The Exposed Negative

By Tom Barnes & Greg FunnellArts Visual Arts

The Exposed Negative episodes

January 31, 2023 S2 #8 - Personal Work, Parenting & Porn sets w/ Sophie Ebrard
On the first show of 2023 we talk to the wonderful Sophie Ebrard, a film shooting portrait photographer who was so great to chat to, we talk about parenting, Sophie's personal work and her's and Gregs bizarrely coincidental experience of shooting behind the scenes on porn sets.

Show notes:

StreamDeck
Keyboard Maestro
Hazel software (noodlesoft)
Dext Accounting software
Wyatt Clarke Jones
Norman Jean Roy
Project: It’s just Love (NSFW)
Project: I Didn’t Want to be a Mum - Interview with Sophie
‘Matrescence’ - NY article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/well/family/the-birth-of-a-mother.html
TED TALK by Alexandra Sacks
Caravaggio - Italian painter
11% Directors in Hollywood are female (BBC, 2018)
Fire-cracker - supporting women photographers
Women Photograph
F22 - Women Photographers at the AOP
Bayeux Film processing lab
Tracey Emin quote: : 'There are good artists that have children. They are called men' (Independent, 2014)

Desert Island Camera
Pentax 67

Desert Island Book
Martin Parr - Flowers

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1 hr 29 min
December 23, 2022 S2 #7 - Festive Round-up w/ Tom & Greg
On todays show we have a festive round up, talk about our year and the hopes for the show. We talk about gear (obviously) and talk about our hopes for the year ahead.

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! See you in '23!

Eagle App
StreamDeck
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel
Tom’s Camera Hoop is the First Digi Camera Hoop
Mule carts Utility Mini Box
Canon R5C
ECO FLOW
Tilta Mirage Matte Box

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54 min
December 06, 2022S2 #6 - Important lessons in running a photography practice w/ Dan Kennedy
On todays show we talk to Celebrity Portrait Photographer Dan Kennedy. We discuss the importance of saying no, avoiding burnout and top tips for running a successful photography business.

Shownotes:

Some of Dan’s lessons
The importance of learning to say no to stuff
Outsourcing work eg. retouching, PR etc
The importance of not burning out
Businesses generally need Sales, Tech, Admin - most photographers do this themselves and that is not ideal

Annotations in CaptureOne

Overlays in CaptureOne

First one hour of the day and how you spend it
End of year review - positives and negatives
The importance of prep and creating mood boards etc

Joko Willink book - Extreme Ownership

Asana and Open loops

Dropbox and Synology for back ups

Notion

Tim Bret-Day

Levon Bliss macro work

Desert Island Camera
Nikon FM2
Desert Island Book
Richard Avedon: In the American West

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1 hr 5 min
October 20, 2022 S2 #5 - Listeners Questions w/ Tom & Greg
In this weeks episodes we try our best to answer our amazing listeners questions, from licensing to retouching we do a deep dive into how we approach it all. We love doing these episodes so please do e-mail in your questions.
Skin Tone adjustment in Capture One
Capture Pilot and Overlays in Capture One
Area51 Tether cables
Hollyland 400S Pro
DJI Transmission
Accsoon Cineview SE
The AOP
The Dots
Behance
Photobook Cafe
Muse - inspiration board
Shot Deck
Martin Parr photobooks
MagCulture (Physical shop is: 270 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4PE)
Tom’s naming convention - YYMMDD-Shootname
LTO tape
A Photo Editor
1 hr 55 min
August 08, 2022S2 #4 - Retouching tips from the expert w/ Vahakn Vorperian
Vahakn Vorperian is a UK based high end visual retoucher that has worked for some of the top names in the industry for many years. We talk to Vahakn about his journey into retouching, his tips and techniques, and his thoughts on the future of the medium.

Website: https://www.the-retouchers.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vahaknvorperian/?hl=en
Astropad software for turning your tablet into a retouching tablet
Tim Walker - Fashion Photographer
Shooting plates & assets - blank plates at beginning and the end of a shoot
Vanity Fair 2018 retouching cock up
Jay Brooks - All Creatures Great and Small - Series 2 image
Nodel Ninja panoramic head
Panoramic stitch - Capture One
PT Gui software
TIPS
Always keep the original layer - duplicate it and lock the original away

Separate background and skin into folders - naming accordingly

Depth of your canvas - your layer stacks. Items Furthest away always at bottom of the stack

Toms Tiff file tip and tips on proper folder structures

Naming convention Vahakn uses for his projects: (Job Number - Client - name of photographer)

Use of WIPs (Work in Progress) streams for email conversations

Delete the shots that don’t work! (unless you want the clients to end up picking them)

Disney and the case of the hairy arms

Green Screen - shoot on grey, not on green! And avoid shooting on white for anything you want to cut out. 50% grey probably best

Shoot on Haze on Black - Then use blend modes (ie. screen or hard mix)
i1 Display Pro calibrator
Jigsaw24
Stanley Green - Black Passport
Eugeune Smith - Minamata trailer
Tom’s Hand Spanks (retouching glove)
Robert Frank - London and Wales book and the image that we discuss
Sergio Larrain photobook
1 hr 49 min
July 13, 2022 S2 #3 - Negotiating 101 w/ Bill Cramer
Bill Cramer is the founder and CEO of Wonderful Machine. This week we talk to Bill about how and why Wonderful Machine was formed, how it serves photographers and the industry at large. We also discuss pricing; how to cost your work, including taking into consideration licensing, working with budgets and tips on negotiation.
1 hr 36 min
May 12, 2022 S2 #2 - Niches, Values and Networks w/ Emma Alexander
More on the Trekpak system that Tom uses in his cases
Osprey Bag - Rolling Transporter 120 - great travelling suitcase for when traveling with kit such as lighting
Tenba Roadie Camera Bag - Gregs latest purchase
Snapperstuff - A good UK resource for ThinkTank Products run by photography professionals
45L Peak Design Travel Bag used by both Tom and Greg
Jasons Cases
Panostore lid organiser
CRDBAG
Nanuk bags
Keyboard Maestro - The software recommended by Tom and loved by Emma
Tom Barnes ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ page
Tom Barnes Gear page
The software Emma uses to run the company: Confluence
Tom and Greg’s recommendation for running your own CRM: Notion
Other softwares mentioned for use as CRM or just to help project plan: Jeera / Trello / Hubspot
Cost Of Doing Business calculations - three tabs - ‘LIVING’, ‘PROFIT’ and ‘PENSION’
Think about your network/your tribe - Building Creative Resilience: maintain inspiration and overcome isolation
Power of accountability - personal board of advisors - mentors —> diversity is important
What are your values - what drives you? What is your vision? Why do you love it?
The importance of having Niche - values form a core part of this
Big takeaway - Lead with the work you want to attract
More on the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) - the minimum thing I have to do to test my idea

Desert Island Camera
Mamiya RB67
Desert Island Book
I Witness - Tom Stoddart
1 hr 34 min
April 14, 2022 S2 #1 - Shooting film stock full-time w/ Jim Marsden
Eco Flow Delta battery (insta stories)
Mamiya Press Universal camera
Leica m2
Nikon F
Peak imaging (Film Lab)
Supersense ONE INSTANT Film
Yashika Y35 kickstarter
Pentax 67 105mm f/2.4
Rolleiflex
Valoi 360 scanner
Holga panoramic images (Not Damon Winters as mentioned in the poidcast but Benjamin Lowy - see the work here) More about the technique here
Jim’s book - ‘The Next Turn May Reveal Heaven’
Jim’s bag - ‘The Marsden’ by Millica
Leica ‘akademie’
Flaghead Photographic
Newton Ellis camera repair
Fuji GX617 - the panoramic beast
Desert Island Camera
Fuji GX617
Desert Island Book
Bruce Weber - published by Alfred Knopf
1 hr 17 min
May 19, 2021 S1 #30 - Crypto, NFTs & the future of photography w/ Chloe Diamond
On this weeks episode we are joined by Chloe Diamond, Chloe is the CMO at Swash App and a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Digital Art. She talks us through crypto, blockchain and NFTs and what implications these new emerging technologies will have on the photographic industry.
Swash App
IAMA Coin - Kevin Abosch
MOCDA - Museum of Contemporary Digital Art
The stone coins of Yap
Memo Atken - The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of CryptoArt
Definitions: Proof of Stake and Proof of Work, Smart contracts
Adam Broomberg & Blockchain
Audius music streaming
Brave and Basic Attention Tokens (BATs)
Hans Haacke
Blockchain and the music industry
An overview video of data ownership on the internet

Chloes choices:
Desert Island Camera: Leica 1
Desert Island Photobook: Elliott Erwitt - Dog Dogs
1 hr 13 min
May 04, 2021 S1 #29 - Transitioning & carving a creative path w/ Kalpesh Lathigra
This week on the show we have a great, far-ranging and frank chat with photographer Kalpesh Lathigra. Kal has been in the industry for over 30 years. He won a World Press award in 2000, received W.Eugene Smith Fellowship among many other awards. He discusses his journey into the industry via newspapers and photojournalism and the changes in direction that he decided to take towards a more artistic practice. We also discuss some of his techniques, his use of large-format and polaroid cameras, where he finds his projects and what is involved in the research for said projects. We also talk about digital noise, navigating the editorial world and boxing. Below are various things mentioned throughout the show!
Joey Pouch ( *** GIVEAWAY **** check our instagram for giveaway details!)
JPEG mini
Jeff Moore
Graeme Jennings
Polaroid 55
Manifest destiny
Nigel Shafran
Frank Ockenfels
Paper Boy magazine and on instagram
Desert Island Camera: Wista 45SP
Desert Island photobook: Harlemville by Claire Richardson - read more about it on her website
1 hr 34 min

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