P#37: Show Notes for Witnessing and Holding the Beauty in Landscape Photography - An Interview with Stephen Johnson

Show Notes for 7 Photography Questions Interview With Stephen Johnson

Topic: Landscape Photography
Host: Dr. Audri G. Lanford
Guest: Stephen Johnson
Main Website: SJPhoto.com
Locations: Pacifica, CA and Boone, NC

This episode of the "7 Photography Questions" Podcast is sponsored by Kodak EasyShare Gallery and www.SecretsOfMasterPhotographers.com.

7 Biggest Landscape Photography Questions for Stephen Johnson

1. What is your mindset to witnessing and holding beauty in photography? Also, what are the 2 or 3 things that you feel are most important about how you approach photography?

2. What is the single biggest mistake people make when they want to capture the beauty of a scene in their photographs? What's the biggest myth of landscape photography and why is it untrue?

3. It is so easy to capture beautiful landscape shots in summer, spring and fall, but winter seems to pose more of a challenge. How can you capture beautiful landscape photographs in the winter months?

4. Do you have any advice for using and capturing emotions in landscape photography?

5. It's not uncommon for photographers to go through periods where they feel "stuck" and don't know what to shoot. Are there some tools or exercises that can help with this?

6. Can you share a couple of your "secrets" for witnessing and holding beauty in landscape photography?

7. Could you suggest one or two exercises our listeners can do to improve their photographs based on what we've talked about today?

Photographer Bio

Stephen Johnson is a critically-acclaimed landscape photographer with more than 35 years of professional experience under his belt. He was one of the original pioneers in digital photography and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Congressional Special Recognition award given by the U.S. House of Representatives for his work as the Curator and Editor/Designer for the book At Mono Lake.

In 2003 Stephen was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame and in 2006 he received the recognition of being named one of Canon's Explorers of Lights. In addition to these accomplishments, Stephen has also published other books including Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography and With a New Eye: The Digital National Parks Project.

Stephen's client list is also impressive, including highly-recognizable names such as the Ansel Adams Publishing Trust, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Adobe Systems, Hewlett Packard, and Apple Computer. His photographs can also be seen in permanent collections of the Getty, The Oakland Museum, and The National Parks Service.

Stephen is also passionate about sharing his photography knowledge and has taught classes at Kodak's Center for Creative Imaging and has lectured at numerous digital photography forums such as Fotofusion, MacWorld, and Agfa Technology Expo.

Artist's Website

SJPhoto.com

Resources Mentioned During the Podcast:

Adobe Photoshop
HDR software such as Photomatix
4x5 scanning back (similar to those seen here)
Canon digital single lens reflex (DSLR)
Lensbaby
Diana camera
Holga camera

Stephen Johnson Photography's Digital Workshop Program

Books By Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography
The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland
With a New Eye: The Digital National Parks Project

Photographs Discussed In This Interview:

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