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.

This week’s assignment on the On Taking Pictures Google+ Community: #typography

Sony A7s First Impressions
TINY
Process Driven #01: David duChemin
Film photography still popular at Boston-area schools
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

Photographers of the Week

Robb Kendrick
David R. Stoecklein

Books We Recommend

Still: Cowboys at the Start of the Twenty-First Century
Cowboy Horse
Faded + Blurred Bookshelf