Homemade Camera Podcast
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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
E76 Old Timey Podcast
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan is away making magic in New York City so Nick and Graham go old school with a chatty old-timey podcast. They talk about what they've been doing ...
E75 David Hancock and His Pinhole cCameras
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 75, we talk to David Hancock about his Kickstarter for a set of 4 different pinhole cameras, his YouTube channel, and why bamboo is a great...
E74 Joe Van Cleave
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome in the wonderfully off-kilter mind of Joe Van Cleave. He talks about a bunch of wonderful stuff and he and Ethan demo the ...
E73 Reimagining the Holga
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Graham received a message on Etsy from ArlenB asking if it's possible to recreate the Holga with a few twists. "Out of curiosity, is there anything pr...
E72 Ethan's Self-Developing Mystery Show
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan has a surprise for us. www.cameradactyl.com (keep checking back)
E71 Douwe Krooshof and his Cyanotype Enlarger
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
See Douwe’s slides for this project on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96630454@N06/ Build your own enlarger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
E70 Jason Lane and Chromatic Abberation
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not sure we actually talk much about chromatic aberration, it just sounded smart as a title. We welcome in Jason Lane (https://www.pictoriograph...
E69 Jeremiah Jones and his Homemade Cameras
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome in Jeremiah Jones, who you may know as @Sunny16_Photo on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sunny16_photo/) to talk about some of his cam...
E68 Erik Mathy makes Homemade Lenses
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About 40 minutes in we experience some audio issues and the quality degrades and suddenly Graham is replaced with Wallace Shawn (thanks, Ethan). Sorry...
E67 Nicole Small and the Cyanotype Process
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome in Nicole Small (IG Nicole Small One on One https://www.instagram.com/nicolesmall_oneonone/) for a talk about her YouTube (https://www.yout...
E66 What we are working on.
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just a quick little catch-up on what we have been doing lately.
E65 Stereo Photography
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan, Nick, and Graham get together to talk about stereo photography, the use of two lenses to create images that appear to be in 3D. Graham is ent...
E64: Matt Bechberger and his Wondrous Spot Meter
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Matt Bechberger of Reveni Labs about his new spot meter. Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattbechberger/reveni-labs-s...
E63 2020 Year in Review
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the fabulous (for homemade cameras) year that was 2020.
E62 Livestreamed to the world.
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We experiment a bit with this episode. We livestreamed on a bunch of services and recorded it. Erik Mathy dropped by. Nick laments the paving of the w...
E61 Paper Towel Tubes and BFL
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about making your own lenses, why Back Focal Length is meaningless to Ethan, and how to play around with loose achromat lens element...
E60 Hervé Ellena
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to the ingenious Hervé Ellena. Hervé is an architect, engineer, and photographer who has been building his own cameras...
E59 Components of Interest
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the boys talk about interesting camera components that they might want to build cameras around.
E58 The Mongoose
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ethan shows the guys his latest Kickstarter project and walks them through the design process from start to finish. You can check ...
E57 Graham Burnett of Graflexparts
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the boys talk to Graham Burnett of Graflexparts.com. Graham is an excellent repairman and modifier of graflex cameras and other antiqu...
E56 Freeman Lin @watchmemake and his panoramic camera mods - AUDIO - SEE YOUTUBE FOR VIDEO
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an Audio episode that you can watch as a full video episode on youtube here: https://youtu.be/1Nvr_SrDPVw Freeman Lin of instagram @watch...
E55 - Sam Trachsel - 16x20 camera and direct color positives
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode of the Homemade Camera Podcast, the guys talk to Sam Trachsel of Ars-Imago about his homemade 16x20 camera that he has been using to s...
E54 John Aldred of DIYPhotography.net
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the guys talk to John Aldred of DIYPhotography.net and youtube fame. John is one of those analog (and not so analog) industry figure...
E53 Nicks Baby Speed - Our first Video Episode - WATCH ON YOUTUBE
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Nick shows Graham and Ethan the camera he has built from a baby speed graphic. This is our first episode experimenting with rec...
Call for Submissions: Homemade Camera Zine 2020
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for you to submit your camera builds for the Homemade Camera Zine 2020! We are looking for all types of builds, from Matchbox Pinholes to Ul...
E52 Graham Hufton AKA Chickenthumbs
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a conversation with Graham Hufton, otherwise known as Chicken Thumbs (https://www.instagram.com/chickenthumbs/) a Canadian livin...
E51 Graham, Nick and Ethan Catch Up
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Graham, Nick and Ethan catch up on some of their projects. They talk about the new Raspberry Pi Camera and digital camera possibili...
E50 Nicole Small
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we welcome Nicole Small to discuss her homemade cameras, her love of pinhole photography and how she found herself as a (self) portr...
E49 Enlargers and stuff
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start off the show with a discussion on how to make an enlarger from photographic stuff most photographers have around the house. Then, there's a...
E48 Giveaway Drawing
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start out with a variation on the Desert Island Camera question, a Quarantine Island camera and morph that into talking about cameras we can build ...
E47 Dave Walker and his Atomic Goodness
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded during the early stages of the worldwide Coronavirus scare in the Western Hemisphere and we start of with talking about a cr...
Release the Kraken
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The digital files for the Kraken are available for download right now. http://frozenphoton.com/kraken/
E46 Matt Bechberger
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week the gang talks to Matt Bechberger, longtime listener and contributor of some excellent cameras to the first Homemade Camera Podcast Zine! ...
E45 - Thanks
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the boys talk about their photographic mentors; how many shots in a roll are good, and if that matters; a chicken parade, whatever tha...
E44 - Sandeha Lynch
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Nick and Ethan have the pleasure of talking to Sandeha Lynch. Master Camera Builder and sculptor, Sandeha has some excellent work on his w...
E43 The Danger Boyz
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start our discussion with potential destinations for a dream photographic trip anywhere in the world. Dave and Simon, the DangerBoyz, made a docum...
E42 Jeff Perry
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start off by talking about Ethan’s successful Kickstarter, the Brancopan. It’s been made real by you, the listeners along with others. This wee...
E41 Panoramic Business
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The guys start off talking about the process of designing any project and then launch into a discussion about the panoramic aspect ratio and the wa...
E40 Brendan Barry
21 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode Graham and Ethan talk to a man who needs no introduction, Brendan Barry, superstar camera maker. Brendan makes cameras out of Fruit ...
E39 Daniel Keating
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Daniel Keating about topics wide ranging from homemade cameras and films to bartering with the soviets over photochemistry....
E38 In Which The Afghan Box Camera Challenge is Extended
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we extend the afghan box camera and talk about developments towards that project. We talk about the RA-4 Color reversal process more in...
E37 What?
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're a little all over the place in this episode. We start off talking about the Sagrada Familia and the forms and techniques Ethan gives an upd...
E36 Swinging and Shooting
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Apologies to anyone who expected this show to be released on the 21st of October, our usual release date (not that any of you actually notice we relea...
E35 Large Format
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
They start off talking about bokeh and bokeh balls and Downton Abbey. Ethan gives a short zine update and then Nick talks about Field of View vs...
E34 - Lucus Landers
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The discussion starts off with a question about the features you would want on a single camera you might have on the desert island with a camera-suppl...
E33 - Heather Oelklaus
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ZINE UPDATE : The print version of the Homemade Camera Zine No. 1 is now available for preorder at https://www.cameradactyl.com/...
E32 Crazy Ideas
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Graham is out of town and Nick tells Ethan about his crazy ideas. They get about a third of the way through before Ethan figures out Nick ...
E31 Afghan Box Camera
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the gang talk about cameras that are their own dark rooms. They’re not quite instant cameras but they can produce a final positive image i...
E30 Ethan
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan Moses of Cameradactyl and Butter Grips fame (http://www.cameradactyl.com) officially joins the team as our third wheel (3rd lens?). We get his h...
E29 The Homunculus
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nick and Graham welcome back Ethan Moses from Cameradactyl to talk about his new camera, the Homunculus (don't worry, we talk about ...
E28 Early Summer
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
They start off with a discussion about the focal length of lenses. They talk about limitations on output and how those limitations affect the creati...
E27 A Ramble
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The boys talk about gum bichromate printing where a color image is created from three black and white photographs, each of which was taken using a d...
E26 Zine Appeal
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since Nick is in the middle of his busiest week of the year, we will not be doing an episode for May 21, 2019, so I decided to record a quick reminder...
E25 Homemade Film
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Graham talk about the basics of making your own film, or other types of alternative photographic media. This can be done by coating a variet...
E24 Camera Kit
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, I had to edit this episode in a very short space of time and that didn't allow me to create the notes as I went along. Sorry. There wil...
E23 What We Learned
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Graham talk about what they’ve learned in the year since they started the podcast. Nick talks about cameras that get out of your way but al...
E22.75 NOT the Last Episode
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We would like to fully retract our rash statements that we were joining the evil group of "Film Photography" Podcasts (more like a plot to take over m...
E22.5 the LAST Episode
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It has been decided by the leadership group of Film Photography Podcasts that we have been spinning our wheels trying to compete against each other. A...
E22 Industrial Design
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
E22 Industrial Design Show Notes Nick and Graham again welcome Ethan Moses of Cameradactyl and Butter Grip (https://www.cameradactyl.com/) to discuss ...
E21 The Adapted
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A show about adapting lenses for purposes other than which they were designed. No show notes this week. I forgot to make the notes as I edited. Sorr...
E20 The Hammer
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Graham has a hammer and everything is looking like a nail and he tells us why (14:00). Nick tries to talk him down from his issue with materials by su...
E19 Aesthetics
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Graham tackle aesthetics in this episode, including a discussion at the start about the reactions of the subjects when using non-standard cam...
E18 3D Printing
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The show starts off by explaining why downloading the Homemade Camera Podcast will help your love life (9:15) but then move almost directly into 3D Pr...
E17 '18
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Graham talk about stuff.
E16 500 Cameras
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Graham opens the episode up with a question about a specific picture on Marina Amaral’s website: https://marinamaral.com/. The picture discussed ...
E15 Pinholes and Hammers
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
E15 Pinholes and Hammers Graham talks about sliding down the fidelity curve (11:30) and why he likes film that has been boiling in a Bulgarian warehou...
E14 Rubber Bands and Scrunchies
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Graham start off the show talking about what general types of photography they each are attracted to. They then launch into a discussion of s...
E13 The Ramble
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There were a few audio issues with this episode. Please bear with us through the pops, scratches, and bangs. The boys start off with a discussion of t...
E12 Travel
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After covering the subject of whether a person should dress in layers while hiking in the Pacific Northwest, Nick and Graham talk about what kind of f...
E11 Features
07 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
E11, Features and the Brainstorm Graham starts us off with a discussion of the role features play in the design of cameras. Features here are defined ...
E10 The Universal
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick starts off the episode by talking about what a universal camera design is and why it might be nice to have (5:15). From there they talk about exi...
E09 The Shot
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This time around Nick and Graham discuss photographs they have taken and how they inform the cameras that they build and how the cameras that they bui...
E08 Materials
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
E08 Materials Graham and Nick start off by talking about light and what kind of light they like to have for taking photographs. They then launch into ...
E07 The Viewfinder and Scameras
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The viewfinder and Scameras. Graham mentions a trip around St. Simons Island where he took a picture (https://www.flickr.com/photos/129971511@N04/3...
E06 Focus
21 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Graham and Nick talk about focus and focusing mechanisms in cameras. Nick asks whether focusing is necessary and Graham talks about ...
E05 Film Transport
07 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Graham start off the show talking about slide film and the forthcoming Kodak Ektachrome along with some Agfachrome that Graham stumbled upon ...
E04b The Aperture
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second half of a two-part episode. In this half, we talk about the aperture. Nick and Graham start off talking about the purpose of an ape...
E04a The Shutter
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
E04a The Shutter Notes This episode was originally planned to cover both the shutter and the aperture but as the recording topped two hours, we decide...
E03 The Lens
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
E03 The Lens Show notes: Note: This episode contains some erroneous information about Ilford Direct Positive Paper. Graham states that it is no longer...
E02 The Body
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 02, The Body, Nick and Graham talk about the purposes and qualities of a camera body. Nick talks about exquisite beauty (6:00); the ho...
E01 The FrankenBessa
21 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In which Graham describes the process and decision-making during the build of a FrankenCamera (a camera made out of parts of different source cameras)...
E00 The Manifesto
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nick and Graham cover the making and modifying of cameras and processes as they launch the Homemade Camera Podcast.