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Double Negative
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2011
A photographer who talks too much
self-indulgent photographer
a response to an interesting comment
my failing photography business: th-cam.com/video/vC6KKdoYVpA/w-d-xo.html
You're gonna suck for 10 years: th-cam.com/video/IKskc_jpe0w/w-d-xo.html
Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com
Instagram: willmalone
Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72
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my failing photography business: th-cam.com/video/vC6KKdoYVpA/w-d-xo.html
You're gonna suck for 10 years: th-cam.com/video/IKskc_jpe0w/w-d-xo.html
Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com
Instagram: willmalone
Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72
Thanks for watching!
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I've got ONE SHOT at this...
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I've added A NEW RULE to my Polaroid 365 Project! Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
my failing photography business
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it's been a rough summer Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Small Town Photo Project Doc: th-cam.com/video/OCTF6r5s9qE/w-d-xo.html Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
The Struggle of Shooting a Polaroid EVERY DAY
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Check out my new movie TH-cam Channel: th-cam.com/video/LEj4CBmK0jI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OTDGGygOVlsISYC9 Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
i've been scanning polaroids like an idiot
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Whoops. subscribe to the double negative dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com follow will on instagram: willmalone follow will's polaroid account: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
I recreated my photos with AI…
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Go follow my Instagram to enter my print GIVEAWAY: willmalone my weird photography business: th-cam.com/video/qlg8wnRM0ew/w-d-xo.html Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Follow my Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
How Big Can You Print A Polaroid?
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Spoiler: You can print any photo as big as you want. Also, Print giveaway coming soon! Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
Ditching Polaroid for Instax
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but fr instax sux Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
The Bikeriders: Based on a Photobook??!!!
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Basing a movie on a photobook is a really good idea actually... Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com/publish/home? Follow Will on Instagram: willmalone Thanks for watching!
Will My Polaroid 365 Project Survive?
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Creativity is running dry around here. Abandoned Car Wash Video: th-cam.com/video/93iVXbhegOU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CBsp6D5JHwGDgURD Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
Make Any Lens TILT-SHIFT With THIS
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Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Photos of an abandoned car wash: th-cam.com/video/93iVXbhegOU/w-d-xo.html Follow on Instagram: willmalone Follow my Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
Fujifilm GFX 50S II: Better Than A Leica
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Seriously, Fuji, we gotta figure out your naming conventions. Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Website (New one coming soon): willmalone.com Thanks for watching!
i am a failed photographer
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bummer week. Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch (it's free): doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Website (new one coming soon): willmalone.com Thanks for watching!
Testing the NEW Black and White Polaroid 600 Film
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Is the new Black and White Polaroid film better than the old formulation? Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid Instagram: roidrage72 Website: willmalone.com Thanks for watching!
a tree almost crushed my house
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a tree fell and nearly crushed my house and then I went kinda crazy and made this video Subscribe to the Double Negative Dispatch: doublenegativedispatch.substack.com Instagram: willmalone Polaroid: roidrage72 Thanks for watching!
99 Days of Polaroids (just the photos)
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99 Days of Polaroids (just the photos)
Photographing the Solar Eclipse (a road trip movie)
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Photographing the Solar Eclipse (a road trip movie)
My Favorite Nikon FE Double Exposures
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My Favorite Nikon FE Double Exposures
The Most Unbelievable Thing About Civil War
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The Most Unbelievable Thing About Civil War
Shooting A Polaroid EVERY DAY for 99 Days
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Shooting A Polaroid EVERY DAY for 99 Days
Spring Double Exposures with the Fujifilm X-E4
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Spring Double Exposures with the Fujifilm X-E4
Double Exposures with the Polaroid I-2
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Double Exposures with the Polaroid I-2
I IMPROVED My Photography After Reading These Books
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I IMPROVED My Photography After Reading These Books
You are worth at least 10 units of value
@@charlesmalone9307 lol thanks
Lol! You almost described me, except my business is general repairs for real estate companies that rent out homes.
@@WhoIsSerafin sounds like a solid gig!
I think making burgers is truly self indulgent
You may want to cycle the rechargeable battery in your storage i2 every few months to make sure it keeps working.
@@knoptop I was thinking about that, I think you’re right
I always thought one shot a day is what you were going to do from the start. From my perspective, it slows you down, makes you think more about the art you are creating. BTW, I got my I-2 for that sale price back when it first came out. Not sure why but thats what Samy’s camera had them listed for. Can’t wait for the firmware fix coming. Heard some good reviews.
@@Argo-F-Ur-Sef I was definitely trying to limit to one, but then I got carried away and overly perfectionist with it. If only I got the sale price originally! I’m also excited for the update. It should come out soon I’d think- I’ll definitely do a video when it does
I have an FE from 1978 and an FE2 from 1982. Basically identical. Neither ever serviced. They are slightly aged on the outside, the brass shows through the black paint on the older camera, some very small dents. Both work perfectly and are a joy to use. I will pass them to my daughter as heirlooms.
@@rfggibson they are super durable and reliable cameras for sure!
hi! if you're not using double exposure, which other mode to you typically use?
@@cold_porcelain honestly, AUTO! Double Exposure mode also uses Auto essentially so I’ve been working to try and use auto to get consistent results. Aperture priority is my next go to
@@doublenegative4real thank you so much for getting back to me! If you also wouldn't mind me asking, which tripod do you use/recommend for the I-2?
@@cold_porcelain I just have a manfrotto carbon fiber tripod I use for all my cameras. you can use any tripod. Just be aware that the thread on the 1-2 is plastic so it's easy to strip when screwing it on a tripod if you cross thread it
@@doublenegative4real thank you!!
Is work that's purely for self-indulgence worth it?
I think the premise of this question is flawed: I think "self-indulgence" sounds like something that brings zero value to others, but is all for me. In which case, I think people smell that and don't really connect. It's hard to sustain work like that. There's a difference between enjoyment of what one does and finding where enjoyment meets value to others. This question kind of calls out artists of all kinds really and almost implies that focusing on one's own artwork is a selfish act- and maybe it is to some extent. But I think the artists that become successful are the ones that provide value to someone in some way, whether that's a material good or something deeper. Which is just like any other job. A corporate job or some other more traditional job isn't more noble simply because one isn't necessarily enjoying it. Enjoying and loving what I do only means I'm going to provide maximum value to others, because I think true enjoyment of a job only comes from doing something that benefits other people in some way.
bollsack
This is more about the concept and idea about double exposure, I was hoping to see the HOW more. Like when you said, "They live in the shadows." that was a magical moment. I got it but I would have liked to see it in motion. And also have it done on digital because I would have to guess that the majority of your followers are in the digital world. But thanks for that ONE gem, "they live in the shadows." love you work too..... pretty sick and double exposure looks like fun.
@@6sway thanks for watching! I’m going to do a more technical one eventually, the problem is that not all cameras do it the same way and I’m trying to figure out how to address that. That said, I think the easiest way to learn them now is just by using a mirrorless camera with live view and see in real time how scenes fit together. But keep an eye out for more videos on the subject though!
I lowkey dislike my Polaroid series I’ve been doing and hope too that in the future I will like them 😅
@@KadeemBooth sometimes I feel that way too but then after years pass I end up seeing my work differently. Photography often gets better with time
Love these videos, Polaroid I-2 user, I even used to listen to your podcast, super niche lol.
@@KadeemBooth 😂 awesome! Thanks for following along!
You could start working for a private detective company. There you have to make pictures very often in all sorts of situations..
@@TheRealJohnHooper that would be wild 😆
Keep at it, love the work you've shown here 🫵🏽
@@khai.45 thank you so much!
it's not fuji's fault that you can't wrap your head around the 8 character model number.
@@BibaMedia actually, it definitely is
It's going to get worse 》 AI
As I was watching this, I was thinking “You need to teach…” and then you mentioned the same thought! 😁 That chasm between art (making something meaningful to me) and business (making a product I can sell) is a big one. At least, it was for me. That’s where teaching came in to help me bridge it to some degree. I taught, part time, for over 20 years, at both the community college level (adjunct professor) and state university (lecturer). Very rewarding and stimulating, both creatively and financially. Ok, so I didn’t get rich with teaching, but the extra income was very nice. I’d think doing workshops would be similar, the big difference was I didn’t have to promote the classes myself - they’d get listed in the course catalog and they’d fill up. EZ PZ! I’m really glad to know you’re FINE… really, you’re FINE! That’s a load off my mind. 😂
@@ezpoppy55 it’s always in the back of my mind as something I could do. I like a workshop thing for now because I wouldn’t have to commit to a full on job 😂 But I could definitely see that in my future
@@doublenegative4real I get that. You’re already teaching with this channel, so I think you’d find it (workshop or traditional class) a comfortable fit.
Guys, I don't think he's fine. Not sure tho
I’m loving the double negative videography
I think Saul Leiter had a similar problem.
@@DA-yd2ny he definitely seemed more content focusing on his art more than anything else. I watched a documentary about him recently, he had an interesting life. I really admire his work
Question for you, are you fine?
@@mattyspattys I’M FINE
I'M FINE! 😆😆😆
Haha I absolutely loathe selling myself! I just want to take photos and make art :)
Same
The synth was very fun
@@MattTheMinoltaGuy YES. Excited to continue to make people’s ears bleed with synth in future videos
Camera renaming suggestion: Fujifilm G-zilla. Think it fits the setup with the massive lens and tilt shift adapter.
@@MattTheMinoltaGuy I definitely need to rename this thing for sure
you're hot
Cool!,...thanks!
hi! i'm curious if you've heard of people using the technique of taking a blank shot in-between shots with the lens cap still on, then removing cap for the second exposure? I hope that makes sense. I was wondering why one would do this, is it to reduce the chances of having white in photos, so shadows can be maintained for the second exposure to show up better? I always thought white destroyed any info on photos.
@@BoxOfShockolates I’ve not heard of that, but I imagine it would mostly be done in order to stop down the next shot to darken it a bit. I’ll have to try it though!
@@doublenegative4real I figured it out! The blank shot is sometimes taken apparently to prevent photos from potentially overlapping.
The real test is to get deeper in our own creative life. And people want to see a life different than theirs. <- These two insights were worth the whole video. However, it's funny that I picked up shooting pics again as a way to get out of my house. I feel I can try and catch a photo in all these towns nearby, and that's WHY I force myself to get out of my house. I also think that social media might be the enemy in this story. I gave it up (after being considered one of the core people in the first wave back in 2005 and beyond). I get library books instead, from the greats. And then I use those to make me feel interested in a challenge. Stranger in your own town, so to speak. Most of your frustrated energy seemed focused on social media and pleasing an algorithm. Just a stranger's external view. What if that's the enemy?
@@ChrisBrogan social media and the algorithm is just people. I think social media is a mixture of creators trying to make what they think people will like and people who consume social media being locked into loops based on their base preferences. I’m not really blaming social media as much as how people use it.
@@doublenegative4real I'll push back just a tiny bit. The algorithm is driven by the advertising company platform. It's not exactly a negative thing, but it means that the only thing that gets rewarded is those things that can be clustered and monetized easier. It's hard when you start creating art for other people, and especially trying to earn likes. I say this from a few Decades of trying to unravel myself from that
@@ChrisBrogan sure the algorithm is attached to advertising, but advertising is only effective if people are watching ads served with content they like. The people determine a lot of what is seen still I think
Stumbled across this, thanks for both your honesty and sharing your creative inspiration. Definitely struck a chord.
@@nickdickens286 glad to hear! Thanks for watching!!!
it's akin to these restaurants who make these ridiculous, grease laden, gut bomb dishes only for social media. it's low effort, boring, lazy, contrived even.
Creative with what we have....at home? A large Photograph out of smaller photographic prints? Maybe some double exposure goodness sprinkled in as well?
@@MStrong95 sounds good to me lol
I’ve been using Olympus for 20 years and around the time I started following you I picked up a Nikon zf and discovered it has a double exposure feature. Thought of you and have been using it quite a bit.
@@WhoIsSerafin nice! I got my double exposure start on digital Nikons! They are great for that
So agree, Will, with your rant. Not just on SM, and it’s not just recent either (I’m 68 and have been doing photography since I was 14). SM just kind of amplifies and magnifies those qualities you’re talking about. But it didn’t create the tendency to follow well worn paths. As I would tell my students, photography is simple. But it ain’t easy. Looks easy. But it ain’t. For me, now, I shoot strictly for myself. Love my I-2, love the “old”stock Polaroid film, love going out when the mood strikes, and taking the photos that have the potential to stimulate me. I like a lot of your project work here, and enjoy you sharing your thoughts and process. They strike me as being genuine (and I mean both). Thanks!
Thanks Earnest! I always appreciate your thoughtful comments on my videos! Shooting for yourself is definitely a freeing place to be!
@@doublenegative4real While I do consider myself to be an earnest person, the name is spelled Ernest. 🤭
@@ezpoppy55 😂 I think my phone autocorrected it
@@doublenegative4real Damn auto correct! 😆
I like your videos and how you continue with the Polaroid project.
Thanks for watching!! Glad you're enjoying them!
Great video. I have been using the scan adapter for so long and just a couple of days ago was like "what if I skipped this taping, scraping tape off of the back of my polaroids, breaking one file into four files step?" Love the simplicity of one at a time and also rarely experience newton rings. I saw in your mirror shot that you're using the i2. I know that we all know that it over exposes, but I recently watched a video that claimed that the meter acts differently depending on what mode your in. It said that if you're in auto, and full sun, you usually want to stop it down 2/3 of a stop BUT that the meter actually behaves accurately if you're shooting in full manual. Have you found this to be true at all? I -2/3 regardless of mode and THINK that that's doing the job, but I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for watching! And yep, definitely experienced that with I-2. Did a video about it a while back: studio.th-cam.com/users/videoFaEVPSZLFBo/edit But yeah I've been shooting with this camera daily for a long time now and I've gotten used to the light meter weirdness, although they just updated the firmware to supposedly fix it. We'll have to see about that though haha
@@doublenegative4real Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I did watch this video back in the day and the rewatch was helpful! It's your opinion that it over exposes in both auto and manual mode! Copy that and thanks again. So excited for this firmware update to roll out!
It seems Polaroid calibrated the light meter using faulty film which had an ISO lower than 640. There seems to be a software update on the way that corrects the overexposure issue.
Thank you for making me addicted to taking at least 3 double exposures on every roll of film😂. I've had some very amazing results from falling in love with the creative side of photography through double exposures!
@@MailableTuba666 awesome! Glad to hear it!
both epson scan and silverfast let you block out different images as separate files and batch scan. izi pizi
Interesting! Besides that, I've been getting lousy, pixelated look in mine, even though I scanned at 1200 dpi, don't know why, maybe my flatbed scanner is a bit crappy (well, it is). Cheers and thx for your video!
the real secret is to use a high quality sheet feed scanner. stupid fast and no newton rings, ever.
we also make burgers like idiots. works for us though.
If you use your scanner software in document mode you can select multiple areas to scan. This will create an individual file for each selected area. So if you use the scan adapter and scanner software properly the adapter will save you the time of editing newton rings and save you time of placing each polaroid on the scanner individually. Edit to add that the scanner will scan each selected area at your chosen dpi.
@@sethpotterphoto cool, didn’t know that! The other issue with the adapter is that it’s black which leave a shadow on the edge of my Polaroid frames and doesn’t give me white outside the Polaroid with which to use auto tone or auto color in photoshop if the scanning colors are off
@@doublenegative4real sure 👍. Please take a look at the Polaroid scans in my recent video and let me know if you genuinely see any issues with shadows or off colors because I don’t believe there are any.
She literally has two cameras to not change it during the battle
A camera is just a tool we use to create our work. Whether it's a film camera from the 70's or the latest and greatest that money can buy. Keep on shooting and creating. :)
yeah, I don't think it worked out well. forest isn't a good background for a double exposure. it's too distracting. Those photos of your wife turned out great.
Search parameters are important, but AI lacks soul. If you have a soul, you can tell! It's like porn: I can't describe it, but I know it when I see it.
@@cruising5to1 very true
Kentmere 400 ASA 35mm & 120mm. : )
Maybe do a video of yourself talking without sound and then add voice over to mimic your lip movement afterwards - All joking aside, nice that you are dispelling some common issues with printing photos. Carry on WM.
Olympus has that function in the menu. First screen if I remember well. It's called multiple exposure and allows you to do it on the spot or to use any picture stored on the SD. I had decent results with it but nothing beats the excitement of film. 😊