This week, a discussion around limited editions and perceived value. Does a false sense of scarcity make people want work more? And how does scarcity affect value if the demand isn’t there to begin with? Also, we talk about the notion of creative rivalry using the Pet Sounds and Rubber Soul as a jumping off point. Plus, some gear thoughts around Hasselblad’s new X1D medium format mirrorless camera. Bill Cunningham is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #streetfashion
  
• RAMS: The First Feature Documentary About Dieter Rams by Gary Hustwit — Kickstarter
  
• Google Maps
  
• Limited Editions are a Useless Floodgate: the ocean of images cannot be tamed. — infinite industries — Medium
  
• Amazon.com: Love & Mercy: Elizabeth Banks, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Lionsgate
  
• The impact of Beach Boys's 'Pet Sounds' 50 years later | The Chronicle
  
• X1D - Hasselblad
  
• Announcing the Hasselblad X1D-50c: medium format mirrorless is here. – Ming Thein | Photographer
  
• LR/Instagram - Lightroom Publish Plugin for Instagram
  
• MIDI2LR by rsjaffe
  
• MIDI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Bill Cunningham, Legendary Times Fashion Photographer, Dies at 87 - The New York Times
  
• Zeitgeist Films :: Bill Cunningham New York :: a film by Richard Press
  
• Bill Cunningham - Video Channel - NYTimes.com
  

This week, you’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Spoiler: Not all of the answers are good. Great questions about motivation, focus, growth, the business side, finding balance and more. Plus a new assignment and Josef Hoflehner is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Assignment: #lookingup
  
• Champions of a Monster Polaroid Yield to the Digital World - The New York Times
  
• Limited Editions are a Useless Floodgate: the ocean of images cannot be tamed. — infinite industries — Medium
  
• Storytelling on Vimeo
  
• Vision Is Better | David duChemin - World & Humanitarian Photographer, Nomad, Author.
  
• Q&A@F+B No. 5: Bill Wadman - Faded & Blurred
  
• POLITICO's 2016 Nerdcast | Free Listening on SoundCloud
  
• 220/221 Volts Whatever it takes? - YouTube
  
• David Foster, episode #270 of Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show on Earwolf
  
• Hasselblad to Release a 'World's First', Posts Second Teaser Image
  
• Josef Hoflehner Photographer - Portfolios
  
• Josef Hoflehner: Retrospective
  
• Somewhere in Time (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• 40th Birthday | National Air and Space Museum
  

This week, are 10,000 hours alone really enough to be great at anything? Maybe, but the real answer is likely more nuanced. Experience does not necessarily equal expertise. Intent and purpose — not to mention innate ability — also play a role in chasing perfection. Plus, can analog tools make digital processing more efficient? Jim Brandenburg is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #community
  
• 10,000 hours to become an expert? Sorry, that number is off. / Boing Boing
  
• The Right Way to Practice
  
• Palette Gear: Hands-on Control of your Favourite Software
  
• Jim Brandenburg Gallery
  
• Jim Brandenburg
  
• Chased by the Light A Photographic Journey with Jim Brandenburg - YouTube
  
• The Donut Pub
  

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This week, a discussion around the work of painter Jeremy Mann, via the documentary A Solitary Mann by Loic Zimmermann. How much does happenstance figure into your creative output? Is your current style intentional or the result of a “happy accident” that you now continue to refine? The recent killing of an NPR photojournalist in Afghanistan sparks a conversation around photojournalism and the multiple areas where importance figures into making. Plus, remembering Muhammad Ali through the incredible photographs of his life and career. Nick Brandt is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #dirty
  
• a Solitary Mann_trailer on Vimeo
  
• Derren Brown - Svengali Speed Painting Effect - YouTube
  
• Official Website Of Syd Mead 2015
  
• Syd Mead, Still Designing The Future After 50 Years : NPR
  
• Gerhard Richter | artnet
  
• HBO: Documentaries | Witness: Juarez | Home
  
• David Gilkey - Photographing Haiti - YouTube
  
• '70s High School Art Project Mistakenly Valued At $50K On 'Antiques Roadshow' : The Two-Way : NPR
  
• Muhammad Ali was the greatest in one of sports’ most iconic photos, too - The Washington Post
  
• The King and I: Neil Leifer on Photographing Muhammad Ali | GQ
  
• Muhammad Ali, 1966/1970 - Archive - The Gordon Parks Foundation
  
• Muhammad Ali: SI's 100 Greatest Photos of The Greatest
  
• 2014 Samsung Flexible OLED Display Phone and Tab Concept - YouTube
  
• Muhammad Ali, 1966/1970 - Archive - The Gordon Parks Foundation
  
• ROBB KENDRICK
  
• Nick Brandt: Photography
  
• NICK BRANDT | Inherit the Dust: Nick Brandt Photographs
  
• Nick Brandt: Photography
  
• Look3 Conference
  
• Ask Bill & Dan Episode 15
  

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This week, baseball and theater inspire a discussion around making things that can’t be made and how the conversation between maker and audience is sometimes the exact context that is lacking. Also, a discussion around landscape photography prompted by a listener email. Plus, a wrap up (for now at least) of the current Steve McCurry snafu. Clayton James Cubitt is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #energy
  
• Grant Achatz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Netflix Documentary Series: Cooked | Michael Pollan
  
• Modernist Cuisine | The Art and Science of Cooking
  
• Modernist Cuisine on Amazon
  
• Cry room - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• CHRIS FRIEL
  
• El Hokkaido de Michael Kenna (subtitulado en español) (Parte 1) - YouTube
  
• The Diane Arbus You’ve Never Seen - The New York Times
  
• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Cheltenham (typeface) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Harvey Wang
  
• aSolitaryMann-HD - A Solitary Mann - Don't Come Knocking
  
• Mann Volume 1 - 827 INK
  
• Clayton Cubitt Tumblr
  
• Clayton Cubitt
  
• Clayton James Cubitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Baked French Toast Casserole with Maple Syrup Recipe : Paula Deen : Food Network
  

This week, we’re talking about memories, specifically the culling of photographic memories. If forced to choose, how do you decide which memories to keep? What single shot best captures your childhood, your wedding, your parents or children? In the deluge of photographic imagery, how you choose the right lifeboat? Also, Cindy Sherman has released her first new work in five years, but without any context, is it any good? Hiro is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures G+ Group - Assignment: #sparkle
  
• The Making of Amadeus (2002) - YouTube
  
• Samuel Pepys: Diary, Letters, Family Tree, Maps, Encyclopedia, Discussion and more
  
• Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember? - The New York Times
  
• Google made an insanely high-res camera to preserve great works of art | The Verge
  
• Life's Little Adventures: Avedon Years
  
• Artist Series :: Laura Wilson | The Art of Photography
  
• Cindy Sherman Releases First New Work in 5 Years - Feature Shoot
  
• Facebook Removed This Father and Son Photo Twice - Bokeh by DigitalRev
  
• Medium Format Misc YASHICA MAT 124G | KEH Camera
  
• Rolleiflex Rolleinar 1 Close Up Lens - Dave Carroll
  
• Hiro (photographer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Indelible Images From a Fashion Photography Icon - The New York Times
  
• Hiro (Yasuhiro Wakabayashi) on Pinterest
  
• Photographer : Hiro (yasuhiro wakabayashi) on Pinterest
  
• Hiro: Photographs on Amazon
  

We’re a day early and all over the map this week, with topics including rating photographs in a changing aesthetic, online vs offline creative communities, making vs. sharing and a continuation of last week’s discussion about post-processing — specifically, how much is too much? Michael Kenna is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #crunch
  
• New York Botanical Zoological Photography Society NYBZPS
  
• PARK WEST CAMERA CLUB
  
• Torpedo Factory Art Center
  
• The WFMT Studs Terkel Radio Archive | A Living Celebration
  
• See the Dramatic Differences Between Identical Twins Over Time | TIME
  
• There Will Be GoPro Cameras Built Into This Year’s Grammy Awards Trophies
  
• The Online Photographer: A Very Important Distinction in Post-Processing
  
• Michael Kenna (photographer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Michael Kenna
  
• Michael Kenna - YouTube
  
• Michael Kenna : A 20 Year Retrospective on Amazon
  
• Michael Kenna: Images of the Seventh Day on Amazon
  
• Welcome to the ILFORD Lab Direct
  
• The Darkroom - Film Developing | Develop Film by Mail for $11
  

This week, we talk about the continuing evolution of photography from the perspective of seeing how genres are blending into one another and how so much of contemporary photography can fall under “lifestyle.” Also, two sides of a Photoshop discussion around retouching — one from the point of view of a model and the other from an icon of photojournalism. Plus, how do you feel about narrative in photography? Do you want to be told what a photo or body of work means, or do you prefer assigning your own narrative and/or backstory to the work? Bruce Davidson is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #streetCorner
  
• Three Centuries of American Prints from the National Gallery of Art
  
• Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty | MoMA
  
• Elsa Mora. The cuban artist's official website. Currently based in New York.
  
• Mossless 4: Public/Private/Portrait by Romke Hoogwaerts — Kickstarter
  
• Foodie - A camera app customized for food photos on the App Store
  
• Our Story — Twinsters
  
• STACY KRANITZ
  
• Botched Steve McCurry Print Leads to Photoshop Scandal
  
• Zendaya and 8 Other Celebs Who Protested Photoshop and Won | TIME
  
• The Digital Afterlife of Lost Family Photos - The New York Times
  
• Mojocon 2016: Mavis camera app brings pro level features like waveform and vectorscope to iPhone
  
• Bruce Davidson (photographer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Bruce Davidson | Matt Dillon | The New York Public Library
  
• Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
  

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This week, after a quick teaser of next week’s show, we’re taking your questions and attempting to answer them. Topics range from gear to legacy to what makes a great photographer. We love doing these shows and if you didn’t get a question in this time, keep an eye out for the next one. Maurice Tabard is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #Stilllife
  
• Leica's M-D is a digital camera for manual purists
  
• Bugge Body Parts — Bill Wadman
  
• Million Dollar Photographer
  
• Pricing Guides | American Society of Media Photographers
  
• Cradoc fotoSoftware
  
• Control Freak Passive Volume Control | Emotiva
  
• Tabard, Maurice : Photography, History | The Red List
  
• Maurice Tabard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Maurice Tabard | MoMA
  
• "Faking It" on Amazon
  

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This week, the unexpected passing of Prince has us starting the show discussing art from the perspective of both ownership and influence. We talk about priorities (artistic and otherwise) and to what degree our presence in the world allows us to experience the world. Plus, we discuss some of the differences between opinion and critique and how who you ask can be just as important as what. Alex Prager is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #transition
  
• Susan Rogers Reflects on Her Work with Prince | Berklee College of Music
  
• Purple Rain's sound engineer remembers Prince: 'A very rare bird' - Home | As It Happens | CBC Radio
  
• The Moment with Brian Koppelman - Gabrielle Hamilton: 3/29/16 | Listen via Stitcher Radio On Demand
  
• Aperture Anthology: The Minor White Years
  
• Eric Clapton Opens Up About 'The Very Real Way' Prince Brought Him Out Of Depression
  
• Sarah Oliphant - Conversations with Artists — Jonsar Studios
  
• EO Hoppé’s portraits - in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• 2The.Impressionists.Painting.and.Revolution.2of4.The.Great.Outdoors.PDTV.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org - Video Dailymotion
  
• Peter Capaldi: 'A lot of surrealist art is about sex' - video | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Unlock Art - Search results | Tate
  
• Alex Prager – Photography & Films
  
• Alex Prager: Crowd Control | NOWNESS
  
• MoMA | New Photography 2010 | Alex Prager
  
• Sign 'O' The Times [Outtake] - YouTube