Ring the bells, bang the drums, hoover the cat, it's Cheap Shots Challenge judging time! Rachel and Clare let Graeme out from the producer box he's kept in, and they're joined by the wonderful Val Plichta, English teacher, oft-time photography model/muse for Rachel and the perfect person to judge both the our efforts and the frankly far superior work done by our marvellous listeners.

LINKS:

Rachel Instant box camera sessions: https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/vintage-portrait/

Analogue Retreat mailing list: https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/the-analogue-retreat/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/littlevintagephotography

Cyanotype Workshops: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/802781811007?aff=oddtdtcreator

Open day: https://www.theshoreditchacademy.com/current-workshops

Photography Show: https://www.photographyshow.com/welcome

On 27th of January the world lost a legendary and unique photographer, Brian Griffin. His never ending creativity, off the wall vision and sheer drive to make new and original art left us with a body of work unlike any other, and earned him many plaudits, including Photographer of the Decade for his work in the 1980's.

We were lucky enough to be joined by Brian on the show a couple of times. He was a truly lovely person, generous with his time and with an inexhaustible supply of stories about his work and life. Our conversation with him inspired all of us greatly (John would be referencing knicker elastic for many months after the show), and Clare went on to become good friends with Brian, an unsurprising meeting of creative minds.

In tribute to Brian we're rebroadcasting his first appearance on the show, when we all got introduced to the man behind some truly incredible work, yet who somehow has gotten forgotten about as the years went on. As an added bonus, John was on this show, and it is always wonderful to hear his voice. 

https://www.briangriffin.co.uk/

On this show Rachel is joined by the fabulous Billy Sanford to talk about what they've been up to over the festive period, their photography plans and hopes for 2024 and much more - there's plenty to talk about!

Get your pictures in for the Cheap Shots Challenge to [email protected]

On this weeks episode Rachel and Clare delve into mail from the community, discuss how to approach getting  your work into galleries, Rachel's new Afghan camera and much more.

Don't forget to get working on your Cheap Shots entries, the theme this time out is "Literature"

Links:

Application to take part in "Ambiguous" zine: https://forms.gle/yhToPdsEeqYFShxK9

It can also be found in my Twitter, Instagram and Bluesky accounts @richardhall on twitter & Bluesky, @connexions on Insta.

Crown and Flint film management app: https://crown-and-flint.goodman-wilson.com/press/25092023.html

Get involved with Real Photography Company: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0d4riwoBLR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=ODhhZWM5NmIwOQ==

It's a real treat this week to be able to share with you all the frankly brilliant news that Harman Labs, the people who already bring you all of your favourite Ilford and Kentmere films, papers etc, are launching a brand new made from the ground up colour film for the first time ever at their factory in Mobberley!

Matt and Michelle join Rachel and Graeme to give us all the details, go to the freshly minted Harman Photo website: https://harmanphoto.co.uk/ to see example photo's, videos and more. 

You can find and follow them on https://www.instagram.com/harmanphoto/ and https://twitter.com/HarmanPhoto 

And as you listening you can buy this film RIGHT NOW from your favourite Ilford and Kentmere  film  Stockists!

On this weeks show Rach and Clare return to catch us up on all they've been up to and to talk about the delights and difficulties of shooting over the gloomy months of winter and offer their suggestions on how to make the best of the grey months.

Big shoutout to everyone's favourite Sunbeam Billy Sanford who's crazy rock and roll lifestyle finally caught up with him this week - Get Well Soon Billy!

Find the trailer for Simon Riddells new documentary Peak Perseverance here: Peak Perseverance Trailer OFFICIAL

If you want to get involved with the Cheap Shots Challenge (and we very much hope you do) then email your 2 favourite shots on the subject "Literature" to [email protected] - we're excited to see what you come up with!

More fabulous folks from the Analogue Spotlight event in Nottingham. Thanks to everyone who gave up their time to talk to us on a busy day.

Alecia and Dan from Lensfayre: https://www.lensfayre.com/

Molly : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2HlJ1U76_QmtECCGuRIG7Q https://www.instagram.com/eclectachrome/?hl=en

Naomi from Intrepid Cameras: https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/

Sam from Solarcan: https://solarcan.co.uk/

James Lane from Zone Imaging: https://zoneimaging-photochemicals.co.uk/film-processing-lab-store

Johannes Heberlein: https://hedeco.de/

Josh from JFR Film: https://jfrfilm.co.uk/

Karen and Amy from Analogue Wonderland: https://www.instagram.com/karenshootsfilm/ https://www.instagram.com/amyfarrerphotography/

Dan and Dave from Leicester Lo-Fi: https://leicester-lofi.co.uk/

In this episode we've got the first part of our coverage from the Analogue Spotlight event which took place in Nottingham a few weeks ago. Part 2 will follow shortly, but for now you can tune in to hear from:

Paul Mckay from https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/

Peter from This is How I Roll Film https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Thisishowirollfilm?ref=l2-about-shopname

Simon Forster from https://simonforsterphotographic.co.uk/

Michelle and Neil from https://twitter.com/HarmanPhoto and of course https://www.ilfordphoto.com/

Emily Gerrard from https://www.sans-studio.co.uk/

Dave Faulkner from https://alfiecameras.com/

Steve Lloyd from https://chroma.camera/

And Rachel Brewster Wright from here. And https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/

It's a new day at Sunny 16 Towers as Rachel and Clare take the wheel of the good ship (which is also a tower) Sunny 16 onwards to exciting new waters full of analogue photography goodness.

On this weeks show they discuss all they've been up to lately, from running workshops to taking part in exhibitions, Holga week 2023, the upcoming Analogue Spotlight event in Nottingham, answer listener emails and MORE!

https://holgaweek.com/

https://analoguespotlight.com/2023-community-event/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ago-film-processor-film-developing-made-easy#/

Rachel and Clare would love to hear from you  - get in touch at [email protected], join the brilliant Sunny 16 Podcast Discord channel where you'll find lots of active film photography conversations, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Sunny16podcast 

Sunny 16 is back from its summer break! The whole gang are here, refreshed from the break and with stories to share. And we have some announcements too on how the show is moving forward.

Some things mentioned in the show:

Analogue Spotlight event

Artdoc Gallery

The 12.12 project

Polaroid i2 camera

Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀