Please support Ibarionex and his family recover for the loss of their home from the Eaton Fire in Altadena through their
photo: Roderick Lyons
Rod Lyons began his journey as a photographer while serving in Vietnam as a member of the Air Force. However, his desire to be a creative person and have unique experiences was born his his early years growing in South Los Angeles.
Inspired by the likes of Roy DeCarava and Gordon Parks, pursued his passion for photography in many forms which included portraiture, photojournalism and street photography.
Read MoreThe beauty of the landscape is experienced in a unique and beautiful way when it is captured as a black and white photograph. Without the presence of color, the natural world is revealed using a very personal point of view, that of the photographer.. Shades of gray reveal the subtle nuances that are not immediately obvious when we see the world in full color.
Read Morephoto: Ibarionex Perello
The last nine years of producing The Candid Frame have included hundreds of special and memorable conversations with great photographers. It’s also provided me not only unique insight into what it means to pursue one’s passion for making photographs, but also what it means to make the choice to lead a creative life.
Read Morephoto: Muir Vidler
When it comes to portraits, people who are being their unique selves can result in the best photographs. In a world where digitally enhanced versions of ourselves are displayed everywhere, it’s refreshing to see images where real people are themselves. It’s made all the better when people who take pride in their uniqueness present themselves in front of the photographer’s lens.
Read Morephoto: Michael Mabale
In this week's video, Ibarionex chooses images from the Flickr pool that challenge the way he sees. He describes how each photographers makes a different choice in terms of how they use the camera, compose their shot and visualize the scene and subject matter. The result are images that are beautiful and distinctive.
Read MoreThe culture of the Mississippi Delta is a wealthy one. Just as its land has been a rich source for cotton and soybean, the people of the Delta have been ripe for stories, both written and visual. Whether it’s William Faulkner with a typewriter or William Eggleston with his camera, each artist has proven the Delta as an endless source of inspiration. It’s a place that has lured many a photographer.
But it’s a place filled with contradictions. As rich as it is for the creative artist, the existence of poverty, economic disparity and the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow is not far behind. It makes it hard to idealize or demonize a place and its people. To know the place, you have to go deeper.
Read Morephoto: Gary Radler
In this video, we explore how to make an interesting photograph of a place that moves beyond simply making a snapshot. We discuss how to use lighting, color, pattern and composition to make a photograph than can arrest a viewer's attention.
In this video, we talk about how to make an interesting photograph of a place. We touch on how to move beyond the snapshot of a place and using elements of lighting, composition and more to produce a photograph that arrests a viewer's attention.
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