Ryan Jacobs
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Intrepid 4x5 Camera at Steep Ravine in Mount Tamalpais! Large Format Photography and Printmaking
Join me for journey into nature shooting the out-of-the-way Steep Ravine cabins on the California coast with an Intrepid large format camera. With only 16 precious sheets of film and two talented photographers by my side, every shot had to count. Watch as we:
• Scout the perfect compositions from mountain to sea
• Explore historic cabins perched on California's stunning coastline
• Process the film in a traditional darkroom
• Create handmade prints that tell our story
In the first part of the video, I discuss my equipment and give some background about Mount Tamalpais State Park. Next, you'll see us traverse the park down to the beach and our cabin home. Then, I'll head to the photo lab to develop the film. Finally, I'll make prints to share.
Equipment used:
Intrepid 4x5 Black Edition View Camera
Schneider Kreuznach Symmar-S 135mm f/5.6
Fuji 210mm f/5.6 Fujinon-W
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Equipment
0:50 - On the Mountain
1:16 - On the Beach
1:48 - In the Cabin
2:25 - Processing the Film
2:40 - The photos!
3:42 - Printing a 16x20
4:06 - The big reveal
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Film Photography in the SF Botanical Garden: Flower Piano on the Mamiya RZ67 & Nikon FM10
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Exploring San Francisco's magical Flower Piano event with two classic film cameras: the Mamiya RZ67 (medium format) and Nikon FM10 (35mm), both loaded with Ilford HP5 . Flower Piano is one of my favorite annual San Francisco traditions; a dozen or so pianos are hauled into the Botanical Garden for a week. There are a few scheduled concerts, and for the rest of the event, anyone can sit down and...
Inside my SF Gallery Show: Some Hidden Gem Photos at Harvey Milk Photo Center 2024
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I'm in a gallery show! Join me for a tour of the Harvey Milk Photo Center's August-September 2024 exhibition featuring members, staff, and volunteers. I'm thrilled to share not only my two exhibited pieces but also highlight some extraordinary work from fellow artists. My exhibition pieces include two roughly 14"x18" platinum prints of portraits I made at De Anza College. Links to mentioned art...
Creating Fine Art Self-Portraits with a Pinhole Camera in California Redwoods
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Follow along as we create artistic self-portraits in California's majestic Redwoods using the Lerouge 45 Pinhole camera. Perfect for photographers interested in alternative processes and fine art photography! 📸 In This Video: - My best tip for hiking with a tripod - Pinhole camera setup - Self-portraits in nature Mentioned in the video: www.lerouge-camera.fr/products/lerouge-45-red intrepidcame...
Darkroom Tutorial: Selenium Toning Prints Like Ansel Adams | Before & After Comparison
Переглядів 2092 місяці тому
Discover the subtle art of selenium toning through a side-by-side comparison of toned and untoned prints. Shot at the SF Conservatory of Flowers on medium format film, learn how this classic darkroom technique inspired by Ansel Adams can enhance your prints. 🖼 In This Video: - Medium format shots from SF Conservatory of Flowers - Detailed selenium toning process - Side-by-side print comparison ...
Jazmin's First Roll of 120 Film on the RZ67-Shoot/Develop/Print in One Day! (Plus Lerouge 66 Bonus)
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Jazmin had never used medium format film...until this video! I loaned her a Mamiya RZ67 camera and we spent a couple hours photographing in Golden Gate Park. Then we headed over to the Harvey Milk Photo Center to process the film, and Jazmin even had time left to make her first print from a medium format negative! Watch this video to see how the day unfolded. In the second half of this video, J...
Jazmin and Frances's Platinum Prints for a Gallery Show! Plus, Some Printing Tips
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I will be showing two platinum prints at the Harvey Milk Photo Center in San Francisco as part of their member exhibition, which runs from August 17, 2024 through September 28, 2024. I recently made the prints, and they are GORGEOUS - some of my favorite prints to date. I made a video of the whole process, including a little bit of problem-solving that you might not know about if you haven't ma...
Patch the Dalmatian Gets a Photo Made! How I Print a Basic Silver Gelatin Photo in the Darkroom
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In this video, I show my absolute minimum workflow for making a silver gelatin print from a film negative. I talk about what I look for in a test strip, and I demonstrate how to dodge a print. And oh, by the way, the photo I'm printing is a photo of my cousin and her dalmatian Patch! Patch has little heart-shaped spots on his eyes and is very photogenic, and you can see a lot more of him on Ins...
All About Aperture! Equivalent Exposures with the Mamiya RZ67 in Pacific Grove
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A companion to my recent video on the exposure triangle, this short video shows a couple examples of the same photo taken using different apertures to demonstrate how changing the aperture can change the depth of field. I discuss why a wide aperture might work for one image but a narrow aperture might work for another. The photos in this video were all taken with the Mamiya RZ67, a medium forma...
Student Portrait Session on the Intrepid 8x10: Capture, Develop, and Contact Print + Platinum Bonus!
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I have been working on a series of photographic portraits of students and other members of the De Anza College community. Recently, I photographed Aahana, whom I did not know prior to this photoshoot; my friend Ivie just saw her walking around campus and asked if she wanted to have her photo taken. I thought it would be a nice opportunity to show how I construct a set and direct a subject who I...
Exposure Triangle for Film Photographers: An entire photography 101 class in 14 minutes!
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Do you have a film camera? In this video, I explain everything you need to know about the exposure triangle to get started taking pictures, geared towards analog photographers (though much of the content is relevant to digital photographers as well). When I took my first photography class, these topics were covered scattershot over the course of weeks, making them seem far more complicated than...
Intrepid 8x10 Camera: Capture to Print using Large Format Film
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In this video, I take the Intrepid 8x10 camera to Santa Cruz County, then back to the studio to make some portraits. I then show prints made from two different processes, both from 8x10 negatives created with the Intrepid. The lens used for the ship and the garden is a Rodenstock APO-Ronar 480mm f/9. The lens for the portraits is a Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6. #filmphotography #darkroom #intrepidcamera
"Dream Portal": my Lecture to the Palo Alto Camera Club
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I was invited by the Palo Alto camera club to give a lecture about my photography project "Dream Portal," a series of portraits captured through prisms using film cameras. This lecture will give some insight into some of the fine art work I've been doing recently, and will also delve into a few places from where I draw inspiration. #filmphotography #darkroom
Detailed Test Strips for Split Filter Printing - Learn a New Darkroom Technique
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In this video, I demonstrate how I make a test print (as opposed to a test strip) when I use split filter printing, measured in stops instead of equal time increments. This allows me to judge contrast and exposure at the same time. This video will be useful to anyone who makes silver gelatin prints in the wet darkroom and is familiar with split filter printing. The process is: • Using a no. 5 m...
Loading 4x5 (Large Format) Film into a Film Holder
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A clear explanation of how to load large format film into a double-dark film holder, such as Toyo or Fidelity. If you're loading large format film for the first time, you've struggled with it in the past, or you just want to make sure you're doing it correctly, watch this video! I'll take you step by step through the process from a clear top-down vantage point so that you'll be able to confiden...
Making a Platinum Print of "Bones": An Alternative Film Photography Process
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Making a Platinum Print of "Bones": An Alternative Film Photography Process
Sold Out Of Pie Photobook Flipthrough
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Sold Out Of Pie Photobook Flipthrough
How to Develop Black and White Film with a Daylight Processing Tank (All the Steps!)
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How to Develop Black and White Film with a Daylight Processing Tank (All the Steps!)
Loading 120 (Medium Format) Film into a Steel/Metal Reel (Hewes Reel)
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Loading 120 (Medium Format) Film into a Steel/Metal Reel (Hewes Reel)
Film Photography with the Mamiya RZ67 Medium Format Camera at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
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Film Photography with the Mamiya RZ67 Medium Format Camera at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @seanmac5507
    @seanmac5507 10 годин тому

    Really "Living the Dream" with this video. The double exposure worked very well as a way to capture the memories and experience. A pleasure to watch.

  • @sheelios
    @sheelios 20 годин тому

    close ups of the prints next time!

  • @chriscard6544
    @chriscard6544 День тому

    Beautiful negative and print

  • @LarryParamedic1
    @LarryParamedic1 День тому

    Wonderful video and super images. Having friends with like interests is a blessing.

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum День тому

      Thanks so much! I'm lucky to be part of such an active film photo community here in the Bay Area; I've made a lot of great friends in the lab.

  • @photomaster1
    @photomaster1 День тому

    When you have a guest on your videos, do they also take images? If so, do they have links?

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum День тому

      Sometimes. Jazmin brought her digital camera this time, so her photos aren't right for the channel, and Annie won't develop hers for a while because she didn't finish a full roll. They also don't want me blowing up their socials. They're both talented photographers though; Annie's photos appear in my recent Flower Piano video, and a couple of Jazmin's prints are shown in the video I made of the Harvey Milk Photo Center gallery show if you want to check those out!

  • @andrefelixstudio2833
    @andrefelixstudio2833 5 днів тому

    Nicely done!

  • @large_format_photography
    @large_format_photography 8 днів тому

    what is the black tray to develop 0x10 film? please, send me a link

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 5 днів тому

      shop.stearmanpress.com/collections/photography/products/sp-8x10-daylight-processing-tray

  • @stewartweir3425
    @stewartweir3425 12 днів тому

    "Here is the lens" .. and im left wondering what lens??

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 9 днів тому

      Landscapes are a 480mm, portraits are a 210mm. Just added full info to the video description

  • @faithbettencourt1151
    @faithbettencourt1151 21 день тому

    how would you do this on a black and white only exposure machine thing (sorry i’m new)

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 20 днів тому

      No worries! It depends what kind of enlarger (machine thing :) ) that you have. Mine has those little magenta and yellow dials, but yours might not. You might have to buy a set of filters that can be inserted into your enlarger; different enlargers use different size filters so make sure you have the correct size. Where I use magenta 200, you'll use a #5 magenta filter. Where I use yellow 80, you'll use a #0 yellow filter.

  • @mattdavies5023
    @mattdavies5023 25 днів тому

    subscribed. Gonna teach my students this one.

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 25 днів тому

      Yessss please pass it on! And thanks for subscribing! I’ve been shooting a ton lately so recent videos are mostly on location, but I’m hoping to do some more darkroom tutorials like this in the future

  • @chickenitsa
    @chickenitsa Місяць тому

    Hello from Paris. I used the darkroom at the Center on my last visit to San Francisco. Have a great show!

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum Місяць тому

      Wow fantastic! I’m happy you found out darkroom; it’s so nice to see photos from around the world

  • @pierrechouvin6196
    @pierrechouvin6196 Місяць тому

    Hi, what lens are you using on the 8x10? kind regards

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum Місяць тому

      This lens is a Fuji 210mm lens, so pretty wide. I can’t remember the exact model, but I know it opens to f/5.6

  • @inyomanpasma331
    @inyomanpasma331 Місяць тому

    how to measure the diameter of a pinhole so you can determine the f/number

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum Місяць тому

      My camera lists the f-stop on the manufacturer website. You can also use www.mrpinhole.com/calcpinh.php

  • @sheelios
    @sheelios Місяць тому

    love the sun flare in the first photo!

  • @chriscard6544
    @chriscard6544 Місяць тому

    0:04 I thought it was your tree-pinhole

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum Місяць тому

      Haha I bet that’s actually possible, maybe one day I’ll try it. That is actually the cross-section of a 2000+ year old fallen redwood 😮 - they display it at the trailhead

    • @chriscard6544
      @chriscard6544 Місяць тому

      @@silverandplatinum awesome

  • @terrywbreedlove
    @terrywbreedlove Місяць тому

    I just selenium toned a couple fiber prints. That stuff smells LOL. I want to try toning with Selenium and Sepia on the same print someday.

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum Місяць тому

      Yeah it’s pretty strong, especially at 1:4. I try to use it outside if I can. I’ve never had cause to really investigate sepia toning or split toning in my own work, but there may come a time! I’ll post a video if that happens

    • @terrywbreedlove
      @terrywbreedlove Місяць тому

      @@silverandplatinum Super I will be watching

  • @cesarecantarella2171
    @cesarecantarella2171 Місяць тому

    Hi there Mr Ryan, great tutorial out of contest what brand is your easels. Regards Cesare

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum Місяць тому

      Hi Cesare, thanks for watching! This is the darkroom at my school; they use Beseler easels.

  • @philipu150
    @philipu150 2 місяці тому

    Nice intro, Ryan. I assume you're using RC papers, from the short hypo clearing time you gave. I'll add a couple of comments. Different papers can respond very differently to selenium (and other toners). Dilution, toning speed, time/temp can all affect the result; even the printer developer can affect it, though two untoned prints developed in different developers might appear identical. For instance, Ilford Warmtone fiber base, in 1:19 selenium at about 68 F, shows only a slight change in the lower middle values until several minutes have passed. Fomatone, another warm-tone paper fiber paper, tones so fast at 1:19 that I use 1:80 (!) to have better control, and still rarely go beyond 2.5 minutes, unless a very full toning is desired. (If so, with the Ilford, I might use 1:9 or even a lower dilution to spend less time per print.) Most papers today are variable contrast, using a high-contrast and a low-contrast emulsion, which typically tone at different rates. This can produce a print with far more toning effect in the lower values. The result can be a print with two "colors", an effect the artist may or may not find desirable, depending on subject, extent, and tonal distribution.

  • @sheelios
    @sheelios 2 місяці тому

    love it thank you!

  • @chickenitsa
    @chickenitsa 2 місяці тому

    Bravo. Excellent explanation (plus, beautiful image!).

  • @garysamson1291
    @garysamson1291 2 місяці тому

    Congratulations on your upcoming exhibition. Are you really using platinum as your metal in the sensitizer, the warmth of the resulting print makes me think you are using palladium, not platinum?

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 2 місяці тому

      Thanks! It’s really platinum, no palladium. I am using Bergger COT-320 paper though, which to my eye is a little warm

  • @plateoshrimp9685
    @plateoshrimp9685 2 місяці тому

    I was pretty confused when you said you were going by stops here, since a stop would be twice as long. I think what you're actually doing is rounded off half stops. So it would be (2^2)=4, (2^2.5)=5.6, (2^3)=8, (2^3.5)=11.3, (2^4)=16, (2^4.5)=22.6 for exact half stops, and then you've rounded these off.

  • @larrybenjamin6768
    @larrybenjamin6768 2 місяці тому

    Lovely work and well deserved of an exhibition. I would be interested to see how you make your digital negative. What process do you use for obtaining the ink colour/density before you print it on the pictorico paper? Many thanks for your content.

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 2 місяці тому

      Thanks! I get my chemistry and Photoshop curves from Bostick & Sullivan, and I follow their digital negative instructions pretty much to the letter. As far as print settings, they suggest a color density of +20% (using an Epson printer). They also suggest adding yellow (color adjustment +75 vertical), which seems to help keep the highlights from getting too much UV exposure.

  • @kalicond
    @kalicond 3 місяці тому

    I understand the intention and the procedure but I think there is an error in the time calculations, increments of one step with a base exposure of 4 seconds would be 8, 16, 32, 64, 128...

  • @aeromodeller1
    @aeromodeller1 3 місяці тому

    Very nice work. Photographic exposure is logarithmic, not linear. Note that the shutter speeds go in approximate doubling and the /f stops are powers of the square root of two. Rather that 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 minutes, you could use 1, 1:25, 2, 2:49, 4, 5:39 and 8. This will give a more uniform gradation of density.

  • @ulyssesnathanialowen3831
    @ulyssesnathanialowen3831 3 місяці тому

    congratulations on a nice print , keep it up more kids need to be printing when shooting on film .. the print is the goal!!

  • @michaelcary9467
    @michaelcary9467 3 місяці тому

    Such a wonderfully informative video! Thank you for answering the question that I've had for a while about whither you can use the sun as your light source for platinum prints! Though I'm just beginning my journey in alternate photography I look forward to watching more of your informative videos.

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 3 місяці тому

      You can expose either with a sun or with a UV box. The big advantages of a UV box are that it’s consistent and you can print in winter. But there are downsides: the cost, the footprint of the machine in your studio, the size limit (you can only make a print as big as your box will allow). Also, exposing in the sun allows you to dodge and burn. I prefer to use the sun for exposure whenever possible, so I try to save up my platinum printing for the summer. I’m so glad the video was helpful, and that’s great that you’re exploring alt process printing! I was surprised at how little video content there was when I got started with platinotype, so I just bought a kit, followed the instructions, and learned as I went. Hopefully I can help others by documenting my process.

  • @chihpingliu3290
    @chihpingliu3290 3 місяці тому

    Awesome!

  • @johnkawooya8421
    @johnkawooya8421 3 місяці тому

    Cool!!!!!!

  • @SourPlanet
    @SourPlanet 3 місяці тому

    Should have mentioned the other main accessory every long haired medium shooter needs: hair tie! Looks super fun. One day I hope to give it a go.

  • @chriscard6544
    @chriscard6544 3 місяці тому

    3:40 is beautiful and better without people, it brings some emptiness and Zen feeling

  • @tgchism
    @tgchism 3 місяці тому

    Nicely done!

  • @photomaster1
    @photomaster1 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for this, nicely done sir, nicely done...

  • @pierrecrampagne6826
    @pierrecrampagne6826 4 місяці тому

    J'apprécie particulièrement les portraits à la chambre photo 10 x 12 c m ou 4 x 5 i n c h, on fait des très beaux portraits sans aucune granulation, et avec une certaine netteté.et une certaine profondeur,et avec le papier photo traditionnel, que l'on peut développer jusqu'au bout, on aura un travail d'une très grande qualité.

  • @andrefelixstudio2833
    @andrefelixstudio2833 4 місяці тому

    Nicely done!

  • @sheelios
    @sheelios 4 місяці тому

    fascinating process ! great prints

  • @william848
    @william848 4 місяці тому

    really well made video 👍

  • @justlikeswimming5988
    @justlikeswimming5988 4 місяці тому

    Thanks so much for this demonstration, I do like this approach and will be trying it soon!

  • @jamiegray3245
    @jamiegray3245 4 місяці тому

    Ryan what did you just do! This is genius.

  • @tedcrosby9361
    @tedcrosby9361 4 місяці тому

    How wonderful having all that processing equipment!

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 4 місяці тому

      If only it were mine! I am fortunate to have access to two different local public darkrooms; this is one of them

  • @Capturethelightraw
    @Capturethelightraw 5 місяців тому

    She was perfect for this video i love her natural laugh very beautiful pictures

  • @igaluitchannel6644
    @igaluitchannel6644 5 місяців тому

    I liked the square where the bass player was.

  • @CertainExposures
    @CertainExposures 5 місяців тому

    I enjoyed watching your platinum process and print mounting. Cool stuff!

  • @robert.aleksander
    @robert.aleksander 5 місяців тому

    You just save me from cutting unimaginable amount of test stips and save's a lot of paper! thank you very much. Pawn Star's be like: Best I can do it's a sub.

  • @williamshakespeare9815
    @williamshakespeare9815 5 місяців тому

    Those are beautiful shots! The texture of the paper adds to the picture.

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 5 місяців тому

      Thanks so much! The paper for these platinum prints is Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag. The other paper I sometimes use is Bergger COT-320, which is slightly warmer but behaves similarly otherwise

  • @chriscard6544
    @chriscard6544 5 місяців тому

    why do you set your aperture at F/45 ?

    • @silverandplatinum
      @silverandplatinum 5 місяців тому

      Good question. The fastest this lens fires is 1/125. We’re in the shade, so at that speed, ambient light would be f/8 or so. I need the strobe to be significantly more powerful so that the camera captures the flash, not the ambient. The other nice side benefit is that the deeper depth of field gives the subject a little more freedom to move around without worrying that she’ll end up out of focus. The major disadvantage is that you can see the wrinkles on the backdrop a bit, but that wasn’t a huge concern for me with this particular portrait.

    • @chriscard6544
      @chriscard6544 5 місяців тому

      @@silverandplatinum thank you. Very interesting

    • @dorozina
      @dorozina 5 місяців тому

      To get some DOF? With 8x10 "sensor" you have 0.13 crop factor ;-) So in terms of DOF your f/45 will convert into something like f/6.3 on 35mm camera ;)

  • @_stefkas_
    @_stefkas_ 5 місяців тому

    Basic, straight, I love it ! Thanks for recording the interaction with the person in front of the camera while taking the image - this is an important part!

  • @mysustainablefuture000
    @mysustainablefuture000 5 місяців тому

    thanks so much for posting the lecture and beautiful project! the inspirations you shared were also very fun!

  • @melaniezette886
    @melaniezette886 6 місяців тому

    Object brightness, aperture, time, makes exposure. The goal is to match exposure required by your film. With film you can't change iso on the same film. À film requires one level of exposure, your role is to play with light aperture and time to match this requirement.

  • @JasonRenoux
    @JasonRenoux 6 місяців тому

    That's a premiere 😅 I have to try this. Anyone knows how to match the Y and X axis in the darkroom?