F-Stop Collaborate and Listen

166: Ethan Deshaies - Defining What Makes a Good Photograph


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Welcome to episode 166 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.

This week's episode features an "up-and-comer" named Ethan Deshaies. Ethan is a 20-year-old college student studying abroad in New Zealand (lucky!) and has some fresh perspectives on photography as an art-form. I think this episode is a nice compare and contrast with the ones we have done with more well-established photographers that have been around since before the digital revolution in photography. 

Ethan and I discuss some interesting topics, including:

  • What makes a photograph good or bad?
  • Concrete definitions of good and bad as it relates to art.
  • Dimension, Depth, and Intrinsic Beauty.
  • Defining art.
  • ... and much, much more
  • I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    Here are the people that Ethan recommended for the podcast:


    1. Jeff Lewis.

    2. Rob Visser.

    Other items mentioned on the show:

    1. NPN Free 60-Day Trial.

    2. Richard Wong's contact for his article idea, based on his 10-year old article.

    I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via InstagramFacebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Join the discussion over on Nature Photographer's Network! We have weekly discussions about each episode of the podcast. It's also free! We also have an Instagram page and a Facebook page for updates.

    If you'd like to support the show, head over to Patreon

    Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week.

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