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Photography.ca137 — 5 Photography Resolutions For the New yearPhotography podcast #137 finally returns to offer up 5 realistic photography resolutions that we can make for the upcoming year. Happy New year Everyone!!! Click the player at the end of this post to listen to or download this (almost)10 minute podcast. If you liked this podcast and want to review it on Itunes, this link [...]
2016-12-3100 minPhotography.ca136 — Lube up your Old FiltersPhotography podcast #136 talks about creating dreamy images by placing Vaseline or petroleum jelly on an old UV filter attached to your lens. By doing this you are often able to create dreamy, impressionistic images. The procedure is simple; take an OLD UV filter (because removing the vaseline from the filter after use might damage its [...]
2015-07-3100 minPhotography.ca135 — Photographers — Get Thee To a MuseumPhotography podcast #135 discusses how going to museums to study painters and paintings can improve your photography. After all, both painting and photography are 2D media trying to represent a 3D world. When photographers study the compositional and lighting techniques used by painting masters, their own photographs often improve. Feel free to add to the conversation [...]
2015-06-2600 minPhotography.ca134 — Finding Your Unique Photography style — Interview with Bret CulpPhotography podcast #134 features an interview with Toronto, Ontario fine art photographer Bret Culp. During the interview we talk about finding and developing your own photography or shooting style. Bret offers up some practical tips on how to make this process easier. Feel free to add to the conversation by leaving a comment or sharing/liking this post [...]
2015-01-0800 minPhotography.ca133 — Essential Camera Features — Interview with Royce HowlandPhotography podcast #133 features an interview with Canadian fine art photographer Royce Howland. During the interview we discuss what camera features we think are essential. There are loads of extra bells and whistles on cameras these days and even though both Royce and I have kick-butt camera gear, we ignore the majority of the new features and [...]
2014-12-2200 minPhotography.ca132 — Rust Photography — Interview with Bryan DaviesPhotography podcast #132 features an interview with Canadian photographer Bryan Davies. During the interview we discuss Bryan’s rust photography. We cover what inspired the series, how it was shot, how it was post-processed and Bryan’s plans for the future. Thanks to The Camera Store (The largest camera store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for sponsoring the Photography.ca podcast. Click [...]
2014-11-0600 minPhotography.ca131– The Lensbaby Composer ReviewPhotography podcast #131 reviews a Lensbaby lens. Lensbaby lenses are special in that they have a sweet spot of sharp focus in the center of the lens and blur out toward the edges. In addition to this (and where the magic truly lives), you can actually bend the lens to move that sweet spot of focus around the frame. The [...]
2014-10-2300 minPhotography.ca130 — The Big Stopper Filter ReviewPhotography podcast #130 reviews the Big Stopper by Lee filters. The big stopper is a 10 stop glass filter that slows down shutter speeds in order to accentuate movement. Both clouds and water are classic subjects for use with this filter and the resulting photographs tend to be ethereal and dreamy. Aside from reviewing the filter, [...]
2014-08-1100 minPhotography.ca129 — How to Photograph StrangersPhotography podcast #129 talks about how to photograph strangers in public so that your images are stronger and more interesting. I offer up 4 easy tips on how to make this process easier so that your shots have more punch at the end. These photographs were mostly taken over a period of 1 week. In the [...]
2014-07-0700 minPhotography.ca128 — Your First Lens Should be a Nifty 50mmPhotography podcast #128 talks about five reasons why I think the 50mm lens is the first lens you should get for your SLR or DSLR. Two of these reasons are all the aperture advantages this lens has to offer has and the fact that it’s one of the most affordable brand new lenses you are likely [...]
2014-05-2700 minPhotography.ca127 — Point and Shoot Cameras Suck for Learning PhotographyPhotography podcast #127 goes into why point and shoot cameras suck for learning photography. I actually rag on point and shoot cameras quite a bit in this podcast but it’s because photography should be fun and learning photography on a point and shoot camera is rarely fun and almost never user-friendly. At the beginning stages of [...]
2014-04-1700 minPhotography.ca126 — 6 Tips to Improve the Edges of Your PhotosPhotography podcast #126 discusses the importance of the four edges of your photographs. They are seriously important and paying attention to them will improve your photography. The podcast offers up 6 (actually a few more than 6) practical tips on how to improve the edges of your photographs. Thanks to The Camera Store (The largest camera store in [...]
2014-02-2000 minPhotography.ca125 — How Much Post Processing is Too Much — Interview w/ Darwin Wiggett and Sam ChrysanthouPhotography podcast #125 features an interview with photographers Darwin Wiggett and Sam Chrysanthou (apologies to Sam for mucking up her name) of oopoomoo.com where we talk about post processing in photography and how much post-processing is too much. Thanks to The Camera Store (The largest camera store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for sponsoring the Photography.ca podcast. In this [...]
2013-12-3100 minPhotography.ca124 — Luminosity Masks — Interview with Tony KuyperPhotography podcast #124 features an interview with Arizona fine art photographer Tony Kuyper. After years of experimentation Tony has developed an intermediate post processing technique NOT based on the pixels that make up the image but rather the brightness levels or tones that make up the image. One of the game changing reasons to work in [...]
2013-12-1800 minPhotography.ca123 — Entry Level Camera Trigger Showdown — PocketWizard versus CactusPhotography podcast #123 compares 2 entry level triggering devices for your camera. A ‘trigger’ is simply a device that allows your camera to fire nearly any portable flash, monolight or studio flash while it is OFF-camera. The ability to fire a flash or other light source while OFF-camera allows you to modify the direction and the [...]
2013-10-3100 minPhotography.ca122 — How Big Can I print that Photo — Interview with Royce HowlandPhotography podcast #122 features an interview with Royce Howland where we discuss how large we can print our photos. These days cameras of all kinds are everywhere and if we want to make big enlargements from those cameras we need to know how big we can print the image before it starts to look bad. Royce [...]
2013-09-2300 minPhotography.ca121 — Make Better Self PortraitsPhotography podcast #121 offers up 6 tips on how to make better self portraits in photography. Making a self portrait, sometimes known as an autoportrait has a long history in photography and many past and modern photography Masters (Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe and the extremely prolific self portraitist Cindy Sherman for example) have produced fabulous self [...]
2013-09-0200 minPhotography.ca120 — How to Create Interesting Stories Through Your PhotographyPhotography podcast #120 provides tips on how to create, craft and tell more interesting stories through photography. Some of the aspects we talk about include being active with framing, hunting down the gestures and watching the edges. I’m super-pleased to welcome The Camera Store (The largest camera store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) as a sponsor of The [...]
2013-07-2400 minPhotography.ca119 — Manipulating Photojournalism — Interview with Moe DoironPhotography podcast #119 is the second of two episodes dedicated to manipulation in photojournalism. In this episode we feature a 70 minute casual conversation with Moe Doiron, a photojournalist with The Globe and Mail, Canada’s largest National Newspaper. In the interview we revisit the 2012 winning world press photo by Paul Hansen, discuss the Chicago Sun-Times firing of their [...]
2013-06-2800 minPhotography.ca118 — Manipulating Photojournalism — Interview with Carl NeustaedterPhotography podcast #118 is the first of two episodes dedicated to manipulation in photojournalism. This first episode features an interview with Carl Neustaedter who is the deputy editor of the Ottawa Citizen, the largest daily newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Carl is one of the people who decides on a daily basis what images make it [...]
2013-06-1800 minPhotography.ca117 — Noise Halos and Chromatic Aberration — Interview with Royce HowlandPhotography podcast #117 features an interview with fine art photographer Royce Howland where we discuss the ‘junk’ that can get into our photographs. In particular we discuss and dissect noise, halos and chromatic aberration in photography. We talk about how to avoid getting these problems, how to fix these problems and how for some photographers — these aren’t [...]
2013-04-2300 minPhotography.ca116 — Sharpness on Steroids — Focus stacking interview with Michael BreitungPhotography podcast #116 features an interview with German landscape photographer Michael Breitung where we talk about why and how to do focus stacking in photography. Basically focus stacking involves taking multiple frames of the same scene but each frame is focused at a different part of the image. Then these frames are blended together using a graphics program [...]
2013-03-0700 minPhotography.ca115 — Color spaces — monitor settings — recommended hardware — Interview with Joe BradyPhotography podcast #115 features an interview with Colour expert Joe Brady who works for Macgroup US. Joe knows pretty much everything there is to know about getting accurate colour from your monitor and your printer. Joe has recorded 2 podcasts with us already about monitor calibration and those links are listed below in the shownotes. In this [...]
2013-02-1200 minPhotography.ca114 — 360 degree light painting — Interview with Patrick RochonPhotography podcast #114 features an interview with light painter Patrick Rochon who discusses his new experimental 360 degree light painting technique. In a nutshell, Patrick light paints a model who stands in the middle of a ring as 24 DSLR cameras around the ring expose the scene at the same time. The frames are then strung together with software [...]
2013-01-2100 minPhotography.ca113 — Six essential photography day trip accessoriesPhotography podcast #113 discusses what I feel are six essential accessories for day trip photography. I just came back from a super-quick trip to Nevada where I did solo day trips on 2 days to Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire State Park. For now, my day trips to national/state/provincial/local parks and other cool places [...]
2012-12-1900 minPhotography.ca112 — Why camera bags suckPhotography podcast #112 addresses a question posed by Gordon Laing on Google+ The best camera bag — what do you use? I replied to that question saying that these days I usually shoot bag free and keep my lenses that are in lens holding cases, attached to my belt as per the picture below. In case people [...]
2012-11-0800 minPhotography.ca111 — My shit weather photo vacationPhotography podcast #111 is a personal account of the worst photo vacation I have ever taken and the steps I took to make the experience more enjoyable. I’d love to know how others have dealt with this issue in the past. Due to all the bad visibility in the mountains, I looked to the foreground instead [...]
2012-10-0100 minPhotography.ca110 — Crash course in black and white film photographyPhotography podcast #110 gives you a full on crash course in black and white film photography in around 30 minutes. Black and white film photography is not at all dead. Many creative photographers are getting their hands wet in a traditional darkroom. If you’ve ever wanted to know what’s involved in black and white photography, I [...]
2012-09-0600 minPhotography.ca109 — Flash photography tips — Interview with Joe McNallyPhotography podcast #109 features an Interview about flash photography with well known photographer Joe McNally. Joe has been shooting for decades for well known magazines life Life, Sports Illustrated and National Geographic. He was in town giving a seminar on the variety of lighting techniques you can achieve by using just one or two flashes. After the seminar I sat down [...]
2012-07-2300 minPhotography.ca108 — Film Photography Rocks — Interview w/John MeadowsPhotography podcast #108 features an Interview with fine art photographer John Meadows where we talk about the advantages of shooting on film. Although it’s true that film photography is slowly being replaced by digital, it continues to remain VERY popular with fine art photographers for a bunch of reasons. One of these reasons is the incredible quality of the [...]
2012-07-0400 min
Thinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #66 - The Podcast Of The BeastWelcome to episode #66 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. It was a great week and busy week. This is all mirrored in the many topics featured in this week's episode. Don't worry about all the number 6's in this episode - it's friendly, fun and full of sharing. It also includes a great conversation with John M. Willis. Don't worry, you're not supposed to know who is - unless you're more of a techie - (but now you will). Enjoy this conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image...
2007-08-2659 minThinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #56 - Universal Search And Information OverloadWelcome to episode #56 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. There are some great learnings from Search Engine Strategies Toronto, CaseCamp Toronto and two sessions of the IAB Canada - Interactive Advertising Bureau - Social Media Marketing Seminar along with some audio comments and a special Six Points of Separation on Podcasting. Enjoy this conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #56 - Host: Mitch Joel. - Running time: 53:06. - Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to...
2007-06-1753 minThinking With Mitch JoelSPOS #51Welcome to episode #51 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. It was a great week in Vancouver, British Columbia and judging by the audio comments, people are excited to discuss why the academic world is leery of social media. I think you'll be able to make some striking resemblances to the marketing and communications industry. We also continue to deep-dive on the topic of content as media. Enjoy this conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #51 - Host: Mitch Joel. - Running time: 54:40...
2007-05-1354 min