DAVID DUCHEMIN

David duChemin is an international assignment photographer based out of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia (Canada) though is prone to living somewhat nomadically. BOOKS - DAVID DUCHEMIN This is an expanded digital edition of the limited edition print book. 200 pages of beautiful work, SEVEN+ is a stunning eBook at a great value. BUY ON CRAFT & VISION. THE CREATED IMAGE (BUNDLE) The 2-Volume Video Series. (Craft & Vision) 26 hours. Available for download and private online viewing. Pre-recorded conference sessions from the 2013 THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PROCESS The Photographer's Process. The third of three videos about the creative process of making photographs, this is a specific conversation about the making of one of my own photographs. WORKSHOPS + ADVENTURES Click here to let me know where to send them and I’ll email you my latest articles as soon as I publish them. “Your bi-weekly emails are really different than other photographers- they make me think about my photography and how to make it mine, how to be more creative, and give me ideas to improve my vision. CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation. THE PARALYSIS OF PERFECTION Perfectionism will stop us before we get to the good stuff, which is inevitably a little on the ugly side long before it shows signs of promise. Ironically (assuming you choose to accept the same re-definition of perfection as I did years ago), perfectionism will WOULD YOU LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THIS MAN? Those things would either make you wonder if choosing to learn anything from me was a good idea or confirm that I’m exactly your kind of people. I should warn you; there’s no point to this. It’s not leading to a metaphor about photography, and there’s probably no value in discovering, for example, that my childhood nickname was

AND THEN I FELL.

And Then I Fell. I wrote this just over a week ago, then I took a tumble over a 20-foot wall in Pisa, Italy. Somehow it seems even more relevant now. As for the fall, here are the short strokes: I was trying to get a better angle on a scouting shot, made a poor decision,

lost

EVERYONE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER? Everyone is a photographer. My answer made her angry. Fear will do that to you. You can’t have a conversation with so-called professionals these days, or spend much time on social media these days without hearing someone decry the fact that now that everyone has a camera everyone “thinks they’re a photographer.”. Much

agreement follows.

EXPOSING FOR HIGHLIGHTS The technique is simple: expose for the highlights, the bands of light that would otherwise be too bright if I had exposed for the rest of the scene. The result is a histogram that preserves the details in the brightest places and allows the shadows to go to black, the reverse of what one might instinctively do in this scene. Or underexpose the

DAVID DUCHEMIN

David duChemin is an international assignment photographer based out of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia (Canada) though is prone to living somewhat nomadically. BOOKS - DAVID DUCHEMIN This is an expanded digital edition of the limited edition print book. 200 pages of beautiful work, SEVEN+ is a stunning eBook at a great value. BUY ON CRAFT & VISION. THE CREATED IMAGE (BUNDLE) The 2-Volume Video Series. (Craft & Vision) 26 hours. Available for download and private online viewing. Pre-recorded conference sessions from the 2013 THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PROCESS The Photographer's Process. The third of three videos about the creative process of making photographs, this is a specific conversation about the making of one of my own photographs. WORKSHOPS + ADVENTURES Click here to let me know where to send them and I’ll email you my latest articles as soon as I publish them. “Your bi-weekly emails are really different than other photographers- they make me think about my photography and how to make it mine, how to be more creative, and give me ideas to improve my vision. CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation. THE PARALYSIS OF PERFECTION Perfectionism will stop us before we get to the good stuff, which is inevitably a little on the ugly side long before it shows signs of promise. Ironically (assuming you choose to accept the same re-definition of perfection as I did years ago), perfectionism will WOULD YOU LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THIS MAN? Those things would either make you wonder if choosing to learn anything from me was a good idea or confirm that I’m exactly your kind of people. I should warn you; there’s no point to this. It’s not leading to a metaphor about photography, and there’s probably no value in discovering, for example, that my childhood nickname was

AND THEN I FELL.

And Then I Fell. I wrote this just over a week ago, then I took a tumble over a 20-foot wall in Pisa, Italy. Somehow it seems even more relevant now. As for the fall, here are the short strokes: I was trying to get a better angle on a scouting shot, made a poor decision,

lost

EVERYONE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER? Everyone is a photographer. My answer made her angry. Fear will do that to you. You can’t have a conversation with so-called professionals these days, or spend much time on social media these days without hearing someone decry the fact that now that everyone has a camera everyone “thinks they’re a photographer.”. Much

agreement follows.

EXPOSING FOR HIGHLIGHTS The technique is simple: expose for the highlights, the bands of light that would otherwise be too bright if I had exposed for the rest of the scene. The result is a histogram that preserves the details in the brightest places and allows the shadows to go to black, the reverse of what one might instinctively do in this scene. Or underexpose the

ABOUT DAVID

About David. I’m David duChemin and I want to help you make the strongest, most compelling photographs of your life, and to do so with joy and freedom, to make photographs that are more than just good, but truly your own. I’m a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, podcaster, and international CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation. TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART TWO To Make Better Photographs, Study More Photographs, Part Two. In Photographically Speaking, The Craft, The Life Creative, Thoughts & Theory by DavidMay 23, 2021 8 Comments. The first installment of this two-part series began an exploration of the way in which we study a photograph, first to experience it and then to learn from it. SHOULD YOU SPECIALIZE? The choice to specialize as a photographer is a powerful choice, especially for (though not limited to) those who want to do this in a professional or semi-professional way. Specializing gives your work focus, and it gives others a handle to put on you and your work. It’s easier to remember Ansel Adams as the guy who did high contrast

CHASING COLOUR

You have to be able to see a scene at 28mm but also at 300mm. You have to be able to see elements pushed together (long lens) or pulled apart (wide lens), never mind the possibilities with motion and blur and other kinds of abstractions. But when you say to yourself, “I’m just going to look for colour,” you’re more likely to see it. TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART ONE The first step is to respond to the image itself. To listen to it. Feel it. Take it in without jumping to judgment. If it was a poem you were studying (and there are many similarities), you’d probably re-read it a couple of times so the subtleties had a chance to emerge. GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE PHOTOGRAPH The Heart of the Photograph is a beautiful hard-cover book like the one before it, The Soul of the Camera. It’s about 300 pages, gorgeously printed and bound. But most importantly, it’s pragmatic. It will change the way you think about your craft, and the photographs you make. Here’s what a few early readers had to say about it: FURTHER THOUGHTS ON B&W If you were shooting only in JPG, these contrast settings (and the choice of filters above for the Fuji) would be of greater importance. While you’re digging around in the menu, you probably want to consider setting your camera to shoot RAW + JPG. On the Fuji XT-3 that’s done here: Menu > Image Quality > FINE + RAW. EXPOSING FOR HIGHLIGHTS The technique is simple: expose for the highlights, the bands of light that would otherwise be too bright if I had exposed for the rest of the scene. The result is a histogram that preserves the details in the brightest places and allows the shadows to go to black, the reverse of what one might instinctively do in this scene. Or underexpose the

20 PERFECT THINGS

Chai at the summit of Khardun La, the highest motorable road in the world. For extra points get there on a Royal Enfield Thunderbird. #2. Film. Digitial gets the glory. But having recently returned to shooting film in an effort to stay fresh and creative, I can’t believe I stayed away for so long. #3.

DAVID DUCHEMIN

David duChemin is an international assignment photographer based out of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia (Canada) though is prone to living somewhat nomadically. BOOKS - DAVID DUCHEMIN This is an expanded digital edition of the limited edition print book. 200 pages of beautiful work, SEVEN+ is a stunning eBook at a great value. BUY ON CRAFT & VISION. THE CREATED IMAGE (BUNDLE) The 2-Volume Video Series. (Craft & Vision) 26 hours. Available for download and private online viewing. Pre-recorded conference sessions from the 2013 CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation. THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PROCESS The Photographer's Process. The third of three videos about the creative process of making photographs, this is a specific conversation about the making of one of my own photographs. WORKSHOPS + ADVENTURES Click here to let me know where to send them and I’ll email you my latest articles as soon as I publish them. “Your bi-weekly emails are really different than other photographers- they make me think about my photography and how to make it mine, how to be more creative, and give me ideas to improve my vision. TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART TWO To Make Better Photographs, Study More Photographs, Part Two. In Photographically Speaking, The Craft, The Life Creative, Thoughts & Theory by DavidMay 23, 2021 8 Comments. The first installment of this two-part series began an exploration of the way in which we study a photograph, first to experience it and then to learn from it. THE PLEASURE OF THE POETIC The Pleasure of the Poetic. I’m taking a bit of a chance with this one, but as I’ve been talking lately about the poetic possibility of photographs, I thought I’d make some further observations. I read a little poetry most mornings, coffee in hand, as I gather my wits for the day. Lately, it’s been Billy Collins, a WOULD YOU LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THIS MAN? Those things would either make you wonder if choosing to learn anything from me was a good idea or confirm that I’m exactly your kind of people. I should warn you; there’s no point to this. It’s not leading to a metaphor about photography, and there’s probably no value in discovering, for example, that my childhood nickname was

AND THEN I FELL.

And Then I Fell. I wrote this just over a week ago, then I took a tumble over a 20-foot wall in Pisa, Italy. Somehow it seems even more relevant now. As for the fall, here are the short strokes: I was trying to get a better angle on a scouting shot, made a poor decision,

lost

EVERYONE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER? Everyone is a photographer. My answer made her angry. Fear will do that to you. You can’t have a conversation with so-called professionals these days, or spend much time on social media these days without hearing someone decry the fact that now that everyone has a camera everyone “thinks they’re a photographer.”. Much

agreement follows.

DAVID DUCHEMIN

David duChemin is an international assignment photographer based out of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia (Canada) though is prone to living somewhat nomadically. BOOKS - DAVID DUCHEMIN This is an expanded digital edition of the limited edition print book. 200 pages of beautiful work, SEVEN+ is a stunning eBook at a great value. BUY ON CRAFT & VISION. THE CREATED IMAGE (BUNDLE) The 2-Volume Video Series. (Craft & Vision) 26 hours. Available for download and private online viewing. Pre-recorded conference sessions from the 2013 CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation. THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PROCESS The Photographer's Process. The third of three videos about the creative process of making photographs, this is a specific conversation about the making of one of my own photographs. WORKSHOPS + ADVENTURES Click here to let me know where to send them and I’ll email you my latest articles as soon as I publish them. “Your bi-weekly emails are really different than other photographers- they make me think about my photography and how to make it mine, how to be more creative, and give me ideas to improve my vision. TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART TWO To Make Better Photographs, Study More Photographs, Part Two. In Photographically Speaking, The Craft, The Life Creative, Thoughts & Theory by DavidMay 23, 2021 8 Comments. The first installment of this two-part series began an exploration of the way in which we study a photograph, first to experience it and then to learn from it. THE PLEASURE OF THE POETIC The Pleasure of the Poetic. I’m taking a bit of a chance with this one, but as I’ve been talking lately about the poetic possibility of photographs, I thought I’d make some further observations. I read a little poetry most mornings, coffee in hand, as I gather my wits for the day. Lately, it’s been Billy Collins, a WOULD YOU LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THIS MAN? Those things would either make you wonder if choosing to learn anything from me was a good idea or confirm that I’m exactly your kind of people. I should warn you; there’s no point to this. It’s not leading to a metaphor about photography, and there’s probably no value in discovering, for example, that my childhood nickname was

AND THEN I FELL.

And Then I Fell. I wrote this just over a week ago, then I took a tumble over a 20-foot wall in Pisa, Italy. Somehow it seems even more relevant now. As for the fall, here are the short strokes: I was trying to get a better angle on a scouting shot, made a poor decision,

lost

EVERYONE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER? Everyone is a photographer. My answer made her angry. Fear will do that to you. You can’t have a conversation with so-called professionals these days, or spend much time on social media these days without hearing someone decry the fact that now that everyone has a camera everyone “thinks they’re a photographer.”. Much

agreement follows.

ABOUT DAVID

About David. I’m David duChemin and I want to help you make the strongest, most compelling photographs of your life, and to do so with joy and freedom, to make photographs that are more than just good, but truly your own. I’m a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, podcaster, and international TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART TWO To Make Better Photographs, Study More Photographs, Part Two. In Photographically Speaking, The Craft, The Life Creative, Thoughts & Theory by DavidMay 23, 2021 8 Comments. The first installment of this two-part series began an exploration of the way in which we study a photograph, first to experience it and then to learn from it. VISION ISN'T EVERYTHING. Vision Isn’t Everything. Vision Isn’t Everything. It’s Often Not Even the First Thing. Those of you who have been with me a while probably never thought you’d see the day when I’d write those words. I’ve built much of my teaching around the idea that “vision is better'” and, specifically, have placed a priority on vision

being

TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART ONE The first step is to respond to the image itself. To listen to it. Feel it. Take it in without jumping to judgment. If it was a poem you were studying (and there are many similarities), you’d probably re-read it a couple of times so the subtleties had a chance to emerge. FURTHER THOUGHTS ON B&W If you were shooting only in JPG, these contrast settings (and the choice of filters above for the Fuji) would be of greater importance. While you’re digging around in the menu, you probably want to consider setting your camera to shoot RAW + JPG. On the Fuji XT-3 that’s done here: Menu > Image Quality > FINE + RAW. THE PARALYSIS OF PERFECTION Perfectionism will stop us before we get to the good stuff, which is inevitably a little on the ugly side long before it shows signs of promise. Ironically (assuming you choose to accept the same re-definition of perfection as I did years ago), perfectionism will EVERYONE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER? Everyone is a photographer. My answer made her angry. Fear will do that to you. You can’t have a conversation with so-called professionals these days, or spend much time on social media these days without hearing someone decry the fact that now that everyone has a camera everyone “thinks they’re a photographer.”. Much

agreement follows.

LIFE IS SHORT

amol. extremely true ,i used to worry a lot a lot about things in life even smaller ones extremely beyond limits and make it miserable thinking what i ve done in the past and be depressed for months and weeks together!! im 19 yr old and dis is the core part of my life,henceforth i will remember this always ,”Life is short ,very short” and make the best of each and every moment therein

20 PERFECT THINGS

Chai at the summit of Khardun La, the highest motorable road in the world. For extra points get there on a Royal Enfield Thunderbird. #2. Film. Digitial gets the glory. But having recently returned to shooting film in an effort to stay fresh and creative, I can’t believe I stayed away for so long. #3. EXPOSING FOR HIGHLIGHTS The technique is simple: expose for the highlights, the bands of light that would otherwise be too bright if I had exposed for the rest of the scene. The result is a histogram that preserves the details in the brightest places and allows the shadows to go to black, the reverse of what one might instinctively do in this scene. Or underexpose the

DAVID DUCHEMIN

David duChemin is an international assignment photographer based out of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia (Canada) though is prone to living somewhat nomadically. BOOKS - DAVID DUCHEMINDAVID DUCHEMIN BLOGDAVID DUCHEMIN GEARDAVID DUCHEMIN PHOTOGRAPHYDAVID DUCHEMIN WORKSHOPSCRAFT AND VISION This is an expanded digital edition of the limited edition print book. 200 pages of beautiful work, SEVEN+ is a stunning eBook at a great value. BUY ON CRAFT & VISION. THE CREATED IMAGE (BUNDLE) The 2-Volume Video Series. (Craft & Vision) 26 hours. Available for download and private online viewing. Pre-recorded conference sessions from the 2013 ABOUT DAVIDMAKING THE IMAGE DAVID DUCHEMINDAVID DUCHEMIN BLOGDAVID DUCHEMIN GEARDAVID DUCHEMIN PHOTOGRAPHYDAVID DUCHEMIN WORKSHOPS About David. I’m David duChemin and I want to help you make the strongest, most compelling photographs of your life, and to do so with joy and freedom, to make photographs that are more than just good, but truly your own. I’m a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, podcaster, and international THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PROCESS The Photographer's Process. The third of three videos about the creative process of making photographs, this is a specific conversation about the making of one of my own photographs. GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE PHOTOGRAPH The Heart of the Photograph is a beautiful hard-cover book like the one before it, The Soul of the Camera. It’s about 300 pages, gorgeously printed and bound. But most importantly, it’s pragmatic. It will change the way you think about your craft, and the photographs you make. Here’s what a few early readers had to say about it: CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation.

LIFE IS SHORT

amol. extremely true ,i used to worry a lot a lot about things in life even smaller ones extremely beyond limits and make it miserable thinking what i ve done in the past and be depressed for months and weeks together!! im 19 yr old and dis is the core part of my life,henceforth i will remember this always ,”Life is short ,very short” and make the best of each and every moment therein I FEEL LIKE I'M FAKING IT. YOU? Among the well-worn tropes within the creative world is this: fake it till you make it. We’ve all said it. Or thought it. Particularly when we feel like we don’t belong, like we have no idea what we’re doing, when we feel like everyone else has their creative shit together and we’re staring into the void hoping no one discovers we have no real idea what the hell we’re doing.

AND THEN I FELL.

And Then I Fell. I wrote this just over a week ago, then I took a tumble over a 20-foot wall in Pisa, Italy. Somehow it seems even more relevant now. As for the fall, here are the short strokes: I was trying to get a better angle on a scouting shot, made a poor decision,

lost

MY FUJI MENU SETTINGS Set Date and Time (with terrifying inconsistency) Set RAW + JPG (F) Set Card Slots to Overflow (first fill one card, then fill the other. I don’t sweat the need for redundancy, never having had a card fail) I use Auto WB. Almost always. I often use my film emulations if I want to use Acros (B&W) or Velvia (rich slide film, dark shadows

DAVID DUCHEMIN

David duChemin is an international assignment photographer based out of Nanoose Bay, British Columbia (Canada) though is prone to living somewhat nomadically. BOOKS - DAVID DUCHEMINDAVID DUCHEMIN BLOGDAVID DUCHEMIN GEARDAVID DUCHEMIN PHOTOGRAPHYDAVID DUCHEMIN WORKSHOPSCRAFT AND VISION This is an expanded digital edition of the limited edition print book. 200 pages of beautiful work, SEVEN+ is a stunning eBook at a great value. BUY ON CRAFT & VISION. THE CREATED IMAGE (BUNDLE) The 2-Volume Video Series. (Craft & Vision) 26 hours. Available for download and private online viewing. Pre-recorded conference sessions from the 2013 ABOUT DAVIDMAKING THE IMAGE DAVID DUCHEMINDAVID DUCHEMIN BLOGDAVID DUCHEMIN GEARDAVID DUCHEMIN PHOTOGRAPHYDAVID DUCHEMIN WORKSHOPS About David. I’m David duChemin and I want to help you make the strongest, most compelling photographs of your life, and to do so with joy and freedom, to make photographs that are more than just good, but truly your own. I’m a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, podcaster, and international THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S PROCESS The Photographer's Process. The third of three videos about the creative process of making photographs, this is a specific conversation about the making of one of my own photographs. GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE PHOTOGRAPH The Heart of the Photograph is a beautiful hard-cover book like the one before it, The Soul of the Camera. It’s about 300 pages, gorgeously printed and bound. But most importantly, it’s pragmatic. It will change the way you think about your craft, and the photographs you make. Here’s what a few early readers had to say about it: CONTRAST: LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES Contrast in tone or colour is the most obvious area where we can find or establish differences in our photographs. Tonal contrast is the difference between the light and dark areas of the image, but there can also be differences in hue (the specific colours), temperature (warm vs. cool colours), and saturation.

LIFE IS SHORT

amol. extremely true ,i used to worry a lot a lot about things in life even smaller ones extremely beyond limits and make it miserable thinking what i ve done in the past and be depressed for months and weeks together!! im 19 yr old and dis is the core part of my life,henceforth i will remember this always ,”Life is short ,very short” and make the best of each and every moment therein I FEEL LIKE I'M FAKING IT. YOU? Among the well-worn tropes within the creative world is this: fake it till you make it. We’ve all said it. Or thought it. Particularly when we feel like we don’t belong, like we have no idea what we’re doing, when we feel like everyone else has their creative shit together and we’re staring into the void hoping no one discovers we have no real idea what the hell we’re doing.

AND THEN I FELL.

And Then I Fell. I wrote this just over a week ago, then I took a tumble over a 20-foot wall in Pisa, Italy. Somehow it seems even more relevant now. As for the fall, here are the short strokes: I was trying to get a better angle on a scouting shot, made a poor decision,

lost

MY FUJI MENU SETTINGS Set Date and Time (with terrifying inconsistency) Set RAW + JPG (F) Set Card Slots to Overflow (first fill one card, then fill the other. I don’t sweat the need for redundancy, never having had a card fail) I use Auto WB. Almost always. I often use my film emulations if I want to use Acros (B&W) or Velvia (rich slide film, dark shadows CONTACT - DAVID DUCHEMIN I'm David duChemin. I'm an international assignment photographer, and best-selling author based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Canada). You can connect TO MAKE BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS, STUDY MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, PART TWO Kyle Reynolds. I appreciated this post. I have really tried to think more deliberately and talk more deliberately about my photographs as far as why I chose to do certain things and what I was hoping to accomplish in the image by making those choices. THE JOY OF PHOTOGRAPHY? A couple of weeks ago, I confessed to you that I hadn’t picked up my camera for six months. The replies I received by email and comments on the blog were like a big collective sigh of relief from so many of you—like we were all holding our breath, thinking we were the only ones who had lost some of our previous motivation. WORKSHOPS + ADVENTURES Click here to let me know where to send them and I’ll email you my latest articles as soon as I publish them. “Your bi-weekly emails are really different than other photographers- they make me think about my photography and how to make it mine, how to be more creative, and give me ideas to improve my vision. FURTHER THOUGHTS ON B&W Kyle Reynolds. This was a nice article. It really got me thinking about shouting BW again. I haven’t shot an intentionally black and white image since I was shooting on film when I was just starting out

over 20 years ago.

I FEEL LIKE I'M FAKING IT. YOU? Among the well-worn tropes within the creative world is this: fake it till you make it. We’ve all said it. Or thought it. Particularly when we feel like we don’t belong, like we have no idea what we’re doing, when we feel like everyone else has their creative shit together and we’re staring into the void hoping no one discovers we have no real idea what the hell we’re doing. THE PARALYSIS OF PERFECTION Is Perfection Paralyzing You? After teaching photography for about a dozen years without stopping to take a break, it’s become clear to me that after a year with the camera in our hands, the primary problems for most of us as photographers are not photographic problems at all. The problem is that we think they are, and so we look for photographic solutions.

LIFE IS SHORT

amol. extremely true ,i used to worry a lot a lot about things in life even smaller ones extremely beyond limits and make it miserable thinking what i ve done in the past and be depressed for months and weeks together!! im 19 yr old and dis is the core part of my life,henceforth i will remember this always ,”Life is short ,very short” and make the best of each and every moment therein EVERYONE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER? My answer made her angry. Fear will do that to you. You can’t have a conversation with so-called professionals these days, or spend much time on social media these days without hearing someone decry the fact that now that everyone has a camera everyone “thinks they’re a

photographer.”

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DavidJuly 21, 201930 Comments Among the well-worn tropes within the creative world is this: fake it till you make it. We’ve all said it. Or thought it. Particularly when we feel like we don’t belong, like we have no idea what we’re doing, when we feel like everyone else has their creative shit together and we’re staring into the void hoping no one discovers …

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DavidJuly 7, 20199 Comments The other day I watched (skimmed, really) a video on YouTube promising I’d learn about the 20 biggest misconceptions in photography. The video had 1.2 million views. What, I wondered, could so many photographers be getting so wrong?  It turns out the answer included focus breathing, reciprocal rules, sweet spots, megapixel density, the non-existence of depth of field, and how …

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DavidJune 23, 20195 Comments You know how I’m always going on and on about how there are no rules in photography? I’m going to back-pedal a bit on that because the more I look at my own creative life, the more I realize that I have some very important rules. Rules without which I don’t make the best photographs of which I’m capable. Rules …

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“How do I find my style?“ Over a month ago I asked you and everyone else who reads these bi-weekly missives about your greatest struggles and A-HA moments; overwhelmingly, finding “style” was one of the most repeated frustrations. It’s a common enough question, and my answer has always been roughly the same over the years (though I worry it always …

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HOW TO PLEASE YOUR AUDIENCE EVERYTIME.

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DavidMay 26, 201917 Comments We live in strange times. Never before has an artist of any stripe been able to put their work into the world so broadly and so quickly. Never before has an artist been able to hear every voice that cares to praise, criticize, or issue feedback with neither context nor conversation. Most often it’s just a binary reaction: a like …

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DavidMarch 31, 201915 Comments Is Perfection Paralyzing You? After teaching photography for about a dozen years without stopping to take a break, it’s become clear to me that after a year with the camera in our hands, the primary problems for most of us as photographers are not photographic problems at all.  The problem is that we think they are, and so we look …

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