On Taking Pictures
Every week, Jeffery Saddoris and Bill Wadman 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. Hosted by Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 90 minutes
- Episodes
- 368
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2024
188: A Facsimile of a Facsimile
This week, we discuss a terrific NPR article on how people prefer to consume and contextualize information. It may offer some insights into how we as creators present our own work and how and to what…
01:26:14 |
Tue 01 Dec 2015
187: A Cultivated Fantasy
This week, we’re talking about leaps—not leaps of faith, but rather those unconscious leaps in process, technique or vision that serve as lines of demarcation for the work that came before and after …
01:14:49 |
Tue 24 Nov 2015
186: Little Blips of Satisfaction
This week, we begin with a warm thank you to everyone who made it out to the DC meetup. It was really terrific to get to meet you all and we will definitely be doing more of these. The big discussio…
01:22:09 |
Tue 17 Nov 2015
185: What Keeps You Falling Back Into It?
This week, the dangers of letting yourself become defined by what you produce or how much (or how little) it is worth. Also, you can’t make iconic work, but you might be able to make it good. The pro…
01:14:22 |
Tue 10 Nov 2015
184: A Somewhat Liberal Political Predilection
This week, do creatives always have a responsibility to practice their craft? Or, should we get to choose when and how we let inspiration move us into action? Also, do you work better alone, or when …
01:20:42 |
Tue 03 Nov 2015
183: We’re Playing It Blue Today
This week, Bill is on his honeymoon in Europe, so we’re doing another Q&A show that we actually recorded last week before he left. Ironically, we did the show on Back to the Future Day, which means t…
01:42:03 |
Tue 27 Oct 2015
182: Trading on the Hype
This week, we start with a terrific discussion around self-promotion. How do you decide how to best represent yourself and to whom? Is there a difference between the “personal” you and your public br…
01:34:02 |
Tue 20 Oct 2015
181: You’re Gonna Get Paid, Son
This week, we continue our platform discussion from last week and expand on it into areas of reach and archiving. Do you look at your website as long term storage of ideas or a snapshot of where you …
01:27:28 |
Tue 13 Oct 2015
180: Holding a Leica, In Her Underwear
This week, we’re talking about influences, using the terrific Keith Richards Netflix documentary Under the Influence as a starting point. How do we want to be influenced and to what extent should we …
01:35:06 |
Tue 06 Oct 2015
179: The Timeline of that Osmosis
This week, we talk a little about the iPhone 6s and the iPhone’s impact on photography for both amateurs and professionals. Also, we discuss the Bruce Gilden photos that have been making the rounds l…
01:35:52 |
Tue 29 Sep 2015
178: Circles for Sixty Years
This week, we’re back in our respective cities and begin with a bit of follow up on the discussion around tools and process started in last week’s “walk and talk” episode. We also ask ourselves and e…
01:30:51 |
Tue 22 Sep 2015
177: The Reflection Isn't Perfecto
This week, we’re going West Wing and doing a walk and talk LIVE from the National Mall in Washington DC. We’re talking about the connection between tools and process and their effect on the work we p…
01:07:36 |
Wed 16 Sep 2015
176: Creativity is a Line Item
This week, are film shooters just better photographers? Also, we discuss a TIME article that suggests the idea that traditional photographs will soon become relics, out of time with the future of pho…
01:36:56 |
Tue 08 Sep 2015
175: Very Little Time For the Present
This week, we unpack some of the challenges around deciding that something is not art, just because you don’t agree with it or understand it. Does making art an “ism” stifle growth and innovation? Al…
01:21:58 |
Tue 01 Sep 2015
174: A Reality Distortion Field of Pixels
This week, we talk a little about gear and the ongoing debate over megapixels, using the new Sony A7R II as an example. We also talk about film and why it’s ultimately pointless to keep having the “f…
01:39:44 |
Tue 25 Aug 2015
173: Where Do You Put the Chisel?
This week, inspired by a recent NPR story, we talk about the idea of art as an experience, where the mechanics of viewing objects become almost more important than the objects themselves. We also dis…
01:35:16 |
Tue 18 Aug 2015
172: Creative Fiefdoms
This week, on our first all east coast edition of the show, we’re taking a stab at answering some of your questions. You have asked some really great questions this time around - around process, gear…
01:46:46 |
Tue 11 Aug 2015
171: Big Subterranean Factor
This week, we talk about the temporal nature of the things we make. Should they be preserved for the future or allowed to decay to a natural end, whatever that means? We also discuss transitions and …
01:12:16 |
Tue 04 Aug 2015
170: We All Want To Be Steve McCurry
This week, prompted by a member of the OTP G+ Community, we begin with a bit of follow up on the discussion from last week about the influence of Robert Frank. Also, there is no best, but there just …
01:23:38 |
Tue 28 Jul 2015
169: I’ll Make a Burger for the Next Guy
This week, we’re discussing a recent New York Times article about Robert Frank, specifically the breadth of his influence on photography and the degree to which he either pursued or avoided fame and …
01:26:26 |
Tue 21 Jul 2015
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