Nikon 85mm f/1.8 and N60 With Portra 800 Photo Walk and Talk

[@Poverello2001]

Great photos! It’s always a bit of a challenge shooting a new film stock, but you rose up to the challenge and took some awesome photos. I really enjoyed the beach portraits at the end of the video. It’s always a good day when you post a video.

[@LucyLumen]

Yes it is a challenge hey cause you don't have that reference point yet. When I shoot Ektar I really know what I'm gonna get and how it suits my style because I shoot it a lot. I loved the portraits! Ohhhh thank you it's always a good day for me too cause I get to hear from all you lovely people! Thank you :)

[@travislpatterson]

A new Lucy Lumen video! What a wonderful Father’s Day gift for all us American dads. I really like Portra 800. Your pictures look fantastic and Lux did a great job with the portraits at the end as usual.

[@mattgermond7957]

Nobody does a photowalk video as good as Lucy and Lux! Brilliant work! I am so afraid to take my 85mm out, thank you for the inspiration! 👍👏

[@LucyLumen]

Oh thanks matt! We miss doing these photo walks but it’s been hard to get out and do it lately, plus it takes a lot more time than just talking and sharing photos. These are our favourite videos to do though!

[@FullofCrapp]

i was just gifted a N60 with a Tamron 80-210mm and a 28-80mm lens. both have lens hoods as well. would love to see you do a tutorial on settings and exposure tips!

[@MattLovesCameras]

Ooo I love a bit of dusk shooting. Great shots as always Lucy, but given those photos at the end, Lux was the MVP in this video!

[@dorothykey6741]

These turned out so amazing Lucy! I absolutely love your shots- you definitely did portra 800 justice (: You have such a distinct style and I adored seeing your process happen. Also the soundtrack was great!!

[@LucyLumen]

Hello lovely! Thank you. I really liked the colours from this roll, normally I find Portra a bit washed out. Thank you for our kind words :) So glad you liked the soundtrack too my partner makes all the music i'm so lucky!

[@MeasuredLight]

Excellent video Team Lumen!! Those shots turned out beautifully! Both Lucy's shots, and Lux's portraits! Well done!!

[@LucyLumen]

Hey Nathan, Thank you so much. I loved the portraits as well how great is Lux??

[@MeasuredLight]

@@LucyLumen you're both pretty great!! 😄

[@footballmans2124]

Really great shots by both of you! I love this era of cameras. 85 lenses are challenging but can produce great shots. I’m thinking about getting a 100mm prime myself, but worried I’ll struggle to find the space for it walking around town or the city. Mostly thinking it will work for portraits, pets, horses, and cars

[@Hackzyyz]

i think it all matters subject composition and light it all contributes to the feel of the photo

[@rusttownmedia3951]

Wow I really liked that first shot of the building. Awesome 👍👍 I have not tried that many film stocks yet maybe someday I'll try this one.

[@anthonyritchie696]

Yeh A new video. I loved the skin tones and have to admit that the colours were pretty great too

[@lux_lumen_]

Thanks for always supporting everything we do mate

[@LucyLumen]

Thanks Anthony! Yeah the colours were a lot more vibrant than I was expecting with portra! The portraits were the best I thought def worth buying the film for that.

[@garethVanDagger]

The photos of that fence with the curved lines in it were really cool

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you legend! I liked those too.

[@sparkleglitch13]

Lovely work, I’m keen to get an 85mm lens but for Pentax systems they are all pretty pricy

[@AnalogueDiaries]

That sunset light is nice though and photos look soft and warm. Lux did great with portraits! While I enjoy taking photos at golden hour, I'd say most of the year we've overcast weather, so we have to channel moody Seattle. But when the sun comes out it's nice to get some classic golden hour shots ))

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you lovely! I know what you mean with the weather I think Seattle pulls off the moody weather pretty well and you do well with studio lights and get so creative you don't even need the sunshine! Thanks for watching :) Looking forward to interviewing you too!

[@AnalogueDiaries]

@@LucyLumen so excited to chat with you!

[@latitude35mm]

Great vid 85mm is an underrated length for street/architectural stuff

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you Marcus!

[@Soyokaze.]

I've still yet to try Portra 800! I have the same lens and love using it on the F3 for portrait shoots. Awesome stuff Lucy and Lux :D

[@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

so nice! Please make sure eat before shoot out Lux! Thanks for sharing luxury film stock!

[@LucyLumen]

Hahaha yes eat before you shoot! I was getting hangry lol

[@NPJensen]

Amazing shots - bangers galore! I would find the tight crop of the 85mm lens limiting too - I'm more a 50mm or 40mm prime shooter myself. If I were a portrait photographer though, I'd probably thrive with 85-180mm primes as Lux's portraits of you demonstrate. Zoom lenses are practical, but they can be an "enemy" of straight lines, that's why I prefer primes - well, that and faster apertures.

[@LucyLumen]

Oh thank you lovely! I agree that this lens was perfect for portraits lux did a great job. I like to try things though and learn why I like or don’t like something. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@olympus2OM]

Nice portraits and music.

[@lux_lumen_]

Thanks mate 👍🏼

[@olympus2OM]

Well done. I missed already some of your amazing photowalks from the beginning of your channel.

[@LucyLumen]

Hello long time since we have spoken nice to see you back in the comments! We have been meaning to do more photowalks it's just been hard lately and we have been experimenting with different styles of videos!

[@olympus2OM]

@@LucyLumen Have just subscribed the channel of Lux. Reminds me at the 1984 album from Kim Wilde Teases & Dares. On it for example the song Bladerunner.

[@Saltyybeard]

Such a good video 👏👏 love your work!

[@LucyLumen]

Hey Liam, thank you 🙏🏻 so glad you enjoyed it. 🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏻🎞

[@AlexanderHernandez-sb7lq]

Awesome shots and awesome music.

[@lux_lumen_]

Thanks mate 👍🏼

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you Alex! Lux does such a great job o

[@AlexanderHernandez-sb7lq]

@@LucyLumen a very talented man you got there Lucy

[@AlexanderHernandez-sb7lq]

@@lux_lumen_ keep those bangers coming Lux

[@Christian_from_Copenhagen]

Always fun seeing you out there trying new things! I've been out with a 100mm recently looking for a specific kind of detail in my area, lots of fun 😊 I'm also considering a camera really outside my comfort zone called the Olympus IS-3000, a "bridge camera" with a built-in 35-180mm zoom lens, a really 90s plastic beast 😄 It looks absurd, but it also seems like a lot of fun to shoot. My partner tells my I don't need it, but it's really affordable since that style of camera isn't as popular as the mju's of the world, and you never know, that zoom range might come in handy 😅 PS. I really like the new look of the podcast logo and the thumbnails ✌

[@LucyLumen]

Hey Christian, Glad to hear you are trying new things too and getting a new camera! So exciting. I love 90's plastic cameras so much they are so underrated, let me know how you get on with it. Oh thank you I'm so glad you like the style of them, we are sort of doing a rebrand of everything and those colors are my fav and have a real retro vibe to them! :)

[@olympus2OM]

Music and the shots of the buildings. Fantastic. Feels a little bit like science fiction. In this high buildings you could imagine some scenes of the movie Blade runner.

[@LucyLumen]

Glad you liked the music! Lux has his own channel now so be sure to check that out! :)

[@olympus2OM]

@@LucyLumen Have just subscribed the channel of Lux. Reminds me at the 1984 album from Kim Wilde Teases & Dares. On it for example the song Bladerunner.

[@kabaottoemulsion1869]

Portra 800 with 85/1.8 works. But looking at images it is nicer in lo- light and 85mm so it requires more specific subjects. And wow it truly shines with your portrait shots! So saturated colour! Nice! That film is so expensive!

[@stevejohnson4951]

What’s the name of the Song that starts at 6:20? Can‘t find it on Lux‘ channel. Sooooo good!

[@LucyLumen]

Hey Steve, oh I think that's kind of just a little piece he made but isn't a fully formed song. He does a lot of that stuff for the channel. There's literally hundreds of pieces like this saved away he should put some more stuff up but he's usually too busy just trying to help me get a video out. Thanks for watching.

[@stevejohnson4951]

@@LucyLumen thank you for the quick response! I‘ll keep my fingers crossed, that it someday transforms into a full song, cause I am really obsessed with that bit! It’s so vibing and 80s, awesome. Also sorry for derailing, love you channel, the vids and the photos! 🫶

[@eyeofalchemy]

As usual, the content never fails to entertain🔥 and hell yeah dude, Lux has a channel!

[@lux_lumen_]

🙌🏼

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you so much lovely! Yes Lux’s channel is awesome for listening to all the songs in one place!

[@eyeofalchemy]

@@LucyLumen You're so lucky! I wish everyone could have such awesome music in their videos!

[@fishyfish2]

Banging soundtrack (again) for this episode. I was watching Ladytron vids literally just before I watched this and the sounds just felt like they just continued straight into yourvideos. I've just been scanning some Portra 800 negatives but I'm not happy with them apart from a handful of frames - I think that, for my eyes at least, Portra 800 really doesn't look it's best when shot on a dull, overcast day. I think I might end up converting them to B&W - great use of this super expensive colour film stock, eh? :D Some nice shots here though, and the portraits were great.

[@LucyLumen]

Ladytron is great! So glad to hear you liked the music and the shots. My partner does all the music for the channel so go check his channel out - Lux Lumen Music!

[@AlexLuyckxPhoto]

These are excellent! I’ve shot Portra 800 and didn’t quite like it, but I was also shooting it indoors at a local railway museum and the Field Museum in Chicago. But your results are superb! Also I miss my 85/1.8D! I sold it off and only recently regretted that choice! Which zoom lens do you have for your camera?

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you Alex, I think the late winter sun in Australia is hard to get a bad photo of really! I'm not sure I will have to ask Lux, I ma not much for remembering lens specs to be honest. He just told me haha, the zoom lens I normally use is a kit lens 24-85mm. It came with my nikon F80 which now has a broken battery door unfortunately.

[@AlexLuyckxPhoto]

@@LucyLumen Awesome! Look for a 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D great knock about lens.

[@chronicfish]

35 dollars per roll? I'm assuming that's 35 aud, which is roughly 23 euros (or 25 usd)? Is that really the prices a 35mm Portra 80 roll goes for nowadays? I get it here in Greece for 13 euros per roll (16 euros per 120 roll) ... I'm confused (Lovely shots, Lucy).

[@LucyLumen]

Haha yes! $35 AUD if you buy a single roll! I just checked online and all my local stores sell it for that some even $37AUD a roll!!!!! It’s always more expensive here everything in Australia is expensive but our wages are higher than lots of other countries. Thank you I’m glad you liked the shots lovely.

[@chronicfish]

@@LucyLumen I know , I'm Aussie - Greek, lived in Oz for years, so yes Australia is very expensive, but was not expecting a roll to have that much difference in price. So if I told you that I get Fujifilm C200 for 7 aud .. how would you feel? :P

[@mpk33]

@ Lucy - Portra 800 in 35mm goes for 24-25 bucks a roll on the decisive moment website. $35 a roll is highway robbery. Their films are also fridge stored. Just a heads up.

[@JamieMPhoto]

I do find myself almost out of balance when I actually get to shoot at sunset these days, too. I'm so used to the cold and harsh light after just taking anything I can when I can get it ... and also by conscious choice. I think it was Stephen Shore who intentionally sought to shoot in the colder light of midday instead of warm sunset light ... But anyway, I like the shots and the video!

[@LucyLumen]

Hey Jamie! Yeah you really come to mind for me when I think about unconventional lighting, always enjoy seeing you tackle a new environment and not worrying about the rules. I didn't know that about Stephen Shore but that makes me feel even better and cooler about my lighting preferences haha :)

[@carltanner9065]

Stephen was never one for convention. Not when it got in the way of a good photo. A lot of people find his work off putting and sometimes uninteresting, but I like it. Some people call his style of photography "banal". I can tell you, straight from the horse's mouth, what he thought about that moniker!! :P It wasn't polite :)

[@JamieMPhoto]

@@LucyLumen Aw, thank you!! And yeah! I often go around thinking about how photographers are so fixated on golden hour but that we have so many other times of day ...

[@jaeryan1337]

I’m stoked to read this Jamie as I didn’t know that about him. But I recently got my first book and I kept freaking out to my friends how he seemed to shoot in and make midday light look amazing!

[@JamieMPhoto]

@@jaeryan1337 Awesome! His work looks "Boring" on the surface, but is very rewarding with continued viewing. One of my favorites!

[@carltanner9065]

Nice pics!!!. The 800 worked out really well, just a pity it's so damn expensive!!! Lomo 800 would do nearly as good, but it's not that much cheaper!!. The way prices are going with colour film, it might pay to fork out for some large rolls of Kodak Vision film and make some rollies for yourself. The 400ft rolls might be expensive, initially, but your cost per roll will be cheaper in the long run. Oh, and Lux is rocking those soundtracks :) I knew some "icky guys" once. They were all politicians but none of them could process film :P :P YAY!! My Kiev4A just turned up!!! Been waiting on this camera for about a month or so.

[@LucyLumen]

Thanks Carl! I’ve never shot lomo 800 before actually. Yes we have talked about that but not taken the plunge and done it. Glad you loved the tunes lux is amazing always coming up with something new! Ohhhh how exciting! I used to have a Kiev 6C but didn’t get on to well with it! Have fun with your new camera Carl. Thanks for watching

[@carltanner9065]

Rangefinders don't worry me, since I already have a Fed2 and two Fed 5's (a B and C). I'm used to using them :) Yeah, I was typing out my reply to you when the Star Tracks van pulled up!!! There's an all black Moscow Olympics edition of the 4A that's not so easy to get, but I can get one. It's rarer than the "normal' silver edition and it's done in anodised metal.

[@chrisdunderdale]

Very nice! I really want to like portra 800, but I always feel it’s a little under saturated, but your shots look great! Did you shpot it at 800?

[@LucyLumen]

Thank you Chris! This is my first roll of it but I do really like it. I’m not the biggest portra fan I would rather spend the money on Ektar but I do really like the portraits on this roll! Yes I shot it at box speed. 👍🏻

[@JohnMakesHisMove]

Try underexposing or pushing it for more saturated colors

[@quite1enough]

I love Portra 800 but it's insanely expensive in my region 😭

[@Awayne429]

I love the n60 it’s the perfect light weight plastic body automatic film camera. In my experience the auto focus worked best on this camera compared to the n80 and several other Nikon cameras I tried. Very cheap underrated camera

[@mkfilmmakerpro1919]

my dua lipa👌🏾 from french, good video

[@ronhipwell5543]

Nice shots Lucy! Quick question, did you rate your Portra 800 at box speed or something lower? Thank you and keep up the good work on your channel!

[@LucyLumen]

Hi Ron thank you so much! I rated it at box speed yes!

[@anta40]

Street photography using portrait lens? Why not? Check Ralf Gibson's works: leica-camera.blog/2022/01/13/ralph-gibson-and-the-leica-m11/ www.ralphgibson.com/archive.html For me, working with 50mm and longer is easier. It allows me to focus on specific detail easily.

[@LucyLumen]

I love Ralf Gibson I only discovered him recently but his eye is amazing and I feel like I have a similar style in preferring a tighter crop most of the time. But having a zoom gives me the option of trying different compositions quickly and that can be invaluable at times. Thanks for commenting.