A big discussion on the differences between art and craft lead off this week’s show, inspired in part by a listener email. We also talk about obstacles, both personal and professional and how they can sometimes relegate Making Things to the back burner, if only for a while. Larry Fink is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• "Shop Class As Soulcraft" - Matthew B. Crawford
  
• Food for The Eagle - Adam Savage's speech to Harvard Humanism Society- Boing Boing
  
• I like old | SMOGRANCH | Daniel Milnor
  
• Designers design for the 1% – it's time to start designing for the 99% | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional
  
• F+B Bookshelf
  
• ‘Walter Mitty’ and the LIFE Magazine Covers That Never Were | LIFE.com
  
• Photo Light PRO (MAC OSX)
  
• LARRY FINK PHOTOGRAPHY
  
• Larry Fink (photographer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• A Moment With Larry Fink
  
• "Social Graces" Larry Fink
  

This week, a big discussion about creativity - how sometimes you need to put down the todo list and just focus on making the work that makes you happy and let the chips fall where they may. Also, some thoughts from Picasso on why you shouldn’t compromise in your art. Diane Arbus is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  
• How the Father of Claymation Lost His Company
  
• John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly - YouTube
  
• Picasso on Success and Why You Should Never Compromise in Your Art | Brain Pickings
  
• The Paradox of Art as Work - NYTimes.com
  
• the show: 02-05-07 - zefrank
  
• The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) - IMDb
  
• The Crooked Path - The Art of Jeff Wall | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio
  
• "Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration" by Ed Catmull
  
• Sigma 50mm/1.4 ART on Amazon
  
• Diane Arbus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• DIANE ARBUS - THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK
  
• Arbus_Diane_Child_with_a_Toy_Hand_Grenade_in_Central_Park_contact_sheet_1.jpg (750×960)
  
• Masters of photography - Diane Arbus (documentary, 1972) - YouTube
  
• Don't Look Away: Diane Arbus
  

This week, a new book from photographer Danny Lyon sparks a great discussion about intent and we unpack the idea of creating a body of work versus living your way through it. We also ask the question: “Is art a part of our lives or are our lives a part of some greater art?” Jeff Wall is our Photographer of the Week. Please help us grow the show by sharing it with your friends via Twitter or Facebook.

Links for this episode:

• Danny Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• "The Seventh Dog" by Danny Lyon
  
• Spec Sheet: the wildest ideas about smartphone cameras | The Verge
  
• Magic Lantern | Home
  
• PDNPulse » George Steinmetz Wonders: Was It Worth Getting Arrested for National Geographic Cover Story Photos?
  
• Amazon Technologies Granted a Patent in Lighting Techniques « Shoot The Centerfold®
  
• In Defense of Insanely Expensive Pencils
  
• Drone ban at Yosemite appears legally questionable | Ars Technica
  
• In pictures: The 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest - Telegraph
  
• ::: The Perfect Exposure Gallery || Poetic Perspectives Exhibit :::
  
• rinzi ruiz photography
  
• Artist's Statements of the Old Masters | John Seed
  
• Jeff Wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Jeff Wall: "I begin by not photographing" - YouTube
  
• The Crooked Path - The Art of Jeff Wall | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  

On the heels of Paris Photo, this week we’re talking about inspiration and how art is too often priced for collectors, rather than fans. Is taking great pictures enough to be a great photographer? Also, making art doesn’t always have to be a painful experience. Plus, Art Kane is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  
• Too Much Inspiration: Paris Photo Los Angeles - Faded + Blurred
  
• Writing Wednesdays: Can Writing Be Taught?
  
• KPCS: Bobcat Goldthwait #189 - YouTube
  
• The Elephant in the Room — Medium
  
• The land that inspired Andrew Wyeth - The Washington Post
  
• Andy Warhol Floppy Disk Recovery White Paper
  
• Photographer Takes Stunning Surreal Photos With An Old $50 Film Camera | Bored Panda
  
• Art Kane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Art Kane photos from Snap Galleries
  
• ART KANE Pictures from a Visionary Photographer
  

This week, we discuss experience versus results and how process sometimes trumps outcome. Also, do photographers, particularly photojournalists, have a responsibility to filter what not to show? A listener question about placing a value on our work - why is it so difficult? Carl van Vechten is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  
• Welcome to Paris Photo Los Angeles - international fine art photography fair - Paramount Pictures Studios
  
• 9/11 - The Falling Man - YouTube
  
• Lytro changed photography. Now can it get anyone to care? | The Verge
  
• How The Hell Did This Man Fit 3,000 People in One Photo? - Esquire
  
• Carl Van Vechten's Harlem Photographs : The New Yorker
  
• Carl Van Vechten's Portraits | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  
• Carl Van Vechten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

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This week, we discuss obsession as both a motivator and a meditation and whether or not photography might be just one big performance. Also, do you worry about what you’re not shooting as much as what you are? Plus, living for your resume vs. your eulogy. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice
  
• Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould on Netflix
  
• Meet The Photographer Who Will Save Us From Art World Snobbery
  
• David Foster Wallace on Charlie Rose
  
• David Brooks: Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy? | Transcript | TED.com
  
• Another Photographer Just Made $10K-Plus With An Instagram Flash Sale - Forbes
  
• Straight Outta Chevy Chase - Radiolab
  
• Adobe launches Lightroom for iPad: Connect
  
• Hands on with the Pentax 645Z: Digital Photography Review
  
• Sample Images?645Z | RICOH IMAGING
  
• Anja Niedringhaus
  
• Anja Niedringhaus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Human Side Of War: Anja Niedringhaus - Faded + Blurred
  

Big Q&A show this week as we attempt to tackle some of your questions from the Google+ Community. We got some great questions on process, intent and even the business side of creativity. Danny Lyon is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Deke's Techniques 303: A Totally Serious Photoshop Workflow | dekeOnline
  
• Photoshop-Circle-of-Life.jpg (1024×735)
  
• Photoshop Tool Palette Progression
  
• It's Bliss: behind the iconic Windows XP photo - Digital Cameras: SLR & Compact Cameras
  
• Bliss photo with WRX
  
• No more X-PRO1S... all R&D placed into the X-PRO2! | Fuji RumorsFuji Rumors
  
• Bill Wadman Telling A Story - Christmas 1999 - YouTube
  
• The Beauty Of Things Born Again: Sebastião Salgado | Faded + BlurredFaded + Blurred
  
• Danny Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Magnum Photos
  
• Danny Lyon: The World Is Not My Home - LightBox
  
• "The Seventh Dog" Danny Lyon on Amazon
  
• "Like a Thief's Dream" Danny Lyon on Amazon
  
• "Indian Nations" Danny Lyon on Amazon
  

This week, we discuss authenticity - is the quest for authenticity real or just a hoax perpetuated by hipsters and organic farmers? Also, thoughts on Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art - realizing what you are and getting down to business. Could this book be a good candidate for a group discussion? Plus, Lee Friedlander is our PotW.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  
• YANSS Podcast – Episode Five – The Authenticity Hoax « You Are Not So Smart
  
• "The War of Art" by Steve Pressfield on Amazon
  
• New York hotel offers to live-tweet your wedding – for $3,000 | Digital Trends
  
• Stunning Photo Series Highlights The Beauty Of Black Dogs That Are Often Overlooked In Adoption
  
• Black Dogs Project
  
• The Mystery of the 'Only Camera to Come Back from the Moon' | Motherboard
  
• Alan Bean Art, Alan Bean Astronaut, Alan Bean Moonwalker, Alan Bean Paintings
  
• rinzi ruiz photography
  
• New55 FILM by Bob Crowley — Kickstarter
  
• Lee Friedlander | Fraenkel Gallery
  
• MoMA | The Collection | Lee Friedlander (American, born 1934)
  
• "Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait" on Amazon
  
• "Lee Friedlander: Sticks & Stones" on Amazon
  
• "Lee Friedlander: America by Car" on Amazon
  

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Episode 100! Thank you so much for coming along with us each week. This week, we discuss how a place can (and should) get under your skin to help fuel creativity. Also, is technology killing creativity and prosperity? Would you pay real money to increase your social media reach? Facebook thinks so. Plus, fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures Intro Compilation - MP3
  
• On Taking Pictures Intro Compilation - YouTube
  
• Facebook Is Ending the Free Ride
  
• The beautiful invasion: Sponsorship and Instagram | Ars Technica
  
• Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Cover Vogue April 2014
  
• Scott’s suicide reveals tragic side of city’s glitzy scene | New York Post
  
• Jaron Lanier: The Internet destroyed the middle class - Salon.com
  
• Photographer Swallows 35mm Film, Allows Digestive Fluids To Create Astounding Images - Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design
  
• The only camera to make it to the moon and back sells at auction for $910,000 | The Verge
  
• Erwin Blumenfeld - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Home | Erwin Blumenfeld
  
• Erwin Blumenfeld on Pinterest
  
• "Erwin Blumenfeld" on Amazon
  
• Phaidon "Erwin Blumenfeld" on Amazon
  

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For this last double-digit episode, we talk about the entitlement of an artistic life. Should society reward creativity? Also, more on the seemingly endless question of whether social media works or is simply a distraction. Plus, we question whether photography has to be good to be important with our Photographer of the Week, Terry Richardson.

Links for this episode:

• Capa In Color [Review] - Faded + Blurred
  
• What Is a Photograph? | International Center of Photography
  
• Capa in Color on Amazon
  
• NPPA gives Humanitarian Award to photojournalist Al Diaz
  
• Miami Photojournalist Al Diaz, Photography, Miami photographer | Al Diaz
  
• Rocker Jack White - Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien - YouTube
  
• IT MIGHT GET LOUD | Sony Pictures Classics
  
• "It Might Get Loud" on Amazon Streaming
  
• 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently
  
• Calumet Photo in the US Officially Declares Bankruptcy, Gave Employees Zero Notice
  
• Young Model's Shocking Terry Richardson Story Sparks a #NoMoreTerry Boycott
  
• Terry Richardson posts on HuffPo
  
• Terry Richardson on Amazon
  

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