15 Tips for Composing Your Photos by 4 Veteran Photographers
Here's a 7-minute video by Advancing Your Photography that shares 15 tips for composing your photos from 4 masters of photography: Chase Jarvis, Bob Holmes, Chris Burkard, and Marc Silber.
Go Inside the Darkroom of Legendary Photographer Edward Weston
Want to see where and how one of the legends of photography processed their photos? Here's a 14-minute video that takes us on a tour of Edward Weston's darkroom (note: there's brief nudity).
This Famous Pepper Photo by Edward Weston Was a 4hr+ Exposure at f/240
Edward Weston is considered to be one of the most influential American photographers of the 20th century. One of his most famous works, titled Pepper No. 30, is a B&W photo of a single green pepper with beautiful, soft lighting. Here's a fascinating, little-known fact about the piece: it was shot at an aperture of f/240 with an exposure time of 4-6 hours.
Ansel Adams’ Work Schedule, Advice for Young Photographers, and More
Marc Silber of Advancing Your Photography just released another insightful conversations with Ansel Adams' son Michael Adams. This time around, they tackle Ansel's famous book The Range of Light, his work schedule, education, childhood, and much more.
A Look at Ansel Adams’ Cameras and Commercial Work
In another fascinating peek into the life and work of the great Ansel Adams, Marc Silber takes us into the legend's home where we get to see some of his old cameras, hear about his week-long Yosemite workshops, and find out about the commercial work he did to "pay the bills" in the early years.
A Tour of Ansel Adams’ Custom-Built Darkroom
"Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships." That quote by the great Ansel Adams might contain a hint of joke, but it's no joke that Adams sometimes spent entire days locked up in his darkroom creating his prints. And now we get to see the space for ourselves.
Ansel Adams Shares the Story Behind One of His Most Famous Photographs
The great Ansel Adams would often say that his negatives were "the score" and the print was "the performance." And one of his most famous "performances" of all time is Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, the photograph you get to hear Adams himself talk about in this video.
Composition Tips from a Man Who Studied with Ansel Adams
There are only a few people alive as qualified to give photography and composition advice as Huntington Witherill. A former "artist of the year," he studied under the great Ansel Adams and in this video he describes his approach to composing eye-catching images.
A Conversation with David Hobby of Strobist About Lighting
Here’s an interview by Advancing Your Photography‘s Marc Silber, who sat down for …
Inspirational Interview Packed Full of Useful Lighting and Photojournalism Tips
Photojournalist Ed Kashi has received many accolades over the course of his photojournalistic career, and in this short interview with Marc Silber, he shares some of what he's learned about light and the art of photojournalism.
Jim Goldstein Offers Invaluable Advice for Novice Photographers
The question, "how can I take better photographs" never goes away for the photographer who is constantly looking to improve and evolve, no matter how many years they've been doing it. But this question is particularly difficult to answer for beginners who don't yet have the foundation that years of looking through a viewfinder offers.
Thankfully for those people, there are professionals like Jim Goldstein who don't mind condensing years worth of experience into useful tips and advice.
Nature and Wildlife Photographer Shares Some Helpful Tips and Advice
In this little video put together by the Marc Silber Show, nature/wildlife photographer Florian Schulz joins Silber to talk about his photography, workflow and overall approach to capturing his museum-adorning images.
Interview with Rock Band Photographer Michael Zagaris
Here’s an inspiring and educational video in which Marc Silber sits down to …