Film photography before Photoshop | Photoshop 25th Anniversary

[@Kickfeeb321]

I'm 17 and have a darkroom in my bedroom. Analog forever changed the way I shoot. I barely touch my DSLR any more. And I'm looking forward to getting a color setup very soon.

[@andrewford80]

Keep at it. Analogue is so much more satisfying and as you have probably noticed, makes you consider your image making so much more.

[@Gabriel-kb1ju]

And now you are 20 and me 17. Waiting for the next one in 3 years telling me the same thing ha ha :)

[@markb.8460]

have u got insta with your photos?

[@dadautube]

atta boy! remember though: digital is ALSO good, VERY good, in its own rights! and the combination of both film (chemical) photography plus digital together makes (near-)perfect imagery possible! (~ film photographer since the mid-1960s speaking here!) :-) here's my motto in this regard based on extensive experience in both fields: Shoot film, scan your negatives (or slides) and then edit in digital; finally, print on chemical-based photographic paper for best possible results!

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@dadautube I'm getting into this process too, except I still need to figure out the steps from reversing a digital image back to an analog. The options I found (negative printer eg) are very expensive tho. Atm I wanna experiment with transparencies that could be used for the chemical print. Any suggestions?

[@oceandrew]

Thank you Lynda.com for including analog photography in your library of great videos/workshops.

[@ProfsrJones]

I love this... For years when teaching PhotoShop I would stop when we got to the dodge and burn tools and ask if anyone knew why they were represented by the "O" shaped hand and a "lollypop". Usually only one of two would actually know. We'd then reflect on how computer UIs are rapidly outgrowing the real world metaphors they were originally based on.

[@paulcarlsen4088]

I too rarely use my DSLR anymore. I have bought a lot film equipment such as enlargers and cameras that people thought they didn't need anymore for real cheap. It's very satisfying to develop and print my own photographs.

[@dogstoerd]

That brought back happy memories of time spent in RAF Camera Club darkrooms in the 1950s - dodging with a bit of cotton wool on the end of a wire, burning with hands moving all the time - excellent video.

[@sputumtube]

My first 'real' camera was a nearly new Zorki 4 in 1978 when I was 18 years old given to me by a work mate. I'm 58 now and although I have a digital camera, I still love film photography more. I did a college course (A-Level Photography) here in the UK and enjoyed the film and dark-room much more than the digital side. One other amusing thing to remember - if there's a long-term electrical power outage, film photographers will rise again...Lol.... Joking apart Konrad, great tutorial. Thanks for posting.

[@Marv3Lthe1]

Thanks for bringing back old memories. When I was a kid, my grandfather had a darkroom and he used to show me the techniques. technology has made the process easier, but it has killed the craftsmanship and charm. Today Photoshop can create thousands of effects in no time, but it will never be able to provide the joy of developing the image by hand.

[@myoung48281]

I love film, used it for 30years..still do.

[@flightforfight]

oh nostagies times!!!! analogic photography!!!!. so many remembering moments. so many amazing oportunities to burn in our hart. whats a lot of changes, and whats a lot of similarities. nostalgie and love for this beatiful woman, "the photography". thanks man for this vídeo.

[@jonathanbaxter4366]

I have set up my darkroom finally., Having started shooting film back in the late nineties and not being forced to go digital, and sell all my film kit. I stuck with analogue. I knew film photography would not die out! even my sons are shooting b/w and enjoying seeing their photos being printed in the Darkroom , Best Jonathan

[@JMichaelThurman]

Darkroom printing still holds my imagination, though I haven’t done any in years. 2019 will be the year. Konrad, I’m in Norman, too. Would love to buy you a cup of coffee and hear your stories.

[@JohnWileyville]

YES! More love for analog photography! Film Love Lives On - analog photography is beautiful.

[@terrywbreedlove]

More in the darkroom please this was awesome. Could not care less about Photoshop though. This man knows his stuff and I am starting in the darkroom again so I sure appreciate his sharing this knowledge.

[@joeking4389]

I prefer the darkroom, myself.

[@usanineoneone]

Same here. I've being using Photoshop for 25 years, or at least it feels like 25 years. Set up a darkroom last year after 20 year absence, just love it.

[@rpavich]

He's got a whole video series about darkroom printing on Lynda.com. Just look for Konrad Eek.

[@harrystevens3885]

I fully agree Mr Breedlove...:)

[@Shvvanky]

As someone who started on digital and shoots a lot of film, but cant self-develop, this was amazing to watch. Equating what you're doing (foreign to me) to its photoshop equivalent (familiar) really breaks it down and makes it seem so fun and interesting. You've definitely reaffirmed my dream to build a darkroom!

[@PZJJProductions]

That gradient burn is insane!

[@etienneamien]

Analog has texture and soul digital will never reach

[@werwar27]

you can perfectly recreate analogs imperfections in digital, and also do more. you got it backwards, if you think rationally about it instead of sentimentally

[@Sierrafairy]

Awesome to see the the old techniques compared with how they were made digital in Photoshop. Although I love Photoshop, your traditional methods produced rich and beautiful results. Thank you!

[@ropersix]

I do b&w darkroom printing, including plenty of dodging an burning, but I've always wondered what the old "airbrushing" technique looks like.

[@feathers352]

This was great fun to watch it all again. I spent 20 years doing newspaper sports photography, pushing processing film and eventually into color. My color major was photo illustration and had a good background in high school and college with darkroom work. I often made 11 x14" double weight, archival photos. I too miss the old days and the chemistry that was available. It is a shame that most photographers ( I like to call them shooters as they can take a zillion photos and then edit) never will experience the joys of working in a darkroom and with real film. Thanks for sharing.

[@LunarDelta]

You do have a sharpening tool in the darkroom, though. The term "unsharp mask" itself is actually a throwback to when people would use an out of focus of photographic positive in a process to increase accutance in the final image. The unsharp mask was an actual physical object. (Obviously, you should always get exact focus anyway, but still.)

[@cwbaldwin61]

Konrad - what a terrific explanation of dodging & burning. Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@DannyZabolotny]

Oh man this brings back the memories. My dad worked in a photo darkroom for around 10 years, and I remember watching him work a few times. I didn't really understand how it all worked back then, but it's really cool to revisit it :) I essentially grew up with Photoshop, from version 2 to CC nowadays.

[@nasimahmed2894]

Danny Zabolotny

[@vijaychitte6921]

Wonderfully explained ,narrated and shot ...

[@mashersmasher]

i love that you were able to film the video in the darkroom

[@EDHBlvd]

Yes, incredible.

[@Louisi9]

+mashersmasher It's a darkroom but he had the safe light on during the video. Its safe to print with the safe light but not to develop film.

[@Igaluit]

+Louis Hartley it's safe to develop. Helps to put print face down for half the time.

[@Louisi9]

Igaluit I said film not the print.

[@Igaluit]

Oh yes of course. I'll ask for my money back for that speed reading course.

[@hialyssah]

can't help but watch this with a smile on my face. this was really interesting.

[@jimfisk6013]

I was a custom color and B+W printer in the film days. I am just now learning Photoshop. This actually helps me to understand Photoshop! Thanks.

[@youpamp]

Wow. Really great idea to present this concept. Brings a lot of things into perspective when using Photoshop.

[@noelsapulete575]

Wow beautiful craftsmanship

[@mike0rr]

Spraying and praying with shots is part of the Macro process a lot of the time, hoping you nailed that paper thin focus on a spiders eyes, but there is definitely something we lost since the old limitations of shots. If there's ever a video that made me want to try limiting how many photos I take on an outing, this would be it. This was a great video.

[@nikospaxa]

Film photoghaphy is a poem!!!

[@samdavepollard]

Thanks, Konrad. Took me back a few years! Really good job on demo-ing the analogue origins of various common tools in Photoshop.

[@richardclark7423]

Really enjoyed this. Takes me back to the mid sixties when i had High School Photography classes!

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

I started out in photography just 8 months ago, with a film SLR and i thought i would learn with it and then get a DSLR, but i've realised i don't want a DSLR anymore... film i just so much more satisfying and authentic.

[@tpmarkham]

I worked in a custom photo-lab (color and B&W printing) for over 15 years and then switched to Photoshop. I miss it now.

[@EdwinRucci]

wow! I've never knew about all this process ... my respect

[@zumletztenhemd]

Yessssss!! you are soooooo unless cool.man!!!! That is, what I mean with my photography!! Analog ist the only real reason!! Thank you sooo much!!!

[@WhittyPics]

Ansel Adams was a master at doing these things.

[@RobinMarkowitzcoolmedia]

Oh, to the memories! Trapped in a VERY dark room, lit by a very dim red light, no one to talk to. The radio was nice. I remember dodging and burning with a mask and then the retouching paints! From light gray to greenish-gray to deep black and everything in between, and only to be used on low ISO film. (Unless you used a tiny, tiny sponge to match the grain that you wanted.) Everything in Photoshop, especially 25 years ago, was based on these tools. Lately, those born to late to remember don't know where the terms came from. They should do some darkroom work. Just to know what the early photographers had to do. Yeah, it was magical. But after 35 prints of one negative to get exactly what you needed and wanted, all praise digital image editing!!! 🤗 But seriously, that one special print you'd get to tell a story in light and shadow was worth it. It was indeed magical. Would I try it again? Maybe once. Just to compare.

[@abstractbybrian]

I remember all the great hours spent in the darkroom under red light back in high school. I would to be able to get into a darkroom and process/print b&w again!

[@ArmTheCreative]

WOW!! This was superb!! Thank you so much for this video. Makes me understand Photoshop a bit better.

[@happyhardcore5831]

Божественный видос, за 9 минут вся история обработки

[@rkbatruckingshow1873]

thanks for this. I used to have my own darkroom and loved printing. this brings back a lot of fond memories. I was discussing this very subject with a friend earlier so I sent him a link to the video.

[@Mattdotnfo]

Really great video. I saw a photo of Ansel Adams doing similar tricks and was always very interested in these techniques.

[@knownaigm]

This was such a wonderful explanation of the process and how it translates to Photoshop. I'm also very happy that this wasn't a petty PS is better or film is better argument but instead championed the value of both.

[@harrystevens3885]

Don't know about photoshop but you gave me some good advice for my desire to improve my prints in the analog darkroom ......More please.:)

[@donaldklopper]

Precious. Thanks for sharing!

[@BlackNoiseCat]

If you haven’t tried film photography, you should! It’s fun and not that difficult just pricey.

[@bansheebug]

Hi, Arrived there by chance...amazing. Thank you to share this. Regards

[@罗梦宇-i6p]

this video bring so much memories.

[@Shine_atl]

True art of photography!

[@NorthernSolesCrew]

Great video, and so well demonstrated and explained.

[@Banjmedina]

that's amazing work right there!

[@LoboTv_01]

No idea how i ended up here but wow so glad i did. This was amazing

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

One Kodak two Kodak, but uses Ilford. One Ilford, two Ilford. Good Video. Thank you!

[@andrelopeznoble7907]

Love seeing those finished fiber prints in plastic white print trays! When a house catches on fire, people go back in to save their family photographic prints and negatives collections made from traditional processes.

[@crocato]

Wooow thank you for share 😍😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@violetv4197]

This is a great video, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge...

[@Curiousme100]

You are good and I wish you were in Atlanta, GA because I would learn from you. Thanks for sharing;

[@oliverlison]

This is awesome. Wish I had the same talent.

[@Ethaningramphoto]

Unsharp Masking was also a darkroom technique long before photoshop.

[@Willie0211]

I'd love more of his edits and pictures.

[@profoundprimate]

This was amazing. More of this would be great. Either way going to look into a class to do this myself

[@TimmyCrackCorn]

Very cool, thanks for sharing. Konrad seems like a great guy.

[@kylekane7213]

ONE koDaK TWO KodAK

[@carlmorrow1]

This is great, thank you. Could you make another video making colour prints?

[@ElexysVi]

That sounds stupid but i always wondered why the icons for Dodge and Burn look like this. Now i know it, thanks :)

[@MiqueldelaMel]

How much nostalgia!

[@MRPaulFunk]

incredible work, took time and afford. !

[@donngonzalez5665]

But what lighting was used in for his darkroom setup? What gear was used to produce this video in the darkroom, when its suppose to be dark, is what i want to know!?

[@salmontes]

Amazing. Thanks for showing this.

[@carlinschelstraete682]

Fantastic video!

[@gregmcknight5183]

How do you get those nice black frame Line?

[@RobLawson1982]

Fantastic.

[@francenorain6808]

Thanks for Konrad Eek sharing

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

back when client respected your work because photography was a really about skill and craft, the sheer time, effort and cost into making an image meant client and ad firms and photographer really respected the work they do. now? we shoot a 1000+ images in a day, rapid firing every conceivable angle there is to "cover our arses" and then stitching things together to get the perfect fake image , skill and craft ? yes! but respect? no more

[@kwacou4279]

Jeff Chen Couldn't of sad it better. late 80's early 90's Studied at School Visual arts , Parsons and the ICP been into photography for over 25yrs. Now the human touch and the craftsmanship is over. Sold all my hassy and Pentax 6X7 equipment but will NEVER give up my 2, most loved, Rolleiflex twin lenses.

[@DarkAngelEU]

If you really believe this you probably aren't part of the trade anymore. It's fucking hard and good photography is appreciated, digital or film doesn't matter

[@markharris5771]

I think the better you get with digital photography the fewer images you take. So the amateur may take a 1,000 images and hopefully will find one from the right angle and sharp enough and then he can edit it and get a composition close to what it required. The pro will probably take 100 shots which is about 8 rolls of 120. Not really that different to what was taken in a 12 hour day in a studio. The pro will work the same angles, come up with the same concepts, put in the years of making fundamental errors, know how to use the light, how to get the best out of their talent etc etc. Sure they remove a strand of hair in Photoshop, but that was physically painted out in the darkroom and composite images were made in printing. Talent will always rise and top photographers can still use their Hasselblads, and mega expensive lighting, but they will only start to rise when they stop taking 1,000 images and start considering each one and what they want that image to say. One great image is still one great image, and a thousand crap images are still a thousand crap images. I love shooting film, developing and printing in the darkroom, but I also love shooting digital. They are different mediums for collecting the data, but great photographers still have to have the years of hard work and learning become great.

[@ropersix]

There's often not enough time to shoot 1,000 images at every conceivable angle for any given set-up. Yes, there are maybe more set-ups required, but you have to get it right pretty quickly and move on. And that means knowing what you're doing so well, you can keep up the pace. That's not every shoot maybe, but many clients are very demanding about the time.

[@jas_bataille]

Wow, slow down on over-generalizing now. I'm a still-life photographer, and I shoot maybe 5-10 images per products... if you look at people like Karl Taylor he can spend a long time before pressing the shutter. If you want to get respected you have to show a vision. If you shoot in studio you have to come up with a solid plan, a concept, to sell to your client. You have to ask the right questions and get the right answers... sometimes you don't ask enough and you end up having to re-shoot everything. Back in the days I guess (I'm quite young) this was something mandatory, as one couldn't see the results and adjust on the fly. You had to prepare everything. Of course that is for studio photography, but this apply as well to the streets : scout your location, wait for the right light, frame your shot, wait for the right moment.... "click" The preparation of a shot have never changed, except for manual metering - which you still have to do when using manual flash tho... Now indeed if you shoot sport of event shooting thousands of shots sometimes ain't uncommon, but in my experience, you delete 90% of them. Only fools hand 800 shots to their clients - for what? Most clients don't know how to choose anyway... I hand a good client who know and respect my work one final image per product... If your client don't trust you enough to do that, there is something ain't working on your part. You know your craft, prove it. Work with people who respect it. They still exist - plenty of them still exist... Simply people forgot what great photography is. They need to be guided.

[@enLARGE.darkroom]

Excellent video - very well explained!

[@robertosupertramp9322]

This is beautiful and inspiring!

[@Vesalempinen]

Darkroom work can be revitalized. Now there is ever expanding options in the field of digital negatives and digital enlargers. Nothing beats the blacks on silver gelatin print.

[@CHOWIXCHANNEL]

Happy 25 Anniversary

[@bryansheehy2000]

This was such a great video! Thanks for posting!

[@felipejans74]

"Oh yeah, so you just press the button, right?"

[@NomadismeExperimental]

Thanks for sharing these. I will be trying them out in my darkroom.

[@Ravnshem]

I prefer to use splitgrade printing for bringing the most out of both the dark and ligt areas. But it depends on what paper you use and your workflow

[@vgfxworks]

great one !! know where you came from 'photoshoppers' LOL .. then again ... after developing both images you can scan them and pick portions of each you liked best... and merge them in PS.. :-D .. thanks for the tutorial.. the magic of the darkroom is something very unique indeed ! :-D

[@someblokecalleddave1]

If you're dodging you got the exposure wrong. Dodge only as a last resort, control the light - understand the light and how your film reacts to the light. Then make the appropriate choices with your chemicals and how you use them and the length of time you use them for as well as your ratios of developer v water.

[@TheDisruptiveYouTuber]

Top video!

[@heliopijpe]

Amazing

[@beaupfeifferrecordings]

[@stefannantz]

Awesome

[@barrysmith4094]

I developed film in a darkroom. When I was a kid, I was going to make a darkroom in a storage closet in my basement. I like film and digital. You know Ansel Adams? But do you know Arbrie Bodine? He was a photographer for the Baltimore Sun news paper. My girlfriend bought me a book of his photos. Beautiful black and white photos. I like color as well.

[@brescialeonessa]

Now we have books and ebooks. Why we have'nt photos and ephotos?

[@sdphotography4733]

a trip back in time.

[@BackfallGenius]

this is an amazing video

[@pennykent5687]

I so miss developing and printing my own b&w stuff.😢

[@MirkoMigliorati]

Thank you Mr. Eek!

[@TheLMMish]

Add to. Select -> Favorites

[@MiltonGeorges]

So cool! Thanks for the explanation and great video :)

[@radio_123]

Great!

[@tommywoodard690]

How does someone learn all this?

[@denvier91]

this is beautiful.