Photography & Cameras
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337: The 6 Levels of Making Money as a Photographer
You’re busy, booked, and still broke. What if chasing more clients is exactly what’s keeping you stuck? In this episode, Sarah walks you through the six levels of making money as a photographer, from camera carrier to freedom creator. 80% of photographers never leave level three, and the photographers at the top aren’t more talented. They switched models.
Ep 272 - Landscape Photography & Creative Vision with Saumya Kesurvala
Saumya Kesurvala has spent 15 years as a professional designer and visual storyteller, working across brand identity, editorial and environmental graphics. Landscape photography has become his way of stepping away from screens and reconnecting with the natural world. Growing up in a creative household and attending boarding school close to nature gave him an early appreciation for the outdoor experience itself, not just the images it produces.
HT2773 - Twelve For Six
Here's a Thought… #2773 with Brooks Jensen Twelve For Six I continue to have all kinds of fun doing Seeing In SIXES projects. I've been doing them long enough now that I'm starting to see certain patterns emerge that help the process. For example, when I try to produce a Seeing In SIXES project I'd better have more than six candidates to choose from. I don't need a hundred, but the editing/selection process is so integral to the format that there have to be extras that help me clarify and intensify the theme.
HT2772 - That Special Travel Feeling
Here's a Thought… #2772 with Brooks Jensen That Special Travel Feeling Why is it that travel seems to precipitate a heighten sense of excitement to photograph that is missing from our home or daily routines? Is it simply that we are trying "to take it all in" while traveling? If so, can we purposely develop that "take it all in" attitude at will? At home? After all, a visitor from some distant land might travel to your home town with that same "take it all in" mind and be fascinated with your everyday experiences.
HT2771 - Your Work and Ansel Adams
Here's a Thought… #2771 with Brooks Jensen Your Work and Ansel Adams I've said for a long time now that the most influential attribute of a work of art is the signature of the artist. That is, a very bad Ansel Adams print will be more valuable than our best. Of course, the mental trap in that thought is the equating of fame/value and merit. I would unhesitatingly say that many of your photographs are every bit as good as an Ansel Adams photograph.
HT2770 - Yes, Seagulls
Here's a Thought… #2770 with Brooks Jensen Yes, Seagulls There are some subject clichés that are so cliché they become uber clichés. I would be willing to bet that every one of you have a photograph of a seagull in your archives that you've never shown to anyone because, well, it's a picture of a seagull. Does that mean seagulls are overtly non-photogenic? Or does it mean that they are inherently difficult to photograph without the picture becoming a cliché?
HT2769 - My Favorite Dead Fish Picture
Here's a Thought… #2769 with Brooks Jensen My Favorite Dead Fish Picture One of my favorite pictures from 50 years of photography was photographed in a rural village in Japan. Outside the fish market was a little stand that included 60 or 70 herring splayed out to dry. There's shiny bodies were fantastic and led to one of my all-time favorite photographs. I have it hanging in the trailer. I'm about to take it down. Lynn pointed out an obvious fact that I'd never seen in 30 years. IT'S A PICTURE OF DEAD FISH.
The LAST Brand We Expected to Make THIS Lens…RAWtalk 212
In this episode, Jared & Stephen discuss an upcoming epic new lens from an unexpected 3rd party brand, Sigma's new 50-120 f/2.8 APS-C lens, what gear Jared is packing for Amsterdam & much more! Text us with any thoughts and questions regarding this episode at 313-710-9729. This is RAWtalk Episode 212! Check out Jared's kid band photos HERE that were referenced at the beginning of the show! Subscribe and listen to The Daily Fro on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
HT2768 - Clouds and No Clouds
Here's a Thought… #2768 with Brooks Jensen Clouds and No Clouds Looking through our archives at all our previous work can uncover some of the most interesting things we might never see otherwise. A while back I had a revelation about clouds. It seems that for unknown and unconscious reasons, when there are beautiful puffy clouds in the sky casting intermittent shadows and sunbeams on the land, I tend to photograph with wide-angle lenses. My grand landscapes almost always include clouds. I wasn't aware of that.
336: From a 17-Year Side Hustle to $81,000 in Just 5 Months
Busy for 17 years, but not profitable. What if the thing you’re most afraid of changing is the thing holding your business back? This week on the Joycast, New York photographer and retired middle school teacher Maura Kirkezis shares how she went from making up prices on scraps of paper and handing over digital files for about $365, to bringing in more than $81,000 from her biggest orders in just five months. And she did it with the same clients in the same everyday community she’s served all along.
TCF Ep. 666 - Gerald Cyrus
When photographer Gerald Cyrus began photographing New York City in the 1990s, he was drawn to the streets of Harlem, its neighborhoods, its people, and the vibrant music scene that filled its clubs and lounges. Over the course of a decade, he created a remarkable body of black-and-white photographs that capture everyday life with an intimacy and sense of connection that goes well beyond traditional documentary photography.
HT2767 - Performative Photography
Here's a Thought… #2767 with Brooks Jensen Performative Photography I don't think many people would think of photography as a performative art medium. Could it be? What would that look like? The closest thing I can imagine to a performative presentation of photographs would maybe be a slideshow. What about a presentation of images on a large screen TV that could possibly be accompanied by a narration of sorts. A poetry reading while showing images? Come to think of it, what happens when you share a stack of prints with a visitor? Silence?
335: 7 Photography Business Myths That Keep You Broke
You’re improving your skills, upgrading your gear, doing everything “right” — so why aren’t you making more money? Because the advice you’ve been following is a myth. In this episode, Sarah breaks down the 7 lies that keep photographers broke — from “fear goes away before you act” to “you have to struggle for years before you deserve success.” After 28 years in business and $3M+ in portrait sales, she’s debunking each one with the stories that taught her the hard way.
HT2766 - From Whence the Inspiration
Here's a Thought… #2766 with Brooks Jensen From Whence the Inspiration There are photographers who prefer not to view the work of other photographers. I understand the concept, but I can't help but wonder what they are missing? Do they also not listen to music, read novels or poetry? Watch films or talk with others? I've always thought of art as a Grand Conversation, a conversation that spans time and space. My art is a response to those from the past as well as those not yet born.
HT2765 - Way to Go, God
Here's a Thought… #2765 with Brooks Jensen Way to Go, God When does a scene/subject become worthy of making a photograph? After all, we don't just point our cameras at anything, but we pick and choose those scenes or subjects that we think are worthy of capture and processing. Why are those captures worthy? I've asked this question for years in workshops and conversations. The most common reason photographers give for making a photograph boils down to a variation of "Way to go, God!"
HT2764 - Archive or Burden
Here's a Thought… #2764 with Brooks Jensen Archive or Burden We spend our life amassing a pile of prints that form our archive. It can also be said that our archive is a burden that our heirs will be responsible for whether or not they want it. We can't take it with us, unless the software engineers figure out a solution to this pesky problem of mortality. Maybe we should be buried with all our art like ancient Egyptian kings, taking all our important possessions with us to the next world.
HT2763 - Visual Syncopation
Here's a Thought… #2763 with Brooks Jensen Visual Syncopation Structure in a presentation of images can be both good and bad. Structure can provide form and consistency to a presentation. It can also become predictable, repetitious, and boring. This where visual syncopation can come to the rescue. Become a member of LensWork Online and have access to all 2700+ Here's a Thought… commentaries.
HT2762 - Understanding Fatigue and Exhaustion
Here's a Thought… #2762 with Brooks Jensen Understanding Fatigue and Exhaustion There are times when I try to go photographing in spite of feeling exhausted. It never works. This week is one of those times. I just can't bring myself to get excited about grabbing my camera and getting out there. Worse, I feel guilty about it. As I've thought about this in the torpor of my fatigue, I think I've had a flash of insight about this. Become a member of LensWork Online and have access to all 2700+ Here's a Thought… commentaries.
Canon R4, a NEW Sigma Camera & Sony…a7S IV COMING SOON?! RAWtalk 211
In this episode, Jared & Stephen discuss the latest rounds of rumors including the Canon R4, a possible new Sigma camera, the Sony a7S IV & much more! Text us with any thoughts and questions regarding this episode at 313-710-9729. This is RAWtalk Episode 211! Check out Jared's college photos HERE that were referenced at the beginning of the show! Subscribe and listen to The Daily Fro on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
HT2761 - The Immersive Challenge
Here's a Thought… #2761 with Brooks Jensen The Immersive Challenge We all have art we love and art that leaves us cold. In thinking about my own responses to artwork, I've come to the conclusion that the artwork I like the most are those pieces that create in me the largest immersive response by pulling me into the world that the artwork makes for us. This is, for example, where the novelist has so much to teach us visual artists.
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