Glad you posted a link to the online version of your physical exhibit here on the blog… it’s great work and I hope a few folks visit from here.

I am all set for fall and have started classes this past week. It feels great to be back in the classroom and back talking to others about photography after a wonderful summer of *doing* photography. A new session of history classes has now started and the first podcast went up this week… and with new sound!

Thanks and have a great fall!

-Jeff

Thanks so much for your encouragement. I did create an online version of my exhibition and think it didn’t turn out too badly.

Hope you’re all ready for the fall semester.

I’m very pleased with the new sound you’ve got for Photo History. I enjoy being able to hear you clearly as well as your students when they ask questions or make comments. Very engaging and thought-provoking.

~ Andy

I do a bit of tweaking in GarageBand (which is what I record with) but that’s pretty much it.

The last few Photo History podcasts should sound better than anything before because I’ve gotten a wireless lapel mic now and it’s mixed with a “classroom” mic in a mixer before going into the laptop. So at least my voice doesn’t fade away anymore when I wander away from the mic.

-Jeff

Anyway, if you could offer tips in how you’re creating this I’d appreciate it. If you’ve discussed this before, a link would suffice.

Thanks for all the work you put into your podcasts! Your generosity is inspiring!

What a jump in sound quality! Do you mind sharing how your setup changed to make this? I’m planning a podcast and I’m hoping that I can make it sound this good.

I still have a few things that I have to tweak myself - a website is a continually growing plant that you need to feed, water, and talk to once in awhile.

After giving this episode a couple of listens through, and making notes, I think I’m going to be spending a lot of time over the next week or so cleaning up my website, flickr and myspace in order to better present myself.. Its been something I’ve been meaning to do for a little while now but for some reason didn’t really rank it highly on my ‘to do’ list…

Anyway, thanks again for another great episode Jeff..

Actually, yours wasn’t the impetus, but there are lots and lots of photographers out there with websites that aren’t doing a very good job for them. This is because they are either trying to do too much all at once or not enough.

Best of luck to you in that show… let us know how it turns out!

-Jeff

I couldn’t help but feel that your comments were in some way a response to my own queries to you regarding my photographs and my somewhat haphazard approach to presenting them. The kind of clarity of thought and intention you advocate can a powerful construct for understanding one’s own goals. The kind of simplicity of approach is something I respond to and appreciate, but it doesn’t always come naturally to me. My natural tendency is to make things more complex than necessary rather than less.

I’m going to take the motivation you’ve evoked in me to create a free-standing website focused solely on this exhibition I’m preparing to be held at the Ethical Society of Saint Louis. I’m preparing my artist’s statement and bio now. I’m considering recording the Keynote presentation I’m going to be giving and offering it as a podcast.

We’ll see how all this plays out. Regardless, thank you Jeff for your inspiration and direction.

Andrew Raimist