PUSHING AND PULLING FILM // Explained

[@LurkingxReaper]

This need to be pushed to the top. I’ve watched so many. But this is exactly what makes sense to a beginner. Learning through you has helped me. Thanks TIPSinc.

[@TIPSinc01]

Reading your comment just makes my day! So glad that the episodes are helpful. Thanks a lot JT! 🙏🏼

[@TheSupermUniverse100]

I've never been taught so much in 11 minutes before. Very good video and I can't wait to try this on my canon ae-1

[@TIPSinc01]

Great to hear my friend! Thank you! Have fun and let me know how it went 🙌🏼

[@blanked3]

I really like that shooting 800 as both 400/800 and processing the film at box speed. getting classic over exposed 400 look and getting usefull low light shots at 800 👍

[@TIPSinc01]

Yeah it’s my way of doing it for years now! 🙌🏼

[@dmitriyventurer4902]

Film photography has an enchanting quality with its rich, timeless colors and a touch of nostalgia that lends a captivating vintage aesthetic to each shot. It truly captures the essence of a bygone era. 🎞️ Exploring the unknown through the lens of a vintage era. There's something magical about capturing life's exciting moments on film. Every shot is a journey, every click a story. FilmIsNotDead !!!

[@TIPSinc01]

It’s definitely alive and striving 🙏🏼

[@teeambird2079]

I think the magic is in how natural it is. I hear the word nostalgia a lot but I grew up with pretty much exclusively digital photography so I can’t really say it reminds me of an earlier time in my own life.

[@TIPSinc01]

@@teeambird2079 Sure! It’s about the look and the hands on approach that people love about it. For some it’s nostalgic, to others just the way they prefer!

[@henrywilloughby6965]

I’m a pretty technical person, but I just couldn’t seem to understand the difference between pushing and over exposing film. Your video made it click for me. Thank you! Subscribed.

[@TIPSinc01]

That’s good to hear! Glad that it was helpful mate. Yeah it can be so brain wrenching when thinking about it…

[@myusernameis1998]

No joke i ACTUALLY took notes.. you are simplifying what seems to be a very intimidating and advanced technique to beginners. Subscribed!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks man and I’m glad you learned something from it! Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions feel free to ask!

[@IbrahimSSoral]

This video might be the best one in KZbin about pushing/pulling & over/under exposing. I really liked the simplification of difficult-to-understand subjects with great examples.

[@TIPSinc01]

Love to hear that my friend! Glad that I could explain it in the easiest way possible. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@The-Travel-Man]

For B&W, pull the film in harsh light, push film in low contrast situations, then either push or pull develop.

[@TIPSinc01]

Yeah but then you have just one light situation for a full roll. I like to push it 2 stops always, even in harsh light I get good results at F16 and 1/500th.

[@AdHocVisions]

I'm so glad you did this, I had so many questions about this. Now I understand the process. Thank you

[@TIPSinc01]

Yeah it’s a difficult topic so I tried to explain it the easiest way possible haha!

[@alexivanov3394]

The quality of this is unreal! Great work man, keep it up!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼

[@JsTubes-z9z]

Nice. I'm just trying out film after shooting exclusively digital, I nearly switched off when you said reduce the ISO to increase the exposure because that would have the opposite effect in manual mode on digital. Then you popped back in and the penny dropped, this applies to film and the metering of a scene. Great explanation of all the processes, even this old codger got it.

[@TIPSinc01]

Haha yeah it’s a thing when switching from digital to film. Because on digital you’re really changing the iso. On film, the iso is always the same because the film has a sensitivity. But when you meter by lowering the iso, you’re overexposing. Good to hear that you’re trying out film again! Any questions, feel free to ask!

[@Phonyrocknroll1]

So helpful thank you, just shot 3 rolls on cinestill 800 at a concert and I can’t wait to see the results✨

[@TIPSinc01]

You’re welcome! That sounds good mate! 😁🙌🏼

[@zacharyf.9936]

This was an amazing video. So easy to follow along. Liking, describing and saving. Thank you

[@TIPSinc01]

That’s good to hear my friend! Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@scarlettstoever8093]

Very helpful! I enjoyed your black and white work too, it’s beautiful!

[@TIPSinc01]

Good to hear! And thanks a lot 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@KristianSalo]

Thank you for your videos. Really great and informative.

[@TIPSinc01]

You’re welcome mate! Glad you enjoy them 🙏🏼

[@martintadilli]

very well explained!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thank you! Glad that it was helpful! 🙏🏼

[@MrSteingruber]

Best video 🎉 understood everything so fast!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thank you so much and that’s amazing to hear 🙏🏼

[@acidpanic]

This was an amazing explanation. Thank you.

[@TIPSinc01]

You’re welcome! And glad you liked it! 🙏🏼

[@lucasbl2940]

fire explanation

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks mate! Glad it was helpful!

[@shutterspeed2546]

Great Video and very clear explanations. Even interesting for more experienced photographers. Keep it up!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks mate! Love to hear that! 🙏🏼✌🏼

[@marcfootman2766]

Would you be able to do a video “let’s talk it over” how to use the manual flash setting on the SF20. Thanks

[@TIPSinc01]

Good idea! I might do a full episode about flash photography with film. Stay tuned ✌🏼

[@andyfoto620]

Thank you for this video. It answered all my questions

[@TIPSinc01]

That’s good to hear my friend! 🙏🏼😁

[@blainemarcano]

Thank you. Very helpful explanation

[@TIPSinc01]

Good to hear my friend! 🙏🏼

[@aantonic]

if you change ISO of film on the same roll, then the best ting to do is stand developmnent, so its possible, it evens up develoment so you still get usable results

[@TIPSinc01]

Never heard of that before. But I still think it’s better to commit to the ISO you started with right?

[@zhongyao-sc1lj]

Thank you for your video,would you pls send some picuture which pulled process?

[@TIPSinc01]

I don’t pull film myself at all, but I think you will find some results if you search for it 🙏🏼

[@geeboodoesthings]

very helpful and informative video!! i’ve been informed!

[@TIPSinc01]

Great to hear that! 🙏🏼

[@BlaineWestropp1]

Great video. Thank you for making this.

[@TIPSinc01]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@LennartMeyerAcoustic]

Thank you very much! Great explanation!!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks mate! & you’re very welcome 🙌🏼

[@mrca2004]

My 35 mm film cameras have 1/8000 sec shutter speed. With b&w film like hp5, tmax 400 I like to shoot it at 250 iso. That moves the shadows up the toe of the curve for more contrast to start with in the shadows. But than moves the highlights to the right so I pull the film out of the developer 15% sooner. Since shadows are fully developed half way through, that doesn't effect them but it pulls the highlights back to where there is detail in the shadows. Now I can darken my shadows that have more tonal contrast and have detail and at the other end, I have detail in the shadows that I can brighten. It gives me the best negative/scan to work with. It reduces overall contrast, ie dark blacks, blown out highlights on more contrasty films and allows me to build exactly the contrast I want in post but have the detail and grain structure I love.

[@mrca2004]

highlights

[@TIPSinc01]

Very interesting way to shoot it! But when you want to shoot some darker situations, don’t you like to push it?

[@mrca2004]

When I shot street with a fm2n that is fully manual, I zone focused so pushed hp5 400 to 1600. But now I use fully auto cameras for street with auto focus and exposure so can shoot at 250 and not be restricted to f/8 or 11 for zone focusing. With the auto cameras still have the option to zone focus but I sure like being able to shoot with wider apertures.

[@TIPSinc01]

@@mrca2004 Got it! What cameras are you shooting?

[@mrca2004]

@@TIPSinc01 I on a typical walk about doing street photography, an f6 with tmax 400 @ 250, an f100 with portra 400 @ 200, and possibly just the body no lens attached in the bag, an fm2n with hp5 @ 1600. Might swap out the tmax for acros when plenty of light, or want to make the largest print possible from 35mm. Will even go to zeiss mf lenses. But if know I am printing 16 or 20" will go to a mamiya 645 pro tl and if using flash out doors, be sure to carry a 150 mm leaf shutter lens that gives 1/500 flash sync. If bouncing flash, the f6 works ttl with m y15 yr old sb900. If close to the car or portraits or max film resolution/tonal transfier/ print size, mamiya rb67. Shooting film is fun just picking the camera/format/ film to use.

[@hsuehprettyboien5695]

Very clear n understandable ❤🔥

[@TIPSinc01]

That’s good to hear! Thank you. 🙏🏼😁

[@spearit66]

Awesome! Thank you for simplifying it!

[@TIPSinc01]

You’re welcome mate! Glad I could be of any help! ✌🏼😁

[@thestupidwolf7438]

Nice! Very understanble.

[@TIPSinc01]

Good to hear my friend! 🙏🏼

[@shortassbd]

great explanation. Is there any stocks you would recommend pushing, would most bw benefit from this? I always overexpose my portra 400 but haven't tried pushing at all yet.

[@TIPSinc01]

Color film really handles over exposure. I like that look so I almost always (where I can) overexpose it by one stop. I like to push my HP5 two stops to 1600. Really comes to life. And a lot of other black and white film stocks do this too. But you have to experiment for yourself. I can say that Ilford HP5 really does the job!

[@christophersmithphotograph2275]

Excellent job simplifying the process. New follower here!

[@TIPSinc01]

Thank you! That’s great to hear my friend! 😁

[@christophersmithphotograph2275]

@@TIPSinc01 can’t wait to see what other VERY useful information I can find on your channel! Keep it up 👍🏻

[@TIPSinc01]

@@christophersmithphotograph2275 I hope a lot haha! 🙏🏼

[@lioncityhyperbole]

Hi there thanks so much for this! If I push my iso during shooting and reduce my compensation exposure correspondingly (also during shoot), would I still have to push during development?

[@TIPSinc01]

Hi! Pushing film only happens in development. So what you do is intentionally underexpose the film (box speed = 400, rate it at 1600 = 2 stops of underexposure). Then you need to push it 2 stops in development to compensate.

[@lioncityhyperbole]

@@TIPSinc01 thank you so much!

[@TIPSinc01]

@@lioncityhyperbole no problem at all!

[@dmitrimedina1927]

Always so nice to watch your videos and yours post on Instagram

[@TIPSinc01]

That’s amazing to hear Dmitri! Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@nigelgrieves5682]

So when you overexpose say 1stop, when using an external Light Meter how do you meter for the shadows or highlights?

[@TIPSinc01]

Just set your lightmeter’s ISO value one stop over. So let’s say from 400 to 200. ✌🏼

[@ApertureWalk]

For Ilford 3200 film, it's been said to shoot it at 1600. So is that considered pulling? do I tell the Lab to pull it by one stop and reduce the development time on the film? It would be great if you could explain the benefit of Ilford3200 being shot at 1600.

[@TIPSinc01]

It’s a 1600 speed film but pretty flat, therefore amazing to push. So what people do is push it one stop (3200), sometimes even two (6400).

[@finn4240]

always nice watching some of your vids whilst editing :)

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks Finn! Glad you enjoy the episodes! ✌🏼🙏🏼

[@isidroundercover]

I have a question if Im already half way done with a roll iso 400 And I get in a low light situation would I be able to push the film Or would I have have a specific roll dedicated to low light? 🤔

[@TIPSinc01]

You’ll have to dedicate it to the full roll 🫡

[@MarquesRomeu]

@TIPSinc01 To be honest I don't understand the diference between Overexposing ( by setting the camera to a lower value ISO than box speed and not telling the lab) and Pushing film and have to tell the lab about! Can you please explain the diference? Thank you

[@TIPSinc01]

Yeah for sure mate! Overexposing means you’re giving it more light than the film “needs”. That impacts the colors and overall look of the film. A more pastel look is what I like to call it. It also lowers the contrast by having more detail in the shadows. Negative film loves light and hates under exposure. This way you are able to protect that. So if you have a 400 iso speed film, and rate it at a lower speed, let’s say 200. You’re giving it more light, because the film stays a 400 speed. You could also change the aperture for instance. You meter the scene at F8 but then change it to F5.6. Same effect. Pushing film means you’re tricking the camera/meter that there’s a higher speed film inside of it. So you have a 400 speed film, but want a higher shutter speed for instance, you can set the light meter or camera to 800 iso. Now you’re underexposing, because the film stays a 400 speed film. So you’ll need to compensate for that in development. You tell the lab to push it 1 stop. They’ll leave it longer in the development process to compensate for the under exposure. This increases contrast a lot and gives a whole different look to the outcome. Most likely you would push a film if you need a higher shutter speed in darker situations. But you could also just like the look! Hope this clears things up a bit, but if not feel free to ask!

[@MarquesRomeu]

@@TIPSinc01 Ok, so I think I got it now: Pushing or Pulling have more to do with needing/wanting to play with shutter speeds and for that we'll need to have the lab compensating for it; Not telling the lab about it will be wen we are just dealing with the light available to the film, I think I got it. Thank you so much! Btw, the look you gave to your b&w photos in the night club are just amazing, increased contrast looked amazing! So for that please remember me, how do you did it?

[@TIPSinc01]

@@MarquesRomeu or of course if you just like the look of pushed film. Or you need a closer aperture. For the black and white film I used Ilford HP5. Which is a 400 speed film but very flat to begin with. Therefore it’s beautiful to push it. I push it two stops, which means 1600. Increases a lot of contrast and also makes the grain more visible. Exactly what I need!

[@MarquesRomeu]

@@TIPSinc01 Thanks again! Tons of good info in your videos! I'm also a music/audio lover, more on the electronic/dance music side, dark and underground to be more precise! Take care

[@TIPSinc01]

@@MarquesRomeu no problem man! And that’s dope, music is the next best thing after photography 🔥

[@jordanbathe8772]

Do I tell the lab I shot at 200 instead of 400 for potra 400 or do I just give it to them to develop normally

[@TIPSinc01]

If you pulled it one stop, 400 -> 200. You have to tell them to pull it one stop.

[@jordanbathe8772]

@@TIPSinc01 have you ever liked the results from exposing at 200 and not telling them?

[@TIPSinc01]

Then you're over exposing the film, and I definitely like those results!@@jordanbathe8772

[@moha2131]

hi i have question if I shoot portra 400 at 200 iso in my light meter what iso I put 200 or 400 ? thanks you (:

[@TIPSinc01]

Then you need to put the light meter at 200!

[@erikask6266]

Thanks for great video! If you over expose and set your film, eg potra 400, on iso 200 on the camera, should you do the same on your light meter or keep the light meter on 400?

[@TIPSinc01]

Yes you should set the same on the light meter! Otherwise you'll be metering just the same as the box speed.

[@erikask6266]

@@TIPSinc01 ok thanks!

[@TIPSinc01]

@@erikask6266 no problem mate!

[@hendrikfunk4184]

I shot a roll of Ektar 100 at ISO 400 unintentionally. What does it do to my images and how should I tell the lab and if so what should I tell them exactly? Thanks for the help! Appreciate your content.

[@TIPSinc01]

Hmm… that’s tough. You could tell the lab to push it 2 stops. But I have no experience with that. If you leave it like it is I think a lot will be underexposed though.

[@hendrikfunk4184]

Thx. I’ll ask the lab what they think works best with their development. I share my results as an example when I get the scans back ^^

[@TIPSinc01]

@@hendrikfunk4184 yeah please let me know!

[@jiiiiim_xyz]

Thanks for this! I've been loosing a lot of my shadows, so will try over exposing.. If I want to push two stops + over expose 1 stop then will it work to shoot a 400 iso film as 3200 and then process it +2 at 1600?

[@TIPSinc01]

You're welcome! Overexposing definitely helps getting some detail back into the shadows! You could also try to meter for the shadows. If you push the film two stops, you'll need to rate 400 as 1600. (400 + 1= 800, +1 is 1600). If you then want to overexpose you rate it at 800 but still process it as +2 1600.

[@mohamadsyafiq883]

Hi, if i was using iso film 800, f16 and plan to overexpose 2 stop which is at 200,by then my shutter speed is 200 right? what if i want to open up aperture to wider let say f5.6 due to overcast situation, do i need to retain shutter speed at 200 or how?

[@TIPSinc01]

If you use the sunny 16 rule, you set the shutter speed the same as the film stock. So 200/250 is right in this example. Because it’s overcast you’ll need to adjust the aperture to F8 or F5.6 and keep the shutter speed at the same as before. Maybe this episode helps you out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6irmnxraa1netEsi=vP1FEwQ-GvaJQoet

[@thanospeppas9697]

Thanks for your video ,when you push your film you overexpose also ?

[@TIPSinc01]

You’re welcome! No I never overexpose my film when pushing it. I’m actually underexposing it and compensating for it in development.

[@gameuploaderish]

If I push film by 2 stops do I need to increase my shutter speed by 2 stops as well ?

[@TIPSinc01]

If you push the oil 2 stops, the easiest way is to put the light meter 2 stops ahead, so instead of 400, you go to 1600. What you'll do is underexpose it two stops and then compensate for it in development. This means you're either setting the shutter speed 2 stops faster or the aperture two stops tighter.

[@vinhdo1609]

i dont understand much when u say need more light then push iso from 400 to 1600 then raise shutter from 1/60 to 1/250 . so it cancel out. no more light added right? i'm sorry i'm just novice to this

[@TIPSinc01]

I understands it's a brain breaker lol! You're tricking your camera that there's a higher speed film inside your camera. So you'll underexpose the film and then in development you'll ''compensate'' for that. Like, I want to shoot higher shutter speeds but on iso 400 it says 1/60th at F2.0. If I push the film in development by two stops I can set the meter to 1600 iso and it'll tell me that I can shoot at 1/250th now. But of course it isn't really 1600, so you'll need to leave the film longer in development. Even when explaining, I still need to think about myself too. Sometimes I just think, don't overthink it too much. Just set the lightmeter to 1600 (2 stops from 400), shoot, and tell the lab to push it two stops! Check out the newest episode if you like, there I push HP5 to 1600.

[@vinhdo1609]

@@TIPSinc01 oh i' kind of getting that. so the change actually happen in develop process when pushing film. thank u so much

[@TIPSinc01]

Yes that's it! The change happens in development so you can have a higher shutter speed or aperture. Or if you just like the look of it.@@vinhdo1609

[@edwintan73]

thanks , good explanation

[@TIPSinc01]

Thank you! And you’re welcome 😁

[@imposterchild5688]

if I push a 100 iso bw film to 400, do I develop it as if I were developing a 400 iso film? I self develop so im c urious how to develop it.

[@TIPSinc01]

I wish I could help you with that but I’m not someone who’s a well experienced self developer. It’s about increasing the developing time but I highly recommend searching for someone who explains this in depth! Must be found somewhere on the tubes!

[@_ped_]

perfectly delivered

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it!

[@dragglewaffle6742]

9:54 don't think so, negatives would have different densities

[@dragglewaffle6742]

I think*

[@TIPSinc01]

Yes negatives would have different densities from frame to frame. You can expose each frame different. 😁 that’s what you would do anyways even if you meter everything box speed.

[@Isher13]

very informative, cheers.

[@TIPSinc01]

Glad to hear that! Thank you!

[@fernandohideki8955]

I accidentally overexposed my film 2 stops and I think it will be to bright. Is there any way I can fix it on developing process?

[@TIPSinc01]

Yes you could pull the film one or two stops in development. Is it color or black and white film?

[@moha2131]

question why when we push 400 to 1600 we say it to the lab or you said when you overexposed like portrait 400 to 200 we say nothing to the lab ? (:

[@TIPSinc01]

Pushing or pulling, you tell the lab. Overexposing? Then you don't tell em anything!

[@moha2131]

@@TIPSinc01 what do u prefer in term of quality pulling let say 800 to 400 or only overexposed ?

[@patrickdoherty8701]

So when you tell lab to push film because you've under exposed it your telling them to leave it longer in developing fluid ? And when you tell them to pull it your telling them to take it out sooner as you've already over exposed it ?

[@The_Daliban]

i want to buy my first film camera. Any recommendations? I shoot professionally, but digital and want to get into film just for myself. I see you are using Leica and there are many models out there. Maybe you know what do be aware of(:

[@TIPSinc01]

I always recommend to look into a Canon AE-1 or a Nikon F3 to begin with. Depends on budget. If you’re used to using a SLR this might feel better at first. A Leica is a rangefinder, which sometimes feels weird to people lol.

[@The_Daliban]

@@TIPSinc01 Alright, got it. Gonna start there then. Thanks a lot(:

[@jjlovesjam]

Why do you change it back to 800 in low light? If shooting at 400 overexposes, wouldn’t you want to overexpose in low light?

[@TIPSinc01]

Good question! I do this so I can still shoot at a decent shutter speed!

[@luttieesser2520]

Schiet je dan liever met een 400 is? Of is 200 beter en dan met name in zwart wit. Kimberly nieuw in de analoog fotografie en weet nog niet welke iso waarde de allrounder is. Digitaal zit ik meestal op 200… heb je een tip en is de ilford hp5 een goede film…

[@TIPSinc01]

Ik schiet altijd liever met een iso van 400 of hoger. Vaak heb ik de snellere sluitertijd nodig of een kleiner diafragma. Dus ik zou zeggen 400/800 is een beetje allround. Ilford HP5 is geweldig, zeker als je hem 2 stops pushed naar 1600. ✌🏼

[@David-cq6zx]

First time film shooter here. Can I ask why I can't push/pull halfway through a film roll? I've been doing this and hope I haven't ruined my film now!

[@TIPSinc01]

Because you didn’t account for pushing/pulling in the first half of the roll. So let’s say: you rated it at box speed iso (400). That would be the right exposure. If you push the film one stop you rate it at 800 (so you’re underexposing it effectively by one stop because the film is 400.) therefore you need to develop longer to compensate for the one stop underexposure. So if you push film that isn’t rated for pushing, you’ll probably get overexposed negatives back. They’re hopefully not ruined but they’ll probably look a bit flatter/lighter then they would otherwise. I would continue pushing the roll, because otherwise the new half of the roll would be underexposed, that’s always worse. Let me know if you get it, otherwise feel free to ask!

[@AI-Hallucination]

Stand develop it takes an hour or 70 minutes it might save them but the darkroom is where it comes to life with f stop printing 😊

[@joelmulder]

Imagine being able to afford 800 film…

[@TIPSinc01]

I know right…

[@teresashinkansen9402]

Imagine complaining about that when you can shoot digital.

[@joelmulder]

@@teresashinkansen9402 Now imagine that I do shoot digital, but that I also like shooting film? Hey, how about that? Turns out they're not mutually exclusive!

[@teresashinkansen9402]

@@joelmulder No!?! holy shit, then I been lied by the thousands of film photographers who for some reason cannot figure that one out and constantly tell me film is better than digital in every way and makes you better photographer because It makes you put more effort into it and how they ditched that "sterile digital". Those are some hardcore mental gymnastics to me. In reality you pay a lot more for a very limited amount of photos and because of that they take a little bit of extra time and care to take their photos but that's it. How that can make you better than getting immediate feedback and the opportunity for endless shots so you can be always putting the effort of learning composition, framing, illumination. Good luck mastering that with film, that would cost a fortune and take a long time. The value of a film photo to most amateur photographers is more individual due the costs and the limited amount than true artistic value. No im not a digital fanboy im actually enjoying a lot analog photography but I can't stand those nonsensical arguments, why people don't simply say "i like film photography because I enjoy the process, the look etc" instead of saying emotional nonsense.

[@user-zl5gi8sv7u]

@@teresashinkansen9402what a dumbass rant for no reason lmao

[@AI-Hallucination]

Don’t change the iso unless you are going to stand develop

[@TIPSinc01]

Why? If you push or pull the film you definitely need to account for a different iso reading.

[@Gorro777]

Danke 🙏

[@TIPSinc01]

Thanks for watching!

[@bluemoomelon]

Have you ever tried changing up the dx code in order to get faster iso?:O kinda unrelated to pushing and pulling but related to exposure? aahahaha

[@TIPSinc01]

No I haven't tried that before haha. It's related to exposure because you're changing the ISO reading, while the film stays the same of course. So if you change the DX code from 800 to 400, you're overexposing the film by one stop.

[@bluemoomelon]

@@TIPSinc01 I seeee. So it's essentially like one of the tips you shared here. I finally get that dx code hack is for automatic/point and shoot cameras. For a while I really thought it could magically make the film have different ISO hahaha.

[@TIPSinc01]

@@bluemoomelon haha no the film stays the same but I get the confusion 😂

[@bluemoomelon]

@@TIPSinc01 oh how i wish though

[@MeandFilm]

Please don’t judge me!! Why am I so confused by the difference between over-exposing and pushing 😩 I can not figure this out. It shouldn't be this hard lol! So, say I have Cinestill 800T and I'm shooting indoors and I feel I need more light. So I change my aperture or shutter to accommodate 1 stop. This is overexposing but NOT pushing? But if I had 400 and shoot it like 1600 that's pushing and not overexposing? Please help my brain comprehend this 😂 I’m missing something but it's just not clicking!!

[@TIPSinc01]

Sorry I took a while to respond! Let's see. If you're inside and you need more light by changing the aperture or shutter speed then you're just metering the right way. Not overexposing. Overexposing is when you meter a scene and then you add an extra stop of light. Pushing means that when you have a film like you say that is ISO 400 and you set your meter to 1600, you need to tell the lab to push the film 2 stops. 400 -> 800 -> 1600, is two stops. Overexposing is something you do in camera. Let the lab develop the film as normal. Pushing is tricking your camera that it has a higher speed film in it, it's not of course. But then you tell the lab to push the film. This will add more contrast, bring up the highlights and crush the blacks. (also the grain). Be aware of pushing color film though, this can create some color shifts. Hope this was helpful!

[@leducdebold7789]

Very nice of you to answer these questions man!

[@maxkunst3063]

Subtract*

[@TIPSinc01]

🙏🏼

[@quarteratom]

So you're underexposing/overexposing the images on purpose, but during development you leave the roll to develop in the chemicals for less or more time.

[@TIPSinc01]

Yes all according to what you want to achieve!

[@zhongyao-sc1lj]

overexpousured no need to do anything developing?

[@TIPSinc01]

Exactly! 👍🏼

[@johnh.5354]

My Fav in a Darkroom Reminder : Time for White - Filter For Black Me Nice Me

[@TIPSinc01]

Wait, what?! 😂

[@mamiyapress]

As clear as Mud.

[@TIPSinc01]

Some people said this was finally a video they understood. But if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Would love to help out where I can.

[@eddiedimilano77]

Your video has a lot ot oranges Not a single complementary color .

[@TIPSinc01]

Great observation 😂