Photography in a Misty Woodland with kodak Portra 400

[@marcinolesinski8434]

Never think about what the next photo you will take. :) Just enjoy the moment and the photo you are waiting for here and now. Greetings from Krakow (Poland). :)

[@darrylroberts5235]

I appreciate that you spoke about condensation under the cloth, it really is good for a newbie to know about. BTW, beautiful image.

[@craigfouche]

I like your story telling and videography, well done mate.

[@roygaol4129]

I really enjoyed you face expression when you have to take a decision when to capture lol 🤣 Great man

[@ian_worth]

Glad you enjoyed 👍👍

[@macleodharris]

The final image you showed at the end came out really well in B+W as you had hoped. Lovely image.

[@ian_worth]

Thanks John 👍👍🙏

[@carlreid4161]

Went on to watch the build video and using it in the woodland Ian, the Portrait shot was good I liked the triangle centre section of the composition. The Ilford film wasn’t bad either, I think the slowing down helps a lot I would’ve carried on shooting at ISO400 lol

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Cracking video and lovely images. I had a similar comment a while ago regarding why I'm shooting film then digitising the image, basically the same situation you explained I shot film from being a teenager up to around 2003 when digital really took over. My day job as a newspaper photographer leaves no option but digital. I kept a number of my favorite film cameras in storage so occasionally I put a roll of film through more as a different episode for my channel than anything serious. Then the middle of 2020 I gave my old Bronica a run, and I'm hooked again. I love the whole process of loading a roll, working out settings, exposing processing my own black and white etc....then of course I scan and edit in LR to get a digital image. I thing to boil it down I'm at a stage in my life where I have more time for film, and crucially I totally enjoy the whole process. I still shoot fully digital at work, and I'll continue to shoot digitally on my channel as I still enjoy that process too. End of the day I shoot for me and for fun it's as simple as that. Top work Ian loving your channel mate keep em coming.

[@ian_worth]

Thanks Paul, much appreciated mate 🙏🙏👍

[@nelsonm.5044]

I find that with film you must know what you are doing and in the long run will make you a better photographer. Understanding the light is more important with film

[@ian_worth]

Very true 👍👍👍

[@richardstollar4291]

You're right about waiting. I was out with my Intrepid 4x5 this weekend, took 1 shot with sun and waited 30 mins for a cloud to block some of the harsh sunlight for the second. And, you can never have enough film holders - I have 6, 2 for Portra 160 and the rest for B&W of differing types :)

[@espenbjrkvold5119]

I really feel that working with film is much more efficient than digital in that most of your time is spent shooting. When working with digital, I end up having 500 images to go through and 80% are more or less the same. When working with film, I have just a few images to chose from, and spend less time in that end of the process. Shooting is more fun than editing.

[@ian_worth]

So true buddy 👍👍

[@rodgerholden3855]

It was very interesting hearing your thought processes on why you take film. It’s easy to forget the tactile wonders of photography in a digital age. Personally I love the feel of a print. If it’s taken some effort it’s like adding a stone to the cairn on a mountain top.

[@ian_worth]

So true Rodger 👍👍🙏

[@BarwickGreen]

Really interesting to hear your thoughts on why you shoot film. I only shoot medium format, using a twin lens reflex 6x6. Yes, I understand why some people don't "get it" and I shoot digits too. But I find when I go out with the TLR and, as you say, take my time, I see compositions and get results I wouldn't get with the digital camera. I think the landscape photographs I take with the film cameras are better than those I take with the digital camera. They are not necessarily better technically, but they are more pleasing from an aesthetic point of view. The fact I enjoy the whole process also encourages me to go out and take photos more.

[@ruudmaas2480]

For me the ultimate experience is to create a beautiful print of a landscape/woodland scene I like. Printing at home or send it to a printshop makes that experience tangible. This let me focus more on a few scenes and not a lot firing of a lot of shots. So for me shooting film or digital is not so important. But i see you like it a lot. Have a lot of fun!!

[@ian_worth]

Thanks buddy, couldn't agree more, producing a print at the end of it is what its all about. Cant beat framing your work and seeing it everyday. 🙏🙏👍

[@Foxglove963]

Ruud Maas. Not so important? Large format film has another quality than digital gimmicks. You'll need to understand that if you intend to produce some artistic work.

[@carlreid4161]

Watched this from your YT short👍 I also recently became aware of the Slow Photography Movement not sure if you’ve come across it, something I need to do with my photography once I’m able to get out again.

[@10shxf]

Great video, nice to see this camera out and about and the fact that you built your own camera is just really impressive, looks great 👍

[@ian_worth]

Thanks buddy, it sure is a fun process 👍👍🙏

[@thevalleywalker]

Loved the portra image Ian. I fully get the love the love of shooting film etc even though I only really shoot digital (although I have a few film cameras here) My friend has gone back to shooting film and developing and as he says it's not finshed until that print is in his hands - which is a thing a lot of us digital printers seem to miss out, the print. Hope that stuff gets sorted soon and you can get back to earning a living from the camera too. Atb Alan

[@ian_worth]

Thanks Alan, hope you're well mate. yeah cant wait to get back to it. 👍👍🙏

[@markdixon9826]

Thanks Ian - that did nothing to turn down my interest in LF film photography some time in the future..... many thanks 🙏

[@ian_worth]

Glad you enjoyed it Mark 🙏🙏🙏👍

[@tuftyhill]

Hi Ian I've been a subscriber for a while now and watch all your vlogs. This is my first time commenting though, something that I am guilty of on many KZbin channels. I must admit I thought the same as the person who commented about the time taken setting up the 4x5 but I've just bought a geared head hoping that it will slow me down when out shooting landscapes. With digital it's all too easy to fire away in all directions bracketing exposures etc. and I'm very guilty of that but then when I get back I've got hundreds of images to trawl through. With the geared head it will hopefully make me think more about the composition before pressing the Shutter.......I'm still not tempted to go back to shooting film though 😉. Looking forward to seeing more vlogs as you share your journey with the 4x5.

[@ian_worth]

Thanks Paul, I'm getting much more comfortable with coming back from a trip with say 1 or 2 images than i used too. I'm finding this helps because my expectations are less and the end result is often or better quality. Working this way allows me more time to enjoy the environment too, which ultimately is as important. Thanks for watching buddy 👍🙏🙏

[@matssandquist9258]

Did you see the Spot Meter from Reveni Labs on Kickstarter?

[@ian_worth]

I did, it looks really interesting. Cant wait to take a look at it when it comes out 👍👍

[@BrianNorthmorePhotography]

Enjoyed listening to you talking about film, and why. Like you have been doing photography for a long time so I started with film, I had a dark room and went 100% digital Round 2005. Now I’m thinking about going back to film (always wanted a 6x6 Hassslblad) What I’m afraid of is combining the film and digital experience by scanning. How do you keep the digital side of things true to the qualities of film, and do you lose some of that when scanning and editing. Hope the question makes sense? I just don’t have time or space for a darkroom anymore.

[@ian_worth]

Hi there Brian, I'm using a Lightroom plug in called negative lab pro, it does a wonderful job of converting the negative after the scan. You can get a free trial to try it out. 👍👍

[@jan-martinulvag1962]

Lets go to Lofoten, my homeland

[@ian_worth]

yeah would love to go to lofoten 👍👍

[@casteliero]

For me digital photography is much more reaction. It’s so easy to take picture, look it from the screen and react to it. But film photography is more planning. You have to have pretty good understanding on what you want to get out of that photo before you take it. It makes me more to think about photo and end result, and it makes me hopefully faster a better at taking photos.

[@ian_worth]

Totally agree! The pre visualization requires a lot more thought. Its all good fun 👍🙏🙏

[@ShirazChanawala]

Hi do you know of any nice woodlands shoot locations in Surrey?

[@ian_worth]

Sorry i haven't been to surrey that much, i bet there are loads, maybe check out forestry England or do a good old google earth search 👍👍

[@garymaunder1399]

Enjoyable video Ian. The question from the lady is exactly the same as my partners question to me, i use two sixty year old Rolleiflex's with fixed lenses and no grads employed. Yesterday in Harlestone Firs i lost count of how many people asked....wheres the LCD? Oh, and how do you download them onto Insta when your having a coffee? Yah gotta love em!

[@ian_worth]

So True Gary 😂👍👍

[@ivanstevens]

“I am going to wait 5 minutes”........15 seconds later “some nice side light” take the shot 😂. The dilemmas of film. Cracking shot 👍🏻

[@ian_worth]

So much fun, waiting for the right moment 👍👍🙏

[@superbigsigh]

where can i get that bubble level?

[@robert.aleksander]

After many attempts with color negative in the forest, one conclusion, E6 or BW.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

Once you exposed your last sheet, pack up instantly so you won't have to know if conditions got any better! :D Curious: Which lens do you have on that camera, actually? I can see it's a Fujinon, but couldn't make out any other details of the lens such as focal length!

[@ian_worth]

Thanks Tim, its a fujinon 150mm ws 👍👍

[@philipculbertson55]

I've never found an app that even remotely predicts fog in anything approaching a reliable manner. Have you found one? I have "Clear Outside" and several Weather Apps but nothing really works.

[@ian_worth]

Same here Philip, clear outside and the met office are the 2 that i use. Cant beat looking out of the window though 👍👍

[@solarfox024]

Whole camera moved a little when you click shutter.

[@brianmccutcheon3205]

To answer that young lady, put down your cell phone load film into a camera, go out by yourself with a slower pace in thinking: Then look around you, form a composition, find the right angle, work out the settings and take the shot: when you get the images back be critical of your work: You have not just taken a picture you have created something: And if you get a virus in your computer, with film you will always have the negative:

[@ian_worth]

Very true Brian 👍👍🙏

[@aram4854]

Digital is overrated and I find people who shoot digital majority of the time only shoot in full auto lol. Have no concept of real photography.