CHANGING YOUR VANTAGE POINT
byAs we wander through life, we see the world from perhaps our most common vantage point: standing up, at eye level, and at a…
Passion Book Revised & Remastered
WORK THE SCENE
byOnce your photograph is found, working the scene can mean a subtractive process as you eliminate clutter, cleaning up and organizing image elements to…
THE MOMENT
byThe idea of time is important to photography—not only the time you invest in shooting, but the duration of the shutter’s opening. A fast…
The Passionate Photographer Summarized
byThe Passionate Photographer philosophy covers a lot of photographic ground. From the creative conception of projects and pre-visualization to the execution and sharing of…
The Passionate Philosophy : Start Here
byI wanted to create a starting point with an outline of everything you will need to become the photographer you want to become. Just…
Passionate Photographer Online Sessions with Steve Simon
byThe Passionate Photographer Online Sessions with Steve Simon With the majority of my business dedicated to destination photo workshops and with the travel sector…
Getting To The Best Compositon
byAt its highest level, the photographic process is akin to a musician arranging notes that evoke emotions, or a designer stimulating your senses.
VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME: THE CHALLENGE
byI’ve talked a lot in recent posts about getting through a volume of work and coming out the other side a better and more…
WORK IT: DON’T GIVE UP ON THE MAGIC
byThe sheer act of determining what is placed within the frame and what is left out—the organization of space—is one of the most important tasks when taking pictures. Composition is a bit like a dance.
Your Photographic Style
byWe all borrow from the photographers we admire, but after a volume of work, we leave their path and carve out a new one of our own. When you see a group of photographers all shooting from the same vantage point, shoot quick and then run the other way and find your own camera position.
