I Quit Digital Photography for 365 Days. Here's What Happened
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I'd like to remind all digital photographers that you too can slow down without having to move to film. Just take your time and look through that view finder for a while
Agree. You DON'T NEED to go out and buy that Pentax or Mamiya just because Peter has it.
Yup, switch to a manual focus lens and you're 90% there
I shooting straight out of camera. This slows me down, making me think more about what I want to shoot and what settings I can use for a better photo.
@@RussellAlboroto 10000000000%
@@RussellAlboroto Maybe 50% there. I personally feel peaking is nowhere near as nice to use as split prism from SLRs or a rangefinder patch.
this feels so much like the old Peter McKinnon videos, the ones that got me into photography in the first place. Just a friendly chat in front of a camera talking about whatever topic. Really wish these videos will keep coming
+1000000 I almost cried watching this. The feeling is the same. Also the long hair. Love it Peter, thanks.
The 1 thing that keeps me coming back is that every time I'm done watching, i got extremely motivated. Love your videos man!
Love to hear it! Thank you!
@@PeterMcKinnon No, thank you!
Absolutely! I got to minute 7 before I hit pause and fired up lightroom to do a little bit of light editing.
You will see me at a photoshoot or a photowalk @petermckinnon with both digital and film on most days - film for me is always good for my days where I just need to shake it up. I finally did a Star Wars shoot the other day with 2 film cameras - colour and monochrome - it was just so much fun to do it that way - just so little to edit and enjoy.
Sameeee
"don't expect results, you have to go get them" hit harder than i expected. Thank you for sharing your experience and takeaways
Quick tip for digital shooters.
Get yourself a small SD-card.
Like one, where you only can shoot 50-100 photos.
You will slow down sooo much!
for a gfx user its easy , just tell them to shoot uncompressed raws lmao
I come from the Analogue days, and i mainly worked as a concert photographer. I still remember the main thing it taught me. Because you only have 36 shots you have to learn how to "read" WHEN the moment happened BEFORE it happened. There was no spray and pray so you had had to use your senses to see into the future + click exactly when the time was right. Today I have lost that skill because of working digital only.... Another thing is that I was able to read exposure correctly without lightmeeter, I was able to see when to use 1600 ISO, 125 shutter and 2.8 apperture without using the gear.... today I have lost this skill as well because of digital.
I am a concert photographer as well and never shot analogue. I'd say that I'm capable of knowing which settings to use 90% of the time but spray and pray is real. When I know a confetti shot is coming I start banging through the shot. 50? 100? Who cares? That's a single digit GB, basically nothing and I can get the best one during editing. I sometimes really wish to go back in time
Agreed.
I've shot both but started with digital SLR when I got more serious and began leaning about light sensitivity. SD cards weren't as limited as film (count wise), even back in in the early 2000s, but they still made you carful.
Even working backward with tech, I just began memorizing what worked in the lighting situation and gradually learned. Gives you an appreciation of the time and skill it took those that started with film.
Seldom do I need to adjust now unless it's macro... I still manage to misjudge with the outdoor shots and the diffuser's range limits to the subject.
Just buy a 4GB card, turn off as shot preview mode.
As a concert photographer, why were you limited to 36 shots? Would bringing more than one roll of film to a concert break your budget or weigh down your camera bag too much??
@@yeohi My main job was working on stage, the organizer was just kind enough to give me a few minutes where I had the freedom to roam around and take some photos. And with limited time I tried to make the best of it.
Shooting film definitely changed how I shoot digital. You learn light and new techniques and how to slow down so well! Stoked you had the same experience. ALL DIGITAL SHOOTERS SHOULD AT LEAST TRY FILM JUST TO LEARN MORE!
I started photography in 1986 and it was all film back then. Now I shoot digital but my picture taking is the same process as it was back then. Get it right in camera and minimal processing post. The only thing I miss in the digital world is the 3 second film wind on where you are taking a pause between shots. No digital equivalent and I miss that.
What about looking forward to trying new brands or new types of film? Finding out that Ilford was from England after being so used to American Kodak and Japanese Fuji.
Wondering what Agfa was like but nobody sold it. Reala compared to Fujicolor.
Tmax compared to Neopan. TMax compared to Tri-x.
In the early days I thought had a good grasp of photography when I could take some star trail shots or cleverly use a full flash in the correct moment. NOW, in a really weird way, I feel like digital photography was just a way for me to get ready for ACTUAL photography… shooting on film. Digital was absolutely the best way for me to learn because I could make mistakes so quickly. I became intimately familiar with ISO aperture and shutter speed. Now it’s really interesting because my mind kind of makes the picture in the moment and then weeks later I get to see if I was right. There’s something really fun about the technical challenge of it. It’s really awesome.
really agree with this, I wanted to say your technical ability on the eclipse photo was inspiring, it's made me reconsider what can be done with the medium.
Absolutely love this outlook! Thats fun. We need to go take pictures together :)
Shooting on film is in no way "more valid" than shooting digitally.
Hi Destin! Loved your eclipse photo and the whole process you put into it!
@@ledheavy26Especially according to Roger
After a rough day at work knowing I get to come back and watch this video when I get off in 30 minutes, turned the whole day around. Had to put this here before even watching.
Ahh, I love that! I hope your day gets better!
@@PeterMcKinnon appreciate it man! I just re watched all of the film videos you’ve uploaded lately yesterday, stoked to see a new video related to it. Keep it up and take care hope you’re doing well!
I love the vibe of this channel so much. It's like stepping away from loud traffic to enjoy the sound of flowing water. Love the work that you do
Ah! Love this comment. Thank you so much!
Not sure if you ever going to read this Peter. But I discover your channel almost when you started it, and I just got so inspired back then that I bought my first camera.
When I forgot why I started, when I have difficult days, I come back to this channel and remember why I started my journey and why photography is so important to me. Thank you
Shooting film is a lost art. I'm glad I was able to shoot film starting in the 70s. I started with the Nikon EM and ended film with the Nikon N75 in 2004. When digitizing slides became a thing I had a Minolta scanner and then a Nikon. Between scanning and editing, it took close to 30 minutes per image. Mostly the scanning and cleaning dust spots from an image when the scanner missed cleaning them.
The digital age brought lots of unwanted noise to the lava flow outings if I had to be around other people. I remember the first time some guy walked over and set up right next to me and held the shutter button down for what seemed an eternity. I asked him what he planned to do with 1000s of photos from that moment and he replied, oh I'm hoping for 1 good one. Then there are the time-lapse ones that don't use the camera's silent setting. I shoot digital like I shot film. One or two differing exposures and on to the next subject.
That sun through the curtains shot is wonderful. I love that the patience produced it and not any processing; photography not a generated image!
I learned photography starting in the early '70s. Digital was rectal exam back then. I had a darkroom in my parent's basement, and I loaded my own bulk film. I have no idea how many rolls of Tri-X I shot. There was no auto-focus or auto-metering. I started with a Yashica rangefinder my father gave me when he upgraded to an SLR. I bought the Olympus OM-1 when it came out and used that for many years. I still have it and it still works perfectly. The big advantage to learning photography by shooting film is learning to compose in the camera. As a result, I still compose in camera and rarely crop anything other than wildlife photos. I still shoot film, and I especially like the Bronica 2S I bought a few years ago. I have to externally meter the light, and the square format really makes me think about the composition. I develop my B&W film at home and scan the negatives into LRC. I send color film to the Darkroom in CA. Shooting film these days is my way of getting back to my roots. It slows me down and makes me really pay attention to what I'm doing. I love it.
I have done the reverse from you. I shot film from 1975 to 2004 and then picked up digital. I'm not sure what that did to my craft, but I do enjoy digital.
I encourage you to learn how to develop your own film, you would probably shoot more, and have so much fun in the lab. For me, developing my own negative film, is like a zen moment. You will enjoy it!!
Agreed!! Kinda surprised he didn’t go that route, but maybe in the future!
Absolutely loved this video! Love that you’re enjoying what you do again!
I truly love this adventure you are on with photography. I had 2 different Pentax digitial cameras that bricked themselves after some time, and this past year I've been playing around with film so much more, and it's made me like a kid again! I love the silly and ridiculous. I have a Diana F that I am OBSESSED WITH (it's a toy...seriously). I do plan on getting another digital at some point, but I really adore the organic feeling of film. I don't mind artifacts, I don't mind imperfections, I don't mind the not perfectly framed shot. I laugh at the out of focuses when I'm learning a new camera. I think you should always try and follow the joy. Love your work as always Sweetie Petey 💖
Your videos and your photography is better than ever now. Challenging yourself is the only way to keep growing. So good! Thank you!
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Happy you did that- looking forward to see how you feel next year about all of it. Happy weekend to everyone reffing this and thanks for sharing - 18 minutes never felt shorter than in this one 😊🙏🏻
This sparks the passion I have for photography every time a see your work. Vids like this make my day. Thank you Peter, Thank you…
the airport advice is major. traveling through germany killed an entire italy trip worth of photos for me back in 2019 :( still recovering
Pete, you are truly inspiring and bring so much to all of us. Thank you for everything you do to lift us up and help go make the best of it.
WOW, Peter!! I have been watching you for years and I think this is one of your most inspirational videos ever! Definitely makes me want to do better in my photography!! Thanks!
Man! This video has so much emotion! It did impact me so much It just makes me rethink the way am I in photography and filmmaking right now! Thank you for always making the most inspiring videos! 🙏🙏
Film will never die. It’s a the only format I feel like I own my pictures. From shooting to developing at home and scanning, it’s a different experience
One of favorites of yours. Love it man and appreciate you sharing!
just listening to you talk and the music in the video is so calming and at the same time inspiring!
Loving the energy in this video! Great to hear about your experiences. Can’t say I’m a big film fan but definitely looking forward to more of this 👍
If you want to fall in love with film all over again, I HIGHLY recommend developing and scanning on your own 🥰 it’s truly so rewarding to see your final image from start to finish! Cheers❤
I enjoyed watching your film journey, and hope you continue to shoot film-at least occasionally-and share your experience. Your videos are hugely inspirational and this one was no exception. Love your work and your message!
Really great. You continue to inspire and educate in unique and unexpected ways. Thank you!
I found this video Peter, to be very inspiring. I love how this whole film-shooting process has led to your slowing down to plan to do it right the first time. Thank you for your inspiration.
You have no idea how much I needed to hear that. I've always enjoyed photography, but I'm newer to the business side and it's been a transition that I've always dreamed about, but difficult in ways I wasn't expecting. Thanks for always being there to inspire, Peter. You help more people than you know.
Very inspirational and motivating!
I keep coming back and it's always so worth it! Love it 🫶
Love this! I started shooting film a little over a year ago. I’m fortunate enough to shoot for work but in that can get creatively drained at times. Film helped me get excited to shoot and be more engaged in my personal creativity. I find myself only really wanting to shoot film when it comes to shooting for myself. The slower process and anticipation of getting scans back makes it fun. The limitations that come with film have def helped strengthen my skills and move out of habits that I’ve built with the crutches of a digital camera.
Thanks for continuing to inspire and show that growth and learning is always a part of the process!
Thank you!! Incredibly meaningful and inspirational beyond film v digital.
This video really reminded me why I love this format. Doing my best to manage my own expectations when shooting and travelling with film. Travelling with film as you mentioned... gosh. Thank you kindly for this :)
Anytime I watch your videos ... its inspiration time Peter ! Thanks! ❤❤❤
That’s the Peter McKinnon I love. Great content.
WOW! Did I just watched a photography journey documentary?. That was really good and kind inspirational. Great work Peter. 👏
Inspiring as always . Cool to see your film journey and love the message here.
In Italy - they saw my Zfc and they asked me to avoid the luggage scanner - nice guys. I’ve told them it’s a digital and that I apreciate their care for film.
Your work inspires me bro thank you, I’m impressed that you stuck it out for the year congratulations keep it up bro you a blessing to this industry
Wow this is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I've been struggling the past year trying to find my musa back. Amazing video bro!!
Reinventing yourself constantly is the important thing in this line of work, wouldn’t ya say?
Absolutely!
The great ones always find a way to challenge themselves to be even better! Great video Pete! Love the sound of that analog shutter. 😉
Awesome vid, Pete! Can’t wait for the photo book!
The effort in this video (story, vid quality, sound, music, edit, etc) does not go unnoticed. This was an inspiration on multiple levels. Thanks for creating it!
You are truly an inspiration. Watching your videos always motivates me to try photography. Although I've had other responsibilities that have kept me from starting, I know that one day I'll pick up a camera. When that day comes, I'll be smiling.
The ending was so inspiring. Thank you Peter!
This video is what’s up thanks Peter. I agree, some of the magic of film photography comes from being more mindful of each shot. It teaches the value of slowing down. Thanks for sharing your story!! Inspiring me to shoot some more for sure!
watching this, has been truly inspirational and I mean truly. Everything about this video and your others about shooting film photography and finding your passion and want to take pictures makes me want nothing more than to pick up my camera and start taking pictures of everything I see.
That conclusion hit me, you're the best man, huge fan from Venezuela. Keep these videos coming!
Such a great video. Working for the photos and the failures along the way... always worth it in the end.
Awesome video as always after coming home from a small hike with my kids and landing 1 great photo I was excited about. Motivation on top of more motivation.
love this so much! Pure inspiration! Thanks for sharing
Right On Peter!! You are spot on with all your points. The fact that you wake up and feel inspired to take your camera out means a lot, and says that you are also having fun with it. For me Film has inspired me like nothing else, yes I also owne digital cameras but the feeling I get when I take out my Film cameras out is on a diffrent level. I have truely enjoyed watching your journey into film and I agree that I saw your creativity and art of photography grow over the last year of shooting film. Thanks for giving film a chance and sharing your adventure with us!!!
This year's content has been the best so far in years, I watched most if not every single video!
I am always tremendously inspired after listening to you. Thank you for another beautiful video.
GREAT advice and commentary Pete. In a way so simple, but yet so difficult to do. I too noticed when I first started with digital many years ago, that my photos began to look like snapshots. I realized I was relying on the "I'll fix it with photoshop" mentality and I wasn't thinking about the image the way I used to before with film. I would definitely stop and think before pressing the shutter when we had to pay for processing and prnting! I've enjoyed your work and vids over the last few years after discovering your work (a positive of covid shutdown and excessive you tube surfing! lol...). You are a great motivator in addition to artist/ creator. Kudos man. Now, i shall get a battery for my old A1 and recently acquired FTb and the B&W film I purchased and begin to slow down. Cheers! (and thanks)
Your passion for photography is amazing. The direction and process you took to navigate through anhedonia truly make your love, affection, and loyalty to the art shine through. You didn’t give up on it; instead, you figured out a way and renewed your excitement and love for photography. Keep being an inspiration, sir.
Basically you grew as a photographer because you went back to basics. We forget how good we have it with today’s technology, being able to adjust and tweak every little detail.
What I always like about Pete's videos is the message. It's always on point. Like this one.
Cold sunny afternoon here in Melbourne Australia . Sitting in front of the 🔥 watching Peter Mckinnon video on shooting film .
This video reminded me of your early videos and why l subscribed way back then . Enthusiasm in life is a buzz , great video ❤
The advice at the end of the video is great. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. Greetings from Chile
I've started my photography journey with a 20 $ analog Nikon from my parents. I never had the same feelings than those days. shooting digital now but waiting slowly to come back. Loved to see Peter input about all of this.
Thank you greatly for this Peter. I went from shooting 2-2500 shots for a wedding, now I will come home with 1500-1700 photos for a full day. Appreciate the challenges you push yourself because it pushes me too. Thank you x
You are such an inspiration, Peter. Thank you for sharing with us.
Heck yeah! Loved this one. And OMG, that Italy shot is dope!
Loved this video. Thank you for sharing!
I started off the shooting film, and it does make you a better photographer. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Yo that feeling of “I hope I get to shoot something cool today” happens to me every, single, time, I get anything new for my kit. The day I scooped Dunnadidit’s sigma 56mm I was on fire thinking about using it for my weddings; then I got the sigma 23mm f1.4 and I was ecstatic again, then I got the a6700 and tomorrow is my first paid shoot with it. That feeling will never get old
I love your life lessons! Thanks for teaching them to us!
This is one of your best videos. Thank you so much. And good luck. 🙏
man from the first day i started photography i learned from you and watched all of your videos maybe and with each one you made me love photography more and more with every single video much love man keep up the good work like always
Thank you Pete. I have been a fan of your channel for a while, and I have always wanted to get into photography. A year ago I bought my first camera, a Zenit-E 35mm and had so much fun learning how to shoot, just last week I got my first digital camera (EOS R) and just this afternoon picked up the PM x Nomatic 25L bag. I have enjoyed shooting so much and you have been such an inspiration, thank you.
Really cool video, Peter! Looking forward to details on when we can order your photobook :)
A friend recently inspired me to start shooting film, I've only shot like 7 rolls at this point, but I have loved every minute of it. Taking the time to correctly expose and focus the shot, to not know if it looks good or not. I love it
You look everywhere to find on internet that video to explin/show it to you with every single detail to learn about something and there’s no one, you just find some portion of it… but, is this guy Peter, who’s doing everything with passion and offers you for free lessons nowhere else you can find! Thank you Peter!
Great lecture. It lets me think about my photography. Thank you Peter.
Near to all Pete’s vids inspire me to get back into photography, the past few years I’ve struggled to want to shoot again and pick up my Fuji, but this video, knowing it’s not just me that gets burnt out at times from photography and the bucket shot have really spurred me on to edit and shoot once again, thank you for always making amazing videos and art, you truly are inspiring man, keep flying the flag.
Thank you for sharing as always . Thoroughly enjoy your lessons
I applaud you... you speak the truth of a photographer.. not of a digital artist... seeing the light, shooting it in camera.... shoot film, slow down, see the light, and fall in love with true photography.
This is what we call motivation. That means anyone with hard work can achieve it and yes there are lot to learn. Your videos started the fire of photography in me. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Sir, you are a legend, you come up with all of the right words and that last minute or so, just incredible.
Thank you Pete, truly inspiring!
thanks for sharing analogue film photography! Love them!
First amazing video you've done in like 4 years. It sounds like you actually learned something. Bravo.
Thank you for that beautiful video. Really feeling it.
Last year I sold most of my photo gear and bought a little rangefinder Fuji. I found that I loved slowing down, breathing through every shot. Living in the moment. I found that I really appreciated the journey more.
Thank you Peter. That was a great reminder and inspiration to me personally to take more photos.
I had a great time watching this video. I feel it’s time I shifted my work to analogue for all your reasons. Thanks man :)
I've been following you pretty much since the beginning, this year the content that you put out - at times I found difficult to connect to. but after this vid I think I understand more about the process you've gone through in the art. I might need to go back and see your vids through this new perspective.
As a fellow creative, I have enjoyed following this year long experiment, reinvention, slowing down. It feels like people have been sh!tting on your content more and more BUT, for me, I still look forward to every video (regardless of what it’s about). Digital or film, your photography continues to inspire me on my creative journey. Thanks 🙏
Film is genuinely the best step I’ve ever taken in photography, such an important medium and more new photographers should give it a shot you learn so much
Thank you, Peter for being as inspiring as it gets, bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I remember watching the first video, and I also had just started using film! Only regret has been not shooting more!! Always inspired by u Pete, here’s to both of our first years with film 🙌