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ExpertPhoto
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Приєднався 11 кві 2023
Photographer since the 1980s. Expert Photo on the web since the 1990s
I live in a small town in Southern California. I have been married for over 30 years, and have two wonderful kids, a grandchild, and a dog.
In high school, I was the yearbook photographer, and really learned great skills including film development, and printing in the darkroom. I carried a camera almost every day in school - something I still do to this day. In the 1990s I discovered large format photography. It was this period in my photography journey that really taught me how to take my time and carefully frame each shot. I still own and use my large format gear, and can still be found under a dark cloth. When I added digital to my workflow in 2003, I found it very easy to create and capture artistic shots because of my skills in the large format film world.
I live in a small town in Southern California. I have been married for over 30 years, and have two wonderful kids, a grandchild, and a dog.
In high school, I was the yearbook photographer, and really learned great skills including film development, and printing in the darkroom. I carried a camera almost every day in school - something I still do to this day. In the 1990s I discovered large format photography. It was this period in my photography journey that really taught me how to take my time and carefully frame each shot. I still own and use my large format gear, and can still be found under a dark cloth. When I added digital to my workflow in 2003, I found it very easy to create and capture artistic shots because of my skills in the large format film world.
Large Format Photography On Location - 6x17 Chamonix - Old Town Temecula, California E13
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**Title**
Large Format Photography On Location - 6x17 Chamonix - Old Town Temecula, California E13
6x17 photography
6x17 Camera
Film photography
Large Format Photography
**Description**
Film photography and large format photography with a Chamonix 6x17 camera.
I head to Old Town Temecula, California where I shoot the Engine Company 12 Fire Station.
**Film Camera Gear**
Nikkor-SW 90mm f/4.5 Lens
Chamonix 57Fs-2 View Camera
Kodak Ektar 100 Color Negative Film
DAYI 6x17 Roll Film Back for 5x7
eTone 6x Focusing Loupe with diopter adjustment
Vello TSR-40 Threaded Shutter Release Cable (15.75")
Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster Flash Meter
Manfrotto 3021N Tripod Legs
Manfrotto 3029 Pan Tilt Tripod Head
Let me know if I missed something you are interested in
**Video Gear**
EOS R with Canon Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens
Manfrotto 190CX3 Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs (Black)
Manfrotto MH804 3-Way, Pan-and-Tilt Head with 200LT-PL Quick Release Plate
DJI Mic 2-Person Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System
Shure MOTIV MVL Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone
**Bags and Cases**
Think Tank Photo Airport Accelerator Backpack for large format gear
Lowepro CompuTrekker Camera Backpack for video gear
**iPhone apps**
Mark II Artist's Viewfinder - www.artistsviewfinder.com/
**Computer software and scanner**
Adobe Creative Suite
Epson Scan with Epson Perfection V850 Pro Scanner
**DISCLAIMER**
Not affiliated with any brands. No paid products or sponsors. This video contains no paid endorsements of any kind.
If I wear/show/talk about a brand, I like/own/use that brand in real life and get nothing in return.
I paid two artists to create the logo animation at the beginning of this video.
This was done with my direction and design instructions. It is 100% original.
00:00 - Intro animation
00:07 - Intro
01:08 - Composing
02:50 - Door opens and comments
03:08 - Camera position and leveling
03:49 - Metering
06:18 - Mount roll film back
07:45 - Take the shot
08:13 - On location rap
08:32 - Equipment
09:22 - Processing
My website - home.expertphoto.com/
**Title**
Large Format Photography On Location - 6x17 Chamonix - Old Town Temecula, California E13
6x17 photography
6x17 Camera
Film photography
Large Format Photography
**Description**
Film photography and large format photography with a Chamonix 6x17 camera.
I head to Old Town Temecula, California where I shoot the Engine Company 12 Fire Station.
**Film Camera Gear**
Nikkor-SW 90mm f/4.5 Lens
Chamonix 57Fs-2 View Camera
Kodak Ektar 100 Color Negative Film
DAYI 6x17 Roll Film Back for 5x7
eTone 6x Focusing Loupe with diopter adjustment
Vello TSR-40 Threaded Shutter Release Cable (15.75")
Sekonic L-758DR DigitalMaster Flash Meter
Manfrotto 3021N Tripod Legs
Manfrotto 3029 Pan Tilt Tripod Head
Let me know if I missed something you are interested in
**Video Gear**
EOS R with Canon Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens
Manfrotto 190CX3 Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs (Black)
Manfrotto MH804 3-Way, Pan-and-Tilt Head with 200LT-PL Quick Release Plate
DJI Mic 2-Person Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System
Shure MOTIV MVL Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone
**Bags and Cases**
Think Tank Photo Airport Accelerator Backpack for large format gear
Lowepro CompuTrekker Camera Backpack for video gear
**iPhone apps**
Mark II Artist's Viewfinder - www.artistsviewfinder.com/
**Computer software and scanner**
Adobe Creative Suite
Epson Scan with Epson Perfection V850 Pro Scanner
**DISCLAIMER**
Not affiliated with any brands. No paid products or sponsors. This video contains no paid endorsements of any kind.
If I wear/show/talk about a brand, I like/own/use that brand in real life and get nothing in return.
I paid two artists to create the logo animation at the beginning of this video.
This was done with my direction and design instructions. It is 100% original.
00:00 - Intro animation
00:07 - Intro
01:08 - Composing
02:50 - Door opens and comments
03:08 - Camera position and leveling
03:49 - Metering
06:18 - Mount roll film back
07:45 - Take the shot
08:13 - On location rap
08:32 - Equipment
09:22 - Processing
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"ah-wang-ga" I live in Anza, near Aguanga.
thanks
You've got a film holder holder 🙄
yep
Get on with it!!!!
:)
just bought an allegedly mint Toyo from ebay ...be interesting to see if your video will save me going forward lol cheers buddy
Hope it helps
Very useful video. I only have one comment. I'm sure the adhesives you used, Super glue and JB Weld, worked really well, but they are both permanent. If you have to do this again, it would be next to impossible to remove the bellows. You basically "welded" it on to the camera.
Good point, but in my tests I was able to pull the JB weld apart. I could get the super glue off as well if I needed to :)
This is a super video. I found it helpful beyond measure. I went through all the steps as followed. I obtained the bellows as suggested. I really did what was needed. And I am most grateful for the detail attended to this project. My efforts ended up being far more challenging than depicted. But the video kept me on the tasks at hand. It was a great productive project. My Toyo field camera is a happy camera today because of the work I did. Thank you. thank you, thank you. I remain deeply pleased. My only suggestion to anyone going down this road alone? Go slow. Give yourself time to stumble, time to get all the parts necessary to do the job. You will prevail. It took me about a month to get this done. From ordering all the necessary parts, discovering that I hadn't ordered all of them, to plotting out the necessary time, once I had everything ready, I succeeded. And it was worth it.
Nice job
Wow, fantastic. Great video and results.
Glad you liked it!
I wonder how many photographers in UA-cam meter light with the digital cameras but they pretending to do it with the spot meter…do you think you can get same results on digital on film?
Yes, light is light. EV values don't change between digital and film. Film just tends to look different because the colors and the fact that film holds the highlights better. I have used a mirrorless camera to meter a film scene before. It works fine. For longer exposure and pinpoint metering I prefer a light meter. Especially for the scene in this video.
@@Media.ExpertPhoto nice job I like the film version better too!
Interesting side note... if you look at an aerial view on Google Maps, you'll see that the intersection in front of Dale's Donuts is riddled with "donuts".
interesting, thanks for sharing
I've never seen that divide trick before, very nifty
Yep, thanks for watching
Old Town Temecula doesn't look very old. I am far older myself. Nice vid and nice photo, thank you.
Thanks for watching
Thanks so much for sharing this! I’ve got a digital medium format camera Fujifilm GFX50R. And I am planning to simulate some “large format” photography by taking a few shots and stitching them together. However I have in mind not to shoot from left to right (or the other way) in semicircle standing in one spot. I’ve got a video slider and I was thinking of making a certain number of shots while sliding the camera sideways. It should help with perspective distortion. And sure the software you mentioned will help to stitch it properly even better.
Have fun thanks for watching
Nice photography
Thank you
Loved this, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely photo. I prefer the color version for sure. 6x17 is such a nice format too.
I agree!
Hell man you need to buy a high -vis jacket they are cheap enough. Nice photo and nice subject matter.
Yep, you are right. I have one, but left it in the car. Dummy me :)
Where ya goin' with yer wagon mister ? You know if your going to have a wagon, its got to be red right ? LOL
thanks for watching
You're doing it again 😂
thanks for watching
2:40 (While watching for the first time) PLEASE: Step back, please! You're frighteningly close to the edge of the water 🌊😱 I try to concentrate on the process, but it's impossible - because of gear anxiety 🙅🤦🫀🫀🫀
thanks for watching
Beautiful picture! Did you take any others without clouds?
Just took that one, thanks for watching.
I have done loads of black and white prints off of colour negatives in the darkroom, there is nothing wrong with it.
I agree :)
I like the tree crowning the gazebo.
Me too
Nice camera...nice video! I have a Shen Hat PTB617 for my 6x17 photography. Have a good remainder to your weekend!
Thanks, you too!
Another great video, really like the look and performance of this camera. I like the colour picture, not because it looked better than the black and white, but because it suited the modern houses in the background.
I agree
Interesting editing. I prefer the color one with film borders.
Thanks for watching
Wow...just "wow". Love how you share the inside of your mind. "Thank you".
Thanks for watching
What I enjoy about your videos are the details you provide. Watching this one the 3rd time around
Yeah, I like the details too. Thanks for watching.
Canham cameras do orders of 5x7 portraits 160
Thanks, I will check them out
"Get out there and take the photo". That is my biggest challenge. Do you ever setup on the median strip to take these photos? Or too risky? I have a couple like this I want to shoot, but they would look better from the middle of the road Thanks for the great video.
In this case it was way too small and unsafe. That is why I had to use a longer lens and shoot from across the street. Thanks for watching, and yes just get out and take the shot.
Nice video, personally I prefer the color of the Epson scan.
I would agree that sometimes I like the Epson as well. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Perseverance and patience are tricky bedfellows but when it comes together I totally get your excitement when the negative turns into a positive and a little dance ensues 😂
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment.
Sir, I shot large format in the 80s...loved it and miss it. I'm 100% digital now. I do as you do and scout out locations and will hesitate not to drive 200 miles for one shot of a Texas building out in the middle of no where. The car that's in your shot...wow, my frustration as well. Here in Texas, vintage buildings in small towns typically will have a car or truck purposely parked in front. For years I thought it was by chance, but more and more I see it, I think it's intentional.
Thanks for watching :)
Another local here and if you haven’t been to DeLuz’s tiny, old post (maybe even defunct) office you may find it interesting too.
Thanks, I will look into it
If the car owner was nice he/she’d may have moved it if you asked. Great video. Really enjoyed watching it. Thank you.
That is probably true. Glad you enjoyed it
Chuck a uey? Are you an Australian?? LOL
No, I just say weird stuff. Thanks for watching :)
There is an app called "lens tagger". Works really well and does not use command line instructions as the user interface. It has a section for film, too. I use a lot of manual lenses and it's what I use to record exif data. You can make presets that are stored within the app.
Great info thank you. Yes it is great for those that dont want to do command line stuff. Thanks for watching.
Great video. I like both color and B&W shoots
Thank you :)
I've added bubble levels on both front and rear standards to easily see when they are vertical (and back horizontal as well). My standards lock with a detent but have a bit of play. There bubbe levels are easy and fast way to make them spot on. They work also with extreme rise where I have to tilt camera base up due to limited rise.
Mine has levels too, I just have to remember to check it. Thanks for the info :)
I really enjoy your videos given the even pace and images. Great timing in viewing your video as I head out with the 5x7 Deardorff to the old quarter of Hanoi on a Sunday morning. Good tid bit on the bottom, rear bellows pull with extreme front rise. Thank you.
Thank you. Enjoy your outing.
If you need a photo clear of traffic and say 4s or whatever exposure, you could probably use bulb mode and split it into say two separate parts? (assuming objects don't move, camera is stationary and there is not large time difference to change direction and intensity of sun). I've never done that but this video made me wonder if there is any problem in such a split. It could be a usefull tool in the toolbox for those nasty shots when you have gaps but not long enough gaps.
That is an interesting idea, maybe I will try that the next time I am in this situation. Not sure which would be better the way I did it or having an object move. In any case thank you for the good idea.
Excellent video. Of course there are Nick Carver vibes, which, for me, is great because I can't get enough of that kind of stuff. Hugely informative. Thank you for sharing and please make more videos.
More are coming, glad you enjoyed it.
You would really do well in such a situation to have an assistant watching, perhaps even warning, traffic. Also, doing what you do you should have a reflective vest such as worn by workers in traffic areas. Compositionally, my eye is annoyed by the roof support on the same line and obscuring the door edge. That's the sort of thing I see all the time in my own images so I know how hard it is to see everything on site. Thanks for your extra work to make a video of this. Also, I'm hoping you provide the store owner with a print.
I had a second shooter all through my wedding career, you are right, but not worth it here. I carry a reflective vest in my trunk, would have helped, just forgot. Agree with you on the roof support. Sometimes those things are hard to notice in the field. I normally ask if they want a print, and most of the time, they are not interested. Thanks for the input.
I suspect Nick Carver would approve.
He probably would :)
awesome
thank you
I've only been to Compton one time and I only remember the donut shop and a really nice dude that worked at the gas station down the street from there. Film will always hold the highlights better.
Yep, l like shooting film just for that reason. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed this video thanks 🙏🏻
You’re welcome 😊
First time watching your vids. I must say it's funny how a lot of photographers are shy about interacting with people and here you are film yourself in front of people, avoiding traffic, talking to the store owner, telling them to get out of the shot. :) I found that all very amusing. Just goes to show you shouldn't be afraid to get the shot. Also, I have never seen anyone convert a negative the way you just did! That was awesome to learn that.
Thanks for watching, and thanks for the compliments. More to come :)
If possible, rather than asking people to move out of frame, I tell them I'm taking a shot and give them the option to be in or out.
That is about what I said, most people are very nice and move. The take away here is don't be afraid to ask :)
Thankyou for this - given me the confidence to jump in and do mine at some point
you are welcome :)
B&W for sure
Yes, I agree
I agree this would be a great subject for BW.
I love these tiny cottages. They were there long before I was a toddler living my best life in Oside and my own toddlers have stayed here too. May they remain forever.
Yes, nice little cottages