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Welcome to episode 174 of photography insights, the show that goes behind the scenes with people in the photography industry.

Today you have just myself to listen to!  So in this one find out:

• Street candy update
• Kirklees photographic
• a few messages from guests
• why I'm stopping

I wanted to say for anyone reading the notes, it's been a great 3 years of my life doing this.  I've thoroughly enjoyed speaking with people around the globe and meeting so many friends.  Each one has meant so much and I've learned from so many and hope you are proud of who I'm becoming.

I could never have envisaged this change happening, but after the changes discussed in the podcast you can understand why.

Keep watching my social feed for any updates.

Thanks for all the fish.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 173 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Today we get to catch up with Ethan Moses from Cameradactyl. I hadn't spoken to Ethan since November 2019 but always followed his work. When he was running a recent project I couldn't help but be interested. Ethan has been playing with "afghan" cameras as they call them, huge 20x24 bits of technology. Not only that but he's been using the ra4 process to make his own version of instant positive prints!

Ethan's personality always shines through, a man who can't stop playing and inventing. So in this one listen out for:

• instax + polaroid film
• Elsa Dorfman
• Zorki/Fed/Kiev + Pentacons
• Mongoose + Meerkat
• Making cameras
• Repairing & playing
• Selling to the industry

Links

Website - https://www.cameradactyl.com/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/CAMERADACTYLCameras

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his range here https://kosmofoto.com/2022/02/chroma-cameras-unveils-new-medium-format-models-and-new-camera-shutter-plans/

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 172 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Today we get to talk about documentary photography and about subject that is worth you knowing about. When I first approached Matilde Simas about her work I was interested in her approach and how she worked given the difficult subject. So to better explain Matilde is a documentary photographer from Boston in the USA. Matilde is a graduate of psychology, a humanitarian (founded Capture Humuanity which we discuss) , parent and photographer. The work is all about human rights and has had her work across galleries around the world.

Matilde herself is a lovely person and the work is about careful thought of representing this subject matter, It's been achieved with some class, dignity and respect of the survivors of trafficking. Trafficking is one of the subjects we have heard about but don't always know much about. There maybe some sad parts to the interview as it's pretty emotional stuff hearing about this, but I urge you to carry on.

You can see more of her work and the countries she has been to on her website and this will provide a better focus of the problems in that area. It's not something that is happening in third world countries either, it happens everywhere as you will hear!

We also approach the topic of the Massai warriors and female genital modification too, which again is another human right issue in many countries. Having choice is not always clear or straight forward, despite the health concerns.

So in this one:

• support, shelters & psychological help
• NGO's
• vulnerability
• forced labour, marriage and servants
• cybersex
• re-trafficking
• FGM
• Massai customs
• portraiture

Links

Website - https://www.matildesimas.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattie_simas/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his range here https://kosmofoto.com/2022/02/chroma-cameras-unveils-new-medium-format-models-and-new-camera-shutter-plans/

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 171 of photography insights.  This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

For this episode we jump across the ocean to Japan and talk with Shin Yatagai. He's another young photographer with some beautiful work behind him.  Initially a recommend by the one and only Johan Brooks from episode 158. Shin's work is about attention to detail rather lens sharpness or quality.  He finds a concept, plans and executes this work with an artistic flair.  I have to thank Shin for speaking in English too, considering he only lived in the UK for a year and doesn't speak very often.

I really enjoyed talking to Shin, he's down to earth and shy but very creative.  He even speaks freely about living with ADHD and how he copes with his photography.  We had some laughs and discussed:

• inspirations from paintings
• classic photography
• capture one
• making a vision
• capturing movement
• directing models
• culture + non-traditional clothing
• textures + structures
• self portraiture

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shin__l/

Website - https://shin-photography.studio.site/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 170 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Today I'm bringing you a longer interview, it's mainly because Steve articulates so well I didn't want to remove much from our chat. Steve Dunwell was recommended by the lovely Lou Jones so naturally I had to look at his work. He comes from the Boston region of America too, but shoots aerial and architecture work. It's a very different field to most and due to the nature of the work very different!

It's really intriguing talking to someone who just hops on a plane or helicopter with someone after thinking about an idea. Sometimes it's not about working for clients, but a project or picture he has in mind. Steve has many decades experience in the industry so seen a lot of changes and adopted these in his work. In the last 5 years he has used the DJI range of drones to further increase the style of work he can create.

So in this one we discuss:

• point of view
• specialising
• working with clients
• initiative
• timing + seasons
• competing
• patterns
• Harvard university

There will be some example images from Steve on the website too, so look out for those.

Links

Website - https://stevedunwell.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/steve_dunwell_boston/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 169 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Today it's a slightly shorter show than usual and one of the catch up's I discussed about last year. There will be more of these over the coming months but will spread them out. This one features Andrew Sanderson from the UK, who was last on the show back in episode 66! So I thought it would be nice to near what Andrew's worked on over the last couple of years.

Andrew is the infamous Ilford darkroom master who has helped many people. He is caring and knowledgeable person and often found helping us newbie's out on Facebook groups. He recently started a new business and has launched a new Instagram at the same time. He's offering a creative approach to printing. So instead of offering a straight lab print, if you allow him, he will provide his own artistic interpretation. I think it's a great idea and already he's seeing some interest in this idea.

In this one we discuss:

• keeping people interested
• kit&pro lenses
• weird lens guy
• fun
• art galleries

Please do check out Andrew's new feed and he's also sent over an example image of a print he's made, so check that out on my website.

Links

Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/andrew.sanderson.96155

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masterprint.yournegatives/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 168 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Welcome to the latest show everyone, this one features an artist from the New Hampshire region in the USA. Paula from the Griffin put a post about Zachary Stephens work, so naturally I had to check it out. After looking through his and his website we arranged to get him to talk to us.

Zach is a really lovely guy, a husband, father, educator and artist. It's really nice to see Zach working with his children on his "are we there yet" project. This one really drew my attention being a father myself and couldn't help but laugh at some of his scenes. As any dad will tell you, if you have girls at some point they will be cutting your hair and applying make up to you! I hope you find time to check the links and laugh too at the photography.

We also find time to talk about his "watching the ice melt" series too, which has been exhibited, another interesting take on the world and light. Zach has also covered another unusual project too, involving breastfeeding. It's a very authentic, tastefully shot series of portraits with mothers for Vermont local health authority.

So watch out for these areas today:

• higher education
• changes from the pandemic
• photo journalism
• composite art
• cyanotypes
• why make work
• expired polaroids
• long term projects

Links

Website -https://zacharypstephens.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zacharypstephens/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 167 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

I'm pleased to introduce you all to a photographer from San Francisco called Nicole Morrison. Nicole specialises in food and drink,as well as lifestyle photography. When you come across her work you are drawn in by the colours and happy vibe. It's not a simple thing to create and has taken practise. We talk about how she has adopted to freelancing in to the world after leaving university. Nicole is a happy and smiling type of person and loves writing too.

I came across her work through Lenscratch as she had done some interesting work with GIF's. The project about makers was really interesting and drew me in, it's so nice to see people using their hands in this age of technology and especially considering her local area (Silicon Valley).

So in this one we discussed:

• editing photos vs writing
• bright colours
• GIF formats
• importance of test shoots
• culture shocks
• mentors
• Etsy
• surviving freelance

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nicolemorrisonphoto/

Website - https://www.nicolemorrisonphotography.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 166 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Welcome to 2022 everybody, happy new year. It will be interesting to see what this year brings. Sorry the slack service recently I decided to take time off and relax (literally no photography at all). Podcast schedule should return to normal soon, so just bear with me if there are any gaps.

I'm pleased to present this weeks guest is Kathrin Federer from Switzerland. I had been following her for some time on Instagram and her work was so stunning, so got in touch. Kathrin is actually a digital artist, so it was interesting to see and hear her talk about her approach to creating images. It's not a full time engagement for her as she works in media, but never the less, a fabulous talent. She works with companies and people like Adobe so keep a look out for her work.

In this one we discuss:

• dealing with communication
• storing ideas
• anxiety & distractions
• NFT's, blockchain + minting
• graphic cards
• creating youtube content
• spy vs spy

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kathrinfederer.ch/

Website - https://en.kathrinfederer.ch/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 165 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Over the last few years I have always wanted to do a christmas special which would have to be different. After rummaging around my mind I finally came up with a plan and invited a couple of analogue shooting friends on to the show. So this will break off for the normal interview style and will focus on the world of analogue and christmas obviously.

I'm pleased to invite Eoghan Hennessey (prounounced Owen) and of course I messed that up several times. Also from the world of silvergrain and film we have the esteemed Christopher Osborne. Both guests are great film shooters, active in our UK film group but also fun to talk to, hence why they are here.

If you are ready for the show, it's themed around the 3 ghosts, past; present and the future, meaning we all cover an element each. So we will be talking about what we miss, what we want and expect in the future!

Not only that but Eoghan and Christopher have agreed to take part in my barmy christmas quiz too - it's a bit of my usual type questions with some sensible ones too. It's a lot of fun so do listen for that.

So in this one we cover:

• Film subscriptons
• Grant Brittain
• Pin hole
• Kodak/Ilford/Orwo/cinestill,Fuji +Lomography
• Film scanning
• Intrepid
• Kosmo Foto
• Chrome Camera
• Slides
• Cibachrome
• Meyer optic
• Film developers
• and more

Links

Quite a few so here goes in alphabetical order:

35mmc - https://www.35mmc.com/27/10/2021/photography-through-the-pandemic-book-kickstarter-is-live/

Analogue Wonderland film sub box - https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/products/the-analogue-wonderbox

Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/product/cube-24x24mm-frame-135-pinhole/

Cool Film sub box - https://coolfilm.co.uk/

Grant Brittain- http://gingkopress.com/shop/push/

Intrepid - https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/products/intrepid-enlarger-kit-full

Kosmo Foto - https://kosmofoto.com/product/kosmo-foto-agent-shadow-film/

Meyer Optic - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2021/12/meyer-optic-gorlitz-experience/

Piinhole - https://realitysosubtle.fr/custom-cameras/realitysosubtle-6x17/

Pyro developer - https://www.zoneimaginglab.co.uk/ordering-2/25j28ro7qvmdar7fpskjyyhw0q1wyc

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 164 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

One day I was sending hello messages to people that had recently followed me on Instagram. I usually check out their images and websites, so I can decide if I'm going to follow their work. As you imagine I follow a lot of people and try to keep a small number of close people to engage with. After Emilio Cresciani followed me I was intrigued and after seeing his projects I messaged him through Instagram and here we are!

Emilio is an artist from Australia who sees beauty in elements all around us. It was fun talking to Emilio for his laid back personality as you will soon find out. He's a caring person too who teaches people with disabilities and worked in care previously as well. What's even more interesting is his project based work - like "remains of the day". A great project looking at waste and how humans are affecting this world.

When talking about his oil slicks, we are looking at what comes out the ground is driping back in to the ground. Don't get me started on his car screen's too, buying over 30 of these and making art out of these. Honestly he's able to see patterns and something interesting and use different photography processes to make art. As we finish the conversation we talk about awards and competitions, then finally memories of his grandad.

So in this one look out for:

• recycle + waste

• negative consequences

• metallic paper

• shooting roadside

• rain

• safety glass

• iphone vs photograms

• making a lightbox

• working with ice

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emilio_08/

Website - http://emiliocresciani.com/about-emilio

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Review

You may have seen on social media recently, I posted the latest iTunes review. It certainly made me laugh its a pretty bad one but everyone is entitled to an opinion so here goes.

"Don’t bother"

Worst interviewer in history. Mumbles. Interrupts. Wouldn’t know an intelligent question if it fell on him.

All I can say is, whatever you are doing now, just stop. Go leave a review and help me cancel this out. I can handle criticism, but we all know the statements are incorrect. I'm not the worst interviewer, just one of them, oh well you have to laugh.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 163 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

This interview is one I had been really looking forward to as well, so let me tell you why. First of Lou Jones was recommended by Paula Tognarelli and as the ex-head at Griffin museum, she knows a talent when she sees one. So after reaching out we had a brief chat weeks before the discussion you will hear. Lou is such an interesting guy and time just flew by, so I apologise for the length of this one. I was going to split in to 2 episodes but seemed stupid so take your time with this one. It was actually too hard to cut, the beginning of our chat lay the foundations for who Lou is and we escalate through his career and experiences (through still film and the digital world).

The thing is Lou has worked for many big names like Time/Life, National Geographic and other Fortune 500 companies, he's wrote many books, travelled and taught. It's practically impossible to cover so much variety and its ever changing. Even though we didn't get chance to talk about it, his next project is so important - thats the PanAfricaProject, so do check out his work.

So we get to talk about life, cinematography like Bladerunner and Dune, and how they effect our photography. We move in to the life and times of being a black photographer, from getting noticed to maintaining a career. It's a long career shooting with text book publishers, advertisers, models, the Olympics (winter and summer) to musicians. Not only that but we discuss how important his Death Row series was to him as a person and his career. You need to listen to this as it's a rare thing to gain access to death row inmates.

Lou is a fabulous, fun and well spoken guy, so lets hope we see him again in the future. For now here a list of a few points we come across:

• dyslexia
• influences
• cinematography
• motion
• working for clients
• being different
• a million slides
• getting appointments
• the olympics
• Charles Mingus
• contact visits

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/loujonesstudio/

Website - https://www.fotojones.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 162 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Once again we head to the big apple for our next guest, someone from the world of film, the darkroom, education and travels. It's a great pleasure to talk with someone whose work has been exhibited around San Francisco, New York and New Orleans. Peter Kayafas teaches at the Pratt Institute in New York but is also the director of Eakins Press and involved in other photography related boards. I wanted to talk with Peter as he travels around the US and manages to make prints and monographs of his work usually in the form of books. I mean you can't beat a good photography book so do check out the links.

Peter has vast experience with teaching but also with shooting and darkroom too, so much he was in the darkroom with his dad around 2-3 years of age! It was interesting to talk about his projects which are "the way west", "totems" which is about links to the past; "people in new york". The people of New York stands out in the sense he even made 36" square prints on aluminium for this exhibition - imagine that! The last one we discuss is "coney island waterdance" which he shot during the 1990's about the polar bear club.

So in this one listen out for:

• broadening skills
• default audiences
• 80 days in a darkroom
• printed medium
• discipline
• using instagram

Links

Instagram - Instagram link

Website - Website link<

Way west book - Book link<

Coney Island book (US) - Book link<

Coney Island book (UK) - Coney book link UK<

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 161 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

As many of you know I love shooting architecture, there is something that draws me in. After following a few photographers I have tried encouraging them to come on the show. but it's tough in this field. I see a lot of international artist so appreciate speaking about your work is not easy. Well that changed and pleased to introduce Richard Chivers to you all. Richard is from the UK and not only loves architecture, but shoots this genre professionally too. What's also interesting is although he's a digital shooter, Richard loves 5x4 too, so a lot of his personal work was shot with his large format.

A talented man who works all over shooting some stunning buildings for architects. This work has led him to personal projects too as part of some collectives too. The projects like degeneration and off grid are all about the history of architecture in the UK and how its a changing landscape. From the 1950's social housing to Victorian engineering and modern sky scrapers, we cover it all! Some of this work has been shot in cities like Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Southampton,Sheffield, Liverpool and Birmingham.

So in this one look out for:

• controversy of glass
• New York
• vantage points
• shooting 5x4
• social housing
• architects
• tilt shift
• gas holders

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richchiversphoto/

Website - https://www.rchivers.co.uk/

Personal Website - https://www.rchiversphoto.co.uk/

Map 6 Collective - https://www.map6.co.uk/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 160 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Today I talk with a fellow countryman and even has the same name, so 2 Andrew's for the price of one - bargain! Some of you film fans will know Andrew Bartram from his podcasting - on both the "lensless podcast" or the "large format photography podcast". He is one of those genuine souls you find the in community who doesn't mind helping anyone. After working in the same industry for 40 years Andrew felt like a change and now he's spending some time teaching others through the "Fenland Darkroom". Personally I think its a fab thing to do and he's hitting a group of people that often miss out - so listen out why.

He has experience with various types of film, cameras up to large format, different processes like tin types and decades in the darkroom. Andrew is frequently found on social media helping out and blogging too.

So in this one we talk about:

• workshops
• pricing
• washi film
• memory killers
• ortho film
• x-ray film
• contact prints
• collecting

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/warboyssnapper/

Website - https://andrewbartram.wordpress.com/

Lensless Podcast - https://anchor.fm/thelenslesspodcast

Large format photography podcast - https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

News

Recently i've had some annual leave from the day job so been in the darkroom. It's been great to be back and playing around with ideas. I would never know how to classify my work or what I do. I have a liberal approach to my art, sure this is science but most of it is experimenting. Recently I have played with perspectives, tried montage/mirroring, used blue some dye and old paper. This weeks guest has got me thinking too, so let's see.

I'm pleased to say my film washi project has now completed too - this is the one that involved the smallest film company in the world and a 72 exposure camera. It was a lot of fun sending this off to random people around the UK and France. Of course we were delayed by covid so it's taken a little time. Anyway watch out for an article soon on this.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 159 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

This weeks show I'm proud to showcase an artist from the US whose work I came across through lenscratch. The images are really nice and it's about a subject i love - well sort of. So we talk with Kristin Bedford from Los Angeles who has worked on something called "cruise night". Cruise night was something that stood out for me. It’s been mentioned in so many outlets around the world! The project is about the mexican/californian lowrider community (cars that have been lowered) so although it's about cars in theory its not really. 2 years in the making but Kristin's book is now available so watch out for the link in the show notes, your welcome to treat me to a copy too!

Another project of Kristin's is called "perfect picture" where she spent 5 weeks at the house of the father divine, A man considered god by his followers and we are talking about a black person during the 1930’s! I think its very respectful the way Kristin works and shoots, so please do check out her images.

We also talk about a project about what I would call pop up shop front churches. Its all about slavery and religion, so very important documentary work. Finally we finish on "Alvarado street" about the people in the area and Kristin’s roots in street photography.

In this one we talk about:

• equality
• natural light
• considerate portraits
• prime lenses
• famous lowriders
• churches + poverty
• black rights
• street photography
• camera technology

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristin_bedford/

Website - https://www.kristinbedford.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more about his new cute & small pin hole camera at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

News

I was privileged to meet a couple of my friends who I met through my podcast. Yes I able to meet the cool Louis Rodiger from episode 80! Louis flew in from Tijuana in the states and was staying over in London for a few days. So I hoped on a train and walked around the banks of the thames with his lovely other half Ana too!

You can find out more about LU on our podcast- https://phlogger.co.uk/interview-with-music-fashion-photographer-louis-rodiger/

Later in the afternoon I was able to meet with Kev Percival who you might remember from the Science Museum in London (which a lot of you have seen in the press). Kev appeared on his trusty bike and we met for a coffee in the park, just down from Buckingham Palace. Just don't ask me where, London is new to me so I'm a total stranger.

You can find out more about Kev on our podcast - https://phlogger.co.uk/kevin-percival-museums-space-capsules-scotland/

Anyway it was an amazing day, hopefully I can write a little about it soon. But for those that follow me on social media you can tell I've been busy in the darkroom again playing. Anyway more on that next week.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 158 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

I'm really excited to introduce this week's guest too. It's not often we head across the other side of the world towards Asia. This week I was very privileged to talk with Johan Brooks. Johan is a street and documentary photography from Japan. He's lived in the UK and America so provides a different viewpoint to life in Japan. He has some fun street images but also some interesting documentary project work.

We talk about a couple of these which include the "fire corps" and "young mountains" as he calls them. Please do check out the images, especially of the sumo as you will see how they compliment the story. Johan is a very respectful guy and talks about shooting protests on the streets of Japan, as it sounds very different to other countries. You certainly get a flavour of the country and my outcome is the word "respect".

So in this one we chat about:

• olympic games
• protests
• black lives mattter
• fax machines
• robots
• humour
• morals
• colour vs monochrome
• humanity

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johanbrooks/

Website - https://www.johanbrooks.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

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For those of you in the film community you will start to hear more and more about Pyro 510 developer soon. James Lane at Zone Imaging lab is moving forward with distributing this in the UK. He's updated his safety data sheet and added lots more films to his list for development instructions.

In personal news our family has adopted a puppy so its interesting and fun times here. It's also why I decided to get organised and sell a load of darkroom gear recently (few items left on Facebook if you are interested).

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 157 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

Last week we were entertained by one of the ZEKE award winners from last year and today we have the other joint award winner! So we are talking with the documentary photographer Jason Houston. His work is completely different to others as it has a focus on climate and change. I believe the strong messages he presents in the images are needed to help wake us all up. We do have a meaningful conversation about people and the effects we cause on this planet. Jason is very experienced, has travelled the world and spent most of time away. We talk about rising water in Miami, to logging in the Amazon basin and gold in Peru and oh boy there are some important stories. I also love Jason's attitude to try and honour the communities he visits.

Jason asks some good questions on how we make change. Remember, we are all part of the problem - from us recording the interview to even you listening to this podcast!

So in this one:

• sharing awards,
• long covid
• stakeholders & complexities
• understand audiences
• ngo work
• gold
• environment
• deforestation
• crying

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasonbhouston/

Website - jasonhouston.com

SDN - https://www.socialdocumentary.net/exhibit/Jason_Houston/4945

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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So thanks for bearing with me, i had arranged 3 interviews in 7 days so busy getting back up to date. We've also had a new member of family to through in the mix - a puppy. So along with these new duties I have been clearing out my darkroom so watch out for equipment on social media. Some of this I'm giving away to others to help them and everything else I've sold in Facebook groups at cheaper than normal prices.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 156 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

In this weeks episode I talk to an award winner. Kristen Joy Emack recently won the ZEKE award by the Social Documentary Network. I'm so thankful to come their work and start sharing some of the wonderful photographers with you. Kristen's work stood out as it showed something important to me - family. Not all work needs to about a model, a worn torn country or something miles away - it can be that thing right in front of your nose. I know for me I struggle with this and talk about this. But Kristen presents her cousins project with an array of her photographs over the years as an interesting story. She opens up about the story of the cousins and her project based around her daughter too.

We also talk about something that effects everyone in their lives at some point. Kristen had never spoken about this body of work so it felt really special to talk about something so dear to her heart. She lost her best friend and talks about her approach of coping with this and her photography project.

It was a pleasure to talk with Kristen about life, we all share these connections, it should not matter about our locations, circumstances or skin colours. I felt so privileged learning about her friend Gina and hope you do too - maybe you can relate.

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristenjoyemack/

Website - https://www.kristenjoyemack.com/

SDN - https://www.zekemagazine.com/2020-zeke-award-winners

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

I'm sure you all remember our recent guest - the wonderful Lindsay Adler. Well she has an offer for on her 1 light setup course - only $29 until Friday 15th October!!! So check out her website, let me know if you struggle to find it. You can also donate some kofi funds to me, as i would love to purchase it! In the meantime I hope you enjoyed my article on Washi film and the smallest film company in the world!

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There is no show this week due to my cold/flu.  Been struggling for a week and losing my voice, so had to cancel 3 interviews and may mean no podcast for 1 or 2weeks.

Sorry all but back soon.

In the meantime I have wrote a short article on Washi film - https://phlogger.co.uk/shooting-washi-film-architecture-filters-and-portraits/ It's a great company so do check them out - links in the article.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 154 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

I have been shooting film for about 5 years now (or so I believe) and buying it initially online was always daunting. The world is very different now with so many places to buy from but that offer more than just a place to buy. Luckily I came across Paul at Analogue Wonderland just over 3 years ago. It was clear he had a fresh approach to the industry and quickly established his business. From his initial interview back in August 2018 I wanted to reach out again to try and summarise whats happened to Analogue Wonderland in the last 3 years.

Paul always seemed like one of us and felt like you were dealing with a friend and investing in something good. From the reviews side to the loyalty rewards, it just felt he had really nailed the film sector. I'm always keen on following people that do good things and Paul is definitely one (as you will soon find out).

Because its late September 2021, the photography show has just finished too so we had time to talk about Hamish Gill and Paul's involvement in the Analogue spotlight segment. I'm not hear to tell you where to buy your stuff from, thats not me. I only tell you about businesses I like and the ones I use. On a personal level I'm thank full to Paul for the introductions too, which has brought some fantastic guests like Lomig at Washi!

We've kept this episode short as it's a catch up. So in this small episode we discuss:

• films stocks & covid

• colour 120 film

• cloning humans

• Pinsta camera

• analogue spotlight

• the film lab

• building a darkroom

• teams

• wonderbox

Links

The shop - https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZXe1cKqp2QHa_jdImrdCRQ

Discussed:

Lomig from Washi film - http://filmwashi.com/en/

Steve at Chroma - https://chroma.camera

Kosmo - https://kosmofoto.com/

James Lane - https://www.zoneimaginglab.co.uk/

Hamish Gill - http://www.hamishgill.com/about-me/

Pinsta - https://www.pinstacamera.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma - Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 153 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

My friend Stephen Rendall had talked about a famous fashion photographer during a previous podcast (link here). After going through some of this persons work I was actually enthralled by it and just had to get in contact with them. Now this was not easy to pull off, she is a very busy lady and it's took some months but I'm pleased to say we have Lindsay Adler. Lindsay is amazing photographer, who is at the top of her game in the fashion industry (she has over 388k followers just on Instagram!). Her work is on magazine covers, editorials and adverts across places like Marie Claire, Elle Magazine etc. Lindsay teaches through her links with Adorama, Canon and places like Creative Live too. She also has 5 books out there too and also started her own learning platform. I truly believe you will become hooked on her work once you check it out.

What I really liked about Lindsay is not just the hard work and countless hours she puts in, but she cares about her team around her. She talks to us about this especially during times like this pandemic. Lindsay is very honest and doesn't mind sharing tips with us all, so in this one we discuss:

• mood boards + stories
• researching artists/stylists,make up
• wedding photography
• purpose + colour
• holding attention
• wet plate
• technology changes
• best modifiers
• importance of lighting
• lasers

Listen out for her answers to my random questions too.

Links

Website - https://www.lindsayadlerphotography.com/index

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindsayadler_photo/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU6k064s_XoFd-8MmpjFDYA

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shoutout

Thanks to Paul Ottley for kind words recently on social media. A great guy who started his photography journey in the last few years and I helped teach a little about lighting.

As you heard last week about my latest article on that old WW2 hospital. I've had some lovely feedback from the lady who run the tours and have something to offer a few of you. Mary can actually arrange some small group tours for photographers that include a 7 hour visit - so plenty of time to shoot! It's in a small group of 4 and if anyone is interested please get in touch.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 152 of photography insights. This is the show that interviews people from the photography world.

It's funny how my previous guests can influence my decisions over future shows. Kat Reichert was someone I became friends with, so when she recommend Lena Storjohann I reached out straight away. Lena's work falls under the Lomography field, it's full of colour and alternative thinking. We began talking as she attended the Experimental photography festival in Barcelona. Well it turns out she took part and had a workshop on multiple exposure. You can see how this type of work suits Lena, as she thinks differently about using film - wait till you hear about exposing both sides of the film (EBS). Her fun continues by using 35mm film canisters for pinhole work!

So in this one we discuss:

- macro & contrast

- still life

- double exposure

- ebs

- solargraphy

- pin hole

-roundabouts

- peanut cans

- washi film

- film soups

Links

Lomography - https://www.lomography.de/homes/lalouve

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lalouvephotography/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shoutout

Please don't forget to checkout the latest work by the f8 documentary team. Get your zine for only £9 at https://fistfulofbooks.com/product/f-8-documentary-volume-five/

I have writing again too, so put a small article and report together about my experience. This one is about my guided tour around RAF Nocton and shooting some film. Lots of history, fun and some nice images! Check it out here - https://phlogger.co.uk/shooting-abandoned-buildings-using-medium-format-without-a-meter/

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I'm Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 151 of photography insights. The show that interviews people from the photography world.

In this weeks show I have a person who has been talked about so much. Many of fine art guests have talked about the Griffin museum and a lady called Paula Tognarelli. So we managed to arrange a suitable time and here we are!

First off I should say thanks to all my friends for recommending her. Paula is simply a lovely character who cares deeply about the museum and the artists. From the long days in the office, to searching Instagram in the early hours of the morning. She does not stop hunting for great people to work with. It's clear from our conversation she really enjoys the world of photography and also missed taking part herself. After 20 years at the Griffin museum you can understand her quest to retire and get back to her ideas. Coming from a family of inventors hopefully she will find time to execute some of her thoughts!

In this one we discuss:

• curators
• mindsets
• diversity
• portfolio reviews
• advice for artists
• passions
• teamwork

Paula also goes through my random questions so find out which film she recommends you don't watch!

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/griffinmuseum/

Website - https://griffinmuseum.org/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

I wanted to share with you some feedback from a guest who is now my friend. This one is from Kat Reichert

I had the pleasure of speaking with Andy recently and found him to be not only an approachable and kind guy, but one of those who immediately feels like one of your favorite family members. You know the type- the ones who are easy going, non-judgmental, helpful AND fun to bounce ideas around with. He is humble, curious and just lovely, overall. Our interview honestly flew by and had there been time I felt like we easily could have talked for hours.

Of his podcast in general- there is something for everyone. He has interviewed such a wide variety of talent on topics ranging from science to alt pro to the human experience and just about everything in between. Check it out, there is guaranteed to be someone on there you will connect with. I've been exposed to so many photographers I hadn't heard of prior and have had a huge takeaway from all of them."

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I'm Andrew Walmsley and welcome to a landmark episode of photography insights. Yes we are now on show 150, so much has happened in the 3 years I've been doing this. We have all been through dark times but it's great to see life in the UK working its way back to normal. It really has been an emotional time recently and I can feel it with my guests and myself too. I admire the courage it's taken everyone to keep going, especially in a fragile industry like art, so well done all and keep fighting away.

Today I would like to introduce Joni Sternbach, an artist, photographer and filmmaker from the USA. We had speaking a long time ago about coming on and Joni reached out recently so was pleased to have a lady on for this episode. Joni has a keen interest in surfing and shoots this using large format cameras using the tin type process. It's an amazing thing to be doing with such large cameras, requiring everything darkroom related to be with you and taken back too.

She talks to us about her experience over a few decades, around the theme of surfing, the people and surf boards. Joni's experience come from shooting other genres too light street which are really work checking out (though we didn't have time to discuss). Luckily we also fit some time to discuss the world of abandonment and why we love it.

So in this one:

• abstract
• female perspective
• surfing
• change
• learning with your husband
• 16 x 20 cameras
• Quinn Jacobson

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jstersurf/

Website - https://jonisternbach.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

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Shout out

I wanted to share with you some feedback from a couple of recent guests. Here is a one from itunes from Michael Snyder

"Talented Interviewer, Great Content

Andrew Walmsley (aka, the Phlogger) is a talented interviewer who is deeply passionate about photography in all of its forms and approaches. His long-form approach to podcast production is refreshing and he has interviewed some of the interesting photographers of today. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and listening to his content."

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I'm Andrew Walmsley and welcome to episode 149 of photography insights. This is the show that goes behind the scenes and interviews people from the world of photography.

Today I'm pleased to talk with Sarah Manriquez, a friend of Jason Lazrus and Kat Reichert from the Fairbanks university in Alaska. It's a tale of boudoir, homeless and safety. Boudoir in the sense of her fabulous fine art project photographing a classic era of the past. Safety in the sense of working as a model and working with others. Jason recommended Sarah because of her work around the homeless. It's an amazing project based on helping others have a platform to show what its like. Through her "genesis" and "through our eyes" we talk about a lady called Felicia, her new life and where she has come from. It's thought provoking work, deeply personal to Sarah and something that needs the eye of the masses.

Anyway, I don't want to give too much away, so lets just highlight a few topics we discussed:

• xylene process
• film noir
• risks
• bloom project
• visiting professors
• homelessness
• point and shoot cameras
• effects of covid

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmanriquezphotography/

Website - https://www.sarahmanriquez.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

I wanted to share with you some feedback from a couple of recent guests. Here is a recent Facebook one from Kathleen Dreier

"Andrew Ian Walmsley is a gem of a human being. He takes great care to research the work of his guests, asking engaging questions that allow the person being interviewed to look at themselves and their work even more deeply. Andrew is sensitive, genuinely interested, and easy to speak with. Even though I was across the world from him, I instantly felt like I was sharing a living room space a good friend. I think Andrew should be wildly supported for his efforts to showcase the work of photographers from around the world. He is lovely."

I will share another next weeks too.

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Welcome to episode 148 of photography insights and I'm your host for today - Andrew Walmsley. In this weeks show we talk with an artist who fell for the famous city of Venice.

Sarah Hadley was a photographer and artist I came across through Instagram recently. Her work seemed very interesting and after talking about Venice you can tell why - it's a story of internships, art, loss and being alone. Another talented and gifted person who talks to us about her evidence project which was shot in China and "Unconscious terrain" project. Sarah has ties with musuems and has been featured in various exhibitions and her book is very doing well - so buy it while you can! Not only that but Sarah's images also feature on some book covers by some famous writers! We don't get time to talk about this but they are on her site, so do check those too!

So in this one we discuss:

• Griffin musuem
• Lenscratch
• Festivals & portfolio reviews
• Collages
• Cyanotypes
• Sleepers
• Losing data

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarah_hadley_art/

Website - https://sarahhadley.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

I wanted to share with you some feedback from a couple of recent guests. Here is a recent Facebook one from Robert Dash

"Andrew is a thoughtful, friendly person with a great passion for all things photographic. He has the rare trait of wanting to seek out a wide range of artists, approaches, and techniques to help him broaden his understanding of the field, and to share that understanding with others. Andrew does his homework when he prepares for his podcasts. I enjoyed the container he set during our conversation, which allowed for stories and new ideas to emerge. Keep on blogging, Andrew--you're creating quite a valuable collection!"

I will share others in following weeks to, as it makes me feel very proud and humbled (and a few tears too).

Kofi

Please don't forget the donation page on the website for those that are interested. I would like to thank this weeks kind donation but this unamed person, you know who you are and it's so appreciated.

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 147 of photography insights. This is the photography podcast that interviews people from the photography world.

We change our thought process and stance on photography fields today. After speaking with Michael Snyder a few weeks ago I wanted to start exploring another subject that really interests me - science. Robert Dash is in his 6th decade as he calls it; he’s an educator, naturalist and photographer from the USA. He has had many exhibitions, been published in National Geographic and even spoke at Ted-x!

Robert piqued my interest after looking at the Blue Earth Alliance, a great not-for- profit organisation. They serve as a pass-through organisation for tax-exempt contributions in support of environment-related photography projects. Robert is a very experienced person and talks about his love of the environment, climate and nature. He provides information on his process when working with food and talks about his childhood memories of turning over rocks and spotting mother nature herself.

In this one we discuss:

• climate change
• presenting food
• finding publishers
• macro, micrograph & montage
• food conservation
• travelling exhibitions
• focus stacking

Of course stay to the end for our random questions, so find out why we need St Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band!

Robert also advises everyone to watch "kiss the ground" on Netflix and Albatross by Chris Jordan

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertdashphotography/

Website - https://www.robertdashphotography.com/

Blue Earth Alliance - https://www.blueearth.org/

Albatross film - https://www.albatrossthefilm.com/watch-albatross

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and your listening to episode 146 of photography insights. This is the photography podcast that interviews people from the photography world.

In this week's show we feature Diana Nygren, artist from Boston, USA. I was lucky enough to come across Diana through Debe Arlook who was exhibiting at the Griffin Musuem too! In the words of Diana "her work explores the way people relate to their physical environment, be it urban, rural, or natural." This it totally evident through her different projects that show these themes. For instance we have a discussion on the urban scheme for her "when the trees are gone". Honestly please check it out, its a great take on the future of our world.

We also go through her covid project "just another alice" all about very small photography. Moving through her work we look at "the persistence of family" and "beyond this place there be dragons". We have a lovely time going through life, family and travel together with our thoughts on the environment too.

So in this one we discuss:

• Griffin musuem
• presenting your work
• realities of art
• portfolio reviews
• composite images
• covid projects
• relatives
• glaciers

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dianacherennygrenphotography/

Website - https://www.dianacherennygren.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

Have you noticed the polaroid now book out recently? I've so pleased to say 2 of my guests are featured in here - Michael Behlen (from episode 26) and Steven Meyer Rassow. I mean what an honour to be alongside Andy Warhol eh! So check it out at your local book store - https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/polaroid-now

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My name is Andrew Walmsley and welcome to photography insights. This is the photography podcast that interviews people from the photography world.

Today we feature someone from my home country - UK. Mark Tamer is a multi media artist from London, or I suppose you could also say experimental photographer too. Whether it's digital cameras, scanners, chemicals, toy cameras Mark has tried it. Looking over Mark's range of projects was fun, because there is a total variety. The Multi portraits was something I noticed online and couldn't believe this idea. Sure many of us have seen multi exposure, but not to this extent! He came up with the idea with a friend after realising he didn't have many portraits.

We talk about his other projects like memory that fades that is all about editing hex code! Moving across mediums he talks to us about his issues with migraines. This led him to the idea of shooting every day for his migraine diary and used the chemigram process! Mark is another lover of the analogue world so we even discuss one of his film soup projects called breaking pictures.

He is a great guy and hope you enjoy this, here are the talking points for you:

• layering images
• moving to analog
• gllitching
• chemigrams & migraines
• film soup
• manifesto's
• prescription drugs

We even manage to fit in my random questions so find out Mark's fashion tastes and why he would give a present to Mark Twain.

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unreelcity/

Website - https://www.marktamer.co.uk/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Blog

Finally got round to writing a review of Point 51 magazine. The period of isolation allowed me time to read and write about this resource, so hope you check that out and order one (no i'm not affiliated).

https://point51magazine.com/

Updates

Don't forget to check out my own projects on my dedicated website - "awalmsley.art" or follow me on @awalmsley.art on Instagram. I put together another new image on my fear and loathing series too.

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Welcome to photography insights I’m your host Andrew Walmsley. This is the show that interviews people from around the photography world.

Today I'm glad to invite you to listen to Ella Morton, an artist from Toronto. Ella's work uses lens based technology but also a variety of experimental and alternative processes. Her work is about telling deep stories with a mixture of alchemy.

We discuss a number of her projects including "dubious cosmology" which is all about using pictures from the internet with the wet plate process. The ones that don't look real and could easily be described as photoshop fakes! We discuss Ella's version of film soup and her series "The Dissolving Landscape". There is also talks of exhibiting your work by using animation tricks from the 1800's. We also have a look at this idea of colour images made from b&w film. Ella has spent time in the Svalbard region of the Artic too and made her film on super 8 film using interesting techniques!

So in this one:

• truths of imagery
• road trips
• Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
• safety with chemicals
• artist residencies
• Super 8mm
• film soup
• colour filters
• mordancage

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ellasharpmorton/

Website - https://www.ellamorton.com/

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

Some of you will know I was isolating as my daughter was ill with covid, thankfully all good now. During this time the people at Point 51 released their latest edition (number 4) so excellent timing since I was house bound. Anyway again lovely work, its a long article news type magazine with lovely photography for those who have never seen it. I must get round to writing a review soon! So check that out at https://point51magazine.com/

Updates

Don't forget to check out my own projects on my dedicated website - "awalmsley.art" or follow me on @awalmsley.art on Instagram. I put together another new image on my fear and loathing series too - in true Andy fashion I ended up cutting myself.

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Welcome to photography insights I’m your host Andrew Walmsley. This is the show that interviews people from around the photography world.

Kathryn Reichert is today's guest, all the way from New Yersey, New York. Kathryn's work is all about a combination of alternative processes, painting and intaglio printing. We came across her work through the wondeful Jason Lazarus from episode 139. I really liked Kat's projects - from the how my son sees it, to genetically modified and hynagogia. There are fun and meaningful works for you all to look at.

In this one we discuss:

• buying toys
• working with flash & long exposure
• being a student
• creating work
• solar plates
• sleep states
• self portraiture
• undiagnosed health
• Hasselblad

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ksreichert/

Website - kathrynreichert.com

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page. All donations mean a lot to me. In actual fact the first lot of donations I have put towards my cyanotype chemicals and paper, so watch out on social media for the results.

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Updates

After speaking with Kat I came up with a new project which involves Kat first. You cannot sign up for this one, it choses you - so keep watching Instagram for news of this.

In other news i'm really proud to say after listening to all these artists I have come up with a personal project. So what I have done is put another website together dedicated just to my photography. it's a clean and simple site, no blogging or podcasting - just my art and experiments. Only a few friends have seen this work - it's deeply personal and most images will have a story or meaning to them. Anyway hope you find to check that out, link is in the show notes but its just "awalmsley.art"

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Welcome to photography insights I’m your host Andrew Walmsley. This is the show that interviews people from around the photography world.

Today I’m shaking things up and will be a sign of the near future for the show. I watched a few documentaries recently and this got me thinking about a different type of photography.

So today I’m interviewing someone who is not only a talented photographer but a film maker too. Michael snyder has worked for many years in the doucmentary and science field of photography.

An educated man with master and batchelor degrees in science. His work can be found in National Geographic, guardian washington post etc. He has lived in the UK, Japan, Hawaii, New Zealand, Washington and now resides in Virgina, USA.

We talk about some of his fun projects like the visitor, breathing life, demolition men, the roof runner and the family at the end of the world. But we find time to talk about climate science and his documentary “into the dark” too.

Michael’s a father, adventurer, has a great character and we have a laugh with my questions.

So in this one we discuss:

• transiberian trains
• how to make a story
• local media
• trying ideas
• short/long term projects
• double exposure
• being a spaceman
• cultures
• jumping Prius cars
• climate change
• surfing in the olympics

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michaelosnyder/

National Geographic article - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/climate-change-arctic-light-pollution-marine-life

Website - https://www.michaelosnyder.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page. All donations mean a lot to me, i'm trying to blog and experiment with so many more things like cyanotype and lith printing. I can only do this with funds, so please do help, every £1 means so much.

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma creates modular cameras in medium and large format variety. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Welcome to the cat show (aka episode 141 of photography insights), the show that interviews people from the photography world. I'm your host Andrew Walmsley and today we have a guest from Los Angeles. Cat Gwynn has Welsh ancestry (as you will find out) who is a photographer, writer, teacher, talker and mindfulness practitioner.

Cat has such a fun personality, that we decided to name this one the cat show - well she has the flashing neon light, so why not. We covered so much from laughs to the reality of life in this one so bare with us!

When I first started talking with Cat about her projects I just couldn't wait to talk, the projects she has worked on are lovely. From the fun of "the cat is me" and "smoking dudes" to the serious tones of "Cry". Cat's life has had ups and downs, like surviving through cancer. She talks about her life through this disease and how she made her infamous "10 mile radius" project. So in this one we will discuss:

• lockdowns & gata blanca
• Michael Kirchoff
• creating a book
• cats & mannerisms
• meeting in person
• shooting on an iPhone
• meeting on facebook
• buddhism
• irony
• questions from the Phlogger's daughter!

Also find out the name of Cat's future pet cat too. Of course we go through my random questions too!

Links

Instagram - http://instagram.com/catgwynn

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cat-gwynn-1119ab3

Website - https://www.catgwynn.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page. All donations mean a lot to me, i'm trying to blog and experiment with so many more things like cyanotype and lith printing. I can only do this with funds, so please do help, every £1 means so much.

Friends of the show

Steve at Chroma has got some pictures together of his 6x12 back for his own 679 module camera system. Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout out

Look out for photos of my recent darkroom experiments on my website and Instagram feed.

Also David Wright and f8 documentary lastest zine is out from fistful of dollars for just £9 - link.

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Welcome to episode 140 of photography insights and I'm your host Andrew Walmsley. This is the show that interviews people, artists, models and photographers from around the world. Today we pop across to the west of America and talk with Carol Golemboski.

Carol teachers alternative processes at the University of Colorado in Denver. Not only that but she is an artist in her own right with some interesting projects. One of the projects is based on anthotypes and its another old process that uses the sun. You will hear about her passion for the analogue world including the darkroom to produce her work. Another piece of Carol's work we talk about is based around magic using processes like photograms. We finish talking about an app she created to showcase her "psychometry" project on magic related anitques.

In this one we discuss:

• energy & rewards teaching
• teacher questions
• boiling emulsions
• remote teaching
• lumen prints
• re-using products
• emulsions from organic materials
• exposing fruit
• photograms
• photographing antiques
• magic

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cgolemboski/

Website - https://carolgolemboski.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page. All donations mean a lot to me, i'm trying to blog and experiment with so many more things like cyanotype and lith printing. I can only do this with funds, so please do help, every £1 means so much.

Friends of the show

Thanks to Steve at Chroma for lending me more kit for testing! I've been using a pixlator with an adaptor Steve's built to hold his LCD light. This allows an all in one device to illuminate your negatives by using the pixlator (whether DSLR scanning or Filmlab on your phone). Find out more at https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Blog

My latest article is now live on my website and is called a darkroom session with Jay and Paul. It's about teaching my friends this older way of printing your work using creative techniques. We had a lot of fun and it was great to see both of them working away and create work they are proud of.

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Welcome to episode 139 of photography insights and I'm your host Andrew Walmsley. This is the show that interviews people from the photography field from across the globe.

Today I'm really excited to share with you another great force in education and photography. J Jason Lazarus is an educator at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Not only that but Jason loves interesting alternative or historic processes and having fun. You can tell from our conversation he is really in to his ability to educate others and keep pushing forward. He teaches the history of photography and talks about the importance of updating his students with his own work. It's all about motivating others but keeping up to date and pushing yourself.

Jason is also part of an "untapped group" where the idea is to meet up in person and provide encouragement and critique for people's images. There are so many different projects Jason has worked on, from Mordançage, to chemigrams, cyanotype or shooting on a Gameboy! Hope you enjoy looking through his array of images.

Anyway, he's a very approachable guy and we had so much fun, so enjoy this one. I really struggled to edit this one down as he's got such a great body of work. It was even interesting to talk about how different life is because of the lack of sunlight and seasons in Alaska, but alas I had to cut so much. Maybe I will send running a patreon service and those of you that are crazy can listen to us for hours!

Here are a few things we discussed:

• playing with processes
• printing van dyke brown
• electron scanning microscope
• macro photography
• cyanotypes
• anna atkins
• mordancage (remember accent on the c)
• gameboy shooting
• dot matrix printers
• chemigram
• inspiring others + pushing you

Links

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/obscuraworksak/

Website - https://obscura-works.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page. All donations mean a lot to me, i'm trying to blog and experiment with so many more things like cyanotype and lith printing. I can only do this with funds, so please do help, every £1 means so much.

Friends of the show

Large format + medium format cameras -https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Shout Out - Kosmo

Don't forget we mentioned Kosmo's new film coming your way. Details on kickstarter here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kosmofoto/kosmo-foto-agent-shadow-35mm-bandw-film-and-the-36-frames

Shout Out - Eric Kunsman

Eric and his colleagues are running this opportunity for 100 students who graduated in 2010 or 2011, more details here:

www.MFAphotographyreviews.com

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Welcome to the episode 138 of photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. I'm your host Andrew Walmsley and today we are hop over the ocean to Florida in the United States. When we talk about cyanotypes, I think of our friend Jonah who actually introduced Jaime to myself. But traditionally with cyanotypes we think about small 4x6 style prints and flowers or leaves. Well Jaime has a really different view on this and it's why I found her work so interesting. Jaime Aelevanthara is an assistant professor at the University of Tampa. As Jaime would put it "her work explores themes of the human condition and an interconnectedness with nature".

So looking at her images and projects you will see foilage, trees, water, leaves combined with her love of alternative processes like cyanotypes and gum bichromate. In fact we discuss her project "palace of leaves" which was shot during COVID. Also we discuss the problems around "modern beauty" - being surrounded by the perfection and expectations of others.

You will tell from our conversation she cares deeply about learning and applying this to her students. It's not about instructing, more a case of empowering a person to learn through trying. We discuss how this has aided my learning and go through some examples too.

We finish talking about one of her students work - the accordion. I implore you to check the website for the images and see such wonderful creations considering the circumstances. You should also check out her writing skills too - Jaime has wrote for Analog Forever! It's in the style of a book review of cyanotypes so check that out here.

In this one we discuss:

• Handling questions from students
• sharing knowledge
• cyanotype business cards
• projects during pandemic
• teaching darkroom
• cyanotype pre-treated
• digital negatives
• exposure times
• darkroom sessions
• students
• analog forever

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darkroomdove/

Website - https://www.jaelavanthara.com/

Analog Forever - https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show. All donations mean a lot to me, i'm trying to blog and experiment with so many more things like cyanotype and lith printing. I can only do this with funds, so please do help, every £1 means so much.

Friends of the show

Large format + medium format cameras -https://chroma.camera

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Zine

There are just a few of zines with prints left now, so grab it now while you can. I'm going to putting a few more individual prints up soon, hopefully on my new website, but more details in the future.

Featured

I was honoured to be interviewed and have a 4 page feature in a magazine recently. It's run by Jay Good and all part of something he does for his Facebook group.

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Welcome to the latest episode of photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. I'm your host Andrew Walmsley and today we are going to look at some creative composites. For episode 137 we managed to talk with Terese Meier from Oregon in the USA, who produces beautiful photo illustrations and dreamy composites. Teresa is a skilled lady who can be seen hand making elements in her design including clothing. She seems a jack of all trades and can take to wood and illustration by hand too - very gifted i know! I really do have to thank Jonah for the introduction too.

Teresa has a variety of work, from her impressions of dream like montages to portraiture and self portraiture too. You should always be on the look out for her cats too, quite often featured in the periphery. It was such a blast talking to Teresa as she has a great and funny attitude to life. There was lots of laughter and we even solved world problems - so don't forget to hand on till the end for my random questions.

I became interested in Teresa's work because the projects like collective intentions where you can see a central idea but carried out in such a beautiful and bizarre way. We briefly talk about "there's no place like home" too, as I wondered how her partner copes with her sets and getting involved. We time travel back to her first photoshop image too of her infamous cat in a great setting, so please do check that out.

In this one we discuss:

• composites with photoshop
• expressing herself
• self portraiture
• lockdown anxiety
• working with your partner
• stitching images
• 48x72 inch prints!
• Cats + pets
• crafting beer

Links

If you want to find out more about Teresa, she's running a mobile photography course and very soon teaching through skillshare too.

Website - https://www.teresameier.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/teresameiercreative/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show. All donations mean a lot to me, i'm trying to blog and experiment with so many more things like cyanotype and lith printing. I can only do this with funds, so please do help, every £1 means so much.

Friends of the show

This week I want to talk about Steve at Chroma Camera as he's built and building some really exciting technology. He's building a 6x12 roll film holder, which is amazing for any large format users - imagine that perspective!! Also he's working with another gentleman called Dave Walker to build an electronic shutter. So please do checkout his website and feed for sneeky previews.

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Zine

There are just a few of zines with prints left now, so grab it now while you can. The next hand made prints will not be at this price point.

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Welcome to the latest episode of photography insights, the show that interviews people from the world of photography. Today I take you to America again, with our featured artist Kathleen Dreier. Kathleen was introduced by Jonah is another lovely soul from Tucson, Arizona who is known for her corporate work until recently. Covid well and truly had a large impact on her life and she's embraced the world of projects. You will hear us talk about her work involving front line workers during COVID. But also we tackle and talk about racial issues in the country (voices of race). Like Kathleen says sometimes its about looking in and not just out. It's a thoughtful and engaging body of work she has undertaken, which may end up being long term!

Kathleen has been featured in press and media all over now (link here) and she's using this to educate others it's time for change. Please do look at her Facebook page, which is now the core place for everything related to her work. She is doing her best to help others in a respectful way.

So in this one we discuss:

• parenting
• workshops
• portraiture
• covid
• being present
• self portraiture
• white history
• need for art

A few words stood out during our time together including this:

"learning as a white person we are part of the puzzle, the problem and the solution"

Links

Facebook page -https://www.facebook.com/kathleendreierphotographyvoicesofrace

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kathleendreierphoto/

Website - https://kathleendreier.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show.

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Zine

The last few zines are on my website with handmade prints!! They are priced at £10 with UK delivery. It's a one time arrangement and I won't be selling prints at this price again.

Article

I've been writing again, this time it was about my first time shooting slide film. So hope you check that out on my website too.

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Welcome to photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. i'm your host Andrew Walmsley and today we feature a fun lovely surfing martian! Yes it's Vania Zask a film photographer from Los Angeles and the other half of "all through a lens podcast".

As a regular listener of allthroughalens, it was great to feature Eric in episode 130 and he really recommended Vania. So I did my usual research and listened to even more episodes and just couldn't wait to get her on here. I think you will understand from her vibe and constant giggles, she really is a fun and interesting lady.

Vania's work is all about water, she's never far from it with her camera too. She is known for her surfing shots and yes I mean shooting film on, in and under the water. What is also fascinating is because of her love for old technology she approaches everything with a can do attitude. Whether's its medium format, large format, cyanotypes or developing - she is a yes person. In my opinion it's why there show is so interesting and fun, the on air friendship between Eric and Vania is fantastic.

Vania was the type of person you can relate to and just chat with. So yes we spent hours chatting, but narrowed this down to 60 minutes for you all. So in this one we are going to discuss:

• female photographers
• racial issues
• Volvo's
• Surfing (obviously)
• Hanimex & Nikonos
• Saving people
• Dogs vs cats
• Opening up online
• Legendary fashion
• Parking cars
• compilation tapes

Random questions

It was pretty easy choosing questions for Vania, since you get to know a person through listening to them so much. So find out Vania's superpowers and her impulses.

Links

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/surfmartian/

Podcast - https://allthroughalens.com/

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show. I'm wanting to start off with a new microphone as I was correct, its already falling apart and my headphones too.

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Zine

Advanced notice for all my podcast listeners, the last few zines are going up on my website with handmade prints. Keep watching the site as they are due up 18/19th May 2021 and very limited quantity available.

Blog

Recently I got back out there in the world of portraiture with my mate Jay Good. We shot a local model in her town and I've wrote about my experience of coming out covid. We had fun, we had some pictures, Jay made sure I didn't fall in the water and I survived jumping down the bridge - anything for a shot!

So check that out here - https://phlogger.co.uk/returning-to-portraiture-coping-with-covid/

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Welcome to photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. I’m your host Andrew Walmsley and today we have an intellectual and thought provoking photographer for you. Dima Gavrysh started life in Ukraine and is now living and working in the USA (near Silicon Valley).

A man who has master degrees in cinematography from Kyiv and photography from Rhode Island (RiSD)! He’s a well travelled man who has worked as a freelance photojournalist for the Associated Press. I first came across Dima’s work through lenscratch because of his work in Afghanistan.

He tells us about important moments in his career like during 9/11 he was scanning in a news room and seeing what happened made him move to New York. Dima ended up with an internship at the Washington Post as a prize for a Eddie Adams workshop. After time he realised this had no meaning and saw the never ending war of Afghanistan in the news. That was the catalyst and volunteered to go over. Dima talks about getting to know soldiers and the experience of them not coming back again. The realities of war are boredom, anticipation and fear. His take from his time was he found out lots of things about himself and had more questions that answers!

From his work in Afghanistan he's created a book from his project called "Inshallah" - which means "god willing".

In this one we are going to discuss:

• technology is not important
• destined to be doctor
• what education did for him
• introductions were key
• restrictions of shooting
• short form vs long form news
• Prince Charles & President Obama
• meeting Afghan elders
• press and the military
• being macho
• the tech industry
• iPhone shooting
• reading

Links

Website - https://dimagavrysh.com/

Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/3868284680/?coliid=INK10UL7ORHW6&colid=1O92LNQN8SUMN&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show. I'm wanting to start off with a new microphone as I was correct, its already falling apart and my headphones too.

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Zine

During the introduction I mentinoed the f/8 documentary zine - specifically the work of David Gilbert Wright. Do check it out https://www.instagram.com/f8documentary/

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Welcome to photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. I’m your host Andrew Walmsley and today we have an interesting artist from Santa Monica, USA for you. Debe Arlook is today's lovely guest who is not also an fine art photographer, but writer, mentor and curator for Pasadena Photography arts too.

Debe talks to us about her projects including "emptiness defined", "forseeable cache", "edge of an american dream", "semblance, "mirage" and "scene heard". It was a big undertaking to get so much content so we've done our best to get this down to 60 minutes for you. She is all about how life has handed her new turns and twists, from divorce to spirituality and being mindful. Towards the end we even discuss why its important just to observe and how 1 hour looking at something can help you.

So in this one we discuss:

• Instagram Live
• existential questions
• Spiritually minded
• abstractness
• presentation
• editing
• colour choice
• intention
• transitions
• covid
• artist statements
• creating narrative

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/debearlook/

Website - https://www.debearlookphotography.com/

Pasadena arts - http://pasadenaphotographyarts.org/

News

It was very strange but I've done my first model shoot - my god it was tough getting used to this. Even managed to use some colorplus on a family seaside day. During the bank holiday I also managed to walk around Sheffield on a rainy day with a friend too - it's not always about photography.

Zine

As you all heard last week the zine was launched and its out of stock - so really chuffed. Thank you all to my mates who bought copies - you know who you are :)

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show. I'm wanting to start off with a new microphone as I was correct, its already falling apart and my headphones too.

Thanks go to last weeks guest too- he provided our first official donation. Honestly its really appreciated, so cheers Steven.

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Welcome to photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. I’m your host Andrew Walmsley and today we have an excellent film and polaroid photographer for you. Steven Meyer Rassow is what is known as a digital artist, as his day job involves him designing book covers and artwork for people.

During his free time he is an advocate of film and loves the square format, but not just film. Steven shoots and loves Polaroid too, and has a variety of work to showcase and discuss.

He is a lovely and open person, who freely discusses his work and passion. We actually met through one of my Kodak competitions over a year ago now and one of his photographs had a lasting effect on me.

In this one we discuss:

• Judge Dredd
• Book covers
• Digital manipulation
• Polaroid frustrations
• Abstractness
• Simplicity
• Collages
• Film

Steven is also put through our random questions so find out why he wants to punch Steven Seagal!

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/smrphotoart/

Website - http://smrphotoart.com/#prettyPhoto

Instagram (work) - https://www.instagram.com/designbysmr/

Website - https://www.designbysmr.com/

Zine

Finally i'm proud to tell you all my first body of work is available to buy! I'm very humbled by static age wanting to print this work and constant encouragement. You all know i'm an advocate of the printed medium so to have something printed myself is incredible.

Not everyone realises simply how much this achievement means to me on a personal level. My background is very humble, i'm from a poor family i have to be honest, i was an average student and brought up around a mixture of great people and not so great due to the location. I plodded along in life for many years and always felt like something was missing. Photography has allowed me to talk to you all, share my love, passion and zest for life. Hopefully it's the start of a new chapter.

The zine is only UK £4 delivered too so very affordable, even if you can't afford to buy it just share the link - i will be eternally grateful.

Donations

Please don't forget i've launched the KO-FI donation page, for anyone wanting to help me fund improvements to the show.

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Welcome to photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. I’m your host Andrew Walmsley and today we have an excellent street photographer for you.

Ovidiu Selaru's work for those that don’t already know is simply stunning. He has captured in mono and colour for different reasons. Using architecture, perspectives and shadows so well. It’s no surprise he has been shortlisted for this years British photo awards. You will see he has offered workshops in the past and still sells prints of his work too.

Ovidiu talks to us about his preparation and approach. We cover some of his gear and minimalist approach.

So in this one we discuss:

• importance of rest
• searching for light
• styles
• inspirations
• iso 10,000
• playing with colours
• moods

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ovidiuselaru_/

Website - https://www.selaruovidiu.com/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Articles

Anyone following my feed will notice I wrote an article about the importance of friendships. The whole idea of this was about supporting the work of others, doing something for someone else. I'm a big believer in random acts of kindness, it makes you feel good. If you want to check it out go here - link

Donations

So after discussing this last week I have finally implemented a way for anyone to donate. This will help with ongoing improvements and hosting costs for the website. I don't allow adverts on my website unlike most other people - i believe it detracts and distracts from the content. I want to stay as ethical as I can and the only option is donations.

Every single pound/dollar is really appreciated and you will be mentioned (if you are happy with that).

You can do this through the link on my site or here - link

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As you know I've come across a lot of artists through the website Lenscratch.com and do urge you all to check it out. Recently Karen Constine recommended I talk with the founder of the resource - Aline Smithson, so that's what I did. After reaching Aline, was only to happy to chat.

Another lovely person who is all about giving, sharing information and providing a free resource for everyone. It's a hell of an effort to write regular and find time for your work too (i know this). But after 14 years, Aline is still going strong and now has a team of writers alongside her. What is unusual about this site is everything here is free and it was done this way on purpose and all the staff are volunteers too. Very commendable they provide this for others.

Aline is a not only a talented photographer but her roots are in painting, so you will see some of this in her photography. What I really liked was the different projects she has worked on and some of these are just so much fun. It's not something I have seen a lot of so nice for a change. Though we will only get to talk about a few of these like "arrangement", "the lonesome doll" and "in case of rain" you really should delve in to her website to look at her portfolio. Arrangement is about her mother and has been exhibited in Russia, Korea, China, France, Italy and the USA.

There are a few statements Aline made during the podcast and tells you about her thought process to photography. The idea of lenscratch was to give back to community, but also she is a big believer in being patient. In fact I took this quote:

"your work may not get celebrated now, but when your turn comes everyone will celebrate you”

Personally I really love this and we go on to explain why she talks about this. We also discuss:

• only shooting film
• board games
• hard drive failure
• Velour tracksuits
• peer reviewing
• how to get noticed
• hand painting

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alinesmithson/

Website - http://alinesmithson.com/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Don't forget this resource is there for anyone, need to let some steam off or chat about life? Then come be around other creatives and help each other - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

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For episode 130 I'm talking to a guy I have followed for a while in the film community and long admired. Originally noticed his analogue work and then started hearing him help out the team at Sunny 16 podcast. One of the core reasons I became to admire the work was the openness about sharing details and any techniques but also his fun attitude. Eric is full of laughter and smiles, throughout his interviews, whether a guest or host - its just his friendly personality.

It's been great talking to someone with passion for film and most formats too (so even 4x5). We talk about his adventures travelling around and expired film and his many camera choices. Eric talks about his start with podcasting too and he's put a great show together with Vania, thats very different. It has segments of news, reviews, education on photographers, listener messages and even dev parties! Honestly the relationship they have is great and I'm thoroughly enjoying listening.

So in this one:

• podcasting
• camping & cooking
• keeping film cool
• infra red
• mountain bikes
• very slow film
• shooting f64

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/conspiracy.of.cartographers/

Zines - https://www.etsy.com/shop/consofcart?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=25217794

Podcast website - https://allthroughalens.com/about/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Don't forget this resource is there for anyone, need to let some steam off or chat about life? Then come be around other creatives and help each other - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

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Welcome to episode 129 of photography insights, i'm your host Andrew Walmsley and today we have another artist for you. I came across Rita Maas through the lovely Elizabeth Stone. She's another lovely lady living and working in New York. What caught my eye with Rita's work is that its completely different to any other photographer I have seen. Her latest body of work fuses the world of digital and print technology with photography. This one is about re-using printer inks, stamps and making patterns and objects from these using a digital workflow. We will talk about this ink project, her tidal one, 20th century plastics and rub-o-grams! There will be a few examples of the work we discuss on my blog, so do check them out for further information.

Rita has many years experience in the field (shot food for agencies) and has worked across film, Polaroid, large format and many other types of processes too. Looking through Rita's website you can see such a wide range of projects that she has worked on. From rubber bands to food, tides and ink you must check them out.

In this one we are going to discuss:

• social media
• finding work
• natural light
• collaborative projects
• festivals
• accoustics
• regrets
• shooting food
• studios
• inspiration

Quote

From the episode I took these few words:

"photograph - its a reproduction of something,something that stands in for something else”

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ritamaas/

Website - https://www.ritamaas.com/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Don't forget this resource is there for anyone, need to let some steam off or chat about life? Then come be around other creatives and help each other - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

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For episode 128 of photography insights we bring you another amazing artist, someone who has become a friend.

Jonah Calinawan made me feel very special like I am actually creating something useful for people. He was an accountant for 25 years,decided to go to art school, become a cyanotype artist and now moving towards the world of acamedia through his PHD. Jonah uses his teachings to influence and learn about life and has a fondness for the thoughts of Jung.

Jonah’s work has multiple layers from the design to the implementation and presentation. It’s a really interesting approach and the images are very thought provoking. It’s like he’s always been meant to move in photography and learn about himself through his studies.

So in this one we are going to discuss:

• focus on verbs
• enjoy creating
• repetition is the answer
• writing artist statements
• subtext of images
• reactions to life
• blogging
• dream analysis
• meaning of shapes

Quote

During the course of the show there were 2 quotes that stood out, but believe this one tells you about Jonah:

“symbiotic relationship thats happening between my writing and my imaging making.”

Links

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JonahCyanotype/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonahcalinawan/

Website - https://jonahcalinawan.com/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Don't forget this resource is there for anyone, need to let some steam off or chat about life? Then come be around other creatives and help each other - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

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Welcome to episode 127 of photograph insights. This week we have a guest from Los Angeles, who received her B.A. from the University of California. Karen Constine is a friendly photography who describes herself as someone who practise examines aspects of cultural traditions and spaces that are in transition.

We found Karen through the website lenscratch.com which is a wonderful resource for those looking for inspiration (thanks to Linda Alterwitz)! After looking through Karen's work with infrared I just had to get in touch with her. She has created this view of Los Angeles that makes it look like another world. It's Karen's response to COVID and about documenting the change. What was important as Karen says was seeing nature take itself back and infrared is a great way of showing this.

Karen loves to work with people and has documented a community of people that love Harajuku Japanese fashion. Listen as Karen describes this colourful style of dressing that is around the globe. She has been fortunate to visit many countries around the world including India, Colombia, Namibia, Iceland and Myanmar. I urge you to check out her website and look at some of the images we discuss in the podcast, which should give you some context too.

In this one we discuss:

• world through colours
• Jimi Hendrix & Frank Zappa covers
• when to shoot infrared
• Harajuku
• Cultural photography
• Shooting in Iceland/Myanmar
• wearing masks

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/karenconstine/

Website - https://www.karenconstinephotography.com/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Don't forget this resource is there for anyone, need to let some steam off or chat about life? Then come be around other creatives and help each other - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

Shout out

Please check out @f8documentary on instagram, Gisela from the team has brought out her own book called “that golden mile” and is printed by fistul of books. Looks interesting and after pay day I will be ordering myself one. Link is here - https://fistfulofbooks.com/product/that-golden-mile/

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Welcome to the results show! Finally we've got through all 76 entries and sat down with the judges to discuss the photographs. It was really nice to see lots of entries using Kodak TMax too - there were 26 of them so easily the most widely used. So without further ado let's get on with the podcast and announce the competition winners.

1st prize - Marilena Vlachopoulou (aka @Darkroom.Memoir)

The image was shot on Kodak Tri-x and developed at home.

The subject was all about black lives matter and there has been no truer time to discuss this then during COVID. The movement because centre spread across the global media.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBL2KmLlmQ-/

As a reminder Marilena wins the following:

10 x rolls of Kodak TMax P3200 B&W 35mm film

3 x films developed & scanned (high res) by Zone Imaging Lab

1 x “All in a days work” by David Collyer (hand signed)

3 x zines, 2 x post card size prints + sticker from Static Age

5 x post card prints by Michael Behlen (aka Analog Forever magazine)

2nd prize - Maria from Crete (aka @maria.kll)

Maria entered with a couple of lovely photos, but we all felt this idea of a full face mask against the background worked really well. It was a good take on the mask which has become a symbol of the pandemic.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLzSCcelUUl/

As a reminder Maria wins:

1 x “All in a days work” by David Collyer

3 x zines, 1 x post card size prints + sticker from Static Age

3 x post card prints by Michael Behlen (aka Analog Forever magazine)

3rd prize - Ben Hughes (aka @benhughesphoto)

Ben's photo was a link to all childrens past but also the future. It was all about what a child is looking forward to when the lockdown and virus has moved away from us. It's simple, clean and entertaining.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CK4od8KH6Pc/

Ben wins:

2 x zines, 1 x post card size prints + stick by Static Age

2 x post card prints by Michael Behlen (aka Analog Forever magazine)

Honourable mentions

It's not easy judging a competition, everyone has their own impressions of what constitutes a great image and its relevance to the theme (covid). So we went backwards and forwards with a few suggestions and was really surprised by the quality of some of the colorplus results - so when done all. In the end we decided to nominate a few that were very close to winning.

Even better for you all - Pete at Static Age has offered to send some zines anyway so watch out for those in the mail soon!

They are:

Hector (aka @hectorrezno)

David Gilbert Wright (aka @f8documentary)

Carlos (aka @shutterbot_)

Thanks

It was my honour to have David Collyer and Pete from Static Age judge the competition. Both men offer experience in photography from different fields - but in the film world. We also have to thank James Lane at Zone Imaging Lab for his prize too, James is a great force in the world of development and helps in the community through his own Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmphotographyuk

Of course I thank Kodak Alaris for their continued support of my work and providing the TMax B+W P3200 for the winner.

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Welcome back everybody, we are now on episode 125 so really happy to bringing you another amazing guest for this weeks show. Eric Kunsman is an educator (Rochester Institute), artist and damn nice guy who was recommended by Elizabeth Stone. I'm so so pleased recently with the list of fascinating and kind people that have been recommended recently. Eric is from the Rochester area of New York and although was famous for Kodak in the past, it's not the same picture anymore. Rochester has some other history for us too, as we have already interviewed the one and only Clay McBride from the university and a former student - Nick Brandreth!

Anyway Eric started his own Booksmart studio back in 2005 and made colour printing profiles for a number of well known international companies. His studio allows him to not allow process film, but he has a fully functional darkroom, Aladdin's arcade of Kodak memobirilia and you can even try gum, carbon or platinum printing! Eric talks about teaching students fundamentals of colour profiling. This is designed to give people a grounding on and learn from. Having this allows Eric to help people understand what paper works well for their requirements. He’s so experienced he could smell and taste the difference in paper stocks.

Projects including payphones helped him learn more about the impoverished area of Rochester. He chose to setup his studio here for the low costs, but there is a lot of families on low incomes.This project has now turned in to looking at where payphones are located compared to crime/race/economics!

Los Alamos was another portrait project of his was shot in 20 minutes about firefighters. He shot these with 4x5 cameras but wanted to be respectful and provide them with something so used Polaroid.

“Thou art will give” is another one of Eric’s projects we touch on through the podcast. It’s all about penitentiary's and giving people a chance to have penance to god. Eric describes how this places were built and why there is such an importance on light, placement and design for religious reasons. Because he had worked on book binding before he noticed logs books from the 1820-1830s and was hooked.

Fake news was another project that started and all started because of his children debating in school. Eric then realised he needed to record this and archive for the future. 35000 screenshots + 15 volumes

In this one we talk about:

teaching

• large format digital printing
• finding your way
• experience with gear
• colour management system
• colours casts
• smelling paper
• Nuclear reactors
• developing fast
• demise of Kodak/Xerox
• lifelines & payphones

Links

Personal website - http://www.erickunsman.com/

Studio Website - https://www.booksmartstudio.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eric_kunsman/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Don't forget this resource is there for anyone, need to let some steam off or chat about life? Then come be around other creatives and help each other - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

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Welcome to episode 124 of photography insights. This show i'm featuring another artist called Elizabeth Stone who has been recommended by both Jeanine Michna-Bales and Linda Alterwitz! It's been really great recently to feature such different artists, who all have mutual respect for each others work. Giving up their time to spend time with myself has been brilliant.

Elizabeth has been in to photography for decades too, so understands darkrooms, film and light. She's an interesting character who has been through those hard elements of life. Seeing loved ones leave this world is never easy and Elizabeth has managed to capture this time through her photography art. You will listen to us talk about 2 different projects, one about her mother and her father too. I would urge you to look at the photos on my website for clarity of what we are discussing. I know from conversations its sometimes hard to understand through audio only, but trust me its a beautiful memory she has dedicated to this time. It's also a humbling point for myself too, as you will hear and I did my best not to get upset. Documenting the last 40 months of her mothers life going through Parkinson's disease, through the eyes of carer hit a nerve with people as we all experience elements of being mortal.

We also talk about her other projects too and how useful it is to keep your old negatives and work, as you will never know what you can do with them. Elizabeth seems to find interesting ways to showcase everyday objects of photography, whether its the chemicals themselves or 35mm negatives. Even her work about her own body is interesting, why she chose this and methods used to light it.

In this one we discuss:

• telling a story
• looking at yourself
• examining your body
• perception
• abstractness from colour
• Ecdysis + 35000 negatives!
• no lines in art
• heat guns, maths + memory
• chemigrams

Quote

I've chosen a line from our conversation and its:

“we make art not really truly knowing what it’s about.”

Links

Website - http://www.elizabethstone.com/

Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/elizabethstonevisualartist/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Facebook group

Dont forget this resource is there for anyone - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy

Competition Time

its the last few days of my competition - ends Feb 28th 2021. Lots of prizes to be won, check out the website for more information.

https://phlogger.co.uk/2021-competition-time-with-static-age-kodak-alaris-zone-imaging-lab/

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Welcome back, this one is episode 123 and another lovely artist. After speaking with Jeanine in episode 120 she was kind enough to recommend I look at Linda Alterwitz's work. After looking over her work contacting it was clear she had a way with her art. Linda describes herself as "working within the intersection of art, technology and science". When you see her work you will see why too.

Linda talks about where the ideas for the projects come from - like watching a tv show or out with her husband. She started life with a Master in Fine Art & Painting, but was already doing oil painting with her mother at about 5 years old. Life has not always been easy though and talks about having a brain tuma in her 30’s. How this actually influenced her use of medical technology for her work too. This medical project started with using dog x-rays + layering with landscapes. She then moved to human ones and collaborated with hospitals too.

Linda is very interested in the internal rhythms of our bodies too, whether its the heart, body or mind. She also finds coloration between rhythms in nature and humans.

Quote

During the show I couldn't help pick on a few words, but these ones stood out

“Landscapes are about comfort zones.”

In this one we discuss:

• collaborating exhibition
• left & right brain
• thermal imaging
• plastic cameras
• technology changes
• the next project

Links

Website - https://lindaalterwitz.com/projects/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindaalterwitz/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

* COMPETITION TIME ***

As i've been recently saying, it's been pretty crap for most of us since COVID. So I got in touch with Kodak Alaris and a few friends to launch another competition. Lots of prizes to be won, check out the website for more information.

https://phlogger.co.uk/2021-competition-time-with-static-age-kodak-alaris-zone-imaging-lab/

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For episode 122 I would like to introduce you to a new face in the modelling word. Sadie Minton started modelling in March 2020 - yes what a time to start eh! So after one shoot we were in lock down and this changed her future. Sadie started arranging these remote shoots as luckily she has the equipment us photographers need. This was because she had been around cameras through her life due to father. So Sadie tells us about the creative and physical element of remote shooting, from equipment to sets and lighting.

Learning from her job in the world of dance, Sadie was well versed at standing in front of people. This is why she believes it provided her with an advantage over those started in modelling first. Considering its only been a year she's done some very interesting shots, that could easily work on magazine covers and adverts. Seems like a lot of photographers have benefited from her imaginative ways to use light and sets well!

Sadie has done so well from this work she's formed a partnership with a photographer called Johnny Boom. They are now working together and coming up with plans for workshops to help us all!

Please check out my website for supporting images we discussed and all will remain clearer. But anyway in this one we talk about:

• being on stage
• group shoots
• body confidence
• importance of communication
• planning vs spontaneity
• memories
• remote shooting
• nudity
• using whats around
• personality
• styling

Links

Sadie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sadie.minton/

Sadie modelling - https://purpleport.com/portfolio/1sadie/?referrer=1sadie

Sadie & Johnny - https://www.instagram.com/sadieandboom/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

* COMPETITION TIME ***

As i've been recently saying, it's been pretty crap for most of us since COVID. So I got in touch with Kodak Alaris and a few friends to launch another competition. Lots of prizes to be won, check out the website for more information.

https://phlogger.co.uk/2021-competition-time-with-static-age-kodak-alaris-zone-imaging-lab/

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George Logan is a concept advertising photographer from the UK and has been shooting over 30 years. Recently he’s put together a book about lions with the Born Free Foundation who work around the globe. They help and can provide sanctuaries so animals can live as normal a life as possible – but it will never compare to the wild.

George’s passion stems from his love of lions at a young age and frequently visits Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, Tanzania,Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. Lions are definitely interesting animals, you all remember seeing them visiting zoos. But to people like George its something they dislike and he’s doing his best to keep them in the wild through his charity work. But time is short and they are rapidly becoming extinct because of humans. He talks to us about the life of a lion, the Maasai warriors, poachers and conservation too.

When you look at George’s work you see a well executed plan and vision. One of the funny one’s is the Costa Rica shoot for semi wild monkeys for Ikea. We even discuss why its important for him to shoot the right way. Another example of careful planning was the football “bad boys” project he worked on. This was all about recreating iconic football moments with children and did really well, it most retweeted picture according to the daily mirror.

In this one we discuss:

• chasing a cheetah with a Hasselblad
• making images stand out
• zoo’s effects
• personal projects & belief
• trajectory to extinction
• seeing death
• hypocrisy of helping
• covid + human interference
• importance of celebrities
• dangers of shooting
• skill vs technology

Random questions

Of course we have to have some fun, so find out why we discuss double camouflage !

Links

Book - pridebeforethefall.com

Charity - https://www.bornfree.org.uk/

Website - https://www.georgelogan.co.uk/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

* COMPETITION TIME ***

As i've been recently saying, it's been pretty crap for most of us since COVID. So I got in touch with Kodak Alaris and a few friends to launch another competition. Lots of prizes to be won, check out the website for more information.

https://phlogger.co.uk/2021-competition-time-with-static-age-kodak-alaris-zone-imaging-lab/

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Welcome to today's podcast and boy do I have a special artist for you. I came across Jeanine Michna-Bales through her work with the Yellow Rose project and was recommended by Frances and Meg. Jeanine calls herself a fine artist who uses the medium of photography to explore relationships to society, land and us. I think spending a few hours with her you can totally see this. Have I ever met a person who has put so much in to her projects, quite simply no. The reason I state this is Jeanine normally works on long term projects, including spending 14 years on through darkness to light.

Jeanine has a great soul, she's all about humanity, looking back at history and ensuring other generations know what happened. Although we focus most of the discussion on her "darkness to light" project we do find time for others too. However, the reason I wanted to talk to Jeanine was all about slavery and learning more about it. The story she portrays is all about the people and their attempt at freedom along these routes across America to "free" states and Canada.

I'm leaving some pictures on my website to give you an idea, but please check out Jeanine's website. There you will find out so much more and see the effort she goes to. Obviously do check out her books which you can still buy too.

So in this one we discuss:

• discuss
• importance of history through documents,adverts, maps
• colonialism
• Perspectives & telling a story
• white privilege
• education
• shooting at night
• safety precautions
• light painting
• long exposure,
• choosing cameras
• large imagery
• Yellow Rose project
• suffrage movement

Random questions

Of course Jeanine went through the random one's too, so find out about the new fashion laws.

Links

BBC video -https://adawkinsgallery.com/video/4-bbc-news-jeanine-michna-bales/

Website - https://www.jmbalesphotography.com/

Through darkness project - https://www.throughdarknesstolight.com/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

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After having such a lovely time talk with Nick a few weeks ago, I wanted to follow up on his recommendation. He suggested speaking with Kevin Percival as he works at the London Science museum but also runs personal projects and shoots film! So obviously I had to chat with him and here we are.

Kevin is another down to earth humble person and talks openly about his career at the museums the others in the group (National Media museum at Bradford, Locomotion in Shildon, the National Rail in York and Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester, As part of his role he's involved in taking pictures of the items within the museum and sometimes in the others too. They involve complex set ups due to the size of some of the objects - for instance the Apollo 10 capsule.

He has also worked on some interesting personal projects about the gaming industry, but the one we focus on is about a remote island in Scotland. We talk about this adventure and living in a remote part of the country.

So in this one:

• lighting for the story
• studio lighting
• backgrounds
• difficult sessions
• working in teams
• humanity of portraiture
• Huck magazine
• Tanera

Links

Website - https://kevpphotography.co.uk/projects

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevpphoto/

Museum - https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/home

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

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Welcome to another special edition of Photography insights. We go back to our theme of how artists and photographers have influenced some of you. For me there is no better time to discuss this, it's a fresh year, we all need distraction so let's listen to someone else. By listening to other people you find new artists to look at and see how it inspired people.

This is the first time I had thought about mentioning someone myself, mainly because who wants to listen to me? With not as much experience as most or photography education I wasn't sure about recommending anyone. But there has been one person for some time that is influencing me on this photographic journey. i don't mean just copying people either or just images, i mean a real thought pattern. I've been lucky in life to be surrounded by a few amazing people and Quinn Jacobson just had this awe and effect on me. Anyway I will stop babbling and move on to my guests.

So as you all know Pete from Static Age has a fondness for film, music and skateboarding. He runs the static age zine label, shoots a lot of film and takes of the mundane everyday streets (which I love). We naturally talk about a few of the characters that have importance in his life - like Glen E Freidman, Gregory Crewdson and Alec Soth (with a few more mentions too). Whereas Stephen Rendall who loves fashion talks about the hero worship he has for David Bailey. A few others like Sean Tucker and Lyndsay Adler are covered too. Stephen is a lecturer in photography, a fabulous portrait photographer who considers the whole process of shooting, from inception to delivery.

There will be links on the websites and to some of the images we discuss too.

Guests

Pete Falkous - https://www.instagram.com/petefalkous/

Stephen Rendall - https://www.instagram.com/fezphotography/

Links

Glen Freidman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_E._Friedman

Gregory Crewdson - https://gagosian.com/artists/gregory-crewdson/

Alec Soth - https://alecsoth.com/photography/

Sean Tucker - https://www.seantucker.photography/

Lyndsay Adler - https://www.lindsayadlerphotography.com/

David Bailey - https://www.apollo-magazine.com/exposure-time-david-baileys-autobiography-reviewed/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

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Nick St Oegger is a documentary photographer whose been on assignments in different locations around the world. He is one of the freelancers who work with Rob Pinney over at Point 51 magazine. Nick talks to us about his trips in post-communist states and documenting the Balkan region. He is not the sort of person to just fly in and take photos, instead, he takes the long approach and lives in the country and even learns their languages too.

Nick is one of those guys who just wanted to go see and feel life for himself. After visiting the likes of Montenegro and Croatia he decided one day he needed to visit Albania. Despite advice and friends saying there is nothing there, he caught a bus and 8 years later he’s still there. We go through a little about what’s going on but also future projects and his vision.

In this one we discuss:

• talking with strangers
• languages
• handwritten notebooks
• image sharpness
• gear
• covid
• hydropower dams
• displacements of people
• lack of interest in Balkans
• Point 51 + freelancing

Random questions

I had a lot of fun with Nick and hopefully, you can tell from our laid back conversation. We even came up with a slogan or new maxim to use for him and that was before he went through our random questions.

Quote

“the biggest way I’ve disarmed people and gained people’s trust in Albania was speaking Albanian”

Links

Website - http://www.stoeggerphotography.com/portfolio/#1

Point 51 - https://point51magazine.com/nick-st-oegger

Friends of the show

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Well everyone it's the end of 2020 thank god! I wanted to say something about this year so put together this summary of 2020.

In this one we discuss:

• blogging for Silvergrain
• My articles
• darkroom experiments
• Prints for models
• covid & group shoots
• architecture & desolation
• zine planning
• competitions
• collaborative projects
• celebrating 100th show
• diversity of guests
• beer!
• Hoxton mini press
• Static Age zines
• Point 51
• Analogue forever & silver grain magazines
• Presents
• Friends of the show

BUT FOR NOW HAPPY 2021, LET'S BEAT COVID AND HAVE A HUG.

Mentioned

Hoxton Mini press - https://www.hoxtonminipress.com/

Analog forever - https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/

Silvergrain magazine - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/magazine/

Washi project - https://phlogger.co.uk/retro-72-sponsored-by-washi-films/

My articles

Silvergrain + my children - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2020/11/coping-with-children-covid-an-analogue-approach/

Mobile photography - https://phlogger.co.uk/mobile-photography-projects/

Analog Forever Magazine review - https://phlogger.co.uk/analog-forever-magazine-the-review-by-the-phlogger/

Point 51 review - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=731777054054708

Point 51 podcast - https://phlogger.co.uk/interview-with-photo-journalist-rob-pinney-from-point-51-magazine/

Group shoot article - https://phlogger.co.uk/covid-group-shoots-film/

Friends of the show

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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We are fast approaching Christmas 2020 everyone, so merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!

Recently I came across some lovely portraiture work using large format through Instagram. After commenting on a few and scrolling through their work I realised how much it inspired me. Shooting large format with family is now mean fete! I then looked for contact details and realised it was AJ Holmes the co-founder of Negative Supply! So this got me thinking it would be nice to talk to them about their products and ethos.

It was really nice to engage with AJ, you can hear the passion he has for this large medium. But not only that, you can tell from his tone, he truly cares about his family and the film community. AJ originates from Tennesse, in the south of USA. He's been shooting film for over 14 years now, which started with his Canon Rebel - a sensible present from his parents. Though he started university with business, he soon found his passion for photography!

AJ talks to us very openly about this body of work, his travels, and running Negative supply. Since it's near christmas we go through a few of my xmas themed random questions too.

So watch out for these talking points:

• 4x5 and 8x10 format
• posing family
• razor thin DOF
• rise/tilt shifts
• exhibition/show
• corona portraits
• starting with large format
• scanning
• inventors
• having employees

Mentioned

Of course being in the industry of making products, we had to talk about the other amazing brands including Cameradactyl, Chroma Camera and pixl-latr.

We also discuss my friend Mark Stein and his lovely work with neon signs.

Links

A J instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ajholmesphoto/

Negative supply website - https://www.negative.supply/

Friends of the show

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Today I'm really honored and pleased to bring you a different episode of photography insights. After speaking with Sheri Behr recently she put me in contact with this amazing project called the yellow rose project. It’s run by 2 lovely people Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek. When I researched their work I felt very privileged to talk to them as it's all about the right for women to vote in America with the 19thamendment. The link to photography is that it was 100 years, so they’ve put together a collective of female artists. The 105 ladies have made something that symbolizes the movement, the suffrages, and yellow rose elements. This type of history is something to talk about and learn from.

Meg herself is a fine art photographer and educator at Texas woman’s university. Frances is head of exhibitions at Bruce Silverstein gallery in New york. We manage to talk about Meg's book - looking at this from a non-gendered perspective and not labeled. It was nice to talk about Frances's self-portrait project too.

Personally, I hope you enjoy this podcast as much I did it making it, Frances and Meg were full of smiles. You can see they are friends too as they rarely interrupted each other.

In this one we discuss:

• voting rights
• exhibition + online content
• history from different voices
• suffrage movement
• unconscious mind + intuition
• art emergencies
• dealing with groups
• right gallery
• nudity, ego + self-portraiture
• creating books

Discussed

Paula Riff - https://www.paulariff.com/

Eliot Dudik - https://www.eliotdudik.com/

Recommended

Frances and Meg provide their pay it forward as Marina Font and Jeanine Michna-Bales

Links

Frances website - https://www.francesjakubek.com/about

Meg's website - http://www.meggriffithsphotography.com/about

Friends of the show

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Welcome to episode 113 everybody, hope you are coping well. for those outside the UK, we have come out of the current lockdown. We are now in a tier system that allows different measures and freedoms.

To carry on our journey towards learning and education, I wanted to try and get a few people on together. The idea was to talk about some artists and their influences on life and maybe their self too. I’m lucky to have such a kaleidoscope of people I can call on – so this time we have David Collyer and Tobias Beach-Wlyd. Both fabulous people and photographers in their own rights.

We have a discussion on a few artists, projects, and photos. What I will do is put these all in the show notes for you, so you can visualise what we are talking about. Everyone did their best to be descriptive as possible anyway so it will be interesting to hear if you follow on. The artists covered in this podcast are Black Star, Don Mccullin, Philip Jones Griffiths, Kate Bellis and Nick Waplington.

I’m continually trying to improve my knowledge of the arts and sessions like this are really useful. It’s always good to see a new project and find a new artist to follow. This time of knowledge may help you in your own work in the future.

In this one we discuss:

• Abergavenny bric-a-brac
• David’s bargain print
• magnum agency
• landscapes
• self documentary work
• contact sheets
• double stroke Leica
• real life
• middle-class tourists
• Martin Parr
• long-form stories

Mentioned

Point 51 Magazine - https://point51magazine.com/

British Journal of Photography - https://www.1854.photography/

Artists

Nick Waplington - http://www.nickwaplington.org/

Don Mccullin - https://donmccullin.com/don-mccullin/

Kate Bellis - http://www.katebellis.com/

Black Star - https://www.blackstar.com/services/index.html

Philip Jones Griffiths - https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/philip-jones-griffiths/

Podcaster guests

David website - https://davidcollyer.wordpress.com/

David Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/david_collyer_photographer/

Tobias Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobiasbeachwyld/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Episode 112 - Noah Berger

Noah has been described as “The California Photographer Who Has Shot More Than 100 Wildfires.” He talks to us about his experience with taking photographs with fires. Although he is a freelancer with corporate and news work, Noah talks about why he works with other photographers. It’s a fascinating topic and gives you some idea about his preparations too. He was kind enough to tell you about the photography kit too.

Although Noah has shot this sort of news work for a long time, he talks about how it's changing and why it's worrying him. We do go through a couple of his images which I will add to the website because they were making me very emotional. You may notice my tone change when we discuss them as I believe Noah captures the devastation of people, animals, and not just the landscape. We also move on to his press work with protests too, which is quite worrying – especially getting shot!

In this one we discuss:

• shooting in teams
• police scanner tech
• sleeping in cars
• safety
• planning trips
• fire tornado
• California press laws
• postal deliveries
• subject matter
• staying unbiased
• protest photography
• getting shot
• covid, lockdowns & curfew

Links

Noah website - https://noahbergerphoto.com

Noah press article - https://www.propublica.org/article/what-the-photos-of-wildfires-and-smoke-dont-show-you

Noah article - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/california-wildfire-photos

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Welcome to episode 111 of photography insights everybody.  Today we are embracing the world as we interview someone from Kenya now living and working in the big apple – New York City.  Polly Irungu is a lovely lady who is trying to help others.  She is described as a Multimedia journalist, digital editor, and photographer who is responsible for 2 million listeners and social media too.  Polly is the founder of Black Women Photographers, a community and online database of Black women photographers. It’s been so nice to talk to people from different communities and try and give them a platform to discuss their work.  There is no better merit than helping another person shine and that's Polly.  As we discuss this world of competing with a white-dominated world, Polly talks about why change is important. Polly has had some lovely accolades too, so listen out for them!

In this one we discuss:

navigating a white-dominated world creating a photographers database getting past 1stblack person events coping with job rejections times square for Nasdaq moving to America languages & schools unlocking doors for others street photography what's next for social media returning to Kenya

Links Website - https://www.blackwomenphotographers.com/ Polly website - https://www.pollyirungu.com/ Polly Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pollyirungu/?hl=en

BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-54745724

Friends For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/ Large format cameras, medium format & accessories - https://chroma.camera/ Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Phlogger Silvergrain article - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2020/11/coping-with-children-covid-an-analogue-approach/

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Welcome to today’s show everyone, another guest from the big apple. This photographer has 2 sides to her story, and we are concentrating on her ongoing project work. Sheri Lynn Behr is a lovely lady who grew up in the Bronx. Originally trained in film analog and printing too, but moved quite early to digital. We even talk about why you may want to shoot digital or film.

I have to thank both the Michael's at Analog Forever magazine for introducing me to Sheri too. It was only through their ongoing work did I notice her unique photography. We soon get in touch and boy did we hit it off, like old friends. Just like in life it’s not every week you really connect with someone. But Sheri was really different, we enjoy a mutual hobby (you will hear about it) and it’s so nice to continue messaging each other. So who knows for the future!

From her interview you will realise her work is about trial and error, Sheri looks at her edits and can throw them out. It’s about going back over your work until you like it. We even discuss it's not just about looking at single images but a body of work. Sheri has been in a few shows including the polaroid collection.

So in this one we discuss:

• shooting strangers
• slide film
• why instant film
• science fiction
• surveillance
• influences and processes
• social media
• television shows
• technology development
• how to become an artist
• Sheri’s book

Article

Before we move on I would like to thank my friends of the show. For those who follow my writing, you will notice a recent article about Steve at Chroma camera. Recently he sent me his “snapshot” camera to try out. My article is all about a moron trying to work large format and not just produce multiple exposure shows! Yes, thats right i made a few mistakes, but i’ve included my thoughts on the camera and also some shots that did come out, home developed by me too.

Links

Sheri Website - https://www.sherilynnbehr.com/

Sheri Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/photographywithoutpermission/

Friends

For all your c41 developing needs - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Great and affordable zines from Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Interviewing my next guest was really easy, well that's how it felt. Alejandro or “Alex” as he calls himself was born in Venezuela but has also lived in Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and now Romania. Along these travels, he has fallen in love with street portraiture and has a great way of showing the culture. As he says, there is no point going to the pretty and boring places in the city, as they are the same everywhere. So he travels into the villages and neighborhoods, which has found him in some interesting situations. Alex describes these to us and I think he’s underplaying how scary the situations were, especially the prison story!

Alex has used film in some of his works but is predominantly a digital shooter. He has experience of shooting events like baptisms, weddings, and even concerts in his earlier life but loves his street work. He’s a kind and good human who signed up for my secret project. Alex was unfortunate as the camera was sent to Romania but didn’t make it to his office!

He has some lovely feedback from people so find out:

• • shooting safely
• • concert shooting
• • street photography
• • cultures
• • shit happens
• • prints for strangers
• • film shooting
• • Local celebrations
• • shooting out of focus
• • lusting after the Mamiya 7
• • when NOT to shoot
• • portraits

Links

Alex Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ailukewitsch/

Alex website - https://ilukewitsch.blog

Friends Links

This week I have chosen to quickly provide an update on Steve from Chroma Camera, who has been tinkering away again. He's made a new modular medium format camera - called the #Chroma679. More details coming soon on pricing and availability.

Film Dev - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/

Phlogger

Follow my work - https://phlogger.co.uk/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk/

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Although I really enjoyed my small break in the hills of England with my family it's time to get back to podcasting. This was an unusual one for me, as it was first thing in the morning but it was really nice to speak with my guest. Tomasz is a talented classical pianist, photographer, and editor of Frames magazine! It’s unfair how talented people like Tomasz are, the way they can work across music and photography. This can be seen in his personal work where he shoots concerts, musicians, and portraits.

Tomasz has editorial and podcasting experience too, as he has run Fujifilm online magazine for 5? years too. Recently he has been working hard behind the scenes to raise awareness about his latest project – FRAMES MAGAZINE. This idea was a beautiful printed magazine that should “wow” people. So he’s been creating a fabulous group on Facebook, there are a youtube channel and newsletters. It’s just getting printed in the UK now so definitely work checking it out.

One difference about the magazine is Frames is based on a monthly subscription service with online content. For more information check the link in the show notes or my website.

In this one we talk about:

• covid & printed

• mobile photography

• traditional photography

• frames Facebook group

• inspiration from different genres

• positives of lockdown

• photography bucket lists

• finding your film

• scanning film

• the printed medium

• the personal connection

• importance of sleep

Links

Frames website - https://readframes.com/

Frames FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/framesmagazine

Frames youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51qboBiDgcK6YdQ6GB9-0g

Tomasz website - http://www.tomash.photography/

Friends Links

I have discussed David from FilmDev in this show and how he's developed all my 120 colour work for a few years. Great work guaranteed and as an example, he only charges £4 for small files with delivery & TIFF's! Large scans are £8 compared to.

Do check them out - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Other friends are:

Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/

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So it's a quieter week for you all for a change.

COVID caused some last-minute issues for this week, so we've had to change the lineup.  In this episode, you get to listen to me all the way through!  

I'm talking to you about projects - why you should participate, why you should create one, some of the steps involved, and lessons I have learned.  In this one, I'm going to quickly talk about changes made with my social media work.

It's quite confusing to see yourself putting time and effort into media with so-called "activity" according to statistics, but when viewing/listeners figures don't increase it's pointless.  So I'm talking to you about what I have done instead and why.

In this one we all discuss:

James Lane at Zone Imaging lab

Secret Project (completed)

Negative Journey project (completed)

Retro 72 project (running)

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Hey everybody, welcome to this week's podcast with me your host the Phlogger. As I explore this medium of photography and play around I become interested in many areas. One of these that always springs to mind is a double exposure. I remember when running my competitions with Kodak Alaris that there was a few multi-exposure entries. In fact, one of them by Ben Felten won a memorable mention and obviously stuck in my conscious mind. So I thought hell I had not interviewed someone who does this consistently with film so let’s get him on the show. Ben was very willing and I couldn’t wait to talk with him.

Now bear in mind Ben is from France, but has lived in a few countries and currently living in Hong Kong. So if you are expecting a heavy French accent you might be surprised.

Anyway, Ben’s a family man like myself and a very decent guy. After speaking with Ben I’ve come up with the idea of an act of random kindness every day. So you search for someone on Instagram and share their picture on your story - simple. it would be great to hear of you doing this too. Remember karma everyone, do something nice for someone and feel positive.

So this podcast is all about Ben’s pursuit of happiness with multi-exposure and his human nature project. It’s a learning journey and he talks to us about the technical and conceptual aspects too, so very useful.

So in this one we discuss:

• multi-exposure
• background choices
• shooting Xpan
• studio vs home sessions
• negative space vs busy backgrounds
• cyanotypes
• photograms
• hong kong restrictions
• zines

Other Links

We discuss the beginning of cyanotypes with (botanist) Anna Atkins with her book on plant life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Atkins

Chris Relander - www.christofferrelander.com

Ben Links

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/WideWorldPhotography

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benfelten/

Friends of the show

I have discussed David from FilmDev in this show and how he's developed all my 120 colour work for a few years. Great work guaranteed and as an example, he only charges £4 for small files with delivery & TIFF's! Large scans are £8 compared to.

Do check them out - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Other friends are:

Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/

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Recently I’ve been talking with friends about developing, my mistakes, and how to improve after recently going back to development. It’s been interesting to improve my results, so being more careful in preparation has been good. After speaking with James Lane about developing we became friends and started talking to different developers etc. Now although James is young, he has a scientific persona and can hear how enthusiast he is for alchemy! He loved it so much he started developing for customers and runs his own lab!

James talks to us about why he’s different from other labs and spends time talking to us about making your own chemicals. He’s got some top-secret plans he’s working on and has an interesting future ahead of him. I love his passion for pushing film, controlling contrast and grain.

What’s interesting about James lab (zone imaging lab) is you can choose the developer! He even has explanations on his website what each one does. I think this is a great unique selling point and makes him stand out.

In this one:

• spending 3 hours with a reel

• light leaks

• custom pushing technique

• increasing negative density

• epilepsy

• career choices

• trying new developers

• pyro 510

• beta testing XTOL killer

Random questions

having a pint with James Bond and James chooses a strange superpower.

Links:

We discuss a few of the characters from facebook forums including Rüdiger Hartung and Daniel Keating

Lab website - https://www.zoneimaginglab.co.uk/about

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/james.nguyen.7

Friends of the show

Recently I've shared some of the work brought to us by Static Age. It's great to see Pete at Static Age is bringing more photographers zines to us. The most recent is called "cooking with gas" by Brandon Lasko. It's available now and only £7.

https://www.staticage.co.uk/product-page/cooking-with-gas-by-brando-lasko

Other friends are:

Do check them out - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/

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Welcome to episode 103 of photography insights, the shot that interviews people from the photography industry.

It’s funny how I look back over the past hundred episodes and still cannot believe some of the names and talent I’ve managed to interview. Each year of my photography seems like how do I beat last year. Then all of sudden you get a reply from a legendary photographer and they say sure, let’s do it. It’s times like this I’m still amazed that people that have so much experience are willing to spend some time talking to me. It’s a very humbling experience I can tell you, and yes I still get nervous but this soon dissipates. In fact, for those who come back regularly, I suspect you will notice this with guests. After 15 minutes they might slow their speaking down and start laughing etc, but after 60 they are totally relaxed and like 2 friends are talking. Well, that's what I try to do and hope its conveyed. It’s an important skill when interviewing. Anyway, where was I?

So yes because of COVID you are lucky enough to listen to the one and only skateboarding photography legend Grant Brittain! It’s a true honor to have a man with many years of experience behind him. For these sorts of interviews, I just couldn’t fit in my random questions, in fact, I had to edit this down just to get it where it is now. So I know this is a long one, so feel free to skip forward. But listening back to Grant was such a pleasure and we spoke over 3 hours in the end. Let me tell you, this does not happen very often. I try to edit what I believe you want to hear but can only do my best.

There is not much that needs saying about Grant, to be honest, just google his name, check Instagram, etc. what was really nice, as he has a great reputation in the industry too as a kind person. He did not disappoint too, as we talk from his roots in photography, through skating, the magazines, and working freelance now. It’s a hell of a journey and in the words of Grant " All wanted to do was surf, skate & smoke pot"

So in this one, we cover:

• going back to old shots
• liking out of focus
• shooting for layouts
• embracing digital change
• photographers eye collective
• sleeping on pool tables + in darkrooms
• getting out corporate feel
• magazine industry
• ethos of skaters
• archives + COVID
• cameras, cameras cameras
• why grant doesn’t develop

Friends of the show

I have discussed David from FilmDev in this show and how he's developed all my 120 colour work for a few years. Great work guaranteed and as an example, he only charges £4 for small files with delivery & TIFF's! Large scans are £8 compared to.

Do check them out - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Other friends are:

Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jgrantbrittain/

Website - https://jgrantbrittainphotos.com/

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I’m pleased to bring you episode 102 which is all about one of my favorite subjects – beer!!! During COVID it’s been great to get to the weekend and relax with a couple of beers (obviously you all should drink in moderation like me). After a recent delivery from Beer52 I looked through the Ferment magazine and noticed some interesting articles. This work led me to the author behind the work - Matthew Curtis. Matthew is a freelance photographer, blogger, podcaster, and now a magazine publisher!

It was really interesting to talk with someone who actively has an interest in great beer, but has the vocabulary to describe this. Matthew really has understood how to use each medium (the written word, the spoken word, and photography). He’s originally from my local area, so it’s nice to hear about his roots and also how traveling to breweries around the world has helped him. Matthew doesn’t pull his punches and will tell you honestly about his work, mistakes, and his thoughts of some labels.

He talks to us about his magazine label - Pellicle, its beginnings, and how COVID has affected the brand and his life. Matthew also talks about his roots in adult life and how he stumbled into photography. He's now very experienced and works for a few brands and even helps teach others.

In this one we discuss:

• magazines
• how to get paid for writing
• beer varieties
• lactose intolerances
• supporting local businesses
• amazon vs online breweries
• shooting fruit
• learning editing
• working with CAMRA
• layout vs imagery
• pride and North/South divides

Random questions

Yes, Matthew eases his way through these and won't forget thinking about hitmen from now on! So don't forget to check out Matthew's unique way of banning daydreaming.

Links

Please do check out Matthew's lovely work. His magazine is made through voluntary contributions, so take a look!

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/totalcurtis/

Magazine - https://www.pelliclemag.com/

Podcast - https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2020/1/15/the-pellicle-podcast-series-one-is-now-available

Twitter - https://twitter.com/totalcurtis

From the show

During the podcast we mention a few brands too, so don't forget to check them out:

Beer52 - https://www.beer52.com/

Brewdog - https://www.brewdog.com/uk/

Cloudwater brewery - https://cloudwaterbrew.co/

Ferment Magazine - https://www.beer52.com/ferment

Good Beer Hunting - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/authors/matthew-curtis

Beer Guild Training event - https://www.beerguild.co.uk/events/online-training-advanced-beer-photography-with-matthew-curtis/

Chosen Brew podcast - https://shows.acast.com/thechosenbrew/episodes/matthew-curtis-beer-writer-the-pellicle

Friends of the show

Thanks to:

Chroma Camera, Filmdev & Static Age

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Welcome to episode 101 and this one I'm delighted to talk to someone on the opposite side of the world.  Gareth Davies originated from Wales in the UK but through his military career ended up in New Zealand.  He started life in the Air Force serving all around the globe, including places like the Gulf War and Bosnia (amongst a few others).  This one's a tale of different countries, a little about the Army and how he ended up in the Police with photography.

Gareth was introduced through his best friend Stu Mckenzie (episode 95) through their military careers.  It's fascinating to hear how Gareth transitioned from the UK Air Force to moving to New Zeland.  We do talk a little about this amazing country that has such outstanding natural beauty and why it's a visual treat for photographers.  Gareth shoots landscapes, nature, and a little macro too, so do check out the website for examples of his work.  He's a lovely guy who shared his history and love of his career, so listen out for a few fun stories too

In this one we discuss:

reconnaissance photography high-speed processing  tight deadlines sensitometry shooting 4x5 using 48-inch lenses on a helicopter shooting borders of Belize combat camera training Iraqi cameraman forensic & training photographers presets + photoshop charity work

Random questions Gareth like a few people was a little nervous about my stupid questions but easily made his way through. So, find out why we should embrace hairstyles and the name of his fictitious detective agency.

Links Gareth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/redbeanie_photography Gareth Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RedBeaniephotography/   Friends of the show Don't forget my friends in photography help support the show by getting my message out there.  Each one is helping through generosity that is mutually provided. Today I would like to focus on Chroma and for any of you that already have a large format camera (often called 4x5) then listen to this.  Steve has built an adaptor so you can use your existing 4x5 with Hamish's pix-latr.  This allows you to scan by using items you already have!  For information check out Steve's page on this  - https://chroma.camera/product/pixl-latr-large-format-scanning-mount/ Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/ Film Dev - https://filmdev.co.uk/ Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Phlogger If you want to follow my work and keep up to date, just check my social media here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk Website - https://phlogger.co.uk/

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Oh crikey where do we begin on this one? The big 100!

When approaching the turn of the century I came up with an idea to do something different and flip the host and guest scenario! Now I have to be honest I asked and was trying to arrange my first ever guest to host it. However, Sarah (street media) had literally just started a new job after we started planning this. I really did want to have a female host to show I have grown as a person and involving everyone. However, since this was not feasible my good friend Jon at Instinctive Photography accepted (without a bribe) the position.

Please bear with us, I've never done anything like this so it's not designed to be a normal episode at all. It's a light-hearted show about you all, I love you all for supporting my work.

What's in store for you:

1. Jon fires off a few random questions at the Phlogger!

2. guests Steve at Chroma Camera, Pete at Static Age and the model Shannon Ashby.

3. What photography means to the guests

4. written messages

5. video messages (this will be aired on Youtube soon)

6. a few special messages (from my daughter, my wife and good friend Jeni at Signature too)

Outtakes - yes I will be making a short bonus episode where you will hear real-life mistakes!

Links

Instinctive Photography Website - https://www.instinctivecollection.co.uk/

Instinctive Photography Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/instinctive_photography/

Jon's b&w Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_boy_in_the_tall_house/

Chroma Camera website - https://chroma.camera/

Chroma Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chromacamera/

Static Age website - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Static Age Instragram - https://www.instagram.com/static_age_zines/

Shannon Ashby Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shannon_model_/

Thanks

It was so kind of everyone to email me with their messages and videos. Taking time out their day for me, was a humbling experience and I don't mind saying it made me very tearful.

I literally have met some wonderful people on this young and will continue to hunt more down!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart (in no particular order).

Gina Milicia

Jay Good

Tobias Beach-Wlyd

John Hughes

Paul at Analogue Wonderland

Top Gun Dave

Max Hellweg

Quinn Jacobson

Bob Patterson

Jeni Lowe

Ibarionex Perello

John Whitmore

Leyton Cleveley

Andy Church at Kodak Alaris

Michael Kirchoff

David Collyer

Marius

Lomig from Film Washi

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Hi everybody I’m so thrilled to bring you yet another first – an underwater photographer for episode 99! I was sat reading my copy of the technology/science magazine WIRED and came across some different photos. It was all about reefs and a project involving them with some beautiful photographs by a gentleman called Lorenzo Mittiga. After checking his work I was really impressed and contacted him. Lorenzo was nothing but intriguing and fun to communicate with, he must have been as excited as me

Lorenzo’s work is known around the world for his images and works in documentaries, like natural history. By trade, his is a marine biologist but left that in Italy to work more in the field.

He’s an intelligent guy who can speak 3 languages and luckily one of them was English. Lorenzo lives on the Dutch island of Bonaire in the Caribbean. He also talks about living and working as a photographer, so its a tale of weddings, portraiture, food, and anything else!

Lorenzo talks to us about his start in photography and shooting film, all the way through to digital. He gladly provides details of his kit and how hard it is underwater. He’s got some lovely split over/underwater projects too, which are very different photographically speaking.

In this one we talk about:

• Issues with film underwater
• Ektachrome & Velvia
• working with Jack Cousteau
• working with windsurfers
• issues with sand
• camera housings
• how depth can affect u
• water & natural filters
• underwater flash
• lemon sharks
• the iguana shot

LINKS

Aqua lung - http://www.aqualung.com/uk/

Nimar - https://www.nimar.it/en/

Flexarm - https://www.flex-arm.com/en/

Lorenzo website - http://lorenzomittiga.com/

Lorenzo Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lorenzomittiga/

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Please note there are a couple of minutes of echo on this show, there was a bad weather storm in Stacy's area. This caused our video session to black out a few times too, but i've edited all that out so can't tell. Nothing much to worry about though, just enjoy Stacy's presence.

It’s that time again and its now episode 98. After recently speaking with Stu Mckenzie I thought it would be great to have a female combat photographer too. Some research later I came across a wonderful story about Stacy Pearsall, who had served and was doing a fabulous veternas project.

After speaking with Stacy it was quite clear she has a wonderful sense of humour (as you will hear). Stacy is a person who hasn’t let her disabilities from her servitude affect her. Along with her trusty assistant and Charlie the service dog (world-famous) she applies her trade as a photographer. One of the main reasons you should listen is to her Stacy talk about her lovely veterans' project. This involves her traveling to every state in the USA. This is no mean feat for someone like Stacy, so listen carefully as she talks a little about herself.

So in this one:

• charlie & Dolly Parton
• service dogs
• female veterans
• combat injuries + PTSD
• grey days
• combat camera requirements
• military jokes, gear & meals
• New Zealand travel dreams
• flying with dogs
• holsters + injuries
• photojournalism
• gear or gun?
• being an Ilford master
• brand loyalty & integrity

Random questions

Of course, Stacy is subjected to the usual barmy questions – so find out why you shouldn't watch horror films.

Stacy links

Website - http://stacypearsall.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/slpearsall/

Podcast - https://everythingstacy.com/

Holster - https://spiderholster.com/

Friends of the show

Film development - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Zines - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Cameras - https://chroma.camera/

Phlogger

You can check my Instagram blog feed here - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk/

You can find my best photography here - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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Welcome to epsiode 97 of photography insights, the show that interviews people from around the photography industry. Today is a very special one, something different to my usual interviews and focusing on a specific subject – model safety. Since I’ve worked with a few and seen some of the problems, I got together with a few to record this.

What follows is a discussion on a Facebook group we are members of that is speicifcally aimed at safety for both photographers and models when working with new people. It’s a great resource where people can ask questions about others and get some feedback from their experiences.

The group has some careful moderators involved to ensure it’s not just a place to go slam photographers or vice versa. From the podcast you will learn a little about it and why it’s a really good place for us all.

I’m joined by Alix, Beth and Emily who came forward to talk about the group, experiences and provide you all with some great advice. All the models give some insight when things can go wrong on shoots and what you should do. Each one has their experience and its quite eye opening what can happen.

We will talk about ways to whistleblow and when you should for safety.

Everyone provides some great advice for best practises that models should follow like doing some homework on the photographer. You will also hear my side from a photographers viewpoint too, that should help with any fears.

The models also pinpoint some red flags you should watch for before, during and after the shoot too.

I want to thank Alix, Beth and Emily for taking ti

me out to record this. We felt like its something that is important to us all and want to protect you all from any potential issues. There are links to the models social media feeds and do urge you to work with these fantastic ladies.

Links

Facebook safety group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/588524144617941/

Government advice - https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0071-look-out-modeling-scams

Purpleport advice - https://purpleport.com/articles/194/how-to-avoid-scams/

News articles

Jailed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-50838834

Creepy photographers - https://petapixel.com/2016/07/27/models-beware-warning-signs-creepy-photographers

Baby steelers - http://www.web24.news/a/2020/02/fake-photographer-drugs-mother-to-steal-baby-with-poisoned-cupcake.html

Models

Alix purpleport - https://purpleport.com/portfolio/tinkerspellx/?referrer=tinkerspellx&fbclid=IwAR1TDE_9TIGX9T0Shkt2bRedh9dUU27-CKClZ0oxj954jx_4-AB08GfIKBM

Beth - https://www.instagram.com/choo_choo42

Emily - https://purpleport.com/portfolio/emilyjomodel

Phlogger - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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Welcome to episode 96 everyone, really pleased to have you on board once again. Had some lovely guests recently and I’m adding another friendly person to the list. This time we are discussing the darkroom with John Whitmore aka TheDarkShed.

John discusses his life around the darkroom, children and all things analogue. He has his own youtube show and produces live + behind the scenes approach to making art. it’s challenges and ideas he has and shows us how to do this.

What I really like about John is his honesty, he tells you straight and makes mistakes, just like all of us. He doesn’t mind saying when something goes wrong and explains why (he usually gets there in the end).

He’s approachable on social media and can hear him on Sunny 16 podcast too quite often.

• friendships & photography show
• playing painting dev + pre fix
• pictures of children
• safety in the darkroom
• the mentality of shooting film
• lumen prints & grass
• fixer thumb signatures
• learning the incorrect way
• pre fix + experimenting
• importance of combining techniques
• how to remove hairs from negatives
• unusual way 2do large prints
• the business of enjoyment
• photographers vs artists
• being multi-skilled

RESOURCES

The Darkroom handbook by Michael Langford - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkroom-Handbook-Michael-Langford/dp/0852231881

Gulnara's handmade project - https://www.gulnara.com/hand-painted-19871993

Sunny 16 podcast featuring John - https://sunny16podcast.com/2020/05/31/ep-204-groceries-point-blank/

FRIENDS OF THE SHOW

Film developing - https://filmdev.co.uk/

Static Age zines - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

LINKS

John website - https://johnwhitmorephotography.co.uk/

John Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/thedarkshed

John Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedarkshed/

Phlogger Instagram - http://instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk

Phlogger photos - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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Welcome to episode 95 of Photography insights, the show that interviews people from the photography world. Today I would like to introduce you to someone who has travelled a lot of the world. Someone that’s been to the artic and lived with reindeer herders and who has been to war with a camera! Examples of places he’s served or work include Moscow, Germany, Nothern Ireland, Edinburgh, Mongolia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, New Zealand, Namibia

Stu Mckenzie life started off in the army and has had some unique experiences which he talks to us about. He’s a calm, collected and a humble bloke who likes helping others. I do urge you to check out his collection of photography that shows a mix of culture, travel, portraiture and landscapes. Stu also provides some great tips for those wanting to go out in the cold.

I came across Stu’s work recently due to his work with veterans and PSTD, so check out project mindscape.

In this podcast we also discuss:

- combat camera team

- working with SAS

- preparation for trips

- gear survival in the artic

- military police

- hangovers & Edinburgh castle

- maths & guide numbers

- army photography courses

- working as BBC cameraman

- infrared + converted 5ds

- meeting Neil Armstrong

- working with Don McCullin

Random questions

Yes, you will hear Stu go through these and find out what he daydreams about.

MENTIONED

Jon at Instinctive - https://www.instinctivecollection.co.uk/

David Baranek - https://phlogger.co.uk/interview-with-top-gun-dave-baranek/

Snapshot by Chroma Camera - https://chroma.camera/snapshot/

David's infrared article - https://phlogger.co.uk/how-to-shoot-colour-infrared-film-by-david-hochleitner/

Aerochrome supplier- https://www.aerochrome.shop/product-page/aerochrome-strip-film-127-and-120-formats

Rob Shanebrook (moon camera) - http://www.makingkodakfilm.com/

Paul Berriff - https://phlogger.co.uk/interview-with-press-photography-legend-paul-berriff/

LINKS

Stu Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stumckenziephoto/

Stu website - https://www.stumckenziephotography.com/

Stu Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRy8_LorG0Mh6pTJB7jkF6Q?

Phlogger

My blog - https://phlogger.co.uk/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk/

My photos - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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Hey everybody, welcome to episode 94 of photography insights and today we are going to feature another great artist. As I said in my previous episode I’m trying to reach out to a wider scope of people and this is another example – a photographer from Russia!

Gulnara comes from the region of Autonomous Republic of Bashkortostan and was the only female photographer. She moved into the world of press photography under the belt of "associated press" in the USA. She has won competitions and awards including world press photo. Her work is known around the world now and one example is that of 9/11, where she was at ground zero. In this podcast we do not discuss this as her interview with Bob at Street Photography Magazine covers all you need to know (plus its a great magazine).

I came across Gulnara because of her awards and her lovely work with street photography. Gulnara is the founder of "womenstreetphotographers.com" too, where she showcases work of others. One of Gulnara’s projects caught my eye and listen out as we discuss hand painting.

Areas discussed

• book collecting
• shooting 40 years
• importance of mentors
• right critique & feedback
• darkroom master
• making chemicals
• appreciating your homeland
• being happy & proud of your work
• workshops in Russia
• lockdown + first book
• teaching street
• Instagram feeds & personality
• artists residency + PAID trip to NYC

Links

Gulnara website- https://www.gulnara.com/

Gulnara Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gulnara_nyc/

women street photography - https://www.instagram.com/womenstreetphotographers/

Mentioned:

Street photograph interview - https://streetphotographymagazine.com/article/interview-with-gulnara-samoilova/

Dominique interview - https://phlogger.co.uk/dominique-interview-with-a-street-portrait-photographer/

Dominque Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dominique_nyc/

Pay it forward:

Ximena Echague - https://ximenaechaguephoto.com/

Friends of the show

Pete at Static Age - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Film Dev - https://filmdev.co.uk/

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It's another week and time for another show and again something completely different. You can see how my choice of guests is influenced by events and people around me!

Recently I have talked about the point of looking for with my guests and choosing them for a reason. It's something that has played on my mind recently and how I should open up more. The consensus in my mind (we had a vote) is that I should look for people that haven't had their voices heard from the minorities or speak to those that are trying to do great work for the society of those not privileged.

So today I'm pleased to bring you the rather lovely Sheila Pree Bright. Sheila is an ambassador for Leica, comes from America and has this habit of using the world of photography to talk about the world from a different perspective. Some of her projects include Young Americans, 1960NOW, Suburbia, Plastic Bodies. We talk a lot about the life of being black in America, opportunities and what she has seen. Some of her travels around the states have even shocked her, so listen out for when we discuss Baltimore.

So in this one, we discuss:

• art piece for University of Boston
• starting with gangster rap photography
• 1960 now + uprising of young people
• civil rights
• working for HBO
• protests
• flowers &COVID
• white narrative vs black
• John Lewis & your poetry
• school curriculums
• Migrations & segregations

FURTHER INFO

We discussed Jim Crow

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/08/150806-voting-rights-act-anniversary-jim-crow-segregation-discrimination-racism-history/

To find out more about the ATlanta murders

https://wsbt.com/news/entertainment/hbo-documentary-sheds-new-light-on-atlanta-child-murders

We also mention John Lewis

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/John-Lewis-Atlanta.html

Sheila's video of the McCleung musuem talk is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_3bFS4T2E&t=2558s

LINKS

Sheila has a great degree of work and you should check out her website for more information.

https://www.sheilapreebright.com/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/1960now/

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It's my pleasure to bring an artist and photographer from the top of his game - Joel Tjintjelaar from Holland. Joel's images are really outstanding and thought-provoking, based around his concepts of fine art. His images are based around black and white (he explains why too) and usually involve long exposure. Joel works in the world of architecture using both digital full-frame and large format film to produce high-end work for clients. This involves him using Photoshop skills and teaching these too.

Joel comes from a different background to most, after a career in I.T. and being a qualified criminal lawyer. If you look at his brand you can see blog articles, courses, critiques, guides, books and has a unique relationship with Hitech filters (has his own range of N.D. filters). He's an intelligent person who perfects his skill through learning from other forms of art and reading a lot!

• importance of studying painters + art
• passion + defining fine art
• learn about yourself
• objects vs subjects
• understanding Picasso
• reading books
• ideas, workflow & research
• why black & white
• teaching content not seen on the internet
• tilt shift vs large format
• 16 stop ND filters
• shooting Phase 1 with 100 megapixels

Random questions

It was clear from talking with Joel before the interview he had a great sense of humour, so i put him through a couple. So, find out why:

• the dutch like liquorice
• Joel would enjoy 200 metres running

Links

Joel recommended this book various times during the show by Margaret Livingstone

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vision-Art-Updated-Expanded/dp/1419706926

To check out Joel's filters, books, presets, courses, blog then check out his website.

Joel's website - https://www.bwvision.com/

Joel Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joeltjintjelaar/

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Hello everyone,

Hello everyone,a quick message to say there is no episode this week as I've been interviewed myself.  Yes, please do check out Tim at Cheapshot podcast, where I was a guest for episode 8!  Tim's a great and friendly character so really nice to be talking with him (link at the bottom).

In this show I briefly discuss:

• ideas for future show
• thanks to Max from last week
• covid and coming out lockdown
• shooting models
• working on my projects
• future podcasts

Links

Tim's podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZmQ0NzZjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/YjIwNWJjZTMtNzJlMS00ZDU5LWJhYzctZTM3Y2ViZTM3N2Nk?ved=0CAIQkfYCahcKEwjIi4-_8sDqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBA&hl=en-GB

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Welcome to episode 90!

I was reading a copy of the tech/science mag WIRED recently and was intrigued by some of the photography inside, especially one particular article. Something then suddenly flashed why don't I reach out to the photographer, as they are always credited in magazines like this. The thing was, the article was based around forensic photography and not something I had seen much of.

So a few friendly emails later and we had managed to arrange a last-minute session together. I'm pleased to introduce you to Max Aguilera Hellweg, who is a not only a photographer for National Geographic but a trained doctor too.

Working for National Geographic he has had some very interesting assignments that have taken him around the world and interesting circumstances! Max started life in film and darkrooms but was forced to shoot digitally due to changes in the industry. He talks to us about his life and is very passionate about this, so watch out for the odd swear word.

A few topics we discuss are:

• working with criminals + police
• the West Bank
• Journalism & privacy laws
• Russian particle accelerators
• Cancun, pyramids and jail
  • shooting at "the body farm"
  • Robots & human fears
  • Queen & Bohemian Rhapsody
  • Forensic photography
  • Peruvian presidents
  • Medicine
  • Darkrooms and digital
  • COVID assignment + when not to shoot

Although we had a 2-hour conversation, I've managed to cut some elements down to 1 hour, its not easy putting someone's career down into this amount of time.

QUOTE

“There is always a story, it doesn't matter when you arrive, stay open, be patient”

LINKS

Max recommends you visit his website to look at his work, but i've put a link to his book here too. It's work he did photographing what's inside us humans, graphic but beautiful.

National Georgraphic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/contributors/a/photographer-max-aguilera-hellweg/

Website - https://aguilerahellweg.com/

Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sacred-Heart-Through-Invasive-Surgery/dp/0821223771/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the-sacred-heart+max&qid=1593633660&sr=8-1

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How do you introduce someone who is funny, forthright and totally committed to her role in society. With some people its more than a job, it's more than passion, it's simply who you are. Today's guest is the one and only Michelle Groskopf, a street and editorial photographer from Los Angeles.

Michelle is an interesting figure in the community because her career moved rapidly from the world of the street to purses, people and some rather interesting clients. After shooting for a certain favourite magazine of mine, Michelle was lucky enough to work with people in the tech industry. Now when I say tech, I mean the big boss, as in Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey etc! What is great is that Michelle took these photos in her style, not your standard corporate headshot.

Anyway, we discuss all sorts and have a great laugh, so here are a few points from it:

• finding a mentor
  • how WIRED changed her life
  • vivid websites
  • voyeuristic style
  • telephoto lenses
  • COVID
  • sexism + racism
  • fighting equality

I have a certain Ibarionex Perello to thank for the recommend and boy, I'm so thankful. Michelle is nothing but honest and talks a little about her upbringing and the fight of being a female gay photographer.

Quote

After listening back to the interview I think this quote from her provides a glimpse of what we discuss - "to be a black person know and to recognise that the whole world stands in way of your greatness”.

Random questions

Michelle doesn't escape the wrath of my questions, so find out Michelle's ideal headline and the relevance of skipping school.

Links

These links refer to discussions from the podcast:

Toby Kaufmann- https://theluupe.com/blog/2020/01/23/meet-facebooks-creative-director-toby-kaufmann/

Diversifyphoto - https://www.instagram.com/diversifyphoto

Michelle Instagram - www.instagram.com/michellegroskopf

Michelle website - www.mgroskopf.com

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Welcome back all, a few weeks ago I brought you a double-length special with Stephen at Kosmo. For this week I'm bringing you something really different and totally understand if it's not for you. For one week, I've put together a double-length special focusing on mental health with a couple of photographers. These are blunt, raw, true stories about real-life here as they talk about Mental Health and its effects.

I am very proud to present my friends Shaun Hall and Victoria Louise who have agreed to bring you honesty. When around us there is the false world of perfection and Instagram, but behind this are people with problems. It's about time we talked about this and stopped pretending we live these amazing lives and everything is a photo.

Shaun is more of a landscape and nature photographer, but loves all genres to be honest and is currently living off the Yorkshire Coast. Victoria lives in the small town of Gainsborough with her family and works in the wedding and portrait world of photography. They will both tell you about their lives, how mental health has affected it, what part photography has played.

In this one we discuss:

• training your mind
• traumas
• addiction
• suicide
• treatment
• recovery
• funding
• support mechanisms
• coping under COVID

Please remember we are not medically trained and not offering professional advice, we are here as fellow humans with issues.

Support

We have put together a few links as resources for anyone struggling. Some of these are local to Victoria & Shaun.

Bearded Fisherman - https://www.facebook.com/beardedfishermencharity/

Be the Difference - http://www.gainsboroughwishes.co.uk/be-the-difference/4594748698

NHS - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/

Links

Here you can find links to Shaun & Victoria's work as well as our group. Please remember the group I created is for anyone in the photography world - we don't care if you are a novice, expert, model, publisher or something else. It's a safe space to relax and find support, some people post images, some people write - there are no rules.

Shaun Hall - https://www.shaunrhallphotography.com/

Shaun (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/shaunhallphotography/

Victoria Louise - https://www.nocternalartistphoto.co.uk/

Victoria (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/nocternalartist/

Photographers Therapy group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy/

Quotes

After listening to the show and the guests, you can take a summary of their words from these quotes:

“managing mental health is like a full-time job” - Victoria

"people say you have a choice with this life, they don't understand mental health or addiction" - Shaun

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I’m pleased to bring you photojournalist Rob Pinney from Point 51 magazine.  The magazine is based around photojournalism and covers stories around Europe.  It’s a well-made publication, unique size and reads more like a long-form approach.

Rob talks to us about:

• stealing the "stone of scone"
• timeline issues
• COVID & the future
• commuting during COVID
• online storytelling
• monetising news & paywalls
• working in publishing
• emotions when working
• covering difficult topics

Links

Rob's website - https://www.robpinney.com/about

Magazine website - https://point51magazine.com/rob-pinney

Photovoice - https://photovoice.org

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After waiting so long I thought it would be wise to put an interview with Stephen Dowling from Kosmo foto together. After writing for his blog last year (link) and watching his website grow from the Zorki days has been impressive. Obviously some of you know Stephen from his film, some know him from the BBC and some from his NME days, never mind his travels around the world.

After meeting Stephen back in March 2019 at the photography show (with the rest of the crew too) it was clear he's got bags of experience and intelligence too. I love talking to people like Stephen about the many years he has been a journalist, but mainly his passion for the analogue world of cameras.

I decided to make this an extra-length special to cover 2 weeks, as I'm still unsure if I can commit to a weekly podcast anymore (it takes up time editing etc). Obviously I will never be short of interesting people to find, it's just finding mutual times to fit this in.

So, let's break the interview down since its an extra-length special. We talk about some of the characters out there like Jeremy (Japan Camera Hunter), Hamish Gill from 35mmc, EM from Emulsive, Steve at Chroma, Sam at Solarcan and Paul from Analogue Wonderland. Obviously Stephen knows many people, but he's not name dropping, far from it, he's actively complimenting and talking about people who are making the film community a better place for all.

So in this one we discuss:

• working from home
• spiders & red rooms
• important BBC story from last year
• photo walks
• Selling during Covid
• Blogging since 2012
• Shooting cats
• 1st time developing film
• street portraiture
• Belarus film collective
• Zorki & Fed cameras
• David Collyer + Guardian

Random questions

Find out why we discuss tear gas!

A scoop on Dyson's next invention and why Stephen is the ultimate nosey parker!

Photographers

Stephen recommends a few important people he has come across with unique skills, so please do check out:

Clement Marion - https://kosmofoto.com/2019/02/paris-protests-minolta-film-clement-marion/

Nandakumar Narasimhan - https://kosmofoto.com/2019/04/the-indian-himalayas-on-medium-format/

David Collyer - https://kosmofoto.com/2020/05/photographs-hospital-coronavirus-film/

David Collyer (interview by Phlogger) - https://phlogger.co.uk/interview-with-father-and-son-film-shooters/

Pay it forward

Stephen recommended Rob Andrews from the London Camera Project - https://www.instagram.com/londoncameraproject/?hl=en

Links

Kosmo website - https://kosmofoto.com/

Kosmo film shop - https://kosmofoto.com/shop/

Instagram - https://kosmofoto.com/shop/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kosmofoto.blog/

Friends of the show

For all your analogue film developing, check out - https://filmdev.co.uk

If you like zines, you will love Static Age's work - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

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Interview with historic sign photographer Mark Stein, is a hell of a title ain't it! Well, I'm back after a prolonged break from this pandemic, but I am feeling in a better headspace thank god. After chatting with Mark recently we finally nailed down a date together to get this podcast recorded. Apologies for any audio issues on this one, so many internet-related service issues at the minute it's crazy.

As you know I like to bring you variety, as it keeps us all entertained. With episode 85 and our lovely guest Mark Stein from Denver, Colorado, USA. Mark has definitely found a niche project here. He's photographing some of the vintage and historic signs along the famous route 66. Mark was one of the guys I found through Instagram and we started talking some time ago, due to our passion for film. I even showed him a book I had been reading a few months ago about some interesting stops along Route 66 (I mean who hasn't heard of it?)

You can tell from the interview Mark has a passion for history and photography, which makes a lovely scene and produces high class images too. He works hard to capture these in short periods when he has time.

In this podcast we discuss:

• nostalgia or history
• photography groups + trips
• Lomography, Fuji & Kodak film
• Bronica + metering
• darkroom lab (California)
• COVID + small business
• creativity with COVID
• growing own food
• travelling via car/plane
• Kotak/Ilford price increases
• fuji film loses market changes
• FPP government surplus film
• listening to vinyl

Hopefully you will enjoy this one as I attempt to keep these interviews more chat based and focus on the person and their art. Please do check out Mark's work online using the links.

LINKS

https://www.instagram.com/mark5280pix/

https://www.msteinphoto.com/

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As you already know I'm starting this series of interviews to document what is going on with this pandemic. We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening.

I am really pleased to present you with 2 lovely people from Germany today, it's Marwan and Chary's from Silvergrain Classics (aka Photoklassik). Both are active on social media and always in touch with the community. Chary's has posted some lovely footage including her son developing colour film in their home. It's really nice to see this personal touch and see there are people behind the brand, not just some business.

If you haven't yet seen their magazine, I highly recommend it, they have some amazing artists featured. In fact, I have written a review of the magazine and they inspired me to interview people like Jan Schlegel.

So listen to this show as we talk about:

• large format enlargers
• positivity
• coming articles
• kodak & tetenal changes
• film industry relationships
• cibachrome printer
• documenting corona
• supporting the community
• ak47 & deers

Links

Silvergrain website - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/

Silvergrain magazine - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/magazine/

David Collyer - https://www.instagram.com/nedsoldman/?hl=en

Facebook therapy group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy/

Silvergrain magazine review - https://phlogger.co.uk/photoklassik-international-magazine-a-review-by-phlogger/

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As you already know I'm starting this series of interviews to document what is going on with this pandemic. We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening.

I am really pleased to present you with 2 lovely people from Germany today, it's Marwan and Chary's from Silvergrain Classics (aka Photoklassik). Both are active on social media and always in touch with the community. Chary's has posted some lovely footage including her son developing colour film in their home. It's really nice to see this personal touch and see there are people behind the brand, not just some faceless business.

It's been interesting to hear from people around the globe and let's see how different things are in another European country - Germany.

So listen to this show as we talk about:

• toilet paper
• Tetenal & dishwasher tablets
• supporting the community
• bricks & mortar stores
• re-opening of small stores
• school learning & workloads
• online orchestra's
• why we need art
• Silvergrain blog

Covid

133,000 infected & 3,500 deaths at 15 April 2020

Links

Silvergrain website - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/

Silvergrain magazine - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/magazine/

David Collyer - https://www.instagram.com/nedsoldman/?hl=en

Facebook therapy group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy/

Silvergrain magazine review - https://phlogger.co.uk/photoklassik-international-magazine-a-review-by-phlogger/

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As you already know I'm starting this series of interviews to document what is going on with this pandemic. We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening.

Today's guest stands out in some ways because of his role in life - health care. Today I want you to welcome David Collyer who works as an anaesthetist assistant in a hospital in Abergavenny, Wales, UK.

David joined the show with his son Ned on episode 61 in 2019 and was very popular due to the unique relationship. He spends his time documenting all manner of subjects from portraiture to landscapes and everyday life. David has a very good eye for detail and showing characters, whilst being able to develop his own work (yes another film shooter).

However, that is not his full story, David also has been given permission to shoot inside his hospital and help document about the crisis.

So listen to this show as we talk about:

• health protection equipment
• UK predicated figures
• private medical care
• Queen's toilet seat
• work/life balance
• shooting Covid on film
• NHS funding
• time off & hobbies

Covid

93,000 infected

12,100 deaths as of 13 April

Links

David's blog - https://davidcollyer.wordpress.com/

David's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nedsoldman/

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As you already know I'm starting this series of interviews to document what is going on with this pandemic. We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening.

Today's guest is Ashley Hoff, another nice guy I met on Instagram and lives in Adelaide, Australia. Ashley's work caught my eye as he uses analogue technology (medium format and tin types etc) to capture images of old cars. He appeared on the show podcast on episode 20, back in 2018, but unfortunately, I had issues with the technology at the time.

Ashley works in technology supporting the finance industry in Australia and has worked at home for 4 weeks now. So listen to see how life is on the other side of the world.

In this one we discuss

• state by state decisions
• tin type experiments
• cruise ship
• border closes
• travel & tourism future
• health care
• space + garden footprints
• schools + grades
• beaches & socialising
• shopping, supplies + panic buying

My favourite line from the chat was - "my kingdom for a roll of toilet paper"

Covid figures

As of 12 April there are 6,300 cases and have been 59 deaths in Australia

Links

Ashley Hoff Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KustomsOnSilver/

Ashley Hoff Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kustoms.on.silver/

Ashley Podcast with Phlogger - https://phlogger.co.uk/shooting-cars-with-film/

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As you already know I'm starting this series of interviews to document what is going on with this pandemic. We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening.

Today's guest is Paul Lefko, another good friend of mine from the West coast of America - Los Angeles. Paul was one of the few that used Instagram as a platform in a good way and we became mates through. So much so not only has Paul appeared on the podcast on episode 21, back in 2018, but also co-hosted a few shows with me! We have been mates for a while now and finally got to meet up last year while he had a layover in the UK.

Paul is not only a great photographer, who shoots models and aspiring musicians around Hollywood but also a great travel photographer too. However, that is not his full story, Paul is also a full-time therapist and a father of two.

So listen to this show as we talk about:

• schools + Chromebooks
• future of teaching
• unemployed
• a cleaner earth
• ventilators, ICU & staying at home
• hospital costs + health insurance
• E.R. staff laid off
• Paul's work + telephone medication
• working remotely

Photography

Paul also briefly talks about finding a Fuji x100 in his gear and compares this to a Leica CL he's just playing with. Since his travels to Africa last year, he's been invited back to help with future workshops too, so exciting times to come!

Covid

16 million unemployed in the USA

502,000 cases, 18700 deaths (at 10 April 2020)

Links

I mention Ethan Moses from Camera Dactyl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4W5zJWLM84

Paul's website - https://www.fhutowurks.com/

Paul's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paul_lefko/

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As you already know i'm starting this series of interviews to document what is going on with this pandemic.  We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening. Today's guest is Bob Patterson, editor of the Street Photography magazine.  He appeared on the podcast on episode 13, back in 2018! We became friends ever since and have remained in contact. Bob talks to us about what is happening in America and some of his recent experiences shooting on the street.  He will talk to us about what this has meant to his magazine along with street photography too.  Bob is from a small town called Charlottesville in Virginia (1 hr south of Washington). So listen to this show as we talk about:

street photography changes social distancing conspiracies industries still working health care testing & equipment keeping creative focusing on priorities breweries & vineyards

Links Street Photography magazine - https://streetphotographymagazine.com/ Street Photography Podcast - https://streetphotographymagazine.com/category/podcast/ Facebook Therapy Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy My interview on Street Photography Podcast - https://streetphotographymagazine.com/shooting-with-film-andrew-walmsley/

Sponsorship During my conversation, we talk about two of my favourite breweries "Eagle Brewery" and "Pheasantry brewery", hopefully, one day I can arrange something with them.

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Welcome to my latest podcast and this will form a series of interviews about how Covid is affecting people in the photography industry. We start of this documentary series with a model called Marius the vampire and photographer Paul Otley.

Please bear with us with the sound quality, there are many factors affecting this currently including broadband.

We talk to Marius and Paul about:

• fitness & losing weight
• modelling shoots
• city life
• the lock down
• employment
• affect on children
• RAW swapping
• motivation
• socialising online
• future planning

Paul also joins us from Grimsby in the UK as a guy who is relatively new to photography. Paul and Marius are part of collective group of people who I've worked with who have become friends. We tend to talk about our collective as a family, as we all message each other frequently and like working together.

In this session we discuss a local photographer called Jay Good and the photography ideas he is working on to help pass the time.

Links

Paul website - https://potography-1.ueniweb.com/#bob

Marius Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marius_walsh/

Jay Good - https://www.instagram.com/sonyshooter2019/

Phlogger - https://phlogger.co.uk

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I wanted to reach out and discuss the latest about Corona.  After working remotely for 10 days I talk about my family, whats been going on and how we are coping with Corona.

I've had a think about what Corona is doing to the human race and thought would podcast about it.

In this one I discussion:

• shopping
• recession
• health service
• public transport
• the spread
• nature & emissions
• the future

Keep watching out for further updates.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/groups/photographerstheraphy/

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Hey guys

I wanted to put something out there about the changes I'm making.  As some of you know there will be no more podcasts until further notice!!!

Due to the onset of this awful virus, the industry I work in (technology) is at boiling point and we are flooded with work.  Please don't think I'm here to moan as I have a job that i'm so grateful for.  It just means by the end of the day I have no energy to partake in photography or podcasting.  Currently, its important to put the demands of others to the forefront.  

By working in the I.T. industry it means I'm finally realistically helping people and keep their businesses running and staff in jobs.  I don't think there has ever been a true need for remote working before, so I'm so so grateful.

Sorry there will not be any podcasts until further notice but i'm pretty sure you understand and the arts have to take a backstep. Once things calm down I will put time in to bringing you quality guests as always.  But for you i'm in full blown mode to help people during the week.  This weekend I have just spent relaxing in the garden with my family and not doing much, its been great.

Anyway, I hope you are safe and well, please follow the advice of your local government and don't take risks.

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For episode 83 we discuss the world of fine art from a self-portrait artists’ point of view

Brooke Shaden is known for her amazing creative portraiture and has taught digital art in many places.  She was even booked for the UK photography show before it was recently cancelled.

Brooke talks in a very open manner about her work, her process and surviving in this world.

In this episode we talk about:

• shooting in daylight
• keeping gear simple
• teaching remotely
• her new book
• creating an art movement
• opening up & being real
• how to overcome self-worth
• favourite pizza restaurants
• mutual love of Frank Herbert

Random questions:

• why we discuss Cambodia
• ice skating?
• cropping images?

Quote

“people just need permission to create”

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brookeshaden/

Website - https://brookeshaden.com/gallery/

Pay it forward

Amy Parish

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For episode 82 we bring you a very talented large format photographer called Jan Schlegel. I came across his work through been featured in the lovely Photoklassik magazine.

Jan is a true artist who considers the final print over any part of the process. He has been known to spend 14 hours toning his prints. So each piece is individual like no other work.

We concentrate this episode on the intellectual side of life, discussing culture and the race against time. It’s both enlightening and shocking to hear what Jan has seen over a number of visits to these regions.

In this episode we talk about:

• travelling to Africa, Asia

• dealing with the Taliban

• building wells

• salt & platinum prints

• language

• a picture is a mirror of us

As usual check out the website for links and sign up for the newsletter, that way you will always know about the latest work and podcast episodes.

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janschlegel/

Website - https://www.janschlegel.photography/

Pay it forward

Jan has nominated Kim aka @_amiyumi_ to be featured in the future

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For episode 81 we bring you Jay Good, a portrait photographer from Lincolnshire.

Jay’s roots are in the equestrian world through his wife and started looking at networking for photographers. From initially doing social walks including learning light painting with Tobias Thompson, this progressed to networking portraiture shoots with Matt Maltby. From here we talk about his success with models, a Facebook group and a printed magazine!

In this episode we talk about:

• beginner mistakes
• editing
• friendships
• useful lighting tech
• legends of photography
• models, hair colours & street portraiture
• future shoots
• experimenting with ideas
• education

RANDOM QUESTIONS

For the random questions, we discuss:

• how space is the answer for anger.
• the latest “little miss book”

NEWSLETTER

As usual, check out the website for links and sign up for the newsletter, that way you will always know about the latest work and podcast episodes.

For now, let’s roll the music and await our guest

Review

Our latest iTunes review comes from Pete Falkous aka Static Age.

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sonyshooter2019/

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/416647625340567/

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Welcome to Photography insights, your one-stop guide to interviews with people in the photography industry.

Thank you all for listening and supporting the show and please do keep the Facebook and iTunes reviews coming in.

For episode 80 we bring you Louis Rodriquez from Tijuana on the border of Mexico and California. Like many, Louis started with digital and quickly moved to film and plies his trade shooting musicians for magazines. Louis has tried other things in life like being a musician/songwriter and had his own studio but ended up in photography. He talks to us about some of the people he has shot and some very interesting stories. I need to thank Louis for his honesty about some of the issues he’s faced in his life and the everyday problems of living near a border.

Podcast contains:

• the beauty of film
• sensible photography clothing
• working with magazines
• exhibitions
• working with Bauhaus
• starting photography in your 40’s
• searching for spirituality
• shamanism + psychedelic drugs
• sleeping in cars
• meeting Hollywood stars
• what's missing in film

Random questions

• why Louis nearly made the Olympics for fencing!
• Why he will use music to hitchhike around the galaxy!

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/louisrodiger/

Extra content

Check my website for some photography provided by Louis! - http://phlogger.co.uk/

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I'm really to present a great person in the community and a friend of mine. Pete Falkous is the man behind Static Age zines, offering a variety of work from around the globe. He is one of the hard-working individuals that's in the industry of film photography because of his love for the medium. He has a great positive attitude towards life and gets involved with great people.

Pete talks to us about his early roots of bands, zines and skateboarding that obviously made him who he is - a big kid! You will get to learn about the man behind the brand too and why he selects people to work with and why money is not the answer.

In this podcast we discuss:

• zines (Bob Price, Nils Karlson, Jason Connelly)

• making something you love

• what's involved in publishing

• giving freebies

• creating zines at 14

• playing in bands

• skateboarding at 11

• Jason lee + Ed Templeton + Grant Britain

• why film is useful for learning

• enjoy shooting

• taking pictures of baths + chairs

• sx70 for buildings

• shooting weddings

• living in the north

• buying carpets or Portra 800

Random questions

Don't forget all guests have to go through my questions, so find out:

Why Pete invents a new "mr men" book and who his favourite comic book villian is.

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/static_age_zines/

Website - https://www.staticage.co.uk/

Pay it forward

Pete recommends talking with anyone of the artists he's worked with on his label, due to the interesting nature of their characters.

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Mark is a digital & film photographer who also shoots on pinhole too. His work is centred around landscapes but only in black & white. He presents these with a single focal point (usually) using long exposure.

I urge you to check out his work as again its beautiful for someone who does this as a hobby. Do check out my website phlogger.co.uk as Mark has provided a collection of photos to show you.

In this one we discuss:

• • long exposure
• • pinhole
• • trying portraiture
• • honey spot locations
• • when to shoot
• • trying different films
• • fun with hasselblads
• • why he shoots landscapes
• • subject isolation
• • camera clubs
• • importance of Youtube
• • stand development
• • Nick Cave music
• • editing techniques & more

Random questions

Why lose weight

What comes after Instagram

Why he would give a present to Mark Hamill

REVIEWS

We read out the latest review from Quinn Jacobson too.

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markpimlott/

Website - https://markpimlott.net/

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For episode 77 we bring you someone who has some wonderful film photography to showcase and also a keen blogger. Chris Chinnock is from the North of the UK and can be seen shooting film in the world of landscapes and portraiture. He talks to us about his experiences with blogging, photographer, cameras and commercial work. Working with lots of local companies he pursues his time between several jobs including photography.

Chris had previously shot over 30 weddings to learn his trade and didn't pick up a camera until his mid-thirties. He sold his digital camera & equipment back in early 2019, so predominately shoots film and will hire a DSLR if needed.

In this one:

• portraiture
• Kodak portra (inlcuding 800)
• commercial photography
• wedding photography
• Pentax 6x7
• Chinnon ce4
• GAS & selling gear
• the best lens
• Digital & analog approach
• Skin tones
• Confidence & learning
• Inexpensive light pads
• Outsourcing dev&scan
• Seikonic light meters
• why blogg

We discuss his blogs and recent articles like his low light Blade Runneresque shoot using Portra. Chris talks to us about how he worked the scheme, the light and working with the model. He's having great success and seeing over 1000 a month read his work, so please check out his link below.

Random Questions

Chris handles the questions like a true Yorkshire lad, with fun and a smile. Find out why we discuss Independence Day, being locked in a padded room and selfies on the moon!

We also discuss this amazing movie - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843303/

Pay it forward

Richard Haw (Nikon guy)

Links

Website - https://www.chrischinnockphotography.com/

Instagram - http://instagram.com/chrischinnockphotography

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chrischinnockphotography

Extra Content

Please check the website for photography shared by Chris, including some of the photos we discussed in the podcast.

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Welcome to episode 76 of Photography Insights and another great guest for you. After listening to Ibarionex Perello aka The Candid Frame and reading his blog for some time now, I have really enjoyed his conversations with other photographers. He seems to get the stories and such interesting people, that it can really move you. Ibarionex has been podcasting now for over 14 years and on his 500th show! He's also had 25 years in the photography industry, so has some great experience. Using this gift he's run workshops and taught in different places around the globe, written 6 books and provides critique's and teaching too.

One of the reasons you should listen to Ibarionex is his smooth tonal voice, it's very relaxing almost like a god of podcasting (I've compared this to James Earl Jones from Hollywood).

We discussed:

• Podcasting & getting started
• The craft of interviewing
• Working with guests
• Transition between podcast + photographers
• Variety of guests
• Maintaining lists
• Being real
• My spiderman interview
• Working for Nikon tech support
• Dealing with screamers
• Anxiety, nerves & issues
• Therapy Facebook group

I would have loved to have spent more time talking about photography, his talent and street photography, but time just flew. So I would urge you all to check out his website.

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ibarionex/

Website - Candidframe.com

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXvqO_kJSF1GwExcgkrwUg

Pay it forward

Ibarionex has nominated Michelle Groskopf as his recommend https://mgroskopf.com/wired-magazine-25

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Welcome to episode 75 everyone and I have another different guest for you. Some of you have been waiting excitedly for this one too - so welcome on board Flight Instructor Dave Baranek (aka callsign "Bio").

So Dave was an officer in the USA Navy and not only flew (he's a radar intercept officer) in the f-14 Tomcat's but managed a squadron too! Not only that but Dave has ties to one of the most famous aeroplane films ever - Top Gun! Yes, he helped with instructing on the film and is credited too.

Dave is a very friendly guy who is happy to share details of his career, which included shooting pictures whilst he was flying! It's another interesting guest who started life with film cameras like the Konica fs1 (+ft1) and talks to us how he coped with his work and still taking some lovely images. He tells us a little his talk in the navy and what he's done since too.

So listen out for:

• how Dave's vision affected his path
• instructing at the top gun school
• Shooting through plexiglass
• Tripods + ejection seats
• Konica cameras
• Technicians vs Artists
• Navy photo labs
• Reconnaissance missions
• Film choices
• Dangers of photography & flying
• Importance of hard work

I have to say Dave's life is very different to most, but he is still a humble man so hope you like this one. My favourite quote from this show was "connected a tripod to the ejector seat" - I nearly choked when he said this!

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Of course, Dave kindly answers our fun questions so find out why he would move Hong Kong and some very special Navy training tests.

EXTRA CONTENT

I would urge anyone listening to check my website initially for the extra content, as Dave has provided you all with some examples of his work.

LINKS

Website - www.topgunbio.com

MENTIONED

Dave talks about a couple of other famous aeroplane photographers. These are:

George Hall - https://www.check-6.com/gallery/electronic/SR-71-Blackbird-by-George-Hall.php

Niko Tokunaga - https://nps.nikonimaging.com/members/katsuhiko_tokunaga/

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For episode 74 we bring you the man behind Japan Camera Hunter, yes its Bellamy Hunt.

Bellamy is at the forefront for those in search of their dream cameras. In fact, his business works around this idea of sourcing cameras in high-end condition. But this isn’t all that Bellamy is know for. Of course, there is his own 35mm film too! Called JCH Streetpan.

He’s been around the analogue photography scene a long time as a blogger too, with reviews and articles on current news. In fact, you might know him from his writing skills and honesty.

In this episode we talk about:

• The industry of sourcing camera
• Japanese customs
• Blogging
• Amazon
• Confidentiality
• Trends & travelling
• Of course a hint of a few rare cameras

For the random questions, we discuss horse riding and the UK. As usual, check out the website for links and sign up for the newsletter, that way you will always know about the latest work and podcast episodes.

LINKS

Website - https://www.japancamerahunter.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/japancamerahunter/

PAY IT FORWARD

Bellamy wants to recommend - http://www.tamarkin.com/blog

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First of all, can I thank you all for submitting such amazing work, you all deserve something so you have my gratitude and humble thanks. We also need to thank Charlie and the team at Kodak Alaris for sponsoring this competition, without them we are nothing.

It really does give us great pleasure to look through so many high-quality images, and coming up with a final winner and 2nd place is not easy. So if you remember the theme was "creativity". The only rules were to submit a maximum of 2 images and had to be shot on Kodak film.

WINNERS

So we will go from the top and work down, here we go:

1st place - @Aiony with his wonderful reflection of a lady's eye in a mirror - 20 rolls coming your way!!!

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2nd place - "Jennifer" by @lightcomesthrough with a unique abstract/model image of a lady in a sofa - 10 rolls coming your way!!!

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CLOSE RUNNERS UP

Due to the number of entries & the kindness of Kodak they also nominated the following as "honourable mentions" and will receive a small present also!

@benfelten - "Flower power" with a double exposure shot

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@smrphotoart - "Mary's Shell" a long exposure shot with Tri-x

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@roaring.images - Long exposure shot of a model with movement

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FINAL THOUGHTS

After looking through the 100 entries (yes amazing) we selected those above as most of the work was done in the camera and using the ability of the film. Though we have to say there were some very creative ideas too, a few with unique ideas like Calvin and his moving model and of course Valentin with his chicken pictures. We also discuss people like Ned & David Collyer from earlier podcasts and David's rush to get his entry in at the last minute.

The podcast is definitely recommended to hear the full reasoning behind the shots and here feedback by us both, though the website has the photographs too. We will include a small gallery of those above.

Please keep shooting Kodak film, make sure you follow our Instagram feeds to here the latest of what's coming up:-

@phlogger.co.uk

@kodakprofessional_europe

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Merry Christmas everyone, it's December 2019 and my final show of the year (although this will miss the usual Wednesday slot since its Christmas). The idea behind this show was to look back over the year and talk about what has been happening in terms of meetups, blogging and podcasting.

Obviously we are going to go through the results of the Kodak competition too, so stay tuned to the end for that.

ARTICLES

Well, what a year, as far as blogging is concerned I wrote articles for:

Analogue Wonderland

35mmc

Kosmo

Emulsive

Street Photography magazine.

We even had a guest article by David on my website about shooting infrared film too (check it out here).

FRIENDSHIPS

I would like to thank my friends for their continued support and help over the years teaching me how to improve my portraiture and lending me gear too. These are namely:

Leon Broomhead, Jay Good, Jay Clarke, Stephen Rendall and Jon Scrimshaw.

KODAK COMPETITION

Quick update on this.

PODCASTING

As far as friendships are concerned, there are just times when you meet like-minded people. You cannot do this every time, but when you do it's a long-lasting relationship. These are (in no particular order):

Jason Lane

Steve Lloyd

The Graybills

Quinn Jacobson

Dominique

David & Ned Collyer

John Hughes

Andrew Sanderson

Tuan Bui

SHOOTS

Occasionally there has been a group photoshoot and one model session too, which I really enjoy. The group shoots have been arranged by Jay Clarke at the x-church in Gainsborough. They are fantastic for learning, sharing, practising and networking.

During December I shot a wedding too, it was to help a friend's daughter out in my home town of Scunthorpe. After checking out the venue earlier in the year I anticipated my gear would not be suitable but arranged something to get past this. Hopefully, in due course in the new year, I can show you some photos from this session. Shooting in December indoor is never easy and without light, you have no photo, so it was challenging.

MEET UPS

In early 2019 we managed to catch up with a few faces at the Photography Show and it was the first time I managed to speak with the likes of Stephen at Kosmo, Paul at Analog Wonderland, Steve Lloyd at Chromas, Sunny16 podcast team, Sam at Solarcan and John Whitemore to name a few.

I was fortunate to catch up with Paul Lefko from L.A. during December. On the way home from meeting Paul, I dropped in at Cambridge to meet up with John Hughes.

PROJECTS

During 2019 the secret project ended, full details will be released in due course. The Washi project started and there was one update about issues with the camera, more details soon.

For 2020, there is a street photography project due which is tailored around a few individuals and talks are ongoing with some analog photographers for another too.

FUTURE

During 2020 your first podcast due is with Bellamy at Japan Camera Hunter, there will be a fighter pilot due and many more to come. Don't be afraid of approaching me with your ideas, sell your story.

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For episode 71 we bring you the author and photographer of the amazing book "Launderama" - Joshua Blackburn.

Joshua has found his way to photography late in life after a career in design. He embarked on a massive project to photograph all the laundrettes in London. You will find out, the how, why and when about this fantastic story and will help you understand some of the pictures better. It's not a book you can say fits one style of photography, it encompasses abstract art, the geometry of lines, documentary and street all rolled into one!

He also talks to us about:

• Hoxton book binding
• Working with Hoxton
• Visiting 462 Laundrettes
• Exploring & travelling around London
• Cruising the USA with camera
• Projects + importance
• 30000 pictures as practice
• What's next
• Being a technophobe
• Instagram positivity
• Martin Parr on digital/analogue
• Need/lusts for technology

Random questions

Find out which country he would like to move and why!

We discuss Xmas festivities and the problems with an elf based economy

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coinop_london/

Website - https://www.joshuablackburn.art/

Phlogger Links

Website - http://phlogger.co.uk/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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I'm pleased to bring you this episode because I first started talking to Dominique over a year ago, through our mutual friend Sarah (link here). Sarah said what a lovely lady she was and they had become friends and she creates such lovely portraits of people. That is no lie either, her work is stunning and so consistent. I'm not sure how Dominique finds her subjects, but they are so different and such interesting characters.

Dominique lives in New York, but originates from France so listen to her charming accent. She is a caring and family person, who captures people on the street with her Sony.

In this show Dominique talks to us about:

• Photography mentors
• Shooting at midday
• Sony a7r iii full frame
• inspiration
• Friendships from the street
• Shooting everyday
• Dancing
• New york diversity
• Colour vs b&w
• Bruce Gilden workshops

Random questions

In this section Dominque unveils about her previous life.

She creates a funny Instagram account for somebody famous, any guesses - @walk_on_water

Links

Check out her Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dominique_nyc/

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I'm pleased to introduce you to Adam Lee aka "adams walks". He's a guy who loves travelling on foot and camping around. Recently he walked the entire length of the UK with a donkey named Martin!!! It's a fascinating story a man and a pack animal, how they learnt about each other and kept plodding on. He managed to write on his blog a little about this and even from the perspective of Martin the donkey - which is funny, so check out the links.

Fingers crossed Adam will get published too, as he's working on a book about his trip (one of a few). Adam's also work on long term plans to walk China with a mule for company.

I'm thankful to my friend Tobias for introducing Adam (Tobias featured on this episode).

• Walking with martin the donkey
• Working with pack animals
• Blogging as donkey
• Teaching photography in Oban
• Wild camping
• Residential photography courses
• Socially engaged photography
• Portraiture when travelling
• Why shoot digital & fun
• "Bookcase" photography project
• Thoughts on Fuji x-pro

Random questions

Find out what sport Adam would take part in and where he would like to shoot if he was in space. He even plans his next adventure with a dinosaur!

Links

Website (business) - www.adamleephotography

Website (personal) - www.adamwalks.wordpress.com

Instagram - @adamswalks

Facebook - facebook.com/adamswalks

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Tuan Bui - episode 68. We came across Tuan from his beautiful work in the PhotoKlassik magazine. He's a wedding & film shooter from Chicago who loves travelling too. What I found really interesting was his choice of technology - lots of polaroids. This seemed a strange concept especially in the world of high resolution and detail found in the digital world. So have a listen to why Tuan shoots using large format & huge aeroplane lenses when using Fuji pack film.

Listen out for these areas of interest:

• Learning large format
• Instant film Fuji FPC
• Packing camera bag
• Choosing gear for the job
• Great clients
• Aeroplane surveillance lenses
• The albatross of lenses
• Importance of technology
• Large format + Instax wide
• Light metering manually
• Difficulties of shooting Meidum format
• Indian weddings + elephants
• Life ending dangers of getting the shot!
• How long 2improve your wedding shots

Tuan was kind enough to even talk about his film fridge with lots of lovely treats like Aerochrome!

Tuan manages to defeat the random questions so find out about:

• Mexican Dog documentary project
• Not spending lottery winnings
• Eating rice doesn’t get you fat

Links

Website (personal) - www.tuanhbui.com

Website (work) - www.tuanb.com

Instagram (personal) - instagram.com/lightcomesthrough

Instagram (work) - instagram.com/tuanbco

Quote from the show

"It was a nice shot but not worth dying over"

Extra content

Check out the website for added photos and links to his wedding and personal work.

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In this show, we interview a guy from across the other side of the world, in a diverse country called Australia. Denis Smith is not only an Olympus visionary but someone who shoots long exposure. He creates amazing images of orbs and other patterns using long exposure + a multitude of tools. Some of these are made by his company and sold through his online store.

What made me want to interview Denis was his story, it's one with a turbulent past. He had a life-changing event that made him become who he is now - a great person and friend to all. We do talk in an open and brutal manner about mental health with men.

Through his meetups and workshops, he's able to teach people why he loves light painting so much. Denis talks about light painting and how easy it is to get started and why do-it-yourself is an important part of the process.

I would urge anyone to check the website for the full experience, where Denis's video will be available and some example shots.

Podcast contains:

• Meetups vs workshops
• photography changes your life
• 10 years shooting
• battling mental health issues
• flicker group ( lightjunkies )
• social media
• Long exposure
• Diy tools
• Experimentation
• Olympus visionary

Of course, we get to have some fun with Denis, so listen out why we talk about:

• Ski jumping long exposure
• Strip joints for 90-year-olds
• The perfect way to clean your lens
• A pint of denis rodman

Links:

Website - http://www.Balloflight.com.au

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_ball_of_light/

Phlogger LInks:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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Interview with master printer Andrew Sanderson - episode 66 of Photography insights, your one stop guide to interviews with people in the photography industry.

I’m glad to bring you someone from the analogue world of the darkroom today. Andrew Sanderson is one of a few Ilford master printers and talks to us about black & white printing. Watch out for his Yorkshire accent and hope you enjoy 2 Andrew’s for the price of one!.

Andrew discusses linguistics, pinhole, x-ray film and DIY cameras. He also talks about darkroom courses and his approach to teaching. During his random questions, you will find out about the inner Andrew and why he wants to punch a few blokes called Boris and his favourite conspiracy! Hope you like his Yorkshire accent and just think 2 Andrew’s for the price of one!

In this one we discuss:

• TLR’s
• Shooting x-ray
• Experimenting with pin-hole
• Helping beginners
• Social media- benefits+drawbacks
• Working with Ilford
• ORTHO vs Panochromatic
• Print then scan
• Darkroom courses
• Soft focus lenses
• 1 lens advantages
• Diy cameras

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrewsandersonphotography/

Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.co.uk/andrew2499/

RANDOM QUESTIONS

• Favourite conspiracy
• Which boris’s need a punch

Phlogger Info

Website - http://phlogger.co.uk/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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It's so nice to interview from the different areas of the photography world and this one is definitely that! I remember Ethan launching the Kickstarter project for Cameradactyl back in 2018 and thought wow, how colourful is that, such a different approach.

Ethan has done a cracking job with the camera and launched all manner of accessories for cameras (not just his large-format model). He has now ventured into making a handheld 4x5 which is a great concept. Now I know not everyone is going to be thrilled about the products he makes or the choice of materials. But this is 2019, there are not many options unless you have unlimited funds and some accessories he makes are only available second hand, as they relate to cameras from the 70+80's.

What's amazing about Ethan is that he has a business mind, an engineers mind and also a photographers eye, so it was quite easy to go between business and building in the same sentence. In this one we discuss:

• DIY at 10 years old
• Home depot camera build challenge
• Touring/selling in 50 states
• Making 4x5/6x9 camera’s
• Business decisions
• Making custom ideas
• Youtube + monetising
• Scaling manufacturing
• opensx70 project
• Custom build/prints
• Problems with home production
• Building a mini-lab film processor

Random questions

Ethan easily answers our strange questions that involve:

• which mythical creature lives In Africa

• Eddie the Eagle!

• $1 million button

• Morning glory flowers

• Ideal presents for 90-year-old's

Extra content

Anyone visiting the website will be able to view photographs of his products.

Links

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cameradactyl/

Website - Cameradactyl.com

Opensx70 website - https://opensx70.com/

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For episode 64 I'm going back to my roots with this one, my very first interview was with a street photographer.  I think its just something in some of us to shoot in this way.  So today I've finally had a chance to catch up with the man of shadows and highlights, John Hughes. John is a really good force for street photography, he speaks the truth and from the heart.  If he doesn't like something he will tell you, so if honesty isn't for you look elsewhere!  John is a full-time photographer and runs workshops, creates zines and offers one to one coaching. He talks to us about his early start in life and how a meet up with Bruce Davidson has helped shaped who he is to this day.  John actually was introduced through our mutual friend and Kodak Alaris competition winner Barney Maguire (lives in the same town). Through our conversation we discuss:

Sticky toffee pudding beer defined at 13 as street photographer influences starting digital in 2008 Analogue can hold you back Workshops+ teaching Camping out in same spot Ricoh gr 2 vs 3 Camera tech Blogging + writing problems Find differences locations to shoot Shooting the shadows Starbucks 12 month project Spending 12 hours in tate

We also talk about matters like is technology actually important with street photography?  About projects and ways to shoot in everyday places.

RANDOM QUESTIONS We did a laugh with the random questions too (*** we may or may not have cut one out as this is a family show after all).  There are only the odd few swear words, so bear with us.  So find out:

why John wants to punch me what "nailmeup.com" is all about why we talk about sticky toffee drinking with a few blokes call John

INFO If you want to know more about John and his work check him out here: Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/pavementsphotography/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/john.hughes.photography/ Website - https://www.johnhughesphotography.uk/

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So, for episode 63 you have had to listen to me, myself and I. Due to having a few days away with my family I have been a little busy to organise a guest this week. Sorry but this was partially due to me being poorly last week and cancelled my guest - first-ever time!!!

On this episode we discuss :

• Kodak Alaris competition!
• Talking at local college about podcasting
• Retouching ideas
• Zines
• Edward Curtis book
• New website look

It's a nice short episode for you all for a change, but in the meantime don't forget

LEAVE AN ITUNES REVIEW - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phlogger-andrew-walmsley/id1379816844?mt=2

SHARE MY WORK - https://phlogger.co.uk/

LINKS

Edward Curtis book - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-north-american-indian-the-complete-portfolios/edward-s-curtis//9783836550567?awaid=3787&utm_source=redbrain&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=css&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7DtBRCLARIsAGCJWBqBFB-b3vC4NwYjcvRP8JNwOWNbLTFUJypOohxobvx88kxEbzneW1oaAke4EALw_wcB&awc=3787_1571603969_82578dade4f14211ec57296568431023

Fistful of books (zines) - https://fistfulofbooks.com/

John Hughes (zines) - https://www.johnhughesphotography.uk/zines

Valentin Rizvan (zines) - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/718407370/clean-film-photography-book-zine?show_sold_out_detail=1&bes=1

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For episode 62 we have a talented commercial photographer Christina Zen - who shoots film!

Christina moved across to film after years of shooting weddings on digital to the world of film! She bought a Contax 6x4.5 and never looked back. She talks us through her experiences and provides insights about learning to use film stock effectively.

Christina shoots a variety of food, lifestyle and other commercial related work. You can see lots of her lovely images on her website (the food images are especially mouth-watering). She also mentors with one on one sessions, so if you are looking for help, look no further.

We discuss a number of topics including:

• choosing film
• Pushing Portra 800/Fuji 400
• Shooting food + eating it!
• Shotkit.com
• Waist level shooting
• Food photography
• Mum + coping as wedding tog
• Need for marketing
• Less "posed" look
• Being creative
• Workshops + science lessons

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Christina goes through our random questions, so find out:

• what would Jesus's social media handle be?
• If she chooses Julia Roberts or Patrick Swayze

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/christina.zen/?hl=en

Website -http://christinazen.com/

Other Links

Shotkit website - https://shotkit.com/

Phlogger - https://phlogger.co.uk

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Welcome to episode 61 of Photography insights, with me the Phlogger. Today I have another first - father and son for guests from the world of film.

Ned & David Collyer are friendly and talented people who love nothing more than shooting film. Separated physically and by age (don't worry David we won't say how many decades!). It's a really unique interview that conveys a relationship filled with passion and being proud. David touches on being separated from his son Ned and how he's managed to watch his film shooting progress. Ned on the other hand talks about his experiences picking up cameras through school and college and preparation for the world of university.

In this episode we discuss:

• Bresson’s leica m3
• Fuji x-pro
• Photojournalism
• London college of communication (Ual)
• Magnum vs seven agencies
• Documenting the Iron mountain cannonballs
• Protest photography + glaswegie's reputation
• Barney Maguire + masculinity
• Cycling + skateboard accidents
• William kline
• Washi film + kodak ektar
• Darkroom romance
• Fixer accidents
• Consistentcy with development

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Ned and David took turns answering our infamous questions, so find out the relevance of:

• Zero gravity music
• Understanding cats
• Existentialist mooing
• Darwin awards

LINKS

As always I'm happy to share the details of my guests' social media and web links, which are:

David Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nedsoldman/

David blog - https://davidcollyer.wordpress.com/

Ned Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/n.c.photo/

Phlogger website - https://phlogger.co.uk

Phlogger photos - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

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For episode 60 I'm delighted to bring you a quality photographer and friend of mine too - Leon Broomhead. Leon is what you might call an experimental photographer, shooting styles that involve fashion and abstract but not directly.

What can I say about Leon, well he is a thoughtful guy, who thinks a lot about his work and how to get the desired outcome. His work is all about pushing boundaries both in a technical way and artistic. I’ve met up with Leon many times and its always been a pleasure. Sharing the same types of photography has helped both of us. Having a passion for film photography has always been part of our lives and conversations, so i’m glad to share a little with you.

In this show we discuss:

• Fuji 6x9
• Model expectations
• Art nude/fashion photography
• Shooting for yourself
• Internet police + conforming
• Physical contact vs social interaction
• Talented models
• Long exposure modes
• Leaving expensive tech
• Sprocket rocket

RANDOM QUESTIONS

You might also learn why Leon would take a burger to the moon, in our random questions

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/leon.tj.photo/

Work

These links are the photos we discussed in the podcast.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BznolmwAt_D/ (the one of Amy Jayne)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbN3jUglSX/ (the one of Marie Jean)

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Welcome to episode 59 of Photography insights, your one-stop guide to interviews with people in the photography industry. Before we move on I wanted to thank you all for listening and supporting the show. There are a couple of ways you can help further, which are, 1 - leave an iTunes review and to share the show with your friends. One of your friends will be interested, you can guarantee, there is a massive range of people interviewed so there is something for everyone’s interest.

Today we have a legendary film and video photographer from the UK called Paul Berriff. He’s been shooting over 50 years in the press world of photography and documentary film making.

Paul purchased his first camera from a newspaper round, he followed emergency vehicles on his pushbike in his teens! He learned to test his film exposure by meeting bands like the Beatles, Rolling stones in their dressing rooms in the 1960’s

Paul has some great stories from just working in the press industry and then goes into the 4 near-death experiences. I mean if you listen to them it's crazy and you might wonder how he’s still with us. I think most people would have given up after experiences like this. One of these concerns 9/11 and you cant feel the magnitude of what Paul is saying, so please do check out his video on Youtube.

As usual, check out the show notes on the website for links to his amazing work.

• Rolleiflex medium format
• Attic darkrooms
• Chasing emergency services
• Press photography
• beatles/pink floyd,rolling stones at 16
• Tri-x
• Speed graphic, rolleiflex & Nikon f
• Don't breathe for low shutter speeds!
• Printers waited for Paul
• 1 film roll per story
• Getting your film on time for trains
• Police don’t arrest press photographers
• Trained as fireman 2get first on scenes
• Spend time with your subjects
• 1 year with Nasa astronauts
• Digital +smart phone revolution
• World treade center
• Filming ground zero clearing up

INFO

Website - https://www.paulberriff.com/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pWtj2ynOM

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Welcome to episode 58 of Photography insights, your one-stop guide to interviews with people in the photography industry. This time we feature the amazing Clay Patrick Mcbride from New York City.

He is a senior lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York where he teaches advertising photography.

Throughout his career as a magazine photographer, he has worked on many assignments with famous musicians like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Norah Jones. You can see many examples of this on his website (see links for info). He tries to leave time to use film too in his work and loves his 5x4 camera.

quick disclaimer, there are a few swear words in this episode, very minimal though

We talk about different areas as he's one cool guy, these include:

• Inspire through quality
• Norah Jones/kid rock
• Research your subject
• Being authentic
• Music/assignment photography
• Work from the ground floor
• Building relationships
• Why shoot film
• Using polaroids for print s

Discussed:

• Shooting eggs to understand lighting
• Podcasting as a learning platform

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Clay also goes through my random questions so find out why he breaks the rules and punches everyone! Also, we put bets on how famous N.F will be in 10 years time compared to Eminem! (yes, I will be wrong).

LINKS

University - https://www.rit.edu/directory/cpmcbpph-clay-patrick-mcbride

Website - http://www.claypatrickmcbride.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/clay_patrick_mcbride/

PHLOGGER

Website - http://phlogger.co.uk/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/phlogger.co.uk

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Welcome to episode 57 of photography insights, the show that interviews people in the photography industry. Today we speak with Nick Brandreth from the George Eastman Museum in New York. We learn about his role there as a specialist and he provides some background on the museum.

Nick’s a fun, energetic and motivated guy, that helps everyone learn, as you will tell from the show.

You will find information including:

• Rochester institute
• Eddy adams workshop
• Musc with Clay + Justin
• Wet collodion
• Lippmann plates
• Make your own dry plates
• Eastman kodak + museum
• Ww2 + kodak
• daguerreotype camera
• Moon landing camera
• Nick’s lab + office
• Wrestling
• Importance of printing
• End of the USB
• Digital great teaching tool
• Shoot less
• Workshops + training

camera + Moon landing camera * Nick’s lab + office * Wrestling * Importance of printing * End of the USB * Digital great teaching tool * Shooting less * Workshops + training

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Nick kindly answers our random questions so find out

• when the robots will take over

• Nick takes the matrix pill

• who he would like to punch

LINKS

Eastman museum - https://www.eastman.org/

Nick Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nick.brandreth

Nick Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickbrandreth

Nick website - https://www.nickbrandreth.com/

Please do check out the museum.

PHLOGGER

Don’t forget to check out the website phlogger.co.uk

Instagram feed - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk/?hl=en

Itunes review - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/phlogger-andrew-walmsley/id1379816844?mt=2

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For episode 56 our interview insights looks at Calvin Chinthaka, an amazing fashion photographer from London. Calvin uses both digital and film to support his work, which also includes cinematography too!

He puts a lot of time, research and planning in to shoots, which shows in his work. It's great to see someone using different mediums, from his current Sony's to his Pentax 6x7 film camera.

Calvin talks us to about how he beat 2500 applicants to attend the famous London College of Fashion, whats involved there and how it helped his career.

Look out for the podcast, which also discusses:

• Why workshops are useful
• Useful influences
• Understanding lenses
• Practise makes perfect
• Planning shoots
• Film festivals + cinematography
• Sets + collaborating
• Sri Lanka heritage
• Fashion industry changes
• Research for shots
• Pentax 6x7
• Developing film
• Outsourcing retouching
• Masters degree
• Podcasting
• Printing large (3ft)

Timing

0 - intro to Calvin + applying for uni

9 - workshops

14 - making your mark

18 - collaboration

22 - creative directing, Sri Lanka

36 - planning equipment

39 - favourite cameras + lenses

44 - future

56 - recommendations

58 - links

LINKS

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fashion_calvin/

Video/cinematography -https://vimeo.com/338252539?fbclid=IwAR2njRC9E3A5tX3w0L3QfYfGduOcoTtDS7rev9rRXzmR-5OoYIz2OVhlpuY

Website - https://www.chinthaka.co.uk/

PHLOGGER

Dont forget to keep looking for more episodes, blog articles, galleries and resources:

Blog - phlogger.co.uk

Itunes reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/phlogger-andrew-walmsley/id1379816844?mt=2

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For episode 55 of Photography insights, we interview an alternative male model called Marius. Okay that's not his real name, but his modelling alias, but that's what is important and who everybody hires.

I've worked with Marius a couple of times at recent charity group shoots in Lincolnshire and he's a great guy. He has the character, the laughs and professionalism. Marius works in the goth style so is normally associated with a vampire. Knowing this I asked him to portray this for my corpse bride wedding scene, he would be the evil vampire! He played this role so well and it was then great to work with him again a few months later where we did some dark and low key shots.

In this one we discuss:

• reputations + purpleport
• Trade for prints
• Influences of music
• Max payne +matrix
• Reputations
• When to say no
• Communications + reliability
• Alternative model of year

TIMING

0 intro to marius + comic book ideas

4 working with photographers

10 start of modelling career

23 gothic style +ideas

34 reputations, safety + shoots

45 future

49 random questions

INFORMATION

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/steven.walsh.37

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marius_walsh/

OTHERS MENTIONED

Jay Good Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jason.good.378

Phlogger Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

Phlogger website - https://phlogger.co.uk/

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Welcome to episode 54 (i think), which features the one and only Dawn, wife of the phlogger! You've recently had the pleasure of her intro's rather than my dulcit tones, so thought it would be nice for her to join me.

In this episode we discuss:

• Podcast changes
• Podcasts guests coming soon
• Blogging
• Instagram
• Facebook

So you may have noticed a change in the name to "Photography insights - important industry reviews", this is to try and hone my SEO skills! Yes i'm trying to appeal to more people and get the message out about what we are doing. It would be great to spread the word, share knowledge and for people to listen to these amazing people. It's truly an honour each time for someone to spend their precious time and impart what they do and have learned with us all. The episodes will be named to show relevance to the interviewee too going forward, so if anyone is searching for them, hopefully one day the podcast will show in the Google!

Yes I never stop planning guests, sometimes they happen all at once and I'm trying to find time to edit and spend time perfecting things behind the scenes for you. I'm in talks with some great people so keep watching the Twitter (https://twitter.com/mraiwalmsley)and Facebook feeds (https://facebook.com/phlogger.co.uk/). Not all may happen but we will see, i'm keeping positive. I do have a long list of people and strive to look at different genres and types in the industry where possible. I want to keep it fresh and bring different minds in and keep you all motivated.

On the blogging front we've recently had an amazing guest post by David Hochleitner (https://phlogger.co.uk/how-to-shoot-colour-infrared-film-by-david-hochleitner/) all about shooting colour infra red on film. It's a great read, with a clear guide how David works and how to use the film. He provides a great insight in to this interest ex-surveillance film.

Their is also an article by myself on shooting your first wedding called "how to survive your first solo wedding". I've gone through the experiences from my shoot, how I planned and prepared for this. I talk about equipment choices, failures and how to cope with anxiety. Yes I shot film too on my first wedding, which all worked out nice in the end!

Instagram - main blogging feed is still https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk

Instagram - my images are now on on https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

It's been great to get hold of someone who is going to work alongside me about street photography. Finally I've met another person with the interest, intellect, skill and personality to work as a team. There will be big changes for my street group and what will come in the future. For those interested it can be found here https://www.facebook.com/groups/pavementsphotography

I would like to remind everyone to leave an iTunes review as always - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/phlogger-andrew-walmsley/id1379816844?mt=2

Thanks to my wife for helping with intro's and who knows what will happen for the future. She has a lovely voice and talented with her crafts.

See you all next time.

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John and Coleen Graybill help run the Curtis legacy foundation and their other business Mountain Spirit photo. John is a direct descendant of Edward Curtis, a photographer from the late 1800’s/early 1900's who famously photographed the native Americans. John’s foundation is key to protecting and showcasing the work of this photographer.

If you don’t know who he was, then dont worry, keep listening, but in short he took thousands of dry plate photographs over a 30 year period. Because of his subject matter, it was important work in terms of culture and history.

Please do listen in to this interview, you find will out about how John & Coleen are attempting to photograph the descendants of the original subjects too, using the same techniques (Descendants project).

So stayed tuned to learn about JP Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt, General Custer and how history was re-written.

We also discuss:

• Quinn Jacobson & Jason lane
• Portrait tents
• Persecution of Native Americans
• Edward curtis life
• JP Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt + General Custer
• The history book lies
• $150 horse fees
• Sacrifices of an artist
• Descendants project
• Kickstarter pictures
• How to scare a bear

TIMING

0 intro + friendships

7 toolsets,intentions+ art

14 edward curtis and his life

22 Curtis research of native american

27 technology

33 fear in Alaska at devils island

40 divorces,children + hollywood

49 descendants project

61 culture changes

69 kickstarter

76 random questions

LINKS

Please do check out their amazing work and sign up for their newsletter!

Mountain Spirit website - http://www.mtnspiritphoto.com/descendants

Curtis foundation website - https://www.curtislegacyfoundation.org/

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For episode 52 we welcome Adam Sandy, a rather talented cinemaphotographer from the UK.

Podcast contains:

• Studying visual effects
• Working alone
• Collaborating with Instinctive photography
• Movies on roll film
• Recommendations + friendships
• Specialising + niches
• Differences with videography + stills

TIMING

0 - university + starting in videography 

9 - editing

24 - loneliness of being self employed

28 - collaboration

53 - random questions 

LINKS

https://www.instagram.com/adamsandydop/ 

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I'm very honoured to present our next guest, who will be the least youngest person I've interviewed!

Since its the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, I've got hold of Robert Shanebook who worked for Kodak. Not only did he join the biggest film company in the world, but he was part of the team who built the camera used on the Appollo space missions! Yes I'm talking about the camera that filmed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong!!!

Robert is the only remaining member of the team from 1969, due to the age differences of his colleagues (he was only 21). He has had amazing career with Kodak and published 2 editions of his book.

We discuss:

• Started shooting at 14 with commercial studio shooting 4x5!!
• Electrocuted
• volunteering at Kodak museum
• Yashica 44
• Only team member alive
• Ektachrome to t-max
• Travelling the world
• Mr Hasselblad worked at Kodak!
• Banned from releasing book
• Kodak made coating plant each decade up to 2000
• Rochester had 60,000 employees!
• Bankruptcy
• How to shoot in space
• Astronauts objected to camera
• Ektrachrome 64
• Kodak customers & complaints

TIMING

21 - infrared

28 - the book

43 - kodak alaris + distribution of film

48 - appollo mission camera

60 - price of posting from the moon

65 - kodak customer service

INFO

Roberts book - "making kodak film" - http://www.makingkodakfilm.com/Ordering.html

Kodak Eastman museum - https://www.eastman.org/

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Well folks we made it to episode, so that also means a year of podcasting. For this one I wanted to have a relaxing chat with some of my prior guests and get an update to what has happened.

It's been an amazing, emotional and hard working lesson in life. I've met some very interesting characters around the world whom I now call friends. From my early days of just using my mobile phone and playing with different ways of recording, i've settled down in to something custom built by myself. This now allows me live video with my guests, which helps us with the conversation and allows me to see emotion. Once I've converted this to audio I can then present the important part of our conversations.

For this show we have:

Paul McKay from Analogue Wonderland

Jon Scrimshaw from Instinctive Photography

Jason "speed plates" Lane of Pictoriographica

Steve Lloyd from Chroma Camera

Paul Lefko from L.A.

EM from emulsive.org

Yes this did take some planning and took a fair bit of time to get this episode ready for you. Everybody on the show has interesting news since their podcast interviews and due listening to in their own right. In summary we discuss:

• life changes
• collaboration
• websites
• Kickstarter + plate holders
• latest shoots
• podcasts
• award nominations
• scanning
• origin of random questions

RANDOM QUESTIONS

To mix this up everybody was invited to ask the Phlogger questions for a change. One of my guests tries his hand at a new way to answer the questions too! But find out:

• Phlogger's embarrassing accident
• origin of random questions
• why i'm an honorary scouser
• my favorite film

I'm a humble person who loves to celebrate the work of other people, hopefully you will enjoy listening to our guests. I really can't thank you all for joining in this one off show. A couple of people had to cancel or couldn't make it, so a shout out to Dominique in New York, Leyton in Scotland and Ashley in Australia.

I'm nothing without my wonderful guests, each one has inspired me in a different way, each one has shown compassion and an insight in to their personality. It is great to say many have remained friends and the Phlogger will always follow their work and showcase where possible.

Finally thanks to all you listeners too, i'm nothing without you and hope you get something out of the show. My aims are to help educate people about other processes and genres of photography. It's important they remain fun but also show the personality of the person, its these insights that resonate within me.

TIMINGS

0 mins - Paul McKay (Analogue Wonderland)

23 mins- Jon Scrimshaw (Instinctive Photography)

37 mins - Jason Lane + Steve Lloyd

66 mins - Paul Lefko

79 mins - EM (emulsive.org)

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Wow, am I excited to present episode 49. It was an absolute honour to work with the master of wet collodion, Quinn Jacobson. If you search for wet collodion online you basically see Quinn's book and his videos, articles etc. Not many people have published and help us the public learn about this historic process.

We interview Quinn and discuss so many things, so yes its a long one (we talked for hours actually)!

But this podcast does contain discussions on:

• Combat photography
• Pixelography + rise of digital
• Machine learning
• Constraints are good
• Photography is not art
• Leaving your mark
• Art changes the world
• archer,daguerre + talbot
• Importance of 1851
• Quinn’s tattoo
• Family time
• Spectrum of light + uv
• Tattoo removal with wet plate
• Tim berners lee revived wet collodion
• Choosing your genre
• Night of broken glass
• Failure is good
• iso/aperture/shutter speed need reasons

Quinn has literally just released his latest version of his book "chemical pictures" which helps you learn the technical aspect of wet collodion. He is currently doing a special edition of 300 copies which has an extra chapter (listen to podcast for more). At the time of the interview he had already sold over 200 so these are selling very fast and you will never see this limited work.

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Of course, a man of Quinn's intallect soars through our random questions, so find the relevance of Kevin Costner and tooth fairies.

TIMINGS

0 - quinn’s background

7 - digital revoluiton

11 - off grid + future of photography

31 - mr archer

37 - entry to wet plate

42 - living in europe

45 - uv light/spectrum

58 - revival of wet collodion

61 - story + meaning of work

67 - mistakes + troubleshooting

72 - quinns new book

77 - random questions

89 - critique/feedback by quinn

FURTHER INFO

Please do check out his links:

Website - http://studioq.com/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/quinnjacobson

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For episode 48 we interview a documentary photographer - something new yet again!

It's great fun interviewing people from so many different genres.  Tobias is a friendly person who likes to help others and always glad to listen to.  We recently had our trip around Hull, which you can find on my website.

In this podcast we have discussed:

• Teaching 14-18 age group
• Burying film
• Degree + masters
• Hull fisherman
• Tips for choosing a uni
• Cameras lusts
• Kickstarter M.A.’s
• Kevin carter pulizter picture

Tobias enjoyed his time going through our random questions, so find out:

• what he's doing on the last day of the planet
• would he dare turn of a new google app that can foresee the future
• will he choose truth over ignorance

To find check out the show.

FURTHER INFO;

A walk with Tobias article - https://phlogger.co.uk/a-walk-with-tobias-beachwyld/

Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/tobias.beachwyld 

Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/tobiasbeachwyld/ 

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For episode 47 we get together with the winner of my recent competition sponsored by Kodak Alaris.  Barney Maguire's analogue submission was a superb picture and part of series of his portraiture.  As first prize he won 20 rolls of kodak film and an interview with the Phlogger.

As a bonus there are some guest questions from Jon Scrimshaw at Instinctive Photography, who has commented on Barney's work and wanted to know more about him.

So I'm glad to present to you, the man behind the image.  In this show (my shortest ever interview) we discuss:

• Lomography
• Gaps in film market
• Subject matter + modelling
• Rz67 mamiya
• Zines
• Influences + chroma camera
• Spending a £1million on cameras
• New zealand
• The smiths

TIMING

0 introduction

9 models and subject matter

13 spending on photography

17 future

19 barney questions the phlogger

22 questions from Instinctive photography

28 random questions + links 

INFO

Barney Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/barneymaguirephoto/ 

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For episode 46 we travel around the globe to Australia, to interview the one, the only - Gina Milicia.

Gina has been working in photography for 30 years, so is very experienced. She has many resources on her website, including a blog, videos, presets, books and training through her gold membership. Gina also runs a podcast called "so you want to be a photographer" with her friend Valerie Khoo.

In this edition the podcast contains:

• Garage lighting
• modifier/diffusing ideas
• Fuji
• Camera interfaces
• Podcasting
• Shooting kettles
• Importance of projects
• Sharing resources
• Group shots + hot sets
• Pooling resources
• Camera alliances
• Working with models
• Storyboard + working in media

RANDOM QUESTIONS

Gina takes part in the random questions, so find out the relevance of:

• Poisons
• Animals
• Convicts

TIMING

0 - garage + split lighting

11 - flash lighting advice

21 - cameras + beginner advice

24 - podcasting addicts + shooting kettles

37 - shooting projects + working with models

56 - favourite shoots

62 - inspiration

65 - random questions

LINKS

http://Ginamillicia.com

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/so-you-want-to-be-photographer/id957592464

https://ginamilicia.com/join-the-community/

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This is your next episode as promised with the Charlie Tadlock. Charlie is a 2nd year university student and an aspiring photographer from Montana, USA. He wrote an article for the elusive Emulsive site. After writing the article EM suggested we talk to Charlie and he was right, a lovely young guy.

The idea was to get a students view of photography education following an earlier podcast with Stephen Rendall (college lecturer). It will be interesting to hear 2 separate points of view. Do you think education is still the answer?

We discuss:

• Education
• Physical vs digital
• Mamiya 6's
• Making money
• Advocates of film
• Taking opportunities
• Working with masters
• Teaching others
• Attic finds + hard drives

We put Charlie through our random questions too, so find out:

• is a dog a mans best friend
• what the definition of a shutter and click are
• the relevance of rom coms
• Why Dracula cant shave
• The language of cows

If you liked the show don't forget to check out Charlie's website below.

INFO

Emulsive article - https://emulsive.org/author/charlie-tadlock

Website - https://tadlockphoto.com/

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We finally announce the winners from the competition ran in association with Kodak Alaris.  Listen to the podcast to see who wins and who gets an "honourable mention".  Winners are notified directly and there prizes will be sent in due course.

Thank you to everyone for submitting your images and showcasing what is possible.  This was my first time judging a competition alongside Andy Church of Kodak Alaris.  To pick a winner was very tough, the range of imagery was great.  Having seen street shots, abstract, portraiture and landscape was lovely - your work was extremely appreciated.

To see the winning entries please see the website - phlogger.co.uk.

Thanks to Andy Church of Kodak Alaris for sponsoring this competition.  If you haven't already please try Kodak products, please try them - you won't be let down.

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A one off small episode with your host Andrew Walmsley.  In this one we discuss:

• Secret project
• washi project
• kodak competition
• studying
• holiday (annual leave)
• next podcast with Charlie

Anyone still wanting to get involved in the Washi project can still sign up here.

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For episode 44 we roam across Europe to the country of Finland.  In today's episode we catch hold of the very busy Juho from camerarescue.org and kamerastore.com

Juho is a guy with ideas, challenges and ventures, which we manage to discuss.  He talks to us about the rescue project and the immense work that goes in to restoring cameras.  During this episode we talk about:

• Ambitions of a teenager
• NGO’s
• Mandatory civil service
• Uniting European shops
• Failures & ventures
• Equipment checks
• Return rates of sigmas
• rescuing 100,000 cameras by 2020
• Which cameras not to buy
• Building an app
• Education in finland
• Ingmar Bergman

You will also learn about his love of elephants and his expertise in trivial pursuit.  So click on play and find out more.

INFO

Camera rescue -   http://camerarescue.org 

Camera shop -  https://kamerastore.com/ 

Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/camerarescue.org/ 

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The phlogger brings you a special edition of phlogger presents.

On the 27th April 2019, we took part in a 24 hour shoot (I only managed a few hours) in aid of the Macmillan cancer support. The event was hosted by Jay Clark or JPC Photography and took place at the x-church in Gainsborough.

The event was a day of models, photographers, hair stylists, make up artists and body/face painters from all over the country!

As part of the event, we managed to interview a few people towards half way in the event and a few others days later. They are (in order):

• Jay Clarke

• Jay Brown

• Ashleigh Burnett

• Lizzie Moy

• Anita Robertson

At the time of publishing the event raised over £900 for the charity. Thanks to everybody involved, you were all great.

INFO

Photos from my shoots will be all over Instagram (@phlogger_portraits)

Here are links to some of the people involved:

Jay Clarke - Instagram

X-church - Instagram

Jay Brown - Instagram

Ashleigh Burnett - Instagram

Lizzie Moy - Instagram

Anita Robertson - Facebook

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We finally get time to spend with the rather interesting and fun Justin Borucki.  Justin is a wet plate photographer from New York in the USA.

He works with musicians for his day job and shoots on the streets for fun.

In this podcast we discuss:

• Musician photography + Dave Navarro
• Tintypes + wet collodion
• Quinn Jacobson
• workshops
• New York pop up
• cyanide
• Chemical kits
• Love is needed - lots of mistakes
• U.V light
• D.I.Y. darkrooms
• Ground hogs

Find out why he would drink or give a present to Justin Bieber and why ground hogs are important!

LINKS

Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/justinborucki/ 

Website -  http://borucki.com/ 

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We bring you a brief update on the latest news from the phlogger.

In this issue we discuss:

• a competition where you can win film!!!
• Retro 72 (new project)
• Secret project (quick update)
• Future guests

What do you win?

20 x rolls (any size) of Kodak film, thanks to my partnership with Kodak Alaris.

1 x 20 minute interview with the Phlogger, that will be posted on this show

Runner up gets 10 rolls of film (any size)

How do you enter?

The theme is "feeling", so think of something that invokes this - any subject matter at all.

1. Submit a photo (any format) using hashtag #phlogger_kodak

2. Follow - @kodakalaris, @kodakprofessional + #phlogger_analogue

3. Tag - @kodakalaris, @kodakprofessional + #phlogger_analogue

Rules

1 entry per person

Competition closes 15th May 2019

Open to all ages

Worldwide

RETRO 72 PROJECT

This is the Phlogger's latest project involving the wonderful Lomig from Washi Films. This project involves:

• 1 x 72 exposure camera
• Tape recorder

Yes we are going entirely analogue on this project and sending out a one shot camera plus a camera around the UK and France. Each photographer gets a few shots each. The recorder is used to list your name, where you are from and one social link. Then you tell the next person what sort of thing you would like them to shoot.

It should be lots of fun and get lots of different people together.

If you want to know more visit the website and sign up now!!!

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For episode 41 we interview Tim from Stearman Press, an educator, inventor, father, husband and engineer.

Tim's a fountain of knowledge, with experience in the engineering and inventing field and works out of a hangar in the USA. We interviewed him to discuss his 5x4 developing tank (that's 4x5 to those in America) and future work too. It's been so popular his Kickstarter made its goal in 3 days and already sold over a 1000 tanks!

In this episode we discuss:

• crowdfunding
• developing
• teaching English
• novels
• daughters
• Tim Layton + printing
• prototyping
• rules of inventing
• agitation
• patience
• glass plates

Don't miss out on the odd bit of US vs UK english ramblings too, before we move on to my random questions. You will find out how honest Tim is!

LINKS

Blog - https://shop.stearmanpress.com/blogs

Shop - https://shop.stearmanpress.com/

Website - https://www.stearmanpress.com/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjRLVJMO8VMrLURT5Vxmtjg

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In this episode the Phlogger apologies for the lack of episodes this month.

Update includes:

• kodak
• projects
• laptop

Everything will be back to normal soon.

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In this episode the phlogger interviews a motorsport photographer at long last.  I'm pleased to introduce Andrew Quartley from Apex photography.  Andrew is an approachable and honest guy who has loved f1 since childhood.  He talks to us about getting involved in track day photography and helps us with a few tips too. Podcast contains: Father's Canon 300d  London to brighton Watched f1 since 6 years old Dreams of shooting f1 Brands hatch, croft, buxton, donnington circuits Editing within 24 hours shooting 7-8000 photos Colour choice for photographers Working in different weather Panning Bikes vs cars Telephone vs wide angle shots Disadvantage of full frame Penguins are for eternity, they are not pets TIMING  0   intro to andrew + getting in to motor sport 11.30  discussing accreditation + experience 20  keeping safe + shooting in all conditions 34  aspirational photographers 45  equipment choices 62  important skills + killer shot 70  random questions 82  social links etc LINKS + INFO Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/apex_photography223/ Website - https://www.apexphoto.net/

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It's been a while since we interviewed a model, so after some time i've finally tracked down the talented Indrija Kustov.

Indrija is a young lady who has worked with some great photographers, make up artists and re-touchers. Her work has been published and more than anything loves the creative side. She is an extremely busy person working several jobs and found time for us.

We discuss

• Living in Lithuania
• singing with a tribute act
• travelling to Cambodia
• prints vs digital images
• modelling + working with MUA’s
• future plans
• pitfalls of group shooting
• martial arts
• how to get through long days
• campaign against straws
• Indrija’s spirit animal
• Who would play Indrija in her autobiography?
• Importance of lifeguard training

TIMING

0 background to Indrija, singing and music

14 film and printing

20 starting up in modelling

27 group shooting

29 pole fitness and martial arts

36 coping with long days

39 creativity and style ideas

43 photographers and working with indrija

56 being published

58 random questions

83 social media links + future guests

LINKS

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IndrijaKustovModel/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/indrijakustov/

Website - http://indrijakustov.com/

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For episode 37 we interview the friendly Luciano Del Buffalo. He's a consummate street photographer from New York, who has some lovely work.

Luciano has been published, he's a keen traveller and loves talking about street photography - luckily for us.

In this podcast we consider:

• shooting close up
• permission for shooting
• working with homeless
• zones and tones
• importance of practise
• time of the day
• shooting is a disease
• overcoming confrontations

We look at questions like:

• Does gear improve your work?
• Why trips keep you fresh
• Why you don't want that killer photo

Luciano went under the phlogger's random questions, so find out why he would upgrade his brain and the next Leica camera.

TIMING

0 how he met Dominique and Sarah + street intro

11 ethics and shooting candids

21 starting in photography wtih zones and framing

26 shooting in france + dealing with issues

30 equipment choice

36 gear and improvment

40 traveling to london and cuba

46 time of day to shoot

48 motivation

54 the shot of your life + choosing where to live

57 worst experience shooting street

66 why is street photography important

72 random questions

82 recommendation

FURTHER INFORMATION

Luciano Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/delbufalophoto/

Luciano website - http://www.delbufalophoto.com/

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Yet another analogue special, this time from Los Angeles, USA.

For episode 36 we are joined by the rather friendly Michael Kirchoff. Michael runs the "cataylst interviews" website, is the editor in chief over at Analog Forever and has many other projects too! So a very busy man, but he made time for us, so hope you enjoy.

Having many years experience in the field of photography, we discuss:

• a Job swap with the Phlogger
• child hood memories
• Polaroid originals
• Type 665 polaroid
• Graflex xl press cameras
• Travel + time zones
• Interview techniques + research ideas
• Basecamp, Google docs, writing and podcasting
• Importance of artist statements
• Analog forever, blur and catalyst magazines
• The afterlife
• Upgrading your body
• Having a drink with Michael Jordan

TIMINGS

0 - michael’s roots in california + travelling in russia

8.15 - Photography and childhood, projects

24 - shooting commercial, landscape & architecutre

42 - blogging, writing + discussing work

53 - editor at catalyst

64 - forming interview questons, podcasting vs written interview

67 - interview tools + research

76 - update on analog forever magazine

87 - random questions

126 - links + next guest

LINKS

Personal website - http://www.Michaelkirchoff.com

Magazine - Analogforever.com

Interview site - cataylstinterviews.com

Phlogger project (as mentioned)- https://phlogger.co.uk/projects/friends-portrait-2019/

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New from the phlogger presents, we have our very own news segment. This is called "news in brief" and features Paul Lefko on this episode.

We will take you through some recent products, gadgets, tips or people we have found and think you may like. Please note this was recorded towards the end of 2018 but all content is still relevant.

In this episode we discuss:

• Ektachrome
• File transfer product
• Hoxton's latest book
• Large format enlarger
• Leica theft
• Lomo purple film
• Panasonic's full frame camera
• Photobooth tool
• Video editing tool

The idea behind these shows was not to care about today's or yesterday news. But to focus on interesting elements that can help you in your workflow, help you choose suitable gear. Paul is helping and advising with digital photography and will provide some technical talk where needed.

Don't forget the Phlogger will include products and news from the analogue world too.

Hopefully many more to come soon.

TIMING FOR SHOW

1. Panasonic full frame and photokina. (1-18 mins)
2. Ektachrome, 8+16mm movies (18 - 27 mins)
3. Lomo purple (28 - 33 mins)
4. Intrepid (33.30 - 42.15
5. Leica theft (42.15 - 47.45)
6. Hoxton press (47.45 -51.45)
7. Photo booth (51.45 - 54.30)
8. File transfer (54.30 - 57.30)
9. Video anim (58 - 1 hr)

PRODUCT LINKS

Beverley Jones - https://instagram.com/beverleyjjones?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=mlh8muz4azj0

Ektachrome - http://i.refs.cc/ErfJ711C

Hoxton press - https://hoxtonminipress.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=684e5e05d0bc827e0e1878b00&id=51fd44be58&e=14dc74fc26

Intrepid Enlarger - https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/blog/introducing-the-intrepid-enlarger

Leica theft - https://www.diyphotography.net/massive-haul-of-leica-cameras-and-lenses-stolen-from-ffordes-scotland-camera-store/

Lomo purple - https://shop.lomography.com/en/films/lomography-film/lomochrome-purple-film-35mm-5pack

Viddyoze - https://viddyoze.com/join/3.0/

MORE INFORMATION

Paul Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fhutowurks_by_paul_lefko/

Phlogger Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger.co.uk/

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For episode 35 we have the one and only "Em" - the genius behind the Emulsive film blog. He has a reputation for knowing everyone on the circuit and putting the right people together. Everybody remarks what a great person he is, so stay tuned to find out if thats true.

We ramble through the following subjects:

• London + driving in UK
• Patreon
• How to impress a girl with photography
• Scanning (flat + drum)
• Why don't digital photographers print?
• Large format + Copal shutters
• Tinkerers vs the film giants
• Reflex camera - marketing + funding
• Intrepid
• Jobo vs mini labs
• Facebook groups, social media & forums
• 3 years of blogging + writing
• Photographers day pack
• Idiots guides

Em goes through the random questions and answers in his own unique way. So find out about his all-in-one film processor/scanner/book/film deal application.

Who will he decide to punch - Eminem, Elvis or Eddie Murphy?

TIMINGS

0 background

5 emulsive blog, film, scanning + printing

24 film camera, pricing + future

43 social media in film

54 emulsive “the platform”

72 random questions

FURTHER INFORMATION

Emulsive blog - https://emulsive.org/

Emulsive Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emulsivefilm/

Emulsive Twitter - https://twitter.com/EMULSIVEfilm

Phlogger portraits (discussed in podcast) - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_portraits/

Phlogger hand made prints (discussed) - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_analogue/

CREDIT

Music - Paul Grant

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Episode 33 and our first interviewee of 2019.

We bring you another unique guest too, someone from the analogue world of plate photography.

Jason Lane is systems engineer from the optics field who makes dry plates (glass with emulsion).

During the podcast we discusss:

• Mr kodak eastman
• Dry plate vs wet plates
• Astro photography
• ADOX expansion
• Growth of film market
• Steerman press
• Developing with HC-110
• Kickstarter + plate holders
• Hiring students
• Not sleeping
• Hitmen & flip flops

PODCAST TIMINGS

0 introduction to dry plates

12 Jason’s + future of pictoriagraphica

18 Victorian photography

35 how to get started with dry plate

44 selling plates

58 latest kickstarter + expansion

71 random questions

84 Contact details

89 pay it forward

FURTHER INFORMATION

Jason's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pictoriographica/

Jason's shop - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/581274765/new-made-4x5-or-5x7-dry-plates-10-plates?ref=shop_home_active_4&bes=1

Jason's website - https://www.pictoriographica.com/

German distributor - http://www.schwarzweiss-fotolabor.de/jasonlanedryplates

Steerman tanks - https://shop.stearmanpress.com/collections/photography/products/sp-445-compact-4x5-film-processing-system

CREDITS

Music - Paul Grant

Cover art - Phlogger

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To start off the new year we welcome back Leyton Cleveley to discuss film.  We look at some of the mistakes we have made in the past and Leyton talks us through solutions.

This includes the camera, development and printing areas of film photography.

This podcast contains advice on:

• Loading & winding isssues
• camera backs
• blank films & others
• chemical life
• touching chemicals
• processing + stains
• labelling + workflow

From listening you will understand why these are important:

• A bottle opener
• Bathrooms + closets
• Stand development
• Condensation
• Recording your settings
• Thermometers
• Toothbrushes
• Towels

Please don't forget to check the links for Leyton's great work:

https://www.instagram.com/leytonc.agfphoto/

https://www.facebook.com/AGFPhotographyFife

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Episode 33 is a one off special.

The podcast thanks the guests from this year, who made the show what it is.  We are so grateful for all parties taking part including:

Models - Billie Gregory, Josh Maine, Safia Pixie

Digital Artists -  Sarah street; Luke Flisher; Jon from Instinctive; Jeni Lowe; James Morris; Stephen Rendall; Paul Lefko; Matt Jerrams; Dominique; Rahim Mastafa;

Film artists: Leyton  Cleveley, Rachel from Little vintage, Hanna & Michael from Revolog; Lomig from Washi; Ashley Hoff; Jennifer Lawrence; Steve from Chroma;

Magazines:  Bob Patterson (Street Photography Mag), Michael Behlen (Analogue Forever)

Retailers: Paul from Analogue Wonderland 

Also we look back at what the Phlogger got up to in 2018 and what he has planned for 2019:

Have a wonderful New Year and look forward to hearing about your plans for 2019.

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For this episode we present a special one off edition. It's a highlight of random questions from the guests during 2018.

They are not picked on any specific merits, but chosen some of those that worked well. The whole point is to think out of the box and push the guest in to a different frame of mind.

The responses are what really made the questions so great. Because of these we can write more for future guests.

For anyone thinking of being interviewed, take a quick listen for what you may have to face!

Thanks to :

Steve Lloyd (chroma camera) Paul (Analogue Wonderland) Michael Behlen (Analogue Forever) Matt Jerrams (@capital faces) Jennifer Lawrence (Jennifer Lawrence photography) Lomig Perrotin (Washi Film) Rahim Mastafa (Rahim Mastafa Photography) Hanna & Michael (Revolog films)

LINKS

Analogue Forever - https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/ Analogue Wonderland - http://i.refs.cc/ErfJ711C Chroma Camera - http://chroma.camera/ Jennifer - https://www.jenniferlawrencephotography.com/ Matt - https://www.instagram.com/capitalfaces/?hl=en Rahim - https://www.rahimphoto.co.uk/ Revolog films - http://www.revolog.net/en/ Washi films - http://filmwashi.com/en/

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The phlogger goes back to digital for episode 30. We interview the rather talented Rahim Mastafa who is a composite/digital art photographer. He was famous for his Sugarbox studios brand shooting people in the fitness industry.

In the podcast we discuss: - Cosplay + fitness/physique - Behind the scene videos - Photoshop + composites - Weekend warriors - Tv editing - How to earn 3/4 million for a wedding - W.W.E. (wrestling) - Networking - Happy clients - Professionalism - Selling yourself - Props

RANDOM QUESTIONS Find out who the new james bond is! We talk about the marmite of photography and the importance of modesty.

TIMINGS 0 introduction to his work 6 self employment + professionalism 16 compistes + photoshop 21 youtube videos + teaching 27 Rahim’s background 33 influences + instagram 41 working between video to stills 43 advice for beginners 48 best part of the job 50 favourite sessions 58 tanks and helicopter props! 59 Ideas 60 Random questions 76 Links + next time

LINKS Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgI_6hyP2OQ6ZhfNM-Ibbww Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rahimmastafa_photography/ PhotoBizX podcast - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-wedding-podcast/the-ultimate-portrait-and-wedding-photography-business-podcast/e/53374524 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RahimPhoto/?eid=ARAn9AOLJa6yKSRgj9MW6rgYrTVLTryULWDsSoSLyTowEi_KspZz9Xf-PYrl2_Wal_JlIT1JuTTmr03d&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=827312579&fref=tag

CREDITS Cover image by Rahim Mastafa Music by Paul Grant

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As we approach the winter period it's time to talk large format. In this session, we have Steve LLoyd, the guy behind the "Chroma Kickstarter camera".

Steve's a fascinating guy who loves inventing and prototyping his own cameras. He's even made backs for cameras and re-skinned them himself.

He talks about his childhood full of power tools, remote control boats, cars and planes! Obviously, we chat about Kickstarter, what he has learnt and how his Chroma camera is going.

Learn about: - Leica and 35mm - Cinestill 800 - large format photography - Modding mini's - Liverpool F.C. (best football team) - Magnets - Criticism - Wet plate photography - Hamish + Pixelator

RANDOM QUESTIONS Steve was forced in to the random questions, so find out what he was in a previous life and why he would punch Steve Davis.

So head over and give it a listen. Please support Steve's great work.

INFO Steve's flicker - https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevelloyd/34078655856/in/album-72157645365252971/ Chroma website - http://chroma.camera/

Dont forget 35MMC - https://www.35mmc.com Tin plate guy - https://www.pictoriographica.com/shop.html

TIMINGS

0 introduction to large format 9.30 steve’s background 27.30 chroma project 61.01 kickstarter lessons 71 random questions

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For episode 28 of Phlogger presents, we have another lovely guest. Jennifer Lawrence is a film photographer from Chicago, USA. She works in the portrait/family/lifestyle world and shoots Kodak Ektar!

we have put a break in this episode due to the length We discuss: - photography in schools - Ektar + portra - Canon 1d - Wont use fuji xt2 - Teaching film - Lotto winning plans - Business acumen - Shooting in the sun

RANDOM QUESTIONS Jennifer is put through the questions, so find out why volleyball is important and who her favourite Batman is.

TIMINGS In Part 1 0 - 9 introduction + film 10 - portrait sessions + film 40 - autofocus,children and metering 45 - favourite sessions

Part 2 51 random questions 64 starting in business + being professional 85 studio work + shooting models 95 projects + teaching at film camp 113 jennifers websites and details

FURTHER INO Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jenniferlawrencephoto/ Website - https://www.jenniferlawrencephotography.com/

CREDITS Music intro by Paul Grant Image by Andrew Walmsley (shot on film)

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Another great guest for you - Lomig from Washi films. Hand crafted and unique films, made by Lomig himself in France.

Washi started in 2013 by Lomig, an unusual inventor who is mad on the film world. He spends a lot of time working in the dark to bring you his unique ideas.

During this interview we find out about: - scratching film - Henri Fox Talbot’s invention - Origins of washi paper - Lomig's idea bank - cassette players - infrared goggles - dangers of working in the dark - Phlogger’s new idea for a film - future "paper" project

Lomig wants to provide us all with films not designed for cameras and is constantly coming up with new ideas. He loved film so much he even had his wedding shot using single-use cameras.

TIMINGS 0 - 1- background to Lomig (Photography is in the family) 10 -14 how Lomig got in to film 14- 20.45 the origins of washi 20.45 Lomig’s ideas + working in the dark 29.15-42.15 washi film range 42.15 - 46.15 future projects - paper and 120 46.15-60.01 film industry future 60 mins random questions

FURTHER INFO Website - http://filmwashi.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/film_washi_official/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/669834733047409/

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The phlogger presents another analogue special. In this latest episode we interview Michael Behlen from Analogforever.com. Interestingly Michael only shoots polaroids so look forward to a very different conversation. He has also produced ezines and magazines, so has experience that can help you (provides details of some useful tools aswell).

Michael has a website, but it is also an outlet for analog news, contents and a real community, which will all lead to something special next year. To find out more listen to the podcast.

In this one Michael discusses: - Why he doesn't like instax - why an electro magnetic pulse could save film! - Michaels idea for ezines - Michaels frog dance - the vinyl/analog cult - why intent is important - juggling family, life and work - nightmares!!!

Also: - Michael is giving away polaroid cartridges

RANDOM QUESTIONS Of course Michael was put through the torture of this section and did very well. Find out the relevance of nightmares and if Darwin's theory of evolution was correct.

INFO To find out more about analogforever, head over to their website - https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/ To see more of Michael's project/polaroid works - http://www.dontshakeitlikeapolaroid.com/

For extra content please see my website - http://phlogger.co.uk

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For episode 25 we interview the one and only Dominique. She is a friendly and skilled street photographer from New York.

This episode is just an introduction and outro by Dominique. The full interview is a blog article on my website which i urge you to check.

In this article we discuss: - Sarah street media - Marseille and New York - emotions of street shooting - locations to shoot - children - projects and much more

RANDOM QUESTIONS Dominique like everyone else was put through the questions. Listen to why James Dean is a great name for a car.

INFO If you want to look at Dominique images, you can find her Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/dominique_nyc/

The interview is here - https://phlogger.co.uk

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For episode 24 we interview Matt aka #capitalfaces from Instagram.

Matt is a street photographer who shoots in the London, UK. He produces video work for commercial purposes and has worked in retail with photography too.

In this episode we discuss: - mail order magazines from the 80's - film cameras (Bronica's and Pentax 6x7's) - working in the USA - Video, casting and directing - Anton Corbyn and Dougie Wallace - London & snow - Street photography - gear and much more

We have some interesting and fun random questions too, so check it out. Find out the relevance of grapes and why Matt couldn't get one of my questions out his mind!

TIMINGS: 0 All about matt + working in video 14.15 Street photography, natural habitats and shooting close 18.50 Locations to shoot in (Morroco, Malaysia, Cambridge, Edinburgh etc) 27.15 Street photography and privacy 31.30 Film shooting on the street (Bronica, pentax 6x7, fuji) 36.30 Instagram and the social media world 40.45 Gear (olympus omd, fuji, sony menu systems) 64.00 The film movement 1hr10 Random questions

FURTHER INFO: Interview with Street photography (Bob Patterson) https://streetphotographymagazine.com/get-close-and-get-out-with-matt-jerrams/

Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/capitalfaces/

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For episode 21 we across the oceans and interview Paul Lefko from the sunny state of California, USA.

Paul has worked as a director and photographer in the Los Angeles area covering both film and video.

This is part 1 of the interview and the 2nd part will follow next. Stay tuned.

We discuss: - Van Nuys and trips to America - the L.A. conspiracy - Why you should buy a Leica - Reasons to visit Scotland - Cementing contracts - Working for free - shooting actors vs models

Don't forget Paul goes through the usual random questions.

FURTHER INFO Paul's website - https://www.fhutowurks.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fhutowurks_by_paul_lefko/

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For episode 20 we travel around the world to Australia. Ashley Hoff from Instagram joins us from Adelaide to discuss all things film related.

In this issue: - Shooting on Bronica square format - The fun of C41/E6 cross processing - Large format including tin type - Ashley’s to do list - Why FPP podcast is worthing listening to - The learning curve of a printing project - Racing go-carts! - Custom and classic cars - Coffee and chrome car shows - Tsunamis and Shelby cobra’s

INFO Please check out Ashley's instagram feed here - https://instagram.com/kustoms.on.silver/

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We are joined by the one and only Leyton Cleveley. In this issue, we look at the skill of darkroom printing.

This covers everything you need to help you get that image on to paper.

We discuss important areas like: - why you should print - why it will never disappear - why printing will improve your photography - some of the costs involved

Then, we move on to the functional parts like: - what a darkroom is - what basic equipment you will need - what chemicals are required - how long chemicals last - what papers are needed - how the process of printing works - important tips (like consistency) - advanced ways to increase your quality

You cannot understand how beautiful and rewarding this area of photography is until you try. So get in touch, come over and try it for yourself.

INFO To find out more on Leyton - www.agfphotography.co.uk

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In this new episode we talk about my new segment - news. We go through the latest happening in the photography world - both film and digital.

A new segment, depending on what's going on the world will denote the schedule. So it maybe weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Time will tell.

During this we discuss: - latest mirrorless by Nikon and Canon - large format cameras - Phlogger's future - Phlogger's holiday on film - Development mistake - Secret project - upcoming interviewees - co-hosting - Leyton + film

Lots more coming soon...

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For episode 16 we interview Hanna and Michael from Revolog film.

Revolog offer 35mm films that have unique effects on the negative. From patterns, to lighting, stars and faded looks. What's more amazing is Hanna and Michael do this by hand together!

INTERVIEW During this session learn about the start of the company at university to its current range of 12 films!

You will also: - learn Hanna+Michael's concern about university - understand why Michael should not touch microwaves - how Revolog had to try lots of brands to use initially - listen to why the f100 by Nikon is a great camera - find out why everyone loves Ilford HP5 + Portra - what a Nimslo 3d camera is

RANDOM QUESTIONS Hanna and Michael obliged with the fun questions, so listen to their fun answers now. You will hear why: - why a young Michael has inside knowledge on the moon landing - food is better than the mountains during the zombie apocalypse

http://www.revolog.net/en/ https://www.instagram.com/revolog_films/

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For episode 15 we delve in to the world of film again. Our special guest is Rachel from "The Sunny 16" podcast and owner of Little Vintage Photography.

She talks us through: - how she set up the business - some of the formats and cameras she uses - scaling skyscapers for a recent job - slide films - the darkroom - cyanotypes and photograms - large format - pin hole work - cool analogue photography kickstarter projects - why you should name your cameras - and much more

We also discuss the merits of podcasting too, before we put Rachel through a few of the infamous "random questions".

Info

Check out her website - http://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/ Check out the podcast - https://radiopublic.com/sunny-16-podcast-Wk14JQ

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In the latest episode we have Paul McKay from Analogue Wonderland. They are a new and great place to buy many different brands of film (180 so far).

Paul tells us the background of the store, about some of the great brands they are working with. He describes some of the interesting characters who are hand making film too.

We discuss 35mm, medium format and large format, including some interesting kickstarter project like this - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/416154634/cameradactyl-4x5-field-camera

Part 2 In this section Paul goes through the Phloggers "random questions" section too. You can find out why Analogue wonderland will be changing their insurance tomorrow (hint - King Kong).

Finally we discuss the future of film.

INFO There is a unique 10% discount code contained within this podcast too, but you will have to listen to it to find it

Shop - https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/ Facebook feed - https://www.facebook.com/Analogue-Wonderland-226432394584478/

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In our latest episode (13) we are joined with publisher Bob Patterson from Street Photography magazine.

Bob and the Phlogger discuss fundamental street photography questions like: How you define street photography? How do you shoot in quiet towns/cities? Does film/digital matter? What's going on with privacy?

Bob provides insightful information on the magazine, including some of the street photographers featured. He also discusses the origins of the magazine, where its been and what will happen in the future.

Finally Bob helps you all with some simple and practical "to do" steps for getting your work published. This includes suggestions for your first contact with a magazine/source.

As Bob would say, do "good compelling work". See you next time.

INFO Check out the street magazine here - https://streetphotographymagazine.com/ Itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id609384207?mt=8 Android - http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zeen101.streetphotomag.app.android

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We are joined by the lovely Safia Pixie, a young model from the UK.

In this episode we discuss how to find modelling work and how to stay safe. We cover deep subjects in life such as coping with stress and anxiety.

Learn about Safia's recent modelling trips and listen to her advice for any aspiring models.

We look back at previous shoots and learn about ourselves, what you want for the future and how to behave.

This podcast would suit anyone looking at modelling and photographers new to model shoots too.

Extras Please do check out Safia's work on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/safiapixie/

Safia's facebook page is - https://www.facebook.com/SafiaPixie/

To see her interview with the phlogger - https://phlogger.co.uk/interview-model-safia/

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The phlogger presents the latest photography podcast. In this show we feature Stephen Rendall of Fez Photography. A renowned fashion photographer, ex-student and lecturer. Topics covered and discussed include:

How photography education differs to being self-taught. Why you should look at work by Cartier-Bresson and David Bailey. Find out why Fez has tried selling his kidney. We discuss mirrorless vs DSLR. Fez suggests about the future of photography education.

Please note I was suffering with a cold so I apologise for any coughing.

FURTHER INFO Stephen Rendall (aka Fez Photography) work can be found: Instagram feed is https://www.instagram.com/fezphotography/ Twitter is https://twitter.com/Fez_Photography

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In the latest phlogger presents, Flisher Photography and James Morris provide some useful advice. As experienced wedding photographers they guide us through some of the questions you might want to ask.

How do you cope with long days? How do I practice? What equipment do I need? What about contracts? What photos does a wedding photographer take? How fast do I have to edit? When should I go for it?

Between Luke and James they discuss these and many more questions in a fun and friendly manner. You will see how important experience is and how you can achieve this.

CREDIT Luke Flisher (https://www.flisherphotography.co.uk/) James Morris (https://www.facebook.com/Jamesmorrisphotography1989/?ref=br_rs) Phlogger (cover art taken on medium format film camera)

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The phlogger discusses the importance of pushing boundaries with photography. He provides examples of the emotional, fiscal and experiences that will enrich your life.

This is a discussion about creativity, social implications and the rewards. We gloss over technology in this podcast.

Different genres discussed include fashion, portrait, wedding and motorcycle photography.

More Info The wedding blog from the podcast is here - https://phlogger.co.uk/survining-wedding-shoots/ The motorcycle event information is here - https://phlogger.co.uk/rear-seat-shooting/ The charity details are here - https://phlogger.co.uk/6-steps-to-prepare-for-a-charity-shoot/

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The phlogger carries on his discussion with Leyton Cleveley. In this episode street photography is the main content, but with a mix of film too.

We talk about the roots of street photography and what it is. Of course we discuss the greats like Bruce Gilden, Diane Arbus and Ansel Adams too.

There is advice how to deal with conflict too.

INFO Please check out Leyton's work at www.agfphotography.co.uk Intro music by Paul Grant

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The phlogger presents a discussion with Leyton Cleveley on the merits of film photography. Leyton is a very experienced film photographer and often found on Facebook film groups.

PART 1 Leyton discusses "range finders", zone focusing and why printing is important. Looking back at famous street photographers, we consider work by Garry Winogrand and John Free.

PART 2 We discuss choosing your first film camera and the merits of shooting with Ilford Hp5 film. For those budget conscious Leyton recommends Forma film too. Leyton also provides an overview of developing without a darkroom (with Paterson tanks) and options of using companies to develop for you. He also provides example chemicals to use and explains how many varieties there are. Listen to this section for useful tips about shooting and how important patience is.

INFO Please check out Leyton's work at www.agfphotography.co.uk Intro music by Paul Grant

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Finally we catch up with the one and only talented Jeni Lowe from Signature. A kind lady who loves nothing more than working with babies and wedding couples.

Part 1 - we find out about Jeni's roots in Lincolnshire and her passion for slippers. After looking back at the past we discuss the wedding photography field and how you separate yourself from competitors. Jeni tells us about her charity work and what she aims to achieve going forward.

Part 2 - Jeni discusses why crying is important for photography. Looking at her kit she explains what is important to her. We talk out about fitness and the health advantages.

Random questions - we test Jeni knowledge and humour here. She delights us with her calm and friendly answers. You learn how to eat a popular chocolate bar correctly. Listen out for advice on how to iron safely too!

Find out more about Jeni at http://signaturephotography.uk.com

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In the latest episode of Phlogger presents, we interview Josh Maine. Josh is a UK model who is an endearing and intelligent young guy.

Part 1 - we look at Josh's roots from across the atlantic and discuss his travels.

Part 2 - in this section we discuss experience with photographers, modelling and the industry. We then move on to the future and find out what Josh has planned.

Part 3 - Finally we have some random questions for Josh.

It is worth pointing out, at no point was Josh aware of any of the questions and subject matter.

Find out more about his work on Instagram @joshmaine_95

All credit for cover photo to Andrei Photography

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The latest episode of Phlogger presents. A chat and follow up with Jon, a great photographer and friend.

We discuss Jon's picture of my Bronica, family photography, stately homes, weddings, shooting techniques and much more.

To find out more about Jon, check out https://www.instagram.com/instinctive_photography/

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This chat is a follow up to the "walk with Flisher photography" blog article on my website. In this podcast we discuss street photography, a Nikon 28-70 and sigma pro lens, wedding photography, website hacking, analogue work, portraiture and more!

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The phlogger presents a podcast about modelling. Today's guest was the lovely Billie Gregory who discussed an introduction to modelling. From starting up, posing, researching photographers to what you should not do. A great starting point for anyone considering this industry.

Hear the thoughts from both a photographer and model's point of view.

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The very first episode of Phlogger (Andrew Walmsley)!

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