Use the Five Senses to Improve Your Photography | Hank Erdmann

Finding actionable tips to improve our nature and landscape photography can often be hard to come by in today's noisy environment where catchy and click-bait titles on YouTube dominate the day; however, there are still ways to find these tips. A great place to find them of course is right here on the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! 

This week I had a wonderful time chatting with long-time photographer Hank Erdmann, who shared with us some great tips for finding compositions in nature that might not seem obvious. 

On episode 304, we discuss:

• How Hank got into photography,
• Hank's process for finding images through the use of the five senses,
• Using artistic sensory perception to create better photographs,
• Practical tips for people that say they are not artistic,
• A discussion on "what is art" in photography,
• Defining art,
• The differences between representative photographs and artistic photographs,
• Hank's role with NANPA,
• And a lot more!

Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:

• Support the podcast on Patreon.
• Brooks Jensen's Ask Me Anything on NPN.
• My article on Art in Nature Photography on NPN.
• Guy Tal's article on Mindfulness in Nature Photography on NPN.
• Join me over on Nature Photographer's Network and use the code "FSTOP10" for a 10% discount!

Here is who Hank recommended on the podcast this week:

• Willard Clay.
• David Ward.
• Craig Blacklock.

Did you know we are also now showcasing our episodes in video format on YouTube? It's a great way to see the conversation unfold while seeing images shared by our guests or images that we discuss. 

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Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week.

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