Asking NYC Photographers if they still shoot film 2023

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Paulie B

Paulie B

11 ай бұрын

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@PaulieB
@PaulieB 11 ай бұрын
Shout out to the women street photographers out there. I know there are so many amazing women street photographers making great work out there. Unfortunately, when I was out in ‘filming mode’ for this video, I wasn’t able to run into any women photographers who were willing to be on video - we’ll get more women photographers on the channel soon, stay tuned!
@BOTGRINDER
@BOTGRINDER 11 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the Melissa O'Shaughnessy episode.
@danicee
@danicee 11 ай бұрын
I’m down to join for videos, just let me know! ✌️
@xxOmnipresencexx
@xxOmnipresencexx 11 ай бұрын
Not everything has to be so sanctimonious.
@stanb.5261
@stanb.5261 11 ай бұрын
May be particularly challenging featuring guys who compare shooting film to women who do it like an animal...
@simp2234
@simp2234 11 ай бұрын
We need to make Kodak to come back
@MitchellRivera_futbol
@MitchellRivera_futbol 11 ай бұрын
This format is way better than a podcast. Keep going with this.
@Caballeroshot
@Caballeroshot 11 ай бұрын
One of the ways I continue to be unaffected by the rising cost of film is I didn't feel the need to purchase a $3K camera because it has a red dot on the front! My $300 Nikon does everything that Leica does and then some. My fridge is stocked, my lab does excellent work, I also don't live in a place where rent is 80% of my paycheck either so there's that!
@youngum78
@youngum78 11 ай бұрын
Feels more like film is abandoning us.
@magicwaffl3z
@magicwaffl3z 11 ай бұрын
100%
@CalumetVideo
@CalumetVideo 11 ай бұрын
The cost of a roll of color film back in the 1980’s and 1990’s was about what it costs today when you figure in inflation for the past 30 years.
@raceface_m2579
@raceface_m2579 11 ай бұрын
Definitely.
@jordanlaine7412
@jordanlaine7412 10 ай бұрын
Vision3 isn't going away...
@Menipeontas
@Menipeontas 10 ай бұрын
@@CalumetVideo How much was the minimum wage back then, adjusted for inflation?
@britt_taylor
@britt_taylor 11 ай бұрын
I’ll continue to shoot exclusively on film until it’s no longer in production. I’ve tried shooting on various digital cameras but they don’t give me the satisfaction of the mechanics and processes of shooting film. Film gives me joy in a way that digital fails to offer.
@photoleando
@photoleando 10 ай бұрын
You do this as proffesion or hobby?
@BrittanyTaylor-dd4iq
@BrittanyTaylor-dd4iq 10 ай бұрын
@@photoleando Hobbyist with some paid work when I have time to take it on.
@mattdayphoto
@mattdayphoto 11 ай бұрын
Super interesting to hear all of these different perspectives and reasons. I've missed shooting my M6 a lot this year, so much that I've sold my Monochrom, but I imagine I'll still shoot the SL2 for the majority. The cost isn't bad with developing and scanning at home, but like others mentioned, the time is the real cost for me. Just can't keep up, I'm still working through my 2022 backlog.
@seanryan9838
@seanryan9838 11 ай бұрын
I shot film, mostly 35mm, from the 1980's until about 2002. After I got the first Canon Rebel digital DSLR I got away from film. I have dabbled in portable 4x5 photography (wanderlust 3d printed camera), but mostly stayed true to digital. I've gotten to the point where I get the results I want with digital and I'm hesitant to go back to film because I'm afraid that I will just screw up a bunch of pricey film. But I do love watching all of the NY city street photographers do their thing. It's very inspirational; so thanks for everything you all go through to make photos.
@stuhunter
@stuhunter 11 ай бұрын
The best photography channel on YT without a doubt. Loved this one
@williamlasl
@williamlasl 11 ай бұрын
Andrew with the Contax raised the question I always had about film in street photography. If you’re doing landscape or architecture, being selective with your shots is fine. But with street photography, it seems you will inevitably miss some “decisive moments” if you’re mentally restricting yourself for cost reasons. Maybe there are some very confident street photographers who always know in 100% advance which shots will work out, but I think most take split-second gambles.
@kostyafedot551
@kostyafedot551 11 ай бұрын
I never shot two frames per street scene and often of any scene in particular moment. Rangefinders with framelines allowing this. But not taking plenty of shots and not going for the street often, it is nothing but showoff.
@tonywu5571
@tonywu5571 11 ай бұрын
No way of restricting frames for an interesting scene will make you a good streetphotographer. If I were shooting film when I have to take couples of frames for a fxxking interesting scene and people, I would bite the bullet. Money comes and goes way much easier than a good photography chance.
@anta40
@anta40 11 ай бұрын
Stephen Shore's Uncommon Places was shot in 4x5 color film, yes? But the work is about umm... urban street photography, and not catching fast-paced decisive moments...
@ianhh23
@ianhh23 11 ай бұрын
Film really made me more selective and I could not imagine myself shooting multiple rolls every day I go out, I don't need to be shooting photos of everything when I'm not really connected to what is happening. I actually only shoot like 2 rolls a month now and I'm happy with what I get, and in comparation when I go out with a little digicam I have most of the photos I take with it I don't really care (still I like to use it in specific conditions, certain days, and I have shot like 2 or 3 really spontaneous photos in moments I decided not to have my film camera ready but it was just out of luck)
@williamlasl
@williamlasl 11 ай бұрын
@@anta40Yes, I meant street photography in the sense of dynamic situations involving human subjects. I guess genre definitions are ultimately subjective, but I think of Uncommon Places as mostly landscape photography where the subjects are diners, street corners, and hotel rooms instead of mountains, rivers, and oceans.
@maxheadroom7687
@maxheadroom7687 11 ай бұрын
Great video Pauline, some interesting comments from the guys. This format you are using rocks, love the way you get out of the way when guys are answering or thinking about their replies.🙏🇦🇺🇬🇧😎Max.
@TheWutangclan1995
@TheWutangclan1995 11 ай бұрын
I’ll still continue to shoot film. It’s what helped revitalize my love for photography. While I enjoy shooting with film, it’s not always perfect and I do screw up from time to time. Sometimes developing film will frustrate the hell out of me. I don’t think I’ll change anytime soon besides shooting less. Would love to see newer developments taking place that makes working with film a lot easier.
@seandavey7085
@seandavey7085 7 ай бұрын
I love the waiting that using film requires. I love looking at negatives, much more than a computer screen. I love what bw film looks like (as scans, digital and analogue prints). I love the surprise of seeing what is on negs and I love making a photo and then not checking the image right away. I feel this keeps me more present.
@DavidBirchphoto1.
@DavidBirchphoto1. 11 ай бұрын
It’s an interesting topic, I learnt on film when I did photography at college and I learnt to develop my film. I have been shooting digital for years now, I personally think it comes down to the person or work you are trying to capture. You will always have people discussing film of digital or what camera you use, it honestly doesn’t matter in my opinion as long as you actually enjoy what you are doing.
@RS-Amsterdam
@RS-Amsterdam 11 ай бұрын
Excellent video and interviews, get a real idea of what's the sentiment among the street shooters. Well done and thanks for sharing !
@bfotosuk
@bfotosuk 11 ай бұрын
I hate it when people use a camera as a reason to slow down. Surly it doesn't matter what's in your hand - it's your approach. Basically what you're saying is that you overshoot on your digital and you don't on film. The reality on film is that you simply have less space to fill so you think more about your picture, rather than overshooting on digital.
@donaldsanchez7099
@donaldsanchez7099 11 ай бұрын
I shot with film from the 80s until around 2007 when I switched to digital. I swore I would never go back. I recently sent several of my analogue cameras to get tuned up because I missed the whole tactile process of film photography (waiting for results, handling negs, printing, etc.). So, I've since shot with a few rolls, which was an interesting experience, but the cost of the rolls, the processing (now I need to have the images scanned), has made me rethink whether or not I want to continue in that direction. Digital is so immediate. After watching this video (which was excellent by the way!) it was interesting to hear other photographer's experiences. The anticipated increase in the price of film is very disappointing because I think I would have bit the bullet otherwise. Great content and food for thought, as always Paulie!
@therealsergio
@therealsergio 10 ай бұрын
I'm old enough to have been introduced to photography in the film only days (Pentax spotmatic). I discovered street photography through the Vivian Maier documentaries, and jumped back into photography on digital with Lumix, Fuji and now finally I shoot with a Sony full frame camera. I do enjoy focus marked manual M-mount wide angle lenses for zone focusing but I also lean heavily into the eye-AF prowess of my system (which can focus an f/1.4 lens faster and more accurately than I ever could). I can see plainly in this video that "the club" definitely worships film, and none of the reasons are compelling to me. The "look" of film is nothing that white balance and parametric EQ can't trivially reproduce (assuming I cared enough about a certain color temperature and EQ to consider a picture inferior without it - which I don't). The most compelling of the reasons is the intentional process slowing. I get that. That said, taking up the expense of film for that process benefit makes me wonder - couldn't I just slow down as a matter of discipline, and pocket the savings? I think so. I have slown down over the years. I used to shoot 500 shots a day and these days I shoot more like 50, but later that night - on a good day - I might keep 5-10 shots, and simply delete the rest. Cost: $0 and the same time if not less time than others spend chasing the film dragons. @thiefofpresence
@fassie79
@fassie79 Ай бұрын
Well said. That's exactly how I think about it also.
@tim_butcher
@tim_butcher 11 ай бұрын
Hey Paulie, Great vid. Helped me realise that I’m transitioning to digital too, purely to streamline my process. My first zine from film took way too long to make. My second on digital was a lot smoother. I still love film tho and will keep using it for the sorts of work that digital can’t replicate. Thanks. Awesome channel 🙏
@andremanfrinigarcia6628
@andremanfrinigarcia6628 7 ай бұрын
I've been shooting film for almost 10 years now, recently went up to medium format just before the prices raise, so yeah.. i love film, love the lab work, love everything about it, but i feel kind of held by it as well, as if i had a digital camera to just snap away without having to put the money and time to see the images would help me to evolve my craft... so, ve been flirting with getting a digital. Awesome video man, great format!
@justyjust
@justyjust 11 ай бұрын
One thing that has made me move from digital to film is photo archive, I’ve have film negatives I shot back 20+ years ago which i rescanned and very happy to have the photos still, As soon as digital come out I brought a Casio exlim all because of cost and ease of storing and seeing images instantly. But after years of shooting digital I don’t have that older digital archive because of hard drive failure and mishap deletions. So if you want to store you digital images safely be warned save the files in multiple drives and cloud locations, which also adds another cost to digital and the initial camera cost outlay. The cost of film has alway been expensive even in the late 90’s for me young and on a low wage. So I’m happy now to shoot film and develop and scan with my digital equipment. It’s fun but also requires space to develop which not everyone has.
@jesusescudero9721
@jesusescudero9721 11 ай бұрын
I started to shoot film again when my twins comes to the world in 2017, Around 2019 I started to shoot more, mostly for family situations, but for street too. During the pandemic I shooted a lot... but now I am enjoying digital more. Using olds digital nikons. I will continue using film but more time to time. Of course I am not using as a professional. But I suppose that this trendy is arriving to the sames conclusions that 20 years ago happened with the whole world. Great Video Paulie!!!
@Usiris23
@Usiris23 11 ай бұрын
Man your videos are stepping up a notch. That intro was dope! But I’m shooting b&w regularly and treating myself to some color when I have compositions planned out. Plus I have a cheap lab that’s local which really helps.
@EnjoiRom1
@EnjoiRom1 11 ай бұрын
I'm from France. After my last trip to New York in september 2019, I started to shoot way less than I used to because it was harder to justify the cost when it's just a hobby. It cost me around 300€ to buy, process and scan 11 Portra rolls. Adding the time spent to properly scan my edit from those 11 rolls (as lab scan are only like proof prints to me if that makes sense). 2020 I only shots 9 rolls (3x TriX, 6x Portra). In march 2021 I bought a X100v for a trip in Greece later that year and I started shooting a lot again. Now I have a X-T4 in addition and digital is the only way I shot since I bought the X100v. I'll keep my M6 and be buried with it but I really can't justify the cost now.
@XboxTheBeatboxer
@XboxTheBeatboxer 11 ай бұрын
Sony A7C + adapted Leica mount. Super small body (same as Leica), full frame, full manual experience. With my editing style, even artists can't tell my stuff from film. Best of all worlds.
@mi4936
@mi4936 4 ай бұрын
Such a bold claim; is there a reference to back it up?
@XboxTheBeatboxer
@XboxTheBeatboxer 4 ай бұрын
@@mi4936 You can scour the internet, forums, look at charts and sample images like I did. A physics background wouldn't hurt either.
@Jacobyfilms
@Jacobyfilms 11 күн бұрын
@@mi4936Steve Yedlin Display Prep Demo
@StuartWeir
@StuartWeir 11 ай бұрын
I have been shooting film as the only medium for almost 2 years now, except the odd iPhone photo. That being said, given the cost of film, I actually recently picked up an X-T5, and it pairs well with my xf18mm f2. Really love the quality and depth the images have with the latest sensor; it helps me feel like I’m not missing out when I’m shooting digital, even though the experience of shooting the Leica is way more fun. I’d rather have the photo than not, at the end of the day, and the medium is only part of the whole picture (pun intended).
@somephotovideos
@somephotovideos 11 ай бұрын
I love everything you said about the Flow State, and using digital to get into the Flow and then transition to shooting film is fantastic. I think I’m gonna start with my Leica X1 or Ricoh GR Digital and then move to one of my film cameras to keep the Flow going. Appreciate you making this vid, Paulie!
@beansproutuncreative
@beansproutuncreative 4 ай бұрын
That was cool. That's exactly what my plan is.
@eyeenonickname1445
@eyeenonickname1445 10 ай бұрын
Love shooting film. Also Im in my 50's so love the process so the relationship is still strong. If you love the process of photograping and tinkering and having something physically tangible and archival then keep shooting film. Digital is awesome for quantity shooting computer editing. Still do it. No longer pro but if film is what your clients want or the look you have to produce then keep shooting film.
@keeganoconnellphotography
@keeganoconnellphotography 11 ай бұрын
Great video and interesting insights from everyone!
@JasonOsbornePhotography
@JasonOsbornePhotography 11 ай бұрын
My reason for moving away from film is the same for most of your colleagues in this video, finding the time to develop and the process. I have so many rolls I need to develop still and in houston we actually have a few local labs to get it done but still can’t find the time to do it. I have a good printer so I’ve been printing my digital images as a cop out lol. I love my canon AE-1 but I’ve been solely digital for a while now. Hope to see you out n about when I’m back home and in the city next month!
@winslow_j
@winslow_j 11 ай бұрын
Really good insight in this one. I picked up film close to 2 years ago now, after shooting digital for 5 years, and now I do a mixture of both. Some days when I want complete freedom, I shoot digital. When I want to sow down and enjoy the more tactile process, I shoot film. I will say I'm sitting on developing 5 rolls right now because of the price, but that's just the name of the game I guess.
@BenRipleyPhoto
@BenRipleyPhoto 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Paulie another gem. Not as clear cut as I thought it would be (assumed more would be going digital). I’ve just gone the other way (100% to film), because I stopped being a working photographer (it was my second career and I hated the studio work that paid the bills). Digital just isn’t something I enjoy shooting when I’m shooting for me. And I’ve tried everything: Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony, Leica. I just don’t get the joy from digital that I do with film. Were I still working it’d be different of course. So I went back to film a couple of months ago, and it really relit my fire. Could. Not. Get. Enough. But I also couldn’t afford to shoot as much as I wanted to. So I got a Fuji and thought it’d be ok because I was enjoying photography again; the medium wouldn’t matter. But that lack of constraint, the paralysis I get with too much choice, quickly killed it for me. Shot a couple of thousand frames in a month and a bit and don’t remember or like any of them. So I sold it and I’m back to film again. I’m way more a doc photog than I am street so I don’t have the tempo a street photographer would have, but I’m happy to take the hit because I LOVE that physical, tangible process that imposes so many constraints. And as a ratio of frames shot, I get way more keepers with film than with digital so it makes some kind of sense.
@wylie_photo
@wylie_photo 11 ай бұрын
I'll always shoot film as that was how I started off in photography back in the 90s. I tend to keep it back for projects now and shoot digital the rest of the time. That works for me.
@retropixer
@retropixer 11 ай бұрын
My current relationship with film is through watching your videos… The last roll of film I shot was in 1992. 😊
@nathanelward
@nathanelward 11 ай бұрын
I've only recently started with film, bought a Ricoh 500g rangefinder a few weeks ago. It's more a tool to improve my digital rather than a main focus, to slow me down and get my eye in. I've literally only gone through rolls, 3x Ilford HP5 and 1x Porta 400 and have another 3x hp5 to use. I'll see where I am after that.
@robwhite461
@robwhite461 11 ай бұрын
For me it’s just a hobby for pleasure, being 58 I’m a bit of a relic. I was young when 60s and 70s cameras were new, so I can remember those around me using them every day. Watching them go through the process of light meter, shutter speed and aperture moving around for the best aspect held a certain sort of wonder and magic for me. Those things left an indelible imprint on my memory. All those like, Ansel Adams, Steve Mc Curry, Vivian Maier, Henri Cartier-Bresson, they all used film. I think Film has a parallel with vintage cars, and wooden boats, it’s all about the history and the experience of the feeling of living in the past, it’s the only way you can have the sense of experiencing what they did. Cost wise it’s like throwing money down the drain, but using them gives you an experience that is priceless. I have a Spotmatic, it was once described as the Volkswagen of cameras, a design icon affordable to the masses, I have a love of vintage VWs owning a 56 oval, so the Spotmatic was an easy choice. Own them love them and enjoy them at will, they are history that you can use.
@simonbarnes7124
@simonbarnes7124 11 ай бұрын
I was shooting film in the 90’s when a roll of film was £1.50 for a roll of Kodak VR film. I kept all my film cameras in case one day film would make a come back. It did. I shoot Nikon FM2N and May favourite Minolta XD7. Love that camera. I shoot Leica Q and Fujifilm X100T and F. I’m definitely a hybrid shooter. Luckily though I work at a Fujifilm UK so get to print and scan my own work. I just hope Kodak keep going as Portra and Kodak Gold are my go to film stocks. Prices here are about £23.00 a roll. I can get it for £9.00 a roll. I used to shoot weddings on film back in the day. Love your channel.
@BOTGRINDER
@BOTGRINDER 11 ай бұрын
I was in the city sunday filming for my channel but i was pressed for time so i brought my tg5, it was nice to just be able to fire off a ton of random shots i may have hesitated on with film.
@lunatalino1502
@lunatalino1502 11 ай бұрын
I started developing and scanning at home to combat this. Sure it's a bit of an initial investment but once you get that out of the way, the equipment is yours and it eventually pays for itself in saving lab costs. The entire process isn't that difficult either and I really appreciate the workflow. Not to mention, you can shoot a roll and develop it same day instead of waiting a week+ for the lab to turn that around. The final nail for me to develop at home was actually USPS loosing my film not once, but twice.
@borderlands6606
@borderlands6606 11 ай бұрын
I process my own films, easier to do a batch than one at a time. Scanning is a pain that never goes away.
@bqfilms
@bqfilms 11 ай бұрын
Developing is easy, scanning is boring, first 40 rolls are OK then you start to hate it.
@lunatalino1502
@lunatalino1502 11 ай бұрын
Yup, I do my scanning with a Canon R5 and a macro lens. I scan a roll in about 10 min. It definitely depends on the volume one shoots at. I really only have a couple rolls a month so it’s not really an issue.
@slo369
@slo369 11 ай бұрын
Regardless of the scanning process, you don’t find film too expensive? I feel like I’m buying a single vans shoe everytime I got one roll
@Francois_L_7933
@Francois_L_7933 11 ай бұрын
I've been almost fully analog for years, and luckily I still have a freezer full of color film. I'll admit that it's a bit expired, but it still works so I'll be doing color until I run out. Then, I'll most probably go back to B&W, though I recently got an old digital Olympus Pen for which I have batteries in the mail. So we'll see. Last time I was at the camera store and I saw the price of Portra, I must admit that I almost cried.
@crwn_munkz
@crwn_munkz 11 ай бұрын
Agree with Reuben! The whole film process does something!
@yosiw7843
@yosiw7843 11 ай бұрын
Great video' keep the good work. I shot film over 40 years. When the digital camera just came out I didn't like / use them, something was missing in the experience. I bout my first digital 3 month ago, Fuji XT30-II. I like the simulation and I like the results. I still shot film, B&W, but getting into the the digital world make me more free with just shutting around and have fun. Film is not going away for me but I'm open more to digital.
@PhotographerLewisH
@PhotographerLewisH 11 ай бұрын
Love the videos man! Just got into film photography. Could you do a video how you edit your scans please 🙏🏼
@endrevestb895
@endrevestb895 11 ай бұрын
For me it is the process. Black and white darkroom prints is one of the things I love.
@TheHamNinja
@TheHamNinja 7 ай бұрын
Picked film up recently and have been driving a Nikon F3 and having fun. I carry both when out and what I'm getting from Film I really enjoy. The grain from the TMAX 400 is awesome and the color and look from some Ektar is hard to reproduce in digital. 5% film, 95% digital. Manual focus is harder than it should be. Thanks for this vid. Really appreciate it!!!
@danicee
@danicee 11 ай бұрын
I’m using film as long as I can afford it. Another issue is the cost of developing, which is also becoming more costly and harder to find supplies. It’s why I try to space out developing and using a digital camera when I run out of rolls. Eventually, we won’t have enough resources available to even make film so we’ll have to make due with what we have.
@spongebobdriftpants
@spongebobdriftpants 11 ай бұрын
my current relationship with film is 16mm. im in it hard, im in it deep, im in it cheap. kodak vision and tri-X with minolta 16p
@EricWoodsL
@EricWoodsL 11 ай бұрын
I have always bounced back and forth between digital and film and I also develop and scan at home so there has been little impact other than buying a few more rolls when I find a good deal than I would have in the past.
@barrychattillion1705
@barrychattillion1705 11 ай бұрын
Great thoughts Ruben
@reddirtgirlphoto
@reddirtgirlphoto 11 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm gonna go watch it again....
@haroldminuskumar
@haroldminuskumar 11 ай бұрын
Good to know the GRIII is in good hands! Haha! Sold that GRIII to Dustin a few months back.
@radioactive5020
@radioactive5020 7 ай бұрын
Grew up developing and printing b&w at home in the 70’s and 80’s. Bulk film loader, changing bag, process film at home. Darkroom in my grandfather’s basement. Still shoot the occasional roll of XP2, and tempted to snag a bulk roll of b&w and scan the negs. But in the end if you want to shoot film there is no substitute. Financial reality is you might need to shoot less, or eat even more pasta meals. Peace. Love the channel.
@DeeRosa
@DeeRosa 11 ай бұрын
Every time I think of shooting film again I see the price for Ektar and Ektachrome and that thought quickly dies.
@wylie_photo
@wylie_photo 11 ай бұрын
I've got some Ektar on the way at the moment, a few years ago I used to order around 10 rolls at a time, now it's 5. I think it's coming under armed guard...
@DeeRosa
@DeeRosa 11 ай бұрын
@@wylie_photo yup - I shoot film for personal things and it never sees the light of day but I do miss a $5 roll of Ektar. My favorite film for everything daytime and a great portrait stock for those with darker skin when pushed a stop!
@smoothgilla3203
@smoothgilla3203 11 ай бұрын
I'd love to see a comparison/showcase of your work with the ricoh and how it affects your work rather than specs.
@nolanwest6831
@nolanwest6831 10 ай бұрын
As someone near Reuben's age he hit it spot on for me. Same debate decades ago as digital became the norm.
@eddie_g
@eddie_g 11 ай бұрын
To your point at the end it’s the opposite for me on a typical slow day. I’ll warm up on digital then switch to film. That mainly has to do with location otherwise it’s be film. But for me I’m just finding balance and pace I’ll always love and shoot film. If prices get to nutty black and white film will be my default
@ImperiousImages
@ImperiousImages 11 ай бұрын
Great video and format.
@joannad2561
@joannad2561 11 ай бұрын
Here in Canada I just noticed a roll of Portra 800 is $38.99. Last year I got it for 23.99. I mostly shoot with my Ricoh GRiii now. Love love love that camera!
@guildengilbert170
@guildengilbert170 11 ай бұрын
I started with film back in 1980, shot Canon AE-1 until all my gear was stolen in 1999. I tried some of the early PS digital cameras until I jumped into a Nikon D90 and I moved through many Nikon digital bodies, today a lot of my work is Sports Photography and my main bodies are D5 and D500, for studio and landscape I have a D3x. That being said, about 8 years ago I went back to shooting and developing film. I don't know if I would stop shooting film, for me it is the hands-on process of film that keeps me hooked. I have 6 or 7 Nikon SLRs, A Mamiya 645Pro TL and my favourite camera is my Pentax 6x7. I have a freezer full of film, 35mm and 120 and will keep re-stocking. I am not happy about the price increases but that won't stop me from shooting and developing film.
@ejbernal2
@ejbernal2 11 ай бұрын
What's with these photographers and not giving you a pound back? Damn man. 👊
@winedemonium
@winedemonium 11 ай бұрын
A really interesting video on a really relevant topic. It struck me though while watching it - I always thought street photography was a bit of a lone wolf type pursuit, attracting less attention by working quietly alone. I noticed that you interviewed a number of photographers in small groups. In NYC is it more of a social get together type thing, or just for brief parts of the day. Seems like there is a real community of photographers there. Thanks for the video.
@BrandonPrive1432
@BrandonPrive1432 11 ай бұрын
i've watched tons of his walkie talkie and it seems like they get together throughout the day, and there are certain corners that are like the favourites for street photographers so it seems like you'll run into eachother in the general area,. thats just what i've noticed, i don't live there just watched all this guys videos. i agree though i think its more a lone wolf thing, but meetups throughout the day for the hang.
@WesleyVerhoevePhotography
@WesleyVerhoevePhotography 11 ай бұрын
I love shooting hybrid tbh, as long as you can transfer the method and process from film to digital (not easy but possible). I still shoot mostly analog but there are certain things I can do better on digital which after post will look indistinguishable results wise. But in the end the analog experience of shooting is still more fun for me, even if the results are similar.
@JacobChristiansen1
@JacobChristiansen1 11 ай бұрын
Bruce Gilden in the background at 8:06 :D
@phratesriver
@phratesriver 4 ай бұрын
wtf is that really jim
@kyddrob
@kyddrob 11 ай бұрын
Coming up on a year of shooting street photography and have only done digital so far with the exception of polaroids. Film has always been interesting and I love the look of the photos that film produces. But over time I've come to realize that the sort of minute details of how a photo looks has nothing to do with what makes a photo memorable for me. I think because my background is in engineering, I highly value the freedom that digital photography allows for when shooting (especially when experimenting with different settings) and I think with film I'd spend waaaaaay too much time and energy thinking about whether the photo I'm about to take is "worth it."
@bl4ckmagic34
@bl4ckmagic34 11 ай бұрын
Great perspectives. First pro 400h, then portra... now hp5 😪 It's getting brutal out here.
@Jo_jo409
@Jo_jo409 10 ай бұрын
Man. What a time to start getting into film photography lol. I just started getting into photography as a whole like 3/4 months ago.
@arturgajewskiphotog
@arturgajewskiphotog 9 ай бұрын
I used to shoot with my Pentax MV thinking what I was doing was cool. To me there is mostly the nostalgic value. It's as cool as watching VHS movies and rewinding the cassettes in 2023. Sure it does slow you down and makes you think more about what you shoot, but nobody is forcing you to shoot more then 50 photos a day with a digital.
@markjanness3440
@markjanness3440 11 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching your vids and it came to mind that someone should organize a combined show for these photographers. I think it would draw a large audience to see their work.
@seandavey7085
@seandavey7085 7 ай бұрын
Great idea
@tomscameras
@tomscameras 11 ай бұрын
Super interesting video! For me, the most dealbreaker thing would be if there's no labs anymore who develop film and/or do analog prints, cause I am totally NOT the darkroom person at all. Never was! So I hope that film will be available for a long time and not get much more expensive ... but also I really hope those few businesses who still offer lab and analog printing services continue for a long time!
@filmstockreel
@filmstockreel 11 ай бұрын
I started scanning my own film a couple of months ago and recently started developing my own film. i'm lucky i have space in my basement where i can develop and scan so its not an issue for me so technically i'm shooting more than i ever have. I mostly shoot black and white film so in terms of price i'm not really affected by it because price for black and white hasn't gone up much recently. When i shoot colour i shoot mostly expired film or film i get for cheap on fb marketplace so yeah. More life to film!
@mynewcolour
@mynewcolour 11 ай бұрын
I shoot bulk rolled 35mm black n white and process at home (rodinal one shot or Xtol replenished). Finding time to scan isn’t always easy but the cost is not much. £3 a roll plus £1 to develop and plenty of creative control.
@danielgeorge3896
@danielgeorge3896 11 ай бұрын
I always saw film like a toxic relationship , it's expensive , time consuming but you keep coming back for those 'vibes' And yeah speaking about toxic i don't think we talk enough about the environmental impact , i really love to see some serious studdy comparing film with digital from this angle
@seandavey7085
@seandavey7085 7 ай бұрын
I love the time consuming part of developing and scanning (and printing). That's such a good part of the medium (for some).
@jaunman71
@jaunman71 11 ай бұрын
My passion for film is not about cost. It is my food and my drink. Just because food prices go up does that mean i do not eat. No it just means I sacrifice other things so that I can eat. Things always level out in the end, just gotta hang in there and love your passion. #shootfilmstaybroke .Amen.
@jeremydesalle5926
@jeremydesalle5926 11 ай бұрын
Hey Paulie ! You have to get a leica m digital to be free 😊(especially the m10D, a real beauty). The experience between the ricoh and a body with a viewfinder is not the same...
@helloabwatson
@helloabwatson 9 ай бұрын
Started my photography journey using Kodak Tri-X 400. Shot it for years, then went to digital. Never fully happy with the look. But recently got a Monochrom and we good now. Closet thing to my film sensei Tri-X.
@thestonerguy5276
@thestonerguy5276 10 ай бұрын
I haven't shot film for quite awhile, maybe 2003, but even after the sticker price shot, I'm going to dip my toe in the developer again and use film occasionally for black & white shots. When I ditched my film gear it was all Nikon, but my first love was the Minolta SRT-101 followed by their XK, then down the road X-700. So I'm acquiring equipment slowly and try to buy a roll or two of film each week to stock pile should prices go any higher (and more than a couple rolls if I find them on sale). I hope the price of film drops as more people start using it again, or for the first time.
@madskdz
@madskdz 11 ай бұрын
im that guy who just shot my first roll this past week. I live in Poland and my relationship started with super8 film during the pandemic but i was given my father-in-laws Zorki4k and yeah. black & White seems to be where ill be for now. thanks for your videos.
@hansnoir3068
@hansnoir3068 11 ай бұрын
Never stop making these videos, Paulie. Your stuff is truly outstanding. This is a very interesting episode with many valuable views which helps people like me who are in and out with film like all the time. Current relationship: polyamorous😂
@sarupk
@sarupk 11 ай бұрын
oh no the ricoh gr3 is going to be overvalued now. At the moment I want a ricoh gr3 or a fujifilm x100v. Amazing video, keep up the work.
@ramigomez3975
@ramigomez3975 11 ай бұрын
I've been shooting film for a long time now, but I've been transitioning to digital due to the costs. I can't afford 35mm film anymore, but I still shoot film with my medium format cameras where I work more slowly and think more about what I'm capturing.That's one way to enjoy both aspects of photography. The key is to keep thinking in terms of film while shooting with digital. BTW, why does it seem NY is the Mecca of street photography? 😅
@deanaldo1304
@deanaldo1304 11 ай бұрын
I grew up shooting film, mainly B&W, which I printed myself. However, since the arrival of digital, I personally don't see the need for film. With all the software available these days, the end results produced are as good as any film can deliver (IMO). I think film photography is a bit like owing a classic car; it's expensive, needs more T & C and it's slow. One for the diehard traditionalists (which by the way I think is great)
@KeeeeenW
@KeeeeenW 11 ай бұрын
I have both the M10 and M6. I usually gratitude more towards my M6 for casual walks on the street and traveling. I feel like I am more connected to my M6 even though I got my M10 first. However, the M10 is much better for proper architecture or landscape shots where I want to see lots of details. I can't live without either.
@nickthomsen8969
@nickthomsen8969 Ай бұрын
I have two digital systems: Canon R5 and Fuji GFX 100. I have a couple 35mm film cameras: Samurai Half Frame and a Canon A2e that is the same mount for my R5 lenses (ef with an adapter). Just recently bought a Hasselblad H4x with two backs and 80mm lens. The Hassy has revitalized my love for shooting again. Every camera is a tool and has a purpose in my eyes and what I needed was an experience with the Hassy.
@Fuegoshotz
@Fuegoshotz 11 ай бұрын
Dope vid!
@Apreche
@Apreche 11 ай бұрын
When I compare film and digital prices, I think about how many "rolls" I have to develop with the digital camera before it starts to pay for itself. Let's assume someone has an inexpensive analog camera and shoots color negative. They'll have to shoot hundreds of rolls before they've hit the cost of a digital Leica M. They'll only have to shoot maybe 50ish rolls before they hit the cost of a Fuji X100. As for me personally, I was mostly shooting film up until the dark times. And I did slow down mostly because of the price and hassle. I've stopped buying more stock, and I'm saving the film I still have in the fridge for the special occasions. I've also lost a roll or two to malfunctions just like 5innyc. That really discourages me from using it more, especially when the digital cameras I have are so good. It's a situation much like the Seinfeld sponge episode. Is this shoot going to be sponge/film-worthy? If and when the film in the fridge runs out, I might only shoot film again if it's black & white and I develop it inexpensively at home.
@stanb.5261
@stanb.5261 11 ай бұрын
You play to the strength of each: digital for color, film for that special B&W project. You still can't beat the look of B&W film, self developing helps cut cost.
@PaulieB
@PaulieB 11 ай бұрын
even that’s subjective. For me, personally, I like the look of color film and black and white way more than digital. But some people are great at editing their digital files to look good
@stanb.5261
@stanb.5261 11 ай бұрын
@@PaulieB Of course, just offering a... "logical" solution. Digital color is just: way cheaper, considerably more malleable for a variety of looks and oh so more convenient for a wider gamut of lighting scenarios. Conversely, B&W digital files require considerably more technical finesse to even approach the inherent beauty of analog tonal values.
@lawrencelunsford6028
@lawrencelunsford6028 8 ай бұрын
I was a part time wedding and portrait photographer from the late 1980s to early 2000s and I primarily shot Fuji NPS 160 (studio) and Fuji NPH 400 (wedding) then switched to Portra 160 and 400 when they came out. I started shooting digital with Nikons in the early 2000s. When I was shooting film a 220 Pro Pack was somewhere around $42-$46. Now a 120 Pro Pack is what $70 + ?? I took about a 15 year break from photography, recently traded all my medium format film gear for digital. Retired from my real job four years ago and now do photography because I love to do it. I hope those that want to continue to shoot film will have the means to do it and can continue to do it for as long as they want. If I ever wanted to shoot film again it would be on a special, limited basis. There's no way I could afford to do street photography with film only.
@borderlands6606
@borderlands6606 11 ай бұрын
It's hard to get a consistent look shooting hybrid. The digital stuff looks fine, as does the film, but they clash as a single body of work.
@user-ti9zc1xv2b
@user-ti9zc1xv2b 11 ай бұрын
Exacty beautifuly said
@SUPERCLUBVIDEO
@SUPERCLUBVIDEO Ай бұрын
criss oui!
@SpookyConcepts
@SpookyConcepts 11 ай бұрын
The only way I can justify working with film still is my ability to dev+scan myself at home with my own equipment. I think if you're a film photog and don't do any of the post processing yourself and pay to send it all to labs, you're fighting a losing battle financially. Especially if you don't get paid to photograph, or its not your primary source of income. I imagine many, many people are not in that posistion.
@antoniogrijalva2038
@antoniogrijalva2038 11 ай бұрын
I shoot film as a hobby and you’re so right, I got 3 color rolls developed and scanned and it was a total of 40 dollars. I just bought one of those develop tanks and a ilford b&w dev kit but I’m afraid to ruin my b&w rolls cause I have no idea what’s in there lmao. I still need to grab a few more tools before I get started tho
@SpookyConcepts
@SpookyConcepts 11 ай бұрын
@@antoniogrijalva2038 shoot a sacrificial black and white test roll to learn development with. Developing your own black and white is really easy once you know what to do
@kyotodream7135
@kyotodream7135 11 ай бұрын
im at the point where i do digital and film. I only shoot black and white film(luckily i just like b & w more) as i am able to get a roll for less than 6 dollars at the Freestyle photo here in Hollywood, I also develop at my college and print, which makes me think about after school. Once I am not developing at school i imagine i will mostly do digital and stick to my Fujifilm x-t2, but i guess then id start home developing. Its a tricky thing, i love the analog feel and process, the cameras and printing are just so damn satisfying. But as a poor college student its a bit pricey even paying for the cheapest b&w film.
@marike1100
@marike1100 11 ай бұрын
For the past year, even though I own Nikon mirrorless and DSLR cameras, I’ve been shooting mostly film. I get around the cost by shooting B&W, lower cost emulsions like Kentmere and RPX100. Developed and scanned at home even though I’d like to start wet printing. I just prefer the aesthetic. That said, I would love to shoot color, miss stuff like Velvia from years ago but I refuse to pay current Velvia prices. Olympus OM2N is my current camera of choice but I have a TLR and a 4X5 camera.
@MrRob1426
@MrRob1426 11 ай бұрын
Tube socks are making a comeback? That was my thing back in the early 80's. 😂
@samueljames5167
@samueljames5167 9 ай бұрын
I've just picked up film again, it's been forever and a day since I've done film. I was inspired to buy a Nikon FE.
@mcgruber2
@mcgruber2 11 ай бұрын
I do find it really interesting the amount of people that would consider “shooting black and white” a step towards leaving film. If you’re mainly a color person I just don’t see the need to even go black and white for the sake of film? This is coming from someone who pretty much only shoots black and white… I’ve almost done the opposite where I’ve told myself I’d rather get a monochrom digital camera and then shoot color film when I want color. I find it’s easier (for me) to get my digital black and white images to look almost like my analog ones vs. getting my digital color images to look like analog color images. I consider switching often, but I just love the images I get on film much more, and always have. I bought an m9p around the holidays, I really enjoyed it. But ultimately I sold it off because the output just wasn’t what I wanted. Maybe a digital monochrom camera one day..
@drazenzuvela1647
@drazenzuvela1647 10 ай бұрын
In my time (40+ years ago) we used to buy film role in bigger package. Single plastic box with continuous role of 3 or 5 36 frames in one piece. Biggest packing was 30 meters long if remember well. Film need to be cut it in dark and wind on empty film boxes in order to use. It was easy to find end and start of each role in the dark since tape was narrowed already at right place. Part which will stay outside the box as starting lenght. But definitely it was much cheaper then fully packed single 36-frames role. Not all film types or brands were available in this option.
@Josh.BIGSEXY.Martinez
@Josh.BIGSEXY.Martinez 11 ай бұрын
This exact thing has been on my mind recently. I just got back from vacation and shot 30 rolls only to realize how it’s going to cost me to get processed let alone initially buying them. So they’re packed away for now while I put away some money. I don’t want to stop shooting film. But right now my G7X is supplementing. Was actually looking at picking up a GRiii. I guess we’ll see how that
@D.Trider
@D.Trider 8 ай бұрын
Very interesting video. I shoot medium format film- but mostly m10m is the digital camera for me.
@Lethorio
@Lethorio 11 ай бұрын
It's a really sad situation and it sucks that people that really want to shoot colour are feeling like they're either forced to swap to black and white or switch over to digital. There's clearly a demand for film, so why can't someone produce a cheap colour film and cheaper development techniques? Surely we have the technology.
@Yolligraphone
@Yolligraphone 10 ай бұрын
It's much harder to make color film than black and white. It's extremely expensive and requires specialized equipment and chemicals that are difficult to source. There's a reason Kodak has been making the vast majority of the world's color film for the better part of the last century. They have all the equipment, can source the materials, and have had time to refine and perfect their processes.
@feartactics
@feartactics 10 ай бұрын
Because it's outdated and niche and dominated by 1 company. Anyone with resources to do that would probably be spending that money on making better digital photos if they want to make money in the photo space.
@Javier_Bltrn
@Javier_Bltrn 11 ай бұрын
I only shot film back in highscool. I love my GX85 :)
@raily9713
@raily9713 3 ай бұрын
i regret every day for selling it... certaintly a lovely camera to use
@ralphstark9961
@ralphstark9961 11 ай бұрын
After seeing this I though about film prices. I used to get a 100' roll of T-max 400 for about $42 in 1988. That adjusted to 2023 dollars is $108 per 100'. Kodak now charges $168 for 100' at B&H. So KODAK is more expensive today, but Ilford Delta 400 is $138 so that is not that much of an increase. To save money have brough the workflow from capture to print in house. This drops my processing per roll costs down to about $2 to $5 a roll, depending on type of film (B&W, C-41). I will most likely use film until it becomes unavailable, but I will always look to lower my costs by shopping around and doing a lot DIY.
@Leicam10
@Leicam10 11 ай бұрын
Best recommendation to everyone thinking of buying Ricoh Gr. Don’t buy it! You could just as well use a iPhone. If you want a pocket type of camera with great colors and depth go for the Leica CL/TL2 with the TL 18mm or TL 23mm or adapt your analog lens to it.
@hvanquentin
@hvanquentin 6 ай бұрын
In Los Angeles, it's hard to get into, and stay into the "Flow" I start off with my Ricoh GRiii - to get me into my groove, and then switch to Film, and start snapping away. Once I run out of "runway", or start to feel myself falling out of the Zone - I switch back to the Ricoh It's like... THE Ricoh is my Pick up Game, to keep me in shape and on point. But Film... That's the Pro Game I play week in, and week out
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