322: Michael Blanchette - Including the Hand of Man in Our Landscape Photographs

Including man-made objects in our landscape photographs is sometimes quite challenging! I personally find it to be one of the hardest things to do well in this genre of photography; however, today's guest on my podcast, Michael Blanchette, has mastered it. 

On this week's episode, we discuss:

• How Michael transitioned from his career in software engineering to landscape photography.


• Michael's proclivity for including "the hand of man" in his landscape photographs.


• Michael's approach for including man-made objects in his photographs.


• What Michael loves most about landscape photography.


• Michael's approaches to planning his photography shoots.


• The tools that Michael uses to maximize his success as a photographer.


• The pros and cons of social media and how it has changed over the years for Michael.


• Michael's thoughts on compositing.


• And a lot more!

Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:

• Support the podcast on Patreon.


• The Natural Landscape Photography Awards.


• Nature Photographer's Network - get 10% off using the code "FSTOP10".


• Watch podcast episodes on YouTube, where we overlay photos with our conversation via video.

Here is who Mike recommended on the podcast this week:

• Betty Wiley.


• Tom Mackie.


• Jeremy Noyes.

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