Podcast 210 : Indoor Portrait Shoot Walk Through
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Lem Fugitt and I first met virtually a while back, when Lem asked some advice when he was getting ready to buy a new camera. Then Lem commissioned me to shoot his portrait for his professional profile image, which I was happy [...]
Podcast 209 : Aug ’09 Assignment – Juxtaposition Results
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Because I announced the winners via the Photography Forum last week, we actually are able to include a little behind the scenes type information on the images, as Landon and Marcus, two of the winners, shared their back-stories in the follow up [...]
The Demise of a Canon EOS 5D Mark II
The Japanese calendar is marked with six days that rotate through from January 1st to the end of the year, and these days are pretty important to the Japanese when planning weddings, funerals and when to start doing new things etc. Sensho days for example are good luck in the morning, but not afternoon. Senbu [...]
Podcast 208 : Canon EOS 7D & 100mm F2.8L Macro IS Lens Preview
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. On Saturday the 12th of September, 2009, I visited the Canon S Tower in Shinagawa, Tokyo, to attend the Canon EOS 7D and 100mm F2.8 L IS USM Lens Special Preview event. I’m a member of the Canon Photo Circle, which is [...]
Podcast 207 : Overcoming the Fear of Charging
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. I recently had a mail exchange with David Sumner in Melbourne, Australia in which we discussed the apprehension that photographers starting out sometimes feel when handing over photographs to their clients. David said “I develop this fear that nobody will like the [...]
Keeping Tabs on Your Star Ratings
Have you ever forgotten the star rating protocol that you use for rating and sorting your images? I have. Not for the best shots. I give my final selection 5 stars. However, I use the other stars in various ways, mainly to allow me to show or hide image files, based on their role in [...]
