Send us a text Joe, Clayton and Mike are joined by Brittany Hale (Beth) We talk some shit, Brittany is funnier than all of us, it's one of her super powers. We're elated that @wayne_setser listens to our podcast, he also won the camera we were raffling off. We talk more about the Great Film Photo Meetup: Chattanooga, 08/09 Music by the consummate g…

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Various names, including Modern Grain, Delta Grain, or T-Grain, are known for these films. These are the newest style of black and white film emulsions that offer fine grain, added sharpness, and a distinctly different structure than traditional cubic-grained film. In this episode, the team sits down to discuss films from Ilford Delta, Kodak TMax, …

Send us a text Just dropping a quick solo show, to touch base and let you all know kind of where we're at in our ...journey? Maybe if you're new to our podcast, this is a good place to start. Maybe if you've been listening and wondering "is this the best they can do?" I dunno, maybe. Just a bit of the state of the union, and a little bit of where w…

Send us a text Clayton is back from Dragon Tales, I guess he wasn't doing opium, but reading to children in need, because he's an angel that fell from heaven. I'm at the tail end of a rocking flu Mike brings the camera talk! Next week we're raffling off that camera! Music provided by Mike Gutterman (Happy Birthday!) https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.c…

It should come as no surprise that the core team at CCR are Nikon fans. Between Alex, James, and Bill, we have a ton of Nikon kit, from cameras to lenses. So, in this episode, we're running through each of our five favourite Nikkor lenses from our auto and manual focus kits, pre-AI to modern Type-G. Thanks to Joss Hollingworth for putting forward t…

Send us a text Well, that was a lot of fun. Clayton is off in a den in west Asheville "Chasing the Dragon" so we brought on @billsanfordjr of the "Music and Photography" Podcast, and the "Negative Positives Film Photography Podcast" Straight out the gate I think he recognized I needed an adult, because he jumped right in and started interviewing me…

From strange cameras to films and developers! Join Alex, James, and Bill as they sit down for a quick roundtable on some of the stranger things they've encountered in their film photography: a Miranda and Rollei 35 to an Exacta, expired films, and oddball developers. It isn't that any of these things are bad; they just happen to be a bit odd when c…

Send us a text Back at it, before Mike heads to California! Music by Mike Gutterman! https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/ @joepollockphotos @claytonsharpphoto @drunk.darkroomBy Joe Pollock and Clayton Sharp

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The whole team is together again and in person with a special darkroom episode. We generally talk about gear, films, paper and other technical things. In this episode, we're talking about our photography, what makes a good photo and the images we brought into print using a traditional darkroom! While we are all gearheads, we all have passions for d…

Send us a text We're back on our bullshit, Clayton is back in the states. This doesn't go off the rails as fast, but it still does. No shit, this podcast is 3 hours long. We get a call in from my dear friend Brittany Hale, not that she knew that was going to happen. Music by Mike Gutterman https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/…

We sit down with another talented Photographer, Clayton Sharp! If the name rings a bell, Clayton is the second half of the latest podcast to hit the Film Photography sphere, Joe & Clayton Start A Film Photography Podcast. Join Bill and Alex as they sit down with Clayton to discuss Nikon, large format, large-scale development, and a love of Chicago …

Send us a text On this weeks podcast, joe is joined by JC Hayes, and Mike Kukavica. Clayton is on vacation, but that doesn't stop him from calling in at the perfect time. We talk a lot, and a little about photography. Reach out to us! @joepollockphotos @jericho_clementine @drunk.darkroom @claytonsharpphoto Send us an email or a call in or whatever …

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It's hard to be creative, especially with everything happening. Inspiration isn't there; there is a strange balance between staying informed and sane. Well, even for people who love photography, it can be challenging. But Alex sits down in this episode to talk about his creative rut, how to resist, and some tips on staying creative even in dark tim…

In today's episode, Alex sits down with Joe Pollock, one half of Joe & Clayton Start a Film Photography Podcast, to talk about everything photography, starting a film podcast today and much more! The pair talk about cameras (Leica & Nikon), the joys of being dads, choices in film, and love of photography. Surprisingly, not a single dad joke was sha…

Send us a text This week we've got the man himself, Mike Kukavica on the pod! Clayton has gas in more ways than one, and I'm just here for the ride. I want to write out long and informative show notes for this one, but it's three hours long and we talk about a lot of topics. If you dig the show, and want to reach out, or do a call in, or come on an…

Last year and this month, two natural disasters directly affected tens of thousands of Americans; among them, we're sure are listeners of this podcast and members of the film podcasting community—the floods in North Carolina and, more recently, the fires in California. The fires have destroyed thousands of homes, including that of Gabe Saches, one …

Well, we have reached the end of our 10th season, so it only makes sense to look back over some of the topics we've covered and fill in some of the gaps we left behind in the initial recording. Zoom Lenses to Leitz, Infrared to Ilford, Fast Lenses to Canon, it's time to tuck in for some holiday leftovers! And from all of our families to all of your…

Fast lenses are everywhere these days, and they have been around for a while, with lenses having wide-open apertures of f/0.95 and f/1.2. But these days it seems everyone wants their wide-angle and standard lenses to have open apertures of f/1.4! So, the team gets around the table to discuss what makes these lenses unique and where they have saved …

Send us a text Well, it's been two months, but Clayton and I are back together. Not a lot covered here, just two buddies catching up and talking about cameras and traveling, and a little bit about hurricane Helene. We're doing a giveaway, again! Send us an email, we'd love to hear from you! [email protected] Follow us on the inst…

When it comes to iconic films, there is no black & white film to reach that level than Kodak Tri-X. First introduced in 1940 as a 200-speed sheet film, it hit the market as a roll film in 1954, replacing Kodak Super-XX as Kodak's fast film offering. That means in 2024, it is celebrating its 70th anniversary! With that in mind, the CCR team sits dow…

Send us a text All right ya'll! Clayton and I were going to record a podcast tonight, but he got caught saving a kitten out of a tree, because he's an angel that fell from heaven, so my dear friend JC Hayes jumped in and helped! Disclaimer, JC and I are both a little depressed, Helene happened, other shit happened, we'll get to it. This may be more…

If you're looking for a photographer doing exciting things in the fashion field, especially with experimentation and Kodak Tri-X rolls, look no further than Ted Smith. Ted takes some time to sit down with James Lee for an interview. Together, they discuss his creative work with film, conceptual photoshoots, the creative process, his love of working…

These days, there is a tonne of fantastic film chemistry available, but it can be hard to decide where to go next or even where to start. And while Alex has been developing his film at home for over ten years, he still hasn't touched some developers. But in today's show, he is going to break down a tonne of developers, including Kodak D-76, HC-110,…

Joining Alex and James in the studio today is Andrew Reynolds, a fellow Canadian from the East Coast! Join the trio as they talk about the good things about limiting your camera choices, the joy of photography, Nikon, Lighthouses, and where to explore when visiting Canada's Maritime provinces. You can check out Andrew's Work on Instagram: instagram…

With September being back-to-school for many, the usual crowd sits down for a roundtable to talk about the lessons they have learned with photography! From handling good business practices, including getting contracts, pricing, and double-checking gear. There are also discussions about chemistry foul-ups, knowing when to give up and realising that …

Send us a text Joe and Clayton come back from our Vacations, and get an episode recorded before Clayton goes on another vacation. We recap our travels, Clayton to Chicago, and then the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Joe on his 40th birthday trip to Oaxaca City Mexico. We had a lot of fun, thanks for asking. We talk about cameras, and film, and thin…

Joining James & Bill on today's show is noted long-time photographer and camera seller Paul RyBolt. Paul is one of several hosts on the Camerosity Podcast and is a wealth of knowledge from the camera retail world, collecting and using all sorts of cameras and film stocks. The conversation covers everything from the vast collections, including Kurt …

Send us a text Clayton left town in the middle of the night, no one has heard from him, his wife is scared. Clayton, if you see this, come home! You are missed. Just kidding, he's in Chicago, and will be for 7 or 8 days, then I'm heading out of the country on Tuesday, so we will not be making a podcast for minute. This is just a little solo show, t…

You will have to pry these cameras from our cold, dead hands! Yes, back in May, a group of bloggers released another coordinated set of blog posts outlining the five cameras you'll pry from our cold, dead hands! We thought that would be an excellent topic for CCR, so here we are! But we aren't just letting this stay in our hands; we also invited th…

Send us a text Joe and Clayton take a trip to Atlanta to shoot film! They don't wind up shooting too much film though, but they do meet up with Mike Kukavica of the "Negative Positives Film Photography Podcast", Joe buys some film from Bill Manning of Atlanta Film Co. and general hilarity ensues. This was recorded on the drive back to Asheville, we…

It's been a while since we've done an entire episode dedicated to Canon cameras, and today, we have some real treats! We're discussing the earliest Canon cameras, those LTM rangefinders that put Canon on the map and, more importantly, Canon LTM glass; some talk about the AE-1 and AE-1 Programs and a little about choosing the right EOS camera for yo…

Send us a text Joe and Clayton join together again to talk all about cameras, film, lenses and like like. Joe learns how to use a microphone! All music is by Mike Gutterman (mikegutterman.bandcamp.com) You can reach Joe @joepollockphotos Clayton @claytonsharpphoto The Podcast @j_and_c_start_a_podcast or via email [email protected]…

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No shade on Polaroid.... Today, we have a pair of Chrises on the show; Chris Erickson is joining Chrissie! If that name isn't familiar, he's Just Another Chris who loves his instant film! He went from producing and being behind the scenes of various other YouTube channels to putting out his own content focused on instant film. He shoots everything …

Infrared photography is one of the more unique niches of the hobby and can produce some amazing and wild images using light beyond our visible spectrum. In this episode, Alex digs into black-and-white infrared photography specifically. Infrared light is part of the overall electromagnetic spectrum, which includes our human visible light spectrum, w…

We see a little silhouetto of a roll film, and for this episode, we're a little high, a little low because Ilford matters! Yes, this episode is a rhapsody of Ilford films, and we're going from Pan F+ to Delta 3200 and everything in between to discuss what we love about Ilford films, how we use them, development, and shooting them! But why are we fo…

There's a whole lot of nerding out happening in this episode; join Bill and special guest Dan Tamarkin of Tamarkin Camera. Dan is the second-generation owner of Tamarkin Camera. America's premiere Leica Specialist. Started by his father with a roll-top desk, the shop is now in Windy City, Chicago, Illinois. Dan is the go-to guy in the Midwest if yo…

The topic of box cameras hasn't been discussed in a great deal since our first season, so Alex is back with a solo episode about his box camera collection, both his historic cameras and a few modern cameras that may not look like those simple box cameras but are in the same theme. Cameras include several Agfa cameras (Box 50, Click II, Clack and Is…

Photography is driven by nostalgia. Photos can take you back to places where you have been; you can see people as they were or even stare into the faces of those who have passed once again. But what about places, cameras and films? Well, that is what the gang sits down to talk about in this episode, as we talk about the powerful memories connected …

That's right, we're doing it again with another episode about zoom lenses. While many of us are prime lens sort of people, a zoom lens can offer up a lot of versatility when we either don't want to or cannot, due to space constraints, bring a selection of prime lenses. So with this episode, each of our team members brings up a trio of zoom lenses w…

From Plus-X to Panatomic-X and Fujifilm colour stocks, join Alex, Bill and James as they discuss their favourite discontinued film stocks and what they try and do to recreate the magic. While far from perfect, there is a lot you can do with modern emulsions to recreate those looks you enjoyed in the past. Plus, a discussion around how Alex can get …

While we're still far from summer vacation, many people are already starting to figure out where they're going on holidays this year. As photographers, especially film photographers, it can be challenging to choose what camera(s) to bring and how to keep things to a minimum! There is a temptation to bring everything plus the kitchen sink along for …

Family albums, photo projects, books and double exposures. Jess, Chrissie, and Alex all sit down with the talented local Toronto photographer Tawnya Mahoney for our ongoing interview series. If you haven't had the chance to check out Tawnya's feed, you're in for a treat, as her work is intentional, ethereal, and inspired, not to mention her inspire…

When it comes to Nikon, tons of cameras and lenses are available, and you might feel a bit frozen when making that choice and where to jump in. Well, we aren't going to hide that we're a bunch of Nikon fanboys, so Bill and Alex sit down for a bit of a meandering episode talking about some good places to start when buying Nikon cameras. From the ori…

Even though this year's winter has not exactly been the best so far, with the lack of snow and almost a continuation of the weather we expect through November, the CCR gang isn't letting that stop them from getting out and enjoying the weather put also preparing for when we finally do get some wonderful winter days with sun and snow. From film to c…

As part of revisiting some of our classic episode topics, this episode traces itself back to Season 2, Episode 13. The idea is that it is more important to invest in a lens system for your interchangeable lens systems; camera bodies are often cross-compatible once you're in the mount. Camera bodies come, and camera bodies go, but lenses are forever…

We're kicking off season ten with a little game, which is much harder than it sounds! Join Alex as he sits down with Daren from Learn Film Photography, Dmitri from Analog Cafe, and Yvonne Hanson, a fashion photographer and YouTuber who are the force behind the online game "What the Film", a game that pits your knowledge of film stocks against the i…