Paul this is quality content in a world where everything is flashy and shallow. Thank you for creating something for those of us who don’t care about the latest and greatest gear, but about the process and art of making photographs. I find myself watching your videos and feeling the way I do when I go out to shoot. The weather you have also reminds me of going out on shoots for days in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. Thank you for creating work that means something and sharing it with us!
I LOVE Velvia! Especially the iso 50. I learned something at a work shop years ago that has become my favorite characteristics of Velvia. If you push it one stop, it's like using a warming filter. Red yellow orange and brown tones explode. Blue tones are held back a bit.
Beautiful stuff, Paul and presented very nicely. I really appreciate you sharing experience with different films. It is very helpful and inspirational. Cheers-lt
Excellent work once again. Really like the blue cast on the photograph @07:07...has a very nostalgic feel to it and somehow it instantly connected with me. Love the book too man, thank you for shipping it so fast :)
Thank you Paul...beautifl as ever and Bae running Krazy circle is beautiful to watch...Keep the B+W pic coming an will be ordering the book ...ty friend
The textures in the sky, sand, dunes, just great. Your landscapes are more real than 90% of the work we see on SM and YT (which is a good thing in my book). Liked the blue tones too.
Another well-spent 12:16 minutes of my time on RUclips. I know very little about shooting slide film other than you need to be spot on. Nothing to add on the technical front. Personally, I loved the atmospherics you've captured here, and particularly liked the the log shot @7:36! My father is Velvia fan, so I'll see what he has to say, but a thumbs up from me. "Stolen Moments' is currently on display on my shelf at home, which needed my wife's approval. So, in short, well done, Paul!
I really like watching your videos. You have a voice that I could listen to for hours mate and I really like your pictures, subscribed! Best regards from Germany !
Top report really people dont realize how good your channel is! Thanks a lot for the good reports! I am always enjoying your new content and videos. Best regards from the great Dubai, Erik
Thank goodness !! I can watch the other half now 😉. I thought you were teasing us. Second to last photo with the tree washed up is spectacular the sky looks so dramatic. Nice work Paul.
Brilliant video as per usual Paul. In the 1970s I only shot colour slide film - nothing else. I don't know about NZ prices, but here in the UK it is very expensive to buy and have slide film developed now. For a 36 exposure roll it works out about 25 to 30 UK pounds. That said, your video has perhaps inspired me to have a go after all these years! I also live on the coast and have easy access to beautiful beaches. Kind regards from England.
You need a warming filter in non-sunny weather. Give it a shot again with a warming filter and see how you like it. Although, I got to praise you for these beats images. They are breathtaking, and you have a great eye. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely photos, as always Paul. And stunning filmmaking. And of course, your co-star, Beau. But Velvia? Yikes. Perhaps, a trip with it to a lush, green place? I myself, am moving to digital, as I can't justify the use of gelatin. And seeing the results here won't make me miss Velvia. Still inspiring work, inspire of the palette it imposed. Your own video grading was magnificent. Hoping for more M8 and digital features on your channel. Love it all tho
Paul, it appears you were in a blue overcast light. Daylight balanced film is set at 5500Kelvins, I think if you had a colour temperature meter, your readings may have been as high as10,000K plus. Therefore you need to correct it with colour correction filters, eg: 81ef or even 85c possibly. I actually like the blue effect, it's called art. Love you work and channel regardless of the blue.
Super constructive comment Wayne. I was going to recommend a filter as well. Paul, that last image was stunning. I've not tried velvia yet but this video has definitely made me want to give it a go.
Nice pictures Paul, I really like Fuji Velvia and have always had really good results. However I have only shot the film on bright sunny days but love the colour this film gives.
Agreed - I really like Velvia as well and yet I will only use it when I know that vibrancy is important - street festivals, the Caribbean, etc. Otherwise I will stick to something with more natural look. You did make it work in a tricky situation for that film, Paul
Nice Vid Paul .. Loved the drone shoots & the blue contrast was a bit of a change from black & white. I think that a bit of blue has given the images a bit more depth & sometimes i use blue color correction in post for water images. Orange is quite good on an evening tide to warm the image ... not that i am a photographer, but just enjoy playing around with cameras & learning how to operate them properly for different light situations ect !!
In limited lighting conditions, Fuji Velvia tends to get a ton blue tones, that's just how it is. For those conditions you had here, back in the day, I'd use Kodak Ektachrome SW professional ( SW stands for super warm ). Try to use Velvia in the bright sunny day and you'll be amazed with results. Just don't shoot it too late to avoid orange light and be very careful with your exposure - external light meter or bracketing is highly recommended...
Another great vlog Paul ,many years ago I use to shoot Fujichrome 100 on my Pentax I haven’t used Velvia but I found Fujichrome was more suited to bright conditions my memory is not great but I thought Ektachrome was better in low end of day conditions but that was 35 years ago when I was a pup lol 😂
Another amazing production. I really wish this were on Netflix! I do wish you'd do a tutorial video on how you approach a photograph, id find it very intuitive.
First off, nice video and photos man! In terms of Velvia 100F, since its not been made for little while I assume it was fairly expired? In my personal experience with expired slide films they hold exposure latitude fairly well, but become prone to colour shifts. Another thing is with cloudy/overcast days, daylight balanced slide film generally needs warming filters. I know 100F was probably known for a more cool and muted look than current Velvias, but expiry may have contributed. All in all, they still look good! Don't give up on slide 😁 try some fresh Provia 100F, and some Velvia 50 👌
Nice pics indeed. I tried Fuji Provia 100f recently on my Canon P and was blown away buy the punch and vivd colors. E-6 slide is new to me but I'm really enjoying it. Slide...may even get a projector. The Velvia seems a little more cool in the way it draws imo.
I'd love to have m6/m6 ttl but they are so god damn expensive here in Poland. As always i really enjoy watching your viedos and this beautiful country of yours. I think you and your channel on yt need more photos of your dog. :)
Those images from day one, really give you the feel of the sea - and you managed some excellent looking images as usual. If I was you wait until you have a bright summers day, and shoot the other roll - then compare the images - just a suggestion.
@@PaulCSmithPhotographer I should add you have inspired me to take more coastal photography here in the UK. I am currently writing an article about Whitby's Jurrasic coast, complete with moody images, big reflections and amazing sunsets. So thank you.
Great video and great pics. 👍. Looks like you have some solarisation in the shadow areas in your imagery. I sometimes get this effect when I scan some types of B/W negs on my flatbed. Also, check to see if your rebate is completely black. Also when I scan, I used the eye dropper to set my dmax and adjust from there (either on the film rebate or find a dark shadow). Just remember not to overstretch the film to get a huge dynamic range when post processing. Does your imagery once you finished post processing match the film for colour, contrast and density? Don’t give it away, try it again. Best of luck. Cheers Alex. 👍
I don’t shoot e6 as my lungs don’t get on with the developing chemicals. I think your images look great, there is a blue tint but it adds to the atmosphere in my opinion and told the story of the day. I do like the two car images though, very much indeed. Another great video, thank you.
Hi Paul, hope you are doing well! Lovely images! I especially liked the one at 7:30 and the last one at 8:16. I was actually wondering about if the cool color tone was characteristic to Velvia or if this was your development preference, but it sounds to me that you didn’t ask the lab to develop/edit your images this way. What I was also wondering about was if you ever play with the idea of shooting long exposure images with your M6, and if you ever put an orange or red filter on when shooting black & white. It would be fun to learn about your experience with analog long-exposure and filters :). This Velvia episode has triggered my fantasy again. These days I have been looking at trying new things, such as different types of black & white film, such as Lomography Berlin Kino and Rollei Retro 400. As much as I like Tri-X :).
Velvia is tricky to get right, but as long as there's no harsh mid day sunlight, it's pretty amazing for nature stuff. I think you'll find the Velvia 50 is even better, though. It has more reds and not such a strong blue tint. The 50 is really quite different from the 100 imo.
As always a classy job Paul. Fuji film always appears to have a light blue cast. Even the digital film simulations all appear to be slightly blue balanced in all of the Fuji digital cameras I own or have used. You see a similar green/yellow cast in Kodak film, which I prefer both as a natural aspect of the film and I just generally like warmer tones. I'm currently shooting Ultra-max 400 at ISO 200 to see how well it performs as it seems to be a real light hog of a film.
Great work as always Paul. Hey I notice in a number of places there seems to be a faint crosshatch pattern in the shadows, e.g. 6:05 bottom-middle. I checked two computers to make sure it wasn't my screen. What are we seeing there? Is it a scanning artifact?
Hello Paul, I'm a new subscriber of your channel. Love your work. I too have a few film cameras but have not used them in a long time. I am curious to know if your had the film (after development) commercially scanned or did you do that yourself and make prints from the scans? Alternatively, did you use the old process of an enlarger and print development etc.? I am very interested in your process to get such fine prints. BTW, just purchased your book also.
Hi Mate, thanks for buying the book really appreciate it. The images from this episode were all scanned at the lab who processed the film, I did some minor adjustment in LR before publishing the images in the video.
Hi Paul - very nice. It would be nice to go back film. These days I shoot digital and have DXO Photolab 2. I’ve added the film pack module which mimics some old film and includes Kodachrome which brings back some nostalgic memories. Best wishes Malcolm
I quite liked your images colour cast and all Paul,I thought the drama captured in the clouds was sensational mate.I noticed that this beach had black sand the same as Kariotahi beach on one of your earlier videos,is this common on the west coast and perhaps is it as a result of past volcanic activity,? just curious,very enjoyable mate and catch you next vlog
Hey man yea West Coast beaches in New Zealand are predominantly black iron sand. There is a large mine site nearby to this beach that mines the sand for the Glenbrook Steel Mill not far away.
I used a lot of Velvia film back in the 1990's and start of the 2000's with my M6 but found I needed to use a small grey card all the time (in Greece I would take a read only very few hours because of the even light) Now I'm back to B&W film and Nikon fm2 because of the leeway that negative black and white film have. I'm now pondering to a stick with a fm2 or do I get an M6 or MP again?
Loved your images here, perhaps the light temp might be the cause as Velvia tends to be designed to encourage the greens so the daylight temp can have quite an effect I guess.
Did you scan the film yourself? I think what may have happened is the light was more golden in real life, but the scan has been pushed more blue by the software to get the overall balance to be neutral. That said, I really like the look you achieved
I think that scanning and colour balancing (colour) film is extremely hard. And most people who have it done by a lab (or automatic software) don’t appreciate how much it is really just one interpretation of what’s on the negative/slide. The character of the film is not nearly as important as the eye of the person scanning
Paul C Smith Photographer I really like that last image, maybe because it is a bit more abstract with the dreamy colour palate. If the colour was more accurate it might be less interesting
Paul, nice video. You should try Velvia 100RVP. The colors are better saturated than 100F and it has better reciprocity than Velvia 50. Either way, slide film takes light to work properly. If in doubt always over expose.
The blue cast was very nice actually, I thought you balanced it intentionally that way. Velvia takes a lot of practice and filters and color metering as well. It's a lot of work to use, but the results are generally better than negative film. Your pics were stunning as posted.
Velvia seems to shine in large format, but I have not seen 35mm results that excite me. Truth is, I haven't seen 35mm slide film I like since Kodachrome. Oh well.
That beach of yours is crazy to photograph, and to be able to keep it without the tread marks, very difficult. by the way, you didn't sign me the book ...... and the picture of the beach, fiu, fiu, fiu ....hi,hi,hi,hi
Velvia 50 is the go, it doesn't have that magenta cast 100 does. Unless using grad ND filters it is basically impossible to shoot straight into the sun and even side lit or front lit benefits, i shoot it at 180 degrees to sun at golden to blue hour so that everything is pretty evenly lit. Usually that type of low contrast scene would be boring but with Velvia it looks great. Seeing as though you shoot a Leica it could be very limiting. I shoot a medium format camera with removable backs so i can have a roll of slide in one and say black and white or negative in another. If Velvia is all you have especially with the amount of shots 35mm has you may find it hard to shoot the whole roll because it doesn't suit all conditions.
Paul C Smith Photographer only basing on my first roll of Velvia that I shot not long ago. Most images were in full sun. The images came back more contrast and the colours pop. Some exposures that were off, were pretty ordinary tho.
Not all sunsets are golden. I thought the shots looked great and I wouldn't bugger about with it just because its Velvia, or slide film. Sometimes it isn't how you saw it but what the hell, film isn't an exact science. Definitely looks like the east coast of Scotland now!
I frankly don't understand why photographers use slide film in rangefinders. You can't control the exposure with graduated ND filters with those cameras and they're essential for slide film
A picture of your dog whilst on the beach would have given you a better appreciation of the Velvia rendering that day. Velvia is in fact not the best film for skin tones, a bit too much on the amber side, as if everyone was slightly sun tanned. So that blueish atmosphere compared with the fur of your dog would have been very interresting.
Was this film stock out of date or damaged by temperature extremes?.......velvia is known for it's red/green bias with a small exposure latitude. But your results are very odd.
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Paul this is quality content in a world where everything is flashy and shallow. Thank you for creating something for those of us who don’t care about the latest and greatest gear, but about the process and art of making photographs. I find myself watching your videos and feeling the way I do when I go out to shoot. The weather you have also reminds me of going out on shoots for days in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. Thank you for creating work that means something and sharing it with us!
Casey thanks for your comment, keeps me going. Take care
I LOVE Velvia! Especially the iso 50. I learned something at a work shop years ago that has become my favorite characteristics of Velvia. If you push it one stop, it's like using a warming filter. Red yellow orange and brown tones explode. Blue tones are held back a bit.
Beautiful stuff, Paul and presented very nicely. I really appreciate you sharing experience with different films. It is very helpful and inspirational. Cheers-lt
Thanks Linford
Those photos were fantastic. Made me want to use Velvia again.
The shots were absolutely stunning. The blue added a really stormy and choppy feel to the sea
Excellent work once again. Really like the blue cast on the photograph @07:07...has a very nostalgic feel to it and somehow it instantly connected with me.
Love the book too man, thank you for shipping it so fast :)
Thanks Doc glad you enjoyed the book.
Thank you Paul...beautifl as ever and Bae running Krazy circle is beautiful to watch...Keep the B+W pic coming an will be ordering the book ...ty friend
Thanks Eddy
The textures in the sky, sand, dunes, just great. Your landscapes are more real than 90% of the work we see on SM and YT (which is a good thing in my book). Liked the blue tones too.
Thanks Medwyn
Another well-spent 12:16 minutes of my time on RUclips. I know very little about shooting slide film other than you need to be spot on. Nothing to add on the technical front. Personally, I loved the atmospherics you've captured here, and particularly liked the the log shot @7:36! My father is Velvia fan, so I'll see what he has to say, but a thumbs up from me. "Stolen Moments' is currently on display on my shelf at home, which needed my wife's approval. So, in short, well done, Paul!
Awesome Joe thanks for the support
Excellent images from this VelviaF roll. Great work Paul and I love the blue cast it gave the images a wonderful mood!!!
I really like watching your videos. You have a voice that I could listen to for hours mate and I really like your pictures, subscribed!
Best regards from Germany !
Thanks for the sub and apologies for the late reply
Top report really people dont realize how good your channel is! Thanks a lot for the good reports! I am always enjoying your new content and videos. Best regards from the great Dubai, Erik
Thankyou Eric best regards returned.
That last image is a real stunner, also the one with the log. Enjoying Stolen Moments by the way--thanks for that.
Thanks for buying stolen moments
Thank goodness !! I can watch the other half now 😉. I thought you were teasing us. Second to last photo with the tree washed up is spectacular the sky looks so dramatic. Nice work Paul.
It appears that youtube considers sh**ting a four letter word now even when it refers film photography.
Brilliant video as per usual Paul. In the 1970s I only shot colour slide film - nothing else. I don't know about NZ prices, but here in the UK it is very expensive to buy and have slide film developed now. For a 36 exposure roll it works out about 25 to 30 UK pounds. That said, your video has perhaps inspired me to have a go after all these years! I also live on the coast and have easy access to beautiful beaches.
Kind regards from England.
Thanks Ian, give it a go and good luck!
Loved the book and as always, the video. Thanks for sharing
Love your work, love your dedication, beautiful stuff.
Thanks again Jas
Hello from the Hudson Valley NY again! Another set of inspirational images. Thanks Paul!
Your welcome
You need a warming filter in non-sunny weather. Give it a shot again with a warming filter and see how you like it.
Although, I got to praise you for these beats images. They are breathtaking, and you have a great eye. Thanks for sharing!
Great pictures!
Fine work mate lovely collection of photos
Always enjoy your video Paul. Nice photos 👍🏻
Thankyou
Great job again! Yeah I’ve found Velvia tricky to use. But that lovely Nz light is amazing!!!
£10 at the moment, soon to be closer to £100!
Great video as always, love your photos.
Thanks man
Fantastic.
I enjoy your videos and love "Stolen Moments".
Lovely photos, as always Paul. And stunning filmmaking. And of course, your co-star, Beau. But Velvia? Yikes. Perhaps, a trip with it to a lush, green place? I myself, am moving to digital, as I can't justify the use of gelatin. And seeing the results here won't make me miss Velvia. Still inspiring work, inspire of the palette it imposed. Your own video grading was magnificent. Hoping for more M8 and digital features on your channel. Love it all tho
Thanks Douglas
The beach scenes for me where very atmospheric with the tone adding to the picture, enjoyed it very much Paul 👌
Ur welcome
Paul, it appears you were in a blue overcast light. Daylight balanced film is set at 5500Kelvins, I think if you had a colour temperature meter, your readings may have been as high as10,000K plus. Therefore you need to correct it with colour correction filters, eg: 81ef or even 85c possibly. I actually like the blue effect, it's called art. Love you work and channel regardless of the blue.
Hi Wayne thanks for the info, and support. Take care!
Super constructive comment Wayne. I was going to recommend a filter as well.
Paul, that last image was stunning. I've not tried velvia yet but this video has definitely made me want to give it a go.
Nice pictures Paul, I really like Fuji Velvia and have always had really good results. However I have only shot the film on bright sunny days but love the colour this film gives.
Agreed - I really like Velvia as well and yet I will only use it when I know that vibrancy is important - street festivals, the Caribbean, etc. Otherwise I will stick to something with more natural look. You did make it work in a tricky situation for that film, Paul
Great Content. Love it..
Nice Vid Paul .. Loved the drone shoots & the blue contrast was a bit of a change from black & white. I think that a bit of blue has given the images a bit more depth & sometimes i use blue color correction in post for water images. Orange is quite good on an evening tide to warm the image ... not that i am a photographer, but just enjoy playing around with cameras & learning how to operate them properly for different light situations ect !!
Wonderful video Paul.
thaks martin
👊 Excellent.
Another great video! Makes me want to get out with my Leicas!
In limited lighting conditions, Fuji Velvia tends to get a ton blue tones, that's just how it is. For those conditions you had here, back in the day, I'd use Kodak Ektachrome SW professional ( SW stands for super warm ). Try to use Velvia in the bright sunny day and you'll be amazed with results. Just don't shoot it too late to avoid orange light and be very careful with your exposure - external light meter or bracketing is highly recommended...
Thankyou
Nice serie of photographs, I really like the one at 8:13, has a good balance between action and tranquillity in my opinion.
My favorite also
I really enjoyed photo at 7:34 kinda like an ooh moment. Thanks for sharing :)
Another great vlog Paul ,many years ago I use to shoot Fujichrome 100 on my Pentax I haven’t used Velvia but I found Fujichrome was more suited to bright conditions my memory is not great but I thought Ektachrome was better in low end of day conditions but that was 35 years ago when I was a pup lol 😂
Good onya mate
Another amazing production. I really wish this were on Netflix! I do wish you'd do a tutorial video on how you approach a photograph, id find it very intuitive.
First off, nice video and photos man! In terms of Velvia 100F, since its not been made for little while I assume it was fairly expired? In my personal experience with expired slide films they hold exposure latitude fairly well, but become prone to colour shifts. Another thing is with cloudy/overcast days, daylight balanced slide film generally needs warming filters. I know 100F was probably known for a more cool and muted look than current Velvias, but expiry may have contributed. All in all, they still look good! Don't give up on slide 😁 try some fresh Provia 100F, and some Velvia 50 👌
Thanks dude, I think you have nailed it.
Nice pics indeed. I tried Fuji Provia 100f recently on my Canon P and was blown away buy the punch and vivd colors. E-6 slide is new to me but I'm really enjoying it. Slide...may even get a projector. The Velvia seems a little more cool in the way it draws imo.
We are heading to NZ in October. Cannot wait to shoot 6x7 using Velvial 50, Velvia 100 and Provia 100F.
great vid !!
I'd love to have m6/m6 ttl but they are so god damn expensive here in Poland. As always i really enjoy watching your viedos and this beautiful country of yours. I think you and your channel on yt need more photos of your dog. :)
They are expensive here in New Zealand too. Bit above my current photography budget.
The blue tons look good. I don't know the time of day you shot them but they look as though it was in the blue hour so a very natural view.
Those images from day one, really give you the feel of the sea - and you managed some excellent looking images as usual. If I was you wait until you have a bright summers day, and shoot the other roll - then compare the images - just a suggestion.
Cheers
@@PaulCSmithPhotographer I should add you have inspired me to take more coastal photography here in the UK.
I am currently writing an article about Whitby's Jurrasic coast, complete with moody images, big reflections and amazing sunsets. So thank you.
Great video and great pics. 👍. Looks like you have some solarisation in the shadow areas in your imagery. I sometimes get this effect when I scan some types of B/W negs on my flatbed. Also, check to see if your rebate is completely black. Also when I scan, I used the eye dropper to set my dmax and adjust from there (either on the film rebate or find a dark shadow). Just remember not to overstretch the film to get a huge dynamic range when post processing. Does your imagery once you finished post processing match the film for colour, contrast and density? Don’t give it away, try it again. Best of luck. Cheers Alex. 👍
Thanks Alex, these images were scanned by my lab, at the moment the actual negs are still with them. Cheers!!
You live in Gods country....cant help ya on velvia as I have never shot it......another beautiful vid ,Paul......Cheers
I don’t shoot e6 as my lungs don’t get on with the developing chemicals. I think your images look great, there is a blue tint but it adds to the atmosphere in my opinion and told the story of the day. I do like the two car images though, very much indeed. Another great video, thank you.
Thanks Mark hope you are well.
Paul C Smith Photographer Not too bad thanks Paul, hope you are too.
Hi Paul, hope you are doing well! Lovely images! I especially liked the one at 7:30 and the last one at 8:16. I was actually wondering about if the cool color tone was characteristic to Velvia or if this was your development preference, but it sounds to me that you didn’t ask the lab to develop/edit your images this way. What I was also wondering about was if you ever play with the idea of shooting long exposure images with your M6, and if you ever put an orange or red filter on when shooting black & white. It would be fun to learn about your experience with analog long-exposure and filters :). This Velvia episode has triggered my fantasy again. These days I have been looking at trying new things, such as different types of black & white film, such as Lomography Berlin Kino and Rollei Retro 400. As much as I like Tri-X :).
Hi Csaba, yes I've been intending to do some long exposures on film with the M6, your suggestion has reaffirmed that I should try that.
Velvia is tricky to get right, but as long as there's no harsh mid day sunlight, it's pretty amazing for nature stuff. I think you'll find the Velvia 50 is even better, though. It has more reds and not such a strong blue tint. The 50 is really quite different from the 100 imo.
As always a classy job Paul.
Fuji film always appears to have a light blue cast. Even the digital film simulations all appear to be slightly blue balanced in all of the Fuji digital cameras I own or have used.
You see a similar green/yellow cast in Kodak film, which I prefer both as a natural aspect of the film and I just generally like warmer tones.
I'm currently shooting Ultra-max 400 at ISO 200 to see how well it performs as it seems to be a real light hog of a film.
Great work as always Paul. Hey I notice in a number of places there seems to be a faint crosshatch pattern in the shadows, e.g. 6:05 bottom-middle. I checked two computers to make sure it wasn't my screen. What are we seeing there? Is it a scanning artifact?
Hi Mark yes definitely your correct. Film was scanned at the lab and on certain exposures has that cross hatching, quite annoying.
Hello Paul, I'm a new subscriber of your channel. Love your work. I too have a few film cameras but have not used them in a long time. I am curious to know if your had the film (after development) commercially scanned or did you do that yourself and make prints from the scans? Alternatively, did you use the old process of an enlarger and print development etc.? I am very interested in your process to get such fine prints. BTW, just purchased your book also.
Hi Mate, thanks for buying the book really appreciate it. The images from this episode were all scanned at the lab who processed the film, I did some minor adjustment in LR before publishing the images in the video.
Hi Paul - very nice. It would be nice to go back film. These days I shoot digital and have DXO Photolab 2. I’ve added the film pack module which mimics some old film and includes Kodachrome which brings back some nostalgic memories.
Best wishes
Malcolm
Great video
Beautiful
I quite liked your images colour cast and all Paul,I thought the drama captured in the clouds was sensational mate.I noticed that this beach had black sand the same as Kariotahi beach on one of your earlier videos,is this common on the west coast and perhaps is it as a result of past volcanic activity,? just curious,very enjoyable mate and catch you next vlog
Hey man yea West Coast beaches in New Zealand are predominantly black iron sand. There is a large mine site nearby to this beach that mines the sand for the Glenbrook Steel Mill not far away.
Another nice one mate. I only seem to shoot E6 now due to the inconsistency of color neg film with prints. Well done Paul.
I used a lot of Velvia film back in the 1990's and start of the 2000's with my M6 but found I needed to use a small grey card all the time (in Greece I would take a read only very few hours because of the even light)
Now I'm back to B&W film and Nikon fm2 because of the leeway that negative black and white film have.
I'm now pondering to a stick with a fm2 or do I get an M6 or MP again?
You can do magic with light and colours
The book "Stolen moments".... 25 NZD = 14.40 euro. Nice work. I am enjoying it very much.
Thanks Carlos
Loved your images here, perhaps the light temp might be the cause as Velvia tends to be designed to encourage the greens so the daylight temp can have quite an effect I guess.
Did you scan the film yourself? I think what may have happened is the light was more golden in real life, but the scan has been pushed more blue by the software to get the overall balance to be neutral. That said, I really like the look you achieved
I think that scanning and colour balancing (colour) film is extremely hard. And most people who have it done by a lab (or automatic software) don’t appreciate how much it is really just one interpretation of what’s on the negative/slide. The character of the film is not nearly as important as the eye of the person scanning
Hi Jai, no this was scanned at the lab
Paul C Smith Photographer I really like that last image, maybe because it is a bit more abstract with the dreamy colour palate. If the colour was more accurate it might be less interesting
Nice pics
Nice work. What gear were you using to shoot the video sequences?
Canon 200D and Mavic Pro for the drone work
Paul, nice video. You should try Velvia 100RVP. The colors are better saturated than 100F and it has better reciprocity than Velvia 50. Either way, slide film takes light to work properly. If in doubt always over expose.
Thanks Richard
I really like how they came out, I loved the blue tones. But you gotta either use filters with slide or just go with how the colors look naturally.
The blue cast was very nice actually, I thought you balanced it intentionally that way. Velvia takes a lot of practice and filters and color metering as well. It's a lot of work to use, but the results are generally better than negative film. Your pics were stunning as posted.
Thanks John
Did you meter in Camera ? i tested Velvia once, but unfortunately it was underexposed.
Hi Marc yea I used in camera metering
Velvia seems to shine in large format, but I have not seen 35mm results that excite me. Truth is, I haven't seen 35mm slide film I like since Kodachrome. Oh well.
picture at 8:10 was my favourite!
Yea mine too
Paul, the audio was peaking when you were talking. 😃
That beach of yours is crazy to photograph, and to be able to keep it without the tread marks, very difficult.
by the way, you didn't sign me the book ...... and the picture of the beach, fiu, fiu, fiu ....hi,hi,hi,hi
Oh mate I'm so sorry about that, I've been very vigilant on that dont know how that slipped through.
Velvia 50 is the go, it doesn't have that magenta cast 100 does. Unless using grad ND filters it is basically impossible to shoot straight into the sun and even side lit or front lit benefits, i shoot it at 180 degrees to sun at golden to blue hour so that everything is pretty evenly lit. Usually that type of low contrast scene would be boring but with Velvia it looks great.
Seeing as though you shoot a Leica it could be very limiting. I shoot a medium format camera with removable backs so i can have a roll of slide in one and say black and white or negative in another. If Velvia is all you have especially with the amount of shots 35mm has you may find it hard to shoot the whole roll because it doesn't suit all conditions.
Yes I think that shows in my images in certain light its great the landscape shot with the sun at my back proves that. Thanks for the insight
Paul C Smith Photographer Yeah they looked good, try Velvia 50 though and have a look at Bruce Percy all his stuff is done with it.
Good compositions, but get the feeling Velvia might not of been best film choice for the conditions?
I get the feeling your right
Paul C Smith Photographer only basing on my first roll of Velvia that I shot not long ago. Most images were in full sun. The images came back more contrast and the colours pop. Some exposures that were off, were pretty ordinary tho.
Not all sunsets are golden. I thought the shots looked great and I wouldn't bugger about with it just because its Velvia, or slide film. Sometimes it isn't how you saw it but what the hell, film isn't an exact science. Definitely looks like the east coast of Scotland now!
I frankly don't understand why photographers use slide film in rangefinders. You can't control the exposure with graduated ND filters with those cameras and they're essential for slide film
A picture of your dog whilst on the beach would have given you a better appreciation of the Velvia rendering that day. Velvia is in fact not the best film for skin tones, a bit too much on the amber side, as if everyone was slightly sun tanned. So that blueish atmosphere compared with the fur of your dog would have been very interresting.
Was this film stock out of date or damaged by temperature extremes?.......velvia is known for it's red/green bias with a small exposure latitude. But your results are very odd.
Possibly