The Art of Photography

Some new surprises to kick off another great year of podcasts… , Masterclass live, the new show website, holga project updates and more.

Should you have a website for your photography portfolio or are twitter, Google+ and Facebook good enough? In this episode we'll explore some options.

In this episode I've got some announcements including the live broadcast and remembering our friend Paula Butler.

In this episode we'll take a look at using a shallow depth of field in your photographs to lead the viewer's eye through the picture.

I get lots of questions of what lens to purchase to get sharper images and better color accuracy. Truth is, you can get all the milage your need out of most modern lenses. Its all in how you use them.

Today we'll take a look at white balance, how to use it for accurate color rendition and how to use it for special effects in digital photography.

A few announcements and updates in this show on the Holga Projects. Its not too late to sign up!

In this episode we are launching Holga Projects! Open to all viewers we are sending out 10 cameras around the world. These 10 cameras will circle all summer and everyone will get a chance to shoot 4 shots on a theme and send the camera to the next person

In this episode we take a look at the work of Annie Leibovitz in her book A Photographers Life: 1990-2005

In this episode we'll take a look at the early fashion work of Richard Avedon.

In this episode, we'll take a look at the work of Brassai (Gyula Halász) and his night photographs of Paris.

Edward J Steichen was one of the early masters of 20th century photography. Having a diverse career as a photographer, painter and art gallery/museum curator, he is considered for his influence on photography, but also for his work in encouraging and expo

Today’s show is a little different. I was asked by the Center for Creative Photography to produce a video for an exhibition they are working on. The idea was to show a basic overview of the darkroom print making process including how an enlarger works, ho

Today we'll look at some techniques for converting digital color images to black and white. We'll talk about how colors get assigned to light or dark shades of grey depending on what channel is being emphasized.

Ansel Adams' original zone system involves manipulation of development times with film. In this episode we will explore using the zone system concept mixed with HDR techniques for digital cameras.