The Art of Photography

I want to provide some commentary on landscape photography so you'll have a little context for tomorrow's Artist Series video on David Brookover. Landscape photography is probably the longest running genre in the canon of photography.…

Back by popular demand - my favorite photography books for 2016! In order of appearance: Looking For the Master's In Ricardo's Golden Shoes Lartigue: Life In Color The Decisive Moment (Cartier-Bresson) Magnitude, Solitude (Dave…

Photo Assignments! This is number 11 and it deals with a photography composition technique called "Subframing". Essentially subframing is using elements in your composition to frame up the subject - its like a picture in a picture. There…

The next Photo Assignment is to explore possibilities of positive and negative space. Positive and negative space are compositional elements that describe what's important in a photograph or visual composition and what is supportive.…

Photo Assignment #13 deals with self-portraits in photography. Looking back on the history of photography this phenomenon isn't just limited to people with iPhones. Successful portraits of any kind use elements of aesthetic and…

This weekend I went to Marfa, TX to visit the Chinati Foundation. Of course, no photography allowed. I'm always the first to defend the right to photograph, but in this case I actually agree with the policy. Experiencing the works of art…

Canon has just announced a new entry level, full frame mirrorless camera - the Canon EOS RP. The most interesting features on this new camera are the RP's small size and its price. Its the most affordable full frame mirrorless camera to…

There was a huge surprise in the mail today! I get some amazing things sent to me by viewers. Today I got two Sam Haskins books that are fabulous! Sam Haskins was a British-born, South African photographer famous for his photo books in…

Nobody cares about your photography. The world doesn't need any more photographers. It doesn't need anymore musicians, writers, filmmakers, artists or actors either. We have enough. Its over-saturated. BUT The world's survival is…

Our current Photo Assignment is #15 - Holga Style! Make sure you submit your photo assignments by the end of the week as we're about to move on to #16. Remember to check out the NEW PODCAST, AOP Off Camera! Featured in this video:…