The Perceptive Photographer

The Perceptive Photographer


Finishing the image

March 10, 2025

I am participating in the Photoshop Creativity Summit at the end of the month and one of my sessions is on the processing of framing and getting your work onto the wall. That session has really had me thinking about the impact of finishing the work and what it means to finish the work. Over the years, I have made a lot of photographs that have been processed or even printed that just ended up on the hard drive or in a box.


Yet some of these images make it to the wall. When they do make it to the wall it has shifted my perspective and appreciation of those images so much more, so in today’s podcast, I spend sometime reflecting on and pondering the value of actually fully finishing the work.


Gear used in the podcast


Rode Boom Arm
Rode PSM Shockmount
Rode Podcast Mic
Focusrite Scarlet 2i2
Adobe Audition (part of creative cloud subscription)
Macbook Pro
OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock
Headphones