Inspiration and Youtube

[Robert Brazile]

Uh, Richard Simmons? Did he write one, too? :-D

Robert

[marcookie]

It had been great fun reading your stories. I personally got into large format after obtaining an (illegal) copy of "The Art of Photography" by Bruce Barnbaum, and being fascinated by the process and amazed by the possibilities. Short after getting my camera I had to quit because of work issues--some general laziness was also involved, though. At the time I was doing everything in my darkroom in Italy. There is no lab that develops any 4x5 there.
5 years after, I stumbled upon one of Ben Horne's video and I fell for it again. Now I live in the US where there are better-equipped labs, and the hybrid analog-digital process is possible.

I ended up buying an original copy of Barnbaum's book and re-reading it .

[John Kasaian]

Uh, Richard Simmons? Did he write one, too? :-D

Robert

Sorry 'bout that---Steve, not Richard!

[Drew Wiley]

Don't tell me someone was doing calisthentic dancing and prancing in the Dektol !

[Jim Noel]

you don't learn large format through a video. You learn by hands on experience...ben horne videos are for arm chair photographers who never leave home. I could teach you more on 2 days about l.f. Than you could learn in 5 years...no one seems to be willing to shell out the cash to learn. But youtube videos are free..right??

amen!

[marcookie]

I have posted darkroom videos which seem to be pretty popular over 60thousand hits, I am constantly getting email updates when someone follows these videos, I find them extremely helpful in spreading the word about what we do in our neck of the woods.

Can you post a link to the videos? I am interested other people rambling in this thread might be too

[John Kasaian]

You don't learn large format through a video. You learn by hands on experience...Ben Horne videos are for arm chair photographers who never leave home. I could teach you more on 2 days about l.f. than you could learn in 5 years...no one seems to be willing to shell out the cash to learn. But YouTube videos are free..right??

Peter, there is plenty of free instruction out there, but if you want to learn from a professional, you'll have to pay for it.

[marcookie]

Peter, there is plenty of free instruction out there, but if you want to learn from a professional, you'll have to pay for it.

Does anyone have first hand experience from a workshop?

I am generally a self-taught, I think it would be strange for me

[jp]

Does anyone have first hand experience from a workshop?

I am generally a self-taught, I think it would be strange for me

I'm mostly self taught using online things, but have participated in workshops... Soft focus lenses, photographing children, ambrotypes.. Tillman Crane and MMW+C.

Workshops are great for:
things hand-on where personal training saves much trial and error. alt process for example.
things with high BS factor and misunderstandings where you need to try things - soft focus workshop.
making personal connections with instructors so that as you follow through with what you learned a support option is available.

[jnantz]

i agree john

the more people interested the better !

i have been watching youtube videos of people watching youtube of people watching youtube videos of people watching youtube videos
of people doing LF photography ...
i haven't left with my camera in ages cause there is too much to see online !