On Taking Pictures http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast Jeffery Saddoris of fadedandblurred.com and editorial portrait photographer Bill Wadman (billwadman.com) take on the art, science, and philosophy of photography and explore how they play out behind the camera in the process of making images. Insider insights for the novice, shop talk for the professional, and opinionated discussion for the interested observer of the field's trends and legacy. Feeder 2.1.3(1344); Mac OS X Version 10.8.2 (Build 12C60) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:30:57 -0500 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:30:57 -0500 http://ontakingpictures.com/podcast/otp-logo.png On Taking Pictures http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris A weekly podcast on the art & science of photography. Jeffery Saddoris of fadedandblurred.com and editorial portrait photographer Bill Wadman (billwadman.com) take on the art, science, and philosophy of photography and explore how they play out behind the camera in the process of making images. Insider insights for the novice, shop talk for the professional, and opinionated discussion for the interested observer of the field's trends and legacy. Photography, Macintosh, Photoshop no Bill Wadman bill@billwadman.com no Artistic Monkhood http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1R9 Safe vs Experimental, to get good you need to stop trying to get good, and Jeffery's monologue at 42:20 which is among the best things ever spoken on our show. Iconic war photograph Robert Capa is Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
[Sponsor] Totally Rad!! Photoshop and Lightroom plugins. Get 15% off your order with offer code '1435OTP'
New OTP G+ Group
SI Swimsuit Exploitation redux
Art or breach of privacy?
Blog post using Bill's Pic

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Robert Capa
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL535353
http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcapa.html

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:29:47 -0500 thats-just-going-to-the-driving-range Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Safe vs Experimental, to get good you need to stop trying to get good, and Jeffery's monologue at 42:20 which is among the best things ever spoken on our show. Iconic war photograph Robert Capa is Photographer of the Week. no 1:37:13 That’s Just Going to the Driving Range http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1QC Style vs Fashion and How do you develop a style anyway? The influence of luck, snow angels, and listener Q&A. Michael Light is Photographer of the Week.

http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP042.mp3

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[Sponsor] Squarespace - Site Hosting Get 10% off your order with offer code 'OTP2'
New OTP G+ Group
Snow Angels Diptychs
Snow Angels BTS
Jeffery’s Fuji X Pro1 camera review
Barry Lyndon on Netflix
Post about the Barry Lyndon Lenses
Mitchell BNC (“Blimped Newsreel Camera”) cameras and Barry Lyndon Video
Steve Jobs BOOM!

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Michael Light

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:34:22 -0500 our-microscopes-got-more-powerful Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Style vs Fashion and How do you develop a style anyway? The influence of luck, snow angels, and listener Q&A. Michael Light is Photographer of the Week. no 1:31:13 Our Microscopes Got More Powerful http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2013/01/episode-41-our-microscopes-got-more-powerful Decaying Americana, taking being uncomfortable one small step at a time, and some talk about starting a flickr group on this week's show. Modernist Paul Strand is Photographer of the Week.

http://www.ontakingpictures.com/podcast/OTP041.mp3


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Bombay beach
David Hockney - Photoshop is boring
David Hockney and the Quantel Paintbox
Old photographers shooting digital for Fuji at Aperture Gallery
Last Roll of Kodachrome Documentary
Contact sheet of Last Roll of Kodachrome on McCurry's site
Heisler portrait of Ed Koch
No one cares how hard you worked
Surfer Photo on TIME
Chris Buck - shooting obama
Epson rangefinder RD-1 on Luminous Landscape 1
Epson rangefinder RD-1 on Luminous Landscape 2

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Paul Strand
Paul Strand on Google Images

]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:23:54 -0500 im-buying-a-smoke-machine Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Decaying Americana, taking being uncomfortable one small step at a time, and some talk about starting a flickr group on this week's show. Modernist Paul Strand is Photographer of the Week. no 1:36:19 I'm Buying a Smoke Machine http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2013/01/episode-40-im-buying-a-smoke-machine The new Gregory Crewdson Documentary, the morality of Photoshop, and Q&A from a pile of listener emails. Master of masters Richard Avedon is Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
Where Are We Going With This
Stills from video redux
Gregory Crewdson - Brief Encounter
Morality of Manipulation
Art.com for Prints
Thumb Grip for XPro1 & X-E1 (and several models of Leica)

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Richard Avedon
http://fadedandblurred.com/spotlight/richard-avedon
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3973
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/6570

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:39:03 -0500 the-president-and-an-umbrella Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris The new Gregory Crewdson Documentary, the morality of Photoshop, and Q&A from a pile of listener emails. Master of masters Richard Avedon is Photographer of the Week. no 1:41:40 The President and an Umbrella http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2013/01/episode-39-the-president-and-an-umbrella/ Presidential portraits, the 'cool kid camera club', why Bill uses prime lenses, and the importance of having Dreams on this week's show. Celebrity portrait and fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy is Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
New Presidential portrait
BTS of the first Obama portrait
The People vs George Lucas
Special When Lit
Gerhard Richter Painting
Annie takes on Hurricane relief - Losing your way
Norman-Jean Roy says digital ruined fashion photography

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Norman-Jean Roy
http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Norman_Jean_Roy
http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/norman-jean-roy

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:02:48 -0500 tug-of-war-with-the-muse Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Presidential portraits, the 'cool kid camera club', why Bill uses prime lenses, and the importance of having Dreams on this week's show. Celebrity portrait and fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy is Photographer of the Week. no 1:41:51 Tug of War with the Muse http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/12/episode-38-tug-of-war-with-the-muse/ Technical and creative limitations as inspiration, schtick vs style, and how the artistic process is what gives art it's humanity . Innovative fashion photographer Paolo Roversi is Photographer of the Week.

Show Notes
[Sponsor] Squarespace - Site Hosting Get 10% off your order with offer code 'TAKEBETTERPICTURES'
Jeffery’s Squarespace Video
Heisler - Lightroom Podcast  Best part starts around 55:00
Heisler Walk-through of Phelps shoot 

Location apps
Evernote
Map A Pic
Shoot Local

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Paolo Roversi
http://video.wmagazine.com/inside-w-magazine/paolo-roversi-dream-sequence
http://www.ananasamiami.com/2010/11/gemma-by-paolo-roversi-for-vogue-italy.html

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:09:03 -0500 jump-in-the-river Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Technical and creative limitations as inspiration, schtick vs style, and how the artistic process is what gives art it's humanity . Innovative fashion photographer Paolo Roversi is Photographer of the Week. no 1:29:37 Jump in the River http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/12/episode-37-jump-in-the-river/ Photographers not known for their pictures, popularity contests, and trying to be a nice guy in a divisive world. Listener emails about exploitation, education, and 'Meditation' are answered. Classic agressive street photographer and filmmaker William Klein is Photographer of the Week.

Show Notes
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Exit through the Gift Shop
Peter Yang video
John Contino - Type Illustrator
Photoshop CS2 for free
Fotobar
Art or Not? Photographer uses Google Earth photos to create collages
Video stills as photographs
Waste Land Doc

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] William Klein
Klein walking through his contact sheets
Another Klein video

]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:10:09 -0500 the-schrodinger-moment Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Photographers not known for their pictures, popularity contests, and trying to be a nice guy in a divisive world. Listener emails about exploitation, education, and 'Meditation' are answered. Classic agressive street photographer and filmmaker William Klein is Photographer of the Week. no 1:49:32 The Schrodinger Moment http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/12/episode-36-the%E2%80%A6odinger-moment/ An epic show this week wherein Bill and Jeffery tear into legacy, life, death, and being remembered. It's deep and heavy and well worth the time. B&W conversion, photograph movies, and photo education also make an appearance. Portraitist Platon is our Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
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Squarespace Portfolio software
Ryan Block - “Why I’m Quitting Instagram”
Spielberg-Leo Story 
Bill's original 365 Project from 2004-2005

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Platon
Platon Website
Charlie Rose interview with Platon
Mark Seliger, Dylan McDermott & Platon

]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:26:04 -0500 justification-after-the-fact Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris An epic show this week wherein Bill and Jeffery tear into legacy, life, death, and being remembered. It's deep and heavy and well worth the time. B&W conversion, photograph movies, and photo education also make an appearance. Portraitist Platon is our Photographer of the Week. no 1:36:48 Justification After the Fact http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/12/episode-25-justification-after-the-fact/ It's the last episode of 2012 so we conquer comment trolls, Fuji's lack of auto-focus, and whether historical artistic perspective matters at all anyway. Artistic portrait man Philip-Lorca diCorcia is our Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
Dylan Thomas Poem
Trolls in the comments on Bill's 'Motion' PetaPixel post

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Philip-Lorca deCorcia Video Interview
Good portfolio overview

]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:56:40 -0500 learning-everything-all-the-time Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris It's the last episode of 2012 so we conquer comment trolls, Fuji's lack of auto-focus, and whether historical artistic perspective matters at all anyway. Artistic portrait man Philip-Lorca diCorcia is our Photographer of the Week. no 1:29:37 Learning Everything All the Time http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/12/episode-34-learning-everything-all-the-time/ The plateaus of getting better, why change is scary, why Jeffery can't decide what camera to buy and it's not because there are no good cameras available. Modern surrealist photographer Man Ray is our Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
[Sponsor] Squarespace - Site Hosting Get 10% off your order with offer code 'TAKEMOREPICTURES'
Instagram TOS
Film’s transition from the mass market to the artisanal
Kodachrome 2010
YouTube releases their own iOS video app, called Capture
Skywalkers

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Man Ray
Dust Breeding
Kiki of Montparnasse film

]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:11:04 -0500 troubleshooting-in-real-time Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris The plateaus of getting better, why change is scary, why Jeffery can't decide what camera to buy and it's not because there are no good cameras available. Modern surrealist photographer Man Ray is our Photographer of the Week. no 1:31:30 Troubleshooting in Real Time http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/12/episode-33-troubleshooting-in-real-time/ An update and discussion about how Bill's December portrait project is going, does pre-visualization suck creativity, and where is the line between photography and photo-illustration anyway? Darkroom artist Jerry Uelsmann is our Photographer of the Week.

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Show Notes
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Bert Monroy
Erik Johansso
Dave Hill
Jerry Uelsmann + Maggie Taylor Documentary
Ilford releases two new disposable film (XP2 + HP5) cameras
Apple + Google team up to buy Kodak imaging patents
Adobe updates Photoshop with Retina support
Instagram removes photos from Twitter

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Jerry Uelsmann
Faded and Blurred Spotlight on Jerry Uelsmann

]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:29:14 -0500 screw-those-people Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris An update and discussion about how Bill's December portrait project is going, does pre-visualization suck creativity, and where is the line between photography and photo-illustration anyway? Darkroom artist Jerry Uelsmann is our Photographer of the Week. no 1:30:23 Screw Those People http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/11/episode-32-screw-those-people Should you retire of you're no longer doing good work? What skateboarding has in common with photography and why Bill will never get asked to shoot the Pirelli calendar. Portraitist William Coupon is our Photographer of the Week.

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Steve McCurry Shooting the Pirelli Calendar - Behind the Scenes video
What Kodak could still learn from Polaroid

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] William Coupon
William Coupon Website

]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:07:05 -0500 too-much-information Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Should you retire of you're no longer doing good work? What skateboarding has in common with photography and why Bill will never get asked to shoot the Pirelli calendar. Portraitist William Coupon is our Photographer of the Week. no 1:28:00 Too Much Information http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/11/episode-31-too-much-information Coercion vs connection in portrait photography , making it through the fear of failure or even fear of success, and what? Bill is shooing video now? The world must be ending, so we might as well start at the beginning with 19th century French portrait photographer Nadar as PotW.

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Show Notes
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Meyerowitz on NY Times Lens
NYT Lens Blog moving portraits
Avedon portrait of Prince Edward
Jill Greenberg crying babies
Jiro: regret NOT being married to your work
Avedon interview with Charlie Rose
Leica camera sells for $2.19M 

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Nadar
Nadar's studio
Nadar Google Image Search

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:22:41 -0500 entrances-confused-with-dead-ends Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Coercion vs connection in portrait photography , making it through the fear of failure or even fear of success, and what? Bill is shooing video now? The world must be ending, so we might as well start at the beginning with 19th century French portrait photographer Nadar as PotW. no 1:27:24 Entrances Confused with Dead Ends http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/11/episode-30-entrances-confused-with-dead-ends Our thoughts on the HBO series 'Witness', classic Hollywood portraits, tips for making your composites look more real, and a deep delve into the mind of photographer of the week Joel Meyerowitz.

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[Sponsor]Squarespace - Site Hosting Get 10% off your order with offer code 'fancyphotographer'
Witness - LA Times Review
Witness Trailer
Fashion designer steals photographer’s work
Cornel Lucas Hollywood Portraitist
Underneath Cover - behind the scenes
Joel Grimes Composites

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Joel Meyerowitz
NY Times on Joel Meyerowitz Street photography
"Taking My Time" book on Phaidon with Interview Videos

]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:30:08 -0500 richard-scarry-book-on-acid Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Our thoughts on the HBO series 'Witness', classic Hollywood portraits, tips for making your composites look more real, and a deep delve into the mind of photographer of the week Joel Meyerowitz. no 1:30:22 Richard Scarry Book on Acid http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1Gf How do you know when you've got it right? Are trends in art supposed to be chased or ridden, and is there is a location which really is the 'place to be' at any particular time? Parisian street photographer Brassai is this week's photographer.

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]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:43:40 -0500 ability-to-recognize-maybe Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris How do you know when you've got it right? Are trends in art supposed to be chased or ridden, and is there is a location which really is the 'place to be' at any particular time? Parisian street photographer Brassai is this week's photographer. no 1:28:47 Ability to Recognize, Maybe http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1F2 How do we know when art 'works' or doesn't? Is it intuition or knowledge? Bill and Jeffery also tackle some listener mail about b/w conversion, hype in the art world, and a rebuttal of a listener who thinks Bill is a little too cranky. Master portraitist Irving Penn is this week's photographer.

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Art Hype with Robert Hughes on youTube
Bill's Portraits - Party and Keys
Damon Winters story and pictures of Obama campaign
Stray Light Grey Exhibit Photos

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Irving Penn
Irving Penn Spotlight on Faded and Blurred
NY Times Obituary of Irving Penn
Museum of Contemporary Photography

]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:40:34 -0500 a-body-of-work-only-in-hindsight Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris How do we know when art 'works' or doesn't? Is it intuition or knowledge? Bill and Jeffery also tackle some listener mail about b/w conversion, hype in the art world, and a rebuttal of a listener who thinks Bill is a little too cranky. Master portraitist Irving Penn is this week's photographer. no 1:29:06 A Body of Work Only in Hindsight http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1Ec A serious episode this week as Jeffery and Bill discuss whether a body of work is retrospective in origin or whether it's built masterpiece by masterpiece. Also David Hockney's article on perspective, scanning slides with your dslr, and asking why photography is ever a crime. The wonderful Alfred Sieglitz is this week's photographer.

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Show Notes
CamRanger
Canadian kid busted for taking pictures
Scanning slides with an SLR
Bill's 'Laid-Off' series
Hockney Article (try opening in Incognito mode to bypass paywall)

[PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK] Alfred Stieglitz
Stieglitz and Daughter
Stieglitz portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe

]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:30:34 -0400 brain-calibration-issue Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris A serious episode this week as Jeffery and Bill discuss whether a body of work is retrospective in origin or whether it's built masterpiece by masterpiece. Also David Hockney's article on perspective, scanning slides with your dslr, and asking why photography is ever a crime. The wonderful Alfred Sieglitz is this week's photographer. no 1:31:37 Brain Calibration Issue http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1D3 Extra bonus episode so that Jeffery and Bill could get caught up on and answer all the listen feedback they've been getting lately. We talk about the worth of process, light source color, framing, photo books, and the new Faking It exhibit at the Met in NYC. Get on board!

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Show Notes

'Faking It- Image Manipulation Before Digital Age' exhibit at The Met -
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/press-room/exhibitions/2012/faking-it
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/faking-it/id565847896?mt=8

Wanda Wulz self-portrait with cat
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/wanda-wulz?before=1332870458

Wadman Edition - Bill's Adorama and Blurb books are linked in there
http://www.wadmaneditions.com

CMYK Skin Color Correction
http://www.graphicconnectionkc.com/skin-tone-correction.html

Related Books on Amazon
Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:38:55 -0400 the-weather-is-what-youre-photographing Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Extra bonus episode so that Jeffery and Bill could get caught up on and answer all the listen feedback they've been getting lately. We talk about the worth of process, light source color, framing, photo books, and the new Faking It exhibit at the Met in NYC. Get on board! no 1:16:16 The Weather Is What You're Photographing http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1BI This week Bill tells all about his trip to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks while Jeffery gives him a hard time about it. Do you need to leave where you are to see where you've been? And of course it's fitting that Ansel Adams is our photographer of the week.

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Show Notes

A Day in the Life of a Fire Lookout by Gary Yost
http://vimeo.com/48169212

Facebook taking down pages for “copyright violation”
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/10/08/facebook-shuttering-massive-pages-for-violating-photo-copyrights/#more-78790

Russian Ark (Incredible film, shot in the Hermitage Museum IN ONE TAKE)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J--TDEHizVA

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Ansel Adams

http://www.anseladams.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams
Ansel Adams Google Images Search
Related Books on Amazon
Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs
Ansel Adams in the National Parks: Photographs from America's Wild Places

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:11:48 -0400 negative-space-of-technique Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris This week Bill tells all about his trip to Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks while Jeffery gives him a hard time about it. Do you need to leave where you are to see where you've been? And of course it's fitting that Ansel Adams is our photographer of the week. no 1:32:43 Negative Space of Technique http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1Br This week is all about who deserves to get paid, whether craft has inherent value, and why Bill would like to take more than one photograph with an iPhone even with a purple fringed lens flare. Amateur savant Vivian Meier is our photographer of the week.

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Show Notes
CreativeLive gets US$ 7.5M in funding:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/09/creativelive/

Memento – one shot app, sent in by Jean-Michel
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/09/27/one-memento-a-camera-app-that-can-only-shoot-a-single-photograph-ever/

iPhone 5 Purple Flare: Apple says you’re aiming it wrong:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/08/tech/mobile/iphone-5-purple-haze/

Sally Mann In The Age of Instagram:
http://www.americanphotomag.com/photo-gallery/2012/10/wall-sally-manns-self-portraits-new-york
http://fadedandblurred.com/spotlight/sally-mann/

Abe Morrell exhibition
http://www.bonnibenrubi.com/exhibitions.html

Bill’s portraits of Rob
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/09/two-very-different-portraits-of-robert/

Elia Kahvedjian
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/the-finest-photographs-of-early-20th-century-palestine-shuttered-in-controversy-1.411086
http://www.eliaphoto.com/Gallery.html

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Vivian Maier
http://fadedandblurred.com/spotlight/vivian-maier/
http://www.vivianmaier.com
http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com

Related Books on Amazon
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:04:39 -0400 everyones-job-to-be-everything Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris This week is all about who deserves to get paid, whether craft has inherent value, and why Bill would like to take more than one photograph with an iPhone even with a purple fringed lens flare. Amateur savant Vivian Meier is our photographer of the week. no Everyone's Job to be Everything http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1i5 Bill and Jeffery respond to a bit more feedback about workshops & websites, Jeffery’s thinking about taking up senior portraits, Bill can’t stand photographers who don’t know what they’re talking about. Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt is our photographer of the week.

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Show Notes
Tokyo Club Kids in Bathtubs
http://www.featureshoot.com/2012/09/tokyo-club-kids-photographed-in-their-bathtubs/
Beautiful fashion shots from Florian Sommet
http://fashionography.net/katharina-rembi-by-florian-sommet/
Image Properties (or how most people talk out their ass)
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2009/12/image_properties_or_how_most_p/
PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Elliott Erwitt

http://www.elliotterwitt.com/lang/en/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Erwitt
http://fadedandblurred.com/spotlight/elliott-erwitt/
Google Image Search for Edward Steichen
Related Books on Amazon
Personal Best
Elliott Erwitt’s New York (English, German, French, Spanish and Italian Edition)
Elliot Erwitt Snaps

]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:34:25 -0400 ann-curry-is-a-better-photographer-than-you Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Bill and Jeffery respond to a bit more feedback about workshops & websites, Jeffery’s thinking about taking up senior portraits, Bill can’t stand photographers who don’t know what they’re talking about. Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt is our photographer of the week. no Ann Curry is a Better Photographer than You http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1hr Bill and Jeffery respond to feedback about workshops & websites, famous people buying Leicas, and why taking less pictures is better. Then Bill recounts being ignored by Philip Glass and his methodology behind a group shot of 10 people. Of course Edward Steichen, our photographer of the week, could have done a better job I'm sure.

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Show Notes
Lost Memories (Ferracci created the film as an entry to a competition in Paris that asked filmmakers to imagine what the future will be like. It was shot using a Canon 5D Mark II. Although writing, filming, and editing the footage took only about a day, adding in all the visual effects took Ferracci half a year to complete.):
http://www.doobybrain.com/2012/09/18/lost-memories-by-francois-ferracci/

Ann Curry - Photographer (Lieca M9) Calling them ‘photographs’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35927229#35927229

Celebs love the Leica:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/fashion/leica-cameras-favored-by-celebrities.html?_r=0

Instagram on Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/instagram-photography_n_1893230.html?utm_hp_ref=arts

Cheap IR remote for Canon on Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07Y0B89552

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Edward Steichen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Steichen
Google Image Search for Edward Steichen
Related Books on Amazon
Steichen's Legacy
Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937
Edward Steichen: Lives in Photography

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:38:47 -0400 vanity-fairy Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Bill and Jeffery respond to feedback about workshops & websites, famous people buying Leicas, and why taking less pictures is better. Then Bill recounts being ignored by Philip Glass and his methodology behind a group shot of 10 people. Of course Edward Steichen, our photographer of the week, could have done a better job I'm sure. no Vanity Fairy http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1ha Bill is nervous for the first time in a while and it's not about the latest crop of cameras coming out at Photokina. Also, your portfolio site might just suck, but Jeffery's diatribe on the subject might just help. All this plus the century old amazing work of Karl Blossfeldt on this weel's On Taking Pictures.

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Show Notes
Bill's thoughts on the Canon 6D
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/09/canon-6d-impressions/

Charles Cushman on Faded and Blurred
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/the-day-in-its-color-charles-w-cushman/

'Side by Side' on Amazon Streaming
Side by Side

Bill's portrait of Jhumpa Lahiri
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2008/05/progress/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Karl Blossfeldt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Blossfeldt
Google Image Search for Karl Blossfeldt
Related Books on Amazon
Karl Blossfeldt: The Complete Published Work (Taschen 25th Anniversary)
Karl Blossfeldt (TASCHEN Icons Series)

]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:00:49 -0400 moment-much-bigger-than-that-photograph Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Bill is nervous for the first time in a while and it's not about the latest crop of cameras coming out at Photokina. Also, your portfolio site might just suck, but Jeffery's diatribe on the subject might just help. All this plus the century old amazing work of Karl Blossfeldt on this weel's On Taking Pictures. no Moment Much Bigger than that Photograph http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1gp Different aspect ratios, photo projects based on teenage killers, and a long and somewhat heavy discussion about why we bother taking pictures at all and what they mean to us.

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Show Notes
Disfarmer portraits
http://www.disfarmer.com/

Marilyn Monroe Copyright Decision
http://pdnpulse.com/2012/09/owners-of-marilyn-monroe-photos-win-big-legal-victory-over-actors-heirs.html

Redheaded Peckerwood
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/09/07/opinion/sunday/20120909_Exposures_Killer.html?ref=sunday#1

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Herb Ritts
http://herbritts.com/
Google Image Search for Herb Ritts
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/l-a-style-herb-ritts/
Related Books on Amazon
Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour: A Photographer's Life and His World
Herb Ritts: Work
Herb Ritts: L.A. Style

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:04:41 -0400 bare-with-a-snoot Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Different aspect ratios, photo projects based on teenage killers, and a long and somewhat heavy discussion about why we bother taking pictures at all and what they mean to us. no Bare with a Snoot http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/09/on-taking-pictures-019-bare-with-a-snoot/ When 5 lights are just right, why people bother to shoot with a 4×5, as well as who Berenice Abbott was and why her work still rocks.

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Show Notes
Photographer gets dropped from gallery for sourcing from stock
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/09/03/gallery-drops-photo-artist-after-works-found-to-be-sourced-from-stock/

Paul Buff vs Profoto
http://kevsteele.com/blog/profoto-einstein-lighting/

Bill’s new portrait with lighting explanation
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/09/new-quasi-self-portrait/

Audrey Tatou for Glass Magazine
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Glass-Magazine-Faith-Audrey-Tautou/4210225

Large Format Photography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_format_(photography)

Everett and Ralph on Provia
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/08/everett-and-ralph-on-provia/

Harlan Ellison Rant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Berenice Abbott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenice_Abbott
Google Image Search for Gregory Heisler

Related Books on Amazon
Berenice Abbott: Changing New York
Documenting Science
Berenice Abbott, Photographer: An Independent Vision
Berenice Abbott (Editions Hazan)

]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:24:51 -0400 fifty-dollars-and-an-ice-cream-cone Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris When 5 lights are just right, why people bother to shoot with a 4×5, as well as who Berenice Abbott was and why her work still rocks. no Fifty Dollars and an Ice Cream Cone http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1dU Fielding work inquiries, moon photography, the impossible rebirth of 8x10 Polaroid, artists vs technicians, and the wonderful work of Greg Heisler.

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Show Notes
Evans Lange redux -melodramatic
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/the-case-of-the-inappropriate-alarm-clock-part-3/

Neil Armstrong - Talk about Moon photography
http://m.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/08/neil-armstrong-1930-2012/100359/
http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/apollo.html
http://history.nasa.gov/printFriendly/apollo_photo.html

Impossible Project revives 8X10 Polaroid:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/22/the-impossible-project-has-revived-8x10-large-format-instant-film/

Art Streiber shoots Paramount 100th
http://fstoppers.com/paramount100th

Ikea goes CGI for their catalog shoots:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444508504577595414031195148.html?mod=WSJEUROPE_business_LeadStoryCollection#articleTabs%3Darticle://

Artist or technician?
http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/08/26/bic-pen-masterpieces-by-samuel-silva/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Greg Heisler
http://www.gregoryheisler.com/
Google Image Search for Gregory Heisler
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/08/22/gregory-heisler-interview/

Related Books on Amazon
In the Shadow of the Moon [Blu-ray]
Full Moon by Michael Light
Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits

]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:43:24 -0400 still-lifes-of-people-1 Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Fielding work inquiries, moon photography, the impossible rebirth of 8x10 Polaroid, artist or technician, and the wonderful work of Greg Heisler. no Still Lifes of People http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1dU Deep follow-up discussion on seducing your subjects, exploiting them to make a buck, and why we want to be Dan Winters when we grow up.

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Show Notes

The Ongoing moment by Geoff Dyer

“The True Meaning of Pictures” documentary
http://shelby-lee-adams-napier.blogspot.com/

Walker Evans:
http://www.loc.gov/shop/index.php?action=cCatalog.showSubCategory&cid=65&scid=471&PHPSESSID=f6

Dorothea Lange:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0013.html

“Normalize” app removes the Instagram-ie-ness from photos
http://www.cultofmac.com/185277/normalize-removes-grungy-filters-from-photos/

Storing photos in DNA
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/19/harvard-stores-704tb-in-a-gram-of-dna/

Art photography: When 'reality isn't good enough'
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/living/fine-art-photography-manipulation/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Gear talk. Leica camera porn

Link to Bill's Leica M4 Post
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2008/01/the_leica_m/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Dan Winters
http://danwintersphoto.com/
Google Image Search for Dan Winters

]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:59:16 -0400 still-lifes-of-people Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Deep follow-up discussion on seducing your subjects, exploiting them to make a buck, and why we want to be Dan Winters when we grow up. no Portraiture is a Dance http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/08/on-taking-pictures-016-portraiture-is-a-dance/ Stephen Shore’s tips for street photography, exploitative vs interesting, and what do we mean by portrait anyway?

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Show Notes

5 Things Stephen Shore can teach you about street photography
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/08/5-things-stephen-shore-can-teach-you-about-street-photography

PitZips.com
http://pitzips.com/gear-list/

Portraits of photographers
http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/08/masters-of-photography-pose-for-portraits/?hpt=hp_c3

Albino Portraits
http://designtaxi.com/news/353275/Photographer-Captures-Albinos-In-Thought-Provoking-Photo-Series/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+designtaxi_news+%28TAXI+Daily+News%29&utm_content=FaceBook

One Shot – Everett with little BTW video
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/08/fuji-instant-4×5-one-shot-everett/

Phillip Bloom DP
http://philipbloom.net/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: John Loengard
http://johnloengard.com/
Google Image Search for John Loengard

]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:58:35 -0400 salting-the-steak Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Stephen Shore’s tips for street photography, exploitative vs interesting, and what do we mean by portrait anyway? no Salting the Steak http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1cM The Curiosity Mars rover, going on an internet diet, Canon service story, how everything is a trade-off, and Imogen Cunningham.

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Show Notes

Photographer covers Olympics with iPhone 4S
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/27/london-olympics-2012-smartphone

Curiosity Landing on Mars
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/mars/curiosity_news3.html

FoCal - lens calibration software
http://www.reikan.co.uk/focal/

Nikon D800 vs Phase IQ160
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Nikon_D800/Nikon_D800_vs_Phase_One_medium_format_quality.shtml

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Imogen Cunningham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Cunningham
http://eclecticaerotica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/i-cunningham.jpg
Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunninham and a pot plant

]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:45:10 -0400 creativity-comes-from-doing Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris The Curiosity Mars rover, going on an internet diet, Canon service story, how everything is a trade-off, and Imogen Cunningham. no Creativity Comes From Doing http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1cA Refinement vs change, novelty vs quality, the creative mindset, and composite pioneer William Notman as photographer of the week.

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Show Notes

Have We Completely Run Out Of Ideas
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/07/24/have-we-completely-run-out-of-ideas/

Jad Abumrad Interview
http://transom.org/?p=28787

John Cleese on creativity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg&feature=player_embedded

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: William Notman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Notman
Google Image search
on McCord Museum
History to the People
Amazon.com books
The World of William Notman: The Nineteenth Century Through a Master Lens

]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:31:11 -0400 hand-gestures-credit-cards Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Refinement vs change, novelty vs quality, the creative mindset, and composite pioneer William Notman as photographer of the week. no Hand Gestures & Credit Cards http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1ck SI runs Instagram pictures, Fuji discontinues a bunch of Velvia, Canon releases a mirrorless EOS body, more talk about shooting outside your comfort zone, and Albert Watson as photographer of the week.

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Show Notes

Canon EOS M
http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/07/canon-eos-m-official/

Fuji discontinues Velvia 50 and Velvia 100:
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2193030/fujifilm-discontinues-two-professional-films

Instagram photos used in Sports Illustrated:
http://manginphotography.net/2012/07/how-i-made-instagram-images-that-were-good-enough-for-sports-illustrated/

PAI New York
http://www.pai-newyork.org/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Albert Watson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Watson_(photographer)
Google Image search
http://www.albertwatson.net/
Advice for young photographers (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLD6JMf560Y

Amazon.com books
Albert Watson
UFO: Albert Watson
Cyclops

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:39:49 -0400 kaleidoscopic-changes Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris SI runs Instagram pictures, Fuji discontinues a bunch of Velvia, Canon releases a mirrorless EOS body, more talk about shooting outside your comfort zone, and Albert Watson as photographer of the week. no Kaleidoscopic Changes http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1bN Better examples of Olympic portraits, Jock Sturges vs Sally Mann, is Magnum Photo still relavant, plus strategies and failures of trying to get out of your comfort zone on this episode of On Taking Pictures.

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Show Notes

Athletes done right
http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/8136693/image/1/carlos-bocanegra-2012-body-issue-bodies-want-espn-magazine

Magnum still matter?
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/report/2189345/-magnum-photos-sense-report

Jock Sturges
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=jock+sturges&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1808&bih=1281&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=uST-T5G6L8in6wHM7pnKBg

Katrina Eugenia
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/07/katrina-eugenia/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Ernst Haas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haas
Google Image search
http://www.ernst-haas.com/

Amazon.com books
Ernst Haas: Color Correction
Ernst Haas Color Photography

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:43:52 -0400 workflow-from-camera-to-paper Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Better examples of Olympic portraits, Jock Sturges vs Sally Mann, is Magnum Photo still relavant, plus strategies and failures of trying to get out of your comfort zone on this episode of On Taking Pictures. no Workflow: From Camera to Paper http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1bc Skin tones color samples, multi-touch displays, and Bill walks through his workflow from camera to delivery on this episode of On Taking Pictures.

Show Notes

Joseph Klamar rebuttal
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/06/photographer-joe-klamar-explains-his-controversial-olympic-portraits/

Super cool British Journal of Photography iPhone app
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bjphoto-iphone-edition/id534906827?ls=1&mt=8

Portrait project documents every human skin tone with Pantone colors
http://humanae.tumblr.com/

Color correcting
http://www.graphicconnectionkc.com/skin-tone-correction.html

New Wacom Cintiq line
http://www.wacom.com/en/Products/Cintiq.aspx

Bill Cunningham Documentary sent in by Rick Paulson
http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/billcunninghamnewyork/
http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/style/on-the-street/1247463985977/index.html/

Cecil Beaton: http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/cecil-beaton-the-randy-dandy-of-photography-fashion/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: William Eggleston

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Beaton
Google Image search
http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/cecil-beaton-the-randy-dandy-of-photography-fashion/
Amazon.com books
Beaton: Portraits
Cecil Beaton: The New York Years
Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:30:34 -0400 hackintosh-bonus-episode Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Skin tones color samples, multi-touch displays, and Bill walks through his workflow from camera to delivery on this episode of On Taking Pictures. no Hackintosh - Bonus Episode http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1aW A special bonus episode of the On Taking Pictures podcast, outside the timeline of the normal show. We talk about building a Hackintosh. The what, why, how, and how much are all covered. Might be scary for some and fascinating for others.

If this isn't your cup of tea, enjoy episode #10 from a couple days ago and we'll be back next week for more of the epistemological photo talk you know and love.

Show Notes

Steve Jobs Keynote of the Intel switch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdTqnYnFyg

OSx86
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSx86

Tonymacx86.com
http://www.tonymacx86.com/

Lion install guide using Unibeast & Multibeast
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/10/unibeast-install-mac-os-x-lion-using.html 

CustoMac Builds
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

Tonymac Forums
http://www.tonymacx86.com/index.php 

Blog posts on Bill's latest Hackintosh build
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/?s=ivy+bridge+hackintosh

]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:40:01 -0400 feels-like-a-sunday Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris A special bonus episode of the On Taking Pictures podcast, outside the timeline of the normal show. We talk about building a Hackintosh. The what, why, how, and how much are all covered. Might be scary for some and fascinating for others. If this isn't your cup of tea, enjoy episode #10 from a couple days ago and we'll be back next week for more of the epistemological photo talk you know and love. no Feels Like a Sunday http://wp.me/p1PXFi-1aH Lot's of user feedback, bad US Olympic portraits, contact sheet website design, and Bill Eggleston on this special holiday episode of On Taking Pictures.

Show Notes

Outrage over Olympic portraits:
http://solsticevisuals.com/post/26229830602/outrage-over-the-photographs-of-the-united-states

Saul Leiter Documentary Fundraiser
http://www.indiegogo.com/innogreathurry

Mandi Wise - Made to Last
http://mandiwise.com/made-to-last/

Focal Length Q&A
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/06/focal-length-qa/

Bill - 5D Mark III weirdness corrupt image and missing nub
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/06/canon-5d-mark-iii-corruption/
http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/06/noah-scalin/

Little 16” softbox
http://www.amazon.com/...

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: William Eggleston

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Eggleston
Google Image search
http://fadedandblurred.com/spotlight/william-eggleston/
Amazon.com books
William Eggleston’s Guide
William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008 (Whitney Museum of American Art)
William Eggleston In the Real World

]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:42:21 -0400 making-the-cut Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Lot's of user feedback, bad US Olympic portraits, contact sheet website design, and Bill Eggleston on this special holiday episode of On Taking Pictures. no Making the Cut http://wp.me/p1PXFi-19C How to choose the images in your portfolio, and how to show them to people. The advantages of prints, book, web, or iPad.

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Show Notes

Miami Heat owner sues blogger over unflattering photo:
http://www.pixiq.com/article/miami-heat-owner-suing-blogger-google-over-unflattering-photo

Photography who put other people's work in her portfolio gets caught, wants second chance
http://www.potsc.com/potsc/how-i-ruined-my-career/

Night Skies, a time-lapse video by T-RECS
http://www.thefoxisblack.com/2012/06/25/night-skies-a-time-lapse-video-by-t-recs/

Marguerite Baker Johnson
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/american-life-marguerite-baker-johnson/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: David Lachapelle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_LaChapelle
Google Image search
http://www.davidlachapelle.com/
Amazon.com books
David LaChapelle: Heaven To Hell (GO)
Hotel Lachapelle

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:59:44 -0400 the-amateur-professional Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris How to choose the images in your portfolio, and how to show them to people. The advantages of prints, book, web, or iPad. no The Amateur Professional http://wp.me/p1PXFi-19l Amateur vs Professional, what's the difference and does it matter? Does intent weigh in on the quality of your work? Why Bill hates the phrase 'spray and pray', and well as the news that Jeffery has started watching Dawson's Creek from the beginning.

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Show Notes
The Difference Between Taking and Making a Photograph: http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/the_difference_between_the_taking_and_the_making_of_a_photograph/

Media Storm starts charging to view web content
http://mediastorm.com/publication/rite-of-passage
http://lightbox.time.com/2012/06/12/game-changer-mediastorm-launches-pay-per-story-video-player/

Kurt Markus - Finding your voice
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2012/06/11/kurt-markus-the-portrait-finding-your-voice/

Joseph Szymanski
http://www.josephszymanski.com/

Nikon 3200
http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Digital-SLR-Cameras/25492/D3200.html

Danny Santos (Danny St.)
http://www.dannyst.com/
PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Sally Mann

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Margaret_Cameron
http://goo.gl/wR1Vk< Google Image search
Julia Margaret Cameron Spotlight on Faded&BlurredSally Mann books on Amazon.com
Julia Margaret Cameron: A Critical Biography
Julia Margaret Cameron

]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:01:51 -0400 creepy-kids-at-retina-resolution Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Amateur vs Professional, what's the difference and does it matter? Does intent weigh in on the quality of your work? Why Bill hates the phrase 'spray and pray', and well as the news that Jeffery has started watching Dawson's Creek from the beginning. no Creepy Kids at Retina Resolution http://wp.me/p1PXFi-18Y Time lapse movies, Asian doppelgangers of American celebrities, why you probably don't need the new Macbook Pro, photorealistic paintings, Jeffery wants a 4x5, and Sony makes the most perfect professional walk-around camera since the Leica.

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Show Notes
PC World calls new Sony Cyber Shot “best pocket camera of all time” http://www.pcworld.com/article/256957/sony_cybershot_dscrx100_possibly_the_best_pocket_camera_of_all_time.html

Amazing photreal paintings
http://robotmafia.com/urban-landscapes-oil-paintings-by-nathan-walsh/

Celebrity portraits and their Asian doppelgangers
http://www.flavorwire.com/298301/curious-portraits-of-celebrity-impersonators-and-their-asian-doppelgangers

Stereo photography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy

Tom Lowe releases Timescapes in 4K
http://timescapes.org/

The Manhattan Project: Gorgeous Timelapse of NYC
http://vimeo.com/43580167

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Sally Mann
http://sallymann.com/
http://goo.gl/eITpK< Google Image searchSally Mann books on Amazon.com
Immediate Family
Still Time

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Ray Moore
Weeping Ash Article
Window Reflections
BBC Videos

]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:24:47 -0400 inspiration-criticism Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Time lapse movis, Asian dopplegangers of American celebrities, why you probably don't need the new Macbook Pro, photorealistic paintings, Jeffery wants a 4x5, and Sony makes the perfect professional walk-around camera since the Leica. no Inspiration & Criticism http://wp.me/p1PXFi-17Q Does seeing the work of Saul Leiter or Herb Ritts hurt or help? What kinds of criticism can you handle and which tear you down? Less news and lots of philosophy, opinion, and deep conversation on this week's show.

Show Notes
Kirsty Mitchell
http://fadedandblurred.com/blog/making-wonderland-kirsty-mitchell/

Tutu Project
http://thetutuproject.com/

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: None
We got so wrapped up in our conversation that we forgot to pick a PotW, but we'll make up for it by choosing two next week. In the meantime, check out Saul Leiter again, he's worth a second look.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Leiter
http://goo.gl/eITpK< Google Image searchLeiter books on Amazon.com
Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter: Early Color

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:48:44 -0400 apple-software-exodus Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Does seeing the work of Saul Leiter or Herb Ritts hurt or help? What kinds of criticism can you handle and which tear you down? Less news and lots of philosophy, opinion, and deep conversation on this week's show. no Apple Software Exodus http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/05/podcast-on-tak%E2%80%A6oftware-exodus/ iPhone camera apps, Facebook vs G+, why Scott Bourne is moving to Lightroom, getting sued for protecting your copyright, the genius of Saul Leiter, and more.

Show Notes
New Facebook phone in 2013?
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-smartphon-20120528,0,6443287.story

Canon may invest $16M in struggling UK Camera shop
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/28/canon-may-inject-16m-into-struggling-uk-camera-retailer-jessops/

Scott Bourne switching from Aperture to Lightroom
http://photofocus.com/2012/05/29/heres-why-im-seriously-considering-a-permanent-switch-to-adobe-lightroom/

Photographer threatened with legal action after asserting copyright on his images http://www.freezepage.com/1338049475OZNLKBAZSM

AP launches a new photo agency
http://blog.melchersystem.com/2012/05/24/ap-launches-new-photo-agency/

MatteBox iphone camera app
http://mattebox.com/iphone/

ZeFrank challenge
http://ashow.zefrank.com/episodes/21

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: Saul Leiter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Leiter
http://goo.gl/eITpK< Google Image searchLeiter books on Amazon.com
Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter: Early Color

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 16:15:11 -0400 printing-objects Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris iPhone camera apps, Facebook vs G+, why Scott Bourne is moving to Lightroom, getting sued for protecting your copyright, the genius of Saul Leiter, and more. no Printing Objects http://www.ontakingpictures.com/2012/05/podcast-on-taking-pictures-004/ Printing, Retina display Macs, scanning negatives with a dSLR, Annie Leibovitz' Vogue Olympic pictures, and the genius of André Kertész.

Show Notes
You might be disappointed by the resolution of the new retina display Macs
http://www.cultofmac.com/168509/why-you-might-be-disappointed-by-the-resolution

Scanning negatives with a dslr
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/18/how-to-scan-film-negatives-with-a-dslr/#more-55703

1848 Cincinatti panorama
http://www.codex99.com/photography/images/river/river_panorama_lg.jpg

Annie’s Olympic Vogue shots.
http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/male-olympic-athletes-with-karlie-kloss-country-strong/

Cartier-Bresson on Charlie Rose
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4074157481455007235

Annie's Retoucher Article
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_collins

ZeFrank challenge
http://ashow.zefrank.com/episodes/18

PHOTOGRAPHER of the WEEK: André Kertész
http://anthonylukephotography.blogspot.com/2011/04/photographer-profile-andre-kertesz.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Kert%C3%A9sz
http://goo.gl/HCHjG< Google Image search
Kertesz books on Amazon.com
Andre Kertesz (Editions Hazan)
Andre Kertesz

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:19 -0400 the-future-of-film Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris Printing, Retina display Macs, scanning negatives with a dSLR, Annie Leibovitz' Vogue Olympic pictures, and the genius of André Kertész. no The Future of Film 2.8 Million Dollar Leica
The Future of Film
Angry Models and Breast Feeding Kids
Photographer of the Week: Edward Weston

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 23:15:51 -0400 36-million-dollar-photograph Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris no 3.6 Million Dollar Photograph Falling Bear Photo Copyright Redux
5D Mark III Light Leak Fix
Tintype Studio in San Francisco
DP Reviews Nikon D800 Review
Photographer of the Week: Yousuf Karsh

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 15:12:39 -0400 falling-bears Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris no Falling Bears Falling Bear Photo Copyright
Historical NYC Photo Archive
5D Mark III Light Leak
Nikon 3200 24MP Cropped Sensor
Developing Film in Coffee
Polaroid Preset Rant
Photographer of the Week: Eugene Atget

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