It could be, depending on where she is located. A thing she, I suppose, never thought about. I would not declare it a fact, I can be wrong, but I think it has to do with how far you are from the Ecuator. That means the angle of light from the sun. E.g. German photoliterature talks about Sunny 8. Germany is a relativeley nordic country. I suspect the Sunny 16 has its origin in the light condition of the southern USA. Now if the dame is somewhere at a longitude between the two, Sunny 11 can be accurate for her.
@@MezeiEugen Omg i never actually knew that but it checks out!!! Im in the northeast (Connecticut) so that would make sense why i always felt like sunny 11 worked out better. Some other comments mentioned location plays a part. This is good to know for the future when i talk about it. Thanks for sharing!
@ Those highly trained chemists, engineers and technicians at Kodak and Fuji calibrated the film and tested it, but what do they know. Joe Amateur knows better what ISO to use.
in where I live, Malaysia where the sun is shining at very direct angle, it's more like Sunny 22. while it's arguable, the concept of learning to meter by eye is extremely useful and relative in nature
At 2:17 I see a water distiller. Produced by Euronda. I bought myself one of these just last week. It is made to produce distilled in medical practices and from the manual I know how it is supposed to be used. I am curious how Emily Swift uses it, as some of the usage described by the producer will produce water that could damage your negatives.
Regarding film accidentally exposed to light ruining the images, it's the main reason that I use cameras that pulls out all the film first, and whenever an image was exposed, the camera would rewind one frame at a time. If the camera back was opened accidentally, only the unused film were ruined.
Digital sensors and slide film are both capturing positive images. They retain detail in the shadows and clip if overexposed. Negative film retains detail in the highlights and clips the shadows.
Cover the red dot or not, who cares-it’s all about the craft. This episode was straight fire! Killer interview, and that studio setup is pure goals, so lovely. Seriously, this channel is mad underrated. You deserve 20x the subscribers, easy!
The most important price of info to take away is that you should aim for neutral or over exposed shots on film. A lot of us are used to digital and it's ability to preserve shadow detail.
Funny thing, me coming from using film way before digital (which I still use only ocassionally) I expose digital also on the overexposure side. I should change that.
Emily is great and now she develops ECN-2 with remjet! I know the red dot bias too. I was selling my M6 TTL and forgot to remove the black sticker and people were nuts over it.
I started with a Nikon FG, but if I were to advice beginner film photographers, it's to get a point-and-shoot or an AF camera. It's very important to learn the quirks of film and how different it is from digital, as quickly as possible. In this era, we are exposed to digital photography from the jump, and so we have assumptions that we must first unlearn. Get an auto camera, get used to film, and then decide later if you want to do more manual, more mechanical. To my understanding Film vs. Digital is similar to RBG/Additive vs. CMYK/Subtractive. the two sets don't exactly align, but there are parallels. (I just can't articulate properly how I understand it, so I can't explain hahah)
I love that my small city still has a film lab. The guys at it are great and knowledgeable, last time i went in we just talked for like 30 mins playing a game of guess the film price on expired film stocks
The one obscure thing that made me fall in love with film: how much information there is in the highlights. If/when I post process my scans and decide to recover the highlights, it results in a more "natural" looking "HDR", somewhat closer to what the eye can see.
In regards to "If you can see the film it's blank" I once had the back of my Pentax ME Super open inexplicably 8 shots into a roll of Fomapan 200. I closed it as soon as I saw it open but It was open for a good 3 seconds. Somehow only the last 2 shots were completly gone with the rest having varying intensity of light leaks. It was under fairly dim artificial light which was rather fortunate as if it was under full daylight it'd probably be toast.
The main reason why people are underexposing subject if it is in the shadow is that your brain is doing dynamic equalization of light in a scene in real time so you don't see that subject is in the shadow. So people just don't notice the problem and only experience teaches you to notice the issue.
Pro tip, if you are not sure if your film has rewound in your Camara; go to a dark room without any windows like the toilet/bathroom, Turn off the lights!! And use a small dim RED LED HEADLIGHT! 🔴🔦And then open your camera! 👍😉
that sunny 11 comment is so accurate lol
It could be, depending on where she is located. A thing she, I suppose, never thought about.
I would not declare it a fact, I can be wrong, but I think it has to do with how far you are from the Ecuator. That means the angle of light from the sun.
E.g. German photoliterature talks about Sunny 8. Germany is a relativeley nordic country. I suspect the Sunny 16 has its origin in the light condition of the southern USA. Now if the dame is somewhere at a longitude between the two, Sunny 11 can be accurate for her.
@@MezeiEugen Omg i never actually knew that but it checks out!!! Im in the northeast (Connecticut) so that would make sense why i always felt like sunny 11 worked out better. Some other comments mentioned location plays a part. This is good to know for the future when i talk about it. Thanks for sharing!
I also set my ASA/ISO to 200 if I’m shooting 400 film.
@ Those highly trained chemists, engineers and technicians at Kodak and Fuji calibrated the film and tested it, but what do they know. Joe Amateur knows better what ISO to use.
@ The information given in this video is tested, viable and works in a real world environment. I have found it to be true, personally.
Her over exposed shot was absolutely stunning. What a cool photo
It was awesome!! So ethereal !
Thank you!
Great video! I love your joy and enthusiasm and your expertise. Much success to your business!
Thank you for watching the video
in where I live, Malaysia where the sun is shining at very direct angle, it's more like Sunny 22. while it's arguable, the concept of learning to meter by eye is extremely useful and relative in nature
At 2:17 I see a water distiller. Produced by Euronda. I bought myself one of these just last week. It is made to produce distilled in medical practices and from the manual I know how it is supposed to be used. I am curious how Emily Swift uses it, as some of the usage described by the producer will produce water that could damage your negatives.
Regarding film accidentally exposed to light ruining the images, it's the main reason that I use cameras that pulls out all the film first, and whenever an image was exposed, the camera would rewind one frame at a time. If the camera back was opened accidentally, only the unused film were ruined.
Wow what a great video, and they do ECN-2 as well. Awesome.
She does it all! Send her a roll!
Digital sensors and slide film are both capturing positive images. They retain detail in the shadows and clip if overexposed.
Negative film retains detail in the highlights and clips the shadows.
Cover the red dot or not, who cares-it’s all about the craft. This episode was straight fire! Killer interview, and that studio setup is pure goals, so lovely. Seriously, this channel is mad underrated. You deserve 20x the subscribers, easy!
The craft. Yes! Love it. Thanks a bunch for those nice comments!! Much appreciated. Tell your photographer friends about the channel!
The most important price of info to take away is that you should aim for neutral or over exposed shots on film. A lot of us are used to digital and it's ability to preserve shadow detail.
Funny thing, me coming from using film way before digital (which I still use only ocassionally) I expose digital also on the overexposure side. I should change that.
Yes indeed. There is some "unlearning" (and new learning) when coming from digital to analog.
Seeing this makes me want to start my own black and white lab.
Very Inspiring....
Great video!!! I came to see your nikon content but I stayed and subbed because of your stories.
Thank you! Nikon video is coming soon! Its my B-Cam after Leica. Thanks for the sub!
Nailed that photo 🖤🖤
Emily is great and now she develops ECN-2 with remjet! I know the red dot bias too. I was selling my M6 TTL and forgot to remove the black sticker and people were nuts over it.
This is excellent
Thank you!! Welcome tot he channel!
I started with a Nikon FG, but if I were to advice beginner film photographers, it's to get a point-and-shoot or an AF camera. It's very important to learn the quirks of film and how different it is from digital, as quickly as possible. In this era, we are exposed to digital photography from the jump, and so we have assumptions that we must first unlearn. Get an auto camera, get used to film, and then decide later if you want to do more manual, more mechanical.
To my understanding Film vs. Digital is similar to RBG/Additive vs. CMYK/Subtractive. the two sets don't exactly align, but there are parallels. (I just can't articulate properly how I understand it, so I can't explain hahah)
I love that my small city still has a film lab. The guys at it are great and knowledgeable, last time i went in we just talked for like 30 mins playing a game of guess the film price on expired film stocks
Support small labs!
The one obscure thing that made me fall in love with film: how much information there is in the highlights. If/when I post process my scans and decide to recover the highlights, it results in a more "natural" looking "HDR", somewhat closer to what the eye can see.
Yes, film can be like magic. It’s an incredible medium.
In regards to "If you can see the film it's blank" I once had the back of my Pentax ME Super open inexplicably 8 shots into a roll of Fomapan 200. I closed it as soon as I saw it open but It was open for a good 3 seconds. Somehow only the last 2 shots were completly gone with the rest having varying intensity of light leaks. It was under fairly dim artificial light which was rather fortunate as if it was under full daylight it'd probably be toast.
Interesting story.....It seems if you catch it quick enough you can save many of your exposures.
The main reason why people are underexposing subject if it is in the shadow is that your brain is doing dynamic equalization of light in a scene in real time so you don't see that subject is in the shadow. So people just don't notice the problem and only experience teaches you to notice the issue.
Some of my favorite pictures are those that were 'accidentally' cool. You gotta follow through with the process...
Gotta love Happy Accidents!
Pretty cool to see some Analog Amsterdam film get featured! Though it takes a keen eye to spot it 👀
That's cool.....I didn't notice I was too busy filming....
Thank you Gary for the lovely video and sharing my story!! Loved having you. I am feeling inspired to start posting here after watching (:
I had a lot of fun.....Hope to see you again soon next time i'm back in CT!
Always use an incidental light meter when shooting slide film.
Yes, gotta watch that slide film
She is a delight
😩Sunny sixteen comment.Depends where you live!
Yes, I can agree with that....I'm in AZ right now, and at times its like Sunny F22 here....
Seemed to work for hundreds of thousands of people in the past
I give up, what does the Red Dot mean covering or not???
It means they own a Leica camera and put tape over the logo so people don't mug them for their $6k necklace.
@ $6K necklace 😂
See my older video on the debate of the red dot coverup
Like and subscribe, great video im gladd. Tthe algorithm sent this to me today
THANK YOU! Welcome to the channel and tell your friends.
I've been using the Sunny 16 rule on TH-cam. If any TH-camr tells viewers to trust Suuny 16, I will click "Do not recommend channel"
Gunna say it. You are a stunner Emily ❤
Pro tip, if you are not sure if your film has rewound in your Camara; go to a dark room without any windows like the toilet/bathroom, Turn off the lights!! And use a small dim RED LED HEADLIGHT! 🔴🔦And then open your camera! 👍😉
You know that almost every film is sensitive to red light as well?
color film is sensitive to any light of any color.
👀....under-exposed comment😂😂
That is bad advice, it will make your film just good to throw it away. You have to verify your film in complete darkness, only by feeling.
Interesting. I never tried that....Not sure if RED LED light is sensitive to film or not....hmmmm
That is hilarious about the two issues they see most. As a 15 year old kid I pretty much figured that out on the first roll shot. 😅
Sometimes its the obvious that needs the light