Is your photography business your own? We discuss one interesting case where the answer was no. We also talk about image, not the one you’re making but the one you’re living, which helps set the stage for next week’s discussion on branding. Plus, surf photographer Mickey Smith on a present worth remembering and UK photographer Thurston Hopkins is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Community – Google+
Tych Panel
Diptic on the App Store on iTunes
Create your own diptych (pictures collage)
Canon Lets Go Off The Low-Priced Compact Camera Market | CanonWatch CanonWatch
New Mexico Supreme Court: Wedding Photographer May Not Decline Business from Same-Sex Couple’s Commitment Ceremony » Publications » The Federalist Society
On Not Answering the Question: What Makes a Good Photograph?
Mickey Smith – Dark Side of the Lens
Sue Bryce Portrait | Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year 2011 & 2012
Seeing Themselves: Photographers’ Self-Portraits : The New Yorker
Are More Eccentric Artists Perceived As Better Artists? : NPR

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Photographer of the Week

Picture Post photographer Thurston Hopkins at 100
Thurston Hopkins Collection | Getty Images Gallery
Thurston Hopkins Exhibition | Getty Images Gallery