Podcast 315 : What’s in the Bag? – Nature and Wildlife
Following on from Episode 309 when we looked at what I take on a portrait shoot, today we’re going to look at what I take on a nature and wildlife shoot. I’m planning on going away for a few days this week, so I figured as I planned my shoot, I’d walk you through what [...]
Podcast 313 : Where to Buy Camera Gear in Tokyo? Map Camera!
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend of mine, Lem Fugitt, while he was at my place for some private consulting on his new camera, and we got onto the subject of where I buy my gear, so I told Lem about Map Camera. It turned out that although Lem has lived in [...]
Nik Software’s Creative Efex Collection – Limited Offer
As a Nik Software affiliate, I’ve just been made aware of an amazing offer from our friends at Nik, the Creative Efex Collection, comprised of Color Efex Pro 4, Silver Efex Pro 2, and HDR Efex Pro. Many of you already know that I’m a huge fan of Silver Efex Pro 2, and since the [...]
Podcast 310 : Location Portrait Shoot – Behind the Scenes
After a bit of a roller-coaster summer where I found that I had a brain tumor, had some pretty scary surgery and then spent the last four months or so getting my strength back, last Sunday marked my full return to being a working photographer with a location portrait shoot for a family that I [...]
Podcast 309 : What’s in the (ThinkTank Airport Security V2 Rolling Camera) Bag?
I’ve just started to use an Airport Security™ V 2.0 Rolling Camera Bag from ThinkTank Photo, and decided to do a “What’s in my Camera Bag?” style review, at the same time as talking about the bag itself. This will be a “What’s in the Bag?” for Martin Bailey the portrait photographer, not the Nature [...]
Podcast 305 : Interview with Graham Morgan
Today I had the pleasure of chatting to a good friend of mine, Graham Morgan, an amazing photographer from Sussex Inlet, Australia, and we recorded the chat to share with you. I kind of take being able to communicate with Graham for granted, because we’ve been friends for a number of years, and Graham has [...]
Podcast 302 : Drobo Review, and Giveaway!
This week I’ve had the absolute pleasure of being able to test and review a Drobo, which as most of you already know is an external storage device that takes multiple hard drives, even of different size and creates one or more large volumes or drives with redundancy so even if one of the drives [...]
Podcast 299 : Alternatives to DSLR Cameras (Google+ Hangout)
Having figured out how to record a Google+ Hangout last week, today I held another Hangout, which I was able to successfully record, and although we took a while to really get started, I figured we discussed enough relatively interesting stuff to put this out there. Thanks to those who joined and made it work! [...]
CalDigit SuperSpeed Expresscard USB3.0 Adapter Review
Just a quick post here to share my findings having just picked up a CalDigit SuperSpeed Expresscard 34 USB3.0 adapter. The CalDigit product line was brought to my attention recently by a friend Tim Linn. I’d been looking for a USB3.0 adapter that works with my MacBook Pro since I bought it six months ago. [...]
Podcast 293 : Backing Up and Accessing Photos From Laptops
I’ve briefly touched on backing up in various episodes over the last six years, but following a conversation this week with Matt Marshall, a great photographer from the UK, I decided to wrap a few ideas, including Matt’s, into this week’s episode. Thanks for all the thought provoking conversation this week Matt, and good luck [...]
Podcast 292 : Canon PIXMA MG6120 All-in-One Wireless Printer Review
Today we’re going to take a look at the Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless Photo All-in-One Printer. This is basically an A4 or Letter paper size printer, with a scanner built into the top, but despite that, it’s a sleek looking machine, with various feature that make it well worth the price tag of under $100 [...]
Podcast 288 : Camera Straps and Safety Measures
For a while now, I’ve been using the Black Rapid R-Strap and Double Strap when using two cameras, but during my recent Antarctica expedition, the camera body dropped off the lens a few times. Had this happened while I was walking down the gangplank to the Zodiac, it would have cast rather a gloom over [...]
Podcast 286 : Camera Review – Canon PowerShot S95
About six months ago, I decided that it was time to make my compact digital camera really compact. I traded in my Canon PowerShot G10 for a PowerShot S95. The G10 was a nice camera, but it’s not really all that compact. It certainly isn’t small enough to just stuff in your pocket. Also, although [...]
Some Cool New Profoto and Westcott Light Modifiers
I love it when a package arrives from B&H, and today was no exception. When ordering some 24″ rolls of Hahnemuhle Photo Rag a few days ago, I checked my Wish list, and found that the Westcott 7′ Octabank was down in price by a couple of hundred dollars, and I have been hankering after [...]
Podcast 285 : Keeping Your Camera Gear Dry with SealLine Dry Bags
Following on from the last video, here’s a look at how I kept my camera bag, and of course that means my camera equipment, dry during our Zodiac rides in the Antarctic recently. You often take waves over the side of the Zodiac, and even just the spray from waves can be pretty nasty, and [...]
Podcast 284 : Keeping Dry in Antarctica with Neos Adventurer Overshoes
This is a short video to show you how I used my Neos Adventurer All Season Overshoes from Outdoor Photo Gear, to keep my legs and feet warm and dry while in Antarctica and the Falkland Islands recently. It’s not an incredibly difficult subject but it took me a few times to get my head [...]
Podcast 277 : Jumping Ship! I’m Now a Mac User!
Firstly, I really need to apologize for the hiatus since the last Podcast episode was released on January 25, over a month ago. I know that some of you have probably been concerned that I’d given up altogether, but that certainly isn’t the case. If you follow me on Twitter you’ll know that I have [...]
Podcast 276 : A Chat with Syl Arena
I’m really pleased today to be able to bring you a recording of a chat that I had with photographer Syl Arena this afternoon. Syl is like the Canon version of Joe McNally, and like Joe, his teachings aren’t specific to any one system, so not only will any photographer benefit from reading his new [...]
Podcast 275 : Xmas Party Portrait Shoot – Part 2
On December 17th 2010, I did a portrait shoot at a Xmas party, where I set up my studio in a large room in a restaurant here in Tokyo, and ended up shooting nine groups of people. Last week we looked at the Studio setup and I talked about some of the other considerations and [...]
Podcast 274 : Xmas Party Portrait Shoot – Part 1
On December 17th 2010, I did a portrait shoot at a Xmas party, where I set up my studio in a large room in a restaurant here in Tokyo, and ended up shooting nine groups of people. Today I’m going to take you through the idea behind all of this, and some of the logistics, [...]
Podcast 267 : Silver Efex Pro in Use (Video)
Having used Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro, among other plugins for around a year and a half now, I have been meaning to talk more about this amazing plugin for some time. So today, we’re going to touch on some of the times that I reach for Silver Efex Pro, and I’m also going to [...]
Podcast 266 : Signing Fine Art Prints and Canvases
Many times I’ve been asked how I sign my fine art prints, and having received an email recently from listener Tanya Mattson from Pennsylvania, USA, I decided to go into a little bit of detail on this in today’s episode. Apparently Tanya and her husband had watched the video I released recently showing the lamination [...]
Podcast 264 : Breathing Color Timeless Lamination Process (Video)
Following some great communication with the Breathing Color Team over the last week, here’s a video to share a new process for laminating Breathing Color Lyve Canvas with their Timeless Laminate. This is pretty much where I’d got with my initial experimentation, though now, based on new advice from Breathing Color, we apply the laminate [...]
Podcast 263 : Breathing Color Lyve Canvas/Timeless Laminate First Impressions
I’ve spent the last few days getting used to the Breathing Color Lyve Canvas and Timeless Laminate system and today share my thoughts, with some tips for using the system yourself. There’s a lot to keep in mind when using this system, especially when laminating your prints, as this can be incredibly tricky. I’m pretty [...]
