Emulsions Podcast

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Film photography podcast from Stephen K. Schuster and Hollis Monk Thayer.  Email:  emulsionspodcast@gmail.com Music: Oui Lele

Emulsions Podcast


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 7m AVG DURATION
    • 61 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Emulsions Podcast

    Amy Touchette

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 86:24


    Amy Touchette joins us and talks about her journey as an artist, writer and professor in the photography world, looking at photography from a different perspective, lessons in mortality, collaborative street portraits with the Rolleiflex and more!

    *BONUS* Belly(1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 57:03


    We talk about 1998's Belly, the amazing cinematography by Malik Hassan Sayeed, Hype Williams' music video aesthetic, giant gels and Kino Flos, how the Production Designer and Costume Designer affect the photography of the movie, the legacy of Haile Gerima and more!(This episode is a Patreon Exclusive).

    Kareem Black

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 70:33


    Kareem Black stops by to talk about the days of shooting large format film for magazines, getting the best out of celebrity clients, thinking outside the box during portrait sessions, commercial work vs personal work and more!

    Corey Jermaine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 71:03


    Corey Jermaine joins us to talk about capturing stylish New Yorkers, living and working in Bushwick for seven years, solo exhibitions in the city, medium format.  point-and-shoots, how he started photographing for the New York Times and more!

    *TEASER* 8 1/2 and All That Jazz with Luisa Opalesky

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 1:41


    *Patreon Episode Preview* Luisa Opalesky is our special guest as we talk about how Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" and Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" embody the spirit of her new book, "Big City Nobody," how the two movies are connected through Italian cinematography, seeing yourself in photographs you take of other people and more!

    Bob Greco

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 74:15


    Bob. Greco talks to us about his artistic journey, his love of instant film, the secret to great concert photos, taking pictures of New Yorkers on instant film and more!

    *TEASER* Juliet of the Spirits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 3:00


    *Patreon Episode Preview* We talk about the cinematography in Federico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" from 1965, why it's Hollis Monk Thayer's favorite movie when it comes to color cinematography, Stephen's first time reaction to it, how still photography has so many differences with this production, Giulietta Masina's performance, the affect of watching art films on your life and more!

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    Holly Lynton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 83:03


    Holly Lynton joins us from Massachusetts to talk about her journey as a photographer, how she chooses her cameras, lenses and film stock, making conceptual projects that require travel, her book, "Bare Handed" and more!

    Viviana Almas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 89:50


    Viviana Almas joins us from England to discuss her work shooting film for both still and motion picture projects, her visual influences, printmaking and the magic of photo etching, why she's so committed to the analog process and more!

    Sharif El Neklawy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 80:47


    Cinematographer Sharif El Neklawy joins us to discuss all things motion picture film photography, lighting for different movie film stocks, how his career started, influential movies and more!

    Tim Barber Pt. II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 52:51


    Tim Barber returns to discuss the Tinyvices Archive 20th Anniversary Exhibition in New York, the positive feedback the show is getting, the process of selecting and hanging the images, how inspiring the entire journey has been, future plans for the show and more!

    Lucy Lumen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 73:14


    Lucy Lumen joins us from Australia for our 50th episode where we discuss how her location informs her work, shooting personal and commercial projects, photography and mental health, starting her successful YouTube channel and more!

    Luisa Opalesky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 65:44


    Luisa Opalesky joins us to talk about her formative years making photographs, the influence of cinema on her work, the making of her new book, navigating both personal and commercial work, why she loves shooting film and more!

    Tim Barber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 69:41


    Tim Barber talks with us about growing up with film photography in his family life, being the Photo Editor for Vice Magazine, his diaristic personal work, curating photos submitted to him online, cyanotypes, making his subjects feel comfortable during shoots and much more!

    Negatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 56:20


    We discuss all things pertaining to film negatives, storing and labeling them, scanning, pro labs and development, the burden of the physical space they take up, the anxiety that comes with keeping them safe, organizing them for major projects, archival DIY techniques and more!

    Terry Richardson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 75:56


    We discuss the controversial work of Terry Richardson, how he changed commercial photography, the allegations against him, point and shoot cameras for important work, a photographer's responsibility for setting the right environment for their subjects, how different his work looks today and more!

    Stephen K. Schuster's City Kids Pt II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 69:39


    Stephen recaps his show that was 20 years in the making, talks about the fine art world and his DIY show, the legacy of City Kids on its young subjects, the excitement around the show, printing to sell to art buyers, different cross sections of art and culture appreciating the exhibition, the future of City Kids and more!

    Ed Templeton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 157:25


    Ed Templeton talks to us about his artistic journey, how his paintings and photographs are connected, advice to young photographer's making their first book, having his own darkroom, considering himself more of an archive builder than photographer, skate culture and artistry, not selling out and more!

    Instagram

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 52:30


    We discuss how Instagram has changed for the worse since Mark Zuckerberg and co took over, how it's an app the constrains photographers, other options for sharing serious photography online and more!

    Stephen K. Schuster's City Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 142:37


    Stephen talks about his film photography project that's been 18 years in the making, why scanning and printing choices make a big difference, finishing a project about teenagers before social media and smart phones, the moment he knew this would be a long form project, why it took a while for the show and book to happen, why now is the perfect time for a project about teenagers from the y2k era, supporting future generations of artists and more!

    Medium Format

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 58:03


    We talk about the beauty of medium format photography, how the variety of cameras gives you more options for great images, graduating from 35mm to medium format, different film backs being a game changer, evolving as a photographer and more!

    Cinematography

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 58:49


    We discuss cinematography, how much of the visuals the director of photography is really responsible for, our favorite color and black and white cinematography from classic movies, why shooting a movie on film today has become a big deal and more!

    The Tumblr Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 51:07


    We cover how tumblr and analog photography are connected, major photographers who had a profile, how the peak tumblr era had people seeing photography on laptops and not phones, the taste level of the 2009-2013 tumblr community, being "tumblr famous" and more!

    Roy DeCarava

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 58:21


    We discuss Roy DeCarava and his book with Langston Hughes, shooting in low light and embracing the shadows, why his mastery was overlooked, being ahead of his time and more!Send us a Text Message.

    Oscar Diaz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 75:38


    Oscar Diaz joins us to talk about going out and shooting everyday in New York, searching for all things vintage, why technical expertise isn't everything, his future plans for his work and more!Send us a Text Message.

    Helmut Newton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 80:34


    We discuss the career of Helmut Newton, his famous portraits, his personal work, editorial photography, how influential he became and more!Send us a Text Message.

    Annie Leibovitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 65:28


    We discuss the career of Annie Leibovitz and how she was responsible for the look of Rolling Stone in the early days, started to grow as an artist, moved on to bigger and more commercial productions with Vanity Fair and Vogue, did personal work late in her career, Susan Sontag's impact on her photography and more!Send us a Text Message.

    Richard Avedon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 82:05


    We cover the career of Richard Avedon and his photojournalism background, his innovations in fashion photography, creating his best work later in life, personal work vs commercial and more!Send us a Text Message.

    Diane Arbus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 54:42


    We discuss how Diane Arbus helped make photography an art form to be taken seriously, how her upbringing led to her photographing certain types of people, why unflattering portraits can be great works of art, her work becoming more important after her death and more!Send us a Text Message.

    Ren Hang

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 56:28


    We talk about Ren Hang and his striking images, using a point and shoot to create great art, his unique way of arranging groups of people within the frame, nudity and censorship, creating a signature style, his dislike of digital photography and more! 

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    Patrick Sansone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 81:30


    Patrick Sansone talks to us about his way of looking out at the world, starting off with Polaroid, his love of shooting slide film, meeting William Eggleston, how movies and paintings influence his photography and more!

    Peter Svarzbein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 62:14


    Peter Svarzbein talks to us about working at every level of photography, how art and public policy intersect, the El Paso trolley project, always putting time aside for personal projects and more!

    Sara Messinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 70:21


    Sara Messinger talks to us about storytelling through film photography, working with The New York Times, her long term project with teens in the city, developing and printing in the darkroom, perfectionism and more!

    Bruce Davidson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 64:05


    We discuss Bruce Davidson's documentary work on Brooklyn gangs in the 50s, the Civil Rights era, his famous New York subway project, using flash and gels for art photography, capturing different enclosed communities and much more!

    Araki

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 74:19


    We discuss Nobuyoshi Araki's prolific work, how he's both internationally famous yet pigeonholed, censorship, his surprising versatility, obsessions and more!

    Carrie Mae Weems

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 51:04


    We discuss the work of Carrie Mae Weems, the art of self portraiture, how her work relates to art history, why gear doesn't always matter, being the first black woman to win the Hasselblad Award, the role of art critics/ gatekeepers and more!

    Daniel Arnold

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 112:03


    Daniel Arnold talks to us in-depth about his journey from blindness regarding film camera gear, capturing amazing photographs, thinking about light, photography as an addiction, the making of his first monograph book, his history with gallery shows, privately editing and not showing his latest personal work on Instagram, immediately developing rolls everyday, shooting film at the Met Gala, commercial photography as an art project, printing from the darkroom, making a documentary that captured the city during 2020, photography as a possible and temporary love replacement and much more!

    Adam Ryder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 89:16


    We're joined by Adam Ryder for a wide ranging conversation about his early photo practice as a teenager, NASA and film photography, government photography used as propaganda, teaching at NYU, combining archival photos and literature for his own book and more!

    Martin Parr

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 56:23


    We explore Martin Parr's photography over the decades, his view of English society, Magnum photos, macro lenses, his sense of humor and more!

    Ryan McGinley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 83:50


    We talk about Ryan McGinley's rapid rise to art world stardom, his signature style, impact on 2000's culture, personal work vs commercial, pandemonium at art galleries and more!

    Jacob Feingold

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 72:57


    We talk to Jacob Feingold about shooting film in the last few years, the compulsion of street photography, following the light, exploring different types of photography, Leica and more.

    Kodachrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 65:23


    We talk about what makes Kodachrome film so legendary, shooting slide film, projectors, how the right film can elevate a photographer, why Kodachrome no longer exists and more!

    Don Alman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 69:48


    We talk to Don Alman about his love and knowledge of film photography, his decades spent shooting film and working in film labs in New York, shooting and processing Kodachrome, how working in the darkroom makes you a better photographer and more.

    Helen Levitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 61:16


    We discuss Helen Levitt and her street photography, photos behind glass at an exhibit, chalk writings on New York streets, photographing children and more.

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    Gordon Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 63:28


    We talk about Gordon Parks and his legendary status as a photographer, his incredible versatility, photography and activism, experimenting with different styles of photography and more!

    Polaroid Instant Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 49:40


    We discuss how Polaroid is usually an introduction to shooting film for young people, the surprising fine art projects that have used instant film, presidential portraits, instant film used on commercial sets and more.

    Maya June Mansour

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 58:08


    We talk with Maya June Mansour about shooting film at an early age, going on a healing journey through personal projects, supporting and building the community around you, different film scanning techniques, building her own camera and more!

    Joel Meyerowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 60:16


    We discuss Joel Meyerowitz and how he quit his advertising job to pursue photography, had a knack for randomly encountering legendary photographers early on, built a community with other photographers, became one of the most versatile artists in the medium and much more!

    Stephen Shore

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 67:49


    We discuss how Stephen Shore was a photographic prodigy, meeting and working with Andy Warhol as a teenager, the Great American Roadtrip as a photographer, transitioning to 8x10, his masterful lighting and more!

    Garry Winogrand

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 68:56


    We discuss the legendary Garry Winogrand and his style, influence on today's street photography, whether or not he's been pigeonholed, controversies, his photographic peers and more!

    Commercial Film Photography

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 65:46


    We discuss the days of film photography being the standard in commercial work, when printed magazines were still everywhere, growing as an artist while doing commercial work, being involved in the print process, artistic integrity and more!

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