On The Hunt For Zine Subjects + Why You Need To Create One
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode, I'm exploring my hometown with my Polaroid Land Camera and a pack of Fuji FP-100c, in search of potential zine subjects. After recently wrapping production on my first zine, I really wanted to make a video talking about why I think everyone needs to make one, and also to remind anyone who is struggling creatively that there are images and stories waiting to be found everywhere, you just need to get out and look for them.
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Having a printed outcome like a zine or a photobook is much more rewarding than fussing about the resolution of the latest camera. You can make great books on any format and style of camera, because the turning pages tell the story. Computer screens and the x200 button are turning photography into a technical novelty, instead of the creative medium it always was.
This is why I stick to my Minolta SRT-101, it has never failed me and it's shooting better pics than most new models
whats the x200 button
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i love how you are scouting locations with a polaroid camera. most people would go for just shooting with a phone or something.
why is everything abandoned where you live? lol
Haha, not as bad as it seems! :)
In the UK nothing stays abandoned long enough to photograph!
Stretching reality somewhat . . .
@@royayersrules, So true and it's a shame!
Came here to comment this hahahaha
Love the simplicity and authenticity. I've also just learned about zines recently and planning to make one soon. This inspired me even more. Keep it rolling, Kyle!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
I love this. I'm just learning film photography and will definitely be making a zine. Great video Kyle!
Actually, dude, I really like the “mistake” one at 5:53, it’s got an abstract quality to it and the color palette is pretty cool. I’ve learned to embrace the accidents because sometimes what first appears no good actually says something more, and sometimes better, than what you originally intended. Like your stuff.
I was going to say the same thing! hope he kept it - I liked it better than the second take
I can shoot pack film all day, I love It. And, Interestingly, I find I can watch people shoot packfilm all day and love that too. Great video.
I just found your channel today and I feel i'm about to unsubscribe to a lot of "hype" photog youtubers. Learned a lot just watching.
Great idea for motivation. So often you can go out and take great individual photos but having a theme really does give them substance and power.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, I'm watching this during "quarantine"! Kind of ironic watching this now because many businesses had to be abandoned for a time or permanently.
This episode is really inspiring. Found your channel yesterday and just so happy to see your new post. Please do more! Love from China
Thanks, Ethan!
I hope you are keeping your negatives! I clean and develop them by cleaning the black protection backing with a simple household bleach and then scanning them. They make for interesting results! You should try it!
I definitely plan to try that out!
Let me know when you do. I have been too lazy to make a video on it and the process is fun to do! Kinda like developing film!
Do you fix your negative afterwards ? That process does not sound very archival
Thanks for your work. I look forward to your zine when it is available. A zine may not be something that I produce soon but your manner of finding new subjects for investigation is indeed inspiring. I'm on the case...
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid.
Very inspiring stuff. Your channel deserves more subscribers. (but il like that you're not pushing at the end of your video the "like & subscribe" mantra)
Appreciate that. Thanks!!
I am a bit late to the party. Thank you for putting out content like this and your podcast episodes about projects. I struggle with needing to find the perfect subject and having it thoroughly researched. To the point of never actually moving into making the photographs.
Cheers, Dustin. Glad you’ve connected with the content!
Can a company please bring back pack film. So beautiful. Also great images loved the video!!!
Thanks! savepackfilm.supersense.com
Oh, there he goes. Shooting packfilm like there’s a limitless supply in his fridge and even more at the stores...
Joking aside: great vid, very inspirational! Really should do this as well.
Glad you enjoyed the vid! Gotta enjoy what little pack film is left.
Hey Kyle - can I just ask about how many zines you typically print and what you do with them?
Good video again Kyle. A zine is definitely something I plan to do this year, it’s a great way to outlet your creativity.
Thanks, Bill. Glad you enjoyed it! Look forward to seeing what you come up with.
I really like the one where you put two pictures on top of each other...
Another great video Kyle! Just love the old abandoned US buildings! With so much content being shot these days, on either format, anytime images hop onto print is a good thing in my mind, Zine, Prints, Book etc!
Thanks, Karl. This is Canada as well, :). And I couldn't agree more, printing work is such an important part of the process.
Apologies, on the US mistake! 😬
Currently finishing up my first zine and this vid just sparked some more inspiration thank you!
Hands down my favorite channel right now :) Keep up the good work!!
Thank for watching, Zak!
Great video! Inspirational. Gives you the feeling that any subject may be A Thing...!
Not seeing this video before, I started a similar photo series of derelict, unkempt and abandoned mundane places here in Romania.
Glad you enjoyed it, Mihai.
Love all the locations, I'm recognizing a few of them from my summer drives along highway 11 and 135 area
Oh man I just picked up a Polaroid Land 250 with all the original manuals and a lovely carrying case and accessories (flash bulbs!) at an estate sale.. This just makes me want to buy film for it even more!
It's a fun camera, but film is hard to find now and has gotten VERY expensive!
Glad this channel popped as a recommendation.
Also, Am I the only one seeing a face on Zine #3 Mustache, Beard, Shades and A Skullcap.
This did inspire me. I just recently had the idea of making a zine and then I stumble upon this vid. Serendippity
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was awesome! I've passed by that abandoned burger stand many, many times but never have had the chance to shoot it. Super rad to see someone taking the time to appreciate that iconic spot! Really stoked on your videos Kyle!
Thanks, man! That's awesome that you know the spot. It's hard to miss if you're driving up HWY 11. Glad you're enjoying the vids.
Hey I've eaten at the Rickshaw! I was in town for a few hours and that place just looked the most classic old-school Chinese restaurant in a small town to me. If you want some cool pics, eat a meal too, pretty damn photogenic inside, and I really enjoyed the food.
Another great vid. Cheered once again. Zones are a great way to have space to view your work through a consistent framework. Novice or Oldtimer, they are an enjoyable outlet for our work.
Thanks, Simon. Glad you enjoyed. 🙏
Hwy 11 is a goldmine! I took some shots I love inside the old Sundial motel in Orillia before they tore it down. Maybe i should turn them into a zine :)
Hi Kyle! I came from your Skillshare class and am loving your channel!!! Thinking about getting to film photography. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great! Hopefully you will show your zine when it gets back from the printers. Enjoy the episode!
Thanks! I plan on doing an episode about the zine.
wow your video really inspired me! especially the 'pictures of pictures of food' part. thanks!
Great video Kyle! I make a zine every year of my family at Christmas time. Currently building up a body of work for a zine at the moment!
Thanks, Karl! Look forward to seeing your Zine once it's finished. What's the subject matter for this one?
Kyle this is infinitely inspiring. Currently working on a zine for walking on paths in winter. Should be out in Fall
Thanks, David! I look forward to grabbing a copy of yours once it's released!
Thanks for this video. Really helps a lot. I am literally gathering materials for my first zine next year.
-Framing is abit off.... well, that's how it is.. lets go on.
Loved this video, Kyle!! Fun to see you kind of free styling a bit.
I’m going out to shoot a place I’ve been to at least a dozen times and this makes me excited to try to document it differently.
Thanks, Anthony! Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely, Kyle! Loved it, man.
You should definitely do more videos in this format :)
Thumbs up for the music choices alone.
So good! Glad I found your channel.
Hey Kyle, thanks for this. I haven’t been feeling very inspired recently and this was really energizing. As always, full marks. :)
Thanks, Kirk! Glad you enjoyed it.
I was wondering for the first bit if that was a MEC hat but couldn’t quite read it, then the flag confirmed things. Very much enjoying your videos, thanks for putting them together and sharing them. 🇨🇦
Thanks, Alex! Really appreciate that. Thanks for watching.
Just found your channel after listening to your podcast with Matt Day and also Willem Verbeeck. Love your videos and can see all the effort that goes into them! Love the idea of doing a zine, but feel you need to have an audience to get that zine out too, and building an audience is not easy. Is the only way to get that audience via Instagram and TH-cam? How else would people see your zine?
Thanks, Phil. As for growing an audience, love em or hate em, both IG and TH-cam are really great options. I love both of them. It's all about how you navigate them and the communities you choose to be a part of.
@@KyleMcDougall That makes sense, I appreciate your way of approaching both communities - super grateful to have found your channels.
DAMNNN I love your videos so much man, I love how the photos turned out and that off centered one? SAME I’d probably use all my photos left to capture just that one properly because of how much it’d bother me hahah, my favorites were the gas station and the last burger place one, thanks for sharing man great ideas 👌👌
Thanks, man! Always appreciate the support!
Awesome content dude. Great work! Love your style too.
Thank you!
You should have called it 'The Parallax View'. Laughed almost until I cried. At least I'm not the only one that knows exactly what I'm doing wrong....and then goes and does it all again. How many times have I left the lens cap on?
I've also got a 250 Land camera paperweight, has your film stock run out yet?
I subscribe to another Canadian 'Azriel Knight'...is the whole of Canada one big ghost town? I think its something to do with Scottish descendants. Let's find somewhere abandoned and then photograph it so it looks even more bleak.
Great vlogs, useful and to the point, please put out some more.
Greetings from the old country.
Haha, yep, framing with these cam's is always an adventure! Have one box of film left and that's it.
Sweet hat! Awesome approach to zines, will you be doing a follow up videos on the process capture to finish? Again awesome
Thanks! I plan to do a video once I release mine, just talking about the entire process.
Really enjoyed this video. My question, though, is on the camera. I have a Polaroid camera like yours, but I was under the impression that batteries for them were not made anymore, thus rendering the camera as useless. How do you get yours to work and what type of film do you use with it? I used Polaroid 669 back in the day, but that is long gone.
I love your videos. Great work as always. :)
Thank you!
Cool video man, P.S you should start a Paul Rodgers tribute band ;)
Could I do a zine of images that I just like for example not just a specific subject matter?
You can do whatever you want. But a theme is always nice to tie everything together.
@@KyleMcDougall thx mate!!
Are you located in the muskoka region? That looks like highway 11
Yep, was in the Muskoka area for a while.
Is there a video on how to make one?
I want that fridge in the background LOL
Are zines a good way to get your name out there? How does one start, aside from Instagram? What separates zine work from another?
I don't think there is one sure thing that will get your name out there. Just consistency and multiple channels. Just make sure you enjoy what you're doing. That's what matters most. Don't force anything.
Dude great video! You are making me want to make my own zine now =D
Thanks, Federico!
Super helpful video!
Very inspirational , thanks for sharing !!
Thanks!
Great video but the only thing I'd like to know are some suggestions for places that will print these custom PDFs I've designed in InDesign.
I'm having my printed through Caleb Jenkins (www.calebjenkinsstudio.com). You can also use Blurb. They seem to get really good reviews.
Hey Kyle, great video man. So I was looking up Polaroid Land cameras and I was wondering if you had bought yours converted to use inta film or did you convert it yourself?
Hey, the old land cameras will accept Fuji FP-100 without any modifications.
cool vid, Defiantely more inspired now... thanks
Thanks, Calum!
What’s the difference of these films because before I purchase I seen this film FP100c and there’s FP3000B, FP100B, are they film the same or just different exposure?
thankyouuu
What camera did you use for this episode?
I think this was with the Sony A7RII
@@KyleMcDougall Thanks, I really want to try out an old vintage instant camera. Any recomendations?
Classic quality video. Any printing house recommendations?
Thank you, Jake. I went through another photographer/zine maker named Caleb Jenkins (www.calebjenkinsstudio.com). I know that Blurb is a popular option for some people as well.
Awesome. Thanks Kyle. Thinking of printing my own soon so this video was quite timely.
Do you have any recommendations or videos on how to create a zine .?
Kyle McDougall 2:50 what camera/lense are you using here?
What camera is that? the one with the Polaroid back. at 0:49
Which province are you from? I'm from Ontario and I wish I had more abandoned stuff in my area, there's only a few abandoned farm houses that I'm aware of
I'm from Ontario as well. Lot's around, just have to explore!
hello, great job. i have a question, what lens you used or suggested to do the photos? Thank you :)
This was shot on a Polaroid Land 250
Great video Kyle! But wait a second, you forgot to mention that is FP-100c is dicontinued. How many packs do you have? :-)
3 left!! I'll miss it, that's for sure.
Do they still sell film for the
Polaroid land camera? Which model do you have?
What printing service do you use to print your Zines, Kyle? Blurb?
I don't have experience with Blurb, but am thinking of doing a video about testing it out. Stay tuned.
Kyle McDougall - thanks!!! i look forward to it Kyle!
you have a fabulous beard
Wondering what film camera you are using (?) Dope video bro :D
Very inspiring ideas 😀👌
I love your content. Subscribed
Thank you!
Love your videos!
Thank you!
Well done man
Thanks!
Hey Kyle! I'm shooting the same setup as you (Land 250) and Fp100c and my images never seem to have the same sharpness as yours. They always seem a little out of focus, even when shooting at infinity. Any ideas?
Hey, sorry, but I don't know too much when it comes to the technical side of these cameras. I'd imagine that the rangefinder can be calibrated. Even mine isn't perfect. Not as sharp as it probably comes across in the video.
What is that camera?
Polaroid Land Camera 250.
Did the service station owner just decide that they weren’t coming in that day? What do these abandoned places tell us?
Yeah, I always wonder the same thing. Who knows.
The song is too loud while you talking
Great ideas.
love the Hat bro, where did you get it from?
Thanks. It's from mec.ca
excellent video, greetings from argentina
Thanks!
Hey nice video very good content!! I like the hat btw, where is it from ?
Thanks, Wyatt! The hat is from MEC.
What camera r u shooting on my if you don’t mind me asking?
How can I make a zine? Which providers should I use?
Blurb is definitely one outlet you could use. I designed my own and am having it printed by Caleb Jenkins (www.calebjenkinsstudio.com)
What camera did you use to shoot the film ?
Polaroid Land Camera 250
What camera did you use in this video?
Polaroid Land Camera 250.
What company printed it?
Saludos desde Perú muy buen video
…were you hungry when you recorded this?
Probably.
What city/town was this shot in?
Gravenhurst, Ontario.
great video
Thank you.
So ZINE is a collection of photographs on a given topic?
Brilliant and inspiring stuff man. Are you from FL?
Nice video , i now you like pack film , did you check the proyect about creating new packfilm ? If look it up :)
Thanks! Yes, I have looked into, just the other day.