On Saturday night after I'd had a shower and ready to go to bed, I had a change of heart, and packed my camera and lenses etc. and jumped into the car and drove for four hours from Tokyo to the Urabandai area of Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan. The autumn...
Podcast 213 : Martin Interview by Jack Andrys, WebSpy CEO – Part 2
Many people have asked me to give more details about myself over the four years that I've been doing the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, but I didn't get around to it until last week. When I spoke with Jack Andrys, the CEO of WebSpy, our sponsor, about having Jack...
Podcast 212 : Martin Interview by Jack Andrys, WebSpy CEO – Part 1
Many people have asked me to give more details about myself over the four years that I've been doing the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, but I have never gotten around to it. When I spoke with Jack Andrys, the CEO of WebSpy, our sponsor, about having Jack on the...
Podcast 211 : Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM Lens Review
I'm not sure if Canon is using this marketing worldwide, but in Japan, they are calling the 7D the Image Monster! On the same day as the 7D release, Canon also released their new EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM and having tested it both in the field and under more...
Podcast 210 : Indoor Portrait Shoot Walk Through
Lem Fugitt and I first met virtually a while back, when Lem asked some advice when he was getting ready to buy a new camera. Then Lem commissioned me to shoot his portrait for his professional profile image, which I was happy to do. I haven't done a lot of portrait...
Podcast 209 : Aug ’09 Assignment – Juxtaposition Results
Because I announced the winners via the Photography Forum last week, we actually are able to include a little behind the scenes type information on the images, as Landon and Marcus, two of the winners, shared their back-stories in the follow up thread on the forum....
The Demise of a Canon EOS 5D Mark II
The Japanese calendar is marked with six days that rotate through from January 1st to the end of the year, and these days are pretty important to the Japanese when planning weddings, funerals and when to start doing new things etc. Sensho days for example are good...
Podcast 208 : Canon EOS 7D & 100mm F2.8L Macro IS Lens Preview
On Saturday the 12th of September, 2009, I visited the Canon S Tower in Shinagawa, Tokyo, to attend the Canon EOS 7D and 100mm F2.8 L IS USM Lens Special Preview event. I'm a member of the Canon Photo Circle, which is basically a club here in Japan that you pay $80 a...
Podcast 207 : Overcoming the Fear of Charging
I recently had a mail exchange with David Sumner in Melbourne, Australia in which we discussed the apprehension that photographers starting out sometimes feel when handing over photographs to their clients. David said "I develop this fear that nobody will like the...
Keeping Tabs on Your Star Ratings
Have you ever forgotten the star rating protocol that you use for rating and sorting your images? I have. Not for the best shots. I give my final selection 5 stars. However, I use the other stars in various ways, mainly to allow me to show or hide image files, based...
Podcast 206 : Dynamic Range
Today we're going to talk about Dynamic Range. Dynamic Range is one of those words that crops up a lot, but is sometimes not fully understood. Indeed, I don't profess to fully understand all the fine details, but I know enough about Dynamic Range to be useful to me...
Podcast 205 : July ’09 Assignment – Backlit – Results
So, the images that we'll look at today as usual will be included in the enhanced podcast, so you'll see them in iTunes or on your iPod etc. Of course here on the blog they are posted below. Let's first go through the top three winners of the July Assignment that was...