#220: They Want Paul Bunyan
© Daniel Milnor
This week, we’re taking a look at the fact vs. the possible fiction around the myth of famed photojournalist Robert Capa — specifically, the photographs of the D-Day invasion in WWII. Also, a discussion around gear. What do you do when the camera is the limitation, not your vision, and you’re trying to decide whether or not you’re “pro” enough to justify a major upgrade? How much should passion play into the equation? Daniel Milnor is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #forgotten
Malcolm Gladwell: Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce | TED Talk | TED.com
Hyperfocal distance – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Capa – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Capa on D-Day « Photocritic International
Robert Capa’s Iconic D-Day Photo of a Soldier in the Surf | TIME
Guest Post 12: Rob McElroy on Robert Capa « Photocritic International
Alternate History: Robert Capa on D-Day (3) « Photocritic International
Paul Bunyan – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
July 10, 2016 — Cyclones Triple Play – YouTube
Peter Doig – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Last Known Roll of Kodak Film From 1888 – The Atlantic
On Taking Pictures #88: Didn’t You Hear My Inner Monologue? : On Taking Pictures
Daniel Milnor: Photographing On His Own Terms – The Leica Camera Blog
Documentary Photography: Tips & Advice by Daniel Milnor – YouTube
SMOGRANCH – reporting from the edge of the creative world
The Mexican Suitcase – YouTube
#219: Bell Curve of Adoption
This week, an article in the New York Times about Richard Avedon’s project “In the American West” has us discussing legacy. Who really owns your work after you’ve gone? Also, can you overshoot your own “creative sweet spot” only to end up in uncharted waters? We use the work of fantastic painter Andrew Salgado as an example. Plus, when do you give in to technology, even if it means changing a workflow that has worked for years? Janette Beckman is our Photographer of the Week.
Dia Art Foundation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Avedon, Unsigned – The New York Times
Janette Beckman – Photographer
Janette Beckman – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leon Bridges (@leonbridgesofficial) • Instagram photos and videos
#218: Moon Rocks Down Here Cost a Lot of Money
This week, a discussion around limited editions and perceived value. Does a false sense of scarcity make people want work more? And how does scarcity affect value if the demand isn’t there to begin with? Also, we talk about the notion of creative rivalry using the Pet Sounds and Rubber Soul as a jumping off point. Plus, some gear thoughts around Hasselblad’s new X1D medium format mirrorless camera. Bill Cunningham is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #streetfashion
RAMS: The First Feature Documentary About Dieter Rams by Gary Hustwit — Kickstarter
Amazon.com: Love & Mercy: Elizabeth Banks, John Cusack, Paul Dano, Lionsgate
The impact of Beach Boys’s ‘Pet Sounds’ 50 years later | The Chronicle
Announcing the Hasselblad X1D-50c: medium format mirrorless is here. – Ming Thein | Photographer
LR/Instagram – Lightroom Publish Plugin for Instagram
MIDI – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bill Cunningham, Legendary Times Fashion Photographer, Dies at 87 – The New York Times
Zeitgeist Films :: Bill Cunningham New York :: a film by Richard Press
Bill Cunningham – Video Channel – NYTimes.com
#217: A Plus B Equals Jello
This week, you’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Spoiler: Not all of the answers are good. Great questions about motivation, focus, growth, the business side, finding balance and more. Plus a new assignment and Josef Hoflehner is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Community – Assignment: #lookingup
Champions of a Monster Polaroid Yield to the Digital World – The New York Times
Vision Is Better | David duChemin – World & Humanitarian Photographer, Nomad, Author.
Q&A@F+B No. 5: Bill Wadman – Faded & Blurred
POLITICO’s 2016 Nerdcast | Free Listening on SoundCloud
220/221 Volts Whatever it takes? – YouTube
David Foster, episode #270 of Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show on Earwolf
Hasselblad to Release a ‘World’s First’, Posts Second Teaser Image
Josef Hoflehner Photographer – Portfolios
Josef Hoflehner: Retrospective
Somewhere in Time (film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
40th Birthday | National Air and Space Museum
#216: Unintentionally Intentional
This week, are 10,000 hours alone really enough to be great at anything? Maybe, but the real answer is likely more nuanced. Experience does not necessarily equal expertise. Intent and purpose — not to mention innate ability — also play a role in chasing perfection. Plus, can analog tools make digital processing more efficient? Jim Brandenburg is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #community
10,000 hours to become an expert? Sorry, that number is off. / Boing Boing
Palette Gear: Hands-on Control of your Favourite Software
Chased by the Light A Photographic Journey with Jim Brandenburg – YouTube
#215: Don’t Trust Experts
This week, a discussion around the work of painter Jeremy Mann, via the documentary A Solitary Mann by Loic Zimmermann. How much does happenstance figure into your creative output? Is your current style intentional or the result of a “happy accident” that you now continue to refine? The recent killing of an NPR photojournalist in Afghanistan sparks a conversation around photojournalism and the multiple areas where importance figures into making. Plus, remembering Muhammad Ali through the incredible photographs of his life and career. Nick Brandt is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #dirty
a Solitary Mann_trailer on Vimeo
Derren Brown – Svengali Speed Painting Effect – YouTube
Official Website Of Syd Mead 2015
Syd Mead, Still Designing The Future After 50 Years : NPR
HBO: Documentaries | Witness: Juarez | Home
David Gilkey – Photographing Haiti – YouTube
’70s High School Art Project Mistakenly Valued At $50K On ‘Antiques Roadshow’ : The Two-Way : NPR
Muhammad Ali was the greatest in one of sports’ most iconic photos, too – The Washington Post
The King and I: Neil Leifer on Photographing Muhammad Ali | GQ
Muhammad Ali, 1966/1970 – Archive – The Gordon Parks Foundation
Muhammad Ali: SI’s 100 Greatest Photos of The Greatest
2014 Samsung Flexible OLED Display Phone and Tab Concept – YouTube
Muhammad Ali, 1966/1970 – Archive – The Gordon Parks Foundation
NICK BRANDT | Inherit the Dust: Nick Brandt Photographs
#214: The Oxygen and the Spark
© Clayton James Cubitt
This week, baseball and theater inspire a discussion around making things that can’t be made and how the conversation between maker and audience is sometimes the exact context that is lacking. Also, a discussion around landscape photography prompted by a listener email. Plus, a wrap up (for now at least) of the current Steve McCurry snafu. Clayton James Cubitt is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #energy
Grant Achatz – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Netflix Documentary Series: Cooked | Michael Pollan
Modernist Cuisine | The Art and Science of Cooking
Cry room – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Hokkaido de Michael Kenna (subtitulado en español) (Parte 1) – YouTube
The Diane Arbus You’ve Never Seen – The New York Times
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheltenham (typeface) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
aSolitaryMann-HD – A Solitary Mann – Don’t Come Knocking
Clayton James Cubitt – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baked French Toast Casserole with Maple Syrup Recipe : Paula Deen : Food Network
#213: You’re Not About the Craft If You Use Laser Triggers
This week, we’re talking about memories, specifically the culling of photographic memories. If forced to choose, how do you decide which memories to keep? What single shot best captures your childhood, your wedding, your parents or children? In the deluge of photographic imagery, how you choose the right lifeboat? Also, Cindy Sherman has released her first new work in five years, but without any context, is it any good? Hiro is our Photographer of the Week.
The Making of Amadeus (2002) – YouTube
Samuel Pepys: Diary, Letters, Family Tree, Maps, Encyclopedia, Discussion and more
Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember? – The New York Times
Google made an insanely high-res camera to preserve great works of art | The Verge
Life’s Little Adventures: Avedon Years
Artist Series :: Laura Wilson | The Art of Photography
Cindy Sherman Releases First New Work in 5 Years – Feature Shoot
Facebook Removed This Father and Son Photo Twice – Bokeh by DigitalRev
Medium Format Misc YASHICA MAT 124G | KEH Camera
Rolleiflex Rolleinar 1 Close Up Lens – Dave Carroll
Hiro (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indelible Images From a Fashion Photography Icon – The New York Times
Hiro (Yasuhiro Wakabayashi) on Pinterest
Photographer : Hiro (yasuhiro wakabayashi) on Pinterest
#212: Audience Inflation
We’re a day early and all over the map this week, with topics including rating photographs in a changing aesthetic, online vs offline creative communities, making vs. sharing and a continuation of last week’s discussion about post-processing — specifically, how much is too much? Michael Kenna is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #crunch
New York Botanical Zoological Photography Society NYBZPS
The WFMT Studs Terkel Radio Archive | A Living Celebration
See the Dramatic Differences Between Identical Twins Over Time | TIME
There Will Be GoPro Cameras Built Into This Year’s Grammy Awards Trophies
The Online Photographer: A Very Important Distinction in Post-Processing
Michael Kenna (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Kenna : A 20 Year Retrospective on Amazon
Michael Kenna: Images of the Seventh Day on Amazon
Welcome to the ILFORD Lab Direct
The Darkroom – Film Developing | Develop Film by Mail for $11
#211: I Do Wanna Be A Person Eating Pancakes!
This week, we talk about the continuing evolution of photography from the perspective of seeing how genres are blending into one another and how so much of contemporary photography can fall under “lifestyle.” Also, two sides of a Photoshop discussion around retouching — one from the point of view of a model and the other from an icon of photojournalism. Plus, how do you feel about narrative in photography? Do you want to be told what a photo or body of work means, or do you prefer assigning your own narrative and/or backstory to the work? Bruce Davidson is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #streetCornerThree Centuries of American Prints from the National Gallery of Art
Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty | MoMA
Elsa Mora. The cuban artist’s official website. Currently based in New York.
Mossless 4: Public/Private/Portrait by Romke Hoogwaerts — Kickstarter
Foodie – A camera app customized for food photos on the App Store
Botched Steve McCurry Print Leads to Photoshop Scandal
Zendaya and 8 Other Celebs Who Protested Photoshop and Won | TIME
The Digital Afterlife of Lost Family Photos – The New York Times
Mojocon 2016: Mavis camera app brings pro level features like waveform and vectorscope to iPhone
Bruce Davidson (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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