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Photo Quote of the Week
The unconscious obsession that we photographers have is that wherever we go we want to find the theme that we carry inside ourselves.. Graciela Iturbide
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Aaron Huey
Aaron Huey is a photographer I discovered several years back when his story of walking across the country with his dog first hit the radar. I had seen the images and picked up bits and pieces of the...
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Confessions of a Photo "Clown".
I'm walking up into Pershing Square, a small public park located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, with my friend Dana Barsuhn when I hear a voice to my left. "Hey, you can't take pictures...
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Must See YouTube Photo Resources
There is no shortage of online content on the topic of photography. Websites range from those providing exhaustive lens and camera tests to people un-boxing newly delivered gear in a way that verges on...
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Nikon D7000 Evaluation - Part 1 (Ergonomics and Design)
Nikon D7000, 1/800 at f/3.5, ISO 100As promised, I offer another in a series of in-the-field evaluations of photographic gear. So, we lead off 2011 with a focus on the long-awaited Nikon D7000 camera....
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Nikon D7000 Evaluation - Part 2
It took me far longer than I had intended to complete this evaluation. Though I claim the title photographer, most of my time doesn't involve me making photographs, especially the last few months. This...
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The Road to Cambria
We just returned from Cambria after attending a Footsteps Photographic Workshop that continues the work of photographer Don Gale, who passed away last December. It was a wonderful opportunity and way...
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The Gift of Moving Past the Fear in Photography
When I saw this young surfer having lunch with his friends at the end of the Hermosa Beach pier, I wanted to photograph him, but I almost didn't. Instinctively, I knew him to be a great subject, but...
View ArticleThe Trailer for "Chasing the Light".
This is the new trailer produced by my partners at Alas Media for my new book, Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light.It was shot recently while I was photographing in one...
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Exhibiting the Work
I have never aggressively pursued opportunities to exhibit my work. Those opportunities have often resulted from people who admired my work or as part of work with organizations such as Black Boots...
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iPhone, Instagram and Seeing
Can a camera-phone change the way one shoots with a DSLR camera? I wouldn’t have thought so until recently. I’ve been a late-comer to the iphoneography craze. I often have my DSLR hanging from my...
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New Video Podcast
Writing my first book about photography was certainly an exciting (and sometimes emotionally exhausting) thing. However, the pay off is that there are people from all over the world that are gaining...
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Getting out to the Rialto
I've been itching to get out and shoot during the work week for a while now. So, I made it a point to get all my work done by Thursday so that I could get out Friday morning and get some shooting in...
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Paris with 2 Sigma Lenses
As a street photographer, one of the cities I've always imagined traveling to was Paris. This summer I finally had the opportunity to get lost in this classic city, camera in hand, to try and capture...
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San Francisco - Photoshop and You Event
I arrived yesterday in San Francisco for the Adobe Photoshop and You Experience where I am one of the presenters. It's a multi-week event with some of the best photographer and Photoshop evangelists...
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My Conversation with Scott Kelby
photo by Martin TaylorAs expected, Scott Kelby was a pleasure to interview for The Candid Frame podcast. After completing two presentations on Lighting and retouching, we set in front of a very...
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Back Home
Just got back from my trip to San Francisco and several appearances at the Adobe Pop-Up store. It was exhausting, but a lot of fun and it was an amazing opportunity to meet some great photographers,...
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Street Photography w/ Eric Kim
When I first discovered Eric Kim, it was through a series of YouTube videos he releases in which he talks about his passion for street photography. He's not one of the those dry, pedantic photographers...
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The Pursuit of the Perfect Camera Strap
Is the search for the perfect camera strap going to be as elusive a pursuit as that for the ideal camera bag. If my search for the ultimate camera bag is any indication, it might be a frustrating and...
View ArticleCan Street Photography Go Too Far?
`There have been some interesting and often-heated discussions regarding a recent trend of using flash in street photography. Photographers such as Eric Kim and Thomas Leuthard, who no...
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