What is a mood? A mood is when I don’t give my cat the second helping of food that she doesn’t need, but demands. 😂. Enjoyed the video as usual Lukas-always a fun and informative watch. 💙.
Harmonica Yokochoooo 😍 I loved exploring that part of Tokyo when I was there 2 weeks ago, I made so many locals friends, the best. And I had a fabolous street photography by night session with Charles by the way, I cannot wait to go back and do this again with you guys, I am so happy with the pictures! Great video as always
You struck gold with this film to talk about mood. The contrasty images, the kinda muted tones with that green cast and extra grainy because of the half frame. As someone that shoots digital and can easily get clinical images, what I like about analog is everything that is "wrong" about it.
Yeah total luck! As I was editing I was thinking "man everyone's gonna think I meant "film = mood". But I think my larger point stands and the film backs it up nicely haha. But you're right, there is beauty in the flaws. :)
I really enjoyed my time with EYExplore in Tokyo - some of my favorite memories came from the experience of the street class I took. And Mood ya I need to work on that.
I TOTALLY understand what you mean in this episode. I've shot things that sometimes nobody else sees but is very interesting to me. The beauty of digital though is that I have an endless supply of shots to shoot that "mood" and other things especially of I'm in another location far from home.
Yeah, totally. Digital cameras offer an unmatched level of freedom, allowing more experimentation and no real cost. It's why I mainly still with them. :)
Mood has this interesting subjective side too. For instance, on Monday a certain scene might spark this "mood" feeling in me, and on Friday an identical scene will have no "mood" impact for me whatsoever. There has to be a subject from which to glean this mood feeling though, so there's this subjective and objective feeling to "mood" which is a little different than something like composition, because composition tends to be more objective. Super cool video!
Thanks for taking us on another wander. I guess the EXIF data for this camera is stored in your brain? As you were walking past, I was thinking the mirrored pillars on the shopfront from about 12:05 could be used for some interesting compositions.
Yeah, it's just my best recollection. But also, this cameras is mostly automatic. I can only set the focus distance and the ISO (by choosing the film). The shutter speed and aperture are completely controlled by the camera. And good eye on the columns! :)
Any walk with Lukasz is awesome. One suggestion: Ditch that Pentax. Grab a vintage F3 with a 28mm 2.8 and some Ektar or better yet, Trix400. Merely a suggestion. Thanks for all the vids.
Thanks!! I'm experimenting little by little with what I have. I don't want to spend money on an F3. As for film, I get what I can at the store for a reasonable price. Our next film video is already shot though. I used a Yashica Electro 35 that I've had for years along with Pancro400 film. Was fun! Then after that I have some film cameras from my dad that I will use in upcoming videos. :)
Lovely photos. Always enjoy your videos! And did Axel desaturate it on purpose for a film-like look? Thank you so much for these videos. I started using film back in the late 80's and all the way until the D2H came out in 2005 or so. The first digital camera I thought was good enough to replace my n90s or my Maxxum 9. Film exposure not only varied by manufacturer, but also depending on the camera. And like with digital today, back then you needed to process your own photos to get the best out of them. You always had a graduated filter on you. Hell, you had all the filters on you. You'd spend the day or night shooting and on the way home you always prayed that the images would come out OK. People like to give folks a hard time for chimping, but those of us from the film days appreciate that option.
Thank you!! Actually, I edit and grade the video and yes I graded it on purpose to kinda of match the film I was using that day. I grade each video different and don't use LUTs of presets of any sort. I really really really love working with color whether it's photos of videos. Man, I love your description of the shooting with film. It sounds like a pain in the ass but also super fun! It's like photographers were more of craftsman or artisans than they are today. I shot a roll of black and white film for the first time ever (video coming soon) and man when I got the prints back and they are actually well exposed I was ELATED hahah. :)
@@EYExplore Oh yeah. When I tried a new kind of film, I often just shot a roll of it various ways to test it to see how it did with colors and lighting and shading, etc. Then only develop the negatives and maybe a contact sheet to see how it came out and how the iso jived with my camera. Had to carry a notebook with me. I kinda liked doing it, tho. Very happy if a handful were keepers. Also did a lot of pushing and cross developing as well. Looking forwards to the BW vid.
And on top of all that an image or any piece of art is only completed by the viewer. Why any particular viewer might be `moved’ by any particular piece of art in whatever form, depends on their life experience and psychological issues, good, bad or indifferent. That’s why `mood’ can’t be pinned down even though we all know what you’re trying to say. To `be moved’ is to peer into the depths of the spirit and open up the infinite mystery of life, to have hope restored and sometimes, if we’re lucky, to be `surprised by joy’ as C.S. Lewis called his autobiography. All this is why I like your work
Yes, this is very true. I wrote an article once about a photograph being an 'encoded experience' or something like that. It captures the experience of the moment, the photographer, and then conveys that experience (albeit imperfectly) to the viewer. It's kind of like an cognitive hologram. You put this so beautifully: "To `be moved’ is to peer into the depths of the spirit and open up the infinite mystery of life" Thank you so much! :)
@@EYExplore You're welcome. I've just ordered a copy of your image `Blue Smoke'. All your images I find have a good spirit in them but this one speaks of the heavenly banquet at the end of the working day when there will be no more dying and all out tears will be wiped away forever
Just ordered the Tokyo Unseen book here in the US. I need to get my passport and book a trip to Japan for one of those workshops. Always wanted to visit there and take some photos.
Thanks for this video! Also for me what you call "mood" is probably the most important thing when taking photos. Although for other people other things can be important, too. Like telling a story or just taking documentary pictures. Or subjects in the picture can have a symbolic meaning, think of still lifes or surrealistic paintings. But I agree that a photo is not good just because it is aesthetically pleasing.
Right, instead of the rule of thirds it should be "Play around with putting your subject in different parts of the frame to find what looks interesting, and don't be afraid of the corners and edges."
In my first day of high school drawing class, the teacher had us choose a large sheet of paper and draw all over it, including corners and edges, to get a sense of the real size and space available, how everything doesn't have to be just in the middle. She also said she was overcoming the tendency of students drawing too small. I'd say this all applies to photography as well.
Between spontaneity and deliberate, or slow mood and fast mood, to me it depends on the time I’ll take some street random photo. Especially in Tokyo, so many things just come to us on every corner. Between impulsive and low research, the mood is like breathing in rhythm with the moment.
Interesting to watch this video, as I am wondering to bring an analog cam to Japan next time (not only), but this film does not convince me. Maybe it is not the best weather for this one? And I am afraid that overexposing leads to less saturation at most of the pics.. just thoughts, anyhow, looking forward to the next video...
Hmmm, yeah it's hard to say but it does feel a bit tighter than that. But I didn't compared. I had my GR3 in the bag, so actually could have done a few comparisons just for science.
Theme scattered but recognizable (I think). Viewer emotion on seeing image = mood? Maybe viewer memory is brought to mind by pic. Like the phrase “zero viewer” - had not heard that before. At one time half-frame film cams were quite popular - like APS-C of their day. Tip: to squeeze out an extra frame or two load film in dark (e.g., changing bag) advance only until wide edge of film (top and bottom sprockets) are on spool - instead of a few more film advances. You might have to tell lab about the extras. Digital has us spoiled. Will you have any follow-up vids once you’ve mastered this cam? Cheers!
"Zero Viewer" would be a cool title for something actually... Thanks for the tip for more shots! I will have follow-up vid, but first, I have some other film cameras that have been in my possession and was too lazy to try. The next film-related video will be about the Yashica Electro 35, which I've had for around 8 years. Then I have two other cameras which belonged to my father. He gave them to me recently, so we do videos about those in the coming months. And eventually I will pick the one I like and stick with it. For now, the Pentax is getting used by my and my wife to shoots photos of our little boy, so definitely going to get some practice with it. :)
Haha, I dunno it might just be a brain fart when I'm trying to talk, walk, shoot, and keep Axel in mind and do it all in one take. I make tons of verbal mistakes in general. So, I hope can tell the difference between red and oranges haha. I mean, why do they call oranges oranges when in fact they are red, amiright?!
I have always wanted to evoke a mood in my photos. Me personally I don't like to use the term story. To me photos don't tell stories, they capture a mood in a slice of time. People can never know the story without being there.
The Pentax 17 should have a crop factor of around 1.5, since the „sensor“ size the relationship between the crop factor and the sensor area is a squared rule (given that it is a 2D area). M4/3 should have a crop factor of 2. Sorry if I can’t really explain this well since English is not my first language 😅. So a 23mm lens on half frame is roughly equivalent to 35mm on full frame.
Half frame is micro 4/3 with a sensor size of 17x13 (where the 17 in Pentax 17 name comes from), which is a 2x crop compared to FF. Your suggested 1.5x crop corresponds to APS-C and that has a sensor size of 24x16.
@ But the Pentax 17 only halves one side. So it is the 17x24 whereas M43 halves both sides, indeed similar to APS-C but with a slightly different aspect ratio
You are correct!! Thank you for correcting me. I really was not sure and wish I checked before spouting nonsense. And yeah, Pentax/Ricoh does say it's a 37mm equivalent lens.
My pleasure!! I thought about cutting the super underexposed one, but then I thought, this is literally the point of these videos: show how the sausage is made. :)
Great video! Confirmed yet again the Pentax 17 is pretty awful. I’ve yet to see an image taken with it that’s rendered even decently (no comment on your composition, the camera is just really flawed imo). I’ve got a couple pretty basic (and cheap!) point and shoots that destroy this thing in rendering.
It's possible. I haven't used it enough to make a counter claim, but I HAVE taken some photos with it that I love (there are some on my IG). I'm gonna give it one more shot with some proper film. The best shoot I've had with it was with Kodak Ultramax 400. But also, we recently shot a new video with the Yashica Electro 35 and I love some of those shots (monochrome film too). That video will be up in the near future! :)
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What is a mood? A mood is when I don’t give my cat the second helping of food that she doesn’t need, but demands. 😂.
Enjoyed the video as usual Lukas-always a fun and informative watch. 💙.
HAHA, yeah I know these moods too. Thank you! :)
19:05 Best shot
I felt the same! :)
shots here great as always. the shot of axel is really cool~
Thank you!! :)
Harmonica Yokochoooo 😍 I loved exploring that part of Tokyo when I was there 2 weeks ago, I made so many locals friends, the best. And I had a fabolous street photography by night session with Charles by the way, I cannot wait to go back and do this again with you guys, I am so happy with the pictures! Great video as always
That axel photo is so good.
I'm quite happy with it! :)
You struck gold with this film to talk about mood. The contrasty images, the kinda muted tones with that green cast and extra grainy because of the half frame. As someone that shoots digital and can easily get clinical images, what I like about analog is everything that is "wrong" about it.
Yeah total luck! As I was editing I was thinking "man everyone's gonna think I meant "film = mood". But I think my larger point stands and the film backs it up nicely haha. But you're right, there is beauty in the flaws. :)
One of your best! In the groove, fantastic video. Arigato.
Awesome!! Glad you liked it!! :)
"To suggest is to create,
to describe is to destroy"
so true
I quote this all the time! :)
Great video!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
I really enjoyed my time with EYExplore in Tokyo - some of my favorite memories came from the experience of the street class I took. And Mood ya I need to work on that.
Thank you!! I'm so glad to hear you had a great time!! :)
Axel has his album cover sorted now, so whens the album out?! XD
Great video guys thank you!!
Haha yeah totally!! I guess it would be French hip hop. :)
I TOTALLY understand what you mean in this episode. I've shot things that sometimes nobody else sees but is very interesting to me. The beauty of digital though is that I have an endless supply of shots to shoot that "mood" and other things especially of I'm in another location far from home.
Yeah, totally. Digital cameras offer an unmatched level of freedom, allowing more experimentation and no real cost. It's why I mainly still with them. :)
Mood has this interesting subjective side too. For instance, on Monday a certain scene might spark this "mood" feeling in me, and on Friday an identical scene will have no "mood" impact for me whatsoever. There has to be a subject from which to glean this mood feeling though, so there's this subjective and objective feeling to "mood" which is a little different than something like composition, because composition tends to be more objective. Super cool video!
I totally agree! Some days everything is glowingly interesting, and other days the whole world is dull. But it's all in my head! :)
Thanks for taking us on another wander. I guess the EXIF data for this camera is stored in your brain? As you were walking past, I was thinking the mirrored pillars on the shopfront from about 12:05 could be used for some interesting compositions.
Yeah, it's just my best recollection. But also, this cameras is mostly automatic. I can only set the focus distance and the ISO (by choosing the film). The shutter speed and aperture are completely controlled by the camera. And good eye on the columns! :)
Love the shot of Alex in the alley! Looks like a late 90's/early 2000's album cover
Tooootally does! I love it too! :)
Any walk with Lukasz is awesome. One suggestion: Ditch that Pentax. Grab a vintage F3 with a 28mm 2.8 and some Ektar or better yet, Trix400. Merely a suggestion. Thanks for all the vids.
Thanks!! I'm experimenting little by little with what I have. I don't want to spend money on an F3. As for film, I get what I can at the store for a reasonable price. Our next film video is already shot though. I used a Yashica Electro 35 that I've had for years along with Pancro400 film. Was fun! Then after that I have some film cameras from my dad that I will use in upcoming videos. :)
@ I’d send you my F4, but not my F3 of which I have 2 because that’s my favorite film camera. Rock on, man. You’re the real deal.
Lovely photos. Always enjoy your videos! And did Axel desaturate it on purpose for a film-like look? Thank you so much for these videos. I started using film back in the late 80's and all the way until the D2H came out in 2005 or so. The first digital camera I thought was good enough to replace my n90s or my Maxxum 9. Film exposure not only varied by manufacturer, but also depending on the camera. And like with digital today, back then you needed to process your own photos to get the best out of them. You always had a graduated filter on you. Hell, you had all the filters on you. You'd spend the day or night shooting and on the way home you always prayed that the images would come out OK. People like to give folks a hard time for chimping, but those of us from the film days appreciate that option.
Thank you!! Actually, I edit and grade the video and yes I graded it on purpose to kinda of match the film I was using that day. I grade each video different and don't use LUTs of presets of any sort. I really really really love working with color whether it's photos of videos. Man, I love your description of the shooting with film. It sounds like a pain in the ass but also super fun! It's like photographers were more of craftsman or artisans than they are today. I shot a roll of black and white film for the first time ever (video coming soon) and man when I got the prints back and they are actually well exposed I was ELATED hahah. :)
@@EYExplore Oh yeah. When I tried a new kind of film, I often just shot a roll of it various ways to test it to see how it did with colors and lighting and shading, etc. Then only develop the negatives and maybe a contact sheet to see how it came out and how the iso jived with my camera. Had to carry a notebook with me. I kinda liked doing it, tho. Very happy if a handful were keepers. Also did a lot of pushing and cross developing as well. Looking forwards to the BW vid.
And on top of all that an image or any piece of art is only completed by the viewer. Why any particular viewer might be `moved’ by any particular piece of art in whatever form, depends on their life experience and psychological issues, good, bad or indifferent. That’s why `mood’ can’t be pinned down even though we all know what you’re trying to say. To `be moved’ is to peer into the depths of the spirit and open up the infinite mystery of life, to have hope restored and sometimes, if we’re lucky, to be `surprised by joy’ as C.S. Lewis called his autobiography. All this is why I like your work
Yes, this is very true. I wrote an article once about a photograph being an 'encoded experience' or something like that. It captures the experience of the moment, the photographer, and then conveys that experience (albeit imperfectly) to the viewer. It's kind of like an cognitive hologram.
You put this so beautifully: "To `be moved’ is to peer into the depths of the spirit and open up the infinite mystery of life"
Thank you so much! :)
@@EYExplore You're welcome. I've just ordered a copy of your image `Blue Smoke'. All your images I find have a good spirit in them but this one speaks of the heavenly banquet at the end of the working day when there will be no more dying and all out tears will be wiped away forever
Just ordered the Tokyo Unseen book here in the US. I need to get my passport and book a trip to Japan for one of those workshops. Always wanted to visit there and take some photos.
Awesome!! Thank you so much!! I look forward to it. Enjoy the book!
Thanks for this video! Also for me what you call "mood" is probably the most important thing when taking photos. Although for other people other things can be important, too. Like telling a story or just taking documentary pictures. Or subjects in the picture can have a symbolic meaning, think of still lifes or surrealistic paintings. But I agree that a photo is not good just because it is aesthetically pleasing.
Saturday morning episode? Thank you.
Our pleasure! :)
Right, instead of the rule of thirds it should be "Play around with putting your subject in different parts of the frame to find what looks interesting, and don't be afraid of the corners and edges."
In my first day of high school drawing class, the teacher had us choose a large sheet of paper and draw all over it, including corners and edges, to get a sense of the real size and space available, how everything doesn't have to be just in the middle. She also said she was overcoming the tendency of students drawing too small. I'd say this all applies to photography as well.
Exactly!! That is a great lesson your teacher gave you! Use the whole frame (or paper). :)
Between spontaneity and deliberate, or slow mood and fast mood, to me it depends on the time I’ll take some street random photo. Especially in Tokyo, so many things just come to us on every corner. Between impulsive and low research, the mood is like breathing in rhythm with the moment.
I think this is the way to go, with the rhythm of the moment. :)
Interesting to watch this video, as I am wondering to bring an analog cam to Japan next time (not only), but this film does not convince me. Maybe it is not the best weather for this one? And I am afraid that overexposing leads to less saturation at most of the pics.. just thoughts, anyhow, looking forward to the next video...
You're totally right about the film! But it's the film I had on the day so we rolled with it. :)
Pentax 17 website it says it's an equivalent 37 mm lens, but it sounds like it felt tighter.
Hmmm, yeah it's hard to say but it does feel a bit tighter than that. But I didn't compared. I had my GR3 in the bag, so actually could have done a few comparisons just for science.
Theme scattered but recognizable (I think). Viewer emotion on seeing image = mood? Maybe viewer memory is brought to mind by pic. Like the phrase “zero viewer” - had not heard that before. At one time half-frame film cams were quite popular - like APS-C of their day.
Tip: to squeeze out an extra frame or two load film in dark (e.g., changing bag) advance only until wide edge of film (top and bottom sprockets) are on spool - instead of a few more film advances. You might have to tell lab about the extras.
Digital has us spoiled. Will you have any follow-up vids once you’ve mastered this cam? Cheers!
"Zero Viewer" would be a cool title for something actually... Thanks for the tip for more shots! I will have follow-up vid, but first, I have some other film cameras that have been in my possession and was too lazy to try. The next film-related video will be about the Yashica Electro 35, which I've had for around 8 years. Then I have two other cameras which belonged to my father. He gave them to me recently, so we do videos about those in the coming months. And eventually I will pick the one I like and stick with it. For now, the Pentax is getting used by my and my wife to shoots photos of our little boy, so definitely going to get some practice with it. :)
Aha when was this filmed???? It is certainly not hot in Tokyo at the moment haha
Back in August. :)
Love film. Half frame is kinda make sense now, according to the price of a role of film these days.
Yeah, and the quality loss is not that bad honestly. :)
Nice video. Btw you call orange things red at least twice in the video..... a little color blindness?
Haha, I dunno it might just be a brain fart when I'm trying to talk, walk, shoot, and keep Axel in mind and do it all in one take. I make tons of verbal mistakes in general. So, I hope can tell the difference between red and oranges haha. I mean, why do they call oranges oranges when in fact they are red, amiright?!
I have always wanted to evoke a mood in my photos. Me personally I don't like to use the term story. To me photos don't tell stories, they capture a mood in a slice of time. People can never know the story without being there.
I totally agree!! :)
The Pentax 17 should have a crop factor of around 1.5, since the „sensor“ size the relationship between the crop factor and the sensor area is a squared rule (given that it is a 2D area). M4/3 should have a crop factor of 2. Sorry if I can’t really explain this well since English is not my first language 😅. So a 23mm lens on half frame is roughly equivalent to 35mm on full frame.
Half frame is micro 4/3 with a sensor size of 17x13 (where the 17 in Pentax 17 name comes from), which is a 2x crop compared to FF.
Your suggested 1.5x crop corresponds to APS-C and that has a sensor size of 24x16.
@ But the Pentax 17 only halves one side. So it is the 17x24 whereas M43 halves both sides, indeed similar to APS-C but with a slightly different aspect ratio
You are correct!! Thank you for correcting me. I really was not sure and wish I checked before spouting nonsense. And yeah, Pentax/Ricoh does say it's a 37mm equivalent lens.
Btw, thanks for uploading bad photos as well explaining what went wrong.
My pleasure!! I thought about cutting the super underexposed one, but then I thought, this is literally the point of these videos: show how the sausage is made. :)
Great video! Confirmed yet again the Pentax 17 is pretty awful. I’ve yet to see an image taken with it that’s rendered even decently (no comment on your composition, the camera is just really flawed imo).
I’ve got a couple pretty basic (and cheap!) point and shoots that destroy this thing in rendering.
It's possible. I haven't used it enough to make a counter claim, but I HAVE taken some photos with it that I love (there are some on my IG). I'm gonna give it one more shot with some proper film. The best shoot I've had with it was with Kodak Ultramax 400. But also, we recently shot a new video with the Yashica Electro 35 and I love some of those shots (monochrome film too). That video will be up in the near future! :)
Japan is full of people with the idea of regular aesthetic shapes. Like everything is made of basic geometric shapes. Can be easily made in Blender3D.
You mean the people themselves? Or the objects all around?
@EYExplore yes the objects all around but I think the whole japan, all inclusive, is.
A mood for wasting time, money and making inferior images when going analog. Analog photography has many downsides and absolutely no plusses.
It's fun though! We do lots of things for fun at great cost. By that logic might as well just stay inside and save money. :)
Mood? It’s the excuse to justify a boring picture.
Haha, yeah totally! :)