If you haven’t heard about Syl Arena, you’re missing out. He’s the guy who founded and operates the popular Paso Robles Workshops. In 2009 the workshop featured the likes of Dave Hobby aka the Strobist, and the amazingly talented Joe McNally. He attended Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara for 6 months, then fled [...]

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On the weekend of Feb 19, 2010, This Week in Photography co-host Joseph Linaschke (the guy behind ApertureExpert.com) and myself conducted the first TWiP workshop – in Joshua Tee, CA. And what an amazing time it was. The TWiP audience had been asking for something more intensive than the informal (though very fun) Meetups I’ve [...]

The folks over at Peachpit Press saw how many folks entered my last (first) book give-away contest — so they kicked down a few (TEN!) more for me to hand out! These are from their new book series, “From Snapshots to Great Shots” … these books are focused (no pun intended) on teaching you how [...]

Rick Sammon’s life to many photographers must seem like a dream. To travel the world, meet exciting people, and photograph them. To be respected by your peers, revered by your students, and all the while continually producing a stunning body of work, seems to be the “holy grail” for amateur shooters stuck doing something “other” [...]

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On the most recent This Week in Photography show we tackled a topic that lately has been coming up more and more. Photographers covering a disasters like Haiti, Katrina, 9/11, the southern California fires, etc. have to ask themselves – when is it appropriate to put the camera down and help your fellow man?
Or, is [...]

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Michael Corsentino is hard to pigeon hole. “Photographer” just doesn’t seem broad enough to cover all of the things the has done — and is currently doing. For starters he has a career that spans three decades in the creative arts. Starting as a graphic [...]

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High Dynamic Range photography, or “HDR” as it’s known by those familiar with the technique is basically the process of merging various exposures of a subject into a single “merged” image.
This merged image typically contains image detail in the extreme highlights, mid-tones, and shadow areas. With a light touch, the technique gives photographers the ability [...]

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It has been several months since I had the opportunity to interview the talented Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir for This Week in Photography. In the first interview we discussed things like her inspiration, how she became one of the most popular photographers on Flickr, and how she deals with the adoration, and the requisite criticism that comes [...]

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What an amazing year 2009 was. I had the privilege of interviewing some of the most talented people in the photography industry. In the series of interviews below you’ll hear from; Flickr mavens, stock photography experts, photojournalists, commercial photographers, authors, and more. My thanks to all of the folks who allowed me to interrogate them [...]

The response to this contest has been overwhelming. I mean… over 480 comments is way beyond anything I expected to see on this post. The response is a testament to just how good, and in demand, these four books are. A huge thanks to all who participated and took the time to comment on the [...]