The Perceptive Photographer

How long should a project take?

Intro Welcome to episode 604 of the Perceptive Photographer podcast. Before we jump into today’s topic, how long should your project take to finish? Just a couple of quic

5 project ideas to make project. it’s all very meta

We are up to episode 603 of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, and this week we are going all meta meta on how to make projects. Just a quick note before we jump into

Are you asking the right question?

In this week’s episode, we’re gonna be talking a little bit about questions and asking the correct questions. Before we jump into the nuts and bolts of the week, just a c

Audience, company and things your shouldn’t do

Hello, everyone! Thanks for joining me for episode 601 of The Perceptive Photographer. Before we jump into this week’s show notes, I want to take a moment to say thanks t

Celebrating 600 episodes

Well, this marks a special episode of the podcast. Today we release our 600th episode of The Perceptive Photographer. I wanted to take a moment to say that it has been a

Are great photographers the ones who finish their work?

What makes something great in our work? As I sit in the studio getting ready to record this podcast, I am finding the irony of the topic to really have a stinging bite to

Your better at sales than you think

The Sales Pitch I was recently talking with a friend of mine who is an absolutely incredible salesperson. You can walk into his studio to bring him a cup of coffee, and w

The way we see: Attention

The Way We See: Topic Two is Attention This week we dig into part two of our mini-series with a focus (pun intended) on attention. As photographers, we often find ourselv

Revisiting what makes a photograph good?

Asking a simple question I’ve been pondering a deceptively simple question: What makes a photograph good as part of my book club this month? But, before diving into that,

What are we really asking for when we make a photograph?

Welcome to episode 595 of the Perceptive Photographer. This week, we are exploring the importance of asking questions about our work—not questions related to critique or

Finding Your Audience Without Losing Your Voice

In episode 594 of The Perceptive Photographer, I take a deeper look at one of the most common pieces of creative advice: know your audience, and why I don't believe your

Outside your genre and growing through seeing

This week we are talking critique and seeing. I think one of the most powerful ways to grow as a photographer, or any creative professional, is to invite critique from ou

The Way We See: Silence

This month, I'm starting a mini-podcast episode on silence in photography. What does silence look like? While we see silence as the absence of sound, it's more about how

Creative Plateaus: The Good, the Bad, and Why They Matter

This week we are talking plateaus. A creative plateau is that strange phase where progress feels stagnant. You’re not getting worse, but it feels like you’re also not get

Trusting Your Instincts When You Can’t Explain Why

In Episode 590 of The Perceptive Photographer, we explore those moments when something in your work feels right or wrong and you can't explain why. Instinct isn't mystica

In the Creative Practice, Nothing Is Ever Wasted

In episode 589 of the Perceptive Photographer, we discuss how nothing is ever wasted in the creative process. Every effort, whether successful or not, contributes to grow

Why people photograph at all

Photography is something many of us do every day, yet we rarely stop to ask why. In the week's episode 588, we dig into some of the reasons and motivations for why we mak

Hesitation in your work is costing you

This week we share in the sadness and impact of Jeff Schewe’s passing, a major loss to photography. We offer up some congrats to Makeda Best, new photo curator at MOMA! F

The misunderstanding of intention in your work

Photographers often hear that they should "shoot with intention," and I mostly agree. But for today’s episode of The Perceptive Photographer (episode #586), I wanted to d

Interrupting that darn autopilot

In this episode of the podcast, 585, I talk about something that has come up in conversations several times over the past few weeks with different friends and colleagues: