On Taking Pictures

This week, for all of the “improvements” in the creative tools we use — specifically around software — have they really gotten noticeably better? Faster, yes. But are we more productive and is the work we produce better because of the tools or is it something else? Also, nepotism might get you in the door, but it doesn’t keep you in the game. Plus, should an artist be allowed to destroy his or her work from beyond the grave? Jason Lee is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #electric
  
• Affinity Photo - Professional image editing software
  
• Stop the Hate Towards Brooklyn Beckham Simply Because Nepotism Exists | Fstoppers
  
• bb (@brooklynbeckham) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• Photobucket Plus Storage | Photobucket
  
• Edward Albee’s Final Wish: Destroy My Unfinished Work - NYTimes.com
  
• PHOTOGRAPHS — RYAN McGINLEY
  
• Every FORD Truck from 1917 to 2016 AWESOME! - YouTube
  
• Photographs — Jason Lee
  
• jason lee (@jasonlee) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• Jason Lee’s Photography of a Dust-Covered America
  
• "A Plain View" with Jason Lee by The Kodakery | Free Listening on SoundCloud
  
• de Kooning: A Way of Living
  

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This week, we’re talking about inherited meaning, specifically related to last week’s discussion around using tintype to capture older blues musicians and how that process seemed to “fit” the subject matter. Does the process give the photographs more meaning? Is the fact that they are actual tintypes “better” than if a similar effect had been achieved with a preset or a filter? Also, a terrific story about a husband and wife, their Hasselblad, and the Moon. Lilian Day Thorpe is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #interference
  
• Karl Taylor Education | Photography training by Karl Taylor
  
• Batman 66 Labels (@batlabels) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• A Big Dumb Button · DEDPXL
  
• The death of the electric guitar - Washington Post
  
• Gibson Guitar: Min-ETune™
  
• Six Months with the M2 and My Struggles with the Myth of Leica – Casual Photophile
  
• Forget digital. Film is still king when photographing the American landscape. – British Journal of Photography
  
• Sony announced a new 10 Megapixel Four Thirds sensor with instant HDR – 43 Rumors
  
• The Inner Landscapes of Common Men: Bryan Schutmaat - Faded & Blurred
  
• In This LA Neighborhood, Protest Art Is A Verb : NPR
  
• Art Gallery Closures Grow for Small and Midsize Dealers - The New York Times
  
• Home | Phaidon
  
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• Lilian Day Thorpe
  

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This week, a discussion around long term projects, inspired by the work and career of Ed Gold, a photographer who often spends years on a single body of work. Also, art and politics have had a long shared history, but has the current political climate allowed art to cross the line? Plus, choosing the right medium for the job and advice on printing your images. Khadia Saye is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #sublime
  
• Amazon.com: Happybuy Commercial Donut Maker 6L Capacity 3 KW Automatic Donut Maker with 3 Sets of Mold Donut Making Machine Wider Oil Tank Heavy Duty Stainless Steel: Kitchen & Dining
  
• A photographer finds home in the world’s most remote places
  
• Music Maker Relief Foundation - Preserving the Soul of America's Music
  
• 'Trump death' in Julius Caesar prompts threats to wrong theatres - BBC News
  
• Advice on Printing your Images - YouTube
  
• jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Sean Tucker
  
• On Taking Pictures — Kristopher
  
• Khadija Saye - Home
  
• In pictures: the 'remarkable, powerful' works of Khadija Saye who died in Grenfell Tower blaze
  

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This week, we discuss what happens when the results of a project just don’t seem to match the effort we put into making it. Is “giving your best shot” really good enough? Also, a follow up on a previous discussion on how certain places seem to enable or at least play a part in what we make in them. Wolfgang Suschitzky is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #Print
  
• Styles and Presets for Capture One
  
• Lightroom Presets and E-book store -Thomas Fitzgerald Photography
  
• Totally Rad! | Replichrome
  
• David Gilmour - Wider Horizons BBC Documentary - YouTube
  
• Unseen photos taken by Prince’s personal photographer | Dazed
  
• diglloyd macperformanceguide.com Blog
  
• Going Live -Trev and Simon 'Swing Your Pants' Compilation 1991 - YouTube
  
• Apple's New Podcast Data, Analytics Will Change the Industry
  
• Chris Ashworth (@ashworthchris) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• Wolfgang Suschitzky - Wikipedia
  
• Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Wolfgang Suschitzky, Photographer and Cinematographer, Dies at 104 - The New York Times
  
• Get Carter (1971) Official Trailer - Michael Caine, Ian Hendry Movie HD - YouTube
  

This week, what happens when machines learn enough to not only sort pictures, but make them? Is creativity just an algorithm after all? Also, a discussion around self-publishing using a cookbook as an example as well as a reader who’s life was changed by it. Michael Wolf is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #RandomDoubleExposure
  
• macOS High Sierra Preview - Apple
  
• Affinity Photo - Professional photo editing for iPad
  
• Why We Are Self Publishing the Aviary Cookbook - Lessons From the Alinea Book.
  
• Watch Grant Achatz In An Exclusive 'Chef's Table' Clip From Netflix - Eater Chicago
  
• The Alinea Project by Allen Hemberger — Kickstarter
  
• Allen & Alinea: One Man’s Odyssey Through an Iconic Cookbook - YouTube
  
• Mario Testino’s sexiest snaps get supersized for exhibition | Dazed
  
• How Photography is Changing in the Age of Machine Learning | PDN Online
  
• Mario Testino Undressed - TASCHEN Books
  
• Archillect (@archillect) | Twitter
  
• The lawn-mowing-in-a-tornado dad photo that inspired a thousand memes - The Washington Post
  
• Peebles Island | The Daily Gazette
  
• Silence in Synesthesia - Photographs and text by Wen Hang Lin | LensCulture
  
• MICHAEL WOLF PHOTOGRAPHY
  
• The Last of "Tokyo Compression" | PDN Photo of the Day
  
• 'On The Night Bus' is published 17th Nov 2016 | NICK TURPIN
  
• The Transparent City - Photographs by Michael Wolf | LensCulture
  
• jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Sean Tucker
  

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This week, we begin with a talk about the idea of obsolescence, from the perspective of tools and hardware that for seemingly arbitrary reasons are no longer able to be used. Also, a discussion around being on (or off) a roll creatively and how sometimes you can’t see the crest from the dip. Plus, does Instagram have a secret hashtag #blacklist? Ty Cole is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #Triplicate
  
• The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer's Place in Picture-Making: David duChemin: 9781681982021: Amazon.com: Books
  
• VF Blackout on the Fuji GFX vis-à-vis the X-Pro 2 — The Broketographers
  
• Ivanka Trump on Instagram: “Headed to tonight's #tonyawards and looking forward to an amazing evening! Jewels, Clutch & Shoes: #IvankaTrump @nordstrom Gown:…”
  
• Intrepid 8x10 Camera - An Affordable Large Format Camera by The Intrepid Camera Co. — Kickstarter
  
• Wista 4X5 DXII field camera with 135mm + 90mm lenses + holders | eBay
  
• @timtimoteo on Instagram: “Waiting for the future. #street #streetphotography #philly #phillygram #everydayphilly #people #peopledelphia #fujifilmx_us #color #spring…”
  
• iPhone 7 Plus — Barbers — Apple - YouTube
  
• Watch Bon Iver's Epic '22, a Million' Concert in Brooklyn - Rolling Stone
  
• Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman - Wikipedia
  
• TY COLE | PHOTOGRAPHER
  
• This Brutal World: Peter Chadwick: 9780714871080: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Phaidon Book Sale
  

This week, a brief discussion around depression after the tragic loss of Chris Cornell leads us into a discussion of Basquiat and the recent sale that put him at the top of the heap of American artists (at least in terms of dollars paid for a single piece). Also, do your tools or creative spaces imbue you with superpowers? Should we expect them to? Plus, Greg Heisler of light and color. Photojournalist Stanley Greene is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #exchange
  
• REPOST - Chris Cornell from June 2014 — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
  
• Jean-Michel Basquiat skull painting sells for record $110.5m at auction | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Is this Basquiat worth $110m? Yes – his art of American violence is priceless | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Pete Souza (@petesouza) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• Some great ebooks for creatives |Adobe Community
  
• Strobist: Lighting 103: Greg Heisler on Light and Color
  
• Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Chewbacca and C-3PO! - YouTube
  
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• Stunning short film about the Apollo moon landing made from astronauts' photos / Boing Boing
  
• Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ – FLOW ART STATION
  
• Stanley Greene: The Death of a Poet
  
• Stanley Greene, Teller of Uncomfortable Truths, Dies at 68 - The New York Times
  
• Poet. Follower of light. Storyteller. A remembrance of photographer Stanley Greene. - The Washington Post
  

This week, a discussion around music producers leads to wondering if the same producer-artist relationship to be productive for photographers. Would bringing in an outside - yet trusted - set of eyes help newer, better work emerge? Also, where does criticism come into play? Do you post wanting unsolicited feedback or do you look for honest critique from only a select few. Plus, a couple listener emails on whether writing about photography (or art) helps or is even necessary and help in choosing full frame or crop sensor. Chema Madoz is our photographer of the week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #asymmetry
  
• CENTER Juror's Statements - CENTER
  
• Opinion: A Disturbing Trend in Photography
  
• The Nikon D500 - Reigniting The DX / FX Debate And A Few High ISO Photos
  
• John Mayer BLACK1 Replica by MCG - YouTube
  
• Leica M4 Garry Winogrand
  
• Wear Good Shoes: Inspiring Advice from Magnum Photographers - Free guide from Magnum Photos | LensCulture
  
• Chema Madoz - Wikipedia
  
• Pagina web de Chema Madoz
  
• Release The Kraken! | Know Your Meme
  

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This week, we discuss the value of surrounding yourself with different types of creative people and how happy accidents can end up sending you in a new direction. Also, stop trying to be different — find your tennis ball and just get to work. Plus, a terrific story about a group of young people embracing documentary photography. Norman Parkinson is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #hands
  
• BLADE RUNNER 2049 - Official Trailer - YouTube
  
• The New MacBook Pro: The Complete Filmmaker Review
  
• Teenage Documentarians Show the Power of Photography - The New York Times
  
• THE INNOVATION WAVE: ARE YOU A SURFER OR A BOBBER? - YouTube
  
• 2017-04-14t112218z_193444473_rc1c83925640_rtrmadp_2_france-election-le-pen.jpg (759×422)
  
• U.S. Army Combat Photographer Hilda Clayton Captured Blast That Killed Her
  
• Photographer Souvid Datta Appears to Have Plagiarized Mary Ellen Mark
  
• Compact cameras, the future - Japan Camera Hunter
  
• Yashica T4 Review | Richard PJ Lambert | Film Shooters Collective
  
• Advanced Photo System - Wikipedia
  
• Norman Parkinson Archive
  
• Norman Parkinson - Wikipedia
  
• Portraits in Fashion: Norman Parkinson
  
• norman parkinson 2012 - YouTube
  

This week, how do you know when you’ve found your voice and aren’t simply emulating someone else? Also, have cameras become less like creative tools and more like computers that take pictures? Plus, a major museum clashes with Instagram over what is and isn’t art. Louise Lawler is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #collection
  
• Rabbit rabbit rabbit - Wikipedia
  
• Modern “Hackintoshes” show that Apple should probably just build a Mac tower | Ars Technica
  
• What's New in DaVinci Resolve 14? | Fstoppers
  
• Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve 14
  
• Maria Cristina Foundation
  
• Help-Portrait Worldwide » 02 DEC 2017 – Give, don't Take Pictures
  
• Boston Museum of Fine Arts Argues with Instagram over What Art Is - Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly
  
• Messerschmitt Me 262 - Wikipedia
  
• Kristopher
  
• Back to the Future 4 Trailer 2017 - Parody - YouTube
  
• SHEL - Enter Sandman (Official Video) - YouTube
  
• Warner Wolf - Wikipedia
  
• Instagram ban of Imogen Cunningham nude photos stuns Boston museum | Reuters
  
• Louise Lawler - Wikipedia
  
• Louise Lawler: WHY PICTURES NOW | MoMA
  
• BOMB Magazine — Louise Lawler by James Welling
  

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