On Taking Pictures

This week, we talk about getting out of your own way and recognize that giving up control doesn't mean giving up the wheel. Also, we discuss a fascinating article on Chuck Close and what we sometimes leave on the studio floor in the name of art. Plus, photojournalist Ed Kashi is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• OTP G+ Group - Assignment: #newsworthy
  
• Serenity Prayer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru (2016) - IMDb
  
• The Mysterious Metamorphosis of Chuck Close - The New York Times
  
• Chuck Close: Work on Amazon
  
• Richard Serra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Shaden: Gallery
  
• LandscapePro
  
• Painting With Pixels (O' Brother, Where Art Thou) - YouTube
  
• Affinity Photo - Professional image editing software for Mac
  
• Russian Images of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Were Altered, Report Finds - NYTimes.com
  
• MH17 Anniversary
  
• Tinkertown Museum - New Mexico's Premier Folk Art Environment
  
• Great Big Story
  
• Ed Kashi
  
• The Unspoken Consequences of a Photojournalist’s Life | TIME
  
• East Village — Red Hook Lobster Pound
  
• Diane Arbus: In the Beginning | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  

This week, we’re taking a look at the fact vs. the possible fiction around the myth of famed photojournalist Robert Capa — specifically, the photographs of the D-Day invasion in WWII. Also, a discussion around gear. What do you do when the camera is the limitation, not your vision, and you’re trying to decide whether or not you’re “pro” enough to justify a major upgrade? How much should passion play into the equation? Daniel Milnor is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #forgotten
  
• Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce | TED Talk | TED.com
  
• Hyperfocal distance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Robert Capa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Robert Capa on D-Day « Photocritic International
  
• Robert Capa’s Iconic D-Day Photo of a Soldier in the Surf | TIME
  
• Guest Post 12: Rob McElroy on Robert Capa « Photocritic International
  
• Alternate History: Robert Capa on D-Day (3) « Photocritic International
  
• Paul Bunyan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• "The Lost Painting" on Amazon
  
• July 10, 2016 -- Cyclones Triple Play - YouTube
  
• Peter Doig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Last Known Roll of Kodak Film From 1888 - The Atlantic
  
• On Taking Pictures #88: Didn’t You Hear My Inner Monologue? : On Taking Pictures
  
• Daniel Milnor: Photographing On His Own Terms - The Leica Camera Blog
  
• Documentary Photography: Tips & Advice by Daniel Milnor - YouTube
  
• SMOGRANCH - reporting from the edge of the creative world
  
• The Mexican Suitcase - YouTube
  

This week, an article in the New York Times about Richard Avedon’s project “In the American West” has us discussing legacy. Who really owns your work after you’ve gone? Also, can you overshoot your own “creative sweet spot” only to end up in uncharted waters? We use the work of fantastic painter Andrew Salgado as an example. Plus, when do you give in to technology, even if it means changing a workflow that has worked for years? Janette Beckman is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• OTP G+ Group - Assignment: #trajectory
  
• Dia Art Foundation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  
• Avedon, Unsigned - The New York Times
  
• Avedon on the App Store
  
• Andrew Salgado
  
• Storytelling on Vimeo
  
• David Korty Example #1
  
• David Korty Example #2
  
• Janette Beckman – Photographer
  
• Janette Beckman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Leon Bridges (@leonbridgesofficial) • Instagram photos and videos
  

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