Sweet Lou Photography Archives

Can you develop 35mm film with energy drinks?

Jun 9, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment

Most film photographers know that they can use certain household items to develop black and white 35mm film. Hardcore film aficionados have even tried it themselves using stuff like beer, tea, or even red wine.

If you’ve ever wondered if you could do it with energy drinks, Sweet Lou Photography has tried it so you don’t have to. In his recent video, he experiments with two energy drinks in an attempt to develop two rolls of film. Can it be done? Well, sort of – so let’s jump straight into it and see where the catch is.

[Read More…]

What do the Polaroid Now+ filters do to your photos?

Oct 12, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, Polaroid launched the Now+, optimistically dubbed as the company’s “most creative camera yet.” It comes with a bunch of filters, and if you’re new to film photography, these may confuse you a bit. If this is the case, Sweet Lou Photography has a video for you. With some great humor and plenty of examples, he’ll show you what these filters do for color and black and white photos in different lighting conditions.

[Read More…]

Here are six ideas to use Christmas lights for dreamy photos

Dec 27, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment

Christmas lights are everywhere these days, and it would be a shame not to use them to get some lovely bokeh. In this video, Sweet Lou Photography will give you six ideas for using Christmas lights in your photos, both indoors and outdoors.

[Read More…]

ARRI Fresnel lights are so hot that you can fry eggs on them

Jul 30, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 9 Comments

ARRI Fresnel lights are known for great quality of light, but also for being super-hot. But are they hot enough to cook breakfast on them? Apparently, yes! In this video, Sweet Lou Photography does a super-funny challenge of frying eggs using three different ARRI Fresnel lights. So let’s see how they perform.

[Read More…]