love the fact that everyone you asked seems happy to have there phone taken, you don't get that response in the UK. Every one seems to think you want something .
Not in my experience, I’ve been doing street portraits in the UK and most people are lovely - even the ones who say no. Probably get 1 rejection out of every 7 I ask.
@@X0MT0X Probably shouldn't though, if someone's in the background then fair enough you can't help it but I wouldn't just photograph people without permission
@@tomkenning5482 Then you lose out on candid photography. Asking permission first always ends up with a posed portrait. Take the photo fist, then if you intend to use it commercially you get the release forms signed otherwise if its not commercial just dont shoot in a way that annoys people. Thats when you ask permission lol. Some of my best holiday photos have compositions showing people playing on the beach I'm photographing. Sometimes accidental, other times I see they are about to do something and they happen to line up with a nice background.
@@dlarge6502 I wouldn't personally release it without permission, commercial or not, although that's only a personal thing and I understand why people might want to do different. If it doesn't involve faces then that's okay, like for instance I didn't have my camera but I saw a couple the other day, I was behind them and the light was on them perfectly. If I'd brought my camera I probably would've photographed that. It's all personal preference though
@@jameslane3846 Depends where you live and what currency I was quoting. I was not clear about either. It absolutely costs me more than $1 Australian dollar per frame to shoot basic C41.
love it. Little tip! with cheaper film stocks, give them a stop overexposure! so you'd shoot a 200 iso roll at 100 iso. It will likely help negate some of the photos were your subject was underexposed. Additionally, it should negate some of the grain a little too. But keep shooting!
@@MrSupereric1998 you cant change iso you only can tell the cam what iso the roll have. If you lie and tell the cam your film is iso 100 the cam thinks the shot is darker than it is and brighten it
Dude! Huge shout out for visit my home country and being nothing short of respectful and courteous. Love shooting on 35mm myself, there’s just a certain feeling of manually winding for every shot that feels so fulfilling
Whenever I think of doing photography with film I get so much anxiety. Like it’s so tricky and if u don’t get it right there’s literally no way of knowing plus you waste money. Props to this guy who took the leap and decided to stick with it
Canon AE-1 = Shutter Priority Mode (You set SS and camera selects Aperture) and Full Manual AE-1 Program = Camera can now set both the SS and Aperture, you just have to nail the manual focus. Sounds trivial today, but huge for its time. I'm an old guy, I was gifted the newly released Program model when I was 18 years old at the time. In 1981. It was the first camera that I ever owned.
Baruch Cohen I’ve never owned any camera other than the ones that come with my phone and so I decided to go with a Minolta X-700 for my first actual camera and I really like it
@@scallen3841 I borrowed my son's K1000 for a few months before I decided to get back into film after many years,. Really enjoyed shooting with it, rock solid camera. I wound up buying a Spotmatic F once I returned it to him. Essentially the same camera with a different mount.
@@kys.online Minoltas are severely over-looked and under-rated in the current used film camera market. My older brother was a pro photographer back in the 1970s and he shot only with Minolta. I also own a X-700. I own four film cameras these days: X-700, Leica M2. Contax G1, and a Pentax Spotmatic. Happy shooting friend!
@@sam3d There is a short blank section yes, but he advanced the film twice with the back open wasting like 3 frames. If you are careful you can get 38/39 frames out of a 36 roll
It's fun watching people new to film that are coming from digital. Or just new in general. I made so many of these same mistakes coming from digital. Hope this man enjoys learning the craft that is analog as I did!
I had my first experience in photography with an analog camera (Nikon F2), my father gave me his old camera and taught me how to shoot, to put the batteries, the camera roll, etc. I enjoyed so much when used that camera, particularly in a travel to the Yucatan Peninsula. The analog camera creates totally different feelings and emotions when you shoot and when you see the results in photos, in comparison with the digital ones.
It was interesting to see him struggle with exposure. Something I learned early on is to always take portraits from a side angle (say 45') to have some light on the face. Never straight on.
I just started shooting film last month and it’s definitely in my opinion much more satisfying than digital when you get that perfect shot! Great video looking forward to the next one
I would love a series on this! You're very good for a beginner, now you just made me want to buy an analog camera and start myself! Keep up the good work!
It's really fun too shoot film, it's slow you down and think more of every shot you make. Maybe also good for analog photography is to learn the sunny 16 rule, helps me a lot about to have a good exsposure. Great video and keep shooting film and digital.
Gosh this is awesome. Sure you don't have the feedback of the picture, but the colours a the style is constant. With modern cameras you can change everything but never gives you this satisfaction.
Just in case you didn’t look it up, the benefit of the Canon A1 is that it has aperture priority vs the canon AE1 Program which is shutter priority. I owned both and i loved both of them. Definitely a great starter film camera. Once you get into film photography you won’t wanna quit. It’s very addicting. Good luck on your adventures!
I'm really happy that you are doing this. A couple weeks ago I dug out my dads old canon ae-1 and am going to start shooting with it. I'm really excited to see how they turn out.
The AE1 Program is one of the first slr cameras to have a fully automatic option (both aperture and time). You just shoot and the camera does everything.
@airscrew1 I know but I started that way, liked it and then decided to shoot in manual (and that's how I shoot nowdays). It's a good way to make a beginner start.
Great post, Frederick - tells a good story. I used to shoot analog (did darkroom stuff, too). Run and gun analog street photography can get expensive, fast. That’s why I prefer digital. If your cam has spot metering, adapt a zone system for more accurate exposure. Zone focusing, using the lens distance/aperture scale will improve things. Some old analog cams had interchangeable focusing screens so you could select what works best for your style. Film loading tip: load film (by feel) inside of a light-proof “changing bag” and begin photographing only one frame past the “tail” on take up spool. That should give you one or two extra frames, but be sure to tell your film lab that you used this method.
Nice to see this. I started off with a Nikon F3 in 1980 I believe. My daughter is off to college this week and she has the F3 as she wants to do only film for now. Great way to introduce yourself to the joy of photography by keeping it simple.
Your videos are super fun to watch, thank you so much! Just bought my first film camera too but only shot nature/landscapes with it so far because I'm way too shy for portraiture, even though it's the style I have such a love for. I love the way you interact with people, super nice and respectful & it really shows in the photos - they all look so natural and warm. Can't wait to see the photos you take when you've fully grasped the analog ropes! :D
You must find your inner street photographer if that is where your heart is. Find the courage to smile at people and point to your camera before you take the shot. You'll be surprised how most folks are totally cool with it. It's very exciting!
hey frederik i would suggest you to try to mount of the lens to an digital canon or if you don't have one, try to adapt it with an realitivly cheap adapter for a mirrorless and then just let the camera make exposure time, the other things you can do on a manual base. Just set the focus on a distance (you can read the focus distance on the lens), and then just shoot on street by walking. This sometimes makes amazing pictures from a different perspective.
Here in Monterrey there is a good support for film photography because of multiple labs that Kodak supplies with film, also you can find analog cameras in flea markets got the Pentax k1000 and works really good
Classics both, I used to shoot with both in the past. The Canon sports shutter priority. Film cameras were very simple, they are a box that exposes film. They were largely the same. Choosing your box was different than choosing a digital body today. The features and automations were much less. To use a camera like the K1000, one learns manual exposure. As is true today, the lenses are the most critical element beyond the box. Also as you’ll see, in general, exposure with film (especially with negative as opposed to chrome) is quite different than digital. You’ll find you have a bit more latitude. On another note, your straight forward approach to asking strangers on the street for photos, shows how it’s done.
One thing I've had to learn on film is that you have more latitude to overexpose negative film without losing highlight details than with digital. Might help with the exposure piece. If you figure out a focus trick please share 😂
I found your channel from your AE-1 shots. I use my mother's AE-1 Program that she got for her 30th birthday. It's gotten me into film and photography for the first time.
I bought my first analog camera last year and I was hooked right away. It was a Canon A-1 with 50mm f/1.4 lens. I really love the grain in film, and that you have to really think about composition and exposure before snapping the photo because every picture costs money, but you don’t know how it turns out before you’re developing it so it could be a bad picture anyway 🤷♂️. I recently started developing and scanning myself. Such a fun process! Looking forward to see more analog street photography! Keep killing it! Greetings from Sweden. Tip: meter for the shadows and set the shutter speed and apature according to that and you’re good to go. Film handles overexposure much better than underexposure, which is the other way around with digital.
Cool! Welcome to the world of film! Two tips you might find helpful. 1. Always over-expose color film by a stop or two (in comparison to digital which is easier to "rescue" if under-exposed) and 2. Try to get a really cheap handheld basic light meter, measure the shadows (hardest to restore in film) because the old cameras usually don't measure as good as the fancy new digital ones, it will also help you "understand light" better. Good luck, have fun and I'm looking forward to the next episode already!
Such a great video Frederik, the expensive mistakes really do make you think about each and every shot. You obviously have a way with people, lovely to see so many beautiful smiles. I’m looking forward to shooting film on the mountains over the weekend.
Thank you so much for the kind words Fiona. Really appreciated coming from you and I think you take incredible photos. Also, I think your photos would do so well on film and I hope one day, I get to take pictures with you :)!
Here is the camera I bought in the video: shrsl.com/3xwrv - I'm curious, why do you (or don't you) shoot film? Watch Episode 2 of my film street photography here: Watch Episode 2 here: ruclips.net/video/LJLu5T0_klE/видео.html -
I have picked up a couple of analogue cameras and lenses at flee markets, they're so cheap and pretty. I've just shot one roll though. Too expensive to develop and a little too much hassle compared to our incredible digital cameras of today. Great video, your channel makes me wanna go to Mexico, the people seem to be so friendly.
Yea, it's a bit more of a hassle and I'm an impatient guy, so waiting to see how the photo comes out is difficult to me. But for now, I'm planning on doing a lot more analog photography!
It slows you right down and that's a good thing from time to time! Manual focus may be a step too far in this fast moving world but you need to be more considerate of your composition and metering. And patient; I don't see my shots for 2 weeks!
Great vlog, I've just bought my first SLR a Canon AV-1 where the AE1, A-1 and AE1 Program were set on shutter priority the AV-1 was the first to be set an aperture value. Enjoy and I would like to see you do some more film photography.
I've the A1...it's like brand new,but has 40 years!Amazing!I use only black and white film, HP5+ 400 , for lens i suggest you the Canon fd 50 1.4,the 85 1.8 and the 28 2.8....i've also the 135 2.5 and It's amazing how blur the background in a portrait!Love film photography!
I do love shooting analog but my access to a developer is limited. But this video has inspired me to grab my old Canon and load up with some 400 and hit the streets! Cheers Frederik!
If you like the Ae-1 and plan on getting another film camera in the future, I recommend the Minolta XG-M. I have both of them and they are phenomenal cameras.
Haha thanks Andrew! First I need to get comfortable with this. And I actually would like to try one of them Roliflex once where you look down in. I think hasselblad made them too. Similar to Platon and Vivian Maier
My first SLR was a Ricoh, sold under the Sears brand. That camera was stolen. I replaced it with a Canon Ftb(new). I eventually bought a backup of the same model. (Having two film camera bodies is good for shooting color and B&W at the same time, or for shooting the same type of film of different ISOs.) I then bought an AE-1 (Program? I don't remember.) That camera failed due to the cold on my second ascent of Mt. Blanc, so when I got home I sold it and replaced it with an A-1, which never failed me. (That series of cameras has a electro-magnetic switch to trip the shutter. I imagine the AE-1 required more juice to operate the switch than a cold battery was able to deliver. It appears the A-1 switch didn't require as much power, so a cold battery didn't affect it.) I shot the two Ftbs until they quit. I had them repaired, but they had just become too fragile and would immediately break again. I retired the A-1 as film and developing became more expensive. All three cameras are now sitting on bookshelves as decorations and keepsakes of an era gone by (for me, at least). A few months ago I bought a Sony Alpha A7RII, and I'm using all my Canon FD lenses from back in the day!
I started with film cameras. I used them from the 70s to the 2000 when I got my first digital. It was a good way to lean but would not go back to film now. Looked into it and just could not afford to do it if I wanted to. Around £5.00 a film and then about the same for developing etc. Going off past experience I would then get 35 frames very few of which I was generally happy with :) I would miss digital now and find it much better in many ways for what I do.
I have resigned my film cameras to history and they can maybe sit on my shelf. they do look nice.
Excellent choice for starting in 35mm. The camera is pretty solid, very easy to use and still relatively lightweight. Also, the glass is relatively cheap but good quality (cheap except for some of those rare ones, like the 85mm f/1.2 L or the 35mm tilt-shift). If I was to recommend a few lenses for this camera, I would definitely get the 135mm f/3.5. Gorgeous portrait lens that you can get for around 70 Euros. Also, the 35mm „chrome nose“ is one of my personal favorites.
You’re first roll came out great just one tip I have is since you’re using a 50mm the lens is more closer ranged just shoot a few steps back to capture the person and the surrounding around them to give it more depth to the picture but your pictures still came out great keep it up 😁👍🏼
“There’s a couple of things that you don’t really need to know about.” Oh really, like the fact the AE-1 has exposure automation and the K1000 is fully manual all the time??
Great video. I learned on film as a child and in college. Of course I went all in on digital but recently have started shooting film again more an more. There is look, feel, and texture to film that I love so much. And yes you can duplicate some these things with digital editing, it never quite looks the same. The expense of film is a little annoying but I am about to start developing my own as well. Eventually I'd like to be completely self sufficient with developing, scanning, and printing my work.
Frederik Trovatten thanks for the reply back. I’m very much enjoying your style of vlogging. I follow you on Instagram as well. Hope you keep it up. Helps me stay inspired when I don’t have time to get out and shoot myself. If you ever make it to Indianapolis or Chicago area, I’d love to come out and shoot with you.
Well done Frederik! Still to shot in film and you’ll see many changes in your photography approach and in your technique. Just a suggestion, next time that you will take photos in a similar environment of this in the clip, use a 400 ISO film and, if you are able to find it, a Fujifilm (more “cold” colors and less yellow). Well done!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Frederik I’m sure that you’ll see better results the next time and I’m also sure that in a few time you’re next step will be develop your films to your own. It’s really simple, believe me. I’m shootings films since the 1984
Your so nice!!! 😅 I hope that it works for you!!! 😊I’m usually bold I don’t ask for permission I hold the camera to my face so the target sees me with the camera yet has no idea that they are the subject of my composition as I walk and then shoot 😊. I noticed early in my walks that they are less likely to smile 😃 or give me a thumbs up 👍 or any other gesture that’s unprovoked.
The Canon AE1 was my first Canon camera but becareful of the shutter dial as it protubes out and can alter your shutter speed without realizing it. I upgraded to an A1 and also an AE1 Program as both shutter dials were enclosed and had a protective cover to provide a simple lock. Using film makes you aware of how little exposures are available compared to Digital but trains you into making every shot count.
Bought my first SLR, a Canon AE-1 in 1979 (mine was the more traditional Chrome body, the Black body was $50.00 more expensive), when I was in High Scool. Though my first actual 35mm SLR was my Father's older Pentax K-1000. Stayed with Canon for pro and personal shooting up until last year then went full on Fuji. Enjoy the AE-1...
Ha. My first camera was a Canon AE1 as well. Purchased new in 1983. It was also all black (had to pay $20 extra for all black btw). I still have it and it still is working great.
Awesome! Definitely need to shoot some kodak portra and HP5+, I feel like they are staple films. Most camera's use centre weighted metering I think. I have an Olympus OM4Ti which has the best metering system for a fully manual camera IMO. I can meter for highlights, shadows, spot and multiple spot averages and it's off the film metering. Most lenses have a depth of field scale which is helpful. I'm surprised your friend didn't talk about split prism focusing, you should look that up because you have the split prism (the middle half circles that split you want them to match), the microprisms (circle around the split prism, helpful at higher f stops), and of course the ground glass (so you can see if you're in focus when you recompose.) but I'm sure you've worked it out now! Some of the best film youtubers I reckon are Jonathan Notley, the_real_sir_robin and Eduardo Pavez Goye. There's others good for watching about gear but then they just take pictures of trees, crappy buildings and dirt. Can't wait for you to go full film nerd! #olympusgang
My first SLR was a Pentax K1000 back in the eighties. Followed in the nineties by a Ricoh KR-10M that was half automatic, but still had manual focus. I shot mostly slides because that was cheaper. Money sure was an issue! In 2004 I bought my first Digital SLR, the Canon 10D. Nowadays I have a Sony A6400. But.. most personal keepers this year I've shot with my (Huawei) smartphone! :-)
I just literally went today to buy my camera (the "AE-1 Program") today with the EXACT same guy!!!!! Awesome guy, he explained me how the whole camera works, and also has great prices (and it was actually the only place that I found that was selling this camera model). His shop is at Donceles street corner with palma norte, and you can find them as "Boutique Cámara MX" both in instagram and facebook.
Excelente video Frederik, cada vez me gustan más, a propósito, esa fue mi primera cámara reflex y ahora me arrepiento de haberla vendido. Keep shooting!
Canon AE-1 and Canon F series are like 4 wheel drive Toyotas. they’re built very well and they hold their value. Canon F1 body can still fetch around $400.
the thing about the pentax is the light meter, there is no off switch, you put the lens cover back on to turn it off, so It burns batteries. I use the Canon AT-1 one now, but i have the K1000 and chinon ce4 for manual cameras.
I considered buing an analog instead of my first dslr but it was so confusing for a beginer. Definitely going to experiment with analog one day. Great video Frederik!
Well, I started with a hybrid camera which I used only in auto mode, and a few months later, I bought a fully manual slr (with a exposure cell) for 10$. I did expect my first roll to be a real mess, but I was amazed by the look and the focus was pretty good, especially for a first time. My issue were that I realised my composition was frequently bad! I learned a lot since then, and for someone on a budget who wants to try photography, I will definitely recommand getting a slr for under 50$, and start with that!
My first camera was an AE-1 Program. Dad had a regular AE-1. AE-1 was aperture priority and the AE-1 Program had aperture or shutter priority, or full auto, if I remember correctly. I sold mine to a friend in like 2001 or something because I got a newer auto focus Minolta SLR a few years before. Now the minolta is pretty much worthless, LOL. Wish I still had the Canon.
my minolta x-370 is an SLR but it also has a rangefinder (or something similar) which comes in handy for focusing manually. Still much slower than auto
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There is something about shooting photos of strangers, even if they do nothing, it's much more interesting! I loved the photos you took!
People are interesting and so are you😊
love the fact that everyone you asked seems happy to have there phone taken, you don't get that response in the UK. Every one seems to think you want something .
Yeah people are super friendly here :)!
Not in my experience, I’ve been doing street portraits in the UK and most people are lovely - even the ones who say no. Probably get 1 rejection out of every 7 I ask.
@@X0MT0X Probably shouldn't though, if someone's in the background then fair enough you can't help it but I wouldn't just photograph people without permission
@@tomkenning5482 Then you lose out on candid photography. Asking permission first always ends up with a posed portrait. Take the photo fist, then if you intend to use it commercially you get the release forms signed otherwise if its not commercial just dont shoot in a way that annoys people. Thats when you ask permission lol.
Some of my best holiday photos have compositions showing people playing on the beach I'm photographing. Sometimes accidental, other times I see they are about to do something and they happen to line up with a nice background.
@@dlarge6502 I wouldn't personally release it without permission, commercial or not, although that's only a personal thing and I understand why people might want to do different. If it doesn't involve faces then that's okay, like for instance I didn't have my camera but I saw a couple the other day, I was behind them and the light was on them perfectly. If I'd brought my camera I probably would've photographed that. It's all personal preference though
When you realize that each frame is costing you about $1 you tend to think harder. I don't miss film, but I do miss the discipline it required.
It doesn't cost that much on 35mm. £1 per shot is 6x7 medium format C41
@@jameslane3846 Depends where you live and what currency I was quoting. I was not clear about either. It absolutely costs me more than $1 Australian dollar per frame to shoot basic C41.
peteandalie daido would laugh at this comment lol
@@peteandalie clearly going to a rip off place to get your film developed. I live in NSW and its less than 50cents a frame for me
@@Jessieward273 Yeah, totally my fault. Fuck me right?
watching this while in quarantine. Can't express enough how I miss the comfort people had interacting before everything subsequently changed in 2020.
Facts
So fun to see you learning in real time. Thanks for including the...."flawed" images. Lol. It's such a fun learning curve.
haha of course! It's more fun like that :)!
@@FTrovatten is there any way we can see your first roll shots? This vid was super helpful btw!
love it. Little tip! with cheaper film stocks, give them a stop overexposure! so you'd shoot a 200 iso roll at 100 iso. It will likely help negate some of the photos were your subject was underexposed. Additionally, it should negate some of the grain a little too. But keep shooting!
Good idea! Thanks Nick! Several people have told me about that! I’ll give that a try!
I think the meter may be off
But isnt iso 100 darker than iso 200?
@@MrSupereric1998 you cant change iso you only can tell the cam what iso the roll have. If you lie and tell the cam your film is iso 100 the cam thinks the shot is darker than it is and brighten it
@@philippj.9214 how can you tell the cam what the iso is?
Dude! Huge shout out for visit my home country and being nothing short of respectful and courteous. Love shooting on 35mm myself, there’s just a certain feeling of manually winding for every shot that feels so fulfilling
Thanks José. I’ve lived here in cdmx for 2.5 years. I love this city!
Seeing Cuco’s friends in the video was a pleasant surprise
Very cool seeing the homie Wes pop up in this, lovely dude.
Couldn’t agree more!
Hey bro i watch your videos, much love man
Whenever I think of doing photography with film I get so much anxiety. Like it’s so tricky and if u don’t get it right there’s literally no way of knowing plus you waste money. Props to this guy who took the leap and decided to stick with it
i felt the exact same way but decided to try it anyway haven’t seen my pictures yet but it has been super fun playing around with my camera!
Canon AE-1 = Shutter Priority Mode (You set SS and camera selects Aperture) and Full Manual
AE-1 Program = Camera can now set both the SS and Aperture, you just have to nail the manual focus.
Sounds trivial today, but huge for its time. I'm an old guy, I was gifted the newly released Program model when I was 18 years old at the time. In 1981. It was the first camera that I ever owned.
I have a Pentax k1000 and Canon ae-1 , I've had them since the 80's .
Baruch Cohen I’ve never owned any camera other than the ones that come with my phone and so I decided to go with a Minolta X-700 for my first actual camera and I really like it
@@scallen3841 I borrowed my son's K1000 for a few months before I decided to get back into film after many years,. Really enjoyed shooting with it, rock solid camera. I wound up buying a Spotmatic F once I returned it to him. Essentially the same camera with a different mount.
@@barrycohen311 Oh yeah useing them you have to think before you press the shutter
@@kys.online Minoltas are severely over-looked and under-rated in the current used film camera market. My older brother was a pro photographer back in the 1970s and he shot only with Minolta. I also own a X-700. I own four film cameras these days: X-700, Leica M2. Contax G1, and a Pentax Spotmatic. Happy shooting friend!
"I'm on a roll now"
I see what you did there
The amount of frames he exposed when he put in the film roll physically hurt me
So true.
bro, not true, the rolls have a long section which is blank for the purpose of setting it up.
@@sam3d There is a short blank section yes, but he advanced the film twice with the back open wasting like 3 frames. If you are careful you can get 38/39 frames out of a 36 roll
lol i did the same thing a few weeks ago, since I had hardly any idea of how to load the film into the camera. I regret everything
@@stoopid_squid05 if you load your camera in complete darkness, then you basically can use those frames you'd normally purge at the beginning.
you are a really nice person!! i’m from mexico and it makes my heart happy to see the way you treated the people you took pictures of.
Those guys at 3:45 perform with CUCO. Well at least one of them. Their Instagrams are @suscat0 @venushides and @speakz
Speak is a legend himself tbh
I was just about to comment that lmaooo
What a fucking coincidence
i knew they looked familiar
I lost my shit
this entire video is so wholesome, I couldn't resist to go aww every 2 minutes XDD
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It's fun watching people new to film that are coming from digital. Or just new in general. I made so many of these same mistakes coming from digital. Hope this man enjoys learning the craft that is analog as I did!
I had my first experience in photography with an analog camera (Nikon F2), my father gave me his old camera and taught me how to shoot, to put the batteries, the camera roll, etc. I enjoyed so much when used that camera, particularly in a travel to the Yucatan Peninsula. The analog camera creates totally different feelings and emotions when you shoot and when you see the results in photos, in comparison with the digital ones.
That’s so cool! And I agree. I like the idea of slowing down a bit.
It was interesting to see him struggle with exposure. Something I learned early on is to always take portraits from a side angle (say 45') to have some light on the face. Never straight on.
This guy is so wholesome, always puts me in a good mood
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Your shotting skills are awesome just need a little bit more practice with the analog and you'll rock as always my friend
Thanks a lot RIchard! I'm working on it :)!
I love how respectful you are!!!
I just started shooting film last month and it’s definitely in my opinion much more satisfying than digital when you get that perfect shot! Great video looking forward to the next one
I couldn’t agree more
that's quite an unique feeling. nothing like the excitement of having the first roll processed, wondering if you got anything or ruined it all.
Yes! I was so impatient! Luckily the lab had a same day turnover and I think it went better than I expected :)!
@@FTrovatten btw, I would sugest trying 400 iso film and going for f8+. this way you will almost never miss focus. keep it up!
Please put together videos on Analog photography. Love your work.
I will! Thanks a lot!
@@FTrovatten thank you for supporting analog photography community
Loved how happy you were shooting these . Analogue is sooo fun
Thanks to your Instagram story I literally stopped everything I was doing and came here. Amazing photos by the way, love them
Thanks a lot Arigatu! Glad to hear you enjoy my content!
Amazing video. I’ve watched hundreds of videos on RUclips about street photography, but yours is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.
I would love a series on this! You're very good for a beginner, now you just made me want to buy an analog camera and start myself! Keep up the good work!
After following your channel for a while now so fun to see how you started out on film.
It's really fun too shoot film, it's slow you down and think more of every shot you make. Maybe also good for analog photography is to learn the sunny 16 rule, helps me a lot about to have a good exsposure. Great video and keep shooting film and digital.
Yep, that's the thing, it slows you down which is good!
Gosh this is awesome. Sure you don't have the feedback of the picture, but the colours a the style is constant. With modern cameras you can change everything but never gives you this satisfaction.
Thanks a lot Andrew! I Agree! I’m really hooked!
Just in case you didn’t look it up, the benefit of the Canon A1 is that it has aperture priority vs the canon AE1 Program which is shutter priority. I owned both and i loved both of them. Definitely a great starter film camera. Once you get into film photography you won’t wanna quit. It’s very addicting. Good luck on your adventures!
I'm really happy that you are doing this. A couple weeks ago I dug out my dads old canon ae-1 and am going to start shooting with it. I'm really excited to see how they turn out.
Dope! Good luck with it!
The AE1 Program is one of the first slr cameras to have a fully automatic option (both aperture and time). You just shoot and the
camera does everything.
@airscrew1 I know but I started that way, liked it and then decided to shoot in manual (and that's how I shoot nowdays). It's a good way to make a beginner start.
12:58 thought she’s gonna pull a middle finger lmaooo
lol!
Great post, Frederick - tells a good story. I used to shoot analog (did darkroom stuff, too). Run and gun analog street photography can get expensive, fast. That’s why I prefer digital. If your cam has spot metering, adapt a zone system for more accurate exposure. Zone focusing, using the lens distance/aperture scale will improve things. Some old analog cams had interchangeable focusing screens so you could select what works best for your style. Film loading tip: load film (by feel) inside of a light-proof “changing bag” and begin photographing only one frame past the “tail” on take up spool. That should give you one or two extra frames, but be sure to tell your film lab that you used this method.
hell yeah dude hope you're enjoying it, film is so natural. kudos
Thanks a lot Nick! Glad you enjoy it!
Nice to see this. I started off with a Nikon F3 in 1980 I believe. My daughter is off to college this week and she has the F3 as she wants to do only film for now. Great way to introduce yourself to the joy of photography by keeping it simple.
There's something about shooting on film that feels much more intimate and the pics have such a warm feeling to them
Your videos are super fun to watch, thank you so much! Just bought my first film camera too but only shot nature/landscapes with it so far because I'm way too shy for portraiture, even though it's the style I have such a love for. I love the way you interact with people, super nice and respectful & it really shows in the photos - they all look so natural and warm. Can't wait to see the photos you take when you've fully grasped the analog ropes! :D
I'm glad you enjoy watching them Pirooz! They are super friendly here in Mexico City, which makes my job a lot easier :)!
You must find your inner street photographer if that is where your heart is. Find the courage to smile at people and point to your camera before you take the shot. You'll be surprised how most folks are totally cool with it. It's very exciting!
hey frederik
i would suggest you to try to mount of the lens to an digital canon or if you don't have one, try to adapt it with an realitivly cheap adapter for a mirrorless and then just let the camera make exposure time, the other things you can do on a manual base. Just set the focus on a distance (you can read the focus distance on the lens), and then just shoot on street by walking. This sometimes makes amazing pictures from a different perspective.
Here in Monterrey there is a good support for film photography because of multiple labs that Kodak supplies with film, also you can find analog cameras in flea markets got the Pentax k1000 and works really good
We actually have cool labs in Mexico City too and it squally takes 24 hours to developed with is nice!
YES we need more people shooting film. Personally I would have went with the Pentax but hey to each his own
Thanks! Yea I’m pretty sure this won’t be my only analog camera too :)
Why? If I may ask
Yeeess waited for this! Good job, cant wait to see you fall in love with shooting film!
Thanks a lot m p :)! Glad you liked it!
I love the look of the old cameras!
Classics both, I used to shoot with both in the past. The Canon sports shutter priority. Film cameras were very simple, they are a box that exposes film. They were largely the same. Choosing your box was different than choosing a digital body today. The features and automations were much less. To use a camera like the K1000, one learns manual exposure. As is true today, the lenses are the most critical element beyond the box. Also as you’ll see, in general, exposure with film (especially with negative as opposed to chrome) is quite different than digital. You’ll find you have a bit more latitude. On another note, your straight forward approach to asking strangers on the street for photos, shows how it’s done.
Thanks Pierre! I have sooo much to learn in analog photography but it’s a fun journey!
One thing I've had to learn on film is that you have more latitude to overexpose negative film without losing highlight details than with digital. Might help with the exposure piece. If you figure out a focus trick please share 😂
I found your channel from your AE-1 shots.
I use my mother's AE-1 Program that she got for her 30th birthday. It's gotten me into film and photography for the first time.
my dad just gave me his old Nikon fe2 from the 80s. excited to learn!!
Dope! Good luck with it!
My favourite by far was the last portrait, great video I really enjoyed watching this!
I bought my first analog camera last year and I was hooked right away. It was a Canon A-1 with 50mm f/1.4 lens.
I really love the grain in film, and that you have to really think about composition and exposure before snapping the photo because every picture costs money, but you don’t know how it turns out before you’re developing it so it could be a bad picture anyway 🤷♂️.
I recently started developing and scanning myself. Such a fun process!
Looking forward to see more analog street photography! Keep killing it!
Greetings from Sweden.
Tip: meter for the shadows and set the shutter speed and apature according to that and you’re good to go. Film handles overexposure much better than underexposure, which is the other way around with digital.
Also, check out kingjvpes youtube channel. He’s a great analog photographer from the San Francisco area.
1 mintue into the video and i already love it
Thx :)!
Cool! Welcome to the world of film! Two tips you might find helpful. 1. Always over-expose color film by a stop or two (in comparison to digital which is easier to "rescue" if under-exposed) and 2. Try to get a really cheap handheld basic light meter, measure the shadows (hardest to restore in film) because the old cameras usually don't measure as good as the fancy new digital ones, it will also help you "understand light" better. Good luck, have fun and I'm looking forward to the next episode already!
Thanks a lot! I’ll def try over-expose a little when I’ll go out to shoot in the weekend! Appreciate the tip Patric
Analog street photography!? YES YES YES!
Perfect! Good to hear you are up for it Jorge!
Such a great video Frederik, the expensive mistakes really do make you think about each and every shot. You obviously have a way with people, lovely to see so many beautiful smiles. I’m looking forward to shooting film on the mountains over the weekend.
Thank you so much for the kind words Fiona. Really appreciated coming from you and I think you take incredible photos.
Also, I think your photos would do so well on film and I hope one day, I get to take pictures with you :)!
That’s really kind and yes that would be great 😁
Here is the camera I bought in the video: shrsl.com/3xwrv - I'm curious, why do you (or don't you) shoot film? Watch Episode 2 of my film street photography here: Watch Episode 2 here: ruclips.net/video/LJLu5T0_klE/видео.html -
I have picked up a couple of analogue cameras and lenses at flee markets, they're so cheap and pretty. I've just shot one roll though. Too expensive to develop and a little too much hassle compared to our incredible digital cameras of today. Great video, your channel makes me wanna go to Mexico, the people seem to be so friendly.
Yea, it's a bit more of a hassle and I'm an impatient guy, so waiting to see how the photo comes out is difficult to me. But for now, I'm planning on doing a lot more analog photography!
It slows you right down and that's a good thing from time to time! Manual focus may be a step too far in this fast moving world but you need to be more considerate of your composition and metering. And patient; I don't see my shots for 2 weeks!
@@X0MT0X I like that approach! And I'm already counting down the days to go shoot more with my new camera, in the weekend!
90% film / 10% digital #keepfilmalive
Great vlog, I've just bought my first SLR a Canon AV-1 where the AE1, A-1 and AE1 Program were set on shutter priority the AV-1 was the first to be set an aperture value. Enjoy and I would like to see you do some more film photography.
I've the A1...it's like brand new,but has 40 years!Amazing!I use only black and white film, HP5+ 400 , for lens i suggest you the Canon fd 50 1.4,the 85 1.8 and the 28 2.8....i've also the 135 2.5 and It's amazing how blur the background in a portrait!Love film photography!
I do love shooting analog but my access to a developer is limited. But this video has inspired me to grab my old Canon and load up with some 400 and hit the streets! Cheers Frederik!
Thats good to hear Rupert!
If you like the Ae-1 and plan on getting another film camera in the future, I recommend the Minolta XG-M. I have both of them and they are phenomenal cameras.
Haha thanks Andrew! First I need to get comfortable with this. And I actually would like to try one of them Roliflex once where you look down in. I think hasselblad made them too. Similar to Platon and Vivian Maier
@@FTrovatten Oh medium format, great choice :) All the best with future shooting whether film or digital.
@FrederikTrovatten you are a very likable person! keep up the great and down-to-earth videos !!!!
My first SLR was a Ricoh, sold under the Sears brand. That camera was stolen. I replaced it with a Canon Ftb(new). I eventually bought a backup of the same model. (Having two film camera bodies is good for shooting color and B&W at the same time, or for shooting the same type of film of different ISOs.) I then bought an AE-1 (Program? I don't remember.) That camera failed due to the cold on my second ascent of Mt. Blanc, so when I got home I sold it and replaced it with an A-1, which never failed me. (That series of cameras has a electro-magnetic switch to trip the shutter. I imagine the AE-1 required more juice to operate the switch than a cold battery was able to deliver. It appears the A-1 switch didn't require as much power, so a cold battery didn't affect it.)
I shot the two Ftbs until they quit. I had them repaired, but they had just become too fragile and would immediately break again. I retired the A-1 as film and developing became more expensive. All three cameras are now sitting on bookshelves as decorations and keepsakes of an era gone by (for me, at least).
A few months ago I bought a Sony Alpha A7RII, and I'm using all my Canon FD lenses from back in the day!
I brought my nikon f3 from the same store!! love it ever since.
Me encanta lo emocionado que estas de usar tu nueva camara♡ Espero poder comprarme una pronto♡
Muchas gracias Daniela!
Your videos are amazing. I can feel the soul in every picture you snapped. Soon enough i'll be starting my photography journey. Thanks to you.
Thank you so much! 👊🏼
I shoot analog myself, so I am really interested to see more of this analog shooting of yours !
Cool! I’ll make sure that happens!
I really enjoyed this video! Yes, I would like to see a video series on analog photography.
Thanks! I just uploaded episode two on my channel btw :)
@@FTrovatten Yes, it was great as well. I also liked your trip to London. Very interesting, especially your interaction with the police officer.
@@k.t.overton1525 Thanks!
I started with film cameras. I used them from the 70s to the 2000 when I got my first digital.
It was a good way to lean but would not go back to film now. Looked into it and just could not afford to do it if I wanted to.
Around £5.00 a film and then about the same for developing etc. Going off past experience I would then get 35 frames very few of which I was generally happy with :)
I would miss digital now and find it much better in many ways for what I do.
I have resigned my film cameras to history and they can maybe sit on my shelf. they do look nice.
Excellent choice for starting in 35mm. The camera is pretty solid, very easy to use and still relatively lightweight. Also, the glass is relatively cheap but good quality (cheap except for some of those rare ones, like the 85mm f/1.2 L or the 35mm tilt-shift).
If I was to recommend a few lenses for this camera, I would definitely get the 135mm f/3.5. Gorgeous portrait lens that you can get for around 70 Euros. Also, the 35mm „chrome nose“ is one of my personal favorites.
You’re first roll came out great just one tip I have is since you’re using a 50mm the lens is more closer ranged just shoot a few steps back to capture the person and the surrounding around them to give it more depth to the picture but your pictures still came out great keep it up 😁👍🏼
“There’s a couple of things that you don’t really need to know about.”
Oh really, like the fact the AE-1 has exposure automation and the K1000 is fully manual all the time??
Yep, and his buddy didn’t think the diff was worth knowing about. lol
OverDubb this Wesley guy was interviewed by willem verbeeck and he said he works for Natgeo.. hope that was a joke
Well, probably not necessarily as a photog, lol. But he did later redeem himself by acknowledging the AE had auto expo. Beautiful specimen.
whats that mean which one is better
wait what does this mean-
This brings me back in time to the excitement of getting my first camera - a Pentax MG.
Makes you realize how difficult it is to shoot with the right exposure when you're shooting in the full sun.
I took several a few rolls of film for my sisters 15th birthday and I have yet to develop them and I’m excited to see them
Nice. Look forward to more film contents from you.
Thanks 👊🏼
@@FTrovatten 👍👍
I am an old git and started on 35mm, and will never sell my OM2n, but digital is so convenient...... and I need my instant gratification!
Yeah I know what you mean. But when it’s completely new to me, that outweighs the convenience of digital - for now :)
Great video. I learned on film as a child and in college. Of course I went all in on digital but recently have started shooting film again more an more. There is look, feel, and texture to film that I love so much. And yes you can duplicate some these things with digital editing, it never quite looks the same. The expense of film is a little annoying but I am about to start developing my own as well. Eventually I'd like to be completely self sufficient with developing, scanning, and printing my work.
Thanks CJ! I agree! I like the idea of going slower and think a bit more of each shot.
Frederik Trovatten thanks for the reply back. I’m very much enjoying your style of vlogging. I follow you on Instagram as well. Hope you keep it up. Helps me stay inspired when I don’t have time to get out and shoot myself. If you ever make it to Indianapolis or Chicago area, I’d love to come out and shoot with you.
Well done Frederik! Still to shot in film and you’ll see many changes in your photography approach and in your technique. Just a suggestion, next time that you will take photos in a similar environment of this in the clip, use a 400 ISO film and, if you are able to find it, a Fujifilm (more “cold” colors and less yellow). Well done!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hi Christiano,
Thanks! I’ll give that a go next time I buy film! I got some across I need to test first :)
Frederik I’m sure that you’ll see better results the next time and I’m also sure that in a few time you’re next step will be develop your films to your own. It’s really simple, believe me. I’m shootings films since the 1984
Your so nice!!! 😅 I hope that it works for you!!! 😊I’m usually bold I don’t ask for permission I hold the camera to my face so the target sees me with the camera yet has no idea that they are the subject of my composition as I walk and then shoot 😊. I noticed early in my walks that they are less likely to smile 😃 or give me a thumbs up 👍 or any other gesture that’s unprovoked.
We should shoot sometime 😊
11:28 i love this picture
The Canon AE1 was my first Canon camera but becareful of the shutter dial as it protubes out and can alter your shutter speed without realizing it. I upgraded to an A1 and also an AE1 Program as both shutter dials were enclosed and had a protective cover to provide a simple lock. Using film makes you aware of how little exposures are available compared to Digital but trains you into making every shot count.
Bought my first SLR, a Canon AE-1 in 1979 (mine was the more traditional Chrome body, the Black body was $50.00 more expensive), when I was in High Scool. Though my first actual 35mm SLR was my Father's older Pentax K-1000. Stayed with Canon for pro and personal shooting up until last year then went full on Fuji.
Enjoy the AE-1...
Ha. My first camera was a Canon AE1 as well. Purchased new in 1983. It was also all black (had to pay $20 extra for all black btw). I still have it and it still is working great.
Awesome! Definitely need to shoot some kodak portra and HP5+, I feel like they are staple films. Most camera's use centre weighted metering I think. I have an Olympus OM4Ti which has the best metering system for a fully manual camera IMO. I can meter for highlights, shadows, spot and multiple spot averages and it's off the film metering. Most lenses have a depth of field scale which is helpful. I'm surprised your friend didn't talk about split prism focusing, you should look that up because you have the split prism (the middle half circles that split you want them to match), the microprisms (circle around the split prism, helpful at higher f stops), and of course the ground glass (so you can see if you're in focus when you recompose.) but I'm sure you've worked it out now!
Some of the best film youtubers I reckon are Jonathan Notley, the_real_sir_robin and Eduardo Pavez Goye. There's others good for watching about gear but then they just take pictures of trees, crappy buildings and dirt.
Can't wait for you to go full film nerd! #olympusgang
My first SLR was a Pentax K1000 back in the eighties. Followed in the nineties by a Ricoh KR-10M that was half automatic, but still had manual focus. I shot mostly slides because that was cheaper. Money sure was an issue!
In 2004 I bought my first Digital SLR, the Canon 10D. Nowadays I have a Sony A6400.
But.. most personal keepers this year I've shot with my (Huawei) smartphone! :-)
I just literally went today to buy my camera (the "AE-1 Program") today with the EXACT same guy!!!!! Awesome guy, he explained me how the whole camera works, and also has great prices (and it was actually the only place that I found that was selling this camera model). His shop is at Donceles street corner with palma norte, and you can find them as "Boutique Cámara MX" both in instagram and facebook.
USD180 is a great deal. All the best going analog. It is very addictive.
That’s good to hear! Thanks mate! I’m already hooked!
Loved it mate, loved it.
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Thanks =)!
I love seeing the reactions of people
Excelente video Frederik, cada vez me gustan más, a propósito, esa fue mi primera cámara reflex y ahora me arrepiento de haberla vendido. Keep shooting!
Canon AE-1 and Canon F series are like 4 wheel drive Toyotas. they’re built very well and they hold their value. Canon F1 body can still fetch around $400.
You are such an inspiration
❤️
Very interesting to see you adapt your style to the film. Thanks for sharing
Thanks mate!
the thing about the pentax is the light meter, there is no off switch, you put the lens cover back on to turn it off, so It burns batteries. I use the Canon AT-1 one now, but i have the K1000 and chinon ce4 for manual cameras.
Sos un geniooo!! Hermosas tus fotos saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🤟🏾
I considered buing an analog instead of my first dslr but it was so confusing for a beginer. Definitely going to experiment with analog one day. Great video Frederik!
Thanks mate! Yeah, I think analog is a difficult place to start, but for sure something worth playing around with later :) I'm hooked!
Well, I started with a hybrid camera which I used only in auto mode, and a few months later, I bought a fully manual slr (with a exposure cell) for 10$. I did expect my first roll to be a real mess, but I was amazed by the look and the focus was pretty good, especially for a first time.
My issue were that I realised my composition was frequently bad! I learned a lot since then, and for someone on a budget who wants to try photography, I will definitely recommand getting a slr for under 50$, and start with that!
! for beginners: beli pilem kodak portra 400, waktu load pilem, kokang 3 kali buat mastiin pilemnya ketarik 👍👍 and you good to go 😎
My first camera was an AE-1 Program. Dad had a regular AE-1. AE-1 was aperture priority and the AE-1 Program had aperture or shutter priority, or full auto, if I remember correctly. I sold mine to a friend in like 2001 or something because I got a newer auto focus Minolta SLR a few years before. Now the minolta is pretty much worthless, LOL. Wish I still had the Canon.
my minolta x-370 is an SLR but it also has a rangefinder (or something similar) which comes in handy for focusing manually. Still much slower than auto