Which Film Stock, When?

Jason helps you make a definitive choice for once in your life.

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[harper.suxbier]

I find that shooting Hp5 at dusk with the lens cap still on yields some amazing shadow tones, absolutely excellent blacks in the final image.

[ChilledFilms]

The editing in your videos is so decent. All the sound effects, pops and cuts to the beat. They don't go unnoticed.

[kcliffordphoto]

Omg the way you nonchalantly described the reason you don’t get up for morning made me feel so dumb; I absolutely love that you’re just brazenly yourself. I’ve made a lot more business this year with my digital portrait business because of you. You’ve really taught me a lot about what I want to see in my own art. You’re a gem dude

[matthewneiman]

I've had some great results with Portra 800 at golden hour. The added grit and contrast over 400 really gives the image more character in my opinion, and it does tend to shift a bit brown/yellow as well which is lovely for that time. Mid-day I love some c200 and hp5. Nighttime I bring out my X-T4 because I can't be bothered to carry a tripod haha

[reelgoats]

Love the dark humor. Oh and the film information was great too. Subscribed.

[JamieMPhoto]

Ektar at night is so nice. Ferrania P30 is great for sunny scenes, too.

[ilovemusic]

Came for the daily flaming hot chugs. Stayed for Baxter

[PurpleStormProductions]

I like how Jason assumes all of us finish our rolls of film within a day, that shit is expensive, every picture needs to be at the very least a banger that stands the test of time. The ideal scenario aside from that is a picture that r/analog will like

[SenorAWESOME]

Alex Burke recommends a Tiffen 812 for shooting Ektachrome and I totally agree. It really helps balance the color and makes the scene true to life. Also, he recommends metering at ISO80 (or 50 with the 812 filter) and I find that really helps bring out the most of the film stock. If you want more tips he has an entire blog post about metering and exposing E100.

[JoelMBarr-hhvs]

Your channel makes me so happy. I went to film school on the cusp between film and digital video, and so your lessons about "what film stock when" and lighting and all of it is just wonderful. I'm so damned happy to see that film is coming back into fashion. Heavenly!

[Joshy_]

Come down to Auckland, New Zealand, we've got 50-ish volcanoes and you can climb up nearly all of them for some great views :)

[LordHelmet]

I'm a big fan of Fuji's old C200 for golden hour shots. The smooth lighting in combination with Fuji greens is a look that I really love

[finnickler]

I shoot mostly expired film. My go to BW is Kodak Plus-X and for Color I really love the look of expired Gold/Color Plus, but mostly I just shoot whatever is in the fridge.

[samwestenskow]

I think I could make an entire photobook out of images taken purely on Ektachrome in blue hour light. It’s too good

[SergioMusel]

I got some very nice shots with Ektar 100 while in the desert, came out just as I wanted color wise!

[jparsonsfilm]

An added dimension to your choice of film stock is how you're going to process it. I've had great results pushing Tmax400 +2 stops as well as pulling Fuji400H -2 stops. Sometimes I'll Push/pull a film just to see what it does. It's like the photography equivalent of my favorite childhood summer game, "will it burn?" Ironically, that also involved lens: a magnifying glass.

[FerritZA]

My go-to film stock is Placebochrome 200. It doesn't take very good photos, but it's a lot cheaper, and you still feel like you were there.

[colby.goettel]

I'm almost always on slow film. A lot of Velvia 50, Pan F Plus 50, Silberra Color 50. I almost exclusively shoot during the day on a 50mm lens and I love the contrast and look of the slow film, and I always have enough light to shoot handheld.

[cgphotographics]

My go to for midday and bright sun is CineStill 50D. It is just so clean and I just love the colours it produces.

[sarova]

Also for choosing between different black and white filmstocks you can look up the type of grain they have (traditional or tabular) and the effect each type of grain has on the final image