Today we're going to take a look at the five winning images from the December 2011 assignment, on the theme of "Organic". It was great to see a still more people get involved in our assignment for the January assignment that is about to close! Thanks to those of you...
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Podcast 319 : Lightroom 4 Public Beta New Feature Overview (Video)
Last week, Adobe released the Public Beta version of Lightroom 4, the lastest version of the software that many of us use and love. I've not gone crazy with LR4 yet, but I've had a bit of a play with it, so figured I'd do a video this week to show you some of the...
Just Released! My New C&V eBook: Making The Print!
I'm incredibly proud today to tell you that we just released my new ebook with Craft & Vision! Making the Print: Printing Techniques for the Digital Photographer The second eBook in C&V's Masterclass series and my new book is the perfect primer regarding all...
Podcast 318 : Martin’s Top Ten Images from 2011
Having skipped selecting my 2010 Top Ten images at the start of 2011, because I was simply too busy, I really missed going through the exercise, so this year, I was sure to make time to reflect on 2011, and select my favorite images. The act of looking through a year...
Ideal Exposure in the Winter Wonderland
Here are the two images that I talk about in Chris Marquardt's Tips From the Top Floor Podcast this week. I talked about techniques I use and teach on my Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido Photography Tour and Workshop, to control exposure and ensure you capture beautiful...
Podcast 317 : An Interview with Dan & David Newcomb
Many of you let me know how much you enjoyed our Interview with MBP Community member Graham Morgan in episode 305, and some people asked me to do more, so today, I am really pleased to bring to a chat with Dan Newcomb. Dan has been an active member of the community...
Podcast 316 : Nov 2011 “Machinery” Assignment Winners
Today we're going to take a look at the five winning images from the November assignment on the theme of "Machinery". It was great to see a still more people get involved in our assignment for November! Thanks to those of you that uploaded your resulting images, and...
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 314 : The “Artisan” Photographer
With the digital age, photography has in many ways become incredibly "easy". I'm not just talking about the direct act of photography, although that has become so much easier, with the ability to view our images on the LCD and correct our mistakes right there in the...
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...
Nik Software’s Creative Efex Collection – Limited Offer
[NOTE: Since I posted this, Nik Software have now made all of their plugins available in one complete package for just $149! Our code MBP15 still gives you a 15% discount too, which is great!] [Since then, Google made the Nik package free, so the code was no longer...
Podcast 312 : The Southern New Zealand Photo Adventure (Apr 2012)
Today I chat with Clive Copeman, an amazing photographer from New Zealand, who I've teamed up with to bring you the Southern New Zealand Photo Adventure in April 2012. We walk you through the amazing itinerary that Clive has put together for what has shaped up to be...