Portra 6400 (Pushing Film)

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This week I take a look at how to push color film, specifically with some Portra 800 at 1600, 3200 and 6400iso.

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Thank you @linusandhiscamera for filming the video!

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I’ve pushed 400 ISO film stocks to 1600, there were many times I had to correct colours to remove a green tint. You can certainly get usable results!

AeromaticXD

1:53 can I ask what is this light meter app? Been looking for one for quite some time now. Thanks in advance!

dinofio

I'd kind of love to see a different use case here. It doesn't feel natural to push 800 in daylight, but I'd be super interested to see how it fared in low light, indoors, or night time. These are all cases when you could shoot 800 just fine--and it is a useful exercise to see the color shift. But I'd also love to understand how pushing works in scenarios where 800 might just not give you the range you'd need.

williamberger

As much as I'd love a native 1600 ISO color film, I have to admit that Portra 800 pushed one stop has always been a pretty good stand-in.
Still... Natura or Superia 1600 would be very welcome.
But if I was given the choice for a new film stock, I'd rather have Ektachrome 400 or Provia 400X.

LaskyLabs

thank you for explaining what pushing film is in a very simple way.🙏🏾

Midstudio

Pushing is said to work a lot worse, while pulling (or "printing down") is almost preferred to avoid any muddiness in the dark areas with normal exposures. And because you can apparently safely get 5+ stops that way. Would you do a video experimenting with pulling film?

g

So glad you’re posting more consistently again

zanderwilll

this is a great video, I love the way you communicate the nuance of pushing film and what's actually going on with the highlights v shadows in development

ryanbhangdia

I push +2 to +4 all the time for concert photos and nighttime street photography, and I find that DSLR scanning goes a long way in helping bring out more detail in shadows or with high-contrast images.

RADMAN

Willem out here doing the lords work. Paying to make these mistakes so we don't have to

benjstory

Thanks for that clear, concise explainer on pushing film. I hear a lot of film photographers talk about it (as a digital shooter) but I've never understood how exactly one "pushes" film.

marximus

This is amazing example and explanation. Great shots. I hate how ugly is is where I live and how beautiful it is where you are!

postnick

i love the idea of you reviewing the photos. please put them on full screen next time so we can see them bigger. thank you Willem for this beautiful video :)

kenneth_mirez

One tip for pushing film in daylight is to set the meter to one third stop less than you want to push it. Just to give the shadows more room. So for 3200 you’d meter at 2500. For night stuff where you’d push film because it’s really dark and you’re not using a tripod, it’s better not to meter at all and just give the film as much light as is practical. Maybe meter for some medium lit spot on a stage to make you’re not loosing anything.

VariTimo