5 project ideas to make project. it’s all very meta
We are up to episode 603 of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, and this week we are going all meta meta on how to make projects. Just a qu...
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The Perceptive Photographer
Podcast that looks at photography as an art and craft rather than a collection of camera gear.
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20 of 322 episodesAre you asking the right question?
In this week’s episode, we’re gonna be talking a little bit about questions and asking the correct questions. Before we jump int...
Audience, company and things your shouldn’t do
Hello, everyone! Thanks for joining me for episode 601 of The Perceptive Photographer. Before we jump into this week’s show notes, I want to...
Celebrating 600 episodes
Well, this marks a special episode of the podcast. Today we release our 600th episode of The Perceptive Photographer. I wanted to take a mom...
Are great photographers the ones who finish their work?
What makes something great in our work? As I sit in the studio getting ready to record this podcast, I am finding the irony of the topic to...
Your better at sales than you think
The Sales Pitch I was recently talking with a friend of mine who is an absolutely incredible salesperson. You can walk into his studio to br...
The way we see: Attention
The Way We See: Topic Two is Attention This week we dig into part two of our mini-series with a focus (pun intended) on attention. As photog...
Revisiting what makes a photograph good?
Asking a simple question I’ve been pondering a deceptively simple question: What makes a photograph good as part of my book club this...
What are we really asking for when we make a photograph?
Welcome to episode 595 of the Perceptive Photographer. This week, we are exploring the importance of asking questions about our work—not que...
Finding Your Audience Without Losing Your Voice
In this episode of The Perceptive Photographer (number 594), I return back to dig a little deeper into one of the most common pieces of crea...
Outside your genre and growing through seeing
Just got back from several weeks on the road. the studio is a mess. the dog has to get a tooth pulled that she broke on the road trip, but i...
The Way We See: Silence
Starting a new mini-podcast within a podcast this month on the way we see. Episode one is focused on silence. I mean, really, what does sile...
Creative Plateaus: The Good, the Bad, and Why They Matter
I am out on the road this week so just a quick note on the podcast. I hope you enjoy it. I have been driving across Montana, Wyoming and Sou...
Trusting Your Instincts When You Can’t Explain Why
Have you ever looked at two versions of a photograph where one is technically clean and the other one a little rough around the edges. For s...
In the Creative Practice, Nothing Is Ever Wasted
Hey all. We are up to episode 589 of the Perceptive Photographer. This week, we are going to talk about how nothing is ever wasted in the cr...
Why people photograph at all
Before we dive into this week’s episode (number 588, btw), just a quick reminder: two spots are still available  in the Photo Boo...
Hesitation in your work is costing you
Before getting into today’s episode, I want to acknowledge the passing of Jeff Schewe. Jeff’s contributions to the photographic...
The misunderstanding of intention in your work
Photographers often hear that they should “shoot with intention.” I agree with this for the most part, but thought it might be a...
Interrupting that darn autopilot
In this episode of the podcast, 585, I talk about something that has come up in conversations several times over the past few weeks with dif...
Connections and relationships in our images
In Episode 584 of  The Perceptive Photographer , I dig into some ideas about how photography is ultimately about creating connection. S...