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Thoughts on photography, creativity, and the practice of seeing.

Seeing Beneath the Surface

Alister Benn

Alister discusses the negative impacts of photographing with expectations and how we can change our mindset to see beyond things and ourselves.

In Conversation with Matt Payne

Jessie Johnson

Welcome to “In Layers”, a series of conversations that explore how the creative practices of photographers inform their images, guide their process, intersect with their personal lives and interests, and…

Turning Down The Volume

Eric Bennett

Eric discusses a more quiet approach to photography rather than the usual approach on social media of yelling to get attention with bold images.

Are Your Landscape Compositions Lacking? Try This

James Lorentson

Learn how to tell a story using composition. Use visual weight to balance the characters in your image. Communicate the depth of of the 3d world in a 2d medium.

Working through Creative Slumps

Gary Randall

Gary Randall describes his struggles with creative slumps and how to work your way through them when you hit this inevitable roadblock as an artist.

Take Your Bearings

Guy Tal

“To chart a course, one must have a direction. In reality, the eye is no better than the philosophy behind it.” ~Berenice Abbott As a child, I loved everything wild…

A Slice of Focus: Lessons for Photographing Plants Using Shallow Depth of Field

Sarah Marino

Sarah shares her techniques for photographing small scenes and macro using shallow depth of field to simplify and create abstract photographs.

Esquisses and Raw files

Alain Briot

Alain shares his views on the art of post-processing in the digital darkroom and how it compares to musical scores.

Photography and Digital Manipulation: Finding a Middle Ground

Dan Ballard

One of the most important topics in the photography world revolves around the use of editing, artistic digital manipulation (such as composites) and recently, the very common practice of “peak…