On Taking Pictures

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26: Brain Calibration Issue Oct 26, 2012

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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!

25: The Weather Is What You're Photographing Oct 23, 2012

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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.

23: Everyone’s Job to be Everything Oct 01, 2012

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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.

22: Ann Curry is a Better Photographer than You Sep 24, 2012

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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, could have done a better job I'm sure.

21: Vanity Fairy Sep 18, 2012

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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 week's On Taking Pictures.

20: Moment Much Bigger than that Photograph Sep 11, 2012

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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.

18: Fifty Dollars and an Ice Cream Cone Aug 28, 2012

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Fielding work inquiries, moon photography, the impossible rebirth of 8x10 Polaroid, artists vs technicians, and the wonderful work of Greg Heisler.

17: Still Lifes of People Aug 22, 2012

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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.

19: Bare with a Snoot Feb 14, 2012

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When 5 lights are just right, why people bother to shoot with a 4x5, as well as who Berenice Abbott was and why her work still rocks.

24: Negative Space of Technique Feb 10, 2012

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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.

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