Conceptual Photography
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Most people’s perception of prison life revolves around sensationalized news stories and Hollywood movies depicting drab, inhospitable environments far outside our reach.
In today’s show, we’re challenging that view in a chat with two educators who use photography as a framework for teaching visual literacy and the art of storytelling to incarcerated men.
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Fine art photographer Anya Anti shares her process for creating surreal portraits, including planning her photo shoots, conveying her message, and much more.
0:00 - Introduction
1:06 - Overview
3:01 - What is Meaningful Art?
7:33 - What is Conceptual Photography?
9:19 - Character Development
10:40 - Styling
13:21 - Mood, Tone, and Emotion
14:05 - Associations, Symbols, and Metaphors
17:04 - Strong Title
18:32 - Project, Start to Finish
38:43 - Q&A
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Artificial intelligence is a polarizing topic, and its rapid evolution within content creation has set our once familiar world on edge. To help demystify this gargantuan subject and add clarity to important concerns, we’re turning to an artist positioned at the very center of the debate between photography and AI imagery.
Above photograph © Boris Eldagsen
German media artist Boris Eldagsen made global headlines after entering his AI-generated image, “The Electrician,” in the Sony World Photography Awards. He won a top prize, and then
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When was the last time you updated your website? Despite the popularity and traction of social media sites, having a stand-alone website to promote your work and build your brand is key to connecting with your given audience. In this week’s podcast, we explore the dynamics of building and maintaining a professional-caliber website with insights from both sides of the coin.
We start by chatting with website designer Alex Vita, who shares pet peeves, as well as the best practices he’s honed over more than 13 years of work with photo-industry
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Lens adapters are certainly not new items in the savvy photographer’s gear bag, but they have taken on an added significance since the onset of mirrorless camera production, and can be the literal link between the cold efficiency of digital cameras and the distinctive charm of exotic lenses from an earlier era. Of course, they are high-tech electronic adapters and what may be surprising is just how important they are to filmmakers and how they have up-ended the used lens market. In this episode, we talk with two unapologetic lens zealots who
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Not one of us is perfect, and thank goodness for that. As my favorite saying goes, perfection is the opposite of good, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive to be better. Whether you are a newbie or a more experienced photographer, there is a constant need to improve your skills, and to open your mind to new approaches. With the spirit of the New Year still warming our souls, we brought in Jason Fulford, co-editor of The Photographer’s Playbook, and Todd Vorenkamp, author of
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Making the transition from Silver to Silicon required photographers to identify the creative components used to make photographs and conceptual illustrations. Today, in the digital age, photographers are encouraged to think and create on multiple levels, while photographing with the digital camera, and in the Post Production of conceptual illustrations. In this video, William King will discuss both the technical aspects and aesthetic considerations of conceptual photo illustration, including:
-Introduce and compare Silver to Silicon workflows
In this B&H Event Space video, Mindy Véissid, author of the new book The Art of Intuitive Photography, discusses the life path that led her to become a photographer and creator of her unique brand of workshops, which emphasize making pictures from the heart rather than the head. In The Art of Intuitive Photography, Véissid guides the reader in how to pay attention to feelings, be mindful of the present moment, and to experience rather than execute photographs. Over the course of this presentation, she outlines key features of her book
Assigned to photograph our headquarters, the B&H SuperStore at the corner of 34th Street and Ninth Avenue, in Manhattan, I was asked to make an image that was timeless and a unique portrayal of the building I encounter each day. While it may seem like an advantage to photograph a subject with which you are quite familiar, it also brings its own set of challenges, especially when attempting to show a new, interesting take on it.
With this prompt in mind, I planned my approach: technically, how would I do it? And conceptually, what would I
Starting and maintaining a career as a professional photographer is more competitive than ever, yet the ease with which pictures can be taken and shared has made the barriers to entry very low. In the face of such professional challenges, the Rocky Mountain School of Photography (RMSP) stands out as a trusted Mecca for intensive career training.
Above Photograph © Laura Werling
Based in the heart of Montana’s “Big Sky” country, RMSP's demanding
Lens adapters are certainly not new items in the savvy photographer’s gear bag, but they have taken on an added significance since the onset of mirrorless camera production, and can be the literal link between the cold efficiency of digital cameras and the distinctive charm of exotic lenses from an earlier era. Of course, they are high-tech electronic adapters and what may be surprising is just how important they are to filmmakers and how they have up-ended the used lens market. In this episode, we talk with two unapologetic lens zealots who
In this B&H Event Space video, Steven Rosen helps you understand how to see the light that exists all around us. Strobe and flash is awesome, but this is a relatively new invention. Artists created beautiful portraits for thousands of years before strobes were invented. New technologies have made our cameras more light sensitive, making it possible to work like the old masters using continuous light sources. During this video, Rosen teaches you how to add and control continuous light sources to supplement the existing light in a scene
Thirty? Really? Thirty questions for every photo? The title of this article might make you think there’s a burdensome checklist that must be completed every time you release the camera’s shutter.
There is not.
However, if you want to take your photography to new dimensions, this list of questions—some dealing with the physical act of the photograph and some dealing with the inner thoughts behind the image—might be just what you need to get your head, feet, or camera in the right place, to help make a good photograph great or a great photograph
Not one of us is perfect, and thank goodness for that. As my favorite saying goes, perfection is the opposite of good, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive to be better. Whether you are a newbie or a more experienced photographer, there is a constant need to improve your skills, and to open your mind to new approaches. With the spirit of the New Year still warming our souls, we brought in Jason Fulford, co-editor of The Photographer’s Playbook, and Todd Vorenkamp, author of
Specular out-of-focus highlights have appeared in photographs since the first photos were taken through lenses. In 1997, Photo Techniques magazine introduced the word “bokeh” to the photography world’s vernacular and the out-of-focus areas of photographs have been scrutinized ever since. Before the term, there was certainly discussion about the aesthetics of the out-of-focus specular highlights of a photograph, but until 1997, there wasn’t a good word in the English language to describe the phenomenon. Credit goes to Mike Johnston, article