Film Photography Podcast – Episode 87 – September 15, 2013
The internet radio show for people who love to shoot film! Terry O’Neill interview! Amy Arbus Interview! Roll your own 35mm film! Kodak BW 400cn film! Kodak film giveaway! Canon QL 17 35mm rangefinder giveaway! Listener letters and more!
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Show Notes
FPP Episode 87 – 15th of September 2013
Show Notes By: Alex Luyckx
The lazy days of Summer ’13 are over! HEY WE’RE BACK! Yes after a long summer wait the FPP is back in action and ready to go with an action backed back to school “shoe”! Join Michael Raso and John Fedele as they discuss Bulk Loading film, two fantastic interviews with photographers Amy Arbus and Terry O’Neill, What they did on the summer break, listener letters, camera give away and more! Don’t touch that dial!
So what did you shoot on the summer vacation? John shot a lot more than he normally did, coming back with 9 rolls! His Mamyia m645 loaded with the rare (and hard-to- find) Efke 25, some Lomography Color Slide 200 and Eastman Double-X in the beater Canon EOS Xs. Michael was out shooting mostly slide film (E-6!) in the Canon Rebel Ti (this tiny SLR even has a screen on the back that will let you blend in with all those digital shooters!) Shooting Fuji Provia 100F, Kodak Ektachrome, Fuji IT-N, Kodalith, Eastman Fine Grain Yellow, Kodak Hawkeye Surveillance Film. Using mostly his Canon 17-40mm L and Promaster 70-300mm EF lenses.
We want to know what YOU our listeners shot on the summer break, send us your stories and photos (jpg only, 200dpi, 6 inches on the longest edge) to podcast@filmphotographyproject.com and we’ll include it on our new, big blog post on the film photography project website! Where did Mike send his 30 rolls from vacation to be processed???…well to The Darkroom of course!
Breaking News:
Lomography managed to secure 1.4 million dollars in their latest Kickstarter campaign to manufacture a modern version of the legendary 19th century Petzval Lens for Nikon and Canon SLR cameras. The Petzval lens was a huge improvement when it was introduced, allowing from larger apertures (for the day) and sharper images. Lomography reinvented this classic lens, and Mike will be getting one, so watch for more from the FPP on this lens!
Ilford has opened up a mail in traditional B&W film developing and optical printing lab in the US, in the same building and managed by our friends at The Darkroom! The lab will offer mail in service for traditional B&W film developing and Optical Silver print. Check out the website: www.ilfordlab-us.com for more details on this great service!
Kodak Film is safe! The Kodak Pension Plan has completed the purchase of Eastman Kodak’s Personalized Imaging division and spun it off as a separate company, called Kodak Alaris. The new company will continue to offer all the current professional and consumer Kodak Films we all love! Check out the website for more details: www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/alaris/alaris.htm. Looking to keep your film fridge stocked with fresh Kodak films? Look no further than the FPP store with all the usual Kodak stocks in 35mm, 120, 4×5 and now even 8×10!
Amy Arbus Interview! New FPP correspondent Amy Davies caught up with photographer Amy Arbus recently and was able to secure an exclusive interview for the FPP. Ms Arbus has an extensive portfolio with four books, and clients such as Nickelodeon, American Express, and New Line Cinema. She also teaches for the Maine Media Workshop. Her third book, “On the Street” covered her early work with the Village Voice getting portraits of interestingly dressed people out on the street, her second book “The Fourth Wall” covered more portraits of actors from on and off Broadway shows.
Amy remains a solid supporter of film photography preferring to work with B&W in 35mm and 120. When asked about her style, Amy replied that it found her rather that her finding it, and how that is much more natural. It was really her studies and support from her teacher that gave her the license to be an artist and to be herself, rather than try to be someone else. Looking to hear Amy speak or teach, check out her website: www.amyarbus.com and you can find upcoming events in the About section, also information about her books and some of her portfolio. Amy Davies on Flickr!
The FPP listener base loves the Kodak BW400CN film! This B&W film is great because it is a C-41 process that means you can take it to your local drug store processing lab and get really pleasing results. FPP gave away dozens of rolls over the summer! Mike and John read some letters from a few of the lucky winners. Looking to get your hands on this great film, check out the FPP store!
Terry O’Neill Interview! UK Corespondent Vivian Lee had a chance to catch up with photography Terry O’Neill – jazz drummer turned photographer and scored an exclusive interview for the FPP!! Terry has been in the photography biz since the early 1960s, capturing celebrities, politicians, and even royalty. He loved it, worked hard in the early days – always going for the big picture – working up to five different photo jobs in a day when many were doing just one! He shot 35mm is the days when most photographers were carting around large format cameras. Celebrities loved him because he was in and out in a flash! Terry speaks about shooting the likes of Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn – real entertainers and celebrities with talent! Today he sells prints, having them made at a local ProLab (Metro) because he just doesn’t have the time to spend making the perfect print. His best advice to young budding photographers – just keep taking pictures. Great advice from England’s greatest living photographer!!! Need a gift for a photographer pal who has everything? Get them a Terry O’Neill print! http://www.terryo.co.uk/
Have a random roll of Agfa Scala hanging around, or another type of B&W slide film? Not sure what to do with it or how to even process it? Look no further than dr5.com this is the only lab in the world that can do the proper dr5 process that will give you the clean sharp B&W slide film. Also they can take your Kodak, Ilford, Efke, and other traditional B&W negative film and turn it into slides! For more details and how to send your film to them, head to dr5.com
Camera Giveaway!!! Looking to score the street photographer’s cult classic! Head on over to the giveaways section for a chance to win a Canon QL-17 GIII! http://filmphotographyproject.com/giveaways
Kodak Portra Giveaway!!! Wait, that’s not all. The FPP has teamed up once again with Kodak and are giving away rolls og the aazingly awesome Portra film!!!! http://filmphotographyproject.com/giveaways
Roll your own 35mm Film!!! Hand rolling film – it’s all the rage and Mike’s been cranking out rolls for the FPP store like crazy, but what about doing this yourself?
You need the following items: A Bulk Loader (The AP bodinquick-135 is a good choice), Empty or Recycled 35mm film canisters, artist tape, scissors, and a bulk roll of film. You load the 100’ roll of bulk film into the loader in a dark environment, a change bag or similar. The rest can be done in subdued light. Then begin loading in the 35mm cartridges and spooling the film in. Watch our YouTube channel for a full video on loading and rolling film. You can get a full kit right here at the FPP store with the loader, 20 cartridges, and the artist tape, you can also pick up the bulk rolls from the FPP store as well of Kodak and Ilford film stocks. Don’t be scared, and get out there and start rolling!
That’s it for now! Don’t fret – we’ll be back in just two weeks (two weeks! you sound like a bird).
Until then, get together your best from the summer vacation and send it to podcast@filmphotgraphyproject.com and also don’t forget to leave us a message (we don’t pickup or call back) at 973-850-6330, or if you have the urge write us by hand Film
Photography Project PO Box 152 Butler NJ 07405 USA.
Til next time, Shoot film!!!!!