#49: Happiness is an Inside Job

Things get a little heavy as Bill and Jeffery discuss the importance of dreams and what often keeps us from chasing them. Plus, standing up for the value of your work, just how limited are limited editions and pioneering female photographer Margaret Bourke-White as Photographer of the Week.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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#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.

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