Shooting Film Portraits | Mamiya RB67

[@jarrupoljin]

Damn man those pictures are really awesome. Seeing photos like this makes me sure that I want to buy a RB67. Really like how your compositions are great with everything in the frame even with tight shots and nothing cut of like often with film photographers.

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thank you so much, my man. I'm glad you like the photos. The RB67 is working out well for me so far. I do put a lot of thought into my shots and I try to avoid having things cut off, as you say, like arms and hands going out of frame. Look forward to sharing more on the channel soon.

[@theoldcameraguy]

Beautiful images - Especially love the portrait at 2:49 - Well Done!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi. Thanks for watching. Really pleased you like the images. Have a great week and an even better Christmas!

[@tabbither]

Keep coming back to this, you explained everything so fantasticly!!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thanks Holly. Wouldn't have been possible without you. 🙂✌️

[@arturocarmona7714]

Min 2:53 :O!!! I am suffering from home watching your lightmeter abandoned there LOL Great job with the photos, love them!

[@brielle8073]

They turned out so good ! Hoping I can get my hands on the RB or RZ in the future

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thanks Brielle. Good luck, there are lots of good RBs out there just gotta find a good deal.

[@davidb4010]

Keep film alive! Not only for the sake of keeping it alive but for the great results it produces due to the wonderful colors and slowing the process down to where you actually care if the shot is good or not, and not just firing away with digital, hoping something good came out of it ..... Love my RB, and great observations!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi David. I really agree with everything you said here. Everything from the colours to the slowing down of the photo taking process. I think you really learn to appreciate this when you shoot in film.

[@TheEquineImage]

Great shots and a GREAT model.

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thank you very much.

[@cloudsilver1]

I love it!!! Really, really incredible shots.

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thanks a bunch, Franklin. Have a great week!

[@aldaryrachmadi8942]

Orange is so good

[@kazimierzjasinski2844]

Good Job! Stunning shoots and amazing model!!!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Kazimierz. Thanks you so much for your kind comments. I'm glad you like the photos. I agree Holly is amazing to work with. Have a great week!

[@robvanvalkenburg522]

The RB67 captures the essence of photography. One of the best cameras ever made..Guess that’s why I own two..😊

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Rob. Indeed it's a really nice camera to use, I absolutely agree. Thanks for commenting. Have a great week.

[@2filmshooters]

Good job man!🎞

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thank you 😀

[@mamiyapress]

Well done but you do need a tripod with Mamiya RB. What lens did you use?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

90mm KL. I reckon I will use the tripod more with this camera going forward. Handholding felt alright when the shutter speed was 250 or faster though.

[@perelandrauk]

She's a heavy lump to carry around aint she? With regards to the double exposures, there should be, depending on the film back, a little switch to enable double exposures or not. If its not enabled then I've found the shutter won't fire until the films been advanced. Great to see you enjoyed working with the RB and with film

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thanks. I need to look into that on the back. The RB is a hefty lump yeah but I really enjoy the process of working with it and the results that I have had with portra so far.

[@perelandrauk]

@@timothy-mcgaw the switch is at the bottom of the film advance lever on my backs, if the red dot shows, multi exposure is enabled. HTH

[@jarrupoljin]

Only Pro S and Pro SD have that double exposure button. The old Pro doesn't have it so you need to be more careful

[@nelsonmaldonado8937]

Amazing photos , I have a secor 127mm lens , may I ask what lens you used ?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Nelson. I used my trusty 90mm K/L for these. All the best, Tim.

[@nelsonmaldonado8937]

Timothy McGaw thank you so much Tim. Keep at it with the portraits! 🙏🏽🔥

[@timothy-mcgaw]

@@nelsonmaldonado8937 You betcha :)

[@danielvera1493]

@@timothy-mcgaw srry, what K/K means ? please

[@vincentb7865]

Beautiful photos, mate! Which lens are you using on that RB?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

My go to lens right now is the 90mm K/L lens. I find that focal lens is just perfect for making portraiture.

[@Narsuitus]

I normally use the 90mm C lens for full-length portraits and the 180mm C lens for half-length and head & shoulder portraits. Neither of these two lenses have floating elements.

[@gobyfixy]

Hey Tim, Just found your channel and LOVING this video! The close up portraits looks incredible, well done on the xposure. Lil question, you said you rated it at 200 iso, but what? The camera or just the light meter rating the film at 400 in camera? Thanks a lot hope you will find more time to upload more videos like this one!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Alberto. I had my light meter set to 200. This gives me an exposure reading as if the film was 200 speed, so it's basically over exposing the 400 speed film one stop to give the image a little bit of a push and a lighter look.

[@gobyfixy]

Ok, you set 400 in camera, right? Thanks a lot for your reply!

[@Taniasaco]

Alberto Gobbato Hi Alberto. The ISO is a characteristic of the film you’re using, you don’t set it up in the camera. Hope it helps.

[@timothy-mcgaw]

@@gobyfixy The film comes with an ISO rating. If you use that rating in your metering it will give you an ideal exposure for that film, but you can use a faster or slower rating, depending on the look you want to achieve from the film.

[@BarondelaPlumeDorèe]

That landscape is pretty crazy. Where is this??

[@timothy-mcgaw]

It's Moreton beach on the Wirral.

[@anzaeria]

The model's red hair and skin tones were rendered beautifully on the Kodak Portra film.

[@timothy-mcgaw]

I have to agree. Portra offers amazing colours for this type of work.

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

Posh shots mate!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thanks so much.

[@jonathanclarke5763]

when you were shooting in direct sunlight were you metering for the shadows or the highlights?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

I metered mostly for the shadows as I wanted to make sure I didn't lose any shadow detail. But I would always take a few readings to check the tonality throughout the scene. I wouldn't want to wash out too much highlight detail.

[@jonathanclarke5763]

@@timothy-mcgaw that's really helpful actually. I was looking through some negative and noticing that my shadows were closer to black (-1.3/-2 and beyond) than they were closer to the -.7/-.3 range when I would compare it to a cameras light meter scale. I have 2 questions. When you shoot do you meter for 200 ISO and also do you ask the lab to pull the film dev times or do you go for full dev times? I'm going to reshoot and expose completely for shadows with light meter set at 200iso and possibly go for 2 stops of overexposure.

[@timothy-mcgaw]

@@jonathanclarke5763 When shooting negative yes I always push one stop on metering. For example, shooting 400 at 200. Overexposure is better than underexposure with negatives, so I just err on the side of overexposed. I tend to meter for quite a high key look. Normal dev times.

[@ManoloAlzamora]

what lens?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hey. These were done using the 90mm K/L lens. Hope this helps. Have a great week.

[@tanfilmphotography7066]

Lens tiêu cự bn vậy bạn

[@gregberghash7282]

Stunning work !! What do you rate your film for when metering ?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hey Greg. I like slightly overexpose, so I usually rate Portra 400 at 100 iso for landscapes. Although to be honest. If I'm doing portraits on location in dimmer light I would just go for 400 unless it's really bright or using some kind of flash. It's important to still be able to freeze movement.

[@safwanfallatah8611]

What’s the lens?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Safwan. I was shooting with the 90mm lens here. Hope this helps! Happy shooting! :)

[@bragaduda]

Awesome

[@filmniyom]

Cool !!

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Thanks so much!

[@witkam]

she look so cool :)

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Holly provided her own wardrobe for the shoot. I was pleased with the looks she brought. Great colours that worked well for the location.

[@maxkilworth]

I'm seriously considering buying this camera, however it will be my first medium format - how have you found it overall?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Max. Thanks for stopping by. As far as the RB67 goes I am really happy with the camera. There's some learning curves to using the camera and it is big and heavy, but it does offer some very good precision and control, when it comes to shooting 120 film in the 6x7 format. The 6x7 film size offers tons of detail when using fine grain films like Kodak Portra and I love the look of the images. The RB is by no means a fast run and gun camera and I tend to use it almost exclusively on a tripod because the depth of field on 6x7 for me usually means I prefer to stop the lens down quite a bit. But I can highly recommend it if you are willing to spend a bit of time getting to know the camera and aren't looking for something more run and gun.

[@shotbytobey1812]

What lens did you use?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

I used a 90mm K/L lens. Absolutely love it. When you nail the focus it's razor sharp.

[@Louis-te7th]

I think a eye lvl evf would have been great here

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Lous. Thanks for the comment. The eye level viewfinder is something I want to look into. I think in a lot of portrait situations, though, I actually prefer the waist level finder, as it means I am usually looking up at the subject. This tends to give a more dominant powerful look than if the viewer is at the same eye level or higher up than the subject. Not that there's anything wrong with trying out different styles, it's more my own preference. Have a great weekend!

[@_o__o_]

nah fam

[@timothy-mcgaw]

🤔

[@garciaomar0203]

What lens did you use?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

Hi Omar. I used the 90mm K/L lens. Hope this helps. Have a great weekend.

[@garciaomar0203]

@@timothy-mcgaw Thank you so much! One more question. Do you recommend paying for the KL version or should i save money and get the C version?

[@timothy-mcgaw]

@@garciaomar0203 I can't comment on the C version, as I have only used the K/L myself. This lens is razor sharp from edge to edge. I would be interested in having a look at the C version to compare them.