WM-549: When to Call It Quits | Photography Clips Podcast
Release Date: 01/13/2026
WM-565: The History of Digital Photography | Photography Clips Podcast
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Digital photography, as we know it, has only been around for about two decades. In truth, however, its origins go much deeper than that. The 1990s saw the first commercially available digital cameras, but the technology that we so often take for granted – with its unlimited storage space, live view displays, and other conveniences – actually first came into being during the 1950s. It all started with the first videotape recorders that were developed in 1952. These were the first devices to use something other than film (a coded signal on tape) as a recording medium. With a tape player,...
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WM-564: 3 Essential Principles of Color Photography | Photography Clips Podcast
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When working with color photographs, it’s easy to simply choose a dominant color or a color cast without thinking too much about why certain colors work and how they affect our perception of an image. However, when used skillfully, color can transform a dull image into something more dynamic. Color doesn’t just set the mood. It creates a visually attractive image or makes certain elements within the image stand out more than others. Instead, when the right shades are chosen, a great color photograph is full of life and emotion. I'll show you three of the things that I consider as I create...
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WM-563: 7 Reasons to Experiment with Film Photography | Photography Clips Podcast
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In this day and age, digital photography is by far more popular than film. I must admit that I prefer digital photography for most of my work, too. However, that doesn't mean that film is without its advantages. I believe that every photographer should try film at least once. Here are the reasons why! Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music From the Doctor’s Office:
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WM-562: Must Photos Always Be Rectangular? | Photography Clips Podcast
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When you look around at photography, whether it is printed or digital, your work or someone else’s, you’ll see that most prints are one of the common standard sizes or aspect ratios, and nearly all of them are rectangular, either horizontal or vertical. Those certainly aren’t shapes that we are limited to, so why is it that prints nearly always come in these sizes? Let’s examine some of the reasons, starting with a brief lesson on how some of the most common print sizes or aspect ratios came to be... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music From the Doctor’s Office:
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WM-561: Learning from the Masters | Photography Clips Podcast
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As a photographer, you’ll never stop learning. However, finding new places or people to learn from is sometimes challenging. That is doubly true if you're unsure where to find quality photographs. The Internet is filled with websites and galleries open to everyone – Flickr.com is one example. Because anyone can post images, you'll soon find it difficult to sift the snapshots and amateur images from the works of art. So, where do you turn to advance your knowledge of fine art photography? I'll show you a few of my favorite places! Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music From the...
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WM-560: What is the Next Revolution? | Photography Clips Podcast
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Last time, I talked about the idea that another revolution in photography is coming. This thought is based on my observations across the history of photography. Every few decades—sometimes sooner—some new thing comes out that completely revolutionizes the way we do things—everything from 35mm cameras to color film to the advent of digital photography. There’s no doubt we’ve seen a lot of these shakeups, and that’s why I think we’re due for another... So what will it be? Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music From the Doctor’s Office:
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WM-559: When is the Next Revolution? | Photography Clips Podcast
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Photography is due for another revolution—and most likely, sooner rather than later. In fact, it may already be underway, and we don’t quite see it yet. Why do I think that a revolution is coming? Well, the short answer is because history repeats itself. You see, if you look back over history, photography has gone through several very definitive growth stages. The first camera obscuras were made millennia ago, with the earliest historical mention of them dating to China around 500 BC. Leonardo da Vinci improved on the technology with designs for lenses. Early film creation began in the...
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WM-558: When Science Becomes Art | Photography Clips Podcast
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In the beginning, photography was very scientific. Photographers and scientists came together, experimenting with light and chemistry in ways never before imagined. However, over time, creative thinkers adopted this new method of capturing light and turned it into one of history’s greatest artistic media. There is no one photographer who is directly responsible for taking this science and turning it into an art form. There are, however, a few historical photographers whose work embodies the way photography evolved from a science to an art... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music...
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WM-557: The Beauty of Abstract Photography | Photography Clips Podcast
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How does one define the abstract? That’s a question that artists have struggled with for centuries. In its purest form, an abstract photograph's subject is often unrecognizable. The beauty derives not from the subject itself, but from its shapes, textures or colors. The work of Henry Holmes Smith is a great example of this – many of his images are mysterious studies in light. Others – like this image on the right – focus purely on lines, shapes, and patterns rather than portraying a subject as a whole... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music From the Doctor’s Office:
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WM-556: Portraying Raw Emotion in Photography: A Lesson from Helen Levitt
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Helen Levitt is one of my favorite street photographers. As a pioneer in photography, she had a natural propensity for capturing the essence of her subjects. Wonder, grace, joy, anguish, hope, and love are inscribed on the faces of her subjects, as clearly as if penned on paper. This raw emotion is the inspiration that transforms a photograph from a mere snapshot to a work of art, and this is the lesson that every photographer should take from Levitt... Podcast Notes: Photography Clips Podcast: Music From the Doctor’s Office:
info_outlineI have been noticing something more and more, and I do not think it is just me. People who once cared a lot about photography are walking away from it. Not just beginners who bought a camera, tried it for a month, and got bored. I mean, people who used to go out on purpose to shoot. People who used to talk about photos, plan trips around photos, and spend real time learning and improving. Now the camera sits. The bag stays closed. Months go by, and they do not miss it the way they thought they would.
The idea of quitting photography feels strange because, for years, it was treated like a lifelong thing. You start, you keep building, you keep upgrading, you keep chasing better work. You are “a photographer,” and that identity can stick to you even when the hobby has stopped fitting your life. So when someone starts thinking about calling it quits, it can feel heavy, as if they are quitting a part of themselves. A lot of the time, they are not quitting who they are. They are just being honest about what their days can hold now, and what their mind has room for now...
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