
Emulsions Podcast
Film photography podcast from Stephen K. Schuster and Hollis Monk Thayer.
Email: emulsionspodcast@gmail.com
Music: Oui Lele
Episodes
63 episodes
Jimi Franklin
Jimi Franklin talks to us about his journey with film photography, the benefits of art school, learning in the darkroom, editing through the contact sheet, medium format street portraits and more!
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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1:11:01

*BONUS* Juliet of the Spirits(1965)
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...
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1:05:14

Amy Touchette
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 mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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1:26:24

*BONUS* Belly(1998)
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 H...
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57:03

Kareem Black
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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1:10:33

Corey Jermaine
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 mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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1:11:03

*TEASER* 8 1/2 and All That Jazz with Luisa Opalesky
*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...
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1:41

Bob Greco
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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1:14:15

*TEASER* Juliet of the Spirits
*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 sti...
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3:00

Holly Lynton
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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1:23:03

Viviana Almas
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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1:29:50

Sharif El Neklawy
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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1:20:47

Tim Barber Pt. II
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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52:51

Lucy Lumen
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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1:13:14

Luisa Opalesky
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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1:05:44

Tim Barber
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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1:09:41

Negatives
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,...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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56:20

Terry Richardson
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 s...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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1:15:56

Stephen K. Schuster's City Kids Pt II
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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1:09:39

Ed Templeton
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 photograp...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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2:37:25

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!
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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52:30

Stephen K. Schuster's City Kids
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 woul...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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2:22:37

Medium Format
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!
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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58:03
