It’s Q&A Time: How to Learn Your Camera, What I’ve learned Being a Professional, and more!
I even give away my secret to how I look so great while taking “cool” pics.
My new YouTube video is a little different, and I kind of like it…
I have to be honest here: YouTube is hard for me. Even though I’ve uploaded a bunch of videos, I still feel like I have a difficult time being myself and displaying my true personality.
Part of the challenge for me is that I’m talking to no one. Staring into a camera isn’t nearly as much fun as being in person with people, and I’ve always been someone who can build on other people’s energy.
With my newest video, however, where I have people calling in to ask questions, I felt a slight spark of energy as I talked a little more directly to someone. I had fun doing this video!
So I have a quick request of you: CALL IN! Ask me a question about photography, teaching, cats or anything else you might want to ask. Use the link below to send a voice message, or just respond to this
Article of the Week:
I love this article because it delves into the vision and artistic process of a photographer who’s been producing incredible work for many years, Stephen Shore.
I really love some of his insight into how the photography world has changed:
Digital photography is easy. Taking pictures costs nothing. There is no film to load into the camera. Compare that to the eight-by-ten view camera I used for thirty years. Each color picture cost about seventy-five dollars in today’s money for film, processing, and a contact print. At the end of the day, when I was on the road, I would have to convert my motel bathroom into a film-changing room so that I could reload my film holders.
I spent a lot of time in the darkroom with 35mm film, but I’ve spent so much more time with digital photography, I’ve forgotten a bit what it was like.
I really dug this interview. You can find it at the New Yorker website:
Photographer to Check Out:
Each week I want to share a photographer who inspires me.
This week it’s photographer Tim Carlson. Tim is a film photographer in small-town Nebraska, and he’s absolutely wonderful.
His photos are a mix of everyday moments and ethereal country beauty. I’m constantly impressed by his ability to find light and shadow, and to make such common things look softly beautiful. When I need some inspiration, I’ll check out how Tim sees the world!
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JerredZ