This week, we start with a terrific discussion around self-promotion. How do you decide how to best represent yourself and to whom? Is there a difference between the “personal” you and your public brand? Should there be? Also, some final thoughts on the discussions around Magic Lessons. In two weeks, we’re talking about truth and ethics in photojournalism, so check the show notes for the link. Tabitha Soren is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures on Google+ – Assignment: #twisted

Ep. #12: Brene Brown on “Big Strong Magic” by Magic Lessons

How much color gamut do displays really need? Part 3: Existing color gamut standards | dot color

Staging, Manipulation and Truth in Photography – The New York Times

Lightroom 6.2 Import Update

Sony’s New RX1R II Delivers 42-Megapixel Full Frame Sensor in Compact Body

Bombay Beach // Trailer on Vimeo

TABITHA SOREN

This week, we continue our platform discussion from last week and expand on it into areas of reach and archiving. Do you look at your website as long term storage of ideas or a snapshot of where you are in the moment? Also, an interesting story around whether art is personal property or a ward of the state. The Elizabeth Gilbert discussion has been moved until next week. Check the link in the show notes so you can follow along. Tatiana Gulenkina is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #absence

David Carson: Design and discovery | TED Talk | TED.com

Ep. #12: Brene Brown on “Big Strong Magic” by Magic Lessons

How to Roll Back to Lightroom 6.1.1 or CC 2015.1 | Laura Shoe’s Lightroom Training, Tutorials and Tips

Woman Spotted Without Phone Camera Out, Is Now an Internet Sensation

Private Property or Patrimony? The Fight Over a Picasso – The New York Times

Sculptor Turns Rain, Ice And Trees Into ‘Ephemeral Works’ : NPR

Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers and Tides Trailer – YouTube

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Tatiana Gulenkina

Tatiana Gulenkina – Things Merging and Falling Apart | British Journal of Photography

This week, we’re talking about influences, using the terrific Keith Richards documentary Under the Influence as a starting point. How do we want to be influenced and to what end do we allow our work (or art) to change because of it? Too little and the influence may be wasted. Too much and the work may cease to be our own — and ultimately less authentic. We also talk about art as a vehicle for moving us towards attentiveness, as explained wonderfully by Milton Glaser. Plus, we’ve got some links that we will be discussing next week about inspiration and what we could or should expect from it. Conceptual photographer Daisuke Yokota is our Photographer of the Week.

This week, we talk a little about the iPhone 6s and the iPhone’s impact on photography for both amateurs and professionals. Also, we discuss the Bruce Gilden photos that have been making the rounds lately from his recently released book, Face. Should intent be a factor in viewing or appreciating photography, or is it all about the end product? Also, a few teasers for next week, when we’ll be discussing influence and the question of whether or not something is art, simply because it moves you to attentiveness. Linden Gledhill is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #stranger

Jack Hollingsworth: Small Camera Big Results – YouTube

TV station shelves expensive gear to report the news with iPhones | Cult of Mac

A latter-day freak show? Bruce Gilden’s extreme portraits are relentlessly cruel | Art and design | The Guardian

Bryan Adams: Wounded: Amazon.co.uk: Bryan Adams: 9783869306773: Books

Bruce Gilden

Watch ‘The Warriors’ Recreate Their Last Subway Ride Home | Rolling Stone

Mad Max: Fury Road – The Silent Cut trailer | Live for Films

A one-of-a-kind marketplace from Steven Soderbergh. – Extension 765

Keith Richards: Under the Influence – Trailer – A Netflix Documentary [HD] – YouTube

IT MIGHT GET LOUD | Sony Pictures Classics

‘Yes I’m obsessive’: The 50,000-hour paintings of Ben Johnson – BBC News

Joey L. – NYC-based Photographer and Director

Linden Gledhill Photography

Science Photographer Reveals Beauty of the Microscopic World

This week, we’re back in our respective cities and begin with a bit of follow up on the discussion around tools and process started in last week’s “walk and talk” episode. We also ask ourselves and each other “what’s my creative hurdle or bottleneck?” Here’s a question for you listeners: How directly do the tools you use affect your final product? Can you ONLY get the results with a DSLR and “big lights”? Or would mirrorless and natural light be just as good? Hiroshi Sugimoto is our Photographer of the Week.

This week, we’re going West Wing and doing a walk and talk LIVE from the National Mall in Washington DC. We’re talking about the connection between tools and process and their effect on the work we produce and we wonder whether it’s better to just keep using the tools that are familiar, rather than always chasing the latest pieces of kit. Since we are on the Mall, home to the many of the Smithsonian museums, our Photographer of the Week is the first photographer and curator of photography for the Smithsonian, Thomas Smillie.

National Mall – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fly-by-wire – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Smithsonian’s First Photographer | Smithsonian Institution Archives

Bill Wadman (@billwadman) • Instagram photos and videos

Smithsonian’s First Photographer | Flickr – Photo Sharing!

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #photographersChoice

This week, are film shooters just better photographers? Also, we discuss a TIME article that suggests the idea that traditional photographs will soon become relics, out of time with the future of photography. Plus, a listener asks what we think of the classic “nifty fifty.” Pedro E. Guerrero is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #vintageProcess

Process Driven: Sam Faulkner

Film vs. Digital | Amber Events

We’re All Artists Now – The New York Times

Nikon D3s – Mark Seliger, Photographer – Baryshnikov Shoot – YouTube

The Next Revolution in Photography Is Coming | TIME

The Future of Photography | Photoshop Blog by Adobe

Hipstamatic – TinType

Pedro E. Guerrero – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pedro E. Guerrero « | Official Pedro E. Guerrero Archives

Pedro E. Guerrero ~ Preview | American Masters | PBS

This week, we unpack some of the challenges around deciding that something is not art, just because you don’t agree with it or understand it. Does making art an “ism” stifle growth and innovation? Also, long before drones surveilled us, there were…pigeons? Plus, a tease of next week’s show, where we will be talking about what some believe to be the future of photography. Ilse Bing is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #metal

Pier Exposure Set at MoMA form 1971

Why is Modern Art so Bad? – Prager University

The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly by James Hampton / American Art

MoMA PS1 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pigeon photography – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turn Your iPhone Into a Crappy 1985 Camcorder With This App

Algorithm turns any picture into the work of a famous artist

The Next Revolution in Photography Is Coming | TIME

The Future of Photography | Photoshop Blog by Adobe

The Hunt of the Unicorn – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ilse Bing – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Queen of the Leica – Dieselpunks

This week, we talk a little about gear and the ongoing debate over megapixels, using the new Sony A7R II as an example. We also talk about film and why it’s ultimately pointless to keep having the “film v digital” discussions. Spoiler: they’re just different. Use what challenges you and gets you out taking pictures. Grete Stern is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #windingdown

Sony A7RII Review and Hands On Report – Luminous Landscape

Sony a7R II Hands-on Review – YouTube

Format Comparison Results : On Taking Pictures

Why is Modern Art so Bad? – Prager University

R3 MONOBATH DEVELOPER – New55 FILM

Amazon – Paterson Universal tank and 2 reels-#115

The Politics of the Curation Craze | The New Republic

Pinhole Photography :: Digital SLR Camera Caps :: Olympus Four Thirds Cap – Lenox Laser – The Leader in Small Hole Technology

An ‘Open Letter’ to Landscape Photographers: It’s Time for an Etiquette Check

Grete Stern – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dream Life of Grete Stern

MoMA | From Bauhaus to Buenos Aires: Grete Stern and Horacio Coppola

Bruce Springsteen – Wings For Wheels – The Making of Born To Run -2005 – YouTube

From Bauhaus to Buenos Aires: Grete Stern & Horacio Coppola

This week, inspired by a recent NPR story, we talk about the idea of art as an experience, where the mechanics of viewing objects become almost more important than the objects themselves. We also discuss some of the opportunities that young people have today, with regard to the viewing and sharing of their experiences, that we simply didn’t have when we were growing up. Plus, with so many cameras on the market, how do you recommend one to a friend who just wants to take good pictures? Lee Friedlander is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #UpsideDown

People Love Art Museums — But Has The Art Itself Become Irrelevant? : NPR

I Bought a Fake Nikon DSLR: My Experience with Gray Market Imports

Kodak’s First Digital Moment – The New York Times

HDR Photography Is for Everyone – PC Mag

Lee Friedlander – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lee Friedlander | MoMA

Lee Friedlander | Fraenkel Gallery

Giant Steps — The Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch – NYTimes.com