#34. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , Daniel had a conversation with LA-based photographer Frank Jackson. Frank works primarily in black and white. He prints his work. He works with film and digital. Various formats. I already had a great conversation with Frank after I reached out to him and wished I’d recorded it. We spoke about all kinds of things, and not even that much about photography. When asked, what kind of photographer he is, he says: ubiquitous … https://www.fotographz.com/ S...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min
#33. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY., Daniel has a conversation with Oakland based photographer Brandon Ruffin. Show Notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode033 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast Homepage: https://createphotography.buzzsprout.com...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min
#32. Today’s episode is inspired by a book called Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. The book contains teachings based on a compilation of talks by the late Shunryu Suzuki, given at a Zen Center in Los Altos, California. It was published in 1970 and is one of the influential books of Zen in the Western World, although not being academic. What I’d like to do today, is to summarize some of the teachings of Suzuki and then see how we can apply those teachings to our photography and perhaps aid in the creat...
Apr 22, 2021•17 min
#31. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , Daniel Sigg had a conversation with New York City based street photographer Nina Welch-Kling. Nina's website: https://www.ninaklingphotography.com/ Nina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninakling/ Show Notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode031 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast...
Apr 15, 2021•52 min
#30. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY., Daniel is discussing why we should or should not specialize as photographers. Show Notes https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode030 Podcast Page https://danielsiggphotography.com/podcast Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast Homepage: https://createphotography.buzzsprout.com...
Apr 08, 2021•21 min
#29. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY., Daniel has a conversation with Valérie Jardin. Valérie Jardin is a French photographer, currently residing in the United States. Valérie is known internationally through her workshops. When she is not teaching others the art of street photography and visual storytelling, Valérie is a prolific author, a speaker, and a podcast producer of the bi-weekly show Hit The Streets with Valérie Jardin. She is also an official Fujifilm X-Photographer. Valérie is...
Apr 01, 2021•55 min
#28. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY., Daniel will discuss how to use intuition in our photography. Show notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode028 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast Homepage: https://createphotography.buzzsprout.com...
Mar 25, 2021•17 min
#27. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY., Daniel will discuss the photography of Swiss Magnum photographer Werner Bischof. Werner's life ended way to early, but in spite of that, he left a huge imprint on the photography of the 20th century. Link to show notes including images of Werner Bischof: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode027 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Car...
Mar 18, 2021•14 min
#26. In this episode of Create. Photography., Daniel will discuss impressionism, an art movement that started in the 19th century in France. And how we could perhaps apply such impressionistic techniques in our photography today. Link to show notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode026 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast Homepage: ...
Mar 11, 2021•25 min
#25. In this episode of Create. Photography., Daniel has a conversation with Daniel Milnor. We talked about printing your work, books and all kinds of other things. Daniel is a creative evangelist for blurb.com, a former professional documentary photographer, and blogger. Link to show notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode025 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent ...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 9 min
#24. In this episode of Create. Photography., Daniel has a conversation with filmmaker and photographer Ben Staley. We talk about cinematic portraiture. Link to Show Notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode024 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast Homepage: https://createphotography.buzzsprout.com...
Feb 25, 2021•50 min
#23. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, Daniel Sigg will discuss the creative intersection of different art forms such as visual arts and music. Link to Show Notes: https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode023 Podcast Website Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice). Podcast Homepage: https://createphotography.buzzsprout.com...
Feb 18, 2021•9 min
#22. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , host Daniel Sigg had a conversation with Los Angeles based street photographer Rinzi Ruiz. We talked about street photography in general, Rinzi's journey, the art of seeing, and many other topics relating to street photography. Website https://www.rinziruizphotography.com/ Show Notes https://danielsiggphotography.com/episode022 Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you ...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min
#21. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , Daniel will talk about creating depth in our images. The creative strategies we discuss include: Depth through perspective / point of view / leading/converging lines Use foreground / middle ground / background Create layers / photograph through something Overlapping Framing subject Selective focus / narrow depth of field Optics Light and shadows Color contrast but also brightness contrast (in B&W) Emotion You can see image samples and more explan...
Feb 04, 2021•19 min
#20. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, Daniel Sigg will discuss some thoughts about why or why not to pursue film photography in 2021. Daniel had some great current film photographers on the podcast already, and also discussed some of the great film photography masters. Here a list, feel free to check the episodes out (show notes have pictures as well): Hashem McAdam ( Episode 3 ) Kyle McDougall ( Episode 6 ) Saul Leiter ( Episode 7 ) Ted Vieira ( Episode 8 ) Ernst Haas ( Episode 16 ) Em J...
Jan 28, 2021•30 min
#19. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , host Daniel Sigg had a conversation with New Zealand based photographer Paul C Smith. We talked about his style / finding a voice, his influences, and other aspects of his creative process. I have been following Paul's work for a while now. His authenticity and the beauty of his images and his motion work stood out to me. He is a film and digital photographer and likes to switch between the two mediums. You can find Paul on YouTube: https://www.youtu...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
#18. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , Daniel Sigg will have a conversation with Australian based photographer Emily (Em) Jensen. Em Jensen is based in Melbourne, although she’s often on the road in the outback. She photographs fashion, love and adventures on 35mm film, polaroid, digital and super 8 (video). Em is heavily inspired by the 70s, surrealism and sunlight, as well as exploring themes relating to nostalgia and youth. She takes on the role of creative director, concept creator, l...
Jan 14, 2021•41 min
#17. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , Daniel Sigg had a conversation with California-based portrait photographer, teacher and author Chris Orwig. The topic was authentic portraiture. You can find Chris below: His website: chrisorwig.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisorwig/ Authentic Portraits Book: Amazon (no affiliate link!) ---------------- Detailed Show Notes with Images Podcast Website Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to s...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 34 min
#16. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , host Daniel Sigg will discuss the photography of Ernst Haas. There will be a brief overview of his work, and then an image review of three of his images. Haas was one most influential photographers of the 20th century. And one of the pioneers of color photography. Ernst Haas Website Podcast Show Notes Podcast Website Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! If you want to sign up, please use this link and you will get a ...
Dec 31, 2020•17 min
#15. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , host Daniel Sigg had a conversation with Canadian photographer, author and creativity expert David duChemin. We talked about his experience of quitting social media, the life after social media and other things. You can find David below: His website: davidduchemin.com His podcast: https://www.abeautifulanarchy.com/ His books: https://craftandvision.com/collections/all You can find the show notes here including samples of David's photography and links...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 15 min
#14. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , host Daniel Sigg has a conversation with German photographer Nicole Struppert. We will talk about minimalism in photography and in gear, and other topics. About Nicole Nicole Struppert’s photographic work focuses on geometric and minimalistic compositions and candid reportage photography. Her photographs are a testimony to her eye for form, composition and the observation of contemporary life. Her architectural photography is atypical in its abstract...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 23 min
#13. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , Daniel Sigg will give a brief introduction to the stunning photography of American photographer Jay Maisel. Jay had a long career as commercial photographer, and photographed the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Miles Davis. But he really got well known for his use of light, gesture and color in everyday scenes. Daniel will also review 3 of Jay's images. Show notes can be found here: https://danielsiggphotography.com/ episode013 / Support the show I use b...
Dec 10, 2020•18 min
#12. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, host Daniel Sigg will discuss how the color theory, color for emotion and color as compositional element. The initial theoretical discussion will be supplemented with practical examples and review of 3 images. Color theory, color for emotion and as compositional element It is an understatement to say that color is important. In fact, it is of upmost importance to photography. And we see in color. As Jay Maisel says: “Color is”. Today’s photographs are...
Dec 03, 2020•32 min
#11. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, host Daniel Sigg will discuss how to leverage the physics of light creatively. This in theory dry topic will hopefully become more interesting as we discuss how we can leverage some of the light properties creatively. We will talk about light properties, light rules, and things like dispersion, refraction, color, white balance, reflection and how to use these phenomena creatively. Support the show I use buzzsprout.com for podcast hosting and love it! ...
Nov 26, 2020•35 min
#10. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, host Daniel Sigg will discuss some thoughts and considerations why to creatively pursue black and white photography. Daniel will also review two images from two photographers. Today’s topic is big, and it will be very difficult if not impossible to do it justice in just one episode. Ultimately it comes down to artistic choice on why to pursue black and white photography. Many photographers have been making that choice a priori in their image creation ...
Nov 19, 2020•20 min
#9. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, host Daniel Sigg will discuss light, lighting and other creative topics with Don Giannatti. Don is a former commercial photographer, owner of an ad agency, and current photography mentor/coach. Don understands lighting, and teaches how to light correctly (whether natural or with strobes or with reflectors or combinations of thereof) to photographers around the world. He is also an author, and his books can be found on Amazon , his lighting classes on t...
Nov 12, 2020•44 min
#8. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY , host Daniel Sigg will discuss storytelling in photography with Ted Vieira. Ted Vieira is a Las Vegas based photographer, focusing on portrait photography. He really appreciate seeing a photo that tells a story . Ted says that [the story] is the thing that makes someone keep coming back to look at the photo again. I have been following Ted's work for a while, and love his photography and his style. He also has one of the coolest voices on YouTube or th...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 8 min
#7. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY, we will discuss American photographer Saul Leiter. Biography excerpt from Saul Leiter Foundation "1948 Leiter had begun to experiment in color, largely using Kodachrome 35 mm film past its sell-by date. His main subjects were street scenes and his small circle of friends. Leiter made an enormous and unique contribution to photography with a highly prolific period in New York City in the 1950s. His abstracted forms and radically innovative compositions ...
Oct 29, 2020•14 min
#6. In today’s episode, host Daniel Sigg has a discussion with Kyle McDougall about his project An American Mile . In American Mile, Kyle depicted a 256 days trip across the United States, exploring the small towns and backroads that are strewn across its vast landscape. Daniel and Kyle discuss this project and also projects in general. And along the way, touch on other topics such as medium film, sequencing (of images), format (of negatives), film stocks, printing, color, consistency, style and...
Oct 22, 2020•59 min
#5. In this episode of CREATE. PHOTOGRAPHY we will discuss the importance of photography projects (and also one of the most important photography projects of all time). Photography projects are a fantastic way for photographers to focus some of their work, and to get and to stay motivated. As mentioned in episode 1 , projects might be a way out of creative block. So, what are projects? We could define a project as a distinct and cohesive body of work that highlights the artists vision, has a the...
Oct 15, 2020•12 min
