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When nature photography is seen as an integral part of our life, it takes on new meaning and provides focus for our true goals with this artistic medium. As such, it was a fabulous honor to discuss this among many other topics with the guest of this week's episode of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.  This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of talking with one of my favorite nature photographers out of Utah - Eric Erlenbusch. Eric and I had a wonderful conversation about his approach to making unique photographs, including stories about how he created three of his favorite photographs. We also talked about his experience working as the gallery director for Thomas Mangelsen. On this week's episode, we discuss: The process for making unique nature and landscape photographs, Goals in our photography, Defining success in our photography, Jump-starting the creative process, Stories about some of Eric's favorite images, Eric's experience working with Thomas Mangelsen, And a lot more! Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week: Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network. Eric's workshops and retreats. Man's Search for Meaning book. Topaz Internment Camp and Museum. Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Eric recommended on the podcast this week: Paulo Valdivia. Thomas Mangelsen. Prajit Ravindran. If you enjoyed our conversation this week, you can listen to our bonus episode over Patreon on where Eric and I discuss practical tips he gained while learning as the gallery director for Thomas Mangelsen. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link. Scroll down to see more of Eric's work!

Nature and Landscape Photography can be a journey filled with introspection and is often positively augmented and influenced by various experiences we have in life. Discussing these experiences with other photographers brings me a lot of happiness, so I was excited to speak to this week's guest on my podcast about his experiences with psychedelics, reading books, and going on long personal journeys and how those experiences have influenced his work. This week on the podcast I was joined by nature and landscape photographer who has chosen to specialize in abstract imagery, Alberto Rodriguez-Garcia. On this week's episode, we discuss: How reading Jack Kerouac influenced Alberto's desire to get into nature more, Alberto and my experiences with psychedelics and how that has influenced his photography, Alberto's passion for small scenes and abstract images and how that passion was developed, The importance of critique in Alberto's growth, Alberto's cross-country journey as a photographer, And a lot more! Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week: Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Eric Bennett's critique groups referenced by Alberto. My OnLandscape articles featuring photographers. On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Alberto recommended on the podcast this week: Martin Gonzalez. Sigfrido Zimmerman. Nick Becker. Alfredo Mora. Richard Martin. If you enjoyed our conversation this week, you can listen to our bonus episode over Patreon on where Alberto discusses how immigrating to the USA from Spain has influenced his photography. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! You can also find all of the show notes for the podcast on my blog, which includes lots of great photographs submitted by the guest(s). Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

Building a photography website can be a complicated and time-consuming process and can end up costing you thousands upon thousands of dollars and countless hours of your precious time if you don't do it correctly. As such, it was great to host a conversation this week on the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast with photography website design expert, Alex Vita. Alex helps photographers grow their photography business by helping them establish a stellar web presence. He has built over 200 websites for photographers from 25 countries. His clients are pro or semi-pro photographers selling licenses or photo-based products online (prints, calendars, books, workshops, photo tours, etc.). On this week's episode, we discuss: How Alex got into building websites for photographers, Why photographers should want their own website, What makes for a great photography website, The biggest changes that have impacted photography websites, File sizes and resolutions for photography websites, Tools for image compression, Common mistakes that photographers make on their websites, How to differentiate yourself as a photographer through your website, Tips on Search Engine Optimization (SEO), And a lot more! Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week: Give SE Ranking (the best SEO tool) a try. Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network. Support the podcast on Patreon. Looking for the Website Comparison PDF I created? Here it is.  Here is who Alex recommended on the podcast this week: Ben Von Wong. Andrew Hellmich. Jeff Schultz. f you enjoyed our conversation this week, you can listen to our bonus episode over Patreon on where we discuss the question of whether or not to list your prices on your website for your goods and services. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

Modern society has, for better or worse, influenced the adoption of wide-scale consumerism. This shift is relatively new for our species, and marketing experts have tapped into human psychology to maximize our desire to purchase and consume goods. This shift can also influence how and why we pursue happiness through consumption and trying to "keep up with the Joneses." Today's guest on the podcast, Jeff Freestone, was influenced heavily by the Minimalists, a pair of podcasters and authors named Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. This duo helps millions of people live meaningfully with less by encouraging a more minimalistic lifestyle. By examining his own life, Jeff has been able to embrace nature photography's role in pursuing a more wholesome lifestyle that is less focused on consumption and more focused on enjoyment of nature. On this week's episode, we discuss: The influence of minimalism on Jeff's photography journey, Finding meaning in life through nature photography, Discovering and appreciating smaller scenes, Photographing alone vs. with other people, Tips for photographing alone, How Jeff has found success in such a short amount of time, Jeff's preference for photographing close to home, Jeff's approach to social media, And a lot more! Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week: Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network and use the discount code FSTOP10 for a 10% discount. Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Support the podcast on Patreon. My articles on OnLandscape about some of the recommended guests and Jeff. Here is who Jeff recommended on the podcast this week: Paul Hoelen.  Luke Tsarke. Richard Martin. Alfredo Mora. Ron Coscorossa. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

One of the best things about nature and landscape photography is that it can provide added purpose to our lives and improve us as human beings. As such, it was an honor to speak with black and white photographer Richard Boutwell on this week's episode of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen. Richard is an active participant in our Twitter after-parties for the podcast - he always has very interesting things to say and so I thought it would be awesome to have him join me on the podcast for a chat. We cover a lot of territory this week, including using photography as a vehicle for personal growth. On this week's episode, we discuss: Richard's journey into photography, Growing up near Joshua Tree National Park and how that influenced him, His journey to the East Coast in 2002 to work for a large format fine art photographer, Improving by studying the history of photography, and art history, How engaging in photography has become a vehicle for personal growth for Richard, Documentary work vs. fine art, Working in projects, And a lot more! Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week: Richard's Prints, Teaching, and Software - Use coupon code **FStopAndListen** for 20% off all software, workshops, private instruction, and prints. Suggested readings for learning the history of photography: Looking at Photographs. Photographers on Photography. Photography in Print. Robert Adams - American Silence & Beauty in Photography. Richard Benson - The World is Smarter than You Are & The Printed Picture. Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network. Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Richard recommended on the podcast this week: Richard's mentors, Paula Chamlee (and Michael A. Smith, 1942–2018). Cody Cobb. Linda Connor. Mark Ruwedel. Scott B. Davis. If you enjoyed our conversation this week, you can listen to our bonus episode over Patreon on where we discuss alternatives to photo celibacy, a concept coined by Cole Thompson. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with storm and landscape photographer, Tim Baca. Tim was recommended to me by one of my favorite photographers and humans - Wayne Suggs and so I was quite excited to chat with him. I've also always been fascinated with storm chasing as it relates to photography and so it was great to chat with Tim about his experience and to hear him tell stories from the field. On this week's episode, we discuss: Tim's journey into photography through storm chasing, Storm chasing culture, Safety in storm chasing, Relationship challenges for storm chasers, Composition tips for storm chasing, And a lot more! Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week: Miops Lightning Trigger. Storm Prediction Outlook. Radar Scope App. Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network. Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Tim's Extreme Photo Workshops. Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Tim recommended on the podcast this week: Jake Werth. David Turning. Justin Snead. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

I have a deep respect for photographers who set out to do their own thing unabashedly. One such photographer is Joel Hazelton, who is widely known by his fellow Arizona landscape photographers as having one of the most prolific and unique Arizona portfolios around. As such, I was truly honored to host Joel on the podcast this week to discuss his journey into landscape photography and his approach for creating his unique images. On this week's episode, we discuss: Joel's passion for the State of Arizona, Joel's drive to get his work published in Arizona Highways Magazine, Joel's favorite excursions into Arizona's backcountry, Joel's methods for creating unique images, The challenges and rewards of pre-visualization and planning, And a lot more! Other topics discussed on the podcast this week: Join Gary Randall for a Caddo Lake workshop. Arizona Highways Photoscapes. Leave us a message on Podinbox! Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Joel recommended on the podcast this week: Theresa Rose. Jessica Morgan. Jeff Kida. If you enjoyed the conversation with Joel, you can find our bonus recording over on Patreon where we discuss the linkage between software engineering and photography, and Joel shares some stories from the field. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

Providing photographers a platform through which they can converse with one of their heroes is something I have wanted to try on my podcast for a long time. Other artists can inspire us to become better photographers and to take risks with our work. Such is the case in our first installation of the "Artists Asking Artists" series of the "F-Stop Collaborate and Listen" Podcast. This week, I invited Hans Strand back onto the show and I gave photographer Eric Bennett the opportunity to ask Hans any questions he wanted. I hope that you find this format interesting, as I hope to do more of these in the future. Please do let us know! Check out the full show notes, chock full of amazing images from both Hans and Eric! On this week's episode, Eric asks Hans some great questions about his career, his photographic journey, his approach to making images, and a ton more. Topics include: How the craft has changed since Hans started in the field, Hans' approach to composition, Hans' approach to making aerial images, Advice for other photographers looking to go full-time, The value of critique, and a LOT more! Other topics discussed on the podcast this week: Eric's critique groups.  Eric's tutorial and video series on Composition and Utilizing Light. Hans' new book, Beyond Landscape. Eric's book, Conversations with Nature. Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Support the podcast on Patreon. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

I personally think that knowledge about the history of our craft as photographers can be quite useful, if not fun to learn about. As such, it was really quite a blast to chat with this week's guest on my podcast, Jeff Schewe.  Jeff was instrumental in the development of both Photoshop and Lightroom and is filled with knowledge about the history of how these two programs were developed. We had a great time talking about this and Jeff really knows his stuff, so I hope you have fun listening! On this week's episode, we discuss: Jeff's journey into photography, Jeff's perspective on photography as someone who has been doing it since before most of us were born, Jeff's commercial and advertising work, The history of Lightroom and Photoshop,  Jeff's recent foray into Fine Art Photography, And a lot more! Other topics discussed on the podcast this week: The first 10 years of Photoshop. The development history of Lightroom. Making Tin-Type photographs.  Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network. Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Jeff recommended on the podcast this week: Seth Resnik. Kevin Raber. Stephen Johnson. Thomas Knoll. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.

According to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry, nearly 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year, and 46 percent of Americans will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition sometime in their life, and half of those people will develop conditions by the age of 14. Other studies have shown that engaging in nature photography can help those struggling with mental health challenges.  As such, it was a true honor to sit down and chat with this week's guest on today's episode of my podcast, Andrew Baruffi.  I actually learned about Andrew and his work after seeing his submissions to the Natural Landscape Photography Awards last year and since have followed him and his journey closely. On this week's episode, we discuss: Andrew's journey into photography as a way to cope with depression and suicidal ideation, How Andrew's photography has changed over the years, The book-making process, And a lot more! Other topics discussed on the podcast this week: Purchase Andrew's book, Heal. Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network. Enter the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Support the podcast on Patreon. Here is who Andrew recommended on the podcast this week: Eric Erlenbusch. Loren Root. Martin Gonzalez. If you enjoyed the conversation with Andrew, you can find our bonus recording over on Patreon where we discuss his strategies for naming his photographs, which is something I know a lot of photographers struggle with a great deal! I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an Instagram page, a Facebook Page, and a Facebook Group - so don't be shy! Did you also know we have listener after-parties on Twitter Spaces? This is a great opportunity to interact with other listeners, guests, and the host (when I can) regarding your thoughts on the episode. We also have a searchable transcript of every episode! Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. P.S. you can also support the podcast by purchasing items through our B+H affiliate link.