This video is such a vibe. Great photos great music great city.
@Narsuitus29 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your great images. I use an M6 and M10 with 21/35/90mm lenses to capture images similar in style to yours.
@kennygordon94332 ай бұрын
Great publication mate and loved the personal touches, stickers, photos and wee thoughtful message was nice suprise. And an exhibition....v cool. Happy you caught up with Nic at Print Culture, great shop and guy. I'll get down to see it when back. Catch up soon mate.
@Kev_ThomsonАй бұрын
Ah KG 💖 my pleasure honestly. See you about!!
@Olciuch2 ай бұрын
Looking at my shiny new copy sitting on the bookshelf as I’m typing this comment. Great work, Kevin! ✌🏻
@Kev_Thomson2 ай бұрын
Thank youuuuu! 🫶🏻
@userjjb2 ай бұрын
As a data point I found 15 GBP more than fair, and wouldn't have thought 20-25 GBP was too much personally; which would have helped (though I know this moneymaking wasn't the primary goal). Congrats on the exhibition! I imagine you're already thinking about/working on the next project? Has the process of working on the photobook changed anything about your process of making photos moving forward?
@Kev_Thomson2 ай бұрын
For sure, next time I’ll price a bit more accurately for things. Just wanted as many people as possible to be able to access this one. And yeah absolutely!!! Defos thinking a bit deeper about narrative and telling a bigger story, connecting images through the book and all that. So it’s been totally invaluable!
@TheCarts72 ай бұрын
Secured one. Buzzing to hold it and flick through it brother Kevin.
@Kev_Thomson2 ай бұрын
Ross! My man thank you sm 🫶🏻
@booboo11782 ай бұрын
Great watch .. full respect 🥳🏆
@radiomoths2 ай бұрын
Fully enjoyed this whole series. Invaluable for anyone out there thinking of putting out a photobook (if you're reading this, you should!). Refreshingly honest take at the end, too, re: costing etc! You put the work in with this big time and the zine sits proudly on my shelf! Big love!
@Kev_Thomson2 ай бұрын
Right back at you mate 💖🤝🏻
@DTVidPro3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Keep up the great work.
@Kev_Thomson2 ай бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for watching 🤙🏻
@mikeystanton13 ай бұрын
Looks great Kev, can’t wait to see it!
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Mikey! Can’t wait to hear what you think. Hope you and Jen are well 💛
@wpickle3 ай бұрын
What are the key lessons you'll keep in mind for making the next book?
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
1. Have a stronger timeline (instead of just letting it take as long as it takes. 2. Order test prints instead of paying full price for a draft copy 3. Convert the colours for print immediately haha. And then it’s just I have a better understanding of materials and such now for the next one so there will be less playing around probably, I’ll be able to figure it all out a bit quicker. 😊
@wpickle3 ай бұрын
I like to imagine you were listening to Frank Sinatra's New York New York while doing this. Jokes aside, I'm fascinated by the process and your approach. Thanks for sharing.
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Definitely will have had big franky on at some point hahah! 😅 thanks for watching!
@userjjb3 ай бұрын
Very apropos timing! My wife and I are living in NYC this June/July/August, partly for my street photography. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with the project and a bit underwhelmed with my output so far. Looking forward to getting my copy and having an extra source of inspiration! If you came back or could do it over again is there an area/event/subject/theme you would photograph (or photograph more of)?
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Dude thank you so much for getting a copy! 💛 couldn’t understand your headspace more! That’s the same time we were out last year and it was amazing. Hot as balls, but amazing. If I get to go back out there I would just be dedicating a bit more time to “warming up”. I come from quite a small city so the difference for me was pretty wild. I think I would’ve benefited from starting earlier and just getting the first few shots out the way yknow? Instead of waiting all day trying to spot a moment I couldn’t pass on. I wish I spent more time photographing the area we were staying in Brooklyn! But because of Paulie and all those guys I was too damn excited to head into midtown and chat to them hahah. Oh and I’d have shot way more portraits. They’re like a direct link to the place, so I wish I spent more time photographing the locals than I did! Here’s what I’ll say about feeling overwhelmed tho mate. I put about a decade worth of pressure on that trip to really BE something, I thought I’d come back from it and have it all figured out. And all that did was make the time there partly stressful. It took me a couple weeks just to come to terms with being okay with whatever it ended up being and then that actually allowed me to enjoy it, which is when I started making the best stuff! (Obviously) New York is incredible. But unless it’s our permanent residency, I think we gotta see it as one of the best training grounds in the world. It sharpened my eye and skills no doubt, but I wish I didn’t go into it with the pressure of trying to shoot like the goats, and just went in as myself. But I got there in the end and you will to! Just try to embrace it and enjoy it as much as you can! You’re gunna have the best time no doubt 📸🗽
@StephenMcLeod3 ай бұрын
Yeahhhh Super 8 ftw.
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
If it wasn’t so ridiculously spenny I think I’d be like 50/50 digital / film. So good. Makes grading easy af 😅
@StephenMcLeod3 ай бұрын
Haha that geezer Brian at 08:37 - I've taken his picture before and he never gave me a Leica. Ya swine.
@tsvetelinmonchev6243 ай бұрын
Great conclusion to a very anticipated and exciting project, can't wait to see the book in real life! Also, amazing choice to refrain the first song from the first video
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Thanks a bunch mate! Buzzing it’s finally happening haha. Thanks you for pre-ordering!!! And aye it’s too good to only be used once!
@radiomoths3 ай бұрын
ORDERED. Smashing. Top work, loved seeing this come together! Also, whoever wrote that first tune is a musical god.
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
That’s my local wizard HansGoomba. I think it’s 80% AI but it’s tight AF nevertheless
@jurassicashley3 ай бұрын
yass yass yass I’m ordering mine rn!!! 🗽
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
hahaha no you are not all 50 are on your table right now!
@patrickrostker66933 ай бұрын
Great vid, love seeing film footage compiled into a fun narrative ! P.S. The drink is St. Helier Lemon
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
You sir, are a legend. Thank you!
@userjjb3 ай бұрын
I've thought about this sentiment a lot recently: "I find myself yearning for the moments burned into these reels. Watching them brought me so much joy, and I hope that feeling is shared, even though these memories are my own." The idea of using photography not to record a perfect recreation of reality, but the memory of that reality; and then even more powerfully to be able to get *other* people to experience a memory of a moment they never had in the first place. When I make a photo is it actually just for me? Is it just a happy byproduct that if I do a good job it is of interest to other people?
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Love the depth - I think it just comes down to intentions. I’ve photographed with the intention of sharing and I’ve photographed with the intention of keeping / taking for myself. I think yeah, ideally, if you’re really putting yourself into the work, if you’re really feeling something when you let the shutter loose then hopefully that feeling transcends the medium and resonates with others. I don’t think it’s something we really can control, but we can certainly take great pleasure in noticing more beauty in the world around us and make effort to pass that understanding on. But honestly who really fuckin knows! Make loads and don’t overthink it haha.
@radiomoths3 ай бұрын
the speed that i clicked on to this video when i saw the notification
@radiomoths3 ай бұрын
yeah so this was class. i will grace it with a thumb up.
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Hahaha thank you dude 💛
@LaFuenteOnFilm3 ай бұрын
Dude these are impressive shots! Subbed! 🤝
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Awh thank you very much! Appreciate the sub x
@rossandhisjpegs3 ай бұрын
This is lovely
@Kev_Thomson3 ай бұрын
Thank you Ross!
@adrian.eduardo4 ай бұрын
Got this video recommended in my YT homepage, I'm glad I watched! Nice vibes with the editing & music, and photos looked great
@Kev_Thomson4 ай бұрын
Thank you Adrian! Happy the video found you 💛 very cool to be popping up in other peoples KZbinz!
@belema224 ай бұрын
great video!
@Kev_Thomson4 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly :)
@miriamali_4 ай бұрын
Lovely stuff!!
@Kev_Thomson4 ай бұрын
Miriam!! Grazie my friend 🤗
@StephenMcLeod4 ай бұрын
Nice shots!!
@Kev_Thomson4 ай бұрын
Cheers Stephen!
@radiomoths4 ай бұрын
welcome BACK. jeeeez. x
@Kev_Thomson4 ай бұрын
Good 2 b back mate. Honestly I’m just coming for your nostalgic video vibes 😈
@allanroney5 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the video as much as I did the photos. Great stuff.
@Kev_Thomson4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Allan!
@radiomoths5 ай бұрын
Well this came together an absolute TREAT. Nailed it, mate! 🎉
@Kev_Thomson5 ай бұрын
Couldn’t have done it without u 🫶🏻
@jurassicashley5 ай бұрын
2:03 my soul went bye bye
@ShawnQuish09046 ай бұрын
Just noticed it was Nov 2020, no masks?
@Kev_Thomson6 ай бұрын
At 00:36 there’s a giant yellow title card letting you know it was filmed in February 😅 we were really lucky to get a travel in before everything kicked off. They’d only just started putting posters up in the airports.
@ShawnQuish09046 ай бұрын
I just did the Nutshell tour this eeek and we had loads of people doing it from Oslo to Bergen. We only had 30 minutes in Flam. Would have loved at least an hour.
@Kev_Thomson6 ай бұрын
Flam is a wonderful wee place! But honestly don’t think you missed much there. It’s really small, not loads to see or do. We ironically wish we had less time so we could’ve been on the train in daylight longer :)
@userjjb7 ай бұрын
Curious about the settings when you were digitizing as I've never done camera scanning. You were stopped down to F16, but I would think F5.6-ish would be best for balancing lens aberration and diffraction. So, stopped all the way down to F16 you would be getting some softness from diffraction. My guess is that 35mm doesn't need enough resolution for the softness to matter and that F16 simply gives more allowance for field curvature of the lens and the negative having as much leniency for not laying flat in the area of critical focus?
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
You’re pretty much spot on! I used to go for f5.6 and seen someone else doing f16 for their scans so thought I’d see if there was a difference! Honestly? Can’t really tell.
@silderkx68047 ай бұрын
this is soo sick!! agh, the vibe this whole video is so crazy good. Soothes my peanut brain hehe
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
Hahah same mate. Peanut brains unite 🥜🧠
@nicolobiarese79967 ай бұрын
Most talented! 💛
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
Legend. thank u.
@radiomoths7 ай бұрын
Hold onnnnnnn… Those transitions are dynamite. Yes. Love the video flashbacks between frames, too. Nice!
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
🤝🏻 tah brother Lee. 💞
@jurassicashley7 ай бұрын
The negative changing to positive so we can see the shots ON the roll????? *chef’s kiss*
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
YES CHEF
@Juaniam7 ай бұрын
Dude!! You need to make more of this videos. Amazing!
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
Haha thanks Juan! I’m trying to. Took me about 30hrs just to make this one 😂
@tsvetelinmonchev6248 ай бұрын
Great stuff Kev, can't wait to see the book! All the hard work will be so worth it, really, seeing this come together is special!
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
Hopefully! Thank you! Can’t wait to have the finished thing!
@Manuparis8 ай бұрын
Really nice work in mu city. your pics are great. I have thought a technical question. Are the pic edited ? how do you meter your light. I am strugling with my mp because i have dark pics.. I probably dont have the right method to meter the light.. And i love the contrast and the light of your pics.
@Kev_Thomson7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. I always tend to overexpose my images slightly. Take a reading for highlights then shadows and go down the middle if not a little over just to be safe. But I do also edit my images! Some are DSLR scanned which gives TONS of room to play in post. 😊
@mikeystanton18 ай бұрын
Really cool Kev, looking forward to getting a copy. Also as if you have a copy of Pickpocket - gold dust!
@Kev_Thomson8 ай бұрын
Thanks Mikey!! Aye I’m a huge fan of his!! Watched his live stream while he signed them all 😂
@bakchodbabajijoletajaancho25388 ай бұрын
Would love to get thqt giveaway
@Kev_Thomson8 ай бұрын
Keep ya 👀 peeled for the Pre-Order!
@radiomoths8 ай бұрын
seeing this book come together is excellent, eager to get my hands on one. also, that giveaway... 👀!
@Kev_Thomson8 ай бұрын
A shameless publicity stunt - can’t wait to hold a copy either!!
@StephenMcLeod8 ай бұрын
"If we're even exposing any fucking film". Ha. I resonate.
@Kev_Thomson8 ай бұрын
story.of.my.life - happens once and haunts forever.
@StephenMcLeod8 ай бұрын
Ohhh digging the Super 8. I just picked up a 514XL, so this was a stroke of serendipity!
@Kev_Thomson8 ай бұрын
Tis a brilliant wee camera. Canny really go wrong to be honest! Put a fair few rolls through it and haven’t been disappointed
@StephenMcLeod8 ай бұрын
Well this was a delight. Shot so nicely!
@Kev_Thomson8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Stephen!!
@B.A.Pilgrim9 ай бұрын
I think i found the dictionary definition of pretentious