FIND Whatinbag of Film photographer Jonathan Canlas

8/10/2019 FIND Whatinbag of Film photographer Jonathan Canlas

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WHATS IN MY BAG?

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONATHAN CANLAS

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BTHEBAGWHETHER SHOOTING A TRAVEL WEDDING, LOCAL EVENT,OR PORTRAITS AT YOUR MOM'S HOUSE -- I BRING THE SAME GEAR.EVERYTHING LISTED FITS INTO A THINKTANK AIRPORTSECURITY BAG EXCEPT FOR THE HAIR DRYER AND TRIPOD.(WHAT THE WHAT HAIR DRYER!? I'LL EXPLAIN IN A BIT.)


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How do I tell them apart, you ask? The color body has a neckstrap, the b&w body has a wrist strap. Always, always, always.

Weddings and shoots are too fast-paced and important towaste any time wondering which body holds which film, andstraps are the easiest way I've found to keep it consistent.

Oh, and the battery grip allows me to ditch CR5 batteries andshoot with plain ol' AA batteries. Rechargeable, longer-lasting, not-$20-a-pop CR5 batteries.

12 INSERTS PRE-LOADED WITH 220/120 FILM

35MM F/3.5 LENS (USED FOR SUPER-WIDE SHOTS + LONGEXPOSURES AT NIGHT)

CONTAX 645 WITH 80MM F/2 LENS, BACK WITH 120/220 INSERT, METERED PRISM, AND BATTERY GRIP.

ONE CONTAX IS LOADED WITH COLOR FILM, THE OTHER WITH BLACK & WHITE FILM.


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POLAROID 600SE WITH 5 PACKS OF FUJI FP-3000B + HAIR DRYER The hair dryer is used to dry the goop side (instant negs)during the reception. The prints are given to the bride and groom I keep the negs for blogging later.

When you pull the images, the negs are wet and cannot be stacked, touched, overlapped, etc...or the emulsion is ruined. Bademulsion = bad neg = no blogging instant film goodness for you. Thus, the need for a blow dryer.

HOLGAfrom Randy Smith over at holgamods.com modified to have two working f-stops and to focus at a minimum of 2 feetinstead of 3 feet.

What's that, your Holga already has two f/stops? Wrong, my friend...if you click between 'sunny' and 'cloudy,' nothing changes.It's the same f/stop. Randy will take care of your newfound Holga envy.

SEKONIC L-508 LIGHT METERis around my neck at ALL times. I dont ever use the meter in my cameras and hand hold metereverything with this guy.

NIKON SB80DXflash unit mounted right onto the Holga for night-lighting

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THE BALL HEAD IS FASTER AND SUPER EASY

TO USE IN COMPARISON TO LAME-SAUCE TRIPODS

THAT HAVE THREE LEVERS YOU HAVE TO

GO THROUGH TO NAIL YOUR CAMERA ANGLE.

PROMASTER LED42 DAYLIGHT-BALANCED LED LIGHT Thiscontinuous light source is great for capturing cake-cutting,dancing, and details at night.

MANFROTTO TRIPOD WITH A BALL HEAD (MODEL 322RC2)used for long exposures. The ball head is faster and supereasy to use in comparison to lame-sauce tripods that havethree levers you have to go through to nail your camera angle.(No offense to lame-sauce tripods, of course.)HOYA PLUS FILTERS These are macro filters that come in aset of 3: +1/+2/+4. They're basically a magnifying glass that

mounts to the front of your lens without causing anydegradation in the images and allow you to focus a lot closerthan your lens permits. In my case, they are 72mm and screwright onto the 80mm f/2 lens for the Contax, which I use for95% of any given wedding day.

Plus Filters are great for up close portraits, macro ring shots -- oranything macro for that matter. The set costs $65 -- way moreeconomical andLIGHTER than a five-pound macro lens thatcosts more than $1,000.


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16 ENERGIZER RECHARGABLE BATTERIES. The Contax eats2CR5 batteries like Cookie Monster downs chocolate-chipcookies, so I recommend the battery grip with rechargableAA's. (We're talking the ability to shoot 8 rolls with 2CR5batteries versus 37 rolls with AA batteries.)

The Nikon SB80DX flash unit and the ProMaster LED42also take AA batteries.

BUSINESS CARDS. I don't make any overt attempts to passthem out but if someone asks, they get one.

$5.00 IN QUARTERSfor random parking meters and vendingmachines. These are in their own zipper compartment.

ZIPLOCK BAGSfor holding the dried goop negs and keepinghigh speed film accessable and ready to hand to TSA for handchecks.

GUM. Bad breath is always...bad.


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40-60 ROLLS OF FILM


Ah, but what film? The majority of what I shoot during the day is the new Kodak Portra 400 in 220 format.

What's the difference between 220 and 120 film? 32 exposures in the 220 roll, versus 16 exposures in the 120 roll. So, shooting 120 film means changing your rolltwice as often, packing twice the amount of film, and hiring an assistant who loads 120 for you during events as you rip through 16 exposures at lightning speed.Otherwise, they're identical.

As it gets later in a wedding day, I'll break out the Kodak Portra 800.

For the Holga (which only takes 120 format), I bring 10 rolls of Kodak E100VS 120 slide film. I cross-process this for all shots taken during the day in theharshest of light (read: rad vignettes and crazy color). Using this at night with a flash results in whack colors that are super-unpredictable.

When using the Holga with flash, I shoot 5-ish rolls of Ilford XP2 120 a color negative (C-41) black and white film. If I feel like mixing it up, I throw someKodak Portra 800 120 color film into the Holga and fire away.

As light completely disappears in the evening, I shoot 10-ish rolls of Ilford Delta 3200. This is a high speed black and white film in 120 format (16 exposures, remember?).

Do you really shoot 60-ish rolls of film at a wedding? Nope, but I like to err on the side of having too much film. Uncle Bob might be a nice dude, but he's not goingto be equipped with a few extra rolls of Portra 400 that I can borrow. It's on me to be prepared. I also shoot tons of personal work outside of the wedding orevent, so those 'leftover' rolls are often used up before I head home.

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I LIKE TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF HAVING TOO MUCH FILM.


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How do you get all of your film through airport security? Any filmrated above ISO 800 (like the Ilford Delta 3200) and allinstant film (Fuji FP3000B) have to be hand-checked at

security. I keep them in a separate bag that the nice securitypeople inspect box by box and roll by roll. Again, films ofISO 1600 or 3200 and instant films simply can't be checkedin luggage or go through the x-rays at security.


FUJI FP3000B X 5KODAK PORTRA 400 220 X 30KODAK PORTRA 800 120 X 10

KODAK E100VS 120 X 10ILFORD XP2 120 X 5ILFORD DELTA 3200 X 10

So, everything that's stuffed into my ThinkTank bag in thepocket that's used for compact flash cards hello, film:


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GOTQUESTIONS?


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And if you're all, Oooh ooh, can I learn more about film in person? The answer is, Most definitely.http://jonathancanlasphotography.com/workshop/

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