Using my Hasselblad Film camera on the Great Plains of Canada.

I travel with my Hasselblad film camera and black and white film photographing small towns and the people who remain living on the Great Plains of Canada.
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[@maxwellwellmax878]

Lovely images, specially loved the Grain Silos.

[@michaelobrien8219]

thx for photographing this side of Canada in a good way - classic yet modern

[@toddkorolphoto]

Glad you enjoyed the photos.

[@johnsimmons5056]

Wonderful Images. Simply beautiful.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you for the very kind words!

[@ChrisMarxen]

Good to see you back ❤️

[@toddkorolphoto]

Can’t tell you how good it is to be back!

[@distagon6052]

Thanks for sharing. I love the open space of your compositions.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks!

[@franz_bergmueller]

Not just a great video, but also some really excellent photography. Thank you for sharing!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you Franz!

[@DrJay65]

Great work, Todd, good to see you back.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks. Really good to be here again.

[@markwatson6757]

Thank you so much for this video and allowing us into your life. Tears.

[@toddkorolphoto]

I appreciate that!

[@richardsimms251]

Wonderful video

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you very much.

[@richardsimms251]

Wonderful work. Thank you very much. RS. Canada

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you Richard.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

Very nice Todd like always… great work! Thanks for sharing. Cheers..

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you Alejandro.

[@mattdayphoto]

Beautiful work, Todd. Hope to see it as a book someday!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks Matt, I am just formulating something right now, but lot's of work to do on it first, thanks!

[@jeffmpvd7689]

Perhaps consider selling "folios" of 6-12 small 8.5x11 or so prints like Lenswork /Brooks Jensen. A lot less daunting than a book. I'd buy one!

[@ZachParksPhoto]

Strongly agree with that. Would love to see these in a book form.

[@toddkorolphoto]

@@jeffmpvd7689 Sweet, that's a thought for sure!

[@jaggededgeimages]

always love your work

[@toddkorolphoto]

I appreciate that!

[@qnetx]

Excellent video and beautiful work.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you!

[@B50ANT]

Lovely pictures

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks!

[@dandyroll7610]

Amazing work. Congrats. Amazing.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Oh thank you, more to come.

[@ruudkuiper5515]

Great work 👍🏻 like to seeing more of your great videos ‼️

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you 👍

[@BackFocus11]

I love square format.... Great video Todd! Great images!!! 🙂

[@toddkorolphoto]

It’s Hip to be Square! Love the square format as well. Many thanks for watching😉

[@stevecrawford3551]

Nice composition. Thanks for sharing. 😕

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much!

[@russellsprout2223]

If I said it once I've said it a million times; I love your work and your channel. Long may it continue. Atb .

[@toddkorolphoto]

That’s so kind, thanks for coming along for the ride!!

[@leafsfan71]

Absolutely love your videos and photos. Thank you for sharing!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for watching!!

[@westonsmith4572]

Great video. I offer my condolences. Cheers from Ontario.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you, I miss Ontario deeply, can't wait to go back.

[@unityoc]

3:00 the tumbleweed blowing across the background lol

[@toddkorolphoto]

I was wondering if anyone was going to catch that. I loved that when I saw it. ✌️

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Amazing work!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, that's very kind!

[@jamescheng8397]

Very inspirational and beautiful images, Todd.

[@toddkorolphoto]

So glad you enjoyed them.

[@akisberg]

Amazing

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks!

[@jaymathews356]

Exceptional work, Todd! My deepest condolences to you & your family for the loss of your mother.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you Jay, Peace!

[@jimwlouavl]

What a loving tribute to your mother in such a beautifully done video. Hasselblads are just amazing cameras. And I didn’t know about the Canadian prairie. We in the US just don’t pay enough attention to others’ history. Thanks for opening my eyes to this.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many thanks. Thank you for watching!

[@clarhettcoalfield3616]

There are times when my heart swells with a silent but disjointed understanding of our Canadian history, and in each of your exceptional photos I saw here today there is a resounding echo of our shared history, of our gathered community - past and present, and how each seems to represent a sliver of our humanity, as Canadians, as immigrants, as people with a unique love of our country. Thank you, Todd, cheers from West Hill Ontario.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you for the kind words! And thanks for watching. Cheers

[@brockburlando702]

I like it alot. Would love to see more of it like this.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you, more coming ;-)

[@carlitodcreative]

great stuff

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many thanks!!

[@Ricardo-SW]

Stirring! Brilliant work.

[@toddkorolphoto]

You are very kind!🙏

[@eddyjcreative100]

An epic Journey with epic shots....Brother ...keep going.. and ty from Toronto

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for reaching out, I sure miss that city!

[@rocketmanpm]

Wonderful! Your composition does justice to square format.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Long live Square!

[@320dena]

I love your channel. All good elements mixed together: thoughtful storytelling, inspiring work, a touch of information, and superb art.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you very much for those kinds words! More coming soon.

[@podhoncisty]

Beautiful 😍😍😍

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@garyclennan2993]

Sorry to hear of your loss Todd. A very nice tribute. I also liked how you made that remote controlled tumbleweed roll through the frame early on in the video. ;)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, I timed that tumbleweed perfectly. ;-)

[@jllanesphoto]

Great job. Thanks for all the info. Beautiful images, Stay safe.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many thanks! You as well. Cheers!

[@sophietucker1255]

My two favorite cameras are my Hasselblad 500C and 503CX. I have four lenses for them and they are just a joy to use. Love the images

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you. Yes that is a great kit you have!!

[@bernardkelly235]

Bravo, Todd, and condolences.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you.

[@yendor2043]

Very nice.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@chrisloomis1489]

Thank you Ted.... My work is in hiatus right now and while you encourage also I feel so lost too.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yeah it's been a tough couple of years, but hopefully things are getting better.

[@borromine]

Superb ! Great images …

[@toddkorolphoto]

🙏

[@linjicakonikon7666]

Very nice work Todd. So much better than the KZbinr "influencers" mediocre stuff that infests the internet.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you i appreciate that!

[@simonknights7526]

I thought that was quite beautiful. Thank you.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many, many thanks!

[@stephenroberts7828]

Brilliant and inspiring.Thnk you

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many thanks!!

[@richardlautens7723]

Hey Todd, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Sucks and it always will. I love the pix. What a great series. I know you will never be 'done' but I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. Miss you out east.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks brother!, Yeah that was a tough one, but you go on. Will keep working at it for now, can't wait to come back to TO for awhile, it's been way too long. Miss all you guys as well!

[@terrywbreedlove]

I am planning another trip to New Mexico this spring. Coming from Wa state it is a long road trip and i made it last spring. This time I will I will buy a load of color film for my Hasselblad. Lots of Portra 400 :)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Sounds great, I can't wait to get back there.

[@magnusa.5599]

yet again it feels like a short trip out west, even for me, a german guy who‘s never been to canada at all. thanks for the vacation!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm trying to plan a trip to Berlin right now for a bit of a stay and do some work there.

[@magnusa.5599]

@@toddkorolphoto that is a cool place to spend some time. let me know if you need some assistance!

[@toddkorolphoto]

@@magnusa.5599 Cool will do!

[@ChristopherMay]

Todd, will you be producing a book or anything of this project? Wonderful photos of a land and subjects that really appeal.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes that's the plan, I will announce it on the channel, won't be for awhile yet.

[@Krooks44]

Stunning work! Thank you for sharing your process. Also the tumble weed in the background couldn't be anymore perfect, to help drive home the feel of these small towns. lol.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks. LOVE the tumbleweed!!

[@forgottenamericana]

Todd, great video. Like you I love square format as well.... I really wish my Leica M10 Monochrom would have a 1x1 crop in camera, instead I have to do it in post. Your metering technique by metering on the snow and +2 it is a great solid way to compensate for the grey card phonomonen with camera metering. Love the subject matter up that way, and I really appreciate very little graffitti if any on this buildings. Here in the US that is a big issue. Keep up the great work Todd!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yeah the snow exposure works really well, I have to deal with that for almost 4-5 months every year :-/ Thanks for watching.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Great to meet you

[@toddkorolphoto]

✌️

[@zenonbillings9008]

another excellent series, and its just beginning ! your intro describing how much the prairies have been changing was enlightening. my newly wed parents arrived in Saskatchewan in 1928 from Poland along with 2 other newly weds. Canada was looking to fill the prairies and was recruiting people from europe with farming backgrounds....this small enthusiastic group immediately began building the first log cabin and then moved on to the next two. times where hard, but they were young !

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yep that was my grandparents, I know exactly what they faced. Thanks for coming alone.

[@fosterb300]

I live down in Minnesota, we have alot of the same old relics of the past. Alot of small coop farmsteads dying off to big corporate farmers and shrinking towns, I love driving around and shooting BW on my Pentax 6x7/ Yashica TLR capturing what catches my eye.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes I really like Minnesota I've been there a few times, last time traveled the state in January of 2020.

[@nevillewatkins4997]

Great stuff Todd. Really looking forward to seeing more photos from the prairies.

[@jemzlb]

Hello Todd, it is good to see that you post some new videos. Love your beautiful work and I would order the book.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Awesome, thank you! Stay tuned.

[@johnnonimus5175]

Amazing photos! Thank you for this.

[@toddkorolphoto]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@mdbdoc]

Incredible images and sorry to hear about your loss. Cheers to Esther and showing you how to love art and pursue creativity.

[@toddkorolphoto]

That's very kind, thank you.

[@christianrochefort5592]

Very nice, Todd. I like to do black and white photography and I find your work inspiring.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Much appreciated, keep at it.

[@Pete.M]

Thanks for the video. I think the prairies are under represented in photography but to me the quiet beauty here is unparalleled. Can't wait to see more

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, planning a longer trip right now to explore more of them.

[@stu7572]

Sometimes photography content on KZbin just hits me the right way and inspires me to want to go outside and create. This is one of those videos. Thanks. Sorry for your loss!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you, that's so great to hear.

[@john_murch]

Love my Hasselblad, those Zeiss lenses are sooo good. My 50/4 C (1973) is bitingly sharp and the close focus is amazing. Condolences for your mom. Cheers Todd!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Great glass! Thank you for your thoughts.

[@juancrusoe]

This is very beautiful and emotional to me. Thanks Todd.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, that makes my day!

[@peterlang8508]

I love how you've captured the stillness in an image Todd, truly beautiful work!👌🙏

[@toddkorolphoto]

Really appreciate that, thank you!

[@usefulidiot00]

Really enjoy your work Todd! I am grateful to have found your channel. My work currently focuses on rural Minnesota so this really resonated with me. Keep up the good work!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Great to hear. Thanks for watching!

[@steveh1273]

I understand completely, I bought my 500cm in 1984, they are special. Regards concerning your mom, I've been there, miss her, such is the way in life.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Indeed, we go on...

[@ZachStWard]

Seriously love this man! Also really appreciate you providing the technical bits about how you’re shooting/metering/developing this body of work!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks so much !!🍻

[@RR-bd4bm]

Fantastic atmosphere, the square ratio is such a classic. Thank you for this video.

[@toddkorolphoto]

So glad you liked it!!

[@tim_butcher]

Really great video, Todd. It feels like you’ve gone to the next level with film making. Some beautiful images too 👌

[@toddkorolphoto]

Wow, thanks!

[@andrewkeedwell8370]

Really beautiful and honest work done at its best , congrats and looking forward to future episodes 👏 😀

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you very much, that's what I'm going for, I hope it's coming through.

[@fbraakman]

Very nice photos , Todd. Sad to hear about your Mom. I also love my Hasselblad and the square format of the images. The prairie is also a favorite subject of mine to shoot.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you for your thoughts. Blad really are great.

[@Super.Quasar]

The great Ansel Adams wrote in his "Making Of 40 Photographs" - that if he'd been born later the Hasselblad would have been his camera of choice and he may never have used large format. He's taking into account the advancement in films and development as well as the use of the camera system. Sobering thought for me. 😢

[@toddkorolphoto]

Interesting. The Hasselblad truly is a wonderful camera system.

[@petercooper9054]

Thanks Todd. It brings back good memories. I visited that railcar in the field long before it was vandalised. It still had power to it back then. I lived and worked in Alberta for over 7 years and loved getting out in the wilderness. I noticed you don't seem to use a tripod. I have bronica cameras and love them a S2a a EC and and ECTL which has built in light meter. All that kit with lenses cost less than a hassey body!! The lenses are Nikkor and the results are amazing. I just got my hands on a full linhof 5x7 kit in perfect working order and near mint. Looking forward to getting out soon with it but I definitely need a tripod with it!!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes I've watched that taboos go down hill. The Linhof kit sounds great. Need a good sturdy tripod for sure.

[@petercooper9054]

@@toddkorolphoto just watched your 5x7 restoration. Lovely job. I was a signaller in the UK and on my 12 hour shifts I did the same thing to an old wooden half plate camera then I sold it. I just could not believe my luck on the linhof 5x7. It's a version 3 in black but mint condition from a guy in Germany so no duty to pay as I'm in France now. I did a deal and got the wide angle focus device with 90 mm Schneider angulon lens which is small and compact plus a 210 mm and film holders, reducing back to 4x5 and lens boards plus the special one to fit 4x5 boards. So all my 4x5 linhof stuff fits as well. As a PR of Canada not sure if I'll ever get back to shoot over there as I'm definitely not taking any big pharma poison just to travel when this so called virus has never been isolated so does not exist. Follow the money. Read somewhere they are making $65,000 a second from this scam. Stay sane in this mad world. Look forward to watching more work from you. I never got the hang of Ilford delta as always seems too contrasty to me after using FP4 for years. I tried fomapan 100 in 120 rolls and was impressed by it. A whole roll shot on the bronica and every exposure bang on the money. Since bought fomapan in 4x5 and 5x7 sizes along with adox CHS 100ii

[@Crsmo322]

Beautiful pictures. I love my Hasselblad, but have a hard time framing in square format. You’ve inspired me to work at it.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Sounds great, ya takes a bit to get used to but take your time, it will work out.

[@Torke]

As a new photographer approaching mid-life, this is an extremely moving video. Thank you Todd. I grew up in small Canadian coal-mining towns and have long desired to revisit places from my past in BC, Alberta, and Nova Scotia. Keep up the amazing work and thanks for the inspiriation. 📷

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you for the lovely words. All the best from the west!

[@SteveMillerhuntingforfood]

That's an excellent project. Looking forward to seeing the images as you present them. That tall white cross is incredible. Parts of the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley in California have that same feel you describe for the Canadian Prairies. I've been shooting in the those old places too. Though not as organized as your project.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many thanks. Would love to come down for a tour, last time I was in Sacramento was almost 20 years ago.

[@marcinolesinski8434]

♥️♥️♥️

[@toddkorolphoto]

Cheers!

[@godscola]

1:37 My Agfa film from 2005 is still nice and minty! It gave me a shock the first time because I was used to Kodak's modern paste flavour 😂 good to see you back with another video Todd!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks. More coming soon.

[@melaninxhalide1165]

❤️❤️❤️

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you!

[@johncrow7878]

I would prefer cherry flavoring on the sticky wrap! Just found your channel, and I'm enjoying your work and commentary.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Mmmmm, cherry, that's a good one!

[@healthid]

Beautifully done - makes me want to return to the country of my birth. I think the point you made about authorship is important, and I sometimes feel my own photography is all over the place, so it's a good reminder. Lastly, you had teased in a portrait video you did a year ago about doing a comparison of taking portraits with the Lindhoff and the Wista. Would love to see that if you're so inclined. I find people really respond differently to my Wista vs. the Speed Graphic.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, yes it's so true, people do respond to the wood cameras much better. Great idea.

[@michaelvincent121]

3:09 literally a tumbleweed rolls across the back ground.

[@toddkorolphoto]

My favourite part of the video! ;-)

[@lensman5762]

I bought mine in 1982 brand new. Hasselblad had a rare special promotion on, and I paid £1050.00 for the body, the back and the 80 CF lens. It was a hell a lot of money then. All film cameras have become super expensive. I blame the collectors and the speculators, people who love cameras for the money and not for photography.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes that's a problem, I also hate seeing cameras just sitting around, they like to be out in the field.

[@Super.Quasar]

I bought my 503Cx body in 1992 for £1,050. You got a good deal. Paid the same in 2010 for my 203Fe. Wonderful cameras.

[@BillyHopscotch]

I want a cinnamon flavored film sticker!

[@toddkorolphoto]

💯!!!!

[@BillyHopscotch]

@@toddkorolphoto and the dedication was a beautiful tribute

[@toddkorolphoto]

@@BillyHopscotch Thanks. My mom would have really liked that. I miss her.

[@lightloving683]

Enjoyed the video this fine morning, Todd. Inspiring as always. Could you elaborate on your EI for both FP4+ & TMax400? And do you prewet the film when developing in your Jobo? If so, how long? Best

[@toddkorolphoto]

Do not pre-wet the film, only on my 5x7 and 8x10 sheet film do I pre wet. I rate both film's at box speed.

[@eddielomax5490]

🙌🙌❤️🙌🙌

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks Eddie!!

[@bijansabet2696]

Such a beautiful collection of photographs. Are you able to get that dramatic sky with your metering + darkroom work without colored filters? Or do you use any colored filters. Look forward to seeing more of your work!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you. I often look for those dramatic skies, and sometimes use a yellow filter. And yes, I also dodge and burn in the darkroom always. Thanks

[@bijansabet2696]

@@toddkorolphoto Thanks, very helpful!

[@ghosttownsentinel5288]

Beautiful photos, Todd. But I wonder why they are lacking strong contrast. Is it the scanning? With more contrast, the images should jump out. Awesome subjects and composition nonetheless.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Hi I do cut down on the contrast a bit because of being on KZbin, if they get too contrasty the shadows can just go black and the highlights can blow out. But, I am also shooting this series with a little less contrast. I want these photos to be more historically representational and not overly contrasty for an artistic decision. Thanks

[@HolmesThom]

Stunning shots! How did you get that super dark sky on a couple? Did you use a red filter?

[@toddkorolphoto]

Actually no filters on any of these. These days we have pretty clear deep blue skies here, and that was a crazy dark storm. I also metered and exposed for the highlights. Thanks

[@HolmesThom]

@@toddkorolphoto they look incredible Todd :) so glad I’ve found your videos and photographs! Inspiring stuff :)

[@russellsprout2223]

Excellent, interesting and informative video. I was wondering if, when using rotary processing (i.e., constant agitation) whether you pre-wash your films as you seem to be using bog-standard development times (and presumably), temperatures? Thank you. Atb 👍 (UK).

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes for sheet films I do pre-wash my film.

[@russellsprout2223]

@@toddkorolphoto Sorry, you were using the 'blad in this video. Do you pre-wash 120 and stick to normal development times when rotary processing, please?

[@toddkorolphoto]

@@russellsprout2223 No I don't pre-wash 120mm film. My "normal" development times are times I have come up with with testing my film and developer. The rotary processor works great for consistent negatives.

[@noncyh]

Agfa have tasted like minth :)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Nice! I seem to remember that now, a long time since I shot a roll of Agfa!

[@BillPutnamPhoto]

RIP Todd's mom.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Very much appreciated!!

[@eeeffert6042]

great plains are in smerica; they are not called this in canada.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Actually the Great Plains lay east of the Rocky Mountains, and are in fact in parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and then run south through the central United States, including Montana, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, they don't stop at the Canadian border.

[@eeeffert6042]

@@toddkorolphoto As a Canadian we've never acknowledged American exceptionalism in naming anything they wanted. We're not american lapdogs.

[@archywiseman]

Yeah, those adhesives you lick to seal a roll of film taste like the bottom of a woman's purse.

[@toddkorolphoto]

When you go through 20 rolls a day, has to be a better way.

[@archywiseman]

@@toddkorolphoto Yeah. Apparently not a priority for any film manufacturer. I've done a bunch of those 20 roll plus days too.