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
168: This Is Not How We Play Bridge
This week, we geek out a little over the New Horizons images of Pluto. Think about this: it will take four months to receive all of the data from nearly 4 billion miles away. We also discuss Chris Ar…
01:27:42 |
Tue 14 Jul 2015
167: The Activity of Non-Activity
This week, we talk about change and some of the things that means for photographers in a market that never seems to stop. How do you view your own work and are there ways that viewing it differently …
01:32:42 |
Tue 07 Jul 2015
166: Less Bill & Ted’s, More British
This week, we discuss the TED talk we mentioned last week by Jimmy Nelson and how things aren’t always as they seem or as we want them to be. Also, we’re all making stuff and it’s okay to want it to …
01:16:04 |
Tue 30 Jun 2015
165: Our Piece of Cheese Keeps Getting Smaller
This week, an article sent in by a listener gets us discussing the idea of doing what you love. Is it a fantasy or can you really love doing something and still call it work? If everyone does only wh…
01:14:28 |
Tue 23 Jun 2015
164: Photographic Baseball Cards
This week, where do the lines of completionism, perfectionism and obsession intersect? Can you be one and not the other? Also, we talk about compromise—what can come out of it and how much is too muc…
01:18:46 |
Tue 16 Jun 2015
163: A Generational Byproduct
This week, do the memories imprinted on us in our youth define the experiences of maturity? Are we somehow aesthetically tethered to our past? Also, visiting a museum with the co-curator of the show …
01:15:30 |
Tue 09 Jun 2015
162: I Grow Chickens, The Chickens Lay the Eggs
This week, a brief follow up on the Atlantic article about creative entrepreneurs. Also, how a single photograph (in this case, a magazine cover) can still be a cultural watershed moment. Plus, a cle…
01:18:05 |
Tue 02 Jun 2015
161: It’s Not Patrons, It’s Patronizing
This week, we discuss an article from the Atlantic on the changing role of the artist and the rise of “creative entrepreneurs.” Have you ever thought about taking a year off? We talk about Stefan Sag…
01:17:07 |
Tue 26 May 2015
160: Each Generation Forgets
This week, we do some follow up on last week’s show, including a bit about chasing perfection, happiness, normality, etc. We also discuss the Radiolab episode we mentioned last week involving the pho…
01:15:03 |
Tue 19 May 2015
159: It’s a Crowded Place, My Head
This week’s discussion goes a little off the reservation. Should the idea of making a living from your creative endeavors factor into whether or not you pursue them? How do you decide between should …
01:14:07 |
Tue 12 May 2015
158: The Mayor of Fujitown
This week, standout work from last weekend’s Paris Photo LA and some observations on the growing trend of really big prints and really banal subject matter. Also, abstraction and alternative processe…
01:18:29 |
Tue 05 May 2015
157: The Cossacks of Organization
This week, we’re testing Mixlr for doing live episodes of OTP. We begin the first episode of Year Four (can you believe it?) with an email from a listener talking about the relative value of “formal”…
01:04:54 |
Tue 28 Apr 2015
156: The Great Men Theory of Art
This week marks the end of three years of bringing you OTP every week. We start out the episode discussing your poll responses to last week’s court ruling around photography and privacy. We also talk…
01:09:55 |
Tue 21 Apr 2015
155: It’s All a Barometer
This week, we discuss a recent ruling around privacy and art—what that could mean to you not only as a photographer, but also as a citizen. Also, we attempt to weigh in on some ideas around content v…
01:17:19 |
Tue 14 Apr 2015
154: 500k Followers or 100 Followers
This week, we’re talking footprints...social footprints and how, for some types of photography, being a good (or even great) photographer is no longer enough. It’s also about how many eyes you bring …
01:20:21 |
Tue 07 Apr 2015
153: The Community Is Getting Inside My Head
This week, we talk a bit about the democratization of photography vs demonetization, not from the point of view of making money but from simply making pictures. Also, how can social media impact phot…
01:35:49 |
Tue 31 Mar 2015
152: The Stone is Noise
This week, a question sent in for last week’s Q&A show around deciding how to know when something just isn’t working sparks a terrific discussion on purpose, intent, cutting through the noise and eve…
01:13:45 |
Tue 24 Mar 2015
151: Perfectly Punctuated Piece On Absolutely Nothing
It’s Q&A time and we do our best to answer the questions you’ve sent in. We got a ton of great questions this time about gear, process, business and even a few that were too big to tackle, so we’ll g…
01:37:50 |
Tue 17 Mar 2015
150: Who’s Pressing the Brakes
This week, a memo written by David Mamet sparks a discussion around the meaning and importance we give the things we make. Also a follow up on the Norman Seef video and how, for some photographers, t…
01:10:45 |
Tue 10 Mar 2015
149: It’s a Little Bit of a Ghost
This week, what a difference a week makes. We begin with some followup to last week’s show and discuss expectation, process vs product and how for some (me) Artist is not the same as artist. Also, ic…
01:24:25 |
Tue 03 Mar 2015
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