The difference between a conscious and an unconscious photographer is that the conscious photographer produces better work by thinking more and photographing less.

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In a few past episodes, we’ve looked at alternate ways to get your work in front of an audience, and here’s another one: ‘Zines.  This “low-fi” type of publication is a great (and cheap) way of getting your work into others’ hands. I use my former student Michael Jarecki’s ‘Zine “Just Make Pictures” as an example of how it can work.

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• Michael Jarecki – His ‘zine “Just Make Pictures” is also the name of his blog
  • Order Mike’s ‘zine here
  • If you’re in Chicago, you can find Mike’s ‘zine here
• Allison Smith’s ‘zine is also worth checking out
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• Camera Position on Flickr – Share your images
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The great architect Mies van der Rohe is famous for the phrase “Less is More” to describe his approach to simplifying his designs. That philosophy can be applied to photography as well, as it is often better to make fewer, but more thoughtful, images.

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• The Mies van der Rohe Society
• van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Plano, IL
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From aperture and focal length to shutter speeds and focus points, our modern photographic tools give us a wealth of information about our photographs. We can use that information to learn about the way we approach photography and what strategies lead to our greatest successes.

JUNE 28

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• Julieanne Kost’s quick Lightroom tip about finding your images using filters
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All of us make photographs that, for some reason, don’t quite work, even though we had high hopes for them. If we embrace those photographs that almost worked, but didn’t, we can find some tools to help us improve and grow.

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Here are some examples of images that are “almosts” for me (and that I discuss in this podcast):