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And thanks to you, too, Alexandra. Best wishes.

Old film memory curl...that's some for real stuff. Always have to wrestle with it. Thanks for your comment.

Doug, I deeply appreciate your kind words. I'll try to make a video soon. Always wishing you well.

Dale I think I made this video in 2015. It was factually correct then, but not so much today. You can get great image quality from smaller photosites today than in 2015. But thanks for your kind words. Wishing you well.

Great story, Alex. Thank you so much. Which camera store in SF do you refer? Reminds me of the historic Central Camera in Chicago that Vivienne Meier used to frequent. Last I checked that was still in business too.

There were three movies playing that evening: Nurse Nancy, Turn Up the Heat, and Catalina Five-O Tiger Shark. It is unclear which was playing at the time of his arrest. The generally accepted answer is Nurse Nancy because he was observed touching himself at 8:30 pm. Doing the math, Nurse Nancy was probably the movie. The other two would have had later showtimes. Great question.

Hi, Zoe. Let me answer in two ways: 1. I remove the film from the camera and develop it myself. Then I scan the images into a computer using a flatbed flatbed scanner. Then I upload the images to a drugstore website and pick them up about three hours later. 2. The other method is to remove the film from the camera and send it off to a photo lab where they will develop the film and make prints for you. Hope this helps. Wishing you well.

Greetings, Virgile. It's good to see you again here. If it is the photo of Chloe Sevigny in red it's really horrible. The technical merits of the photo itself aren't bad it's that the crew put no time in her hair and makeup. Ghastly lack of preparation. What do you think of it? One thing on the technical side I would have exposed it at EV 11 or so to blow the outside / ambient light out. Wouldn't have to look at that stupid air conditioner outside. How would you have shot this?

@@room111photography5 I agree. I'm french, living in Paris & I'm so disappointed in french Vogue. Never seen such ugly work. Looks like Chloë is drunk after a party and her child took the picture in the morning. I would have overexposed the outside for a more natural look. 10 or 20 years ago french Vogue showed so high quality work with the best photographers in the industry. I really don't understand how today a whole team: shoot team, and production team let something like that get on the cover. Vogue is meant to be the best in fashion, it is the highest quality we should find. And to work for them is so hard, I really don't understand why they are hiring untalented people, makes me angry. Maybe they don't want the print edition to sells... British Vogue shot the same look with same idea: character in a party, but they did a better job in my opinion, I believed the story at least.

@@VirgileLeBigot Great companies do not allow cronyism and nepotism because they know that merit will lead them to excellence and the former two will ultimately destroy them. Anna Wintour's legacy is already cemented. She will go down in history as the person who destroyed modeling and fashion photography due to cronyism. Mark Rothko was once asked, "How long did it take to paint that?" He replied, "53 years." His meaning was it took a lifetime of experience to make a painting. So.....the February cover of Vogue France.....how long did it take to make that? 36 years.

@@room111photography5 I was asking myself, do you think new technology and social media are a big parts of the problem too? I mean more people could access to photography, the change is so big, that they shadowed great work and they get hired by other people who are in the same area of change? Because, god I was just looking at advertisings from 2007 & 2008 in Vogue US, the level of work was beyond good, each new page was a perfect hit of beauty and pure photography with wonderful styling and on and on and on. Those were the people that went through the 90's and the film area. But now we are looking at the new generation. If we lived in a world where social media doesn't exist do you think the quality of work would be as good as it has been before? Like the small screen has more power then we think but in a bad way for our mind and our energy to produce really great ideas. Everybody follows trends and copy others horribly... Too much content kill content, I don't know...

Forgive me, the camera has been in storage a long time. I remember so little about it. I'm sorry I cannot answer your question.

Agreed. I love shooting film. Used to go downtown El Paso and shoot street photography with film. It was loads of fun. Do me one favor, okay? Don't jack my phooooooooooone......... :-)

Greetings, Seamus. You will have a boatload of fun. The most important things to consider is to watch closely the temperature of your chemicals and your development times. If you get those right you're 95% there.

Greetings. Advance until you see the numeral on the back of the film cartridge advance by 1. For example, if you were on frame 6, advance until the numeral 7 appears in the window. Some cameras stop automatically but some do not. This particular camera has been in storage for years, so I do not remember if it stops automatically. Great question. Wishing you well.

Thank you for your answer. My camera was so dirty I didn’t realize there was a screen on the front displaying what exposure you’re on. In retrospect a very easy question to answer myself haha. Thank you

Greetings, Maxime. It's a standard frame / border. They are the most affordable. Other frames cost quite a bit more. Be well. And thank you for your kind words.

Sorry misunderstanding ( I am not native English speaker) My question was about the photographs that you take outside, do you use the darken mode to make the sky blue or it’s just the normal mode ? Because sometimes it can get overexpose

@@MaKsPuA Oh. I see. The darken feature didn't work for me, but strangely the lighten feature worked. If your images are overexposed then yes, try the darken feature. Yours might be fully functional. May God bless.

You're not going to believe this, but I was thinking about you this morning. I was thinking of viewers that have been loyal and kind for years, and you immediately came to mind. Thanks for letting others know about my channel. I've looked forward to your comments for many years now. Thanks again for everything.

The Red Ceiling photograph was not taken where Rob filmed his video. William Eggleston lies to you and everyone else about where he took his photograph The Red Ceiling. Eggleston's family members also help him sell his lie that he took his photograph The Red Ceiling where my father was murdered. The Red Ceiling photograph was taken at 508 Macarthur Street in Greenwood Mississippi. Please read my books about Eggleston Murderabilia and lies for sale then you will know the truth and not some made up lies for profit with a man's unsolved murder. Namely my father's unsolved murder.

Thank you kindly! Wishing you well.

Greetings, Virgile. I hope you have been well. I would say Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Inez and Vinoodh (team), Camilla Akrans, and David Bailey (who is a living legend). I would have placed Patrick DeMarchilier on the list, but we lost him recently. How about your list? Which five would you choose?

@@room111photography5 I'm not so sure yet because I need to study Inez and Vinoodh and Bailey's today's work but I would say now Camilla Akrans, Mario Testino, Luigi & Iango, Rafael Pavarotti and Alexi Lubomirski Patrick Demarchelier will always be 1st for me because he was french like me and his work was so complete, like nobody else. I have to say Steven Meisel too but need to study his most recent work to have a better idea.

@@VirgileLeBigot Lubomirski reminds me of the late Peter Lindbergh: never know the outcome; great shoot or bad shoot. Hot or cold. Cannot trust him to deliver if he's off. I will research the other two you mentioned. Please don't be offended by my criticism of Lubomirski. When he's on, his work is excellent.

@@room111photography5 I knew the work of Lubomirski first through his book Decade and all the pictures in the book are very excellent. I'm archiving all his projects right now and I agree, not everything is great. He was a Mario Testino assistant for years and I was curious to study how he continues in his own way, to see what is good and what is not. I will do the same with Victor Demarchelier who learned from his father from very close. But kind of hard to find more photographers who do the right job on every new project.

Greetings, Stephen. Please keep in mind N=millions and, in my case, n=1. That means the number of each camera in existence is in the millions presumably, and I tested one of each. Scientifically, this is completely invalid. But it's all I could do. I couldn't buy and test many of each to conform to scientific requirements. Thanks. Wishing you well.

@@room111photography5 no no I mean you like the fed 3 over the zorki 4?

@@stephengreico2810 It's been so long since I handled them that I cannot remember them. They are in storage. Sorry I can't give you a definitive answer.

Yes, for sure. I was hoping he would make some followups to Pee Wee's Big Holiday.

I like your Twiggy avatar, and I'm guessing you're a David Bailey fan? I love his work. Thank you for your very generous and kind words. I wish you health and happiness. Stay tuned. More ASMR on the way....

@@room111photography5 thanks! You're right, I like Bailey a lot. Cannot wait for another video of yours :)

That's an interesting concept. I have come close a few times, especially with Vogue, due to it being a vehicle for nepotism and cronyism cloaked as a fashion magazine. Thanks for your comment, and long live Topo Gigio.

@@room111photography5 Can’t wait for the videos with vogue, maybe in the video you should page flip the first ads and start ripping after the ads

Please provide some context. How do you wish the magazine pages to be torn? Is slowly and somewhat quietly okay? Do you want them ripped quickly and violently? I truly try to accommodate requests, but tearing them quickly and violently would kill the ASMR effect.

@@room111photography5 I mean starting the video with a page flip of the first ads and start ripping after they finish. You can rip slowly and quite violently but quite so it’s more asmr

Greetings, Virgile. Yes, V is the very best, I believe. Flaunt is very good, too. ELLE is in the top five if it can sustain its excellence. May I ask your opinion of L'OFFICIEL? Thanks.

Greetings, friend. Nice to see you back. Yes, Nina Garcia is doing amazing work at ELLE. Circulation is down from its "recent" 2010 peak. Her peers at Harper's BAZAAR and Vogue cut expenses to deal with their own downturns in circulation, especially print quality. To distinguish ELLE from the others, Nina has increased costs, with approval from the board, I'm sure, to reverse current trends. She is attempting to take ELLE back to the glory it once enjoyed. I never discuss the writing in the magazines, but even the writing has improved. She is trying to compete with Vanity Fair, which has led the fashion mags for a long time in terms on journalism. This is what a great leader can do: rally his/her people, get buy-in, ask for their trust, and then take the organization to greatness. So, yes, you're spot on. She is doing amazing work to restore ELLE to its former glory. And I hope that the general public will respond accordingly, subscribing or buying at the newsstand to reward her for her efforts. Thanks for your comment. Wishing you well always.

Hello, Brother Doug! Good to see you here again. I hope you have been well. Thanks for the kind words. I don't remember saying that, because half the time I'm drunk. Reminds me of my pappy just before he died. He said, "Son, I have something to tell you. Need to get it off my chest. I spent half my money on women and booze. The other half...I just wasted."

Greetings, Virgile. Yes, what you wrote is so true. The answer is that nepotism has overtaken the fashion industry. All aspects of it. I can write paragraphs on this topic. I saw your work. It is excellent and worthy of publication in the fashion magazines. The problem is you're not connected. The gatekeepers hold the gates open only for those who are connected. The merit based system died some years ago. And you're right: Carmel Snow, Diana Vreeland, and Alexey Brotovitch would be aghast at what's being published today. They would be repulsed at the garbage that is being produced.