The Perceptive Photographer
By Daniel j Gregory
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Welcome to The Perceptive Photographer, the podcast where we explore the art, craft, and creative stories behind the lens. Hosted by Daniel Gregory, each episode takes a deep dive into the fascinating world of photography, where we chat about everything from inspiration and history to the personal journeys that shape our creative process. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, this podcast is here to spark new ideas, share practical tips, and help you see the world in a whole new way. Tune in and let’s see where the lens takes us!
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Books for the giving season
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Working With What the Photograph Wants
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Interpretation and translation
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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What it means to share your work
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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The Importance of Intention and Emotional Connection in Photography
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Burnout verse rest
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Magic in the mundane
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Seasons of Light
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Thoughts on Creative Momentum
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Learning to Trust Your Eye
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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In Conversation: single images verse projects
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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What I don’t know may mean more than what I do know
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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The role of quiet or silence in our photographic practice
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Are You Measuring the Right Things in Your Photography?
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Which story telling structure do you use in your photography?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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How spicy can you handle?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Storytelling Through Images
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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An arrow in the quiver
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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What you see and what you photograph
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Finding Meaning Beyond Description
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Ken Carlson on Roland Barthes Death of the Author
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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No title means you don’t know this week’s topic
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Embracing Imperfection and Authenticity in Photography
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Ken Carlson on Composition in Photography
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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How Do Truth, Wonder, and Trust Shape Your Photography?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Art for Me or for You? Navigating the Creative Tug-of-War
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Ken Carlson: Curiosity, Craft, and the MFA Path
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Finding Your Point of Entry in Photography
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Seeing Clearly: Mentorship, Duality, and the Core of Your Work
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Photographic trophies verse experiences
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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How asking “What do I see?” can transform your photography
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Working with the mundane in your photography
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Ep 533 Understanding the why of your visual narratives in editing & sequencing
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 532 How can embracing more of your irrationality over your rationality enhance your photography?
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May 19, 2025 |
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Talking about Robert Frank and The Americans
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May 12, 2025 |
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Discussing the power of “just one more thing” in your photography
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May 05, 2025 |
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Deepening our Understanding of Photography
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Thinking about print size can change your approach
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Are You Overthinking Your Photography and Missing the Moment?
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Connecting “Things” and “Relationships” in Photography
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Visiting the impacts of New Topographics on modern landscape photography
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Choices Behind Minimalist and Simple Photography Part 2
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Navigating the Fine Line Between Simple and Minimal Photography Part 1
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Finishing the image
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The Hawthorne Effect
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Celebrating 10 Years
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Random Thoughts on your past, present and future
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The don’t know what you don’t know bucket problem
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Where’s your focus?
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Revisiting Our Approach to Understanding Photography Critique
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Thoughts on finishing
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Unpacking what makes a good photograph
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Flip the question
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Wishing you a happy new year
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Exploring the Visual Language of Photographs
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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How we think about removing distractions can impact our images
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Adapting Your Photography: Turning Personal Challenges into Creative Opportunities
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Great photography exercises for the holiday season
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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How Can Finding Balance Transform Your Photography?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Finding Peace in the Frame: How Photography Helps Us Cope with Life’s Challenges
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The importance of simplifying when facing complexity
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The importance of simplifying when facing complexity
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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How Can We Embrace Mistakes as Happy Accidents in Our Creative Journey
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Thinking about the Connection Between Perception and Photography
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Are You “Mailing It In” with Your Photography?
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Reflecting on 500 Episodes: The Importance of Patience and Discovery in Photography
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Enhancing Your Photography Through Critique and Visualization
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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How do we draw the boundaries in processing our images
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Do you already know the answer?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Theater, sitcom storylines and your photography
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Realizing what we thought we knew we didn’t know in our work
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Impacts of tension on our photography
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Can Originality Be Taught? Exploring Innate Talent vs. Learned Skills
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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How we think about photographs
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Forks in the road of the creative process
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Embracing Fragmentation in Photography
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Discussing the Role of Chance in Photography
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Simple Language Shapes How We View our Photographs
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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The importace of learning in making meaningful images
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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The Role of Self-Acceptance in Your Creative Journey
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Ideas on Time and Presence in Your Photographic Process
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Musings on simplicity and complexity in photographs
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Revealing Your Photography Personality through F-Stops
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Understanding Photographs Through Repeated Engagement
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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A tale of distractions
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May 27, 2024 |
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Importance of good customer service
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May 20, 2024 |
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What would your camera club be?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Evolution, revolution and rants
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May 06, 2024 |
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Five ways resistance can impact your photographic process
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Interview with Dave Cross
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Defining your best work
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Five Photography Challenges to Connect to Your Work
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Defining value in the image: snapshots to fine-art
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Diving deeper into photo inspiration and influences
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Symbolic meaning and thinking in photography
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The reason does matter
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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When it is practice and when is it insanity?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Discussing the concept of presets both in software and as a mindset for photographers
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Imitate, Influence, Inspire: Lessons from ‘Art and Fear’
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Key elements to thinking about your work as projects instead of images
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Keeping perspective before and after the click
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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What can happen if you don’t revisit your work
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Seeing the shots with community
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Five bad habits to drop like a hot potato
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Questions of quality: The viewing of a great Photo
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Sights and Insights: Starting 2024 with a Photographic Mindset
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Finding inspiration in quotes on photography and connecting
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Embrace Failure: A Key to Success
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Listener Question Week
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Unlocking conversations about your work with 11 easy questions
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Work is never linear
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Hitting the bullseye in goal setting for your photography
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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The shape of influences
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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The difference between knowledge and wisdom in photography
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Are you in it for the long haul?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Why sitting with uneasy feelings can help you better edit your photographs.
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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10 questions to being a better photographer
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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It’s not a corporate gig so don’t act like it is
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Metaphors and story telling
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Like healthy eating, you know what you need to do in your photography
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Gear does matter. It affects your work
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Celebrating the uniqueness of episode 444
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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A question of quality
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Acts of Kindness
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Framing considerations
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Keep it simple with one small thing
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Got a song stuck in your head? Might be good for your photography
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Being bold
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Considerations for better compositions
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Where’s the fire?
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Projects, odd questions and toning black and white images
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Chicken and the egg
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Working Projects
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Simple lessons from my last workshop and an editing effect to keep a close watch on
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Five challenges to push your photographic process forward
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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What to do with all those bad ones?
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Generative AI, Diane Arbus and other musings on the creation of images
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May 29, 2023 |
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Details and other small things
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May 22, 2023 |
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Starting from failure
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May 15, 2023 |
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Balancing act in photography
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May 08, 2023 |
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Grief, loss and owning your emotions
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May 01, 2023 |
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Listening to your voice
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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One piece of advice you would give yourself
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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The power of multiple meanings in photography
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Nature verse nurture?
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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How do you know you are making progress on making more meaningful work?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Listener Questions
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Insights from The Nature of Photographs
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Five cliches to help your photography
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Simple acts make all the difference
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 415 Why do you photograph what you photograph?
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 414 Continuing thoughts on AI in photography
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The 10% rule in your photography
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Ep 412 Who judges who
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Ep 411 The importance of practice in photography
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Ep 410 What are the best ways to come up with project ideas
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Ep 409 Quantity is the name of the game
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Ep 408 Setting goals for 2023
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Ep 407 Thoughts on Points of View
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Ep 406 Some thoughts on titling your photographs
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Ep 405 Explaining verse justifying your images and the importance of print storage
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Three things to clean up before the end of the year
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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How to be a better speaker about your photographs
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Thoughts on working with your audience
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Is it recognition that you seek in your photos or something else
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 400 and a thanks to the community
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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The problem with clear and concise in photography
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Pushing against the resistance
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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All photographers need to return to the basics and a good pair of shoes
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Do your photographs fit into your emotional buckets
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Self-doubt and the value of getting your shot
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Understanding a photograph by looking at its peers
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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What is normal anyway?
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Time is the ultimate variable
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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AI and the challenge of what it means to make art
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Is straight out of the camera important or even possible?
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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10 tips to kick up your creativity in your photography
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Is simple always good in photography?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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The power of two & working with diptychs
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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How much does that photograph cost?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Has digital really changed photography that much?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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What defines a great print in photography?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Photography and the expression of idea
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Improv and the value of yes, and
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Comfort food verse new food as an approach to your photography
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Value of forgetting things
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The lure of instant gratification
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Research to make more meaningful images
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Listener questions on how to improve quickly and when the subject is the light
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May 30, 2022 |
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Can we tell if you are upset?
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May 23, 2022 |
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Conversation starters
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May 16, 2022 |
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You can’t please everyone
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May 09, 2022 |
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The making of a one hit wonder
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May 02, 2022 |
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What is photography about?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Dealing with choices
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Instant successes decades in the making
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Lessons from bird watching to improve your photography
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Pick one thing to focus on in your work
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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What makes a basic photograph interesting?
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Blurry and sharp in your photography
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Why you need I statements in your work
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Well it has been 7 years since this all started
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Sense of wonder or obligation
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Two task challenge week
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Are facts destroying your creativity?
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Where do you put your time?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Who is your audience?
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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How am I today and how do I want to be?
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Taking a moment to honor your images before you delete them
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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A wish for all of us in 2022
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Some listener questions to end 2021
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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On our photographic journey a few little things to pick up along the way
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Feeling verse knowing is huge in your photography
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Meaning relationships and the impact on the photograph
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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What’s the purpose for the picture?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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How you group images can really change things
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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It’s all been done before…
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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The notion of sequencing images
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Thinking about the defining moment
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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What do you collect?
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Memory is a powerful thing in photography
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Revisiting the contact sheets
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Subtle Nuances
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Clarity is not just a slider in Lightroom
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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It is time for a reboot?
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Listen to tell a better story in your photography
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Increasing your satisfaction with your images
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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The process is part of your inspiration
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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If your settings on your camera are “correct” does that mean all the other options are incorrect?
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Can I quote you on that?
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Art of the metaphor
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Everybody loves a parfait. Peeling back the layers on a meaningful conversation
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Footnotes and endnotes Episode One
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Being more successful by doing nothing
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Why do you care what other people photograph and why bash on them?
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Change your thinking not your settings
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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What’s the rush?
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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How do the spaces we work in and frames we create overlap?
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Focus on the ripples in your pond
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Does our style shift when working on different photographic projects
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Stuck in neutral and the sense of going nowhere
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May 31, 2021 |
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How important is accuracy in a photograph?
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May 24, 2021 |
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The value of ideas that are both easy and hard
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May 17, 2021 |
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Of course, you shouldn’t know that…
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May 10, 2021 |
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How to tell better stories in your photographs
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May 03, 2021 |
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Are Cliff Notes the way to go to learn photography? (you can likely guess my answer)
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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The loss of sight and photography
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Not everything has to be the same
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Our reactions make the difference
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Reading is fundamental
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Importance of Spring Cleaning
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Listener questions about new tech, inspiration, and finding one thing that matters
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Staying with something good or evolving to something better
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Nice photograph, but is it personal?
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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How long to wait?
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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It’s always something
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Edges or overlaps in your approach to photography
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Is it poor taste or a bad photograph?
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Who’s your photo buddy?
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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What are you missing and the one thing approach
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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How do you feel about photography?
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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The start of a new year and celebrating the good
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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30,000-mile tune-ups
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Do you have photographic traditions?
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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How to figure out your good photos from the bad
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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It’s Episode 300 so we are talking about celebrating milestones
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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AI and Computational Photography-When is it no longer a photograph?
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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The rules and repeatability of composition
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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The joy and pain of muscle memory
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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How do you approach knowing when enough is enough in your photography?
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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How do you value your images? Is it more than just a 1-5 star ranking?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Seeing the whole from the parts and a reminder to vote
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Can you answer the question Why do you care?
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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This isn’t personal. It’s just business
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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A mile in someone else’s shoes
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Questions to ask yourself and others about photographs
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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The power of the photographic interview
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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The value of small changes you can make even in a year of crazy to boost your photography enjoyment
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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How do you define photography and the impact of non-photographer based photography
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Don’t blame the viewer, except……
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Lessons learned from software release notes in my photography
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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How do you define a photograph?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Creativity exercises and new workshop announcements
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Creativity is not left brain or right brain, you need a whole brain.
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Do you keep getting distracted?
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Lessons relearned in night photography and oh yeah, wear a mask!
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Are you asking yourself the right questions?
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Five projects for the week to keep you going when stuck at home.
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Become a better photographer by seeking out diversity in the photographs you look at
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Do you prefer to pick Junior Mints or Skittles when going to the movies and other thoughts on choices we make in photography
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Do you run a complaint department?
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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When you get stuck, trying something else sometimes does work better
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Is photography about non-intervention or do we play an active role in our creating and viewing of images
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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The notions of how and why in the critique of your photography?
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May 25, 2020 |
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Does binge-watching television programs impact your photography?
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May 18, 2020 |
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The notion of mundane and the art of stir crazy
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May 11, 2020 |
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Do you think about your ethics as a photographer?
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May 04, 2020 |
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Time, acceptance and the value of a daily check-in
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Digging into your archives
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Thinking about time and photography
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Apr 13, 2020 |