On Taking Pictures

This week, is your image your own? Should photographers be able to use photographs of you without your permission - or even your knowledge? Also, an interesting discussion around when the idea for a project is more interesting than the execution. Plus, pricing and what freelance photographers can expect to make. Miller Mobley is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA: “Philip-Lorca diCorcia – Portfolio” (2001) | AMERICAN SUBURB X
  
• Street photography: A right or invasion? - The New York Times
  
• NY artist is suspect in national park vandalism | Las Vegas Review-Journal
  
• Rachel Sussman
  
• Mamiya 7II Review by Jack Zyberk
  
• Usage and Pricing of Photography in Social Media — Medium
  
• What Is Photography When Everyone’s a Photographer? | Fringe Arts | The Link
  
• Prevailing Rates Of Photo Assignments From Various Companies Revealed - DesignTAXI.com
  
• Millicent Rogers Museum - Taos Authentic History & Culture Antiques
  
• Maria Martinez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Taking Pictures: A Way for Photographers to Protect Their Work - The New Yorker
  
• 12 Exhibitions that Changed Photography Forever - LightBox
  
• Miller Mobley | Photographer & Director | New York
  
• Alabama-born photographer tells us what it's like to shoot portraits of the President and Michelle Obama | AL.com
  
• OTP G+ Group: Assignment: #MultipleExposure
  

This week, we turn the show over to you, the listeners. It’s not so much a Q&A show as it is taking deeper look at previous topics that you’ve written in about. Topics include sources of inspiration, whether video is a “must”, how to improve, what not to shoot, the future of photography and even our favorite photos. Plus, you get to hear us botch the pronunciation of J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• The Art Museum: Phaidon Press
  
• kertesz_4.jpg (745×1000)
  
• Richard-Avedon-Dovima-with-Elephants.jpg (2100×2621)
  
• Exposure | Film Emulation & Photo Effects | Alien Skin Software
  
• Melissa Wadman on Kodak Portra 800
  
• richard_avedon_031.jpg (498×604)
  
• MoMA | Henri Matisse: The Swimming Pool
  
• MoMA | The Collection | Robert Rauschenberg. Rebus. 1955
  
• J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Coiling Penny Penny by J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere - Pigozzi Collection 2014 - Contemporary African Art Collection
  
• J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs: J. D. Okhai Ojeikere, J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Andre Magnin, Elizabeth Akuyo Oyairo: 9783908247302: Amazon.com: Books
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  Assignment: #Mobile

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This week, with such great gear at our disposal, why does Program mode get such a bad wrap? Also should you be take a more serious look at Instagram as a delivery platform for your work? Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist Tyler Hicks is our Photographer of the week.

Links for this episode:

• Heroes, Villains & Jedi - KEVIN KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
  
• The Daily Show - Race/Off - YouTube
  
• When Instagram Success Leads To Advertising Assignments: Lauren Lemon
  
• MoMA | Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor
  
• Tax Court Ruling Is Seen as a Victory for Artists - NYTimes.com
  
• On The National Mall, An American Portrait In Sand And Soil : NPR
  
• Upskirt Photos Don't Violate A Woman's Privacy, Rules D.C. Judge
  
• Tych Panel – The ultimate diptych, triptych & ntych automation tool for Photoshop (by Reimund Trost)
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  Assignment: #3shotstory

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This week, we begin with a listener question around passion and purpose. What drives the “why” behind your work? Should public perception/reception play a role in what or why you create or should accolades be merely a byproduct? Nicholas Nixon is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule for deliberate practice is wrong: Genes for music, IQ, drawing ability, and other skills.
  
• Beauty Is Embarrassing, A Wonderful Documentary About Pee-wee’s Playhouse Artist Wayne White
  
• Richard Prince: "New Portraits" - Cool Hunting
  
• ‘Exhibit B,’ installation art that re-created the horror of human zoos, shut down after London protesters demand closure - The Washington Post
  
• Amtrak is giving 24 people a 'writer's residency' on its trains | The Verge
  
• The U.S. Forest Service Wants to Fine You $1,000 for Taking Pictures in the Forest - Esquire
  
• Microsoft and Adobe team up to make Photoshop way better for touchscreens | The Verge
  
• Adobe project brings Photoshop to Chrome, Chrome OS - CNET
  
• McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Monologue: Glengarry, Bob Ross.
  
• Glengarry Glen Ross speech - YouTube
  
• Nicholas Nixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Interview with Nicholas Nixon
  
• Forty Portraits in Forty Years - NYTimes.com
  
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
  
• Become Ocean | Cantaloupe Music
  
• OTP G+ Group
  Assignment: #EmptyStreet

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This week, we try to tackle more of your questions and there are some terrific ones. Topics are all over the map and provide a great deal to think about not only for photography, but for anyone trying to make things and live a creative life. Photojournalist Ami Vitale is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Newsha Tavakolian Photography
  A best-possible outcome. Follow-up from last week's show

This week, we talk about leaping into the unknown and how empowering it can be to make the transition from “whether to move” into “how to move.” Also, how much editorial control would you give up for money? Monster celebrity shooter Sam Jones is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• About The New Album: "My Father Was A Sailor" | North Atlantic Explorers
  
• Photoville | NYC's Premier FREE Photo Destination
  
• Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography
  
• Keeping True to an Iranian Vision, Minus Big Money
  
• Art and Craft - Movie Trailers - iTunes
  
• Tony Tetro | The Official Website of The World's Greatest Living Art Forger
  
• Wolfgang Beltracchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• An Infamous Art Forger on His Most Convincing Works
  
• timeshel
  
• Who the *$&% Is Jackson Pollock? - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
  
• All Is Lost’s ambiguous ending: Does Robert Redford’s character live or die? And what does it mean?
  
• Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Lens Review
  
• Sam Jones Pictures
  
• Off Camera with Sam Jones
  
• OTP G+ Group
  Assignment: #UpClose

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This week, we wrestle with confidence, momentum and the differences between passion and curiosity. We also talk about finding the stuff that fills your cup, regardless of whether or not it happens to be your full time job. He documented WWI and was aboard the Endurance - Frank Hurley is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Elizabeth Gilbert Shares Her 'Really Weird' Advice About Following Your Passion (VIDEO)
  
• Are Documentaries About Artists More Important Than Their Art? | Matthew Israel
  
• Somewhere To Disappear - watch online ››› Distrify
  
• The Big Fat List of Documentaries About Photography
  
• Broken Manual « Alec Soth
  
• I lost a decade of photographs | Life and style | The Guardian
  
• FrankenCamera | Fitting digital camera components into an analog rangefinder.
  
• About - Serge Van Cauwenbergh
  
• Pictures: "Liquidators" Endured Chernobyl, 25 Years Ago
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  Assignment: #stillLife

This week, we talk about when to begin and when it might be time to throw in the towel and move on to something else. Also, we discuss Seth Godin’s idea of living somewhere between comfort and danger and ask, “where do you live?” User-suggested Jon Wyatt is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Why Quitting Is Winning | Founder Dating
  
• The Candid Frame #248 - Wyatt Neumann — ibarionex
  
• What I Learned from Two Weeks in Seth Godin's Office
  
• A Legal Battle Over Vivian Maier’s Work - NYTimes.com
  
• Margaret Atwood's new work will remain unseen for a century | Books | theguardian.com
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  Assignment: #selfies

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This week, we discuss the terrific documentary on the life and work of Dorothea Lange. Topics include getting lost in your work and questions like is art an act of total attention? Also, Bill raises the question of whether models should have a say as to how they are treated in post. Howard Schatz is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Jeffery Saddoris — Redacted.
  
• Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning Trailer - YouTube
  
• Dorothea Lange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Are Amateur Photographers Scapegoats for an Industry in Crisis? - LightBox
  
• AARON COPLAND: CLARINET CONCERTO - YouTube
  
• I was taking pictures of my daughters. A stranger thought I was exploiting them. - The Washington Post
  
• The Latest Photoshop Fail Starts An Important Conversation
  
• CGSociety - Building 3D with Ikea
  
• OTP G+ Group
  Assignment: #angles

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If this week’s show has a theme, it’s change. Try as you might, you can’t avoid it forever and even if you could, sometimes it’s exactly what you need. We also discuss censorship and intent in a couple recent news articles. David Bailey is our Photographer of the week.

Links for this episode:

• People Called These Photos Of An Artist's Daughter 'Pornographic.' And This Was His Response.
  
• Sally Mann
  
• Norman Jean Roy: Digital Ruined Fashion Photos -- The Cut
  
• OnePlus One - a “Swiss Army Knife” for filmmakers! - OnePlus Forums
  
• Japan Today - Photo Censorship
  
• Censorship in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• DOROTHEA LANGE: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
  
• David Bailey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• David Bailey - Voguepedia
  
• David Bailey Stardust Exhibition Tour - National Portrait Gallery (Vogue.com UK)
  
• 'I was young and foolish...': The truth behind David Bailey's legendary way with women - Profiles - People - The Independent
  
• David Bailey "Bailey's Stardust" on Amazon
  
• David Bailey "Look" on Amazon
  

This week's OTP is sponsored by Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation a new book by Jonathan Zufi, get yours for 20% off by following the link above.