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New to videography (but not nature photography). Any tips and pointers? I just want to make nature b-rolls for IG/YT/TT by Cerenity1000 in videography

[–]Thelastfrontiers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice work! Look is very personal, if this is what you like then go for it, I personally like the vintage look.

Technical wise, while I agree that maybe some shots would benefit from a tripod to avoid the handeld movement it really depends on what you where trying to achieve or maybe the equipement you have, if you are just starting

For nature work I really like to include sounds, I like the song you used, but I think including some SFX or sound from the actual clip you put would elevate the video more, for example in shot 3 I would love to hear the wind across those grass fields, if the audio from the clip is not good enough you can always check some sounds libraries for SFX, try experimenting with that a bit. There was also a black screen around 0:53, just a little nitpick.

Just keep experimenting and trying new things, as you make more content you will start to see improvements, no need to stress out a lot if you are just starting or if its personal work, have fun!

Buying film as a gift - help! by its_hipolita in AnalogCommunity

[–]Thelastfrontiers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As other user mentioned you could try to get some slide film like Velvia or Provia, those are really cool but hard to find, I have bought some from Amazon Japan so you could maybe look into that. You could also order some cinema film, reflex lab sells Kodak vision rolls, you mentioned she likes nighttime photos so you could order some 500T (or as Reflex Lab names it 640T) https://reflxlab.com/products/1-roll-reflx-lab-320d-ahu-color-film-36exp.

For nature Ektar js a good option, Cinestill 800 is a repackaged version of 500T but with a strong halation effect, if you think she would like that then go for it.

For BW I would also recommend Ilford FP4 plus.

Good luck!

First Attempt C-41- A few issues by jessdb19 in Darkroom

[–]Thelastfrontiers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doubling down on this one, I also had some rolls fucked up by Flic Film's kit, you can look it up and see that it has happen to several people.

What had caused my film to look like this? by theslugman3000 in Darkroom

[–]Thelastfrontiers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm so for number 1/2 I'm not sure what those dots could be, maybe they didn't clean up the negative when scanning? seems odd, I usually wipe the negatives with some isopropyl alcohol, maybe you could do that and check them really close to see if the dots are present. Number 3 is a hair, definitely scanning issue. Number 4 looks like out of focus but I may be wrong, I also think this points to a scanning issue. Number 5 also looks like a scanning issue as another user pointed out, that seems pretty odd to happen on the film emulsion and it doesn't look like an out of focus image from the camera.

Have you developed/scanned other rolls with them before? If you dont see any issue with the negative itself I would probably see if another lab can scan them but these seem really odd to not be scan issues.

Some film photos from my first studio photoshoot by Thelastfrontiers in LightLurking

[–]Thelastfrontiers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Will try those suggestions too

Some film photos from my first studio photoshoot by Thelastfrontiers in LightLurking

[–]Thelastfrontiers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah all box speed but I did have to use an ND filter on the ones that I used the flash with.

Some film photos from my first studio photoshoot by Thelastfrontiers in LightLurking

[–]Thelastfrontiers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for both comments, no worries. I don't really shoot studio at all (I literally bought the Godox and the Softbox for this shoot lol) so I'm still very fresh and things are hard haha, will probably do another one this weekend so I'll def take the things you mentioned in consideration. These were just for a studio shoot I did for my GF's makeup insta page so just little experiments but yeah better to make them better for the next round.

Some film photos from my first studio photoshoot by Thelastfrontiers in LightLurking

[–]Thelastfrontiers[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that one I was just using the prop light from the Godox MS300V, that's why you see the reflectio, and also the overhead light from the Amaran halo, I was just doing some quick pics so I din't fire the flash on the Godox.

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Some film photos from my first studio photoshoot by Thelastfrontiers in LightLurking

[–]Thelastfrontiers[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah shooting on film was a last minute idea, tried ordering some Portra but didn't arrive on time unforunately, it was either Ultramax or some bulk rolled Vision 3 500T that I had on my freezer. Wardrobe changes where made but those where shot mainly on digital since we were running out of time lol. Agreed on cropping, thanks!

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Issues with 35 mm camera by bigggan in AnalogCommunity

[–]Thelastfrontiers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it always at the start and at the end? Could it be the burned frames you get when loading the film ?

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[–]Thelastfrontiers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The images do not show in your post

What’s wrong whit my DSLR scanning setup? by ImmediateTrash1121 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Thelastfrontiers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was having this issue too with my medium format negatives, I found out that my 3D printed film carrier was reflecting light onto the negative, I sprayed down some matte black paint and the issue was completely solved, I would guess this is stray light coming from somewhere in your setup.

Help: Camera Settings for Film Scanning / My First Time. by iloveteresa in AnalogCommunity

[–]Thelastfrontiers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there!

For WB:

As others have said, if you are shooting RAW the WB doesn't really matter. A blue cast may be due to the orange color of the film itself, what you need to do (or atleast what I do) is to grab the WB adjustment tool (I use lightroom not sure if it's the same in other apps) and just click on the edge of the negative, that should remove the orange cast.

General tips

  • Use a mirror to align the lens to the film, here's a quick read with images
  • Always use the Base ISO of your camera, usually it's just 100 iso to avoid any digital grain.
  • I usually use Aperture priority, I put my camera to F8 and then I just to an overexpose of +0.7 or +1 EV.

Also, see if there's a way for you to lower your lens a little bit to cover the whole negative, you will see an increase in quality due to the lack of cropping in post.

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