LARGE FORMAT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY | Capture, Processing, Scanning, Lightroom
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- This week, I take out the 4x5 large format camera to show my whole working process on a landscape photography shoot - finding a composition, image capture, developing and scanning the film and finally making adjustments to the high resolution file in Lightroom and Photoshop.
I only took one shot, in black and white, using Fomopan 100 sheet film. The camera I used was an MPP 5x4 film camera from the 1950s with a 135mm f4.7 Schneider Kreuznach lens.
My dog Barney came with me as usual and managed to keep himself amused with a tennis ball that he found on the way.
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Gear used on this vlog:
MPP 4x5 large format camera (1950s)
Schneider Kreuznach 135mm f4.7 lens
Fomopan 100 b&w film
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Tip from the Tank manufacturer that says you have to squeeze the tank faces When screwing down the stoppers what creates vacuum in the tank and so secures the tank cover.
I was amazed developping the first time Fomapan 100 in D76 1+1 as the developper gets a strong green color ! Never seen this with other films.
Schöner Hund, tolles Video!
Danke
Watching the process of you walking through nice nature to find some cool stuff to make pictures of is very relaxing and inspiring ☺️. Great format!
thank you
very nice Upload. I like your process and output.
Very different to what I normally watch and I loved it, nice one Craig, thank you.
Thanks LEEDS8, glad you liked it
Congratulations, you did a very good job I enjoy the all video.
luis tavares thank you, I’m glad you liked it
Great Video as well as insight into your workflow. I still do most of my black and white work in the traditional analog way but started to think about combining it with scanning as well... your video has given me some more input to think about. I guess I am going to try it out in autumn as this is my favourite “analogue season” to shoot...and to go out hiking with my two dogs... thanks for sharing and always good light
Thanks Jens, yes, I'm looking forward to Autumn too. I don't particularly enjoy shooting in the Summer. Enjoy your trips out with the dogs.
🌟 Thanks, I'll be checking out your other videos too! 😊 😊
Thank you, I hope you like them
God Level!
Very nice video Craig, love that dog!
Cheers Paul, it’s great having Barney along on these trips
Also found your scanning process very interesting, made me rethink how I am going to scan my stuff in future.
You are probably like me Paul, watching lots of photographers all with different scanning and processing methods. It all goes in and you take bits from here and there. YT is such a great resource.
Have too admit Craig I don't do film. I think I still have rolls of the stuff undeveloped in the loft!! Nice to see the process and final image. Wish my dog was as well behaved as Barney!!
Cheers Scott, it's amazing how much photo related gear I've accumulated over the years. I have a few rolls that are long expired. Not sure how they'll turn out but that's part of the charm when it's personal projects. Yes, Barney is very good but does have a tendency to do a low-level but high-pitched "I'm bored" whine when he's had enough of waiting for me!
Hi, that's quite a workflow from the moment you open the shutter to the end result! Very informative ! Thank you.
Hi Daniel, it is a lengthy workflow but it’s quite therapeutic too. I’m glad you liked it.
This is impressive. I’m happy to have come across this channel.
Thanks Marlon, I’m glad you liked it
After film development it is imperative to use a drop or two of wash aid, don't use anything else, a little bottle will last a long time. I also use an Epson flatbed scanner, and if I need it, their program for removing dust.
Great video Craig. Love your relaxed but informative style. The star of this has got to be Barney
Ha ha, yes Graeme, I know! I may be biased, but he’s such a great dog.
Love the image.
Great stuff! The scanning and Lightroom work is something I need to work on, I shall have a good look in detail later with my scanner when I do some medium format.
Hi Charles, I know I'm skimming over lots of individual processes in this one, but I hope it gave you an insight into the workflow. Hopefully I'll do some more in-depth work-throughs in future vlogs and some medium format stuff too. Cheers
I find these videos of your to be so calming and mellow feel overall. Love it man! Thanks for sharing and bringing us along. The ambient sounds are always so enjoyable.
Thanks Diego, I'm glad you liked it. I have an Epidemic Sound subscription for music but just keep coming back to using ambient sound because I like it. It works well for woodland as there's always so much birdsong.
I would have shot colour with a film that has better reciprocity characteristics, but that’s just me. It’s interesting to see how you scan and process!
OK, thanks for watching
TOPS! Thanks again Craig! Love the channel!
Thank you Benjamin
Spooky opening scenes for me. I lived in the gate lodge of a manor house for 11 years. It had a wood and a stream in the grounds just like the ones in your video. I used to take my dog (a bit like yours but bigger) down there every day, often with my camera. Never got there with my recently bought Horseman 6 x9. Pity.
Just found your channel! Great video! I'm going to buy that wet scanning mount right now. I've been looking for something like that for awhile. I look forward to more of your work!
Thanks John, yes the wet scanning mount works well by keeping the film flat and also helps to keep the dust down. Appreciate your comments and more to come soon.
Thank you
Loved the video! I like to see how other large format photographers work. I can always learn something. I’m just finishing up doing some BTZS film testing. Keep up the great work
Thanks Spencer, me too, I always find watching other photographer’s working processes fascinating. Will keep an eye out for your BTZS tests. Cheers
Nice Video....I get why the scanning of a 4X5 negative......my enlarger only handles med format. Really expensive to use conventional processing but it sure would be nice though. Really great job with the who video though. Thanks,
are you planning to build a traditional wet darkroom? i suggest.. YES!
possibly something I may look at in the future
Nice job. A lot of 'non photographers' would have passed by THAT clump of branches without so much as a thought. A good photographer, like yourself, saw 'something' there, and even better, came back for another looksee. I give you props for doing that. As you worked in LightRoom I thought to myself: What would Ansel Adams produce if he was alive today and had access to such modern tools?
(Linhof ST-IV owner and still learning...)
Yes, all of this 'stuff' we use are just tools. We can choose to use them or not but we can only work with what we have available at that time. I'm sure Ansel Adams would have had a dabble with LR and PS had they been around back then but he didn't do too badly with what was available ;-) Thanks for watching and enjoy your Linhof.
Just found your feed, I'm quite enjoying it. Now I want to find a large format camera.... And a pooch like Barney
Thanks very much, it's good to have you along. Everyone should have a pooch like Barney.
I’m sure you’ve covered this before, so I apologize in advance, but what breed is Barney?
He's a working Cocker Spaniel. We don't work him as such but working cockers are different from the more traditional English Cocker Spaniels.
Oh, good to know. Traditional Cocker Spaniels are the favourite breed of the in-laws, so I am pretty familiar with them and their traits. ... But had not heard of Working Cocker Spaniels before, sure seems like a great breed, glad I asked. Thanks for your time
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It's really interesting to see this process Craig, I'd love to give it a go myself one day! Sam.
Thanks Sam, I like the fact that it’s slower and more mechanical. Yes, you could shoot it on digital, but that would be too easy!
Very interesting. I keep thinking about getting a wet plate for my v800, but I only scan colour 35mm and 645 negs. Most of my analogue stuff is 35mm B&W which I print in the darkroom, though I keep wondering if I can manage a 4x5.
Another great video, thank you.
thank you for watching
Very good presentation. . . but the doggie stole the show. . . = :- D
Haha, I've no problem with that!
very interesting video. What was the pixel resolution of this scan, at 2400 dpi? Also, i noticed a slight ghosting on the exposure. I think your camera moved ever so slightly during the exposure.
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Hi Craig, what’s the washing up like after the wet scan? You need to wash the film again? And the holders? Great vid btw.
Thanks - it all evaporates, no need for any further washing. Just a quick polish to the holders with a soft cloth.
@@CraigPrentisPhoto Ok, good to know. Thanks for getting back.
Is the height of the negative holder adjustable? Is focusing the scanner at all an issue and if so, how does one hone in on the optimum height of the negative from the glass? I'm just now starting to even think about scanning negatives so...sorry for a noob question. Thanks.
If you use the wet scanning accessory, the height is fixed. When you use the dry mount holder, the height is adjustable. There are four slider adjustments (one in each corner around the area where the film goes) and you move each of them the same amount the raise or lower the scanning height. I haven't found the fixed height of the wet scanner to be a problem. Each scan so far has looked quite nice and sharp. I'll do some tests with the dry scanning settings at different heights to see what difference that makes. I usually leave it around the middle setting.
Craig, thanks for the video. May I ask you what is the brand and the model of the changing tent that you are using?
Hi Giovanni, I bought it from Calumet in the UK but they've teamed up with Wex Photographic now and I can't find it on the Wex website. Amazon still have it listed but it's currently unavailable. This is the changing tent I use www.amazon.co.uk/Calumet-Changing-Room/dp/B00023JDTO - thanks for watching!
Thank you for the information! I have located and ordered one in the Netherlands from the Calumet web site :-)
Great, I'm glad you found one. It's a good, roomy tent. I'm sure you'll like it.
Hi Craig, recently subbed and slowly working my way through your lovely films. Whats the reason you go from photoshop to lightroom in post?
Thanks Ross, I'm glad you've been enjoying the videos. I used to do most of the work in PS from the scan but I've changed a few of my workflow stages recently. For my digital work, it is 99% done in LR. For film scans, especially larger format, because there's a need to clean up the dust, PS has much better tools for this than LR. But I'm definitely a lot quicker in LR dealing with any corrections I need to do. Thanks for watching.
Craig Prentis Thanks Craig, maybe ill have another go at LR, just so used to using Bridge and PS though.
Cracking episode Craig - lovely image. Whereabouts was the location?
Thanks Alan, it was in Burrswood, Groombridge, East Sussex. Cheers!
Great movie as usual ... very useful relevant explanations ... Congratulations! And I like your style of doing things without a hurry ... I do digital photography and 35mm film, old passion ... because I want to try photography on medium format film, I would dare to ask you what would you recommend between a Mamiya RZ67 ProII and a Fuji GX680, considering the quality of the scan and the film format (6x7 vs. 6x8). I will use for portrait photography in the studio and why not landscape photography, outside ...
Thanks, I've not used the Fuji but I used the RZ quite a lot at college (years ago) and it's a beast of a camera. Very good for portraits in the studio. I'd wouldn't mind owning the system myself but that probably won't happen whilst I've got the M7.
@@CraigPrentisPhoto Thank you very much for your answer! Do I understand that you do not recommend the Mamiya RZ67 ProII system for landscape photography as well? I appreciate the quality of the videos on your UA-cam channel and I am a subscriber! Good luck in the future!
I've only ever used it in a studio but I'm sure the RZ would be great for landscapes too.
@@CraigPrentisPhoto Thanks a lot!
Thanks Craig. Is that a V700 Epson?
And the wet scanning plate looks good. I need to do wet scanning with colour negs. I'm using 4x5 and 5x7. (B&W is is all darkroom work for me.)
V850
I appreciate his process and care, however I'm unsure of the point of shooting 4x5 sheet film if you are going to loose most of the large image advantage by using a flat bed scanner and an inkjet printer, neither of which can capture or reproduce the fine resolution and detail which separates a 4x5 image from a 645 image. As for using the image in "social media", you could use a smart phone with the same result. Some images can only be obtained with the swings, tilts and other controls of a view camera, but most - not so much.
What is the holder you use to scan with your V850?
this was the Epson Fluid Mount accessory
Nice video Craig. I’ve been wet scanning and have had some issues lately with my Mylar sheets. I seem to be getting rather noticeable streaks when scanning and these streaks don’t show up when I do a dry scan. Just wondering if you’ve had this issue before. I very much enjoy your videos by the way.
Hi Myron, I can't say I've noticed streaks in the past with my wet scans. But for the last few months I've mostly been dry scanning and I'm happy with my results doing it this way. I'll probably do some more testing next year though, so that's worth bearing in mind. Cheers.
Craig Prentis Yea honestly I think it’s all about fine tuning the adjustable focus on the dry template. I just don’t like how mine crops the image slightly.
Did you bring the scan into PS as a negative or a positive? If it was as a negative, I didn't see you invert it. I have digitally photographed 120 film on a light box, then imported the raw file into LR. To get it positive, I move the white and black points on the curve adjustment to its opposite sides. Getting the curve to invert is not exactly easy, but it works.
Steve H I scan my negs on an Epson V850 scanner and save a tif. I then do adjustments in LR or PS. For colour, I scan fairly flat to keep as much info as possible and then do a basic adjustment to each of the RGB channels to get a good colour balance and then a curves adjustment to add in a bit more punch and contrast. B&W is similar, scan neg on V850 as 16bit file and make similar levels/curves adjustments.
Dear Friend! Please help me . Where can I place such a folk developer tank in the video? Can you send me a link? Congratulations on the videos, I watch them regularly. Nice lights. Peter.
Hi Peter, this is the link to the 4x5 processing tank in the Stearman Press shop in the US shop.stearmanpress.com/products/sp-445-compact-4x5-film-processing-system - cheers!
Thanks Craig
I just don't get it. Travel all that way just to shoot it in black and white. As a matter of fact I see alot people shoot large format in black and white and i dont get why other than its cheaper than color film
there's no benefit in higher bits for BW photos than 18bits
Photoshop, not Lightroom I presume 👍