I turned my flat into a photo studio (for my birthday)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this video I turned my flat into a photo studio and took portraits of 15 models (aka. my friends) in one night. I was running into some difficulties during the shoot and had to face some unsuccessful failures. But at least I got out of this crazy experience with some big learnings that I will share with you in this video.
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Did you prefer the 4x5 shots or the digital images? And which portrait was your favourite one from this night?
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Having 15 friends when you're 30 is already a big success 😂 But seriously, happy birthday 🎂😃
Haha, never thought about it that way, but you are right! I am grateful to have them. Thanks for your comment. :)
Happy birthday Karin! All of your friends are very cool :) I am definitely jealous being 46 myself. I started photography only 10 years back with a phone and now film from last 3 years. You have a long amazing journey ahead 🎉
Thanks so much, I appreciate it! :) It's never too late to pick up a new hobby that might even transform into a passion! Great you found your way into (film) photography ☺️
Happy birthday! The 4x5 images look amazing, i think the one of Mo is my favorite. Really beautiful work.
Thank you Phil, I appreciate it! :) I really like Mo's photos too!
Happy birthday!! Love this idea. So fun and a great way to celebrate! 🎉
Thank you! :)
Alles gute Nachträglich! 🎉🥳
I guess nr 1 is your man. Because he has no choice other than being photographed. I hoped that Momo also would appear as a model when i saw the title of the video.
Vielen Dank! :) good combination skills indeed, but not the correct answer. ;) Momo had some guest appearances in the studio but sadly she was not patient enough to sit for a 4x5 portrait haha.
@@KarinMajoka "Niet geschoten is altijd mis" as we say in Dutch 😆 I spotted MOMO, but I think she needs much more screentime. She's way cooler than Baxter.
I dipped my toes in portrait photography as well, I did a workshop at Khrome last month. I didn't find it that easy...
30’s is when you figure out what you really want to do with your life.
Hopefully, it's about time now I figure that out haha 😂
Models showing up early? Xmas clearly came early...
Haha, welcome to overly punctual Germany 😂
which number are you married to?
Every year. Not necessarily 4x5 every year, but I think it would be super cool to get a shot of all your friends each year. At the end of 10 years, you would basically have a book. In fact, this sounds like an excellent long-term photo project. But you may need to limit how many friends you invite to your parties... Regarding turning 30: just wait til you turn 50. Woohoo.
Not sure if this project would be interesting to anybody else than my friends and me - but it sounds like a lovely long-term project indeed! Now I feel like I should have started with this 10 years ago already haha. Thanks for your comment :)
Yes practice makes a professional. To my experience (until now) mixing technics (analoque and digital) is not positive for the outcome. Yes when you do not shoot a lot of large format there always will be a risk of failure. Specially when you have to focus at close distance. People always move, and a focus depth of nearly 5 cm (I estimate) is difficult.
I think it's all a matter of preference. For me the combination of both was perfect and I love how different the outcome is: the large format portraits feel more "serious" and "deep" while the digital images are more loose and fun. But luckily we are not all the same and everybody can choose which approach works for them. :)
Happy Birthday, my friend! I didn't consider any birthday ending in a zero as a "milestone" until the first digit was a "7". I love the shots in 4x5 - their look is distinctive, and you have brought a consistent posing style. Andy in the US
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :)
Okay why the heck are we all so insanely good looking. Must be Karin. Lots of love ❤
I doubt it, I am sure it's all on you guys ♥️ Thank you, Mo!
Hi, just a curiosity, are shots generally underexposed? Looking at the negatives in the video they looked in that way. Furthermore, why did you have dust on them? Was during the loading of the holders?
Btw, happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Karin. Even at twice your age, you wouldn't be (or need to think yourself) old. Away with such prejudices! (This from someone much much older.) As for the lighting: a reflector might improve things, lifting the shadows and balancing the highlights. The lamp you have >should< emit enough light to shoot Fomapan 100 at a speed of 1/125 s and an aperture of f/8 or f/11, thus increasing depth of field. All the same, the photos you took were pretty good, given the difficulties. Don't wait until you're 40. Make this an annual event. With cake if not candles.
Away with the prejudice about age is a lovely perceptive, I appreciate it! I actually like the harsh contrast but a reflector might have helped indeed. Oh and yes, the light was far from emitting enough brightness for those settings haha. But that tipped me over the edge to upgrade my light equipment, hope the next photo session will be easier that way!
Well, I think it is rather easy - number 13 is the lucky one. Actually, there are two very visible hints: She wears her very German Hausschuhe and is really familiar with the cat. Plus it is not the first time she appeares in your videos.
Ding ding ding - that's the correct answer! Very good combination skills you have there, I also thought it might be obvious and more people would guess it but you are the first and only one so far.
Happy birthday Karin!
What a great idea for your birthday party! 🥳 📷🎂🍻
Everyone looked like they enjoyed their ‘photo studio’ experience 😊
Thanks so much for your comment Kevin, I appreciate it a lot! :) It truly was the most perfect birthday, I am also super happy that everybody had a good time!
Married to: could be 8.(she doesn't look at you 😊), 10.(in some way look similar), and 11. look exactly like person who is photographed by his spouse.
So, that was my social skills at large....
P.S. shot at 1/15 show that that film work better at ISO 50 or maybe even little lower.
Really interesting reasoning! But the correct person was not amongst your guesses yet. ;) Yes, I agree, overall all the shots might have benefited from a stop of more light. Time for a new, more powerful lighting setup I guess...
@@KarinMajoka Liebe Karin, da du mir völlig unbekannt bist, war es nur eine visuelle Beurteilung der Fotos. Herzliche Grüße aus HH und viel Glück im Jahr 2024!
@@danijel3227 finds auf jeden Fall cool, dass du beim kleinen “Ratespiel” mitgemacht hast! :) vielen Dank, dir auch schon einen einen guten Rutsch und alles beste fürs neue Jahr ✌🏼🎉
Wow such a wholesome way to celebrate your 30th!🥹✨
Concerning the conclusion of your‘s: I actually really like the serial character of the set, because I always viewed this as a set of photographs not single ones☺️
P.S. I think I might have to steal your party-shoot idea🤭
Thank you Teo, I appreciate it! Thank you for sharing your thoughts - now, with a couple of days of distance to the video I also like the coherence of the set more. :)
lucky number 13 =D
off topic but thanks for speaking up for the female Leica shooters under Paul’s post 🙏🏼
Thanks for your message, I appreciate it! :)
Many happy returns!
such a great way to celebrate your 30th!
Thanks Zain! :)
Happy Birthday sis!! 🎉
Thanks Joan! :)
You should pout googly eyes on the large format
Oh my, YES, that is brilliant!
This is so great. I had been thinking on an upcoming major birthday (45 is next year!) of asking people to gift me their time to take their portraits, so it's awesome to see an example of how it can go. I don't think I'm daring enough to rent large format gear for it, but I would totally use my Pentax 67. :)
What a wonderful idea as well, I love the framing of "gifting time" as a birthday present. Hope you will come around to do it next year! The 67 negatives have plenty of information too and I bet many people have never had their portrait taken with a medium format camera of that caliber. So probably a pretty cool experience as well! :)
Alles gute zum Geburtstag 😉. Die Bilder sind super nur du bist zu Überkritch. Bei Ofen blende reicht schon das das Modell atmen um dem Focus zu verschieben bis du die Kassette rein gemacht hast und das Foto aufgenommen wurde 🤣🤣🤣🤣 deshalb es ist nichts deine Schuld 🤣👍 man muss dankbar sein das jemand überhaupt die Technik, Zeit, können und liebe in so einem Projekt involviert ist nicht zu vergessen das Geld, es ist nichts Grad günstiger großformat zu fotografieren. Herzlichen Dank für deine Arbeit das Video und die Arbeit mit meinem Freundeskreis 👍 . Ich wünsche mir das du dir selbst mehr Anerkennung gibst locker bleiben auch wenn nicht alles deiner Meinung nach nicht perfekt ist, alles es perfekt genau so wie es ist. Danke nochmals und viele Erfolg, weiter so👍
Danke dir für den lieben Kommentar, weiß ich sehr zu schätzen! Ich neige manchmal dazu etwas selbstkritisch zu sein, das stimmt schon - aber so lernt und wächst man immer weiter :) Ich finde die Perspektive aber auch total schön, dass es genau so perfekt ist, wenn es nicht perfekt ist. Danke dir!
@@KarinMajoka ich habe auch so früher so gemacht wie du, es bring leider nicht positiv an unsere Leben deshalb macht ich jetzt anders 👍. Vielen Erfolg 😉
Belated happy birthday what a great way to celebrate.
Happy Birthday! You’re young enough to be my daughter or granddaughter…. I’m 67 and hope you have many healthy years to come!
Thank you, I appreciate it! :)
Super interesting video and beautiful portraits dear Karin! Oh, and happy birthday!!! I had similar feelings on my 30th birthday - but after that day you simply stop caring about your age ;-)
Thanks Ollie, I appreciate it! :) So far I am still in the denial phase about the age, hopefully the acceptance phase won't take too long to follow haha.
Happy birthday! 30 is nothing! Thanks for sharing your photografic adventures. Stay charming :)
Thanks for your comment! :)
Happy Birthday and thank you for sharing that video. I think I need to use my 4x5 to take portraits of my friends to. Such a great idea.
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! Have fun recreating this idea with your friends. :)
HBD! You were so professional, I didn’t pick up on who you’re married to…
Thank you! :) Of course, no extra treatment for the spouse 😬
Happy Birthday Karin. Don't worry 30 is the new 20, so you can now legitimately remove 10 years from every subsequent birthday. I'm looking forward to what you do for your 21st! Great idea for a birthday party though, I might steal the idea for my 44th in a few weeks.....yes, I still remove 10....but age is more than just a number!
Thank you, I appreciate it! That is pretty encouraging to hear to be honest and a pretty relieving perspective. Have fun recreating this birthday party idea for your 34th (😉) then, hope your friends are down to join! :)
You already worry to become 30 ??? That is still sooooo young. I will reach 60 next year and still feel as young as I was in your age. 😁 Happy birthday !!! 🥳
Haha, that is encouraging to hear, hope I will say the same in 30 years from now! And thank you! :)
For me the big one was 33. I'm not sure why but somehow it seemed so old and dare I say it an adult. This year was birthday 71 and believe me that was old and now I even actually feel old with all that means and the occasional grumpiness. Happy Birthday
I feel like round birthdays are usually the ones that worry people, interesting to hear it was the 33 for you. Haha, don't we all know that occasional grumpiness? 😬 Thanks for your comment!
Happy birthday! I also felt like 30 was the tipping point, but 12 years later, I don't feel that way any more :) Tough to choose but I prefer #7 of Sabrina, maybe because the expression feels a little more natural. Great idea for a party and a video. Take care!
That is encouraging to hear actually, thank you! :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I appreciate it!
Happy birthday, Karin. I love your photoshoot -- very inspiring.
Thank you! :)
Happy birthday! That sounds like such a fun idea for a party, and the shots turned out SO WELL
! I'm definitely keeping that one in my back pocket for this upcoming year when I turn 40. :D
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it! Oh absolutely, have fun shooting with your friends. :)
Those shoots look super thin, what developer were you using? I've had better results with xtol/xt3 than most but I do think foma is a bit, ahem, generous with the ratings they give their film.
I think they would have enjoyed an extra stop of light, that is true. But the video camera also made them look thinner than they are. I used Rodinal because I was out of XTOL which is my usual developer of choice. :)
That is such a great idea - I might just steal it for a up coming birthday....
absolutely go for it! :)
30 old 😂
Happy Birthday 🎉 and what a great party idea. I’m glad you all had such a good time. Thanks for sharing 🥳
Thanks so much, I appreciate it! :)
Such a wholesome birthday party! Shooting large format wide open is a challenging task, and I think you did great job. Looking forward to seeing more of your home studio experiments.
Thanks Bartek, I appreciate it! Actually, this experience motivated me to level up my lighting gear... and I am already working on the next studio type experiments. :)
What a great way to spend a birthday. Happy Birthday and all the best for the year ahead. Good friends will make the year ahead all the more special. And a belated congratulations on the wedding.
Absolutely, I am glad to have such great friends, Thanks for your comment :)
Wszystkiego najlepszego Karin w dniu urodzin! 🥀 ❤ Ładny wiek 😁 Przecudny pomysł na foto imprezę domową 👏
Pozdrawiam serdecznie 😊
Dziękuję bardzo za miły komentarz. Próbuję przyzwyczaić się do wieku. 😬
I love this idea, I’m definitely stealing the concept for my next birthday :)
Glad to hear I could inspire you! Hope you will have a great photo session with your loved ones. :)
Happy birthday! I think most of the film images turn out great!
Thank you! :)
Alles Gute nachträglich! Ich habe auch Angst vor diesem Tag mit der drei, der immer näher rückt...
Das verstehe ich total! Ich kann zumindest schon einmal Spoilern: die Welt ist nach der 3 noch nicht untergegangen. 😬
Happy Birthday Karin, nachträglich! Super Einblick in deine Feier und super kreative Idee mit Tollen Ergebnissen ….wow wie hübsch deine Gäste allesamt sind, hoffe Du hast sie alle geheiratet ❤😂!
Vielen Dank für die Glückwünsche und den herzlichen Kommentar! :) Wenn ich könnte, würde ich sie alle heiraten oder alternativ einfach alle adoptieren ♥️
Great idea👍 I love your videos with this camera🎞️! Great portraits🔥! My favorite is #8 (as a photo, not as a person, beautiful woman (other models are beautiful too!), a beautiful portrait, a beautiful light!) Thanks🙏! Good luck to you✌️!
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :) I really like #8 of Andrea as well, I feel like I should do side profile portraits more often!
@@KarinMajoka I love the portraits of the photographer Moses Solomonowitsch Nappelbaum. One light source in the dark. Artistic background. I should try to take pictures of the guests for the holiday as well, it's a really interesting idea☺!)
Alles Liebe und Gute zum 30. Geburtstag ! Kann mich noch dunkel an meinen erinnern.... 😉Ich wünsche Dir viel Gesundheit und das Dir die Kreativität niemalsnimmer ausgehen mag.
Die Idee mit den 15 Portraits finde ich genial. Es sich auch alle sehr schön geworden und jedes hat seien eigene Note und (ich kenne die Leute ja nicht persönlich) finde ich Du hast von jedem die Persönlichkeit gut rübergebracht. Das ist so mein Empfinden ausm Bauch heraus...
Nummer #5, #7 und #9 gefallen mir sehr gut. Und natürlich die #15 ;) :)
Ich kann mich an meinen 30. auch nur noch dunkel erinnern, so viel Licht war im "Studio" nämlich nicht. ;) Aber Spaß bei Seite: vielen Dank für deinen herzlichen Kommentar, es freut mich total so eine Rückmeldung zu lesen. Danke! ☺️
3 becomes 4. 4 becomes 5. Enjoy it.
...and I assume it comes faster than one can imagine. Thanks for your comment, I will try my best. :)
Alles gute zum Geburtstag Karin. Eine tolle Idee mit der Session. Grüße aus Breslau!
Danke dir :) Viele Grüße ins schöne Breslau, dort war ich vor ein paar Jahren mal, hat mir gut gefallen!
30 is nothing, 40 will come up really quickly.
Noooo, please don't say that, I am not ready yet 😫😂
You still have you best years ahead, 30/45 are awesome, all the advantages of being both still young and mature ;) Turning 50 is when things get more tricky...Happy birthday ;)
@@KarinMajoka Once you get to 40 time will pass a lot slower (well it has so far for me anyway) it's taken ages for me to get from 40 to 48.
Such a great idea! Happy Birthday! Did you print any of the photos?
Thank you! :) No, unfortunately not. My darkroom is out of order at the moment and I don't have a 4x5 enlarger anyway. :(
@@KarinMajokait's ok to print from a digital scan, I promise! Although I do know a guy here in the NYC area that "prints" negatives for enlargement, it's wild, maybe I'll put up a video of his operation.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you :)
Happy birthday 🎂
Thank you :)
Sehr schön. Und danke für die sehr Tolle Foto. 😘
Schön, dass du da warst Radek 😘
Mo?
Cool name, hm? :)
Erster 🚀 Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Woah, du warst ja schnell 😱Danke! :)
Oh my got, happy birthday my sussie!
30th anniversary is not scary, your life is just beginning
Wish u all the best ans hope one day we will meet in person
That is a really cute comment haha - thanks, I will try my best to look at it from the positive side! 😬