This week, we wrestle with whether or not you can be an artist, without locking your own self worth/self image to your art. What does it mean to live a creative life anyway? We weigh in on the firing of the photo staff by the Chicago Sun Times. Plus, we look at two Civil War era photographers, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner as our Photographers of the Week.

Beauty is Embarrassing – The Wayne White Story
Wayne White
The Holstee Manifesto Poster
Chicago Tribune – Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff
Portraits of Signhild: Emil Nyström on Faded + Blurred
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Help Save Podcasting! | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Asus’ $4,000 4K monitor goes on sale this month

This Week’s Sponsors
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Photographer of the Week
Mathew Brady – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Gardner (photographer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Collection: Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs (Flickr)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Photography and the American Civil War

Books
Brady’s Civil War Journal: Photographing the War, 1861-65
On Alexander Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War
Photography and the American Civil War (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

We discuss why it is that we bother to create anything. What are we looking for, praise or just a body of work? Bill takes the plunge into filmmaking (sort of) and we get some great questions from listeners. Magnum photographer, Josef Koudelka is our Photographer of the Week.

Show Notes

Gregory Crewdson Brief Encounters streaming on Netflix

Faded + Blurred Spotlight on Gregory Crewdson
Paul Westerberg on creativity
Bill’s short, Spring Fling
Art or voyeurism?
National Parks Foundation photo contest winners

This Week’s Sponsors
Shutterstock – Use code ‘PICTURES5‘ for 30% off.

Photographer of the Week
Josef Koudelka
Josef Koudelka on Magnum
Article by Eric Kim

Books
Invasion 68: Prague
Koudelka
Chaos

Big show this week as Bill and Jeffery question what happens when it’s the process used to create the art that’s interesting, not the result. Also, where do we draw the line between photo manipulation and photo journalism? Plus, questions from the OTP Google+ community and listener-suggested Alec Soth is our Photographer of the Week.

Show Notes

“Ice Cream Cait” by Bill Wadman on Vimeo

The Pen Addict Podcast

Growing Concern that News Photos Are Being Excessively Manipulated – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Hansen’s World Press Winning Photo Not Fake… Just Unbelievable — BagNews

Photo Manipulation on the Fashion Pages – NYTimes.com

Google+ completely redesigned | The Verge

Yahoo revitalizes Flickr with huge images | The Verge

Just Start | Ed Dale’s Blog

Projekt 50 on Behance

This Week’s Sponsors

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Squarespace – Use the coupon code ‘OFFMYLAWN’ at checkout to save 10% on your order and get a free domain name.

Photographer of the Week

Alec Soth

Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio

National Portrait Gallery | Feature Photography

Books

Ping-Pong Conversations: Alec Soth with Francesco Zanot

Ryan McGinley: Whistle for the Wind

Tim Walker: Story Teller

Bill battles severe back pain to discuss whether or not people know good from bad and how Steven Soderbergh’s observations on the state of cinema may also reflect the state of art. We also wonder how we should go about judging our own growth. Plus, voracious street shooter, Garry Winogrand, is our Photographer of the Week.

Show Notes

Steven Soderbergh’s State Of Cinema Talk – Deadline.com

Video of Soderbergh’s Speech

A Final Embrace: The Most Haunting Photograph from Bangladesh – LightBox

Petition | Adobe Systems Incorporated: Eliminate the mandatory “creative cloud” subscription model.

Bleak Beauty

Ralph Gibson

This Week’s Sponsors

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Photographer of the Week

Garry Winogrand – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi

Garry Winogrand, Who Retreated from Editing – NYTimes.com

Garry Winogrand: A look back at one of America’s most prolific photographers

Leica M4 Garry Winogrand

Garry Winogrand / Biography & Images – Atget Photography.com / Books

Larissa Archer: ‘We Have Not Loved Life’: Garry Winogrand at SFMOMA

Books

Garry Winogrand (SFMOMA)

Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light

Lee Friedlander The Nudes: A Second Look

Bill and Jeffery discuss why content is no longer king and how you should focus on making (read: doing) something that’s important to you. Adobe kills individual software licenses. Are they doing the right thing with the new Creative Cloud? Plus, “Tulsa” photographer Larry Clark is our Photographer of the Week.

This Week’s Sponsors
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Aeron Chair Cylinder Replacement
A legal victory for ‘appropriation art’ – The Verge
“One For Love, One For Money”
Ron Mart NEC PA271w monitor review
Adobe Creative Cloud
On Taking Pictures – The Good and the Bad of Adobe Creative Cloud

Photographer of the Week
Larry Clark – Wikipedia
LarryClark.com
Tulsa Book Video Walkthrough

Books
Tulsa
Nan Goldin
You and I
David Armstrong: 615 Jefferson Avenue

Heroes aren’t just for children, especially when you meet them in person. Art for art’s sake, rather than investment. Plus, listener emails and Vancouver street shooter, Fred Herzog as Photographer of the Week.

Show Notes

Paris Photo

How The Print Medium Matters – Dye Transfer

Google Map of Kodak Factories

Dan Carrillo: Daclotype on Vimeo

Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens

This Week’s Sponsors

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Photographer of the Week

Equinox Gallery Vancouver – Works by Fred Herzog

Fred Herzog’s Early Color Street Photographs

Books

Fred Herzog: Photographs (Douglas Coupland, Sarah Milroy)

Fred Herzog: Photographs (Claudia Gochmann)

Saul Leiter

Once you realize that everything you do leads to the next thing, and that the journey is the reward, you’ll be fine. Do clients want your work or your juice? Plus, controversial photographer and art world darling, Cindy Sherman is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Circuitous Conversations #41 – Monitors : On Taking Pictures
• Q&A@F&B No. 5 – Bill Wadman
• Eisenstaedt’s ‘Kiss in Times Square’ Leica camera goes to auction | The Verge
• Home – Cindy Sherman – Photographer, Model, Director, Actor, Avant-Garde Images, Doll Parts and Prosthetics, Movies
• Tissot – Ball On Shipboard
• BBC Two – The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution, Gang of Four
• MoMA | Cindy Sherman
• MoMA to Showcase Cindy Sherman’s New and Old Characters – NYTimes.com
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
• Cindy Sherman: Eva Respini, Johanna Burton, Cindy Sherman, John Waters: 9780870708121: Amazon.com: Books
• Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills: Peter Galassi, Cindy Sherman: 9780870705076: Amazon.com: Books
• Cindy Sherman: Retrospective: Cindy Sherman, Amanda Cruz, Amelia Jones: 9780500279878: Amazon.com: Books

Does it really take village to succeed as a photographer today, and should technology dictate where your career-compass guides you? Despite the changes to photography as a business, clients and art buyers are still looking for talent; but are they looking where you are? Plus, get out your shot glasses, iconic New York lensman, Jay Maisel is Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• How Personal Creative Work Leads to Commissioned Jobs | Chase Jarvis Blog
• AI-AP | Tips from the Photo Rep: Where Do Art Buyers Look For Talent?
• Monitors for Photography – A Primer : On Taking Pictures
• Brian Smith Lecture – Editorial Photography From Pulitzer to Portaiture at CSULB 04.24.13
• The Great Compositions of Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt
• Jay Maisel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Big Picture Documentary on Iconic Photographer Jay Maisel
• Bits of Wisdom from Jay Maisel | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
• Meeting your Heroes : On Taking Pictures
• Amazon.com: Jay Maisel’s New York (9781552094969): Jay Maisel: Books
• Most Beautiful Place In The World: Jay Maisel: 9780517665640: Amazon.com: Books
• Amazon.com: A tribute (9780760731482): Jay Maisel: Books

To tag or not to tag? Folder structure, naming conventions, file formats and overall workflow ideas in this week’s show. Why do filmmakers get all of the cool stuff lately? Plus, photographic icon Alfred Eisenstadt is Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Who knew wearing paper could look so elegant? – Fashionising.com
• Faded + Blurred – eBooks
• Monitors for Photography – A Primer : On Taking Pictures
• MOVI on Vimeo
• Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
• The pocket rocket…Blackmagic downsizes the BMCC and does a 4K upsize of the orginal ! | johnbrawley
• ColorEdge CG276 Promo Video – YouTube
• Alfred Eisenstaedt – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Alred Eisenstaedt Prints | Alfred Eisenstaedt Photographs | Alfred Eisenstaedt Photos
• Nurses on Stairs
• Katherine-Hepburn-for-TIME-magaine-by-Alfred-Eisenstaedt-1938.jpg (1166×1280)
• The Greatest Photojournalist: Alfred Eisenstadt – YouTube
• Amazon.com: Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self-Portrait (9780896595156): Alfred Eisenstaedt: Books
• Eisenstaedt: Remembrances: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Barbara Baker Burrows, Bryan Holme, Doris C. O’Neil: 9780821225974: Amazon.com: Books
• Eisenstaedt’s Guide to Photography: Alfred Eisenstaedt: 9780140464832: Amazon.com: Books
• Witness to Our Time: Alfred Eisenstaedt: 9780670777020: Amazon.com: Books

Things get a little heavy as Bill and Jeffery discuss the importance of dreams and what often keeps us from chasing them. Plus, standing up for the value of your work, just how limited are limited editions and pioneering female photographer Margaret Bourke-White as Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• Get ASMP Photographer’s Guide to Copyright
• AnandTech | Understanding Camera Optics & Smartphone Camera Trends, A Presentation by Brian Klug
• The Candid Frame #179 – Alison Turner | The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast
• Amazon.com: Bones Brigade: Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen
• Alison Turner Photography | Alison Turner Photography
• The Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner by Lomography — Kickstarter
• Court dismisses lawsuit over Eggleston reprints – The Art Newspaper
• Dye Transfer Printing
• Richard Koci Hernandez Multimedia Journalist
• On Taking Pictures – Google+
• Margaret Bourke-White – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Margaret Bourke White: Susan Goldman Rubin: 9780810943810: Amazon.com: Books
• Margaret Bourke-white: The Early Work, 1922-1930 (Pocket Paragon Series): Ronald E. Ostman, Harry Littell, Margaret Bourke-White: 9781567922998: Amazon.com: Books
• Amazon.com: Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History (9781938922121): Sean Quimby, Oliva María Rubio, Margaret Bourke-White: Books
• Portrait of Myself: Margaret Bourke-White, Jonathan Silverman: 9780839828587: Amazon.com: Books