All Through a Lens: A Podcast About Film Photography

Dev Party - DIY ECN-2 (aka Nobody Likes Grape Otter Pops)

Full show notes and photos here: www.allthroughalens.com
 
On this episode of Dev Party, we’re developing come in Eric’s DIY ECN-2 kit! We sort of walk you through the mixing and the developing, though there’s a lot of chit chat and small talk. Mostly, it’s just an entertaining little catch up.
Vania developed rebranded Kodak Vision3 in 120 (with “spokes”). Here are some of her shots:
Meanwhile, Eric developed Kodak Vericolor III, expired in 1997. Here are some of his:
Here’s a link to Terry Evans’ book, Heartland, mentioned by Eric:
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=9780300190755&cm_sp=mbc–ISBN–all
 
We also talked a little bit about bleach bypass, and here are a few of those:
 
And here’s Eric’s collection of photos developed with his DIY ECN-2 kit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/conspiracyofcartographers/albums/72157702057532881
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
Music by Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers
Vania: IG, Flickr, ZinesEric: IG, Flickr, Zines, ECN-2 Kits
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Two or Three Cameras in Two or Three Wagons (w/ Imran Nuri) - Episode 68

Full shownotes and photos here: https://allthroughalens.com/
 
On this episode, we talk to Imran Nuri (@nuristudios on IG), who spent a few months traveling through 48 states asking strangers for life advice before taking their portraits. We’ll also tell you about a traveling photographer who might not have actually existed. And speaking of traveling photographers, Vania is on the road right now (thus the crickets!) as we speak and will tell us all about how her trip is going. There’s also the answering machine, zine reviews and so much more…
But real quick before we start… here’s the link to Eric’s new book:
https://conspiracyofcartographers.bigcartel.com/product/expired-vol-2-photographs-on-dead-film
 
Imran Nuri – 48 States Full of Life Advice
This past summer, photographer Imran Nuri spent three months living out of the trunk of his car. He traveled to 48 states and asked over 1000 people if he could take their portraits, but more importantly, if they could impart upon him some sort of life advice. 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/imranshrimp
Web: https://www.imrannuri.com/
IG: @nuristudios
We were able to sit down with him for a chat, just after he finished developing his rolls. Here are a few of his portraits:
 
 
 
Vania on the Road!
Vania got a couple of rolls developed on the road! And here are a few shots:
 
 
 
Eric’s Day at the Fair!
Eric went to the Evergreen State Fair and shot black & white for some reason:
 
 
Mary Winslow Or Maybe Not
Since none of Mary Winslows photos exist now (or maybe ever), we don’t have anything to share. But here’s the original newspaper article about her…
 
Zine Review!
Monochrome Mania #8 by Mark O’Brien!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/mfophotos
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
Music by Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers
Vania: IG, Flickr, ZinesEric: IG, Flickr, Zines, ECN-2 Kit
 
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Dev Party - Who Loves a Tank Full of Plates?

Full show notes and photos here: https://allthroughalens.com/?p=5282
 
On this episode of Dev Party, Vania and Eric develop two wildly different emulsions. Vania finds a roll of Bergger Panchro 400, while Eric tries to make 4×5 dry plates work in an 8×10 Stearman press tank.
Unfortunately, Vania had some bad luck and there’s nothing to show.
Less unfortunately, Eric had some mediocre luck and this is what it is:
The defects are explained in the “futures” section, but basically it’s “mostly user error.” Mostly.
Eric also mentions shooting a couple of wedding portraits for his friend Jeff. ..
 
 
Stearman Press 8×10 tank: https://shop.stearmanpress.com/products/sp-8×10-daylight-processing-tray
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
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In A Box Marked ‘Private’ (w/ Rebekah Teague) – Episode 67

For full show notes and photos, go here:
https://allthroughalens.com/2022/08/30/in-a-box-marked-private-w-rebekah-teague-episode-67/
 
On this episode, we scored an interview with Rebekah Teague, one of the Minnesota photographers we’re all so in love with. We also want to talk to you about Marie Hoeg, a Norwegian photographer from the late 1800s whose photos were discovered in a barn within a box marked “private.” 
We’ll also give a listen to two of the many songs titled Picture on the Wall. And there’s the answering machine and zine reviews, it’s a packed show! 
 
Rebekah Teague
In Minneapolis, Minnesota there is a tight unofficial collective of film shooters. We’ve talked with both Kate Miller-Wilson and Taylor in previous episodes, and today we’re rounding it out with an interview with Rebekah Teague aka Rebekah.film on Instagram.
Rebekah is usually a woman of few words, letting her photos speak for themselves. Except today.
We talked to Rebekah about three of her photos (well, sort of four), here they are…
 
The Unknowable Private Life of Marie Hoeg
How do you tell a story of a photographer who left no writings – no journals, no diaries, no letters. 
There is nearly no story to tell. And yet, the story that we have of Marie Hoeg is one that we’ve heard more than a few times – the story of a forgotten photographer, not suddenly recalled, but discovered through their found photos.
The story of Marie Hoeg isn’t so simple. Her photographs aren’t the landscapes of Evelyn Cameron or the portraits of Lora Webb Nichols, despite the fact that she was contemporary to both.
But let’s start in the 1980s – nearly a century after she picked up a camera. Our story, or what can be nearly called a story, starts in an old barn in Norway on a farm that was once owned by Marie Hoeg and Bolette Berg, two women from the town of Horten. They were business partners and likely more, though that is the first of many speculations.
In this barn was found a box containing over 400 glass plates from the photography studio they owned together from 1895 to 1903. Within this box was another box, closed and sealed and marked “private.” 
We discussed eleven of her photos:
 
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You can find Marie’s other photos here:
https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?page=1&per_page=50&q=marie+hoeg&search_field=all_fields
 
Picture on the Wall(s)
Some of us turn to music for inspiration for our photography. But many musicians have turned to photography for inspiration for their music. We’ve talked about Guy Clark and Depeche Mode in the past, and on this episode we’ll tell you about one of our favorites,“Picture on the Wall” by The Carter Family from 1929.
But that’s on all. We’ve found another one we’d like to share: “Picture on the Wall” by Freddie McKay.
 
 
 
Zine Reviews
We reviewed two zines:
Plastic Perspective by Anna Starr
https://www.etsy.com/shop/annassnapshots
Better Off No. 5 by Xochi Perez
https://betteroffzine.com/
 
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
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Vania: IG, Flickr, ZinesEric: IG, Flickr, Zines, ECN-2 Kit
 
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Dev Party - The Worst Emulsion You Can Force Upon Your Camera(?)

To see further notes and (more importantly) photos, go here: https://allthroughalens.com/?p=5128
 
 
On this episode of Dev Party we do a couple of things. First, we take a second and closer look at Shanghai in both roll film and sheets. Is there a difference? What is Shanghai really? Is it ORWO UN54? And if so, why does it look like …. this? And will Eric stand by his earlier review of it that it’s essentially the worst emulsion you can force upon your camera?
Eric develops two rolls of 120 in a regular tank using PMK Pyro. Spoiler alert – it was a disaster brought upon by not one, not two, but THREE major fuck ups on Shanghai’s part. Here are a few of his shots:
You’ll notice the three issues…
Light leaks – these are from the backing paper being either too loose or too small.
Backing paper markings on the emulsion – this is from using cheap/shitty ink.
Mottling in the sky – this is just a sign of shitty emulsion.
Vania, on the other hand, develops an 8×10 sheet of Shanghai in the Stearman Press 8×10 tank. We’ll be doing a further review on the tank in an upcoming episode (though Vania does a fine job introducing us to it). But until then, here’s Vania’s shot:
She has zero complaints about the actual emulsion. So, yay!
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Season Premiere: An Excuse to Photograph Naked Humans - Episode 66

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Welcome back!
 
And on this episode - our first of the 22-23 season, we’ll be hearing from a few near and dear friends about what they’ve been up to since we last talked. There’s  Kate Miller-Wilson (@katemillerwilson), Jess Hobbs (@jesshobbsphoto), Kat Swansey (@katswanseyphoto), Nick Gaylord (@countsnackula), and  Ariela (@arielaaaaaaaa).
 
We’ll also chat about the movie Nope in some photographically historical ways. Eric will regale you with a hiking story that almost doesn’t involve him dying (sort of). And we’ve got zine reviews, the answering machine, and so much more!
 
Opening Banter
 
Vania got a literal bucket of cameras and she walks us through a bunch of them. There's point & shoots and some more point & shoots and basically cameras you'd expect to find in a bucket of cameras.
 
Meanwhile, Eric talked about pairing down and shooting with only two cameras for the entire summer. Is it possible to survive such an ordeal? Find out!
 
 
 
Answering Machine
 
For our first question back, we asked folks to tell us what their most meaningful or moving thing they've photographed this summer. We got a bunch of answers!
 
 
 
Nope and That Little Horse Movie
 
 
 
 
One of the main themes of the film (without going into spoilers) is the lengths we’ll go to get the shot - what the film calls “the impossible shot.” 
 
The film is established upon what they see as the first impossible shot - the series of photographs that are generally accepted to be the first motion picture.
 
In the movie, the main characters run a ranch that raises horses for use in the film industry. Their great-great-great grandfather was the black jockey riding the horse in the moving photos.
 
Let's learn about a photographer known as Eadweard Muybridge who also went by the name “Helios.” What could possibly go wrong?
 
 
 
 
Summer Friends
 
Rather than a regular interview, we talk to a few old friends about what they've been up to this summer.
 
 
 
The Story of Chimney Rock: A Cautionary Tale.
 
All through July, Eric kept a journal of his travels - his highs and lows, his photography antics and his photographic failures. It’s all there. Basically. 
 
And so here is a selection from the journals. Day Nine: The Story of Chimney Rock: A Cautionary Tale.
 
"I never meant to fall in love with the Terry Badlands of Montana. Before discovering the photography of Evelyn Cameron, I had never even heard of them. 
 
"The plan was to drive north to the upper right corner of the state, turn east and then finally move into North Dakota. But the draw of the Badlands was too much. And in the end, the Bandlands were almost too much for me."
 
 
 
 
 
Zine Reviews
 
Black Sky Vol. 1 by Josh (@noisefights)
 
Web: https://noisefights.bigcartel.com/product/black-sky-vol-1
 
Burn By Bike; Bikepacking Tillamook Burn Country, Oregon by Steven Mortinson
 
@negative.nevets
 
 
 
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
 
Music by Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers
 
Vania: IG, Flickr, ZinesEric: IG, Flickr, Zines, ECN-2 Kit
 
 
 
All Through a Lens: IG, Website, Patreon, Spotify Playlists
 
 
 
 

Dev Party – Pre-Game for the Old Flame (Too Many What?)

On this, our first true Dev Party of the new season, half of us are developing film and the other half are talking about a new old camera, famous and infamous! What could it be? Tune in!
Eric is the one developing. He’s got eight sheets of Ansco Versapan from May of 1964. He shot them last month and is developing them now, right before your ears! He developed them in HC-110; 1+90 for 18mins. It’s the Ansel Method! Behold!What has transpired? See! For! Your! Self!
 
 
Vania did not develop on mic, but she talked about a roll that she developed shortly after. Here are the results…
 
 
And here are two stills from Police Academy for some reason:
 
 
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How Not to be Scenic

We’re not quite back just yet, but we’re also not still on the road. Vania and Eric chit some chat and chat some shit on what they’ve been up to.
Vania has been taking the summer off, while Eric’s finished up the photography trip.
On the trip, she shot 260ish sheets and 70ish rolls of 120 across 7000ish miles. There’s not a lot of specifics.
Eric somehow managed to keep a travel journal, and reads a couple of entries from it about loss and how to cope with it on the road.We also recommend that you check out Kaz Rowe’s video on the Cottingley Fairies Hoax. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtSVxd_pXns&t
 
Also, how about Johnny Got His Gun?
https://archive.org/details/johnny-got-his-gun
 
And hell, why not Day of the Dead while we're at it...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dIQJ39HKU0
 
We’ll be back next week for a whole new Dev Party! And a week after that for the first episode of the new season (you know, hopefully).
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
Music by Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers
Vania: IG, Flickr, ZinesEric: IG, Flickr, Zines, ECN-2 Kits
Sara Murphy: IGCharlie: IG, Web; Themselves Press
 
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Dev Party - Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls (or Do, Actually)

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On this episode of Dev Party, Vania shoots some Fuji Pro400H while Eric messes with Fomapan 400.
Vania shot these with a Nikon F and a 50mm lens. The Pro 400 H did okay, she supposes. Here are her photos, taken on her trip to Northern California.
 
 
Meanwhile, Eric shot a couple of sheets of Fomapan 400 through a Speed Graphic with an older brass lens. These were developed in FA-1027; 1+14; for 9mins. The negatives were pretty thin, but it all worked out.
 
. . . Camera: Graflex Speed Graphic Lens: Steinheil Rapid Antiplanet 6,5; 27cm Film: Fomapan 400 Exposure: f/12; 1/50sec Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min Washington May 2022. . . Camera: Graflex Speed Graphic Lens: Steinheil Rapid Antiplanet 6,5; 27cm Film: Fomapan 400 Exposure: f/16; 1/30sec Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min Washington May 2022 
He also mentioned taking an additional shot with Foma 400 of the same cows from the same position, same camera, etc etc.
 
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THE CREDITS OF ENDING
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Say Hello For the Summer! - We Shall Update You!

With Eric in Nebraska and Vania just getting back from Mexico, we thought it would be fun to give you a little update from the road.
Vania got stuck in the sand while Eric drove through and camped through several of the most severe storms he's ever experienced. 
But most importantly, how was the photography? Well, listen and find out!