This week, a discussion around a documentary about Polaroid, called Time Zero, gets us wondering about objects versus process and whether there is more intrinsic value in the artifact or the content. We also look at a few “link-baity” news items around the value of photography as art. Carrie Mae Weems is our Photographer of the Week.

Time Zero | The Last Year of Polaroid Film
Instant: The Story of Polaroid
Triumph the insult comic dog – bon jovi – Video Dailymotion
Modern Art Was Used As a Torture Technique in Prison Cells During the Spanish Civil War | Open Culture
Is Black and White Photography a Gimmick?
Flat, soulless and stupid: why photographs don’t work in art galleries | Art and design | The Guardian
Morning Edition: How Kodak’s Shirley Cards Set Photography’s Skin-Tone Standard – WNYC
Bryan Adams’ heartstopping images of wounded British soldiers to go on show at Somerset House – Home News – UK – The Independent
On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+ Assignment: #horizon
Carrie Mae Weems

This week, are you an artist or an entrepreneur? While on the surface they may seem similar, each offers a unique set of challenges that often require very different approaches to overcome. It’s an important question that many of us wrestle with as we try to find a balance between creating art and producing product. Guatemalan shooter Luis Gonzalez Palma is our Photographer of the Week.

StartUp Podcast
Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve 11
Keira Knightley Protests Photoshop: ‘I Think Women’s Bodies Are A Battleground’
Allow This Century Old Selfie To Make You Feel Really, Really Old
The Story of Photography | People, Events, Art & Technology – PhotoBox
Killing Lincoln | National Geographic Channel
Talented 7-Year-Old Art Prodigy Delights Art World With Her Expressive Paintings – DesignTAXI.com
Time Zero | The Last Year of Polaroid Film
Bud Light Salutes Real Men of Genius
Luis González Palma
First Run Features: THROUGH A LENS DARKLY
OPT G+ Group – Assignment: #distortion

This week, a wrap up of our terrific OTP meetup in Philly sparks an interesting discussion. Should art – both the making and the viewing – be a privilege or a right, regardless of ethnicity or economic standing? Are humans better with a healthy serving of art and culture in their diets? Also, is there such thing as too much art? Fascinating installation artist Chris Engman is our Photographer of the Week.

If you’re lucky enough to earn a living from your art, you’re probably white – The Washington Post
Amelia Earhart plane part possibly found on Pacific island – NY Daily News
CHRIS ENGMAN : WRITINGS : ARTIST STATEMENT
Luis De Jesus – Chris Engman
OTP G+ Group Assignment: #food
Jeffery’s video of his dad made with Animoto

This week, is your image your own? Should photographers be able to use photographs of you without your permission – or even your knowledge? Also, an interesting discussion around when the idea for a project is more interesting than the execution. Plus, pricing and what freelance photographers can expect to make. Miller Mobley is our Photographer of the Week.

PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA: “Philip-Lorca diCorcia – Portfolio” (2001) | AMERICAN SUBURB X
Street photography: A right or invasion? – The New York Times
NY artist is suspect in national park vandalism | Las Vegas Review-JournalRachel Sussman
Mamiya 7II Review by Jack Zyberk
Usage and Pricing of Photography in Social Media — Medium
What Is Photography When Everyone’s a Photographer? | Fringe Arts | The Link
Prevailing Rates Of Photo Assignments From Various Companies Revealed – DesignTAXI.com
Millicent Rogers Museum – Taos Authentic History & Culture Antiques
Maria Martinez – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taking Pictures: A Way for Photographers to Protect Their Work – The New Yorker
12 Exhibitions that Changed Photography Forever – LightBox
Miller Mobley | Photographer & Director | New York
Alabama-born photographer tells us what it’s like to shoot portraits of the President and Michelle Obama | AL.com
OTP G+ Group: Assignment: #MultipleExposure

This week, we turn the show over to you, the listeners. It’s not so much a Q&A show as it is taking deeper look at previous topics that you’ve written in about. Topics include sources of inspiration, whether video is a “must”, how to improve, what not to shoot, the future of photography and even our favorite photos. Plus, you get to hear us botch the pronunciation of J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, our Photographer of the Week.

The Art Museum: Phaidon Press
kertesz_4.jpg (745×1000)
Richard-Avedon-Dovima-with-Elephants.jpg (2100×2621)
Exposure | Film Emulation & Photo Effects | Alien Skin Software
Melissa Wadman on Kodak Portra 800
richard_avedon_031.jpg (498×604)
MoMA | Henri Matisse: The Swimming Pool
MoMA | The Collection | Robert Rauschenberg. Rebus. 1955
J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coiling Penny Penny by J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere – Pigozzi Collection 2014 – Contemporary African Art Collection
J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs: J. D. Okhai Ojeikere, J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Andre Magnin, Elizabeth Akuyo Oyairo: 9783908247302: Amazon.com: Books
On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+
Assignment: #Mobile
Photographer’s legacy captures nation’s spirit – CNN.com
“Capturing The Light” on Amazon

This week, with such great gear at our disposal, why does Program mode get such a bad wrap? Also should you be take a more serious look at Instagram as a delivery platform for your work? Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist Tyler Hicks is our Photographer of the week.

Heroes, Villains & Jedi – KEVIN KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
The Daily Show – Race/Off – YouTube
When Instagram Success Leads To Advertising Assignments: Lauren Lemon
MoMA | Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor
Tax Court Ruling Is Seen as a Victory for Artists – NYTimes.com
On The National Mall, An American Portrait In Sand And Soil : NPR
Upskirt Photos Don’t Violate A Woman’s Privacy, Rules D.C. Judge
Tych Panel – The ultimate diptych, triptych & ntych automation tool for Photoshop (by Reimund Trost)
On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+
Assignment: #3shotstory
Tyler Hicks – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tyler Hicks – The New York Times
Tyler Hicks Tells The Story Behind His Pulitzer-Winning Nairobi Mall Photos : The Picture Show : NPR
Time Bandits replica map by MetropolisGrafix on Etsy

This week, we begin with a listener question around passion and purpose. What drives the “why” behind your work? Should public perception/reception play a role in what or why you create or should accolades be merely a byproduct? Nicholas Nixon is our Photographer of the Week.

Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule for deliberate practice is wrong: Genes for music, IQ, drawing ability, and other skills.
Beauty Is Embarrassing, A Wonderful Documentary About Pee-wee’s Playhouse Artist Wayne White
Richard Prince: “New Portraits” – Cool Hunting
‘Exhibit B,’ installation art that re-created the horror of human zoos, shut down after London protesters demand closure – The Washington Post
Amtrak is giving 24 people a ‘writer’s residency’ on its trains | The Verge
The U.S. Forest Service Wants to Fine You $1,000 for Taking Pictures in the Forest – Esquire
Microsoft and Adobe team up to make Photoshop way better for touchscreens | The Verge
Adobe project brings Photoshop to Chrome, Chrome OS – CNET
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Monologue: Glengarry, Bob Ross.
Glengarry Glen Ross speech – YouTube
Nicholas Nixon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interview with Nicholas Nixon
Forty Portraits in Forty Years – NYTimes.com
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Become Ocean | Cantaloupe Music
OTP G+ Group
Assignment: #EmptyStreet

This week, we try to tackle more of your questions and there are some terrific ones. Topics are all over the map and provide a great deal to think about not only for photography, but for anyone trying to make things and live a creative life. Photojournalist Ami Vitale is our Photographer of the Week.

Newsha Tavakolian Photography
Jenette Vasquez – Xenopedia – The Alien vs. Predator Wiki
5by5 | On Taking Pictures #43: Artistic Monkhood
Q&A@F+B No. 5: Bill Wadman – Faded + Blurred
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Monologue: Glengarry, Bob Ross.
Ami Vitale – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ami Vitale | Photography
Ami Vitale (@Amivee) | Twitter

This week, we talk about leaping into the unknown and how empowering it can be to make the transition from “whether to move” into “how to move.” Also, how much editorial control would you give up for money? Monster celebrity shooter Sam Jones is our Photographer of the Week.

About The New Album: “My Father Was A Sailor” | North Atlantic Explorers
Photoville | NYC’s Premier FREE Photo Destination
Philadelphia Museum of Art – Exhibitions – Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography
Keeping True to an Iranian Vision, Minus Big Money
Art and Craft – Movie Trailers – iTunes
Tony Tetro | The Official Website of The World’s Greatest Living Art Forger
Wolfgang Beltracchi – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Infamous Art Forger on His Most Convincing Works
timeshel
Who the *$&% Is Jackson Pollock? – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
All Is Lost’s ambiguous ending: Does Robert Redford’s character live or die? And what does it mean?
Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Lens Review
Sam Jones Pictures
Off Camera with Sam Jones
OTP G+ Group

Assignment: #UpClose

This week, we wrestle with confidence, momentum and the differences between passion and curiosity. We also talk about finding the stuff that fills your cup, regardless of whether or not it happens to be your full time job. He documented WWI and was aboard the Endurance – Frank Hurley is our Photographer of the Week.

Elizabeth Gilbert Shares Her ‘Really Weird’ Advice About Following Your Passion (VIDEO)
Are Documentaries About Artists More Important Than Their Art? | Matthew Israel
Somewhere To Disappear – watch online ››› Distrify
The Big Fat List of Documentaries About Photography
Broken Manual « Alec Soth
I lost a decade of photographs | Life and style | The Guardian
FrankenCamera | Fitting digital camera components into an analog rangefinder.
About – Serge Van Cauwenbergh
Pictures: “Liquidators” Endured Chernobyl, 25 Years Ago
On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+ – Assignment: #stillLife
Frank Hurley – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Heritage of the Great War / First World War 1914 – 1918