On this episode of Dev Party Vania (@surfmartian) and Eric (@conspiracy.of.cartographers) try out some new old ideas! But first, Vania developed a roll of Fuji Velvia 50 220 in C-41 – that’s right, 220! And it looks amazing! Eric fell back on the old standby of Fomapan 100 in FA-1027 – in 4×5, of course. He had a bad hike and it shows.
We also answered a few questions about developing, film, and the age old battle of cake vs. pie! Who will win?
As for the new stuff, we moved the “answering machine” question to Dev Party! Maybe this will be temporary. But for now, here it is! Bam!
And here are some of Vania’s photos:
And here are three of Eric’s:
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On this episode of Dev Party, Vania (@surfmartian on IG) tests out a new color emulsion – Wolfen Color NC 500 by ORWO! Meanwhile Eric (@conspiracy.of.cartographers on IG) developed Fomapan 100 sheets, including some with a half frame dark slide… you’ll see.
Vania developed her shots in C-41, and you can see them below!
And Eric’s are here:
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On this episode, Jess Hobbs drops by! Vania talks about the largest pinhole camera ever built, while Eric explains why Indigo isn’t a real color. Jess dives into the weird “new” “Rolleiflex” “camera” prank.
There’s also a zine review and some interesting banter concerning the differences between US breakfasts and Canadian breakfasts. And guess which one of us has never had Tang.
And on this episode – the big 8-0! – we are talking to photographer Kristie Cornell (@kccornell on IG) and sculptor Marla Kristicevich (@marla_kristicevich on IG) about a project they collaborated on around Louisiana’s Bayou Teche . We’ll also tell you about Esther Bubley, one of Roy Stryker’s photographers who became much more than just one of Roy Stryker’s photographers. There’s also the answering machine and some witty banter!
Kristie Cornell & Marla Kristicevish
Kristie Cornell and Marla Kristicevich collaborated on a project called Meander Mindset that took them down the 124mi length a Bayou Teche, a vital waterway in Louisiana. The project was a combination of photography and sculpture, as well as various other skills – all aboard a small 1970s Boston Whaler.
Lately, our stories have involved the various and alarming sexual escapades of any number of wriggling photographers. But not today! There’s actually almost nothing known about this photographer’s private life (which means she probably didn’t date Edward Weston!)
Today we are talking about Esther Bubley, a Midwestern photographer who had the ability to essentially disappear into the background and capture people at their most normal and vulnerable – all while making them feel truly seen and understood.
We covered questions about how to shoot Fomapan (really, how to develop it), what to do with 120 spools, and find out whether a cap of vinegar is acidic enough to turn 500ml of water into a usable stop bath.
Here are Vania’s pics:
And here are Eric’s – He’s comparing Fomapan 100 to Kentmere 100, both shot at the same time with the same camera and same settings. And both devved in 510-Pyro, 1+100 for 7mins and 11.75mins respectively. Foma is on the left and Kentmere is on the right.
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It’s another odd show, and we’re actually changing things up again! For most of the show we’ll be talking to Liz Potter (@lizpotterphotography on IG) and Amy Elizabeth (@itsamyliz on IG) about the Fallacy of the Sunk Cost Fallacy and why you shouldn’t just give up on a project.
We’ll have our regular banter, but Eric will also tell you a little about the first photos taken of the entire Earth – it’s both earlier and later than you think.
Eric references the book Through Astronaut Eyes; Photographing Early Human Spaceflight by Jennifer K. Levasseur. Link.
1946. First image of Earth from outer space, taken by the V-2 No. 13suborbital spaceflight.1947. First panorama of Earth from outer space. V-2 rocket.On October 5, 1954, an NRL-launched Viking rocket carrying a movie camera captured the first high-altitude images of a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico, sparking the interest of the U.S. Weather Bureau and the future of high-altitude weather reconnaissance. This mosaic is a compilation of images captured from an altitude of 100 miles above the Earth surface. [Released 11-1226-3531]. Also listed as file number 60834 (H-517).1961. First image of Earth from space taken by a person, first color images and first movie of Earth from space, by cosmonaut Gherman Titov – the first photographer from space.1966. First full-disk pictures of the Earth from a geostationary orbit. Taken by the ATS-1.1967. First full-disk “true color picture of the Earth; subsequently used on the cover of the first Whole Earth Catalog.1968. First full-disk image of Earth from space taken by a person, probably by astronaut William Anders.1968. The Earthrise image is the first color image of Earth from the Moon by a person (William Anders).1972. Blue Marble. The last photo of the entire earth taken by a human (Apollo 17 Crew)
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On this episode, we’ll be talking to photographer and playwright, Ed Pavez (@edpavez on IG). We’ll also be telling you about the many varied styles of mediums of Pacific Northwest photographer Virna Haffer. Oh, and Eric visited the Contact High exhibit! We’ll push the button on the answering machine and have a little bit of fun along the way.
Eduardo Pavez Goye
We were honored to have Ed Pavez as a guest on this episode. Ed is a film photographer, playwrite, musician and traveler. We talked about photography, of course, but also growing up in Chile, protesting, zine making, creative ruts, and whether raisins belong in empanadas.
Here are a few selections of his photographic work:
Virna Haffer
Unless you were from the Puget Sound area in the first half of the 1900s, you probably haven’t heard of Virna Haffer. She was a Tacoma, Washington area photographer whose variety in both style and medium should be celebrated far more than it is today.
Virna showed us that we should not be limited by age or even camera. We shouldn’t confine ourselves to a single medium or format. She even called into question the importance of having our own specific style. She began with photography from the age of 15, and sixty years later had evolved her work into something entirely new. She was constantly experimenting, changing and allowing her art to express whatever worlds she could imagine.
She produced so much variety! Here’s a smattering of it…
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Contact High
Eric visited the Contact High exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. The exhibit features over 100 contact sheets taken of the hip-hop community.
It featured contact sheets by Joe Conzo, Jr (photographing DJ Kool Herc), Sophie Bramly (Fab 5 Freddy), Janette Beckman -(Run DMC, Salt-N-Peppa), Lawrence Watson (Roxanne Shante, LL Cool J), Drew Carolan (Eric B & Rakim), Glen Friedman (Public Enemy, Beastie Boys), Ricky Powell (Everything).
The show was mostly old school, golden age – Grand Master Flash through Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, but also covered Missy Elliot, Tupac, Mos Def.
Plus Grand Master Flash’s turntables and Sha-Rock’s dress!
He also picked up the Contact High book by Vikki Tobak, which contains most of the contact sheets (no De La Soul, for example). Plus many more. Usually shows a full page version of the most popular frame from the sheet. While the show was heavier on the golden age, this has a lot more 90s and 00s.
Each contact sheet has a blurb by the photographer. They often tell which cameras they were using, but generally talk about the shoot.
Here are some cell phone shots from the museum:
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On this episode of Dev Party, Vania and Eric are starting something a bit different. We asked listeners to write in with questions about film developing, photography, or just anything, really. If you’ve got a question, just send it in via email or on IG.
On this episode of All Through a Lens we’re experimenting with a slightly new format – the Odd Episode! These are the episodes that somehow fall between our regular episodes and the Dev Party episodes.
Vania and Santa Cruz
First up is Vania who talks about her project in Santa Cruz. She’s filming on Super 8 in the damn water and shooting 120 there too. It’s for an upcoming film that she’ll tell you all about!
We then talk about the new film Godland, directed by Hlynur Palmason. In the 1890s, Lucas, a photographer and priest with the Danish Church, is tasked with establishing a church in Iceland. Rather than taking a boat directly to his destination, he wants to travel across the island on horseback to photograph the people and the land.
It’s a slow, beautiful movie, and the bits about photography are perfectly intertwined in the film and the story. As of this recording, it is only playing in theaters.
Here are some of the random stills that we’ve gathered.
Zine Reviews
We’ve moved the zine reviews to the odd episodes!
110 By Garon Kiesel – contact him here: @grain_or_die on IG.
On this episode of All Through a Lens we’re experimenting with a slightly new format – the Odd Episode! These are the episodes that somehow fall between our regular episodes and the Dev Party episodes.
Vania and Santa Cruz
First up is Vania who talks about her project in Santa Cruz. She’s filming on Super 8 in the damn water and shooting 120 there too. It’s for an upcoming film that she’ll tell you all about!
We then talk about the new film Godland, directed by Hlynur Palmason. In the 1890s, Lucas, a photographer and priest with the Danish Church, is tasked with establishing a church in Iceland. Rather than taking a boat directly to his destination, he wants to travel across the island on horseback to photograph the people and the land.
It’s a slow, beautiful movie, and the bits about photography are perfectly intertwined in the film and the story. As of this recording, it is only playing in theaters.
All Through a Lens 