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11/03/2006 04:54:55 AM · #1 |
My co-host L2 suggested I contact Bryan Peterson the famed photographer who has published such books as:
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)
Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography (Updated Edition)
Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography
Understanding Digital Photography: Techniques For Getting Great Pictures
People in Focus: How to Photograph Anyone, Anywhere
Photographing Oregon
One of Bryan's pictures was recently being discussed and debated in a thread here in DPC to which Bryan took time to write a lengthy explanation of his aranging elements in a photo to create impact. You can view the thread and his comments here:
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=460350&page=4#2989436
Bryan has agreed to come on the podcast for a short interview this weekend and I'm ovwhelmed with excitement. If you had 10-15 minutes of Bryan Peterson's time what would you ask him? I need good questions immediately as I'm going to send him the questions ahead of time so he knows what topics we want to cover!
Message edited by author 2006-11-03 05:07:02.
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11/03/2006 05:32:17 AM · #2 |
Hey. This is great! Just wanted to say that. :D I'll think about some questions...
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11/03/2006 05:35:24 AM · #3 |
most excellent!
i'd ask him, "what advice do you have for your contemporaries when you hear them complaining that 'such-and-such' [insert your favorite poison] is 'ruining' the industry? for examples, long-time pros complaining about the insurgence of the microstock agencies, or long-time freelancers complaining about weekend warriors taking business from them."
i'd ask him, "if you were starting out today to embark on a career as a professional photographer, what would you do to try to achieve the same success and longevity that you've enjoyed so far, especially considering how technology has lowered the barriers to entry?"
i'd ask him, "tell us about some of your 'ah-ha' moments...tell us about when you realized that photography was your calling; tell us about when you realized that you were actually going to make a living at photography."
i'd ask him, "if you could moderate a panel of four photographers that you could learn from, who would they be?"
good luck, and have fun with this!! |
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11/03/2006 05:45:58 AM · #4 |
Thanks Skip! Lightened the load off my mind. :D Carry on LJ, I think you now have a fine set of questions to start with.
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11/03/2006 10:10:23 AM · #5 |
Those are all excellent questions. I'm bumping this thread to see if there are any others out there....hasn't been as much activity on this thread as I would have expected.
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11/03/2006 10:28:45 AM · #6 |
now this....sounds cool... :)
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11/03/2006 10:37:08 AM · #7 |
What's the single biggest mistake he sees that beginners make?
How does he deal with approaching strangers to take their pictures,
is he nervous, what techniques does he use to get them to pose (though this might end up in an ad for his latest book :) )
Out of all his photos, which one is his favorite and why
(and see if you can get to reproduce it/ link to it)
What is he trying to improve in his photography ?
What would he most like to photograph that he hasn't had the chance to
Which photographer would he recommend looking at and learning from (living or dead, famous or not)
Just try to not waste the time you get banging on about the cloned fish :)
Message edited by author 2006-11-03 10:43:02.
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11/03/2006 10:38:34 AM · #8 |
what size brush does he usually use for his Clone tool?
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11/03/2006 10:41:21 AM · #9 |
Age old question:
Boxers or Briefs? |
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11/03/2006 10:42:12 AM · #10 |
| Does a bear crap in the woods, or just clone it in? :-) |
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11/03/2006 10:45:25 AM · #11 |
Oooo, the cloning questions are brutal! Funny, but brutal.
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11/03/2006 10:50:55 AM · #12 |
| What keeps him "in love" with photography? Does it ever become "just a job"? |
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11/03/2006 10:52:26 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by justine:
Age old question:
Boxers or Briefs? |
LOL! Yes!!! Ya gotta ask this one!!!
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11/03/2006 10:58:09 AM · #14 |
What is is favorite f-stop.
(and yes, I'm funnin') :) |
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11/03/2006 10:58:31 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by colyla:
Originally posted by justine:
Age old question:
Boxers or Briefs? |
LOL! Yes!!! Ya gotta ask this one!!! |
I vote for this one as well. |
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11/03/2006 11:00:11 AM · #16 |
What photographers inspire him?
What specific photograph or photographer's work inspired him to become a photographer?
Ken Rockwell - Genius or fool? |
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11/03/2006 11:05:59 AM · #17 |
Great questions...keep 'em coming. The more I have to choose from the better.
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11/03/2006 11:44:20 AM · #18 |
| Ask him his first impressions of DPC, if I had been in his shoes I would have been a little bummed out hearing about it through a thread about me cloning wildlife photos and not taken it as well as he apparently did, he seems to be a very well grounded and thick skinned individual. |
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11/03/2006 11:51:00 AM · #19 |
I'd like to know what he most enjoys about photography.
I'd also like to know if he has his own pictures hanging around his house.
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11/03/2006 11:53:46 AM · #20 |
Ask him what's his favorite F-Stop?
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11/03/2006 11:58:57 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by yanko:
Ask him what's his favorite F-Stop?
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go up about 6 posts :P |
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11/03/2006 12:03:19 PM · #22 |
I would like him to explain more about his resistance to cropping after shooting. I understand why he prefers to get it right in the viewfinder for his style of shooting, but casting a blanket policy towards cropping doesn't always fit into every type of photography. I shoot weddings as my primary source of income, and trying to get the crop perfect when I'm shooting very fast and on the fly is tough, if not impossible. I'm an advocate of cropping when needed (which happens to be very often when I'm shooting a wedding) because people move when your shooting more of a candid style, and not posing everything.
So again, my question is for him to explain his view of cropping and how it pertains to different styles of shooting.
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11/03/2006 12:49:58 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by karmat:
Originally posted by yanko:
Ask him what's his favorite F-Stop?
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go up about 6 posts :P |
Darn. I'm always too late. :P |
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11/03/2006 01:13:30 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by mrorange002:
I would like him to explain more about his resistance to cropping after shooting. I understand why he prefers to get it right in the viewfinder for his style of shooting, but casting a blanket policy towards cropping doesn't always fit into every type of photography. I shoot weddings as my primary source of income, and trying to get the crop perfect when I'm shooting very fast and on the fly is tough, if not impossible. I'm an advocate of cropping when needed (which happens to be very often when I'm shooting a wedding) because people move when your shooting more of a candid style, and not posing everything.
So again, my question is for him to explain his view of cropping and how it pertains to different styles of shooting. |
Though I think he explained his view on it pretty well. He doesn't get to set the 'policy' that applies to you though ;) But what happens when one of your brides wants a 30x40 print of one of your cropped images ? Shooting with at least the aim to never have to crop isn't a bad thing to strive for, even if you don't currently manage it. Accepting that it always has to be cropped, or that it is a acceptable compromise to crop as a matter of course just leads to problems down the road.
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