April Gold
Kodak Gold 200, an odd choice of film for use in April in the UK, or is it?
Kodak Gold, a suprisingly good film that won’t break the budget.
Considering April in the UK is usually associated with showers and wet weather, you might be surprised at my choice of film this month. Kodak Gold 200 is normally associated with summer photography and used to be the casual photographer's go-to film choice for summer holidays.
It's cheap, and produces 'sun-kissed' images but more recently, I've really 'warmed' to this film [sorry about that] :-)
Focussed on mostly professional films for my work, I thought I'd try Kodak Gold again after many years. I keep reading about how good it is and have seen lots of great pictures posted by friends, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Not pushing the boat too far out, I purchased just 1 roll and randomly used it in Scotland on New Years day.
Pictures from Dalgetty bay on New Years Day.
I was so impressed with the results and got so much pleasant feedback about my photos, that I decided to go a little further and purchase 5 more rolls. It helped a lot that I got a brilliant deal paying just £30 for 5 x 36 exposure rolls.
I've been on a bit of a mission since New Years Day to use Kodak Gold more in my regular photography because I like really the way it looks.
Here are some shots I took during some slightly sunnier days in April this year. I'm really pleased with the results.
Cars and bikes on Kodak Gold
A walk along the canal
One of my good friends (not a photographer) has said on more than one occasion now that she loved the 'luminosity' of these pictures, each time, she picked out photos taken using Kodak Gold.
I thought about this comment for a while, and she was absolutely right. Kodak Gold has a real character about it and it's not just for sunny beach shots, though it's fabulous for that as well.
The images are warmer than other films, but if required, this is easily edited in post-processing.
If you haven't tried it lately, then give Kodak Gold a go, you might be pleasantly surprised.