by Dave Warner on May 24, 2026
LensFlare 35 is a photography podcast brought to you by Dave Warner. This week, Dave continues his series that is focusing on iPhone and iPad photography by talking with Tony Sweet, who seems to really be running with this trend at full speed. The video (below) has the interview audio embedded in it while samples of Tony’s images are shown.
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by Dave Warner on May 9, 2026
LensFlare 35 is a photography podcast brought to you by Dave Warner. This week, Dave interviews social media expert and commercial photographer Jack Hollingsworth. We spent time outside at Mozart’s in Austin to record this interview. It’s all about the iPhone and the revolution in photography that is surrounding the device and the apps being created for it. The video (below) has the interview audio embedded in it while samples of Jack’s images are shown (and no, that first image is NOT Jack). All images in the video were shot and processed on the iPhone 4 and captured over a 90 minute session. The principal iPhone app used was Camera+.
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by Dave Warner on April 12, 2026
The Power of Black & White in Adobe Lightroom & Beyond (A Masterclass) by Piet Van den Eynde is an exceptional course on creating black and white photographs in Adobe Lightroom. For the emerging photographer, digital black and white seems like it’s simply a mouse-click away but the process to create exceptional monochrome images requires a systematic and knowledgeable approach to colour conversion and post-production editing. [click to continue…]
by Dave Warner on November 1, 2025
I just love the books that are produced by the Craft & Vision folks. They’ve come up with a great business model - find photographers who have interesting things to say, beautiful images, and then plop them down into a fantastic template and offer the product at a great price.
Close To Home, Finding Great Photographs in Your Own Backyard, is the latest in the Craft & Vision eBook line-up. This inspiring ebook by Stuart Sipahigil is about the challenges of finding the extraordinary in what we’ve come to see as mundane. Taking great photographs does not require traveling to an exotic place. By digging a little deeper and seeing things around you more clearly you can reinvigorate your photography and find new images in familiar territory. Through practical insights and creative exercises you’ll discover that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
This ebook provides photographers of all levels with the tools and encouragement you need to help you get out of the ruts we all fall into. Your city, your neighborhood, and even your backyard are all full of opportunities for great photographs. The goal of this ebook is to help you see those opportunities and the photographs that lie within them.
Close to Home is 37 spreads of photographs, insights, and exercises that will inspire as you develop your own craft. I love these types of ebooks and enjoy reading every one of them. I especially like the focus of this one because I sometimes think that I HAVE to travel a great distance to get those shots. This one makes it clear that you just don’t have to, and sometimes we all need that kind of reminder.
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More about Stuart Sipahigil: Stuart Sipahigil is an award-winning, published vocational photographer who shoots and teaches for the love of the craft. Stuart is an amateur photographer in the traditional sense of the word; that is, he does it for the love of the craft. His photographs have won awards, appeared in publications, and have made their way into homes and businesses around the country. Stuart also teaches workshops to help other amateur photographers find great photographs close to home. Stuart’s work can be found at www.TheLightWithout.com.
by Dave Warner on September 30, 2025
Journey Through Java is the fifth in the Craft & Vision series The Print & The Process. Mitchell Kanashkevich is a curious world wanderer and a travel/documentary photographer who works passionately and skillfully to create exceptional images of some of the most amazing places in the world. This eBook is built around a series of images from his journey around East Java, predominantly Ijen Crater, Mount Bromo and the Island of Madura. By exploring the idea of photographing in iconic/famous places Mitchell delves into the heart of what it takes to find your own voice and story. He’ll unpack the processes behind his creative decisions and he doesn’t shy away from practical topics; such as, types of light, off-camera flash in a softbox, and choosing the right angles. Mitchell doesn’t stop there. He goes beyond surface level impressions and shares his insights into how to create deep and meaningful photographs.
Once again the Craft & Vision folks deliver meaningful information in a usable format at a great price!
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More About Mitchell Kanashkevich
Mitchell Kanashkevich is a freelance travel and documentary photographer. He travels the world and shoots personal projects as well as travel related stories and stock photos for Getty and Corbis Images. Mitchell’s main passion lies in capturing disappearing ancient cultures and the human condition in unique, challenging situations. His work has appeared in some of the world’s top photography magazines, on book covers, in ad campaigns and has made its way into private photo collections around the world. Visit his website at www.mitchellkphotos.com.
