On Taking Pictures

This week, you’ve got questions and we do our best to answer them on topics ranging from choosing to shoot in color or black & white and best practices for deliverables to getting your work in front of art buyers and whether or not a signature “look” to your work is important. Someone even asked for our desert island book choices. Listener-suggested Australian Magnum photographer Trent Parke is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• GIJENS: The most epic self-promotion ever
  
• iN-PUBLiC | Narelle Autio
  
• X-Rite i1 Display Pro on Amazon
  
• X-Rite ColorMunki Display
  
• Epson R3000 13" Printer on Amazon
  
• Epson 3880 17" Printer on Amazon
  
• "Beneath the Roses" by Gregory Crewdson on Amazon
  
• "Neuromancer" by William Gibson
  
• "Regarding Heros" by Yousef Karsh on Amazon
  
• "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig on Amazon
  
• "A Man on the Moon" Andrew Chaikin on Amazon
  
• RH Contemporary Art - Browse Artwork
  
• Trent Parke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
  
• Stills Gallery - Trent Parke
  
• iN-PUBLiC | The home of street photography
  
• "Minutes to Midnight" by Trent Parke
  

This week, Bill’s recent viewing of Tim’s Vermeer inspires a discussion around the technical nature of creating art. If we allow the process to be augmented by technology, at what point is the art in the making and not in the end result? Also, we discuss an interview with Cartier-Bresson and wonder if he would embrace modern changes in photography such as Instagram. Andreas Gursky (Rhein II) is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Tim's Vermeer on Amazon
  
• Henri Cartier-Bresson: 'There Are No Maybes'
  
• The Online Photographer: My Somber Day Yesterday
  
• Instagram Develops Into Career Path For Photographers - Forbes
  
• Apple announces OS X 10.10 Yosemite with refreshed design, available for free this fall | The Verge
  
• iOS 8 adds third-party access to camera data via an API | iMore
  
• The Death of Film Is Felt Hardest In the City Built on Kodak's Reign
  
• File:Kodak Instamatic 104.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Leica T review: form minus function | The Verge
  
• Gallery | Julian Wasser's Photographs of the California Dream, and its Underbelly
  
• Manufactured Landscapes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• On Taking Pictures - Community - Google+
  
• Andreas Gursky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• MoMA | The Collection | Andreas Gursky (German, born 1955)
  
• Gursky - Selected Works
  
• Andreas Gursky on artnet
  
• Why is Andreas Gursky's Rhine II the most expensive photograph? - Telegraph
  
• Andreas Gursky on Amazon
  

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This week we’re talking about intent. Whether how you shoot, how you practice or what tools you use, intent seems to be directly proportional to outcome. Also, what makes a curator? Does accreditation automatically mean better or more valid or can you just have great taste? Former Look and Life shooter Douglas Kirkland is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Merch | Faded + Blurred
  
• It’s A Tool – Not A Trophy | Faded + Blurred
  
• Episode 179 :: Vivian Maier | The Art of Photography
  
• Overexposed? Camera Phones Could Be Washing Out Our Memories : NPR
  
• iPhone (MetroGnome Remix) - YouTube
  
• KORG Gadget for iPad MOBILE SYNTHESIZER STUDIO | Software | KORG
  
• How to Get Bigger Than Full Frame without Breaking Your Bank or Arm - YouTube
  
• Review: The Fuji GX617 Panoramic Beast
  
• Douglas Kirkland
  
• Douglas Kirkland Photography
  
• Douglas Kirkland on Photography: A Life in Pictures on Vimeo
  

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