Sunny 16 Presents

I dream of Cameras #15 Fight us again!

nother episode of strong opinions!

• Gabe’s saga: reacquiring a Konica Hexar AF after letting one go many years ago
• Jeff’s saga: trying to find an inexpensive 35mm lens for the Leica M6
• Bokeh: the pronunciation and fetishization thereof
• The scourge of slow-shutter-speed water shots
• Pre-flashed films and deliberate light leaks
• Leaving dust specks on film scans ‘cause it’s “more authentic”
• Photographic authenticity, Errol Morris’s book Believing Is Seeing
• The Crop Snobs
• Who actually manufactures your film?
• What’s cooler, LCDs or LEDs?
• The Scannenberg Uncertainty Principle
• Meter shunners
• You should be bulk-loading, yeah
• Cheers for the return of Polaroid Duochrome Black and Blue
• Come see us at the SoCal Camera Show!

I dream of Cameras #14 How We Shoot

Episode 14 • How We Shoot

 

In this episode, the hosts turn the lens on themselves, examine their shooting styles, methods and subject matter.

 

Jeff asks Gabe about his portraiture work:

• How did you get started doing portraiture work? Seems to be your favorite mode of photography - is it?
• How did the word get out? - models now tag you when they're coming to town
• How do you prepare? - choosing cameras, film stocks, location, wardrobe, looks
• Model releases - do you get 'em? What are the terms of your agreement with them? Do you charge for them to use your stuff, pay them for the session, or is it a favor by you/them?
• Do you shoot mostly men, women or a mix? Do you have a preference?
• How do you direct and work with your subject?
• Does mom or dad or manager or publicist ever attend the shoot?
• How long is a session? What's the ideal length?
• How do you cull, how many images do you show them?
• If a shot is published, what do you get? What's the best placement you've ever gotten?
• You don't have to name names, but talk about your best session ever... and your worst 

Gabe asks Jeff about his photos of "plants and buildings":

• What’s your favorite subject to shoot?
• How often do you think about shooting?
• Is there a camera you take with you more than others?
• How do you make the decision of what camera to bring?
• Will you approach people to shoot?
• What camera do you bring that’s always been a conversation starter?
• How do you decide what film stock to use?
• How often do you shoot and then go home right away and process?
• Where are your favorite places to go take pictures?
• What is your favorite travel camera?
• How many rolls of film will you bring to shoot?
• Do friends ever ask you to take pictures?
• Has anyone asked you to do a wedding?
• What are you thinking about when you’re shooting? Framing? Exposure? Bokeh?

 

Get in touch via email at idreamofcameras@gmail.com

 

You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439

https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en

 

And you can find Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabestuff?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/gabesachs/?hl=en

 

I dream of Cameras #13The Purge (feat. Danielle Wrobleski)

You’ve heard of Marie Kondo — meet Marie Nikondo! In this wildly entertaining episode, Jeff forces Gabe to remorselessly thin out his camera collection by posing the following questions:

 

1. What purpose does the camera fulfill?

2. Do I have a set home for this camera?

3. Am I showing enough gratitude toward the camera?

4. Does the camera spark joy?

 

After Guy With Too Many Cameras, we speak to Girl With Too Many Cameras, Danielle Wrobleski, a Milwaukee-based photographer who spotlights female shooters with the hashtag #WomenWithFilmWednesday.

Danielle Wrobleski on Instagram: @girlwithtoomanycameras

 

Lens Punk #1

Lens Punk, a group of photographers and tinkerers who like to use lenses that are DIY. 

 

Erik mentions Adam Donnelly environmental pinhole pictures.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/05/site-specific-pinhole-cameras/

 

Primitive Photography by Alan Greene

https://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Photography-Cameras-Calotypes-Alternative/dp/0240804619

 

Make your own photographic emulsions: http://www.thelightfarm.com/ (this is the one Graham couldn’t remember the name of).

 

Lens Punk is:

 

Erik: IG https://www.instagram.com/erikhmathy/

 

Dom: IG https://www.instagram.com/lens_punk/  https://lenspunk.org/

 

Graham: IG https://www.instagram.com/downthefidelitycurve/

 

And YOU!

 

Thank you to the Sunny 16 team and all of the donors who make the Sunny 16 Presents feed possible.

 

 

I dream of Cameras #12 The Hosts Gave Us Cameras

In this episode, we interview Fred Coury (composer of our theme song) and Keith Greenstein (designer of our logos, website and merch) about the vintage analog cameras we gave them a few months ago — a Rolleiflex 3.5 for Fred, and an Olympus OM-1 for Keith. It’s both enlightening and hilarious to hear these two bright, creative guys describe their very first excursions into the world of analog photography.

 

Fred’s website: https://doublefortemusic.com

Fred on Instagram: @fredcoury

 

Keith’s website: https://www.keithgreenstein.com

Keith on Instagram: @copywriter

 

Get in touch via email at idreamofcameras@gmail.com

 

You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439

https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en

 

And you can find Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabestuff?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/gabesachs/?hl=en

I dream of Cameras #11 The Polaroid Show (feat. Emily Earl)

The mighty Jeff and Gabe return, and this time they're not alone! They're joined by super special guest Emily Earl

 

 

• State of instant photography 2021 - how much do you shoot instant?

• Favorite peel-apart cameras and films - scanning the negs using the bleach-gel trick

• Oddities: Polaroid backs (Forscher Proback, Speed Magny, etc.)

• Favorite integral film cameras

• Let us now praise the Impossible Project; let us now shame Polaroid as it exists today

• Ever used Instax?

• favorite Polaroid books and docs

• Interview with Emily Earl, author of Late Night Polaroids:

• background as a photographer

• discovery of Polaroid ProPack

• effect it had on shooting style…

• …and subjects — people respond differently to the Polaroid vs. DSLR

• how did eight years of shooting eventually coalesce into a gallery show, and a book — and how did you know when you were done?

• with the demise of FP-3000b, what's your current feeling about Polaroid and the future of instant photography?

Emily Earl on Instagram: @emilyearlphoto

Emily’s website: http://www.emilyearlphotography.com/

 

Get in touch via email at idreamofcameras@gmail.com

 

You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439

https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en

 

And you can find Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabestuff?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/gabesachs/?hl=en

 

On Location: Underwater photography with Paul Friday

On Location returns! This time out, diver and photographer Paul Friday talks about how he's combined his hobby, the gear he's used and the lessons learned along the way.

 

Links:

Pauls website: https://fupduckphoto.wordpress.com/

Canon hacking kit - https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK

Ewa-marine housings - https://www.ewa-marine.com/

Card rangefinder, underwater pictures and general blathering goodness – www.theostry.com

Underexposed: Jenny Sampson

Underexposed returns! Rachel is joined by Clare Marie Bailey and super special guest Jenny Sampson for a great conversation. about her fascinating work.

 

https://www.jennysampson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jennysampsonphotography/

https://www.instagram.com/littlevintagephotography/

https://www.patreon.com/littlevintagephotography

https://www.instagram.com/claremariebailey/

https://www.claremariebailey.com

 

I dream of Cameras #10 How We are Weird

To celebrate an extraordinary milestone — how many podcasts make it to ten episodes? — Jeff and Gabe run down a carefully curated selection of their camera-collecting and photographic quirks. You’re sure to identify with a few of these, ya weirdo.

 

Get in touch via email at idreamofcameras@gmail.com

 

You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439

https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en

 

And you can find Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabestuff?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/gabesachs/?hl=en

 

I dream of Cameras #9 Disasterama

The outline:

• we had a whole episode planned, but then my girlfriend and I broke up, so now we’re gonna talk about disasters (and perhaps how they could have been avoided)

 

• dropping your camera (or slamming it into a wall)

 

• opening a camera, forgetting film is inside (but some say it’s no big deal!)

 

• razoring film stuck in the Robot

 

• dropping a lens... ugh, awful story

 

• camera falling off the tripod

 

• losing a camera, forgetting a camera

 

• camera theft

 

• trying to fix a camera thinking you know how to fix it

 

• leaving the lens cap on

 

• SLR vs. rangefinder

 

• changing cameras midroll

 

• end on an up note: excitement about our new shooters (Olympus OM-1, Rolleiflex SL350)

 

Get in touch via email at idreamofcameras@gmail.com

 

You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439

https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en

 

And you can find Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabestuff?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/gabesachs/?hl=en