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
48: $500 and a Lollipop
Bill and Jeffery try to iron out the intricacies of copyright and usage, photography as part of a larger, happier life. Photographer and film director Gordon Parks as Photographer of the Week.
01:31:34 |
Tue 26 Mar 2013
47: Inspiration Is Like Tinkerbell
Knowing when to stop, how sometimes quantity leads to quality, backup follow-up, and more. Photographer and Filmmaker Anton Corbijn is Photographer of the Week.
01:31:06 |
Tue 19 Mar 2013
46: 151 Lights and a News Desk
Bill gets fancy at the news desk, the importance of backups and technique vs gear. Plus, influential documentary photographer, Robert Frank as Photographer of the Week.
01:35:17 |
Tue 12 Mar 2013
45: True North On Your Creative Compass
Light looking like lights, the long-term view of your portfolio, science vs alchemy of film, and more. Stéphane Lavoué is Photographer of the Week.
01:28:09 |
Tue 05 Mar 2013
44: Sensor Verite
How much change is too much change for the sake of commerce? Why portraits are different than other types of photography, and who is copyright really protecting? Classic sports magazine shooter Ozzie…
01:28:34 |
Tue 26 Feb 2013
43: 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 Ph…
01:36:45 |
Tue 19 Feb 2013
42: 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.
01:30:47 |
Tue 12 Feb 2013
41: 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.
01:35:51 |
Wed 06 Feb 2013
40: 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.
01:41:11 |
Tue 29 Jan 2013
39: 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…
01:41:22 |
Tue 22 Jan 2013
38: 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…
01:29:11 |
Tue 15 Jan 2013
37: 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…
01:49:00 |
Tue 08 Jan 2013
36: 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, photography movies, and photo educati…
01:36:21 |
Wed 02 Jan 2013
35: 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 i…
01:29:11 |
Wed 26 Dec 2012
34: 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 ou…
01:31:04 |
Tue 18 Dec 2012
33: 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…
01:29:57 |
Tue 11 Dec 2012
32: 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…
01:27:35 |
Wed 05 Dec 2012
31: 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 star…
01:26:59 |
Tue 27 Nov 2012
30: 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.
01:29:56 |
Wed 21 Nov 2012
29: 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 photo…
01:28:21 |
Tue 13 Nov 2012
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