About this podcast
Join host and Maine portrait photographer Matt Stagliano while he has long, casual conversations with his guests about creativity in photography, art, business, and relationships.
Episodes
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- 079 - Why Making Beautiful Things Takes Courage with Michele Quigley · 1 h 28 min · Episode 79Michele Quigley makes the costume by hand, builds the set, lights it, and then photographs it. The result looks like an oil painting that has been hanging somewhere for two…
- 078 - Why Brilliant People Look Terrible On Camera with Neil Farrimond · 1 h 37 min · Episode 78This is my first show back in about a month and a half, so of course things went wrong. I've got a metal roof and about halfway through the recording the sky opened up over…
- 077 - Executive (Dis)Function with Sean McCormick · 1 h 23 min · Episode 77Most of us got into creative work wanting to do everything, then spent years drowning in all of it. Sean McCormick did the opposite on purpose. Sean spent years as a public…
- 076 - Starting Over at 62 with Jörg Kampers · 1 h 18 min · Episode 76"As soon as your age has a six in the front in Germany, it's very difficult to find another corporate job." That's where Jörg Kampers starts his story. He spent 35 years inside…
- 075 - No Admin, Just Shoot with Ashley Siegert · 1 h 21 min · Episode 75Most photographers will tell you the same thing if you ask them honestly. The shooting is the part they love. Everything else is overhead. Ashley Siegert heard that enough times…
- 074 - Stop Chasing Maybe Money with Billy Thorpe · 1 h 36 min · Episode 74I met Billy Thorpe on a bus. We were heading to the venue for Ecamm Creator Camp last October, he sat down in front of me, we started talking, and somewhere in that conversation…
- 073 - Getting Good at Claude (For Photographers) · 48 min · Episode 73Getting Good at Claude: Why Most Photographers Give Up Too Soon (And How to Fix It) Have you tried Claude once, gotten something too generic to be useful, and just moved on? This…
- 072 - WPPI 2026 Recap · 1 h 36 min · Episode 72Generator Live: WPPI 2026 Recap - The Good, The Bad, and The Dance Circle What happens when you find yourself in the middle of a dance circle surrounded by phones at a…
- 071 - Live at WPPI 2026 with Josh Beaton · 49 min · Episode 71Generator Live at WPPI 2026: Josh Beaton on Following Dreams, Self-Esteem, and Starting Over at 50 What happens when you decide to chase the dream you always thought was…
- 070 - Generator Live: Nino Batista on AI, Retouching, and What Makes Art Actually Matter · 1 h 44 min · Episode 70Can AI replace the human element that makes photography and retouching valuable, or are we measuring the wrong thing entirely? Nino Batista is a photographer, retoucher, and…
- 069 - 2026 Photography Industry Predictions · 1 h 23 min · Episode 69What if closing your studio isn't failure but the smartest business decision you could make? Nine days into 2026 and I'm seeing patterns emerge that tell me this year is going to…
- 068 - Generator Live: 2026 Liveshow Preview · 1 h 8 min · Episode 68Planning a live show format terrifies me, but staying stuck terrifies me more. I'm rebuilding Generator from the ground up for 2026. It's about creating something sustainable…
- 067 - The System I Don't Need · 15 min · Episode 67What if the perfect workflow you're building is just another way to avoid making the hard decisions? I screwed up a camera review this week. Made a factual error, took it down…
- 066 - How to Use Brain Science to Make Better Portraits · 29 min · Episode 66Your brain is guessing what it sees. All the time. Understanding how vision actually works changed how I approach every portrait session. After learning about change blindness…
- 065-Can Podcasts Save Photography? (And What We Should Be Building) · 26 min · Episode 65CAN PODCASTS SAVE PHOTOGRAPHY? Photography conferences used to launch careers. Now they're expensive reunions that most photographers can't afford. After watching traditional…
- 064 - Angela Anderson: The Morning Routine That Will Change Your Business · 1 h 23 min · Episode 64What if the secret to a sustainable creative business isn't working harder, but starting your day differently? Angela Anderson is a portrait photographer and educator based in…
- 063-Tracy Matthews: Using Your Creativity to Flourish and Thrive · 1 h 13 min · Episode 63What if the thing you're best at feels too easy to charge money for? Tracy Matthews has built multiple seven-figure businesses, taught over 9,500 jewelry designers through…
- 062 - Ashleigh Taylor: When Creative Integrity Costs You Everything · 1 h 37 min · Episode 62What do you do when your business feels personal and a bad year makes you question everything? Ashleigh Taylor is a portrait and boudoir photographer based near Los Angeles whose…
- Ep. 061 - Ben Marcum: Don't Make an Avocado Green Fridge · 1 h 21 min · Episode 61What color was your childhood fridge? For photographer Ben Marcum, it was that unforgettable avocado green—and that odd little memory sets the tone for an honest, funny, and…
- Ep. 060 - Judith Hill: The Universal Power of Connection · 1 h 33 min · Episode 60Episode Overview How do you create portraits that feel more like stories than snapshots? In this episode of Generator, I sit down with Judith Hill, a fine art portrait…
