How do you consider yourself as a photographer in terms of the work you do? Is it important to tell your viewers how you define your work as being a particular kind or made with a particular camera, or does the work you make define you instead? If I make more images, like the one … Continue reading Camera Position 213 : What’s your hashtag? →

How do you consider yourself as a photographer in terms of the work you do? Is it important to tell your viewers how you define your work as being a particular kind or made with a particular camera, or does the work you make define you instead? If I make more images, like the one … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 213 : What’s your hashtag? →</a>

Camera Position 213 : What’s your hashtag?

This episode covers some practical details. I go over the places where you can listen to Camera Position and list a number of online resources for you to explore photography that go beyond the “usual suspects” of Instagram – Flickr – Facebook. – Sources – Where to Listen to Camera Position Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts … Continue reading Camera Position 212 : Sources &amp; Resources →

This episode covers some practical details. I go over the places where you can listen to Camera Position and list a number of online resources for you to explore photography that go beyond the “usual suspects” of Instagram – Flickr – Facebook. – Sources – Where to Listen to Camera Position Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2996" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 212 : Sources &amp; Resources →</a>

Camera Position 212 : Sources & Resources

"Whatever you do with your photography - don't ever do... "that"Our desire to learn quickly, be noticed in social media and not make any mistakes has led to some photography pundits saying things like the above with increasing frequency

"Whatever you do with your photography - don't ever do... "that"<br><br>Our desire to learn quickly, be noticed in social media and not make any mistakes has led to some photography pundits saying things like the above with increasing frequency

Camera Position 211 : What not to do

I can’t think of a time in my life that has been more disconcerting than this last year. The pandemic and the disruption to our daily routine. We don’t work the same, we don’t socialize in the same way, we don’t go out or see friends or family. We are certainly in strange and uncertain … Continue reading Camera Postion 210 : The Calming Camera →

I can’t think of a time in my life that has been more disconcerting than this last year. The pandemic and the disruption to our daily routine. We don’t work the same, we don’t socialize in the same way, we don’t go out or see friends or family. We are certainly in strange and uncertain … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2921" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Postion 210 : The Calming Camera →</a>

Camera Postion 210 : The Calming Camera

During this pandemic time, we have been forced to trade in the allure of travel for the allure of the backyard. As I return to the podcast after a long absence, I explore the idea that you don’t need to go somewhere special to make special photographs. Instead, you need to go deeper wherever you … Continue reading Camera Position 209 : Your Own BackYard →

During this pandemic time, we have been forced to trade in the allure of travel for the allure of the backyard. As I return to the podcast after a long absence, I explore the idea that you don’t need to go somewhere special to make special photographs. Instead, you need to go deeper wherever you … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2579" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 209 : Your Own BackYard →</a>

Camera Position 209 : Your Own BackYard

By slowing down as we look at photographs – ours or someone else’s – we can more easily bring ourselves to the photograph, and by doing that, learn more about the medium and ourselves. Play Podcast: Links for this Episode: My Instagram Feed – Follow me and I’ll follow back Sign up for the Workshops … Continue reading Camera position 208 : Bringing Ourselves to the Photograph →

By slowing down as we look at photographs – ours or someone else’s – we can more easily bring ourselves to the photograph, and by doing that, learn more about the medium and ourselves. Play Podcast: Links for this Episode: My Instagram Feed – Follow me and I’ll follow back Sign up for the Workshops … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2098" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera position 208 : Bringing Ourselves to the Photograph →</a>

Camera position 208 : Bringing Ourselves to the Photograph

Musicians warm up before they make music, but what about visual artists? Do photographers need to warm up before they create photographs? I think yes, and with the help of a podcast listener, we posit some ideas for getting warmed up visually. Play Podcast:   Links for this Episode: University of Georgia’s Cortona Studies Abroad … Continue reading Camera Position 207 : On Warming Up →

Musicians warm up before they make music, but what about visual artists? Do photographers need to warm up before they create photographs? I think yes, and with the help of a podcast listener, we posit some ideas for getting warmed up visually. Play Podcast:   Links for this Episode: University of Georgia’s Cortona Studies Abroad … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2715" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 207 : On Warming Up →</a>

Camera Position 207 : On Warming Up

Some thoughts on living an artful life, led off by poet Mary Oliver’s “Instructions on Living a Life” Pay attention Be Astonished Tell about it. Play Podcast:   Links for this Episode: Mary Oliver– The American poet at the Poetry Foundation Twyla Tharp – a brief video of some of Tharp’s choreography Samuel Beckett – … Continue reading Camera Position 206 : The Artful Life →

Some thoughts on living an artful life, led off by poet Mary Oliver’s “Instructions on Living a Life” Pay attention Be Astonished Tell about it. Play Podcast:   Links for this Episode: Mary Oliver– The American poet at the Poetry Foundation Twyla Tharp – a brief video of some of Tharp’s choreography Samuel Beckett – … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/2667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 206 : The Artful Life →</a>

Camera Position 206 : The Artful Life

Rather than trying to make art your life, work instead on trying to make every day of your life into art. “You just have to live and life will give you pictures.” -Henri Cartier Bresson Play Podcast:

Camera Position 205 : Your Life Is Your Art

The act of making photographs connects me to the world, to my medium and to myself. When I make photographs, there is always a reward. Play Podcast:   Links for this Episode: Places you can find and listen to Camera Position: iTunes Podcasts Player FM Stitcher iHeart Radio Short Orange

Camera Position 204 : Always A Reward

A Podcast About the Creative Side of Photography

Although I enjoyed the podcasts, with the last being in April, 2019, I’m disappointed at the failure to close-off the series by announcing its conclusion.

Disappointed

Professor Curto is a superb teacher, bearing very good information. Highly recommended!

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Turn it upside-down! Turning your photographs upside-down is a great way to help you evaluate the composition of your photographs by helping to remove the importance of the subject of the photograph and concentrate more on its structure.

Camera Position 116 : Turn It Upside-Down!

Camera Position goes back to basics with an overview of the essentials of photographic composition, including the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Framing and Balance. Also, a mention of the work of photographer Ron Diorio. Tractored Out – photograph by Dorothea Lange Links for this episode: Slides for this episode of Camera Position Camera Position … Continue reading Camera Position 60 : Back to Basics – Composition →

Camera Position goes back to basics with an overview of the essentials of photographic composition, including the Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Framing and Balance. Also, a mention of the work of photographer Ron Diorio. Tractored Out – photograph by Dorothea Lange Links for this episode: Slides for this episode of Camera Position Camera Position … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/144" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 60 : Back to Basics – Composition →</a>

Camera Position 60 : Back to Basics – Composition

A pair of emails from podcast listeners provided the impetus for this episode and its brief discussion of “a real time for things.” Kristian wrote, “But when looking back at the time (especially after a by a PhD degree and two years of intensive R&amp;D work) I realize the most important thing to learn, is … Continue reading Camera Position 111 : A Real Time for Things →

A pair of emails from podcast listeners provided the impetus for this episode and its brief discussion of “a real time for things.” Kristian wrote, “But when looking back at the time (especially after a by a PhD degree and two years of intensive R&amp;D work) I realize the most important thing to learn, is … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/925" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 111 : A Real Time for Things →</a>

Camera Position 111 : A Real Time for Things

The Camera in The Cathedral: A Brief History of Photography of the Natural World In a bit of “podcast cross-pollination,” I’m presenting an episode of my history of photography podcast here on Camera Position. If you’ve heard the Photo History podcast of this same topic, you’ve heard this podcast, but for those Camera Position listeners … Continue reading The Camera in The Cathedral: Camera Position goes Historical →

The Camera in The Cathedral: A Brief History of Photography of the Natural World In a bit of “podcast cross-pollination,” I’m presenting an episode of my history of photography podcast here on Camera Position. If you’ve heard the Photo History podcast of this same topic, you’ve heard this podcast, but for those Camera Position listeners … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/151" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading The Camera in The Cathedral: Camera Position goes Historical →</a>

The Camera in The Cathedral: Camera Position goes Historical

Camera Position #3 features a discussion about one of my all-time favorite photographs by one of my all-time favorite photographers, Paul Caponigro. The photograph, “Two Leaves, Brewster, NY, 1963” is discussed alongside some images that were made at the same time, giving us some sense of how a photographer finds and “works” a subject. Two … Continue reading Camera Position 03 : Paul Caponigro’s Two Leaves →

Camera Position #3 features a discussion about one of my all-time favorite photographs by one of my all-time favorite photographers, Paul Caponigro. The photograph, “Two Leaves, Brewster, NY, 1963” is discussed alongside some images that were made at the same time, giving us some sense of how a photographer finds and “works” a subject. Two … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 03 : Paul Caponigro’s Two Leaves →</a>

Camera Position 03 : Paul Caponigro’s Two Leaves

One of my goals for my workshops is to help the participants learn how to cope with the volume of images that they are making and to edit their images so that the group of photographs becomes their own. This podcast is a partial response to my friend Brooks Jensen using his podcast platform to … Continue reading Camera Position 86 : Italy Photo Workshops – Photographing and Editing in Rome &amp; Tuscany →

One of my goals for my workshops is to help the participants learn how to cope with the volume of images that they are making and to edit their images so that the group of photographs becomes their own. This podcast is a partial response to my friend Brooks Jensen using his podcast platform to … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/556" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 86 : Italy Photo Workshops – Photographing and Editing in Rome &amp; Tuscany →</a>

Camera Position 86 : Italy Photo Workshops – Photographing and Editing in Rome & Tuscany

What does your website say about who you are as a photographer? Does your site clearly define your goals or do you use your site’s pages as a dumping ground for every photograph you’ve ever made? In this episode of Camera Position, I look at the way in which web pages can tell us whether … Continue reading Camera Position 50 : Messages From Your Website →

What does your website say about who you are as a photographer? Does your site clearly define your goals or do you use your site’s pages as a dumping ground for every photograph you’ve ever made? In this episode of Camera Position, I look at the way in which web pages can tell us whether … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/92" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 50 : Messages From Your Website →</a>

Camera Position 50 : Messages From Your Website

In Camera Position #8, we looked at Paul Strand’s “The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953”. Listener Don Bricker wrote in to note that there are, in fact, two different images of this photograph. The idea that Strand “directed” this image by changing the content in an important way should be considered when we think about how … Continue reading Camera Position 14 : Strand’s “Family” Revisited →

In Camera Position #8, we looked at Paul Strand’s “The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953”. Listener Don Bricker wrote in to note that there are, in fact, two different images of this photograph. The idea that Strand “directed” this image by changing the content in an important way should be considered when we think about how … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 14 : Strand’s “Family” Revisited →</a>

Camera Position 14 : Strand’s “Family” Revisited

After an insanely busy fall, I’m back in front of the podcast mic, talking about photography. In this episode of Camera Position, we go to the Midwest Society of Photographic Education conference in Flint, Michigan, where I presented a 40 minute talk about my photographs of Italy. This episode of camera position is that presentation, … Continue reading Camera Position 59 : Evidence of Hands on Stone →

After an insanely busy fall, I’m back in front of the podcast mic, talking about photography. In this episode of Camera Position, we go to the Midwest Society of Photographic Education conference in Flint, Michigan, where I presented a 40 minute talk about my photographs of Italy. This episode of camera position is that presentation, … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/135" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 59 : Evidence of Hands on Stone →</a>

Camera Position 59 : Evidence of Hands on Stone

When a photographer finds a beautiful scene, there is often a temptation to put everything he sees in the photograph, even if the image that results isn’t all that interesting. Here, Ansel Adams and Paul Caponigro show us how showing less shows us more. As a side note, if you are listening to and enjoying … Continue reading Camera Position 19 : When Less Really Is More →

When a photographer finds a beautiful scene, there is often a temptation to put everything he sees in the photograph, even if the image that results isn’t all that interesting. Here, Ansel Adams and Paul Caponigro show us how showing less shows us more. As a side note, if you are listening to and enjoying … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/34" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 19 : When Less Really Is More →</a>

Camera Position 19 : When Less Really Is More

I’ve moved my Camera Position! I’ve abandoned Apple’s “easy but limited” iWeb software and moved over to a WordPress blog. Hopefully, the majority of listeners have made the switch with no problems. There is a new RSS subscription feed (see first post at the top of the page to see the new information). If you’re … Continue reading Camera Position 15 : Moving Camera Position &amp; Moving Your Boundaries →

I’ve moved my Camera Position! I’ve abandoned Apple’s “easy but limited” iWeb software and moved over to a WordPress blog. Hopefully, the majority of listeners have made the switch with no problems. There is a new RSS subscription feed (see first post at the top of the page to see the new information). If you’re … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 15 : Moving Camera Position &amp; Moving Your Boundaries →</a>

Camera Position 15 : Moving Camera Position & Moving Your Boundaries

The great photographer Ernst Haas said, “”The frame of the camera is the photographer’s discipline. It can contain as much as it withholds, cut into or hold together images that detract or contribute to a given theme.” In this episode, I explore the idea that the frame of the camera is a discipline. Play Podcast … Continue reading Camera Position 164 : The Frame Is A Discipline →

The great photographer Ernst Haas said, “”The frame of the camera is the photographer’s discipline. It can contain as much as it withholds, cut into or hold together images that detract or contribute to a given theme.” In this episode, I explore the idea that the frame of the camera is a discipline. Play Podcast … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/1857" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 164 : The Frame Is A Discipline →</a>

Camera Position 164 : The Frame Is A Discipline

What do you do when you get “stuck” photographically? Here are a few ideas about how to find your way out of “Photographer’s Block,” with some references to how other photographers handle the problem. Photograph by Jeff Curto (left) and David Quigg (right) Photograph by Suzanne Szucs (left) and Nicholas Nixon (right) Click images and … Continue reading Camera Position 48 : Getting “Unstuck” →

What do you do when you get “stuck” photographically? Here are a few ideas about how to find your way out of “Photographer’s Block,” with some references to how other photographers handle the problem. Photograph by Jeff Curto (left) and David Quigg (right) Photograph by Suzanne Szucs (left) and Nicholas Nixon (right) Click images and … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 48 : Getting “Unstuck” →</a>

Camera Position 48 : Getting “Unstuck”

In our final “Project Planning Roadmap” podcast, we talk about DAM – Digital Asset Management – trying to get a handle on what these software packages can do for you. Rating, sorting, grouping, keywording and adjusting your images is what applications like Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom are all about. If you’re using them, you … Continue reading Camera Position 81 : Project Planning Roadmap – DAM! →

In our final “Project Planning Roadmap” podcast, we talk about DAM – Digital Asset Management – trying to get a handle on what these software packages can do for you. Rating, sorting, grouping, keywording and adjusting your images is what applications like Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom are all about. If you’re using them, you … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/401" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 81 : Project Planning Roadmap – DAM! →</a>

Camera Position 81 : Project Planning Roadmap – DAM!

Mary Virginia Swanson

The 4th part of my conversation with Mary Virginia Swanson, where we discuss public art, galleries and work for the wall, image size and the life of images that aren’t meant for traditional display. Links to resources mentioned on this podcast: Mary Virginia Swanson’s website Martha Madigan Chuck Close – Magnolia Editions Tapestries Susan kae … Continue reading Camera Position 109 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 4: Public Art, Galleries &amp; Image Size →

The 4th part of my conversation with Mary Virginia Swanson, where we discuss public art, galleries and work for the wall, image size and the life of images that aren’t meant for traditional display. Links to resources mentioned on this podcast: Mary Virginia Swanson’s website Martha Madigan Chuck Close – Magnolia Editions Tapestries Susan kae … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/1002" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 109 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 4: Public Art, Galleries &amp; Image Size →</a>

Camera Position 109 : Mary Virginia Swanson – Part 4: Public Art, Galleries & Image Size

Using a quote from Janet Malcolm’s collections of essays about photography as a springboard, I talk about the relative truth of photographs and look back to our discussion about peripheral vision. Play Podcast Camera Position on Facebook – Share your images Camera Position on Flickr – Share your images Janet Malcolm’s Diana &amp; Nikon on … Continue reading Camera Position 163 : Photographer’s Bookshelf – Diana and Nikon →

Using a quote from Janet Malcolm’s collections of essays about photography as a springboard, I talk about the relative truth of photographs and look back to our discussion about peripheral vision. Play Podcast Camera Position on Facebook – Share your images Camera Position on Flickr – Share your images Janet Malcolm’s Diana &amp; Nikon on … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/1763" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 163 : Photographer’s Bookshelf – Diana and Nikon →</a>

Camera Position 163 : Photographer’s Bookshelf – Diana and Nikon

“Many times beauty begs to be recorded and it is only later that its position in the overall order of things becomes apparent.” So said podcast listener Bryant Johnson, a sentence that made me think about how we photograph and the ways that we can produce work just by looking and responding. After our time … Continue reading Camera Position 82 : Beauty Begs to be Recorded →

“Many times beauty begs to be recorded and it is only later that its position in the overall order of things becomes apparent.” So said podcast listener Bryant Johnson, a sentence that made me think about how we photograph and the ways that we can produce work just by looking and responding. After our time … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/433" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 82 : Beauty Begs to be Recorded →</a>

Camera Position 82 : Beauty Begs to be Recorded

The edges of the frame change everything about how we see a photograph. One of the great masters of the use of the photographic frame edge was Edward Weston, and today we look at his remarkable ability to show us “just enough” of the subject. The podcast briefly touches on gestalt theory for the visual … Continue reading Camera Position 26 : Weston &amp; The Edges →

The edges of the frame change everything about how we see a photograph. One of the great masters of the use of the photographic frame edge was Edward Weston, and today we look at his remarkable ability to show us “just enough” of the subject. The podcast briefly touches on gestalt theory for the visual … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 26 : Weston &amp; The Edges →</a>

Camera Position 26 : Weston & The Edges

A place for your all your stuff! The next part of planning and producing a project has to do with managing your content. Where do you store it? How do you get at it? Can you find it when you need it? We take a look at these issues in this episode. Links for this … Continue reading Camera Position 80 : Project Planning Roadmap – A Place For Your Stuff! →

A place for your all your stuff! The next part of planning and producing a project has to do with managing your content. Where do you store it? How do you get at it? Can you find it when you need it? We take a look at these issues in this episode. Links for this … <a href="http://www.cameraposition.com/archives/369" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Continue reading Camera Position 80 : Project Planning Roadmap – A Place For Your Stuff! →</a>

Camera Position 80 : Project Planning Roadmap – A Place For Your Stuff!

Ultimately, a photograph comes down to a common element: Light. Using two photographs of a vineyard, this podcast explores the quality, direction and visual impact of light. Vineyard, Umbria, 2001 Photographs by Jeff Curto

Camera Position 07 : Light, Idea and Emotion

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