Sunny 16 Podcast

A crafty discussion about exposure and how to use it to influence you images - with a generous helping of practical tips on the technicalities of working with flash. Too many topics covered to list them all in the show notes so buckle up and listen in!

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We teased, then went quiet - but here we are with the start of our new mini-series on lighting! Actually, the launch of two new series on lighting, one here on Sunny 16 and the other on Sunny 16 Presents. Tune in to find out more.

We also have a guest co-host who will go on to host the S16P series, none other than John-Michael Mendizza 🎉. Get a head start on John-Michael’s lightning work at his website or insta.

And as if that is not enough, we invite you all to participate in the mini series by sharing with us your photos made with intentional lighting. More details in the show. Discord link below for joining in.

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Whoosh! Spring has sprung - or at least is springing, and only if you live in the northern hemisphere - but you get the point. When our minds turn to travelling with for photography and with our cameras, what do we look for? Truly we chase the light 😀!

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It’s news week on Sunny16 - lots of stuff to talk about:

Dunkbot Kickstarter 

Christian’s new mandolin

Clare's magazine cover 

Polaroid Blue Reclaimed Edition 

Fujifilm suspends domestic supplies in Japan 

Apple, Chair, Hat

Update from Alfie Tych 

New Mamiyamigos podcast

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In this episode we chat with delightful Ariela Badenas who's a photographer from Vancouver, Canada. She tells us why she loves film, how important community darkrooms are and why she would rather wear all her clothes on top of each other than not have enough space in her bag for cameras when travelling.

https://www.arielab.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/arielaaaaaaaa/

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Time to round up the conversation on photography style. What have we learned? What surprised us? What will we do differently in the future?

Big shout out to the Discord community - loads of great discussion on this topic there. Please do join us and join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀

It’s show and tell week on Sunny 16. As part of our mini-series on style, we have talk about our own work and our personal style evolutions. As luck would have it, we have an enormously insightful special guest join us to help navigate - Anil Mistry. Friend of the show and waaayyy too long since he last joined us, Anil applies his 30 years experience as a creative across many media and genres to help us find our way!

Find Anil’s work at…

https://www.anilmistry.com

https://www.anilmistryphoto.com

Find Sunbeams at…

Rach: Little Vintage Photography 

Christian: Instagram 

Clare: Website, Instagram

Ade: Website (new this week!)

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Welcome to our mini-series on photographic style! We’ve been wanting to discuss style for ages but didn’t feel we could do it justice in a single show so it was a great topic for our first foray into longer conversations. (Yeah, ok some of the earlier Sunny 16s did go on for hours 😂.)

What is photographic style? How do you get a style? Can you choose a style? How do you learn from others and take inspiration from their work without copying?

To help us dive in, our super special guest is Nick Carver - film photographer, educator, YouTuber and a fellow traveller on the journey to understanding this elusive subject.

Nick recently posted a video on style in his own work. And his website has some awesome collections!

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The reality of making this show has been a much richer discussion than any of us expected. We talk about Outsider Artists - their work, the impact they have had on the art world when finally recognised, exploitation of unintended legacies - the list is long and we have only scratched the surface!

Photographers mentioned in the show

Lee Godie

Miroslav Tichy

Vivan Maier

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Tune in for the long-awaited (sorry about that folks) conclusion and results of the Cheapshots Challenge. Our theme is harvest and our show is replete with metaphorical and abstract interpretations of the theme - with a few actually-on-brief submissions as well 😀.

Many thanks to everyone who submitted images - as you will hear, we got some awesome stuff!

Find the photos at the Sunny 16 website.

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