Podcast 244: Creation Breeds Creativity
As a photographer, have you ever found yourself not being able to turn on the creative juices when you need to? Do you sometimes feel stifled and not able to come up with new ideas? Call it a slump or a rut; call it creator’s block; call it the photographer’s yips even, but the fact [...]
Podcast 241: Hokkaido Photography Tour and Workshop 2010 #2
Following on from Episode 237, this week we look at some images from the Landscape leg of the 2010 Hokkaido Workshop. We also hear participants comments from the entire Hokkaido Tour (only in the audio available in iTunes or at the bottom of this post). Before we look at these images, do note that we [...]
Podcast 240 : February and March MBP/WebSpy Assignment Winners
As I didn’t talk about the February Assignment winners last month, here goes with a two month installment, including some of the winners’ back-stories and my own brief comments about the winning images. (Note that if you would prefer to listen, there’s an audio player at the bottom of this post.) Let’s start with the [...]
Podcast 239 : Manfrotto Video Fluid Heads with Really Right Stuff Plates
I recently figured out how to mount my cameras and lenses fitted with Really Right Stuff plates, to my Manfrotto 519 Pro Video Fluid Head, and today share my secrets with you. The video below is really all you need to watch, but I also recorded an audio section for those that cannot get to [...]
Podcast 226 : Dec 2009 Assignment – Quiet Light – Results
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. This week we’re going to look at the three winning images from the December 2009 MBP and WebSpy Photography Assignment which was on the theme “Quiet Light”. As usual the standards were very high and the three winning images simply amazing. We’re [...]
Podcast 225 : Roundtable #4 with Landon Michaelson and Dan Newcomb
The MBP Roundtable is back, after a two year break! Today I chat with Landon Michaelson and Dan Newcomb on some great photography related topics! Landon Michaelson is a passionate photographer who enjoys photography, in some way, every day. In Landon’s day job as Lead Designer he gets to do a lot of photo making [...]
Podcast 222 : Making Pictures
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. On November 28, I visited one of my favourite parks here in Tokyo, Jindai Botanical Gardens, to shoot the beautiful autumn color that they have as a result of some strategically planted Japanese maple or Kaede trees. While I was shooting the [...]
Podcast 221 : Assignment Winners and Next Assignment Prizes!
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Today it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the first MBP/WebSpy Photography Assignment accumulated vote winners for the last six month’s assignments. As you know, when our sponsors WebSpy came on board in July 2009, they kindly set by [...]
Podcast 219 : Photography Fundamentals – Next Steps
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. A few weeks ago I did two episodes, number 216 and 217 relaying some fundamental things for someone just getting starting in photography to bear in mind. During the preparation for those episodes, I had a lot of ideas that were arguably [...]
Podcast 218 : Oct ’09 Assignment – Only 50mm! – Results
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Today we look at the results of the October MBP/WebSpy Assignment on the theme Only 50mm! We have some great back-stories to share too! Once again, the quality of the entries for this assignment was outstanding. Thanks to everyone that participated! As [...]
Podcast 217 : Photography Fundamentals for the Beginner – Part 2
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. last week we started this two part series to update a 5 year old forum post on the fundamentals of photography, which was revived by Chua Kim You, from Montreal, Canada. Thanks again Chua for reviving that thread, and I hope you [...]
Podcast 216 : Photography Fundamentals for the Beginner – Part 1
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Last week, a new user on the forums, Chua Kim You, user name redpandafire from Montreal, Canada, revived an old thread from June 2004. I’d posted and article called “Fundamental Advice for Photographer’s Getting Started”. I had to admit, that looking back [...]
Podcast 211 : Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM Lens Review
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. I’m not sure if Canon is using this marketing worldwide, but in Japan, they are calling the 7D the Image Monster! On the same day as the 7D release, Canon also released their new EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM and [...]
Podcast #203: Q&A #10 – Shooting with Grey Skies and Why Manual Mode?
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Today, in the first Q&A episode for a year, I answer a question from a listener about shooting under a grey sky, and I also go into detail on why I use Manual Mode, especially in challenging exposure situations. The question that [...]
Podcast #202: Lens Review – Lensbaby Composer
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. About six weeks ago I bought a Lensbaby Composer, and although I released an Initial Impressions review here on my blog straight away, having now had a chance to take it through its paces a little more, here’s a more in-depth review [...]
Podcast #200: Oirase Mountain Stream (200th Episode!!)
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. This is Episode 200!! Yeeeey, wooh! It’s been almost 4 years now since I started the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast and today marks the 200th episode. I almost can’t believe it. Bear with me as I revel in this for a few [...]
Podcast #198: More Things I’d Not Like to be Without
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Way back in April 2007 I released Episode 84 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, in which I spoke about 10 items that I would really not like to be without, in my photography. Just over two years have passed, and I [...]
Podcast #197: Ambient Light Product Shoot
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. Just under a year ago, in Episode 151 of this Podcast, we looked at my Speedlite studio lighting, and I gave some tips on how I handle that gear etc. Today we’re going to take a look at a simple way to [...]
Podcast #196 : Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Prefer to listen? There’s an audio player at the bottom of the post. There’s no doubt, that patience is a virtue. I can be very impatient with things that I can control. But, once I decide that I “need” a piece of gear for example, as long as I can budget for it, there’s little [...]
Jon Sheer’s Eternal Japan Exhibition
On Saturday the 6th of June, I had the pleasure of attending a party to mark the opening of Tokyo based photographer, Jon Sheer’s exhibition, Eternal Japan. Today I released an Interview with Jon on my Podcast.
