Get the Picture with Brad Sigal

Analog Photography Deep Dive 

Everything you always wanted to know about analog photography (but were afraid to ask!)

A conversation with Kevin Ealain on the history and enduring power of analog photography

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Ever wondered when the first photograph was taken, and how we got from that to modern photography? Kevin Ealian has the answers, and he shares it all with us in this incredible journey through two hundred years of the history of photography! He also shows us the different kinds of analog cameras, and walks us through the step-by-step process for shooting, developing, and printing analog photos!

See Kevin’s analog photography, sign up for his newsletter & book his live analog photo booth for your event at darkroastarts.com or [email protected] 

Throughout our conversation we refer to the Get the Picture episode with Jake Gale: “Film Photography for Beginners: Why & How” https://youtu.be/_2qmwYnUBkw 

Praxis darkroom where Kevin teaches how to use a darkroom https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/ 

Review of ‘They Still Make Film for That’, 2024 Minnesota Fringe Festival play by Kevin Ealain https://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapolis/article/Review-THEY-STILL-MAKE-FILM-FOR-THAT-at-Strike-Theater-20240805 

Film Photography Project - a go-to place for buying less-common film, film education, etc. https://filmphotographyproject.com/ 

Massive Dev Chart phone app https://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php 

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Very special random guest appearances throughout the video by my cats Mochi and Loki! 

Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

Photography for the Revolution

Can photography change the world? A conversation with David Bacon

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In this edition of Get the Picture Podcast, host Brad Sigal talks with long-time movement photographer David Bacon about his recent 3-part workshop hosted by the UCLA Labor Center, “Photography for the Revolution.” 

They also dive into some progressive and revolutionary photographers throughout history like Alberto Korda and Tina Mondotti, explore cases of political repression against independent journalists, and look at the political legacy of Ansel Adams with a more critical eye. 

Follow David’s work: https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/ 

David Bacon’s 3-part ‘Photography for the Revolution’ series, hosted by the UCLA Labor Center:

• Part 1: The Politics of Social Justice Photography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RNeK7znpzk
• Part 2: Images in Action: Positionality & Participation https://youtu.be/mT1RiO-6mCg 
• Part 3: Building a Worker-Centered Project https://youtu.be/8xkf9jvoiNY 

Some things mentioned in this episode:

Freelance journalists’ union: Newsguild-CWA Local 39521 https://www.guildfreelancers.org/ 

Get the Picture episode with Amelia Rayno talking about Wood Street Commons and Skid Row https://youtu.be/ByHMvhlgWik 

Get the Picture episode about the 100 Strangers Project https://youtu.be/PddWU7_xUJY 

Class Conscious Photographers https://classconsciousphotographers.org/ 

As Left Erupted in Protest, Ansel Adams Moved Right by David Bacon https://jacobin.com/2025/06/ansel-adams-berkeley-fsm-left 

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Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

The Story Behind That Spider-Man Protest Photo

Chris Juhn on photojournalism, viral images, AI fakes, and documenting conflict

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On August 22, Twin Cities-based photojournalist Chris Juhn was photographing a small racist protest and the much larger anti-racist counterprotest in Minneapolis. Then someone dressed in a full Spiderman costume leapt onto the truck the racists were in and started swinging. Maybe at least partly because of Chris’s extensive experience documenting many conflictive and chaotic situations, he was in position to take the photo of that wild moment that immediately went viral on social media. 

I talked with Chris about his viral photo, him getting pepper sprayed as he took it, and many related issues including his thoughts on viral images, on AI fakes, and on his many years of documenting conflict.

Follow Chris Juhn

facebook https://www.facebook.com/chris.juhn 

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

Threads https://www.threads.com/@juhnchris 

Donate to Chris on paypal to support his photojournalist work paypal.me/chrisjuhn 

Chris Juhn's other appearances on Get the Picture

• Don't miss the eclipse shot! https://youtu.be/WlxijF7mayc
• Want to take better Northern Lights pictures? Here's how https://youtu.be/9bhMk7Rl-_8

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Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

Film photography for Beginners: Why & How

A conversation with Jake Gale

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In this episode of Get the Picture, Brad Sigal talks with Jake Gale about why and how you can get started with analog (film) photography! If you’ve been curious to try it out, this episode just might inspire you and give you some pointers to take the plunge! 

Jake talks about his analog photography journey and the beauty of creating analog images without any contact with a computer or the internet. He talks about working with 35mm and large format cameras, and walks through how to shoot on film, develop negatives, print your images in a darkroom, and then scan them you want to share them online.

See Jake’s work:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jake.gale/

Website https://jakegale.art/ 

Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jakegale.bsky.social 

Some things mentioned in this episode:

John Steitz on his 2020 portrait project at George Floyd Square https://youtu.be/q4UHOwWbmbA 

Get the Picture episode: 100 Strangers Project https://youtu.be/PddWU7_xUJY 

Pentax 17 film camera https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1834281-REG/pentax_17_film_camera.html 

Holga 120N “toy” medium format film camera https://photothinking.com/2020-04-01-holga-120n-the-serious-toy-camera/ 

Lomography film cameras https://shop.lomography.com/us/ 

Intrepid large format cameras https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/collections/camera 

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Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

Why the Best Photos Aren't Perfect

Conversation with Pat Graham on polaroids, AI, punk rock & more

Thanks to the newest Patreon subscribers: Sarah and Alexis! 

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Pat Graham has spent decades documenting music, culture and activism through photography—from touring with Modest Mouse and working with Johnny Marr to capturing iconic images of L7, Bikini Kill, Fugazi, and countless others. In this episode Pat joins host Brad Sigal to talk about his long-term passion for photography, his current exhibition ‘Present Imperfection,’ and why imperfect images often resonate more deeply than technically flawless ones.

Pat shares the story behind Present Imperfection, his current exhibition of instant photography. Pat and Brad talk about why people are turning back to imperfect technologies in the era of algorithms, iPhones and AI. The conversation also explores photography's evolving relationship with AI. We also talk about Pat’s recent work with Diane Krauthamer documenting the federal military occupation of DC. Finally, Pat shares the story behind one of his most iconic photos: his 1992 image of Jennifer Finch of the band L7, who recently passed away.

Connect with Pat https://www.instagram.com/instapatgraham/ 

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Groups resisting occupation of DC: 

Free DC Project https://www.instagram.com/freedcproject/ 

DCAARPR https://www.instagram.com/dcaarpr/ 

Pat's iconic 1992 photo of Jennifer Finch of L7 https://www.instagram.com/p/Da-1RPROCEy/ 

Jennifer Finch talking about Pat’s photo being her favorite    https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0_nYZEg_-/?img_index=1 

Intro music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

Present Imperfection: A talk with exhibition curator Pat Graham

In this clip, Pat Graham talks with Get the Picture Podcast about his current exhibition running through September 12, 2026 in Washington DC: Present Imperfection.

Present Imperfection is a summer exhibition about instant photography, imperfect memory, DIY culture, and the way photographs keep changing meaning over time.

Curated by photographer and artist Pat Graham with MORENOYCLARA, the exhibition brings together selected international and DC-connected photographers and artists working with Polaroid, instant film, scans, and prints. The project treats instant photography as immediate but never fixed: a small image that can hold friendship, travel, music, place, accident, and time.

The exhibition builds on a 2017 Málaga exhibition Past Perfect: Collective Reflections focused around the Polaroid & Photographic Instant that was curated by Pat Graham and presented by Staf Magazine and MORENOYCLARA. This adapted DC exhibition brings together selected international and DC connected photographers and artists working with Polaroid, instant film, scans, prints, and related photographic materials.

The show includes an opening and closing reception, two instant portrait sessions, a community archive day, and several workshops. In addition, curator Pat Graham will hold ‘live lab’ hours on site on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm as an artist-in-residence. The show is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.

Artist List:

Adam Voith, Alberto Polo, Amanda Marsalis, Andrew Paynter, Antonia Tricarico, Atiba Jefferson, Brandon Harman, Clint Woodside, Craig Stecyk, Cynthia Connolly, Dana Wachs, Danny Clinch, Deanna Templeton, Diane Krauthamer, Ed Templeton, J Grant Brittain, James Joiner, Jason Lee, Jim Jocoy, Josh Wildman, Jude Harrison, Justin Borucki, Lely Constantinople, Nolan Hall, Pat Graham, Robin Bell, Scarlet Page, Shawn Brackbill, Sonny Marr, Susanne Melanie Berry, Thomas Campbell, Tim Kerr, Trevor Kampman.

More details: https://friendshipheights.com/events/pavilion-pop-up 

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Don't Miss the Eclipse Shot!
How to photograph a solar eclipse with Chris Juhn

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In this episode of Get the Picture, host Brad Sigal talks with Chris Juhn about how to (safely!) get great photos of the solar eclipse that will be visible in many parts of the world on August 12, 2026. Find out what equipment and settings you need, how to find the best location, and ideas for photo compositions so you can get amazing photos of the solar eclipse! Chris speaks from his experience photographing two solar eclipses. 

See Chris’s work https://www.facebook.com/chris.juhn 

My previous episode with Chris Juhn on how to get great photos of the Northern Lights https://youtu.be/9bhMk7Rl-_8  

To avoid damage to your camera’s sensor or lens, you need an ISO 12312-2 Certified solar filter at all times during the eclipse except during the couple minutes of totality. If you’re seeing the eclipse where totality will not be visible, you need to keep the solar filter on your camera and eclipse glasses on the whole time of the eclipse. It’s likely those filters will get bought up quickly so you should try to buy yours soon if you don’t have one!

Some recommendations for camera settings for shooting the solar eclipse:

• Use the longest lens you can get (highest mm possible)
• Shutter speed as fast as you need to avoid camera shake (so if you have a 600mm lens, your shutter speed should be at least 1/640)
• Aperture as narrow as you can get it (the highest number possible on your lens)
• ISO as low as you can get it for the period before totality, but then be ready to crank up your ISO when totality hits because it will suddenly be a lot darker. Know how high you can set your ISO on your camera without noise making the photo unusable. On most modern cameras with denoising in post, you should be able to safely shoot at 6400 or maybe even 12,800 ISO.
• You should be able to use autofocus, especially once totality hits

See some of Chris’s photos for MPR News in 2017 of the solar eclipse and the people gathered to watch it https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/21/photos-its-an-eclipse 

PhotoPills app to see where the sun will be in the sky during the eclipse so you can plan where you want to be to get the picture you want https://www.photopills.com/ 

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Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

How to Photograph Strangers

Lessons from Vijay Britto's 100 Strangers Projects

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In this episode of Get the Picture, host Brad Sigal talks with Vijay Britto, a portrait photographer in Maryland who has photographed more than 250 strangers, improving his photography and leading to paid work doing portraits and weddings. He talks about what a 100 Strangers Project is and how doing the project helped improve his photography, build his confidence, and make lasting connections. He makes a compelling case for why a 100 Strangers Project might be just what you need to take your photography to the next level.

See Vijay’s work: website | flickr | Instagram

100 Strangers group on Flickr

365 Project website

Get the Picture episode on Intentional Camera Movement photography with Daniela Bell 

Humans of New York 

Humans of Bombay 

David Guerrero (@dgphotoholic on Instagram) is one example of a stranger portrait photographer that posts video of his interactions. He has 1.5 million followers and a ton of engagement. 

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Intro & outro music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev

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In this episode of Get the Picture, host Brad Sigal talks with product photographer John Von Pamer. John has many years of experience as a professional editorial / advertising photographer and art director, including shooting amazing and creative images of beauty products, food for high end restaurants and cookbooks, and much more. He shares his journey, his approach to product photography along with equipment & techniques, thoughts on how AI may impact the industry, and tips for people interested in getting into product photography.

See John’s work online:

johnvonpamer.com

https://www.instagram.com/vonpamerphotography/ 

John also makes records under the name JOHN 21:26. New record coming out in Fall.

Some people and things mentioned in this episode:

Franny’s: Simple Seasonal Italian cookbook

High Vibrational Beauty: Recipes & Rituals for Radical Self Care

Victoria Granhof

Irving Penn Foundation 

Kinfolk Magazine

Kimtech Science Delicate Task Wipes

Edward Steichen 

Michael Mandel

Larry Sultan 

Mike Mandel’s book ‘Zone Eleven’  

Moon Juice Cookbook

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Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta

PORTUGUESE EPISODE!

Neste episódio do Get the Picture, Brad Sigal conversa com Larissa Ribeiro, fotógrafa de arquitetura, viagens e ruas do Porto. A primeira exposição solo de Larissa, Cartografias da Liberdade, foi inaugurada recentemente na região do Porto. Ela inclui 21 imagens de duas grandes manifestações de rua: a marcha do Dia Internacional da Mulher e a marcha anual do Dia da Liberdade. Larissa fala sobre sua história com a fotografia, como surgiu a ideia da exposição, dá conselhos para fotógrafos interessados ​​em fazer uma exposição, fala de como decidiu quais imagens incluir e os fotógrafos que a inspiram.

Siga Larissa: https://www.instagram.com/larissa.ribeiro.photography/ 

A exposição Cartografias de Liberdade está aberta às sextas-feiras das 21h às 24h e aos sábados das 15h às 24h no Grupo Mérito Dramático Avintense, Rua 14 de Mayo 65, Vila Nova de Gaia, 29 maio - 26 julho.

A exposição Mulheres e Trabalho fez parte do Porto Femme International Film Festival 2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DW17T5UDkJO/

Vivian Meier Anthology https://www.terraesplendida.com/vivian-maier-porto/ 

Geraldo Vieira 

• Larissa's article: https://anais.docomomobrasil.com/brasil/sdbr11/sdbr11-004/
• Larissa’s thesis: https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/18319

Henri Carter Bresson https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/henri-cartier-bresson/ 

Martine Frank https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/martine-franck/ 

Sebastiāo Salgado https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado

Peter Scheier https://ims.com.br/titular-colecao/peter-scheier/ 

Marcel Gautherot https://ims.com.br/titular-colecao/marcel-gautherot/ 

Mario Fontenelle https://www.instagram.com/p/DTRFeGcjtYd/?img_index=1 

Lucien Hervé http://lucienherve.com/lh_corb.html 

Julius Shulman https://juliusshulman.org/ 

Antonio Meneres https://www.sulinformacao.pt/2018/11/memorias-do-tempo-e-do-patrimonio-construido-de-antonio-meneres-expoem-se-em-faro/