On Taking Pictures

This week, we wrestle with “good enough”; what does it really mean, and who gets to decide? Where do we draw the line between homage and just plain thievery? Plus, documentary photographer Martin Parr is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Patton Oswalt | A CLOSED LETTER TO MYSELF ABOUT THIEVERY, HECKLING AND RAPE JOKES
  
• Dumped! - meg wachter photography
  
• Would You Believe That This Image Is Actually A Single Photo? - DesignTAXI.com
  
• Henri Cartier-Bresson: Living and Looking - NYTimes.com
  
• Throwing shade: how Pixar changed the way light works for 'Monsters University'
  
• sakeriver.com - Art, the Art World, and On Taking Pictures
  
• Shut Up And Shoot T-Shirt » Faded + Blurred
  
• Created In Brooklyn: A Conversation With Randy Duchaine » Faded + Blurred
  
• Martin Parr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Martin Parr
  
• Martin Parr - Google Search
  
• Amazon - Martin Parr "Life's a Beach"
  
• Amazon - Martin Parr "The Last Resort"
  
• Amazon - Martin Parr "Martin Parr"
  

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Big discussions this week as we talk about different facets of collaboration and look to dispel The Myth of the Lone Artist. A short film by Eric Becker prompts us to wonder whether or not the world is for want of inspirational material. Plus, classic sports photographer Hy Peskin is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Miscommunication on Vimeo
  
• A Life Well Lived | Jim Whittaker & 50 Years of Everest on Vimeo
  
• Live From Daryl's House with Daryl Hall :: Homepage
  
• The 30 Harshest Filmmaker-on-Filmmaker Insults in History – Flavorwire
  
• Hy Peskin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Story Behind the Photo of Ben Hogan's 1-Iron Shot in the 1950 U.S. Open
  
• hy peskin photographs - Google Search
  

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This week we talk about getting through a shoot when you feel like a truck ran over you. Also, do retouchers deserve credit? If so, when and how much? Plus, abstract photographer and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Uta Barth is our Photographer of the week.

Links for this episode:

• Joe McNally Climbed the Burj Khalifa - NYTimes.com
  
• How the New National Geographic Cover was Captured with James Cameron
  
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
  
• Review: Adobe Lightroom 5 (Mac version) - The Phoblographer
  
• Apple - Mac Pro
  
• Uta Barth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Uta Barth — MacArthur Foundation
  
• tanya bonakdar gallery :: artists
  
• Should retouchers get equal credit? | Jeremy Cowart
  
• Uta Barth: 2012 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation - YouTube
  
• Amazon: Uta Barth (Contemporary Artists (Phaidon))
  
• Amazon: Uta Barth: To Draw with Light: Blind Spot Series 03
  
• Amazon: Uta Barth: The Long Now
  

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This week, we wrestle with whether or not you can be an artist, without locking your own self worth/self image to your art. What does it mean to live a creative life anyway? We weigh in on the firing of the photo staff by the Chicago Sun Times. Plus, we look at two Civil War era photographers, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner as our Photographers of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Beauty is Embarrassing - The Wayne White Story
  
• Wayne White (artist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Holstee Manifesto Poster - "This is your life" | HOLSTEE
  
• Chicago Tribune - Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff
  
• Portraits of Signhild: Emil Nyström » Faded + Blurred
  
• Page One: Inside the New York Times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Help Save Podcasting! | Electronic Frontier Foundation
  
• Asus' $4,000 4K monitor goes on sale this month, pushes Retina MacBook to its breaking point | The Verge
  
• Mathew Brady - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Alexander Gardner (photographer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Collection: Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs
  
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Photography and the American Civil War
  
• Amazon - Photography and the American Civil War (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  
• Amazon - Mathew B. Brady: America's First Great Photographer
  
• Amazon - Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation
  

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We discuss why it is that we bother to create anything. What are we looking for, praise or just a body of work? Bill takes the plunge into filmmaking (sort of) and we get some great questions from listeners. Magnum photographer, Josef Koudelka is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Between Moments: Gregory Crewdson » Faded + Blurred
  
• Spring Fling on Vimeo
  
• When Photography Imitates Voyeurism - NYTimes.com
  
• Simple or Impossible - NYTimes.com
  
• 2012 Share The Experience Photo Contest | National Park Foundation
  
• Josef Koudelka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
  
• 10 Lessons Josef Koudelka Has Taught Me About Street Photography
  
• "Koudelka" by Josef Koudelka - on Amazon
  
• "Invasion 68" by Josef Koudelka - On Amazon
  

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Big show this week as Bill and Jeffery question what happens when it’s the process used to create the art that’s interesting, not the result. Also, where do we draw the line between photo manipulation and photo journalism? Plus, questions from the Google+ group and listener-suggested Alec Soth is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• "Ice Cream Cait" by Bill Wadman on Vimeo
  
• Growing Concern that News Photos Are Being Excessively Manipulated - SPIEGEL ONLINE
  
• Hansen’s World Press Winning Photo Not Fake… Just Unbelievable — BagNews
  
• Google+ completely redesigned, now automatically enhances photos and highlights your best shots | The Verge
  
• Yahoo revitalizes Flickr with huge images, sharing, and a terabyte of free space (hands-on) | The Verge
  
• Just Start | Ed Dale's BlogEd Dale's Blog
  
• Projekt 50 on Behance
  
• Alec Soth
  
• Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
  
• National Portrait Gallery | Feature Photography
  
• Photo Manipulation on the Fashion Pages - NYTimes.com
  
• Alec Soth on Amazon
  

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Bill battles severe back pain to discuss whether or not people know good from bad and how Steven Soderbergh’s observations on the state of cinema may also reflect the state of art. We also wonder how we should go about judging our own growth. Plus, voracious street shooter, Garry Winogrand, is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Steven Soderbergh's State Of Cinema Talk - Deadline.com
  
• A Final Embrace: The Most Haunting Photograph from Bangladesh - LightBox
  
• Petition | Adobe Systems Incorporated: Eliminate the mandatory "creative cloud" subscription model. | Change.org
  
• Bleak Beauty
  
• Ralph Gibson - Home
  
• Garry Winogrand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Garry Winogrand, Who Retreated from Editing - NYTimes.com
  
• Garry Winogrand: A look back at one of America’s most prolific photographers (PHOTOS).
  
• Garry Winogrand / Biography & Images - Atget Photography.com / Books
  
• Larissa Archer: 'We Have Not Loved Life': Garry Winogrand at SFMOMA
  
• Leica M4 Garry Winogrand
  
• Garry Winogrand (SFMOMA) Book on Amazon
  

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Bill and Jeffery discuss why content is no longer king and how you should focus on making (read: doing) something that’s important to you. Adobe kills individual licenses. Are they doing the right thing with the new Creative Cloud? Plus, “Tulsa” photographer Larry Clark is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Aeron Chair Cylinder Replacement
  
• A legal victory for 'appropriation art' - The Verge
  
• "One For Love, One For Money"
  
• Ron Mart NEC PA271w monitor review
  
• Adobe Creative Cloud
  
• On Taking Pictures - The Good and the Bad of Adobe Creative Cloud
  
• Larry Clark - Wikipedia
  
• LarryClark.com
  
• Tulsa Book Video Walkthrough
  
• Larry Clark "Tulsa" on Amazon
  

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Heroes aren’t just for children, especially when you meet them in person. Art for art’s sake, rather than investment. Plus, listener emails and Vancouver street shooter, Fred Herzog as Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• How The Print Medium Matters - Dye Transfer
  
• Google Map of Kodak Factories
  
• Dan Carrillo: Daclotype on Vimeo
  
• Amazon.com: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens: CANON: Camera & Photo
  
• Equinox Gallery Vancouver - Works by Fred Herzog
  
• Vancouver Vanguard: Fred Herzog’s Early Color Street Photographs - LightBox
  
• Fred Herzog: Photographs: Douglas Coupland, Sarah Milroy, Jeff Wall, Claudia Gochmann: 9781553655589: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Fred Herzog: Photographs: Claudia Gochmann, Fred Herzog, Felix Hoffmann: 9783775728119: Amazon.com: Books
  

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Once you realize that everything you do leads to the next thing, and that the journey is the reward, you’ll be fine. Do clients want your work or your juice? Plus, controversial photographer and art world darling, Cindy Sherman is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Circuitous Conversations #41 – Monitors : On Taking Pictures
  
• Q&A@F&B No. 5 - Bill Wadman
  
• Eisenstaedt's 'Kiss in Times Square' Leica camera goes to auction | The Verge
  
• Home - Cindy Sherman - Photographer, Model, Director, Actor, Avant-Garde Images, Doll Parts and Prosthetics, Movies
  
• Tissot - Ball On Shipboard
  
• BBC Two - The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution, Gang of Four
  
• MoMA | Cindy Sherman
  
• MoMA to Showcase Cindy Sherman’s New and Old Characters - NYTimes.com
  
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
  
• Cindy Sherman: Eva Respini, Johanna Burton, Cindy Sherman, John Waters: 9780870708121: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills: Peter Galassi, Cindy Sherman: 9780870705076: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Cindy Sherman: Retrospective: Cindy Sherman, Amanda Cruz, Amelia Jones: 9780500279878: Amazon.com: Books
  

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