Leica M2 Fomapan 400 POV Breakdown and Commentary

This is the POV Commentary episode for this weeks Point of view street photography with the Leica M2, 50mm Summicron dual range, and Fomapan 400 pushed to 1600. ( • POV Leica M2 Fomapan 4... )
Im by no means claiming these images are incredible, but enjoy sharing my experimentation and results with Fomapan 400 in the bright and contrasty situations I was shooting in for the day. I exposed the fomapan at 800 and developed at 1600 in Kodak's HC110 at dilution B.
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My name is Nick Mayo, I am a Michigan based film photographer and creative sharing my triumphs and struggles within the world of art and photography. I have a great number of videos lined up for sharing different things I've learned along the way in my creative journey, as well as some interviews with other creatives and influencers about their joys and struggles within the industry.

[@jingimage1108]

really really enjoy this type video..some insight directly from the photographer

[@NickExposed]

Jing Hell thanks so much 😊 I’m very humbled that people would even remotely find these videos from me interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@alexbolen]

Love hearing your thought process.

[@NickExposed]

Thanks Alex! I appreciate the encouragement, brotha!

[@fromseedstogiants]

Really like these videos. It's always good to see the mindset and hear your thoughts on your own images. Hopefully you can find the time to do more POV/commentary videos in the future.

[@NickExposed]

Hey thanks Alastair! I’m certain I will do more of these in the future.

[@joesasser4421]

I’ve been shooting Fomapan ocasionally, for over 30 years, in fact remember when they used to make an 800ISO speed variant, Its a terribly underrated film,, and the grain in these shots are reminiscent of Tri-X also pushed to 1600. Thanks for sharing.

[@bnf82]

Solid, solid, solid content Nick!

[@maurocarrannante4397]

I shoot Fomapan very often. In fact, I rather use Foma or Bergger and Ferrania. At the end of the day, they perform pretty well. I call’em “balanced films”, I like this. My two cents, of course.

[@doyoudevelop]

These kind of videos are amazing Nick. It's like sitting next to you and listening to you talk about what goes on in your head, and that's a beautiful thing.

[@NickExposed]

Jahan Saber thanks brotha! I’m glad someone enjoys it 😊🙏🏻

[@rasmuskokholm7044]

Great breakdown, I really liked the images! On the technical side, what is the idea behind shooting the 400 speed film as an 800 speed film, and then developing as a 1600 speed film? First you underexpose by a stop (to crush the shadows a bit?) and then you develop as to get one stop of overexposure in the end, right? (to push the highlights a little further, and get the more contrasty look?)

[@NickExposed]

Hey thanks for the question. I get a lot of people asking me this, so I think I am going to just make a video describing my process and thoughts behind it all.

[@donmarco567]

Hey Nick! Great video it really inspired me to get out and shoot! I will try to focus on those little details in the streets instead of focusing on a big scene. Make more videos like that :)

[@NickExposed]

donmarco567 thank you so much. I’m humbled to have been an inspiration. And I will continue to make more videos like this. Thank you.

[@brendonwilson1318]

I love hearing photographers thjgut processes so much. It helps me get into a similar process of thought. I have a picture of a chair in my instagram too!

[@NickExposed]

Brendon Wilson hey thanks for sharing Brendon! I always appreciate hearing others thought processes as well. Cheers

[@Socrates...]

love this video, please carry on !

[@NickExposed]

Socrates thank you so much. I will do my best to carry on. Haha.

[@RewDowns]

The old guy with the missed beltloop wasn't something that I noticed or found interesting at first, but hearing you describe it made me laugh and became one of my favorites from this set

[@Zetaphotography]

Im confused. You have 400 ASA and metered for 800ASA and developed using times for Foma and HC110 at 1600 for 13min at 68F. Is that different then metering for 1600 at the beginning

[@NickExposed]

Sorry for the delay in response. So I push to 1600 in development, but meter for 800 to get a stop of overexposure and denser negatives. The pushing helps in adding grain and contrast which gives character to my images, as well as allows me to shoot both indoors and outdoors on the same roll. Hopefully that helps to clear things up.

[@cyrildescoursiere9060]

It is very high contrast. I guess what can we have while pushing it to 1600.

[@NickExposed]

Cyril DESCOURSIERE something to take into consideration is I prefer my work on the more contrasty side, so I did adjust my curves in post to crush my blacks a bit, and bump my highlights. There’s definitely more detail in the negative.

[@DmitryKoupriyanov]

Interesting concept about the first 5 min. Should give that a try next time, even if it is just hitting the shutter for the sake of hitting the shutter.

[@NickExposed]

Dmitry Koupriyanov it honestly makes a great deal of difference. Let me know how it works out for you.

[@DmitryKoupriyanov]

Will do. I've had situation where you just get on a roll and everything feels better. Even if you're not making the most amazing photographs just feels right.

[@NickExposed]

Dmitry Koupriyanov completely. Sometimes it’s not about making award winning photos, it’s just about linking back to the fun we had when we first started.