Everyday Photography, Every Day

24: Establishing Trust

2 November 2018  |  16 mins

Perhaps the most important attribute of the photographer isn't technical, it's the ability to engender trust in people....

23: Are Your Pictures Any Good?

31 October 2018  |  12 mins 56 secs

So you've taken a lot of great photos. How do you determine which are "really" good?

22: Walking Around with a Camera

29 October 2018  |  17 mins 31 secs

It's good practice to take your phone/camera out, and go for a walk. Pay attention to what catches your attention...

21: On Reading Susan Sontag

27 October 2018  |  17 mins 4 secs

art, artists, photography

Two books almost universally recommended for photographers...

20: Truth!

26 October 2018  |  20 mins 12 secs

What is photographic truth? What happens when the photographer manipulates the image? How much manipulation is okay? If it's all a fiction, why do these things matter?

19: The Space Between

25 October 2018  |  17 mins 8 secs

A photo is often capturing more than the surface of a subject, but rather, the relationship between photographer and subject.

18: Simplification

24 October 2018  |  15 mins 20 secs

There's so much happening in the frames of our pictures, they can become more elegant with some simplification—what can be done to simplify an images?

17: The Death of Photography?

22 October 2018  |  18 mins 6 secs

Teenagers taking pictures: is it "photography" or something else. Wim Wenders proclaimed the "end of photography." Really?

16: The Rule of Thirds is Bullsh*t, Seriously, and other Topics of Composition

21 October 2018  |  17 mins 47 secs

People always talk about the "rule of thirds" and after much consideration, I've decided it's neither true nor useful, in teaching photography. Agree?

15: The Problem with Video

17 October 2018  |  17 mins 12 secs

There is more to the advantages of still photography over moving video than technology. It messes with your brain...

14: Shooting with the Right Side of your Brain

15 October 2018  |  17 mins

My mother felt it wasn't clear how to "see differently" and ultimately move picture taking from the left side of the brain to the right.

13: Artists, Amateurs and Pros

14 October 2018  |  16 mins 29 secs

Most people looking for info on photography are wanting to turn their hobby into a career as either a commercial photographer or an artist. But what of people who just want to be better photographers?

12: One Print Only

12 October 2018  |  20 mins 11 secs

A little more about the physicality of prints, of radical editioning, and the Suzanne's wedding dress made of paper.

11: Why Make Prints (part 2) - "It's not photography if you don't print it"

11 October 2018  |  21 mins 52 secs

Photography isn't just about taking pictures, but the all-important work of selecting which pictures to keep and show.

10: Get the Cliché Out of the Way

10 October 2018  |  19 mins 35 secs

What to shoot? And how to approach shooting a subject?

09: Why Make Prints (part 1)

10 October 2018  |  16 mins 11 secs

The differences between photography and shooting video? And why is printing important? Rubin and Suzanne begin to dig into the issues around digital images.