Bringing It All Back Home

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 23 as your host, Charles, goes on a  quest to rediscover the legendary Nikon 105mm 2.5 lens, particularly the original Sonnar design Pre-AI version. Last minute eBay bids, Nikkormat FT2, as well as almost getting caught in a severe Holiday Discount induced Gear Acquisition Syndrome fever. Check it out — and subscribe! More about the 105mm Finding...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 22 as your host, Charles, explores his new passion for (slow-shutter) Panning Speedblur — and how challenging it can be for all the right and left conditions to line up. This episode also includes reports on the latest Rollei Walk, as well as looking back on the best of 2019's smartphone photography, including a street shot session from Memorial Day wh...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 21. Join us as your host, Charles, relates his most recent band photography shoot with local legends Deardarkhead(DDH), as well as looks into why shooting Portra still beats digital, loading film before breakfast, and the hesitancy - and urgency - of wanting to buy more camera systems. Photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/o1UuYBGkQp7rwZdJ9

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 20. Join us as your host, Charles, explores his renewed interest in East German cameras, specifically those made in Dresden, his recent call with his pal Heike (from Dresden), plans to explore eBay, as well as a possible photo travel plan for 2020. Pushing Ilford HP5, Zenits,  and tangents about coal stoves. Check it out! #Pentacon6 #Dresden

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 19, a live chat with Joe Playo. Join us as we connect with Joe's concept albums — Summer of Joe/Summer of Joe 2.5. We explore Joe's decision to create and produce music on his own, his journey as a writer & hiphop artist, making his own beats, and growing up in South Jersey. Joe's music is authentic and inspiring — check out his work! Joe Playo htt...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 18, a live chat with Paula Sussman. Join us as we explore Paula's journey through her passion for making art, her first oil painting at 7, her journey from South Jersey to Montana and Italy, and what inspires her today to keep being true to artwork, herself. Come on board and check out Paula's story, as well as her Instagram and web site.  Instagr...

Bringing It All Back Home returns (at last) for Episode 17, wherein your host, Charles, gives a shoutout to listeners from Finland, developing Tmax film, HC-110, eBay finds, Fujica cameras, Pentax waist-level finders, #todayatapple Philly Photo walk, staycation colds, Indie Photo Lab, Epson scanner software weirdness ... and more. album Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tKNVSiPJskSq9wzD6

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 16, a reflection on location & timing, miracle fog, inimitable sunrise light — and the mystical art of getting a decent motion blur (panning) surfing shot. Join us, subscribe, and listen as your host Charles bangs his face into the microphone yet again.  Link to photos : https://photos.app.goo.gl/efM5vbf1cxYj5wvZ6

Bringing It All Back Home returns with Episode 15, where your host Charles takes a look at the somewhat unusual film called Rollei Retro 80s. This episode also includes an introduction to his passion for Surfing Photography. Here's a link to the album of photos . https://photos.app.goo.gl/p2E2tv2LUzK42gh47 Rollei Retro 80s https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1175111-REG/rollei_810812_retro_80s_...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 14, a live chat with Ted Felsberg. Join us as we discover Ted's journey through his career as a photographer, his South Jersey background, his decision to go all in on Wedding Photography — and more. Check out Ted's latest work here on his Facebook page :  https://www.facebook.com/felpho/ Also he has more on his site . http://www.felsbergphotograp...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 13, this time taking a look at the ultimate classic TLR camera — Rolleiflex. Your host, Charles, attempts to explain how he imagined one could be had on a budget, explores the beauty and delight of using a lightweight medium format camera, and sings the praises of original Nottingham Raleigh bicycles. Celebrate the end of Shoobie season & check it...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 12 - and this one is all about jumping into the Leica reality distortion field — specifically the Barnack Leica IIIA coupled with a collapsible Elmar 50mm 3.5 lens. Your host, Charles, explores the idea of Leica on a budget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, learning to love loading a Barnack, and singing the praise of Youxin Ye and his amazing new beam splitter....

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 11 - and this one is all about under-the-radar 70s classics — specifically the legendary Minolta SRT 101 coupled with the Rokkor MC 58mm 1.4 lens. Also onboard: Ilford's slowest speed B&W film, PanF 50. Your host. Charles, manages to soup it all up in HC-110 while doing the laundry. Come on board and check out this episodes (possibly) working links...

Bringing It All Back Home  returns for episode 10, another Analog Combo featuring the medium format Pentax "The Beast" 6X7, the legendary "Beauty" Takumar 105m 2.4 Lens, the fine-grained Kodak Tmax 100, as well as Kodak's brilliant HC-110 developer. Check out the link to the photos.    https://photos.app.goo.gl/eF97RXo8Syone1ZL6

Episode 9 introduces the first of many Analog Combos - and this one is all about reliability, getting it done, and focusing on film. Your host, Charles, breaks down his recommendations for the underrated Nikon F100, the "Rockstar" 85mm 1.8D, the vintage and easily scanned Ilford FP4Plus, as well as using DDX.. Also check out Darkroom Dave's great tutorials . Come on back to Bringing It All Back ho...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 8, a live chat with Marc A. Gallo. Producer, composer, musician, sound designer — and now he's been cloned! Join us as we discover what's behind his latest project, Gallospole, his web series of soundtracks, animations,  and videos. Discover more about his remarkable dark political satire . And learn more about the man behind the egg .

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 7, a live chat with Roger Ulbrich who is based in Miami Beach and continues to work in  all kinds of formats — including photography, video and film, music, documentary. We explore how Roger got started, his South Jersey background, and get a glimpse into some of his extraordinary projects. Check out Roger's work here in IMBD .

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 6, a live chat with pro photographer Kenneth Hamlett, who began his work in South Jersey and is now based in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us for a journey into how Kenneth began his career, our Atlantic City High School Photography class, his passion for Fashion and Beauty photography, as well as his Architectural work.  Check out Kenneth's brilliant, b...

Thanks to John Leach, episode 5 features a premiere of his new CD, Back To Old Dixie. A special episode in so many ways. Join us as John shares with us his music, his heart, and his American Ride. 

Episode 4 connects with Wayne "Ribs" Reid, an author and friend from England. Writing, Stories, the Universe, and Morris dancers! Ribs has published two remarkable and mesmerizing books, both of which are available from Amazon. A great chat with one of the most adventurous and brilliant storytellers I've ever met. We had one or two tech issues with the call - but the sound is much improved. Check...

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 3, looking into how it all got started. Your host, Charles, manages to bluster his way through 30 minutes without, um, stumbling too much. Also includes a look at shooting with Kodak Portra 400.

Live with Gerry Hecht, podcasting from Baton Rouge. Apologies about the audio quality - working on making this better for live chats. 

In this first episode of Bringing It All Back Home your host, Charles, blunders his way through 25 minutes of podcasting about South Jersey Photography shoots, portraits on trains, and night sky photography with light painting. Train photo example here . And light painting here .