Benj: That animal is a highland cow! They are super fluffy and actually really friendly and calm despite having such large horns.

Benj: A lot of my inspiration comes from music videos, to me they are one of the most creative forms of visual art. The creative freedom they have with them is insane and with some videos they spark ideas in my head of how i could incorporate it into my own work. I also love to get inspiration from artworks, such as paintings and they paint the perfect or unique compositions in a way which if photographed would be insane. I don’t get much or any inspiration from photography itself at all honestly, apart from what my friends are making I don’t really consume much from Instagram or places like that. Just keep my photo taking to myself. I’m terms of brands I shoot Leica because I know it’s reliable and won’t break on me when I’m halfway up a mountain and the same with the film I use, mostly Portra 400. I’ve shot it so much I know how to expose it to get the look I want.

Benj: For me good light is a must, I won’t shoot if that light is bad, especially with film as it’s not worth wasting the film on something that won’t come out. Lighting wise though what I would consider bad light for one subject could be the perfect light to shoot something else so it’s always good to have something else in mind if the light takes a bad turn!

Benj: Ahah I don’t think it’s a crime at all to adjust your photo in an editor. You make adjustments as the negatives are been scanned and you could scan it differently every time so putting it into lightroom to make further adjustments is what I would expect most people do. Unless they have very precise scan settings. If that’s that case they do the lightroom part at the scanning. And I want the best result from my image. Don’t get me wrong I do go crazy with it partly because you can’t due to the file sizes but if there’s a person or car in my landscape it will be getting cloned stamped out so I can make the image I wanted and shot the scene for.

Benj: For someone who wants to start shooting film I’d say just try it and learn as much as you can. Don’t expect each photo to be perfect at the start and don’t think you need a Leica to take good photographs. It can be discouraging when starting out making photos that just don’t come out so certainly for the first roll or two don’t make anything you care about as you are figuring out how it works. Just have fun with it and make the mistakes early ahah.