Embrace the Grain Photography Podcast

Episode 81 - The California Invasion Its the California invasion!!! Join Sherry & special co-host Ed Conde as we chat with super special guest Michael Bartosek! Tonight we discuss shooting hybrid, slow speed film, Michael’s Etsy store: Hand Rolled Film, why film doesn’t slow him down and film rebranding. Also we have call-ins from Larry Effler about the upcoming ETG April challenge,135mm lens...

Join Jake, Sherry & special guest host Billy Sanford to judge the Music Feeds the Soul contest! Entries can be found on embracethegrain.com if you want to follow along. It wasn’t an easy choice… but Wendy Gunderson was the Grand Prize winner with her version of Elvis Costello’s This Years Model cover. Special thanks to all the entries, Jack Bulkley, George Griffin, Larry Effler, Gabe Sachs and...

Last episode of February! Solo show with just Jake and Sherry… because we forgot the guest! Opps. Topics this episode are GAS… have we beat it or has it just morphed into something else? New Years Resolutions… kept or broken? Film Camera Swap Canada! Is a new FB group that you should check out. Voicemail from Jack Bulkley about 127 film and George Griffin of Flaneur On The Streets podcast about Ph...

Please welcome Bob St. Cyr to the show. This episode we chat a bit about everything! From large format to pinhole to ‘zines to the Frugal Film Project. Bob is a landscape photographer from Abbotsford B.C. who wears many hats, from teaching to time in the darkroom, also he has a podcast called Follow The Light, check it out. You can find Bob on IG @foto.bob Don’t forget to join in the Music Feeds t...

Episode 77 - Becca Petersen Please welcome Becca Petersen From the Northern Film Collective to the show. This episode we chat about projects, gear and shooting. Taking a step back when things get overwhelming is another topic we discussed. Tune in to hear what Becca’s favourite camera is and more! You can find Becca at IG: @becccashootsfilm and @northernfilmcollective and on the website northenfil...

Join us for a conversation with Billy Sanford and some exciting news about our Music Feeds The Soul contest, tune in for more details or find out more on our website! Also the 2022 Frugal Film Project has begun, there is still time to join in if you have not! You can find Billy pretty much everywhere as bsanfordjr (IG, Flickr, FB etc) Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG a...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We hope you have a great holiday and we will be back in January! Todays episode is a solo show with voicemail from Mario Piper of the Gen X Photography Podcast and Sam Warner theunrecoveringphotographyaddict.com plus the Xmas Joke Contest! Thanks to the entrants for playing along and sending such great entries! Tune in to find out who the big winner is… Email: e...

Episode 74 - John Meadows This episode we have special guest John Meadows with us, you may have heard John on the Classic Camera Revival Podcast… we have to say he has been responsible for some G.A.S around here! John shoots both digital and film, plus his Only Cafe Project mixes both mediums very well! Modern camera, vintage lens.  Check out John’s work on IG @johngmeadows FB John Meadows or...

Episode 73 - Alex Jahr Alex is a Toronto based photographer, who describes her work as documentary. Check our her project Unbreakable on her website alexandriajahr.com or IG @alex.jahr We talk about her installation/gallery show and the importance of self portraits (even if we don’t like doing them!) Of course there is some gear talk, some scanner chat and we check the answering machine! You can f...

Episode 72 - Mark Welsford Jake’s sick and nursing some Neo Citron on his couch tonight, so Merlin B kindly stepped in to give us a hand! That’s the wonderful thing about the film community… someone always steps in to help when needed! Today’s guest is Mark Welsford, a music teacher, father and enthusiastic photographer… let’s dive in and chat photography, guitars and kids! Get better soon Jake! I...

Jake and Sherry are back (a week early!) They catch up on the last week and also talk about a project… the Silver Linings project! It is a time sensitive project, hence the early show! Mike Kukavica and Andre Domingues call in to tell the listeners all about the project. You can find it here at kukavica.com/silver-lining s Polaroid Week is coming Oct 24-29th NEW*** Voicemail from Billy Sanford ask...

Episode 70 - We’re back!!! After a crazy long hiatus, we are back! This show is a mish mash of what Jake and Sherry have been up to. Today’s solo show includes Holga’s, Konica Hexars, Spotmatics and the selling of gear! We chat about the Frugal Film Project too! embracethegrain.com FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast IG: embrace_the_grain #embracethegrainpodcast Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/embracethegr...

Life happens... ETG will be on hiatus for a while.

Today Jake and Sherry chat with Nancy Bueler, we chat about film communities, Holgas and peel apart film. Nancy is also a member of the Toronto Film Shooters as well as many online groups.  You can check out her work on IG: @nikon_girlie also you can find the hosts of the show on IG: @jakerosephoto @ruralrouteonefilm OR you can e-mail the show at embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com Don't forget....

It's another episode featuring a host from the Classic Camera Revival! We tried to keep things around an hour... but... it is a bit longer. Move to love right? James Lee is photographer based in Ontario, he has shot everything from weddings to landscapes. James has a pretty extensive knowledge base, we really could have talked much longer!  If you have any questions for James, you can find hi...

Want to know what happens when you get 3 Nikon fans together? Join us today while we talk with Bill Smith from the Classic Camera Revival. Sorry... it is a bit of a long show today... but Bill is just so easy to talk with! This episode is a gear heavy show, sorry, not sorry for any GAS you may acquire! Also we chat film and developers.  We would love to hear from you the listener! Send us an...

Welcome to episode 67 with super special guest Trevor Meunier. What??? Episode 67? Where is episode 66? Well… we had a little bit of a mixup last week… so its a bit shall we say “off track.” Anyway… today we chat with Trevor about film, digital, caffenol and astrophotography! You can find Trevor at http://Tmeunierphoto.ca or IG: @tmeunier.photo Your Hosts: IG: @jakerosephoto @ruralrouteonefilm Fac...

Join us today for a solo show. Nothing too exciting... except it was nice outside! Bring on spring its time to do some shooting! Jake sold all of his Frugal cameras except the Holga... so he's been looking at eBay and may have bought something, Sherry looked at her growing number of loaded but not shot cameras... she's thinking some spring cleaning is in order, after she develops what she shot!&nb...

Let's take a virtual trip... since we can't travel, we can dream and plan about it! Our guest Seth Scott has done a lot of traveling, lot into place considered dangerous or even a war torn country! He's been questioned, chased by rebels and lost his luggage more times than you can count! He also is a hybrid photographer, packing both digital and film...  IG:  Seth @worldinfilm @sethcscot...

Today we are joined by Dave Mihaly, or The Old Camera Guy as he's know across the web. Dave has a really awesome YouTube channel that pretty much covers everything film! This episode we just talk about film, cameras and our love of thrift stores! Hope you enjoy the show and please check Dave's YouTube channel out! David Mihaly: The Old Camera Guy IG @theoldcameraguy @jakerosephoto @ruralrouteonefi...

GAS... Gear Acquisition Syndrome... we both caught it. Thankfully it was short lived... but did result is purchases... tune in to find out what is new on our shelves. In the second half of the show we chat about the rumour that Kodak is bringing back an emulsion! We hope its true and what could it be??? So many great choices...  Intro music by Sea Hero email the show at embracethegrainpodcast...

This episode Jake and Sherry chat with Gary the Lens MedicYYC who is their favourite repair guy! Gary is a photographer from Calgary, Alberta who started reading repair manuals and tinkering with his own cameras before offering to help his friends. Soon he had a very busy part time "job" repairing and cleaning cameras! Still he finds time to go out and shoot too. Check out his work on IG @calgary_...

Join Jake and Sherry as we chat with Mark from Due North Leather Goods. Mark is a talented photographer and craftsman leather worker. He makes handmade straps for your gear (they are gorgeous!) and also finds time to shoot film. What was Mark's latest GAS attack and what are his favourite films are also covered on this episode! You can find Mark at Due North Leather Goods .

How's the weather? Whoops wrong podcast! Join Jake &Sherry for a awesome conversation about film photography and maybe a little farm talk... with Jess and Jody. Topics include: Projects Landmarks around Montreal The Press Pan camera Film, gear and YouTube... and find out who has the most GAS! Listener questions from the Embrace The Grain Facebook Group and a listener email from Tony Spenc...

A solo show with just Jake and Sherry. Was Santa good to us? How were our holidays?  expectations for '21 projects the old computers last show! Answers to the FB question about New Years! Ko-fi cause all the cool podcasts have it! Email us Jake: @jakerosephoto on IG  Sherry @ruralrouteone on IG Music by: Sea Hero (thanks Mike G!)