This week, we discuss a terrific NPR article on how people prefer to consume and contextualize information. It may offer some insights into how we as creators present our own work and how and to what degree a given audience may respond. Also, what do you do when what’s popular isn’t the way you see? Do you try to bend your own aesthetic to fit in, or stay in the familiar and let them come to you? Plus, we tease up a few items for next week, so be sure to check the show notes. John Chiara is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures G+ - Assignment: #comfort
  
• Berlin Mirimalism: Miri Berlin
  
• Do Visual Stories Make People Care? | NPR Visuals
  
• Taylor Wessing photographic Portrait Prize 2015 - Five Girls entry from 2008
  
• PPP_Martyn_2013.jpg (310×414)
  
• The seven ages of an artist | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Todd Reynolds
  
• Holga Factory Ceases Operation of Holga Cameras! | Freestyle Photographic Supplies
  
• Behind "Blackstar": An Interview with Johan Renck, the Director of David Bowie's Ten-Minute Short Film | NOISEY
  
• Digital images can't be trusted, says war photographer Don McCullin | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• John Chiara
  
• John Chiara - Photographic Process - YouTube
  

This week, we’re talking about leaps—not leaps of faith, but rather those unconscious leaps in process, technique or vision that serve as lines of demarcation for the work that came before and after them. Also, a listener writes in for advice about how to position the services he offers. Plus, a couple Crit Wall selections and a teaser for next week’s show around the stages of an artist’s life and career. Brigitte Lacombe is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment #twice
  
• Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois
  
• The Mindful Geek: Secular Meditation for Smart Skeptics
  
• Jackson Pollock | MoMA
  
• Jackson Pollock. Landscape with Steer. c. 1936–37 | MoMA
  
• Jackson Pollock. There Were Seven in Eight. c. 1945 | MoMA
  
• Reuters Issues a Worldwide Ban on RAW Photos
  
• Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer fired after admitting that he doctored Syrian war rebel picture by photoshopping camera out of original image | Daily Mail Online
  
• Dear Adobe, Your iPad Apps are a Mess. — Medium
  
• Do Visual Stories Make People Care? | NPR Visuals
  
• The seven ages of an artist | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Brigitte Lacombe
  
• Brigitte Lacombe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• My Most Important Photograph: Brigitte Lacombe, New York, 1988 | TIME
  
• Charlie Rose | charlierose.com
  
• » Taylor Wessing
  
• Brigitte Lacombe books on Amazon
  

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This week, we begin with a warm thank you to everyone who made it out to the DC meetup. It was really terrific to get to meet you all and we will definitely be doing more of these. The big discussion centers around a question from a listener who asked whether talking so much affects the doing—and both the quality and quantity of what we actually are able to ship. Also, giving yourself permission to fail. Icelandic shooter, Ragnar Axelsson is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #morningroutine
  
• John Oliver Paris Attacks - YouTube
  
• Jeremy Mann
  
• Artist Anish Kapoor finds "royal response" to Versailles anti-Semitism - Telegraph
  
• Kapoor Versailles - Palace of Versailles
  
• FilmmakerIQ.com
  
• Viewpoint: How creativity is helped by failure - BBC News
  
• Perfect and Unrehearsed - NYTimes.com
  
• No Cameras Necessary: 8 Camera-Less Photographers You Need To Know | The Creators Project
  
• Ragnar Axelsson
  
• All the 'Happy Birthday' song copyright claims are invalid, federal judge rules - LA Times
  
• Artists In Jackson
  

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This week, the dangers of letting yourself become defined by what you produce or how much (or how little) it is worth. Also, you can’t make iconic work, but you might be able to make it good. The problem is, is good good enough? Plus, Instagram as a platform for buying and selling art. Ben Thomas is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #Tools
  
• OTP November Meetup in Washington DC - Google+
  
• FotoDC
  
• PHOTOGRAPHERS | Facing Change
  
• Social Media and the Art World: Buying and Selling Art on Instagram — Vogue
  
• Instagram Star Essena O'Neill Condemns Social Media
  
• Do Mass Layoffs at National Geographic Portend an Erosion of Scientific Integrity? | Nonprofit Quarterly
  
• Rupert Murdoch Lays Off National Geographic Staff
  
• Mary Ellen Mark's Nikon FM2 28mm Lens to Benefit The American Red Cross 018208016839 | eBay
  
• Leica M4 Garry Winogrand
  
• Hasselblad and DJI "form strategic partnership" | Photo Rumors
  
• DJI Osmo – Reimagine Movement | DJI
  
• Man interviews himself 38 years later and makes it into an amazing movie / Boing Boing
  
• Video Shows How One Softbox Can Have Ten Totally Different Uses | Resource Magazine
  
• Helmut by June (1995) - YouTube
  
• Chroma — Ben Thomas
  

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This week, do creatives always have a responsibility to practice their craft? Or, should we get to choose when and how we let inspiration move us into action? Also, do you work better alone, or when surrounded by others who may be on a similar creative journey? Plus, we discuss a couple photography-related iOS apps and a terrific Kickstarter photobook project that uses a unique printing method to beautifully complement the theme of the subject matter. Michael Borek is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Assignment - #cool
  
• olloclip
  
• Photographer criticised by indigenous people and Survival International | Global development | The Guardian
  
• Astonish-Me! App for mobile devices | Philippe Halsman
  
• Avedon on the App Store
  
• Like a Pearl in my Hand by Carina Hesper — Kickstarter
  
• Torpedo Factory Art Center
  
• Linda Linda by The Blue Hearts-japanese+english lyrics - YouTube
  
• Director Sam Mendes on Going Back to 35mm for 'Spectre'
  
• HOME | Michael Borek
  
• Picture 156 « Album 1 « Gallery 8 « PORTFOLIO | Michael Borek
  

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This week, Bill is on his honeymoon in Europe, so we’re doing another Q&A show that we actually recorded last week before he left. Ironically, we did the show on Back to the Future Day, which means that while we were recording it for the future, you’re really listening to it in the past. Science!

Links for this episode:

• The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Oregon City — Shadow Quality
  
• California Photographer
  
• PeterLippmann
  
• Robert Rauschenberg. Rebus. 1955 | MoMA
  
• ColorMunki Display on Amazon
  
• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #NewPlace
  

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This week, we start with a terrific discussion around self-promotion. How do you decide how to best represent yourself and to whom? Is there a difference between the “personal” you and your public brand? Should there be? Also, some final thoughts on the discussions around Magic Lessons. In two weeks, we’re talking about truth and ethics in photojournalism, so check the show notes for the link. Tabitha Soren is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures on Google+ - Assignment: #twisted
  
• Ep. #12: Brene Brown on "Big Strong Magic" by Magic Lessons
  
• How much color gamut do displays really need? Part 3: Existing color gamut standards | dot color
  
• Staging, Manipulation and Truth in Photography - The New York Times
  
• Lightroom 6.2 Import Update
  
• Sony's New RX1R II Delivers 42-Megapixel Full Frame Sensor in Compact Body
  
• Bombay Beach // Trailer on Vimeo
  
• TABITHA SOREN
  

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This week, we continue our platform discussion from last week and expand on it into areas of reach and archiving. Do you look at your website as long term storage of ideas or a snapshot of where you are in the moment? Also, an interesting story around whether art is personal property or a ward of the state. The Elizabeth Gilbert discussion has been moved until next week. Check the link in the show notes so you can follow along. Tatiana Gulenkina is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #absence
  
• David Carson: Design and discovery | TED Talk | TED.com
  
• Ep. #12: Brene Brown on "Big Strong Magic" by Magic Lessons
  
• How to Roll Back to Lightroom 6.1.1 or CC 2015.1 | Laura Shoe's Lightroom Training, Tutorials and Tips
  
• Woman Spotted Without Phone Camera Out, Is Now an Internet Sensation
  
• Private Property or Patrimony? The Fight Over a Picasso - The New York Times
  
• Sculptor Turns Rain, Ice And Trees Into 'Ephemeral Works' : NPR
  
• Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers and Tides Trailer - YouTube
  
• goldsworthy-ice_ball_2.jpg (565×519)
  
• Tatiana Gulenkina
  
• Tatiana Gulenkina – Things Merging and Falling Apart | British Journal of Photography
  

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This week, we’re talking about influences, using the terrific Keith Richards Netflix documentary Under the Influence as a starting point. How do we want to be influenced and to what extent should we allow our work (or art) to change because of it? Too little and the influence may be wasted. Too much and the work may cease to be our own — and ultimately less authentic. We also talk about art as a vehicle for moving us towards attentiveness, as explained wonderfully by Milton Glaser. Plus, we’ve got some links that we will be discussing next week about inspiration and what we could or should expect from it. Conceptual photographer Daisuke Yokota is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Assignment - #stairs
  
• Kravitz Design
  
• Details // LEICA M-P CORRESPONDENT // Leica M // Photography - Leica Camera AG
  
• Adobe Unveils New Mobile Apps, Adobe Portfolio and Updates to Desktop Apps at Adobe MAX - Mac Rumors
  
• iMazing | iPhone, iPad & iPod Manager for PC & Mac. Transfer, Copy, Backup Music, Files, Apps & Messages. (was DiskAid)
  
• Pixar Artists Test Drive The Apple Pencil — What Do They Think About It?
  
• The Guggenheim Puts Online 1600 Great Works of Modern Art from 575 Artists | Open Culture
  
• Over 8,400 NASA Apollo moon mission photos just landed online, in high-resolution / Boing Boing
  
• Trombone Shorty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Keith Richards: Under the Influence - Trailer - A Netflix Documentary [HD] - YouTube
  
• 10 Things We Learned From 'Keith Richards: Under the Influence' | Rolling Stone
  
• Learning from Keith Richards' fingers
  
• "What is Art, and What is Not?" - YouTube
  
• Ep. #12: Brene Brown on "Big Strong Magic" by Magic Lessons | Free Listening on SoundCloud
  
• Photographer takes snaps of 'real people' with battered and bruised faces | Daily Mail Online
  
• Amazon.com : Kyocera Yashica T4 Super Weatherproof Camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 35mm F3.5 Lens and Waistlever Super Scope Viewfinder : Point And Shoot Digital Cameras : Camera & Photo
  
• Yashica T4 - Camerapedia
  
• Konica Hexar - Camerapedia
  
• HEART - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN in HD - The Kennedy Center Honors LED ZEPPELIN, 2012. - YouTube
  
• Stairway to Heaven Stanley Jordan - YouTube
  
• daisuke yokota website
  
• Daisuke Yokota | Conscientious Photography Magazine
  
• Shoot, Print, Repeat: An Interview With Daisuke Yokota | American Photo
  

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This week, we talk a little about the iPhone 6s and the iPhone’s impact on photography for both amateurs and professionals. Also, we discuss the Bruce Gilden photos that have been making the rounds lately from his recently released book, Face. Should intent be a factor in viewing or appreciating photography, or is it all about the end product? Also, a few teasers for next week, when we'll be discussing influence and the question of whether or not something is art, simply because it moves you to attentiveness. Linden Gledhill is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #stranger
  
• Jack Hollingsworth: Small Camera Big Results - YouTube
  
• TV station shelves expensive gear to report the news with iPhones | Cult of Mac
  
• A latter-day freak show? Bruce Gilden's extreme portraits are relentlessly cruel | Art and design | The Guardian
  
• Bryan Adams: Wounded: Amazon.co.uk: Bryan Adams: 9783869306773: Books
  
• Bruce Gilden
  
• Watch 'The Warriors' Recreate Their Last Subway Ride Home | Rolling Stone
  
• Mad Max: Fury Road – The Silent Cut trailer | Live for Films
  
• A one-of-a-kind marketplace from Steven Soderbergh. - Extension 765
  
• Keith Richards: Under the Influence - Trailer - A Netflix Documentary [HD] - YouTube
  
• IT MIGHT GET LOUD | Sony Pictures Classics
  
• 'Yes I'm obsessive': The 50,000-hour paintings of Ben Johnson - BBC News
  
• Joey L. - NYC-based Photographer and Director
  
• Linden Gledhill Photography
  
• Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World
  

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