Camera Position 16 : The Game Of Inches

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Camera Position 16 : The Game Of Inches

FromJeff Curto's Camera Position

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11 minutes

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May 6, 2006

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Sometimes, photography is the proverbial "game of inches."

Released:

May 6, 2006

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Podcast episode

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Camera Position 06 : Left, Right, Up, Down: Eugene Atget’s photograph of conical shrubs in Saint Cloud provides the visual resource for a discussion of how careful camera placement can affect a photograph. Saint Cloud, 1921 Photograph by Eugene Atget A great resource on Atget on Artsy by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
11 min listen
Camera Position 11 : Weston and the Other 29: It took Edward Weston 29 prior attempts to get to the point where he made his well-known “Pepper #30” photograph. Musicians have to practice their scales, and so do photographers, trying a variety of attempts at conveying the essence of their subjects ... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
7 min listen
Camera Position 15 : Moving Camera Position & Moving Your Boundaries: I’ve moved my Camera Position! I’ve abandoned Apple’s “easy but limited” iWeb software and moved over to a WordPress blog. Hopefully, the majority of listeners have made the switch with no problems. There is a new RSS subscription feed (see first post ... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
12 min listen
Camera Position 08 : Strand’s “The Family”: Paul Strand’s masterful 1953 portrait “The Family” acts as a backdrop for some thoughts on how interaction between the photographer and subject and among the subjects themselves creates visual and emotional interest in a photograph. The Family, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
9 min listen
Camera Position 01 : An Introduction through an Italian window: This introductory podcast explains what I want to try to accomplish with this Camera Position and what I will be talking about as the shows progress. Camera Position is a podcast about the art of creative photography, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
7 min listen
Camera Position 04 : Patience and Seeing: Using a photograph of Venice, Camera Position #4 explores the idea of how sometimes what you think you want in a photograph isn’t the most interesting thing there. Sometimes the subject is right in front of you; you just have to be patient enough to fi... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
5 min listen
Camera Position 07 : Light, Idea and Emotion: Ultimately, a photograph comes down to a common element: Light. Using two photographs of a vineyard, this podcast explores the quality, direction and visual impact of light. Vineyard, Umbria, 2001 Photographs by Jeff Curto by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 24 : Looking & Looking Back – Stieglitz & “The Steerage”: As I’ve worked with one of my newest photographs, I’ve noted a loose relationship Alfred Stieglitz’ “The Steerage” from 1907. It reminded me that photographers need to be aware of the image makers who have gone before them and helped them see. Now, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 23 : Take a Left Turn: Photographs by Jeff Curto Sometimes, when you think that there is a photographic subject in front of you, you can’t see the picture you want to make. In this episode, I talk about taking a left turn, both to find a photograph and to provide a catalyst ... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
17 min listen
Camera Position 16 : The Game Of Inches: Sometimes, photography is the proverbial "game of inches." by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
11 min listen
Camera Position 57 : Photographer’s Bookshelf #4: Can you become a selfless photographer and reach a state of Zen with your camera? Fourth in an irregular series of “books for photographers’ bookshelves” is Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel, where Herrigel’s works towards the “perfect shot. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 03 : Paul Caponigro’s Two Leaves: Camera Position #3 features a discussion about one of my all-time favorite photographs by one of my all-time favorite photographers, Paul Caponigro. The photograph, “Two Leaves, Brewster, NY, 1963” is discussed alongside some images that were made at t... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
18 min listen
Camera Position 05 : Movement and Time: With a photograph of pecore (sheep) as an example, Camera Position #5 examines the way movement and time affect a photographic image. In many ways, every photograph is about the past and about the passage of time. Pecore, Tuscany, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
8 min listen
Camera Position 17 : The Instant and the Machine: The idea of photography that depends on the exact moment of exposure for success didn’t originate with Cartier-Bresson, but he certainly made the most of that perfect instant. Bresson’s idea of “the decisive moment” is examined this week, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
10 min listen
Camera Position 09 : Composition and Idea: The idea you want to communicate in a photograph is in direct relation to the way in which you choose to make that photograph. A photograph of Bernini’s beautiful Baroque fountain, situated in front of the Pantheon, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
8 min listen
Camera Position 30 : After The Shutter Closes: Once we get back to the darkroom-digital or chemical-how do we maximize the vision and idea we had when we were in the field making the photograph? We explore the post-production side of the creative process using a photograph of Civita di Bagnoreggio.... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 25 : Pick a Pair of Portraits: For the last 16 years, I’ve been photographing structures and the landscape in Italy. Over the last two years, though, I’ve tried my hand at portraits and have learned some things about photography, my interests and the power of the large-format camera... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
14 min listen
Camera Position 12 : Motivation and Inspiration: Why do we do what we do as photographers? Where does our motivation come from? Why do some subjects interest us more than others? Episode number 12 of Camera Position briefly traces my 16-year examination of Italy’s culture, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
12 min listen
Camera Position 10 : A Story Without Words: Photographers have to be aware of the fact that viewers of their images can’t know the whole story of how a photograph came to be. The image has to rely on its own visual authority to get the message across. Using this photograph of Sant’ Antimo, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
8 min listen
Camera Position 22 : Getting Back Your Box of Crayons: This episode of Camera Position is a bit different from previous episodes. First off, it is a lot longer. Weighing in at a little over an hour, it is a podcast of a presentation I made recently at the MacSpecialist store in Villa Park, Illinois. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
72 min listen
Camera Position 21 : Caravaggio and the Road to Rome: As I return to Camera Position after a month-long hiatus, I give you a few minutes with one of my favorite paintings, “The Calling of St. Matthew” by Caravaggio. Caravaggio’s sense of light and moment of “exposure,” were extraordinarily “photographic. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
13 min listen
Camera Position 02 : Light in Montepulciano: Camera Position #2 is about a photograph I made in 1997 of the Tempio di San Biagio, a beautiful Renaissance church just outside the walls of the Tuscan hilltown of Montepulciano. It’s all about the light and waiting for that light to be right. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
4 min listen
Camera Position 43 : There’s Creativity in The Zone: Creative photography benefits from mastering technical content. This first installment of a discussion of The Zone System of exposure will help you stop worrying about whether the photograph will “work out” so you can concentrate on being creative. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
33 min listen
Camera Position 26 : Weston & The Edges: The edges of the frame change everything about how we see a photograph. One of the great masters of the use of the photographic frame edge was Edward Weston, and today we look at his remarkable ability to show us “just enough” of the subject. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 13 : Time and the Subject: Photographers sometimes have a hard time separating their own emotional response they have to a subject from the image that they make of that subject. It’s up to us as imagemakers not only to respond to the subject and the way we feel about it, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
10 min listen
Camera Position 19 : When Less Really Is More: When a photographer finds a beautiful scene, there is often a temptation to put everything he sees in the photograph, even if the image that results isn’t all that interesting. Here, Ansel Adams and Paul Caponigro show us how showing less shows us more... by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 38 : It’s About Time: It’s about time. It’s about time to talk about time in photography and time as it relates to how photographs function. Using photographs by Garry Winogrand and Tokihiro Sato, we examine two different approaches to dealing with time in the photograph. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 33 : What’s on Your Bookshelf?: See this book at Amazon This episode is the first in an irregular series that explores important photography books that should be in every photographer’s book collection. The first book is The Daybooks of Edward Weston, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen
Camera Position 18 : A Dull Picture of A Useful Object: Here is an absolutely dull photograph of an absolutely dull (and ugly!) piece of cardboard that is one of the most indispensible pieces of equipment in my camera bag. Temporarily diverting Camera Position from the examination of fine photographs, by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
11 min listen
Camera Position 47 : Focus/Defocus/Refocus: In this episode, I talk about shallow depth of field as a creative tool and its use by several photographers who are using it in inventive and interesting ways. I also look at how focusing yourself on a project can help you be more creative. by Jeff Curto's Camera Position
20 min listen

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