{"id":27739,"date":"2016-03-10T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=27739"},"modified":"2016-03-14T11:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T18:03:26","slug":"video-introduction-to-shooting-street-photography-on-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/10\/video-introduction-to-shooting-street-photography-on-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Introduction to Shooting Street Photography on Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wgzrw3KKRw0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I recently taught an Introduction to Shooting Street Photography on Film workshop in Dubai, and I know some friends who are getting into film (which inspired me to make this recording). I talk about some basics of shooting film, including the benefits of shooting film vs digital, some common technical settings, why &#8220;push&#8221; film, my favorite films (Tri-X 400 for black and white and Portra 400 for color), and some other tips.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Film recommendations<\/h2>\n<p>For those of you who want to get into shooting film, I recommend just picking up any old film camera (I&#8217;m sure your parents have an old Canon AE-1 lying in the closet somewhere). If you&#8217;re really into shooting film, I would say the best &#8220;bang-for-the-buck&#8221; film camera for street photography is the Leica M6 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000BZZG9\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0000BZZG9&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkId=DR57P3Y3Z7LEDIVI\" target=\"_blank\">35mm f\/2.5 Voigtlander lens<\/a>. To buy a film camera, I highly recommend my buddy Bellamy Hunt (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.japancamerahunter.com\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Camera Hunter<\/a>). Also if you don&#8217;t live in the states I recommend &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/camerafilmphoto.com\" target=\"_blank\">Camera Film Photo<\/a>&#8221; for film.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn how to shoot film in street photography<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/10\/video-introduction-to-shooting-street-photography-on-film\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film.jpg?fit=2560%2C1413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1413\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how to shoot street photography on film\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film.jpg?fit=2000%2C1104&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film-2000x1104.jpg?resize=1180%2C651\" alt=\"how to shoot street photography on film\" width=\"1180\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film.jpg?resize=2000%2C1104&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film.jpg?resize=660%2C364&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-film.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/25\/an-introduction-to-shooting-street-photography-with-film\/\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Shooting Film in Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/13\/what-i-learned-shooting-100-rolls-of-black-and-white-tri-x-film-pushed-to-1600\/\" target=\"_blank\">What I Learned Shooting 100 Rolls of Black and White Film<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/23\/what-i-learned-processing-164-rolls-of-film-after-waiting-a-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">What I Learned Processing 164 Rolls of Film After Waiting a Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/02\/my-experiences-shooting-medium-format-film-in-street-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Experiences Shooting Medium-Format Film in Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/a-guide-on-how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-a-film-leica-or-rangefinder\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Guide on How to Shoot Street Photography on a Film Le<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/a-guide-on-how-to-shoot-street-photography-on-a-film-leica-or-rangefinder\/\" target=\"_blank\">ica (or Rangefinder)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/22\/why-digital-is-dead-for-me-in-street-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Digital Is Dead For Me In Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/21\/video-why-im-switching-back-to-black-and-white-film-for-street-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: Why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Switching Back to Black and White Film for Street Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently taught an Introduction to Shooting Street Photography on Film workshop in Dubai, and I know some friends who are getting into film (which inspired me to make this recording). 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