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When it comes to photography, there’s always going to be the popular items. The ones that everyone wants to have and use, we’re talking the Leica M3, Canon AE-1, fast prime lenses, trending film stocks like Portra, and all the normal developers out there. But what about those things that are often overlooked, underrated and underappreciated? Well, that’s exactly what James, Bill and Alex sit down to talk about in today’s episode. From the Leica M5 to the Olympus OM series, 28mm f/3.5 lenses, slow films, and different developers, nothing is off the table. Looking for a good spot to get your gear and materialRead More →

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This episode is another live show from the streets of Toronto during our 10th Anniversary Photo Walk & Brewery Tour. The tour took the gang from Sugar Beach and the Great Lake Brew Pub on Lower Jarvis, through Old Town Toronto and into the Distillery District for Old Flame Brewing Co and into Riverside for Eastbound Brewing and into Leslieville for Radical Road, Black Lab, Rorschach and finally Godspeed Brewery. Despite the weather (which was not plesent) about twenty people attended the event and everyone enjoyed the shorter, but safer walk. Alex took time to record short interviews with twelve folks attending and asked themRead More →

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They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and that certainly includes the personalities of the film photographers! Join Alex as he sits down with Nick LoPresti, if you haven’t seen his work he certainly has a certain flare for humour, big jokes a bit of self-deprecation and a flare for not taking himself seriously. And you know, it’s a refreshing take on a hobby that often takes itself way too seriously. I mean, we here at CCR can often lean into the serious side of things, but we also don’t take ourselves too seriously. To find more of Nick’s Work, check him out inRead More →

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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 compared to modern cameras, films, and developers that are pretty similar to similar offerings. In 2024 and more recently in January Hurricanes and Wildfires directly affected tens of thousands of Americans; among them, we’re sure are listeners of this podcast and membersRead More →

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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 different types and styles of photography. We apologise for the audio quality of this one. We were recording in the darkroom, and there were some pops and interference where the mic cables crossed with electrical ones. Community Darkrooms Mentioned: Gallery 44 Toronto Camera Club Obscura DarkroomRead More →

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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 and Winter. Plus, all the interesting things are done in a large format using direct positive paper. In 2024 and more recently in January Hurricanes and Wildfires directly affected tens of thousands of Americans; among them, we’re sure are listeners of this podcast and membersRead More →

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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 times. These things include revisiting a favourite location, trying a new film or camera, learning a new technique, or trying a new form of creativity. If you can’t leave the house, maybe you can make a ‘zine or a book, finish an old project or plan aRead More →

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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. And surprisingly not a single dad joke was shared the entire episode! 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 firesRead More →

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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 and floods have destroyed thousands of homes, including that of Gabe Sachs, one of the hosts of the smash-hit podcast I Dream of Cameras. And displaced the guys behind Joe & Clayton Start and Film Photography Podcast If you are able please consider donating to the American Red Cross and under “I Want to Support” select Disaster Relief. Welcome to theRead More →

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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 their bacon. Shooting wide-open has some downsides, such as when you need that speed and when you don’t. Looking for a good spot to get your gear and material fix check out Burlington Camera (Burlington, ON), Downtown Camera (Toronto, ON), Film Plus (Toronto, ON), BelleRead More →