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On Taking Pictures

by Bill Wadman and Jeffery Saddoris

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 and Jeffery Saddoris.

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380: Make The Next One Better

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Bill and Jeffery gripe about Apple's new pricing and gear decisions, then get into Norman Rockwell's staged reference photography after a Vermont museum trip, and wander

Sep 15
1 h 24 min

379: Artifacts Of Time And Place

Bill and Jeffery grumble about Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio price increases and Jeffery’s love for the Supernote Manta, then spend most of the episode remembering phot

Aug 25
1 h 31 min

378: X-Wing not the X-1

Bill and Jeffery dig into where creative legitimacy actually comes from now that gatekeepers like ASMP and Magnum have lost their grip, and talk about why they stopped ch

Aug 11
1 h 35 min

377: Touching The Backstop

Bill and Jeffery talk through a buggy macOS beta, a $10 thrift-store flatbed scanner, and the endless search for a good digital asset manager, then get into why they both

Jul 28
1 h 36 min

376: Shrink-wrapped In Anxiety

Bill and Jeffery ramble from brushes with celebrities and growing up before the internet to a deep dive into old Mold-A-Rama toy machines, vanishing physical media, and w

Jul 6
1 h 32 min

375: Don’t Get Sucked Into The Battle

Episode 375 opens with a personal reflection on the death of photographer William Coupon, a friend Bill made through the show years ago, and a broader conversation on gri

Jun 17
1 h 36 min

374: Iterating on Noise

Ansel Adams in AI color? Yuck! Do we ever get past the fear of complete failure and should we? Color grading footage and getting lost. Montana native Robert Osborn is our

May 26
1 h 20 min

373: Uncertainty Within An Envelope

How to teach an old dog new tricks by learning new skills, tools, and processes. Also some discussion of first stage movie making and William Gottlieb as our Photographer

May 12
1 h 27 min

372: Mental Proprioception

Big long conversation about change and mental health, then a trip down a used camera rabbit hole. Emma Summerton is our Photographer of the Week. “Bowling Alone” John S

Apr 28
1 h 35 min

371: Moon Joy

Jeffery & Bill are back to discuss the amazing pictures from Artemis II and the cameras they used, as well as whether doing something without it trying to be great is doi

Apr 14
1 h 14 min

370: Detritus of Life

Is it worth going backwards in order to go forward? Finding yourself again in things you thought were in your past. Pioneering documentary photographer Alice Seeley Harri

Mar 4
1 h 27 min

369: Digital Entitlement

We're back!! At least every once in a while when we feel like it. This time to discuss Bill fixing the battery door of his beloved Pentax, how changing technology is effe

Feb 10
1 h 27 min

368: Everything Has Limits

Jeffery and Bill discuss the Dan Winters episode of the Disney/Hulu series ‘Photographer’ and how maker’s relationships with their partners and families allows them to do

Apr 9 2024
1 h 10 min

367: Offended By Extension

Should you react to changes in the industry by going on defense or offense? And what does offense in this context mean. TIF vs PSD vs PSB and more. Ken Nahoum is our Phot

Apr 2 2024
1 h 19 min

366: A Big Fluffy Thing

Change the variables you control when that's what's holding you back. Also, how to have your portfolio stand out and fit in to the preconceived notions of your viewers al

Mar 26 2024
1 h 21 min

365: It Feels Different

Something feels different for Jeffery and it's a good thing, something feels different for Bill and it's not a good thing. Tony Notarberardino is our Photographer of the

Mar 19 2024
1 h 17 min

364: I Don’t Think It’s Gonna Work

Is Instagram still about photography? Even if it is, are they photographs of real life anymore or is AI imagery just the next step toward the fantasy the world seemingly

Mar 13 2024
1 h 12 min

363: Not In My Vocabulary

Jeffery is copying his art to photographs and Bill has found a new online color editor which he's playing with while learning to accept and grow from critique. Todd Schic

Mar 6 2024
1 h 08 min

362: Motion Is The Hapiness

Turns out Jacob Collier is an amazing musician even if he doesn't label his tracks. Jeffery and Bill discuss figuring out other people's process and how sometimes it's mo

Feb 27 2024
1 h 31 min

361: Didn't Have Enough Power

AI video is here, but who is it good for? Reviews are mixed for the new Fuji x100VI. When does change make sense and when to leave well enough lone? Marion Post Wolcott i

Feb 20 2024
1 h 18 min

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