Los Angeles on 4x5 Film

[@darrelletter8016]

It is great seeing a new generation taking up Film Photography, especially 4x5. It makes you slow down and think about the photograph instead of clicking away with your iPhone or digital camera. I have the Toyo also and I love finding vintage lenses and using them, I am learning to embrace softness and shalow depth of field. It is also fun to play with lens tilt and shift to create the impact point of the image. You are doing a fantastic job and everyone can learn from you! Too bad I can only give you one thumbs up!!

[@jonathans.9372]

In the age of tack-sharp and widely available digital cameras, I think that film (especially medium/large format) brings an inherently different experience and final result which is very appealing when you want photos that stand out. I shoot on a Pentax 67 with the 105mm - no phone or full frame digital camera comes close in the rendering from that lens.

[@Ben_Blankenship]

I'm a design engineer at Link-Belt Cranes and I loved the shot at 8:36! I'm always wanting to get action shots of our stuff and you nailed it.

[@AvengedSpade]

4x5 is just something else.11:30 is stunning, the roadway dividing the darker sky and the lighted section. Another gem by Willem!

[@xenon2Merchant]

I second that. Dark sky is giving feeling of extra openness. Fav.

[@WillemVerb]

Thank you ❤️

[@junior_027]

As a Corona native who started watching Willem in NYC, I never thought he would photograph the freeway construction we all complain about-but let me tell you, he made the area just five minutes from my house look so damn beautiful.

[@FatKidProductions1]

Shout out Corona! 👏

[@TheKetchupPacket]

The last 4 photos are chef's kiss. But I really like the bridge / gas station photo, really sums up the entire project. You need to cross a river? Need gass ?...cars !

[@WillemVerb]

It’s hard to see in the photo but the bridge isn’t connected to anything. It’s being constructed in that spot

[@milospolansky1505]

the long exposure one on 11:11 is master piece, great video

[@adamgabriel730]

Totally agree, by far the best shot.

[@WillemVerb]

Thank you

[@charlesk323]

Completely agree, a fine exposure.

[@URBONED]

I don't think I could pick a favourite. Absolutely love the way you compose these shots with foreground elements and love how the slow shutter almost gives them a dreamlike quality.

[@jannesmalte3280]

my fav is definitely the second shot of the freeway under construction, absolutely love it and kinda so telling for human constructionism and our car-centred approach to our environment.

[@zerobladehonmono]

10:05 Love that there's another guy literally in the exact same spot who also went to take a photo

[@Brando256]

All of those photo's were absurdly BEAUTIFUL! Fantastic work Willem!

[@Rob_Cantor]

11:09 is magical.

[@bucknerfilm]

it was cool seeing you out on the dirt roads in the mountains over the weekend. thank you for waving back :)

[@WillemVerb]

Haha I thought it was a Toyota wave! Hope you enjoyed the trip

[@brendan.holt_]

The “better light” construction shot and the first long exposure…🔥👌 nice work

[@itshendo6475]

Solid work Willem! After leaving photography for a few years, this video has given me some renewed vision to continue what I once loved. Keep the inspiration coming!

[@mattbray_studio]

the penultimate shot, with the curved freeway at night is amazing. def my fav

[@flandernfields2478]

1:49 Love the Mr Sheep in the shelf behind :D

[@theangrymarmot8336]

I have a Toyo 45G and absolutely love it. I bought it a year or so ago off marketplace and it was new in the box. I enjoy using it. I bought a excellent condition Nikon 180F5.6 lens for it. Amazingly there is a company that makes a backpack that can carry the whole setup - the F.64 "large." Also, I would mark your dark slides to the point where they clear the film and not completely remove them, just makes things easier.

[@arloharnish]

The second to last one was my favorite. The one with the palm trees. I really enjoyed that one. Thanks!

[@cowslaw]

3:03 Willem pulling up like he's taking the kids to soccer practice

[@WillemVerb]

The sheets of film are my children

[@Necroblob]

Love this 4x5 series. Well worth going back to take the construction shot again in better light - it's a stunning image.

[@declandebarra]

Really lovely work. The 4x5 really does. “Sing”. Love the night shot.

[@AllergicToMyself]

Keep the 4x5 coming. I love these cameras. They're the best

[@osbornephoto1955]

I shot one of these for years. One of the best 4x5's ever made.

[@leoworrell1901]

You asked if there were any images that we loved, well my favorite was the one when you returned to the freeway and took that image (11:12) just loved those trailing lights with the curved freeway above...just a beautiful image and yes i do appreciate those 4x5 images.

[@vxscarr]

2 last photos are wild.

[@montycraig5659]

Man, I like all of them! I too, use a 4x5 field camera, but live in a small town. While our subject matter may be different, I can really appreciate the work you have done here! Kudos Willem...

[@CappuccinoLife]

last two are gold.🖤👌🏼

[@mostchilldude]

i skate around here often it's great to see photos of the unique stuff around here

[@NunoAlmeidaPhotography]

Definitely wanna see more 4x5 content, these shots were great!

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

My first attempts at photographing such structures were with a Hasselblad film camera in the 1980s. I had no shift lens of any sort, nor even a wide angle lens, so I would back off, visualising the final frame to be cropped out of the default 6x6 square. It was good practice. I still do this sometimes, because I have two wide angle lenses, but now I have a Linhof Technika, which is another world. There is also a Linhof monorail that stays mostly in the studio. The Technika is the go-to camera because it packs up in seconds and takes up very little space in the backpack. You are going to enjoy your work, more and more as you become familiar with every control on that camera. A violinist never has to look where the fingers go to play a note or a chord. It's all about 'muscle memory'. Thanks for sharing this moment in your journey. 👌 ... 🤝

[@BeastmattN54]

Coming back 6 days later to watch this video again! So good, keep up the great work!

[@scottfillmer]

Those images from that massive negative are just beautiful! 💪👏

[@JeanANGROB]

Now we want the exhibition with 4x5 meters prints, and the night ones blacklighted like a Jeff Wall masterpiece 😊

[@fodiographer]

Awesome photo's, I would love to see some 4x5 portraits

[@richspies2473]

Yes. My thought exactly. ✅👍🏼

[@lcacx]

Please make your next book available in Europe !! All of your work is so inspiring, following your channel from Belgium for a few years now and it gets better and better each time you post a video

[@FredVasenius]

It's great to see you pursue this type of photography. Keep up the great work! 2 suggestions: 1. Get some zip lock type bags and put your film holder in it immediately after you load it. That got rid of most of my dust spots. 2. Shade the film holder, a Dark cloth helps and the view of the ground glass is much better when using a dark cloth.

[@vproven]

Brings back wonderful memories, but I’m glad there’s digital medium format cameras for all the most obvious reasons. It would have been nice to show metering the scene. You give the impression you just frame the composition, load the film and fire. Don’t take this the wrong way. I love your work so keep posting. Happy trails.

[@costelloandsilke7321]

The first night photo and the return to the construction site are my favourites. Definitely more large format please!

[@inkaststudio]

Your 4x5 work is dope! 😮‍💨

[@weeniehut4703]

I work at a camera shop right above the freeway in Corona, where you took the freeway construction, and the mountains in the morning are so beautiful, and most of the time have a thick layer of fog in between, wish I could've said hi!! Love the shot too!!

[@Williamnegatives]

What’s the name of the camera shop?

[@weeniehut4703]

@@Williamnegatives Mac Star Camera, I've been trying to get film at our shop but no luck yet, mainly digital cameras and gear for now!!

[@LensForgotten]

Love the bridge construction shot at golden hour....

[@KillerTacos54]

Incredible mate, I'm so glad I found your channel

[@SeeMick1]

The Royal Industrial one at the end was really cool

[@fotoralf]

...if it weren't for the name. Koninklijke Industriële Oplossingen. How silly. 🙂 The shot is great indeed.

[@NatSegebre]

We need more 4x5! Loved the latter shots, especially the one at the gas station

[@jasonericson]

Love the long exposure at night. I've got a Toyo-Field 45A with a 135mm lens. It definitely forces you to slow down and focus on composition rather than just taking 100 shots and picking the best.

[@ehliogomme]

the two last photos are crazy good, thanks for another video king

[@angelinagaleana850]

4x5 goes crazy, love the gas station photo with the freeway in the back! all of them in general came out so nice(:

[@TightLoops]

11:13 photo is a favorite. Just picked up a toyo 45aii and can't wait to shoot with it! More 4x5 for sure, always stoked to see what you're working on!

[@CamMead]

So good man love the photos and the project.

[@JojoNgPhoto]

Beautiful work!

[@no.7893]

I finally got my first high quality medium format SLR and now Willem's gonna start posting about large format photography. The chase never ends 😒

[@iainlaurence]

Very cool photos of the viaduct under construction, especially the one during golden hour. I find myself taking lots of pictures of construction sites, they make good time capsules of when a cityscape looked different when I revisit those photos in the future.

[@spooky_lights]

Gorgeous photos! Well done!

[@andyvan5692]

Yes, more please, love the one near the end, of the star trails with car headlights!, proves to everyone, you don't always have to use 35mm Dslr's to do it!!

[@josephtimmins1974]

The first night shot is amazing! Please more 4X5.

[@Poverello2001]

I love the night photos. They are amazing.

[@simonbnyc]

The first night shot of the interchange at 11:08 is stunning.

[@JojoNgPhoto]

My buddy Eric told me he walked up a construction ramp and exposed a sheet of 4x5 film the other day before leaving it there!

[@jumpingjohn280459]

The two long exposure shots are, in my opinion, the best out of a set of great images. I’m considering trying 4x5 myself, so more of these videos would be very welcome.

[@mikejankowski6321]

Great photos! I especially liked the revisited construction site and the twilight shot of the overpasses with the plane going by in the background. I noticed that you used rise and fall to address the elevation issues. It would be interesting if you talked a little about the adjustments you had to make to get the capture you were after, given the geography you were working in. This was inspirational.

[@thephotoroad]

Beautiful shots and very enjoyable to watch

[@SprokkereefNederlands]

This is a great example of how the type of photos you take change with the format you use. The photos are so different from the coastal California project on 6x7. But nonetheless amazing.

[@SteveKleinheider]

A really nice series of compositions! Well done!

[@cooperclelan9761]

Love watching your videos they put me at peace, thanks for sharing

[@andyryan_media]

I came across this video as a long time lover of shooting 4x5. I grew up in LA and live out of state now. Planning a trip in early August to shoot a bunch of film in the area, would love to meet up and shoot some sheet film together!

[@tedphillips2951]

Yes definitely more 4x5 The long exposure was amazing.

[@ryansrandomvlog1494]

Last two pics are awesome! Would love to see your imperfect photographs as well 😊

[@paulschumacker9901]

This was excellent. The best shot was the high overpass at the end at night!

[@bylavoie]

The photo where you went back to retake the construction zone in nice light!

[@michaelbennettphoto]

yet another banger from Willem

[@mannix2112]

cool! I love my speed graphic. I like the shot with the windy weeds at 8:55

[@tomdivasion7724]

Willem: Me: just take my money

[@Jixer56]

Amazing work. Really inspiring work and a superb project. It has to be made into a book and put me down for a copy please. Brilliant. 🔥

[@thedarkslide]

Fantastic.

[@azileblose]

Definetly saw you warming up, the last 6 pictures were dope. 9:19 was my favourite

[@markwingrat8661]

YES! More 4 x 5 please!

[@JackalopeMK5CNY]

Look foward to additional vids like this. Great to see your work. Volvo content brought me to your channel, though i am a VW guy. Keep going and try something uncomfortable.

[@OneDudeWithACamera]

Yeah, 11:11 is a real banger, nice work!

[@danielybarra]

BF Goodrich on the Land Cruiser is such a flex

[@pmsmartins]

Really cool video. Love this format outcome 👌🏽

[@tundrusphoto4312]

Love the 4 x 5 format videos.

[@depthoffield405]

keep it up with the 4x5. Really dig it and it is pushing me to get mine out there more.

[@hannahmitchell6704]

Loved this! Would love to see you meter while taking the shot, especially night shots.

[@matthewv8226]

God the resolution is just hard to fathom. What an amazing camera.

[@bobby350z]

Nice video and the shots. Sometimes I think about buying a film camera but then thinking more about scanning/developing I come back to real life and keep using my GXF100s.

[@flicksbymarlon]

great video, that last shot was killer!

[@sivanmillerphoto]

great films always Wil!

[@mrphil2159]

The night shots 🎉

[@parzival92]

dude just has great taste in cars

[@joecool2162]

GREAT WORK!

[@eileenofearth1]

last few photos were my favorite!!

[@patrikkrispler5239]

Definetly that one on 11:08, where a tiny red path of an anti-collision light crosses the long exposure slightly above the center of the photo! What plane was that?

[@zacharyvilla9196]

My favorite video of yours has gotta be either “Los Angeles on 4x5 Film” or “Los Angeles on 4x5 Film”

[@eltinjones4542]

I can't pick out any shot in particular but they are all very interesting Coming from Ireland, they are all very alien scenes to me However it's great to have a project, it keeps your photography focused and you can learn quite a lot Best of luck with it 📷👍

[@RodrigoWBlum]

Thorn between 11:11 and 11:28 .... Both awesome

[@SweetLouPhotography]

that piano intro made this feel like one of the new open world zelda games lol

[@transc3nd]

Definitely wanna see more 4x5 shots in portrait.

[@ezpoppy55]

Love me some guerrilla photography, potentially (minor) illegal, and working on your project that is so LA! Please, more of the same! I have a Toyo 45CF, a very nice field camera. This inspires me to dust it off and load up some film and head out. Thank you! 👍🏼

[@deancuisine613]

went from the Subie to the Lexus, man has good taste in cars too

[@Realscarce]

seeing my hometown at 2:46 too good!!

[@Realscarce]

also did you check out eagle rock camera after talking the shot at Tommy’s?