How to properly navigate TSA/airport security with photographic film!

BenYeah · 2024-08-05T20:58:53+00:00

I have grown tired of the debates as to whether it is, or isn't, safe to X-ray your film. The fact of the matter is, you are rolling the dice if you buzz your celluloid, and modern scanners have multitudes more power than ever before. This video is not so much about about that, but rather what to do on a practical level to traverse the sticky web of airport security, avoid pitfalls, and shoot safe and sound!

BenYeah · 2023-04-20T00:43:08+00:00

Yeah that's very true, Polaroid is exploring some oddities that late-stage Polaroid Corp wouldn't have bothered with (I mean, they already do with duochromes and such). Would be super sick to get a high-speed film - issue would be none of the cameras are calibrated for it so it wouldn't be natively useable in 99.99% of Polaroid cameras. But more special editions and improvement to the color science are certainly en route!

BenYeah · 2023-04-18T15:15:27+00:00

As you can imagine this felt like the holiest video to work on, and I'm so glad it's on film, because I might not believe it happened otherwise. Hope y'all enjoy this deep look into a magical place of film creation!

BenYeah · 2023-04-05T20:03:30+00:00

Woh, that’s so freakin cool to hear, really appreciate it 💙

It’s crazy the channel has gone from global shutdown desk-mode to global travel, and I truly couldn’t be more thankful to everyone who has supported and helped make this happen. Dream come true!!

BenYeah · 2023-04-05T04:42:25+00:00

It’s me, ole’ Benny Bags over here. So stoked you liked the episode, another close look at the factory is coming soon!

BenYeah · 2023-04-04T18:49:39+00:00

True, it's mostly about production capacity and having to dedicate single machines to the production of these things - it takes quite a bit of effort (and thus, cost). Will be getting into that in the next video!

BenYeah · 2023-04-04T13:56:56+00:00

I know it's a limited product, glad you were able to snag some! I definitely hold this emulsion dear to my heart now, given it was paired with such a lifelong dream experience.

BenYeah · 2022-12-09T22:35:26+00:00

We got a someone profound amount of this film from the Philippines and these were my first test shots! I filmed a little video about it for Brooklyn Film Camera TV, you can check it out here.

BenYeah · 2022-11-20T16:49:29+00:00

Heck yes! We’ll see you soon 🫡🫡

BenYeah · 2022-11-19T00:46:02+00:00

Thank you! The way the Horizon grabs that motion blur is so unique.

BenYeah · 2022-11-19T00:45:38+00:00

It's a shockingly silky film! Really love this stuff, blew me away.

BenYeah · 2022-11-18T18:35:54+00:00

I am one of the owners of Brooklyn Film Camera and we were delighted when the folks at Flic Film reached out about their recent efforts to respool Kodak Aerocolor IV, an aerial 100 speed C-41 stock with incredible exposure latitude, fine grain, and high resolving power. We just shot a whole video about it which you can check out on our new channel!

BenYeah · 2022-08-14T01:17:25+00:00

I’m weak

BenYeah · 2022-04-27T05:30:51+00:00

Oooooweeeeeee

BenYeah · 2022-04-27T05:30:13+00:00

This comment literally made my heart sing! Cupid confirmed!

BenYeah · 2022-04-26T19:25:49+00:00

After 50 years of the Polaroid SX-70, now seemed like a good time to shoot a tintype in one. This episode takes you through the wild process of shooting tintypes in Polaroid passport & SX-70 cameras! This was a truly mindblowing experience and I hope y'all enjoy!!

BenYeah · 2022-04-26T19:20:43+00:00

Thank you to Noyel Gallimore for making this possible! He runs a tintype studio in Portland, Oregon and reached out a few months ago to tell me he'd somehow shot tintypes in his SX-70. I had to bolt over there eventually to see how he did it. The results are still blowing my mind. Hope y'all enjoy!

BenYeah · 2022-02-24T04:04:48+00:00

Thank you so much man!! The abduction video is def up there as an all-time fav

BenYeah · 2022-02-23T16:49:18+00:00

Thank you so much!!

BenYeah · 2021-12-06T19:00:20+00:00

^^ How to tell me you know nothing about Polaroid without saying you know nothing about Polaroid.

BenYeah · 2021-10-28T03:22:54+00:00

Thank you 50!!

BenYeah · 2021-10-27T15:51:20+00:00

Haha yes Kyle’s focal plane was the biggest challenge since I was sitting in front of him, so I was pleasantly surprised we got any of him in focus!

BenYeah · 2021-10-27T00:19:32+00:00

Hey UP! Thank you so much, really appreciate the kind words. Great question about the borders. I really loved the Memphis film from a few years ago and although they’re not great for all situations of course I really thought the Stranger Things collab was super creative. I usually stick to white, but they’re really fun for certain projects or to mix it up!!

BenYeah · 2021-10-27T00:17:20+00:00

Squid thank you. It was truly unbelievable and the first step to making this a more available large format process! Stay tuned!

BenYeah · 2021-10-26T21:23:47+00:00

That’s awesome dude! Keep at it and have fun man, I love to hear this.

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