March 3rd, 2010 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
If you haven’t heard about Syl Arena, you’re missing out. He’s the guy who founded and operates the popular Paso Robles Workshops. In 2009 the workshop featured the likes of Dave Hobby aka the Strobist, and the amazingly talented Joe McNally. He attended Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara for 6 months, then fled [...]
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February 8th, 2010 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
Rick Sammon’s life to many photographers must seem like a dream. To travel the world, meet exciting people, and photograph them. To be respected by your peers, revered by your students, and all the while continually producing a stunning body of work, seems to be the “holy grail” for amateur shooters stuck doing something “other” [...]
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January 18th, 2010 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
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Michael Corsentino is hard to pigeon hole. “Photographer” just doesn’t seem broad enough to cover all of the things the has done — and is currently doing. For starters he has a career that spans three decades in the creative arts. Starting as a graphic [...]
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January 13th, 2010 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
High Dynamic Range photography, or “HDR” as it’s known by those familiar with the technique is basically the process of merging various exposures of a subject into a single “merged” image.
This merged image typically contains image detail in the extreme highlights, mid-tones, and shadow areas. With a light touch, the technique gives photographers the ability [...]
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January 4th, 2010 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
It has been several months since I had the opportunity to interview the talented Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir for This Week in Photography. In the first interview we discussed things like her inspiration, how she became one of the most popular photographers on Flickr, and how she deals with the adoration, and the requisite criticism that comes [...]
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December 22nd, 2009 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
One of the many problems facing photographers today is the necessity of having a slick looking website, however most shooters lack the skill-set (or desire) to get into the “weeds” of building a site reflective of themselves. We’re long past the age where having a website is optional, today it is imperative that every photographer [...]
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December 15th, 2009 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
Moose Peterson is a legendary wildlife photographer… along with being on the front lines as a working shooter, he also helps shape the industry as a Nikon Legend behind the Lens, a member of the Lexar Elite, and recipient of the John Muir Conservation award…to name just a few of his credits.
A longtime Nikon shooter, [...]
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November 26th, 2009 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
I recently had the honor of sitting down to record this audio interview (via Skype) with author/photographer David duChemin. David is one of those “next generation” photographers that “gets it”. He is fluent in the latest and greatest photographic trends, technology, social media, etc. And along with being a sickeningly talented photographer, he’s also a [...]
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November 19th, 2009 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
At 19 years old, JoeyL already has already built up an enviable career. Hailing from Canada, Joey now lives in New York city but travels the globe taking photographs for clients like Warner Brothers Records, Forbes, NBC, the Scifi Channel, Kawasaki, as well as the Twilight movie ad campaign. And he’s only just getting [...]
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November 3rd, 2009 | by Frederick | published in Featured, Podcast
Rich Legg aka “LeggNet” on Twitter is a full-time and exclusive iStockPhoto contributor based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The words “full-time” are key here as he is near the top of the heap when it comes to folks making their sole living from “microstock” photography.
If you’re not familiar with “microstock”, in short it’s [...]
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