The Stop Down Photography Podcast

Whenever I dive back into my photo library, I tend to get lost. Not lost in the sense of being unable to navigate my library. Lost in time. Lost in thought. Lost in the photos. On my most recent dive…

I am not what you would describe as a gear-head. However, I do like the gear I have and I am willing to pay for quality gear. Why? That’s the topic of today’s podcast.

I recently added a 20mm prime l…

It’s January 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic still has a strong grip on the planet. It has certainly curtailed my travels and photo expeditions. Yet that got me thinking… what is my photo library fill…

I was listening to another photography podcast and the host was answering a listener question. A listener asked if this photographer used plug-ins in their post-processing workflow. The reply was “No…

Failure was on my mind this week because I failed to get out into the landscape with my camera this week. That got me thinking about failure in general with our photography, and how it is a normal, n…

It’s a new year, a time for resolutions, and a great time to define some personal photo projects to grow your artistic eye in 2021. In today’s episode, I’ll share a template for how you can create a …

As the year comes to a close, it is a natural point to reflect on our photography. It’s an important step to see where you’ve grown as an artist and find opportunities to stretch creatively. Now, 202…

We made it to Episode 50! That’s a nice milestone to reach and thank you very much for being part of the podcast!!

One of my outings to the coast from about a month ago has been on my mind. It was an …

When I host my photo workshops, during the workshop kickoff I talk about the similarities and differences between painting and photography. The two mediums aren’t exact parallels, yet there are thing…

Each week when I sit down to write notes for the podcast, I look at my “idea board" where I keep everything from solid show ideas to half-baked ideas to random thoughts of hastily strewn-together wor…

In today’s podcast, I share an experience I just had this week. I missed a photo … in kind of a big way. I completely failed to capture an incredible sunrise. And what prompts me to share this story …

Marcus Aurelius walked the earth millennia before the invention of photography. Yet his way of thinking and perceiving the world holds lessons for photographers and artists, I think. His personal not…

I received a question through email that was very thought-provoking. The theme of the question was the rate of change in the photo industry, and how the pace of change - and sometimes a change itself…

I think many of us are the types of photographers that seek the single image. Most of my photo outings are with a single frame mindset - capture the shot. That one perfect frame that captures the ess…

Every few months or so, the question “Do I need to specialize?” makes the rounds in the photo industry. Back in Episode #24 of this podcast, I talked about the artistic benefits of cross-training. It…

In the past several weeks, I had two different conversations with my fellow photographers in which flipping an image, either horizontally or vertically, came up. The factors and considerations for ea…

Today’s episode, Learning To See, grew from a listener question about how to improve one’s eye for photography. If you have a question or an idea for an episode, please send me a note using the conta…

As a photo educator, I field a lot of photography questions. And I love questions - keep ‘em coming! Many of these questions are of the form “What is the best … ?”. Most of the time, these questions …

To say that 2020 has been a tough year for creatives is putting it mildly. I have certainly struggled throughout the year to keep active with my camera, keep moving forward with my photography. This …

Learning composition did not come easy for me. It took a lot of studies, measured practice, and repeated effort to improve my skills. When I review my work, I pay extra attention to composition. Ther…