The Ordinary Photographer

Unlucky for some, E13 is just a "what's happening?" return and a teaser for the future.

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A pondering beginning to 2021 discussing plans (not resolutions!) and their uses in becoming a better photographer.

In the second half, I defend HP5 Plus after the podcast bashing it's recently had so if you don't shoot film you get to go home early. It hasn't really been bashed, just a couple of people said they didn't think it was exciting. I exagerrate. That's what my wife is always telling me.

Podcast referred to in the episode is The Candid Frame #546 with Jeffery Saddoris. An excellent listen. https://www.ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/2021/1/4/the-candid-frame-546-jeffery-saddoris.

Happy new year to you all!

Inventing New Words Week.

Also, "Recording Into The Right Side Of The Microphone" week too! Sound quality much improved. 

This week I wanted to talk about the ordinariest photographer - Vivian Maier.

That's about it. 

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I had a couple of emails from the last show and may well collate with any new ones - especially ranty ones - in January.

Have a cool yule everyone!

A prize for the longest title ever and the longest gap between podcasts.

1 whole minute of erms cut. That's a lot of erms. Say erm. For a minute. See?

Rather than a rambling moan which was what E10 was destined to be I decided to try and talk about something positive. Lots of poeple say your photos need to tell a story, but do they? Really? Regular listeners will likely know the answer.

Apologies for the sound quality. I'd forgotten how to do it properly and had to relearn everything. I guess that's an incentive if ever there was one...

In which I fluff up the beginning, sigh more than erm, and repeatedly get the book name wrong.

It's a good job I'm not getting paid for this...

Exploring the extra-ordinary work of Phillipe Halsman through three books. Sight & Insight, The Jump Book and Dali's Mustache.

Preposterous stuff.

And an apology that I repeatedly call the book Sight & Sound when that's not what it's called...

So in Episode 8 I deal with another listener email as well as one from Podbean... Well...

I also think I sound like I perhaps make unkind remarks about other podcasts. I actually heartily recommend anyone to give them a go. Whilst the content might not be everyone's cuppa, the people behind them all are talented and gifted folks... 

The Candid Frame: https://www.ibarionex.net/thecandidframe

Negative Positives: https://anchor.fm/mikegutterman

The Large Format Photography Podcast: https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/

The Classic Lenses Podcast: https://www.classiclensespodcast.com/

Books mentioned are Ibarionex Perello's "Making Photographs" and Bruce Barnbaum's "The Art of Photography". Accept no substitutes.

So after a bit of a photographic drought, I picked up an Olympus 35RC and it inspired me.

tl;dl : Gear matters when it either contributes to your creativity or doesn't inhibit it. It's why I can't use a Panasonic camera - the menus drive me round the bend.

Also, I got an email (and a physical postcard!) from Richard Hall! @connexions on Instagram. Go buy his zine: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RichardHallPhotos

Other than that, more erms, a motorbike, and 1 frame short of a full roll. Situation normal.

This week's incompetence....

Mixing up Iron Maiden's frontman with a Magnum street photographer

Spending more time than should be reasonable removing a nasty earth hum from the audio

More erms than I have dust on my 6x17s

"Talk like Captain Kirk" episode with amusing pauses in between. My brain is just toooo slow.

3 Instagram likes come in mid-episode. Three!

In which I read out my first email, and discuss the content because... Well, it's a simple "how do you become a better photographer" email.

Cheers Ian!

I can't get over the amount of erms!! 

Anyway, this week I witter on about the phrase "those who can't... teach...", wishing that it wasn't me but ultimately realising that it is.

Discussing mainly the advantages of night school learning, or learning ina  social environment which is possibly the worst thing to be talking about at the moment.

My wife always tells me I have terrible timing....

Roll on episode 6!

Email the "show" at [email protected] and consider sumbitting an image for discussion on the new Flickr group! (listen for more detail)

I think I'm getting into a groove at the moment. Join me for the fourth episode where I ramble on a bit, tackling the question of feedback and asking myself how useful it might be.

Actually, there's not much groove. Still a lot of erms.

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