One of things I love about both life and photography is that you are always learning. To learn you need to not only practice your craft every day but to open your eyes to what others around you say and do. In David duChemin’s podcast, Within the Frame – Episode 20 he says this:

The snap shot is the one that you whip by and take whatever comes your way, but a photograph that communicates what you think and feel about a scene takes a little more intentionality to create.

This is a very important nugget of information to think about for any photographer, no matter how long you have been creating images. Photography is about communicating an idea or a feeling. Building your vision into the ultimate photographic story is something that David is a master at. Learning how to do this is not easy but with constant practice and learning, we all can get a little bit closer to it.

The rest of David’s Podcast collection for his book, Within The Frame, The Journey of Photographic Vision, are available here

I also highly recommend two eBooks written by David: TEN (10 Ways To Improve Your Craft. None of Them Involve Buying Gear.) and TEN MORE (10 More Ways To Improve Your Craft. None of Them Involve Buying Gear.) They are both very well written and a joy to look at.

David duChemin is a Vancouver-based freelance humanitarian and world photographer. Take a look at his amazing images here: http://www.pixelatedimage.com/

UPDATE: October 21, 2009
David has just officially launched his 3rd eBook and it’s probably the best out of all three DRAWING THE EYE – Creating Stronger Images Through Visual Mass
Don’t go out and buy a new lens go buy this eBook instead.