Shooting and developing 30 year old expired film | Film Photography

[@marshallmurrell4583]

When we cleaned out my parent's house, I found an old box camera with film in it. Given the age, I knew it was black and white film. I had it developed and got some really neat, very old photos taken by my parents. I know color film may have a different result. These old B/W photos were perfect.

[@neville132bbk]

back in...1973...I used my mother's old box Brownie ,,model D or E... and had an 8 frame roll of Kodak 620 colour film. One photo taken from the TV tower on Mt Cargill looking across Otago Harbour,,, a range of 5km or so, produced a surprisingly true-colour and crisp detailed image. Expensive way to make and preserve images back then :-) ...post edit... I have a large book "Sun Pictures" about the wet plate process -- the Hill-Adamson calotypes--in the 1840s of photos...buildings and people, in Edinburgh. Amazing detail in some of them... the fine detail of hair in a girl's ringlets and the checked pattern of a dress.

[@HungNguyen-sb1yu]

I took a roll of 35mm color film 30 years ago and never had it developed. Do you think it still has pictures on it?

[@marshallmurrell4583]

@@HungNguyen-sb1yu I don't know. Color film is less stable than black and white. Only way to know is to have it developed and see if there was anything there. You might check with a professional first.

[@davidmeyer9204]

In the late 70's I would buy Tri-X 400 ASA black and white film in 100 foot rolls. I would roll my own, film that is. I experimented with pushing the ASA to 800 and 1200. Being colorblind I found the grain and the pure gray scale was fun for me to play with. I had a Pentax spotmatic with a 50 mm lens and a 135 mm lens. This brings back so many memories. Thanks my friend.

[@terenceflynn5125]

I studied photography at Uni and shot a lot of film, 35 and 120. I’ve just found about 25 unused rolls, mostly expired in 2015. I’m looking forward to experimenting! Great vid to inspire me.

[@bryanhernley9572]

Listening to you talk about film on the podcast and watching Dustin’s video got me inspired to finally shoot film i’ve had for awhile and send it to get developed! After your video of how to develop I plan to try and do it myself next time! Great vid as always David!

[@jennieanddavis]

This was so cool to watch! The white flowers look amazing - love that one!

[@skewedmaker]

I enjoyed this video and how the photos came out. I like seeing how your excitement about rediscovering this medium comes through and look forward to more in this series.

[@lauralonati7048]

Love it!!! I am going through all my old cameras today and have a new excitement to look at them now. I have been dreading this! Figuring they have no use.

[@emilypicard7977]

I just found an unused, unopened, Kodak Fling 35mm camera with film in my nanas house. Expired in 1990! She's just passed away and I was shocked no one in my family wanted it, so you best believe I snatched it up so quick. I wasn't sure if any photos would come up eligible if I used it, but seeing this has given me a little hope... Now just to decide what to take photos of!!

[@mobial]

The grain really brings back memories! I’ve lived in Toledo my whole life, and before the OC building was built, we used to go sit at the waters edge and watch fireworks in the ‘80s right there. Seeing the new old photos made that memory really pop for me (including burning paper falling from the sky)! Very cool.

[@davidbaziii9779]

This was a cool video. It was cool seeing my hometown and recognizing everywhere you took the photos. I liked how they turned out as well. Like they were taken when I was a kid, kind of how I remember Toledo (even though I've been back there since then).

[@t.j.postal8309]

Wow, I really miss my early photography days now. I got a point and shoot 35mm as a gift when i was about 12. Saved up and got a Minolta x700. still have it (I'm 57 now). I'm pretty sure there is film still in it. To me, manual settings where so much better than all auto. My 2 top hobbies; photography and woodworking.

[@MakeSomething]

Love this!! Thanks!

[@mcb187]

Ah, a Toledo man! Been to the Wayne bridge. That is litteraly the only reason we stopped in Toledo, for bridge nerd here. wish I had been into photography back then. Really cool town, lots of bridges and buildings there.

[@mg8642]

I was in high school in the 90s and seeing that dark room bag brought back all the memories from my photography class. We only had black and white SLR cameras to use, but it was a great class.

[@thesplinteredfinger]

Great memories of my hometown! What a coincidence I have a small collection of cameras too. I have had a camera in my hand as long as I have been able to hold one. I have a Zenith Sharp Shooter, a Vanguard Spartus with the side mount flash, a Brownie Target SIX-20 and a Polaroid Land Camera Big Swinger 3000. Next time I’m in town we’ll have to meet over at Kencraft.

[@JkCanvas]

I have not see this much excitement in your video's since last year when you started the cart series. Welcome back.

[@KenRobidoux]

I went ahead and opened three new KZbin channels so I could like this over and over! Can't express how much I love the direction this channel has been going for the past year or so. You entirely rock, Dave!

[@KenRobidoux]

Just kidding, KZbin. I didn't open three new channels. Keep moving. Nothing to see here, folks.

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you!!!

[@deucerider430]

Pretty cool! When my Dad passed, I found his 50s vintage 35mm camera. I’m unsure when he last used the camera, but it still has film in it! It sets my mind reeling to think of who, or what, might have been the last pictures taken by my father… I enjoyed this segment very much, as always, interesting, informative and this time - memory provoking!

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

Those pictures look awesome. I've always wondered why memories from the 80s and 90s seem grainy, and I've always suspected it's because that is what the photos I have from then look like, and they sort of mold that memory in a way. These pictures sort of confirm that, but in only the best way.

[@NeilDoesStuff1]

Very cool! It feels kind of like time travel, seeing today through the lens of the past.

[@ktulu193]

Cool to see the results after hearing about it on the podcast! I agree on your favourite of the bunch

[@Zabarotropitili]

great pics. look like moments from 80's. i have a lot of bw old films but they come out extremely dark and the pics are weak. so will continue trying to develope with different timing and temperature. photography including film one is so much fun and rewarding.

[@herbertliedel7019]

Still have my developing kit from the early seventies. 3 East German Exacta bodies and several lenses. found a box from a local amateur photographer from the 1910s with glass negatives and papers still in package with 1913-15 expiration dates.

[@negotiableaffections]

All the potential of old fim and what do we do today? We take clean, precise shots and then edit them in digital darkrooms to give them interest and character - makes you wonder... I rather like, brewery, beam, bridge & building - shame there's no neon, but cool all the same.

[@jonwills1957]

I’m really digging the vintage look of these pictures! Some of my own favorite pictures were taken on a disposable camera.

[@rustyscrafts]

Fun project! My favorite photo was with the yellow bikes. While I don't plan on shooting film, I do enjoy using vintage lens on my digital camera. The results just have a different feel from modern lens.

[@UnoriginalElephant]

These definitely have the look and feel of old snapshots from a family album.

[@woodandwheelz]

I saw that Canon T50 while you were scanning your cameras. I used the T50 back when I was in the Navy ('86-'92). I loved that thing. It even took a few splashes from waves as they crested the flying bridge. I still have the negatives from those times and am currently in to process of scanning them to digital. Some place I have an old Argus 35mm, you're welcome to it if you want it. I just have to find it (we recently moved and not everything is unpacked). If I can't find it, well, you can't have it. LoL

[@KyleBarnick]

There is something very Inception-ish about Cameraman Dan shooting you shooting Downtown Toledo. I absolutely love it. Great video

[@jpalarchio]

Possibly my most favorite video of yours; really great detour on your channel. Looking forward to hearing more about the process.

[@irakopilow9223]

All in all, this turned out pretty well. It did a great job with the bicycles, and the shot with the water in the foreground and the cityscape in the background has a sort of post-apocalyptic quality. Nice art.

[@adelaideinvigilation5230]

At a conference I attended a lecture given by an English photographer who used out of date film usually 400 ISO pushed to 2 to 3 stops to photograph portraits which he called pastel portraits, he did add a few things to get what he wanted. He bought as much out of date but properly stored film as he could

[@randyrodriguez4643]

Love the Make Something field trip! Very cool stuff.

[@mpgilbertusa]

Great video! I recently shot a roll of film in my dad’s old Brownie box camera and it was a lot of fun. I really love the look of film photos of modern scenes. More videos like this one, please!

[@patjenkshistory]

Great video! I wasn’t sure I would enjoy it at first as I know nothing about film developing or the technical details of film, but you knocked it out of the park. Enjoying the different creative outlets you have been highlighting!

[@dawn5227]

I used to develop and print my own b&w film 20 yrs ago. Never developed colour film though. I love the look of these.

[@finnburton6812]

Thank you, my grandfather recently gave me a bunch of vintage olympus cameras an in the bag there was a tonne of film and I wanted to develop it but I didn't know if I needed to do anything differently

[@SirGabealot]

I really enjoyed this video! I also really enjoying the woodworking videos! Really great stuff.

[@mikesgarage5066]

Being from Toledo (now Perrysburg), and knowing exactly where all of these places are makes this video that much cooler.

[@njmcliffe]

Love it ... I was 17 years old in 1990, one of the best decades of my life. [Are we old ...?]

[@donaldpowell7762]

I really love your style of explaining, whether it’s how to do something, why you like something or how you… Make Something. Great video sir!

[@abomb21684]

I love how the modern structures look like they were photographed 40 years ago.

[@AusAlien]

Legit! Another woodworking film photographer!!

[@carlproduces]

I hope the frame for all the photos includes a spot for the camera. Loved the video and was waiting for it since you mentioned it on the podcast!

[@Krystal_Kitty7]

So cool! I have an old Polaroid camera been wanting to buy old film to see how they come out and now you've convinced me to do it! Can't wait 😊

[@allenshafer1768]

Dude, wrapping up the project with a frame containing all the photos....that's dope.

[@EPortillo5000]

Cool! Use to shot a lot of film not long ago, have bought a lot of expired film because you get very sureal and interesting photos, there is a lot of interesting stuff you can do with film and cannot be done on digital, only you have to wait to see if it worked ;) always is a good surprise to see what you got.

[@c.a.g.1977]

This is so cool! I was into photography a long time ago, and this gave me some inspiration! Love the grainy photo of the flowers!

[@johnnyman83]

Super fun video!! Liking the variety of content!! I first came to the channel for woodworking, but enjoying the journey and growth of the channel.

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@mandytrosky1888]

Okay....that’s like as old as I am! Makes me miss being in the dark room in high school!

[@CoalMiningPolak]

Wonderful video. Painfully strange connection. I found a roll of Kodak Gold in my folks’ basement today, also expired in ‘90. Did a quick search to see if 30 year old color chemistry would hold up and came across your video with the same exact year and film stock. Great results from that toy camera, which perfectly captures the tones and aesthetic you’d want from using expired film. The photo of the flowers looks almost early-era digital, with its combination of color shift, grain, and blur! I’m going to shoot the roll that I found @ ISO 25 and leave the lens on my Nikon FA wide open. First photography video that I’ve ever watched in KZbin, after nearly a lifetime of shooting. Thanks for making it!

[@MakeSomething]

Oh wow, thank you! have fun with that roll!

[@bordignonjunior]

So great! loved the daisies!

[@AdamRich1785]

This was pretty cool. Thanks for sharing David!

[@Ernzt8]

This reminds me a lot of photographing with a Lomo, unexpected results but very cool. These photos would make great Pink Floyd album covers :)

[@visionvivid]

looks gorgeous

[@CheveeDodd]

Man. That was super awesome and I had no idea you could develop color film in your kitchen. I remember the darkroom in high school was a favorite place for me to spend time. We only did black and white, but it was still magic.

[@CharlesReiche]

Love the classic photo look.

[@RobGrognerd]

I probably would have used a known, more reliable camera with that old film, taken that variable out of the equation. But it is inspiring me to break out my Minolta SRT101, find some film & go shoot a roll

[@R2d2koko]

I still keep one roll 40 year Kodachrome ASA 25 ! 😉😉 The flower shot are fantastic , i miss the long lost lomography n cross processing

[@dandavis5832]

That's so cool Dave!

[@ofwoden]

Cool ‘90’s album cover photos!

[@illview]

These look awesome! I have a 110 roll of Kodacolor II expired in Nov of 1979 lmao we'll see how this goes.

[@vpool13]

Maumee Bay! Great food and drinks! Great video!

[@MakeSomething]

Have you had their pretzel appetizer?!?!?! OMG!

[@JkCanvas]

love the music in all your videos

[@garagemonkeysan]

Very cool video. Old is new again. You certainly have an eye. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@siebe41]

That film was expired 2 years before I was born. I'm always shocked when people keep cheap little things like that around.

[@woogaloo]

Is there any job you haven't done before? :). Very cool to see how these turned out after hearing about them on the podcast. I've really enjoyed you branching out from just woodworking.

[@acecreates]

I used some provia 100 that expired in 1997... yeah, didn't turn out particularly well! Great video mate, thanks for sharing!

[@donaldshimkus539]

In the late 80s, early 90s I used a "special movie grade" 35mm film that was mail-ordered. I had to send the rolls to a company in Texas to get it developed. I still have several rolls I never got developed and need to know what I can do to get those pix developed.

[@WildTurkeyWW]

Awesome video I used to be very into photography too and this is inspiring to see some very artistic stuff come out of expired film

[@iangustafson8879]

Being in the area I enjoyed knowing most of the places you photographed too along with seeing the process lol

[@SmoofDizzle]

I really wanna get more film for my SX-70 Sonar that stuff is pricey nowadays lol. I still have a roll of film from 2006 that I haven't developed yet, I wonder if it's expired now lol.

[@subell44]

What a steal!

[@reforzar]

I would love to see a series of “downtowns.” Columbus would photograph beautifully. 😉

[@MakeSomething]

I see what you're doing there and I like it!!

[@jmclairmont]

@@MakeSomething +1 to the Columbus suggestion! My wife and I have some spare rooms you and Dan could crash in while visiting the area, with an added bonus of full access to our garage woodshop :D

[@MrPualC]

Each one looks like it could be an album cover. You should get everyone to name the band and album for each picture 😁

[@BurninGems]

The rotted dead flowers around the newer bright flowers is a perfect representation of Toledo and it's problems.

[@MakeSomething]

Or it's a perfect representation of how beautiful Toledo can be despite the problems.

[@willford8302]

"It feels so cheap, it feels so awesome." My guy sounds like he spitting lyrics at me

[@sagguharjit88]

Dear Sir The photographs are good but your photography is excellent. You are multi talented and multi skilled.

[@MakeSomething]

Thank you!

[@MrDigitalCypher]

Super cool!

[@kreparAZ]

love the keyboard mouse setup! logitech for the win! great video picciuto ! very interesting idea and glad you chose to do it!

[@leandrawinter6437]

Loved this!!!

[@JimE6243]

That was fun! JimE

[@dangraves25]

I'd love to know how to develop film like this. Looking forward to the video

[@ellieboa]

love this video!

[@JkCanvas]

How can it be a wasted day when you are doing something you enjoy So Cool and can really tell your excitement

[@lorenbk]

I just got rid of 40 year old darkroom stuff. Young photographers have no idea how cool this is.

[@tylerhuttosmith]

A lot of them are starting to. It’s cool to see the younger generation getting into film

[@mmcnama4]

Didn't see it in the video, but depending on how you accounted for the temperature of the water for the developer, this may have impacted how light/dark the film comes out. Yours came out pretty dark so I'm wondering if you were a bit on the warm side... Or... could just be old film. Cool video. Looking forward to more.

[@MakeSomething]

Thanks! Temp was dead on at 102°. Next video is all about the development process.

[@kelseywatson1974]

Very cool experiment! Same rule as wood, it's all about that grain

[@tbut155]

Just spent $50 on 60 rolls expired film. Some of which expired in the late 80s others in the early 90s… Hoping it wasn’t a complete waste! Based on how your photos turned out I’m feeling hopeful

[@foldunderbeforesealing5913]

Did you add developing time? Thx

[@vegetarianhunterable]

I've a few rolls of unused chrome film from the late 90s

[@russelcapatoy2965]

Love this vid/ kudos❤️

[@danthemakerman]

I can't believe clam shell packaging has been around that long.

[@aviatorbja]

Very cool

[@BR0JASON]

These photos look like something The Crafsman would love.

[@SKraus-pb1ii]

great video! Thanks a lot very inspiring

[@gohamm34652]

​@Make Something any idea if the development video is still coming?

[@robertknight4672]

That's a pretty neat cheap camera. I've never seen a maroon-colored point and shoot.

[@channel-hp9ez]

Great Vid ! thanks

[@ddutton0]

So awesome, time to go dust off the film cameras!

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

I wish I knew you were into photography. I had one of the old cameras like what was used in the amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield, yashica I think was how you spell it I would have loved to have sent someone who could get use out of it. Ended up selling it on eBay