This week, Bill’s recent viewing of Tim’s Vermeer inspires a discussion around the technical nature of creating art. If we allow the process to be augmented by technology, at what point is the art in the making and not in the end result? Also, we discuss an interview with Cartier-Bresson and wonder if he would embrace modern changes in photography such as Instagram. Andreas Gursky (Rhein II) is our Photographer of the Week.

This week’s assignment on the On Taking Pictures Google+ Community: #splash
Tim’s Vermeer on Amazon
Henri Cartier-Bresson: ‘There Are No Maybes’
The Online Photographer: My Somber Day Yesterday
Instagram Develops Into Career Path For Photographers – Forbes
Apple announces OS X 10.10 Yosemite
iOS 8 adds third-party access to camera data via an API
The Death of Film Is Felt Hardest In the City Built on Kodak’s Reign
File:Kodak Instamatic 104.jpg – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leica T review: form minus function
Julian Wasser’s Photographs of the California Dream, and its Underbelly
Manufactured Landscapes – Wikipedia

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Photographer of the Week

Andreas Gursky – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MoMA | The Collection | Andreas Gursky (German, born 1955)
Gursky – Selected Works
Andreas Gursky on artnet
Why is Andreas Gursky’s Rhine II the most expensive photograph? – Telegraph

Books We Recommend

Andreas Gursky
Andreas Gursky
Andreas Gursky: Works 80-08 (English and German Edition)

This week we’re talking about intent. Whether how you shoot, how you practice or what tools you use, intent seems to be directly proportional to outcome. Also, what makes a curator? Does accreditation automatically mean better or more valid or can you just have great taste? Former Look and Life shooter Douglas Kirkland is our Photographer of the Week.

This week’s assignment on the On Taking Pictures Google+ Community: #summertime
ON TAKING PICTURES T-shirts
It’s A Tool – Not A Trophy | Faded + Blurred
Episode 179 :: Vivian Maier | The Art of Photography
Overexposed? Camera Phones Could Be Washing Out Our Memories : NPR
iPhone (MetroGnome Remix) – YouTube
KORG Gadget for iPad MOBILE SYNTHESIZER STUDIO | Software | KORG
How to Get Bigger Than Full Frame without Breaking Your Bank or Arm – YouTube
Review: The Fuji GX617 Panoramic Beast

Photographer of the Week

Douglas Kirkland
Douglas Kirkland Photography
Douglas Kirkland on Photography: A Life in Pictures on Vimeo

Books We Recommend

A Life in Pictures: The Douglas Kirkland Monograph
Coco Chanel: Three Weeks/1962
With Marilyn: An Evening 1961
For more great books, visit the F+B Bookshelf

A big discussion on the differences between art and craft leads off this week’s show, inspired in part by a listener email. We also talk about obstacles, both personal and professional and how they can sometimes relegate Making Things to the back burner, if only for a while. Larry Fink is our Photographer of the Week.

This week’s assignment on the On Taking Pictures Google+ Community: #shadows
Brand new ON TAKING PICTURES T-shirts
“Shop Class As Soulcraft” – Matthew B. Crawford
Food for The Eagle – Adam Savage’s speech to Harvard Humanism Society- Boing Boing
I like old | SMOGRANCH | Daniel Milnor
Designers design for the 1% – it’s time to start designing for the 99%
‘Walter Mitty’ and the LIFE Magazine Covers That Never Were | LIFE.com
Photo Light PRO (MAC OSX)

Photographer of the Week

LARRY FINK PHOTOGRAPHY
Larry Fink (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Moment With Larry Fink

Books We Recommend

Social Graces: Photographs by Larry Fink
For more great books visit the F+B Bookshelf

This week, a big discussion about creativity – sometimes you need to put down the todo list and just focus on making the work that makes you happy and let the chips fall where they may. Also, some thoughts from Picasso on why you shouldn’t compromise in your art. Diane Arbus is our Photographer of the Week. Please help us grow the show by sharing this with your friends.

This week’s assignment on the On Taking Pictures Google+ Community: #magichour
How the Father of Claymation Lost His Company
John Mayer: Someday I’ll Fly – YouTube
Picasso on Success and Why You Should Never Compromise in Your Art | Brain Pickings
The Paradox of Art as Work – NYTimes.com
the show: 02-05-07 – zefrank
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story (2009) – IMDb
The Crooked Path – The Art of Jeff Wall | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Photographer of the Week

Diane Arbus – Wikipedia
DIANE ARBUS – THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK
Masters of Photography – Diane Arbus (Documentary, 1972) – YouTube
Don’t Look Away: Diane Arbus

Books We Recommend

Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph: Fortieth-Anniversary Edition
Diane Arbus Revelations

This week, a new book from photographer Danny Lyon sparks a great discussion about intent and we unpack the idea of creating a body of work versus living your way through it. We also ask the question: “Is art a part of our lives or are our lives a part of some greater art?” Jeff Wall is our Photographer of the Week. Please help us grow the show by sharing it with your friends via Twitter or Facebook.

Review of The Seventh Dog by Danny Lyon on Faded + Blurred
Spec Sheet: the wildest ideas about smartphone cameras | The Verge
Magic Lantern
Was It Worth Getting Arrested for National Geographic Cover Story Photos?
Amazon Technologies Granted a Patent in Lighting Techniques
In Defense of Insanely Expensive Pencils
Drone ban at Yosemite appears legally questionable | Ars Technica
In pictures: The 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest – Telegraph
The Perfect Exposure Gallery | Rinzi Ruiz
Rinzi Ruiz Photography
Artist’s Statements of the Old Masters

Photographer of the Week

Jeff Wall – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeff Wall: “I begin by not photographing” – YouTube
The Crooked Path – The Art of Jeff Wall | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio

On the heels of Paris Photo, this week we’re talking about inspiration and how art is too often priced for collectors, rather than fans. Is taking great pictures enough to be a great photographer? Also, making art doesn’t always have to be a painful experience. Plus, Art Kane is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+
Too Much Inspiration: Paris Photo Los Angeles – Faded + Blurred
Writing Wednesdays: Can Writing Be Taught?
KPCS: Bobcat Goldthwait #189 – YouTube
The Elephant in the Room — Medium
The land that inspired Andrew Wyeth – The Washington Post
Andy Warhol Floppy Disk Recovery White Paper
Photographer Takes Stunning Surreal Photos With An Old $50 Film Camera
One Foot In A Dream: Oleg Oprisco

Photographer of the Week

Art Kane – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Art Kane photos from Snap Galleries
ART KANE Pictures from a Visionary Photographer

This week, we discuss experience versus results and how process sometimes trumps outcome. Also, do photographers, particularly photojournalists, have a responsibility to filter what not to show? A listener question about placing a value on our work – why is it so difficult? Carl van Vechten is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+
Paris Photo Los Angeles
9/11 – The Falling Man – YouTube
Lytro changed photography. Now can it get anyone to care?
How The Hell Did This Man Fit 3,000 People in One Photo?

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Photographer of the Week

Carl Van Vechten’s Harlem Photographs : The New Yorker
Carl Van Vechten’s Portraits | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Carl Van Vechten – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This week, we discuss obsession as both a motivator and a meditation and whether or not photography might be just one big performance. Also, do you worry about what you’re not shooting as much as what you are? Plus, living for your resume vs. your eulogy. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus is our Photographer of the Week.

Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould on Netflix
Meet The Photographer Who Will Save Us From Art World Snobbery
David Foster Wallace on Charlie Rose
David Brooks: Should you live for your résumé … or your eulogy? | TED.com
Another Photographer Just Made $10K-Plus With An Instagram Flash Sale – Forbes
Straight Outta Chevy Chase – Radiolab
Adobe launches Lightroom for iPad: Connect
Hands on with the Pentax 645Z: Digital Photography Review
Sample Images?645Z | RICOH IMAGING

Photographer of the Week

Anja Niedringhaus
Anja Niedringhaus – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Human Side Of War: Anja Niedringhaus – Faded + Blurred

Big Q&A show this week as we attempt to tackle some of your questions from the Google+ Community. We got some great questions on process, intent and even the business side of creativity. Danny Lyon is our Photographer of the Week.

Deke’s Techniques 303: A Totally Serious Photoshop Workflow | dekeOnline
Photoshop-Circle-of-Life.jpg (1024×735)
Photoshop Tool Palette Progression
It’s Bliss: behind the iconic Windows XP photo – Digital Cameras: SLR & Compact Cameras
Bliss photo with WRX
No more X-PRO1S… all R&D placed into the X-PRO2! | Fuji RumorsFuji Rumors
Bill Wadman Telling A Story – Christmas 1999 – YouTube
The Beauty Of Things Born Again: Sebastião Salgado | Faded + Blurred

Photographer of the Week

Danny Lyon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magnum Photos
Danny Lyon: The World Is Not My Home

Books We Recommend

The Seventh Dog
Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement
Like a Thief’s Dream

This week, we discuss authenticity – is the quest for authenticity real or just a hoax perpetuated by hipsters and organic farmers? Also, thoughts on Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art – realizing what you are and getting down to business. Could this book be a good candidate for a group discussion? Plus, Lee Friedlander is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+
YANSS Podcast – Episode Five – The Authenticity Hoax « You Are Not So Smart
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield on Amazon
New York hotel offers to live-tweet your wedding – for $3,000 | Digital Trends
Stunning Photo Series Highlights The Beauty Of Black Dogs That Are Often Overlooked In Adoption
Black Dogs Project
The Mystery of the ‘Only Camera to Come Back from the Moon’ | Motherboard
Alan Bean Art, Alan Bean Astronaut, Alan Bean Moonwalker, Alan Bean Paintings
Rinzi Ruiz photography
New55 FILM by Bob Crowley — Kickstarter

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Photographer of the Week

Lee Friedlander | Fraenkel Gallery
MoMA | The Collection | Lee Friedlander (American, born 1934)

Books We Recommend

Friedlander
Lee Friedlander: Self Portrait
Lee Friedlander: Mannequin