last week we started this two part series to update a 5 year old forum post on the fundamentals of photography, which was revived by Chua Kim You, from Montreal, Canada. Thanks again Chua for reviving that thread, and I hope you are enjoying these Podcasts. If you are...
Before we take a look at the winning images, I wanted to note that since we upped the pace when we shifted to a monthly assignment, more and more I'm announcing the theme of the new assignments in the forum, and once announced, like earlier this month, I sometimes...
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...
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...
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...
While in Aomori photographing the beautiful Oirase Mountain Stream, I stayed in a hotel at the Towada Lake, which is about 10 to 15 minutes away from the road that runs along the mountain stream that we looked at last week. The Towada Lake is really beautiful when in...
This is Episode 200!! Yeeeey, wooh! It’s been almost 4 years now since I started the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast and today marks the 200th episode. I almost can’t believe it. Bear with me as I revel in this for a few minutes, but I want to talk just a little...
There’s no doubt, that patience is a virtue. I can be very impatient with things that I can control. But, once I decide that I “need” a piece of gear for example, as long as I can budget for it, there’s little that can stop me from buying it. I’ve been burned with...
When I go out shooting, I usually put my memory card into my Lexar FireWire 800 card reader as soon as I walk in the door, and start my download. If I'm coming home from an extended trip, the images will be on hard drives etc. but still, the first thing I do before I...
I recently had the pleasure of attending a party to mark the opening of Tokyo based photographer, Jon Sheer's exhibition, Eternal Japan. Today I'm pleased to bring you a great interview with Jon. For extended show-notes, including some of Jon's amazing images, visit...
On Saturday the 6th of June, I had the pleasure of attending a party to mark the opening of Tokyo based photographer, Jon Sheer’s exhibition, Eternal Japan. Today I released an Interview with Jon on my Podcast.
With the plethora of great fine art inkjet papers available today, it can be difficult to find "your" paper. The one paper, or maybe even two or three types of paper, that you turn to for your high quality, fine art prints. Testing papers can be costly, in terms of...