Show Notes
This is a pilot episode of the new film photography podcast where Daren and I discuss the Polaroid Flip camera and other Polaroid-related things. Daren runs a YouTube channel, @LearnFilmPhotography, and the https://learnfilm.photography blog. We live in the same city and did a lot of collabs in the past. You can find some of them here: https://www.analog.cafe/@daren.zomerman.2mcu. In this episode, we chat about: - Polaroid Flip - Setting exposures for Polaroid film - Polaroid Go - MiNT cameras - The origins of modern Polaroid chemistry https://www.analog.cafe/r/a-brief-history-of-polaroid-s3ko - How Polaroid may be losing money on their cameras - Gingerbread camera https://www.analog.cafe/r/building-the-worlds-first-gingerbread-camera-twpg - Emulsion lifts - Polaroid film comparisons https://www.analog.cafe/r/polaroid-600-in-sx-70-no-filter-no-mods-no-flash-wpr5 - Macro photography https://www.analog.cafe/r/how-to-shoot-macro-photos-on-an-sx-70-2l4q - Instant photography book https://softgrainbooks.com/shop/between-blocks
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Analog.Cafe Podcast takes a trip to C41 Coffee in Kitsilano to chat about coffee and cameras with its owner, Andy. Andy talks about his business, his relationship with photography, specifically film photography, and his life before Vancouver in Kenya, where he found his love of cameras and the brew.
Adam James is the creator of the Shitty Camera Challenge — an informal, welcoming community and an annual event for photographers who like to use subpar cameras.In today's episode of the Analog.Cafe Podcast (a first on video!), we play "Shitty or Not," where Adam rates Dmitri's cameras, including one made entirely out of gingerbrad.We also discuss creative problem-solving, inclusion, and community building with a veteran (in Internet terms) who found his people on the old Twitter within the film photography communities, like the #believeinfilm.Shitty Camera Challenge runs from July 1st til September 30th this year. You are invited to post your photos made with shitty cameras to BlueSky using the #ShittyCameraChallenge hashtag. You may or may not win a couple of new friends, but you will certainly find inspiration: https://bsky.app/hashtag/Shittycamerachallenge Find Adam on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/papashittycams.bsky.social Interviewed by your hosts Daren (https://www.youtube.com/@LearnFilmPhotography) and Dmitri (https://www.analog.cafe/@dmitri).This is season 2, episode 4 of the Analog.Cafe Podcast. You can find previous episodes and links to more places to listen here: https://www.analog.cafe/podcast.Show links: Shitty Camera Challenge merch: https://shittycamerachallenge.threadless.com/ Gingerbread camera: https://www.analog.cafe/r/building-the-worlds-first-gingerbread-camera-twpg
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