Photographing an abandoned Art Hotel with my Leica M6.

While traveling on the islands in Greece I found this abandoned art hotel and I photographed it with my Leica M6 and Lomography's Berlin 400 iso film. I also used my Leica M(240) digital camera.
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[@altgr5063]

Hi Todd, amazing video, great music too. I’m looking forward to the printing video.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks so much. Working on the printing video now.

[@vipulpatel-yj6te]

Amazing photo shoots! Love the way you move around without frequently changing lenses

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you. Always hunting for the photo😉

[@adriancampbell-howard3185]

Another fabulous video Todd. Thank you. Always inspired to get out and shoot more after watching.

[@toddkorolphoto]

That’s great super glad to hear. Thanks.

[@ronwolfept]

Nice edit and phtotos

[@toddkorolphoto]

Many thanks!

[@stevebills2427]

Great Video! Your photographs are wonderful! Looking forward to your "why you should print" video.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks, I will make that before Christmas.

[@gregwardecke]

“ … sometimes things don’t work. Often times things don’t work. But when they do it’s really rewarding”. What outstanding advice. I hope I remember it next time I see my results that are less than what I had hoped for. I would kill for the dense blacks you achieve. Nice results and as always thanks for sharing your work.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for coming along, my failure rate is much, much larger than my success rate ;-)

[@slavomirdzieciatkowski8811]

Very cool to see the island from another photographer's vantage point. We enjoyed it there 20 years ago, also shot film on the Pentax 67II. Nicely done!

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks you. I love that camera.

[@terryolsen4244]

Great video. Very interesting subject and comparison.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yes, great place to travel. Cheers

[@deejayiwan7]

Wonderfull photos.... MAGICAL

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you so much!

[@jimd7699]

Awesome video - love your channel.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for watching.

[@jack-5667]

Merci pour ce reportage et cette découverte. Passionné de photo comme vous, je suis amoureux des îles grecques depuis plus de 40 ans. Je suis allé plusieurs fois à Naxos et y suis repassé il y a un an environ. J'aurais adoré découvrir cet endroit.

[@toddkorolphoto]

La Grèce est un endroit merveilleux. Naxos était également notre île préférée. Nous reviendrons un jour. Merci d'avoir regardé.

[@trevoralt1568]

Hi Todd, Trev from Australia again. Fabulous video and great stills throughout. We once exchanged comments about a common belief: "photograph it as you found it, and leave it as you found it", and this was an outstanding example of that belief in practice. I watched your body language throughout, and it could well be a lesson for new and upcoming photographers. I have seen many photographers take the first shot that comes to mind or move something to "improve their perception of the image", but you only moved yourself and thought about what comes to mind. Admittedly it is hard to move a large building to achieve a result, but the number of times you changed your position or body attitude to achieve the best shot were notable and the results speak for themselves. Excellent videography and editing. Thanks

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much Trev. For me, I feel it's kind of cheating moving stuff around when you are out trying to document something, just not what I do. I try to find an image in the space I go. And sometimes it's just waiting for the right light or coming back for the right light, makes all the difference in the world. Thanks for watching.

[@akisberg]

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[@toddkorolphoto]

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[@mcgee6888]

New to your channel, really like your style. Your photographs and videos are so well made. Thank you.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you very much.

[@zenonbillings9008]

wow, really amazing todd. its fasinating artwork within the the crumbling architecture. must have been a hugley rewarding experience. thanks for sharing these iconic images. zen billings

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you, a very interesting place for sure.

[@RostykMakushak]

5:00 "Sometimes things don't work. OFTEN things don't work" - Todd, glad you said that. It validates my unsuccessful photoshoots. We usually see photographers' best images and forget how many rejected photos took to get there.

[@toddkorolphoto]

In this biz I fail way more than I succeed. But I keep trying😉

[@BackFocus11]

Excellent video Todd. You da man. Great eye, and great job editing this video. Excellent images, pacing, music combination. Excellent location. Bravo. Interesting the differences between American and Greek graffiti. Seems more art there than aimless “tags” and profanity etc common in the USA. Also it appears less vandalism (physical breakage) there than in USA abandoned buildings.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks very much. A lot of the art we saw was very different from North America. Also I think just the foundation of this place was built, they never made it to the windows or inside, so not a lot of stuff to break, just bricks here.

[@colinosullivan]

Very cool video Todd. Days like that are great, aren’t they. I think you did a great job with the lomography film. Curious was that a 35mm you’d on the m6. It warmed me up just seeing you enjoying the warmth of Greece. We’d our first subzero temps here. In my next video you’ll see me freezing to death exploring! I also noticed how it held the highlights on the photos on the bright archway! Fantastic. I’d love to see you process doing inkjet prints even. Might try it myself.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks Colin. Yes I came home to a whole bunch of snow and cold weather. Yes I primarily used a 35mm and a 28mm on the M6, the Berlin film worked not bad at all, I think it will be nice for specific things.Yes will do something on making actual prints, both inkjet and darkroom. Cheers

[@colinosullivan]

@@toddkorolphoto I’ve never had the chance to use a darkroom! I will sometime get to make my own here at home perhaps. For now it’ll be a few inkjets. Curious to get your take on paper types and that sort of thing. That time in the warmth will serve you well. Great content Todd.

[@toddkorolphoto]

@@colinosullivan Darkrooms are great. ;-)

[@lensman5762]

Lovely photography. I think Berlin is a German motion picture emulsion of the 1960s. Very soft, very gritty, a bit ike the old Berlin wall I guess. It does need good light to shine, and you chose the right place to use it. I also use both film, in all formats, and digital. Grainy film works best on subjects that have a natural texture, like walls, sand, etc if not so great in pure blue skies. Digital has its place , but as you mentioned one has to work at it to prevent it shouting digital. I often find them devoid of soul ( lack of textue I guess ) and the new breed of sensors do produce very plasticky smooth results if not worked on. Thank you for the video.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for the info about the Berlin film. Need to look into it more. Thanks for watching.

[@stevensmith1270]

That photo at the very end of the video is beyond beautiful. I think it'd be cool if you were to make a POV video of you shooting if you could get a camera on your hot shoe

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thank you. I was just talking to a friend about that today figuring out a POV, that's coming!!

[@ckronauer]

Thanks Todd. Super interesting topic. I shoot a lot of Lomo B&W film and my favorite thus far is Potsdam at 100 ISO for my medium format (Hblad and Mamiya 7). It has a kino pop to it, but not overdone. Earl Grey and Lady Grey are more "normal" in terms of contrast, much like Ilford Delta. Babylon is very low speed at ISO 13 but I like its tonal character and retention of sharpness. It takes a longer development time, from my experimentation-Sprint at 12.5 minutes. As it tuns out, the Berlin 400 was the one emulsion that I could not get to work. Muddy, grainy-just didn't work well for me-gave up after four rolls. For newcomers to Lomo, I recommend starting with their Potsdam either 35 or 120. (Only wish Lomo did 4x5 sheets.) It has the classic kino character and is forgiving. (add a comment if you want my dev info.)

[@toddkorolphoto]

Thanks for the dev info for sure. I need to do a bit more shooting with it yet. I liked Berlin for the inside shoots, not so much outside.

[@zarmindrow5831]

you photographed the shit outta that hotel yo

[@toddkorolphoto]

And with just one roll of film😉

[@zarmindrow5831]

@@toddkorolphoto You the man Todd. You the man.

[@lhuhnphotography]

Another really interesting video and great images. Lately, I have been starting give some serious thought to buying a M6 and I have been researching lenses. If you don’t mind sharing, I am wondering which 50mm you prefer on the M6?

[@toddkorolphoto]

I use the 50mm F/2 Summicron, classic design, light, compact, amazingly sharp. But Voitlander makes lenses as do the TT Artisans (Although I've never tried them.) And, because you are not going to buy a lot of Leica lenses, I say buy the best ones you can afford.

[@lhuhnphotography]

Thanks Todd!

[@martinrumfeld8593]

Hello, what is the other camera and focal length on that other camera you are using ? Thanks

[@toddkorolphoto]

The other camera I was using is a Leica M240, with a 28mm lens.

[@georgestoichev]

Nice video, but you’ve picked the worst B&W film, I made the same mistake a couple of weeks ago and I regret, Lomo Berlin 400 is rebranded Fomapan CZ film with low quality.

[@toddkorolphoto]

Yep won't be using that again anytime soon.