I usually record an update after returning from the Snow Monkeys and Hokkaido tour each year, and insert a recording from the bus on the last day of each trip as well as my own reflections on our trip. For Tour #2 this year though, we were lucky enough to be joined by...
tips
Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido 2013 Tour #1 in Brief (Podcast 360)
Having just returned from the first of our two 2013 Snow Monkey & Hokkaido, Winter Wonderland Tours, today I'm going to update you on how things went, and show you my top seven images, as well as play a message from the group that we recorded on the last day...
Top 10 Nature Photos from 2012 (Podcast 355)
It's great to be back after the longest break since starting this Podcast back in 2005. Just four days off two months! For those of you that listened to me and stayed subscribed, thanks! For those of you that didn't, let's get back into iTunes and hit that subscribe...
Photos from the Island Paradise Okinawa (Podcast 349)
Today for the first time in a while, I'm going to walk you through my thinking as I made a number of photographs during my extended stay in Okinawa recently, after completing the first Pixels 2 Pigment workshop that I did down on that beautiful island. I flew into...
Pixels 2 Pigment Update – Okinawa Aug 4-5 (Podcast 348)
Today I'm going to provide an update on the Pixels 2 Pigment workshops that we kicked off on August 4 in Okinawa, the sourthern-most island of Japan. Then next week, because I haven't done a travelogue style Podcast where I talk about my images and my techniques and...
Podcast 342 : Side Light – May 2012 Assignment Winners
Today we take a look at the five winning images from the May 2012 MBP Assignment, on the theme of “Side Light”. Before we get started though, I wanted to quickly let you know that I am going to be doing a Webinar with Photoshelter and X-Rite on Successful Color...
Podcast 338 : Interesting Plainness – April 2012 Assignment Winners
Today we take a look at the five winning images from the April 2012 MBP Assignment, on the theme of “Interesting Plainness”. Turnout for this assignment was up again, which is great! Thanks to all of you that got involved and uploaded your images, and even if you...
Podcast 334 : Interview with Andrew S Gibson Photography Author
Today we chat with photography author Andrew S. Gibson, about his books, and becoming a writer, along with a few photography tips. Andrew S Gibson is a Technical Editor for EOS Magazine and a Craft & Vision author, as well as author of his own eBooks Square,...
Podcast 333 : Food – Mar 2012 Assignment Winners
Today we take a look at the five winning images from the March 2012 MBP Assignment, on the theme of “Food”. Turnout for this assignment wasn't great, which I guess proves what we already knew, that food photography isn't as easy as you might think! Thanks to all of...
Podcast 330 : Creating a Photography Portfolio
I recently bought a Pina Zangaro portfolio case, and put together a physical portfolio of some of my work, to take to clients to discuss using my images in their magazines. A portfolio is also useful to present your work to potential clients to win assignments, and...
Podcast 329 : “Intimate Landscape” Feb 2012 Assignment Winners
Today we take a look at the five winning images from the February 2012 MBP Assignment, on the theme of "Intimate Landscape". Again, although it was rather a difficult theme, we had an amazing turnout for this assignment, even beating January which was great too!...
Episode 327 : 2012 Snow Monkey & Hokkaido Tour/Workshop #2
From Feb 13 to 24, 2012, we took a group of photographers to Nagano to photograph the amazing Snow Monkeys for three days, and then on to Hokkaido for a further nine days for my Winter Wildlife Wonderland tour here in Japan. Last week we looked at some of my images...