Category Archives: Interview
Lightroom 3 Q&A (Beta)
What a great day to release a new podcast – with the final release of LR coming out very soon, I had the distinct opportunity to talk with Rob Sylvan, author of LR2 for Dummies, and the forthcoming Taking Stock. We talked a lot about Lightroom, working at NAPP, and took a few listener questions and answers. More photo news, additional Q&A, and a new feed for the podcast start today, so be sure to download the latest show. You’ll notice I have pulled the feed back to this site, and the format is more iTunes compatible (m4a) so you … Continue reading
The Canons Keep Coming!
Last week we had the pleasure of visiting with Nicolesy on the show, and this week another Canonite graces us with his presence. It’s none other than Rick Sammon! We had a great conversation that touched on quite a few things including learning and teaching strategies for seminars and workshops, different stages of learning, and even broached underwater photography. I also got the scoop on his latest developments including his iPhone app, a new book that is forthcoming, and much more! All that on Episode #42 of LDP! Here’s the notes! Learning Digital Photography – Episode #42: Seminars and Workshops … Continue reading
Podcast #35 is now live!
The latest episode of Learning Digital Photography is now live and ready for your download and listening pleasure. As always, there’s news, interviews, and listener questions and answers – and this time it’s a theme of Treats, Travel and Tips. I had the pleasure of bringing Andie Smith back to the blog/podcast and we actually had a chance to sit down and really chew the fat on a lot of stuff. News Nikon Contest – $100,000 Giveaway! Saturday Night Live recorded on a Canon Techie Tips for Shooting at Holiday Events Interview with Andie Smith AndieSmithPhotography.net Andie.Smith on Flickr @AndieSmith … Continue reading
Creating Compelling Captures – the Podcast!
Last week we looked at 5 different ways to create compelling captures here on the blog. Well, today the latest podcast is available where we go into a little more granularity on the subject. A little dash of some photo news and tidbits are thrown in too, but more importantly, the previously hyped and promoted conversation with David DuChemin is now live and ready for your listening enjoyment. We look not only at how to create compelling captures, but also at how the idea of controversy fits into the picture. Can controversial pictures make for more compelling images? What defines … Continue reading
Great Scott, Mat, and Contests, Oh My!
Heh, cheesy headline, but they all seam together on this week’s episode of Learning Digital Photography! Yup, the podcast is done, and for those that didn’t catch my Twitter tease, this week I had the distinct pleasure of talking with none other than Scott Bourne on the show! If you don’t know who Scott Bourne is, then you’re living in a cave. Scott is a regular contributor to Mac Break Weekly, This Week in Photography, and owner/operator of PhotoFocus. You can find him there, via his Bourne Media Group online presence and a bazillion other places like Photoshop World, Aperture … Continue reading
Show Notes for Episode #28
No cheeky title today, just a straight up informational one because the podcast was a super long one with all the news, interview time, and listener Q&A so I’ll stick to the meat and potatoes. On the Photo News Beat Canon Announces Hybrid IS technology Stock Exchange joins Getty Images Think Tank Photo Announces a New Bag System OnOne Software expecting to release a Remote Capture update soon LDP/CB Notes The OnOne Software Plugin Suite Ends Friday – last chance to get your best image in the Numbers Contest The August Prize is announced: A Bamboo Fun, courtesy from the … Continue reading
Walk, listen, and ask…
Lame blog post title segue alert – too late! This week’s podcast is completed and available from the always generous hosting of the folks over at Personal Life Media, and over on iTunes, so download from your favorite option and enjoy! Here’s the show notes: I give a roundup review of the Scott Kelby Worldwide photowalk, along with a more detailed back story on the Canon Confession, which was outed yesterday here on the blog. Rich Charpentier of The Airstream Chronicles also stops in for a really great interview with me – we probably could have talked for quite a … Continue reading
Win, Listen, and Bang!
This week’s show is a doozy – I talk about the latest contest, (#3 for 2009), have a fun conversation with Jason Loucks, then tackle some tips on photography fireworks. Of course the show always takes care of a couple listener questions and answers, so it’s 45 jam-packed minutes of photography fun. Here’s the show notes: The Third Photo Contest, sponsored by OnOne software. Rules and entry information are posted on Tuesday’s blog, and you can enter your photos here. Here’s the sites and twitter folk we talk about during the show: www.freelanceswitch.com www.smashingmagazine.com www.tutsplus.com www.css-tricks.com & Chris Coyer on … Continue reading
And then there were three…
First off, some software news that we all may want to stay abreast of – Adobe has released the latest updates for Camera Raw and Adobe Lightroom. The ACR update applies to CS4 users, Elements 7.0 users, and Premiere Elements 7.0 users, and includes raw conversion algorithms for the Canon 500D, the Powershot XS1 IS, the Nikon D5000 and several Hasselblads, as well as some other camera updates for Olympus, Sony, and Pentax. It’s version 5.4 and is now out of beta and available for download. The updates for Windows and Mac are available here: Camera Raw Windows Macintosh For … Continue reading
Reviews, Interviews and Vista Views
The latest episode of the Learning Digital Photography podcast is now live and for those of you picking this up in your feeds, make sure you stop over to iTunes or the via PLM to download the show. This week, I go into a little more depth on how I conduct reviews of hardware and software as there have been quite a few listener questions about that particular subject matter. Thanks to everyone who wrote in to share their thoughts and feedback! In the second segment, an interview with fellow photog and NAPP member, Erik Bernskiold where we talk about … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with Kevin Mullins
For those of you that visit the blog regularly, you know that Kevin has been a regular supporter through his kind, thoughtful, and well, supportive comments for the last few months. We all know that reading blogs of others and commenting there is a good way to not only learn but to also generate traffic for your own interests. Well, this week I am calling Kevin out, because he definitely is worthy of your traffic. Kevin Mullins is an outstanding photographer, based out of Malmesbury Wiltshire (that’s in England, across the pond, or the UK for the geographically challenged…) He’s … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Rob Weiher
Hey all, here’s what’s shakin’ for this Thursday. Another “Thursday Thoughts” edition is ready, but me and the guestk, Robert Weiher, took a little bit of a different tack on thi go around, primarily because of how I came across Robert, and what he’s doing for a current project. See, Robert is a fellow NAPP member, and has started a 365 blog as a project for 2009. After seeing a few of his comments appear here, my logs pointed me back to him (it always pays to watch your comment links as you never know where the next gem may … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Scott Eccleston
I am happy to report that the weekly series where I interview fellow photographers and share their thoughts and perspectives here on the blog. This week, I’d like to welcome Scott Eccleston to the stage. Scott has his own blog and shares his thoughts and ideas on a regular basis so be sure to stop over at his site where he shares Weekly Photo Tips! Without further ado, here’s the latest in the revived Thursday thoughts series, with Scott Eccleston! Q: Hi Scott, welcome and thanks for agreeing to participate in the latest edition of the Thursday Thoughts series. Since … Continue reading
An Interview with Peggy Dyer…
As you may recall, a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting up with Peggy Dyer, a professional photographer here in Colorado, and I got to learn about her latest project – One Million Faces. We got a chance to sit down a second time and I learned a lot more about her creative energy, where she finds inspiration, and about where the One Million Faces project found it’s genesis. In addition, we also got to talk in more detail about the Lensbaby series of lenses, starting with the first one ever, going through the most recent Lensbaby … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Andrew Rodney
This is an historic day for CB, because our next guest here for the Thursday Thoughts series takes thing to a whole new level of quality information. Our guest this week is none other than Andrew Rodney. He has agreed to carve some time out of his already busy schedule to contribute to the series here. Who is Andrew Rodney? Andrew is a renowned instructor, NAPP Hall-of-Famer, published author (of Color Management for Photographers, Hands on Techniques for Photoshop Users), and well known contributing writer to several magazines including PDN, Publish, Photoshop User, Electronic Publishing, Digital Output, MacWeek, Digital Photo … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Chris Breedlove
The “Thursday Thoughts Series” returns this week with an inside look at the work of Chris Breedlove. Chris was mentioned to me by Rob Jones over at Towner Jones Photography when he participated. I got in touch with Chris and asked if he’d be interested in participating. Happily, he agreed to jump in the foray here. So, let’s give a big welcome to Chris Breedlove! Q: Everyone always wants to know some of the basics, so let’s get a few things out of the way at once here… how long have you been a photographer? A: In some degree I … Continue reading
Crash Taylor Photos
This morning I did get the images from Crash as anticipated, so here is the addendum post for 3 of his favorites. Thanks again to Crash for taking the time to interview with CB!
Thursday Thoughts with… Crash Taylor
Welcome back, and a happy Thursday to everyone. My apologies for the apparent “no blog” post yesterday. Just when you think all is going well, work goes and serves up a crashed server that sidetracks you completely all day. Needless to say, it looks like it’s still not back up this morning, but the blog must roll on! So, today, we’re gonna stick to our regular schedule of the Thursday Thoughts series. This week, I have the honor of sharing and enjoying the company of the blog with Crash Taylor. An excellent photographer, and interviewer himself, this is kind of … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Rob Jones
Welcome back to another Thursday Thoughts posting. This week, I am honored to have Rob Jones of Towner Jones Photography participating with the CB Series. You might recall, Rob was kind enough to ask me to guest blog for him a week or two ago at his site, so I thought to reciprocate with him here. (I got the far better deal as he clearly took quite a bit of time with the questions, and even was kind enough to share some of his work with me here at the blog.) Do stop over to his site and peruse through … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Jen Rinaldi
I was able to catch up with Jen Rinaldi recently and twisted her arm into taking a few minutes to share her thoughts on the CB Thursday Thoughts. Jen really has some cool work and a super positive energy that is just infectious! Make sure you visit her blog and website and share your thoughts with her. In the meantime, here’s what Jen had to say: Q: Everyone always wants to know some of the basics, so let’s get a few things out of the way at once here… 1. How long have you been a photographer? A: I’ve been … Continue reading
Holiday Photography…
I recently agreed to put together an article for the December issue of the PhotographyBB magazine on “How to Shoot the Holidays”. With the compilation of that nearing completion, I subsequently got an email from Towner Jones Photography to write a guest post over at his blog! Egad! A guest post?!?! Never been asked that before! I was floored. About all I could muddle out was “Well..uuh, I am writing an article for a free online magazine…would that work?” Again, I was floored when he said that’d be great! You could have knocked me over with a feather! So, my … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with…Jeff Revell
Recently, I had the honor of sitting down (well, emailing, but you get the idea) with none other than Jeff Revell. As most of you probably know, Jeff is a pretty well-established photographer and recently has been enjoying some notariety for his blog on Photowalking, appropriately titled Photowalk Pro (definitely one for your feed aggregators). He gave some great thoughts and insights on the state of digital photography. Thanks in advance to Jeff for taking the time to participate in the Thursday Thoughts sereies here at CB! Q: Everyone always wants to know some of the basics, so let’s get … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts with… Mike Palmer
Mike Palmer is the latest participant to agree and join me for a short question and answer session here on the blog. Thanks go out to Mike and don’t forget to stop over at his blog and share your thoughts with him there as well. He can be found at both his blog, and his professional portfolio Now, on to the Q&A Q: Everyone always wants to know some of the basics, so let’s get a few things out of the way at once here…How long have you been a photographer? A: I have been enchanted with photography since the … Continue reading
What’s This? – Week 19
It’s a little late this morning, but we’re now in week 19 of the What’s This? episode series. Last week, there were no guesses, likely because it was a super tough one. The full sized original can be found here, (it’s a tree with blue bottles hanging off knobs on the trunk). It is definitely one of the more abstract shots to begin with. Looks like the gallery of participants was stumped! So, this week, things are going to be a little easier (this should be easily guessed – I just really like the textures of this shot. Anyway, without … Continue reading
