Beginner Film Photography MISTAKES to Avoid!

Today I share my tips for Beginner Film Photography Mistakes to avoid shooting 35mm film to make your shooting experience easy and enjoyable! Avoid these common mistakes and I guarantee you every time you go out and shoot, you'll get good results. This goes for 35mm film and even medium format film photography and remember gang always have fun! Hope you enjoy this video, comment any questions! KINGJVPES

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[KingJvpes]

If you're new to film this video has got you covered! I'm no expert but these are some of the mistakes I made when I was starting out! 👌😈#minoltagang

[oblo]

Step 1: Replace the batteries in your smoke detector

[JDubyafoto]

One of the best tips I was given as a beginner film photographer was to make sure the film was properly loaded in the camera. That sounds silly, but I've had many film photographers say they shot a roll of film and it came back from the lab completely blank. When loading film, make sure the rewind knob rotates as you advance the film. That way you know the leader caught on the take-up spool. It's easy for the film to miss catching on the sprockets and not actually pull out of the canister on to the take-up reel. Oh yeah....#CanonGang!

[StickPeopleAndPuff]

KingJvpes: "Here's the top beginner mistakes to avoid!"
Also KingJvpes: "I still havent changed the batteries in my smoke detector"

[Eddies_Bra-att-ha-grejer]

I found a Minolta AF-C for cheap, it's a simple point-and-shoot, I use Fuji C200 film which is the cheapest color film I can buy. I like that old photo album aesthetic.

[jwzerbe]

I find it entertaining to hear of current younger people "just getting into film". I also like one of your comments about not spending a lot of money on gear. I bought my Minolta x-700 in the late 1980s because I wanted better results than you could typically get at the time with the "kodak instamatics" of the day. I spent a huge chunk of 1980's change ($500ish) on that Minolta because it had the P mode as well as having the Aperture priority mode. It spent most of its life just taking family snapshots and vacation photos. Given that you are spending money every time you click the button, it was difficult to justify experimentation at the time for photography's sake. Once I got my first DIGITAL camera, I could go nuts in full manual modes to really learn the ins and outs of exposure, DOF, etc. Now I may actually go back to the X-700 and see what I can really make that thing do now.

[vRocco]

Even if you been shooting film for a long time like myself, watching these kinds of videos makes you go "oh silly me, how the heck did I forget or missed that"!

A mistake I used to make and especially when I started was, taking more than one frame of the same subject and wasting film in that process. I remember buying my first roll of Kodachrome somewhere in 98 and I was excited to shoot it like the way pro's would. Yep, another mistake I made as well. Took pictures of the same subject more than once, and not familiarize myself of the camera setting. I can imagine the person developing that film.

Yes, I know this video is about 7mo old but it's relevant everyday for everyone. I like to go back and re learn basics, because sometimes we tend to drift away and think we know it all.

Thank you so much for this precious content and yes, I did subscribe.

Get out there and have fun, experiment, and learn something new every day, wether you are new or have been around the block a few times.

[jimpoop]

mistake number 9... not changing the battery in your smoke detectors before a video

[davidschmid]

your advice regarding wasting money on unnecessary equipment is spot on. been doing film for almost 50 years and i still shoot a lot of 35mm on an old pentax k 1000. these can be picked up for a song, and are generally better than the person using them.but if you wanna spend money, do your homework on lenses.then you can cough up some serious cash!

[petru]

ty bro, i’m new into film photography, trying to learn a lot, you did it easier for me, good luck 📸

[TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel]

Wow, I never thought drugstores in America were this bad. In germany you pay 2.75€ for the development AND 36 9x13 printed pictures with index and you get the negatives back. damn good value for money

[levisimpson]

Just joined the MinoltaGang with an X-700. I wanted to move up from my Pentax K-1000 and have something that could shoot Ap Priority if need be. Just seemed like time and time again I saw this X-700 pop up in peoples videos. Loving it so far, beautiful camera and a great feel.

[donadams]

1. Forgetting to put the film in. 2. Forgetting to take the lens cap off. 3. Forgetting to turn the camera on. 4. Forgetting to change the ASA from the previous setting. 4. Not getting the film attached correctly to the winder. 5. Check the battery.

[TheRenalicious]

My biggest mistake when I started shooting film photography back in the early 2000s (when I was also learning digital photography at the same time) was definitely underexposing. My digital camera was an Olympus e-500 which had super grainy images, so I inadvertently became obsessed with shooing wide open at low ISO to compensate, and sadly brought those habits over to my film gear as well. No wonder nearly all my photos became hot garbage. These days I'm older and wiser, and I'm studying up, stopping down, and metering properly for both digital and film. The result? Less hot garbage, and more keepers! Go figure!

[edding]

The Point with drug store development is interesting. Here in Germany it's totally different... Yea it's send to a big lab but you not only get your negatives back in 4 picture slices but you can also get scans on a CD and it's way cheaper than going to a small lab (7 Euro for prints and scans instead of 15 Euros just for scans).

[GonzoTheRosarian]

When I was younger I traveled to Europe as part of a school program. I had my beloved Nikon F with photomic finder. When I reached halfway of the trip my photomic batteries died and I had no light metering capability. Sunny 16 helped me as well as learning to “read” light. When you use a meter don’t do it without thought, after a while it helps you to learn how to ‘read’ light without it. The results for me were that I kept shooting through the rest of the trip without a meter but my photos were great.

[peteraxelsson]

I have been shouting film for sixty years, and I appreciate these tutorials immensly.
In the digital world, the values you get from a digital camera does not necessarily translate to analog film.
So just looking at film and how film works makes a ton of difference.
Thank you :-)

[DeVron]

Please change the battery in your smoke detector lol... nice video!

[christianferrer]

You and many other film photographer YouTubers are the reason why i regained my passion again and to even persuade me on buying a film camera. Love ✊

[samm]

You are by far the best film photography teacher on YouTube. I got into film last year and have been watching as many videos as possible. I just found yours and immediately subscribed and have been going through and watching all your content!

Thank you for making valuable and easy to understand videos for all the beginners out there.