Photography Matters

My Mom was my favorite person I’ve ever known. One of many things that I admire about her is that she knew how important it was to always take photos of the family. My dad was actually a professional photographer for a short time, but it was really my Mom who was the documentary photographer […] The post Photography Matters Ep 63 – Memories Matter appeared first on Photography Matters.

I love photographing people. I love working with people to create strong photos that really evoke a feel from the viewer. In this episode I talk about how I get stronger photos from not posing the models. Stay tuned for Part II on Wednesday. The post INSPIRED – Episode 10 – The Anti-Pose, Part I appeared first on Photography Matters.

One of the coolest things in photography is the self assignent. It gives the photography as well as the photographer a purpose. That in itself is an inspiring and motivating force. Have a great weekend! The post INSPIRED – Episode 9 – Self Assignments appeared first on Photography Matters.

I think we’ve all been there… spending money on gear we just don’t need. This episode is kind of a followup conversation about an article I recently posted on PhotographyMattersPodcast.com. It got some interesting responses and the conversations were a lot of fun. Enjoy.   The Link What if You Lost Everything… Had Very Little […] The post INSPIRED – Episode 8 – Save the money… appeared first on Photography Matters.

Ever have those photo shoots where everything goes as planned; everything is perfect and it’s a breeze? Pretty awesome, huh? Actually, I have better memories of the shoots in which everything was not so perfect; some kind of problem came up; an issue we had to deal with. The post INSPIRED – Episode 7 – Challenges = Blessings appeared first on Photography Matters.

Have you seen the news that a new movie is coming out later called Minimata? It stars Johnny Depp as legendary photographer, W. Eugene Smith. I want to talk about this and Kodachrome and other movies about photographers and other artists as well. Cool stuff.   The Links First Look at Johnny Depp as War […] The post Photography Matters Ep 62 – Minamata – The Movie appeared first on Photography Matters.

Hope you all had a great weekend. I just wanted to follow up on yestday’s post, “Get Wierd, and then Just Don’t Care.” Add a few things that I thought were important but didn’t want to make the episode any longer. If you haven’t heard yesterday’s episode yet, you might want to start there to […] The post INSPIRED – Episode 6 – Get WIERDER! (the sequel) appeared first on Photography Matters.

You know what I love about art, particularly photography? It’s finding people who put out work that is so unique, there’s something different about it. That art clearly shows that they are following their unique and individual passion in the photography that they’re producing. I love that. The post INSPIRED – Episode 5 – Get Weird, and Then Just Don’t Care appeared first on Photography Matters.

One of my favorite things that happens from time to time in photography, or any creative field for that matter, is known as the happy accident… Something that might have at first struck you as a mistake or an accident… but later you’re very glad it happened. I love happy accidents.       The post INSPIRED – Episode 4 – Happy Accidents appeared first on Photography Matters.

Happy Friday, hope everyone had a great week. Hey, I went over to Tivoli Village last night. They were hosting a car show. I got a few shots and just wanted to tell you about it, maybe have some suggestions that can help you figure out what you want to photograph this week. Have a […] The post INSPIRED – Episode 3 – Events appeared first on Photography Matters.

I am not interested in rules or conventions. Photography is not a sport. — Bill Brandt, 1904 – 1983 Bill Brandt is easily in the list of Who’s Who of photographers of the twentieth century. I’ve heard his name a lot, but it wasn’t until recently that I took a more serious look at his […] The post INSPIRED – Episode 2 – Bill Brandt – Break the Rules appeared first on Photography Matters.

It’s no secret that I’ve really been enjoying shooting Rollei Retro 400s, a very beautiful black and white film. I’ve mostly shot it at box speed, 400, but have also played around with it at EI 1600 as well. Both speeds offer great results. I’ve been a little anxious to do an intimate portraiture photo […] The post Photography Matters Ep 61 – Tonya and Rollei Retro 400s appeared first on Photography Matters.

This is the first episode of a new series I’ve been thinking about starting for a while now. It will be in addition to Photography Matters, but follow a less structured format. The episodes will be shorter and may come out several times a week, or maybe not. The topic for the show…. Inspiration; topics […] The post INSPIRED – Episode 1 – Shoot a Friend appeared first on Photography Matters.

Creativity; it’s one of the most important building blocks of life. Okay, that’s a little heavy, I’ll try and keep this focused (see what I did there) on Photography.       The post Photography Matters Ep 60 – CREATIVITY appeared first on Photography Matters.

With so much of our online time spent on social media these days, does anyone ever pay attention to their own websites? Or do the even have a website? Are website’s still important? All that and much, much more in this episode.     The Links My photography website TAVPhotography.com Film Photography Project (FPP) Their […] The post Photography Matters Ep 59 – Your Website – A Digital Memory Lane (and yes, they’re still important) appeared first on Photography Matters.

You know those certain photographer who, when they speak about photography, it really resonates with you; inspires you and you could listen to them all day. I’ll talk about a couple of photographers that fit that bill for me, and also talk about a daily source of ideas and inspiration… all in one book.   […] The post Photography Matters Ep 58 – Mary Ellen Mark, Joel Meyerowitz, Jay Maisel – Photographers I could listen to all day. appeared first on Photography Matters.

Happy New Year!!! 2018 was an interesting year. What are you planning to do with your photography in 2019? Listen   The Links Check out Frys if you need printer ink delivered that day. Frys.com Your Top Nine Photos on Instagram 2018 website iTunes  Google Play For the apps, it’s probably easiest to just search […] The post Photography Matters Ep 57 – Happy New Year and Setting Goals appeared first on Photography Matters.

  I just read an article on PetaPixel’s site that talks about photographs created completely using aritificial intelligence. I’m talking about portraits of people that don’t exist, completely made up by AI. Hmmmmm… Listen   The Links PetaPixel article: These Portraits Were Made by AI: None of These People Exist     The post Photography Matters Ep 56 – AI Photography appeared first on Photography Matters.

In a couple recent photo shoots I’ve found myself using a reading lamp as my key light source. It’s funny how, after spending thousands of dollars on “professional” lighting, I find myself preferring to use just common household lamps, reading lamps, that kind of thing. Also, I want to revisit the importance of studying the […] The post Photography Matters Ep 55 – I should’ve just gone to Lamps Plus, also Photos that Stay With You appeared first on Photography Matters.

In this episode I talk about previsualization and how important it is to photography. Then I go a step further and get into what I call Intuitive Visualization. I’ll also share a few things and photos from my road trip through Arizona last weekend. Fun stuff.   Photos from the Road All shots taken with […] The post Photography Matters Ep 54 – PreVisualization vs Intuitive Visualization appeared first on Photography Matters.