Pat Pattison is an expert on career re-invention, not only because he has conducted extensive research on the topic but because he has successfully done it himself. He is a Hudson Institute certified transition and career coach specializing in helping professional creative people.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #280 - Hatnim Lee
Hatnim Lee is a Korean-American editorial photographer who has shot everying from fashion to weddings. Her personal project on her family's liquor store in the Washington DC area. The resulting image, which were recently showcased in PDN magazine, capture a unique perspective that reveals both a family and a community.
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Wyatt Neumann Has Passed Away
It sadden me to report that photographer, Wyatt Neumann has passed away suddenly. For listeners of the show you will remember him as the photographer, who journeyed with his baby daughter around the country. The subsequent imagery and the exhibit was the source of some controversy, which spurred me to have him as a guest on the show (Episode #248) less than a year ago.
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Joey L. - Guerilla Fighters of Kurdistan
Joey L. is a young photographer who has been on my radar for a very long time. I often use him as an example for aspiring photographers. While many wanna-be photographers fixate on gear and technique, Joey has created a career from focusing on what he wants to create and what he needs to do to get there.
Read Morephoto: Jake Niece
The Candid Frame #279 - Jake Niece
Jake Niece is a wildlife firefighter who is also a passionate photographer. He has documented his work and that of his fellow firefighters. The results are unique photographs the captures a personal perspective on wildfires and the people who fight them. After a career as an engineer, he has transitioned to working as a photographer who also captures images of snow and motor sports.
Read MoreReview: Domke Journalist Series - The Chronicle
My first real camera bag was a Domke. As an aspiring photojournalist in college, it was the bag to have. The canvas bag didn't have all the padding of its competitors. This was the bag for the "working photographers" who saw their cameras as tools and not fashion accessories. Almost 30 years later that bag though faded and worn, is still a part of my inventory.
Read MorePractice Whenever Possible
Despite the fact that I’m my own boss, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I go out and photograph anytime that I want. Like everyone else there are too many things to do and only so many hours in the day.
I had an appointment in South Pasadena this morning and I arrived 30 minutes early. At first, I thought I would just kill time on my phone going through my e-mail and mindlessly browsing the Internet.
Read Morephoto: Doug Hyun
The Candid Frame #278 - Doug Hyun
Doug Hyun has made a career of making great still photographs for some of the best television and motion picture productions including Spiderman, Deadwood, Carnival, Six-Feet Under, Nip/Tuck and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Read MoreIbarionex Becomes a Master in the Arcanum
I recently made the decision to join The Arcanum, a new and unique way to teach, learn and practice photography. Launched around a year ago by Trey Ratcliff and Peter Giordano, The Arcanum is rooted in the ancient tradition of mentorship, but designed for the wired 21st Century.
Read MoreBook Review: Jay Maisel's "It's Not About the F-stop"
There a few photographers that have influenced the way that I see and wield a camera than Jay Maisel. Since my younger days when I looked endlessly at his work in magazines or books until the time I was able to spend a week with him during a photo workshop, I have been influenced and inspired by this New York photographer.
Read MoreMary Ellen Mark: March 20, 1940 - May 25, 2015
I am so saddened to hear of the passing of Mary Ellen Mark. As a photographer, she was an exceptional talent using her camera to reveal the famous and the invisible with a poignant and beautiful eye. As a human being, she was generous and filled with an amazing compassion, though she didn't suffer fools lightly.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame Joins the TWIP Network
I'm really excited to announce that The Candid Frame is now part of the TWIP Network. Led by my friend Frederick Van Johnson, TWIP is shaping up to be a powerful network of photography podcasts of which I'm glad to be a part.
Read Morephoto: Niko J. Kallianiotis
The Candid Frame #277 - Niko J. Kallianiotis
Niko Kallianiotis is an educator and photographer based in Pennsylvania. He started his career as a newspaper photographer, first as a freelancer at The Times Leader, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and then as a staff photographer at The Coshocton Tribune in Coshocton, Ohio, and The Watertown Daily Times in Watertown, New York.
Read Morephoto: Jeff Hayward
Seeing Joy: Images from the Flickr Pool
In our latest video, we talk about the challenge of capturing the emotion of joy in street photography. The face we put in public is often very different from the one we wear in private. But there are moments and situations where we reveal ourselves in a very personal way. So, we look at images that capture expressions of joy in very public situations.
Read MoreThe Candid Frame #276 - Colin Westerbeck Pt. 2
Colin Westerbeck is a writer, curator, and teacher of the history of photography. He is also the co-author along with Joel Meyerowitz of Bystander: A History of Street Photography.
With this episode, we share the second half of our two-part interview which delves into an in-depth conversation of street photography then and now.
Read Morephoto: Saimon Hassain
Paying Attention to Light: Images from the Flickr Pool
In our latest video, we stress the importance of paying attention to the quality of light when practicing street photography. Light is as important in street photography as with another other genre of photography. These images help to demonstrate how awareness of light can elevate the impact of a photograph.
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