For the last month or so I’ve been saying I’ll do an episode on the equipment other than the main stuff, like bodies and lenses etc. that I’d hate to be without. I thought I’d better get that out, so I spent a few hours this weekend photographing all but one of the...
Last Saturday, which was April the 14th, 2007 for those of you that will be catching up on the archive later, I visited the Hitachi (Seaside) Park in the Ibaraki Prefecture, about 90 minutes from my home in Tokyo. Now, before you start thinking that the Japanese...
Today I’m going to answer another listener’s question about how to figure out which lenses to buy, that I received as a text message. In fact I had pretty much the same question from Eric Wikander and Jared Fein, and I’ve been asked this a number of times from others...
Today I’m going to answer a question that I received by mail from Listener John Grant about what in a scene I choose to meter from for optimum exposure. John asks, “Would you discuss exposure and how to get the best possible, from what to look for in the scene and...
Last week we started this two part series in which we’re looking at a number of shots from a visit to Chester Zoo during my visit to the UK in January and February of 2007. Today I’ve selected another eight photos from that afternoon to talk about, interweaving some...
If you listened to Episode 3 of the Focus Ring podcast that I did with three other Photocast Network members last month, you’ll have heard that I visited Chester Zoo one day during my visit to the UK in January and February of 2007. I think shooting at Zoos is a great...
Today, I’m going to answer a question from a listener named Peter Vogel that I received some time ago. Sorry for the delay in replying to this Peter, but here we go with my answer to your question on how I plan my shoots. Thanks for the great message, and question,...
Today we start with an announcement of the winner of the last Assignment, which was on Silence, and we start the new assignment, which is going to be on Simplicity. Before we get into the main topics, a brief apology for not getting an episode out last week. Things...
This week I’m going to have to do another quick show, as various tasks, in addition to a busy day job, have prevented me once again from preparing a more in-depth episode. Listen on to hear about what I’ve been up to and what will hopefully be coming in the next few...
It’s just going to be a relatively quick episode this week, as I’ve been a little pushed for time for one reason or another, so today I’m just going to touch on a few things that are currently at the fore of mind. Namely how I’m using my new Epson P-5000 portable...
In Dec '06 I visited Hokkaido to photograph the Red-Crowned Cranes. Three and a half weeks ago, we started a series of travelogue style episodes in which you can join me on my photographic adventures and share my experiences while viewing some of my shots in iTunes or...
In Dec '06 I visited Hokkaido to photograph the Red-Crowned Cranes. Two weeks ago, we started a series of travelogue style episodes in which you can join me on my photographic adventures and share my experiences while viewing some of my shots in iTunes or on my Web...