Today, I'm proud and honored to be joined by fellow Podcaster and friend, not to mention just amazing photographer, Ibarionex Perello. Ibarionex is a photographer, writer, educator and filmmaker with over 20 years of experience in the photographic industry. He's been...
It felt very strange taking a soapy sponge to my new 24-105mm F4 and 70-200mm F4 lenses this morning! These turned up yesterday from canonmugs.com, after a short wait for stock to arrive. After washing them, I tried the 24-105mm for a cup of coffee with lunch....
On March 19th, 2010, Canon released the updated version of their famed workhorse, the EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM lens. I have spent the last three days taking mine through its paces, and today I'm going to share my findings. [smart_track_player...
WebSpy, sponsors of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, have once again kindly set aside funds for us to offer prizes for the next six month's accumulated votes from each of our monthly assignments. The first assignment, for December 2009 is already in progress, so...
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...
In recent weeks I’ve been gradually completing the preparation for the 2009 Hokkaido Photography Tour & Workshop. Today I’m going to take you through some of the details about the workshop, as it’s going to be a little different from this year’s. I have updated...
Well, its official -- this is our 100th episode! Bear with me while we work through a much longer than usual intro, but this is amazing! Thanks so much for the messages Forrest, Keith and Phil. I really appreciate that. I haven’t really prepared anything special for...
Today I’m going to illustrate a bit of a drama as it unfolds, as a Japanese Green Woodpecker fledgling dices with death at the hands of a snake, and then is coaxed out of the nest by his mother. I visited the Jindaishokubutsukouen, which I guess translates as the...
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...