Huntington Witherill – Q&A

April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment

In a recent quick Q&A session, photographer Huntington Witherill offered succinct answers to a number of questions.

Here are some highlights.

How do you know when an image doesn’t work?
It will fail to communicate anything beyond the fact that it is a photographic record.

How do you know when an image doesn’t work?

It will fail to communicate anything beyond the fact that it is a photographic record.

How do you know when an image is good?
I know an image is good when it exhibits the following three (3) attributes:

#1- An interesting and effective use of light has been captured.

#2- A visually stimulating and well-balanced composition has been employed.

#3- The technique and craftsmanship used to render the photograph itself demonstrates sufficient proficiency so as not to disrupt or distract from either #1 or #2.

How do you know when an image is great?
I know an image is great if I am brought to tears.

How did photography change your world?
It caused me to view myself, and the world around me, in a much more personally effective and fulfilling way.

What are your answers to these questions?

Read the rest of his short Q&A here.

Read our extended conversation here.

Find out more about Huntington Witherill here.

Category: Photographers - Q&A
Tags: Huntington Witherill, photographer, photography, QA

Recent iPhone Photographs

April 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

Smart phone photography is a great way to stimulate your creativity and explore different ways of thinking visually. On a recent road trip I collected many images during moments in between events. I consider these experiments or sketches rather than finished images but the discoveries I make images more casually clearly inform the finished images I make. Simply playing visually helps me become more versatile. And it’s fun!

What role does smart phone photography play in your creative process?

Find my iPhone photography resources here.

Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

Category: iPhone
Tags: iPhone, photography, smart phone

Finding The Magnificent In The Mundane – Chris Orwig

December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

“Chris Orwig brings unique perspective, creativity and passion to all that he does. As a photographer, he subscribes to Marc Riboud’s observation that “Photography is about savoring life at 1/100th of a second.” For Chris the adventure is now, and the journey has already begun — discover, look, listen, learn and live.”

Chris shares that what’s imperfect or broken can be a source of depth, strength, and inspiration.

Find out more about Chris Orwig here.

Find his books Visual Poetry and People Pictures here.

Category: TED, Video
Tags: chris orwig, Inspiration, photography, TEDx

Photographic Insights From Eric Meola

September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Eric Meola reveals what’s so special about photography – twice!

Here’s an excerpt of our extended conversation.

EM
I was almost literally hit by a bolt of lightning when I saw a print come up in the developer. My dad was a doctor, and one of his patients was an engineer whose hobby was photography. I was 12 years old at the time, and my father asked him to teach me about photography. My own hobby was “magic”- magic tricks. As soon as I saw the grays and blacks materialize under red light, I made an immediate, intense association and realized instantly that I wanted to be a photographer.

JPC
So is photography still a magic trick for you today?

EM
Well, it’s still magic…of course it is…and even more so. The ability to make our own archival prints and have completely control over the color is magic…and seeing new talent emerge is magic…and having more time now to shoot my own images is magic. We make the magic, or we don’t. And right now I’m having more fun than I’ve ever had, working on my own projects and books.

First, read my conversation with Eric Meola here.

Second, read Eric’s answers to 20 questions (more or less) here.

What’s the most useful photographic mantra?
Never stop looking.

What’s the thing you most hope to accomplish?
Making someone else excited about photography.

If you had to do it all over again, what would you change?
I’d shoot a lot more – a LOT more.

Read the rest of his answers here.

Find out more about Eric Meola here.

Visit Eric Meola’s blog Seeing In Color here.

Find out about our workshops in Antarctica and Greenland here.

Category: Photographers, Photographers - Q&A, Photographers On Photography
Tags: eric meola, photographers on photography, photography, QA

Duane Michals

September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Duane Michals shares his thoughts on his photography.

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Find more photographers on video here.

Category: Photographers, Video
Tags: duane michals, maurio fiorese, Photographers, photography

Jerry Uelsmann

September 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Jerry Uelsmann shares his thoughts on his photography in the space he makes it in.

Find out more about Jerry Uelsmann here.

Read my conversation with Jerry Uelsmann here.

Find more photographers on video here.

Category: Photographers, Video
Tags: jerry uelsmann, maurio fiorese, Photographers, photography, Video

Jonathan Klein – Photos That Changed The World

September 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment

“Photographs do more than document history — they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can’t look away — or back.”

View more photographers videos here.

Category: TED, Video
Tags: getty images, jonathan klein, photography

2D Photography Rube Goldberg

July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Hilarious!

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Category: Video
Tags: 2D Photography, contraptions, photography, Rube Goldberg

The Decisive Moment – Henri Cartier-Bresson

June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Cartier-Bresson offers marvelous observations on the art of photography.

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Read conversations with photographers here.

Category: Uncategorized
Tags: henri cartier-bresson, Photographers, photography, videos

Beautiful Time Lapse Photography – Daniel Lopez.

June 11, 2011 | 1 Comment

El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky – Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo.

Beautiful time lapse photography by Daniel Lopez.
Enjoy!

View more of Daniel Lopez images here.

Category: Video
Tags: daniel lopez, photography, time lapse

Unknown Patagonia – Free eBook – Linde Waidhofer

May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Linde Waidhofer has released her latest book – Unknown Patagonia – available in hardcover or as a free ebook.

“This book is a visual exploration of a precious and so-far unspoiled part of the world that I have fallen in love with. But Central Chilean Patagonia, the Patagonia that no one knows, is a threatened landscape—threatened by destructive mega-dam projects and enormous ugly power transmission lines.”

John Paul Caponigro – Exploring Beauty, Color, and Nature

May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment

I discuss many of my primary passions in this new video from X-Rite.

Find out more at X-Rite.

Learn about the i1Photo Pro here.

View videos on X-Rite’s i1Photo Pro here.

Category: Video, X-Rite i1Photo Pro
Tags: Color, Color Management, i1photo pro, nature, photography, X-Rite

i1Profiler: About i1 Profiler

May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Category: Video, X-Rite i1Photo Pro
Tags: about, Color, Color Management, i1photo pro, nature, photography, X-Rite

Martin Parr

May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Martin Parr shares his photographic insights.

Find out more about Martin Parr here.

Find more photographers’ videos here.

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Tags: Martin Parr, photography

Dan Winters

April 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Dan Winters reveals his creative process.

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Photography – My Favorite Exercise

March 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

Photographing. It’s my favorite form of exercise. You walk, climb, squat, bend, reach, stretch and more – much more. You lose track of time and how far you’ve gone. You just keep going. You always want to go farther. It’s exhilarating! At the end of it all, you feel great and you return with something to show for it. I recommend it to everyone.