Episode 36: Photographing with Constraints

In this episode of PhotoActive, we have some specific ideas about photographing with constraints. Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge of individual shooting features (such as aperture or shutter speed) or get out of a creative rut, imposing constraints on yourself can actually turn out to be a freeing exercise.

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Hosts:

• Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram
• Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram

Show Notes:

Production Note: We’ve decided to change the frequency of episode releases to fortnightly (every two weeks) due to current commitments we both have.

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• PhotoActive #10 - Quintin Lake’s Long Photo Walk

• Photo: Ripening

• PhotoActive #3 - Black and White

• In the Real World, the William Eggleston documentary

• PhotoActive #8 - Gordon Laing on Taking Great Photos In Camera

• Three Notable New Photobooks: Don McCullin, Michael Kenna, and Todd Hido

Our Snapshots:

• Jeff: Using iOS Shortcuts to Import Photos into Lightroom CC Mobile
• Kirk: Bright Black World, by Todd Hido

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50 Likes, 4 Comments - Kirk McElhearn 📷 (@mcelhearn) on Instagram: "Ripening. . . . . #paperjournalmag #archivecollectivemag #somewheremagazine #subjectivelyobjective..."

Budding. . . . #bnw_drama #bnw_life #insta_bw #bnw_greatshots #ig_shotz_bw #bnw_daily #bnw_planet #s0mbrebw #blackandwhitephotography #bnw_captures #blackandwhiteonly #bnw_users #bnw_society #bwphotomag #bw_crew #_fujilove_ #instablackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #bw_lover #bw_perfect #masters_in_bnw #fujifilm_xseries #bwstyleoftheday #fujifilm #fujixlovers #fujixpro2 #repostmyfujifilm #fujifilmx_uk #fujixshooters #acros

37 Likes, 0 Comments - Kirk McElhearn 📷 (@mcelhearn) on Instagram: "Budding. . . . #bnw_drama #bnw_life #insta_bw #bnw_greatshots #ig_shotz_bw #bnw_daily #bnw_planet..."

My mood today, even though it's going to be a sunny weekend. That isn't necessarily a bad thing; sometimes a black-and-white mood is just what's needed to calm the mind. The family and I took a walk last weekend around Carkeek Park. This shot is one of many in my library where my wife said, "I want you to take a photo for me," because she has a great eye and I usually have a camera. :-) #seattle #carkeek #carkeekpark #bw #blackandwhite #winter #bleak #barbedwire #traintracks #tree #tracks

19 Likes, 3 Comments - Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson) on Instagram: "My mood today, even though it's going to be a sunny weekend. That isn't necessarily a bad thing;..."

Looking down at myself #creek #reflection #bw #tree #branches #silhouette #blackandwhite #carkeekpark #winter #seattle

16 Likes, 0 Comments - Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson) on Instagram: "Looking down at myself #creek #reflection #bw #tree #branches #silhouette #blackandwhite..."

Leaf Dam

Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
Shutter speed: 1/30 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Photo: Jeff Carlson