Vol. 5, No. 7 — March 2, 2018
Winner's of the Free Book Giveaway Jo Mack and Barbara Gillespie
The Arguments in Favor of Streamlining
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When we talk about photography, particularly when we get into the nuts and bolts of the creative process, we spend an awful lot of time talking about… Well, time! We go on at length about how the creative process cannot be rushed, about how it needs to take time, all the time you might need to fully explore ideas and create the best possible work that you can. All of those creative thoughts must be
left to percolate.
But, is it ever appropriate to streamline the photographic process? Are there steps we can take to speed things up, make things go a bit faster? Maybe not where creative thoughts are concerned, but in the overall photographic process, yes, I do think there are ways that we can make things more efficient. The important thing to remember is that it’s not about cutting corners or
taking shortcuts. More, the idea is of pure efficiency, taking steps to reduce some of the things that bog you down, making more room, leaving more time left over, for the creative side of the photographic process. Here are a few of my thoughts on the matter... |
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Weekly Photography Podcast
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The human eye does not look at the world the same way that a camera does. To design effective images, you’ll need to understand how the eye sees. Join me today as we talk about how to keep the human eye in mind when you take photographs.
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Finding the Proper Cook Time
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In photography, there is this concept of “letting it stew” or “letting the image cook.” It’s something that I’ve talked about before and with good reason: The concept is a valuable one. Creativity, the whole thought process behind it, this is something that takes time. Develop an idea, take a photograph, then let it stew to see what happens, to see what new ideas or additions you may come up with
before you finalize the project.
So why do I bring this up again? Well, in this day and age, photography is tough. Nearly everything that you can imagine has already been photographed. It’s less an artform about new discoveries and more an artform about finding new ways to look at old things. And that is why I bring up
the “let it stew” concept again because I think that if we apply a new analogy to this old concept, we may discover something surprising. New perspectives, whether it be a subject that has been photographed hundreds of times or a concept that is well-known among photographers, will often reveal something as yet undiscovered.
So here is my analogy, such as it is. We’ll look at photography compared to cooking to see what more we can learn about “stewing” our images. |
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The Great Artists – Ansel Adams
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Ansel Easton Adams is one of the most famous photographers of the 20th century. Known primarily for his work in the black and white medium, Adams’s work is admired and sought after today. Prints of his photographs can often be found in art stores and gift shops all over the world. He is considered an expert of the medium. On top of that, he was also a passionate environmentalist and
conservationist. Most people only know Adams’s photographic work, but do not know anything else about him as a person. This is what you need to know about this quintessential American photographer. |
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The Joy of Photography, Volume 4
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The Joy of Photography, Volume 4 is completely FREE to you today, although you are welcome to leave a small donation of any amount to help with future
projects.
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Free Photography eBooks
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The Great Artists – Diane Nemerov Arbus |
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Diane Arbus was an American photographer whose work focused on people with physical abnormalities. At the time she was taking her photographs, many of these people found work in circuses as “freaks,” as the circus was often the only place that would hire them. Diane’s work brought the real lives of these marginalized people to light, and let the world know that they were also human, as much as
anyone else. Her photographs were so loving and respectful, they made people others would normally consider to be hideous look beautiful. Here is Diane’s story... |
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