This week, Happy Anniversary to us! We talk a bit about four years of On Taking Pictures, which leads to a discussion on the value of output. There’s the idea of getting better with practice, which we’ve talked about several times, but also the value of the body of work as an object, independent of anything else. We also talk about meanings we associate to objects and share a wonderful email from a listener called “The Mythology of Things” in which he works through some reasons that objects become more to us than their component parts. Also, is the Photo Renaissance over or are we in a New Golden Age of photography? Former Baltimore Sun photographer A. Aubrey Bodine is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• How Ridiculous - YouTube
  
• Cardboard Junkie: Virtual 1982 Topps Sticker Album - Front cover and page 1
  
• Titanic sinks in REAL TIME - 2 HOURS 40 MINUTES - YouTube
  
• George Hurrell photos and prints
  
• Crit Wall : Sahidus Maximus
  
• Crit Wall : Lance Harshbarger
  
• A. Aubrey Bodine - Baltimore Pictorialist
  
• The photos of A. Aubrey Bodine - Baltimore Sun
  
• Bodine’s Industry: ‘The Dignity of Work’ by A. Aubrey Bodine
  
• A. Aubrey Bodine: Baltimore Sun pictorialist
  
• Bodine - Man Blowing Glass
  
• Aubrey Bodine books on Amazon
  
• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #cycles
  

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This week, we start out talking about how as our creative goals change, our gear needs often change along with them and how the concept of “good enough” is nothing if not fluid. Also, The Next Rembrandt has us wondering how connected to your work do you have to be for it still to be yours? Can machines create art? Or is the human experience a necessary and fundamental component to make art? John Minihan is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment - #travelling
  
• The all new Hasselblad H6D presented by Karl Taylor - YouTube
  
• The Century of the Self - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Fashion of Art History Reimagined Through Instagram | AnOther
  
• Virtual Reality Is for Artists
  
• Dave Lefner | Linocuts and Paintings by Artist Dave Lefner at Skidmore Contemporary Art | Los Angeles
  
• What people look like after 1, 2, and 3 glasses of wine
  
• The Next Rembrandt
  
• Move Over, Rat Pack and Brat Pack: Here Comes the Snap Pack - NYTimes.com
  
• John Minihan (photographer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• John Minihan's best photograph: Samuel Beckett | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• ‘You don’t just photograph a man like Samuel Beckett. You offer him something’
  
• John Minihan: Samuel Beckett
  

This week, are you a multitasker? Or is multitasking merely a buzzword to make us feel like we’re actually getting things done? A voicemail from a listener has us discussing our approaches to managing multiple projects. Also, it’s not always about the picture — story is still important, especially when you’re pitching ideas to magazines and editorial outlets. Plus, 30 years after Chernobyl, our fascination with abandoned places and a terrific Crit Wall entry from the G+ Group. Tim Walker is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #discarded
  
• Lightzone
  
• REAPER - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Puget Custom Computers: PC Hardware Articles
  
• ESPN’s Tim Rasmussen on the Story Pitches that Land Assignments
  
• Still Cleaning Up: 30 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster - The Atlantic
  
• Chernobyl Uncensored - Documentary - YouTube
  
• An alternative view of New York | Forgotten New York
  
• A Too-Perfect Picture - The New York Times
  
• Abandoned America | Matthew Christopher's Autopsy of the American Dream
  
• Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters - The New York Times
  
• Review: ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ on HBO Gives Context to Controversy - The New York Times
  
• Sheri Lynn Behr’s Be Seeing You is a series about surveillance.
  
• Palette Gear: Hands-on Control of your Favourite Software
  
• MUSIC ‹ |||||||||| WWW.GUSOV.COM ||||||||||
  
• Tim Walker Photography
  
• Fashion Story: Lady Grey by Tim Walker - YouTube
  
• Tim Walker interview: In Fashion - YouTube
  
• Tim Walker - Pictures by teNeues.de
  
• Tim Walker "Pictures" on Amazon
  
• Young men in Arles compete to see who can pull the ring off a bull's horns. The…
  

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This week, Instagram’s change from a time-based feed to an algorithmic one has us discussing the value of platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, etc. as viable means of sharing work, especially when it’s got a commercial component to it. We also talk about flow states – those periods of creativity when time seems to stop — both from the standpoints of controlling when they happen and what to do when they don’t. Plus, how many memories do you need? We talk about the often overwhelming size of photo collections and some of the ways to manage them. We tackle a couple Crit Wall entries from listeners and Peter Goin is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #CompositeSmackdown
  
• The Old Reader: behind the scenes - Instagram Unlevels the Playing Field
  
• An Exhibition Explores How Photos Have Been Used To Prove Crime And Violence
  
• Unedited! Grisly photos from the LAPD photo archives on display
  
• Google Nik Collection
  
• Recent shot using a newly acquired Mamiya 7. Love it so far, but its been an…
  
• This is a photo I took of a friend and his band in the studio for promo…
  
• Peter Goin Photography
  
• Peter Goin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Nuclear Landscapes -- Nevada Test Site by Peter Goin | ONE
  
• Mamiya 7
  

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This week, we discuss what happens when you can no longer do what you love. What do you do if you can’t shake feeling that your best work is behind you? Malcolm McLaren’s son Joe Corré wants to burn his £5m collection of punk memorabilia. Here’s a question for next week: Do collectors of art or cultural ephemera have a responsibility to keep it or is personal meaning (or the lack thereof) more important? Chime in at [email protected]. Barbara Crane is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• OTP G+ Group - Assignment: wholeRoll
  
• Vine Stars to Twitter: Time to Pay Up | Vanity Fair
  
• Malcolm McLaren's son to burn £5m of punk memorabilia | Music | The Guardian
  
• B: Ode to the Lowly Sprocket Hole
  
• Classic New York Streetscapes, Then and Now - WSJ
  
• Bill Brandt’s camera | Greg Neville's photography blog
  
• The Harvard Library That Protects The World's Rarest Colors | Co.Design | business + design
  
• Barbara Crane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Barbara Crane on Pinterest
  
• Interview with Artist Barbara Crane on Vimeo
  
• Museum of Contemporary Photography
  
• Salute to Barbara Crane, photographer
  
• “Crane Takes Flight” by Luke Strosnider | Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism
  
• Joe Schedlo
  

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This week, a follow up from a listener about our “what makes a professional?” discussion from last week, specifically the idea of professionalism in behavior vs gear/appearance, etc. We also talk a little about regional aesthetics in art and photography and wonder how much of the technical limitations or defects that seem important to people making the work matter to larger audiences. Plus, a few things to think about ahead of next week's show. Alen MacWeeney is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #Uphill
  
• IK Multimedia | iRig 2 - Guitar interface adapter for iPad, iPhone iPod touch, Android and Mac.
  
• Photos show desolate, abandoned Six Flags New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina - San Antonio Express-News
  
• Abandoned Wizard Of Oz Amusement Park Reopens Once A Year For 'Autumn At Oz' (PHOTOS)
  
• 220/221 Volts Whatever it takes? - YouTube
  
• The Gray Market
  
• Elton John's Little Hands
  
• Flipping and the Rise of Zombie Formalism | Art for Sale | Artspace
  
• Minor White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Alen MacWeeney - Home
  
• Documenting The Irish Travellers: A Nomadic Culture of Yore : The Picture Show : NPR
  
• Alen MacWeeney: Irish Travellers: Tinkers No More on Amazon
  
• Episode 7: Jeffery Saddoris — Keep the Channel Open
  
• Song Exploder
  

This week, what does it mean to be a professional? Is it merely making a living from one’s endeavor or is there something else? Is photography something you need to do to achieve some greater sense of fulfillment, or is it simply a vocation? And is one more valid than the other? Also, we talk a bit about a new Van Gogh film that uses an oil painting for every frame. Ryszard Horowitz is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #inthestyleof
  
• MITM Clips: Dissecting Toto's "Rosanna" - 100.3 The Sound
  
• Testing Flexible-tilt screen of Pentax Fullframe K-1 - YouTube
  
• Ansel Adams Datsun (Nissan) commercial - YouTube
  
• Nick Drake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• A Feature Animated Oil Painting movie called LOVING VINCENT has an incredible trailer!!!
  
• Brothers Hildebrandt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie - YouTube
  
• THE BOXTROLLS - Time Lapse End Credits - YouTube
  
• Uncontainable: Drew Bezanson’s quest for fear
  
• S. JJ Abrams on Amazon
  
• ChromaLife100+
  
• Ryszard Horowitz - Photocomposer
  
• Ryszard Horowitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Ryszard Horowitz - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
  
• The Photographer of Dreams - Film About Ryszard Horowitz - YouTube
  

This week, how digital technology helped Emmanuel Lubezki shape the natural light on The Revenant. Also, we discuss the often cryptic presentation of online tutorials and ask: “How do you learn something new?” Plus, letting what you know affect what do and how far you’re willing to push outside your comfort zone. Check the show notes for teases of next week’s show. Ernesto Bazan is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #imaginary
  
• Secret Service Agent 'Choke Slams' Journalist at Donald Trump Rally | VICE News
  
• Inside Mark Seliger’s 2016 Oscar Party Portrait Studio | Vanity Fair
  
• 'The Revenant' Cinematographer Emmanuel "Chivo” Lubezki -­ Variety Artisans - YouTube
  
• How Technicolor Put Finishing Touches on 'The Revenant' | Thompson on Hollywood
  
• Bleach bypass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Behind The Scenes "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" - Painting With Pixels - YouTube
  
• Take Better Photographs Quickly - Better Photography Tips by Karl Taylor Photography Courses.
  
• Have We Been Playing Gershwin Wrong for 70 Years? - The New York Times
  
• Google’s Artificial Brain Is Pumping Out Trippy—And Pricey—Art | WIRED
  
• Oral Tradition in the Age of Smart Phones | Alexander MacDonald | TEDxFulbrightDublin - YouTube
  
• Ernesto Bazan’s Cuban Trilogy - The New York Times
  
• Camaraderie in Cuba: Ernesto Bazan’s Self-Publishing Philosophy | TIME
  

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This week, we’re discussing the good and the bad of habits—making them, breaking them and learning how to recognize when you may need one over the other. Also, a follow up on last week’s audiophile/photography discussion, particularly around street photography. Plus, we geek out a little over an interview with Photoshop Master Bert Monroy in which he talks about his massive 750,000 layer Photoshop illustration of Times Square. Robyn Beeche is our Photographer of the Week.

Paris Photo LA is cancelled permanently and what that means to collectors and fans of photography. Where do you fall when it comes to awards and competitions? Are they worthwhile endeavors and potentially valuable experiences or simply distracting popularity contests? Also, we discuss an interesting connection between audiophiles and photographers and the suggestion that where you came to photography from has an influence on the type of work that you produce or are drawn to. Sebastiao Salgado is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #Timing
  
• How Lady Gaga Turned into David Bowie for Her 2016 Grammys Performance | Vanity Fair
  
• The end of Paris Photo Los Angeles - The Eye of Photography
  
• The Photography Show - Association of International Photography Art Dealers
  
• LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
  
• My Guide To Photography Contests | A Photo Editor
  
• THE FENCE 2016 – Now Accepting Submissions
  
• Belstaff Films Presents: Worship the Ground - YouTube
  
• The Making of Worship the Ground, starring explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and stuntman, Riley Harper - YouTube
  
• Leon's Journey: 60 - YouTube
  
• You Should: Manifesto: 60 - YouTube
  
• How OK Go Made That Amazing Zero-G Video
  
• Reduced gravity aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• OK Go - Here It Goes Again - YouTube
  
• Photographers and audiophiles, two of a kind? - CNET
  
• Sebastião Salgado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography | TED Talk | TED.com
  
• Sebastião Salgado: my adventures at the ends of the Earth | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Sebastião Salgado. GENESIS. TASCHEN Books (Limited Edition)
  
• Sebastiano Salgado "Genesis" on Amazon
  

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