JPC on thirdeyephotozine.com

Recently Rayhaan Traboulay interviewed me for his online magazine thirdeyephotozine. Here’s an excerpt. RH I recently had a discussion with a friend about creativity within people. I find that people either generally “have it” or don’t. I believe that you can’t really teach it too...

Certificates of Authenticity

How do you reduce forgery? One way is to issue certificates of authenticity. The artist issues a certificate of authenticity with the artwork. There are many ways to handle this. The artist can give the certificate to the client. The artist can keep the certificate...

Printing – Ideal Viewing Distance

Scale changes ideal viewing distance. To see a 4×5” print you have to get close to it. You can’t see anything but its shape and color from the end of a long hall. To see a 6×10’ print in its entirety you have to stand...

Printing – Test Scale

When it comes to scale, there are many factors involved – aesthetic, practical, commercial. To determine what scale(s) is most appropriate for your work, you need to weigh all of these factors and their importance to you. Only you can determine this. My recommendation is...

Make Time to Review Your Work

Images (left to right, top to bottom) – Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. This week’s workshop participants are all longtime alumni of my workshops. It’s a small intimate group – Ginette Vachon (Swiss based veteran world travel photographer), Andree Laliberte (Canadian installation...

New Statements

Writing is an integral part of my creative process. First, writing helps me clarify my thoughts and feelings about my work. Then, it helps me communicate about it to others. Find out how writing can help you in my free Creativity PDFs. I’ve written three...

Influences – Sculpture

Is there a pattern to the artists above? Yes. They’re all influential to me. Who are your influences? If you’re an artist you hear this question all the time. Many of us resist the temptation to answer as our answers may lead others to a...

Video – Interview by Jay Tomioka

Jay Tomioka visited with me last winter for a video interview. He’s doing a very interesting project on photography that includes extensive video interviews. Other photographers he’s interviewed include Jerry Uelsmann, Maggie Taylor, Steve McCurry and many more. One of his themes is the relationship...

Blurb – Books On Demand

It’s a r/evolution. You produce the content, Blurb produces the product. Design your own book with easy to use software. Update it whenever you want – even after it’s gone to press. Order as many copies as you want whenever you want. Let other people...

Exhibit – Two Generations at MMW

Father and son exhibit together in a special exhibit – Two Generations (Paul Caponigro and John Paul Caponigro) at the Maine Media Workshops. The exhibit runs from July 26 to August 22. Saturday, July 26 from 4-6 pm is the opening and at 7 pm...