This is a slide-show of the 38 pieces displayed at my Exhibition in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, from Dec 23-30, 2010. I also merged in a bit of video footage from a few of the locations, to help tell the story. You can also view the embedded video right here on your iPad,...
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Podcast 271 : Printing and Framing for an Exhibition (Video)
Now that my ten gallery wraps for my December show "The Nature of Japan" are finished, I have started to work on the 28 standard fine art prints that make up the total of 38 pieces. Over the last few days though, I realized that I've figured out a number of ways to...
Podcast 270 : The Therapeutic Power of the Creative Process
In July of 2009, I wrote a blog post called "Being in the Zone", in which I relayed my thoughts in relation to something that Richard Annable, an amazing wedding photographer from Australia had said in an episode of the Shutters Inc. podcast. In the podcast the...
Podcast 269 : More on Planning a Photography Exhibition
As you probably will have already heard, I'm holding an Exhibition of 38 of my Nature of Japan images from December the 23rd to the 30th this year. With it being exactly a month from today, and bearing in mind that I just completed ten 20x30" gallery wraps that I'll...
Podcast 268 : Oct 2010 – Bookmark – Assignment Winners
As with last month, we have another tie situation, with two people in joint fourth place. First let's take a look at Landon Michaelson's photo "Kokanee Trail", with Landon's amazing back-story (below). Most bookmarks can wind up being upside down, so the idea was to...
Podcast 267 : Silver Efex Pro in Use (Video)
Having used Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro 2, among other plugins for around a year and a half now, I have been meaning to talk more about this amazing plugin for some time. So today, we're going to touch on some of the times that I reach for Silver Efex Pro, and I'm...
Podcast 266 : Signing Fine Art Prints and Canvases
Many times I've been asked how I sign my fine art prints, and having received an email recently from listener Tanya Mattson from Pennsylvania, USA, I decided to go into a little bit of detail on this in today's episode. Apparently Tanya and her husband had watched the...
Podcast 265 : Sept 2010 – Changes – Assignment Winners
Today we're going to take a look at the winning images from the September 2010 MBP and WebSpy Photography Assignment, which was on the theme of Change. We had some interesting voting results for the September Assignment on the theme of Change. Although I didn't notice...
Podcast 264 : Breathing Color Timeless Lamination Process (Video)
Following some great communication with the Breathing Color Team over the last week, here's a video to share a new process for laminating Breathing Color Lyve Canvas with their Timeless Laminate. This is pretty much where I'd got with my initial experimentation,...
Podcast 263 : Breathing Color Lyve Canvas/Timeless Laminate First Impressions
I've spent the last few days getting used to the Breathing Color Lyve Canvas and Timeless Laminate system and today share my thoughts, with some tips for using the system yourself. There's a lot to keep in mind when using this system, especially when laminating your...
Podcast 262 : Preparing for a Gallery Exhibition
In working on preparation for my first solo exhibition in December, I found myself doing a few things that I thought you might find useful, so I'm going to share these ideas today, and I'll tell you a little more about the exhibition venue etc. at the end of this...
Podcast 261 : Going Pro Update #1 and Misc Updates
Just to recap if you are just joining us, or are catching up for the first time in a few weeks, at the end of August I tendered my resignation for the day-job that I've been working in for the last ten years, and I will be dedicating all of my time to photography...