#272: If I Stand Still, That’s When the Cobwebs Grow
This week, we discuss the possibilities of stepping outside our comfort zones. Sometimes, the beginning of a project seems too far out of reach — maybe even more than we can handle — but we find that the sweet spot in the Venn diagram between challenge and uncertainty is exactly what we need to take the work somewhere it couldn’t have gotten to any other way. Also, where have all the Renaissance men gone? William Christenberry is our Photographer of the Week.
Bill’s Sound-a-like of “Big Shot” from college
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Complex
I Love Lucy – On Stage Color Footage (1951) – YouTube
Beer Shots — Santé Food Photography
Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Flight, New Photo Suggests | Time.com
Thomas Ruff’s vintage photos of Hollywood actresses – CNN.com
The Wild Life of Nadar, an Early Photographer Who Knew How to Give a Party – NYTimes.com
Inkjet Photographic Papers Premium Photo Paper by Red River
William Christenberry – Wikipedia
William Christenberry | Photography Artist | Jackson Fine Art
William Christenberry: Kodachromes
#271: Hanging Out With The Other Kids Drinking Cristal
This week, for all of the “improvements” in the creative tools we use — specifically around software — have they really gotten noticeably better? Faster, yes. But are we more productive and is the work we produce better because of the tools or is it something else? Also, nepotism might get you in the door, but it doesn’t keep you in the game. Plus, should an artist be allowed to destroy his or her work from beyond the grave? Jason Lee is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #electric
Affinity Photo – Professional image editing software
Stop the Hate Towards Brooklyn Beckham Simply Because Nepotism Exists | Fstoppers
bb (@brooklynbeckham) • Instagram photos and videos
Photobucket Plus Storage | Photobucket
Edward Albee’s Final Wish: Destroy My Unfinished Work – NYTimes.com
Every FORD Truck from 1917 to 2016 AWESOME! – YouTube
jason lee (@jasonlee) • Instagram photos and videos
Jason Lee’s Photography of a Dust-Covered America
“A Plain View” with Jason Lee by The Kodakery | Free Listening on SoundCloud
#270: The Luster Dulls Over Time
This week, we’re talking about inherited meaning, specifically related to last week’s discussion around using tintype to capture older blues musicians and how that process seemed to “fit” the subject matter. Does the process give the photographs more meaning? Is the fact that they are actual tintypes “better” than if a similar effect had been achieved with a preset or a filter? Also, a terrific story about a husband and wife, their Hasselblad, and the Moon. Lilian Day Thorpe is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #interference
Karl Taylor Education | Photography training by Karl Taylor
Batman 66 Labels (@batlabels) • Instagram photos and videos
The death of the electric guitar – Washington Post
Six Months with the M2 and My Struggles with the Myth of Leica – Casual Photophile
Sony announced a new 10 Megapixel Four Thirds sensor with instant HDR – 43 Rumors
The Inner Landscapes of Common Men: Bryan Schutmaat – Faded & Blurred
In This LA Neighborhood, Protest Art Is A Verb : NPR
Art Gallery Closures Grow for Small and Midsize Dealers – The New York Times
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#269: Breadcrumbs To Find Your Way Home
This week, a discussion around long term projects, inspired by the work and career of Ed Gold, a photographer who often spends years on a single body of work. Also, art and politics have had a long shared history, but has the current political climate allowed art to cross the line? Plus, choosing the right medium for the job and advice on printing your images. Khadia Saye is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #sublime
A photographer finds home in the world’s most remote places
Music Maker Relief Foundation – Preserving the Soul of America’s Music
‘Trump death’ in Julius Caesar prompts threats to wrong theatres – BBC News
Advice on Printing your Images – YouTube
jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Sean Tucker
On Taking Pictures — Kristopher
In pictures: the ‘remarkable, powerful’ works of Khadija Saye who died in Grenfell Tower blaze
#268: The Similarities Are Too Similar
This week, we discuss what happens when the results of a project just don’t seem to match the effort we put into making it. Is “giving your best shot” really good enough? Also, a follow up on a previous discussion on how certain places seem to enable or at least play a part in what we make in them. Wolfgang Suschitzky is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Print
Styles and Presets for Capture One
Lightroom Presets and E-book store -Thomas Fitzgerald Photography
David Gilmour – Wider Horizons BBC Documentary – YouTube
Unseen photos taken by Prince’s personal photographer | Dazed
diglloyd macperformanceguide.com Blog
Going Live -Trev and Simon ‘Swing Your Pants’ Compilation 1991 – YouTube
Apple’s New Podcast Data, Analytics Will Change the Industry
Chris Ashworth (@ashworthchris) • Instagram photos and videos
Wolfgang Suschitzky – Wikipedia
Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
Wolfgang Suschitzky, Photographer and Cinematographer, Dies at 104 – The New York Times
Get Carter (1971) Official Trailer – Michael Caine, Ian Hendry Movie HD – YouTube
#267: What’s Left For Humans To Do?
This week, what happens when machines learn enough to not only sort pictures, but make them? Is creativity just an algorithm after all? Also, a discussion around self-publishing using a cookbook as an example as well as a reader who’s life was changed by it. Michael Wolf is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #RandomDoubleExposure
macOS High Sierra Preview – Apple
Affinity Photo – Professional photo editing for iPad
Why We Are Self Publishing the Aviary Cookbook – Lessons From the Alinea Book.
Watch Grant Achatz In An Exclusive ‘Chef’s Table’ Clip From Netflix – Eater Chicago
The Alinea Project by Allen Hemberger — Kickstarter
Allen & Alinea: One Man’s Odyssey Through an Iconic Cookbook – YouTube
Mario Testino’s sexiest snaps get supersized for exhibition | Dazed
How Photography is Changing in the Age of Machine Learning | PDN Online
Mario Testino Undressed – TASCHEN Books
Archillect (@archillect) | Twitter
The lawn-mowing-in-a-tornado dad photo that inspired a thousand memes – The Washington Post
Peebles Island | The Daily Gazette
Silence in Synesthesia – Photographs and text by Wen Hang Lin | LensCulture
The Last of “Tokyo Compression” | PDN Photo of the Day
‘On The Night Bus’ is published 17th Nov 2016 | NICK TURPIN
The Transparent City – Photographs by Michael Wolf | LensCulture
jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Sean Tucker
#265: Neuronic Connections
This week, a brief discussion around depression after the tragic loss of Chris Cornell leads us into a discussion of Basquiat and the recent sale that put him at the top of the heap of American artists (at least in terms of dollars paid for a single piece). Also, do your tools or creative spaces imbue you with superpowers? Should we expect them to? Plus, Greg Heisler of light and color. Photojournalist Stanley Greene is our Photographer of the Week.
REPOST – Chris Cornell from June 2014 — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Pete Souza (@petesouza) • Instagram photos and videos
Some great ebooks for creatives |Adobe Community
Strobist: Lighting 103: Greg Heisler on Light and Color
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Chewbacca and C-3PO! – YouTube
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Stunning short film about the Apollo moon landing made from astronauts’ photos / Boing Boing
Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ – FLOW ART STATION
Stanley Greene: The Death of a Poet
Stanley Greene, Teller of Uncomfortable Truths, Dies at 68 – The New York Times
#264: Advice Needs To Be Calibrated
This week, a discussion around music producers leads to wondering if the same producer-artist relationship to be productive for photographers. Would bringing in an outside – yet trusted – set of eyes help newer, better work emerge? Also, where does criticism come into play? Do you post wanting unsolicited feedback or do you look for honest critique from only a select few. Plus, a couple listener emails on whether writing about photography (or art) helps or is even necessary and help in choosing full frame or crop sensor. Chema Madoz is our photographer of the week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #asymmetry
CENTER Juror’s Statements – CENTER
Opinion: A Disturbing Trend in Photography
The Nikon D500 – Reigniting The DX / FX Debate And A Few High ISO Photos
John Mayer BLACK1 Replica by MCG – YouTube
Release The Kraken! | Know Your Meme
#263: If There’s A Listicle About It It’s Too Late
This week, we discuss the value of surrounding yourself with different types of creative people and how happy accidents can end up sending you in a new direction. Also, stop trying to be different — find your tennis ball and just get to work. Plus, a terrific story about a group of young people embracing documentary photography. Norman Parkinson is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #hands
BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Official Trailer – YouTube
The New MacBook Pro: The Complete Filmmaker Review
Teenage Documentarians Show the Power of Photography – The New York Times
THE INNOVATION WAVE: ARE YOU A SURFER OR A BOBBER? – YouTube
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U.S. Army Combat Photographer Hilda Clayton Captured Blast That Killed Her
Photographer Souvid Datta Appears to Have Plagiarized Mary Ellen Mark
Compact cameras, the future – Japan Camera Hunter
Yashica T4 Review | Richard PJ Lambert | Film Shooters Collective
Advanced Photo System – Wikipedia
Portraits in Fashion: Norman Parkinson
norman parkinson 2012 – YouTube
#262: No Whips Were Harmed In The Making of These Photographs
This week, how do you know when you’ve found your voice and aren’t simply emulating someone else? Also, have cameras become less like creative tools and more like computers that take pictures? Plus, a major museum clashes with Instagram over what is and isn’t art. Louise Lawler is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #collection
Rabbit rabbit rabbit – Wikipedia
Modern “Hackintoshes” show that Apple should probably just build a Mac tower | Ars Technica
What’s New in DaVinci Resolve 14? | Fstoppers
Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve 14
Help-Portrait Worldwide » 02 DEC 2017 – Give, don’t Take Pictures
Messerschmitt Me 262 – Wikipedia
Back to the Future 4 Trailer 2017 – Parody – YouTube
SHEL – Enter Sandman (Official Video) – YouTube
Instagram ban of Imogen Cunningham nude photos stuns Boston museum | Reuters
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