Nick Carver : not your typical Weekly uploader. But, oh boy... when he does he delivers.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Xavier Ancarno I'm putting that on my business card.

@WoodyONeal

6 жыл бұрын

Xavier Ancarno No Kidding. No fro...um, I digress.

@terrywbreedlove

6 жыл бұрын

He do bring the goods

@VersatileMindz909

6 жыл бұрын

How much did this cost? Just wondering how much it would run to get something this big printed and framed.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Total cost of materials was around 800-850.

Ahhh😊 Therapy wrapped up in a video. I love your content.

@adamtruelove9684

6 жыл бұрын

Glad seeing you here Sir!

@__lancaster

6 жыл бұрын

Heaton and Carver would be a knockout combo. Should happen.

@peterlarson4834

6 жыл бұрын

Its always great seeing two You Tubers collide in the KZread comments section.

@raulcarmona1633

6 жыл бұрын

❤️

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas! Thanks a lot, my friend. It means a lot coming from you.

Before you leave a comment asking how much it cost: it was about $750 all-in (not counting film, developing, or scanning fees). EDIT: For those taking the "all-in" comment a liiiiiittle too literally...yes, the roll of film cost $7.53 and developing cost $5.00. The drum scan cost $150, but I obviously didn't use the drum scan after all (and likely won't be drum scanning my C-41 film going forward as a result of this experience), so I'm chalking that up as an expensive lesson learned/cost of doing business. So that just leaves the $12.53 in film and developing, which if we're being this literal about "all-in", I would need to divide that by the number of prints I've made so far (3 at the time of this writing), so $12.53/3 = $4.18. But this number will, of course, go down as I make more prints in the future. So long story short, this particular print featured in the video cost about $750 in materials + $4.18 in prorated film and developing fees. Or, ABOUT $750 👍🏼 ...but then again there's the cost of the camera, lens, my clothes, food calories required to click the shutter, wear and tear on my shoes...hmm, this may take awhile.

@steffenandersensahl9443

4 жыл бұрын

Not too bad all things considered. And it looks pretty damn good I must say.

@ssabykoops

4 жыл бұрын

so not 750 then ?

@christiankirkenes5922

4 жыл бұрын

And here's me trying to figure out how to develop using coffee and vinegar because I can't afford chemicals. People are like OMG can you print this for me and I'm like......."Ah..... you wanna just buy the negative?"

@Micantropo78

4 жыл бұрын

So i can say than the only thing i can afford in this video is the beer!

@tjsomethinornothin8094

4 жыл бұрын

So $2000-$3000 retail then? (If you were going to sell it) Fantastic video btw!!

This is - quite strangely - maybe my favourite photography video of this year. There's no actual photography involved, nothing on-location and no epic drone eye-candy; but the satisfaction of printing something you made (even if not us, viewers) shows through and actually brings the same satisfaction to those watching. Truly makes you appreciate our common passion.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. There are a lot of videos to choose from, so that's saying something. And I thought about doing an epic sweeping drone shot of the paper coming out of the printer, but decided against it - haha.

I know im a couple years late to this party... but... That finish on top of the print looks amazing. I paused the video at 11:10 and just stared at it for like 5 minutes. This entire print/framing choice is 11/10. And since I just found this channel tonight, time to binge them all. Great work.

Nice work Nick. Great video, and especially so for showing the initial no-go with the drum scan aspect. All very interesting and informative.

it is always inspiring to see how much love and dedication you give to your work. An image is not complete until is not printed properly.

You've got the photographers eye in capturing the moment. It really does look like a moment and a place in time, I'd have that on my wall for sure where you can admire it from a distance and go right in to take in all that detail. The quality of the print itself as good as it can be without actually being there, outstanding.

Awesome videos Nick.. love the fact that you film the entire process, it’s really inspiring.. thanks for putting the time to create these videos, keep it up! 📸

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

cesar garcia thank you for watching. I'm flattered anyone even cares to see it. Haha

@cgarci19

6 жыл бұрын

question, where did you get your print mounted on 3/4 gator board and laminated with a luster lamination??

This was an amazing result. I love Chromira prints. That's a print to be proud of.

I swear, anytime I run into a span where I feel a lack of artistic motivation or creativity I turn to your videos, even if I’ve seen them before. You and your work are top tier inspiration for me. Thank you for that, Nick!

Amazing journey Nick. And absolutely agree with you about print our work. It's the final step in creative photography process.

Thanks Nick, great walkthrough of the process!! I'm going to get some prints made and was really confused what paper to use, etc. This helped a lot!! Here's a breakdown of everything Nick said. In case you're like me and you like lists: Print size: 2 ft x 6 ft 1. Step 1 a. Drum scanning b. Aztek imaging, Alex Burke is better (learned this from some other video I watched) c. Gigantic TIF file (16-bit) d. Scanned on v750 instead, either will work 2. Step 2 a. Prep file for printing b. Clean dust c. Bring into Lightroom Color and tonal adjustments d. Export as 16-bit TIF e. Open in photoshop, use smart sharpen f. Resize to 24 in x 72 in at 300 ppi g. Send via FTP 3. Step 3 a. Print b. Pro photo connection c. Zbe chromira prolab printer (C-type print) d. Get proof made first - small version of print 4. Step 4 a. Mount and laminate b. Mount on 3 ¼ in gator board - light weight c. No glass, apply luster lamination (mounting guy did this) i. Luster lamination removes gloss d. Printed on Fuji crystal archive perl paper (looks backlit, but ultra high gloss) e. Sign and number print 5. Step 5 a. Framing b. SalamonArt.com c. Make sure you can trust them d. Float frame, check against different parts of print

@mcroman-superfeat

2 ай бұрын

THX for this GREAT List - I COPY and SAVE /// McRoman ... ;)

Can't believe Pro Photo is still in business. I remember they were one of our competitors back in the day. I worked as a photo lab tech (mostly custom printing) at a small lab near O.C. airport for 30 years. Did a lot of work for architectural photographers, interior designers, Chuck Jones Studios, and many other cool people and companies. This was years before digital (when I started... in the mid 70s) and then when digital got going we lost a lot of business. About 10 months after I quit I found out they sold the business. Great video and nice finished print! Your description of having a finished print on the wall is right on. Used to be nice when I could print my own stuff at work. Those were the days... ;>) Subbed!

@brisci

4 жыл бұрын

I love ProPhoto, I spent a lot of time in the OC about 26 years, and was grateful that they, and Samy's were around. I lived close to JWA, it was very convenient. I am now in Salt Lake working for a production company. We have a big archive to scan for a video, and Nick's videos were very influential on our purchase of a Epson V800., with SilverFast. I am now trying to figure out if we need to take the SilverFast SE 8 that came with the scanner, to an upgrade version. Not sure of the gain. Been thrown into the deep end, everything I know about scanning is from KZread. It has been cool to see Nick's videos because he sounds good, and it is not a bunch of added B.S. To have local references I know is good!

@pilsplease7561

4 жыл бұрын

@@brisci Silverfast is great. Turns any scanner into a beast and really does a massive impact

Printing is such an important and fun part of photography. It could end up being a conversation piece in your living room. A personalized gift. Its really when photos we spend so much time making, comes alive.

You are so right, there is nothing like seeing your hard in print and displayed! Thanks for sharing!🙏🏾☺️

I would love to see a video on how you personally store and catalog your negatives. Those were really cool boxes towards the beginning of the video. Great picture and awesome print man!

WAY WAY better than your average youtube photography video. Outstanding.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Glenn Smith I really appreciate that. Thanks a lot!

@JoeriBoelhouwer

5 жыл бұрын

Glenn Smith thats so true, Im glad these types of channels exist

@zebunker

4 жыл бұрын

Blow job knows photo......... dot com

@SauravDasGuptaIN

3 жыл бұрын

@@zebunker and the way he says that is even more irritating, lol. Nick is real and fantastic

What a super finished product, that print looks stunning! Great to see this from shoot to print, printing photographs is what it’s all about in the end!!

Fantastic image, loved the film, thank you for sharing it Nick. Cheers.

The photo is gorgeous, love the details!

What a great journey man from exposure to print. Stunning

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Bill Pickle thank you!

Proper content from a proper photographer. What a refreshing change. Fantastic stuff - I have subscribed.

Awesome Nick, effin awesome. You're so right about getting your work printed.

You make a digital guy want to try and shoot film , great photography and I believe you must print to appreciate

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Larry Crain thank you sir

Reminds me a book by Joel Meyerowitz: Cape Light, I bought nearly 40 years ago, good work.

Thanks for the great video Nick! This is a great reminder to all just how a print can make you feel so satisfied.

So Inspiring! An artist that respect his craftmanship and invests so much of himself in it! I'm out of words for what this film made me feel, and it was only 13:29 minutes long! Absolutely phenomenal!

This is really great stuff mate.

Totally awesome man! Cheers! 😎🍻

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

sillysausage72 much obliged!

Nick, phenomenal video, you had me glued to the screen the whole time. Great delivery without being cheesy. Just the right amount of style. Love it man keep up the awesome work.

Love this. 100% with you, the final satisfaction when you get a great shot and then go through the process is the PRINT! Not enough people do this nowadays!

your videos are so addictive bro!! I can't stop looking at them.... especially the on location photography ones... love from India

@nickcarverphoto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, my friend!

Beautiful looking print. Would love to be able to appreciate it in person while sipping a glass of that Blanton's. ;-) Heaven. Many thanks for all your effort in creating these videos. Always look forward to the next one.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Brent Just thanks! And that's a damn good way to enjoy looking at a print.

Amazing video Nick!! Super cool to see this whole process.

Really nice video. High quality, informative & made me smile. Totally agree on getting prints done. Don't change a thing.

I sent a portrait I did to Walmart 8x10 for $4. Wow, blew me away. Have it hanging on my wall.

@jsdhesmith2011

3 жыл бұрын

I also am thinking of doing go this. For the cost (cheap) it seems like it wouldn’t hurt to try it out. How is the quality of the final print?

Hi Nick. Thanks for sharing. Your videos make such a nice triptych: 1) on location video 2) review of the images 3) printing and frame on the wall. The whole story. Great story. Keep going. If you feel you singing your intros works for you, just do it 😁

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

monmioamio thank you very much! And this is probably the last time I'll sing an intro. Haha

Starting to bring more of your own personality to this series! The content is fantastic and couldn't agree more about printing in general! Love it man, keep it up!

Wow Nick!!! What a wonderful Process and Workflow!!!!!!! Congratulation on another great gallery image! Great "TON"S IQ"

Amazing. I'm curious to know how much it costs to get a print like this done... From negative to wall. Great work my friend. Cheers.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Iv M just cost of materials on this one was about 800-850. Not counting time spent.

Amazing work but I have a question: why don’t you choose to centre the building in the middle of the frame? Can you explain me your choice? Thanks 👍

Superb video Nick! That print looks absolutely fabulous on your wall.

Loved it. Totally agree: printing makes your photography alive! Amazing print there. Thank you for the inspiration.

I'm blown away by the level of craftsmanship in this piece, besides, that's one of the best photos I've ever seen, sincerely. Would it been nice to know the aprox cost of all those premium process

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Señor Calabaza thank you very much! Total cost was around 800-850.

@Caracalaba

6 жыл бұрын

Nick Carver wow, that's quite a lot of money. thanks for the reply

@greglong2784

6 жыл бұрын

I wanted to have an idea of the cost. Price does not seem to bad when you consider the end product.

@miavonni

5 жыл бұрын

@@nickcarverphoto I need to watch more of your content how do you number your prints from one? And what would you charge for such a wonderful print such as that?

Excellent work, as always. Thanks for the inspiration. Now, can I borrow some money? LOL

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

TheAgeOfAnalog haha - I would but I spent all mine on prints. And whiskey.

Love seeing the whole process from in the field to the wall. Thanks for all the time you put into this whole process and sharing it all. It's greatly appreciated! Absolutely love this image!

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Kim Murphy thank you, Kim! Really glad you enjoyed it ;)

Your videos are always so much fun .... love your work and style.

Another great video. Do you find that dry scanning the 6x17 negative better then wet mounting, since you have done both? They sell anti-newton glass, medium format trays for the Epson that I was thinking of getting.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Abigail Sockeye I actually wet mount scanned this negative also, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan had no noticeable improvement in sharpness but I did get some strange fringing around some of the edges on the wet scan that weren't there on the dry scan.

Love your videos! But I have to ask a question: Why not wet scan the negative rather than using the shim method? You'f get excellent results. Just aksing, not criticizing.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

John Wilkinson that's a good question. I actually did wet scan it on my epson, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan wasn't noticeably sharper but it did have weird color fringing on some of the high-contrast edges, which the dry scan didn't have.

Wooooow! I had no idea about such a beautiful printer! It’s a monster! Congratulations for all your professional job! 👍👍👍👍👍

Really enjoyed watching this Nick! That print looks great!

Absolutely stunning. The question now remain how high is Ton(y)'s IQ ?

Is it possible to make prints that large with that kind of resolution from a digital image, or does it need to be on film?

@Baronvonbadguy3

4 жыл бұрын

You could use a medium format camera, the new 60mp Sony ARIV, or maybe even combine that with some fractal resizing. Possssibly resizing with AI models might help, but afaik they are currently mostly useful for low res upscaling .

@WinrichNaujoks

4 жыл бұрын

@@Baronvonbadguy3 I have the Sony A7 II with 24MP. I wonder what the biggest print would be I could do that still looks good, even when you're getting close to it.

@Baronvonbadguy3

4 жыл бұрын

@@WinrichNaujoks those fractal resizing algorithms do solid work with inkjet printing. Give it a shot. If you're not cropping in much, 24mp might be enough. A little sharpening goes a long way

Thank you for taking us on your journey 😍

Wow! This is epic, it must feel soooo good finally hanging that on your wall. It looks amazing!

Why don’t you get the raw scan and manually invert it? I do this when I get my negatives drum scanned. It takes practice and a little bit to tweak, but the results are amazing.

@sveineriksen4194

6 жыл бұрын

Good question IMO. With a raw scan you can do as many inversions as it takes to get it right. Regardless, another excellent video!

@tokobjork

6 жыл бұрын

For inversion I have used the plugin program ColorPerfect with great success. But not on a drum scan.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea and I'm sure it's worth trying. I will say, though, that I also tried "DSLR scanning" this image on a light box and then inverting in PS like you describe. Doing the inversion myself with careful use of the tone curve never got the colors as good as SilverFast did for me with their Portra profile. I'm no slouch when it comes to color correction using curves in PS, but maybe I'm not as practiced as I could be for inverting negatives.

@tokobjork

6 жыл бұрын

There is a way to get a so called linear scan with dslr. Linear scan is preferred when you are going to invert the image with ColorPerfect. www.colorperfect.com/colorperfect.html?lang=en

@nedbagno5286

6 жыл бұрын

I don't believe you can get a RAW output from Digital PhotoLab which I'm sure they used on that Howtek. I can't get a raw output from ScanXact on my drum scanner or from my Scitex flatbed.

I'm curious how much you ended up spending on all of this.

@saintclearance926

4 жыл бұрын

Look up his comment

Very well done, Nick. Love your passion.

Nick, you sure do put the effort in. Fantastic work and so much attention to detail.

So what was the overall cost of that picture? I'm quite intrigued by printing some of my shots, but I generally just don't have the money...

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

e1337air given the size of this piece, it wasn't one of my cheaper ones. Around 800-850 all in.

@3guys1girlandfetus

6 жыл бұрын

Nick Carver since it’s a limited edition if you were to sell them exactly like you did the first one how much would you sell it for?

Love your passion for the printing process. We all share that feeling of making something great.

That is one beautiful print! Picture itself, the colours, the paper used, and the frame as well. All around awesome!

I really enjoyed this video. Learning the ins and outs of the process was oddly satisfying. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

YES! Food for the Soul. What a perfectly accurate way of describing that feeling (I'm stealing it).

That turned out absolutely stunning! And yes, the feeling of being able to hold the photo in your hand, not just watch it on a screen, that’s what it’s all about.

So satisfying watching the whole process of finding the location, shooting it, scanning, printing it, hanging it. That beer sip, I can almost TASTE the gratification of finally having it up on the wall like that. I've previously worked in print labs that use these kind of printers, and always always recommend printing this way rather than ink-to-paper style.

This process was amazing to watch and I couldn't agree more on the the tangible aspect of photography! Keep it coming!

So much passion. Great to see. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent video, Nick! Oh and that photo is stunning.

Anticipation! Loveed the video and the final piece looks awesome. Its a great photo

The printing part is my favorite part of photography. You see your art come to life.

@nickcarverphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

Great video man, I totally agree with what you say about hanging your photos on your wall.

great video and amazing final print. Thanks a lot Nick

Great one Nick! Always look forward to your vids!

I agree with you so much about getting prints done, its the most satisfying thing in photography. And when you sell them to clients, its even better. I print my photos on plexiglas, really love the 3d-look it gives and the quality. Have a nice weekend.

What a legend. Thanks for all the inspiration, watching your videos has got me actually getting prints made.

This is brilliant - love your passion and comedic elements. Keep going, ​please.

Absolutely brilliant, great to see start to finish

Loved the process and that print! Hope to see more

You’re a cool dude doing honest and beautiful work. Keep on going. Congrats!

Thanks for sharing this “behind the scene” process, Nick. So interesting and Wow, a beautiful result to view at any time, like you said. Well done!

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mark!

I know how you feel when hanging it up, after all the work, done it many times before. I grabbed a beer too. Glorious.

O...k ... 13 minutes and 29 seconds of education and inspiration .... what's not to like? Great content delivered in Nick's unique style .... loved it.

@nickcarverphoto

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

There's something therapeutic about this video. Not quite sure why but I like listening to you talking about a lot of things I don't quite understand. Love it!

And Nick your videos is the food for my soul!

Thanks for your videos. I do enjoy unpackaging a new print!

A beautiful Print from a gorgeous shot of that old Liquor shop. It was interesting having followed your videos from shot, scan to a gorgeous Print hanging on your wall.

Always love your videos. Great to see the results of your efforts. Thanks for making this.

Even online prints and clip frames provide food for the soul, I started filling my place with them and it is so satisfying. And it's a great way to find out which pictures you love enough to 'go large' with. Great film Nick.

@nickcarverphoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

This is so awesome, thanks for sharing the journey!

I love your channel and your life philosophy, keep it up man, you are great!

Enjoyed every second of this video. Great work man, finished product looks amazing!

very inspirational, thanks for the video! loved the finished print as well.

Great video Nick, love the content, love the result even more. Outstanding work

Very nice video Nick, keep it going and thanks for sharing!

Nick thank you so much for sharing this project. - I have a large empty wall in the living room I've wanted to fill and have gone down so many avenues of what to put in the space. It's witness to nearly every minute of family life, and so I decided it needs a really strong statement piece. This is exactly how I want to frame it, and you've brought the inspiration and a task list in grand form. Salute, good sir.

@nickcarverphoto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good on you for deciding to fill that wall. Nothing like making a print.

You are so right about printing your own work.

Great video! I really liked the whole process from shooting to final picture. Stunning picture!!

First video of yours I've watched. Good stuff, man. Thanks for posting. 👍🏾✌🏾