn to read light better.
I don't typically, but a lot of the times I remember the settings for specific shots. I also will take note if there's a unique situation or a difficult scene to meter. I'll just add a note in my phone so I can reference it later. My Contax 645 records the settings on the negative which is the best. It is super helpful to record your settings though so you can learn what you do right and what went wrong.
Joshua Garcia yeah you’re essentially underexposing it a half a stop. I’d suggest shooting it at 200. If you’re halfway through a roll you could just continue to shoot at 400 and have the lab push the roll a stop by writing +1 on the roll and asking them to push a stop.
@@TonyWodarck ahhhh okay, so if I overexpose it's a + and if it's under it's - perfect, I mean it makes sense but everything I was reading made it seem backwards. Thank you again!
Joshua Garcia if you’re going to push it a stop with the lab, you’ll want to underexpose your shot. If you’re using an exposure compensation dial I’d recommending putting it at -0.5 or -1 and then shooting the whole roll like that. Then have the lab push it +1.
Thanks for the insight man! Im planning to start shooting on film for the first time. I know a lot about digital media, but film is a different world for me. Outstanding photography work, your pictures look really great. I have a question, would you recommend buying a scanner or send it into the lab? Since my background is purely digital I feel doubtful about not managing my own pictures myself or to wait a week or so to see the end result.
Beto Méndez thanks! I’d recommend starting with a lab and if you fall in love maybe you start scanning your own work. A lab is more expensive but they’re professionals and at least you’ll have a benchmark. Good luck. Film is so addicting!!
Thank you so much!!! It’s hard trying to setup the video and take photos and talk and edit and do it all so I really appreciate the compliment. Super fun to put it all together though. I’m having fun. And I think everyone should grab a camera and give it a try. Do it!!!
@@TonyWodarck you’re welcome. I’ve been testing out my Canon AT-1 and my Voigtlander 35mm range finder in preparation for my trip to Iceland…I’ve been studying and learning all I can for shooting on 35mm. You’re video was inspiring and I’ll try to set the ISO at 640 and +1 when I get it processed. I’d like to try the Goodman film lab but it’s a drive from Burbank so I’ll have to find something local.
I have the Canon FD 50 1.8 which was the kit lens and easy to find. A lot of photos in this were shot with the Canon FD 85 1.2. An amazing lens but a bit pricy.
You can buy on Amazon, KEH.com, eBay or the Facebook Marketplace. To get the photos on your computer you’ll need a lab to process the film and send you high res scans.
What if you don’t do the processing and just send the roll to your local lab? Can you do the same procedures with exposure? Do you need to instruct them you did overexpose?
Yep. I have the lab do it all. I just tell them to push it one stop if I shoot it at 640 for 400 film. If I shoot 400 at 320, i tell them to process it normally.
honestly my only question (you answered everything else in this video) is when u are telling the lab u PUSHED a roll you put +1 but for the other roll where you shot at 320 you didnt tell them anything so would they just process it as normal? i planned on shooting my 400 rolls at 320 maybe even 200 and am mentally arguing with myself if i should even tell the lab anything and just shoot everything overexposed >_
Sinorox that is a super common question. Yes, for the 320 roll or even if you shoot 200 you don’t have to tell the lab anything. Portra does really well overexposed. You just meter at 320 or 200 and have the lab develop it normal.
Great video but slightly confused. Forgetting the light meter for a sec. If you're using Portra 400 what do you have your sensitivity set to in camera?
I shot a roll of portra 400 at 200 but told my lab to develop it at 400, I've always been confused my the pushing and pulling thing. Did I overexpose my film or underexpose it, and then what happened when it was developed as 400 iso?
Thanks! I really like your video! Maybe there's an error in your description about how digital, from my understanding, digital sensor behaves better in the hightlights because of the information distribution, there are more information stored in the hightlights than in the shadows, thats why shadows has noise in it. The amount of space available in each stops follows the following pattern where left is shadows and 1024 is highlights: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024
Nope not a mistake. Shoot a digital photo in raw two stops underexposed. Do the same with film. Bring the exposure back up to proper exposure. The film will look like crap and be muddy and the digital will be fine. Shoot the same scene two stops overexposed on both. The digital will clip highlights that won’t come back. The film will look fine.
@@TonyWodarck Got it, so are you making a comparison about this two? heard that the correct way to get the most out of your digital sensor is overexposing your photography, taking care of not blowing your lights, eg: for a camera with 10 ev of dynamic range the correct exposure should be around 1+ ev
@@KeilerDelgado I'm not sure about that specifically. How I work and edit with digital cameras is to always save my highlights. I would shoot more like -.5 to -1.0 EV on a digital sensor. The highlights go quick.
Ok, I'm new to this and I done it this way... Took Portra 400 and metered with my handheld meter at 200. What would the difference in the final outcome compared to this?? Thanks
You shot the roll one stop overexposed. Film handles overexposure really well. It will look pretty normal and good. I like Portra 400 at 320 which is a half stop overexposed. Would be hard to notice a real difference.
so when you push or pull the film. are you still metering for correct exposure ? meaning change the Fstop or shutter speed ? and when you develop the film, your just developing at film speed correct ?
I’m metering for correct exposure but at 640 for Portra 400 if I’m pushing it one stop. Meaning I put 640 iso on my meter and then meter exactly what reading it gives me then have the lab push one stop (+1).
Hery Perez thanks so much. I’m shooting with the Canon FD 85 1.2L. It’s a beast of a lens. So beautiful and sharp. Glad to hear this video helped. Go out and shoot some rolls of film and take notes on what you do. That’s the best way to learn in my opinion!
I LOVED how you explained everything. I don’t know if you will respond but can you change the settings to were you can have one roll of film with different looks on each picture if that makes sense? Like if I set the setting for one spot I’m in and then I go to a different scenery spot with different lighting can I change the settings? Or does the settings have to stay the same through out the whole roll?
Here I am responding! Hahaha. You can change your shutter speed and your aperture for any scene. The only thing you can’t change is the iso because the roll you chose is the iso you chose for the entire roll.
is 85mm your go to? just ordered an Olympus om-1 this week and thank God i found your channel. was planning on shooting Portra at 200 ISO but now im gonna shoot at 640 and push lol. Thanks, Tony!
Thanks! That 85 lens is so amazing I love it. 50mm is my typical go to focal length though. If you’re shooting at 640 make sure to tell the lab to push the film one stop. Good luck and have fun!!
@@TonyWodarck yea I had no interest in 85mm until coming across your work. and thanks for the tips man ive been binging your channel all weekend. keep up the great work my man
Hi Tony I have a quick question, you use the ports 400 50mm film only for a 50 mm lense is that correct? Each film is for a particular mm lens. Am I understanding that correctly?
No there’s two main types of film. 35mm which doesn’t refer to the focal length. It’s the little canister type film that you’re used to seeing. That goes in all 35mm film cameras regardless of the lens used. The other film is called 120 or Medium Format. It’s a larger rolled film on a spool. That’s used for medium format cameras.
@@TonyWodarck thanks! Appreciate it! I notice the Portra 400 is on the pricier side. You know any alternative options for the similar look I just want to mess around before I invest $80 into a roll of the film I actually want to use.
As a beginner to film photography I just wanted to point out that I have read differently when it comes to exposure for film vs digital. Some site mentioned shooting underexposed on film and overexposed on digital. In my experience I've always shot overexposed in RAW format and brought the exposure down in post through Lightroom and kept a surprising amount of detail in the process. I've found that shooting underexposed and raising the exposure works incredibly well also. But I've been a little nervous about overexposing the film when using my AE-1.
I can promise you, film does way better with overexposure. If you underexpose film it gets bad quick. This article should help make that clear petapixel.com/2016/03/29/exposure-affects-film-photos/
@@TonyWodarck Thanks for sharing! I found it interesting that no matter how overexposed the image was it still wasn't blown out and white washed. I've been shooting at box speed but I'll definitely try shooting +1 next time around.
I just picked up an old Canon AE-1 today at a flea market for $85 plus tax. It has a 50mm lens on it. The only thing I saw wrong with it is inside. I took the lens off and at the top of the mirror box was a little but if black foam that is deteriorated. A tiny piece of it was hanging down. It may cause some light leaks or may not. I'm not sure if it's there to keep light from coming in around the lens or from the viewfinder. I think it'll be OK. I have to buy a battery and film for it. Suppose I want to shoot black and white and want it with more contrast? Would I slightly under expose it? Also, why 400 film if you have good light? Or is portra 400 the type of film? Is been a while since I've bought film to shoot. I usually just bought Kodak or Fujii film. I've seen Fujii film at Walmart so I know I can get it in most big cities.
LOVE your video mate. Super informative. I understand all of it but don’t understand what you mean by “metered at 640” though. What did you actually do on the camera to achieve that setting?
Metered at 640 means I put the iso setting on my camera and/or external light meter to 640. Whatever I’m using to tell me my settings is set to iso 640. Then when I shoot I’m tricking my camera to thinking I’m using iso 640 film but I’m really using 400. A 1/2 stop difference of underexposing. When I go to the lab I tell them to push the roll one stop. This takes it from 640 to 320 essentially which gets me to a half stop overexposed. You can also just shoot at 320 iso and not push it a stop at the lab just have them process it normally. I’ve been shooting this way a lot more lately.
@@TonyWodarck I understand. But why would you want to underexpose your film when shooting? If film loves light, aren’t you likely to lose a lot of information? You can’t make that up in processing can you?
I'm a little confused. In reading, pushing portra 400 1 stop, should leave you using 800 iso but you use 640 iso. Would you be able to explain the difference?
Cause I like to overexpose a stop so I’m shooting for 320 not 400 and 640 not 800. I want a little more light that the box speed. Hopefully that makes sense.
Hello I might buy a canon ae1 program with 50mm f/1.8 lens. I will be using it to shoot cars as a hobby, do you recommend that lens or anything else? Thank you, I will be using your videos to learn.
I haven’t shot many cars but a 50mm is a great length for details and little to no distortion. I’d definitely recommend this setup. Try it and adjust your lens as needed. I personally love the 50mm focal length for pretty much everything.
Hello! The sekonic l-358 Flash Master isn’t available in my country. I’d like to know if sekonic l-308 Flash connects to the Canon AE-1 and if it gives the same effect on the photos than the other one. Thank you!
Matilde Ribeiro the light meter doesn’t connect to the camera. You just use it to measure the light, like a thermometer or something. Then you take the reading off the light meter and input your settings on your camera accordingly. The l-308 is a great light meter too. Would definitely recommend. Search some RUclips videos on how to use one. They’re pretty simple.
recently got into shooting film, rookie mistake with first roll i "thought" i rolled the film back up but i was wrong and ruined a bunch of shots. What was your first mishap if you have ever had one while shooting film?
Hahahaha it happens! Still to this day. Literally as I was shooting the roll at the beach in this video my shutter kept automatically firing as soon as I wound the camera. I couldn't tell what was wrong. I thought maybe the roll had come undone inside. I opened the back in bright sunlight to check. Lost a few frames by exposing them, but saw nothing was wrong. Closed it back up. Finished the roll and 29 of the 36 were great and one had some cool light leaks. You never stop learning and making mistakes. Keep shooting. Keep making mistakes. The outcome far outweighs any mishaps. Thanks for checking out the vid!
anthony vasquez did the exact same thing today. My first roll forgot to push the button at the bottom to release and tore it. Haven’t gotten it developed yet to see. Thrifted my canon ae1 and a1 for $3 for both.
Hi Tony - how do you manage to get accurate focus with the AE-1 at wider apertures - for example, of your daughter, who must have been moving as you were trying to focus? It's one thing using a split prism on a stationary subject or even people in the distance at f11-16 but how did you manage to get such great images at f2.8 - f4 when the subjects were moving?
Shane J thanks so much. Yeah I shoot a lot at 4.0 and under. I will sometimes adjust for focus on a certain spot and let the subject come into that spot and fire. Or get the subject in focus and focus in front of them, let them walk into focus and fire. I’m also showing you the ones in focus, there are plenty that are out of focus when you’re shooting pretty wide open on moving subjects. It’s a gamble but I just love the look of it. You get a lot better the more you practice. I just recently got a rangefinder too and I find my hit rate is even better with that doing those same methods.
Thanks Tony - I'm getting back into film after 10 years so I guess it's a lot of practice and blurry shots before I improve! I hope that you can do a future video on how to focus - not just zone focusing but also with an SLR which is harder. I have to say - I really enjoy the way you deliver your videos and also the fact that you respond to all comments. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to more great content from you.
Great vlog. I'm just looking at picking up a film camera but can't decide which to go for, how do the AE-1, AE-1 Program and A-1 compare with each other ? The Minolta X-700 seems to get recommended a lot.
Simon Worger thanks! Can’t go wrong with any of those. They are all pretty similar and the differences are minor. I made a whole video recently about finding your first 35mm camera. Worth a watch. I also have a link in the description of all the cameras I recommend.
I hope this video inspires you to dust off that film camera sitting on your shelf and load up a roll of film. If you have any questions please leave them in the comments below.
I don't understand how you metered the Iso to 640 or 320 when the AE-1 only lets you do in increments like 50,100, 200,400,800 etc
Armon Mohammadpour i used an external light meter not the one in camera so it didn’t matter what I put on the camera.
What lens are you using? Not the original, I'm guessing?
@@wahsdarb1013 I was using the 85mm 1.2L in this video. It's an incredible lens.
@@Armonius1 That was a great question! I was wondering the same thing
Ah the beauty of film: making me nostalgic about a trip to the beach I was never on!!
Hahaha love it
I personally love the look of vintage photos!
Daniel Burford thanks dude!
Great video 👏🏻 I recently dusted off my old Canon AE-1 that I bought 12 years ago when I took a film photography class. I loved it, learned how to use the dark room and print my own negatives on enlarging paper! Unfortunately it quickly became way too expensive for me at the time and thus, my camera went into storage.
Now that I’m in my 30s I can afford it, yay! I’m camping in the Rockies in a few weeks and decided to brush up on my knowledge a bit to get some great shots. I can’t wait to see the results!!!
Epic! Sounds fun. You’re gonna love the results.
The feeling of getting your scans delivered 🙊
It's the best! Hahaha
I remembered watching this a few years ago and found your video again now in 2022 to help with all this awesome information. Thank you for this video. Keep up all your great work!
Rad thanks so much for watching. Stoked the video is still helpful!
Just bought an AE1! Comes on Friday. Excited to give it a go. Been shooting digital since 2017.
Rad! Such a fun new medium.
This is a great video!!! Thank you so much for explaining how you shoot in such an intuitive way. This video was so well done. I’ve been looking for examples of results with different film & settings to get a sense of what each element of your shot is doing. So thorough, informative, and accessible! And you’re an amazing photographer as well!
Sarah Danielle well hello nicest comment ever. Hahaha. Thanks so much for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video! ♥️♥️♥️
I just purchased the canon ae-1 today but bought 3 rolls of kodak gold 200 to practice with and Dodd gave me a free roll of portra 400 for my birthday
Kenyatta Davis yesss enjoy!! I haven’t shot Kodak gold but I like the results I’ve seen from it. Have fun!!
I know literally nothing about photography but just bought an AE-1 at a yard sale for $27! I want to try to just have fun, but this was great information and easy to understand. Subscribed to scope out any other "tutorials" you may have for beginners! Your photos are amaaaazing 😍
Thanks so much!! Check out my how to shoot film series I’ve been working on. It goes more in depth about each subject if you need any help. Hit me up if you have any questions 🙌🏽
This is like being audio file and loving tube amps and vinyl records. I love my Ae-1.
My wife, (just married last week) got me an AE-1 as a wedding gift. I've been shooting with an old nikonos and really wanted an AE-1, my dad actually gave me one years ago and it was my first camera. Unfortunately I don't have that one anymore but I am stoked to play with this. I just recently started developing some B&Ws and have an enlarger to make some prints. Stoked on your video, it got me pumped!
Zachary Brown yessss I love hearing that. Congrats on getting married! I’m super jealous of you developing and making prints. If my house wasn’t so small I’d setup a mini dark room. That’s the goal one day. Stoked you enjoyed the video!
Tony Wodarck thanks man!!! The dark room is a small bathroom right now lol but it works for now!
Love your mix of information and photo sharing - just started trying out film with an AE-1 and am aiming for the same saturation and contrast your beautiful shots have - keep the content coming!
Tyler Peurach thanks dude. I appreciate the support. Try pushing your film a stop if you like saturation and contrast 🙌🏼🙌🏼
@@TonyWodarck What do you mean by pushing a stop? Could you explain more? 😊
SHOTS WERE MAJESTIC!!! 😭✨I wanna cry!!!! Watching from the Philippines. 🇵🇭
Gerard Asigurado thank you so much! I appreciate it. Hope you like my other videos too.
@@TonyWodarck Indeed sir!!! God bless you!!
It took me 20 minutes just to get through the set of beach images. Pause, play, pause, skip back, play, pause and so on. I cant wait until my photoes look as good as yours some day. May be a while still lol
Cody & Brooke Hanson hahaha thanks. Means a lot.
There’s so much beauty in the imperfections that you just don’t get with digital
Totally!!
That sunflower shot was awesome ! Great vid.. Thank you Tony
Thanks so much!
I just ordered a Canon AV-1 which is the aperture priority ONLY version of the canons slr and am excited to use it. I've subscribed because your film photography is out of this world!
David Tufino Photography yesss you’re going to love it. And thanks so much for the sub and the huge compliment.
very good pictures! Here it is shown that the lens matters more than the camera! Always!
Thank you so much. Yep with film it’s all about the lens!!!
I think we all need to appreciate one key universal truth mentioned in this video:
You’re either a 73,000 unread emails person
Or 0-5 unread
Your Haiku LOL. Unread till I’m dead 😂😭
Just bough the ae-1 program! really looking to learn more about film. these photos of yours look amazing!
Thanks so much! Enjoy that camera it's so fun!
Thank you for creating and sharing such a wealth of information to us. I’ve learned so much from your website in just a few weeks of discovering who you are...amazing work! 👍
Love that so much. Thanks so much for the support. :)
i was stunned, this looks even better than the overpriced dslr we have today
Thanks!! Film has so much more heart than digital.
Loved this video! Gave me a lot of trust into film photography
Thomas Lefevre epic. Love hearing that. Time to get out there and shoot!
Really great video. Informative, well edited and executed. Enjoyable watch. Thanks
Thanks Sam! I appreciate the support. Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment!
Great video with so much info Mate! :)
Thanks for watching!
This man looks like a really nice guy. Good video!
puFFy hahaha thanks dude!
Super,.,,,, So nice.... Great ...Thanks a Lot 👌🏻👌🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you!
This video made me subscribe to this channel. 6:13pm | August 19, 2020 - Philippines time. ✊🏻🇵🇭
Gerard Asigurado hahaha awesome. Thanks for the sub!!!
@@TonyWodarck You're welcome sir!!! Worth it!!!
I bought a ae-1 program with 50mm 1.8 prime, but your 85mm and shots are amazing. I think I need to find that lens!
Thank you for this video! I’ve been trying film and this video helps a lot
cssiemarie yay! Stoked it helps. Let me know if you have any questions!
Thank you so much for this video. Very helpful
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you so much for this video definitely helped me understand how to take better pictures with my new camera cx
Yay! Stoked to hear that 🙌🏽🙌🏽
6:07 what a candid moment
Thanks!
I’m on the look out for a canon ae 1 at the moment
Check Facebook marketplace and OfferUp. You can find some deals there sometimes.
That lens made these photos come out so nice
That lens and the photographer 🤣
Awesome video, man. Very informative, I learned a lot !
Thanks great to hear!
Dad recently gave me his old ae1 and ae1 program so need to figure that out
What a wonderful job! Makes me want to go out and shoot a roll. Keep the video's coming.
Great video, enjoyed it. cheers!
Thanks for watching!
DUDE! I learn lots on this video going to but film Camera try to experience this kinda shoot
Rad! Thanks for watching!!
First of all.... 73,000+ ?????????? Bro. HAHAHAHAHA!
I also love that a video accompanied the photos! It's so cool to see them side-by-side. With all the information you shared, I'm already learning for my next set of film. I'm sending my 4 rolls this weekend and I don't think I pushed them as much so I'm assuming a lot of my photos will be muddy but still an awesome learning curve.
I also love the editing!! Oh my goodness!! So much greatness in this video. Thanks, Tony!
That's awesome. Thanks so much for all the positive support. So glad the info is helping. Always err on the side of overexposing. Check the link in the description about exposure. Seeing the image examples will really help you understand how much you can overexpose film.
Woow Tony nice job..just purchased one of the cameras
Thanks! Love hearing that!
Amazing info, Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching!
oh wow I love this video, really explaining how film works. I hope to see more of these 35mm fil shoots.
also new subscriber!
also i love all the children's photo all of them are smiling!
i just love this video 💕
UniquecornYania thank you so much!!!
So glad it was helpful! Definitely will be shooting and sharing a lot more 35 over the next few weeks. Heading to Hawaii with the family next week. And thanks for subscribing!
Love how you present the photos
Marco Parce thanks so much!
LOVE THIS! Thanks for adding info about editing- super helpful. I’ll be rewatching this for sure before I shoot a couples session in film this weekend. My question: is it actually bad to bring film through the xrays at the airport? How do you travel with your film?
That’s a great question. The airport says a certain ISO like 100-800 is okay. I don’t trust that and hand them a clear bag with all my film (exposed and unexposed) to the TSA person to hand check. They’ll do it without running it through the x-ray. And yeah. Way too many emails.
I’m gonna figure out how to intentionally do my own light leaks. RUclips video topic???
Do you shoot iso 320 for day and night? The only thing you adjust is aperture and shutter speed?
Is the built in light meter in the Canon Ae-1 inferior to buying a separate light meter? What are the advantages of using a separate one instead of the in-built one?
Yes all in camera meters have their drawbacks. The in camera on specifically is not great in backlit situations. Using an external meter gives you the flexibility to get the exact reading you want rather than an average or evaluative reading. Using an external meter is one of the first things I recommend when mentoring people on improving their photos. Especially if they’ve been getting underexposed and overly exposed results. Using an external meter makes you look more at the light and pay attention to the settings, ultimately helping you learn to read light better.
@@TonyWodarck thanks for ur reply! That makes sense 👍
Great video! Thank you!
Do you log every photo taken as you take it (F/S and S/S)? I haven’t seen anyone do/mention this yet, but I started doing this to help me learn.
I don't typically, but a lot of the times I remember the settings for specific shots. I also will take note if there's a unique situation or a difficult scene to meter. I'll just add a note in my phone so I can reference it later. My Contax 645 records the settings on the negative which is the best. It is super helpful to record your settings though so you can learn what you do right and what went wrong.
Dude this was the video I needed
Joshua Garcia yessss love hearing that!!
@@TonyWodarck quick question I bought 200 color negative film but have been shooting 400, is that an issue?
Joshua Garcia yeah you’re essentially underexposing it a half a stop. I’d suggest shooting it at 200. If you’re halfway through a roll you could just continue to shoot at 400 and have the lab push the roll a stop by writing +1 on the roll and asking them to push a stop.
@@TonyWodarck ahhhh okay, so if I overexpose it's a + and if it's under it's - perfect, I mean it makes sense but everything I was reading made it seem backwards. Thank you again!
Joshua Garcia if you’re going to push it a stop with the lab, you’ll want to underexpose your shot. If you’re using an exposure compensation dial I’d recommending putting it at -0.5 or -1 and then shooting the whole roll like that. Then have the lab push it +1.
Tony, great video man, thank you for explaining everything. I am curious though, what 85mm lens do you have on your AE-1 for these photos?
Thanks! It’s the FD 85 1.2L
It’s a pricey one
So helpful! Subscriber earned.
Adam Allen thanks so much! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks for the insight man! Im planning to start shooting on film for the first time. I know a lot about digital media, but film is a different world for me. Outstanding photography work, your pictures look really great. I have a question, would you recommend buying a scanner or send it into the lab?
Since my background is purely digital I feel doubtful about not managing my own pictures myself or to wait a week or so to see the end result.
Beto Méndez thanks! I’d recommend starting with a lab and if you fall in love maybe you start scanning your own work. A lab is more expensive but they’re professionals and at least you’ll have a benchmark. Good luck. Film is so addicting!!
thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video, Tony! I'm pretty impressed by your editing skillz :). And the photos! I may have to switch from Coordinator to photographer lol.
Thank you so much!!! It’s hard trying to setup the video and take photos and talk and edit and do it all so I really appreciate the compliment. Super fun to put it all together though. I’m having fun. And I think everyone should grab a camera and give it a try. Do it!!!
SO HELPFUL 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Lesley Juarez thank you!!!
Awesome video!
I live near Irvine. Goodman Film Lab is so close.
You should try them out if you don’t already! They’re awesome.
Amazing photos
Thanks so much!
@@TonyWodarck you’re welcome. I’ve been testing out my Canon AT-1 and my Voigtlander 35mm range finder in preparation for my trip to Iceland…I’ve been studying and learning all I can for shooting on 35mm. You’re video was inspiring and I’ll try to set the ISO at 640 and +1 when I get it processed. I’d like to try the Goodman film lab but it’s a drive from Burbank so I’ll have to find something local.
Beautiful shots
K.Manoj's Reviews thanks so much!!
Great tips, talk, just got mine Ae-1 program. Tks for explaining about exposure. ps- the soungdtrack was too loud, and just push me off.
Thanks so much. This was the second video I’ve ever made. Was still figuring out the audio balance.
Love this video so much! Im looking for a Canon AE-1 and was wondering what the lense you have is called? Thanks :)
I have the Canon FD 50 1.8 which was the kit lens and easy to find. A lot of photos in this were shot with the Canon FD 85 1.2. An amazing lens but a bit pricy.
Thanks for great video! If you set the camera on 320. Do you set the light meter the same when shooting or do you keep it at iso 400?
Thanks! Light meter at 320 as well.
Bellissimo video! Bravo!
This camera seems amazing ! Where can I order it and also these photos can they uploaded onto the computer
You can buy on Amazon, KEH.com, eBay or the Facebook Marketplace. To get the photos on your computer you’ll need a lab to process the film and send you high res scans.
What if you don’t do the processing and just send the roll to your local lab? Can you do the same procedures with exposure? Do you need to instruct them you did overexpose?
Yep. I have the lab do it all. I just tell them to push it one stop if I shoot it at 640 for 400 film. If I shoot 400 at 320, i tell them to process it normally.
Excellent video! Quick question, maybe silly, how do you develop your film? I mean, how do you do it so you can transfer it to your PC/Mac digitally?
I send the rolls to Goodman Film Lab in Irvine. They develop and scan the film and send me all the files online.
While waiting for the bus, 7 minutes, I took 200 photos with my mobile phone, now on Etsy as a Zine download
Congrats, good luck with sales! 😂
Amazing, thank you
Thanks for watching!
I LOVE YOU FOR THIS
honestly my only question (you answered everything else in this video) is when u are telling the lab u PUSHED a roll you put +1 but for the other roll where you shot at 320 you didnt tell them anything so would they just process it as normal? i planned on shooting my 400 rolls at 320 maybe even 200 and am mentally arguing with myself if i should even tell the lab anything and just shoot everything overexposed >_
Sinorox that is a super common question. Yes, for the 320 roll or even if you shoot 200 you don’t have to tell the lab anything. Portra does really well overexposed. You just meter at 320 or 200 and have the lab develop it normal.
Tony Wodarck thank you!!! Everything is clear now! I know what must be done :)
Great video but slightly confused. Forgetting the light meter for a sec. If you're using Portra 400 what do you have your sensitivity set to in camera?
I shoot portra 400 at 320. It helps give the film a tad more light (a half a stop) and makes it so I don’t ever get underexposed shots.
I shot a roll of portra 400 at 200 but told my lab to develop it at 400, I've always been confused my the pushing and pulling thing. Did I overexpose my film or underexpose it, and then what happened when it was developed as 400 iso?
Check this video out. Hopefully it makes more sense after this ruclips.net/video/CFGg86cE9sk/видео.html
Thanks! I really like your video!
Maybe there's an error in your description about how digital, from my understanding, digital sensor behaves better in the hightlights because of the information distribution, there are more information stored in the hightlights than in the shadows, thats why shadows has noise in it.
The amount of space available in each stops follows the following pattern where left is shadows and 1024 is highlights: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024
Nope not a mistake. Shoot a digital photo in raw two stops underexposed. Do the same with film. Bring the exposure back up to proper exposure. The film will look like crap and be muddy and the digital will be fine. Shoot the same scene two stops overexposed on both. The digital will clip highlights that won’t come back. The film will look fine.
@@TonyWodarck Got it, so are you making a comparison about this two? heard that the correct way to get the most out of your digital sensor is overexposing your photography, taking care of not blowing your lights, eg: for a camera with 10 ev of dynamic range the correct exposure should be around 1+ ev
@@KeilerDelgado I'm not sure about that specifically. How I work and edit with digital cameras is to always save my highlights. I would shoot more like -.5 to -1.0 EV on a digital sensor. The highlights go quick.
Ok, I'm new to this and I done it this way... Took Portra 400 and metered with my handheld meter at 200. What would the difference in the final outcome compared to this?? Thanks
You shot the roll one stop overexposed. Film handles overexposure really well. It will look pretty normal and good. I like Portra 400 at 320 which is a half stop overexposed. Would be hard to notice a real difference.
great video and very helpful. Could I politely ask what lens that is on your canon?
Thanks! I was using the FD 85 1.2L. Amazing lens!
@@TonyWodarck Looks great, I will have to try and find one!
so when you push or pull the film. are you still metering for correct exposure ? meaning change the Fstop or shutter speed ? and when you develop the film, your just developing at film speed correct ?
I’m metering for correct exposure but at 640 for Portra 400 if I’m pushing it one stop. Meaning I put 640 iso on my meter and then meter exactly what reading it gives me then have the lab push one stop (+1).
@@TonyWodarck ok that's what i thought but wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for explaining
Awesome video man I really want to get into shooting film and this video helped a lot! But what kind of lens are you using here?
Hery Perez thanks so much. I’m shooting with the Canon FD 85 1.2L. It’s a beast of a lens. So beautiful and sharp. Glad to hear this video helped. Go out and shoot some rolls of film and take notes on what you do. That’s the best way to learn in my opinion!
can you get your photos as physical copies? like how with disposable cameras you get the film developed and get actual physical photos?
Yep just depends on your lab.
I LOVED how you explained everything. I don’t know if you will respond but can you change the settings to were you can have one roll of film with different looks on each picture if that makes sense? Like if I set the setting for one spot I’m in and then I go to a different scenery spot with different lighting can I change the settings? Or does the settings have to stay the same through out the whole roll?
Here I am responding! Hahaha. You can change your shutter speed and your aperture for any scene. The only thing you can’t change is the iso because the roll you chose is the iso you chose for the entire roll.
is 85mm your go to? just ordered an Olympus om-1 this week and thank God i found your channel. was planning on shooting Portra at 200 ISO but now im gonna shoot at 640 and push lol. Thanks, Tony!
Thanks! That 85 lens is so amazing I love it. 50mm is my typical go to focal length though. If you’re shooting at 640 make sure to tell the lab to push the film one stop. Good luck and have fun!!
@@TonyWodarck yea I had no interest in 85mm until coming across your work. and thanks for the tips man ive been binging your channel all weekend. keep up the great work my man
Hi Tony I have a quick question, you use the ports 400 50mm film only for a 50 mm lense is that correct? Each film is for a particular mm lens. Am I understanding that correctly?
No there’s two main types of film. 35mm which doesn’t refer to the focal length. It’s the little canister type film that you’re used to seeing. That goes in all 35mm film cameras regardless of the lens used. The other film is called 120 or Medium Format. It’s a larger rolled film on a spool. That’s used for medium format cameras.
@@TonyWodarck thanks! Appreciate it!
I notice the Portra 400 is on the pricier side. You know any alternative options for the similar look I just want to mess around before I invest $80 into a roll of the film I actually want to use.
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very cool....
Gabe Quezada thanks dude!
If I’m shooting with fujifilm 400 what should my settings be on the camera? I have an internal light meter and don’t want to use an external one
Pro 400h-Shoot it at 100 iso. Superia 400-Shoot it at 200 iso.
As a beginner to film photography I just wanted to point out that I have read differently when it comes to exposure for film vs digital. Some site mentioned shooting underexposed on film and overexposed on digital. In my experience I've always shot overexposed in RAW format and brought the exposure down in post through Lightroom and kept a surprising amount of detail in the process. I've found that shooting underexposed and raising the exposure works incredibly well also. But I've been a little nervous about overexposing the film when using my AE-1.
I can promise you, film does way better with overexposure. If you underexpose film it gets bad quick. This article should help make that clear petapixel.com/2016/03/29/exposure-affects-film-photos/
@@TonyWodarck Thanks for sharing! I found it interesting that no matter how overexposed the image was it still wasn't blown out and white washed. I've been shooting at box speed but I'll definitely try shooting +1 next time around.
Yep, film does a way better job at retaining information in the highlights.
First that is so cool the photo you take. I'm curious which scanner you use
I use goodman film lab in Irvine California. They use a Frontier Scanner.
Fuji Frontier Sp3000s
be getting a tiny bit jealous when I see that lens
Get one. It’s so spicy!
@@TonyWodarck hmm let me check my bacnk account
@@TonyWodarck tthe bank says, no!
I love film because instead you get what you get. I don't have to fuck around editing in PS.
100%
Which Lens did you use during the beach shoot? The 50mm only?
Thanks. The beach shoot was the FD 85 1.2L. It’s such an awesome lens.
I just picked up an old Canon AE-1 today at a flea market for $85 plus tax. It has a 50mm lens on it. The only thing I saw wrong with it is inside. I took the lens off and at the top of the mirror box was a little but if black foam that is deteriorated. A tiny piece of it was hanging down. It may cause some light leaks or may not. I'm not sure if it's there to keep light from coming in around the lens or from the viewfinder. I think it'll be OK. I have to buy a battery and film for it. Suppose I want to shoot black and white and want it with more contrast? Would I slightly under expose it? Also, why 400 film if you have good light? Or is portra 400 the type of film? Is been a while since I've bought film to shoot. I usually just bought Kodak or Fujii film. I've seen Fujii film at Walmart so I know I can get it in most big cities.
great vid
Thanks!’
LOVE your video mate. Super informative. I understand all of it but don’t understand what you mean by “metered at 640” though. What did you actually do on the camera to achieve that setting?
Metered at 640 means I put the iso setting on my camera and/or external light meter to 640. Whatever I’m using to tell me my settings is set to iso 640. Then when I shoot I’m tricking my camera to thinking I’m using iso 640 film but I’m really using 400. A 1/2 stop difference of underexposing. When I go to the lab I tell them to push the roll one stop. This takes it from 640 to 320 essentially which gets me to a half stop overexposed. You can also just shoot at 320 iso and not push it a stop at the lab just have them process it normally. I’ve been shooting this way a lot more lately.
@@TonyWodarck I understand. But why would you want to underexpose your film when shooting? If film loves light, aren’t you likely to lose a lot of information? You can’t make that up in processing can you?
I'm a little confused. In reading, pushing portra 400 1 stop, should leave you using 800 iso but you use 640 iso. Would you be able to explain the difference?
Cause I like to overexpose a stop so I’m shooting for 320 not 400 and 640 not 800. I want a little more light that the box speed. Hopefully that makes sense.
Hello I might buy a canon ae1 program with 50mm f/1.8 lens. I will be using it to shoot cars as a hobby, do you recommend that lens or anything else? Thank you, I will be using your videos to learn.
I haven’t shot many cars but a 50mm is a great length for details and little to no distortion. I’d definitely recommend this setup. Try it and adjust your lens as needed. I personally love the 50mm focal length for pretty much everything.
Hello! The sekonic l-358 Flash Master isn’t available in my country. I’d like to know if sekonic l-308 Flash connects to the Canon AE-1 and if it gives the same effect on the photos than the other one. Thank you!
Matilde Ribeiro the light meter doesn’t connect to the camera. You just use it to measure the light, like a thermometer or something. Then you take the reading off the light meter and input your settings on your camera accordingly. The l-308 is a great light meter too. Would definitely recommend. Search some RUclips videos on how to use one. They’re pretty simple.
recently got into shooting film, rookie mistake with first roll i "thought" i rolled the film back up but i was wrong and ruined a bunch of shots. What was your first mishap if you have ever had one while shooting film?
Hahahaha it happens! Still to this day. Literally as I was shooting the roll at the beach in this video my shutter kept automatically firing as soon as I wound the camera. I couldn't tell what was wrong. I thought maybe the roll had come undone inside. I opened the back in bright sunlight to check. Lost a few frames by exposing them, but saw nothing was wrong. Closed it back up. Finished the roll and 29 of the 36 were great and one had some cool light leaks. You never stop learning and making mistakes. Keep shooting. Keep making mistakes. The outcome far outweighs any mishaps. Thanks for checking out the vid!
anthony vasquez did the exact same thing today. My first roll forgot to push the button at the bottom to release and tore it. Haven’t gotten it developed yet to see. Thrifted my canon ae1 and a1 for $3 for both.
Stunning work! I have a AE-1P, what 85mm lens are you using?
Thanks so much. Canon FD 85 1.2L. An incredible lens.
Hi Tony - how do you manage to get accurate focus with the AE-1 at wider apertures - for example, of your daughter, who must have been moving as you were trying to focus? It's one thing using a split prism on a stationary subject or even people in the distance at f11-16 but how did you manage to get such great images at f2.8 - f4 when the subjects were moving?
Shane J thanks so much. Yeah I shoot a lot at 4.0 and under. I will sometimes adjust for focus on a certain spot and let the subject come into that spot and fire. Or get the subject in focus and focus in front of them, let them walk into focus and fire. I’m also showing you the ones in focus, there are plenty that are out of focus when you’re shooting pretty wide open on moving subjects. It’s a gamble but I just love the look of it. You get a lot better the more you practice. I just recently got a rangefinder too and I find my hit rate is even better with that doing those same methods.
Thanks Tony - I'm getting back into film after 10 years so I guess it's a lot of practice and blurry shots before I improve! I hope that you can do a future video on how to focus - not just zone focusing but also with an SLR which is harder. I have to say - I really enjoy the way you deliver your videos and also the fact that you respond to all comments. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to more great content from you.
Great vlog. I'm just looking at picking up a film camera but can't decide which to go for, how do the AE-1, AE-1 Program and A-1 compare with each other ? The Minolta X-700 seems to get recommended a lot.
Simon Worger thanks! Can’t go wrong with any of those. They are all pretty similar and the differences are minor. I made a whole video recently about finding your first 35mm camera. Worth a watch. I also have a link in the description of all the cameras I recommend.