Podcast appearances and mentions of jeff curto

This month Bart chats with returning guest Jeff Curto about shooting engaging images of buildings. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/ltp98. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon. Reminder - you can submit questions for future Q & A shows at lets-talk.ie/photoq.

Jeff Curto wears many hats in his photographic life. He is a professor of photography at College of DuPage and he is the host of two well known podcasts, Camera Position, and History of Photography (which is an exhanced podcast of Jeff's lectures for a course he teaches each term). MOst importantly, Jeff is also an excellent and highly regarded photographer in his own right. In addition to visiting his web site, you can see (and buy) a folio of Jeff's photography which was recently published by Lenswork.

How to get really good at photography! Finally, the secret is revealed. Turns out, it’s not all that hard… just live a life in the world. And make pictures. Tractor, Sycamore Steam Fest, 2008 and Spring Grapevine, Tuscany, 2008 Photographs by Jeff Curto (click for a larger view) Books mentioned in the podcast: Photography in … Continue reading Camera Position 71 : How To Get Really Good at Photography →

Part two of our examination of the concepts of Gestalt in composition. Gestalt is a psychology of visual communication that helps explain how the mind works to make sense of the visual world. This episode talks about “similarity” and “proximity.” Photographs by Jeff Curto (click for a larger view)

We examine the concepts of Gestalt as they relates to composition. Gestalt is a psychology of visual communication that helps explain how the mind works to make sense of the visual world. This episode talks about “Closure” and “Continuance.” Photographs by Jeff Curto

Welcome to episode two of the Roundtable. This week Jeff Curto (), John Arnold (), Chris Marquardt () and Ibarionex Perello () discuss the importance of printing, lens selection, metering & exposure and self assignments.I'll be out of town on business this week. A new regular episode of The Candid Frame will be available on the weekend of February 10th. For streaming audio or subscribe to the podcast for free via

What is an “arts background”? Whether we know it or not, I think we all have one. Having a background in creativity is about synthesizing things that we already know and combining them with new things that we learn to come up with wholly new ideas. Venice, Sunrise – Photograph by Jeff Curto (click for … Continue reading Camera Position 63 : Beauty and Background →

Is beauty enough in a photograph? It’s an odd concept in photography, especially in today’s visual world where so many photographers seem to ignore it. Or… are they ignoring it? We take a look. Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Abruzzo, 2007 Photograph by Jeff Curto (click to enlarge) Links for this Episode: Robert Adams’ Beauty in … Continue reading Camera Position 62 : Is Beauty Enough? →

A cold winter’s day prompted me to work on a warm-day photograph, then to make a cold-day photograph. Also, we celebrate Camera Position’s 2nd birthday and talk briefly about the Photocast Network and the Focus Ring podcast. Peach, Toscana, 2007 & Snow Apple, 2008; Photographs by Jeff Curto (click images for larger views) Links for … Continue reading Camera Position 61 : Summer Peaches on a Winter’s Day →

Abruzzo Sheep – Photograph by Jeff Curto (click for a larger view) Photographers should always use the right tool for the job, right? But what if you’re stuck with the wrong tool in the right situation? You just wing it, that’s what, and sometimes something interesting happens. That was the case with me this summer … Continue reading Camera Position 56 : The Parable of the Sheep →

Preconceived notions about what you’re going to photograph can keep you from finding good images that you may have missed. This episode of Camera Position examines how I nearly fell into that trap in Gubbio, a beautiful town in Italy’s Umbria province. Images of La Festa Dei Ceri, Gubbio, Umbria by Jeff Curto click images … Continue reading Camera Position 52 : Tossing Your Preconceptions →

What do you do when you get “stuck” photographically? Here are a few ideas about how to find your way out of “Photographer’s Block,” with some references to how other photographers handle the problem. Photograph by Jeff Curto (left) and David Quigg (right) Photograph by Suzanne Szucs (left) and Nicholas Nixon (right) Click images and … Continue reading Camera Position 48 : Getting “Unstuck” →

Well Ervin's been out sick with the flu for most of the time so I had to solo this issue myself. We've been bouncing some ideas for up and coming issues and our thinking about a beginners section, cover art and various topics to discuss.From looking at our subscriber stats the majority of our readers use iTunes to obtain each issue. If you like reading Tips & Tricks Photography we would really appreciate a review on iTunes, so if you have the time and would like to comment please do so.Once again if you would like to contribute or have any Questions/Suggestions please feel free to contact us at tipsandtricksphotography@gmail.comIn Issue 3 of Tips & Tricks Photograhy:- The Bounce Flash- Creating a Variable Neutral Density Filter- A Link to the Zone System (Described by Jeff Curto)- Creating Multiple Exposures- Photo Critque© Tips & Tricks Photography 2007

Jeff Curto is Professor of Photography at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where he has taught since 1984. He is also an accomplished photographer who for the last fifteen years has been working on a long-term project documenting the urban and natural landscape of Italy.Curto is also the host of two photography podcasts including a , a recording of his in-classroom lectures and which focuses on the creative aspects of photography. His comprehensive knowledge of photography combined with a keen eye has led him to produce a unique series of images of an oft-photographed subject. You can view a selection of his photographs on his .Curto recommends the work of .For streaming audio or subscribe to the podcast for free via

Ultimately, a photograph comes down to a common element: Light. Using two photographs of a vineyard, this podcast explores the quality, direction and visual impact of light. Vineyard, Umbria, 2001 Photographs by Jeff Curto

With a photograph of pecore (sheep) as an example, Camera Position #5 examines the way movement and time affect a photographic image. In many ways, every photograph is about the past and about the passage of time. Pecore, Tuscany, 1994 Photograph by Jeff Curto

Camera Position #2 is about a photograph I made in 1997 of the Tempio di San Biagio, a beautiful Renaissance church just outside the walls of the Tuscan hilltown of Montepulciano. It’s all about the light and waiting for that light to be right. Montepulciano, Tuscany, 1997 Photograph by Jeff Curto

This introductory podcast explains what I want to try to accomplish with this Camera Position and what I will be talking about as the shows progress. Camera Position is a podcast about the art of creative photography, featuring the work of noted fine art photographer Jeff Curto. This episode features a photograph made in the … Continue reading Camera Position 01 : An Introduction through an Italian window →