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On Taking Pictures
by Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris
Jeffery Saddoris of fadedandblurred.com and editorial portrait photographer Bill Wadman (billwadman.com) take on the art, science, and philosophy of photography and explore how they play out behind the camera in the process of making images. Insider insights for the novice, shop talk for the professional, and opinionated discussion for the interested observer of the field's trends and legacy.
Episodes
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Artistic Monkhood
Safe vs Experimental, to get good you need to stop trying to get good, and Jeffery's monologue at 42:20 which is among the best things ever spoken on our show. Iconic war photograph Robert Capa is Photographer of the Week. http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP043.mp3 » Download mp3 Show…
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That’s Just Going to the Driving Range
Style vs Fashion and How do you develop a style anyway? The influence of luck, snow angels, and listener Q&A. Michael Light is Photographer of the Week. http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP042.mp3 » Download mp3 Show Notes [Sponsor] Squarespace - Site Hosting Get 10% off your order with...
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Our Microscopes Got More Powerful
Decaying Americana, taking being uncomfortable one small step at a time, and some talk about starting a flickr group on this week's show. Modernist Paul Strand is Photographer of the Week. http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP041.mp3 » Download mp3 Show Notes Bombay beach David Hockney -...
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I'm Buying a Smoke Machine
The new Gregory Crewdson Documentary, the morality of Photoshop, and Q&A from a pile of listener emails. Master of masters Richard Avedon is Photographer of the Week. http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP040.mp3 » Download mp3 Show Notes Where Are We Going With This Stills from video redux...
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The President and an Umbrella
Presidential portraits, the 'cool kid camera club', why Bill uses prime lenses, and the importance of having Dreams on this week's show. Celebrity portrait and fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy is Photographer of the Week. http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP039.mp3 » Download mp3 Show...
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Tug of War with the Muse
Technical and creative limitations as inspiration, schtick vs style, and how the artistic process is what gives art it's humanity . Innovative fashion photographer Paolo Roversi is Photographer of the Week. Show Notes [Sponsor] Squarespace - Site Hosting Get 10% off your order with offer code...
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Jump in the River
Photographers not known for their pictures, popularity contests, and trying to be a nice guy in a divisive world. Listener emails about exploitation, education, and 'Meditation' are answered. Classic agressive street photographer and filmmaker William Klein is Photographer of the Week. Show Notes...
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The Schrodinger Moment
An epic show this week wherein Bill and Jeffery tear into legacy, life, death, and being remembered. It's deep and heavy and well worth the time. B&W conversion, photograph movies, and photo education also make an appearance. Portraitist Platon is our Photographer of the Week. To leave feedback,...
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Justification After the Fact
It's the last episode of 2012 so we conquer comment trolls, Fuji's lack of auto-focus, and whether historical artistic perspective matters at all anyway. Artistic portrait man Philip-Lorca diCorcia is our Photographer of the Week. To leave feedback, either write us at [email protected]...
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Learning Everything All the Time
The plateaus of getting better, why change is scary, why Jeffery can't decide what camera to buy and it's not because there are no good cameras available. Modern surrealist photographer Man Ray is our Photographer of the Week. To leave feedback, either write us at [email protected] or...
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Troubleshooting in Real Time
An update and discussion about how Bill's December portrait project is going, does pre-visualization suck creativity, and where is the line between photography and photo-illustration anyway? Darkroom artist Jerry Uelsmann is our Photographer of the Week. To leave feedback, either write us at...
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Screw Those People
Should you retire of you're no longer doing good work? What skateboarding has in common with photography and why Bill will never get asked to shoot the Pirelli calendar. Portraitist William Coupon is our Photographer of the Week. To leave feedback, either write us at [email protected]…
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Too Much Information
Coercion vs connection in portrait photography , making it through the fear of failure or even fear of success, and what? Bill is shooing video now? The world must be ending, so we might as well start at the beginning with 19th century French portrait photographer Nadar as PotW. To leave…
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Entrances Confused with Dead Ends
Our thoughts on the HBO series 'Witness', classic Hollywood portraits, tips for making your composites look more real, and a deep delve into the mind of photographer of the week Joel Meyerowitz. To leave feedback, either write us at [email protected] or leave us a short voicemail at...
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Richard Scarry Book on Acid
How do you know when you've got it right? Are trends in art supposed to be chased or ridden, and is there is a location which really is the 'place to be' at any particular time? Parisian street photographer Brassai is this week's photographer. To leave feedback, either write us at...
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Ability to Recognize, Maybe
How do we know when art 'works' or doesn't? Is it intuition or knowledge? Bill and Jeffery also tackle some listener mail about b/w conversion, hype in the art world, and a rebuttal of a listener who thinks Bill is a little too cranky. Master portraitist Irving Penn is this week's photographer.…
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A Body of Work Only in Hindsight
A serious episode this week as Jeffery and Bill discuss whether a body of work is retrospective in origin or whether it's built masterpiece by masterpiece. Also David Hockney's article on perspective, scanning slides with your dslr, and asking why photography is ever a crime. The wonderful Alfred...
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Brain Calibration Issue
Extra bonus episode so that Jeffery and Bill could get caught up on and answer all the listen feedback they've been getting lately. We talk about the worth of process, light source color, framing, photo books, and the new Faking It exhibit at the Met in NYC. Get on board! To leave feedback…
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The Weather Is What You're Photographing
This week Bill tells all about his trip to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks while Jeffery gives him a hard time about it. Do you need to leave where you are to see where you've been? And of course it's fitting that Ansel Adams is our photographer of the week. To leave feedback, either write us...
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Negative Space of Technique
This week is all about who deserves to get paid, whether craft has inherent value, and why Bill would like to take more than one photograph with an iPhone even with a purple fringed lens flare. Amateur savant Vivian Meier is our photographer of the week. To leave feedback, either write us at...
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Everyone's Job to be Everything
Bill and Jeffery respond to a bit more feedback about workshops & websites, Jeffery’s thinking about taking up senior portraits, Bill can’t stand photographers who don’t know what they’re talking about. Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt is our photographer of the week. To leave feedback, either...
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Ann Curry is a Better Photographer than You
Bill and Jeffery respond to feedback about workshops & websites, famous people buying Leicas, and why taking less pictures is better. Then Bill recounts being ignored by Philip Glass and his methodology behind a group shot of 10 people. Of course Edward Steichen, our photographer of the week…
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Vanity Fairy
Bill is nervous for the first time in a while and it's not about the latest crop of cameras coming out at Photokina. Also, your portfolio site might just suck, but Jeffery's diatribe on the subject might just help. All this plus the century old amazing work of Karl Blossfeldt on this weel's On...
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Moment Much Bigger than that Photograph
Different aspect ratios, photo projects based on teenage killers, and a long and somewhat heavy discussion about why we bother taking pictures at all and what they mean to us. To leave feedback, either write us at [email protected] or leave us a short voicemail at (347) 687-9411. We’d...
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Bare with a Snoot
When 5 lights are just right, why people bother to shoot with a 4×5, as well as who Berenice Abbott was and why her work still rocks. To leave feedback, either write us at [email protected] or leave us a short voicemail at (347) 687-9411. We’d love to hear from you. Show Notes...
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Fifty Dollars and an Ice Cream Cone
Fielding work inquiries, moon photography, the impossible rebirth of 8x10 Polaroid, artists vs technicians, and the wonderful work of Greg Heisler. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99 and when you choose to order use the coupon code "OTP" on...
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Still Lifes of People
Deep follow-up discussion on seducing your subjects, exploiting them to make a buck, and why we want to be Dan Winters when we grow up. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99 and when you choose to order use the coupon code "OTP" on checkout and...
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Portraiture is a Dance
Stephen Shore’s tips for street photography, exploitative vs interesting, and what do we mean by portrait anyway? Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99 and when you choose to order use the coupon code "OTP" on checkout and you'll get 10% off your...
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Salting the Steak
The Curiosity Mars rover, going on an internet diet, Canon service story, how everything is a trade-off, and Imogen Cunningham. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99 and when you choose to order use the coupon code "OTP" on checkout and you'll…
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Creativity Comes From Doing
Refinement vs change, novelty vs quality, the creative mindset, and composite pioneer William Notman as photographer of the week. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99 and when you choose to order use the coupon code "OTP" on checkout and you'll...
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Hand Gestures & Credit Cards
SI runs Instagram pictures, Fuji discontinues a bunch of Velvia, Canon releases a mirrorless EOS body, more talk about shooting outside your comfort zone, and Albert Watson as photographer of the week. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99 and…
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Kaleidoscopic Changes
Better examples of Olympic portraits, Jock Sturges vs Sally Mann, is Magnum Photo still relavant, plus strategies and failures of trying to get out of your comfort zone on this episode of On Taking Pictures. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Get their paper sampler for only $7.99...
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Workflow: From Camera to Paper
Skin tones color samples, multi-touch displays, and Bill walks through his workflow from camera to delivery on this episode of On Taking Pictures. Show Notes Joseph Klamar rebuttal http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/06/photographer-joe-klamar-explains-his-controversial-olympic-portraits/ Super cool...
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Hackintosh - Bonus Episode
A special bonus episode of the On Taking Pictures podcast, outside the timeline of the normal show. We talk about building a Hackintosh. The what, why, how, and how much are all covered. Might be scary for some and fascinating for others. If this isn't your cup of tea, enjoy episode #10 from a...
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Feels Like a Sunday
Lot's of user feedback, bad US Olympic portraits, contact sheet website design, and Bill Eggleston on this special holiday episode of On Taking Pictures. Show Notes Outrage over Olympic portraits: http://solsticevisuals.com/post/26229830602/outrage-over-the-photographs-of-the-united-states Saul...
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Making the Cut
How to choose the images in your portfolio, and how to show them to people. The advantages of prints, book, web, or iPad. Sponsor Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp Use the coupon code "OTP" on checkout and you'll get 10% off your next purchase through June 30th. Show Notes Miami Heat…
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The Amateur Professional
Amateur vs Professional, what's the difference and does it matter? Does intent weigh in on the quality of your work? Why Bill hates the phrase 'spray and pray', and well as the news that Jeffery has started watching Dawson's Creek from the beginning. Sponsored by Red River Paper...
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Creepy Kids at Retina Resolution
Time lapse movies, Asian doppelgangers of American celebrities, why you probably don't need the new Macbook Pro, photorealistic paintings, Jeffery wants a 4x5, and Sony makes the most perfect professional walk-around camera since the Leica. Sponsored by Red River Paper www.redriverpaper.com/otp…
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Inspiration & Criticism
Does seeing the work of Saul Leiter or Herb Ritts hurt or help? What kinds of criticism can you handle and which tear you down? Less news and lots of philosophy, opinion, and deep conversation on this week's show. Show Notes Kirsty Mitchell...
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Apple Software Exodus
iPhone camera apps, Facebook vs G+, why Scott Bourne is moving to Lightroom, getting sued for protecting your copyright, the genius of Saul Leiter, and more. Show Notes New Facebook phone in 2013? http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-smartphon-20120528,0,6443287.story…
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Printing Objects
Printing, Retina display Macs, scanning negatives with a dSLR, Annie Leibovitz' Vogue Olympic pictures, and the genius of André Kertész. Show Notes You might be disappointed by the resolution of the new retina display Macs...
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The Future of Film
2.8 Million Dollar Leica The Future of Film Angry Models and Breast Feeding Kids Photographer of the Week: Edward Weston
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3.6 Million Dollar Photograph
Falling Bear Photo Copyright Redux 5D Mark III Light Leak Fix Tintype Studio in San Francisco DP Reviews Nikon D800 Review Photographer of the Week: Yousuf Karsh
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Falling Bears
Falling Bear Photo Copyright Historical NYC Photo Archive 5D Mark III Light Leak Nikon 3200 24MP Cropped Sensor Developing Film in Coffee Polaroid Preset Rant Photographer of the Week: Eugene Atget
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jeffery Saddoris of fadedandblurred.com and editorial portrait photographer Bill Wadman (billwadman.com) take on the art, science, and philosophy of photography and explore how they play out behind the camera in the process of making images. Insider insights for the novice, shop talk for the professional, and opinionated discussion for the interested observer of the field's trends and legacy.
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