When it's not possible to get far away from home to a beautiful location, I love to just take a walk in the park with my Macro lens, and have some floral fun. Today I'm going to walk you through a few photos from a recent walk, and talk about how I take some of my...
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Oirase Mountain Stream 2014 Travelogue (Podcast 449)
Today I walk you through two days of shooting in the beautiful Oriase Keiryu, which is a mountain stream not far from Towada Lake in Aomori, the northern-most prefecture of Honshu, the main island of Japan. At the end of October, one of my best friends here in Japan...
Craft & Vision PHOTOGRAPH No.9 Now Available!
The Craft & Vision Magazine PHOTOGRAPH No.9 has just been released! Elegant and simple. Black and white. Delineation of space and shape. Like the refined effortlessness of a great image, Issue 9 of PHOTOGRAPH magazine is newly redesigned! To be totally honest,...
The Evolution of the Photographer (Podcast 438)
Today I talk about a topic that was raised by Andy Bartlett, a member of my cohort on The Arcanum, regarding how we push through the mental barriers and doubt as we try to create beautiful photographs after making some earlier spectacular work. Although not all...
Craft & Vision PHOTOGRAPH No.8 Now Available!
The Craft & Vision Magazine PHOTOGRAPH No.8 has just been released! This issues showcases portfolios from Ami Vitale (storyteller and National Geographic photographer), Charles Adams (fine art landscape photographer), Jon McCormack (documentary humanitarian...
Craft & Vision PHOTOGRAPH No. 7 Now Available
Craft & Vision PHOTOGRAPH No. 7 - A Digital Quarterly Magazine for Creative Photographers - was just released! This issue showcases the beautiful portfolios of David Baker, Michelle Morris Denniston, Mitchell Kanashkevich and Dave Morrow. The Featured Article is...
The Visual Imagination with David duChemin (Podcast 417)
Today I welcome back my friend and regular guest, David duChemin, for a conversation about his latest Craft & Vision eBook, The Visual Imagination - Ideas & Techniques for Creative Photographic Expression. This episode is brought to you by lynda.com. Learn...
Interview with Josh Rossi the King of Compositing (Podcast 416)
Today I chat with commercial photographer and the king of compositing, Josh Rossi, in a fascinating interview in which Josh shares some of his compositing skills and business acumen. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Josh really does take his photography to a whole new...
Landscape Photography and Passion Based Business (Podcast 411)
To celebrate the release of my new Craft & Vision eBook Striking Landscapes, today I sat down with my friend David duChemin, to talk about landscape photography, and as I thought might be the case, we went on to discuss running a business based on your passion for...
A Conversation with Fine Art Photographer Michael Miner (Podcast 408)
This week I'm honored and incredibly excited to be joined by Michael Miner, a Los Angeles based fine art photographer perhaps better known by some as the co-writer of the screenplay for the 1987 hit movie RoboCop and its sequels. Here are some of the questions posed...
Craft & Vision PHOTOGRAPH No.6 is Out!
The incredible ad-free quarterly digital magazine PHOTOGRAPH from Craft & Vision is now on sale! Issue 6 includes three portfolios and Q+As from Hal Eastman, Scott Rinckenberger, and Nathan Wirth, all of them full of breathtaking photography and thoughtful...
Sharing Our Passion – A Conversation with Valerie Jardin (Podcast 407)
This week's Podcast is a conversation with my friend Valerie Jardin, recorded a few weeks ago via a Google Hangout on Air. You can follow along with the video over on YouTube, but as it was basically just a conversation, I've removed the video and released this an...