The Perceptive Photographer
Welcome to The Perceptive Photographer, the podcast where we explore the art, craft, and creative stories behind the lens. Hosted by Daniel Gregory, each episode takes a deep dive into the fascinating world of photography, where we chat about everything from inspiration and history to the personal journeys that shape our creative process. Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned pro, this podcast is here to spark new ideas, share practical tips, and help you see the world in a whole new way. Tune in and let's see where the lens takes us!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 314
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Does binge-watching television programs impact your photography?
Episode 270
In this week's podcast, I talk about some of the impacts that might appear in your photo editing and viewing as a result of binge-watching. While it is fun to sit down and consume a show …
In this week's podcast, I talk about some of the impacts that might appear in your photo editing and viewing as a result of binge-watching. While it is fun to sit down and consume a show …
00:12:53 |
Mon 18 May 2020
The notion of mundane and the art of stir crazy
Episode 270
This week's podcast focuses on the impacts in our photography when the days, projects, images, and seeing seem to drag into each other over and over again. The groundhog effect, so to spe…
This week's podcast focuses on the impacts in our photography when the days, projects, images, and seeing seem to drag into each other over and over again. The groundhog effect, so to spe…
00:14:05 |
Mon 11 May 2020
Do you think about your ethics as a photographer?
Episode 269
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. This week's podcast is based on a request from one of our listeners regarding a question of ethics in photography. E…
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. This week's podcast is based on a request from one of our listeners regarding a question of ethics in photography. E…
00:16:53 |
Mon 04 May 2020
Time, acceptance and the value of a daily check-in
Episode 268
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. This week's podcast is a direct response to conversations I have been having with my friends and associates as they …
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. This week's podcast is a direct response to conversations I have been having with my friends and associates as they …
00:14:39 |
Mon 27 Apr 2020
Digging into your archives
Episode 267
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. I have been having some conversations with people lately about how they create their work. In the course of those di…
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. I have been having some conversations with people lately about how they create their work. In the course of those di…
00:12:26 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
Thinking about time and photography
Episode 265
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. As we all have been forced to make changes to our daily routines, it got me thinking about time. Time is one of thos…
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. As we all have been forced to make changes to our daily routines, it got me thinking about time. Time is one of thos…
00:12:42 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
Training puppies and language in photography
Episode 265
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. We recently added a new family member, Cora the dog, to the house. She is a loving, energetic ball of Aussie Shepard…
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. We recently added a new family member, Cora the dog, to the house. She is a loving, energetic ball of Aussie Shepard…
00:13:41 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
It’s a long, long road
Episode 264
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. For a lot of us, we are following stay-at-home orders and not going out much. For those of you stuck in essential jo…
I hope that you and your family are safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. For a lot of us, we are following stay-at-home orders and not going out much. For those of you stuck in essential jo…
00:12:10 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
A turning point in your work
Episode 263
In this week's podcast, we take a look at the importance of recognizing when you hit a turning point in your work. This might be technical, where you finally learn your workflow tools and…
In this week's podcast, we take a look at the importance of recognizing when you hit a turning point in your work. This might be technical, where you finally learn your workflow tools and…
00:12:52 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
More things change & the fear of simple mistakes
Episode 262
I am often amazed at how often we get caught up in the most simple of problems. It doesn't matter if it is as simple as picking a new camera or picking out what image to edit and print. W…
I am often amazed at how often we get caught up in the most simple of problems. It doesn't matter if it is as simple as picking a new camera or picking out what image to edit and print. W…
00:14:19 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
Putting your best photographic print forward
Episode 261
As photographers, we should be making prints. There are a whole host of reasons why we should make prints: the materiality of it, shareability, improved seeing, longevity, or some other r…
As photographers, we should be making prints. There are a whole host of reasons why we should make prints: the materiality of it, shareability, improved seeing, longevity, or some other r…
00:13:49 |
Mon 09 Mar 2020
The misguided adventures of composition in photography
Episode 260
Photographers are an odd bunch. We often find our conversations drifting from one absolute to nothing be absolute. One area that I have always found interesting, and seems to fit this bac…
Photographers are an odd bunch. We often find our conversations drifting from one absolute to nothing be absolute. One area that I have always found interesting, and seems to fit this bac…
00:14:36 |
Mon 02 Mar 2020
How does being focused on production lead to unnecessary pressure in our photography?
Episode 259
It is really easy to feel overburdened when working on your photography. There is so much to learn, photograph, and share that you can quickly start to feel like you are under a tremendou…
It is really easy to feel overburdened when working on your photography. There is so much to learn, photograph, and share that you can quickly start to feel like you are under a tremendou…
00:13:25 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
When the camera does it job better than you thought possible, then what is the excuse for bad photographs?
Episode 258
I was having a conversation about the advances in camera technology and how at some point in the not to distant future the camera will make a perfect captured frame with exact colors, foc…
I was having a conversation about the advances in camera technology and how at some point in the not to distant future the camera will make a perfect captured frame with exact colors, foc…
00:13:31 |
Mon 17 Feb 2020
How sacred places, people and things can change our approach to our photography
Episode 257
A sacred place or thing historically as been often associated with the worship of a deity or god. However, something can be sacred, even outside the context of religion. There could be pl…
A sacred place or thing historically as been often associated with the worship of a deity or god. However, something can be sacred, even outside the context of religion. There could be pl…
00:13:17 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Notions of the precious photographic moment
Episode 256
A friend recently recanted a story to me about how, when he was in school, they were only allowed to shoot one roll (36 frames) a week for homework. No more than that one roll for any wee…
A friend recently recanted a story to me about how, when he was in school, they were only allowed to shoot one roll (36 frames) a week for homework. No more than that one roll for any wee…
00:12:37 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
Why opposites aren’t always an either or proposition
Episode 255
A recent trip to the store had me overhear a couple talking about how opposites attract. I couldn't get that idea out of my head and how it might apply to photography. I eventually made …
A recent trip to the store had me overhear a couple talking about how opposites attract. I couldn't get that idea out of my head and how it might apply to photography. I eventually made …
00:14:50 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
The wrong type of research can ruin a photograph
Episode 254
Ok, maybe there isn't really wrong research. I do think there is the research we do before a trip that can have us create work that isn't our best. In this week's podcast, I talk about h…
Ok, maybe there isn't really wrong research. I do think there is the research we do before a trip that can have us create work that isn't our best. In this week's podcast, I talk about h…
00:12:54 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
The road to nowhere
Episode 253
This week's podcast takes a deeper dive into the question we discussed last week about facing difficult times in your creative process.
I think everyone gets stuck sometimes and ends up …
This week's podcast takes a deeper dive into the question we discussed last week about facing difficult times in your creative process.
I think everyone gets stuck sometimes and ends up …
00:14:31 |
Mon 13 Jan 2020
Five listener questions to start 2020
Episode 252
As we kick off 2020, I thought I would make this week's podcast all about the five most common questions I got asked in 2019 that weren't related to camera gear or printing. I thought ea…
As we kick off 2020, I thought I would make this week's podcast all about the five most common questions I got asked in 2019 that weren't related to camera gear or printing. I thought ea…
00:14:57 |
Mon 06 Jan 2020
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