In episode 58 we visited Ichinuma, a pond in a highland plain called Shigakougen, which was the first colour of this Autumn for me here in Japan. I mentioned that I would like to go back to the same place a week later, although I wasn’t sure it would be possible....
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Equinox Flowers. Impeccable Timing! (Podcast 56)
Equinox flowers bloom for a short time coinciding precisely with the autumnal equinox on September 23rd. These are beautiful flowers that I shot for three hours until almost total darkness on Sept 24. Today I’m going to talk about the techniques and artistic decisions...
Putting a Photo Portfolio Together (Podcast 55)
Around 18 months ago I bought a few books on putting together a photography portfolio, and put together my nature photography portfolio. I printed this out in two sizes, one for a serious showing, and one for dropping into my bag to show people a hard copy pretty...
Summary of First 50 Episodes Part II (Podcast 50)
Welcome to episode 50. Well, I’ve been looking forward to this episode for some time, as with this we’ve hit the 50 episode mark! That’s 50 weeks of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast! I want to thank all of you that keep on listening. One of the things that I...
Hokkaido July ’06 Part III – Shiretoko and Furano (Podcast 49)
Welcome to episode 49. This will be the last in the series of Podcasts covering my travels around Oirase and Hokkaido in July 2006. I’ll explain the importance of sticking with a subject on multiple visits to get what you want, with real-world examples as usual. If...
Taisetsuzan National Park (Podcast 48)
Welcome to episode 48. This week we continue on our travels around Hokkaido, visiting a number of sites around the Taisetsuzan National Park. The Taisetsuzan National Park covers 2,267 square kilometers, around the highest peak, Mount Asahi, but also envelopes a few...
Hokkaido July ’06 Part I – Furano and Biei (Podcast 47)
Welcome to this weeks episode. Last week we visited Oirase, in the Aomori Prefecture, where I spent a few days shooting a few weeks ago, which for the sake of listeners that catch up on the archives when this episode is old, was from the 10th to the 12th of July,...
Oirase (Aomori Prefecture) (Podcast 46)
Welcome to this weeks episode. I apologise for the lengthy hiatus between this and the last episode. It’s been exactly three weeks since I released episode 45 to today. I did release episode 45 around 4 days early as I was preparing for a lengthy vacation in which I...
Macro Photography Part III – Solutions (Podcast 44)
OK, so this really is going to be the last part in this Macro Photography series for now, although as I said before, I’ll probably follow up with more later as I gain experience in this complex subject. In the first part we touched on some macro terminology and basic...
Macro Photography Part II – Larger than Life (Podcast 43)
As I said in last weeks episode, Macro Photography could never be covered totally in just one or two Podcast episodes. I actually thought at that time I would release two episodes for now and follow up with more later as I gain experience in macro photography and more...
Macro Photography Part I – An Introduction (Podcast 42)
Macro Photography could never be covered totally in just one Podcast episode. I’m currently planning two episodes of which this is the first with a second to follow next week, and still I’m really only going to be able to scratch the surface. The reasons for this are...
Nikko Part II – Synergy of Culture and Nature (Podcast 41)
Much of the Nikko area in Tochigi Prefecture, a few hours drive north of Tokyo, is perched high in the mountains, and is very close to the Japanese people’s hearts. Nikko is the synergy of Culture and Nature. Last week we looked at some shots from two Sundays I spend...