#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.
Links for this episode:
- The Slanted LensCapturing Stills from Video with the Canon 1DC – The Slanted Lens
- Who Pays Photographers?
- Robert Frank – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Peeling Back The Veneer: Robert Frank
- Robert Frank “The Americans” – a short review : On Taking Pictures
#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.
#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 Sweet is Photographer of the Week.
#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 Photographer of the Week.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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 Photographer of the Week.
#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 Week.
#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 agressive street photographer and filmmaker William Klein is Photographer of the Week.
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