Episode 29: It's Brine Time!

<p>Yo-ho! We’re on this week’s show, we’re talking to Pete Halvorsen (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/petehalvorsen/'>@petehalvorsen</a> on IG) about his seaside photography. Following that, we’ll plumb the depths of underwater photography from the first photo to Jacques Cousteau. We’ll also discuss some of our recent film failures and why we don’t shoot digital – the reasons might not be what you think.</p> <p>But first, Vania has a bit of an on-the-road report recorded while she was driving and photographing her way through the lower South West. With a bit of a time jump, she’s with us for the rest of the episode.</p>   ANSWERING THE MACHINE <p>Before diving in (haha) we listen to the answering machine. This episode’s question is:</p> <p>Why not digital?</p> <p>We received more answers for this than ever before, thank you!</p> WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES <p>We’ve been having a few film failures of late, and we tell you about them because that’s what we do now.</p> <p>Here are a couple of Vania’s. She shot Fuji Neopan 1600 and accidentally developed it in C-41:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"></li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"></li> </ul> <p>And here are two of Eric’s, complete with the light leak provided by the watch:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item">Camera: Chamonix 45F-2 Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar-S 5.6/210mm Film: Fuji Super HRT 100iso Exposure: f/64; 1/4sec Process: Rodinal; 1+100; 7min Ferndale, California October 2020</li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item">Camera: Chamonix 45F-2 Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar-S 5.6/150mm Film: Fuji Super HRT 100iso Exposure: f/64; 1/4sec Process: Rodinal; 1+100; 7min California October 2020</li> </ul> LET’S CALL PETE HALVORSEN! <p>If you go to Manhattan beach as much as Vania does, you’ll end up meeting Pete Halvorsen. Pete’s a regular at the pier. While he shoots mainy digital for his commercial and professional work, he’s never left film behind. Today we’re going to talk to him abou