3 AM with the Mamiya 7ii & Portra 800 / My Favorite Photo Yet 

I’m here for Philosophical Brae. The feelings I get when I just get out to shoot are so much better than when I do anything else. Even if I get a bunch of dog shit. It’s like “Okay, you suck but you tried. You’re doing it.” Compared to “Okay, you suck and you didn’t try. You also just wasted thirty minutes looking at monkey reels.” The fear of missing out has taken a lot of people’s creative energy. But missing out is when you actually make shit.

Imagine you wake up at 3am and look out of the window and there is some guy pointing a camera on a tripod through your window 😂 awesome photos man

I love the conclusion. You're so right! Sometimes, just going out for a walk or a drive and your whole perspective can change, and all of a sudden, something is fun again! So glad I watched 'till the very end.

14:49 I said out loud "Perfect". It truly is a masterpiece of a photo Brae. The lighting and colors make it look like a painting.

THAT photo, as soon as I saw it, I knew it was one of the best you'v ever taken. Light, colour tones, texture and composition - all excellent.

Well I loved the shots and I also agree 100% man. Getting our there and making this video at 3am is no easy task. Fair play!

Man that music behind the perfect photo is pretty chilling. But what a beauty, great job bro. I love the grass and sidewalks the most. That moment after the shutter released I could tell your mouth filled up with saliva and your body went kinda numb, one of those “what the hell just happened” moments, have had it happen to me, like what did I do wrong!?

Love how your advice was vindicated, you went out and did the work and found one of your favorite frames ever. I'm about to jump in the darkroom thanks for the inspirational words.

Just got myself a 7ii and learning how to use it.Thanks for the heads up about the reciprocity+ app, that's a life saver right there!

Huge Gregory Crewdson vibes on that shot, you know which one I'm talking about.. Amazing work dude

Also I super agree on the conclusion it's so easy to get sucked into the instagram vortex and forget that the only way you get that creative spark is by crossing out of your comfort zone every once in a while.

i started shooting film last summer and your videos have always inspired me. i use expired film and all my photos suck so bad... watching this, next to all your other videos, was a source of motivation, i wanted thank you for that. especially when you said you don't appreciate most of your photos because i think they all look great and unreachable. i aspire to get good at it like this one day🙂

Enjoy your work! Inspiring 🙏🏻

Philosophical Brae is always welcome in future videos🤝🏼✨

Top work. Some lovely images.

That is such a phenomenal photo!!! The light spilling out from the stairs is freakin amazing 😯

Loved this video, can’t wait for more

"i'm becoming so old and lame" i feel you brother LOL

Man that foto sure is AWESOME! The contrast, the colors, the framing, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! Niiiiice.

Im loving the foggy, rainy night scenes

Sick video. Thanks for helping me through this long day.

That last bit was spot on. Well said! It´s easy to get caught in the trap of SoMe. Thanks for the inspiration!

Very interesting and funny "inner and outer monologue" ;). I'm glad you were able to save the last photo, it really turned out great.

Happy for you that you are proud of your last photo you took! What a feeling.

I needed to hear philosophical Brae, I'm definitely in a film photographer/creative rut. Thanks for the tips for Long exposure and the kick in the butt too!

It’s been a minute! Great images Brae. Loved that last one. Lucky save!

This was like borderline ASMR lmao really chill video

Consuming and not creating, that’s so true. No matter what the subject, I force myself to make\take (the jury is still out on if I make or take) an image. It can be, and has been something in my house, my yard, my car, walking the dogs, anything to keep those creative juices going. I absolutely want to shoot night time streets around my area. Not many gun shots around here but I get nervous thinking about some altercation with a home owner seeing me lurking outside. So, I applaud you for going out and doing what you did in this video.

Hey Brae, that photo really is dope, well done man! I haven't taken a film photo in more than 2 months but hell, I hate the cold haha, can't wait for spring, I need colours, leaves and flowers and shit!

I concur. Damn good photo.

I’m getting a strong Owen Wilson undertone during this ‘whisper’ photo walk. Great vid 👍🏼

I use the same light meter app. Works great!

I actually quite like 9:08 a lot. I think it is an interesting composition, and much like your favorite photo it has less going on in it but lets you focus in on the toy car.

Awesome video, we thank you for going out, great photo in the end, thankfully you didn’t shake the camera, moment to be calm and careful that went well

really enjoy the slowed down process in this one, homie!

15:22 straight outta a game!! in a good way 👌

Man, I just can't see taking an expensive old electronic camera out into the elements like that. I love my Fujica GWs for this kind of work. My favorite is the GW680iii, but I have 3 of them now. I had my 680 out in sub-zero weather just the other day taking snowy landscape shots, and back in December it was Christmas lights in the dark in a snow storm😁 Great video as usual sir!

bob ross of photography

13:04 Brae's lens has 5 aperture blades 😂.... that last image is a worldy my friend

That last photo was soooo good dude!! Print already sold out 💔 probably would have been super expensive shipping tho haha. But yea that photo was insane!😍

I’m the opposite, I love using Ektar 100 or Portra 160 for my long exposures. I must be a masochist

Totally felt like I got an epic Dad level “words of wisdom” pep talk at the end. Let’s get out there boys and girls! No excuses, unless you’re dead.

Dude it’s pretty crazy you’re not only out at 3 but lighting yourself and filming with another camera. I think I’d have the cops called on me pretty quick 😂

Like a lot your final speech, man.

Thanks for the video, what is your tripod setup? Looks like a Acratech pano head and Leofoto legs? Do you use a leveling base?

Hey man, thanks for this wonderful video, and honest thinking about the process at the end. It's such a thing, about the void of reels, about the consuming, and the speed of consuming, and this times where all this social media is traning us to consume quick all the stuff, even if we don't need it. At this moment i think i feel it, the "romance of photography" from me went away, i think because of lack of motivation, but back in times? why then i had that "motivation"... idk man, sometimes I give myself questions like: - why do i do this or that... - nobody gives a crap about my photos ... I know my text is to tangled up, with pleasure would discuss this topic live :)) To be short: I try the rule of 15 minutes in creation. You start 15 min to force yourself to do something and then, in the way of creating you understand that you want to go fruther and fruther or stop at all cause we all have these burnouts too. Just to think about your impact, someone in Republic of Moldova is doing similar stuff, and finds your videos inspirational. Don't stop. And fk film prices...

"make shit", still THE best creative advice of all time.

bruh, I wanna do the same, but I'm scared of brining out my camera gear at night in Milwaukee, lmao. I probably would be the easiest lick, hahaha.

Dude! $45??? Your work is worth way more than that. I'm sad that they all sold out, for my sake. Stoked for you though

Honey, why is there a news crew outside our house at 3am?

What are your thoughts on the DJI wireless mics for your videos? Do you just prefer a lav with a wired mic?

Can we get a link for that Reciprocity app?? Tried searching but the results were a little sus lol

Dude you were so nervous! Has crime really spiked that high in your town?

just bought a pentax 67ii, i couldnt fully understand what you said but did you say they broke on you in the moisture?

When you set up your store front, do you verify the quality of your prints? Paper choices? Color quality? Sharpness?

what jacket is that? Looking clean!

I understand the thought process behind using 800 iso over 400 iso for the extra stop, but the reciprocity failure of Portra 800 is actually so bad that you actually end up with far longer exposure times than had you just used Portra 400. Kodak themselves don't even provide reciprocity charts for Portra 800 and they officially don't recommend exposures over 1 second long for it. So while Portra 400 will require one stop of extra light you will actually need less exposure time as the film is much better at maintaining its light sensitivity over time.

letting out your inner Todd Hido

Does anyone ever ask you why you are walking around town with two tripods at 3am haha. Maybe having all that stuff is why it felt more sketchy. Nobody would care if you just walk around. I would be just anxiously waiting for someone to come out wondering what im doing lol. But you would never get the pictures if you didn't get out there!

fuckin legend

I think the camera you are using for video may have a hot pixel on the sensor. :(

Mamiya 7 ii since when?