Being Free of Photography Dogmas -- Walkie Talkie with Reuben Radding
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- Опубликовано: 24 окт 2022
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This video was originally 1.5 hours - should I start putting the longer version somewhere?
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Because millions of people got their photography education from gear-shilling, affiliate-marketing, pay-per-filter hucksters, here on youtube (you know what I'm talking about), an interview with an ACTUAL photographer is such a breath of fresh air.
Spot on
I got my photography education in high school.
I went to Peter McCrackens Bangers University
EXACTLY.
In this photography tip all you will need is this $1000 lens and a smoke machine don't forget your $100 dollar soft box and $350 dollar flash. 🙄 I remember when I started and it was hard to find good tutorials that weren't just ads for overpriced gear.
4 min in and hasn’t taken a photo and this is already my favorite Walkie Talkie.
ikr!!
Bro didn’t even take a step until min 6
Straight gold
20:47 - “ I am poisoned by self. By self consciousness, by self criticism, by some inner grandiosities, all this ego related stuff that I need an escape valve from. You can do it all kinds of ways, but this is the greatest way I’ve ever found.”
Yes, winogrand talked about it, cartier bresson, wouldnt surprise me if many others said or thought the same. If lucky We connect back to our truest being, although im not sure if photography is the BEST way to achieve it, but it’s definitely very worthwhile considering you can get a nice picture out of it
Very zen
Very Zen indeed. Explains me so well.
Sounds like you need Jesus, which he has a picture of in 20min34sec
I think a lot of people could really benefit from listening to what Reuben was saying in this, especially the casual “street” photographers.
Agreed!
Why?
Yea "street" photographers #leadinglineseverything #redorangeyelloweverything #tramseverything #rainpuddleseverything
@@thecsciworker291 💀
@@dustinroderick i want to know why YOU think people could really benefit. It was YOUR claim!
First 5 minutes he was speaking all facts. Might be my favorite walkie yet.
I love street photographers they are a needed part of our society. You get to see people at their best and worst and it is all in public, just a wonderful art form.
Nice comment.👍
I love how casual and un-intrusive Ruebens vibe is. I hate it when street photographers get all up in someones business. Paint the picture without disturbing the flow.
agree, while the photos are often good, I don't feel like they're good enough to warrant the complete lack of empathy the process of obtaining them takes, love Reubens style far more, still super close and personal photo's but without disrespecting the subject
@@CianMcsweeney ah! thats my whole dogma, youre documenting the flow of life, without disturbing it!
I've been watching photography videos for the last 5 or 6 years, dodging stupid videos of dumbass taking pictures of literally nothing with the latest sony and the ultimate orange and teal preset. Finding your channel today was the best thing that happened to me all day. Keep making content of this type, please, it is so necessary.
And on the other end of the spectrum you have people worshipping film, literally just because it's film. God forbid you dare to question and ask what's exactly so good about Todd Hido's "Interiors", which is literally photos of nothing. No one would get famous for a series of photos of empty rooms, but since it's done by a photography superstar AND it's done on film - you must consider it a masterpiece, otherwise you "just don't get it".
And now they all buy a Sony, photograph anything, colour it all in a "new" shade of blue in post, and try to convince the world through instagram that they are a talented photographer!
Amen Brother.
@@1Guy1SonyVegas does a photo have to be "of something"? What about abstract, or minimalist photography? No different from street photography or fashion photography other than none is the be all end all or the best photography.
@@gwillsthewizard @gwillsthewizard the photo doesn't have to be any certain way in my opinion. But as you can see the original comment bashing Sony boys, who shoot "nothing" is quite popular here.
And I just wanted to make a point about how film photography also often captures "nothing" but is still praised because it's film! Somehow simply using outdated technology makes the work be appreciated more, even if it's objectively not impressive in any way.
Also, all of the photos shown in this video were black and white. So again there's a double standard - using an orange and teal preset is considered bad, but shooting anything and everything in black and white film is totally fine and respected.
Such point of view is just gatekeeping, and there's absolutely no reason to do that.
“I dont wana get on my knees all the time, its hard to get up!” So real
I was an Editor in Hollywood for close to 30 years. I continually found myself 'locked' into certain conventions and, in many ways, bought into the dogma that "it has to be x". Then, as editing became more accessible to the masses via computer, I started noticing that some 'kids' were breaking almost every rule that I grew up with and it opened my eyes. The same is true for photography. When I started to drop some standard photography conventions and stopped caring what other people thought, my work improved a great deal. That said...to be fair and brutally honest, the vast majority of creative rule breakers actually suck. Reuben's work is inspiring.
Being a 26 year old who's obsessed with photography but also gets bogged down with indecision and the pressure of social media, this video is exactly the reminder that I needed (and others need) to do what feels good, and what feels right to you. Reuben is a perfect example of that, and an example who is doing it so incredibly well. I hadn't heard of him until coming across this video, thanks to Paulie for this series 🙏
Delete IG for a while bro. I did and my creativity has never felt more alive.
I knew Reuben on a VERY casual manner years ago (late 80s-early 90s?) as a clerk at the great and lamented zine store See Hear in the East Village. We would chat about music when I would stop in, in one instance particularly about our shared love of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Some years later I saw him playing (stand-up) bass with Elliot Sharpe at the Cooler in the Meat Packing district before it became gentrified. I'm so happy to see him still living a creative life! His photos are terrific!
Note to self: do not watch an episode of walkie talkie before having to go to work…you’re gonna want to call off and go shoot. Thank you Paulie for these vids! 😏
Reuben is Rad for being as much a philosopher as a photographer. We know our own when we hear it and/or see it.
Zone as a photographic term took off when people used point and shoot cameras that had symbols of head and shoulders, half body, group and mountains for different points of focus. The New York school tended to use wide angle lenses and hyperfocal distances, which combined with pushed film permitted high shutter speeds and small apertures. This was very different from HCB who exclusively shot 50mm in the early days and 50 to 100 ASA film. Those old Cartier-Bresson prints exhibit plenty of subject movement, some camera-shake and relatively narrow depth of field. It's all good.
I could listen to Reuben for hours. Solid human.
Reuben is amazing. Vulnerable, honest and an incredible photographer. This was so refreshing.
The part about autumn rain was amazing
"You don't owe the image anything." That's one to burn into the memory.
This is one of, if not THE, best photography videos on RUclips. Reuben speaks like an actual photographer and describes the same thoughts I have about my hobby… less about the gear, more about the art. Thank you! 🎉❤
5 minutes in and I’m reevaluating my entire process
I'm 80, was a B&W photographer in NYC mid late 60s. Lived at 4th and B. Really like your work but particularly how you have death on your mind a lot and what you call 'being poisoned by self'. Your particular time in NY is just perfect despite what people might say about the 60s. It's what you make of it. Now I know what I am going to do with that EPl-7 with the missing screen. Save me buying a point and shoot! i.e. - I learned a lot from this video all the way here in Perth Western Australia. We got us streets too as well as lots of roos and parrots!🦘
I lived near 3rd and B around 2015 and love shooting B&W. It’s cool reading your comment and feeling connected to your story 50 yrs later.
I wanna see your photos from 60s NYC
Please share your favourite street photography photos on your RUclips channel, I want to see them
Don't give up; pop for a Gilly suit a 1000mm lens and a ticket to Hollywood.
man, this is better than every other video on photography and by extension videography/film I've ever seen.
Wow, what a great guy. Best episode so far. Deep and engaging stuff. Love this episode!
Not even ten minutes in and the words that come out of this guys mouth felt so real in comparison to nearly any conversasion I have to go through.
What an incredible human being Reuben is. Fate meant me to watch this.
I didn’t know I needed this interview so badly. Thank you for this. For filming him. Thank you for being you Reuben.
netflix/hulu sleeping on Paulie B ya heard
this man is literally a show walking.
cant wait for you to document with
more NY, westcoast, miami, texas photographers
keep growing the project Paulie good luck my boy!
Lots of wisdom in here. At the top of his game. Great to see how he got that shot at 13:56 too. Would never know he took a photograph and once again the camera sees what the eye cannot.
“You don’t own the subject matter anything” - love this ❤
Reuben seems like a real genuine dude. Cant wait for more Walkie Talkie. Thanks for making these Paulie!
Best walkie talkie yet there Paulie. This guy is great, just keeping it real and talkin absolute sense with sincerity and honesty. Especially respected him saying about how often he just feels like going home. How he felt when meeting Robert Frank too, I remember what stupid things I said meeting Bruce Gilden. Just gibberish. We ended up speaking about 50’s & 60’s crooners in the end. 🤣🤣👍
Agreed. One of the more insightful his walkie talkie vids. Aside from looking at their photos, just listening about their philosphy and experiece is such a treat.
"being in those questions.. the worst distraction about it.. is it keeps us from finding the better ones."
This is such an important sidenote. I teach painting and really make it a point to derail those types of discussions with the discussion lurking just below them.. and then the ones another level down... and so forth and so on. Before long you're talking about life not art and then the conversation finds true purpose.
I like this guy. He sounds very similar to myself and has a chill approach to things. I like his take on the definition of street photography. Great episode
Best street photography series on YT right now, Paulie.
Dude... Literally, for me, the best one of this serie.
Those words, those advices and that way talking from a deep knowledge. Thanks Paulie
This is a great video about photography, about art and photographing on the street. Watching Radding reminds me a bit of Gary Winogrand walking and snapping stealthily. 👏👏👏
Man it is wild seeing Reuben on RUclips. I've taken two workshops with him and I consider him one of my main mentors he's really great at finding what's good in your photography and helping you nurture and grow it. I highly recommend his workshops. I'm currently taking classes with another teacher and I was thinking to myself dang I wish I was still working with Reuben. He's awesome.
glad to hear that -- I just signed up for his workshop in March. Came back to watch this to remind myself what Im getting into.
Maaan this guy can preach! First 5 mins and it already moved me and brought me teary eyes when he said Rebecca and Alex told him to shoot B&W.
Wonderful lessons. "You don't have to shoot colour"! Yesss.
I picked up photography again after a 9 year break.
Back then I used a 300€ Fujifilm bridge camera and went wild. I shot jpg auto mode only and when it was too dark I used the flash. I like industrial architecture and everything that is decaying and I edited the shit out of those jpgs in gimp to make them look more gritty or even toxic green if it fit the mood. I went to packed bars with my friends and took flash photos of them and strangers we talked to. Looking at those pics now, most of them are awful from a technical standpoint, but some are so good that I couldn't replicate them now if I tried, simply because I had genuine fun and didn't think when taking them.
I could listen to him talk for hours. Great episode
Woah. Mind blown. This guy gets it. I’m so glad that the algorithm recommended this video and your channel to me.
So much of what he said resonated with me, most specifically, the decision fatigue and inner turmoil. It’s so nice to be able to get caught up in the moment, even if it is for just a brief moment.
Lots to think about here, and that’s always a good sign of an experience where you haven’t wasted 30mins of your life learning nothing. Thank you guys, Mr Radding is worth listening to.
Reuben is legit one of my all time favorites and this was one of the most illuminating interviews with a photographer that I’ve ever seen!
Just simply the greatest advices ever in a nutshell. Literally makes me grab the camera right now and go out and shoot.
Easily the freshest point of view on photography on YT and so freeing to just take in. Thanks for making this and thanks to Reuben for being on the channel!
This was one of the nicest conversations about photography, wow! So relatable and cool to see him in his natural habitat taking photos and talking
This must be like the tenth time I've rewatched this, I like how zen and straight to the heart of why to photograph he gets
This video is so refreshing.
Much Love from Russia man! 🇷🇺❤️📸
"This video was originally 1.5 hours - should I start putting the longer version somewhere? " - Hell yes. this 24minutes and 45 seconds flew by.
As a professional 9-5 on staff photographer this was so refreshing. Going to make time to go shoot for myself this week
This was so educational & inspirational. I like that Reuben is talking about the art of photography and not obsessing about the gear.
'Maybe I should go get drunk'. Very relatable ha!
2:25 Oh Reuben I love you already, you are like a breath of fresh air
These walks and videos about them are quintessential to many aspiring photographers, general folk, and photographers looking for inspiration. Keep up the great work, Paulie, and thank you.
@18:07 I am absolutely dead. What an amazing shot!
Nice to see Reuben here. I published his work in a old issue of The Street Photographer Notebook so I am an old fan of his photography. Cool and inspiring video, love it!
One of the best insider conversations about street photography. It's nice to see the struggles you have on the streets are already lived by others who have being shooting for years 👍👍
The whole time I was thinking, "Yes! He's just like me". Except really eloquent and a great photographer.
Gathered some great insights from this.
Just about to turn the big 60 and I love Photography and all the different aspects.
Just starting out in Photography btw.
Reuben Radding is so eloquently understated and right on target, I loved every minute of this. Thank you.
The greatest interviewers let people talk. Thanks PB.
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE WALKIE TALKIE. His honesty is refreshing. THANK YOU.
20:16 wow. Incredible and well said. Thanks for making this documentary.
Yes, that is what I love about photography, the release from bondage of self. Leaving my own mind for a moment and being completely immersed in something else. Very well put.
Reuben is awesome! He has so much wisdom. He seems like the kind of guy I could talk to for hours and be a much better person afterwards. Thanks for sharing!
What an amazing human being. I could listen to him all night long.
I was at the workshop with Reuben and remembered Rebecca saying the quoted statement to him. He is an amazing photographer.
was there any more to why she said what she said? I’m curious to know more about her thoughts.
This must have been so refreshing to edit and put together. This is so fun to watch!!
these interviews are amazing. thank you.
A fantastic photographer with a philosophy that comes from experience and talent. Thanks for making this video, it's one of the best street photography interviews out there at the moment.
What a nice, honest, chilled dude.
Fascinating ! YES please post the longer version :)
1:03 - 1:37 "Able to focus on the stuff that really matters."
well said! am working on my 3D projects (also drawings), and in the middle of it I come up with a new idea and end up ditching the previous projects and later on I miss those projects It becomes a cycle and now I have a bunch of wip projects and some of them have been archived for months so this upcoming new yr I'm planning to set myself up to focus and improve my workflow to make sure it's not frustrating and I can finish all my works
anw great photos in great video!
Thank you! Awesome walk-n-talk-n-shoot!! Bearing witness; a true love letter to NYC from one of its finest. It brought me back…
It was summer 1977, that infamous year, I took three photos of a couple sitting on the lawn at Tanglewood overlooking Stockbridge Bowl, engaged in what appeared to be a very emotional dialog. The sun was setting over the lake. Instinctively I wanted to take 3- close, closer, closest. I had a point and shoot camera with a fixed lens so I needed to physically move closer without disturbing or interfering with their moment. Once I was done, I couldn’t wait to get the film developed because I felt a connection with them without ever meeting them and was really excited to see what moments were frozen in time.
Really great insights towards the end. Great photos start long before the walk. All about your connection to self, presence and allowing. Never be slogging it 8 hrs (you can't concentrate), get high naturally by raising your frequency on any happy and lasting thoughts and or materials, meditation, train your focus to stay in that flow, stay present and go out for an adventure in the early or late light, the rest of the time is late breakfast, rest through the day doing the above and out again at 4pm for a few hours. The photos always come to you this way.
You don't need to ask that guy any questions, as you do on most of your walkie talkies, he provides answers before you even think of a question. A very entertaining and genuine street photographer
Thank you for this wonderful series @Paulie
I've recently fell in love with this series. Thank you so much for sharing!
Amazing talk! Thank you for letting Reuben speak as much as he did.
I think the greatest part about photography is that it frees you from your self-absorption, and Reubens made so many great points about not being overly preoccupied about what is truly "street photography". Not to mention the term almost is an insult to the "genre" in itself.
What a great conversation. Thank you for making this happen!
One of the best in the series. Thank you
Such a good insight. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us
So far I think this is the most insightful and introspective Walkie Talkies I’ve seen yet.
Keep growing and thriving Paulie!!
I ran into this man in washington square last summer and we chatted a bit after I complimented his choice of body. He gave me a free zine! Cool dude.
What a beautiful episode of Walkie Talkie, great formative talk and beautiful photos. This is one of the best shows in RUclips no doubt.
Clarification on the proper term for range focusing is super appreciated. Everyone I know says "zone focusing"...
19:50 great advice for photography and life. Everything is temporary and limited.
Great conversation. Great editing. Great photos. Quality.
Loving your content. Keep it coming Paulie!
Thanks for doing this, Paulie! Great one
wow what a legend! thank you so much for bringing us these episodes, paulie
Heart and soul of a true artist.
Watching this felt like a breath of fresh air for me. Thanks for making this!
I don't want to get on my knees... its hard to get back up again" I'm with you there sir.
so good. one of my favorite episodes to date!
A master photographer/philosopher - what an absolute gem of a video this is. Thank you Paulie B for crafting this film and giving Reuben the time to really share the depth of his wisdom and creative gifts. Magnificent photographs too.