WM-530: Photography is Potential | Photography Clips Podcast
Release Date: 11/10/2025
WM-545: Improve Your Skills with a Photo-A-Day Project | Photogaphy Clips Podcast
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The common advice for new and aspiring photographers is to take as many photographs as you possibly can – every day of the week if possible. For many, that means starting on a photo-a-day or 365 project. This is terrific advice, but I don't necessarily think it is limited to beginners. Even professionals can benefit from something like a photo-a-day project. Especially professionals, since I think the tendency to get involved in the business side of photography means we don't always make time to create images each day. The best part about photo-a-day projects (aside from the ability to...
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WM-544: Wandering | Photography Clips Podcast
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Here’s something I’ve mentioned before, and I believe that I’ve spoken of it in terms of how organization and is a good thing. Because that is the truth—none of us wants to spend a lot of money and time on a only to come home with no photographs to show for it. This time around, however, I want to argue the opposite. Conflicting opinions, I know, but as with everything, I believe that there is a balance to strike. Sometimes planning out your photographic excursions down to the last detail is a good thing... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Follow me: #PhotographyClips...
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WM-543: Four Ways to Create a Powerful Portfolio | Photography Clips Podcast
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Ansel Adams said, “There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” As photographers, this is our greatest struggle — to produce images with a meaning that is immediately evident and warrants a deeper examination of the subject material. So how do we produce images like this? One way to create a powerful collection — a meaningful portfolio — is to seriously zero in on your concepts. Take your subject material and distill it until only the most resonating elements stand out. However, this isn't the only thing you'll need to consider as you strive for a striking...
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WM-542: How to Use a Neutral Density Filter | Photography Clips Podcast
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If you're thinking of moving from photography as a hobby to a business, one of the first steps is to build a professional portfolio. Photographers of every variety – wedding, portrait, product, fine art, and more – use portfolios to showcase their work to galleries or potential clients. In fact, your portfolio will be one of your most important marketing tools, which means you need to make every effort to get it right. Here are a few tips that will help you put together an impressive collection of images. Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Follow me: #PhotographyClips...
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WM-541: How to Design a Professional Portfolio | Photography Clips Podcast
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If you're thinking of moving from photography as a hobby to a business, one of the first steps is to build a professional portfolio. Photographers of every variety – wedding, portrait, product, fine art, and more – use portfolios to showcase their work to galleries or potential clients. In fact, your portfolio will be one of your most important marketing tools, which means you need to make every effort to get it right. Here are a few tips that will help you put together an impressive collection of images. Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Follow me: #PhotographyClips...
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WM-540: Connecting Instead of Observing | Photography Clips Podcast
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Photographers like to think of themselves as observers. We stand back, we watch, we wait for something interesting to happen. But observation is only half the story. The real heart of photography often comes from connection, not distance. Today, we’re going to talk about what it means to move from observing your subjects to truly connecting with them. As photographers, it’s easy to slip into the mindset of simply watching the world. We look for things to photograph, we wait for the right moment, and we document whatever stands out. But when we operate purely as observers, we create a...
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WM-539: Understanding White Balance | Photography Clips Podcast
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Understanding white balance is one of those topics that gets talked about so much that the meaning starts to blur. In simple terms, white balance is about making sure the colors in your photograph look true. When the white areas in a photo actually look white, your color is accurate... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Follow me: #PhotographyClips #WillMoneymaker #Photography
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WM-538: Change is Good | Photography Clisp Podcast
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There are all kinds of things we can talk about when it comes to photography. Multitudes of techniques, basic to advanced camera controls, compositional rules, lighting, gear and even the artistic eye. There is post-processing, software, file storage and all of the other technical details. You can boil it down further and talk about papers and inks. There are many different elements and all of them work together to create works of art in much the same way that a jigsaw puzzle’s pieces work together to form a whole. Without one element, one piece, the whole picture loses something. But...
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WM-537: Determination is the Key to Photography | Photography Clips Podcast
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There are all kinds of things we can talk about when it comes to photography. Multitudes of techniques, basic to advanced camera controls, compositional rules, lighting, gear and even the artistic eye. There is post-processing, software, file storage and all of the other technical details. You can boil it down further and talk about papers and inks. There are many different elements and all of them work together to create works of art in much the same way that a jigsaw puzzle’s pieces work together to form a whole. Without one element, one piece, the whole picture loses something. But...
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WM-536: Advanced Concepts in Landscape Photography | Photography Clips Podcast
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I’ve talked a lot about composition and landscape photography because it’s such a rewarding genre. There’s a lot to learn, and everyone who spends time with it comes away better for it. Today, I want to go a little deeper and look at some advanced ideas, the kinds of things that really make your landscapes stand out. Some of these ideas bend the usual rules a bit, but sometimes that’s exactly what creates something unique... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Follow me: #PhotographyClips #WillMoneymaker #Photography
info_outlineWe’ve long made the assumption that photography is, in itself, an art. And in a general sense, that is true, the same way that painting is an art or that writing is an art. But I think we need a bit more specificity about precisely what the art of photography is. Surveys from 2014 showed that 1.8 billion photographs were uploaded online each day. Now imagine how many photos are taken every day, most of which will never be uploaded.
Are all of these images art? Of course not —just as not every written word is considered art, either. Even within my own collection of images, the external hard drives with gigabytes upon gigabytes of image files. Is each and every one of those files something that should be considered art?
I don’t think so. To me, those files are simply assets. They are a tool that I could use to create art but in and of themselves, they are not actually art. It is similar to the painter who goes to the art store to buy the paints, brushes, and canvas they will need. These three things are the assets that the painter will use, not the art itself. In that same way, image files are not necessarily art. Just an element that can become art.
I realize that this must sound confusing, so let me explain my thought process a little more. Photographs, photography, is potential. I’ll show you some of the things I think need to be done for those assets to realize their potential...
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