Black and white Portraits: On assignment.

[@Beakphoto]

YES!!! Another fan of Delta 3200!!! That seems to make two of us... on the planet!!! (raise your hands folks if you also dig Ilford 3200)Love the way that film renders a scene when matched with vintage glass.

[@toddkorolphoto]

It's such great film, next time will develop it in Rodinal.

[@darrelltheriault5793]

It’s always a special day when a TK video shows up. Thanks for taking us along!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you, thanks for coming along.

[@josephasghar]

Great photos!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@jasongold6751]

Each Portrait very individual! Well done! The Medium format allows for lovely results! Rollie or Hassie all the same!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks. I love the square format for portraits.

[@moilami1]

Good stuff.

[@toddkorolphoto]

👍👍

[@D-Imagine]

It's truly enjoyable to see an artist expressing themselves at their highest level. Just the act of witnessing the use and understanding of the camera, the light meter, and film, coupled with the need to manage poses and compositions, is truly gratifying. Being able to comprehend and visualize an image without relying on the camera's screen makes everything more personalized and demands a great deal of knowledge, practice, and experience. Not to mention the minimal margin for error when deciding to press the shutter button. How many of the new photographers can truly grasp this way of capturing images? Today, the camera does almost everything for the photographer, and yet, many still struggle to achieve a successful final product. Excellent video.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Oh you just made my day! Thanks.

[@D-Imagine]

@@toddkorolphoto you are welcome, but it is true. Great video

[@AlbertoRotAlbarca]

It is a real pleasure to watch your videos. thank you very much for sharing

[@toddkorolphoto]

Cheers! Thanks for coming along.

[@chrisloomis1489]

Classic cameras . are still a valid tool.

[@toddkorolphoto]

You bet, love them!

[@ChrisMarxen]

One of my favorite videos! And also the (video)format. I love real life, on assignment shoots of working people. Great inspiration Todd. I will watch this one more than once :)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much that’s very kind. 🍻

[@veronicam.5980]

So cool, love it!! Thanks a lot 😊

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for coming along!😉

[@gregwardecke]

So good to see you again Todd! I appreciate how you didn’t “cookie cutter” the subjects. Each person and setting unique, which I’m sure took more time and effort, but nicely done.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much, everyone deserves their own space ;-)

[@HeathHolden]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos, Todd 🙏🏼

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for coming along. Hope all is well!

[@colinosullivan]

Fantastic video Todd. As always love your work mate. Wonderful. I was looking out for your latest video. Cheers

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks it’s been a bit but more to come.

[@colinosullivan]

@@toddkorolphoto I hear ya. It’s been a busy summer here in Ireland, so I’ve 2/3 videos sitting in edit for 2 months! Yikes! Cheers

[@RandyPollock]

I love your confidence, style and ability to come across in the video with a familiar friendly approach to your YT subscribers and online friends. Always happy you bring us along

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much, I'm glad your coming along for the ride.

[@sbills]

Beautiful portraits! The one in the mirror was really cool! I'm gonna get some Delta 3200 and play around with it and some portraits. I bought Jesse Dittmar's portrait book where he uses that film and it really has a nice look about it.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks. Yes it's lovely film, I did bracket my exposure though, and probably shot that closer to 2000 iso. It cleans up and not as much grain as I thought there would be.

[@leafsfan71]

Great video! Our gift is you sharing your work with the world! Thank you.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much, that's super kind.

[@tomfwatson]

This is great, Todd! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for watching.

[@marclattoni1959]

Thanks Todd. Another valuable lesson.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, this was a great assignment.

[@steveh1273]

your personality and talent work well for portraiture. I've been missing your videos, first one from you in a while.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, it's been a crazy summer!!

[@richardlautens7723]

Awesome pix as always. Lovely to see a couple of my favourite people on a collaboration. Miss you both.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks! I think of all you guys and my great time there all the time! Miss you too ;-)

[@zenonbillings9008]

an outstanding collaboration of art and craft, so great to see all that come together.... calgary has become such an amazing place !!! zen billings

[@toddkorolphoto]

Some good parts to it for sure.

[@danielscheerer3032]

Wonderful, Todd. I love your manner as well as your talents. Makes me excited in that I just got a "new" 500CM and have only exercised it with color, but I love B&W. Of course the home was an amazing canvas for the work, so that helps, but there are lots of great subjects out there. Keep doing more videos! (I especially loved the frozen Canadian landscapes previously posted!) Thanks! (Oh, and part of the reason for the 500CM was combining it with the 907X - wonderful stuff!)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Hey sounds great, I love that 907x too!

[@NickDevlinPhoto]

Great as always. Are you rocking the Gura Gear shoulder bag?

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes! That’s a great bag, Gura Gear makes great stuff.

[@JimYoung-fm5yk]

wonderful!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks Jim, hope all is well.

[@Paco_TG]

ART ! What is your actual scanning method? flat or cam ?

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you, I actually use my Hasselblad X1D II to copy the negs into digital files.

[@Paco_TG]

Thank you@@toddkorolphoto

[@wilbmoore]

Todd great images. I hate you got rid of your Hasselblad gear. Buy another one. LOL

[@toddkorolphoto]

I loved it, still love it, just was having a lot of issues with the older glass.

[@wilbmoore]

@@toddkorolphoto gotcha.

[@JasonRenoux]

Great content 👍🏻 Randy's link is not working from Germany...

[@toddkorolphoto]

Sorry, fixed, try again.

[@JasonRenoux]

Awesome sauce :) now it's working @@toddkorolphoto

[@butcherneck]

Delta 3200 is actually an iso 1000 film, try it at that speed :)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yeah I actually bracketed it a bit and probably shot that at iso 2000, it cleans up nice.

[@Prefer7815]

Does every photo you shoot come out? What is the ratio of what you have shot total at a shoot to what you send the client?

[@toddkorolphoto]

@@Prefer7815 yes pretty much every photo turns out, but that’s not to say I like every photo. I probably send 10% in.

[@JohnKorvell]

Great portraits but, to me, some of the subject's faces could have used a bit more light.

[@jean-claudemuller3199]

I have some difficulties understanding this video. One see a digital Hasselblad hanging on the photographers shoulder while shooting film Comments say that with film the photographer should be rid of the compUter work, but modern film photography goes trough the same computer workflow as soon as the film is developed, with scanning, digital processing etc... IMO shooting film gives a specific and special flair to photos depending on the type of film and processing that can only be badly emulated with digital film profiles on a digital file.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes I see your point. I should have explained better about the process of shooting film so you don’t interrupt the flow of the portrait setting looking at the back of the screen. Also, actual prints will be made for the client. Making the film shots into digital files is for the KZbin viewer.