This week, a question from a listener around making photos “that have more meaning and heart” inspires a discussion around narrative and determining what we as makers are trying to say with our work versus what we want—or need—an audience to take away from it. We also touch on editing (not post processing) as a skill that often gets minimized or even overlooked in the picture making process. Plus, sometimes, you need to prepare for anything, including the valet wrecking your car 15 minutes before a shoot. Evelyn Bencicova is out Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+
  
• #117: Reset The Mechanism : On Taking Pictures
  
• Jeff Gusky - The Hidden World of WWI
  
• Why is narrative such a difficult concept for young photographers to master?
  
• Photography and Narrative (part 1) | Conscientious Photography Magazine
  
• Photography and Narrative (part 2) | Conscientious Photography Magazine
  
• Marcus K. (@mkaz365) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• John Glenn estate sale in Md. attracts fans of the astronaut-senator (Photos) | WTOP
  
• KD Pro Disposable Camera on the App Store
  
• Kurt Moser | Ambrotype Photographer - YouTube
  
• Styles and Presets for Capture One
  
• The Informant! (2009) - IMDb
  
• Opioid Protest at Met Museum Targets Donors Connected to OxyContin - The New York Times
  
• Steven Soderbergh Explains Why He Shot His New Thriller 'Unsane' on an iPhone - VICE
  
• evelyn bencicova
  
• Natalia Evelyn Bencicova (@evelyn_bencicova) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• 858 #2 Adam & Eve - YouTube
  

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