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EP11 - PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER - James Callaghan
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James's journey from photography into high-end film processing and printing. Owner of BlueSky Printing and London Film Lab. Working for Björk! BJÖRK the Icelandic music legend! Printing on special papers and hand finishing artwork. Being a paper expert and choosing the right paper for a print. Setting up colour managed environments (yeah we’re going deep into printing!) Does Bjork want paper made from swan feathers? James’s other premises London Film Lab off Brick Lane - a special analog film processing facility. Taking away snobbery and making high level film processing available to everyone. Colour grading photos. Making Nick’s kid’s face less red. Essex Photography Prize. Colour adjusting and correcting 8000 photos a day at Snappy Snaps. Buying a first camera from Cash Convertors for £1. Taking photos of cats. Studying photography at Arts University Bournemouth. Why people don’t use darkrooms anymore. Dev and scan. Making people look younger in photos. All about Essex Photography Prize. Is Central Park Chelmsford art directed by god? Can a phone photo stand up against a photo from a camera? The best camera you have is the one on you at the time. Esses Photography Prize entries are open until the end of September 2024. The amazing judges for the prize. Putting on the exhibition. Nick shows James a photo he might enter this year - of some deck chairs! The judging process and printing all of the pictures. Touring the exhibition. Who is Marc De’Ath? Does BlueSky print glittery frames? No! Famous customers printing prints on Brick Lane.
Blue Sky Printing
London Film Lab
Essex Photography Prize
Essex Photography Prize Instagram
Are You Creative? will be recorded live at Essex Podcast Festival at Chelmsford Theatre on 28th Sept 2024 co-hosted by Adelle Barker (Sangita is on hols) with special creative guest Andy Pilgrim - stunt coordinator for movies and TV.
Recorded at City Sound Chelmsford by Nick (sorry about the sound quality)
Edited by Nick
Artwork by Alpaca Antenna
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Recorded in Chelmsford, Essex, UK
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