I Still Shoot Film

February 28th, 2012

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Multiple exposure, Amsterdam | Shot with a Blackbird Fly and Kodak Ektar 100 (pushed to 200)

{See more film photos of Amsterdam here: http://istillshootfilm.org/tagged/Amsterdam}

February 21st, 2012

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Amsterdam night | Shot with a Blackbird Fly and Kodak Ektar 100 (pushed to 200)

February 20th, 2012

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Amsterdam Double Exposure | Shot with a Blackbird, Fly and Kodak Ektar 100 (pushed to 200)

June 11th, 2011

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Blake | Shot with a Kiev 88 (intentional light leaks) and Kodak Portra 160 pushed to 3200

June 1st, 2011

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Blake Myers @ Next Model Management | Shot with a Kiev 88 and Kodak Portra 160 pushed to 3200

For this image I took 2 film photos and scanned them on top of each other, not unlike doing a double-exposure on paper in the darkroom.

May 31st, 2011

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I decided to try pushing some Kodak Portra 160 to 3200 and intentionally creating light leaks on my Kiev 88 during my last fashion test. Although I am pleased with the results, I do not recommend trying this for something important. I was also shooting digital for the sake of the modeling agent, which means if this didn’t work it wasn’t the end of the world.

February 25th, 2011

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View of the Rue Cloche Perce, Paris | Shot with my grandfather’s Mamiya Sekor 1000DTL and Revolog 600nm film, pushed to ISO 400

July 20th, 2010

Hello there, I enjoy your blog. Just wanted ask a question. I was thinking about shooting some provia 400x and pushing it to 3200 and on top that xprocess it. Just wondering if your have tried that as well.

mrpants85

I think you may find that pushing an ISO so low in color film to something so high may not give the most desirable results. Obviously, it depends on what you’re doing it for, but remember that pushing film increases contrast and grain; with color film the grain will be in color. You may have so much contrast and grain that your photos might resemble a Jackson Pollock… but maybe that’s the effect you’re looking for. Personally, I wouldn’t push 400 past 800 but that’s just me.

March 17th, 2010

Push/Pull Film Speed Chart

March 17th, 2010

How to Push and Pull Film

Personally, I never pull film because I am too much of a contrast nut… however one could describe me as a push-addict, since I am capable of shooting 3200 and asking them to push it to 6400 for extra fat grain… For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, here is a super fab article on the push/pull film process. The article is about black and white film, but I occasionally push color. This technique is essential to know and has saved my ass in low-light situations many many times.