Ross’s YouTube Videos
Creating YouTube videos has been a great way for me to document my process and test out new settings, techniques and gear. If you're interested in watching some behind-the-scenes of my process make sure to give them a watch below!
These LUTs Change LUMIX to FUJIFILM
Recently I've designed what I'm calling my 'Fujifake' LUTs that aim to emulate the colours of a few of my favourite Fujifilm Film Simulations. In this video I load those LUTs into my LUMIX S9 for a shootout against the real Film Simulations...
Winter, the LUMIX S9 & Four Vintage M42 Lenses
I kept hearing people say "you can't use vintage lenses with the LUMIX S9"
so naturally this winter I tried to prove them wrong...
Starting 2025 with the Original Fujifilm X100
I thought I would start the year as I have the last two by dusting off my OG Fujifilm X100 and taking it for a quick walk around the coast...
Sun, Sea and Season LUTs with the LUMIX S9
I had a free morning so I headed to Ballymacormick Point with my LUMIX S9 loaded with my 'Season' LUTs to shoot some straight out of camera JPEGs of stones, seaweed & shells. Check it out...
Don't Not Buy the LUMIX S9
When the LUMIX S9 was announced I was hesitant to purchase this camera for a bunch of reasons. Eventually however, LUMIX changed my mind and in this video I tell you why...
LUMIX S5IIX Opinions One Year On
I've been shooting with the LUMIX S5IIX for a whole year and so I thought I would press record and document some of my thoughts and opinions of this awesome hybrid camera 365 days in...
Four Wild Fujifilm Recipes, One Wild City
Back in June 2024, I headed to Amsterdam for a friend's Birthday. Before I set off, I loaded my Fujifilm X-T4 with four recipes to test out. Check out the results in this video...
Pushing Kodak Gold in an Ancient Forest
Back in June I shot a roll of Kodak Gold 200 at ISO 800 and then pushed it two stops.
Check out the results in this video...
Fujifilm, but 50 years old…
Earlier on this year I started collecting M42 lenses with a bunch of character. In this video I test out this old glass with a new film camera body. Give it a watch to find out more...
Selling My SLR and Heading to the Mountains
Before listing my Minolta SRT 101 & Rokkor lenses on eBay, I decided to take them for one last trip to the Mourne Mountains for some sunny landscape photographs...
Why I Love This Little 35mm Rangefinder
I wanted to dedicate a whole YouTube video to the Canonet G-III QL17 because I love this little camera so much...
How I Choose Which Fujifilm Recipe To Use
In this video I take a bunch of average photographs and see if I can spice them up by chucking one of my Fujifilm Recipes on top. Maybe it could be helpful if you're overwhelmed by which recipes to use for your own photography?...
A Lazy Film Photographer's Camera
Ruth was heading down to Dundrum to capture a brand new Airbnb so I decided to jump in the car, lend a hand and document our trip on my brand new Nikon L35AF point & shoot camera...
Three New Fujifilm Recipes, No Classic Chrome
I love the look of Fujifilm's 'Classic Chrome' (who doesn't) but rather than lean on this Film Simulation once again, I decided to challenge myself and capture a recent trip to the North Coast of Ireland using three new non-Classic Chrome Fujifilm Recipes...
A B&W Fujifilm X100 Recipe (With A Twist)
On the day the X100VI was released, I grabbed my original Fujifilm X100, designed a recipe and took it for spin.
Watch below...
Street Photography Fails (and A Free Burger)
A few weeks ago, on a rainy Wednesday morning, I decided to head up to Belfast with my Konica C35 FD loaded up with some Lomography 800 35mm film for some street portraits. Not everything went to plan...
My New Favourite B&W Fujifilm Recipe
Recently I designed a new Fujifilm Recipe called 'Salted Slate'.
Check it out if you like your B&W photographs dark, moody and grainy...
Best Film Stock for Irish Landscapes?
At the beginning of 2024 I headed to Donegal with a 35mm film camera loaded with a new film stock to try.
Check out the results...
This Photographer's Best Friend
This is literally the most useful thing I have bought for my video/photography business this year!
Thanks Hung Supply you legends...
Donegal Trip, With One Lens Only
The team at Yongnuo sent me a lens, so I decided to take it with me on a recent trip to the most northerly part of the Island of Ireland - Donegal. Check out some results from this trip in this video...
Starting 2024 with the Original Fujifilm X100
Starting the New Year like I did the last by heading to a small village on the East Coast of Ireland with my original Fujifilm X100...
Ten Reasons Why I Bought LUMIX S5IIX
I recently bought myself a new hybrid camera, the Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX! Here are ten reasons why...
The Small & Mighty Olympus XA
I bought myself an original Olympus XA, here's why...
Feeling Blue & LomoChrome '92
Disappointed after receiving a film camera from an eBay seller with scratches and fungus, I decided to load and shoot a roll of Lomography's LomoChrome Color '92 through it anyway.
Check out the results in this not-so-serious video...
Rainy Portraits With Reflx Lab 400D & 800T
Walking around rainy Belfast with musician Craig McConkey shooting some Kodak Vision 3 Motion Picture Film from Reflx Lab. Check out the results in this video...
My Lomo 800 Fujifilm Recipe
I came up with a new Fujifilm Recipe to match the look of Lomography Color Negative 800 Film
recently shot on my Yashica Electro 35 GTN......
Top 5 Favourite Fujifilm Recipes
Before setting off on a little family UK road trip, I loaded my X-T4 with my top 5 favourite Fujifilm recipes. Here are those recipes and the photographs with each from the trip...
Life & Death on the Peninsula
This summer I completed a self assignment in order to improve my film photography. Now in October I'm ready to show you the results....
Three Vintage Rokkor Lenses + One Fujifilm Camera
I bought three vintage Minolta Rokkor lenses on eBay for under £200. In this video I show you what I bought, why I bought them, throw them on my Fujifilm X-T4 and shoot some initial test photographs around a rainy Holywood...
Dehancer makes my Footage Worse
Dehancer approached me to test out their Plugin for Premiere Pro. After one day of playing about, here are the results...
Dublin on Kodak Ultramax 400
I loaded up my Yashica Electro 35 GTN and shot my first roll of Kodak Ultramax 400 - check out the results!
Ilford XP2 Fujifilm Recipe
After shooting a roll of Ilford's XP2 Super 400 film and loving the results, I wanted to try my best to replicate the look in a new Fujifilm recipe...
Slieve Croob on XP2 Super 400
I loaded up my Yashica Electro 35 GTN with a roll of Ilford XP2 Super 400 film to shoot an overnight stay on Slieve Croob...
Yashica Electro 35 Unboxing
Watch as I unbox and replace the lights seals on my first 35mm film camera purchase, the Yashica Electro 35 GTN...
The ‘Fujipop Trio’ Fujifilm Recipes
After receiving the scanned images from the roll of Fujicolor C200 I shot in Dublin, I pulled the Fujifilm RAW files into Fuji X RAW Studio to try and recreate the look. Here are the results...
My First Roll of Film
Remember that roll of expired Fujicolor C200 35mm film I found in my attic? Well I loaded it into Ruth's Konica Pop, jumped on the train to Dublin and shot my first ever roll of film. Here are the results...
I Found Expired Fujicolor C200 Film
I found a roll of Fujicolor C200 in my attic which expired last year! Before I shoot it, I wanted to further test out Ivan Yolo's Fujicolor C200 Expired Fujifilm Recipe to give me an idea of what it might look like...
A Natural Fujifilm Recipe
After getting many recommendation requests for a solid, all-round, natural looking Fujifilm Recipe... I decided to make my own. Check it out below and feel free to give it a whirl yourself!
Two Favourite Fujifilm Lenses
In this video I talk about two incredible Fujifilm lenses before taking a walk around Bangor to shoot some photographs with each...
Dublin with the Original Fujifilm X100
I headed down to Dublin with my wife Ruth and brother-in-law Patrick for a day trip. With me I decided to bring my Original Fujifilm X100 and challenged myself to shoot some photographs only using the OVF. Here are the results...
ThE First TTArtisan Lens with AF
TTArtisan sent me their first ever AF lens to test, so here it is...
Fake The Look of Film
I've never shot film in my life, but I LOVE the aesthetic it creates. In this video I take three ingredients (a vintage lens, a lens filter and some cracking Fujifilm film simulation recipes) and shoot some photographs that hopefully have 'the film look'.
Another New Fujifilm Camera
In this video I introduce my new Fujifilm camera and take it for a quick walk around Groomsport to shoot some initial tests. Watch, or cheat and read below to find out which camera I went for...
Why I Sold the X Pro3
Big news, I've sold my X-Pro3! In this video I let you know why, who I sold it to and go on a quick photography walk around Newtownards...
Making the Ultimate Fujifilm X100 Recipe
After establishing (in a previous video) the Original Fujifilm X100 is still a great camera for photography in 2023, I went out again with the aim of creating the 'Ultimate X100 Recipe' for this camera. Did I succeed? Probably not...
Vintage Lens on a Fujifilm Body
After adapting a vintage Canon FD lens, I headed to Greyabbey with my X-Pro3 to take some test photographs...
Customising my X-H2s
After using this camera every day for the last few months, I've decided to share a few 'hacks' to potentially make your life easier when shooting with the Fujifilm X-H2s...
Seven Fujifilm Recipes in Seven Days
I wanted to take the opportunity to show off some Fujifilm 'recipes' I have been cooking up over the last few months. Watch as I test out the seven 'recipes' that currently live on my custom dial, taking a different recipe each day for a whole week...
Using the OG X100 in 2023
Not deterred by the terrible weather on a January day in Northern Ireland, I fish out my original X100 Fujifilm Camera to see if it will/I can still take a decent photograph in 2023...
Edit F-Log2 With Me
Watch as I jump into Adobe Premiere to show how I approach colouring my videos and give some of my initial thoughts on Fujifilm's F-Log2 footage...
Irish North Coast F-Log2 Footage
At the beginning of December I took a short trip to the North Coast of Ireland. With me I brought my wife, my daughter, and my Fujifilm X-H2s to shoot a bit of footage along the way. All footage featured in this video was shot handheld on the Fujifilm X-H2s at 4k (H.265 4:2:0 F-Log2) either 50p or 100p at ISO1250. This was my very first time shooting/editing Fujifilm's F-Log2. How do you think I did?
My Current Go-To Fujifilm Recipe
Taking the brand new SIGMA 56mm f1.4 on my Fujifilm X-Pro3 loaded with 'Soft Chrome', around the beautiful seaside town of Donaghadee for a little SOOC walk. Check out the full Film Simulation Recipe for 'Soft Chrome' below...
My Initial Thoughts on the X-H2s
After one morning of shooting, here are some initial thoughts I had on my new Fujifilm X-H2s...
I Sold Everything for the X-H2s
Taking my new Fujifilm X-H2s for it's first spin, around Orlock Point...