304: Hank Erdmann - Improving Your Nature Photography Through the Use of the Five Senses

<p>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 <a href='https://hankphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery-list'>Hank Erdmann</a>, who shared with us some great tips for finding compositions in nature that might not seem obvious. </p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>How Hank got into photography,</li> <li>Hank's process for finding images through the use of the five senses,</li> <li>Using artistic sensory perception to create better photographs,</li> <li>Practical tips for people that say they are not artistic,</li> <li>A discussion on "what is art" in photography,</li> <li>Defining art,</li> <li>The differences between representative photographs and artistic photographs,</li> <li>Hank's role with <a href='https://nanpa.org/'>NANPA</a>,</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> <li>Brooks Jensen's <a href='https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/im-brooks-jensen-ask-me-anything/32575/68'>Ask Me Anything</a> on NPN.</li> <li>My article on <a href='https://www.naturephotographers.network/is-nature-photography-considered-art/'>Art in Nature Photography</a> on NPN.</li> <li>Guy Tal's article on <a href='https://www.naturephotographers.network/the-mindful-photographer/'>Mindfulness in Nature Photography</a> on NPN.</li> <li>Join me over on <a href='https://www.naturephotographers.network/?ref=mattpayne3'>Nature Photographer's Network</a> and use the code "FSTOP10" for a 10% discount!</li> </ul> <p>Here is who Hank recommended on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://wi