On this weeks show we're delighted to be joined by Stephen Dowling of Kosmo Foto to hear all about his new line of film, Agent Shadow, and the Kickstarter that's launching it. LINKS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kosmofoto/kosmo-foto-agent-shadow-35mm-bandw-film-and-the-36-frames https://kosmofoto.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kosmofoto/?hl=en http://mymatedoesart.com/...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 448
On this weeks (belated) show we hear how John's work in preparation for his collaborative exhibition is going, how Clare's work in preparation for her part in the Experimental Photography festival is proceeding, and how Graeme flooded his shed with fixer. Not everyone can be doing something great I guess. On top of that we have a great and thought provoking selection of emails to share with you. Pinhole and lawn bowls event: https://www.realphotographycompany.co.uk/events-courses Large Format Ca...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 447
On this weeks show Graeme is chatting in person with Dave Walker, all round lovely chap and smart dude, about using modern and easily available technology to solve some of the problems facing analogue photographers and his own project attempting to re-interpret the innards of old electronics based cameras! Find Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davethewalker80/ And his T90 project here: https://thet90project.design.blog/...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 446
On this weeks show we're joined by the mighty Mike Caputo to talk about his recently edited and published photography magazine which features a different photographer for each of the 50 US states sharing their work! We also talk about Graeme's new enlarger, the trip he made with John to get it, and his pretty amazing Birthday camera. Also, there was a surprise collection of listener content at the end of the show for Graeme, including a couple of very different but equally magical songs amongst ...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 445
This week Graeme, Clare and John catch up about their analogue photographic adventures and (sometimes unnecessary!) purchases. We also take a look through a fantastic new zine from Ian Wallace ( https://www.onahillroad.com/ ) about Paddington Train Station. Available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgxzMInRZCR9PG2j7LdgsQ Send your behind-the-scenes email comments to: sunny16podcast@gmail.com and John says, send your special emails to: sunny16presents@gmail.com...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 444
On this weeks show it's the return of the One Hour Challenge, where the hosts of the show have one hour to try and accomplish a photographic goal, and you get to listen along to see how well (or otherwise) they get on. The challenge this time out was to use household light sources as cheap/free ways of lighting our pictures. Both the results and the light sources used were very varied... Music used on the show: Pixelland by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4222-pixelland...
May 08, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 443
On this weeks show we're joined by Pablo Giori, co-director and program manager for the Experimental Photography Festival, an amazing event taking place in Barcelona later this year. We talk about the event they held last year, what's new for 2021, and about the place of experimental photography within the larger art world today. Find out more about the festival here: https://en.experimentalphotofestival.com/ https://www.instagram.com/experimentalphotofestival/ And see Pablo's work here: https:/...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 442
On this weeks show we're delighted to welcome back the fabulous Tina Rowe to talk to us about her work over the last year experimenting with liquid emulsions on everything, and impromptu art installations around London. You can find Tina's work on Instagram @tinarororo, and on her website https://tinarowe.co.uk/
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 441
To celebrate the the launch of episode one of the lighting lounge hitting the Sunny 16 Presents feed, this weeks podcast has some light conversation, and a lighting challenge for everyone that everyone can get involved with. We also check out some great emails from listeners, and help Graeme figure out what he wants for his birthday (mostly just because it happens to be lights). Matt Murray's website for details on Lomochrome Purple zine shoutout: www.mattlovescameras.com Contact email for John ...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 440
This week Clare and Ade talk with Michael Kirchoff about his extensive travel and personal photography projects and writing for numerous websites and publications. Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WX6a9LdVPa4 You can find the topics discussed via: https://www.michaelkirchoff.com/ https://www.analogforevermagazine.com/ https://www.catalystinterviews.com/ https://onetwelvepublishing.com/traverse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelkirchoff https://www.instagram.com/analogforever...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 439
It's Cheap Shots Challenge judgement time again, drawing to a close the Clichés round. Joining the team to offer his wit, wisdom and highly judgmental nature is the one and only Paul Mckay from Analogue wonderland! This podcast is available to watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/fa-gp-8FLvM Or if you would like to look at the pictures we discuss, you can find them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15HpEN3izkRGlF_tcCKN9O18tqlOAQiRx?usp=sharing Huge thank you to everyone who took part, y...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 438
On this weeks show Ade, Clare and a random frog catch up for a chat about the weeks activities and a discussion about printing practices, both darkroom based and using a printer.
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 437
This week Clare and John chat with Max from Intrepid cameras about their Kickstarter campaign for the new 35mm and 120 enlarger they have created. From the early days of their first 4x5 camera to the range of cameras and accessories that are now available, Max talks us through what goes into designing and manufacturing the equipment that is helping ensure a tangible future for analogue photography. Intrepid https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/ https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/blog/intrepid-35mm-120-enlarge...
Mar 18, 2021•49 min•Ep. 436
Once more unto the mailbag dear friends, once more. Cracking bunch of emails and Cheap shots entries this month, find all the images we talk about here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15HpEN3izkRGlF_tcCKN9O18tqlOAQiRx?usp=sharing Links! Rachel's fab new #shootfilmbenice pin: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/974992835/shootfilmbenice-enamel-pin-badge-eco?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=%23shootfilmbenice&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 435
On this weeks show Clare, John and Graeme are joined by Toby Van De Velde to hear about his newly released film Red Eye Redscale. We also catch up with the weeks activity, most of which was post based, and check out some fab Cheap Shots Challenge entries. This show is also going up on Youtube in two parts owing to its's prodigious length YouTube : Part A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yo09fk7fx4 Links: Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/photos/190255443@N06/ https://www.instagram.com/redey...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 434
On this show we catch up with Matt Bechberger from Reveni Labs to hear all about the new spot meter he's Kickstarting, and his highly successful light meter Kickstarter from last year. Find the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattbechberger/reveni-labs-spot-meter-tiny-spot-meter-for-your-film-camera Website: https://www.reveni-labs.com/ Instagram: https://www.reveni-labs.com/instagram...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 433
On weeks show Ade, Clare and Graeme catch up for a hostful lite, and chat about a recent inspirational viewing of the film Manhunter, preparation of a new podcast all about using lighting in photography, and falling down an ebay hole, amongst many other things We also have some listener emails to read, a new plastic fantastic camera from Harman Technology to talk about, the decision that the prize for the current round of the Cheap Shots challenge is going to be Graeme's Cheap shots camera, and,...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 432
On this weeks show we're joined by the fantastic Vladislav Kern and Mark Beadle to talk all things Soviet cameras Find Vlad here: https://www.instagram.com/ussrphoto/?hl=en http://ussrphoto.com/ Mark: https://www.instagram.com/mark_beadle90/?hl=en http://www.sovietcams.com/index8ece.html?tmpl_into=middle&tmpl_id=428&_m_e_id=13&_menu_i_id=432 https://araxfoto.com/cameras/ Classic lenses podcast #17 with Vlad Kern: https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBA601F88P7C8...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 431
On this weeks show we're joined by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Greenstein, the two utterly delightful hosts of the camera collecting podcast "I dream of cameras", as well as being writers and producers of some of the most iconic shows in Hollywood, but really, who cares about that when there's cameras to talk about. The conversation goes all over the place, as you might expect, but it was a real good time, and as well as listening you can also watch the show on YouTube, which is well worth your time as ...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 430
John and Graeme return with another sack of listener emails, cheap shot challenge entries and general chatter
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 429
On this weeks show it feels like we've gone full Cher and and turned back time, because it's Ade and Graeme talking to our old friend, Simon Riddell! Simon joins us to talk about his struggles over the last 12 months, and how wet plate photography not only gave him a means of coping with these difficult times, but ended up being far more important as a tool for mental wellbeing both for himself and others. As the subject matter is a little heavier than usual, and Simon says shit an awful lot, th...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 428
On this weeks episode Clare and Graeme are joined by Nikki Culley, a fantastic photographer and printer from Manchester to talk about the work she's been creating over the last year, experimenting with Ortho film and a rough developing process, and then taking these unique, marked and negatives and making painstakingly crafted beautiful, moody prints from them. You can find Nikki's work here: http://www.nikkiculley.com/ And Nikki is on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiculleydarkroom/?hl...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 427
John and Graeme are back for another Sunny 16 Extra, this time catching up with two of our favorite people Michelle Parr and Matt Parry from Harman Technology - the company who make all the Ilford Photo things we know and love. We talk about the last 12 months and how it affected the supply of Ilford stock, how the recently released Ortho film is doing, and of course the new Ilford Multigrade RC Portfolio paper. Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRCXbP-23wY https://www.i...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 426
On this weeks show we've got a gaggle of hosts in one virtual room for a new years catch up, which we recorded on video as well - YouTube link below if you want to watch along! Clare, Ade, John and Graeme talk about recent activities including printing, photobook reading, zine preparations and Gerbil videos - what a week! We also talk briefly about the Fuji film discontinuation, and the new paper from Ilford. AND very excitingly, we announce the start of a new round of the Cheap Shots Challenge!...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 425
For this podcast extra Paul Mckay from Analogue Wonderland, primarily to tell us all about the UK Film Photography Community Fund initiative that they've just started and are now taking applications for, but also to bring us up to speed with where film supplies are at the moment. Find all the relevant information on the UKFPCF here: https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/pages/film-photography-community-fund You only have until the end of January to get your application in, so don't hang about!...
Jan 18, 2021•51 min•Ep. 424
This week we are joined by the pinnacle of 80s pop bands, The Bangles! errr...nope that's not right, but it is the equally inspirational, Dan Bassini. Talking about his lockdown project that led him to producing 'Cruel Summer', an exploration of his local area and a solo road trip around New England. Using the same compact cameras and his vast experience that he usually applies to creating 'No Invite', a series of photozines about the New York fashion week. https://www.danbassini.com/ https://ww...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 423
Backing Paper returns for the New Year with a splendid selection of interesting listener emails and nonsense talk from John and Graeme. If you want to get in touch with us, drop us a line at sunny16podcast@gmail.com Music is Remortgaging the the nest of hairs by Schnauser, used with permission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodachrome_(film) https://127film.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_18.html...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 422
This week we're delighted to welcome back to the show Kilian Idsinga, joining us to talk about the launch of an new Let's Explore magazine, and the call for submissions. All the links to Let's Explore and Kilian: https://www.letsexploremagazine.com/ https://www.letsexploremagazine.com/magazine/themes/empowerment/ https://www.letsexploremagazine.com/shop/ https://www.letsexploremagazine.com/my-story/ (this page has the option for people to subscribe to my very occasional newsletter) https://www.i...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 421
Hey folks, in the hole left by the Sunny 16 festive break we've got the perfect thing to plug it - another fabulous episode of I dream of cameras from Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs. On this show they discuss something many of us have experienced - the hunt for that camera the has just become a must have, whatever it might be! Music for this show is "Freddie’s Back” by Fred Coury, used with permission You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439 https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 420
In this year to forget, the Sunbeams annual Christmas get together is very much a Christmas stay apart, but nonetheless it's a delight to have Clare, Rachel, John, Graeme... and Ade all back together for an end of year chinwag and celebration that we've made it this far! If you'd like to see our fabulous Christmas hats (and who wouldn't) then go to our Ko-Fi page and there should be a link to the video for this episode - no donation required or asked for, it was just the easiest place to share i...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 419