Christopher Cushman was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. Growing up in Detroit in the 60's and 70's gave him a unique perspective on people, which is central to and has informed his work to this day. He received his degree in Design and Illustration from Ferris State University. He began his career in photography during the 80's attracted to portraiture as a means to understand the human condition.
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photo: SaiMon HoSain
Seeing the Lights First: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this video, we talk about seeing the light first in a scene to improve the quality of composition and take advantage of contrast. Using images submitted to The Candid Frame podcast Flickr pool, Ibarionex, demonstrates how seeing light and shadow can make a huge difference in a photograph..
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photo: Ibarionex
New Year Non-Resolutions
I have never been much for making resolutions. Such self-promises have lapsed into failure no sooner than I’ve put pen to paper.
Instead, I try to evaluate the past year. I look at where I’ve succeeded and where I’ve fallen short and I try to learn from both. Rather than seeing it as an opportunity to set myself up for a failure that I will berate myself for later, I instead try to reinforce those actions that helped me to succeed. Focusing too much on the things I don’t like has never led to a successful transformation. It’s only when I focus on the actions that get me closer to what I want that have resulted in change.
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photo: Nancy Lehrer
The Candid Frame #262 - Nancy Lehrer
Nancy Lehrer sets out to capture daily life and interactions. These life events are sometimes celebratory but more often commonplace. They are made up of simple conversations and actions – calling out from a balcony, telling a secret, praying, or just engaging with the neighbors on a warm afternoon. She is an observer, seeking to find and record a bit of culture and community.
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photo: Karen Hutton
The Candid Frame #261 - Karen Hutton
Karen Hutton has worked as an actress, a horse trainer, a voice over artist as well as a photographer. Her versatility revolves around her passion for telling stories.
Her life-long love for photography has always been part of her life, but in recent years she has created her own personal space in the photographic community, helping to inspire others with her work and generosity.
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photo: Kevin Ballance
Creating Depth: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this video, we talk about creating depth through camera position and element placement within the composition. Using images submitted to The Candid Frame podcast Flickr pool, Ibarionex, demonstrates how graphic lines can lead to more dynamic and successful images.
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The Candid Frame #260 - David duChemin
David duChemin is an assignment photographer based in Vancouver. He has extensive international assignment experience on six continents.
David duChemin’s idealism doesn’t seem to be fading any. In fact it looks like it’s settling in for the long haul. He still wants to use his powers for good (and not for evil); he still wants to save the world and be a resource to others who would do the same. As such, his main client work is serving the international NGO community.
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The Candid Frame #259 - Frederick Van Johnson
Frederick Van Johnson is the host of the very popular podcast, This Week in Photo, also known as TWiP. It is a show where he and a few other photographers, or other industry professionals get together to discuss what has been happening over the past week in the world of technology, politics, art and science as they apply to photography.
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photo: Juan Maria Rodriguez
Photographing Young People: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this video, we talk about photographing young people in a variety of ways to produce successful photographs. Using images submitted to The Candid Frame podcast Flickr pool, Ibarionex, demonstrates how graphic lines can lead to more dynamic and successful images.
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photo: Jeff Rojas
The Candid Frame #258 - Jeff Rojas
Jeff Rojas is an American Photographer based in New York City. After a stint working in corporate America, he left to pursue his passion for photography full time. Now his primary body of work includes Portrait and Fashion Photography, although he’s directed misc. fashion films and commercials. Rojas also frequents as a photography instructor and has taught on various photographic platforms including: CreativeLIVE, WPPI, PhotoPlus Expo, Gulf Photo Plus and APA.
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photo: Jamel Shabazz
The Candid Frame #257 - Jamel Shabazz
Jamel Shabazz has been documenting the ‘Urban Life’ for over 30 years. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he picked up his first camera at the age of 15 and proceeded to record the world around him. Jamel has drawn inspiration from the great James Van Der Zee, Gordon Parks, Robert Capa, Chester Higgins and Eli Reed.
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photo John Colledge
Leading Lines: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this video, we talk about the concept of leading lines and a vanishing point to improve composition. Using images submitted to The Candid Frame podcast Flickr pool, Ibarionex, demonstrates how graphic lines can lead to more dynamic and successful images.
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The Candid Frame #256 - Corwin Hiebert
Corwin Hiebert is a management and marketing consultant to creative entrepreneurs (like world-renowned photographer and best-selling author David duChemin). He is the author of the book Living the Dream: Putting Your Creativity to Work [and Getting Paid] and he's the business development instructor at the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts. His company is called Taendem Agency. He doesn't blog, he delivers.
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photo: Faisal Bin Rhaman Shuvo
Seeing Different: Images from the Flickr Pool
This week we talk about seeing differently and how that can help us to discover unexpected and strong photographs in the world around us. The image are culled from photographs contributed for listeners to TCF.
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photo: Hugo Passarello Luna
The Candid Frame #255 - Hugo Passarello Luna
Hugo Passarrello Luna is a photographer and a multimedia journalist. His "Unexpected Photo Essay on Cortazar, his readers and Paris" was exhibited in several locations in Paris and was mentioned by media all over Latin America. The story is a series of portraits taken in Paris of friends and readers of Argentine writer, Jorge Cortazar.
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photo: Stuart Chard
Low Light: Images from the Flickr Pool
This week we talk about photographing under low light conditions and the unexpected benefits that can be had during the evening or indoors. Hopefully, it will inspire you to take greater advantage of the low light capabilities of your camera.
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