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

PARK WEST CAMERA CLUB

Torpedo Factory Art Center

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

Michael Kenna – YouTube

Michael Kenna : A 20 Year Retrospective on Amazon

Michael Kenna: Images of the Seventh Day on Amazon

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The Darkroom – Film Developing | Develop Film by Mail for $11

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.

This week, after a quick teaser of next week’s show, we’re taking your questions and attempting to answer them. Topics range from gear to legacy to what makes a great photographer. We love doing these shows and if you didn’t get a question in this time, keep an eye out for the next one. Maurice Tabard is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Stilllife

Leica’s M-D is a digital camera for manual purists

Bugge Body Parts — Bill Wadman

Million Dollar Photographer

Pricing Guides | American Society of Media Photographers

Cradoc fotoSoftware

Control Freak Passive Volume Control | Emotiva

Tabard, Maurice : Photography, History | The Red List

Maurice Tabard – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maurice Tabard | MoMA

“Faking It” on Amazon

This week, the unexpected passing of Prince has us starting the show discussing art from the perspective of both ownership and influence. We talk about priorities (artistic and otherwise) and to what degree our presence in the world allows us to experience the world. Plus, we discuss some of the differences between opinion and critique and how who you ask can be just as important as what. Alex Prager is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #transition

Susan Rogers Reflects on Her Work with Prince | Berklee College of Music

Purple Rain’s sound engineer remembers Prince: ‘A very rare bird’ – Home | As It Happens | CBC Radio

The Moment with Brian Koppelman – Gabrielle Hamilton: 3/29/16 | Listen via Stitcher Radio On Demand

Aperture Anthology: The Minor White Years

Eric Clapton Opens Up About ‘The Very Real Way’ Prince Brought Him Out Of Depression

Sarah Oliphant – Conversations with Artists — Jonsar Studios

EO Hoppé’s portraits – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

2The.Impressionists.Painting.and.Revolution.2of4.The.Great.Outdoors.PDTV.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org – Video Dailymotion

Peter Capaldi: ‘A lot of surrealist art is about sex’ – video | Art and design | The Guardian

Unlock Art – Search results | Tate

Alex Prager – Photography & Films

Alex Prager: Crowd Control | NOWNESS

MoMA | New Photography 2010 | Alex Prager

Sign ‘O’ The Times [Outtake] – YouTube

This week, Happy Anniversary to us! We talk a bit about four years of On Taking Pictures, which leads to a discussion on the value of output. There’s the idea of getting better with practice, which we’ve talked about several times, but also the value of the body of work as an object, independent of anything else. We also talk about meanings we associate to objects and share a wonderful email from a listener called “The Mythology of Things” in which he works through some reasons that objects become more to us than their component parts. Also, is the Photo Renaissance over or are we in a New Golden Age of photography? Former Baltimore Sun photographer A. Aubrey Bodine is our Photographer of the Week.

How Ridiculous – YouTube

Cardboard Junkie: Virtual 1982 Topps Sticker Album – Front cover and page 1

Titanic sinks in REAL TIME – 2 HOURS 40 MINUTES – YouTube

George Hurrell photos and prints

Crit Wall : Sahidus Maximus

Crit Wall : Lance Harshbarger

A. Aubrey Bodine – Baltimore Pictorialist

The photos of A. Aubrey Bodine – Baltimore Sun

Bodine’s Industry: ‘The Dignity of Work’ by A. Aubrey Bodine

A. Aubrey Bodine: Baltimore Sun pictorialist

Bodine – Man Blowing Glass

Aubrey Bodine books on Amazon

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #cycles

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

Mamiya 7

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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