Now you gotta try medium format, i think you would create some amazingly stunning images with a nice hassy or mamiya :)

I love the outcome of the shoot!!! When I first started out doing photography, most people thought I shot on film but I didn’t. I love the aesthetic of film photography.

I grew up analog and my first camera I got from my dad - a photographer - when I was 4 y/o. All I learned about exposure,… was at that time and I still benefit from that. And: I take pictures more conscious. It's so enjoyable to see a guy like you getting the experience as well. Have fun!

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! YOUR PICTURES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!! I want to learn as much as you 🥺

Dude for a first attempt that's pretty incredible work. It's a testament to how much of a pro you are.

I absolutely loved this 😍😍😍

I have two medium format cameras; a Pentax 645z digital, as well as a 645n film. What you said towards the end of your video as far as shooting a roll of film during a digital shoot is spot on. I'll knock out twelve shots for myself because there is something about the feel of shooting analog that is so satisfying to me personally. The models go mad when they see the film as well. LOL By the by, your photography skills are outstanding and your videos are top notch. I think I have forwarded just about all your videos to my photographer friends. Keep up the great work!

Awesome results! Just shows, you dont need expensive gear to create beautiful work!

omg i loveeeeee how the pic looked on 8:17!!! i think thats the real magic with working analog, sometimes a mistake isn´t a failure - but it s the one thing making your pic look superspecial! it looks so good with the coloury/ washed natural effekt on the pic :)

I admire your work!!!!

These photos are why I love photography

Wow the film photos are stunning!

You create some amazing pictures, I just love it. I'm discovering film photo as well and i gotta say i love the sound of a film camera

This is amazing!!!

Love your work Ian

Recenty discovered your videos and can only say that I adore the content. Would love to start doing what you do. Keep it up!

You are an absolute genius, the whole concept and lighting looked amazing! And also... the styling! So good. I've only shot film in natural light for swimwear but now I want to try studio!

This video is very satisfying to watch. 35mm film is still great for professional work, and I am so impressed by the photos you got from your AE-1 Program! And yesss. The sound from an analog camera is orgasmic hahaha. Subbed!

Loved this so much! And loved filming it. Best photographer I know. So creative and talented 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️❤️❤️

Super happy to hear you're trying film! Canon AE1 was my first camera and I still use it often. Great for street shooting more than fashion if you want to experiment a bit on perspective- glad this popped up on the ol algorithm

you BODIED these bro!!

thank you for using the ae1, i have one and didnt think its possible to create such images. thank you. I've learned something new today.

I looooove your work omg!it's so inspiring even though i don't do studio photography ! Love from France 🇫🇷💙

everything is AWESOME! but i'm very passionate with the beauty and styling

Loved this!

So good Ian!

I`m an enthusiastic hobby photographer since 1979, I also sometimes did minor commissioned work for good friends of mine, I shot mainly B&W for many years using my own dark room, my first and only digital camera is a Nikon D700 bought brand new in 2008, I don`t need modern cameras because I`m not interested in videos and I don`t want to be forced to pay for and to get such specs and features which are useless for me.......but I never want to use analog film again for these main reasons: very expensive nowadays if you use more than only two film rolls, you need a very good lab for developing films, for scanning or for prints which can be very difficult to find especially when shooting B&W and when you want or have to guarantee and rely on a professional and constantly good workflow especially for your clients and most important you will get the results when the shooting or any other situation is over and can`t be repeated anymore, which was and still is a huge issue for not so experienced photographers or photographers who are new to analog, for me an absolute no-go nowadays there`s not a big or no difference between analog and digital results, you don`t need analog gear to get analog or retro looking results, imo analog photography is also tainted with many myths that don't have much to do with the realities of analog times, for me it´s the same with vinyl vs. CDs, MP3 or FLAC and I say that even though I`m a music lover with an expensive stereo system in the living room but on the other side if you want to shoot with the one and only real medium format you have to use an analog 6x6 cm film camera to get square (!) negatives and prints or photos because this was and still is the one and only real "medium format look", what makes it all so special and outstanding, modern digital so-called "medium format" cameras are nothing more than any other digital camera but only with a bigger sensor, that`s all, nothing new or different or outstanding because the results are rectangle photos as usual which has nothing to do with the real "medium format look" or use any digital camera you want no matter which sensor and produce only square results in the end by cropping, but then the whole workflow and the composing have to be aimed towards this before you press the shutter, but overall it`s the easiest, cheapest and most effective method sorry, English isn`t my main but I guess you know what I`m trying to say

Didn't see this coming!! Love this, I've been thinking of getting a small film camera, my feed is full of it. This was informative and entertaining to watch, loved the realness with the model and makeup artist and you lol x

dope results! I love how film reacts to continuous light. You should try once.

Images came out amazing, love the last set the most! Missing my Mamiya RZ67

I can see why people want you to use Medium Format but these 35mm images are fantastic. I'm also glad you used a very inexpensive Canon AE-1 for these (vs. Contax) didn't know you could pair the Profoto Remote TTL with it. Definitely incorporate more film in your workflow.

Amazing wow

Hi Ian, you can get a Canon EOS1n or 1v, they take EF lenses of your DSLR, and have a 1/250th sync speed. They are not that expensive. The cheapest way to get into medium format would be using a Zeiss Super Ikonta, it is a 6x6 on 120 film. Coupled rangefinder with a leaf shutter, meaning sync speed at all speeds. You'l need a PC Sync cable to your pro-photo trigger, but you'll need a hotshoe adapter (ex. Pixel e-TTL Flash Hot Shoe Adapter with Extra PC Sync Port for Canon DSLRs ) to make it work with your Air Remote TTL. This way you can keep using all your standard strobe gear and keep working wireless.

hey Ian great work! question for you, what app or service do you use when putting together a mood board for your clients (MUA, Stylist, models) to see and understand?

I predominantly shoot digital with models but mix in film as the mood hits me. I have an older Canon AE-1 that requires a sync cable to go to my trigger to drive the strobes in studio. My more modern Nikon F100 works just as my digital Nikon so no worries there. I will also shoot at 1956 Yashica A twin lens reflex medium format camera that makes beautiful images in color or black and white. As far as cost... film costs do add up but you pay them as you go and the cameras can be had quite cheaply (unless you must have a Leica or Rollie). Digital costs just come up front when you pay thousands for the glass and camera body. No matter what you do, photography is never cheap. Great job on the film, Portra is such a beautiful emulsion and your skills really showed it.

You should try 6x7 film format! i think you will love the quality of it!!

Hi from Argentina! Amazing work! love your pics! try next time with medium format film, rent a mamiya rz67 or similar. Your style & mood will love 120mm.

Hey Great work! I haven't shot film on a actual shoot before but i have shot with film in school. Mostly i use a DLSR for all my shoot. i shoot with Nikon D750. Looking to maybe get the Z6 or Z7 next. But your images were fire!!! You really have some great work dude. Keep it up. Peace and Love!

I shoot both but just digital for commercial work. I did do a 35 and 120 film portrait session for a Theatre magazine my friend created which turned out great.

Be been LOVING your videos ! Question: if I can’t afford the official v-flats what else can I do to make diy versions ?

Yay a big shout out to Mr Cad Photographic ( London SW1) for the Canon camera. Great video. Shoot more film!

I pretty much exclusively shoot digital for my professional work, but I love the process of film. I often use it as a way to revitalize my creativity and focus on the craft when I get into a rut. If you are interested in trying out medium format, you could do what I did and buy a Kiev-60 or a Kiev-88 and get into 6x6 for well under $300.

I cut my teeth on the Canon AE-1, nicely done! 👊🏻

..fine to see..😀...i started analog and i shoot sometimes also with film, but 6x7... greets BM

That's why I own a Fujifilm mirrorless system. I grew up shooting film and still love the look of it. Fujifilm cameras come with film presets in the camera.

hey please upload more your works. i very impressed your work with Profoto :)

If you want to give film another go I would try one of the more modern canon film bodies. For Nikon I can use my all of my AF lenses from the d700 on my F80. The autofocus works surpisingly well, the flash synch is better and it can take 2.5 frames per second while auto advancing. the hipster analog craze made it seem like the old manual film bodies are the only ones worthwhile but for people used to digital something like the canon equivalent to the nikon f100 would probably be way more up your alley.

Wonderful result, the images have a very 80s look, it would be cool if you did the whole process analogically from measuring the light to taking it without the help of a digital camera to see how it turns out

How did you achieved that vibe on some footage to look like a vhs camera??

5:14 Troy beauty omg!!!!!

I use the Canon Eos Rebel G with 3 AF points and semi automatic and full automatic modes.

Great video! Try some 645 on MF, you’ll get 15/16 exposures, 2ish times more resolution than 35mm and portra 120 is roughly 10% cheaper tha 135. HP5 is amazing!

Another great video. What is the wind machine you used on the model called? Thanks

Hi! I was wondering how you synched the flash onto the Canon Ae1?

I am using a old Nikon D3000 to do selfie and practice product Photography. I used to do film when younger but I have to think about the cost and wait time.

For me film or digital, it doesn't really matter, whatever works for the photo best is what matters. For me I use mostly digital, because my concept are modern. For vintage I use film, but for for modern concept I only use digital

I love film

hi ian. do you think using film really has a result that digital cannot achieve? or its more the fun experience of shooting it?

as a travel photographer i mainly shoot with a full frame dslr, but i also never leave the house without a 35mm compact camera like my Olympus mju or Ricoh gr10. shooting with an slr needs too much thought when i'm already putting so much thought into my dslr shots.

Madly beautiful..

I shoot With Medium Format (Hasselblad 500/CM) And just like Richard Avedon I Shoot Fashion on Large Format (4x5) it's Slower but it presents Extreme Quality, And the Challenge that it Presents is AWESOME!!

what are those stands you're using for the vflats?

Hi Mate, great work. Really appreciate sharing your knowledge. Please let me know what song did U use, its amazing :D regardssss

Highly recommend you pick up a Nikon F5 or even an F6 🔥😎📸

Did you use a camcorder for the vhs video In between ?

just hit up negative feedback to borrow a medium format camera 😉😆 I also would love to see a collab with George!

How you get your film border to look like that? 9:06

There is autofocus in some film cameras starting with the Nikon F801 for instance.

The result you got look amazing. It can be such a disruption of workflow not being able to check your shots on the back of the camera. If you want to go big, you've got to try large format. Otherwise, you should try something like the Fuji GSW690. Big negatives for an attainable price.

Being enjoy your work but could me out where to find the v flat walls

I shoot film because its the only way I can kill the frustration of creative need in photography

This was fire. Do you edit you film photos? If so what's your process? You should make a video on it. Thanks for the content

AE1 was my FIRST Camera ...

Try some Velvia ....

You must try a medium format!

You can get that click from a Fuji camera:)

damn ..... so talented. Showing love from Korea

OIMG!!! its stunning! love your film images! im a photographer too, based in hk! Jo (ig:cheungjoproduction)

Developing your film is much cheaper. I develop my own film and I save so much money. I love digital but film gives me a feeling digital doesn’t

That's pretty pricey for a scan dev, can get raw scans back and process through NLP for £10 in London. Drop film off and the lab etc to save costs.

Use medium format, portra 160 on medium format is hardly discernible from digital. Slide film, while "harder" to shoot, looks practically like digital. And a well taken black and white is indistinguishable. 35mm is very low fidelity in comparison to 120, and 120 film today is far sharper than it was in the 1980's. The 1980's look you're used to seeing is due to a physical darkroom print being made, plus scanning and shitty print quality of magazines of the day. Also, if...IF you develop yourself, cost drops like a rock, but you're limited to 10 shots on a RB67...But back in those days, they didn't spray and pray like we do today.

You might enjoy Polaroid

14 pounds to develop a roll is outrageous. where did you send your film? bayeux?

Your work is very nice self taught. Do understand when you claim "I don't have a light meter, it's surprisingly expensive!" Today's light meter cost less than that Mathew light stand you are using. Be aware of your audience some folks have been working in this industry for many moons

I shoot fashion photography with mamiya rz67

Back in the day I shot film and gave it to the chemist and now I know exactly why half of the pics came out horrible

Everything was cute and intelligent but the pictures are not good. Sorry.