Here's a time lapse video made with frames shot every three seconds, as I put together a 13x26" Gallery Wrap using Breathing Color's Easy Wrappe Pro 1.75 system. I also spent the time this week to learn how to make a Motion Graphics intro with Adobe After Effects....
Videos
Podcast 299 : Alternatives to DSLR Cameras (Google+ Hangout)
Having figured out how to record a Google+ Hangout last week, today I held another Hangout, which I was able to successfully record, and although we took a while to really get started, I figured we discussed enough relatively interesting stuff to put this out there....
Podcast 298 : Recording a Google Hangout with Camtasia (video)
I spent today trying to figure out how to record a Google+ Hangout. The biggest problem was recording both my audio from my mic, and the audio coming in through my system from the Hangout. I thought I'd cracked it early on, but the key turned out to be in the audio...
Podcast 297 : Silver Efex Pro 2 Walkthrough & New Features
Nik Software improved on perfection when they updated Silver Efex Pro to Silver Efex Pro 2, and today here's a video Podcast to take a look at how to use this amazing black and white conversion plugin and touch on some of the new features. You can also view the...
Podcast 296 : Aug 2011 “Alive!!” Assignment Winners
After a bit of a false start with episode 89 when I covered the winners of the two month assignment that we ran for Mach and April 2011, I've been in remiss again for a while, and haven't really covered the winning images for our Photography Assignment for some time...
Podcast 287 : Antarctica, the Falklands and Patagonia Slideshow (Video)
Here's a video slideshow of most of the photographs from my recent Photography Expedition to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and Patagonia. I will be doing a series of Podcast episodes on the expedition in the coming weeks, but I thought I'd get the photos into the...
Podcast 285 : Keeping Your Camera Gear Dry with SealLine Dry Bags
Following on from the last video, here's a look at how I kept my camera bag, and of course that means my camera equipment, dry during our Zodiac rides in the Antarctic recently. You often take waves over the side of the Zodiac, and even just the spray from waves can...
Podcast 284 : Keeping Dry in Antarctica with Neos Adventurer Overshoes
This is a short video to show you how I used my Neos Adventurer All Season Overshoes from Outdoor Photo Gear, to keep my legs and feet warm and dry while in Antarctica and the Falkland Islands recently. It's not an incredibly difficult subject but it took me a few...
Podcast 283 : Blakiston’s Fish Owl Feeding (Video)
Here's a short video that I shot on Feb 1, 2011, of a Blakiston's Fish Owl Feeding in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. The pool from which the owl feeds is rocks covered with snow. The rocks were put there by locals, and they drop fish into the pool each night to...
Podcast 272 : “The Nature of Japan” Exhibition Slideshow (Video)
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,...
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 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...