#205: Somebody Has To Be A Dictator
This week, Instagram’s change from a time-based feed to an algorithmic one has us discussing the value of platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, etc. as viable means of sharing work, especially when it’s got a commercial component to it. We also talk about flow states – those periods of creativity when time seems to stop — both from the standpoints of controlling when they happen and what to do when they don’t. Plus, how many memories do you need? We talk about the often overwhelming size of photo collections and some of the ways to manage them. We tackle a couple Crit Wall entries from listeners and Peter Goin is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #CompositeSmackdown
The Old Reader: behind the scenes – Instagram Unlevels the Playing Field
An Exhibition Explores How Photos Have Been Used To Prove Crime And Violence
Unedited! Grisly photos from the LAPD photo archives on display
Recent shot using a newly acquired Mamiya 7. Love it so far, but its been an…
This is a photo I took of a friend and his band in the studio for promo…
Peter Goin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuclear Landscapes — Nevada Test Site by Peter Goin | ONE
#204: Dog Paddle Motion in the Air
This week, we discuss what happens when you can no longer do what you love. What do you do if you can’t shake feeling that your best work is behind you? Malcolm McLaren’s son Joe Corré wants to burn his £5m collection of punk memorabilia. Here’s a question for next week: Do collectors of art or cultural ephemera have a responsibility to keep it or is personal meaning (or the lack thereof) more important? Chime in at podcast@ontakingpictures.com. Barbara Crane is our Photographer of the Week.
- Vine Stars to Twitter: Time to Pay Up | Vanity Fair
- Malcolm McLaren’s son to burn £5m of punk memorabilia | Music | The Guardian
- B: Ode to the Lowly Sprocket Hole
- Classic New York Streetscapes, Then and Now – WSJ
- Bill Brandt’s camera | Greg Neville’s photography blog
- The Harvard Library That Protects The World’s Rarest Colors | Co.Design | business + design
- Barbara Crane – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Barbara Crane on Pinterest
- Interview with Artist Barbara Crane on Vimeo
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Salute to Barbara Crane, photographer
- “Crane Takes Flight” by Luke Strosnider | Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism
- Joe Schedlo
#203: Shrimp et tu, Brute?
This week, a follow up from a listener about our “what makes a professional?” discussion from last week, specifically the idea of professionalism in behavior vs gear/appearance, etc. We also talk a little about regional aesthetics in art and photography and wonder how much of the technical limitations or defects that seem important to people making the work matter to larger audiences. Plus, a few things to think about ahead of next week’s show. Alen MacWeeney is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Uphill
IK Multimedia | iRig 2 – Guitar interface adapter for iPad, iPhone iPod touch, Android and Mac.
Abandoned Wizard Of Oz Amusement Park Reopens Once A Year For ‘Autumn At Oz’ (PHOTOS)
220/221 Volts Whatever it takes? – YouTube
Flipping and the Rise of Zombie Formalism | Art for Sale | Artspace
Minor White – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Documenting The Irish Travellers: A Nomadic Culture of Yore : The Picture Show : NPR
Alen MacWeeney: Irish Travellers: Tinkers No More on Amazon
Episode 7: Jeffery Saddoris — Keep the Channel Open
#202: Jeffery and Bill Meet the Swamp Monster
This week, what does it mean to be a professional? Is it merely making a living from one’s endeavor or is there something else? Is photography something you need to do to achieve some greater sense of fulfillment, or is it simply a vocation? And is one more valid than the other? Also, we talk a bit about a new Van Gogh film that uses an oil painting for every frame. Ryszard Horowitz is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #inthestyleof
MITM Clips: Dissecting Toto’s “Rosanna” – 100.3 The Sound
Testing Flexible-tilt screen of Pentax Fullframe K-1 – YouTube
Ansel Adams Datsun (Nissan) commercial – YouTube
Nick Drake – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Feature Animated Oil Painting movie called LOVING VINCENT has an incredible trailer!!!
Brothers Hildebrandt – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie – YouTube
THE BOXTROLLS – Time Lapse End Credits – YouTube
Uncontainable: Drew Bezanson’s quest for fear
Ryszard Horowitz – Photocomposer
Ryszard Horowitz – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryszard Horowitz – Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
The Photographer of Dreams – Film About Ryszard Horowitz – YouTube
#201: No Such Thing as Never or Always
This week, how digital technology helped Emmanuel Lubezki shape the natural light on The Revenant. Also, we discuss the often cryptic presentation of online tutorials and ask: “How do you learn something new?” Plus, letting what you know affect what do and how far you’re willing to push outside your comfort zone. Check the show notes for teases of next week’s show. Ernesto Bazan is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #imaginary
Secret Service Agent ‘Choke Slams’ Journalist at Donald Trump Rally | VICE News
Inside Mark Seliger’s 2016 Oscar Party Portrait Studio | Vanity Fair
‘The Revenant’ Cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki - Variety Artisans – YouTube
How Technicolor Put Finishing Touches on ‘The Revenant’ | Thompson on Hollywood
Bleach bypass – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Behind The Scenes “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” – Painting With Pixels – YouTube
Take Better Photographs Quickly – Better Photography Tips by Karl Taylor Photography Courses.
Have We Been Playing Gershwin Wrong for 70 Years? – The New York Times
Google’s Artificial Brain Is Pumping Out Trippy—And Pricey—Art | WIRED
Oral Tradition in the Age of Smart Phones | Alexander MacDonald | TEDxFulbrightDublin – YouTube
Ernesto Bazan’s Cuban Trilogy – The New York Times
Camaraderie in Cuba: Ernesto Bazan’s Self-Publishing Philosophy | TIME
#200: Learn To Do It Without the Crutch
This week, we’re discussing the good and the bad of habits—making them, breaking them and learning how to recognize when you may need one over the other. Also, a follow up on last week’s audiophile/photography discussion, particularly around street photography. Plus, we geek out a little over an interview with Photoshop Master Bert Monroy in which he talks about his massive 750,000 layer Photoshop illustration of Times Square. Robyn Beeche is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #leisure
Worth the wait? A look inside the Pentax K-1: Digital Photography Review
The Star Wars Trilogy | Team Negative One completes 35mm Restoration of Star Wars
New Star Wars Original Cut Restored from an Old Print
Haunted Mansion On-ride Nightvision (Complete HD Experience) Magic Kingdom WDW – YouTube
Errol Morris gets to work on movie about Polaroid photographer Elsa Dorfman
JACO: the Film | Jaco Pastorius
Snickers Just Put the Most Epic Photoshop Fail on the Back of SI’s Swimsuit Issue | Adweek
Behind Photographs: Archiving Photographic Legends at Amazon
Robyn Beeche | International photographer
Body as Canvas | PDN Photo of the Day
The Fall (2006 film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veruschka: Transfigurations on Amazon
#199: Claustrophobia In All the Control
Paris Photo LA is cancelled permanently and what that means to collectors and fans of photography. Where do you fall when it comes to awards and competitions? Are they worthwhile endeavors and potentially valuable experiences or simply distracting popularity contests? Also, we discuss an interesting connection between audiophiles and photographers and the suggestion that where you came to photography from has an influence on the type of work that you produce or are drawn to. Sebastiao Salgado is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Timing
How Lady Gaga Turned into David Bowie for Her 2016 Grammys Performance | Vanity Fair
The end of Paris Photo Los Angeles – The Eye of Photography
The Photography Show – Association of International Photography Art Dealers
LensCulture Portrait Awards 2016
My Guide To Photography Contests | A Photo Editor
THE FENCE 2016 – Now Accepting Submissions
Belstaff Films Presents: Worship the Ground – YouTube
You Should: Manifesto: 60 – YouTube
How OK Go Made That Amazing Zero-G Video
Reduced gravity aircraft – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OK Go – Here It Goes Again – YouTube
Photographers and audiophiles, two of a kind? – CNET
Sebastião Salgado – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography | TED Talk | TED.com
Sebastião Salgado: my adventures at the ends of the Earth | Art and design | The Guardian
Sebastião Salgado. GENESIS. TASCHEN Books (Limited Edition)
Sebastiano Salgado “Genesis” on Amazon
#198: Ghost of Familiarity
This week, we’re starting off with Cindy Crawford—she’s worked with some of the top photographers in the world and in her new book, Becoming, she shares what she’s learned from them. Also, we discuss the seesaw that is balances humility and confidence and how we may need to find a new struggle. Plus, technical details from Taylor Wessing and Instagram gives you more ways to share. Gilbert Garcin is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Souvenir
11 Lessons Photographers Can Learn From Cindy Crawford’s Favorite Photographers – DIY Photography
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast – Episode 678 – Cindy Crawford
The Humility-Confidence SeeSaw: The Untold Secret of Great Leaders – Open
Dunning–Kruger effect – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congress Ends Funding of Official Government Portraits | Atlas Obscura
NPG Taylor Wessing Prize – Technical Details
Instagram Now Supports Multiple Accounts from a Single Login
Artur Fischer, Inventor With More Patents Than Edison, Dies at 96 – NYTimes.com
Biography: Conceptual photographer Gilbert Garcin | MONOVISIONS
#197: House Elf of Genius
This week, we talk a little about the recent Gregory Crewdson show at the Gagosian in NYC and how seeing a photograph in person can be vastly different than seeing it on a screen. Also, how you feel about meeting your heroes? Would you like a one-on-one, or do you prefer to keep them in your imagination? Plus, a trip to B&H sparks a discussion around gear—both the limitations of it and the notion that regardless of how well a piece of gear works, there’s something to how it feels in your hand that impacts how you use it. Miles Aldridge is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #repeat
Gregory Crewdson – January 28 – March 5, 2016 – Gagosian Gallery
Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral of the Pines
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Jack Gilbert – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elton John releases a brand new video for new song Blue Wonderful | Daily Mail Online
Phil Collins Donates Alamo Artifacts to Texas Museum | Rolling Stone
Pixel Perfect – The New Yorker
B&W Film Developing Times | The Massive Dev Chart
@milesaldridge • Instagram photos and videos
Ira Glass on the Creative Process (www.getoutthebox.org) – YouTube
#196: Mind-field of Obstacles
This week, an experiment we proposed on the show a year ago yields some terrific results for a listener. Also, is the bigger problem getting beyond a plateau, or realizing that you’ve reached one in the first place? Plus, Instagram has grown beyond food photos and into a robust platform for discovery, particularly for photojournalism. Alfa Castaldi is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Signature
One day, one year later — Kristopher
The magical photos recovered from over 200 lost rolls of film – The Washington Post
Why the World’s Leading Photojournalists Are Ditching Their DSLRs to Shoot on Instagram
War Photographer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Instagram Is Fostering the Next Generation of Photojournalists
How a College Student Used Creative Commons to Dominate Political Photography
Is this the first Instagram masterpiece?
The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open (feat. Beck) – YouTube
Trypophobia – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AGFA SCALA FILM PROCESSING & DR5. THE ONLY WOLDWIDE B&W SLIDE SERVICE. *MAINPHOTO – IS CLOSED*
Alfa Castaldi – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfa Castaldi • LateAndModern Gallery
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