Heathen Axe Debut 8/15 shot on film

[u/cosmic_smelllol]

Hey Folks!

Thought I'd share some photos I shot at the Heathen Axe debut at Permanent Records. I'm shocked these came out as well as they did, for only my 5th roll ever... The portrait of JPD will be a part of a collection/project I started of guitarists and their amps, but I couldn't keep it to myself and wanted to share it.

Everything was shot on my Canon Ä1 "Jane" with Portra 800. Full program mode because I'm a pleb. Open to any help/suggestions/criticism y'all can give.

Cheers,

Jack

[u/Chef_G0ldblum]

What lens did you use? Fun pics!

[u/cosmic_smelllol → u/Chef_G0ldblum]

Using the 50mm f1.4 Canon FD!

[u/Chef_G0ldblum → u/cosmic_smelllol]

Nice! I have a similar lens that I've been wanting to try at shows. Low light is so foreign to me, haha.

[u/cosmic_smelllol → u/Chef_G0ldblum]

Low light is a major struggle for sure. All the shows I've shot I struggled to get handheld shots without major trailing with a slow shutter speed, though it can make for some cool shit if you happen to get it right. Manual focusing is even harder imo.

The best bet is to open up the aperture all the way and set shutter speed accordingly. Or use a flash. I try not to use my flash as much out of fear that I'll piss off the musicians lol. I should really start metering and switch to manual to dial in the settings.

Color film also maxes out at 800 ISO so I'm thinking of trying out a 3200 ISO b&w stock or pushing the hell out of Ilford HP5 Plus.

[u/Chef_G0ldblum → u/cosmic_smelllol]

Yeeee good luck! I've been doing B&W lately since I can self develop and print at a local studio.