 Today's episode is sponsored by Squarespace Well Is the word that I always start these videos off with buckle your seatbelts gang because for once I went out to take some photographs That don't make me want to throw up in my mouth I am actually happy with the work that I produced somehow so I guess that means I'm done making videos on this channel and I Can find a new hobby? Like maybe stabbing in all seriousness Yeah I went on a road trip with some acquaintances turned friends up in the Pacific Northwest where we drove many miles Shot lots of film and even buried the body of a drifter that we hit one night in the woods road trips Truly are about the friends you make along the way. Anyway for any good jewel heist I mean road trip you need a crew that you can trust a crew that has your back Unfortunately, all I could find was Caleb Birgit and David. You already know Caleb pretty well on this channel But Birgit and David I met last year in Joshua tree and we more or less hit it off even though Birgit does not like Taco Bell, which will be a recurring nightmarish through line of this video But let's not jump ahead. Let's start our journey at the one place Grocer than anything ever the airport Monica would be joining me up in Portland as would a few others before we hit the open road Up the coast. I don't really like flying to be honest, but this time it was pretty straightforward Even brought my switch so I could play the show What gear did I bring everyone knows a good jewel heist I mean road trip gotta stop saying that is only as good as the tools used I brought along three cameras because I can't help myself and I never know what to expect when expecting first up I brought the Rideau 3d error chrome camera I figure there's a lot of green up in the Pacific Northwest So that could totally be a thing if you don't know what I'm talking about check out this video and prepare to have your life Changed forever or for at least 18 minutes One and a half good minutes probably next I brought this a newcomer to the collection a Canon WP1 It's a point shoot camera with a 32 millimeter lens It's biggest claim to fame and justification for being in my collection in the first place is that it is Waterproof you can shoot it in rain snow sleet or shine whether does not seem to matter You could shoot it even if a tornado hit a field of porta potties Historically the Pacific Northwest gets a lot of rain and because of that I was expecting to still want to shoot in those subpar Conditions, but I guess I'm the world's biggest ass clown because guess what didn't happen the entire time we were there Anyway, lastly the crown jewel of my collection the godly Mamiya 7 a beautiful six by seven rain trinder That takes absolutely stunningly sharp photos and dare I say it looks pretty hot while doing it Anyway, speaking of hot I was looking at more than ever as we traversed Portland to our hotel and went out to grab some not Taco Bell That night we met up with Caleb and Lauren who were already there And we had a few drinks of these things that were like 30% or something like that so essentially poison Jason the dramatic Anyway, it was time to work not drink break cleaner all night So I loaded up the cannon WP one with Kodak gold and we perused the land of port looking for something anything That can make us all feel alive again because mornings are difficult We also met up with Birgit and Dave not David Dave. I know the lore is deep and confusing Anyway, there was already drama brewing in paradise as Birgit and I had accidentally chosen the same color for our nails and tensions We're running at an all-time high one of us is gonna have to change We eventually made it to pro photo supply and met some cool people before we had to leave and jewel heist some more We didn't have too much time So we hauled major ass back to the room changed and hopped in Uber to get our collective portrait taken But not before I snapped some gold in the lobby Anyway, we arrived at a mall which I guess is still a thing these days and got our portraits taken by the master of awkward family photos Later on that day, we got a glimpse of what a replicant infested dystopian blade runner future might look like and went to check out that robot arm that makes coffee for you Anyway, Birgit wasn't impressed. Also, I did ask and you're not allowed to arm wrestle it for a free drink This photo is good. The tones are brown and the overall romantic concept is really nice. I think it makes me feel something warm I don't know what though. However on a technical level it is blurry, which isn't gonna fly with the big dog The Canon 32 millimeter lens is sharp at pretty much every other aperture besides wide open There's a lot of character at 3.5, but I actually don't think it's bad per se kind of makes the overall image a little dreamier Anyway, we got so drunk at the bar that the floor looked like an optical illusion And I nearly fell over and like upwards or something like that MCS your painting So we headed out to find some slop to sober us up After paying some cold hard cash to a levitating goat in crimson robes beckoning ass deep into some sketchy alley We somehow found ourselves drinking some formaldehyde or something at a morgue or meth lab. I don't know what it was The next morning after loading up the Rita with rolly infrared that would become air chrome I totally housed some coffee and then crap my pants so hard A decontamination specialist had to be brought in That day we had heard about a pop-up show for the band Portugal the man Not too far away from us so we all ghost rode the whip out of the city to check it out That evening the fun was over and it was our last with our partners before it was time to get serious and do what we came here for Slay some photographic bangers that would change the world for better or worse it was yet to be determined So we found a nearby lobby and passed the time by getting our fortunes told Turns out it wasn't looking so hot for me Anyway to get my mind off the fact that supposedly a bald eagle might rip my scrotum clean off at some point in the next few days I shot some quick interiors that I really really like like this one It's clean and simple with the far distance being a nice diffused light source It feels like a photo you could kind of just step into After that we then headed up to this really cool bar for dinner and drinks And for some reason toasted to the Blarney stone whatever the f*** that is I did take some photos in here but they weren't very good So I don't know maybe it's just better served as a nice memory Maybe we should put our cameras down and try ourselves Never Where to God this owl It moves its head I don't I can't explain it The head of this owl was facing like over here Center of frame Where this pigeon just landed And now it's looking kind of down over here somewhere It's like every time I leave and then come back it's facing a new direction After trashing the hotel room it was time to say goodbye to Dave, Lauren and Monica In that order of most of least favorite And pick up David from the airport in our brand new old vigorously used rental Our first stop is David, Caleb, Birgit and Jason Blue moon camera just outside Portland Only for some people Jason We were lucky enough to get a tour and wow what a place They had cameras I had never seen out in the wild before Some worth quite a bit of cash which was dumb of them to let me hold After slamming some lunch there was already tension in the car as A Taco Bell embargo was placed on us by Birgit A milkshake? Oh dude, Sonic shakes You can't do Sonic shakes I just gotta you know Gotta balance it out If I can't have Taco Bell we can't have Sonic We're winding down a road that seemed like it wasn't heading anywhere We arrived at the trailhead This was my Mamiya 7's time to shine You know, after whatever the f*** that was I was saving the Mamiya 7 for the big stuff The grand landscape nature stuff You only get 10 frames on 6x7 and the format itself is pretty big It only kinda makes sense to shoot highly detailed and kinda grandiose stuff I mean you wouldn't wanna shoot courtrooms, classes, laboratories, Los Alamos, etc On something that's equivalent to IMAX would you? I'm telling Monica Eventually we arrived at the waterfall and it was a really good people watching spot Like how I literally watched David put all of his expensive camera gear on the ground And then leave it behind to go get a shot This is my favorite from the set It's Birgit staring at the waterfall Probably wondering if going on a road trip with three guys who lack filters Sometimes was a good idea But the lighting is great It really frames her in the waterfall quite nicely Oh my god Anyway, it was time to move on Faster, Birgit And we had spotted a car by the side of the road that was a slight fixer upper Abandoned, it has a sign that says I'm not abandoning The aircrome ended up looking the best I think The lighting was good but not quite there yet for the colors But here it is on the Mamiya 7 anyway Next to a Blair Witch twig hut probably I mean I don't know what goes on in the back country of Oregon I have the 10 shots of 800T in the Mamiya 7 I got 8 keepers and maybe 2 portfolio shots Eventually we arrived at our sunset location Canyon Beach with about 40 minutes of light left So we were rushing a bit I said f**k it And I power loaded some Todak Gold 120 in the Mamiya 7 Even if I'm convinced that stock in 120 sucks far Can you keep the trunk open? For a second? Oh for you Canyon Beach was beautiful Even beautiful here than the last time I was there It's an area that is characterized by a large boulder offshore And yeah While it's true about the pioneers in riding those babies for miles By the looks of it it was permanently stationed there Kodak Gold in 120 is ass Is a statement that I've made several times already probably It just doesn't really seem to look like Kodak Gold in the 35mm form The colors are more balanced and just not the same overall I can't explain it I just don't really seem to get good results from it ever And this is certainly no exception This shot originally had a trash can front and center But it was too good for me to pass up A better photographer would have artistically composed around it But I just opted to paint it out and replace it with my signature photographic totem Of the 10 shot roll of Kodak Gold in the Mamiya 7 About 7 of them were straight up diarrhea And 3 were fine Okay 2 were fine No portfolio shots With the sunset light quickly running out And hot cougars available in my area I speed loaded some expired Portra 400 VC that my buddy Joey gave me I had no clue what to expect from this roll The VC stands for vivid color Not very crappy If you might have assumed from the results But what am I talking about? These shots actually kind of have photography res Maybe it's because the film was more expired than I thought So the faded expired look really kind of worked with the dim blue hour lighting What are those street lights to turn on? I shot these at 200 and it certainly still needed some more light This might actually be the best one The colors are fantastic And the open window up top here is a nice detail But not as nice as the Lucky 7s God they used papyrus Oh my god The next morning we found David and Birgit being artistic Or some sh** I don't know It was pretty early And I hadn't had my downright filthy triple shot fudge macchiato power drink yet So I wasn't really having it And I'm glad Caleb ignored my pleas to run them over to teach them a lesson about being cool Anyway, my attitude might explain this shot The last of the roll of 400 VC It's nothing special But I like the dichotomy of the people sitting in front of the house Scaled to this towering bridge at infinity behind them And a lens flare because why not I guess Of the 10 shots of Portra 400 VC in the Mamiya 7 I got 7 keepers and 2 or 3 portfolio shots Honestly, it might be a personal best because I usually hate my sh** Caleb's driving We gotta drop off the key Can you drop off ours too? After ordering the usual double shot heart throttle anus thumper to go I enjoyed my morning brew and scoured the town for some angles on my Canon WP1 This is an interesting one It kind of works well A bit cluttered but overall nicely layered and the colors are pretty warm If I had total god-like power, not only would you all be f**ked But I would have positioned the sun to hit actually this side of the building for the shot Just to make it all come together more perfectly Time to shoot some stuff because apparently I don't work hard enough according to David After loading up some T-Max 400 in bright sunlight When I had perfectly good not direct sunlight right next to me We wandered out to the beach where there was a shipwreck waiting for us to explore it And luckily we wouldn't need a sub to see it The lens The Fuji and the anamorphic lens Back on the ground While I did have some T-Max in the Mamiya I wasn't really feeling it too much at this location These shots on black and white are literally the definition of same sh** different a**hole But whatever, I guess they're okay Nothing worthy of recognition I instead chose to reload my Rideau 3D and blast away on that quite a bit more And I think it paid off The blue ocean contrasted nicely against the sky And the faint hints of red from the algae and other sea life stuck to the shipwreck Really make it look kinda nice And lastly, I don't know why But the sea water in these two shots looks downright tasty on color and thread I could literally suck that tide pool dry right about now Anyway, tensions in the car were high as ever as we crossed into Washington state finally Yeah, the trip was great except for Jason and Caleb just fought the entire time We're not fighting, we're just having a conversation Don't yell at me After lunch, we headed to a nearby lighthouse affectionately named Cape Disappointment Like someone who probably had undiagnosed depression David's parking job But more importantly, it was time to reload the cannon With a 36 exposure roll of Kodak Gold, I had just finished in the WP1 I'd say I got about 21 keepers and one or two portfolio shots Even though I really like the color on this one If someone had been sitting here, it would have definitely been perfect I guess that's what AI generative fills for So, you have some cool photos and you're not sure what to do next with them I guess you should show them off, right? 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If you're ready to build a website, you can start a free trial today at squarespace.com Slash, grainy days And if you use the code grainy days at checkout, you can get 10% off your first purchase I decided to reload the WP1 with some fresh, expired Fuji Industrial 100 A bit of a rare film stock these days Known for its punchy colors and saturated reds It was here that I shot this One of the best from the trip, and I'll be glad to tell you why For starters, it's Aerochrome, or knock-off Aerochrome at least Additionally, the lighting and overall mood are very reminiscent of Edward Hopper's work Something I've been trying to replicate for ages now Edward Hopper painted a lot of stuff by the coast Endless blue skies wrapped around a subject, usually like a random house or something that's beautifully lit up Now, as far as we know, Edward Hopper never dropped a s**t ton of Toad Venom and tripped Absolute Balzac while he painted But hypothetically, if he did, it might look something like this And I'm quite proud of it Okay, these shots are great The colors are fantastic, and there's even some cool ass halation on the water Even if it is lens flared out quite a bit again Of the tan exposure roll of T-Max 400 in the Mamiya 7 with the yellow filter I got about 8 keepers and, I don't know, probably no portfolio shots This one was the closest, I think Okay, this shot was another take on a photo I had tried earlier on black and white Except it works way, way better now on color Even if there is this big-ass lens flare Gotta ask, what is the actual f**king point of this four-skin-ass-looking lens hood on the Mamiya 7 If it does not do its only job Whatever, this shot reminds me of summer when I was a young lass So, I guess it's all good Okay, after accidentally prematurely engaging our shutters As soon as we saw the sunset light on the lighthouse We knew it was going to be, as David always says, bangers-only.net Spherical versus anamorphic This light is too good Someone apparently hates sunsets Baby And plus, AI can generate anything nowadays Okay, so here's where the timid film photography universe crosses over into the conjuring universe We drove for like an hour to get to our Airbnb that night Which we knew ahead of time was a bit old-fashioned But I don't think we were nearly prepared to roll up on the gates of hell themselves When we pulled up, we noticed that there were not many street lights on And many of the houses in the neighborhood also did not have their lights on Which was kind of odd It was just like a dark void outside any of the houses' windows I think one of the bigger issues was that there was a dark vacant lot right next door to this Airbnb And an abandoned side house of some kind at the very end of it It looked like a small cottage, but no lights were on And the front door as well as the garage door were wide open I don't know if the footage does it justice I guess you just had to be there There was just a weird vibe A Victorian-era house haunted by ghost children vibe Anyway, after finding fingerprints on the ceiling and like five small doors in every closet of every room We just said, nah, we aren't gonna wait around for literal skeletons to fall out of the ceiling And then die in this Victorian plague doctor ass house So he GTFO'd the f*** out of there I don't know, maybe we were making something out of nothing But I think more likely it was probably some murderer's murder dungeon Motels have never looked better Anyway, that morning we headed east before we doubled back west Because there was this decommissioned nuclear park sitting way out in the middle of nowhere And we wanted to check it out I decided to shoot it on color infrared Perhaps as a socio-political statement, but more likely because aircrome goes hard as f*** My understanding is that the area was being built as a military nuclear energy depot But before all the silos and infrastructure were finished The project was abandoned due to funding issues, I believe The park is used today as a business park And that's why a couple of photography goons like us can just wander around Anyway, after passing through hump tulips, Washington And learning how to correctly pronounce it We finally made it out to the coast where it was overcast And just like gas filling the volume of its container I filled the Mamiya 7 with some T-Max 400 Just like these two cans heading north for the winter So did we head north But eventually we stopped because David saw a photo that was too good to pass up In the middle of a busy highway Where he finally earned his road nickname David, anything for the shot, even death in mail Yeah, we really don't want to pull your body off of a highway Okay Jesus, why is he winding the s*** now in the mail? What if it's the greatest photo he's ever taken though? Anyway, after losing our license plate because beer get ran over a drifter Eventually we arrived at Banger Beach Where I'd be shooting some rubies I was still on the color infrared and black and white train So I figured I might as well commit to it fully here One of the first photos I took after exiting the vehicle was this And it's quite good It reminds me of a Tomas Sanchez painting Beautiful nature and one tiny anonymous person to give everything context and scale With mother nature ripping some fat vape clouds We headed down to the beach in Mia 7's in tow After storming the beach with our cameras just like in Save and Private Ryan We then headed inland and wound up in Forks, Washington The town where the book and subsequently the cinematic masterpiece, Twilight, took place And I think we were all just a little relieved that our Airbnb Wasn't literally a human slaughterhouse again It was actually quite comfortable Like Bella's dad's house in the hit global sensation, Twilight Another door Oh s**t Anyway, we made one last push for the coast at sunset And barely made it in time After falling out of the car with all my camera gear on me I decided to load the Mamma Mia Papapia Diarrhea 7 With some Kodak Vision 3 250D Which was actually iMax film He spooled onto a 120 cartridge And it requires special developing You found a free CD JX7 James Personally, I really like 250D It can take subpar lighting like this And jam it out into something kind of special The beach was cool But the lighting wasn't really inspiring us So we hiked it back With David carrying a small child he found on the beach in his backpack We still have that CD DVD players play CDs We eventually all sat down for Girls Night And watched Twilight the First With full custom commentary from our very own Discount Robert Pattinson Guys, come on, I love you folks We got a plenty catch It's no pain, though I thought it was going to be a good guy I don't like being late for flights either He's kind of a good guy Anyway, after being Twilight hungover We packed up the Rory and headed even further north Because today we'd be turning in the car And becoming seafaring travelers With like about $2 billion worth of camera gear We boarded a ferry to Vancouver Island In classic Pacific North by Northwest fashion And my nails were looking better than ever As I slammed some more rolly and dread into the Rideau I also took a moment and busted out the WP-1 Still loaded with Fuji Industrial To pop off some color shots around the ship And I'm glad I did This set of photos upstairs on the sun deck Turned out really good I don't hate them if that's what you're wondering Industrial does really well with the color red And the Canon was aesthetically on the same page At first I thought this shot was the best of the set But then I realized it's this one Of a group planning their very own jewel heist Industrial isn't my favorite stock ever But it's quite good for the ride situation Of the 24 exposure roll I had 11 keepers and two portfolio shots maybe The hour and a half crossing even gave me enough time To slam out a beer and use that one beer drunk energy To shoot the rest of the 250D currently sitting in the MAM 7 Of the 10 shots of 250D I got 8 keepers and maybe one portfolio shot I don't know probably not The texture on the window is really cool though In Victoria we decided to stay in a hostel Just like the movie I'm assuming With my wide angle lens though it makes this room Look like it's actually decently sized You need forgetting that I have my nails The next morning we awoke hot and sweaty And hungover Hungover with the endless possibility of what's to come Actually no just normal hungover And for some reason there was a knife outside our room We had time to kill that day We caught our boat Uber back to the states So we got coffee and wandered around Victoria's Chinatown for a bit And I was all about the cannon in that moment I must have been in some kind of mood that day Because I was exposing for a lot of photos I wouldn't normally shoot for And to be honest with you I kind of like them Well some of them This one isn't half bad The colors are popping for sure And the lighting on this one is very nice This is one that I don't really know how to feel about It's straight on and I think the subject That I was going for was these power line anchors And the shadows of the lights in the center frame I don't know it's very flat I keep going between liking it and not liking it For whatever reason Anyway I realized I was passing up a golden opportunity In the middle of the day to shoot some color infrared Around town So eventually I whipped the Rideau out And straight up abused it There's definitely something to these color infrared shots Sure they aren't true air chrome But they're close I'd say they kind of look like what air chrome FPP retro chrome would look like If they shacked up and had a beautiful mixed stock baby Why does this picture of a fire hydrant go so damn hard I'm not sure myself After eating some poo Teen We eventually cruised on over to these houses on the water Super cool looking But for some reason I just couldn't find a composition here I don't know Maybe I'm losing my photographic touch But we did get to see some water taxis Tokyo drift in a port And we were so impressed by it that we took one ourselves And went to the hostel to collect all of our sh** Rammum It was sadly time to leave our short yet wonderful stint On Vancouver Island and head to Seattle Along with like 30,000 other people apparently This happened to be doomsday weekend for Seattle Taylor Swift was in town The Blue Jays were playing the Mariners And there was some sort of EDM block party festival going on So everyone was trying to cram into the city We did eventually get on board And everyone around us was already annoyed By how much photography nonsense we brought to the party That's how the pros do it With the sun setting it was time to color plus my sh** everywhere This film stock was made for sunsets It just works well I like this shot a lot Of this woman sleeping or something I don't know I also like this shot too The lighting and the colors are just phenomenal And this guy is third wheeling pretty hard This shot is very warm I mean I guess that kind of happens when you shoot into the sun But I do like the colors And how David's giving Caleb the doomy right now eyes After sampling Seattle's finest piss water We arrived into the city itself Because the queen was in town Hotels, Airbnbs and spots under highway overpasses Were like $400 a night So instead we'd be staying with a local photographer Who kindly opened his home and heart to us But guess who else was in town Ben from In an Instant And thus we were instantly taking instant photos Of In an Instant Whoa! This is the new Tinder profile It's so clear The next morning we awoke to Abel taking a photo of us While we were sleeping Which was I guess the price we're just going to have to pay For him letting us stay there Today was our first day in Seattle And we weren't going to waste it So we headed out to another non Taco Bell breakfast The guy sitting right behind you After realizing we were the only people in town Who were not here for the heroes tour We scheduled ourselves a nice little ferry ride With Ferries on Film Which is a local support group for dead broke photographers To actually get out and use the gear That they lost all their money on It's pretty cool actually Ferries on Film just organizes a ferry ride Every month for the community to come together It's chill And if you're a local I'd highly recommend checking it out The people are nice and it's really not that scary Only like one person fell overboard And was lost at sea Anyway after my quote unquote friends Publicly humiliated my sweet baby Mamiya 7 While I was taking a shit We all boarded the ferry for ultimate sunset dreaminess And the 800T in my camera was itching for photons Like a crack addictive iguana With Mount Everest in the distance And the ferry crew rolling their eyes Because the film photographers were back I shot some work that I really like In Bainbridge there was a decommissioned Ferry boat next to us While I totally could have made the jump I was advised not to And instead just shot it on film Which was a good decision Because this toucan is perfectly placed On the way back I focused a bit more on interiors As the light was getting pretty low outside And the shots came out looking like An old department store catalog Which is kind of cool The next morning was slow going We didn't have much on the docket So we caught an Uber to Pike Place Market Along with several billion other people apparently I wanted to do things at PP Market A little bit different So I loaded up some red scale And mailed it on the first try In front of everyone And they all applauded I can't take the pressure The heat of the moment Yeah, Kale's gonna load my camera Dammit Yeah, not so easy, huh? I saw you go past the line This red scale was shot at 100 ISO And this is definitely the best of the set Not to spoil the conclusion Of the role or anything But it was dead the whole time And if you've ever wondered What it would look like If a 50 megaton nuke just went off Well then, here you go, I guess When the red scale was done I put in some 800T again And shot a few stragglers here and there Like this one It's just a random storage room But there's something about it That makes it look kind of dreamy Dip it in there Unless you're a coward then I'm not a coward Real good out here After grabbing a bag of dicks We headed back to Abel's house For a photography slash goon sesh With Birgit finally completing Her character arc on this trip Things went downhill after that Many bad choices were made No, not the 8x10 That's always a good choice I'm of course referring to us pounding Some actual four locos For science Or at least to check it off the bucket list Once and for all A bucket list that I'll probably End 10 years early now Oh my god, shotgun One of these you've died This being the last thing I remember tonight Not great We can dodge and burn it You're gonna have to burn that a lot Burn the s*** Why don't we Oh my god, is that s*** That was the end of the trip Caleb and I got up at like 4am The next day and headed to the airport Which didn't feel good at all And after disabling the smoke detectors In the lavatory because committing low level crimes On a flight is cool We arrived home safe and sound Sad that this super fun road trip Slash jewel heist had come to an end And it was time to return to the usual grind For once in my miserable life overall I'm pretty happy with the photos that I took on this trip But what did I do differently? I think it was about being around other photographers The whole time Photographers who are just as passionate about the road And taking time to find the composition Photographers who know that sometimes Sunset will be a total bust But are down for the journey anyway Being in that bubble for about a week was great And I feel like the results Kind of speak for themselves I shot a lot of 800T on this trip I'm really digging the look lately And especially the flexibility I typically shoot it at 400 But knowing the sensitivity does expand up to 800 Is a nice card to keep in your back pocket Plus the color temperature is pleasant and workable In most cases These were shot in daylight And these were shot under some deep yellow Orange tungsten lighting Which the 800T cooled off quite nicely It's a very capable film stock And I'll be using it quite a bit going forward I'm sure Anyway, that about does it Time to hit the old dusty trail And start planning the next one with this crew Comment your favorite Taco Bell order down below To help Birgit understand It's not just fast food It's a lifestyle