On Taking Pictures

Does it really take village to succeed as a photographer today, and should technology dictate where your career-compass guides you? Despite the changes to photography as a business, clients and art buyers are still looking for talent; but are they looking where you are? Plus, get out your shot glasses, iconic New York lensman, Jay Maisel is Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• How Personal Creative Work Leads to Commissioned Jobs | Chase Jarvis Blog
  
• AI-AP | Tips from the Photo Rep: Where Do Art Buyers Look For Talent?
  
• Monitors for Photography – A Primer : On Taking Pictures
  
• Brian Smith Lecture - Editorial Photography From Pulitzer to Portaiture at CSULB 04.24.13
  
• The Great Compositions of Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt
  
• Jay Maisel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Big Picture Documentary on Iconic Photographer Jay Maisel
  
• Bits of Wisdom from Jay Maisel | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
  
• Meeting your Heroes : On Taking Pictures
  
• Amazon.com: Jay Maisel's New York (9781552094969): Jay Maisel: Books
  
• Most Beautiful Place In The World: Jay Maisel: 9780517665640: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: A tribute (9780760731482): Jay Maisel: Books
  

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To tag or not to tag? Folder structure, naming conventions, file formats and overall workflow ideas in this week’s show. Why do filmmakers get all of the cool stuff lately? Plus, photographic icon Alfred Eisenstadt is Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Who knew wearing paper could look so elegant? - Fashionising.com
  
• Faded + Blurred - eBooks
  
• Monitors for Photography – A Primer : On Taking Pictures
  
• MOVI on Vimeo
  
• Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
  
• The pocket rocket…Blackmagic downsizes the BMCC and does a 4K upsize of the orginal ! | johnbrawley
  
• ColorEdge CG276 Promo Video - YouTube
  
• Alfred Eisenstaedt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Alred Eisenstaedt Prints | Alfred Eisenstaedt Photographs | Alfred Eisenstaedt Photos
  
• Nurses on Stairs
  
• Katherine-Hepburn-for-TIME-magaine-by-Alfred-Eisenstaedt-1938.jpg (1166×1280)
  
• The Greatest Photojournalist: Alfred Eisenstadt - YouTube
  
• Amazon.com: Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self-Portrait (9780896595156): Alfred Eisenstaedt: Books
  
• Eisenstaedt: Remembrances: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Barbara Baker Burrows, Bryan Holme, Doris C. O'Neil: 9780821225974: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Eisenstaedt's Guide to Photography: Alfred Eisenstaedt: 9780140464832: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Witness to Our Time: Alfred Eisenstaedt: 9780670777020: Amazon.com: Books
  

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Things get a little heavy as Bill and Jeffery discuss the importance of dreams and what often keeps us from chasing them. Plus, standing up for the value of your work, just how limited are limited editions and pioneering female photographer Margaret Bourke-White as Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Get ASMP Photographer's Guide to Copyright
  
• AnandTech | Understanding Camera Optics & Smartphone Camera Trends, A Presentation by Brian Klug
  
• The Candid Frame #179 - Alison Turner | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
  
• Amazon.com: Bones Brigade: Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen
  
• Alison Turner Photography | Alison Turner Photography
  
• The Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner by Lomography — Kickstarter
  
• Court dismisses lawsuit over Eggleston reprints - The Art Newspaper
  
• Dye Transfer Printing
  
• Richard Koci Hernandez Multimedia Journalist
  
• On Taking Pictures - Google+
  
• Margaret Bourke-White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Margaret Bourke White: Susan Goldman Rubin: 9780810943810: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Margaret Bourke-white: The Early Work, 1922-1930 (Pocket Paragon Series): Ronald E. Ostman, Harry Littell, Margaret Bourke-White: 9781567922998: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History (9781938922121): Sean Quimby, Oliva María Rubio, Margaret Bourke-White: Books
  
• Portrait of Myself: Margaret Bourke-White, Jonathan Silverman: 9780839828587: Amazon.com: Books
  

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Bill and Jeffery try to iron out the intricacies of copyright and usage, photography as part of a larger, happier life. Photographer and film director Gordon Parks as Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Gina Trapani — The 40 Hottest Women in Tech | Complex
  
• Top 40 Hottest Women in Tech Was Supposed to Focus on Their Beautiful Insides
  
• Controlling illegal use of copyrighted material on the Web - Los Angeles Times
  
• Kind of Screwed - Waxy.org
  
• TAKE MY PICTURE on Vimeo
  
• WENDY PATON PHOTOGRAPHY
  
• Dear Mr. Eggleston < Killing the Buddha
  
• William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008
  
• The Gordon Parks Foundation
  
• gordon parks - Google Search
  
• Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93 - New York Times
  
• Amazon.com: American Photography DVD
  

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Knowing when to stop, how sometimes quantity leads to quality, backup follow-up, and more. Photographer and Filmmaker Anton Corbijn is Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Welcome | Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow | dpBestflow
  
• Underwater Photography: Bruce Mozert's 1950s Shots Of Stuntwoman Ginger Stanley Will Make Your Day (PHOTOS)
  
• Storytelling Made Easy- Marcus Donner Presents Photos and Video with the Samsung NX - YouTube
  
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values: Robert M. Pirsig: 9780061673733: Amazon.com: Books
  
• On Taking Pictures Special – “Hackintosh” : On Taking Pictures
  
• anton corbijn
  
• Anton Corbijn - IMDb
  
• Amazon.com: Anton Corbijn: Inwards and Onwards (9783829605588): Anton Corbijn: Books
  
• Anton Corbijn: Star Trak: Anton Corbijn: 9783829600569: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Inside the American: Anton Corbijn: 9783829604765: Amazon.com: Books
  

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Bill gets fancy at the news desk, the importance of backups and technique vs gear. Plus, influential documentary photographer, Robert Frank as Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• The Slanted LensCapturing Stills from Video with the Canon 1DC - The Slanted Lens
  
• Who Pays Photographers?
  
• Robert Frank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Peeling Back The Veneer: Robert Frank
  
• Robert Frank “The Americans” – a short review : On Taking Pictures
  

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Light looking like lights, the long-term view of your portfolio, science vs alchemy of film, and more. Stéphane Lavoué is Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+
  
• Bill's Lingerie shots of Katrina Eugenia
  
• Eric Ogden shot of Rachel McAdams
  
• Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence - LightBox
  
• NYC Photogroup Salon - Meets Monthly
  
• National Archives: Searching for the Seventies - The Big Picture - Boston.com
  
• R David Marks Portfolios - Dad's Bowling Shoes
  
• stéphane lavoué photographe
  
• Portraits With Presence: Stéphane Lavoué
  
• Stéphane Lavoué: Like In Sculpture, I Work On The Body When Taking My Portraits « The Leica Camera
  

How much change is too much change for the sake of commerce? Why portraits are different than other types of photography, and who is copyright really protecting? Classic sports magazine shooter Ozzie Sweet is Photographer of the Week

Links for this episode:

• On Taking pictures is now on 5by5
  
• New OTP G+ Community
  
• Google does the right thing with clip of NASCAR crash
  
• Visual Artists Rights Act
  
• Helsinki Bus Theory
  
• Jim Golden Camera Collection
  
• Leica Family Tree
  
• Print Conservation and Authentication - via Slashdot
  
• Travel writer thrown off of a United Airlines flight for photographing his seat
  
• Ozzie Sweet Dies at 94 (NY Times)
  
• Ozzie Sweet on Google images
  

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Safe vs Experimental, to get good you need to stop trying to get good, and Jeffery's monologue at 42:20 which is among the best things ever spoken on our show. Iconic war photograph Robert Capa is Photographer of the Week.

Style vs Fashion and How do you develop a style anyway? The influence of luck, snow angels, and listener Q&A. Michael Light is Photographer of the Week.

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