#56: “Then It Becomes RoboCop”
Big show this week as Bill and Jeffery question what happens when it’s the process used to create the art that’s interesting, not the result. Also, where do we draw the line between photo manipulation and photo journalism? Plus, questions from the OTP Google+ community and listener-suggested Alec Soth is our Photographer of the Week.
Show Notes
“Ice Cream Cait” by Bill Wadman on Vimeo
Growing Concern that News Photos Are Being Excessively Manipulated – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Hansen’s World Press Winning Photo Not Fake… Just Unbelievable — BagNews
Photo Manipulation on the Fashion Pages – NYTimes.com
Google+ completely redesigned | The Verge
Yahoo revitalizes Flickr with huge images | The Verge
This Week’s Sponsors
Shutterstock – Use code ‘PICTURES5‘ for 30% off.
Squarespace – Use the coupon code ‘OFFMYLAWN’ at checkout to save 10% on your order and get a free domain name.
Photographer of the Week
Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
National Portrait Gallery | Feature Photography
Books
Ping-Pong Conversations: Alec Soth with Francesco Zanot
Ryan McGinley: Whistle for the Wind
#55: “When Life Gives You Lemmings”
Bill battles severe back pain to discuss whether or not people know good from bad and how Steven Soderbergh’s observations on the state of cinema may also reflect the state of art. We also wonder how we should go about judging our own growth. Plus, voracious street shooter, Garry Winogrand, is our Photographer of the Week.
Show Notes
Steven Soderbergh’s State Of Cinema Talk – Deadline.com
A Final Embrace: The Most Haunting Photograph from Bangladesh – LightBox
Petition | Adobe Systems Incorporated: Eliminate the mandatory “creative cloud” subscription model.
This Week’s Sponsors
Shutterstock – Use code ‘PICTURES5‘ for 30% off.
Photographer of the Week
Garry Winogrand – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi
Garry Winogrand, Who Retreated from Editing – NYTimes.com
Garry Winogrand: A look back at one of America’s most prolific photographers
Garry Winogrand / Biography & Images – Atget Photography.com / Books
Larissa Archer: ‘We Have Not Loved Life’: Garry Winogrand at SFMOMA
Books
Lee Friedlander The Nudes: A Second Look
#54: “Where’s Joseph Campbell When You Need Him?”
Bill and Jeffery discuss why content is no longer king and how you should focus on making (read: doing) something that’s important to you. Adobe kills individual software licenses. Are they doing the right thing with the new Creative Cloud? Plus, “Tulsa” photographer Larry Clark is our Photographer of the Week.
This Week’s Sponsors
Squarespace – Use the coupon code ‘OFFMYLAWN’ at checkout to save 10% on your order and get a free domain name.
Aeron Chair Cylinder Replacement
A legal victory for ‘appropriation art’ – The Verge
“One For Love, One For Money”
Ron Mart NEC PA271w monitor review
Adobe Creative Cloud
On Taking Pictures – The Good and the Bad of Adobe Creative Cloud
Photographer of the Week
Larry Clark – Wikipedia
LarryClark.com
Tulsa Book Video Walkthrough
Books
Tulsa
Nan Goldin
You and I
David Armstrong: 615 Jefferson Avenue
#53: Dig Down To Make More Room
Heroes aren’t just for children, especially when you meet them in person. Art for art’s sake, rather than investment. Plus, listener emails and Vancouver street shooter, Fred Herzog as Photographer of the Week.
Show Notes
How The Print Medium Matters – Dye Transfer
Dan Carrillo: Daclotype on Vimeo
This Week’s Sponsors
Shutterstock – Use code PICTURES4 for 30% off.
Photographer of the Week
Equinox Gallery Vancouver – Works by Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog’s Early Color Street Photographs
Books
Fred Herzog: Photographs (Douglas Coupland, Sarah Milroy)
Fred Herzog: Photographs (Claudia Gochmann)
#52: Backfill Reasoning
Once you realize that everything you do leads to the next thing, and that the journey is the reward, you’ll be fine. Do clients want your work or your juice? Plus, controversial photographer and art world darling, Cindy Sherman is our Photographer of the Week.
Links for this episode:
- Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Circuitous Conversations #41 – Monitors : On Taking Pictures
- Q&A@F&B No. 5 – Bill Wadman
- Eisenstaedt’s ‘Kiss in Times Square’ Leica camera goes to auction | The Verge
- Home – Cindy Sherman – Photographer, Model, Director, Actor, Avant-Garde Images, Doll Parts and Prosthetics, Movies
- Tissot – Ball On Shipboard
- BBC Two – The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution, Gang of Four
- MoMA | Cindy Sherman
- MoMA to Showcase Cindy Sherman’s New and Old Characters – NYTimes.com
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
- Cindy Sherman: Eva Respini, Johanna Burton, Cindy Sherman, John Waters: 9780870708121: Amazon.com: Books
- Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills: Peter Galassi, Cindy Sherman: 9780870705076: Amazon.com: Books
- Cindy Sherman: Retrospective: Cindy Sherman, Amanda Cruz, Amelia Jones: 9780500279878: Amazon.com: Books
#51: No Secret Sauce
Does it really take village to succeed as a photographer today, and should technology dictate where your career-compass guides you? Despite the changes to photography as a business, clients and art buyers are still looking for talent; but are they looking where you are? Plus, get out your shot glasses, iconic New York lensman, Jay Maisel is Photographer of the Week.
Links for this episode:
- How Personal Creative Work Leads to Commissioned Jobs | Chase Jarvis Blog
- AI-AP | Tips from the Photo Rep: Where Do Art Buyers Look For Talent?
- Monitors for Photography – A Primer : On Taking Pictures
- Brian Smith Lecture – Editorial Photography From Pulitzer to Portaiture at CSULB 04.24.13
- The Great Compositions of Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Jay Maisel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Big Picture Documentary on Iconic Photographer Jay Maisel
- Bits of Wisdom from Jay Maisel | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
- Meeting your Heroes : On Taking Pictures
- Amazon.com: Jay Maisel’s New York (9781552094969): Jay Maisel: Books
- Most Beautiful Place In The World: Jay Maisel: 9780517665640: Amazon.com: Books
- Amazon.com: A tribute (9780760731482): Jay Maisel: Books
#50: Tortured Plateau
To tag or not to tag? Folder structure, naming conventions, file formats and overall workflow ideas in this week’s show. Why do filmmakers get all of the cool stuff lately? Plus, photographic icon Alfred Eisenstadt is Photographer of the Week.
Links for this episode:
- Who knew wearing paper could look so elegant? – Fashionising.com
- Faded + Blurred – eBooks
- Monitors for Photography – A Primer : On Taking Pictures
- MOVI on Vimeo
- Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
- The pocket rocket…Blackmagic downsizes the BMCC and does a 4K upsize of the orginal ! | johnbrawley
- ColorEdge CG276 Promo Video – YouTube
- Alfred Eisenstaedt – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Alred Eisenstaedt Prints | Alfred Eisenstaedt Photographs | Alfred Eisenstaedt Photos
- Nurses on Stairs
- Katherine-Hepburn-for-TIME-magaine-by-Alfred-Eisenstaedt-1938.jpg (1166×1280)
- The Greatest Photojournalist: Alfred Eisenstadt – YouTube
- Amazon.com: Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self-Portrait (9780896595156): Alfred Eisenstaedt: Books
- Eisenstaedt: Remembrances: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Barbara Baker Burrows, Bryan Holme, Doris C. O’Neil: 9780821225974: Amazon.com: Books
- Eisenstaedt’s Guide to Photography: Alfred Eisenstaedt: 9780140464832: Amazon.com: Books
- Witness to Our Time: Alfred Eisenstaedt: 9780670777020: Amazon.com: Books
#49: Happiness is an Inside Job
Things get a little heavy as Bill and Jeffery discuss the importance of dreams and what often keeps us from chasing them. Plus, standing up for the value of your work, just how limited are limited editions and pioneering female photographer Margaret Bourke-White as Photographer of the Week.
Links for this episode:
- Get ASMP Photographer’s Guide to Copyright
- AnandTech | Understanding Camera Optics & Smartphone Camera Trends, A Presentation by Brian Klug
- The Candid Frame #179 – Alison Turner | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
- Amazon.com: Bones Brigade: Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen
- Alison Turner Photography | Alison Turner Photography
- The Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner by Lomography — Kickstarter
- Court dismisses lawsuit over Eggleston reprints – The Art Newspaper
- Dye Transfer Printing
- Richard Koci Hernandez Multimedia Journalist
- On Taking Pictures – Google+
- Margaret Bourke-White – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Margaret Bourke White: Susan Goldman Rubin: 9780810943810: Amazon.com: Books
- Margaret Bourke-white: The Early Work, 1922-1930 (Pocket Paragon Series): Ronald E. Ostman, Harry Littell, Margaret Bourke-White: 9781567922998: Amazon.com: Books
- Amazon.com: Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History (9781938922121): Sean Quimby, Oliva María Rubio, Margaret Bourke-White: Books
- Portrait of Myself: Margaret Bourke-White, Jonathan Silverman: 9780839828587: Amazon.com: Books
#48: $500 and a Lollipop
Bill and Jeffery try to iron out the intricacies of copyright and usage, photography as part of a larger, happier life. Photographer and film director Gordon Parks as Photographer of the Week.
Links for this episode:
- Gina Trapani — The 40 Hottest Women in Tech | Complex
- Top 40 Hottest Women in Tech Was Supposed to Focus on Their Beautiful Insides
- Controlling illegal use of copyrighted material on the Web – Los Angeles Times
- Kind of Screwed – Waxy.org
- TAKE MY PICTURE on Vimeo
- WENDY PATON PHOTOGRAPHY
- Dear Mr. Eggleston < Killing the Buddha
- William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008
- The Gordon Parks Foundation
- gordon parks – Google Search
- Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93 – New York Times
- Amazon.com: American Photography DVD
#47: Inspiration Is Like Tinkerbell
Knowing when to stop, how sometimes quantity leads to quality, backup follow-up, and more. Photographer and Filmmaker Anton Corbijn is Photographer of the Week.
Links for this episode:
- Welcome | Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow | dpBestflow
- Underwater Photography: Bruce Mozert’s 1950s Shots Of Stuntwoman Ginger Stanley Will Make Your Day (PHOTOS)
- Storytelling Made Easy- Marcus Donner Presents Photos and Video with the Samsung NX – YouTube
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values: Robert M. Pirsig: 9780061673733: Amazon.com: Books
- On Taking Pictures Special – “Hackintosh” : On Taking Pictures
- anton corbijn
- Anton Corbijn – IMDb
- Amazon.com: Anton Corbijn: Inwards and Onwards (9783829605588): Anton Corbijn: Books
- Anton Corbijn: Star Trak: Anton Corbijn: 9783829600569: Amazon.com: Books
- Inside the American: Anton Corbijn: 9783829604765: Amazon.com: Books
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