#257: Turn the Hat Around
© Nick Veasey
This week, a followup to our depression discussion from a couple episodes ago and a letter from a listener. Despite how it sometimes feels, you’re not alone. It’s dark sometimes – really dark – but it’s not empty. We, along with countless listeners, have been there. Call us, email us, post in the group or talk to a family member or a friend. Make things. Share work. Every day, every picture is a chance to change course, either a little or a lot. Also, an offline phone call inspired a discussion around conventional wisdom pertaining to gear and equipment. Nick Veasey is our photographer of the week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Saturation
Richard Tuschman’s Once Upon a Time in Kazimierz is a look back at 1930s Poland
Bill Wadman 2017 365 (@wadman365) • Instagram photos and videos
Instagram begins blurring some sensitive content, opens two-factor to all | TechCrunch
X-Trans: The Promise and the Problem
Opinion: Thinking about buying medium format? Read this first: Digital Photography Review
Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible | TED Talk | TED.com
Extreme X-Rays: Photographer Nick Veasey Takes You Inside … Everything | WIRED
#256: Mash Potatoes In the Shape of the Hollywood Bowl
© Paul Outerbridge
This week, prompted by a listener email, we talk about taking “those” photos that have been taken a million times before and why you should or shouldn’t take your version. Also, a discussion around being open to the process and giving yourself permission to play, regardless of whether or not all the pieces are in place. Paul Outerbridge is our Photographer of the Week.
Three Iconic Musicians on Artistic Creation — and Its Importance Now – NYTimes.com
U.S. Limits Devices for Passengers on Foreign Airlines From Eight Countries – NYTimes.com
Behold the most terrifying images in these declassified nuclear test videos – The Washington Post
Polaroid Swing aims to reboot brand and inspire new generation | Art and design | The Guardian
Gregory Heisler on Arnold Newman – YouTube
When Color Was Vulgar: Paul Outerbridge’s Avant-Gardist’s Eye – The New Yorker
L.A. exhibitions focus on Paul Outerbridge – LA Times
#255: If It Says VIP, It’s Not VIP
© Laurent Nivalle
This week, we discuss the paralyzing power of depression via a story of a Chinese photographer called Ren Hang, who recently took his own life. Also, a quick roundup of some of our current favorite photo apps. Plus, we tease a couple articles to discuss next week around the creative process of artists like Beck, Tom Waits and Kendrick Lamar as well as the value of immersion via Chrissie Hynde. Laurent Nivalle is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #contrast
Three Iconic Musicians on Artistic Creation — and Its Importance Now – NYTimes.com
The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde in studio q – YouTube
Adobe mobile, iPhone, iPad, Android apps | Adobe Creative Cloud
Ren Hang, Provocative Chinese Photographer, Dies at 29 – The New York Times
Djimon with Octopus, Hollywood (Getty Museum)
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock – Movie Trailers – iTunes
Infographic shows the (depressive) state of the camera industry – 43 Rumors
GILBERT O`SULLIVAN tells the TRUE story of ALONE AGAIN ( Naturally ) – YouTube
Episode 07 :: Revisionist History Podcast
DS 60 ANS – Director’s cut on Vimeo
#254: Bob Ross on Mute
© Aaron Siskind
This week, we’re starting out with a discussion around craft, inspired in part by the terrific Netflix series, Abstract. Also, we talk about two extremes of making work – at one end, we cite John Free and his 10 year photo essay project talking to people in the train yards in Los Angeles. On the other end, is the recent pop-up display of images and contact sheets from Robert Frank’s The Americans which, at the request of the photographer, were taken down and destroyed. Is one of these things a more valid expression of art than the other, or are they each a potentially necessary part of the creative process? Plus, with our five year anniversary coming up, we’re asking if you have any ideas on how you’d like to see us mark the occasion. If so, email us at podcast@ontakingpictures.com. Aaron Siskind is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #mealtime
Mobile HD Video Camera for iPhone, iPad | App of the Year
jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Ben Thomas
Hirshhorn Museum visitor breaks pumpkin taking selfie | Daily Mail Online
How This Wildlife Photographer Got His Shot On a Postage Stamp | Digital Trends
10 Year Photo Essay by John Free – YouTube
My Photography Lesson With John Free | The Art of Photography
Engineering Prints | Color Engineering Prints | Staples®
How Much Faster is a Modern Workstation for Adobe Photoshop CC 2017?
How Much Faster is a Modern Workstation for Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8?
Etherton Gallery – Aaron Siskind
Lumiere » Blog Archive » Aaron Siskind
#253: Imagineers Are Never Gonna Do South Park
© Eli Reed
This week, we respond to a couple listener emails — one involves questions around valuing work and the other is a followup to last week’s discussion around barriers. Also, what do you expect when you post your work online? Are you looking for constructive criticism, likes or is it just a vehicle for sharing what you make? Magnum photographer Eli Reed is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #staircase
Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Brooklyn Students With College Scholarships | NBC New York
Sony announced the world’s fastest SD card with 300MB/s read and write speed – 43 Rumors
Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
Photojournalist Eli Reed Shares Some of His Favorite Images
Photographer Eli Reed – YouTube
Eli Reed: The Lost Boys of Sudan – YouTube
#252: That’s Not What Cameras And Books Were Made For
© Herbert Randall
This week, an email from a listener sparks a discussion about shipping – specifically around our own expectations over what comes next. This leads us into a broader discussion around self image, privilege and fears – both real and imagined. Also, is an MFA in photography a good idea? Plus, we got lots of terrific phone calls from you and want more. Keep them coming! Herbert Randall is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment:#dutchangle
The Police – Mother [Synchronicity – 1983] – YouTube
World Press Photo 2017: The Best People Images | Time.com
These ’80s Artists Are More Important Than Ever – The New York Times
Admissions: ICP-Bard MFA | International Center of Photography
The best team jugglers in the world! – YouTube
Playboy is bringing back nude photoshoots | Dazed
Small Town Inertia by Colin Wilkinson (Bluecoat Press) — Kickstarter
If you were a hot dog… – YouTube
Herbert Randall | Black Culture Connection Explorer | PBS
Watch Full Episodes Online of American Experience on PBS | Herbert Randall – “The Photographer”
Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Images of a Peoples’ Movement
Gettysburg Address – Wikipedia
#251: I’m Just Gonna Shut Up And Sit Here
© Lorna Simpson
This week, we’re talking about film gear and answering some listener questions about our favorite film cameras. Also, a discussion around the challenges of becoming derivative of your own work, especially when you’ve done it for decades. We use Billy Joel and Mark Seliger as examples. Plus, despite low earnings, camera makers are still developing some pretty incredible tech. Lorna Simpson is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #convergence
The Best Camera For Beginning Film Shooters? Maybe! | Fstoppers
Depeche Mode – Where’s the Revolution – YouTube
Abstract The Art of Design Trailer: Netflix Designers Docuseries | IndieWire
Billy Joel – Here’s The Thing – WNYC
Is Obama’s official White House photographer trolling Donald Trump?
GoPro lost $373 million during its awful 2016 – The Verge
Nikon restructuring causes casualties to bottom line, camera line and production line | TechCrunch
Panasonic announces the World’s first Organic CMOS Image Sensor
Photographs of working class Brits recreated 40 years later | Metro News
WPP-winning image “a staged murder for the press” says jury chair – British Journal of Photography
in the 70s, Toys of the Seventies, Spinwelder
BOMB Magazine — Lorna Simpson by Coco Fusco
TateShots: Lorna Simpson – Studio Visit – YouTube
Lorna Simpson, Artist Talk 10.8.15 – YouTube
Lorna Simpson Studio – Waterfall
#250: Like the Whos in Whoville
© Addison Scurlock
This week, have the tools taken the mystery out of photography? When you no longer think about technical requirements to make photographs, have we gone too far or is that the point? Also, a couple terrific submissions from listeners — including one that has us marvelling at photos from an earlier time in America. Plus, is there value in keeping meticulous records of your life? We’re celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting African American Photographers of the Week, beginning with Addison Scurlock.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #atwork
100 Megapixels – New Standard in Advertising Photography – Blair Bunting
Film Photography: Kodak May Resurrect More Than Ektachrome | Time.com
Sports : A Study in Motion : Blair Bunting : Commercial Photographer : LA
American Civil Rights – Magnum Photos
I Am Not Your Negro: Theater Showtimes & Ticket Purchasing – The Official Showtimes Destination
Joe Rogan Experience #906 – Henry Rollins – YouTube
U2 > News > The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Lennart Nilsson, Photographer Who Unveiled the Invisible, Dies at 94 – The New York Times
Shealah Craighead is Officially Trump’s Chief White House Photographer
Scurlock, Addison (1883-1964) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
The Scurlock Studio: Picture of Prosperity | People & Places | Smithsonian
Annie King Phillips: Photography and the Addison Scurlock Family of Photographers – YouTube
The Scurlocks and Black Washington – YouTube
(571) Addison Scurlock Photography on Pinterest
#249: Ancillary Collaboration
© Chuck Stewart
This week, we discuss the seemingly innate skills and abilities of our fathers and grandfathers and how somewhere along the way, that “folk wisdom” was either lost or perhaps no longer needed. Were the skills handed down to them, or simply a byproduct of the time and place in which they lived? Have we evolved? Also, we mention a few terrific documentaries about art and design that are currently available for streaming. Chuck Stewart is our Photographer of the Week.
Metallica Performs “Atlas, Rise!” – YouTube
Popcorn Sutton`s last dam run of Likker [FULL MOVIE] – YouTube
Modern art was CIA ‘weapon’ | The Independent
Episode #9: The CIA/AbEx Connection — ArtCurious Podcast
Interview with Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza
The President’s Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office – YouTube
The presidents photographer PART 1 – YouTube
My Pentax 645z Medium Format Conversion in a Nutshell – Medium
Leica Sofort // Photography – Leica Camera AG
Chuck Stewart | Credits | AllMusic
Remembering Jazz Photographer Chuck Stewart – The Daily Beast
Chuck Stewart, Jazz Photographer, Dies at 89; – The New York Times
The Jazzy Blue Notes of Reid Miles – Retinart
#248: Albatross Is On The Move
© Rusty Fox
This week, a discussion around the historic worldwide Women’s March on Washington has us wondering “are we so used to things ‘being Photoshopped’ that we ignore actual photographic evidence?” Also, Jeffery gets a faux secret service detail. Plus, getting “the shot” in three minutes — what do you do if you didn’t get it? Has Fuji gotten the feel right with the new X100F and XT-20? Rusty Fox is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #wornout
Tony Mobley (@tmo365) • Instagram photos and videos
“Humanist/Activist.” (@ruddyroye) • Instagram photos and videos
Amazon.com : Leica M (Typ 262) Digital Rangefinder Camera (Black Body Only) : Camera & Photo
What it’s like to have under three minutes to photograph president-elect Trump – The Washington Post
Here’s what the 2007 iPhone’s photos look like – CNET – Page 14
Saving you bandwidth on Google+ through machine learning
Overview of the REDCODE File Format
Amazon.com : Fujifilm X100F 24.3 MP APS-C Digital Camera – Silver (X100F – Silver) : Camera & Photo
Amazon.com : Fujifilm X-T20 Mirrorless Digital Camera – Black (X-T20 Body – Black) : Camera & Photo
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