As someone who photographs weddings exclusively on 35mm film, I'm happy to see more and more people jump on board as this almost guarantees stock to be available for a long time when I walk into my local Walmart. HOWEVER! I despise how MANY wedding photographers either one, use 35mm film as cheap marketing ploy to then turn around and deliver digital pictures with "film look" filters or worse, force the client into purchasing ONE roll as an add-on, often at a stupid expensive price.
Hi hi! You are next level for shooting exclusively on 35mm film - Couldn't agree with you more, I know several photogs in my orbit that advertise film just as a hot pitch for the times and others that post film work when clearly they have no skillset in it. Another photographer I know claims turnaround for one roll of film is 6-8 weeks - I have no words.
@@teribphotography and where I was going with my original comment, is how the industry in general has and continues to make film into a luxury service. Which is why I despise how many wedding photographers push it as an expensive add-on, making into a self fulling prophecy of film being only for 'high end' clients. AND IT SHOLDN'T BE! In my opinion, film should be nothing more than another option of photographing a wedding. No different from using an SLR or Mirrorless, no different from using Canon or Nikon etc. Yes, film is expensive, no denying. But I do my best to keep my cost as low as possible to then pass that on to my clients. For example, I don't use Portra stocks, I've been getting by all these years with so called 'cheap' consumer film I pick up at Walmart, expose it right, have the lab process and scan normally and I'm happy, my clients are happy. But yeah, six to eight weeks to get AH roll back is insane! I mean, my turnout is also about two months, BUT! I'm delivering a full wedding PLUS a 4x6 proof set of all edited photos in that same time frame.
@@thedrunkweddingphotographer yes yes yes. 'luxury film wedding photographer' tends to be the mecca in the industry and I think there can be great artists who just happen to shoot film as well without going crazy overboard into the highend world of weddings. It's a fun time when couples are excited about film and the look. I find it fun to teach them a little about it too when I work with them. It's an experience! Finding that balance of price reflective of film costs is a little cumbersome but manageable. That's cool that you don't even bother with portra!~ You are on your own level - hope our paths cross someday! -t
I used my first roll of film earlier this month. It was only when I picked up the negatives that I realized the best aspect of the experience: not once did I try to chimp. The on-camera flash metering in the cameras from the 1990s was almost perfect, reducing the number of incorrectly exposed frames to almost zero. Today, the dynamic range/exposure latitude of digital sensors is so wide that getting within a stop is generally good enough. Using flash with slide film requires a much higher level of accuracy. Thanks, this video motivated me to order a roll of Velvia 50.
My next little video is a Provia 100F slideshow! I loooooveee Velvia 50. I still have some work with flash, have not even attempted with slide film yet. It's all such a different process and approach - so glad you took time to tune in!
@@teribphotography The slide slideshow sounds cool! As with your Leica M cameras, Canon EF and Nikon F cameras allow easier swapping between film and digital. With off-camera flash, I'll use the digital camera to test out the lighting before switching to slide film. But with on-camera flash, the TTL flash operation should still be very trustworthy. I'll see what happens next month... Since I always minimized my darkroom time, and now my lightroom time, slides are perfect for me, everything has to be taken care of before pressing the shutter. After that, it's locked in.
This video is great. I’ve been shooting film for a long time, as well as digital, but like many I grew up with film. Your video was well laid out and easy to listen to, I like the transitions. I’ll look forward to you talking about M-mount lenses that you like using. I use some for a vintage look and some for modern. Thanks and keep it up!😊
Thanks again Alain, appreciate that you took the time to give it a watch. We are so lucky to have grown up with knowledge of film!! A proper M-mount lens post is a novel idea. The vintage ones are my favorite but not my wallet's favorite lol
I recommend that you start with the black and white development and as you gain confidence you work on the color development. It is something very rewarding and magical at the same time. I love your voice and your cadence when speaking. Thank you Teri.
This is great advice, I only shoot b&w when it's specifically requested and I do notice I start to look at shadows and light very differently. Maybe as I continue working at it I'll strictly practice with black and white. Really appreciate the time you took to watch! Thank you :)
Wonderful discussion. Shooting TriX on a Hasselblad 500 series would really take you back to the golden age of wedding photography. Would have scared me to death, but there is nothing like terror to sharpen the mind! I can sure see why your couples love you…you have a great spirit shining through.
the 500 series catches my eye all the time! hahaha I couldn't image shooting weddings like that but the pioneers led the way and what a wonderful legacy. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and write this note :)
I'm anxiously awaiting those medium format photos to be developed! MF is simply stunning, the apex of the film art form. Ebay has so many gems.... lol Thank you for taking the time Brian!
As a full time film shooter, I’ve switched to using Kodak movie film. I buy 400 feet of color and black and white and bulk load myself as well as develop. It’s the only way to do it IMHO.
You dredged up many, many memories of my film and darkroom days. Thank you for that. Someone here mentioned the combination of a Hasselblad and Tri-X film. Beware. That combo is more addictive than heroin. But I think you’re capable of creating some astonishing work with it. Maybe?
Haha oh no! Yes, some on mentioned this combo before. Now I might just have to try ……. So glad you enjoyed the video! Appreciate you checking it out :) film has been just wonderful so far!
If you enjoy the process of shooting film, from slowing down and being intentional with your shots, to the anticipation of receiving the files in your inbox, then you MUST take it one step further and learn to develop your own film. I remember setting up a "darkroom" in our tiny guest bathroom and practice in there. So it doesn't need to be a dedicated space. Yes it'd be nice to have a full-time studio, but that adds a butt-load of complexity that might be a bit intimating. Start with b+w as they are much more forgiving, in both developing and printing. Trust me, once you've experience the euphoria of seeing your images literally developing right in front of your very eyes in that pool of toxic liquid, you would hit yourself on the head and question why you haven't done it sooner!! Oh... and the aforementioned euphoria... that might be from inhaling the fume of the development chemicals... 🤣 But you get my point...
LOL Sorry for my delay Joe but this is stellar advice and i totally agree. I can't wait to do some of my own developing in the future, if only I had the time right now. I'm getting into medium format and this would be awesome to start with the basics, black and white and lots of chemicals!
You are right to be excited about it. It’s an art form that needs to be preserved, and videos like yours are important. I've been shooting film for 30 years, and it's inspired everything I do with my professional digital photography. When everything digital is compared to how well it stands up to film, it tells you just how amazing film really is.
Hi Jay! Such great sentiments here and thanks so much for taking the time to write this. I love that the film work is always inspired what you are able to achieve digitally. Digital would not exist if film weren't there first. I love how artists are finding their way back to the origin of the art form. It's really nice in a busy, fast-paced world. Appreciate your encouragement!
I see that sometimes in the states too! Would be so interested to see with expired film - I actually never get to see the finished product but always am curious about how guests capture the day! TY for watching :)
Hi Teri, I have to write this comment before i start watching this very exciting video: i have been using film for about two years for all my family holidays and it completely changed my way of doing photography. Even with my phone, I think more before shooting, I observe and take the necessary 10 additional seconds to make a picture. Last time we traveled was to Manchester, we stayed 4 days and i beleive i made about 35 photographies and i love all of them!
Hi Zenaide! This is so fun to hear, love that you have been enjoying your film journey so far. How beautiful that you've been slowing down and enjoying the process along the way. You should post some of the work :) Love to hear it, thanks for checking this out!
Great Video - been back to film for the past 2 years and not looking back. Also, $500 bucks for 14 rolls, we gotta get you a scanner! :) I know it’s time consuming, but for me it feels more akin to a ‘digital darkroom’ than all of my 17+ years shooting digital.
Started my photography career in film I never enjoyed the process of film. I proceeded my own film most of the time. Once I started shooting digital I never went back.
We shot over 1,000 weddings and portraits and fashion shoots on a Mamiya RZ (2 bodies for the inevitable lock ups which happened twice) along with two Nikon F90x's (with grips for the Pro look!) handled the candids - we now use Hasselblad- 2 X2D's with Profoto (also OCF), 1 907xCFV100c for the intimate bridal and large groups and all the new F2.5 lenses for conformity and balance - would I shoot a wedding on film? Absolutley not - no way - no thanks. Think about delivery; the album designers of most print books went years ago, that means, film + processing + prints and finding some way to present/exhibit, OR film + processing + scanning - you will be £500+ in before you even get going with LR/Capture/PS - then you have to manage reprints, neg storage, etc. Also film, processing and printing is not as cheap as it used to be - yes our cameras are more expensive but I have seen Wedding photographers using fairly older style APSC and they seem to be doing quite well - as an aside I was a Fuji ambassador hundreds of years ago in the 90's - they don't even make a decent wedding and portrait film now. 120 NPS160 alongside some NHG 35mm 400/800 was about where it was at - you couldn't do that now if you tried - even the digital versions are way off - however with all that said even when we used Fuji GFX100 our work was never as 'hit you in the face with detail and sheer presence' as a good neg from whatever Medium Format we used - also just remembered I used a Rollieflex SLX to shoot a weeding and it was awesome first MF was a Bronica ETRS then SQA then RZ and thats where we stayed until quite recently - all good though - love film but it has its place - I'm sure there are some artist types who could have a good stab at it but I do not seeing it beong mainstream bread and butter wedding business - mix a bit of film in with a bit of digi? Maybe?
Teri. I think everybody is realizing that digital has a lot of advantages, but its kind of cold and sterile compared to film. Film evokes a lot of nostalgia with its texture and colors. Its imperfect and that makes it magical. I was looking to go back to shoot film for about 4 years by now, and finally I will be shooting this month. I began to feel a disconnection between my Nikon Z9 and me. Its just that digital its more easier and begun to feel bored about that. I feel that film is more fun.
Such interesting ideas here and I totally get it. It's almost like digital images have reached some kind of perfection and, as a result, the excitement is tough to find. Digital makes it too easy. The unexpected, the unknown, the joy in the discovery of film photography is unmatched. Happy for you to get back into some film shooting Carlos! Appreciate you watching :)
All reasons for using film are legit, but the main reason is being pretentious. Just why some people prefer using a rangefinder instead of a SLR…like myself. It’s distract from what is all about which is photography.
Just don't see that. Have you ever shot on film? For me it's really about a different, slower way of creating the art. The process. Why the rangefinder is also, very much, my jam. Thanks for checking it out John
@@teribphotography well I respect your opinion and appreciate your time making these videos. Btw the last time I use film was about 20 years. Never looked back…
I think this video is actually insulting many that never left it for people that learned on digital (but do you actually know photography). Calling it a trend is for channels like this and Peter M. Good for you that you found film. Why put this video out when you still don’t know what’s film and the process. Very condescending speak and lack of research even when you claim years and years using it is a disappointment and a disservice to so many professionals that use it
As someone who photographs weddings exclusively on 35mm film, I'm happy to see more and more people jump on board as this almost guarantees stock to be available for a long time when I walk into my local Walmart.
HOWEVER!
I despise how MANY wedding photographers either one, use 35mm film as cheap marketing ploy to then turn around and deliver digital pictures with "film look" filters or worse, force the client into purchasing ONE roll as an add-on, often at a stupid expensive price.
Hi hi! You are next level for shooting exclusively on 35mm film - Couldn't agree with you more, I know several photogs in my orbit that advertise film just as a hot pitch for the times and others that post film work when clearly they have no skillset in it. Another photographer I know claims turnaround for one roll of film is 6-8 weeks - I have no words.
following you on insta! I love your work & tacos
@@teribphotography and where I was going with my original comment, is how the industry in general has and continues to make film into a luxury service. Which is why I despise how many wedding photographers push it as an expensive add-on, making into a self fulling prophecy of film being only for 'high end' clients.
AND IT SHOLDN'T BE! In my opinion, film should be nothing more than another option of photographing a wedding. No different from using an SLR or Mirrorless, no different from using Canon or Nikon etc. Yes, film is expensive, no denying. But I do my best to keep my cost as low as possible to then pass that on to my clients. For example, I don't use Portra stocks, I've been getting by all these years with so called 'cheap' consumer film I pick up at Walmart, expose it right, have the lab process and scan normally and I'm happy, my clients are happy.
But yeah, six to eight weeks to get AH roll back is insane! I mean, my turnout is also about two months, BUT! I'm delivering a full wedding PLUS a 4x6 proof set of all edited photos in that same time frame.
@@thedrunkweddingphotographer yes yes yes. 'luxury film wedding photographer' tends to be the mecca in the industry and I think there can be great artists who just happen to shoot film as well without going crazy overboard into the highend world of weddings. It's a fun time when couples are excited about film and the look. I find it fun to teach them a little about it too when I work with them. It's an experience!
Finding that balance of price reflective of film costs is a little cumbersome but manageable. That's cool that you don't even bother with portra!~
You are on your own level - hope our paths cross someday!
-t
Loved it. Thanks for all the important tips. Wishing you a great weekend 🙏
Thanks Ruben! Hope you enjoyed yours as well (:
I used my first roll of film earlier this month. It was only when I picked up the negatives that I realized the best aspect of the experience: not once did I try to chimp.
The on-camera flash metering in the cameras from the 1990s was almost perfect, reducing the number of incorrectly exposed frames to almost zero. Today, the dynamic range/exposure latitude of digital sensors is so wide that getting within a stop is generally good enough. Using flash with slide film requires a much higher level of accuracy.
Thanks, this video motivated me to order a roll of Velvia 50.
My next little video is a Provia 100F slideshow! I loooooveee Velvia 50. I still have some work with flash, have not even attempted with slide film yet. It's all such a different process and approach - so glad you took time to tune in!
@@teribphotography The slide slideshow sounds cool!
As with your Leica M cameras, Canon EF and Nikon F cameras allow easier swapping between film and digital. With off-camera flash, I'll use the digital camera to test out the lighting before switching to slide film. But with on-camera flash, the TTL flash operation should still be very trustworthy. I'll see what happens next month...
Since I always minimized my darkroom time, and now my lightroom time, slides are perfect for me, everything has to be taken care of before pressing the shutter. After that, it's locked in.
Great video thanks for sharing your thoughts. I shoot film regularly and love the process from capturing, developing and printing.
Ah, appreciate you taking time to watch. It really is the best process, worth the extra time. Cool you develop too!
This video is great. I’ve been shooting film for a long time, as well as digital, but like many I grew up with film. Your video was well laid out and easy to listen to, I like the transitions. I’ll look forward to you talking about M-mount lenses that you like using. I use some for a vintage look and some for modern. Thanks and keep it up!😊
Thanks again Alain, appreciate that you took the time to give it a watch. We are so lucky to have grown up with knowledge of film!! A proper M-mount lens post is a novel idea. The vintage ones are my favorite but not my wallet's favorite lol
i love to know that you love and enjoy shoot on film in the weddings, awesome, continue talking abaut your experience i will like to know more 🥰
Thank you Jose!! I love shooting on film so much, for weddings it’s been such a unique perspective to storytell (:
I recommend that you start with the black and white development and as you gain confidence you work on the color development. It is something very rewarding and magical at the same time.
I love your voice and your cadence when speaking. Thank you Teri.
This is great advice, I only shoot b&w when it's specifically requested and I do notice I start to look at shadows and light very differently. Maybe as I continue working at it I'll strictly practice with black and white. Really appreciate the time you took to watch! Thank you :)
Great stuff! Loving your vids on film! Please keep them coming!
So appreciate you taking the time to watch and write this note - thank you soooo much :)
Wonderful discussion. Shooting TriX on a Hasselblad 500 series would really take you back to the golden age of wedding photography. Would have scared me to death, but there is nothing like terror to sharpen the mind! I can sure see why your couples love you…you have a great spirit shining through.
the 500 series catches my eye all the time! hahaha I couldn't image shooting weddings like that but the pioneers led the way and what a wonderful legacy. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and write this note :)
I still like the look of 4x5 and medium format film. Its sad many of the classic film emulsions are gone now, I miss you Plus-X!
I'm anxiously awaiting those medium format photos to be developed! MF is simply stunning, the apex of the film art form. Ebay has so many gems.... lol Thank you for taking the time Brian!
As a full time film shooter, I’ve switched to using Kodak movie film. I buy 400 feet of color and black and white and bulk load myself as well as develop. It’s the only way to do it IMHO.
Oh wow, this is such an awesome tip. I’d have to prepare a little more but so smart. Wise points !
You dredged up many, many memories of my film and darkroom days. Thank you for that. Someone here mentioned the combination of a Hasselblad and Tri-X film. Beware. That combo is more addictive than heroin. But I think you’re capable of creating some astonishing work with it. Maybe?
Haha oh no! Yes, some on mentioned this combo before. Now I might just have to try ……. So glad you enjoyed the video! Appreciate you checking it out :) film has been just wonderful so far!
Talking to ppl about film and they think you are weird…yep…. My wife knows she is the “Tri-X of wives” and she knows thats a great compliment ❤
haha! that's wonderful!! thanks for checking this out :)
was going to ask if you knew of "The drunk wedding Photograher " and there he is :). enjoyed your video.
lol thank you for watching!!
If you enjoy the process of shooting film, from slowing down and being intentional with your shots, to the anticipation of receiving the files in your inbox, then you MUST take it one step further and learn to develop your own film. I remember setting up a "darkroom" in our tiny guest bathroom and practice in there. So it doesn't need to be a dedicated space. Yes it'd be nice to have a full-time studio, but that adds a butt-load of complexity that might be a bit intimating. Start with b+w as they are much more forgiving, in both developing and printing. Trust me, once you've experience the euphoria of seeing your images literally developing right in front of your very eyes in that pool of toxic liquid, you would hit yourself on the head and question why you haven't done it sooner!! Oh... and the aforementioned euphoria... that might be from inhaling the fume of the development chemicals... 🤣 But you get my point...
LOL Sorry for my delay Joe but this is stellar advice and i totally agree. I can't wait to do some of my own developing in the future, if only I had the time right now. I'm getting into medium format and this would be awesome to start with the basics, black and white and lots of chemicals!
I really enjoyed this!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking it out (:
You are right to be excited about it. It’s an art form that needs to be preserved, and videos like yours are important. I've been shooting film for 30 years, and it's inspired everything I do with my professional digital photography. When everything digital is compared to how well it stands up to film, it tells you just how amazing film really is.
Hi Jay! Such great sentiments here and thanks so much for taking the time to write this. I love that the film work is always inspired what you are able to achieve digitally. Digital would not exist if film weren't there first. I love how artists are finding their way back to the origin of the art form. It's really nice in a busy, fast-paced world. Appreciate your encouragement!
Just a curiosity... here in Brazil, in some weddings, point-and-shoot cameras are given to the guests, with expired or unexpired film.🙃
I see that sometimes in the states too! Would be so interested to see with expired film - I actually never get to see the finished product but always am curious about how guests capture the day! TY for watching :)
Don't wait your couples ask for a B&W portrait, just make a timeless picture
Next week i'll take a roll of Tri-X and the Makina Plaubel 6x7 😊
Tri-x seems to be the favorite on this comment feed! Hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching (:
Hi Teri, I have to write this comment before i start watching this very exciting video: i have been using film for about two years for all my family holidays and it completely changed my way of doing photography. Even with my phone, I think more before shooting, I observe and take the necessary 10 additional seconds to make a picture. Last time we traveled was to Manchester, we stayed 4 days and i beleive i made about 35 photographies and i love all of them!
Hi Zenaide! This is so fun to hear, love that you have been enjoying your film journey so far. How beautiful that you've been slowing down and enjoying the process along the way. You should post some of the work :) Love to hear it, thanks for checking this out!
@@teribphotography Thank you Teri for your nice words
Great Video - been back to film for the past 2 years and not looking back. Also, $500 bucks for 14 rolls, we gotta get you a scanner! :) I know it’s time consuming, but for me it feels more akin to a ‘digital darkroom’ than all of my 17+ years shooting digital.
I know I know!! I really need to scan myself, it all seems so scary!! So glad you've embraced the 'dark' side :)
FILM PHOTOGRAPHY ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!
High five!
Started my photography career in film I never enjoyed the process of film. I proceeded my own film most of the time. Once I started shooting digital I never went back.
interesting! i get how it's not for everyone, glad you are shooting, whatever format it is! thanks for checking this out
We shot over 1,000 weddings and portraits and fashion shoots on a Mamiya RZ (2 bodies for the inevitable lock ups which happened twice) along with two Nikon F90x's (with grips for the Pro look!) handled the candids - we now use Hasselblad- 2 X2D's with Profoto (also OCF), 1 907xCFV100c for the intimate bridal and large groups and all the new F2.5 lenses for conformity and balance - would I shoot a wedding on film? Absolutley not - no way - no thanks. Think about delivery; the album designers of most print books went years ago, that means, film + processing + prints and finding some way to present/exhibit, OR film + processing + scanning - you will be £500+ in before you even get going with LR/Capture/PS - then you have to manage reprints, neg storage, etc. Also film, processing and printing is not as cheap as it used to be - yes our cameras are more expensive but I have seen Wedding photographers using fairly older style APSC and they seem to be doing quite well - as an aside I was a Fuji ambassador hundreds of years ago in the 90's - they don't even make a decent wedding and portrait film now. 120 NPS160 alongside some NHG 35mm 400/800 was about where it was at - you couldn't do that now if you tried - even the digital versions are way off - however with all that said even when we used Fuji GFX100 our work was never as 'hit you in the face with detail and sheer presence' as a good neg from whatever Medium Format we used - also just remembered I used a Rollieflex SLX to shoot a weeding and it was awesome first MF was a Bronica ETRS then SQA then RZ and thats where we stayed until quite recently - all good though - love film but it has its place - I'm sure there are some artist types who could have a good stab at it but I do not seeing it beong mainstream bread and butter wedding business - mix a bit of film in with a bit of digi? Maybe?
great insight and lots of thoughts! i'm not sure fully shooting on film for weddings is the way for me personally but i do think it can be done!
Excellent take on film photography. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt thoughts on this, so beautifully. You've moved closer to the MP
Ahh, yay! closer and closer, learning all the time. Appreciate your encouragement and taking time to check this out :)
Ever planned on scanning yourself? Might be too much to deal with if you shoot a ton of rolls.
It's on my list. It's a long list :) Someday!
@@teribphotography For 35mm I can really recommend Plustek OpticFilm 8300i compared to a flatbed scanner like Epson V600.
Teri. I think everybody is realizing that digital has a lot of advantages, but its kind of cold and sterile compared to film. Film evokes a lot of nostalgia with its texture and colors. Its imperfect and that makes it magical.
I was looking to go back to shoot film for about 4 years by now, and finally I will be shooting this month. I began to feel a disconnection between my Nikon Z9 and me. Its just that digital its more easier and begun to feel bored about that. I feel that film is more fun.
Such interesting ideas here and I totally get it. It's almost like digital images have reached some kind of perfection and, as a result, the excitement is tough to find. Digital makes it too easy. The unexpected, the unknown, the joy in the discovery of film photography is unmatched. Happy for you to get back into some film shooting Carlos! Appreciate you watching :)
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Haha maybe !
Cuando vienes a México city Miss Leica only.. I am a Dr. Castel. Traumatologia
Maybe someday! Many of my friends love Mexico City!!
All reasons for using film are legit, but the main reason is being pretentious. Just why some people prefer using a rangefinder instead of a SLR…like myself. It’s distract from what is all about which is photography.
Just don't see that. Have you ever shot on film? For me it's really about a different, slower way of creating the art. The process. Why the rangefinder is also, very much, my jam. Thanks for checking it out John
@@teribphotography well I respect your opinion and appreciate your time making these videos. Btw the last time I use film was about 20 years. Never looked back…
I think this video is actually insulting many that never left it for people that learned on digital (but do you actually know photography). Calling it a trend is for channels like this and Peter M.
Good for you that you found film. Why put this video out when you still don’t know what’s film and the process. Very condescending speak and lack of research even when you claim years and years using it is a disappointment and a disservice to so many professionals that use it
Who hurt you bro 🤣🤣🤣
yikes ~ i can be doing this work at a professional level and still be learning all the time, both can be true