I recently took a look at Breathing Color’s new media Belgian Linen and share my findings today, and how to create a home-made panel for your photos.
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Being Creative and Developing a Style (Podcast 468)
Today we’re going to explore a number of topics that have been plaguing artists for centuries, and will probably continue to plague us for a few more millennia at least—how to become and stay creative, finding your artistic genre and developing a style. We all, at...
Productive Respites and Floral Fun (Podcast 450)
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...
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...
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...
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...
Craft & VIsion’s Quarterly Magazine PHOTOGRAPH Issue #3 is Out!
Craft & Vision have just released Issue 3 of PHOTOGRAPH - A Digital Quarterly Magazine for Creative Photographers, and as usual, it is packed with incredible photography related information and inspiring images. There are portfolios and Q+As from: Hengki...
Printing Chinwag with Don Komarechka (Podcast 366)
This week, TWiP co-host Don Komarechka and I hook-up again to talk about printing, a passion we both share. Here are the points discussed: - Why print? - A photo isn't truly done until it's printed - Helps to hone your craft - How big can you print an image from a...
Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido with David duChemin (Podcast 362)
I usually record an update after returning from the Snow Monkeys and Hokkaido tour each year, and insert a recording from the bus on the last day of each trip as well as my own reflections on our trip. For Tour #2 this year though, we were lucky enough to be joined by...
Hiroshi Yokoyama – A Wonderful Photographer and Friend
When I signed up for my first winter Photography Tour with Yoshiaki Kobayashi (小林 義明) to join him in Eastern Hokkaido in February 2004, there were two things that I was not aware of. The first is that it would change my life. I instantly fell in love with Eastern...
Podcast 273 : The Nature of Japan Exhibition in Retrospect
As you’ve heard in recent months, as I kept you up to date on my preparation, I had my first solo exhibition called “The Nature of Japan” at the H.A.C. Gallery in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, from December 23rd to the 30th. The show went incredibly well in many respects, and...
Podcast 262 : Preparing for a Gallery Exhibition
In working on preparation for my first solo exhibition in December, I found myself doing a few things that I thought you might find useful, so I'm going to share these ideas today, and I'll tell you a little more about the exhibition venue etc. at the end of this...