Episode 19: Those Beautiful Moments In Between

<p>This is an episode full of questions! We’ve got answers! Have you ever wondered how labs develop black & white film? Do your photos tell a story? We’ve also got an interview with David Chao, a zine review and some news!</p> <p>Answering Machine Do you feel that your photos or a selection of your photos tell a larger story?</p> <p>It was an odd question this week. Did it break Eric? It probably did. But we had an array of answers and some fun discussion.</p> <p>Hello, David Our interview this episode is with David Chao. David grew up between San Francisco and Osaka, Japan. The way he captures the story of a people and their culture is something a bit different than we’ve seen before. While his individual photos may be striking, his series and collections are what create his powerful narrative.</p> <p>@davidchao.film on IG <a href='http://davidchaophotography.com/'>davidchaophotography.com</a></p> <p>Here are a few of his photos:</p> <a href='https://allthroughalens.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=507'></a> <a href='https://allthroughalens.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=508'></a> <a href='https://allthroughalens.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=509'></a> <a href='https://allthroughalens.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=510'></a> <a href='https://allthroughalens.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=511'></a> <a href='https://allthroughalens.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=512'></a> <p>How Do Labs Process Black & White Film? But when a photographer drops their film off at a lab, all of those choices are left to the lab. Now, granted, these folks are professionals, often with decades of experience. They’ve honed their craft from an art to a science and back again.</p> <p>Still, we’ve always wondered what happens when you drop black & white film off at a lab. We’ve both done it before, and both had no idea what goes on behind the scenes. We just dropped off the rolls and picked them up a few days later. They looked great and we didn’t really question why.</p> <p>But now we are. Why? Why do they look so good? It’s a question that’