Shooting Film Photography in Abandoned Places
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2022
- In this video, we take a break from our usual location videos and look instead and the things you can do there. Here we ditch our digital mirrorless cameras for vintage gems and try our hand at shooting 35mm film in abandoned and ruined places. We also show you how to get started, as well as showcasing some of our shots from over the years to hopefully show that film still has a lot of value in capturing beauty in decay.
Many thanks to Charlotte Basham for letting us feature her Canon point and shoot.
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What is often forgotten about film photos is once you have them, unless you throw them out, you have them for life. Like most families, in our loft, we have a biscuit tin in our loft with hundreds of photos; some going back over a hundred years; weddings, christenings, family events that are long forgotten; holidays photos of my late dad when he was called up at seventeen in WW2. These will be handed down to future generations to treasure. Digital, on the other hand, can be transient; gone with a click of a button. As they don`t cost anything to look at on a computer screen, and as so many are take, they can hold little vale hold little value; glanced at then filed away until accidently deleted; those memories gone forever. Digital has it`s place but I`m afraid those in the future wont have need for those biscuits tins anymore.
This is a great point I forgot to mention. As much as I still have digital family photos from the early 2000s on my computer which haven't degraded whatsoever, they rely on having a working computer and hard drive to access. It's nice to know you can physically store film and get your negatives printed however you want and will probably last centuries if kept in reasonable conditions. Whilst the quality of digital has now finally caught up and is surpassing film, I think both will have a place in the long term.
I agree, it's like listening to songs on vinyl. Alot more atmosphere and immersion in capturing images on film
Absolutely right, anything that requires more tactile involvement makes for a better experience. Plus it's nice to know stuff can work without computers :)
It's good to see proper film cameras having somewhat of a resurgence, great video and good explanations for the next generation :)
I think there's still a lot to be said for them, it'll be like petrol in ten years! Cheers :)
Excellently written video really showing off how good film cameras are. You showed it off well, thanks guys!
Thank you!
8:14 Really love that shot 😍
Great video Liam and Joe, full of useful and interesting tips. As you mentioned, the film camera's seem to give more depth to an image, very much as old valves used in radio's and early hi-fi units give a more richer sound compared to today's digital music.
Thanks Steve indeed! There's a lot of comparisons with other tech to be made, I think it's more than just retro appeal that still gives them value
This was brilliant lads! I miss shooting with film!
Cheers Jamie!
Loved the video buddy and the photography you shared from your film shots were very awesome 😉😊
Cheers Stephen glad to hear it :)
Absolutely loved this! You guys should do a photobook/zine of your film photography - it’d be so good!
Cheers really appreciate that! We'd love to work on getting some photo books and prints made over the next while
Thanks, I enjoyed this! I still have my Olympus Trip from early 90's, have some great photos taken in all sorts of weather conditions and day/night in the UK, and holidays in Gambia with scorching heat, dust and sand! I love the old type viewfinder, and the depth of colour in prints. Decent quality Phone camera /video obviously has advantages, I haven't invested in a separate Digital camera. Interesting to hear your views as serious photographers!
Ah yes my dad remembers the Olympus Trip being advertised on TV! They both have their pros and cons and I think it depends what your objective is with your photos.
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where did you find these places? im looking to shot some abandoned photography aswell but i dont know where to look
you can't beat slides for quality at 100 iso if you want gritty 400 iso and above gives you more graininess / gritiness in your pictures. it's been around 15 years since i used my negative cameras. What you do in the dark room makes all the difference too. shop processing is just crap. A good polariod is also good for picture if you can get a polariod land camera it as a quality all of its own.
Yeah i recently shot some 800 film and it was perhaps a bit too grainy. I may stick with the lower ISOs and use a tripod if its darker. Nice never knew about that polaroid but the quality looks good
Loved the video buddy and the photography you shared from your film shots were very awesome 😉😊
Cheers glad you liked it!