The Perceptive Photographer

The Perceptive Photographer


Latest Episodes

Defining your best work
April 15, 2024

In this week's podcast, we explore the elusive quest to identify the "best photograph" in a series, delving into considerations like emotional impact, composition, and our own personal bias.

Five Photography Challenges to Connect to Your Work
April 08, 2024

It's "Challenge Week," in this episode of the Perceptive Photographer, so I am outlining five tasks designed to refresh and inspire your approach to your work.

Defining value in the image: snapshots to fine-art
April 01, 2024

In the latest episode of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, host Daniel Gregory revisits the evergreen question of what constitutes a good photograph.

Diving deeper into photo inspiration and influences
March 25, 2024

n episode 472 of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, host Daniel Gregory emphasizes the significance of recognizing the influential photographers that shape our personal style.

Symbolic meaning and thinking in photography
March 18, 2024

In this week's episode of the Perceptive Photographer, we try to unpack photography's connection to symbolic meaning in images.

The reason does matter
March 11, 2024

In this weeks podcasts, we look at the importance of making work personal and speaking about why personal matters in our work.

When it is practice and when is it insanity?
March 04, 2024

In this weeks podcasts, I jump into the essence the struggle between practice, inspiration and making images.

Discussing the concept of presets both in software and as a mindset for photographers
February 26, 2024

Episode 468 of the Perceptive Photographer podcast delves into the world of presets in photography not just in Lightroom but in conceptual work as well.

Imitate, Influence, Inspire: Lessons from ‘Art and Fear’
February 19, 2024

In episode 467 of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, we draw inspiration from the book "Art and Fear" by Ted Orland and Richard Bayless. Often in my artistic endeavors, I'm driven by a desire to

Key elements to thinking about your work as projects instead of images
February 12, 2024

Photographers often find themselves at a crossroads, seeking to create work that resonates and has significance. The initial steps towards crafting meaningful photography can seem daunting, yet it is