#237: The Flow of the Slinky
© Jerome Liebling
This week, with the proliferation of low cost gear and the barrier of entry so low, have the mechanics of making become too easy? Also, is there such a thing as “objectively good” and if so, how do you know it when you see it? Plus, has photo software reached the tipping point in terms of features? Jerome Liebling is our Photographer of the Week.
Bruce Campbell on 16mm film, iPhones and why horror must go ‘up the butt’ – CNET
UNDERFIRE – Tony Vaccaro Studio
Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times Covers After the World Series
Pirsig’s metaphysics of Quality – Wikipedia
The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel | MoMA
Buy Adobe Photoshop CC | Download photo editing software free trial
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When Pictures Tell Stories We’d Rather Not Hear
Jerome Liebling, Photographer and Mentor, Is Dead at 87 – The New York Times
The Still-Life Mentor to a Filmmaking Generation – The New York Times
Jerome Liebling at Steven Kasher Gallery
#236: The Next Switchback on the Plateau
This week, we’re talking about the ups and downs we go to when we just can’t seem to connect with what we make. How do you keep moving forward when it feels like your wheels are just spinning in the mud. It’s not the feeling of being stuck because energy is still being expended — there’s just the feeling of not moving. Plus, does innovation happen by committee or does there need to be a single vision that the committee then supports? Shin Nogouchi is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #outoftheordinary
The interview: Robert Pirsig | Books | The Guardian
William Eggleston: The Democratic Forest: Selected Works
William Eggleston, the Pioneer of Color Photography
Reel Pieces: Philip Seymour Hoffman on Capote – YouTube
Photoshop to work with MacBook Pro Touch Bar this year – CNET
Apple says LG’s new 5K displays were designed for the new MacBook Pro – The Verge
Microsoft Surface Studio | Powerful workstation designed for the creative process
Artist talk with Photographer Albert Watson | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Shin Noguchi (@shinnoguchiphotos) • Instagram photos and videos
#235: Layering It Up Like a Cake
This week, how do you know — or can you know — when a piece of work will be more than what you thought it would be going into it? Can you predict greatness or is it only available in hindsight? At what point do you call the game if you’re not going to win? Also, a discussion around how appreciating art can often be affected by the room or the way it’s displayed, using the newly reopened East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in DC as an example. Plus, Erin Margaret Allison Rambo is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #ritual
Great Performances: Hamilton’s America | 2016 Arts Fall Festival | PBS Arts
Lin-Manuel Miranda Monologue – SNL – YouTube
‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle Raps With President Obama | NBC News – YouTube
BBC Radio 2 – Simon Mayo Drivetime – When Simon met Springsteen
Harry Benson: Shoot First – Movie Trailers – iTunes
Kodak Revives Its Iconic Logo—and Gives It a Little Twist | WIRED
Kodak’s new smartphone puts photos and nostalgia first – Oct. 20, 2016
An Interview with Gregory Crewdson
Bruce Springsteen – Wings For Wheels – The Making of Born To Run -2005 – YouTube
the name’s rambo (@rambo) • Instagram photos and videos
Leon Bridges (@leonbridgesofficial) • Instagram photos and videos
#234: Measure Twice, Cut Once
This week, Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize for literature and it inspires a discussion around boundaries as they pertain to art and creative pursuits. Does Dylan winning this re-define what qualifies as literature? How does this discussion pertain to photography? Is portraiture more valid than street photography? Is shooting wildlife somehow “better” than shooting weddings? Also, how much does creative efficiency figure into your own creative process? Are you looking for the shortest line between to points or do you prefer the more scenic route? Jonathan Mannion is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #framed
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize, Redefining Boundaries of Literature – The New York Times
Bob Dylan is a welder and he makes big iron gates out of scrap metal [5 pictures] | 22 Words
Custom Honda Ruckus- P150 Warhawk – Steady Garage
Photography Camera Equipment Insurance | Video Production Insurance
My girlfriend recently left her job to pursue her love of cooking. This is a …
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Mannion Photography | Professional Photography by Jonathan Mannion
Jonathan Mannion (@jonathanmannion) • Instagram photos and videos
Jonathan Mannion: At Home With – YouTube
#233: Live Up To An Impossibility
© Fred Lyon
This week, we’re discussing changing directions creatively inspired by both new gear and a new environment, which raises a couple questions for us that we’d like to also ask you. To what degree does what you use affect what you make? Aside from tools, how does the environment you create in contribute to the work you produce? Also, once you make a dramatic shift and have the necessities locked in, how do you decide what comes next? Fred Lyon is our Photographer of the Week.
Milli Vanilli – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Portrait of an American Hero and a Generation That Is Slowly Fading Away | History | Smithsonian
A Bee Gees Survivor: Barry Gibb Reflects in a Solo Album – The New York Times
Ready, Set, Reveal! Sue Bryce’s Print-Selling Phenomenon | PDN Online
Episode 749 – Larry Clark — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Tulsa (book) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tulsa by Larry Clark – Album on Imgur
Fred Lyon “San Francisco” on Amazon
A Conversation With Fred Lyon, San Francisco Photographer Since The 1940s | Hoodline
The Rumpus Interview With Fred Lyon – The Rumpus.net
Fred Lyon: Living Through the Lens | KQED Truly CA – YouTube
The Rowing Machine with Bill Wadman — Fitless
#232: Solid Steel Walls of Reality
This week a few thoughts around the new National Museum of African American History & Culture and how photography was sourced and is used throughout the museum. Also, rock and roll photography — has increasingly limited access to the band and performances limited the resulting quality of the work? Sails Chong is our Photographer of the Week.
Emmett Till – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bastille | The official Bastille website. Visit for the latest updates.
Fidget Cube: A Vinyl Desk Toy by Matthew and Mark McLachlan — Kickstarter
MTA ad campaign to show real New Yorkers who ‘say something’ – NY Daily News
Art Cosgrove: Kodak and The Lunar Orbiter Mission by The Kodakery | Free Listening on SoundCloud
At 83, subject of ‘American Girl in Italy’ photo speaks out – today > news – TODAY.com
Olympus Says Earth’s Rotation Limits Image Stabilization to 6.5 Stops Max
The New Yorkers by Bill Wadman Thane & Prose Publishers, New York | The Thane & Prose Press Bookstore
Coupon Code: ‘billwadman’ for 15% off
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #stripes
Studio NEXT-IMAGE (Sails Chong) – Behind the scenes in Shanghai ????? – Hasselblad – YouTube
Singles’ Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
#231: I Look Forward to Looking Back
This week, we’re in a few different directions and we begin with a discussion around the Smithsonian’s newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture. Specifically, do you feel an obligation to visit places like these – places that are as much a historical record as they are a cultural cautionary tale? Also, a followup to the gear discussion that we started last week. Plus, a terrific email from a listener inspires this week’s G+ group assignment. Claude Cahun is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #SomeoneElse
Sneak Peak: Smithsonian Curators Preview New African American Museum | Culture Type
Cameraperson – Movie Trailers – iTunes
Searching for Bobby Fischer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mall walking – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sony RX1R II: 42.4MP Full Frame and the World’s First Optical Variable Low-Pass Filter
Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A JAWS Companion
Claude Cahun – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claude Cahun, the Lesbian Surrealist Who Defied the Nazis – The Daily Beast
Claude Cahun | Feminist Art Archive
#230: Full-On Artistic Telephone
© Alexey Titarenko
This week, we begin with a discussion around how we actually discuss art, including some of the collective meaning of the terms we use. Also, can concepts like “commentary” and “criticism” be as effective if they are non-verbal? For example, is a jazz improvisation an appropriate response to a particular work of art? Also, we spend some time talking about gear, from Hackintoshes, to the slew of new cameras announced (or “pre-announced”) at this year’s Photokina. Alexey Titarenko is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #mirrorimage
Cameraperson – Movie Trailers – iTunes
FlakPhoto.com | Photography Online
What Do You See in Art? Nearly 50 People Told Us – The New York Times
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Forsyth (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Street life: Newcastle photographer Jimmy Forsyth | Art and design | The Guardian
Alexey Titarenko – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ALEXEY TITARENKO | PHOTOGRAPHY
THAT TIME I MET ALEXEY TITARENKO – YouTube
#229: Almost to the Shipping Point of Shipping
© Jacob Riis
This week, we’re talking about getting work out the door, and some of the difficulties that can arise around trying to figure out how and why to make the changes necessary to do it. Sometimes the best thing you can do is to take a step back from the thinking and the strategizing and just make. Also, we discuss the Documerica project and how differently a similar project might look today. Jacob Riis is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #remembrance
Featured Coffee Shops — AMERICANO MONDAYS
Famous BTS Magazine™ (@famousbtsmagazine) • Instagram photos and videos
INHERIT THE DUST : Behind The Scenes, by NICK BRANDT on Vimeo
9/19 Bill’s Talk at the Park West Camera Club
Mark Rothko – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DOCUMERICA: Images of America in Crisis in the 1970s – The Atlantic
Pentax 645z DNG File from Bill
Why the iPhone 7’s camera is ‘the best smartphone camera ever’ | BGR
Getty Images Asks Judge to Throw Out $1 Billion Copyright Lawsuit
Sally Mann – September 22 – October 29, 2016 – Gagosian Gallery
Jacob Riis – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How the Other Half Lives: Photographs of NYC’s Underbelly in the 1890s
Jacob A. Riis’s New York – Slide Show – NYTimes.com
Jacob Riis: Shedding Light On NYC’s ‘Other Half’ : NPR
Lewis Hine – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
#228: The Giant Pachinko Game in the Sky
© Marc Riboud
This week, we’re doing another Q&A show and, as usual, you all sent in some terrific questions that we had a great time going through. Topics include: how often to update your website, whether or not to shoot DNG, how to get more engaging street shots, whether or not to print in-house and a bunch more. Marc Riboud is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #dailylife
The Biggest Lies You’ve Been Told About Photography — CJ Chilvers
Nucis Leather – from photographers to photographers
Aperture Magazine Anthology – Aperture Foundation
[NEW] Panasonic LUMIX GX7 Shooting Impression by Ian Berry (MAGNUM PHOTOS) – YouTube
Classic Tootsie Roll Commercial – “How Many Licks” – YouTube
Marc Riboud, Photojournalist Who Found Grace in the Turbulent, Dies at 93 – The New York Times
Acclaimed Photographer Marc Riboud – A Film by Phil Putnam Spencer – YouTube
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