thebarnman Posted November 6, 2010 Share #21 Posted November 6, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Where does everyone go to shoot all these rolls of film? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted November 6, 2010 Share #22 Posted November 6, 2010 Everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarnman Posted November 6, 2010 Share #23 Posted November 6, 2010 Everywhere. I'm used to the studio where we use on the average of about 24 rolls of MF film during one shoot. So going outside to shoot and finding subjects to photograph on a regular basis at least to me is difficult. I'd have to plan mini trips around the state just so I might go through eight rolls of 36 exposure film for that one day. And if I do that more than once a year, I'm doing really good! I think it would be fun to be able to walk around photographing around the city and the parks and whatnot, however in some areas I'd be concerned for my safety. And I'm tired of people coming up to me asking if I have permission to shoot or why or what I am photographing and I've been asked for some type of business card. Though a business card would not even reflect the fact that I'm simply out shooting for fun in the hopes I get some really nice shots. In the studio, I don't have to deal with any of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun Posted November 12, 2010 Share #24 Posted November 12, 2010 My film goal is to take a dozen or so pictures a year that are memorable and worth repeated viewing. I'm less concerned with the quantity of film it takes to achieve that than the pictures this labour produces. Digital has induced a significant shift amongst many to thinking merely in terms of quantity of 'captures' or 'actuations'. Photography has never been about quantity of frames, always content. If we forget that we become camera operators rather than photographers. I don't drive but the question seems analogous to asking how much petrol do you aim to use in a year. Who cares? Where did you drive to and why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted November 12, 2010 Share #25 Posted November 12, 2010 Hi My film goal is to resist the temptation to troll on the digital forums... Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bill Posted November 12, 2010 Share #27 Posted November 12, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) My film goal is to take a dozen or so pictures a year that are memorable and worth repeated viewing. I'm less concerned with the quantity of film it takes to achieve that than the pictures this labour produces. A friend of mine is fond of saying (with tongue firmly in cheek) "quantity has a quality all of its own". Needless to say this is a viewpoint to which he - and I - do not subscribe. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted November 12, 2010 Share #28 Posted November 12, 2010 A friend of mine is fond of saying (with tongue firmly in cheek) "quantity has a quality all of its own". This one left me with a broad smile. Your friend is not referring to beer, I presume ... Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 12, 2010 Share #29 Posted November 12, 2010 My film goal is to resist the temptation to troll on the digital forums... No need, there are plenty there already. Read any of the X1 v ?????? threads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted November 14, 2010 Share #30 Posted November 14, 2010 My recommendation: Do a U-turn, park the car and start walking. If you don't see any pictures, sit down and wait. While waiting repeat this mantra. "I don't need to shoot anything, but if I get the impulse, I will." Remember NOT to count how many pics or rolls you shoot. It ain't of consequence. If you achieve a keeper, I bet you won't care whether it was the 5th or 1005th image. It's a bit like sex. If you get tense about it, it won't happen. Relax and find what the rest of us enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetoaster Posted November 14, 2010 Share #31 Posted November 14, 2010 I am without a film camera of any kind right now, but will pick up a cheap SLR (Nikon FM or so) and am setting a goal to shoot 100 rolls of B&W next year. I am intending to order an a la carte MP in 2012, and am doing this to build my photographic eye, and to better acquaint myself with film... and somewhat to judge my worthiness of an MP hehehe. My only other camera is that in my iPhone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomasis7 Posted November 14, 2010 Share #32 Posted November 14, 2010 It's a bit like sex. If you get tense about it, it won't happen. Relax and find what the rest of us enjoy. haha good one.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted November 14, 2010 Share #33 Posted November 14, 2010 ...is there a particular reason why film goals are being set? I find this approach strange. Rather like, "It is my intention to drive 38,600 miles in 2017". Yes, that's really nice - but where are you going? Any idea(s)? And please, no "road to nowhere" retorts, if you don't mind terribly . No need to let standards drop because it is Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted November 14, 2010 Share #34 Posted November 14, 2010 Hi Cassettes are just like shutter actuations on a D camera, except x36, they are merely a goal. An M2 will do a lot of shots before the ribbon snaps. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarnman Posted November 16, 2010 Share #35 Posted November 16, 2010 If you achieve a keeper, I bet you won't care whether it was the 5th or 1005th image. Absolutely. However at the same time, if I knew I could get that "keeper" on the first roll or even the first shot, I would have only taken one roll of film. Not being that confident with my photography, I set out with a whole different mind set. I recently photographed some pinball enthusiasts playing pinball with eight rolls of 36 exposure HP5 film. In this case, I had most of the day to get the initial (normal type shots.) As the day wore on, my whole approach changed (along with my thinking) and I started looking at the event in a whole different light. Different angles, different parts of the players...for example, hands, feet, legs VS the pinball machine legs, capturing people unaware doing their thing, capturing more of the social part of the event and details of the tournament that's not normally photographed etc. Since I only have a 60mm and a 90mm for my R9, I'm forced to use a unique approach than what most of the players are capturing with their camera phones and P&S cameras with their typical wide angled lenses along with flawless looking colorful shots. I'd loved to use a wide angled lens (such as a 28mm), however I fear the results would be more like what people are used to seeing (getting much area in tight spaces.) And the space was TIGHT. Not much room, so I really had to think about how I was going to shoot things and that actually might have helped me work much harder than I normally would have. Somewhere within those rolls, I know I'm going to get a "keeper" or two though probably more like 25 or a few more. Enough for a great slide presentation. The light was low and so I was forced to push the film to 3200 iso. With the images being reversed processed for B&W slides and the big grain that will create, that will give the whole series of images a very rough 70s look. So maybe that won't be such a bad thing since pinball was everywhere in the 1970s. Before I left for the shoot, I grabbed eight rolls of film. I could have grabbed 10 rolls, however I felt I would probably only shoot eight. Could I have shot more like nine or 10? Probably, but I was starting to get worn out and running out of ideas (as I figured.) Funny, on the way home, I thought of a technique I thought would have caught more of the "feeling" of the event for at least a few of the shots. I was upset a little bit for not thinking about it before shooting the last roll, however I still think I "may" have captured something kind of close or kind of like what I was thinking, however simply not as exaggerated as what I had thought of afterwards. Since I'm sending these out to be reversed process (and scanned,) I won't know the results for at least a couple weeks. Most of the shots were taken with the 60mm and about 1.5 rolls was with the 90mm lens. At least I achieved the eight rolls I set out to shoot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted November 16, 2010 Share #36 Posted November 16, 2010 Always pack 20 rolls, for a shoot. 2020 hindsight is easy. Get a 25mm CV LTM lens kit, the optional deep hood, and M adapter. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarnman Posted November 17, 2010 Share #37 Posted November 17, 2010 Get a 25mm CV LTM lens kit, the optional deep hood, and M adapter. Noel Sorry, I don't know what that is. I tried doing a search for it on Google. Could you provide a link to what all that means? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 17, 2010 Share #38 Posted November 17, 2010 Get = procure 25mm = metric measurement, used in much of Europe; equivalent to half an inch or thereabouts CV = Cosina Voigtlander, manufacturers of lenses and film bodies compatible with Leica LTM = Leica Thread Mount; a common lens mount optional = not mandatory deep = not shallow Lens hood = tube mounted to front of a lens to shield the front element and improve contrast M = Leica bayonet mount adapter (alt. sp. "adaptor") = device to convert one mount to another, in this case LTM to M Hope that helps, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted November 17, 2010 Share #39 Posted November 17, 2010 25mm = metric measurement, used in much of Europe; equivalent to half an inch or thereabouts Give or take half an inch. 1 in = 25.4 mm (exactly, it's defined that way). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted November 17, 2010 Share #40 Posted November 17, 2010 Get = procure25mm = metric measurement, used in much of Europe; equivalent to half an inch or thereabouts CV = Cosina Voigtlander, manufacturers of lenses and film bodies compatible with Leica LTM = Leica Thread Mount; a common lens mount optional = not mandatory deep = not shallow Lens hood = tube mounted to front of a lens to shield the front element and improve contrast M = Leica bayonet mount adapter (alt. sp. "adaptor") = device to convert one mount to another, in this case LTM to M Hope that helps, Bill ...some of the material posted here warrants a paywall. Absolutely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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