304: Hank Erdmann - Improving Your Nature Photography Through the Use of the Five Senses

Finding actionable tips to improve our nature and landscape photography can often be hard to come by in today's noisy environment where catchy and click-bait titles on YouTube dominate the day; however, there are still ways to find these tips. A great place to find them of course is right here on the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! 



This week I had a wonderful time chatting with long-time photographer Hank Erdmann, who shared with us some great tips for finding compositions in nature that might not seem obvious. 

On this week's episode, we discuss:

• How Hank got into photography,


• Hank's process for finding images through the use of the five senses,


• Using artistic sensory perception to create better photographs,


• Practical tips for people that say they are not artistic,


• A discussion on "what is art" in photography,


• Defining art,


• The differences between representative photographs and artistic photographs,


• Hank's role with NANPA,


• And a lot more!

Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:

• Support the podcast on Patreon.


• Brooks Jensen's Ask Me Anything on NPN.


• My article on Art in Nature Photography on NPN.


• Guy Tal's article on Mindfulness in Nature Photography on NPN.


• Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network and use the code "FSTOP10" for a 10% discount!

Here is who Hank recommended on the podcast this week:

• Willard Clay.


• David Ward.


• Craig Blacklock.

Did you know we are also now showcasing our episodes in video format on YouTube? It's a great way to see the conversation unfold while seeing images shared by our guests or images that we discuss. 



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