Shannon Cremin

I shot cold, flat still lifes for two years before I found warm light

For a long time I was photographing objects the way I thought I was supposed to. Clean backgrounds, even lighting, everything sharp and clinical. And honestly, I was bored out of my mind. I kept think…

Simon d'Entremont on choosing a camera in 2026

Simon d'Entremont lays out the buying landscape with a clarity that cuts through the usual spec sheet noise. What I appreciate most is how he steers the conversation toward what you actually need from…

How do you stop experimenting and commit to one look?

Last week I picked up a new vintage lens at a flea market outside Lyon, and the first thing I noticed was how differently it rendered the warm glow off my beaded lampshades depending on aperture. Wide…

What tedious parts of your art business could AI actually handle?

Last week I spent an entire evening writing product descriptions for a new series of lamp photographs. Warm filament glow, amber glass, the whole world I love shooting. But sitting there trying to des…

What do you actually post when you're not posting your work?

I spent last week editing a new series of vintage lamp shots and realized I hadn't posted anything to my social accounts in almost two weeks because none of the final images were ready yet. Two weeks…

Does shooting more make you better at choosing, or worse?

Last week I spent an entire afternoon with a single beaded lampshade and a window that kept shifting light. I came away with maybe 140 frames. Kept three. That ratio used to bother me. Now I'm less su…

Figuring out pricing for self-fulfilled greeting cards

I started printing greeting cards from some of my still life photographs. Beaded lamps, Edison bulbs, that kind of thing. People at a flea market in Lyon kept asking if I had cards, so I finally made…

Shooting in full manual doesn't make you a better photographer

I spent years convinced that manual mode was the only serious way to work. Every aperture, every shutter speed, every ISO dialed in by hand, like some kind of proof that I knew what I was doing. Then…

Do you wait for a reason to post, or just share what's in front of you?

I've been sitting on a folder of shots from last weekend. Edison bulbs I found at a flea market near Lyon, still half wrapped in newspaper, glowing on my kitchen table. They're not part of a series. T…

A shuttered art school gets a new name and a billionaire backer

California College of the Arts closed its doors, but its campuses won't stay dark for long. Vanderbilt University purchased the properties and just announced they'll reopen as the Jen-Hsun and Lori Hu…