Following the release of my video on soft-proofing, I received a few questions that helped me to realize that I need to spend a little time going over the reasons that we even need to use ICC profiles, and what they actually do. You may recall from the video I...
The Soul of the Camera with David duChemin (Podcast 576)
Today I bring you an inspiring conversation with my friend David duChemin, in which we talk in depth about many of the concepts explored in his latest book, The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer's Place in Picture-Making. We didn't script the conversation, so there...
Soft Proofing for Print in Capture One Pro and Photoshop (Podcast 575)
This week I've created a video to explain soft-proofing for print in Capture One Pro and Photoshop, in response to a question from Chris Moore. I'd been meaning to do a video on soft-proofing in Capture One Pro for a while, so thanks for the question Chris!...
How I Use and Why I Love Apple Photos (Podcast 574)
I've been using Apple Photos for a couple of years now and although I don't use it to edit images, I've fallen in love with all of the ways in which it brings my photos and video clips together and the freedom that brings. Today I'm going to share how I use Apple...
How to Avoid Color Issues on imagePROGRAF PRO Printers (Podcast 573)
Following some discussion with Canon regarding an issue with printing on my PRO-4000 printer from Mac OS X Sierra, I've confirmed the effectiveness of one workaround and one technique to overcome the issue, and I'm going to share these...
Hokkaido Winter Landscape Photography Adventure Video (Podcast 572)
I'm really proud to be able to share a video of our 2017 Hokkaido Winter Landscape Photography Adventure Tour with you today. I have been looking forward to releasing this since we completed the tour in January 2017. I invited Australian videographer Rob Bampton...
Be a Creator Not a Collector of Photographs (Podcast 571)
Some people arrive at a location with preconceptions and their sole intent is to make their copy of other peoples' photographs that they've already seen. Today I'm going to discuss how and why I believe we should avoid being a collector, and shoot from our own...
The Mobile Photographer’s Image Management Strategy (Podcast 570)
It's been two years since I explained my image management strategy as a traveling photographer, and I'm finding myself explaining what's changed a lot in email conversations, so today, I'm going to walk through this with you again, and update you...
Artist Feature – Lee Chapman of Tokyo Times (Podcast 569)
This week I'm sharing a video that I made recently to interview Lee Chapman of Tokyo Times. Lee is a street photographer who takes his craft to the limits when it comes to getting up close to his subjects, although he's generally a pretty shy person. I...
The Effect of Subject Distance and Focal Length on Perspective (Podcast 568)
Today I explain the effect that changing your subject distance and focal length has on the perspective of the visual elements in your photographs. This is often confused with a change in perspective due to your lenses focal length alone, but that really isn't the...
Artist Feature – Commercial Photographer Curtis Hustace (Podcast 567)
Today I welcome Curtis Hustace to the show to talk about his thirty year career as a commercial photographer and to walk us through some of the techniques he uses when creating his beautiful still life photography. As this was an ad-lib conversation, we don't have a...
2017 Japan Winter Wildlife Photography Tour 2 Travelogue #3 (Podcast 566)
This week we conclude our travelogue series to walk you through the second of my Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido, Japan Winter Wildlife tours for 2017, with a number of Sea Eagle photographs. We pick up the trail at dawn on day ten, when we were out on a boat to...