Daves Film Lab

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@VitVids 13 күн бұрын

Awesome! Gonna give it a try. Have you tried doing the same with Polaroid film?

@DavesFilmLab 13 күн бұрын

@@VitVids Yhup! I have another video where I do exactly that. Instax exposes from the back side (non image side) and Polaroid exposes from the front (image side). This is the main difference between the two, as far as this technique is concerned. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPFmaNmodh5htksi=I12cOxF4geHDAfjj

@256k_ 16 күн бұрын

A TRUE LEGEND <3 skateboarding, music, photography! my 3 passions! triple hero!

@sudirmankosim1281 16 күн бұрын

ok brooo

@adventureswithsteve2981 18 күн бұрын

I think I will try this with my Zeiss Ikon Maximar using Instax mini ❤

@marco_renard Ай бұрын

That's just so awesome ! Found your pictures on reddit a few weeks ago, glad to see the videos now! Stellar work

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@marco_renard Majorly appreciate that!

@chris_jorge Ай бұрын

Wow I was not aware. What a cool dude.

@marcweintraub Ай бұрын

Just ordered. Thanks! I can't wait. I want to be like you when I grow up.

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@marcweintraub Thanks for the support!

@olleinsulander Ай бұрын

I want to get the book but your checkout does only support domestic customers. Can you send it to Sweden? I sent you an email aug 6th. Global shipping cost, no problem. Great video. Is a flash meter needed as soon as the flash is pointing anywhere else but straight as the subject or placed away from the camera?

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@olleinsulander Just found your email in spam, replied to it a moment ago. Flash meter is something I’ll talk about it other videos. My method is to have figured out guide numbers / distances for my various flashes. This allows me to set up and know that, with my AD200 at iso 100 at 1/4 power, I’m able to be at f8 for 10’ distance using the reflector / bare bulb combo. Light meters are great… but I always recommend that you have a white piece of tape with some guide numbers written on it. If the light meter dies… then I can still shoot. Also, check my video for “Digi-roid”. I used to shoot polaroid proof shots… and now, use my digital camera for proofing my lighting

@Households1234 Ай бұрын

Great video and great work as always. Can you please refer me to how you self published your wonderful book. What company/ printer did you use and recommend? Thank you!

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@Households1234 Thanks! I’ll have a full video coming out about how I made the book. Hopefully It’ll be out in the first few weeks of September. In the mean time, I highly recommend using Adobe indesign to design it, and Mixam for printing. I’ve used blurb before but had issues. Get comfortable with proofing and converting files to CMYK with the printer profiles for the specific printer they use. Took many hours and I had to order 3 separate proof copies to land at something I was happy with. The video will be more in depth than I can really dive into with one comment. It was a big project, with thousands spent on film alone… let alone travel and everything. Quite the journey and something I’m very excited to share with the world.

@Households1234 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your answer and looking forward to your video on self publishing.

@adrianemikko Ай бұрын

So iconic man

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@adrianemikko Many thanks!

@Johnny_shade Ай бұрын

Awesome vid, man! Looking forward to the second part 👍💯

@ThePhotoDept Ай бұрын

hey Dave! awesome video.

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@ThePhotoDept Many thanks! Hope you are doing well 🙏

@MohamadAlRifai Ай бұрын

thats dope !!!!

@Tokrm Ай бұрын

Hey there Dave, wanted to say that I would love to see how you set up and use your 4x5 camera for these types of shots - can’t believe you’re committing these positive sheets of film to your shots but man do they pay off. Love your work and keep keeping on

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@Tokrm Many thanks! Yes!!! I’ll make that a reality. Will do my best to get someone to do a trick for the camera over the next few weeks in order to make a video about it. In the mean time, I do have a few behind the scenes videos where you can see the 4x5 in action

@juanduenas5382 Ай бұрын

Great Job🎉…..Can I have the name of the band?

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@juanduenas5382 Thanks! This is an old band I played in when I was 14. Don’t remember the name, I wasn’t in the band for very long. That’s me on drums

@juanduenas5382 Ай бұрын

Thanks for responding , Dave. Love your work. Unfortunately Im in Colombia, not sure if i can get copy for myself. Awesome performance, photography wise and as a Drummer.⚡️⚡️

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@juanduenas5382 Many thanks! If you are really interested to get a copy… send me a direct message on Instagram or email me to figure out shipping. We might be able to work something out, depending on price of shipping

@bnrynlds Ай бұрын

Argh, any chance you can post a copy to the UK?

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@bnrynlds It’s something I’ve looked into. The costs of shipping overseas are quite expensive. If you’re really interested, send me an email (or direct message on Instagram) and we can try to work something out

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@999killerchris Ай бұрын

Love your stuff bud! Way to go!!!

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@999killerchris Many thanks! Means a lot

@adrianemikko Ай бұрын

Wow that was a slide film!

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@adrianemikko Yhup! A lot of the book was captured on slide film, all of it processed in my darkroom too!

@Nobody-Nowhere Ай бұрын

Nice work!

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@Nobody-Nowhere Thanks! So excited to finish up this project and share it with the world 🎉

@dalemellor5047 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, but i have a question. I understand you’re exposing them differently, but are you processing them differently too or just using basic processing, not accounting ting for the different exposures? I expect the latter??

@DavesFilmLab Ай бұрын

@@dalemellor5047 I’m sticking with standard processing. 1/3rd of a stop isn’t enough to require different processing, and ektachrome loves a little extra light

@solxd100 2 ай бұрын

Amazing vid 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@DavesFilmLab 2 ай бұрын

@@solxd100 Many thanks!

@aubreeweaver1059 2 ай бұрын

Where do you get the mounting slides from?

@DavesFilmLab 2 ай бұрын

@@aubreeweaver1059 freestyle photo

@olleinsulander 2 ай бұрын

I just developed my first roll of Ektachrome in the Bellini kit and I´m very happy with the results. They state the 1st developer time to 6:00-7:00min. I did 6 min but how would 7min affect the result? Darker? More contrast? Your videos are most inspiring!

@DavesFilmLab 2 ай бұрын

@@olleinsulander Appreciate the comment! Longer development time will yield a brighter / more contrasty image. With this said, I highly recommend making a test roll that you can cut strips from. This will allow you to test development times and also, have a baseline for testing new chemistry / if old chemistry is still good

@olleinsulander 2 ай бұрын

@@DavesFilmLab Thanks for the reply! I´ll try the test roll route!

@chriscorey5164 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful photos! Thanks for the video. I’m just getting into large format and this is very helpful.

@banchasurapatthananon_2910 3 ай бұрын

😊This video is a very good for the beginner like me, thank you for your share.

@olleinsulander 3 ай бұрын

Has anything extra been done to the picture "in the studio room" at 3:52? Filters due to bulb/florecent lights etc ? Lovely work and great videos. You balance perfectly with just the right amount of being professional and a nice guy at the same time!

@DavesFilmLab 3 ай бұрын

This means a lot to me! Gives me some motivation for more videos soon. With that said, yes… I’m using an 80a filter to correct for tungsten lights. There were several powerful tungsten lights pointed at the ceiling to illuminate things for a video that was happening and I took my stills with the proper filtration. It was a 55mm 1.2 lens, wide open at 1/15th or 1/30th if memory serves me. Shot at both shutter speeds, some turned out and some didn’t.

@olleinsulander 3 ай бұрын

@@DavesFilmLab Thanks!!!

@olleinsulander 3 ай бұрын

Ah man, the image on the test film 5:23 is so perfectly lit and exposed. A whole roll with the same exposure? The only opportunity I can think of these days when a motor drive for your film camera would make sense;)

@DavesFilmLab 3 ай бұрын

It’s all done under controlled lighting with strobes. Canon is technically driven by a motor, but I just fire off an entire roll of the same exposure over the course of a minute or two

@olleinsulander 3 ай бұрын

@@DavesFilmLab I just rewatched one of your other e6 videos and got a glimpse of the shoot. Thanks for the info. The picture has that magical more real than reality that I like.

@trippwilsonphoto 3 ай бұрын

Would you recommend pushing the film with dynamic chrome if I already shot it at 100?

@DavesFilmLab 3 ай бұрын

Yes, but I’d recommend a test strip to truly know what development time to go with

@jharrelphoto 3 ай бұрын

Amazing! The large format work is so good! Love the skateboarding

@DavesFilmLab 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Nearing a point of finishing my action sports book, lots of ektarchrome in the book

@jharrelphoto 3 ай бұрын

@@DavesFilmLab I would be interested in a copy for sure when it comes out

@richardsimms251 3 ай бұрын

Great photos. The rest of the video is for other people.

@ionluv 4 ай бұрын

very underrated channel. thank you.

@MrLordofwar23 4 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks..I haven't tried it yet..But thumbs up..😮

@ahmedbinarafat7762 4 ай бұрын

Can this formula be done on human x Ray?

@DavesFilmLab 4 ай бұрын

To my understanding, yes. Consult the massive development chart for dev times. If they don’t exist, this operates exactly the same as Kodaks D76, so the times you’ll find by searching google will remain accurate. Highly suggest testing before developing anything crucial though

@hericperez 4 ай бұрын

This was just great!

@memohaddad 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, I recently tried the Kit and my film came out underdeveloped. But, your video makes me want to try again and hope for best.

@DavesFilmLab 4 ай бұрын

Test strips are crucial to ensure proper development times. Definitely wish you best of luck

@memohaddad 4 ай бұрын

@@DavesFilmLab fair yah I noticed you did that. I’m try doing that next time to find the sweet spot.

@JHurrenPhotography 6 ай бұрын

Great video, and I am excited to look further into your channel. I wonder how you meter. You set the meter to ISO 80 and are you metering always for the mid tones? I understand that each scene requires a separate decision as far as exposure goes, favoring either shadow detail or color saturation. I'm just wondering specifically how you metered in this very well executed video. Thanks! E100 is all I shoot, freezer is full of it =)

@DavesFilmLab 6 ай бұрын

Many thanks! I always meter at iso 80, with a preference towards shadow detail. I’ll often let the highlights go fairly hot, but tend to keep it all within reason. When in doubt, bracket exposures +1 stop over your base iso of 80.

@lensman5762 6 ай бұрын

I am pleasantly surprised to learn that some photographers still use filters for particular emulsions the correct way. Kudos to you. The 812 is just about perfect but for a little too much ' red ' hue that it exhibits. I am quite fond of 81C myself, and I even use it on digital. Sadly, the pric eof Ektachrome is all but prohibitive for most of us in the UK these days, about £28.00 or just short of $34.00 for a roll of 135. That is before processing costs are added in. I remember buying Ektachrome 100 for under £5.00 a roll in my youth. Great photography by the way.

@DavesFilmLab 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment. It is indeed, an expensive film

@adzbasslines268 6 ай бұрын

Nice 3 bath kit. I'm looking at switching over to Cinestill E6 and replacing Tetenal E6.

@calebjones7022 3 ай бұрын

Dont, the slides come back dark and muddy

@marshalltravis3217 6 ай бұрын

Quality over quantity is the key!

@sk8session 7 ай бұрын

What an awesome idea. Have you tried shooting wide open? Any ‘film’ flatness issues? Thanks!!

@DavesFilmLab 7 ай бұрын

I’m usually shooting wide open with my aero ektar, which is an f2.5 lens. Any offset of the film plane, is made up for the fact that it’s instax film. The film usually appears sharp enough for my liking, and much sharper than instax cameras. Long winded way of saying no, I’ve not experienced any issues with film flatness

@sk8session 7 ай бұрын

Great, that's super helpful and just what I needed to know. Thanks@@DavesFilmLab

@andrewflower9533 7 ай бұрын

Could you tell me, is it proper to dilute only some part of the packet? Or only whole packet for 5L?

@DavesFilmLab 7 ай бұрын

Due to the nature of the Kodak powders, it’s never advised to mix only a little bit of it. This will lead to inconsistent results when developing

@andrewflower9533 7 ай бұрын

@@DavesFilmLab Thank You for the answer!

@paulfield6815 7 ай бұрын

This is so awesome! I have never shot with large format film so I don't have any 4x5 film sheets. Is there something else you think I could use to mount the instax film into? I didn't know if like paper or cardstock would be the right thickness? Thanks.

@DavesFilmLab 7 ай бұрын

Paper should work, pending it’s stiff enough to hold the film in place.

@rajs4719 8 ай бұрын

The action sports photos are all really good!

@DavesFilmLab 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Working on a book containing all my best action shots. Truly one of my favorite subjects to photograph

@squirtreynoldscinema 9 ай бұрын

I've always been partial to Fujifilm's offerings of positive film. With Provia and Velvia practically gone, there's no choice really. I find that Ektachrome is too cold. A warming filter is a must for me unless the weather/light is perfect. It's especially cold and blue when developed in the poor 3-bath kit by CineStill. It's somewhat better using Bellini's 6-bath (I haven't used Jobo's kit but it's also a 6-bath).

@dans.7693 9 ай бұрын

Have you experimented with using stock D-76 and D-76R so you can keep using the same developer many many times without losing effectiveness? You can process 128 35mm x 36 rolls with a gallon of D-76 and a gallon of D-76R

@DavesFilmLab 9 ай бұрын

Yes I have. And while the difference isn’t hugely noticeable, this method of mixing it myself was not only more consistent, but also yielded a finer grain structure. The image is way more important to me, than the economy of chemistry

@dans.7693 9 ай бұрын

I started with D76 and D76-R around 1990 or so when I was shooting B&W 4x5 like I had a motor drive. These days I mix both of the developer and the replenisher myself. I never found a noticeable between film processed with fresh developer and film processed after several rounds of replenishment. I definitely prefer mixing my own soup.

@MilliePat 10 ай бұрын

Are you still using the B reel cause I am fed up with the JOBO? What brand of tripod is used with the camera? What size of Patterson tank?

@DavesFilmLab 10 ай бұрын

Yes i prefer a B’s reel with a Patterson 3 reel tank. Tripods are subjective, just make sure to get one that’s more than sturdy enough for your camera

@sorry4all 10 ай бұрын

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@BOTGRINDER 10 ай бұрын

Thank you from the future.

@anzaeria 10 ай бұрын

This approach is brilliant. Years ago when I shot regularly on slide film, I would use my film camera's internal light meter and the vast majority of the time, my exposures were spot on. Once in a while, they would be a little over or under. More recently, I shot some film again after a long absence. I did some testing of a second camera's light meter before the shoot but even so, I was shocked to see that my exposures were way off. And I took great care with the metering so it's quite puzzling. Bracketing my exposures didn't help either. After that, I had the idea of using a digital camera to check the exposure for my film images. Soon, I'll be shooting a test roll and I'll do some bracketing and see what the results are like.

@anzaeria 10 ай бұрын

Just revisiting this video and the awesome images. Very inspirational. It shouldn't be too long before I can shoot star trails again. I haven't done this in years. I have some Ektar 100 120 film in the fridge which expires in December. I'll be loading it into my Yashica D TLR with Yashinon lenses. I hope it will be clear skies around the next new moon. I have a super dark location planned.

@DavesFilmLab 10 ай бұрын

Most of all… have fun! Keep that lens wide open and run the exposure for as long as you can. Minimum of an hour and since it’s color negative, don’t be scared to used a little light to paint your foreground. Excited for you! Feel free to direct message me on Instagram with your results.

@anzaeria 10 ай бұрын

I'll definitely have fun! I know you strongly recommend shooting wide open. However, I am tempted to stop down a little bit - perhaps half a stop. My foreground subject is going to be a tree lined hill about 30 feet away or thereabouts and I would like both the hills and trails to be in focus. And I'm not sure if I would have enough depth of field wide open at f3.5. So I am considering maybe closing down to f4 just in case. Also, there's something I'm curious about. On a really dark night, do your eyes adjust enough to provide a decent view of your camera equipment? Just wondering if I'll be able to see well enough to locate my cable release to end the exposure. @@DavesFilmLab

@DavesFilmLab 10 ай бұрын

@@anzaeria My eyes definitely adjust. I’ll also use my cell phone flashlight a little bit if safety is a concern

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