Hiya Folks! My friend Votgaus and I have been working on this for a while now, he finished it up recently and I figured I'd put it out here whilst I recover from chemo! (Recovery is going very well at this point by the way, first few days were pretty abysmal as one might expect but I'm starting to feel more normal again now, so excited to get out into the world and back to making things asap!) Also an immense thank you to everyone for all the wonderful supportive comments on my previous video. I shall be responding to aaaaall of them when I'm a bit stronger! I hope you enjoy this collaborative project. It's quite different compared to my normal videos but I reckon the incredible work of Mr. Votgaus deserves to be appreciated!

Shoot digital for business, shoot film for your soul. Nothing else to add.

Casually dropping what could be the best produced video on analog photography in a very long time 🙂. It’s an awesome work.

"I need to make photographs that excite me, because they need to survive such a long process" this is magic.

IMO, this was so much more insightful for those starting out on their photography journey (and quite frankly, for those “experienced” who’ve been chasing IG BANGERS and trends) than most creators on this platform recommending “top whatever photography hacks and tips” have ever done. Hope you’re on a straight path to recovery, dude.

The credits of this video go this time not to you William but to the masterful motion graphic artist who produced this great work. So kudos to Votgaus.

I just wish more folk would look at photography this way and not just chasing the latest gear in the hope that it will improve their photography. After all, technology just makes it easier to take a bad photograph. I get far more personal satisfaction from producing images on my 67, my 66 and my 645 film cameras than I do with any of my digital gear. Good to hear you are on the mend.

Dang this was so sick. "I take pictures that interest me because they have to survive such a long process" is such a raw line. Also cool that you got the bee tat! "From nothing to a photo to a tattoo" cheers mate!

Whoa.... this was fun... a different yet same William Sheepskin. Wonderful

This was awesome! The things you said are very valuable to the art of photography in general! I hope this video finds many people who are new to photography! It will really give them a good jumping off point

Wow, this might be my favourite photography video, ever! Amazing job.

WILL THIS IS AMAZING!!!! Ypu and Votgaus killed it - absolutely incredible work. I hope you're recovering well!nn

I’m at 40 seconds and throughly loving it!

Extremely pleasing video to watch

Dude this is amazing. Your commentary and the animation is so so well done. Glad to hear recovery is going well.

Happy to hear you're feeling better! :)

You are one talented and genuine guy William. Even if you showcase technical aspects of the photographic process, the whole video strikes me emotively. Wishing you a good recovery from recent events. You give and share so much. We cannot afford to lose you.

"I just try to make photographs that excite me, cause they need to survive such a long process." - It almost accurately describes some of the feelings I have working in the medium and how it compels me to go out to make photographs. It is also great to hear someone describe what it is about film that makes it worthwhile.

Absolutely loved this video! I work at Kiwi Camera Service in Orlando, FL and I have the privilege to educate people who are new and excited about the possibility of shooting film. (We are a much more homey and inviting shop, so we take our time) I have been telling everyone to go and watch your videos and this one is going to get so much love! Thank you for making this video!!

This video is my go to for inspiration when I'm not feeling particularly creative or motivated to take photographs. Absolutely love it. Hope you are doing well William.

This was amazing! The pacing, style, education, everything. Loved the video, great work.

Easily the best animated photo related video I’ve ever seen lol. Story was well put together and the animation was such a great addition. This needs to blow up for sure 🔥👌🏼👌🏼

Hang on there William!! you got it!

Many good points, love the graphics. Be the bee...:)

“Hi I’m William. Welcome to my Ted Talk.” Brilliant - photos, video, editing, and above all the sound advice.

This spoke to my heart man! So well done, concise, and artistic. Appreciate you!

Awesom easey Willl! I love how you conected diffrent mediums - animation, video and photography. They should play this in all aert schools hahah

Well that was awesome, hope your feeling better dude... Onwards!

Good to have news you're feeling a bit better. Cool collaboration with Votgaus. As always, beautifully edited, narration perfect, informative and lovely

This video is great, love the graphics. I agree, a negative is too important so that’s why I don’t develop at home. I get the negatives, scan them at home and from there decide what to print in my ragtag homemade darkroom where I’ve been teaching myself to print ra4 then from there i scan the 8x10 print to a stupidly big file size and that’s my final image. Long process but so rewarding. I recently discussed this with a friend and he believes anyone who isn’t printing, doesn’t have the right to romanticise film and claim they love it’s “tangible” quality. Hot take! Anyway, from Scotland I’m wishing you ‘goeie gesondheid’ as you continue your battle. You’ll come out the other side a stronger version of yourself.

Greta video man! wishing you well and a quick recovery!

Bro, this is soo good! Loving the commentary and all the animations, well done! 👏

This was 🔥🔥🔥 Insightful and visually stunning...as always

that was amazing - even tho i´ve seen such videos a hundret times, this had something new and fresh to it! BIG UP!

I saw this original post on Votagus’ channel This is produced so tastefully and your dialogue speaks nothing but the truth 🤝🏼 Great video

Wow, the quality here is more than incredible!

i could listen to u for hours my friend. sick viddy ;)

This video is filled with gems for aspiring photographers like myself, loved it! Very happy you’re recovering well!

What an incredible video Will, this was so much fun to watch dude and it was incredibly informative!!!

Beautiful video 😍😍😍 And Bees are beautiful, smart and hard working, I love them 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Amazing graphics and story telling! So inspiring! Greetings from austria! 🍻

This was great! Get well soon.

This is a masterpiece of a video!

Just beautiful and creative video! Congrats

This video was just awesome. So much information condensed in this one and so visually pleasing! 💯

Just “WOW”

What an amazing collab! Although different, I think it matches your style very well. This video was beautifully crafted, yet somehow authentically raw. The animation & sound design was stunning and paired perfectly with the narration. Its great to hear you are handling everything well. Keep raising the bar, and continue inspiring others!

william!! the animation and storytelling through this video was amazing, love how you were able to capture the essence of film photography ❤️

This was brilliant William! Thank you. ❤

This was so good. Really appreciate the work that was put into this one. Lovely Narration too William & great photos😀

This is beautiful will

Fantastic video Will

I literally discovered Votgaus 2 days ago and was amazed by the animation as well. I thought he took the audio from one of your videos but so cool that it was a collaboration! Insane that he only has 50 subs, hope that changes with this shoutout.

Amazing video Will, truly great illustrations and animations!

This is such a beautiful video Willy. So meaningful. Congratulations to both of you ❤

Amazing video, my friend!

Lovely video, William! I hit the replay button and watched it a second time :D

Wow, loved this. Great animations and story.

Wow. This is incredible. Love this. Hope you’re doing well and feeling good.

WOW 🤯👏👏👏

What a terrific video with excellent animation. Well done.

This is so rad. Love it and honestly want more

this is incredibly done and so interesting, i love it!

What a beaut of a Video! Great work on both ends!

Wow, this was an incredible video. Kept its energy all the way through and loved the photos, of course! Wishing you a speedy recovery. Keep it up man.

your photos have so much ease and wonder to them, bringing them together in this beautifully animated video was such a treat to watch. Love your work! :)

Awesome video, so well put together. The bee photo is epic, love the colors and composition.

Extremely cool video and editing, it was incredibly enjoyable watching it

Lovely production!

Wow one of the best videos I've seen on KZfaq in awhile! Amazing work by both of you, the animation was incredible and photos of course are always wonderful. Hope your feeling better from chemo soon.

I hope you're doing ok, William.

Amazing work and so much lovely, honest and true words ♥️

This was an awesome collab Will, Votagus did a great job with the flow and rhythm of it, and you killed it with the insights. Hope you're feeling a bit better buddy.

amazing video from u two !

Great Video Will, love this format.

This is incredible work! Well done to both of you 🧚🏼‍♀️ and get better soon! Sending love 🥰

Super sick! Great video!

Wow! One of the best and most inspiring videos I saw in a long time.

Thank you so much for this video, I believe it is the best photography related video I have seen in a long time in terms of being both informative and appealing. I think many people who are new to photography will be able to make better decisions because of this video, it is beautifully crafted and I think it deserves much more reach. Please keep on sharing videos like this with us.

Very nice how you put this together. Thanks for sharing

Cool video outlining a lot of your artistic vision in just a few minutes. It’s a nice introduction for a person starting to explore film

Well edited! Great animation!

Excellent !

This is excellent! I hope you do more of these essay-type videos. Get well soon! Also - when you're better - I've love to see some more RB67 specific content. I have one but I can't afford to use it that much so all tips from regular users are very helpful!

absolutely love it

this was amazing

Damm what a great video!! So nicely edited/animated, good photos and a well written script!

Lovely video man!

Such a neat collaboration! 💕

That was therapeutic!

Great video dude!

NGL that animation of a book got me excited for one day man. This was absolutely amazing man 👏 your points are all so well considered and articulated. Also the bee is one of my favourite shots of your as well.

super fresh content!!!!

Such a great video Will , wishing you all the best !!

🔥🔥🔥

Cool animation, cool message, cool video :)

Great video man!!! Happy to hear recovery is going well and you are on the come up now. Also huge shout out to animator Votgaus who is brilliant at what he does! #sheepsquad

Amazing video, great work !

awesome!

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