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June 08, 2022 Inside Ripple Training, with Steve Martin
Just two guys talking about video editing tools, VR, 360 video and the future.
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54 min
June 04, 2022 Award-Winning Children’s Portraiture, with Shannon Squires
Award-winning photographer and compositing artist Shannon Squires discusses her non-traditional approach to creating award-winning portraits.
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33 min
May 27, 2022 Inside HEX Camera Bags
HEX camera bag co-founder Trent Valladares joins to discuss how his company is attempting to differentiate from the competition, supply-chain challenges, and future innovations.
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56 min
May 20, 2022 The App Developing Photographer

In this interview, I get to chat with my long-time friend and fellow podcaster, Martin Bailey. We discuss how he's been surviving while losing the majority of his photography income due to the pandemic. And how he successfully pivoted into iOS app development!

PhotoClock Pro for iOShttps://martinbaileyphotography.com/photoclock-pro-your-new-desk-or-bedside-clock/

Martin Bailey Photographyhttp://www.martinbaileyphotography.com

Martin Bailey Photography Podcast

http://martinbaileyphotographypodcast.com

In part two, Martin gives a "from the developer" demo of his new app Photo Clock Pro!

https://youtu.be/S4VYv_UuoSY

Product Shots

About Martin Bailey

Martin Bailey Photography K.K. is our company name. The K.K. stands for Kabushiki Kaisha meaning “corporation” in Japanese.

Martin Bailey is a nature and wildlife photographer based in Tokyo. He's a pioneering Podcaster and blogger, X-Rite Coloratti member, software developer, and educator.

Fueled by his passion for nature and travel, and a tireless desire to share his knowledge and artistic vision, Martin is a popular international tour and workshop leader, helping photographers from around the world to experience and capture the wonders of this awesome planet we call home.

Martin's work has been licensed by Canon, Popular Photography Magazine, X-Rite, Pomegranate, Korean Air, Creation Durable, Real Music, and Light of Consciousness Magazine, among many others…

He had five pieces in the Viaggiando Immaginando exhibit in Italy in 2005, and a solo exhibition "The Nature of Japan" in Aoyama, Tokyo, in Dec 2010. He also displayed 10 large format prints in a solo exhibit at Canon's Headquarters in Tokyo from April to Sept 2018.

PhotoClock Pro Product Page: https://mbp.ac/pcpOn the App Store: https://mbp.ac/aspcp

Social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartinBaileyPhotographyTwitter: https://twitter.com/MartinBaileyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinbaileyphotography/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinbaileyphotog/
20 min
May 18, 2022 The Creativity Conference — ICELAND!

Maxim Jago joins the podcast to discuss one of his newest projects — the Creativity Conference. Taking place in Reykjavik, Iceland in August of 2022, the event sounds like it will be a one-of-a-kind opportunity for a much-needed "creative recharge", regardless of your creative genre.

About the Conference, in their own words...

From August 3-5th 2022 in Reykjavík, Iceland, we invite you to attend our incredible in-person global meetup. Hundreds of creatives from around the world will share ideas, inspiration, and opportunities for collaboration. We will present seven live presentation rooms with over 100 sessions exploring everything from poetry and prose to the architecture of an inspired life. Visit our digital experience room for mind-blowing state-of-the-art creative technology, and make new friends in our indoor garden meeting spaces.

Learn from amazing world-class creative speakers as they share and workshop their creative inspiration and approaches for developing new work.

During our first evening, we have the Perlan Ice Museum for our movie night, during which we will screen our short film competition winners.

During our second evening, we have Gamla Bio for our live music night - learn from our incredible musician speakers during the day, and enjoy their performances live that night!

Our third evening is our closing night creative bash, to be held at a secret venue. Expect a wonderful social evening connecting with new creative friends and watching multiple performances by creatives of many kinds!

A buffet lunch is provided every day, as well as teas and coffees, juice, fruit, and snacks.

Access to the whole conference, including lunches and evening events is included with your conference ticket (you will need to arrange your own travel, accommodation, and evening meals).

This promises to be a spectacular event in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, hosted at the fantastic Reykjavík University campus. Iceland is one of the safest countries in the world, with modern Scandinavian/Nordic culture, beautiful architecture, nature and local art, great internet access, and convenient flights from North America and Western Europe. Most Icelanders speak English, too!

http://www.thecreativityconference.is
27 min
May 11, 2022 ON1 Photo Raw, The Inside Story

In this episode, I'm joined by Dan Harlacher of ON1 Software. We discuss the history of the ON1 Software and we have an insider's discussion about ON1 Photo Raw, its target market(s), and its intended positioning in your photography workflow. And in part TWO of this interview, Dan gives an insider's demo of ON1 Photo Raw.

http://on1.com

Product Demonstration

https://youtu.be/CQiEbjhqNhU

Screenshots

About the ON1 Professional Plugin Series

Many photographers are looking to expand and refine their workflows with better technologies that work together. The product line in the ON1 Professional Plugin Series focuses on bringing ON1's editing technologies into existing professional photo workflows with a more integrated experience.

ON1 NoNoise AI offers the best results from any photo noise reduction software based on specific user tastes. The fast live previews of the adjustments make it easy to control the amount of noise in your photos. It includes raw file support for over 800 cameras, including Fujifilm.

ON1 Effects has hundreds of best photo effects, looks, and styles built into the software, allowing customers to apply professional looks to their photos without complex editing skills. The powerful masking tools and blending options allow for local and global adjustments to any photo effect. Each setting in ON1 Effects is also re-editable, allowing users to adjust any of their settings later on when using as a plugin to Lightroom or Photoshop.

ON1 Resize has long been the industry standard for photo enlargements. Featuring ON1's industry-leading Genuine Fractals® technology, Resize 2022 is a must-have for image resizing for the highest quality photo enlargements and prints.

ON1 Portrait AI is a portrait photographer and retoucher’s dream software. It's simply better portrait editing. The application automatically retouches each face in photos with a click of a button using frequency separation technology. It also recognizes each face in photos independently and applies the correct amount of retouching, utilizing machine learning.. The batch processing capability included in Portrait AI is the solution for eliminating long portrait retouching sessions. Like ON1 Effects, each setting in ON1 Portrait AI is also re-editable, allowing users to adjust settings later on when working from Lightroom and Photoshop.

ON1 HDR is an ultra-fast way to produce incredible natural-looking HDR photos. It quickly renders a preview of your HDR photo without having any delays like other HDR applications. Complete control of motion in images like water with live deghosting is also handy. ON1 HDR includes everything you need to make a great-looking HDR photo, including tone & color, layers, retouching, and special effects.
36 min
May 06, 2022 Inside the Unraveled Academy

In this interview Unraveled Academy co-creator Ace Fanning joins the podcast to discuss their unique approach to building community for the photography world.

About Ace Fanning

Ace Fanning

Ace Fanning is a portrait photographer, podcaster, and educator based out of Phoenix, AZ. He is one-third of the Unraveled Academy team, whose primary role is in marketing! Ace is always keeping things fresh with his never-ending list of new ideas and constant need for change! He is dramatic– he’s known to cry during meetings– but he’s always the one to make everyone laugh! He is loud, opinionated, and full of passion for everything he does!

Unraveled Academy

Unraveled Academy is an online photography school and community that is designed for every photographer, no matter where they are in their journey! We are a safe space for photographers to find and express their inner creative!

Upcoming Unraveled Events

Camp Unraveled05.13.2022 - 05.15.2022Austin, TXhttps://theunraveledacademy.com/course/camp-unraveled-eternal-summer

The Retreat09.30.2022 - 10.03.2022Fairview, UThttps://theunraveledacademy.com/course/2022-unraveled-retreat

Leap of Faith Photo Contesthttps://theunraveledacademy.com/course/leap-of-faith

Photo Contest Open to Everyone!05.01.2022 - 05.31.2022

31 min
May 02, 2022 On the Go with Platypod eXtreme!

A few weeks ago the folks over at Platypod sent me one of their new Platypod eXtreme devices to try out. The timing was great as I was just about to hit the road for several trips. And any opportunity to lighten my load is welcomed!

Occasionally, a product shows up that you didn't know you wanted or needed. But when you try it, you wonder how you ever lived without it.

Platypod is one of those rare products. And the company's latest iteration, Platypod eXtreme, takes an already solid "platform" the Platypod Max, and incorporates a healthy dose of weight reduction, user feedback, and common sense refinement.

The result is what may likely become a permanent addition to your camera bag.

So, what is a Platypod eXtreme?

Platypod eXtreme + Platyball

Basically, it's a small sheet of flat, strong metal with an arc-welded 1/8th inch male threaded mount to hold the tripod head of your choice or other accessories.

As well as several standard ¼ 20 threaded holes for attaching almost any conceivable bit of kit to.

There are also unthreaded holes on the eXtreme (indicated by a little drill icon) that accommodate #8 or #10 wood screws if a more permanent installation is required.

The Platypod eXtreme improves on the design of previous models by adding attached adjustable feet and legs. It's a simple pull-twist move to quickly set the legs into position. Eliminating the need to remove the included spiked feet and attach them manually as in previous versions.

The spiked legs are threaded so you can remove them from the spring-loaded mounts, and screw them into any of the 7 provided ¼ 20 holes on the platform, for added flexibility or stability.

Or quickly rotate them independently to use either the rubberized feet (to protect delicate surfaces),or the sharp spiked ends for added grip and stability where necessary.

There are slots on the device to facilitate strapping and securing it to locations like posts or trees. Just strap it on, and use one or more of the spikes to add stability and tension. There are also thoughtful carabiner slots for attaching and carrying it externally on your belt, a backpack, or your camera bag.

I carried the device constantly while traveling for the past few weeks and surprisingly, it replaced my traditional tripod in many situations. Substantially lightening my load.Uses for the device are seemingly endless. It can be used for everything from holding lighting for macro photography, to supporting your camera in tight situations where using a traditional tripod would be impractical or inconvenient.

Or use it to get those extremely low angles that would require disassembly and reconfiguration of transitional tripods. The Platypod eXtreme comes with several accessories including a high-quality pouch for carrying the eXtreme, a carabiner, the spiked legs, the leg caps, etc.

Again, this is one of those rare products that you wouldn't know you needed until you use it. After that, it becomes a permanent part of your kit.

You can check it out over on Kickstarter.com. It's already fully funded and the campaign (with all of the backer perks) ends on May 9th, 2022.

3 min
April 29, 2022 Making Mobile Movies on iPad, with Lumafusion!

Are mobile devices ready for professional-level work? Can a feature film be edited on an iPad Pro? LumaTouch co-founder and user interface lead Terri Morgan joins the podcast to discuss; power in portability. Terri also reveals the thought behind the newest upcoming feature... Multicam!

About Terri Morgan

Terri has been a professional in the video industry for over 30 years, working as a product manager, designer, and subject matter expert for companies such as Lightworks, Tektronix, Fast Multimedia, Pinnacle Systems, and Avid.

©Terri Morgan

Video editing has been her life-long passion and she brings that passion to LumaTouch.

Prior to co-founding LumaTouch, she was Senior Principal Product Designer and Product Manager at Avid creating Pinnacle Studio for PC and Pinnacle Studio for iOS.

Terri received her BA in Visual Communications from the Evergreen State College and her Professional Certificate in Human-Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington.

About LumaFusion

If you are a professional or aspiring producer, journalist, or filmmaker, if you have a video story that’s begging to be told, if you want to use the latest technology for iPhones and IPads; LumaFusion is the premier professional video editing and effects app for you. If you’re not a “Pro” yet, our video tutorials, world-class free support, and an incredible community of video enthusiasts and professionals on our forums will help you get there.

LumaFusion is produced by the original creators of the award-winning Pinnacle Studio App, and this time we’ve created the most powerful tool ever for mobile video editing.

Website: http://www.luma-touch.comTwitter: @lumatouch

https://youtu.be/5lVeN31sNw4

34 min
April 20, 2022 The Nikon Z9 – Is it THAT good?

In this interview 30-year professional wedding photographer Troy Miller explains his adoration for his newly received Nikon Z9. Is it all they say it is? Is it powered by magic dark matter unicorn focusing dust? Or, is it all just hype?

Check out the Nikon Z9Connect with Troy Miller: http://spicyjello.com

55 min