This week, we start out talking about how as our creative goals change, our gear needs often change along with them and how the concept of “good enough” is nothing if not fluid. Also, The Next Rembrandt has us wondering how connected to your work do you have to be for it still to be yours? Can machines create art? Or is the human experience a necessary and fundamental component to make art? John Minihan is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment – #travelling

The all new Hasselblad H6D presented by Karl Taylor – YouTube

The Century of the Self – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Fashion of Art History Reimagined Through Instagram | AnOther

Virtual Reality Is for Artists

Dave Lefner | Linocuts and Paintings by Artist Dave Lefner at Skidmore Contemporary Art | Los Angeles

What people look like after 1, 2, and 3 glasses of wine

The Next Rembrandt

Move Over, Rat Pack and Brat Pack: Here Comes the Snap Pack – NYTimes.com

John Minihan (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Minihan’s best photograph: Samuel Beckett | Art and design | The Guardian

‘You don’t just photograph a man like Samuel Beckett. You offer him something’

John Minihan: Samuel Beckett

This week, are you a multitasker? Or is multitasking merely a buzzword to make us feel like we’re actually getting things done? A voicemail from a listener has us discussing our approaches to managing multiple projects. Also, it’s not always about the picture — story is still important, especially when you’re pitching ideas to magazines and editorial outlets. Plus, 30 years after Chernobyl, our fascination with abandoned places and a terrific Crit Wall entry from the G+ Group. Tim Walker is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #discarded

Lightzone

REAPER – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Puget Custom Computers: PC Hardware Articles

ESPN’s Tim Rasmussen on the Story Pitches that Land Assignments

Still Cleaning Up: 30 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster – The Atlantic

Chernobyl Uncensored – Documentary – YouTube

An alternative view of New York | Forgotten New York

A Too-Perfect Picture – The New York Times

Abandoned America | Matthew Christopher’s Autopsy of the American Dream

Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters – The New York Times

Review: ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ on HBO Gives Context to Controversy – The New York Times

Sheri Lynn Behr’s Be Seeing You is a series about surveillance.

Palette Gear: Hands-on Control of your Favourite Software

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Tim Walker Photography

Fashion Story: Lady Grey by Tim Walker – YouTube

Tim Walker interview: In Fashion – YouTube

Tim Walker – Pictures by teNeues.de

Tim Walker “Pictures” on Amazon

Young men in Arles compete to see who can pull the ring off a bull’s horns. The…

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

Google Nik Collection

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 Photography

Peter Goin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nuclear Landscapes — Nevada Test Site by Peter Goin | ONE

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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

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.

Photos show desolate, abandoned Six Flags New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina – San Antonio Express-News

Abandoned Wizard Of Oz Amusement Park Reopens Once A Year For ‘Autumn At Oz’ (PHOTOS)

220/221 Volts Whatever it takes? – YouTube

The Gray Market

Elton John’s Little Hands

Flipping and the Rise of Zombie Formalism | Art for Sale | Artspace

Minor White – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alen MacWeeney – Home

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

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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

S. JJ Abrams on Amazon

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Ryszard Horowitz – Photocomposer

Ryszard Horowitz – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ryszard Horowitz – Biography | Artist | Culture.pl

The Photographer of Dreams – Film About Ryszard Horowitz – YouTube

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

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 Art Of Seeing Details

lynda.com tutorial | Bert Monroy: The Making of Times Square, The Tools—What is Times Square – YouTube

Times Square

The Star Wars Trilogy | Team Negative One completes 35mm Restoration of Star Wars

Mike Verta’s Videos on Vimeo

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

A Life Exposed – YouTube

The Fall (2006 film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Fall trailer – YouTube

A Life Exposed: Robyn Beeche

Veruschka: Transfigurations on Amazon

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

The Making of Worship the Ground, starring explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and stuntman, Riley Harper – YouTube

Leon’s Journey: 60 – 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

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

“Becoming” by Cindy Crawford

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

Romney Oil Painting

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

Gilbert Garcin website

Gilbert Garcin — Wikipédia

Biography: Conceptual photographer Gilbert Garcin | MONOVISIONS

Garcin- Painting the screen