Jan 20 2007
About Camera Position
Camera Position is a podcast about the visual and creative processes in photography, not the technical.
Using images and the spoken word, my podcasts are about the “why” of photography from the point of view of the creative photographer.
Passion for subject, experience and image all wind together in these short commentaries about camera-based images and my life as a photographer.
The podcasts are presented as enhanced podcasts; they have images embedded in them so there are visuals that accompany the audio. The best way to watch and listen is in iTunes, though QuickTime Player works as well. Another choice would be an iPod with video capability, though the images are pretty darn small on those screens.
The podcasts can also be viewed in your browser if you have QuickTime installed.
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Email jeff@cameraposition.com
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Hello Mr Curto,
I really like your podcast, and learn a lot from it. I really appreciate what you are doing. The thing that really sets your podcast apart from others is that you show really great pictures from other great photographers and tell a lot about them (Weston, Lartigue, etc). It really opens a whole new world for me (I’m a computer scientist).
Recently I picked up photographing again. Something I really liked as a teenager. Now everything is changed, and digital photography even brought it back to my current profession (or at least the technical side of it). Currently I’m trying to find what it is that I want to show people. Currently I like to take macros of common things like spider-webs, leafs, the tap, and try to show the sort of hidden beauty. I must say as a father of two little kids thats also very practical, because it doesn’t take a lot of preparation.
I’d like to thank you for everything.
Regards,
Maas
PS. There is a Jacques Henri Lartigue exhibition close to where I live. Planning to visit it.
Thanks, Maas…. I really appreciate your comments. I’m also very jealous of the Lartigue show… drop back and give a little review if you’ve got a few minutes to spare!
-Jeff
Jeff, I need to say “me too!” to Maas’ comment. I really appreciate hearing comments and thoughts from someone in academeia. Podcasts have opened up a whole new way of learning and I’m glad that people like you are willing to put it out there. I hope that you continue to find podcasting rewarding. I, and many others like me will be listening.
Thank you for your time, energy and effort. Good Work!
Cynthia
Thanks, Cynthia!
Great to have you here and listening and… commenting! I love to hear from folks “out there” who are finding the content useful.
Thanks for your support!
-Jeff
Your comment on the man in the green tie, that to me explains a lot about B&W use. I realize that sometime I convert to B&W just because the color is just sort of dumb, flat, what ever. Now I know why.
I am originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, just a few miles from you. I now live in a very small town in Texas. Your podcast has been a great help to me in leaning how to make a photograph versus how to work a camera.
I will ask what no one has ever asked, will you do more digital.
Thanks
John Badgerow
Hi, John;
Thanks for your comment and for “gettin’ it” on the color/B&W bits… it’s all got its place, right?
In a similar way, film and digital have their places, too. The two photographs I featured in Camera Position #61 were each shot differently. The peach was film that was scanned and the apple was a digital capture. I think that’s really the way photography is now… it’s about the idea and the tools are just the pieces we use to capture the ideas.
I haven’t made a darkroom print in years and I have to admit that I miss it a bit, but not that much. I love this hybrid technology we now have, mainly because it offers so much control. My big deal with film is that it allows me to do things that I just can’t do with digital (can’t do without spending a big pile o’ cash or making some compromises in quality or creative process anyway).
Thanks for listening!
-Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Having only fairly recently discovered this world of podcasts, and even more recently discovered yours, I can only say two things:
1. Thanks for sharing your very stimulating insights
2. Slow down, I only manage to listen to your podcasts while going to and from work in the car. 60+ podcasts is a big backlog to work through!
By the way, and this’ll make you jealous I expect. I’m an english ex-pat, living in Trieste, Italy
Ciao,
Mike
Hi, Mike;
Thanks for your really kind post.
Thanks for the “slow down” suggestion! Most people want me to make ‘em fast and furious…. I’d rather make ‘em “slow and good.”
You keep listenin’ and I’ll keep thinkin’…
-Jeff
(and yeah.. I *am* jealous… Trieste is beautiful!)