6X6 MEDIUM FORMAT PINHOLE CAMERA - AWESOME HIGH TIDE SCENES - SHOOT AND DARKROOM WORKS

[@theoldfilmbloke]

Regarding KENTMERE Paper -- was introduced to it when I was a photographer in the Civil Service ( Ministry of Aviation) and they had an account -- it was available only for 'Government Contracts' in 1959 - 60 when I was there -- NO SALES to 'Private People' -- anyway I got an account when it WAS opened up and I got 'known' for using 'Kentmere' which is a small Village in the Lake District and in 1968 I was invited to visit the Factory as I was 'Youth Hostelling' nearby and told them I was up in their area. It was very interesting. I was taken into the paper drying room in a Safelight situation and they used a 'Festoon Method' of drying -- hanging huge papers in the room as they did not have a posh drying machine at that time -- and the place smelt of 'Jeyes Fluid' which was a chemical they added to the paper to prevent Bacteria eating the emulsion !

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I bet that was a good day out Pete!

[@YassefSelman]

Fantastic job!

[@iainmc9859]

I love the shot of the steps leading down to the sea. I'll have to do some pinhole stuff. Got some developing to do before I shoot any more film though (it piles up). Talking about having the negative in focus for printing, I read in a manual from the 1930's that if you scratch a blank exposed negative (a couple of horizontal and vertical lines) with a sharp blade and use that to focus your enlarger, then pop in the real negative it is more accurate. No idea if it works as I've not got an enlarger yet. Might be worth a go.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Never heard of that before. That must have been before focus grain finders.

[@the6millionpman424]

Those are some gorgeous prints there.

[@ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s]

Great seascapes. Good to see you get stuck in and not be deterred by the waves. Pinhole prints in the darkroom are something special and you came out with a quality set.

[@kormakur]

Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you ! Awsome work as always ! A huge insperation to me !

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Hey Kormakur. Cheers.

[@freesewatches335]

Great photographs and great darkroom session, really enjoyed the film👌

[@klofisch]

I think i will take my Goodman Zone with me to the baltic sea next week. I do have the pinhole system for it and it gives pleasant pictures.

[@kevincamp2913]

I love shooting pinhole for the same reasons you do. Simplification. It also stretches me to pre-visiualize what i am shooting, understanding what the camera is going to see is far different that looking through he lens and knowing it.

[@visualismeditate]

looks so good. do you offer light room training?

[@henrikolsen5]

I’ve been following for a while and so glad to see your impressive improvement in your production. Really nice progress. Congrats. And thanks for good content and spirit.

[@lars-goranabrahamsson9337]

Really nice photos !!

[@IainHC1]

Cracking work bud :-) Beautiful prints too :-)

[@Christos-Zamanis]

Great work, i wish i have the time to do all these!! Keep up good work

[@mrstandfast2212]

Enjoyed watching you get immersed in your work. Time and tide waits for no man. Quality results from the pinhole camera, tell me again why we spend £££s on fancy cameras?

[@ribsy]

man vs water!! the saga continues 😂 nice photos - inspired me to get out with my pinhole soon!

[@JohnTomasella]

Excellent print. Watching this made me realize I really need a lav mic.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Your sounds quite good John. It's never put me off watching mate

[@JohanSvenssongbgpixtures]

If your focus is creeping, take of the plastic lid covering the height crank mechanism. You will see some white plastic friction pads and four screws. Tighten the screws very gently to get the right amount of preassure on the fricton pads agian.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Johan

[@JohanSvenssongbgpixtures]

Cheers!!

[@stephenpidwell3427]

I must get into developing, I've just paid£12for 36 shots I took in my Kodak retina 013. Love your work.

[@PiratePhD]

I should go out with my pinhole camera more.

[@katharinemovertonphotographer]

Nice photos Must take my pinhole camera out soon only does 4 x5 sheet paper have to take a dark bag with me. Do like the look of your one will try and get one.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Hey Katharine. I'd like to get into 4x5 pinhole and make contacts. :)

[@katharinemovertonphotographer]

You can borrow my Camera if you like

[@lensman5762]

Really nice photographs. What was that, the sun and the blue skies? I haven't seen anything but black and grey clouds and torrential rain up here in Manchester for that last 10 days, it is as cold as February. So jealous.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yesterday was grey, wet and cool all day.

[@eliasbarnreiter6225]

Hey Roger, I just bought an entire Darkroom all for 45€. There were developing tanks, a Film and a print dryer, a Enlarger and much other stuff like old sealed chemicals. I thought i will dispose all opened ones and maybe use the sealed. (Powder and liquid) what is your opinion on this ? I dont have much experience with darkroom, because im just builing it up. Much regards Elias Barnreiter

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Good find! I'd always use fresh chemicals for developing any film you care about but it won't hurt to try the chems you have with some experimental film. See if it works. 👍

[@eliasbarnreiter6225]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Thanks for the Quick answer ! 👍 But then i'll only keep the sealed stuff like the Rodinal. If you would like to try something of it i could manage to send you some.

[@jeniharney9874]

Love the first print, with the swirly water. Out of curiosity, what dilution do you use for the developer? I've been using Kentmere paper and Ilford multigrade developer at 1+9, develop times for me are about a minute.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

1:9 too. I usually leave it developing for 2 mins. Ilford paper I noticed hits max black quicker.

[@SilntObsvr]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Good decision. It never pays to pull the print too soon. Go at least 50% past maximum black, to allow for developer getting weaker over a session.

[@jeniharney9874]

Thanks for that. I'm happy with the results I get at 1 minute, but I'm always learning! I'll give two minutes a go next time I'm printing and see if there's a noticeable difference.

[@MrDebone75]

Love your work. I'm curious, do you put just enough developer in the tray to do just 2 or three prints then dump and add new. You never seem to have very much in the tray

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

That was about 1.5 ltr of fresh developer and will keep going for many prints.

[@minisla]

Any tips on buying a light meter. Have a nikon meter not functioning properly. Love the videos

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Not really. That Sekonic works brilliantly.

[@SilntObsvr]

Used correctly, it's hard to beat a good incident meter like the Sekonic. Even the really old ones (as long as they aren't damaged) work well (I've got one that's at least 50 years old), but you need to read the manual. The only real step up is a spot meter -- Sekonic makes one that does both, but it won't be cheap. I've got a Pentax 1/21 that's so old it wants a mercury battery, but I bought an adapter and now I can use a small lithium cell.