Jeffery Saddoris Podcast Archive

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Photography and the Rise of AI

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Music and sounds by me using products from ‪@ArturiaOfficial‬, ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬, and ‪@WeAreElektron‬.

Deep Natter: Artificial Isolation

Tue, 09 May 2023 21:00:00 -0400

In this episode, without knowing it, Sean and I each posted something about AI this week and we thought it might be fun to sit down and compare notes. We also talk about the growing problem of loneliness that exists on both sides of the Atlantic and a few of the things we’ve each been thinking about to help deal with it.

LINKS

Prompt. View. Repeat.

Mali Davies Photography

Let’s Create - The Photography Show

Bowling Alone

Seattle Coffee Company

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Everything’s a Remix on AI

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Copy of a Copy

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Maarten Rots joins me from the Netherlands for a terrific conversation talking about a recent salon group show he was in and the importance of saying yes to putting our work out into the world. Plus, I pitch him an idea for a potential new zine project and we even talk a little bit about AI…just a little.

LINKS

Kristopher Matheson

Brian Eno biography (via Amazon)

John Cage biography (via Amazon)

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March & Rock magazine: https://marchandrock.com

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MUSIC

Jeffery Saddoris

Deep Natter: A Healthy Self-Centeredness

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:00:00 -0400

I want to let you know that this is the last regular episode with Sean and me for the foreseeable future. There will be more episodes of Deep Natter in the future with a variety of different co-hosts sitting in, like Jon Wilkening from the last episode, and I’m sure there will be more with Sean, I just can’t say when. We have been talking about this behind the scenes for a while now and both of us think that it makes sense to take a break while we each pursue other projects. I think when you listen to the episode, you’ll understand why.

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Letting the Field Go Fallow

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0400

In this episode, I'm joined by Jon Wilkening who, after a disappointing trip out West, walked away from the creative side of his life to refocus on his family. Now, three years later, the itch to create has started to come back, though he’s not exactly sure what that might look like.

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Deep Natter: There’s Got To Be Balance

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about balance—specifically the balance between work and happiness and doing the work you love versus doing the work that pays the bills. Plus, we talk about stepping outside of our respective comfort zones to produce work that’s just as challenging for us as it may be to an audience.

LINKS

Parable (Print): Physical Magazine: PARABLE Window Light (vol.1) — Sean Tucker Photography

Parable (PDF + Audio): Digital Magazine: PARABLE Window Light (PDF + Audio) — Sean Tucker Photography

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https://www.andalucia.org/en/genalguacil

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High Line by Duffmusiq

Deep Natter: They Painted the Whole Town Blue

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Maarten Rots joins me from a village in the south of Spain where he’s been working on photos for the next issue of his magazine March & Rock. He’s also been reflecting on a decade as a photographer and we talk about some of the changes in how he approaches his work and what he gets out of it.

LINKS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puente_Nuevo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbella

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Towns_of_Andalusia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estepona

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Júzcar

https://www.andalucia.org/en/genalguacil-cultural-tourism-museo-de-arte-contemporaneo-fernando-centeno

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March & Rock magazine: March & Rock magazine

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Between the Accolades (w/Bill Wadman)

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:30:00 -0400

Last week, I sat down for a conversation with Bill Wadman that was released in this feed as well as the On Taking Pictures feed, which hadn’t been updated since 2018. The response to the episode was, well, unexpected to say the least. We’ve gotten a ton of feedback and I can’t tell you how much we appreciate it. We don’t really know how often these conversations will happen moving forward, but it’s always good to sit down will Bill and just hit the record button and see where we end up.

What I do know is that this is part two of the conversation from last week that started with Bill talking about whether or not he was going to return his new Fuji GFX 100. In this conversation we’re talking about media, materials, and an incident involving some Ikea shelving that leads us down a rabbit hole around legacy and perspective.

LINKS

OTP Episode Archive

Ikea IDÅSEN shelving

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Wilson Watt Puppy speakers

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Eyes This Way by Bill Wadman (w/ Andrea Mann)

Going Back To Move Forward (w/Bill Wadman)

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0400

In 2012, Bill Wadman and I recorded the first episode of On Taking Pictures and for the next 324 weeks, we never missed an episode. Even though Bill and I don’t talk every week like we used to, whenever we do, it’s like picking up the conversation where we left off. If you’ve never listened to an episode of OTP, consider this a teaser for the 325 episodes you have ahead of you. OTP changed my life for the better and I always love getting to sit down with Bill, regardless of whether or not we hit the record button. But it’s often a lot more fun when we do because we get to share the conversations with you.

LINKS

OTP Episode Archive

Michael Fremer

Fuji 32-64 f/4 zoom

Fuji GFX100s

Johnny Carson Carnac the Magnificent

Bill’s GFX100s playback exposure issue

Pentax 645z

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Stefan Sagmeister - Made You Look

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Eyes This Way by Bill Wadman (w/ Andrea Mann)

Deep Natter: Don’t Play It Too Safe

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Before we get started, I want to let you know that we’re making some changes to the show. In addition to bringing back Process Driven, these conversations with Sean will go to monthly, rather than twice a month and my goal is to bring in a different co-host for at least one additional episode per month. All of the episodes will still be part of my main podcast feed, which is now called Jeffery Saddoris: Almost Everything since I’ve got some things in the works that will not be a part of the main feed. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out. In this last episode of 2022, we’re talking about the year ahead and some of the changes each of us want to make, both in terms of what we do and how we do it.

LINKS

Richard Mosse

Maria Lax

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Purer Definition of Art

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re picking up at the tail end of a conversation Sean and I were having about money and value and how that relates to art and it reminded Sean of an interview he was listening to with Steven Fry, which helps to set the tone for the rest of the show. Pay particular attention to the beautiful bit of wisdom Sean drops at about the 30-minute mark. \

LINKS

Diary of a CEO: https://stevenbartlett.com/the-diary-of-a-ceo-podcast/

The Judge: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872194/

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: What Would You Make For You?

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking about making the work that means the most to us as the maker and how sometimes, we need to take a step back in order to see it. We also talk about a terrific new documentary about the visual effects wizards at Industrial Light & Magic.

LINKS

Tom Jones Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qfw6pon9tA

Joshua Jackson Modern Paradox: https://www.joshkjack.com/modern-paradox

David Carson (TED Talk): https://www.ted.com/talks/david_carson_design_and_discovery

Chris Ashworth: https://ashworth.work

Ray Gun magazine: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ray-gun-music-style-magazine/

Light and Magic: https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/light-and-magic

Young Sherlock Holmes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOsxXi-tu_U

Water tendril for Abyss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAFIUuFRkBA

John Carpenter's The Thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ftmr17M-a4

Matte paintings in Star Wars https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/01/the-amazing-matte-paintings-from-star-warsand-their-creators/

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Adam Savage - Golden Book of Amun-Ra

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Resetting the Algorithm

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re continuing to talk about living a creative life without allowing the algorithm dictate what you see and, more importantly, what you make. We also talk about the often repetitive nature of storytelling in cinema and cite a few exceptions.

LINKS

Casey Neistat

AIAIAI Headphones

Propstore Auction

The Mummy (Trailer)

Amazon Rings of Power

Nerd of the Rings

Illustrated Silmarillion

The Peripheral (IMDb)

Under the Banner of Heaven (IMDb)

Marc Maron Andrew Garfield

Scandinavian Dramas (IMDb)

Joseph Campbell

The Revenant

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: What Do You Want to Say?

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about the importance of finding your own creative voice and producing the work you want to see in the world, regardless of what you think an audience wants to see from you.

LINKS

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The OG App on the App Store

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: We Don't Know What We Don't Know

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about what we can do when it’s time to take a step back to regroup and/or refocus, either on our own or with the help of a professional. Plus, this is the last weekly episode of Deep Natter for a while as each of us takes time to get other projects underway.

LINKS

Izotope RX10

Ad-free Instagram client ‘OG App’ taken down, and not by Meta

10 Reasons Vero is Slapping Instagram (w/ Peter McKinnon)

Vero is Worse Than Instagram

Sean Tucker: Artists Should be Competitive

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The Rest is Politics podcast

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: The World's Not Over Yet

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Full disclosure, there are parts of this episode where Sean and I get a little heavy. There are simply so many things going on in the world that it can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving us really struggling with what to do and wondering which way to turn. We also talk about the renewed interest in Vero as a potential alternative to Instagram for photographers, especially in light of some of the recent changes on Instagram that prioritize reels over images. I think it’s an interesting conversation all around and I hope you enjoy it.

LINKS

Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Ken Follet

Ben Horne YouTube

Vero

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Sober Level of Self-Confidence

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Failure is something that virtually every creative has faced at some point. In this episode, Sean and I unpack some of the differences between real and perceived failure, and some ways we can respond to each of them without simply giving up. We also talk about the importance of trusting our skills and abilities, especially when we might feel like we’re in over our heads.

LINKS

David Bowie - China Girl

Spielberg documentary

The Fablemans

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: It's Not a Limitation of Talent

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about pivoting when a project just isn’t taking off or going in the direction we want it to. Sean also shares some thoughts on revisiting and possibly even updating a past project, inspired in part by conversations he’s had with people in his photographic community.

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24mm: Focal Length Series

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Digging in as Deeply as Possible

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I geek out a little over lighting and talk a bit about how shallow depth of field can often be the low hanging fruit in photography. We also talk about a few examples of our favorite film editing that refuses to simply hold the audience by the hand to explain everything that’s happening in the narrative.

LINKS

35mm: Focal Length Series

50mm: Focal Length Series

85mm: Focal Length Series

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis

Edge of Tomorrow

Pharrell Williams - Freedom

13 Minutes to the Moon

Iteration 65: When the Teacher Disappears

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Official site of Stephen Fry

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: That’s the Work

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0400

In this episode, on the back of Sean’s recent meetup in London, we’re talking about the social energy it often requires for introverts to engage with other people and the toll simply being out in the world can sometimes take. We also talk about the importance of producing work that allows an audience to meet and engage with both the maker and the work where they are.

LINKS

The Warhol Diaries

Stuart Waplington

Deep Natter w/Ben Horne

Simon Baxter

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: The Thing About the Work

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0400

In this episode, I’m joined by large format landscape photographer Ben Horne and we’re talking about some of the challenges and considerations around creating products for an audience and why print still and maybe always will be better than looking at work on a screen.

LINKS

Daniel Milnor: https://shifter.media

Tyndell: https://www.tyndellphotographic.com

Andrew Baruffi: https://www.andrewbaruffiphoto.com

Mixam: https://mixam.co.uk

Daido Tokyo: https://www.moriyamadaido.com/en/bibliography/

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Website: https://benhorne.com

Twitter: @benhorne

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Roger Deakins Digital vs Film

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Different Kind of Creative

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean finds out he’s got scammers posing as him online and we have a fascinating conversation about a new AI called MidJourney that has artists and photographers scrambling to figure out how and why to use it.

LINKS

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Annie Leibovitz photographing Keith Richards

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Discovering All the Time

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean gives me some valuable advice for starting my own YouTube channel, which leads into a terrific discussion around the importance of identifying what motivates us to make. Plus, we gush a little about Justin Hawkins.

LINKS

Shot Deck

Joey L

Simon Baxter

Joe Cornish

MidJourney

Justin Hawkins Rides Again

CONNECT WITH SEAN

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Sometimes You Just Know

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Friend of the Show Maarten Rots joins me from his mobile studio in the Netherlands to talk about how a space can have an affect on what kind of work we produce in it. We also talk about the difficulty in breaking out of creative habits and the challenge of when to take our work in a different direction.

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March & Rock magazine: March & Rock magazine

Instagram: @maartenrots

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Justin Hawkins Rides Again

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Collaboration with Technology

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about how some of the evolutions in technology will impact the way we make art and, in some cases, blur the line of creativity between humans and machines. We also trade links to some of the things each of us has found interesting over the past week or so.

LINKS

Djo - Official Website

Guess the Lighting (via FStoppers)

Yousuf Karsh portrait of Hemingway

George Hurrell

Audrey Hepburn by Jack Cardiff

Platon portrait of President Clinton

Baumgartner Restoration

Raul Cantu

Joshua Davis Studios

Welcome to Processing!

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Dalton Campbell on Process Driven

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Go with the Questions

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I have an honest and, at times, revealing discussion around how comparing our work to others can often lead to creative paralysis. We also talk about the importance of finding an accountability buddy who can give us the support and feedback we need—whether it’s positive or negative—that can really help us move forward.

LINKS

Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light

Gregory Crewdson Substack

Fan Ho - via Independent Photographer

Alec Soth Masterclass on Magnum

Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

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Henry Thomas’ ET Audition - YouTube

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: You Only Have the Journey

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

We’re a little all over the place in this episode, from Kate Bush and Stranger Things to Top Gun: Maverick, to the importance of the creative journey and how sharing the what and the how often yields greater fruit than simply playing our processes close to the vest.

LINKS

Alexander Shaia

Maria Lax

Maria Lax on Process Driven

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Richard Rohr — Growing Up Men | The On Being Project

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Smooth Trajectory to Brilliant

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Do you ever get the feeling that the world is falling apart? Me too, but in this episode, Sean and I discuss how feelings aren’t facts and just because the bad stuff is often easier to believe doesn’t make it true. Plus, we talk about expectations and how needing to know the outcome of a project often keeps us from ever beginning.

LINKS

Sapiens by Yuval Harari

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The Meaning in the Making

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Terrible Artistic Model

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean is back and shares some of his thoughts and takeaways from his recent creative retreat in Tuscany. Also, I finally finished The Last of Us 2, which we’ve wanted to talk about literally for years. I think it’s safe to say that for each of us, not only was it an incredible gaming experience, but also an example of how great storytelling and well-paced narrative can transcend mediums.

LINKS

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Do the Work! by Steven Pressfield

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Everything’s an Experiment

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:00:00 -0400

Last week, I was joined by Maarten Rots for a terrific conversation around his approach to creativity. As is often the case when talking about the creative process, there’s always more to unpack so I asked Maarten if he’d be willing to come back to continue the conversation. In this episode, while in some ways we’re picking up where we left off, we also go in some different directions, specifically around giving ourselves permission to play and being okay when a project goes somewhere we never intended.

LINKS

CONNECT WITH MAARTEN

March & Rock magazine: https://marchandrock.com

Instagram: @maartenrots

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Does Every Photograph have to Tell a Story? (feat. Maarten Rots)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: You Can Always Try Again

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400

This is episode 50 of Deep Natter and today we’ve got a little treat for you. If you’re a regular listener, you’ve undoubtedly heard the name Maarten Rots. He’s someone that Sean and I have mentioned a number of times on the show, usually in reference to how creative he is. Back in 2020, Sean even did a video about him He’s an artist in every sense of the word and in this episode, Maarten and I are talking about his approach to creativity which really centers around self-care and wellness. It’s a terrific conversation that I’m sure you’re going to enjoy.

LINKS

The Practice by Seth Godin

CONNECT WITH MAARTEN

Instagram: @maartenrots

March & Rock magazine: marchandrock.com

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

The Meaning in the Making

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Structured But Simple

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Last week, I was talking to Maarten Rots—who you’ve heard us mention several times on the show—and I was asking him how he manages to stay so creative. His answer not only surprised me, but it inspired me to adopt a similar approach to my own creativity in an experiment for the month of June. Talking it through with Sean launched us into a terrific discussion around making and self-care and, what he calls, “turning down the bullying boss.”

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Carl Jung

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Vice article: We’re Doomed

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Feelings Aren’t Facts

Fri, 27 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

A few days ago, I came across a post that painted a pretty grim portrait of our collective futures—and here’s the thing…I wasn’t surprised by it at all. If I’m being honest, it’s something that I often feel anyway. When I brought it up to Sean, he was quick to point out that the way we feel is often just that, a feeling, not a fact. In this especially deep natter, we unpack happiness, negativity bias, and why for many of us, the bad stuff is often easier to believe.

LINKS

Is Happiness a Choice?

Steven Pinker: Enlightenment Now

Viktor Frankl: Man’s Search for Meaning

Negativity bias

Rick Hanson (velcro/teflon)

Confirmation bias

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Masterclass Werner Herzog

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: The Technique is Invisible

Thu, 19 May 2022 14:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about moving forward on new projects and how for each of us, the success of those projects relies heavily not on simple tricks but in a deeper connection to technique and narrative. We also talk about dealing with the perceived failure anytime we venture too far outside of our creative comfort zones.

LINKS

Process Driven: Jack Lowe (Part One)

Process Driven: Jack Lowe (Part Two)

Joey L.

Disney Propaganda

Looney Tunes Propaganda

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Ewan McGregor and the green screen lizard

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Sometimes There’s Nothing

Thu, 12 May 2022 14:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are using a discussion around the visual effects of The Batman as a springboard to talk about tools. We also unpack some of the differences in how we approach the research and selection process and how for each of us, a big part of any purchase revolves around worth and the patterns of our parents.

LINKS

The Making Of The Batman | The Batman | HBO Max

Oblivion Featurette: The Sky Tower

Creating Dramatic Self Portraits (feat. Fiona Lark)

Street Photography with Film: Kodak Tri-X (feat. Mavis CW)

Creating Mood and Mystery in your Street Photography (feat. Joshua K Jackson)

The 3 Best Pro-Mist Filters for Creating Dreamy Cinematic Looks

Landscape & Woodland Photography by Simon Baxter

Peter McKinnon Variable ND Filter by PolarPro

RetroSupply Co – Digital Art Brushes & Textures for Illustrators

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Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Everything’s a Thumbnail

Thu, 05 May 2022 16:00:00 -0400

I few nights ago, I got to go see Jacob Collier, who I was introduced to by Sean. If you’ve never heard of him or heard his music, he’s an absolute genius who is able to play pop, jazz, classical, you name it, and his fans include Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Hans Zimmer. In this episode, we’re talking about not just Jacob and his music, but some of the things we can take from him and apply to our own art making. Plus, as we teased in the last episode, we’re talking about some of our favorite album cover art.

LINKS

Jacob Collier | Home

Hideaway - Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier’s Harmonizer

The Room Where it Happens

The Making of Born & Raised

Destroyer | KISS Wiki | Fandom

Cey Adams | Visual Artist

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‎BBQ Interview Series - Kevin’s BBQ Joints on Apple Podcasts

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: On Your Own Terms

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking about changing up the how and the why of what we do creatively by getting away from chasing likes and follows and putting more energy into creating community and engagement. Plus, a voice message from a listener inspires a conversation around a specific kind of art.

LINKS

Daniel Milnor

Frank Maddocks

Photography by the Letter

The Midnight Miracle on Luminary

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To Edit or Not to Edit Your Photography?

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Just Show Me Beautiful Stuff

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:00:00 -0400

Let me ask you something. Do process and technique really matter? I mean in the grand scheme of making art, does it matter what tools or what techniques an artist uses to create their work as long as the end product is compelling or pleasing to look at or moves us in some way? Well, in this episode, that’s exactly what Sean and I are talking about.

LINKS

Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop

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Gordon Parks Foundation (Instagram)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:00:00 -0400

Terms like “icon” and “legend” get thrown around pretty casually these days, but in the case of photographer Joe McNally, they are not only absolutely appropriate but also well-deserved. He’s shot for some of the most prestigious magazines and clients in the world, including TIME, Newsweek, LIFE, Sports Illustrated, New York, and National Geographic. His work has earned him dozens of awards, including the first Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Journalistic Impact. He’s a best-selling author and has recently released his newest book The Real Deal: Field Notes From the Life of a Working Photographer. He’s also humble, funny, and tells terrific stories and I am so grateful to have had the chance to sit down with him for a bit. Here’s my conversation with photographer, director, author, storyteller, and Nikon Ambassador, Joe McNally.

LINKS

Monroe Gallery Santa Fe

Emory Kristof

Nikon D1x

Nikon Z9

Sally Mann: Collodion and the Angel of Uncertainty

W. Eugene Smith - Nurse, Midwife

W. Eugene Smith - Country Doctor

W. Eugene Smith - Spanish Village

Larry Burrows - The Flight of Yankee Papa 13

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Visual Acoustics (via IMDb)

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MUSIC

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Who Are You?

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400

How would you describe yourself? What are you interested in, not in terms of taking pictures or painting or writing, but what subjects really light you up? That’s what Sean and I are talking about in this episode. Plus, we dive a little deeper into the Enneagram and take a look at how we’re wired, and whether or not there’s anything we can do about it.

LINKS

Enneagram

A new Perspective by Donald Byrd (via Discogs)

The Cover Art of Blue Note Records

Maurice Binder (via Art of the Title)

Mastery by Robert Greene

The Book of Joy

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Ricky Gervais and Stephen Colbert on God

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: The Habit of Introspection

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400

This episode might seem like a bit of a departure, but I don’t really think that it is. Sean and I started out talking about the Morning Pages challenge from last week’s episode, which then led us down a rabbit hole into a larger discussion around science and God and how the search for truth is really at the core of both of them. I think it was a terrific conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

LINKS

Enneagram

Myers & Briggs

Rob Bell

Richard Rohr

Brian McLaren - A Generous Orthodoxy

Donald Miller - Blue Like Jazz

NT Wright - Simply Jesus

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Squarespace Wells template

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: You Have To Sift

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 18:47:00 -0400

Recently, the closing of my former web host inspired Sean and I to take a step back from our respective websites — and it’s allowed each of us to see the work we do and, maybe more interestingly, the work we share in a different light. Also, Sean reveals an exciting new direction that his life will be taking in the near future.

LINKS

Carrd

Andy Adams

CJ Chilvers

Sean’s retreat in June

Morning pages

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Do Websites Still Matter?

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 16:28:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are discussing the role of the personal website in an age of dwindling attention spans and the rise of social media. Is the Squarespace site or the Wordpress blog still as important and relevant as it once was or have people left the websites behind in favor of platforms that are seen more as virtual communities of like minded visitors?

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Neale James (Photography Daily)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: The Audience is Wrong

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:21:00 -0400

In this episode, what happens when one of your favorite artists puts out work that you don’t really like? Do you dismiss it as a creative misstep or do you try to look at it from a different perspective, trusting that they knew exactly what they wanted to release and not “getting it” is on you, not them?

LINKS

Nerd Writer

Wong Notes podcast John Mayer

John Mayer

Yebba covering The Age of Worry

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: There Is No Bar

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:47:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I talk about expectations around the things we make and the imaginary bars we set for ourselves which are often not only beyond our control but, in the grand scheme of things, they’re just not accurate measures of our worth. Plus how would you react if your next project was a monster success?

LINKS

Tascam Mixcast 4 Review

Dan Baker documentary

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Calculated Moves

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:38:00 -0400

In this episode, a conversation about gear leads to a discussion around some of the challenges of working with brands or services while still maintaining your creative integrity. We also talk about some of the musicians who have recently sold their back catalogs for enormous sums of money and where NFTs might fit into all of this.

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Sony ZV1 (techradar)

Ricoh GR IIIx

Samuel Lintaro

Sean’s four images (IG)

James Veitch

Filmic Pro

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: It's Only Fear

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:38:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking about control and fear, both in terms of how they are related to one an other and how they can individually and collectively keep us from putting out new work.

LINKS

Tascam Mixcast 4

Sean’s Fiona Lark Video

Patrice O’Neal

The War of Art

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Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Finding The Thing That Lights You Up

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:32:00 -0400

In this episode, a discussion around birthdays leads to a deeper dive into how limitations can often take our work into unexpected directions. We also talk about mindfulness and Sean offers some powerful advice on how we can be more present not just in our work, but also in our day-to-day lives.

LINKS

Dan Baker

Magnum - Alec Soth

Julia Cameron - Morning pages

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: You Want to be You

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:51:00 -0400

One of the themes we keep coming back to on this show is the idea of being seen or heard, and I think for both Sean and myself, that desire is core to who we are as humans. I think that’s one of the reasons social media has become such a big part of the human experience. In this episode, we’re talking about getting ideas out in the world even if it means letting go of them. We also dive a little deeper into what a healthier social media platform might look like, and Sean shares how context is the key to giving better feedback.

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: I’m Not That Verbose

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:27:00 -0400

A couple weeks ago, we asked what you’d like to see in a new photo community and in this episode we’re talking about some of your responses and sharing a few of our own. We also dip back into an ongoing discussion around real life creative communities and Sean shares the story of a recent evening he spent with a group of creatives in York at a Pechakucha event.

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Steven Pressfield’s Writing Wednesdays

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Creative Habits

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:52:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I talk about some of the differences in the way we approach creative projects. We also talk about a recent email from Steven Pressfield who suggests that the fear of success has nothing to do with success itself, but in instead all about acceptance.

LINKS

Studs Terkel Archive

Zequenz notebooks

The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Yeah, But Would You Pay For It?

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:10:00 -0400

A new piece of gear for my podcast studio sparks a discussion around control, consistency, and getting outside of our comfort zones in the work we produce. We also talk about what kinds of features and, maybe more importantly, what kind of culture we’d like to see from a new photo sharing platform.

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Where Good Ideas Come From (TED Talk)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Be Deliberate

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:15:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking some of the ways Covid has changed how we view, experience, and interact with art — specifically the collective or shared experience that can occur seeing movies, music, and other forms of art. We also talk about significant influencers in our lives and the importance of looking for creative inspiration outside of our normal sources — an example of which was a terrific collaboration between Brian Eno and David Byrne.

LINKS

Where Good Ideas Come From (Amazon)

Exaptation

Archaeopteryx

Brian Eno & David Byrne – My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (via Pitchfork)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Fancy Gambling

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:46:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of physical spaces and how they can influence how and even what we make. We also take the plunge into talking a little about NFTs, which hopefully will inspire not only listener interaction, but also more conversations in the future.

LINKS

Damascus Station

Secrets & Spies Podcast

The Prosperity Gospel

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The Hedonic Treadmill (Wikipedia)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Stuck on the Hedonic Treadmill (w/Bill Wadman)

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:57:00 -0400

If you were an On Taking Pictures listener, you probably knowhow my conversations with Bill Wadman go. If this is your first one, you’re in for a treat. As is often the case when we talk, the conversation follows more than a few rabbit holes, from how podcasting has changed since we started OTP in 2012, to watching the Beatles demystifying creativity, to how it feels to see home movies of our parents who were taken from us way too soon, and a bunch more. It’s another terrific conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

LINKS

The Rest is History

Dominion by Tom Holland

The Beatles Get Back

No Such Thing as a Fish

On Taking Pictures

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The Meaning in the Making

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MUSIC

Five to One by Steve Poloni

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist.io, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: What’s the Actual Problem?

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:01:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I talk a bit about the past year and what we’re each looking forward to in 2022, which is deeper meaning and connection in the work we produce. For Sean, that means getting back to portraiture, both as a maker and as an educator. For me, it means recording more conversations and signal boosting interesting stories, regardless of whether or not those stories fall under the category of Creativity.

LINKS

Stephen Fry

Amaran 60d LED lights

Start with Why

The War of Art

The Artists Way

Kevin Kelley’s 1000 true fans

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: It’s More Complicated Than That

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 20:38:00 -0400

In this episode, we talk a about collaboration and some of the difficulties around bringing in another pair of eyes or another set of hands to help bring our vision to life. And an email from friend of the show Maarten Rots sparks a conversation about the importance of objects and the things we hold dear.

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Dunning-Kruger Effect (Wikipedia)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Problem With Comparison

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:22:00 -0400

In this episode, we get our very first voice memo from a listener and it’s a terrific question around something that I think most, if not all, of us have struggled with at one point or another, and that’s imposter syndrome. It’s a big question and I hope we tackle at least part of it in a way that resonates with you.

LINKS

Dunning-Kruger Effect (Verywell Mind)

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High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Connecting the Dots

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:57:00 -0400

I want to take just a minute to thank you — for listening, yes, but especially since episode 19 so many of you have written in to share some of the things that you are going through, and that’s really why we put these out – in the hope that they will connect and resonate with you and let you know that you aren’t alone.

This episode started with me asking Sean about how he edits his videos and turned into a larger conversation about how connecting with an audience is such a key component to why we do what we do.

LINKS

Pete Holmes

Ibarionex

Neale James

The Beatles – Get Back

Radiolab

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Maarten Rots w/Sean Tucker

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: You Don’t Have to Tell a Story

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:35:00 -0400

In this episode, we begin with a conversation around aesthetics in art and how aesthetics sometimes gets overlooked or even dismissed in favor of narrative. We also talk about some of the tolls the pandemic has taken on creativity and how for so many people it seems to have been the catalyst for massive change in their lives.

LINKS

Sally Mann –

Vinculum

Fan Ho

Ray Metzger (via Getty)

Start With Why

Dorothy Simpson Krause

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Carving Out Spaces to Connect

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:28:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of ritual in making and how various rituals — both conscious and subconscious — appear in our lives. We also talk about the value of creating the mental space for the actual doing and how carving out quiet time can help our creativity to find its way into the world.

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Everything in its Right Place

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:35:00 -0400

Welcome to Deep Natter. This week, we’re talking about recognizing our own good, seeing patterns in the creative chaos of work that we make, and some absolutely beautiful thoughts from Sean around connectivity and meaning.

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High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Can We Accept it Graciously?

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:31:00 -0400

Last week, we released a show that seems to be resonating with quite a few of you. In fact, we’ve received more feedback on that episode than any other episode we’ve done. I think it’s because so many of us are in the same place with trying to figure out where what we make fits, how to get it out there in front of people, and if we’re lucky, make a little money from it. This week is sort of a continuation of last week’s conversation, but we begin with a little chat about gear.

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: What Does Fear Serve?

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:02:00 -0400

This episode wasn’t meant to be an episode. It started as one of our pre-show chats — Sean and I just talking before we jumped into what we had actually planned to talk about, which now completely escapes me. But as it’s happened so many times before when we talk, we went off on a tangent, and this time it was a deep one around worth and value and the often paralyzing fear of showing ourselves to the world through the things we make.

LINKS

Halston (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80245103

Halston Documentary (Prime Video): https://www.amazon.com/Halston-Tavi-Gevinson/dp/B08CS6D1ZN

Obey Giant: https://obeygiant.com/

Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu9Bm8aw_lI

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

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CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Jason Momoa Human Recreational Services

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Always Be a Beginner

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:48:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about output, not in terms of what we produce, but how the work I’ve recently dipped my toes into the world of synthesizers, something I’ve been interested in for years but never really pursued. In this episode, Sean and I talk about the importance of pursuing creative interests outside of your “main” pursuits for no other purpose but to, as Sean puts it, always be a beginner at something. We also talk about Tinker Toys, a band called Snarky Puppy, what a good guy Jason Momoa seems to be and a whole lot more.

LINKS

Dave Matthews Band #41

Snarky Puppy

Lukas Nelson

Jason Momoa ET clip

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Existential Latency (w/Bill Wadman)

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:00:00 -0400

One of the things I love about talking to Bill Wadman is that even when we don’t talk for a while, the banterand chemistry that was the heart of On Taking Pictures for more than 300 episodes is right there regardless of what we’re talking about. It’s been that way since the first episode and nearly a decade later, it’s still fun to see where we end up.

CONNECT WITH BILL

Twitter: @billwadman

Instagram: @billwadman

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Mad Max: Black and Chrome

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MUSIC

Five to One by Steve Poloni

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist.io, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Starting at Zero

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:19:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about output, not in terms of what we produce, but how the work we make is presented to an audience. For example, are you only sharing your work online, or do you also make prints. Maybe you make photobooks or show your work in galleries. How our work appears out in the world can have a dramatic effect on how compelling it is to a viewer. We also talk about the new Bond film, No Time To Die — specifically the score and how brilliantly Hans Zimmer took one of the most recognizable pieces of music in cinema and made it his own.

LINKS

Genesis Imaging

Hans Zimmer recording

No Time to Die

Hanz Zimmer on

Interstellar

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Looking Behind the Curtain

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:03:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about meeting our heroes and how the outcome of those meetings can often affect how we are able to see and connect with the work they make. We also talk about the importance of finding that thing or maybe multiple things that light you up and you do simply for the fun or the joy of it.

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

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YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Alec Soth’s Lost in Translation

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: It’s All Deliberate

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:45:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about a photo essay that raised some interesting questions for each of us, such as how do you respond to an artist’s newer work when it doesn’t hit you the same way their earlier work did? Have they changed or have you? Or is it some of each? And how much should the context of the work matter to how it lands with a viewer?

LINKS

At Eternity’s Gate

CONNECT WITH SEAN

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Stepping Back to Move Forward

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:33:00 -0400

A few episodes back, Sean and I were talking about social media and Sean mentioned that Ben Horne, who is a terrific large format landscape photographer I spoke to on Process Driven 41, had left Twitter and Instagram and was just focusing on the community he had on YouTube. I reached out to Ben to see if he’d like to come on the show to talk about why he did it and how it’s affected him, both personally and professionally.

CONNECT WITH BEN

Website: https://www.benhorne.com

YouTube: Ben Horne

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Monsters (Gareth Edwards)

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Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: If You Can Predict It, It Doesn’t Work

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:10:00 -0400

In this episode of Deep Natter, Sean and I are continuing a previous discussion about finding our why around the things we make. Sometimes, it’s easy to lose our way and we end up needing to make a few tweaks or even a hard reset to get us back in the groove.

LINKS

Primordial (Jeff Lemire)

Gideon Falls

Sweet Tooth (Netflix)

Sweet Tooth (Comic)

El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez)

Midnight Miracle

Process Driven 37 with Jack Lowe

Serial

S-Town

13 Minutes to the Moon

Blackout

Fake Famous on HBO

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: It's Really Not That Social

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:10:00 -0400

In this episode of Deep Natter, one of Sean’s Instagram accounts got hacked, which has us talking about to what degree we’re comfortable relying on social media platforms as the main place to share our work and connect with an audience. Plus, a new HBO Documentary about social media sparks a chat about a growing number of influencers who want little more than for social media to make them famous, even if it’s not real.

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Putting the Making First

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:43:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about owning the things we make. What I mean by that is that we stand behind our art and put our voice, our process, and ourselves first, before we worry about packaging it, branding it, and marketing it to an audience.

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Website: https://seantucker.photography

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

My Life as a Failed Artist (via Vulture)

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MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Moving Towards Something Meaningful

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:15:00 -0400

This is actually episode 10.5 or “10 Take Two” of Deep Natter, since we had a little bit of a power outage situation and had to record this week’s show a second time. It actually worked out for the best though, since it gave Sean and me time to think about the subject matter a little more and dive just a bit deeper into discussing it.

LINKS

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Making Space for Good Stuff to Happen

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:48:00 -0400

Sean is going to be doing a new project with one of his oldest friends, so in this episode we’re talking about podcasting, both from the side of the listener and also from the perspective of the creator. Plus, Sean shares a bit of the beauty and the complexity of his early life growing up in South Africa.

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Where Does Your Voice Come From?

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:49:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about collaboration finding your voice and to help us illustrate some of this, we’re going to be talking about a terrific HBO documentary from 2017 called Spielberg. And while the film is ostensibly about Spielberg and became one of the greatest directors of all time, largely pulling from his own life experiences, it’s also about the group of filmmakers who came up around him pushing him and each other to go further and be better at the craft they loved.

LINKS

Spielberg

Spielberg on Prime Video

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

https://www.seantucker.photography

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

The Meaning in the Making: Sean Tucker

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:39:00 -0400

Sean Tucker has just released a new book called The Meaning in the Making. Over twelve chapters, using stories from his own life, as well as references from literature, art, philosophy, and religion, Sean attempts to understand and explain “the why and how behind our human need to create.” I’ve been lucky enough to hear little snippets here and there during the course of its creation, but Sean and I have never really talked about it as a complete piece of work until now. In this conversation, I’m talking to Sean about the process behind writing the book and we begin with what I thought was the most logical and maybe even obvious question: why write a book at all, and why did it have to be this one?

LINKS

The Meaning in The Making

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Website: https://seantucker.photography

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Robin Williams’ speech in Good Will Hunting

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MUSIC

Vibradrone by Ankori & Ramon

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: A Narrow Representation

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:20:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean Tucker and I are talking about some of the challenges of bringing focus back from our various social media platforms to our own websites, which in many ways are the only places we have online that allow us to really curate how our work is presented to an audience. We also talk about how much we miss communities and how easy it has become to simply retreat into creative isolation.

CONNECT

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Phantom Thread

Werner Herzog Masterclass

The Peregrine

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

The New Propaganda, vol. 1

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Stuck on the Hamster Wheel of Good

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:32:00 -0400

In this episode, we’re talking about chasing objective good in art making and selling out to please an audience versus making strategic choices to keep an audience engaged with the work we make. We also share a few things you might want to check out to help level up your inspiration.

LINKS

The Rewatchables Podcast

National Gallery of Art

Making the Cut

Dorothy Simpson Krause

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Getting Beyond the Skills We Know

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:23:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean talks about a recent trip to London where he may have had his most productive day of photography ever, which is a pretty bold statement. We also talk about the importance of inspirational friends as well as our shared appreciation for the work of Richard Avedon, Don McCullin, and Sally Mann.

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Some Sort of Self-Worth Value Thing (w/Bill Wadman)

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:29:00 -0400

The other day I was on the phone with Bill Wadman and it didn’t take long before Bill asked “wait, should we be rolling tape on this?” When you’ve recorded 1000 or so hours with someone, the answer is usually yes. I just wish we had been rolling from the beginning, because when Bill called, he asked what I was doing and I said that I was listening to Steve Perry. Without missing a beat, Bill launched into the opening bars of Oh Sherrie and we both started cracking up. Here's the rest of the conversation.

CONNECT WITH BILL

Twitter: @billwadman

Instagram: @billwadman

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MUSIC

Five to One by Steve Poloni

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist.io, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Brooke Shaden

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:03:00 -0400

Brooke Shaden is one of a select few artists who manages to consistently create work that is so visceral and resonates so deeply that it makes me want to step into the picture so I can inhabit that world, even for a moment. Her work is sometimes haunting, sometimes dark, sometimes disturbing, but always interesting and challenging enough, both conceptually and technically, that I’ve been a fan for years and am always eager to see what she comes up with next. I’ve wanted to talk to her for a long time and I’m so grateful that we could make this happen.

CONNECT WITH BROOKE

Website: https://brookeshaden.com/

Facebook: Brooke Shaden Photography

Instagram: @brookeshaden

CONNECT WITH ME

Talking Funny (Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais, and Louis CK)

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MUSIC

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: What Does Looking Back Get You?

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:10:00 -0400

In this episode, Sean and I are talking about the idea of revisiting older work. Some people find value in looking back over what they’ve done, while others never do and instead are always looking to what comes next. While Sean and I have a few similarities around it, there are definitely some differences in how each of us relates to our previous bodies of work.

LINKS

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Richard Rohr – Another Name for Everything

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Perfection and Other Fairy Tales

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:37:00 -0400

In this episode of Deep Natter, Sean Tucker and I are talking about perfection. They say that practice makes perfect, but I think as makers, deep down most of us know that perfect really doesn’t exist. Good? Sure. Great? Maybe, occasionally. But perfect? Not in my experience. So why do we keep chasing it? Well, that’s exactly what Sean and I are going to talk about and it all starts with a quote by one of Sean’s favorite authors, Richard Rohr.

LINKS

Ram Dass – Be Here Now

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead

The Last Picture Show

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Love languages by Gary Chapman

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: Chasing Idea Fuel

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:52:00 -0400

In this episode of Deep Natter, we're talking about effort, specifically whether and how and to what degree effort is connected to the value of the things we make. To help illustrate how effort can affect or influence the end product, we refer to a couple terrific films by Werner Herzog. If you would like to listen to these conversations live or participate with a question or comment, join us on the Clubhouse app Tuesdays at 2pm Eastern.

LINKS

Heart of Darkness

Fitzcrraldo

Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo

Burden of Dreams

Aguirre Wrath of God

Bert Kreisher and Casey Neistet

Casey Neistat

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

CONNECT WITH SEAN

A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Deep Natter: You Can’t Control the Response

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:15:00 -0400

In this debut episode of Deep Natter, Sean Tucker and I are talking about long-term projects and curating our own work. Each of us have been circling a personal project for years and as luck would have it, coming out of a global pandemic was just the catalyst we needed to stop thinking and start doing. We also talk about the importance of making the things you want to see in the world, rather than worrying about how they might be received by an audience and Sean shares one of his favorite recent books.

LINKS

Happy by Derren Brown

Photo Work by Sasha Wolfe

David Bowie on never playing to the gallery

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Death Valley National Park

Twitter: @seantuck

Instagram: @seantuck

YouTube: Sean Tucker

MUSIC

High Line by Duffmusiq

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

In Between: Legacy, a Lifeboat, and a Rottweiler

Tue, 18 May 2021 15:42:00 -0400

Lately, I seem to be having more and more conversations with people who have really started taking a long look back on their lives to try to determine to what degree anything they’ve done matters and whether or not it will keep mattering after they’ve gone. For many of them, these musings revolve around a major accomplishment or a specific body of work that was somehow more, for lack of a better word, than most — if not all — of the other things that they have done. Many have even used the term “calling” to describe it. Personally, I’ve not experienced that, at least not in the way that it’s been described to me. I think my life has been different in that I’ve done a bunch of smaller things that, when looked at together, form something that is greater and much more fulfilling that the sum of its parts. I was talking about this with Jack Lowe who you might remember from episodes 37 and 38 of Process Driven and we thought that it might be a perfect topic for another chance to record. So get comfortable, because for the next hour or so, we’re talking about the importance of legacy, connecting with people, and a really wonderful story that involves Jack piloting a 42-ton lifeboat in the North Atlantic and a Rottweiler called Bear.

LINKS

JR: https://www.jr-art.net/

JR Visages, Villages: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/19/visages-villages-review-agnes-varda-jr-documentary-cannes-2017

Chris Hadfield – Hero to Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZj05jaCuk

Chris Hadfield – An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth… : https://www.amazon.com/Astronauts-Guide-Life-Earth-Determination/dp/0316253030/https://www.pomonaartscolony.com

You can connect with Jack Lowe on his website at https://lifeboatstationproject.com.

If you have questions, feedback on the show, or an idea for something you'd like us to talk about, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

MUSIC

City by Anthony Vega

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Ben Horne

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:08:00 -0400

I think Ben Horne and I first talked about recording together in 2018, not long after I was introduced to his work. But as John Lennon famously said, “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans” and for one reason or another, we just couldn’t get our schedules in sync, but I am so grateful that we were able to circle back around and make this happen. I am a huge fan of Ben’s work. I think one of his superpowers as a photographer is capturing the quiet drama of big places — subjects and scenes that most of us would simply ignore if we even noticed them at all. It’s beautiful work and I’m happy to finally connect with Ben to talk about it.

LINKS

Zion National Park

Yosemite National Park

Colorado Plateau Film Reveal

Ben’s Portfolio Box Set

CONNECT WITH BEN

Website: https://www.benhorne.com

Twitter: @BenHorne

Instagram: @benhornephoto

CONNECT WITH ME

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

What Have We Lost by David James Terry

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Marc Wilson

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:20:00 -0400

While I’ve never really done one myself — not intentionally anyway — I am fascinated by long-term creative projects. I find the whole idea of intentionally and purposefully immersing yourself in something you know is going to take years to realize both inspiring and a little terrifying. But I guess if you find the right project, the challenges, obstacles and accidents both happy and unhappy make the journey of bringing whatever it is to life that much more rewarding.

Marc Wilson is a photographer in the UK who has completed two such projects back to back. From 2010 to 2014, he produced a body of work called The Last Stand which, in his words “aims to reflect the histories and stories military conflict and the memories held in the landscape itself.” In 2015, after releasing the body of work as a book, he began work on his next project, A Wounded Landscape – bearing witness to the Holocaust, which is based around 22 Holocaust survivor stories. The six-year project, culminating in a 750-page book, was made at more than 160 locations and is told through more than 350 photographs, as well as transcripts of conversations, research and sound. I am so grateful for the opportunity to talk about this powerful and important body of work.

LINKS

Kickstarter for A Wounded Landscape – bearing witness to the Holocaust

CONNECT WITH MARC

Website: https://www.marcwilson.co.uk/

Twitter: @marcwilsonphoto

Instagram: @marcwilsonphoto

CONNECT WITH ME

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Mysa by Laurel Violet

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Elliot Walker & Bethany Wood

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:42:00 -0400

In the middle of 2019, Netflix launched a show called Blown Away, which is a competition show for glass artists. The promos looked terrific and I think Adrianne and I were hooked from pretty much the first episode. We binged the whole season and it became sort of our go to recommendation for our Netflix-watching friends. I even reached out to Alex Rosenberg, one of the contestants on the show, who I sat down with for an episode of Process Driven.

Fast forward to the beginning of this year when Netflix finally released season two of Blown Away and for the next ten episodes, Adrianne and I were right back in the hot shop with a new group of artists. And just like with season one, I knew I wanted to talk to one of the contestants and I knew exactly who I wanted it to be. Both Adrianne and I were fans of Elliot Walker straight away. There was just something about his demeanor in the shop, not to mention that we absolutely loved what he made on the show. I really resonated with his approach to the materials, and the sense of humor he brought to the pieces he was making. I also really connected with how he spoke about his partner Bethany, who is not only his girlfriend, but also his assistant, his muse, and the curator of their gallery, Blowfish Glass.

And just so you know, this conversation does contain spoilers. So if you haven’t seen season two, consider yourself warned.

LINKS

Blown Away on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80215147

Blown Away on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9908860/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt

CONNECT WITH ELLIOT AND BETHANY

Gallery: https://www.blowfishglassart.com

Website: http://ewalkerglassart.co.uk

Instagram (Elliot): @ewalkerglassart

Instagram (Bethany): @bethjadewood

CONNECT WITH ME

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

Reconciled by Sean Williams

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Jack Lowe (2)

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:54:00 -0400

In Process Driven 37, I had part one of this two part conversation with Documentarist, Jack Lowe. And while you don’t need to have listened to part one to enjoy this conversation, I invite you to go back and listen to it if you haven’t. Among other things, we talked about the origins of Jack’s Lifeboat Station Project, which has him traveling to all 238 lifeboat stations around the UK in his mobile darkroom Neena to make photographs with his 12×10 inch wet plate camera. In this conversation, we talk about some of the motivations for the project and the supportive community that has grown around it, as well as what Jack hopes people will take away from the body of work as a whole. And just as we did in part one, we go down a few rabbit holes and, of course, talk a bit more about The Life Aquatic.

LINKS

The Life Aquatic

CONNECT WITH JACK

Website: https://lifeboatstationproject.com

Twitter: @ProjectLifeboat

MUSIC

Reconciled by Sean Williams

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Process Driven: Jack Lowe (1)

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:18:00 -0400

At the beginning of the year, I released an episode called Setting the Intention for 2021, and one of the things I talked about was how I wanted to make some changes to my shows, both in who I approach to record with and in how I actually produce and edit the episodes, for example using music and sound effects to enhance the ambience or atmosphere of an episode when it’s appropriate and serves the story.

The first person I met on the back of all of this was Jack Lowe and I can’t really even tell you where I first heard his name or saw photos from his Lifeboat Station Project – most likely it was something that popped up on Twitter which over the past several months has become a terrific way for me to discover new work and connect with interesting people. Regardless, once I dove into a bit of Jack’s work, I knew I wanted to talk to him.

LINKS

Ambient Isolation: https://www.ambientisolation.com

Matthew George Tuckey: @MGTuckey

Jack’s Dawn Chorus: https://m.soundcloud.com/mrjacklowe/sets/dawn-chorus

Daniel Meadows: https://www.photobus.co.uk

Anthony Hopkins’ “Be bold…”: https://twitter.com/AnthonyHopkins/status/1344008299490861056

JACK'S FIELD RECORDING KIT

MixPre-3 II: https://www.sounddevices.com/mixpre/

DPA 6060 Spaced Stereo Pair: https://www.dpamicrophones.com

Audio-Technica M40X: https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/ath-m40x

CONNECT WITH JACK

Website: https://lifeboatstationproject.com

Twitter: @ProjectLifeboat

MUSIC

Reconciled by Sean Williams

Normalize by Stanley Gurvich

Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

The Value of Value

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:37:00 -0400

One of the hardest things about being an artist — beyond the actual making of the art — is deciding how to value the work we make. For many of us — and I’m putting myself squarely in the middle on this — the art I make is very personal, even though visually it may not seem like it. And, if I’m being honest, it’s not just the art, but the design, the podcasts, the books, basically anything that I’m applying any sort of purposeful effort into is personal. And isn’t that the way it should be? I know this might be a corny reference but saying that just now reminded me of a movie with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan called you’ve got mail. Meg plays Kathleen, the owner of this little book shop in New York and Tom plays Joe, the owner of a big box book chain that ends up forcing Kathleen to close her shop, which coincidentally belonged to her mother. Anyway, at one point in the movie Joe apologizes to Kathleen for driving her out of business, saying that it was nothing personal. Kathleen, says something like “What is that supposed to mean? All that means is that it wasn't personal to you. But it was personal to me. And what's so wrong with being personal, anyway? Whatever else anything is, it oughta begin by being personal.” And that’s pretty much how I feel about the things that I make. The things I make are personal, they’re not just products. And all of this is part of a recent conversation with Jon Wilkening that began with a deceptively simple question.

CONNECT

You can find me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris. Or you can email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com. You can find Jon on Twitter and Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode:

Reconciled by Sean Williams

Faster featuring Helios Armor by Skygaze

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

Off on a Tangent (w/Bill Wadman)

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:51:00 -0400

If you were an On Taking Pictures listener, you know how all over the place some of the conversations with Bill Wadman and me tended to get and this one is no exception. We talk a little about gear, a little about process and a little about whatever tangent we happen to feel like following. In other words, just a normal chat between friends who have literally hundreds of hours of recorded conversations behind them.

LINKS

Sound Devices MixPre - https://www.sounddevices.com/mixpre/

RØDECaster Pro - https://www.rode.com/rodecasterpro/

Apple Big Sur - https://www.apple.com/macos/big-sur/

Gary Yost - http://www.garyyost.com

Oculus - https://www.oculus.com/

CONNECT WITH BILL

Twitter: @billwadman

Instagram: @billwadman

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

Five to One by Steve Poloni

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist.io, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

In Between: The Space Disappears

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:41:00 -0400

I was talking to Sean Tucker the other day and I don’t remember what prompted it, but he asked me whether I’d seen some of the recent work our friend Maarten Rots was sharing on Instagram. I told him that I had and that it was terrific. “But do you know how he’s doing it?” Sean gave me a brief description of what was going on in the pictures and after going back and looking at Maarten’s feed again, I realized because his work flows together so beautifully, the “how” of the more recent pictures didn’t raise any sort of flag. It just didn’t register, so I reached out to Maarten to ask him about it and when he sent me a few behind the scenes shots of his setup, the photos took on a different meaning and I knew there had to be an interesting story about how he got there.

You can find Maarten on Instagram @maartenrots or on his website at maartenrots.nl.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Process Driven: Gregory Crewdson (2)

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:24:00 -0400

There are only a handful of photographers whose work is instantly recognizable and fewer still who have become a genre unto themselves. I was first introduced to the pictures of Gregory Crewdson through a body of work called Beneath the Roses. I felt instantly connected to that world he so meticulously crafted and I’ve been a huge admirer of his work ever since.

In 2016, I had the opportunity to sit down with Gregory for a conversation about his body of work called Cathedral of the Pines. It was a terrific experience for me, not just because Gregory is one of my favorite photographers, but because it provided a glimpse behind the curtain to a photographic world that I find both moving and familiar. In 2018, Gregory began making photographs for his newest body of work.

An Eclipse of Moths continues his exploration of themes like brokenness and isolation as well as a profound connection to light and the encroachment of the natural world. To some that world may seem bleak, especially on first glance — but a deeper look will reveal a narrative that is hopeful and rich with possibility.

As we sat down to talk about An Eclipse of Moths, I began by asking him about the geography he revisits again and again and whether his pictures could be made anywhere else or is the place he now calls home a necessary part of his expression as an artist.

LINKS

An Eclipse of Moths (with music by Jeff Tweedy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYhGYZCc_hk

An Eclipse of Moths (Aperture book) - https://aperture.org/books/gregory-crewdson-an-eclipse-of-moths/

CNN Arts Feature - https://www.cnn.com/style/article/gregory-crewdson-photography-eclipse-of-moths/index.html

CONNECT WITH GREGORY

Website: https://gagosian.com/artists/gregory-crewdson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crewdsonstudio

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crewdsonstudio/

MUSIC

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A Familiar Voice (w/Bill Wadman)

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 18:35:00 -0400

A few months ago I was out on a morning walk with Adrianne and got a call from a familiar voice. Since then we’ve spoken a few times and thought why not roll tape on one and see where it goes. Today seemed as good a day as any to do just that. Here’s a brand new conversation between me and Bill Wadman.

LINKS

Beetlejuice - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/

Schitt's Creek - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3526078/

Ted Lasso - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/

Films to be Buried With - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/films-to-be-buried-with-with-brett-goldstein/id1408585620

Hackers - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/

A History of Pictures: From the Cave to the Computer Screen - https://amzn.to/2GpqCK2

Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn - https://bit.ly/3kVmnop

Obey Giant - https://obeygiant.com/

Rocky 4 Training Montage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9FyTiq3SA

Burt Young - https://burtyoungofficial.com/

CONNECT WITH BILL

Twitter: @billwadman

Instagram: @billwadman

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Some Kind of Heavenly Fire

Twitter: @jefferysaddoris

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

MUSIC

Five to One by Steve Poloni

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist.io, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

SADDORIS LIVE: 06

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:33:00 -0400

Episode six. Reflections on the life of Eddie Van Halen and three ways our paths crossed. Patrick Shipstad shares some stories from his former life in the music business and Adrianne calls in with some thoughts and observations around what motivates and energizes us to create and how tweaking our workflow can improve our results.

LINKS

Jacob Collier - There are a ton of great links out there shining a light on Jacob's brilliance, but these two are good places to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWRqI... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPLCk...

Martini Ranch - Reach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkz0L...

Attention! The Power of Simple Decisions in a Distracted World by Rob Hatch - https://amz.run/3ghO

Music in this episode:

Chunky Monkey by Shtriker Big Band

Good by Above Envy

On the Way by Ian Post

All of the music featured in this episode is licensed from Artlist.io, which is a terrific music licensing platform for YouTubers and filmmakers.

SADDORIS LIVE: 05

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:18:00 -0400

In this episode, I start things off with a couple stories about my various connections to Eddie Van Halen, which started back when I was a kid and continued through college and into an unexpected job in Hollywood. My friend Patrick (http://www.patrickshipstad.com/) calls in to talk about how his work as a portrait photographer has changed under quarantine. He also shares some stories about his friend Taylor Negron, who he first met on the set of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Matt from Denver calls in to talk about process versus results in his own creative practice and how a career change has forced him to make some decisions about how and where creativity fits into his life.

Music in this episode:

Bored by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Effects of Elevation by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0)

Thank you to everyone who called in. I appreciate your time and energy very much. Let's do it again next week! Let me know what you think in the comments or connect with me using the links below.

SADDORIS LIVE: 04

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:27:00 -0400

In this episode, we're talking about the importance of backing up your work, and some of the ways what we do as creative professionals has changed during lockdown.

LINKS

Digging Deep with Robert Plant - https://lnk.to/RPDiggingDeepPodcast

The Honeydrippers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honeydrippers

PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photowork-with-sasha-wolf/id1523742299

Richard Boutwell - http://www.richardboutwell.com/

Scully & Osterman Studio - http://www.collodion.org/

Fred Levy (The Black Dogs Project) - https://www.fredlevyart.com/index/G00007N.NR0KFZ5I/thumbs

Music in this episode:

Low Force by Daniel Birch (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hold On by Vienna Ditto (CC BY 4.0)

Time by Pedro Santiago (CC BY 4.0)

Realize by Ian Sutherland (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Waveshift by Gorowski (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Thank you to everyone who called in. I appreciate your time and energy very much. Let me know what you think in the comments or connect with me using the links below.

Process Driven: Maria Lax

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:06:00 -0400

I don’t remember how it came up but I was talking to Sean Tucker a while back and we ended up talking about different photographers that we had found recently and he asked me whether I’d seen the work of Maria Lax. Maria is a Finnish photographer based in London who had published a book called Some Kind of Heavenly Fire. Honestly the title alone was enough to pique my interest but what I found beyond it was a fantastic set of images that were inspired by a book her grandfather wrote documenting a series of encounters with UFOs by the locals of the small Finnish town where she grew up. I’ve always had a fascination with UFOs so I was interested straight away and the work beautifully straddles the line between reality and possibility. Maria takes a little X-Files, a bit of Twin Peaks, and maybe even a dash of Todd Hido and turns it into something uniquely her own —and that combination of style and vision is there in both her personal and her commercial work, which is no easy feat.

I’d like to thank Tom Booth Woodger at Setanta Books for not only arranging an introduction to Maria but also for providing me a copy of her wonderful book Some Kind of Heavenly Fire.

LINKS

Setanta Books

CONNECT WITH MARIA

Website: https://www.maria-lax.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria_lax_

MUSIC

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SADDORIS LIVE: 03

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:17:00 -0400

The third episode of my livestream call-in show. As I try to solidify the direction of a some new projects (including this one), a couple of terrific books are really helping me to think about where those "aha!" moments come from and how creativity works.

LINKS

Organizing Genius by Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman http://bit.ly/OrganizingGeniusAbeBooks

Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson http://bit.ly/GoodIdeasAbeBooks

Brian Eno On Genius, And “Scenius” https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/07/09/brian-eno-on-genius-and-scenius/

Austin Kleon - Further notes on scenius https://austinkleon.com/2017/05/12/scenius/

**The book links above are not affiliate links and I don't make anything from them. I'm directing you to Abe Books, rather than Amazon, because it gives you the opportunity to help smaller booksellers and get great deals on new and used books. I use them myself and can't recommend them enough.

Thank you to everyone who called in. I appreciate your time and energy very much.

If you'd like to listen and call in live, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Music in this episode:

Urban Slanging by Paolo Pavan (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

No Control by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nonconceptual by Drake Stafford (CC BY 4.0)

SADDORIS LIVE: 02

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:16:00 -0400

In this episode, we continue to talk about music — how we relate to bands and how we listen to them. Adrianne shares a powerful story around how her father's "come to Jesus moment" affected his relationship with music and with her. We also talk about experiences around live music both from an audience perspective and as a member of the crew.

Thank you to everyone who called in. I appreciate your time and energy very much.

If you'd like to listen and call in live, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Music in this episode:

"Just Give It Time" by Pierce Murphy (CC BY 4.0)

"Time Flux" by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0)

"Secret Geometric States" by Kevin Bryce (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

In Between: A Beautiful Cacophony

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:21:00 -0400

I spend a lot of time thinking about materials and objects as they relate to art and art making and I spend a fair bit of time talking about it with Jon. In this conversation, we’re talking about some of our first memories of art and of objects that we somehow recognized as “special.” We also talk about the how the contrast between the refinement of Europe and the chaos of India in Jon’s childhood contributed to and maybe even directly informed the type of work he produces decades later.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

SADDORIS LIVE: 01

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:50:00 -0400

Growing up, I can’t remember not having a radio in one form or another. The first one I remember was a big walnut console with a turn table and a television that we had in our house in either San Dimas or Azusa — that part’s a little fuzzy but it had to be the early 70s. I also remember a little Panasonic clock radio my mom had on her night stand — and this was probably when I was in third or fourth grade — and the main reason I remember it is because it had those little black and white flippy numbers. I got my first stereo in junior high — I don’t remember which year — but I do remember that the first record I ever got was Robin Williams Reality… What a Concept.

As I got older and started listening to the radio more often, I started to recognize the DJs in addition to the music. The first one I remember was probably Wolfman Jack because he was just such a character. Because we were in LA, there were a ton of DJs to listen to — Rick Dees on KIIS FM, Richard Blade and Rodney Bingenheimer on KROQ, Mark and Brian on KLOS, and of course The Dr. Demento Show, which think was on KMET. Howard Stern was in there too, but honestly I was never really a huge fan. I like him much better now, especially because he’s a really terrific interviewer. Oh, and there was also Joe Frank on KCRW but, honestly, we could spend hours on him, so I think I’ll save that one. Feel free to ask me about it if you’re curious.

Music in this episode:

"Noite de Novembro" by Himalayha (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

"After the Border" by InSpectr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

"Imagery Intelligence" by Metre (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

In Between: The Things We Hold Dear

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:58:00 -0400

When I was a kid, my mom used to say that if the house ever caught fire, the one thing she would grab before anything else was the box of family photos that she kept in her closet, which I’m sure was common for many of us before analog became digital. For my mom, those photos were the things — the objects —that she held most dear, more than jewelry or money or a favorite piece of clothing. They anchored her to specific memories and feelings and because of that were more or less irreplaceable. Objects have meaning and more importantly value, and to what degree we value the objects in our lives is different for all of us.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have questions, feedback on the show, or an idea for something you’d like us to talk about, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Getting Out of the Way and Into the Work

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:06:00 -0400

At the end of May, I decided to take a break from social media so I could focus on making without the constant background noise that seemed to be sucking the life out the urge to create anything. It was a self-imposed blackout that I hoped would allow at least some of the creative light back in. Inspired by a recent documentary, I decided to work on a series of 12 paintings simultaneously rather than a single piece, and within a couple weeks I had completed twelve new pieces of work. Seeing them spread out on the bench was like fuel to keep going, so I set a fairly ambitious goal: to create 53 new paintings — including the first twelve — by my 53rd birthday on July 21st. Well, my birthday was yesterday and at about 4 o’clock, I put the final brushstrokes of black edging on the last piece, which was actually piece number 54. A week or so ago, when I still wasn’t quite sure I’d make the goal, I sat down with Jon to talk about the project.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Process Driven: Shane Balkowitsch

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:32:00 -0400

There’s something about wet plate photography that I can’t get out of my head. Maybe it’s the process, maybe it’s the unpredictable nature of it—Sally Mann calls it “the angel of uncertainty.” Or maybe it’s the permanence of the objects themselves. When you look at an image by Matthew Brady or Timothy O’Sullivan, for a moment you’re no longer part of the present. And I would argue that that sense of timelessness is one of the reasons a handful of modern photographers still choose to embrace the 170-year-old process.

In 2018 there was a Sally Mann show at the National Gallery called A Thousand Crossings. It is by far my favorite show I’ve ever seen since I've been in DC and, in fact, I went back to see it about a half-dozen times. While I love her entire body of work, it was the wet plate work—both plates and prints—that I found myself gravitating to the most. Far from the pristine edge-to-edge sharpness of modern photos, they exude life, inexorably binding them to the maker.

A couple weeks ago, I got an email form Shane Balkowitsch, a wet plate photographer from Bismarck, North Dakota who began shooting wet plate after seeing a plate of a motorcycle. Something about it refused to let go and he reached out to the photographer to ask about the image and the process behind it. 45 days later, he made his first wet plate—an image of his brother. That was 2012. Today, more than 3500 plates later, Shane’s work is in collections including the State Historical Society of North Dakota and the National Portrait Gallery. His ongoing project photographing Native Americans and helping to preserve their culture has earned him the name “Shadow Catcher.”

LINKS

Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective: https://amzn.to/31SEIvU

Balkowitsch (Documentary): https://amzn.to/3gBAOvx

State Historical Society of North Dakota: https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/2014-P-025.html

Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings: https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2018/sally-mann-a-thousand-crossings.html

CONNECT WITH SHANE

Website: http://sharoncol.balkowitsch.com/wetplate.htm

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkowitsch

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balkowitsch

MUSIC

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https://elizabethmurrayart.org

In Between: Too Many Distractions, Too Little Art

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 10:37:00 -0400

Last week, I decided to take a much needed break from social media. There’s just too much going on in the world that pulls my focus away from the areas of my life that really warrant - and frankly need - that focus - specifically my family and my art. In my final Instagram post before the break, I wrote that I wasn’t who I wanted to be lately followed by a list of distractions that to a lesser or greater extent contribute to it. After seeing the post, Jon reached out and asked if I’d like to talk about it.

LINKS

David Goggins - https://davidgoggins.com/

Elizabeth Gilbert's TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA

Jocko Willink - https://jockopodcast.com/

Cal Newport - Deep Work*

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Process Driven: Lisa Pressman

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:18:00 -0400

As much as I love working with acrylics in my paintings, because many of them are literally dozens of layers of pigment, collage, found objects, and thick layers of acrylic medium, it can take weeks to finish a single piece just waiting for layers to dry. A few years ago, I began looking into using encaustic, which offers the ability to create work with a similar aesthetic to my acrylic work in a fraction of the time. In doing the research, I came across the work of Lisa Pressman. Lisa is a fabulous artist from New Jersey who works in both encaustic and oils and has been exhibiting her work for nearly four decades. In addition to making her own work, she inspires others to start their own artistic journey through her workshops and one on one mentoring. Lisa and I have spoken a few times and I’m so grateful that we were finally able to hit the record button.

LINKS

https://rbleckner.com/

http://www.gregoryamenoff.com

https://www.terrywinters.org

https://www.wikiart.org/en/philip-guston

https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-mitchell

http://www.bettycuninghamgallery.com/artists/estate-of-jake-berthot-1939-2014

https://www.moca.org/exhibition/kerry-james-marshall-mastry

https://www.hanshofmann.org

http://www.aliceneel.com/

CONNECT WITH LISA

Website: http://www.lisapressman.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisapressmanart/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LPressman

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaPressmanWorkshopsAndClasses/

MUSIC

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Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): The Final Episode

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0400

I first interviewed photographer and author David duChemin in 2013 as one of a series of conversations I hosted for Faded & Blurred, a website and photo community that I helped build while I was teaching Photoshop at a photography school in Southern California. What followed over the next decade-plus was something I couldn’t have scripted — a friendship, a creative partnership, and more conversations than either of us can probably count. This podcast is included in the archive as part of that record, with David’s permission.

Across 13 episodes, David and I explore photography, photographers, and the creative process. We talk about making more meaningful photographs, developing a personal vision, creating more cohesive bodies of work, editing for narrative, balancing creative life with everyday life, and occasionally even gear. It was a rewarding series to make with a collaborator and friend whose work and perspective I’ve long admired.

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

In Between: Balance and the Dark Side

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:44:00 -0400

Back in January, I came across a terrific piece of writing by author Paul Jarvis. One part of it in particular really spoke to some of the things I’ve wrestled with over the years — loving what you do, following your passion, and the costly obsession that often goes along with each of those things. I ended up subscribing to Paul’s newsletter and regardless of whether you’re a full-time creative, an enthusiastic amateur or someone in the middle just trying to live a more creative or interesting life, there are so many valuable insights and observations that it’s quickly become one of my favorite weekly reads. I shared the piece with Jon and while he wasn’t familiar with it, he had actually spoken to Paul before. Since Jon is just as big a fan of rabbit holes as I am, I thought it might be fun to unpack it a little.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Art In Transit

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:33:00 -0400

Several years ago when I wasn’t really sure what direction my life was taking, one of the ideas I kept coming back to was getting a Volkswagen Westfalia van and just driving around the country, allowing the universe to put interesting people and experiences in my path rather than trying to follow a specific plan. I hadn’t started podcasting yet, nor had I picked up my paint brushes again, so the “what I would be doing to actually support myself” aspect of it was pretty nebulous. Still, I loved the idea and for years it was a running joke between my friend Jude and me. Whenever one of us was dealing with some sort of personal or existential challenge, the other would respond with “well, you could always get a Westfalia van and just drive around.”

For Dutch photographer Maarten Rots and his wife Anne, the dream of van life has become a reality. For 6 to 8 months a year, they trade their home in the Netherlands for a Ford Transit camper van and travel throughout Europe, often without a fixed destination. For Maarten, this way of traveling almost by instinct has proven to be the catalyst for some of his most compelling work both as an itinerant solo artist and as a collaborator with other artists he meets along the way.

While I know the reality of it is not always as romantic as the way we see it from a distance, I can’t say I’m not just a little envious. In this conversation, I caught up with Maarten in Portugal where he was preparing a pop-up exhibit of his work, appropriately titled In Transit, at a local gallery.

You can find Maarten on Instagram @maartenrots, or on his website at https://maartenrots.nl. Also, be sure to check out his magazine March & Rock.

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Process Driven: Karl Taylor (2)

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:45:00 -0400

This might be one of the most process driven episodes of Process Driven yet. I’ve known Karl Taylor for more than a decade. I was introduced to his work by my friend Patrick in the form of a DVD of Karl‘s Photography Master Class. What struck me straight away was Karl‘s enthusiasm for photography – that and his encyclopedic knowledge of the medium. 12 years after its initial release, Karl has created a brand new remastered version of his original introduction to photography built on a decade of learning and refining what was already an incredible understanding of both the art and science of photography. In this conversation we talk about some of the things he’s learned over the past 10 years, including a deep-dive into the biology of how we see and process images.

CONNECT WITH KARL

Website: https://karltaylor.com

Platform: https://karltayloreducation.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/karltaylorphotography

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Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): What's Your Why?

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:35:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Process Driven: Ryan Struck

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:03:00 -0400

When I saw the work of photographer Ryan Struck, particularly his surf and lifestyle photography, I knew I wanted to talk to him. From the first photo, it was obvious that Ryan wasn’t just an outsider simply documenting this lifestyle, he was living it and I bet he had an interesting story to tell. Turns out, whether he’s self-funding a documentary about the community surrounding an all-female surf competition, or photographing abandoned televisions on the streets, interesting stories don’t just fuel his photography, they fuel his life.

LINKS

Tofino

Queen of the Peak

CONNECT WITH RYAN

Website: https://ryanstruck.com/

Instagram: @ryanstruck

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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

In Between: 1917 and a Shiny Tennis Match

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:10:00 -0400

A couple weeks ago, I got a text from my friend Sean who had just gotten out of the cinema seeing 1917, the new World War I epic from director Sam Mendes. The text simply read “so good.” I remember seeing the trailer for the film months ago and thinking that it looked incredible. But most of recent the buzz about the film seemed to center around the idea that it was all shot in one continuous take. In fact, the first plot keyword you’ll see in the IMDB listing for the film is “one take.” You’ll also read it or a variation of it in virtually every review of the film. The problem is it’s not true. 1917 was filmed to appear as one continuous shot, which it is a remarkable achievement on a film of this scale, but that doesn’t make it any more true. When I got the “so good” text from Sean, I remember asking him whether the one shot thing worked or if it came off as more of a gimmick. “I don’t know,” he responded. “I have mixed feelings I think.” Now that we’ve both seen it and had a chance to think about it, I thought it might be fun to talk about it. As you’ll hear, and as is often the case when Sean and I talk, the conversation went down a number of rabbit holes, which is one of the reasons I love talking to him.

LINKS

1917 on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/

Roger Deakins Filmography - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/

Making a Murderer - https://www.netflix.com/title/80000770

Don’t F**k with Cats - https://www.netflix.com/title/81031373

Cartel Land - https://www.amazon.com/Cartel-Land-Dr-Jose-Mireles/dp/B078SDYF83/

Kelly Slater 24/7 - https://www.hbo.com/specials/247-kelly-slater

Werner Herzog Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking

Of Walking in Ice - https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Ice-Munich-Paris-November-14-December/dp/0816697329/

CONNECT

You can find Sean on Instagram @seantuck, or on his website at https://www.seantucker.photography. Also, be sure to check out his YouTube channel, where he has just released a brand new video called “Balancing Your Photography with a Busy Life.”

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Input, Inspiration, and Possibility

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:53:00 -0400

The recent death of Rush drummer Neil Peart hit me like a ton of bricks. While I consider myself a visual artist, I can’t think of a single painter, or sculptor, or photographer whose death has or even would affect me as dramatically as Neil’s has and I can’t really reconcile why that is. It’s just not a simple answer. I’ve been a Rush fan since 1982, but as I’ve said before, it wasn’t the music that grabbed me initially, but the lyrics. Yes, the musicianship was superb, but the themes and the language that Neil used to explore those themes was unlike anything I’d ever heard or more to the point read before. There was also the timing of it all – that time in my life when who I was or was becoming had not yet solidified and I was still malleable and curious and full of wonder. All of this has gotten me thinking about the ways and degrees that others inspire us throughout our lives and I thought it might be interesting to spend some time unpacking it a little with Jon Wilkening, who always helps take the conversations in directions I wouldn’t have thought of.

LINKS

The Joe Rogan Podcast

Tim Ferriss

Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: What’s Effort Got to Do with It?

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:15:00 -0400

I have a question for you, and the answer depends at least partly on the primary perspective you take – either as an audience member or a maker — when you think about how to answer. It centers around effort in art-making and to what degree the visibility of that effort affects how we connect to the work, both as the artist and as a viewer. Again, the answer is entirely subjective, but it’s something I’d like to continue to explore in multiple conversations over time. But before we get to that, we’re talking about culling our creativity — letting go of some of the distractions both literal and metaphorical and keeping — and really leaning into — the things that continue to challenge and inspire us to make.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Process Driven: John Keatley

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:06:00 -0400

“So much goes into it and I’m finding even for myself the stuff I’m learning or the stuff that’s changing who I am isn’t necessarily reflected visually in the final image.”

One of the first photographers I reached out to when I started recording conversations and podcasting was John Keatley. I was introduced to his work by my friend Kevin and what struck me straight away was how seamlessly John’s commercial work fit with his conceptual photographs. Though each body of work is distinct, John’s eye for detail and his love of ambiguity runs through all of it. While we don’t talk often, when we do I find that the conversations stick with me and often they inform the way I think about my own work as well as the work of others. He’s recently entered the world of fine art photography with a project called UNIFORM that centers around his personal exploration of identity and, as he puts it, “a deep need to be seen.” In addition to a series of limited edition prints, UNIFORM is available as a book, John’s first in fact, and that’s where we begin in this episode.

LINKS

To purchase a copy of the UNIFORM book, visit https://www.johnkeatley.com. For pricing and availability on UNIFORM prints, email studio@johnkeatley.com.

The Jim Morrison contact sheet that John mentioned was taken by Joel Brodsky and featured in a show called CONTACT at the Fahey/Klein Gallery. See the image at http://www.faheykleingallery.com/exhibitions/contact#5.

CONNECT WITH JOHN

Website: https://www.johnkeatley.com

Instagram: @johnkeatley

Twitter: @johnkeatley

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In Between: The Eyes Have It

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:37:00 -0400

“Because I had really poor depth perception, everything in my world flattened into two dimensions. I struggle to incorporate depth into my work because that’s not how I engage with what I see.” — Jo Mackby

If you listen to any of my other shows—particularly Iteration 52—you know that earlier this year I had surgery on my eyes to correct a condition called Strabismus. About a month ago, I got an email from a listener and a photographer who recently had a similar surgery although I’ve since learned that her condition was much more dramatic than mine. I’ve never met anyone else with the same condition, let alone had the surgery to correct it. I responded to her email and asked if she would be willing to have a conversation about how her experience compared to my own, specifically around how it shaped her approach to art, both as a viewer and as a maker.

You can find Jo on Instagram @jomackby or on her website at jomackby.com

If you have an interesting story to share, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): The Creativity Episode

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

In Between: A Continual Refinement

Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:08:00 -0400

The tormented artist. You’ve heard the term — hell you may even be one yourself. I know I was. For years, I was absolutely convinced that if my art wasn’t the albatross around my neck, that I was somehow unworthy of the title. Why is that? Why do so many of us feel at one point or another that the suffering is necessary — that it’s somehow inexorably linked to the intrinsic value of what we make? That’s exactly what we’re talking about in this episode and it all begins with a Nine Inch Nails concert in 1990.

I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram or Twitter @jefferysaddoris.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

What’s a Mentor Got To Do With It?

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:33:00 -0400

I got an email a couple weeks ago from a listener asking if I had any advice for finding a mentor. Now, while I have been incredibly fortunate to have had – and frankly still have – some amazing people in my life who have in one way or another taken on the role of a mentor, I can’t say that it’s ever been intentional in the sense that I want to connect with this person or that person so they can be my mentor. In my experience, mentors find their way into my life at just the right moment – and it may only be for a moment. Here’s a piece of a conversation with my friend and not so occasional mentor, Jon Wilkening.

Music in this episode: Brain Power (Mela) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): The One About Gear

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:30:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Process Driven: Olga Karlovac

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:32:00 -0400

“We are all unique in the way we see things — the worst thing is to copy. The best thing is to be who you are.”

As I sat down to write the intro to this episode of Process Driven, I struggled a little trying to come up with words that would convey some of my thoughts and feelings about the work of photographer Olga Karlovac. I then realized that the words had already been written by Koci Hernandez in his beautiful foreword for Olga’s latest book, the disarray.

“You’re about to embark on upon a fantastic journey. It’s one of boundless time and space and it’s compressed with the pages of the book you now hold. I only wish I could experience again, for the first time, the disarray — visual poetry as a master work.

Let me assure you, the sign posts on your journey will be stunningly clear and mysteriously opaque, filled with blurry lines, half made worlds and the formless. Olga wouldn’t have it any other way. Don’t be fooled by what you think you see, because dancing within these pages is an unbound energy — an energy that at once can overwhelm the spirit and set eyes ablaze in wonder. You have been warned.”

That’s an excerpt of the foreword from the disarray.

CONNECT WITH OLGA

Website: https://www.olga-karlovac-photography.com/

Instagram: @olga.karlovac

Facebook: @olga.karlovac

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In Between: What Counts as Art?

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:52:00 -0400

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about art – specifically, what really counts as art? Is the art the thing that we make? Or, is in the doing? The making itself. Or is art in the reaction to work — the results of the doing? Or, is it something else entirely that is personal to each of us? I really don’t know. Historically, I have been very hesitant to call the things I make art, regardless of the discipline or media. It just feels like that’s a label that someone else should choose to apply or not to the work that I do. I’m okay referring to myself as artistic, because in my head that’s a value that somehow that feels tied more to the process — to the making — and not the end product. Regardless, I called Jon up to see if he’d be up for wrestling with it for an hour or so.

I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): Competing & Comparing

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:30:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): Make Your Work Real

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:20:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Process Driven: Alexander Rosenberg

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:43:00 -0400

“I used to think art with a capital ‘A’ had to be about these big ideas. I started finding work that was really playful and finding that quality in myself.”

Have you ever sat down to watch something on Netflix only to spend whatever time you set aside just trying to find something to watch? It’s amazing how often I find myself in that exact situation. A few months ago, Adrianne and I were scanning though the myriad of options, and a promo for a show called Blown Away popped up. If you haven’t seen it, Blown Away is a competition show that centers around glass blowing. Ten glass artists competed for a $60,000 prize package which includes a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. We didn’t really know what to expect but both of us were hooked from the first episode and binged the entire season in less than a week. The show is shot in a way that allows the glass to be the star and while each of the artists on the show were interesting in their own ways, there were two who really stood out for us both in skill and technique and in how they approached their craft, one of whom is a visual artist and glass blowing instructor from Philadelphia named Alexander Rosenberg.

One of the reasons I reached out to Alex was that I loved the way he interpreted each of the challenges on the show. In the few times we’ve talked on the phone, I’ve learned what incredible passion he has for the material, the respect he has for those who have come before him, and the profound sense of joy he gets from sharing his love of glass with his students.

CONNECT WITH ALEX

Website: https://www.alexanderrosenberg.net/

Instagram: @rosenbergalexander

Twitter: @Thetoast77

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In Between: Selfish in a Good Way

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0400

A week or so ago, I was talking to my friend Gareth about how frustrated I was in not feeling like I had a clear and consistent creative voice. It’s not uncommon for me to feel overwhelmed and frankly paralyzed by the number of options I have and unable to get out of my own way to take action on any of them. “You need to talk to Vari,” he said. “Like today. Don’t put it off. I’m going to tell her you’ll be calling.” Gareth’s partner Vari Longmuir wears quite a few hats – one of them being that of creative coach, helping people just like me — and maybe you — to fail forward and to overcome the obstacles we create and get back into that flow state of making. I reached out to her and asked her if she’d be willing to talk about some of this with me and I’m so glad she said yes. It’s a terrific conversation about figuring out what living a creative life looks like to you and unapologetically striving for balance, happiness and success doing what you love.

I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

You can catch up with Vari on Instagram @varilongmuir or on her website at varilongmuir.com

Wed, 01 May 2019 16:00:00 -0400

I’ve always tried to be honest with you about what’s been going on with me—from the deaths of my parents, to my struggles with depression, to what led me to ultimately leave California for the East Coast. Today I want to share something that I haven’t really talked about but is something that has affected me for years and in many ways been at the core of some my darkest days.

You won’t find a mention of this on Instagram or Twitter, but I wanted to share it with those of you who subscribe to Everything since you have been so supportive and generous with your time and with your ears.

Music in this episode: The Shine (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Going After it Tooth and Nail

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:38:00 -0400

One of my favorite photo documentaries is Darkness & Light, which is a fantastic look into the mind and work of Richard Avedon. A lot of people know Avedon from his photographs in the American West – bold monochrome portraits set against stark white backgrounds or “that poster.” You know the one – it features a nude Nastassja Kinski lying on a concrete floor entangled with a massive Burmese python. Originally shot for Vogue, the poster went on to sell millions of copies.

Avedon’s career spanned six decades and his work bridged the gap between art and commerce in a way that few others managed to do – either before or since – and yet still he felt dissatisfied with all that he had accomplished as a photographer.

“I’ve never been able to put all I know into a photograph,” he said. “A photograph can be an adjective, a phrase. It can even be a sentence or a paragraph, but it can never be a chapter. So it’s been a lifetime of frustration in terms of expressing myself because of the limitations of the visual image. I believe in it-but it’s limited.”

Avedon has been at or near the the top of my list of favorite photographers for the better part of three decades but honestly it’s still hard for me to articulate why I feel such a connection to his work. There’s an obvious technical mastery of the medium, but I could say the same for dozens of photographers whose work doesn’t hold my interest in the same way or resonate as deeply as that of Avedon. So what is it that makes his work so compelling to me? Does he deserve the accolades and if so, why?

I was talking to my friend Hugh Talman and happened to have my little Zoom H2 with me and asked if we could hit the record button since the odds are pretty good that at least one amazing story will emerge. Hugh recently retired from a 33-year tenure at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, first as a darkroom tech and then as a photographer. Before that, he spent 12 years at the National Archives where he printed many of Matthew Brady’s glass plates from the Civil War as well as the work Timothy O’Sullivan did as part of the Western Survey. His knowledge and experience in all things photographic is staggering and if anyone could answer the question, it would be him.

I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

You can catch up with Hugh on Instagram @hughtalman.

Music in this episode: Gloom (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Someone Else’s Middle

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:22:00 -0400

One of the struggles in making, regardless of what it is that you make is the tendency to compare ourselves to the artists who inspire us. But what do you do when the work you produce isn’t even close to the work of your creative heroes? Some give up, while others see slight missteps and outright failures as necessary components in the creative process. Disappointment with what we make can be creative fuel. Being creatively off balance can lead us to new ideas and directions that we never could have planned. Our appreciation of the work we do in the wake is often directly proportional to effort we put into it.

I’d love to hear from you. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

You can catch up with Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Lensflare (w/David DuChemin): About Vision (Again)

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:50:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

In Between: Finding a Creative Rudder

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:18:00 -0400

I had a realization recently that the type of photography I was pursuing really didn’t hold much interest for me. I enjoy the process of making pictures, but the subject matter is leaving me feeling disconnected and frankly disappointed with the pictures I was making. I was talking about it with Jon the other day and he asked me how the work I want to create differs from the work I think I should create? It turns out that answering the question wasn’t as easy as I thought because before you decide on the what, you first need to know the why.

I’d love to hear what you think of the show. Connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris or email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com.

You can catch up with what Jon is up to on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Lensflare (w/David duChemin): Bodies of Work

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:35:00 -0400

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Website: jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Process Driven: Richard Beaven

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:31:00 -0400

“With each of the studies we’ve talked about, I’ve had to have the motivation, the passion, the interest, the fascination with the subject and I’ve needed to go out and make those photographs.”

My introduction to the work of Richard Beaven came via a text message from Jon Wilkening, which read simply “you need to talk to this guy” with a link to his Instagram. I think it took all of two images to realize he was right. Richard’s latest project is called All of Us. It’s a beautiful body of work — 275 portraits made over the course of a year in the town of Ghent, New York — that manages to capture not only the soul of the town but also the people who call it home. Richard’s work is centered around connection, both to his subjects and their environments. And whether he’s immersing himself in Trump Country or spending time on small family ranches in rural America, the stories Richard tells through his photographs are in many ways the stories of us all. They are about belonging and being seen for exactly what and who we are.

CONNECT WITH RICHARD

Website: http://richardbeaven.com/

Instagram: @richardbeaven

Twitter: @richardbeaven

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In Between: Where Does It All Come From?

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:15:00 -0400

Kristopher Matheson is one of my favorite people to talk to. Not only is he a terrific photographer, he’s also funny as hell. We don’t talk often, but when we do, I always come away inspired and wanting to dive a little deeper into my own work. Not too long ago, Kristopher started posting images from a series he calls “Behind Glass.” I love pretty much everything Kristopher posts, but there was something about these pictures that really caught my attention. I called him up to ask where the idea came from and since Kristopher is a pretty fastidious journaler, I expected a detailed explanation citing influences and connections to other projects. Instead, he said “I have no idea.” Wait, what now?

You can connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris or email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com.

Connect with Kristopher on Instagram @kristopher.matheson, on Twitter @krismatheson, or by visiting his website at krismatheson.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: The Weight of My Own Ideas

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:23:00 -0400

In my last Iteration, I was talking about social media, specifically how this year I was looking to refine or even completely redefine how I use it, personally and professionally. One of the biggest challenges for me historically has been consistency, both in terms of what I make and how I share it, and I think the bulk of the challenge comes around just how much I’m trying to do and the fact that when I look at it on paper, I end up almost feeling paralyzed by the weight of my own ideas, and as a response I don’t do anything. Sean Tucker reached out after listening to it and offered some terrific insights on how he uses social media and also some suggestions for how we can use it so it feels more like a tool and less like a distraction.

You can connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris or email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com.

If you would like to connect with Sean, you can find him on Instagram @seantuck, on YouTube @seantuckerphoto, or on his website at http://www.seantucker.photography

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Photographic Memories

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:11:00 -0400

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how photographs influence our memories—not just of people and places, but events in our lives. For example, I have realized that there are memories of certain aspects of my childhood that are rooted not in an actual event but rather in the photographs depicting the event. There are multiple “important” events in my life where the time surrounding the event itself is a complete blur and my “memory” of it only exists because there happens to be a photograph.

So, in this conversation, we’re talking about how memory can often be influenced or even replaced entirely by photographs. We’re also wrestling a bit with a question Sean Tucker asked about whether photography is more about the end product — the image — or more about the process of making it.

You can connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris or email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com.

If you would like to see what Jon is up to, you can find him on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: The Opposite of Joy

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:03:00 -0400

In the last episode, we talked about how I—and maybe even you—rewrote the memories of childhood so they would fit the narrative we crafted about it as an adult, and what happens when childhood photographs begin to poke holes in the story. We also talked about some of the challenges of monetizing our work to the point where we can actually make a living as an artist.

In this conversation, we’re talking about the ideas of urgent vs important when it comes to the work we make and how social media tends to encourage, and often reward, one over the other.

You can connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris or email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com.

If you would like to see what Jon is up to, you can find him on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

In Between: Only Part of the Story

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:41:00 -0400

One of the things that I enjoyed the most — and miss the most — about doing a weekly podcast like On Taking Pictures is having discussions in between episodes with friends and listeners. Sometimes we would go a little deeper on conversations that were started on the show, other times they would prompt related discussions connected to things going on in our lives. I think the in between moments are what are most interesting to me — connecting broad conversations around a topic to our actual everyday lived experiences. I’m starting to roll tape on some of these conversations and while I’m not entirely sure whether it will become a new show per se, many of you have expressed an interest in hearing more of these types of explorations. With that, here’s In Between.

As I said in the intro, I’m not entirely sure what this is going to be, but I’d love to hear what you thought of it, and whether or not you’d like to hear more conversations like it. Email me at talkback@jefferysaddoris.com.

You can catch up with Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Process Driven: Kevin Mullins

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 22:27:00 -0400

“I want to love taking pictures of whatever it is. It’s making something interesting out of everyday objects that intrigues me.”

Kevin Mullins never planned on being a wedding photographer – or any kind of photographer really. His daily routine was a two and a half hour tube ride each way to an IT job in central London. One one particular ride home, he flipped open a magazine someone had left on the seat to an article about wedding photography. The candid black and white photos struck a chord with Kevin and when he got home to his wife, he told her that’s what he wanted to do. I’ll let Kevin fill in the details, but over the past decade, he has shot hundreds of weddings and he has developed a terrific documentary shooting style that allows him to forget about the obvious or more traditional shot list — the rings, the cake, the dress hanging in a tree or in front of a window — and instead focus on the smaller personal stories that make up the bigger story of the day. The end results are intimate and allow us as viewers of the pictures to feel more like we were part of the goings on, rather than simply watching them from the periphery.

CONNECT WITH KEVIN

Website: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk

Instagram: @kevinmullinsphotography

Twitter: @kevin_mullins

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Process Driven: Ondřej Vachek

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:07:00 -0400

“Those villagers living on the front line — that’s the part that got me the most. Those people have nowhere else to go.”

I have been fascinated by photojournalism and specifically combat or conflict photojournalism since first seeing the work of Larry Burrows when I was in high school. His photographs of Vietnam showed a side of war that I hadn’t seen before — not just the atrocities, but also the personal stories and the human cost of conflict. A few months back, Sean Tucker and I were having a conversation about conflict photography and he told me about a friend of his who had gone to Ukraine to photograph the war there after deciding that street photography wasn’t giving him the photographic experience he was looking for. His name is Ondřej Vachek, and after looking at his pictures and reading his accompanying essay called The Forgotten War, I knew I wanted to talk to him about not only the experience itself, but also about some of the back story and choices that led up to it.

CONNECT WITH ONDREJ

Website: https://www.ondrejvachek.com/

YouTube: OndřejVachek

Instagram: @ondroidv

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Process Driven: David duChemin

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:10:00 -0400

“It’s not where you go that really is the point, it’s the going. It’s the person you become in the going to these places.”

I first spoke to David duChemin in 2009 after reading his book Within the Frame. Since then, we’ve recorded a number of conversations together and in addition to being a fan of both his words and his pictures, I’m proud to call him a friend. We begin the conversation talking about David’s new book Pilgrims & Nomads — a body of work that has taken him nearly twelve years and multiple trips to Ethiopia and Northern Kenya to produce. As is often the case when David and I sit down, the conversation quickly seems to find its own rhythm and its own direction.

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: https://davidduchemin.com

Twitter: @david_duChemin

Instagram: @davidduchemin

Facebook: @visionisbetter

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We Can Get Them For You Wholesale

Process Driven: Jude Gerard Prest

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 12:54:00 -0400

“I did small roles in big films and big roles in small films, but I was working constantly for the first six years and then, you know, the bottom kind of dropped out.”

Jude Gerard Prest is an actor, a writer, a director, and a producer with more than 700 hours of television under his belt. He’s also one of my oldest and dearest friends. In fact, I was the second person he met after moving to LA from the east coast to pursue a career in acting. Over the next 25-plus years, his hard work and dedication to his craft behind the camera has earned him the respect and friendship of some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but he’s still looking for that one great role. He’s got more integrity that just about anyone I’ve ever met, he’s taught me about perseverance, humility, and grace and I love him like a brother.

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IMDb: Jude Gerard Prest

CONNECT WITH JUDE

Website: https://judegp.com

Facebook: judegp

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Process Driven: Kristopher Matheson

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:30:00 -0400

Kristopher Matheson is a photographer living in Tokyo after leaving Canada for a teaching position that was only supposed to last six months to a year. Twelve years later, he’s still there and has made Tokyo his home, at least for now. I was introduced to him through the terrific photos he began to post in the On Taking Pictures Google+ group. His images showed a side of Tokyo that I hadn’t really seen before – his composition and use of color made the photos somehow more personal and intimate, despite the fact that people are virtually absent from them. Kristopher and I have become friends over the past several years through calls and emails that are sometimes frequent, sometimes sporadic. But regardless of how often we talk, it seems like every exchange ends up being a slice of a larger ongoing discussion, where questions are raised and sometimes answered and rabbit holes are explored, often over the course of several interactions.

CONNECT WITH KRISTOPHER

Website: https://www.krismatheson.com

Instagram: @kristopher.matheson

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Fri, 25 May 2018 09:36:00 -0400

Kent Hall is tough to categorize. On one hand he’s a photographer who makes books. On the other, he’s a collage artist who makes books. But he’s also a poet—and yes, a poet who makes books. His fascination with the mundane and the detritus of modern life are the raw materials for much of what he creates and whether he’s being inspired by film or literature or simply watching the city move around him, his growing body of work gets more and more interesting with every new expression.

CONNECT WITH KENT

Website: https://www.kent.ly

Instagram: @windsorknot

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Process Driven: Oli Kellett

Wed, 16 May 2018 16:03:00 -0400

One of the biggest struggles as a maker, regardless of what it is that you’re making, can be finding meaning in what you make. Whether you’re a painter, or a sculptor, or a writer, or a photographer, finding meaning in a particular project is often one of the obstacles that prevents us from starting, or can be one of the challenges to overcome in order to finish. As someone who spends a great deal of time talking to creative people, I often hear about projects at the poles, either early in the planning stages, or after the work has been completed, but rarely in the middle — which can be a challenge to talk about because there are often themes and ideas that haven’t quite come together yet. Oli Kellett is a street photographer from the UK who’s 18 months into a multi year project that brings him to America several times a year to photograph cities and the people who inhabit them.

At its core, the project is about crossroads, but as you’ll hear in this conversation, Oli is still wrestling with the literal representation — those few moments before the light has changed that leave us alone with our thoughts — to the symbolism and myth of the crossroads that draws a line from the ancient Greeks to a young guitar player from Mississippi who made a deal with the devil just outside Memphis.

LINKS

PDN Photo Annual

CONNECT WITH OLI

Website: https://www.olikellett.com

Instagram: @Oli_Kellett

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Process Driven: Nick Mayo

Thu, 10 May 2018 18:51:00 -0400

Nick Mayo is a terrific street photographer from Grand Rapids, Michigan who is using YouTube and Instagram to build a platform centered around serving the photographic community and having an ongoing dialog discussing the challenges of making and sharing authentic work. His Two Minute Tuesdays for example are live weekly snapshots of some of the things he’s wrestling with not only as a visual artist, but also as a human being. In this conversation we discuss the value of revisiting a favorite location again and again and how being a little outside his comfort zone, is exactly where he likes to be.

CONNECT WITH NICK

YouTube: http://youtube.com/nickexposed

Instagram: @NickExposed

Facebook: @NickExposed

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Process Driven: Freddy Clark

Wed, 02 May 2018 20:52:00 -0400

Trying to make a living as a professional photographer is hard, really hard. You might get into it thinking that all you’re going to do is take pictures, but it doesn’t take long to realize that time with a camera in your hands is only a small part of a what’s required day to day. It’s even harder when you’re also working a full-time job. But Freddy Clark is doing the work. He’s taking his passion for photography, an encyclopedic knowledge of beer, and a background in IT and is steadily building a new career as a food and beverage photographer, and it all started at a small rock ’n’ roll radio station in the Poconos.

CONNECT WITH FREDDY

Website: http://santephoto.com

Instagram: @santephoto

Twitter: @santephoto

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Process Driven: Maarten Rots

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:28:00 -0400

Dutch street photographer Maarten Rots makes the kind of pictures that the graphic designer in me can’t get enough of. His purposeful compositions are made up of strong lines, bold colors, and subtle overlapping textures with just enough visual ambiguity to pull me in and ask myself, “what is that?” It’s the type of work that I seldom grow tired of and often find new details the more I look at it. In his self-published magazine March & Rock, Maarten’s work takes on a different dimension when it’s no longer confined to a phone or a browser and it’s exactly this project that I wanted to talk to him about.

CONNECT WITH MAARTEN

Website: http://maartenrots.nl

Instagram: @maartenrots

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https://www.thecompellingframe.com

The Compelling Frame (w/David duChemin)

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:00:00 -0400

I first interviewed photographer and author, David duChemin in 2013 as one of a series of conversations I hosted for Faded & Blurred, a website and photo community that I helped build while I was teaching Photoshop at a photography school in Southern California. What followed over the next decade-plus was something I couldn’t have scripted — a friendship, a creative partnership, and more conversations than either of us can probably count. This conversation is included in the archive as part of that record, with David’s permission.

From thecompellingframe.com:

"If you want sharper photographs, buy a new lens. If you want photographs that are more compelling, start by learning composition. The Compelling Frame is an online course created to help photographers understand and use the visual language of composition to make photographs that are more intentional, more creative, and more powerful.

Composition is the visual language of the photograph, and you can learn to use it more intentionally, creatively, and powerfully."

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CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH JEFFERY

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

YouTube: @jefferysaddoris

Process Driven: Sean Tucker

Wed, 31 May 2017 19:59:00 -0400

Sean Tucker is a photographer in London who I was introduced to by an

On Taking Pictures listener who emailed me and told me “you have to see this guy’s work. I think it’s right up your alley.” He was right. Sean’s work is terrific, but it was his YouTube channel—how he approaches and speaks about photography and creativity—that was even more up my alley. As you’ll hear, Sean is honest, insightful, and the dedication he has to the craft of photography really shines through. We begin this episode at a point in the conversation where we were talking about some of the challenges commercial photographers face working with clients, specifically when your ability as a photographer to simply shoot the brief seems more important than having the talent and creativity to go beyond it.

CONNECT WITH SEAN

Website: http://seantucker.photography/

YouTube: Sean Tucker

Instagram: @seantuck

Twitter: @seantuck

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https://www.soulofthecamera.com

The Soul of the Camera (w/David duChemin)

Tue, 23 May 2017 13:45:00 -0400

From soulofthecamera.com:

“In The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer’s Place in Picture-Making, David explores what it means to make better photographs by becoming better photographers. Illustrated with a beautiful collection of black-and-white photographs, the book’s essays speak to topics such as craft, mastery, vision, audience, discipline, story, and authenticity. There's discussion of creative process, and patience, and the role of editing and post-production. The Soul of the Camera is a personal and deeply practical book that quietly yet forcefully challenges the idea that our cameras, lenses, and settings are anything more than dumb and mute tools. It is the photographer, not the camera, that can and must learn to make better photographs―photographs that convey our vision; that connect with others; that, at their core, contain our humanity. If the camera, and our photographs, are to have soul, it's we who must put it there.”

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CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: davidduchemin.com

Instagram: @davidduchemin

CONNECT WITH ME

Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

YouTube: @jefferysaddoris

Process Driven: Karl Taylor (1)

Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:56:00 -0400

I was introduced to Karl Taylor in 2010 when a friend gave me one of his photography training DVDs. Karl’s energy and enthusiasm for photography along with his incredible knowledge of how to make great pictures in virtually any situation really set him as my benchmark of what photographic training should be. He also has a brilliant way of bringing a fashion style and sensibility to commercial and product photography. Karl lives in the Channel Islands between England and France, and when he came to California in 2012 for a production, I got a chance to spend some time with him and his team in Long Beach and Joshua Tree and we’ve been friends ever since. In this conversation, Karl and I discuss the business side of creativity. I began by asking him to talk about how changes in the industry nearly forced him to close the doors of his studio earlier this year.

CONNECT WITH KARL

Website: karltaylorportfolio.com

Instagram: @karltaylorphotography

Facebook: @karltaylorphotography

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The Craft & Vision Podcast: David duChemin (3)

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:00:00 -0400

In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own.

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This will be the last episode of the Craft & Vision podcast and we are ending just as we began, with a conversation with the founder and chief creative nomad of Craft & Vision and one of my favorite people in the world to talk to, David duChemin.

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Process Driven: Nick Brandt

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:21:00 -0400

There are some photographs that just stick with you — images that once you see them, you simply can’t unsee. It happens across virtually all genres of photography. A single image, a particular project or an entire body of work seeps into our being and becomes a point of reference along an internal visual continuum. When I first saw the work of Nick Brandt, it was unlike anything I had ever seen. His photographs taken in East Africa transcended any wildlife photography that I had seen before. Nick is somehow able to photograph the souls of the animals, not just their image or likeness. In his newest body of work, called Inherit the Dust, Nick returns to East Africa to show how habitat loss as a result of population explosion and urbanization are dramatically changing the landscape and threatening biodiversity and the continued existence of species that roamed the plains of Africa for thousands of years prior to the proliferation of man. It’s a fascinating conversation and an incredibly powerful body of work.

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CONNECT WITH NICK

Website: nickbrandt.com

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The Craft & Vision Podcast: Duncan Fawkes

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:30:00 -0400

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Duncan Fawkes is a former IT professional who turned layoff from his 9 to 5 into an opportunity to leap into a new career as a landscape photographer. Born and raised in Scotland, Duncan and his family now call Australia home. In this conversation, host Jeffery Saddoris talks to Duncan about staying true to your internal compass, the importance of always being willing to learn and how sometimes bad news can lead to great things.

CONNECT WITH DUNCAN

Website: https://www.instagram.com/duncan_fawkes/

Process Driven: Jon Wilkening

Thu, 05 May 2016 20:50:00 -0400

When I was a junior in high school I took my first photography class and one of the things we had to do before we got to shoot with the “real” cameras — in our case, they were Pentax K1000s loaded with Tri-X — was to build a pinhole camera from one of the round Quaker Oats boxes. And I remember thinking how incredible it was to see the simplicity of what photography is: light and time. Not even a lens — just a strip of gaffer tape covering a tiny hole in some tinfoil. But there we all were, toting our oatmeal boxes around making pictures. Then we would go into the darkroom and print little positive contact prints from the paper negatives and I’ve gotta tell you, it was alchemy. For us, the pinhole camera was just a stepping stone to get to use an SLR. In this episode, I’m talking to Jon Wilkening a photographer in Philadelphia who uses pinhole as his preferred platform for communicating his creativity. For Jon, pinhole is his tool of choice for expressing his point of view. Jon calls his work “the blurry middle between photography and painting.” His pictures are terrific and it all started sort of by accident.

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Holga Pinhole Camera

David duChemin

Ernst Haas

CONNECT WITH JON

Website: jonwilkening.com

Twitter: @jonwilkening

Instagram: @jonwilkening

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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist…

Process Driven: Tom Deslongchamp

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:24:00 -0400

In the last episode, I had a conversation with Glenn D’Cruze from North Atlantic Explorers, who I was introduced to by a listener of On Taking Pictures. In this episode, my guest was recommended to me by one of my favorite photographers, John Keatley. A month or so ago I reached out to John and asked if he knew anyone who he thought would be interesting for me to talk to. He responded with two names, one of whom is my guest on this episode. Whether you know Tom Deslongchamp as an illustrator, an animator or even a ninja, he’s every bit an artist, both in the work that he makes and in how and why he makes it. In this episode, Tom and I talk about the importance of play, wrestling with labels and self-identification and his need to be in love with what he makes.

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Jukabox – You Cried Me

David Shrigley

No Talking Plz

Crayola Markers

CONNECT WITH TOM

Website: tomdeslongchamp.com

Twitter: @tomthinks

Instagram: @tomthinks

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Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle

Process Driven: Glenn D’Cruze

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:30:00 -0400

In this episode, I’m doing something a little different. One of the goals I’ve had for Process Driven from the beginning has been to expand the scope of the conversations I have beyond visual arts as an exploration into how and where creativity overlaps, regardless of the discipline. In this episode I’m sitting down with Glenn D’Cruze, a Canadian musician who records under the name North Atlantic Explorers. I was introduced to Glenn’s music by a listener of my other podcast, On Taking Pictures who emailed and asked if he could send me one of Glenn’s CDs. I’m so grateful that he did.

My Father was a Sailor is a gorgeous atmospheric homage to Glenn’s late father, who was an engineer on merchant ships in the North Atlantic during the 1950s. After his father died, Glenn embarked on a journey of his own that ultimately took him from his home in Vancouver to the seas sailed by his father nearly six decades earlier — and it all began with a pair of drum sticks and a stack of cardboard boxes.

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BBC Shipping Forecasts

Life in a Northern Town

FEATURED SONGS

Into the Blue Sea

Glasgow, Circa 1952

Yarborough

The Sailor & The Stenographer

CONNECT WITH GLENN

Website: North Atlantic Explorers

Twitter: @northatlanticxp

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Portrait of an American Hero… (Smithsonian)

Process Driven: Dan Winters

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 19:00:00 -0400

A few months ago, I attended a talk that Dan Winters gave at the Smithsonian and one of the things that struck me straight away was the language he used to describe his relationship to his work. I’ve been a fan for years and own a few of his books, but I never had the opportunity to hear him speak before. There’s such emotion and romance in how he relates to his work, especially in the making or the doing as he calls it. Words like “reverence” and “gratitude” are used often and as you’ll hear in this conversation, these aren’t simply buzzwords. They apply equally whether he’s shooting a campaign for a client or walking by himself through the streets of New York with a 50mm lens and a few rolls of Tri-X. There’s an incredible authenticity to Dan that seems to pervade his entire life, from the work that he does to the people and things he surrounds himself with. I began by asking Dan where his love of making began and how he stays connected to it 30 years in.

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CONNECT WITH DAN

Website: http://danwintersphoto.com

Instagram: @danwintersphoto

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Process Driven: Ben Thomas

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:00:00 -0400

In 1976, William Eggleston opened his first color show at MoMA, the reviews were fairly polarized. To some of the art establishment, color photography was for snapshots and not to be taken seriously and black and white was the only true photographic art form. But while one critic called the show “perfectly banal”, another called it a milestone and said that after it black and white would seem slightly quaint and precious. In the 40 years since, it’s almost impossible, at least for me, to imagine a photographic world without color. Don’t get me wrong, I love black and white and spent years shooting only black and white but there’s something to be said for the work of photographers like Fred Herzog, Steve McCurry and Saul Leiter. We see in color and when it’s done right, photography can help us see our world differently through color, which is one of the things I love about the work of Ben Thomas. In Ben’s series Chroma, color becomes almost a character, a necessary element to help communicate the narrative behind the work. When I first saw it, I knew I wanted to talk to him. What I found is that each series that he’s done over the past several years is an exploration of composition, texture and color—and it all began with a project calle Cityshrinker.

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CONNECT WITH BEN

Website: http://benthomas.co

Twitter: @___benthomas

Instagram: @___benthomas

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Process Driven: Gregory Crewdson (1)

Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:00:00 -0400

I can’t tell you what the first photograph that I ever saw by Gregory Crewdson was, but I do remember very clearly how it made me feel — how I connected to this world. Unlike any other photographer I can think of off the top of my head, this was instantly familiar to me. This world was familiar; the plights and the struggles that these characters seemed to be going through were very much my own. Feelings of disconnect, feelings of isolation — and feelings of hope and possibility that those feelings would pass — that they were stepping stones or bridges to something better. This work resonated with me, and still does, on a very deep level. In this conversation, Gregory and I discuss his brilliant new body of work, Cathedral of the Pines, as well as the very personal journey he had to undertake to bring it to life.

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Cathedral of the Pines

Sanctuary

Beneath the Roses

CONNECT WITH GREGORY

Website: http://www.gagosian.com

Twitter: @CrewdsonStudio

Instagram: @CrewdsonStudio

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The Craft & Vision Podcast: Chris Burkard

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:00:00 -0400

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Chris and host Jeffery Saddoris discuss Chris's passion for working on projects that are going to be remembered as well as his terrific TED Talk, an experience he says taught him more about himself and why he makes photographs than maybe any other experience in his life. Chris recently got back from Alaska and as you'll here throughout our conversation, his studio is buzzing with activity.

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Website: https://www.chrisburkard.com/

Audiolog: Ship it Good

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:30:00 -0400

In some ways, Audiolog is a precursor to what would become Iterations — short reflections and observations presented without any visual component. It probably comes from growing up in the 60s and 70s, when radio was just as important to me as television and film — sometimes even more. I still remember DJs like “Uncle” Joe Benson who did a show on KLOS called The Seventh Day — seven albums played back to back, without any sort of commercial interruption. Between sides, Joe would tell stories about the artists and the production of each record. Jim Ladd did a show called Headsets — curated sets of music best heard in headphones. Then there was Joe Frank, whose bizarre and often surreal shows on KCRW became a genre unto themselves.

The point is, audio has been special to me as far back as I can remember and it’s something I keep coming back to as a form of experimentation and expression. These episodes of Audiolog are a bit of both.

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A listener recently challenged me to release "more episodes and less perfection."

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Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:00:00 -0400

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Mallory Morrison is a fantastic fine art photographer who uses her background in dance to inform and inspire gorgeous underwater narratives. In this conversation, I'm talking to Mallory about the evolution of her work, the power of subtle gestures and a new project that's her most personal to date.

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Website: https://mallorymorrison.com/

Audiolog: Miss Scarlet and Miss Brown

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:15:00 -0400

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I had a lovely conversation with two ladies I met while exploring Washington DC.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:00:00 -0400

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Belgian photographer and Adobe Certified trainer Piet Van den Eynde is not only one of the most popular Craft & Vision authors, he's also one of the most prolific. For his latest release, he's created a fantastic Lightroom preset system and a guide to help you get up to speed with newly released Lightroom 6. In this episode I'm talking to Piet about post-processing and how not to let style trump the substance in your photographs.

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Website: https://www.morethanwords.be/

Audiolog: Jean-Claude Pondevie

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400

In some ways, Audiolog is a precursor to what would become Iterations — short reflections and observations presented without any visual component. It probably comes from growing up in the 60s and 70s, when radio was just as important to me as television and film — sometimes even more. I still remember DJs like “Uncle” Joe Benson who did a show on KLOS called The Seventh Day — seven albums played back to back, without any sort of commercial interruption. Between sides, Joe would tell stories about the artists and the production of each record. Jim Ladd did a show called Headsets — curated sets of music best heard in headphones. Then there was Joe Frank, whose bizarre and often surreal shows on KCRW became a genre unto themselves.

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I received a wonderful gift from a terrific photographer I met last year at Paris Photo LA. Thsi is the story.

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Audiolog: I'm Rethinking Social Media

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:00:00 -0400

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I’m ready to stop chasing likes and followers and instead focus on making real connections and having authentic conversations with people that interest, move and inspire me.

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Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:00:00 -0400

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In this episode, we're talking about the business side of creativity with one of the business manager and entrepreneur Corwin Hiebert. For years, Corwin has managed and collaborated with freelancers, digital artists, and entrepreneurs including the founder of Craft & Vision, David duChemin. Corwin has developed a fantastic suite of tools for photographers called the Business Action Planner. In this conversation we talk about learning to ask better questions, the importance of building relationships and staying on task as well as on message.

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Website: https://www.instagram.com/corwinhiebert/

Audiolog: Between Chaos & Control — Part 2 (w/Kristopher Matheson)

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:25:00 -0400

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Kristopher Matheson is a Canadian photographer and writer living in Tokyo. In part two of this two-part guest post, he dives deeper into the process of creativity and offers some of his own solutions for managing the chaos.

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The Craft & Vision Podcast: David duChemin (1)

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0400

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In this episode, photographer, author, and Craft & Vision founder David duChemin offers advice on finding and photographing the road less traveled, the value of patience in capturing moments and learning to recognize photographs that are amazing, rather than simply exotic.

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Process Driven: Sam Faulkner

Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:30:00 -0400

“I became more and more interested in…the idea of photography. Not the technique of photography, but the idea of what photography is about and the role photography plays in our visual understanding of situations or issue or an event.”

Sam Faulkner is a photographer from the UK who for the last five years has been making portraits of reenactors for a project called Unseen Waterloo. I saw a couple images from the project at Paris Photo LA and was just blown away, so I reached out to Sam and asked if we could have a conversation about how the project came about and what inspired him to make the transition from conflict photojournalist to fine art photographer.

NOTE: There are a couple spots in the conversation where you may notice some mic noise on Sam’s end—it sounds like the shuffling of papers. There’s such great conversation around it that I’ve attempted to minimize it as much as possible in lieu of simply removing it. I hope it’s not too much of a distraction.

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CONNECT WITH SAM

Website: http://www.samfaulkner.co.uk

Twitter: @faulknerphotog

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Audiolog: Building a Website

Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:20:00 -0400

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In this mini-series, we'll be building a simple website using the two most popular platforms: Squarespace and Wordpress.

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Instagram: @jefferysaddoris

Audiolog: Between Chaos & Control — Part 1 (w/Kristopher Matheson)

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:30:00 -0400

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Kristopher Matheson is a Canadian photographer and writer living in Tokyo. In part one of this two part guest post, he shares where his creativity comes from.

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Audiolog: Fragile Heroes — Sandra Chevrier

Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:00:00 -0400

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The paintings of Sandra Chevrier are both striking and alluring, combining masculine and feminine forms and energies and only gets more interesting the more you look at them.

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Audiolog: Women Photographers

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:30:00 -0400

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Women Photographers: From Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman, published by Prestel, is a compendium of 55 women, both past and present, who have helped to shape, challenge, and extend the art and craft of photography.

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Audiolog: KEF M500 On-Ear Headphones

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 09:15:00 -0400

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The M500 on-ear headphones are the first pair of headphones from KEF, the legendary British loudspeaker company. This first look covers design, packaging, comfort and overall sound quality.

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Q&A@F&B Ep. 3: David duChemin

The Craft & Vision Podcast: Valda Bailey

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:00:00 -0400

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For years Valda Bailey was a painter before discovering that she was able to do with a camera what she says she couldn't do with a paintbrush. Her gorgeous work is rich with color and texture, influenced by painters like Helen Frankenthaler and Paul Klee and photographers like Jay Maisel and Chris Friel. We talk about how she approaches her beautiful multiple exposure work, where she finds inspiration and a fascinating creative collaboration.

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Website: https://www.valdabailey.com

The Craft & Vision Podcast: CJ Chilvers

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0400

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As a child, CJ Chilvers wanted to be a scientist, but it was a biology professor in college who helped set him on a trajectory as a writer that he's been exploring ever since. With more than 20 years as a photographer, CJ has given up chasing gear, technique, and even external approval in favor of a simpler approach to making photographs that matter.

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Process Driven: David duChemin

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:33:00 -0400

In 2009 when photographer David duChemin released his first book Within The Frame, the former comedian had no idea what adding author to his resume would do to his career trajectory, saying “I think sometimes other people can peg that about us before we’re willing to say so about ourselves.” He followed up Within the Frame with TEN, an ebook that not only inspired photographers to improve their craft without buying gear, it also helped him launch his publishing company Craft & Vision. Now, more than twenty ebooks later, David has released his eighth print book, called A Beautiful Anarchy, which eschews the genre-specific pursuit of photographic vision and instead looks to unpack the deeper levels of the creativity that drives it. In this conversation, David and I discuss how leading a creative life is about more than just making art. We also talk about motivation, intent and how we can learn to repurpose some of the fears and failures that hold us back into fuel to help us move forward. It’s a fascinating conversation that I’m sure you’ll love.

LINKS

A Beautiful Anarchy

Craft & Vision

Multitasking May Not Mean Higher Productivity (NPR)

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Website: http://davidduchemin.com

Twitter: @david_duChemin

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MUSIC

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Dalton Campbell – Travelers

Process Driven: Dalton Campbell

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:39:00 -0400

After his business imploded, Dalton Campbell decided he needed a change. He sold everything he owned, packed a single backpack of clothes and essentials, grabbed his camera and left for Europe without any sort of agenda, other than to take photographs until the money ran out. His three-month trip took him to Portugal, Spain, Belgium and the French Riviera and when he returned, the resulting photo series, called Travelers, helped to launch a new career as a portrait photographer. In this conversation we talk about letting go of fear, not getting dragged down by failure and the importance of being present in the moment.

LINKS

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Website: http://www.daltoncampbell.com

Facebook: @daltoncampbellphotography

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Process Driven: Tom Hoops

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:30:00 -0400

A unique photographic style is one of the benchmarks of a great photographer. In 2007, Tom Hoops, was working as a web designer in Thailand, unfamiliar with names like Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, or Paolo Roversi. But, after borrowing a friend’s camera one afternoon, a new creative passion emerged and, for the past six years, Tom has been refining a style and building a body of work that is both instantly recognizable and uniquely his own. His dramatic black & white portraiture and brilliant editorial work have earned him an ardent following and are increasingly in demand, particularly in the world of fashion. I got the chance to sit down with Tom to talk about how his work has evolved, the importance of shooting what you love and why he wants his photography to be like a black polo neck.

On developing a unique style: “You should shoot what you want to put on your wall… I want dramatic, dark, powerful photos. That’s what I’d like on my wall, so that’s what I want to shoot. That’s what I should be shooting.”

On staying true to yourself: “If you don’t do what is essentially you, in terms of what is your creative vision, then what you’re going to produce is going to be a bit weak.”

When asked whether photography has made him a better person: “I don’t know if it’s made me better. It has made me more observant and I think it’s made me very keenly observant about people.”

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Website: http://tomhoops.com

Twitter: @tomhoops

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Q&A@F&B: Randy Duchaine

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Randy Duchaine was originally released on Faded & Blurred on November 13, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

ABOUT FADED & BLURRED

From 2009-2014, Faded & Blurred was a leading source of photographic inspiration and education, featuring articles, tutorials, and in-depth spotlights on some of the most iconic photographers in the industry. Throughout 2010 and 2011, I recorded a series of conversations with a diverse group of photographers, many of whom I am still in contact with. It's hard for me to listen to some of these, mainly because I've worked very hard to become a better conversationalist. Still, without these episodes I would never have gotten the opportunity to sit down with some of my photography heroes like Gregory Crewdson or Dan Winters — and without the conversation with Bill Wadman, I wouldn't have more than 1000 hours of podcasts talking about photography under my belt.

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Website: https://www.randyduchaine.com/

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Q&A@F&B: David duChemin (2)

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer and author David duChemin was originally released on Faded & Blurred on July 22, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Q&A@F&B: John Keatley

Sat, 21 May 2011 13:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer John Keatley was originally released on Faded & Blurred on May 21, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://www.johnkeatley.com/

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Q&A@F&B: Ibarionex Perello

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Ibarionex Perello was originally released on Faded & Blurred on April 13, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://www.ibarionex.net/

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Q&A@F&B: Jaime Ibarra

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:30:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Jaime Ibarra was originally released on Faded & Blurred on March 08, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://ibarraphoto.com/

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Q&A@F&B: Andrew S Gibson

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:00:00 -0400

This conversation with “writer with a camera” Andrew S. Gibson was originally released on Faded & Blurred on February 17, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://andrewsgibson.com/

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Q&A@F&B: Stuart Sipahigil

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Stuart Sipahigil was originally released on Faded & Blurred on January 10, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://stuartsipahigil.com

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Q&A@F&B: Corwin Hiebert

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:00:00 -0400

This conversation with author and business manager for creative entrepreneurs Corwin Hiebert was originally released on Faded & Blurred on December 10, 2010 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corwinhiebert/

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Q&A@F&B: Anna Kuperberg

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Anna Kuperberg was originally released on Faded & Blurred on November 22, 2010 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer and author David duChemin was originally released on Faded & Blurred on June 28, 2010 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Q&A@F&B: Gene Higa

Sun, 30 May 2010 16:25:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Gene Higa was originally released on Faded & Blurred on May 30, 2010 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://entireproductions.com/

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Q&A@F&B: Patrick Shipstad

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:35:00 -0400

This conversation with photographer Patrick Shipstad was originally released on Faded & Blurred on March 22, 2010 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations.

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Website: https://www.patrickshipstad.com/

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