Post-Processing

ep. 019 Q+A March 2025

Post-Processing with Amy Elizabeth

We asked you to ask away and you did! Well, actually, you sent statements more than actual questions, but we turned them into questions and answered them here. (Okay, so we only got through a couple, but it's a start!)

On this episode, Chris and Amy cover how to start, how to finish, and the one word that's the key to it all. Whether you're tackling personal work or a client project, this conversation is meant to encourage and motivate you along the way.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

Chris Hajny is a senior product designer for a major corporation and an educator at his alma mater, MCAD. You can find more about him here. (And checkout the board game podcast he hosts!)

ep. 018 Artist Exploration/Irving Penn

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Irving Penn was a walking contradiction. He worked in fashion but eschewed frivolity. He was a perfectionist but found beauty in imperfection. He captured elegance in the raw, and rawness in the elegant. More than anything, he believed that photography was an art form in its own right—an art that required patience, precision, and, above all, vision.

As we dive into the work of Irving Penn, one word comes to mind: prolific. And that feels like an understatement. Irving went where his curiosities led him. He didn’t “niche down",” but always kept exploring more, yet his work feels cohesive because his story and voice remained consistent.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

ep. 017 Month In Review/Sally Mann

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The controversy around Sally Mann’s work took up a lot of brain power during the month of February. And how do you translate that into your own piece of art?

It can feel overwhelming to try to say something BIG, but that’s when it becomes necessary to take a step back and focus on your own story.

Join Amy as she walks through her piece for the month, inspired by Sally Mann and intersecting with her own religious upbringing and the well-meaning, but highly damaging, messages many 90s teens received.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

ep. 015 Artist Exploration/Elizabeth Olds

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Tbh, Amy was NOT a fan of Elizabeth Olds coming into this month, but Elizabeth ended up stealing her heart. Listen as Amy chats off Chris's ear about Elizabeth's merits, including Elizabeth's desire to make art for everyone, teach younger generations how to create, experiment, and tell stories of the marginalized and oppressed.

Making art during the Great Depression might not be all that different than art now. As America undergoes identity shifts, it's up to artists to aid the construct of new narratives. Art is one of our most powerful tools for storytelling and activism, and we can use Elizabeth's guidance as we charge on.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

ep. 014 Month In Review/Agnes Martin

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What do a lightning strike, rock collection, and dip in a local creek have in common? Nothing, without the meaning we give it. But when we're open, we realize everything can combined and used as fodder for the art we create.

This month, it was Agnes Martin and her abstract expressionist grids that served as inspiration. Tune into this episode to hear the story of how Agnes's piece, Friendship, served as a jumping off point, and led Amy to bring old work to new scales, utilize just the piece she's been saving, and invite her son to collaborate.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

ep. 013 Brainstorm Buddies:The Seizing Of Sally Mann's Images

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Mere weeks ago, four images of Sally Mann’s were seized from a gallery out of the blue and taken into police custody. In this second special edition episode of Brainstorm Buddies, Cami and Amy talk about the controversy surrounding Sally Mann’s images. They wrestle with their own histories steeped in purity culture, how to keep children safe in an online world, and what it means to decouple nakedness and sexuality.

Cami Turpin is a fine art photographer and educator, currently residing in Utah. Catch her Lean In: Creating Images That Connect class through Click photo school, and stay tuned for a brand new class in the works regarding experimental storytelling. Get in touch with her over on Instagram @bluehillimages.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram @itsamyliz.

ep. 012: Embracing Discomfort with Ashlee Gadd

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Listen in as I chat with Ashlee Gadd about pushing through the discomfort as a creative. Whether your own discomfort stems from claiming your title as an artist, allowing yourself the freedom to pivot, or pushing through initial resistance in your daily tasks, this conversation will help you take solace in the fact that you're not alone and will give you tools to keep going.

Ashlee Gadd is the founder of Coffee + Crumbs—a beautiful online space where motherhood and storytelling intersect. When she’s not writing or vacuuming Cheerios out of the carpet, she loves making friends on the Internet, eating cereal for dinner, and rearranging bookshelves. Her latest book, Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood is now available wherever books are sold.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram @itsamyliz.

ep. 011 Artist Exploration/Sally Mann

Post-Processing with Amy Elizabeth

There's no such thing as bad press and Sally Mann can attest to that. Her work was met with praise and disdain, but Sally kept creating work and continued to expand the boundaries of what is acceptable in the art world.

In this episode, learn more about the life and art of Sally Mann and listen in as Amy and her producer, Chris, talk about making tangible art, how the landscape of family photography has changed, and how to keep pushing when the critics get loud.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram @itsamyliz.

Ep: 010: Month In Review/Elliott Erwitt

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In this episode Amy talks with her producer Chris Hajny about the piece she created this month for The Art Lab while inspired by Elliott Erwitt. Amy ran with Elliott’s use of play and his contact sheets as she created a piece that not only summarized the month, but also the vast artistic philosophies she has encountered over the year.

This month’s life lessons include the power of just starting and allowing yourself to lower the bar,

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram @itsamyliz.