Episode 16: Hey, Let's Put a Cow on the Roof!

<p>On this episode, we’re going to talk about daydreaming and dreaming of days. We’ve got a segment on Seattle FilmWorks – what is it? What was it? Can you shoot it? And speaking of Nebraska, we’re checking in with Solomon D. Butcher, a photographer from the late 1800s.</p> <p>But first, Eric mourns the loss of his fuzzy friend, Juniper Purrito. If you follow him on Instagram, you know how enormous of a role she played in his life. If you’ve ever received a zine, film or developer from him, you’ve seen her logo – it’s on everything. The cat with the antlers – that’s Juniper.</p> <p><a href='https://allthroughalens.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/200406-graflex-catlabs-54a.jpg'></a></p> <p>With tears wiped away for now, we continue.</p> <p>First with the answering machine. The question we asked listeners this episode was: When it comes to photography do you daydream about it? What specifically?</p> <p>Because of the messages left, we’ve expanded our definition of “daydreaming” and we really like that. Vania and Eric answer with their own, of course. Vania is the winner, the winner of daydreaming. If you know her, this just makes sense.</p> <p><a href='https://allthroughalens.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/31903678628_9a16437ed8_k.jpg'></a></p> <p><a href='https://allthroughalens.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/44886248635_288a063f02_k.jpg'></a></p> <p>Seattle FilmWorks If you’ve poked around on Ebay for expired film, you’ve probably come across a few rolls of Seattle FilmWorks. Maybe you’ve even heard that it couldn’t be developed in normal chemicals. Maybe you even bought some, shot it, only to discover that your lab wouldn’t touch it.</p> <p>If you looked at the cartridge, the developing instructions read only “Process SFW-XL”. Just what did that mean? What is the SFW-XL Process? And what is this weird and mysterious emulsion of old, and why is everyone so afraid of it? This is a strange little tale, so sit tight and we’ll tell you.</p> <p>The story of most film companies is pretty boring. Like any manufacturing