Love this thought provoking video. I just sold all my photography gear and just taking photos with my phone for now. There’s a saying, what nourishes me destroys me. Photography became that for me and I’m pausing to think about why. Thank you for this video ❤️
@darrengodssonfielding2 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching. I think we’ve gotten so used to consuming in every way, that we don’t stop and take stock of who we are and what we’ve fattened ourselves on. Like food, it’s important for us to live and it’s also really awesome that it tastes great but there is a point where it starts destroying us.
@MajorPenalty7 күн бұрын
I'd love to know what shelf that is behind you that you seem to be using for canister storage!
@darrengodssonfielding7 күн бұрын
Haha that is designed for canister storage. I bought it from a film / camera shop here in China.
@jamesjuranke9 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@darrengodssonfielding9 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for watching.
@addisonbrown258011 күн бұрын
I brought this film to Mardi Gras this year and it became apparent that it handles synthetic materials and dyes differently than natural colors and dyes. For instance, beads that were the same color purple as the purple on flags would come out cooler. The synthetic materials on the flags came out with a magenta push. Similarly, green in trees and plants were kind of muted and forest-green-ish but similar greens on flags, shirts, and faux flowers came out with a more lime push to their color. Very interesting film
@darrengodssonfielding11 күн бұрын
That is pretty strange. It may be that it’s influenced by surrounding colours & dyes.
@mattd5914 күн бұрын
I like the look of this one, will have to seek it out.
@darrengodssonfielding11 күн бұрын
For some reason I replied the wrong thing to the wrong comment. It’s an excellent collection of works. It really opened my world for street photography
@GavinLowndes14 күн бұрын
Thanks for featuring my photo! Keep up the great work man 👏
@darrengodssonfielding14 күн бұрын
Thanks man. Appreciate it. Love your image
@MarkBrown-gz5bh20 күн бұрын
OMGosh the background noise is sooo annoying
@darrengodssonfielding20 күн бұрын
Apologies about that.
@ty1608022 күн бұрын
Very valid thoughts! Thanks for sharing. I feel very similar, I think distraction is one of the new idols/gods of our time. We are truly a world that is addicted to noise and stimulation. Just think of how different the world would be if we each spent just a bit of time in nature without any artificial noise each day.
@darrengodssonfielding22 күн бұрын
It would be immensely different. It is very encouraging to know that we are not alone in our hope for what humanity could be, and feeling lost amongst the noise. I’m hoping that we can challenge those around us to put away their distractions for a bit and to take in all the beauty around us and appreciate it. Thanks for your comment, I deeply appreciate it and I appreciate you!
@Murdog3627 күн бұрын
Im in China at the moment, do you think it’s worth stocking up on this film before I leave (back to expensive Ireland)? Looking on Taobao, about 30 quai a pack
@darrengodssonfielding27 күн бұрын
Absolutely. Only thing is airport scanners will definitely affect it, so you’d need to get them hand checked. Also take a look at Reflx Lab’s stuff.
@Murdog3627 күн бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding cheers man, yea I did it coming over, seemed no hassle to hand check. 800iso film is so expensive back home, so looking to bring back a bit. Which would you choose between this and reflex lab?
Thank you for watching. Where are you watching from in our beautiful big world?
@johnmoran535Ай бұрын
Good video and message mate and you are correct in your appraisal about modern society. Youu are obviously a very conscientious bloke and the fact that you are a teacher is great because no doubt you will impart this wisdom with your students. Practicing gratitude is one of the most important skills to nurture and is an effective antidote for depression; what I often do whenever I am feeling crap is watch travelling vlogs and it will always put my own selfish miopia in check. If you have other subjects for positive thinking I would encourage you to post them, even if the views are few there is always the potential that someone will find it when they need it most so strive on good Sir. Kudos.
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
John!!!! This comment is a MASSIVE boost of encouragement. Thanks so much. Genuinely appreciate it and I am going to be doing more videos where I try and challenge and stir up positive movements in thought & manner. It is worth it even to know that there is one other human out there that feels encouraged & steeled by it. My wife and I love watching travel videos as well as ‘slow living’ & camping videos (lately.) what channels do you enjoy?
@tubewatcher155Ай бұрын
No harm no foul on not liking star wars. Not everyone likes the same stuff. It's all good.
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
Exactly!! I appreciate you & your common sense. ( which isn’t too common these days.)thanks for watching
@redskysaturn75Ай бұрын
Hi Darren, Ive used the 250d so far from them, unfortunately my metering was bad, no many great shots. But i still favour 500t more.
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
I haven’t tried 500t yet, it’s in my fridge. But my messed up my roll of 250d, it somehow got caught around the leading stick (or what lever that things called) and I lost pretty much half of the roll.
@redskysaturn75Ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding oh damn, hate when these things happen. Well at least u got some results to gauge how the film is.
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
Let's hear it for the awesome job @reflxlab is doing, down there in Shenzhen! Also, let me know which movie or tv series you secretly or not so secretly don't like.
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
The Handles for those Standout photographers & their instagrams are : Tommy Oldham @tommyophoto , Tim Clinch @clinchpics & Ros Atkinson @her_dark_materials
@jacobdipietro375Ай бұрын
Make sure to keep that horizon in a bag and as clean as possible when out and about. Mine died on a hike after it got some grit in the tracks and the barrel wouldnt spin anymore.
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
Thanks for the tip. I'm putting it in a bag right away. did you get any images with it before it's untimely demise?
@jacobdipietro375Ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding yea I got like 4 or 5 rolls thru mine before the barrel wouldn't spin anymore. Shooting street probably won't be an issue but I had brought mine into the woods and and at bottoms of waterfalls
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
This time I remembered to hide the secret phrase in the video, somewhere. I will choose 1 or 2 people who find it to send a roll of film their way.
@koby1960Ай бұрын
On the box it has that "Cyber Graphics Corporation Tokyo Japan"
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
Yeah, that’s the distributor for the filmstock in Japan.
@cf8979Ай бұрын
some great shots here! gotta throw you a sub c:
@darrengodssonfieldingАй бұрын
Thanks so much. That is greatly appreciated. I’m glad you enjoyed the shots.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Shanghai on Film. What's not to love? Also do you know which TV show I'm referring to in the video?
@redskysaturn752 ай бұрын
Thanks Darren, this is timely as im about to shoot tmax for he first time soon.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Awesome! I’m super glad this came in handy for you!!! Keen to see your results
@TherootsolutionsLV2 ай бұрын
Definitely a fan of all Tmax stocks. Particularly when processed with Tmax developer. Unparalleled latitude.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Another TMax fan. Glad to make your acquaintance! I haven't used the tmax developer yet but I'm keen to try. thanks for watching and for letting me know about the developer. BTW, I'd love to see some of your favourite tmax images. end them my way on instagram or threads
@TherootsolutionsLV2 ай бұрын
@darrengodssonfielding When the film and chemistry first came out, my photo partner brought it to the studio/darkroom with the Kodak white paper. As I recall, the claim was highest range and lat with the finest grain made by Kodak when processed with the dedicated developer. We shot a test roll through a Bonica ( I think) and processed it. It was to my eye, and his, the best we had ever seen. Almost foolproof and forgiving, it was everything the white paper said.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
@@TherootsolutionsLV Very forgiving indeed with a brilliant sharpness & clarity. I need to get hold of the developer and try that combo out, now you've got me excited about it. Thank You
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Also, uhmm sorry about the sloppy connection especially in the beginning, but I PROMISE it's worth every second!
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Fiona is an absolute gem of a human with such a wealth of wisdom and experience. It'd be really appreciated by me if you all just popped over to her Instagram or threads and just told her how much we appreciate her. I would absolutely love to do more of these, so please leave any questions you may want asked in the comments as well.
@omerbender99852 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. A really interesting way to combine both of your passions into a single medium.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Appreciate you taking the time to watch my work. I thought so too. I haven’t actually written a new photoem in a while. Maybe I should
@nicklopro2 ай бұрын
Coolest beard. I cant grow a beard, but i wont let that stop me from posting new film photography youtube shorts daily
@nicklopro2 ай бұрын
Found another reel dawgie! Subbed. What a cute frenchie He yours? Anyway. Just out here comment bombing for a PR run to promote my new post for the day. It's just a silly teaser for the finale in my three part youtube series on developing film at home where I sing to my dog and lose my mind because I am always talking to myself with a camera in the room. My most recent comment called me unhinged. I'm starting to believe him.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Haha thanks. He is indeed mine. Thanks for subbing. I’ll check out your teaser. (Looking forward to you singing to your dog and the film devving.) talking to myself with a camera present is something I do as well.
@nicklopro2 ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding So we are both unhinged? Or are THEY the problem? They, as in the film goblins that keep hiding my fomo 400 bulk loaded canisters...
@DylanFilm2 ай бұрын
10:18 beautiful shot !
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Thanks Dylan. I came away after shooting that, thinking I completely messed up the shot. But when I developed the film & scanned it in I was so surprised and enthused to see I actually got the shot. That's whats awesome about film. Being surprised by the images you get back
@DylanFilm2 ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding Yes totally, it was shot on the fd 50mm right ?
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
@DylanFilm indeed it was. Have you shot any film recently?
@DylanFilm2 ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding unfortunaly no. but I've been experimenting fd lenses for video
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
@DylanFilm excellent lenses. Are you enjoying them for film?
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
How good are Derrick & Tom’s images!!!! Oh my hat! Give them some love over on threads!!!
@ariannalattela12452 ай бұрын
I found your channel from a comment you made on another video, looks like you’ve been working really hard at this channel for years now and probably thousands of hours! I hope you love video editing as much as photography! 😅 I don’t have a channel so take it with a grain of salt but from the perspective of a stranger just popping in the thing I think would help most is variation in voice. You seem to have a naturally slow and mellow tone which in our hectic impatient society is easy to overlook. I think it would be really awkward and unnatural to try to change that but what I’ve noticed is that people with your style of speech do best when their message is very succinct. So rather than saying 100words in 5 seconds and talk in circles like so many kids these days you can take your time but really plan what you’re going to say and eliminate “parasites” like umm, like, ya know, etc. I think that will add a lot of value to your videos and keep people sticking around and coming back for more. I hope this is helpful and I think you’re doing really great work and wish you the best of luck with your channel! 🍀
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and encouragement with me. I do enjoy editing but not as much as photography. ( I think that’s mostly because I’m not good at it and I get impatient with myself.) I have been trying to focus more on what I’m saying with less wasted breaths and throwaway words between. It’s been a while and with each video I get just that little bit better at it, and that little bit more comfortable on camera. Comments like yours definitely help and inspire me to keep on keeping on.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Are you able to find Ilford Pan 400 near you? Let me know.
@redskysaturn752 ай бұрын
I used to get these from Aliexpress last year, i think you still can get them there and the iso 100 too.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
@redskysaturn75 is it not available anywhere else really? Only aliexpress or eBay?
@redskysaturn752 ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding so far these are where I've seen, I was using them last year, and recently I checked they still have it. Same place where I find Shanghai gp3 as well.
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
@@redskysaturn75 Nice. At least it is available
@LaFuenteOnFilm2 ай бұрын
My favorite film stock to use on a regular basis 🤌🏼
@darrengodssonfielding2 ай бұрын
Awesome. I’d love to see your images. Tag me in some of your images on Instagram or threads. If you want. @darrenafielding
@markgatus963 ай бұрын
Came here from Threads! :D Thanks for the recommendation.
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
I'm super glad. I hope it was a decent resource for you on your film journey. Be sure to share some of your images my way once you've shot & developed them.
@bopang73593 ай бұрын
Great content for film reviewing, wish try Rollei RPX 400 soon or later.
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching. And thanks for suggesting rollei rpx 400. Its on the list to shoot
@cinemojoe3 ай бұрын
The world needs more people like me! lol. Thanks for the review, I’ve got a roll of mirage currently in a half frame camera that I took to Florida on a sunny day, looking forward to seeing how they turn out!
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Indeed it does!! Thank you for watching. Those images should be very interesting, the resolution half frame is surprisingly excellent.
@devroombagchus74603 ай бұрын
Thanks! But why examples taken in places that are tons of CO2 away? Is the scenery better there?
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
I lived in Hangzhou, and currently live in Wuxi, and I traveled to Vietnam on vacation.
@tawnee2223 ай бұрын
Great video!!! Kodak Gold is one of my personal favourite colour film stocks. Thanks so much for featuring some of my photos I shared with you on threads 🧡✨
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome work with me on threads. Hopefully I can share more of your work with other filmstocks that I explore. I agree with your position on Kodak Gold! It’s an excellent stock
@LonnieBruton3 ай бұрын
Awesome video, it was neat seeing all my friends on threads.
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
It is pretty neat, the community we have on our slice of internet pie
@jacobdipietro3753 ай бұрын
Great video as always dude. Always looking forward to the next video
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for always watching.
@TooManyLenses3 ай бұрын
Great video Darren. Thank you for adding my expired Gold shot in the highlights section 🙏
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching my silly internet videos and encouraging me. Also love your images. Thanks for sharing them.
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Did you know Kodak Gold is the modern-day offspring of Kodak's first ever colour-negative film marketed by Eastman-Kodak in 1942, sold with the cost of processing included? Do you have any other random facts about any film?
@miriri18293 ай бұрын
promo sm
@GeraruKun3 ай бұрын
Darren, please stand up if ur the real one!
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Haha I guess I’m going to have to film next video standing up now then.. thanks so much for watching!
@danielplayz23393 ай бұрын
sheesh
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
I can only hope this is a good ‘sheesh’.. thanks for watching, you’re appreciated and also thanks for subscribing! Hope my stuff can inspire you
@redskysaturn753 ай бұрын
Another great video Darren. Beard looking good too!
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
😊 you always know just what to say! Haha thanks
@mattd593 ай бұрын
Great images Darren and I found the new format much more digestible. I found the secret phrase but I don't want to give it away here 😉 all I'll say is… no you're not, I am.
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
Haha. Thanks so much Matt. I'm going to stand up now! Also, you need to give me your address so I can send you some stuffs.
@mattd593 ай бұрын
@@darrengodssonfielding ooooh stuffs!! I'll DM you on IG.
@darrengodssonfielding3 ай бұрын
If you see the secret phrase floating around, could you please tell me? I've been looking for it all over. Also, I appreciate you and I'm a big fan of your work! The way you watch videos & leave cool comments inspires me to make more!
@tdatsdla4 ай бұрын
Good stuff man! I just got some of my results back from this film yesterday and they are awesome every time. This film is worth every 毛 haha
@darrengodssonfielding4 ай бұрын
Thanks mate. Yeah I saw your post on 小红书 . Those images look incredible! The Halations are crazy cool
@darrengodssonfielding4 ай бұрын
Any guesses what next weeks filmstock is? It’s a pretty popular one that’s available worldwide.
@mattd594 ай бұрын
It's a good question Darren!!
@darrengodssonfielding4 ай бұрын
One that we will continue to ask in time to come. Do you have any response to the question?