On Taking Pictures

Do you find yourself looking for signs? Not Stop or Yield, but signs from God, the Universe, or what have you telling you what to do? This week, we talk about signs and how waiting for them can often be an excuse for not taking action. We also talk about memories, specifically how bad humans are at remembering details and how photographs can uncover or even rewrite what you previously believed to be the truth. Plus, fantastic fashion photographer Elizaveta Porodina is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• John Hurt by Alfred Dunhill - YouTube
  
• MGP 21
  
• The Final Cut (2004 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Vimes Boot Theory of Ecomonics | Urbannight's Blog
  
• Huion H610 Pro Graphics Drawing Pen Tablet
  
• The Costly Business of Photo Book Publishing
  
• Wikipedia refuses to delete photo as 'monkey owns it' - Telegraph
  
• Frenden review of Monoprice tablet
  
• The Problem With Humans of New York
  
• Wedding Tintype Portraits - YouTube
  
• PhotoRec - CGSecurity
  
• Elizaveta Porodina on Behance
  
• ELIZAVETA PORODINA | portfolio
  

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This week’s show is a bit of a monster. We do our best to answer your questions and there were tons of them - some on gear, others on process and technique. There’s a little something for everyone, but you had best grab a bottle of water and some snacks ‘cause this one clocks in at over two hours. Michel Tcherevkoff is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• FENCES - ARROWS (feat. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) Music Video
  
• Example of Bill's Pre-Vis Sketching Skills
  
• F&B camera icon sweatshirts
  
• Michel Tcherevkoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Tcherevkoff Studio LTD.
  
• Tcherevkoff Omni Cover
  
• Shoe Fleur: The Beginning on Vimeo
  
• Shoe Fleur by Michel Tcherevkoff
  

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This week, for some people making lists and setting goals are the only way to feel like progress is being made. For others, “goal” is just a four letter word. How do you gauge your creative progress? Inspired by last week’s discussion, paparazzi photographer Ron Galella is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Don't like Koons? Maybe you don't like your culture | Art | Agenda | Phaidon
  
• Wild rumors: Nikon to launch a complete new system based on the Sony 50MP medium format sensor! | Mirrorless Rumors
  
• Lytro Illum review: this is the camera of the future | The Verge
  
• Foveon X3 sensor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Post-apocalyptic photography with 'The Last of Us' on PS4 | The Verge
  
• Kodak Movie Film, at Death's Door, Gets a Reprieve - WSJ
  
• Viral Cape town picture for sale – $35000.00 USD – Greg Lumley – Wedding Photographer
  
• The hackers who recovered NASA's lost lunar photos - CNN.com
  
• make.do. on Vimeo
  
• Weird private photographs of Hitler practicing dramatic gestures for his speeches | Dangerous Minds
  
• SynoLocker demands 0.6 Bitcoin to decrypt Synology NAS devices - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives
  
• Photo Gallery - Ron Galella, Ltd. – Photography with the Paparazzi Approach
  
• Ron Galella, King of the Paparazzi - Photo Essays - TIME
  
• 'King of Paparazzi' Ron Galella, who had restraining order from Jackie O, releases book of his iconic celebrity images | Mail Online
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  Assignment: #gametime

This week, we talk about photographs as a sort of time machine and how often embarrassing snapshots over time become the things you treasure most. Also, should the arts be co-opted by academia or is getting out and doing the work the way to go? How would you feel being famous for only shooting one person? It’s something we discuss around our Photographer of the Week, Milton Greene.

Links for this episode:

• Fundy Software, Inc. | Guest Tip – Behind the Scenes with L.A. Photographer Patrick Shipstad
  
• Nick Cave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• A Life In Pictures: Douglas Kirkland [Review] | Faded + BlurredFaded + Blurred
  
• Francesca Gavin | Are MFAs Ruining Art? | Artsy
  
• Photography as a Balm for Mental Illness - NYTimes.com
  
• Things I Learned After My Photo Hit #1 on Reddit, and Why I Probably Shouldn't Have Posted It
  
• Crop Sensors vs Full Frame :: Crop Or Crap? - YouTube
  
• Sharp Shooters: Classic Camera T-Shirts | Faded + BlurredFaded + Blurred
  
• Azuma Makoto Plants in Space
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  Assignment: #crushed

This week, using Garry Winogrand’s current retrospective as an example, we discuss what happens when practice means different, not necessarily better. Also, in a submission from a listener, we look at a list of 10 ways we may be making our lives harder than they have to be. How many are you guilty of? Plus, Magnum photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Garry Winogrand June 27–September 21, 2014 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  
• For Love of the Game (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• 10 Ways You’re Making Your Life Harder Than It Has To Be | Thought Catalog
  
• Hasselblad Unveils 50MP CFV-50c CMOS Digital Back for V System Analog Cameras | Shutterbug
  
• Photographer Captures Hidden Cities Below WWI France
  
• Gueorgui Pinkhassov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
  
• A set of photographs by Gueorgui Pinkhassov | Pavel Kosenko's blog (English version)
  
• pinkhassov on Instagram
  
• OTP G+ Group
  This Week's Assignment #myfavoritethings

This week, we begin with a follow up to last week’s discussion about direction and confidence (or lack thereof, as the case may be). All you really control is when you begin and when you ship. Recognizing those things that truly are beyond your control (and letting go of them) can be liberating and just the fuel you need to move forward. Todd Hido is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Process Driven #02: Dalton Campbell - Faded + Blurred
  
• Maxim Jago - That Post Show - That Post Show
  
• Garry Winogrand: MonkeyCam Redux at the Met « Photocritic International
  
• When Images Come to Life After Death - NYTimes.com
  
• Glamour Photos Replace Selfies for Personal Branding - NYTimes.com
  
• Fujifilm Instax Mini 90 review: instant photos in the Instagram age | The Verge
  
• Vantablack - the blackest black: Scientists develop a material so dark that you can't see it... - Science - News - The Independent
  
• Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!
  
• Photos: The Cast of The Expendables 3 | Vanity Fair
  
• Todd Hido
  
• Todd Hido - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Interview with Todd Hido
  
• Todd Hido - Workshop Series on Amazon
  
• Todd Hido Books on Amazon
  

This week, interviews with Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa beg the question, is there such a thing as being past your creative prime? Also, where do the great ideas come from and what do you do when they stop? Daido Moriyama is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Bob Dylan Interview and a very revealing one at that - YouTube
  
• Zappa Interview Today Show 1993 - YouTube
  
• These Amazing Before-And-After Drawings Show The Real Value Of Practice
  
• Amazon.com: Milius: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese: Amazon Instant Video
  
• Frank Frazetta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Book | The Afronauts
  
• Somebody Flew a Drone Into a Fireworks DisplayTop Right News
  
• Ira Glass’s ‘This American Life’ Leaves PRI - NYTimes.com
  
• The Daily Routines Of Famous Creatives - Entertainment - ShortList Magazine
  
• Daid? Moriyama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Daido Moriyama and the Ricoh GR Series | Ledesma Photography
  
• Ricoh GR comparative review: Digital Photography Review
  
• Daido Moriyama - Google Search
  

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This week, we’re discussing the difficulties in making decisions - creative or otherwise - without first knowing the outcome. Also, beyond likes and hit counters, what’s the real value in going viral? Plus, Apple’s recent announcement about the future of Aperture has us musing on our reliance on software and what to do when the tool(s) you love are no longer available. Conceptual fine art photographer Brooke Shaden is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• What Beauty Looks Like, From Argentina to Vietnam - Megan Garber - The Atlantic
  
• Nikon D810 | Go behind the scenes of a fantasy fashion shoot with Miss Aniela - YouTube
  
• Instagram and Art Theory
  
• Apple to replace Aperture and iPhoto with Photos for OS X early next year | 9to5Mac
  
• Adobe makes photography program price permanent, unveils 14 new apps | Digital Camera World
  
• Shutter by StreamNation on the App Store on iTunes
  
• What is craft? What is art? Does it matter? — Minutia
  
• Shaden: Gallery
  
• Brooke Shaden - YouTube
  
• The Candid Frame #175 - Brooke Shaden | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
  
• Brooke Shaden "Inspiration in Photography" on Amazon
  

This week, we begin with a discussion about gear - specifically how newer crop-sensor cameras compare to full frame and why more megapixels leads to bigger, but not always better images. Plus Tom Cruise as a metaphor for refining yourself away from a borrowed life. This week we’ve got two Photographers of the Week - Robb Kendrick and David Stoecklein - both shoot similar subject matter, yet their results are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  
• Sony A7s First Impressions
  
• TINY
  
• Process Driven #01: David duChemin - Faded + Blurred
  
• Film photography still popular at Boston-area schools | BetaBoston
  
• Avedon on the App Store on iTunes
  
• BBC News - New chemical iris for tiny phone cameras
  
• AnandTech | Manual Camera Controls in iOS 8
  
• Bernard Voïta - an album on Flickr
  
• Jonathan Hoefler & Tobias Frere-Jones - YouTube
  
• ROBB KENDRICK
  
• David R. Stoecklein: Photographer of the American West
  

This week, what happens when creativity doesn’t go the way you want it to? Sometimes there’s “good enough,” while other times, you get the opportunity to take another pass at it. How do you know when to choose one over the other? Also, we talk about fear as not only an obstacle, but also as a motivator to get you “living above the 45.” Randy Scott Slavin is our Photographer of the Week. Oh, and happy 71st birthday to The Man Who Writes the Songs (even though he didn’t write that one), Barry Manilow.

Links for this episode:

• A Beautiful Anarchy
  
• Highlights: Jim Carrey's Commencement Address at the 2014 MUM Graduation - YouTube
  
• Is Terry Richardson an Artist or a Predator? - The Cut
  
• Everything Wrong With New York Magazine's Terry Richardson Cover Story
  
• Samsung 28" 4K $600 on Amazon
  
• Dell 28 Ultra HD 4K Monitor - P2815Q
  
• How the New Google Images is Changing Traffic to Your SitePhotoShelter Blog
  
• Created in Brooklyn Series II: A Series of Conversations | Brooklyn Public Library
  
• Created In Brooklyn: A Conversation With Randy Duchaine - Faded + Blurred
  
• DiMenna Center Mary Flagler Cary Hall
  
• Polly Chandler Photography: Austin, TX
  
• Randy Scott Slavin
  
• Randy Scott Slavin extends Alternative Perspectives photo series
  
• Tiny Planet Photos on the App Store on iTunes