Embrace the Grain Photography Podcast

Join the ETG crew as they chat with David about YouTube, photography and various other things. Show notes available on our website at Embrace The Grain

Join the ETG crew and guest Bill Smith as we talk about downsizing. Bill is currently transitioning into a smaller home and during that process decided what to store, what to keep and what to sell. Sacha has recently went through a similar process. Full show notes can be found on our website Embrace The Grain

for full show notes you can go to our website embracethegrain.com

Join Jake and Sherry for a conversation with Dave Marshall of Flic Film.

Join us for a conversation with Katya and her project 12 Months On Film, you won't want to miss this one! Check out our website for links and show notes !

This episode is large and in charge! Ok... we talk about big things and slow things too! Trevor Muenier is a large format photographer from Ontario Canada with a passion for slow speed film. Check out his work on his website Want show notes? Check out our website

Join the ETG crew as we chat with Molly Kate from Eclectachrome!

Join the ETG crew as they reflect upon what 2023 brought and what they hope 2024 will bring.

Join Jake, Larry and & Sherry for a chat about photography with Johnny Martyr... everything from Leica to Nikon to Sony! Show notes are available on embracethegrain.com

Jake, Larry and Sherry sit down for a chat on books, film prices, a new film and of course cameras! Sacha also has a new question of the week... tune in to find out more.

We couldn't be more excited... with a bit of a change to the show, for the better! Tune in and see what is new, it's an informal chat between the ETG crew.

We are coming back, with a few new surprises, stay tuned to your favourite pod catcher!

Bonus summer episode with Sherry and Jake and some other news… tune in to see what's new. @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast IG: embrace_the_grain #embracethegrainpodcast ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero, break music by Mike Gutterman Don't forget to give us a 5 star rating so others can find the show!

Tonight we have a bit different show… its listener interaction show. We had a letter about kids Vtech cameras… they are the new Holga! Thanks Brian for the letter. On with the topic tonight, we want to know, are you brand loyal? Do you always use the same film brand? Developer? Camera? Film only or add some digital? We heard from Nancy Bueler, Alex Luyckx (Classic Camera Revival podcast), Billy Sanford (Music & Photography, Sunny 16 presents podcast), Mike Gutterman (Negative Positives podcast), Bob St Cyr (Follow The Light podcast) and Suzanne Lopez (GenX podcast)! Thanks everyone for participating, love to hear your voices and read your letters… keep them coming. Jake and Sherry are taking a summer holiday (not together, although that would be fun!) from podcasting… summer is too short and shooting time is the priority. They will return after Sherry finishes harvest on the farm. Have a great summer. Stay positive and embrace the grain. Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero, break music by Mike Gutterman Don't forget to give us a 5 star rating so others can find the show!

Welcome to episode 84 with Penne Ferris! Today we chat about film formats, digital shooting and mirrorless cameras. Also we find out a bit more about Penne and her love of all things Canon, labs or home development and her love of the abandoned. Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @fstops.forever @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero, break music by Mike Gutterman Don't forget to give us a 5 star rating so others can find the show!

Episode 83 - solo catch up show what do we do with our photography after we shoot and process it? Adox new film - Colour Mission 135 lens of the month suggestions for future challenges, film or gear, please send them in. cleaning up our spare gear... its tough to let it go sometimes! Flic film B&W and green dev aregentix.ca is having a 10th Anniversary sale! Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero, break music by Mike Gutterman Don't forget to give us a 5 star rating so others can find the show!

Join us for a chat with Betsey Karl and Sam Warner! This episode contains everything from cracker cameras, holgas, brownies, pinhole, press cameras to large format! Sam tells us about is experience with x-ray film. Betsey explains why she love shooting in manual mode. In other news… new c41 films, Kodak Gold 200 in 120 format and Cinestill 400Dynamic. You can find us all online… Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @the.bkp @unrecoveringphotograpyaddict @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto Sam's website: theunrecoveringphotographyaddict.com FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero, break music by Mike Gutterman

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 month and Billy Sanford's Polaroid adventures. Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @edwardconde_ @mbartosek @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto Michael's Etsy store: Hand Rolled Film FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero

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 Jeff Greenstein for entering! Then Jake had to pick between Sherry and Billy… In segment two we chat about film labs and photo gear… Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @bsanfordjr @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero

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 Photo Print Day. Next Film of The Month is Kentmere 100! Don't forget the deadline to get your album art in for Music Feeds The Soul ends soon… Billy Sanford will be helping us judge the contest as well as providing the fabulous prizes! Don't forget to join in the Music Feeds the Soul contest, details are found on our website. Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Into music by Sea Hero

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 the Soul contest, details are found on our website. Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast

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 northenfilcollective.com Email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast

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 at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast

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: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast

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 his blog johnmeadowsphotography.com Don't forget to send in those Xmas Jokes before Dec.12th to embracethegrainpodcat@gmail.com You can find us on IG at @sherrychristensensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com

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 find us at: IG: @sherrychristensenphotography and @jakerosephoto FB: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com

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! IG: @mark_welsford @merlindb @sherrychristensenphotography @jakerosephoto @embrace_the_grain #embracethegrainpodcast FB: EmbraceThe Grain Photography Podcast Website: embracethegrain.com

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-linings Polaroid Week is coming Oct 24-29th NEW*** Voicemail from Billy Sanford asking about tripods Book Reviews! Jake - Gordon Parks, A choice of weapons Sherry - Chris Attrell - Forgotten Saskatchewan You can find us online at embracethegrain.com IG @embrace_the_grain @sherrychristensenphotography @jakerosephoto FB Group: Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast and Frugal Film Project '21 ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Want to be featured on our IG feed? #embracethegrainpodcast

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/embracethegrainpodcast IG- Jake: @jakerosephoto IG- Sherry: @sherrychristensenphotography

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... to help fund the show at ko-fi

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 him at: https://jamesleephoto.com or on IG @james.lee.photo Buy us a coffee at Ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast IG: Jake: @jakerosephoto IG: Sherry: @ruralrouteonefilm Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast is on Facebook! Intro music by Sea Hero

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 email at: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com You can check out Bill over on IG & Twitter @wbsmith200 or funwithcameras.blogspot.com also you can find your hosts @jakerosephoto or @ ruralrouteonefilm on IG Buy us a Ko-Fi at : Ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Intro music by: Sea Hero

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 Facebook: Embrace the Grain Photography Podcast, join us! Ko-Fi : Ko-fi.com/embracethegrainpodcast Intro music by: Sea Hero

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! Join us for Film of the Month! Currently we are using Kodak ProImage 100. You can also buy us a cuppa of Coffee and get yourself a nifty sticker and put up a discussion topic for the show! email is always welcome! IG @jakerosephoto @ruralrouteonefilm Intro Music by Sea Hero

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 @sethcscotty Jake @jakerosephoto Sherry @ruralrouteonefilm FB Embrace the Grain Photography Podcast or Frugal Film Project '21 email embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com Intro Music - Sea Hero

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 @ruralrouteonefilm Buy us a cuppa Coffee to help us keep the show going! email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com Intro music by: Sea Hero

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@gmail.com IG: embrace_the_grain jakerosephoto ruralrouteonefilm Drop us an email or voice message and we will read or play it on air!

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_street and if you have some gear that needs repair or service you can find Gary on IG @lensmedicyyc Music by Sea Hero

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 Spencer. Ko-fi IG: @jodyfarms @jesshobbsphoto @jakerosephoto @ruralrouteonefilm

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!)

Happy New Year!!! Sorry for the long episode folks! Merlin is just so dang easy to talk to that time slipped by quicker than we planned! Join Jake and Sherry as they chat with Merlin about the Nikon F5, Polaroid and his IG live chat "Photography Chat" Also the group question submitted by Gary Clennan was covered, What do you do when you get into a creative rut? Support the show on Ko-fi! See ya next year!

Film soup, experimental photography, teaching, even writing a book... Roxanna does it all! Awesome conversation about being creative and how photography creates mindfulness and relieves stress and anxiety. Check out her book on her IG profile! @roxannalog Support the show on Ko-fi email: embracethegrainpodcast@gmail.com IG: @embrace_the_grain

Today Jim Austin of Jimages joins me to chat about all things photography. Jim is an interesting person, he has taught photography, published some work, travels the world on a boat (can you say lucky guy?) He also talks about Slow Photography... tune in to find out exactly what that is! You can find out more about Jim here and do have a peek at his work... Jim also mentioned this project by Kyle Roper and a free PDF copy of is zine Shizen is available for download. Jim also offers 3 free sessions to beginning photographers, both film and digital! Please support our on Ko-fi and help us upgrade the computer!

 What is one piece of gear you wish you had more time for? BUT... even if it gathers dust, you will NEVER sell it! Find out what the listeners say is their choice...  Find us over on the Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast FB group! Help support the show and upgrade our computer here on Ko-Fi and thank you so much for those of you who have supported us! Everyone stay Positive & Embrace The Grain! Music by: Sea Hero

We had a few technical issues, so we are a day late with the show! Please excuse us! Topics this episode include: listener questions, Ko-Fi donations (thank you so much! Every penny helps... especially when times are so uncertain!) and a little bit of adventure in thrifting. Sherry upgraded her software to produce the show which helped with technical issues. Another new item for the show... the Facebook group, Embrace The Grain Photography Podcast group... its the new hip happening place to interact with Jake and Sherry! You can find our Ko-Fi page here Music by: Sea Hero

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Its the big Harvest episode! Normally solo shows are shorter than this... but... since I need to harvest my crops here on the farm, podcasting takes a back seat. So what are today's exciting topics? Anticipation makes the heart grow fonder right? Baby photo session that turned into a gong show! Why I used a macro lens for this session and what brand it was! Adventures in Thrifting! Seriously not one but two awesome cameras were found at really good prices! Frugal Film Project. The Zine! All proceeds go to funding the Frugal Film Project website. Please support the show by buying me a Ko-Fi

Today Oscar & I chat about websites... why do you even need one? Where do you get one and what kind do you need? This is information I wish I had when starting out! Plus as a bonus find out what Oscar's dream camera is! Please stop buy and buy me a coffee and help me fund a upgrade to this show! Thanks so much for listening! p.s. don't forget to email me

Its quick and easy today... a bit of thrifting and a huge thank you to my ko-fi donors!