DONT WASTE YOUR FILM. Plan and Shoot what you need.

[@Bartuul]

We're all used to instant gratification that digital tought us. I started shooting film with a medium format 6x6 and I found it perfect in regards to number of shots vs time needed to complete the roll and seeing the pics. In fact, 36 exposures is what kept me away from 35mm for a long time. But now I shoot both and I just tought myself to be patient and finish each roll when its time comes. The upside is I get to relive these moments again, as I tend to forget most of the shots I took. But the idea You present is sure a nice trick to know. Stay awesome Roger. Cheers.

[@tuisitala9068]

I love the idea of treating a 35mm camera like a large format, ie 2 or 3 shots, tripod, same day developing. Who said film is expensive!

[@Vintage35MM]

I’m gonna try your method to save film. Thanks for the tip. Who knows what future film prices will be?

[@robbysmusic8507]

great video Roger.... We call them bumper/cars over here in the usa. The print came out relay good. Always loved the bumper cars when i was a kid.

[@danem2215]

The only reason I know the term Dodgems is because of Rollercoaster Tycoon.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks 👍 Me too!

[@luc17375]

For me it's not worth all of that fuzzing around. I just think it's healthier (for me at least) to load a roll and be committed to it, to take my time, accept limitation of the roll I have in the camera and work with those limitation (whether is color/bw/low asa/positive..), to wait and develop the roll once it's finished. Without rushing into frames in order to see the pictures or removing the roll after a few frames. This also helps to distance a bit from the shooting day and look at photos under a different light once you see them after a while. I associate film photography with limitation and acceptance, and this are two very healing and positive values in contemporary illusive society.

[@MichaelDiblicek]

Excellent video Roger, always something to learn in your video's, and this one was particularly useful and eyeopening. How many years have i done just like you explained, gone out to shoot a roll of film, got what i wanted, but still had a a quarter of a roll, or half a roll left and just basically wasted the rest on shooting a load of rubbish to use up the film to develop it. I will now be changing my ways after watching this. What a simple and brilliant idea, shame it took me 40 years to get there. But thanks to you i'll be saving a few quid from now on ( or Euros ) as i live in France. Loved the dodgems photo's, and that image with them all i a line from the first day is a cracker. Keep up the great work. Mike

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Glad it's helpful Michael. Hope it works for you

[@amosk24]

Great print Boss! Will be fun to look back at that in 20yrs.

[@joerg_koeln]

Thanks for the great video, the pictures are excellent.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks

[@mariusmaronde8872]

Such a simple idea but so useful! Thx 4 the vid 👍🏼😇

[@gpholmes3779]

Awesome work and good info as always Roger. I wish they still produced rolls of 12 and 24 like the old days.

[@amalieemmynoether992]

"No Bumping"!! What the! That's the whole point of bumper cars😂 love the images❤📷 I was using this method of shooting a few shots then cutting the film off the roll when I was testing some expired film. That way I could see whether I needed to over expose to compensate for the age of the film. As it turned out, one film was fine shooting at box speed and another needed one stop over.

[@giulianoventurini3709]

Grazie, sempre interessanti i tuoi video, complimenti in camera oscura sei un mago!!!!! Ci vediamo al prossimo video 📸📸

[@SammySantiagoIrizarry]

A really superb idea. Thanks. Film is to expensive now a days.

[@TangoDJAnthonyCronin]

nice changing bag, compared to the normal. great advice on cutting film off..

[@swansong007]

You made some really lovely prints that to be honest without your darkroom skills would not have come out well. Great stuff.

[@Murgoh]

Being able to load short rolls is the main reason I got myself a bulk loader.

[@knikk77]

I have been thinking of doing the same. Bulk loading, making 10-12 shot roll films

[@brineb58]

Here in the US, we call the "Bumper Cars" and you are supposed to run into each other!!! Lovely shots as usual!!! I have no idea what they cost to use these days, been over 40 years since I was even near one and longer since I actually used one!!!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Bumper Cars we also call them that. Everyone bumps!

[@Kref3]

When I was a kid and went to a carnival with my aunt, she actually told me that bumping is easy. The art of driving a bumper car is to get through an entire round untouched. i tried it twice, told her it is boring and went back to ramming everything in my way.

[@thomaschipman]

"dodge 'ems" ... "no bumping" ... no wonder they're not called bumper cars, like they are on this side of the pond.

[@Resgerr]

Most people over here love banging into each other- it's all part of the fun, or it was!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Signs are there for safety but everyone bumps. There is always that one person that will get upset if you bump them ha ha

[@pentaxk85]

Silver is King! But really i think it's whatever process you enjoy to get to the finished product. Traditional darkroom has always been that for me however i do shoot a lot of digital.

[@Resgerr]

Roger you need to get an Exakta camera, it has a built-in knife to cut your film and it has its own ( if it comes with it) canisters. So there's no need for a dark bag as the film is wound into the other canister and you just one the back, slide the knife down and you have two canisters - one with the film you've taken and the other with un- used film😊

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

What you learn! Just googled it! Thanks.

[@Resgerr]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss it's one cool camera left handed as well but it does take some time to get use to but it's a lovely camera

[@kenblair2538]

Great idea, Roger. Thanks KB

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Ken

[@ianscott947]

Both dodgem photos look really good.

[@scottpurdin2452]

Love those shots!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks!

[@bmwohl]

Very nice. I'm off to visit your webpage.

[@lennardm4752]

Thank you for explaining your work process on these prints. Helps me a lot with my own work in the darkroom I’m a beginner in the darkroom so I do really take away very much from your videos

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@szabodaniel9447]

I have started dry mounting my fiber based prints. I just put them on the mantle piece and look at them for a week. If I still like the print, it’s a keeper. If not, I reprint or discard it altogether. I feel with film we are biased due to the hard work that goes into it.

[@carstennorwaynorge2195]

Interesting video roger, have a nice easterweekend

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks mate. You too!

[@helgividar]

Great idea!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks!

[@tedcrosby9361]

It’s a great way to save film. I wish I could load bulk film into a cassette in total darkness, but it’s not that easy fiddling around lining the film up with tape.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I'ts not easy Ted. I too would like to do that to save on my bulk rolls. Like you, it would drive me mad

[@dingo3718]

Like ,,like ,,like,,good stuff as per.

[@RichardSwift]

That is a fantatsic idea for saving film. As uaul your print work is outstanding. I print all my work on ink jet, I really need to get in the darkroom and work on my wet prints. Thanks

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Nothing wrong with Inkjet. I don't have a good printer so I can't. Out of the two I prefer wet. Even though it costs more in wasted paper!

[@hoggif]

I used to load half roll to another casette (just cut it square, tape it on the end of the film end on a used roll and roll in). That will waste leader worth film and a bit more. Great for short tests/sessions if you need portable less than half rolls. You can carry and load those diy half lengh rolls when needed. When you have a lot of cameras I tend to not use half rolls any more. Let the partially used film sit on one camera and just use another for a different film. Eventually they'll be all shot to the end but the turnaround is not that quick, especially for the camera that has a rarely used film. When I shot a lot of film I used to almost always carry two cameras with different films. If you want to sqeeze in a couple extra frames you can also load the camera in dark and shoot frames before the counter gets to 1, assuming your camera allows it. Many mechanical cameras do.

[@raywilson9450]

No Bumping! ??? What's the point? Great photos.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I always thought that! Everyone does!

[@mrdasboot45]

Good advice, but you don’t need to be in complete darkness to cut a new filmleader on your roll. You can do that in daylight ( the leader will get exposed anyway when you load the film in your camera)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Do it all in the dark and you won't have any exposed leader at all. You'll get a few more frames to shoot.

[@mrdasboot45]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss so let me get this straight, you also load the film into the camera in the dark ? Then I can see you getting a few more frames from your film

[@amalieemmynoether992]

​@@mrdasboot45 if you're shooting the whole roll then loading in daylight is fine since you only loose 1-2 shots on the film leader. However, if you only expose a few shots then cut the film out, you can end up loosing 3-4 shots to daylight exposure with each cut. Loading in the dark means you minimise your losses.

[@iainmc9859]

I've always found there to be something sinister about dodgems. They just remind me of prototype Daleks.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

E-X-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-E

[@malcolmrendle6622]

Roger, what make is your film changing tent? have been looking for one for sometime but most of what appears to be available in U.K. seem ,according to reviews, too small or poorly made.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

photoflex.com, called changing room

[@peterkay9050]

I hate 36 exposure films, they're so long and take me an age to finish. I had some Adox chs 100 ii in a new to me Kodak Retina iic. I had a feeling it was missing the odd frame and this video inspired me to cut it half way through and dev what I have shot, so I did. The camera is missing the odd frame and would benefit from a CLA, but I will see what regular use does. As for the film, its really nice when developed in FX-39 (7:30, agitating using the Agfa tilt). Thanks for the video, you inspired me once again, and, if someone offers you a retina or this film, you gotta give them a go

[@liveinaweorg]

I'm trending away from 35mm to 120 and 4x5. I'll still keep my Canon P&S and my Yashica Minister 700 but when you see the 120 and 4x5 negatives I do wonder whay I use the 35mm. Convenience probably. Good fun Roger.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I know of many that have ditched 35mm. I like 35mm for long walks and street photos.I also enjoy using the 35mm cameras I have. But I do like the only 12 frames to shoot on my MF

[@johnjon1823]

I liked the digital one best where they were all in a row. The film ones were nice too. I had a shot once of a pond and tree, went back the next year or so, figuring I would shoot it again and do a better job, the tree was dead, seriously dead. You know things don't stand still, but you forget you are recording a moment. Moments come and go. Could be good, could be bad.

[@poniatowski3547]

ripper shots!

[@andyvan5692]

great video, but another suggestion, if you want to save the film, why not use a Bronica sq or etrs camera, also the Rollei Sl2000f/3000 , these have 135 magasines, so you can switch film types {and from 135 to 120 -for the bronica's only} at the drop of a hat; I say this, as with the magasines, you have a darkslide, so you can remove the mag, and store it (even in the fridge), until next time you want that film stock.

[@jasond2828]

Where did you get the changing tent?….

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

photoflex.com, changing room

[@JanneRanta]

How do you archive prints you dont frame? Maybe a video idea? Could also add how you archive negatives and how you organize digital versions. So enough material for video.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

My prints I don't frame I put in boxes. Have done for years and they are all fine still. Negs are in folders and digital mostly on a cloud and a hard drive. Or at least the good ones are. I usually delete the bad ones.

[@JanneRanta]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I'm personally a digital hoarder. Never delete anything 😀

[@tonyrobinson3309]

tell us about the light tent cube thing please roger.........those dodgems would have looked good in ectechrome

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

photoflex.com. it's called changing room

[@digitalrex5]

How are you liking the digital monochrome vs film?

[@masanthar]

Dodgems? No bumping? Really? We call them bumpems. Nice phtograph, nostalgic indeed.

[@GeertKuster]

I think you’ve made a small lens choice error. The Q actually is more of a 24mm FOV than a 28mm. Give it a go. It’s the slightly more wide angle in the Q which made the photos look great in my eyes. When I want to replicate my Q’s FOV I mount the Nikkor 24mm (and not the 28).

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Says 28 on the lens but I think you're right it does appear to be wider.

[@GeertKuster]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss yeah it does, I was triggered by someone suggesting it’s a 24mm slightly cropped by camera software. I’ve checked it with my Nikon D610; 28mm ai/s (narrower), 24mm D (slightly wider) and finally the 18-35mm zoom which ended up at around 25/26mm with identical FOV as the Q.

[@bernardkelly235]

Good tip. Your dissatisfaction with the second print had me wondering: Have you ever tried making a digital negative? Would it have produced a more satisfactory print?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I've never tried Bernard. I liked it but not as much as I thought. For framing that is

[@orion7741]

it would far simpler AND cheaper to just roll your own film, and that way you can just load up a few rolls that only have 5 exposures on them. plus loading your own film is massively cheaper than buying pre rolled film rolls.

[@SilntObsvr]

There is no sensible reason you need to be in darkness to cut the leader tongue. You're not going to put an image on that piece and develop it anyway (it gets fogged when you start the film on the takeup spool and unless you have a camera with drop-in loading, you'll have to do that bit in the light); that couple inches of film will always be wasted. Further, since you *have to* advance once after you finish loading, you've got roundly three inches that will go in the bin no matter what. Now, when you're ready to unload the partial roll, yes, you need to be in darkness, unquestionably. FWIW, I bulk load (currently got Foma 400, Kentmere 100, Kodak 5222 Double-X and ORWO DN21 = Lomography Kino Berlin ISO 12 in loaders), but I don't ever seem to have time before going out to load a roll, I just load several ahead and keep them on hand like factory loaded cassettes, so there I am with 36 exposures in the cassette...

[@eltinjones4542]

Your film saving technique is impossible to do with some of the later 'electronic' SLR'S These wind on the film to the end, when you load it and take the shots in reverse, as you progress through the roll I have a Canon version of said 😱(given to me at the turn of digital, he'd moved over) With my older Nikon FM, I could rewind the film to near the beginning I'd reset it to a mark I'd made and start again, double exposing usually with the Moon 😂😂📷👍

[@dontlift007]

If you didn't need to develop the shots you wanted right away, (like you have a roll in, then you need to go shoot a 2 roll job) couldn't I reload the roll, then while keeping the camera in the dark or with leaving the lens cap on, click and advance where you left off?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

You could do. As long as you was careful with the negs exposed outside the can for scratches etc. A lot of fiddling about I would imagine trying to load the film back into the camera and advancing to where you left off.

[@3sixty2degres]

So if tou cut out a few photos my luck I would the half of one. But don’t you lose at lesdt 4 shots by doing that?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

You advance one frame before you cut then you won't cut into the last frame

[@crappfoto]

👍🥂

[@largophoto]

Roger ..nothing worse than an itchy nose while loading the film under the bed blankets..,