Photography Matters

I was just listening to an interview with Miles Davis, an artist who continued to reinvent himself and his music, constantly, and it got me thinking about the importance of how change is crucial for growth, in any artistic field.

I used this photo of Jonny for this episode’s featured image because on this shoot we did a few things a little differently; pushed forward into new ground and I love the results. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the episode.

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In order to experience growth in anything in life you have to branch out; try new things; try changing directions. Maybe even make a complete departure from the old into something completely different. In this episode I share my thoughts on this topic.

Also wanted to briefly talk about the Adobe Photography Package pricing. Have you guys heard the news?

Hey, I did a new design for the website. I wanted to tweak it a bit; make everything more accessible as soon as you land on the site. Stop by and check it out if you get the chance. Let me know what you think.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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Hey, I hope you all had a great weekend and a wonderful Mother’s Day.

I did manage to get out last week and head up to Cold Creek and see if I could find any wild Mustangs to photograph. I did, and I actually posted an article on the website a couple days ago about that. But, I figured I’d go ahead and talk a little more about it this evening.

Eastman Double-X and Wild Mustangs (photos from last week)

Photography Matters Ep 66 – Eastman Double-X and Black and White Movies (includes night shots)

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Remember that old bit, Basketball Jones, from Cheech and Chong… from back in the ’70s. Noah and I talk about that a lot, because yes, Noah has a Basketball Jones.

Who are the people in your life that have a passion, maybe even an obsession that could make for a great photo story? Enjoy.

All shots take with a Leica M262 • Summicron 35mm

Basketball Jones by Cheech and Chong – YouTube

The Professor (Grayson Boucher) TED Talk – YouTube

Last weeks episode of Photography Matters where I mentioned Noah was back for spring break

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Hey, this episode is kind of followup to an article I posted on the site recently. In the article I talk about how, IMHO every photographer should getting into medium format film photography. I figured it was worth talking about here on the podcast. Enjoy.

The article with the photos from the RB67
Why Everyone Should Get Into Medium Format Film Photography

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Hey, I hope you had a great week this past week. Pretty slammed on this end, just between work, shoots, product photography and the best part of it all…. Noah was back for spring break so we were able to spend some time on the court playing some ball and generally having a great time…

Okay, that was last week, tonight I just want to talk a bit about the current state of photography, particularly as a profession. Enjoy.

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Ever have one of those days in which, you really do have things you should probably tend to, but the weather is just that certain kind of beautiful; there’s a certain energy about the day, and yiou know it’s going to be impossible to keep yourself contained inside doing work. I think it’s important to respect those feelings and act on them as often as you possibly can.

Also I talk a little about how rewarding it is to share prints from a photo shoot, rather than just sending jpeg files. Enjoy.

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Dennis Stock was a photographer who took some of the most famous photographs that most of us have seen. I bet a lot of you already know about Dennis Stock and his work. But surprisingly, I’ve talked to many people, and some of them being photographers, who had no idea who he was.

So that’s why I want to talk about him today. Enjoy

Life Official Trailer #1 (2015) – Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan Movie HD

Learn more about Dennis on Magnum’s website

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Happily, I seem to be (a little) better at sleeping through the night these days, so I’ve decided to wrap up my 3A.M. project. I had a lot of fun on those outings, but I admit it is nice getting a little more sleep these days. But I do kind of miss that time out on the streets during those late nights/early mornings.

I’ll talk a little about the project, share the zine and talk about a couple other things on my mind this morning. Enjoy.

3A.M. – Photography and Ramblings of an Insomniac (it’s free, man!)

Bruce in China (the Bruce Gilden video I referenced.)

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In the last episode I talked about and posted photos from my photo shoot with Jonny; the shots that we got with ACROS…. then I porceeded to gush on about ACROS for most of that episode. (very warrented gushing, I might add)

I did mention that the other film I used on that shoot was Tri-X, kind of my new best friend in film these days. After coming down from my ACROS high, I started looking through the Tri-X film from the shoot. At first I thought I might be disappointed after looking at the ACROS shots. Nope. Tri-X held it’s own. Enjoy.

All shots, Kodak Tri-X EI 1600, Developed in HC-110 (b) for 16 minutes, Leica M6 with my Summicron 35mm and 50mm lenses.

Here’s the link to Episode 30 that features the ACROS shots from this shoot.

INSPIRED – Episode 30 – ACROS, It’s almost like I forgot…

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