#09: “Making the Cut”

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How to choose the images in your portfolio, and how to show them to people. The advantages of prints, book, web, or ipad.

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Show Notes

Miami Heat owner sues blogger over unflattering photo:
http://www.pixiq.com/article/miami-heat-owner-suing-blogger-google-over-unflattering-photo

Photography who put other people’s work in her portfolio gets caught, wants second chance
http://www.potsc.com/potsc/how-i-ruined-my-career/

Night Skies, a time-lapse video by T-RECS
http://www.thefoxisblack.com/2012/06/25/night-skies-a-time-lapse-video-by-t-recs/

Marguerite Baker Johnson
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/american-life-marguerite-baker-johnson/

#08: “The Amateur Professional”

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Amateur vs Professional, what’s the difference and does it matter? Does intent weigh in on the quality of your work? Why Bill hates the phrase ‘spray and pray’, and well as the news that Jeffery has started watching Dawson’s Creek from the beginning.

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Show Notes

The Difference Between Taking and Making a Photograph: http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/the_difference_between_the_taking_and_the_making_of_a_photograph/

Media Storm starts charging to view web content
http://mediastorm.com/publication/rite-of-passage
http://lightbox.time.com/2012/06/12/game-changer-mediastorm-launches-pay-per-story-video-player/

Kurt Markus – Finding your voice
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/06/11/kurt-markus-the-portrait-finding-your-voice/

Joseph Szymanski
http://www.josephszymanski.com/

#07: “Creepy Kids at Retina Resolution”

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Time lapse movies, Asian doppelgangers of American celebrities, why you probably don’t need the new Macbook Pro, photorealistic paintings, Jeffery wants a 4×5, and Sony makes the perfect professional walk-around camera since the Leica.

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Show Notes
PC World calls new Sony Cyber Shot “best pocket camera of all time” http://www.pcworld.com/article/256957/sony_cybershot_dscrx100_possibly_the_best_pocket_camera_of_all_time.html

Amazing photorealistic paintings
http://robotmafia.com/urban-landscapes-oil-paintings-by-nathan-walsh/

Celebrity portraits and their Asian doppelgangers
http://www.flavorwire.com/298301/curious-portraits-of-celebrity-impersonators-and-their-asian-doppelgangers

Stereo photography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy

Tom Lowe releases Timescapes in 4K
http://timescapes.org/

The Manhattan Project: Gorgeous Timelapse of NYC
http://vimeo.com/43580167

#06: “Inspiration & Criticism”

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Does seeing the work of Saul Leiter or Herb Ritts hurt or help? What kinds of criticism can you handle and which tear you down? Less news and lots of philosophy, opinion, and deep conversation on this week’s show.

Show Notes
Kirsty Mitchell
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/making-wonderland-kirsty-mitchell/ 

Tutu Project
http://thetutuproject.com/ 

#05: “Apple Software Exodus”

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iPhone camera apps, Facebook vs G+, why Scott Bourne is moving to Lightroom, getting sued for protecting your copyright, the genius of Saul Leiter, and more.

Show Notes
New Facebook phone in 2013?
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-smartphon-20120528,0,6443287.story

Canon may invest $16M in struggling UK Camera shop
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/28/canon-may-inject-16m-into-struggling-uk-camera-retailer-jessops/

Scott Bourne switching from Aperture to Lightroom
http://photofocus.com/2012/05/29/heres-why-im-seriously-considering-a-permanent-switch-to-adobe-lightroom/

Photographer threatened with legal action after asserting copyright on his images http://www.freezepage.com/1338049475OZNLKBAZSM

AP launches a new photo agency
http://blog.melchersystem.com/2012/05/24/ap-launches-new-photo-agency/

MatteBox iphone camera app
http://mattebox.com/iphone/

ZeFrank challenge
http://ashow.zefrank.com/episodes/21

#04: “Printing Objects”

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Show Notes
You might be disappointed by the resolution of the new retina display Macs
http://www.cultofmac.com/168509/why-you-might-be-disappointed-by-the-resolution

Scanning negatives with a dslr
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/18/how-to-scan-film-negatives-with-a-dslr/#more-55703

1848 Cincinnati panorama
https://www.ontakingpictures.com/postImages/river_panorama_lg.jpg

Annie’s Olympic Vogue shots.
http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/male-olympic-athletes-with-karlie-kloss-country-strong/

Cartier-Bresson on Charlie Rose
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4074157481455007235

Annie’s Retoucher Article
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_collins

ZeFrank challenge
http://ashow.zefrank.com/episodes/18

#03: “The Future of Film”

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Show Notes

Leica sells for US$2.8 million
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/leica-camera-auctionedaustria-for-record-3628-mln_703878.html

Model sues Elle magazine for Photoshopping away her clothes on cover
http://fstoppers.com/elle-too-much-photoshop-coco-rocha

New Apple 15” MacBook Pro and iMac benchmarks
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/05/14/unreleased-2012-macbook-pro-and-imac-models-showing-up-in-benchmarks/

Fantastic Bill Moyers interview with Maurice Sendak
http://www.pbs.org/now/arts/sendak.html

The Future of Film on PDN
http://www.pdnonline.com/features/The-Future-of-Film-5631.shtml

#02: “3.6 Million Dollar Photograph”

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Show Notes

Student wins ‘Falling Bear’ copyright battle
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/01/student-wins-copyright-skirmish-over-falling-bear-photo/

Black plastic tape fixes Canon 5D Mark III ‘Light Leak”
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/02/canons-brilliant-solution-to-the-5d-mark-iii-light-leak-issue-black-tape/

Simulated Battlefield Photo Sells for $3.6 Million, Sets Canadian Record
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/09/simulated-battlefield-photo-sells-for-3-6-million-sets-canadian-record/

Copyright Claim Against Tumblr May Test Immunity of Photo Sharing Sites
http://www.pdnonline.com/news/Copyright-Claim-Agai-5651.shtml

Photobooth in San Francisco creates tintype portraits in 20 minutes
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/photobooth-amazing-tintype-portraits/

OS X Mountain Lion shipping in June?
http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=276&t=59780

DPReview of Nikon D800
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/05/08/Nikon-D800-D800E-review-published

#01: “Falling Bears”

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Show Notes

Historical NYC photo archive
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/24/11368345-a-history-of-new-york-city-in-870I000-photographs

5D Mark III Light Leak
http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/04/canon-confirms-5d-mark-iii-light-leak-problem-stemming-lcd

Pinterest Usage Down 30%
http://www.neowin.net/news/pinterests-hype-bubble-bursts-as-overall-users-decline

Falling Bear photographer sues paper
http://mashable.com/2012/04/27/falling-bear-legal-action/

Nikon D3200 24MP cropped sensor?
http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2012/04/new-gear-nikon-d3200-entry-level-dslr-242-megapixel-sensor

Develop Film in Coffee
http://photo-utopia.blogspot.com/2007/09/developing-in-coffee.html