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  • Photography in the main is creating a record of your journey, beautiful landscapes, and stunning portraits, sometimes it's good to try different methods to create images with more appeal, this video is a selection of pictures taken with five cameras that have their own look and feel, all taken since I started my youtube channel 3.5 years ago, enjoy.
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  • @thewildgoose7467
    @thewildgoose7467 7 місяців тому +3

    99% of real photography is about recognising the potential of capturing an interesting or creative image.
    The other 1% is about the camera used to capture it.
    Most "photographers don't get that but Martin is demonstrating this in the video.

  • @chawanya
    @chawanya 6 місяців тому +1

    Es tut gut zu sehen, daß jemand, der wirklich Ahnung von der Materie hat, hier auch Anerkennung erfährt! Wunderbar.

  • @kmcsmart
    @kmcsmart 7 місяців тому +17

    You deserve a million views and a million more. Your images were delightful and your message about cheap and cheerful cameras is spot on. All the best to you in the new year too.

  • @synchron9019
    @synchron9019 2 місяці тому

    These pictures are great. You are a real pro.

  • @seanchang4442
    @seanchang4442 6 місяців тому

    Thank you sir, beautiful Holga images, great composition

  • @robertyoung1777
    @robertyoung1777 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for making this. I think an old Kodak Brownie has better build quality and three aperture size choices. The Brownies might take better looking pictures but they are somewhat difficult to point at the subject.
    Thanks again!

  • @TheOn3LeftBehind
    @TheOn3LeftBehind 7 місяців тому +1

    I love the ones from the Holga!! They remind me of pictorialist photos.

  • @hamshanksproductions7161
    @hamshanksproductions7161 7 місяців тому

    Lovely Photographs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Martin.

  • @wolfgangmotzafi-haller9805
    @wolfgangmotzafi-haller9805 2 місяці тому

    wonderful... a true master of art

  • @I-SelfLordAndMaster
    @I-SelfLordAndMaster 7 місяців тому

    Fantastic photos truly inspiring as soon as it stops raining I’ll be able to start the Year by taking my trusty companion out with me the Horseman 45FA. Happy New Year to all the Large Format photographers out there and also to the rest of the photographers around and about.

  • @chrisloomis1489
    @chrisloomis1489 7 місяців тому

    Martin : Thank you , your kind and inspiring words , at 63 ... I cannot afford all of the new medium format or even 35mm equipment. I like film too so there Brother , we are same in that respect. Happy New Year Martin , and blessings 💪🏻 🙏🏻

  • @liveinaweorg
    @liveinaweorg 7 місяців тому

    Always inspirational, Martin.

  • @Boredoldman
    @Boredoldman 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for another beautiful video!

  • @wcwendychapman
    @wcwendychapman 7 місяців тому +1

    Happy Holidays. I always love your pinhole photos and it was great to see them again in this video. The Holga photos with the street lamps were gorgeous as well.

  • @RolandCVogtra
    @RolandCVogtra 7 місяців тому

    You are an amazing photographer!

  • @RussellEaling
    @RussellEaling 7 місяців тому +1

    Holga and pinhole shots were my favourite.

  • @TheMungo54
    @TheMungo54 7 місяців тому

    Wonderful images.

  • @paulterl4563
    @paulterl4563 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful. There is a lot of poetry in those shots.
    Have a great new year You too.

  • @burneshollyman2621
    @burneshollyman2621 6 місяців тому

    Your work is amazing. And I say that as a photo gallery owner in the USA. I would rep your work in a snap!

  • @timothyplatt6053
    @timothyplatt6053 6 місяців тому

    Always great Martin

  • @krzysztofprzybysz4848
    @krzysztofprzybysz4848 7 місяців тому

    a beautiful photo.

  • @romanmanfredi6160
    @romanmanfredi6160 Місяць тому

    Beautiful. Thanks so much

  • @patriciasawas1090
    @patriciasawas1090 7 місяців тому +1

    Another brilliant video Martin. Thanks so much for promoting the idea that unsharp images can carry great value in the way they produce soft and beautiful images. All the very best for 2024!

  • @HeinzStockhammer
    @HeinzStockhammer 7 місяців тому

    Thank you Martin, wishing you a healthy New Year.

  • @ruudmaas2480
    @ruudmaas2480 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful images !!

  • @mikejefferis2748
    @mikejefferis2748 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful work!

  • @nicholassutton9192
    @nicholassutton9192 7 місяців тому

    I am old. The sort of chap that doesn’t understand computers, and doesn’t really want to. I do know film, however, and was brought up to it. So, may I simply wish you and your family a happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year. May I also thank you for your splendid videos . They are a pleasure to watch.

  • @johnmartin8526
    @johnmartin8526 7 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic episode Martin and fabulous images !

  • @user-su2oo7cl5f
    @user-su2oo7cl5f 7 місяців тому +1

    Delightful video and even more delightful images Martin. Photography as art.

  • @SloopJohnBee-vq6dw
    @SloopJohnBee-vq6dw 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful images Martin. I am totally with you mate. I am not a big ICM fan but when I try it I go digital. Film too expensive for experimenting 🙄👍📸

  • @visualismeditate
    @visualismeditate 7 місяців тому

    looking forward to reviewing this video

  • @urbanimage
    @urbanimage 7 місяців тому

    A million + views. Amazing really. Well done.

  • @user-ds8qd9eb2u
    @user-ds8qd9eb2u 7 місяців тому

    Love your work and your taste in cameras

  • @leenorthcutt8421
    @leenorthcutt8421 7 місяців тому

    Gorgeous Pictures!

  • @Brackcycle
    @Brackcycle 7 місяців тому

    Thanks Martin. I just taped up my Holga to get out and shoot! Happy 2024!

  • @johnmilner0859
    @johnmilner0859 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful images Martin. 👏👏

  • @MichaelCortese1
    @MichaelCortese1 7 місяців тому +3

    Just incredible photos Martin! It's not the camera, it's the photographer!! Happy New Year!

  • @ubeeh
    @ubeeh 7 місяців тому +2

    You are a real master of the Holgas. Love your pictures. And the pinhole photos are superb, too.

  • @theoldfilmbloke
    @theoldfilmbloke 7 місяців тому

    Martin : once again a Great Video and Echo your thoughts -- I have been in Photography since the School Photo-Soc in 1951 and trouble is I am too 'Technical' not helped by my Professional Jobs such as photographing Vulcan Bombers in factory with whole-plate wide camera while an army of 'Riveters' were shaking it and had to get everything SHARP then when I was at University College London had to provide SHARP Photomicrographs then as Freelance had to provide all SHARP Press Prints !

  • @arjay9745
    @arjay9745 7 місяців тому

    Oh, Martin, this recap was the best end-of-year surprise! Happy New Year to you!

  • @clivecartey
    @clivecartey 7 місяців тому

    Wonderful, very artistic, photographs created with the HOLGA and, most important of all... your 'eye'.

  • @michaeldimmitt2188
    @michaeldimmitt2188 7 місяців тому

    WhooHoo! Congratulations! You are worth more than that! I love all of your old and mechanical cameras and your skill in developing film. Do you do your own darkroom printing? I haven’t seen all your videos yet.
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @Keith195573
    @Keith195573 7 місяців тому

    Love the new video Martin and just wanted to say, Happy New Year to you as well!

  • @christophersmithphotograph2275
    @christophersmithphotograph2275 7 місяців тому

    Wow your work is incredible!

  • @smiffy5467
    @smiffy5467 7 місяців тому

    Great images Martin, love the pin hole shots… Happy New Year 🎉

  • @Martin_Siegel
    @Martin_Siegel 7 місяців тому

    And a happy new year to you, Martin!

  • @toddolson7295
    @toddolson7295 7 місяців тому +1

    Your photographs are truly works of art thank you!

  • @geirfinnlysne712
    @geirfinnlysne712 7 місяців тому +1

    You are truly an artist and a artisan. Happy new year.

  • @tuisitala9068
    @tuisitala9068 7 місяців тому +3

    The first shot of the street lamp is magical. It has a 1930's black and white movie feel, like Hitchcock in The 39 Steps. The ICM pictures are also inspirational bur, as with all of your shots your post-scanning skills are self evident. I would be interested to see the before and after shots to get a measure of just what can be done in the Henson style.

  • @albertarpad
    @albertarpad 7 місяців тому

    Mr. Henson! you are my favorite photographer. thanks for everything. keep working for us. I wish you good health!

  • @ferv5470
    @ferv5470 7 місяців тому +1

    Inspiring to take my Holga out again also! You are right about sharpness is not all. The perfect imperfection of these cameras or pinhole cameras can give a very pleasing and interesting result. Keep up the good work. And all the best for 2024!

  • @Gepri123
    @Gepri123 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for the inspiration! Happy new year from Germany.

  • @TheSchnauzie
    @TheSchnauzie 7 місяців тому

    Great images, Happy New Year Martin.

  • @matthiassommer9317
    @matthiassommer9317 7 місяців тому

    Hallo Martin,
    gelungener Abschied aus dem Photojahr 2023.
    Dir einen wunderbaren Rutsch in 2024 und dann in alter Frische.
    Bis dahin...😊

  • @andrewfindlayphoto
    @andrewfindlayphoto 7 місяців тому

    Love the Holga photos. They have a great feel to them 😁👍

  • @RogierYou
    @RogierYou 7 місяців тому

    Those are some very beautiful pictures

  • @MegaSoundscapes
    @MegaSoundscapes 7 місяців тому

    Exceptional photos Martin ! Very inspiring to go for different looks in photography. Thankx for your videos in 2023 , looking forward to 2024. Happy new Year !!

  • @Birbal2001
    @Birbal2001 7 місяців тому +1

    Great pictures Martin! This year I’ve also discovered the beauty of pinhole photography. I always been a sucker for sharp images but is something magical about pinhole. Happy New Year and keep up the good work!

  • @MacShrike
    @MacShrike 7 місяців тому

    Absolutely gobsmacked by the beauty of those pictures, perhaps you should do something with that
    Thank you for the inspiration, you did indeed (re)inspire me.
    All the best wishes, I have subscribed and I will be seeing more of you in 2024

  • @user-pq3oq2nq2h
    @user-pq3oq2nq2h 7 місяців тому

    Amazing bravo Martin just found your channel I have subscribed to it and look forward to seeing more I loved the pin hole shots stunning work I made my own camera years ago sadly its lost now I recently bought an Olympus OM1 and four lenses to try my hand at film again really enjoying the journey once again of shooting film.......

  • @jamesbarnes3063
    @jamesbarnes3063 7 місяців тому

    Happy New year Martin

  • @jkhill74
    @jkhill74 7 місяців тому

    Great video and points all well made. Some amazing and beautiful images made from those inexpensive cameras. This is a well grounding on photography and for those (myself included) who pine for the latest, greatest, and expensive cameras. Consider me with two feet placed back firmly on the ground. Your wisdom is evident, as well as your keen eye for seeing, capturing, and developing beautiful images. Liked & Subscribed. Thank you.

  • @mixschrecks3839
    @mixschrecks3839 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. Your interest in experimentation is very inspiring.

  • @fencingcoach3w
    @fencingcoach3w 7 місяців тому

    New sub... Mate, I love your slant on photography. Very inspiring. Can't wait to add to your 1 million views and thanks for all you do... Pete

  • @jaroslawstepien6411
    @jaroslawstepien6411 7 місяців тому

    Thanks Martin,
    Your videos are always interesting with a nice atmospshere.
    Like you always say, stay safe and keep up making your videos and happy new year.

  • @billbarraclough9653
    @billbarraclough9653 7 місяців тому

    Happy New Year, Martin!

  • @robwharton8644
    @robwharton8644 7 місяців тому

    Fantastic images as usual Martin. 😊

  • @lars-goranabrahamsson7356
    @lars-goranabrahamsson7356 7 місяців тому

    Always nice to see your youtube videos.

  • @terryclair2914
    @terryclair2914 7 місяців тому

    Excellent as always Martin, thank you!

  • @Smithscout
    @Smithscout 7 місяців тому

    Great images Martin your are an inspiration, a Happy New Year and I am looking foward to more great video's in 2024. thank you.

  • @g-r-a-e-m-e-
    @g-r-a-e-m-e- 7 місяців тому

    Thanks again to you. I appreciate your videos. Some really excellent photos in your selection. Outstanding. Happy new year!

  • @mickcookson8009
    @mickcookson8009 7 місяців тому

    Another great video Martin, I know exactly what you mean with different cameras, Like all the shots but not so with the ICM, for me it just does not intrest me, but thats why we all are different, it would be a boring world in photography if we was all liking the same images.
    Also I am just about to post on the BW forum how I have got round the same problem you have making 4x5 prints with the 4x5 camera as the enlarger.
    I had the same problem as you with my focus wheel being on the top and struggling to to look through my focus finder, just done a reversible mod to the foucus rack on my Intrepid, so I can focus it from below the lens.

  • @michaellong9526
    @michaellong9526 7 місяців тому

    hi Martin, been following you for a while, can’t be sure, I know you tend to film except the infra red stuff, by the way I bought 2 of your infra red prints and they are really beautiful! Anyway have you ever thought of doing something on CCTV lenses on micro 4/3 cameras. I use a couple on my em1 s cropped to square in camera and you get a look very reminiscent of the Holga and with film prices now way cheaper.

  • @theoldunsshot1005
    @theoldunsshot1005 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful shots, Martin. It all proves that a good photographer with a cheap camera is always going to get better images than a less than good photographer with the "best" equipment. I always smile when I see a camera with the legend "Optical Lens" printed on it. Happy new year!

    • @martinhensonphotography
      @martinhensonphotography  7 місяців тому +1

      Anyone can be a good photograpther all you got to do is look deeper , thanks

  • @joturchetphotography1968
    @joturchetphotography1968 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful images, Martin. I love the images created using my pinhole camera over all my other cameras. I much prefer the whole pinhole process ... it's all about composition, and sharpness is so.... overrated! 😁🥰
    Happy New Year to you🎉

  • @GeorgiosKalaydjian
    @GeorgiosKalaydjian 7 місяців тому

    Amazing photos Martin, wishing you a belated Merry Christmas, and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year ahead 🎄

  • @vladyslavkucheruk4070
    @vladyslavkucheruk4070 7 місяців тому

    All the best in coming 2024! Greetings from Ukraine.

  • @lensman5762
    @lensman5762 7 місяців тому

    Great set of photographs, Martin so thank you. I don't usually go for the ' alternative ' look as it can quickly become tiresome iMHO, but I loved the ones you showed and I also think that they break up the monotony of straight photography if used sparingly. Take care.

  • @thegroove2000
    @thegroove2000 7 місяців тому

    Martin your not too bad at this photography lark.

    • @martinhensonphotography
      @martinhensonphotography  7 місяців тому +1

      I try, still learning, thanks

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 7 місяців тому

      Thanks for sharing your insights. I am taking it all in.

    • @thegroove2000
      @thegroove2000 7 місяців тому

      Martin thanks to this man.
      Ibn al-Haytham
      Alhazen (Ibn Al-Haytham), whom D.J. Lovell 1 called the greatest authority on optics in the Middle Ages, lived around + 1000 on the Gregorian calendar, invented the pinhole camera, and explained why the image was upside down.
      @@martinhensonphotography

  • @atomaalatonal
    @atomaalatonal 7 місяців тому

    holy smoke the holga picture. i had to stop the vid just to to take a long look at it

  • @riosvasconcelos
    @riosvasconcelos 7 місяців тому

    Great stuff Martin! Currently carrying a Minox 35 with me in Brazil! Can’t wait for the (perfectly imperfect) results!

  • @filmcamerajourneys
    @filmcamerajourneys 7 місяців тому

    Now I want to shoot ICM double exposures on my Vito B!

  • @francobaliello356
    @francobaliello356 7 місяців тому

    Excellent Martin as always. Oh just curious DIY repairs?

  • @schlurpie
    @schlurpie 7 місяців тому

    amazing photos ❤ also, using b&w film instead of color film made a big difference on the mood of the subject

  • @darrelltheriault5793
    @darrelltheriault5793 7 місяців тому

    Happy New Year Martin, all the best in ‘24.

  • @jarsok245
    @jarsok245 7 місяців тому

    Hello, I have a perhaps very naive question: how do you make such frames for your wonderful photographs? Prosperity in the New Year Jarek from Poland

  • @davidyager2579
    @davidyager2579 7 місяців тому

    You have an very good eye. Beautiful photos. I especially like your pin hole images. Can you please tell me the name of your 6x6 pinhole camera? Thank you.

    • @martinhensonphotography
      @martinhensonphotography  7 місяців тому

      Its called the Zero 2000 from Zero Image in Japan

    • @davidyager2579
      @davidyager2579 7 місяців тому

      Thank you. I am going to get one and try it out. Sounds like an interesting challege. @@martinhensonphotography

  • @user-yl2ey7it4k
    @user-yl2ey7it4k 7 місяців тому

    I heard you can find cheap old film cameras in your second-hand market.😄

  • @ianhand5006
    @ianhand5006 7 місяців тому

    Have you ever considered a Minox subminiature camera or a Minolta 16?

  • @letmebereal
    @letmebereal 7 місяців тому

    Dont think much of icm, pinhole and holga all good though.

  • @user-yl2ey7it4k
    @user-yl2ey7it4k 7 місяців тому

    Can I download your video and upload it to the Bilibili video website in China?😄😍

  • @drwatsonismine
    @drwatsonismine 7 місяців тому

    What are you currently using to scan your film? Beautiful.

    • @martinhensonphotography
      @martinhensonphotography  7 місяців тому

      I use a Epson 800 and Nikon film scanner, thanks

    • @drwatsonismine
      @drwatsonismine 7 місяців тому

      @@martinhensonphotography Thanks. I can’t decide what to get…. That is affordable….

  • @Pawel__M
    @Pawel__M 7 місяців тому

    With so many great, timeless film cameras and lenses that are still available, I see no reason to waste time and money on plastic shitty toys called Holga. xD

  • @ericverschelden8151
    @ericverschelden8151 7 місяців тому

    Seul les gens qui ne savpas faire de bonne photos ( ou qu'il croit savoir mieux que d'autres...) sonts toujours à la coursse d'un nouveaux matériels et à la technique la plus en avant....! Je ne connais pas de bon (Artistes) photographes qui onts un matériels de dernière technologies....! Le marketing et la carotte des gogos !!! 😂😂😂

  • @jdebultra
    @jdebultra 7 місяців тому

    I hate those