This week, we’re wrestling with the concepts of “good” vs “different” and whether one is better than the other, both as an end product and as a prime mover. What’s more important to you, good or different? Also, a couple interesting items around copyright and how others can or can’t share your images. Plus, preserving Disney cels and documentaries about William Eggleston and Ansel Adams. Thomas Struth is our Photographer of the Week.

This week, making art because you have to and how context can elevate humble materials to something extraordinary. Also, connecting to the past through the tangential experiences of the present. Plus, why is serious subject matter taken more…seriously as important work? Donna Ferrato is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #bookshelf

Introduction to the Exhibition—Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings

Outliers and American Vanguard Art

It Might Get Loud – Wikipedia

SAMANTHA FISH BAND “Shake ‘Em On Down” 3/22/13 – YouTube

Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian

Alaa Hassan

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Panasonic’s new $999 GX9 is a mirrorless camera for monochrome film lovers – The Verge

The FUJIFILM X-E3 is INCREDIBLE | The Art of Photography

School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City > Howard Schatz

Glitterati Inc., Schatz Images: 25 Years

The Unknown Berenice Abbott – Berenice Abbott – Steidl Verlag

Collected Works. Study Edition – Gordon Parks – Steidl Verlag

Five Things A Still Shooter Needs To Know To Shoot Video | Sony | Alpha Universe

Graffiti Artists Awarded $6.7 Million for Destroyed 5Pointz Murals – The New York Times

Visual Artists Rights Act – Wikipedia

5 Pointz – Wikipedia

Domestic Abuse in the Photos of Donna Ferrato – The New York Times

Donna Ferrato Photography | PERSONAL WORK

Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering? | Pinky and the Brain Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia

Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz, Desperado @ National Sawdust, 11/19/15 – YouTube

This week, we start with a question we missed on last week’s Q&A show around balancing available light and flash using speedlights. Also, a discussion around accepting not only who, but also where you are on your creative curve. Plus, what do you look for from a podcast? Eugene Richards is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #tangential

macperformanceguide.com: 2017 iMac Pro: Usage Observations and Conclusions

This Is Why Uma Thurman Is Angry – The New York Times

Bill Wadman on Twitter: “Cleaning the closet with my wife out of town. Looking through old prints. Huh, I used to be a decent photographer.… “

METHOD 143 — Arch Motorcycle

The US Copyright Office is ‘modernizing’ group registration of photos: Digital Photography Review

Do I SWITCH from Nikon to Fuji? | The ULTIMATE print test – YouTube

Eugene Richards | International Center of Photography

EUGENE RICHARDS

Eugene Richards: A Life in Photography – The New York Times

Global Journalist: Eugene Richards and the art of photography – YouTube

Eugene Richards – Presentation at Fritt Ord 10.03.2016 – YouTube

This week, questions and answers from YOU, the listeners. Topics range from the business side of photography — including social media and marketing — to how to approach subjects who may not “get” your vision on the shoot. We’re also talking about how art can sometimes be overwhelming to look at and even a few technical questions around gear. A couple questions were too big to answer here and we’ll tackle them on the next show. Hugh Kretschmer is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Moonlight

Real World Speed Tests for Performance Minded Apple Mac Users

LensCulture – Contemporary Photography

PDN Online | Photography News, Techniques, and Gear Reviews for Professional Photographers

British Journal of Photography – The latest photography news and features, since 1854.

Brain Pickings – An inventory of the meaningful life.

THE 10TH EDITION OF THE JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AWARD — The Photography Gala Awards

Polaroid Type 55 — Wadman

Exposure — Esperanza Spalding

Beautiful Free Images | Unsplash

REAPER | Audio Production Without Limits

Crit Wall Train photo

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‘Time Warp’ Scene w/ Lyrics | The Rocky Horror Picture Show – YouTube

Hugh Kretschmer Photography | OVERVIEW | 1

Q&A: Hugh Kretschmer, Los Angeles – Feature Shoot

This week, we start with a discussion around the often finicky nature of inkjet printing—between random clogs and the cost of ink and paper, is it better to just job it out? Also, a talk around taking risks, inspired by an interview with Gail Bichler, Design Director of the New York Times Magazine who says that if your work is “consistently pretty good, but you don’t have anything great,” you may not be taking enough creative risks. TWO Photographers of the Week this week: FC Gundlach and Bert Hardy.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #9to5

Home – Binartem

Joshua K. Jackson — Street Photographer, Photography Workshops & Prints

Precision Colors Home Page

Gail Bichler on The Great Discontent (TGD)

Gail Bichler on

Chris Ashworth (@ashworthchris) • Instagram photos and videos

Phantom Thread 70mm Screenings: Paul Thomas Anderson’ Grainy Image | IndieWire

$2,000 camera with 16 LENSES?!? Photography with the Light L16 – YouTube

F.C Gundlach – Lens Magazine

OP ART | ANDY MEETS WARHOL

Gundlach Images on Pinterest

Master of fashion photography F.C. Gundlach celebrates 90 years with 90 photos | Arts | DW | 14.07.2016

Gundlach selfie

Never had it so good: Bert Hardy’s archive of mid-century life – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

Bert Hardy | The Photographers’ Gallery

Reebok Pump – Wikipedia

Nike Court Royale Mens 749747-100 White Grove Green Leather Shoes Size 10 | eBay

This week, we’re discussing “iterative ideation” — process whereby you course correct more often as a project develops — as a means of failing forward. Along the way, we wonder if “failure” is really the most productive way of thinking about our creative missteps. Also, we talk about some of the struggles of balancing our personal and professional lives on social media. Plus, 11 minutes for 3 setups with an icon. Emmet Gowin is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #badRetouching

MLK in Color

PS4 Slim on Amazon

We Are Guerrilla – Guerrilla

Jimmy Webb – Tunesmith

Louis BL – YouTube – YouTube

Janusz Kaminski: The Post | The Treatment | Film Televsion and Arts Interviews | KCRW | KCRW

11 Minutes with Bruce Springsteen | PDN Online

H6D-400c Multi-shot

Fujifilm GFX R Announcement Coming in 2018 | Fuji Addict

Hilarious Photoshop Fail of Professional Family Portraits Go Viral

a-ha – Take On Me (Official Video) – YouTube

a-ha – Take On Me [ Live From MTV Unplugged, Giske / 2017 ] – YouTube

Kodak Is Launching a Cryptocurrency for Photographers – CoinDesk

Why Photographers Shouldn’t Use Blockchain Copyright Services

Blockchain Copyright Services: Seductive, but Unwise – Burns the Attorney: Leslie Burns

Moths, Alive and in Color, in All Their Diversity – The New York Times

The Most Intimate Photograph | The New Yorker

Pace/MacGill Gallery | Artist Page

Emmet Gowin: ‘Everyone thought my photographs were incestuous’ | Art and design | The Guardian

Emmet Gowin: A Life in Photography, Part 1 / 4 on Vimeo

Emmet Gowin – Aperture Foundation

Emmet Gowin on Amazon

This week, we’re talking about the importance of mentors and how changing our focus can sometimes lead to incredible exchanges that would not have happened otherwise. Also, a discussion around workflow and the potential of using more of a mobile-first approach to post-processing images. Plus, are camera manufacturers simply releasing slighting different versions of the same cameras and trying to pass them off as new? Karl Baden is our Photographer of the Week.

Light | Home

Masters

Hasselblad on Instagram: “It is with great excitement that we announce the Hasselblad Masters Winners of 2018! – Aerial – Jorge de la Torriente – @delagallery –…” • Instagram

LUMIX GH5S VIDEO GALLERY – Panasonic

Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital H-3013926

X-H1 and GFX R Reports Surface, Pointing to Big 2018 For Fujifilm

SanDisk 1TB USB-C flash drive is the smallest in the world – The Verge

Stephen Dominko accordion plays Chopin concerto no 2 3rd mvt – YouTube

Planning and Shooting a Portrait Project (featuring the Godox AD200) – YouTube

How to Edit Dramatic Portraits in Photoshop – YouTube

Rock, Paper, Shotgun – PC Game Reviews, Previews, Subjectivity |

EF70-300L on Fujifilm X-T2 AF-C demo (Fringer EF-FX Pro) – YouTube

Nussenzweig v. DiCorcia – Wikipedia

How an A.I. ‘Cat-and-Mouse Game’ Generates Believable Fake Photos – The New York Times

How to Take a Picture of a Stealth Bomber From Above – The Atlantic

B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at the Edwards Air Force Base Airshow

Photography by the Letter (Paperback) – Jeffery Saddoris

Every Day

See how BC professor has changed over 30 years of daily ‘selfies’ – The Boston Globe

Every Day: February 23, 1987 – March 26, 2010 – YouTube

Godley and Creme – Cry – YouTube

Stunning Video Shows a Man Flying With Birds

Happy New Year! This week, we’re talking about various ways to approach 365 (or any long term) projects, inspired by some questions from a listener. Topics include: approach, overall goals and how to mark your progress when single pieces may take longer than a day to complete. If you’re starting a new project this year, we would love to check it out. We also discuss an article on Kotaku highlighting some incredible shots from video games. With so many “real” photographic principles being applied to modern gaming, do screenshots count as photography? Also, we’re going to try ending each month with a Q&A/Crit Wall show. If you have questions, or would like us to discuss a photo or two, email us at podcast at ontakingpictures.com

the 365 project

the 52 project

Avedon’s France

Some Of 2017’s Best Video Game Screenshots

LARGE FORMAT VIDEO CAMERA (8×10) – YouTube

Niagara Falls is coated in ice — and absolutely jaw-dropping – The Washington Post

Blackie on the App Store

Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve 14

Pentti Sammallahti – Artists – Peter Fetterman

Here Far Away – Photographs by Pentti Sammallahti | LensCulture

Outcry as YouTube star Logan Paul posts video of dead body in Japan | World news | The Guardian

large format video camera | fiddleoak

Questions, questions. Whose got the questions? Turns out, it’s YOU, the listeners! This week, we tackle conundrums about favorite museums, sources of inspiration, archiving strategies, finding the theme of your work, and a whole lot more. Brett Weston is our Photographer of the Week.

Richard Avedon Foundation Demands New Avedon Biography Be Pulled [UPDATED]

Avedon: Something Personal

Apple confirms iPhones with older batteries will take hits in performance – The Verge

Smartphone Awards 2017! – YouTube

Planning and Shooting a Portrait Project (featuring the Godox AD200) – YouTube

Collections — Google Arts & Culture

Shadow Quality

Canon PRO 100 PIXMA Wireless Professional Inkjet Photo 6228B002

Brett Weston – Wikipedia

Home | Brett Weston

This week, we geek out a little over the new non-upgradeable iMacPro and talk about hardware and workflow. We also discuss how deadlines can affect how we define (or redefine) good. Affinity teases a new piece of software for publishers and we discuss the new Annie Leibovitz Masterclass, which leaves us asking “What do you expect from online training?”. Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber are our Photographers of the Week

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #monochrome

“Off The Wall” album cover

Affinity Publisher teaser – YouTube

The Print Shop – Wikipedia

I Tested 10+ Photoshop Alternatives to See How They Stack Up

Affinity Photo Workbook – The Official Guide to Affinity Photo

2018 Pirelli Calendar: Tim Walker’s Wonderland

iMac Pro + Pro Vega 64 versus Mac Pros

The Lighting Series Archives – Sue Bryce Education

Lori Nix / Kathleen Gerber

Lori Nix – Wikipedia

NIX + GERBER: We make large things small

Nix + Gerber on Vimeo

Documentary — Marwencol