 Look what I got my name is David Patton when I started photography. I wanted to make art I wanted to be a landscape photographer But with a family to feed and bills to pay I decided it would be better to be a working photographer than a starving artist So I took a job as a photojournalist 25 years and thousands of assignments later. It was time to go back to my first love. It was time to follow my passion Come along on my journey to become the best black in my photographer Whether it be film or digital, I will be sharing what I learned through my successes and my failures and hopes to inspire and educate This is my journey This is bright in the edge got me a yellow filter It's number eight not too strong I've never actually used the yellow filter before so this is gonna become a fun experiment I'm gonna take this roll and just try to shoot a variety of subjects and see how this filter affects The image I'll do the first image with a standard exposure Without the filter and then I'll put this filter on and take the second image so I can compare them I think it's gonna be kind of interesting to see the the difference I'm also curious to see what this will do on foliage and that type of thing So I'm gonna try to find the variety of things to photograph And See what we come up with well I've got this first one done. So it's time to move on to something else Well, I came out to my favorite tree out in the valley When I first got here there were some clouds that looked kind of interesting Kind of hoping that another cloud will come by I took I took a shot and for the test It'll probably work. These are the kind of scenes where I I think a yellow filter might be handy Because I often have to burn in the sky to get it to be the color I like So I'm hoping just a little bit more contrast between the clouds in the blue Might make for a better photo now this test could prove to be That it's not worth the effort of sticking on the L filter That's what we'll find out Looks like there's a couple more clouds coming by so I'm gonna wait here and see if I can get a another frame This is probably the kind of conditions that I could see using a yellow filter quite a bit Just a nice subtle touch I'm not a real big fan of the black skies That are seem to be pretty popular What do you probably use a red filter for? I like a little bit more Realistic rendition of the sky in most of my photos I'm not really that big on crunching the blacks Unless there's a less is the scene really calls for it. I guess I I tend to Still keep a foot in reality even though I'm working in black and white Well, the clouds weren't cooperating with me So I just put a different lens on I put a 75 millimeter on there Just to kind of get a little bit more sky in the frame So I think it'll be great getting up for this experiment So the first shot was with 150 and the second shot was a 75 millimeter Now this roll will be developed with the 76. I just recently switched developers and The film that I'm using if I haven't said yet is T max 100 so I think I'm gonna pack up and Pick up where I'm I've left off today Tomorrow see if we can find some witted scenes in the morning So this is the following morning I'm out at my favorite little creek at my favorite little waterfall and I just took a shot of this waterfall behind me Now I don't really expect this yellow filter to do Really make any difference on this scene But that's part of this test just to see if there is a difference and if the difference is worth Actually using in these kind of conditions. This is just gonna help me visualize in the future What to expect from the cell filter? I'm finding that I've really and enjoying shooting film I'm surprised that I like doing it so much It's really it's quite a bit more work. This YouTube channel is gonna see a lot less videos if I continue to shoot film But I'm enjoying the process so much that it's probably worth the Decrease in videos if I because I'm enjoying my myself so much Something I've noticed using yellow filter is it's a little disconcerting with the yellow filter on the end of your lens Because every you know, I just it everything has got that bright yellow cast It's something that might take some getting used to having that on there And it may just be something I bring out occasionally and and not use it that much. We'll see Not I've got a shot of this waterfall. I think I'm gonna Try to find some detail shots something with some foliage in it And it kind of wrap this up so I can get it back to the dark room just so I can get my results Well, I haven't been able to find any detail shots so far all the foliage is Being mean that's just the end of summer all the detail shots all the foliage is kind of beat up been pretty dry pretty dusty So instead I just took a shot of some trees coming up out of a canopy of Smaller trees nothing see this behind me Right in there up in here and for the for my Use for my purposes this should probably work fine. These shots aren't gonna be anything to write home about But I think it'll serve the serve my purpose for this video just finished my last shot shot some of the forest floor So next time you see me I'll be Sharing my results from what did I thought about using the shallow filter? Time to go get this developed This first shot of the cover bridge has no filter on it And it looks kind of flat But I think I could actually edit this to be a pretty usable image if I needed to and you'll notice when it When I transfer over to the shot with the L filter notice the contrast in the in the shadows and in the sky That seems to be the biggest difference Right off the bat all the areas where there's blue light really seem to darken up And that's really what the L filter does So this image really is closer to what I'd want it to be edited and Here's the edited version Doesn't take much to get to where I like it sky looks looks pretty good Shadows have a good amount of contrast, but there's also detail there I really think the yellow filter worked pretty well for this scene. It's subtle, but but I really do like it This second shot of this valley tree, this is the first shot without a filter And you can see the clouds just almost just disappear into the sky and when I switch to the next frame Notice down below around the tree the hills in the background Notice the lack of detail right now and when it transfers over to the yellow filter version That is what really impresses me. There's so much more detail and and Tone differences between the trees with the yellow filter version The obvious is yes, the clouds pop up out of the blue sky better But I'm really impressed with how the the trees in the background really become more clear And here's the edited version the yellow filter does bring out all the Elements in that shot really well I think this is a prime example of how I would be using yellow filter in the future The second shot of the tree a little more wide angle. It's basically like the first one. It It's pretty flat without a filter on it And when we add the yellow filter the clouds pop out of the sky better there's more definition there and The trees in the background once again have better definition and a better range of tone with that yellow filter on them And here's the edited version To have a nice nice little valley scene Once again, these are the types of scenes that I think that yellow filter really excels in now this shot of the waterfall is one that I There is a difference you can I can definitely tell difference with the filter on but I'm not sure it helps the scene any actually lose some detail in the shadows and so this first shot is unfiltered and This is this one is the one that I actually edited for the final image and here Here's the yellow filter version. You do tend to lose quite a bit in the shadows I think I think I could make this work by the shoes between the two I think I would go with the image without the filter on this one and here's the edited version I just think the the version without the filter gives me just a little bit more information to work with And I've shot this scene a couple different times with digital cameras And I think this is the the my favorite of all the times I've shot this little waterfall at this angle I think this film version has a special kind of texture and clarity that my digital versions just don't have So I really I'm quite pleased with this shot This four shot this first one is not filtered It's kind of flat and once again, I could probably Work this file well enough to get to where it would be passable or something that I'd like But the version with the yellow filter. I think it's closer quicker I immediately see a lot more Detail and texture in the trees and the edited version of this is from the yellow filter And I also added a little perspective control on that file to make the trees a little straighter But I do think the yellow filter does Seem to work pretty nice on this scene In the last shot of the forest floor, this is the non-filtered shot I picked this photo because of the light colored leaf amongst the darker leaves and With the yellow filter on it. It won't be a whole lot different It it does darken the darker leaves a little bit pulls some of that blueness You can tell it darkened it just a little bit and I think I like that Representation of this image better And here's the edited version The whole image is really based around the light the contrast between the light and the dark and that Light color leaf really does seem to pop just a little bit more with the yellow filter. I Really enjoyed this little experiment. I really found that While subtle this yellow filter really does seem to Bring something to some of the images. I do think it's something out of me carrying in my camera bag Not necessarily using it as a default filter I don't think I'm gonna always have it on but I think there are certain scenes that I think it I will be actually grabbing it and using it for And I'm kind of looking forward to trying it out some on some of the fall color scenes that are coming up here pretty soon and Definitely anytime I'm wanting to shoot some of the last guy and I've got clouds I'm gonna definitely be using that yellow filter. So I think it's time to end this video I hope you got something out of it I really enjoyed the process and the experimentation. So until next time Thanks for coming along for the ride