This Week in Photo (TWiP)

Olympus has announced their intention to sell its imaging division to Japanese Industrial Partners (JIP) by the end of the year. Olympus says the newly formed entity will continue making camera equipment and providing support to existing Olympus camera owners.

https://youtu.be/p3Te0mOmb4Q

However, many people are dubious that Olympus, in its current state, will survive. Some critics are citing all sorts of economic stressors, as well as a decline in traditional camera sales that may spell doom for the brand. This move also calls into question the future of the micro-four-thirds format.

Rob Knight is an Olympus Educator as well as a talented travel photographer who has built his business on the back of micro-four-thirds cameras.

Rob is optimistic about what the future Olympus might look like. Watch this interview to find out why.

About Rob

Travel and Nature photographer Rob Knight has been a professional artist for nearly thirty years. He’s been a photographer for more than half of that time and an educator since 2010.

Rob is an Olympus Educator, Tenba Visual Artist, and a GNARBOX Pro. Rob is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom, and he was a finalist for the National Association of Photoshop Professional’s “Photoshop Guru” award for photography in 2008 and 2009. Rob is best known for his destination photo workshops, his easy-going teaching style, and his informative critiques.

While he enjoys teaching in a classroom setting, Rob prefers the more hands-on learning offered by working with students on location. Rob founded Creative Immersion Photography Workshops in 2009 to provide all-inclusive photo workshops in Costa Rica.

In addition to the popular Costa Rica workshops, Creative Immersion Photography now offers trips in the U.S. to destinations like Route 66 and coastal Maine. 

DPReview on the news…https://www.dpreview.com/news/6607157941/olympus-in-agreement-to-sell-imaging-business-by-the-end-of-the-year

Rob Knight's Website…https://robknightphotography.com/

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I'm incredibly excited to announce that I have partnered with the nice folks at Skylum Software to produce a brand new podcast show. It's called Behind the Seen!

https://youtu.be/B3V6mH7fCTE

The first season of the show already underway. It's hosted by yours truly, and it is an in-depth look at several amazing photographers working in various genres; from underwater to wedding to sports and others.

Through the discussions, you'll get to know these photographers' unique workflows, businesses, and mindsets.

Head over and subscribe now at Skylum.com/podcast

In this interview, Cam Attree joins the podcast to discuss his approach to boudoir and fine art nude photography.

https://youtu.be/ywooA6qCUWk

Cam is a freelance photographer and videographer based in Brisbane Australia. He specializes in the artistic nude, boudoir, and general portrait photography. He also runs photography workshops and a member's website for his artistic nude work and a YouTube channel where he shares product reviews, BTS, and tutorial videos.

https://www.youtube.com/camattreephotographyhttps://www.camattree.photographyhttps://www.artofnudephotography.comhttps://www.instagram.com/camattreephoto

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Jesse Freidin one of the leading fine art pet photographers joins the show to discuss his love of the art, and why. We also dive into how he has positioned his business as "boutique" and "high end".

https://youtu.be/90w-PFKb0Fs

Jesse has published work in more than 150 private collections throughout the United States. His portraiture has been exhibited in galleries across the country and studies the deeply healing power of the human/animal bond— telling a contemporary story of companionship and love that truly honors the role dogs play in our modern lives.

Jesse was awarded 'Best Dog Photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area' and 'Best Dog Photographer in Los Angeles' for fine art pet portraiture in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

He is also the creator of three viral dog photography series: The Doggie Gaga Project (2010), When Dogs Heal (published by Lerner Books 2020), and Finding Shelter (published by Lyons Press 2017). His work has been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post, Yahoo!, MTV, Live! with Regis and Kelly, Inside Edition, The Bark Magazine, Dogster, Garden and Gun Magazine, The New York Post, Four and Sons Magazine, and many more.

https://www.jessefreidin.com

A candid "black and brown" discussion on racism, police brutality, and navigating a world divided by color lines.

Pye Jirsa of SLRLounge.com and Frederick Van Johnson of This Week in Photo sit down for a candid discussion on growing up black and brown in the United States of America. We discuss the challenges around navigating an increasingly complex world rife with systemic racism; overt, hidden, and subconscious.

https://youtu.be/1nEwqSv5V7M

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www.slrlounge.com www.vfpresets.com

In this interview I chat with my good friend Derrick Story about some state-of-the-art processes for getting your physical media digitized and archived.

https://youtu.be/VSt1Grmzhvg

Derrick Story is a photographer, writer, podcaster, and educator. He publishes his weekly podcast via www.thedigitalstory.com and everywhere podcasts are consumed. You can learn about his workshops and online classes at www.thenimblephotographer.com. And if you like analog photography, you’ve got to see TheFilmCameraShop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFilmCameraShop - it’s a blast.

About Digitizing Family Memories

The course is a series of four online classes that included class notes and access to the conversations by other class members associated with the videos.

You will learn different methods for scanning prints and negatives, organizing them, and preserving them for you and future generations.

https://www.thenimblephotographer.com/2020-workshops/digitizing-family-memories

Udi Tirosh of Spiffy Gear joins the show to discuss some common misconceptions about LED lighting quality differences. We also discuss some innovative new directions his company is taking with regard to LED-based lighting products!

http://www.spiffygear.com

In this interview photographer and digital artist Mario Olvera joins me to discuss his process when creating his amazing digital composite work with Adobe Photoshop.

https://youtu.be/DmFRFaXiz4E

Mario is a passionate geek, gamer, Photographer, Digital Artist, Web and software developer from Mexico. He has been a freelancer for more than 10 years and worked as matte painter on the Godzilla movie. He was also the light supervisor and lead retoucher for the TECATE calendars in 2017 and 2018.

He was one of the first Latin American artists to be featured on Adobe.com and has given talks and workshops about Photoshop compositing around Mexico for more than 3 years.

Personal Links:

YouTube Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPZf_meJ_tc

Behance Portfolio:http://be.net/molvera3

Instagram:http://instagram.com/mariolvera3

Facebook:http://facebook.com/marioolveram

500pxhttp://500px.com/olverart

LINKEDIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-enrique-olvera-molinar-82566141/

Business Links:

WEBSITE:http://compositenation.com/plugins/oniric

INSTAGRAM:http://instagram.com/compositenation

PRESS KIT:

In this interview, I chat with San Francisco, CA-based music, and concert photographer Jay Blakesberg. Jay shares a few of his lifetime of stories that come from photographing a veritable whos-who in the music industry.

Jay is a San Francisco-based photographer, filmmaker, and visual anthropologist whose work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, Relix, and many other magazines. He has worked with countless musical artists, including Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Phish, moe., Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana, and, of course, the Grateful Dead to name just a few. Blakesberg attended his first Dead show in September 1977 as a 15-year-old kid.

Thirty-seven years later, he went on to become the official Fare Thee Well photographer for the band’s final five shows. Secret Space of Dreams is his 15th coffee table book of music photography.

https://youtu.be/ga_SuHFVlVQ

Jay Blakesberg

To learn more about Jay please visit:http://www.blakesberg.comhttps://www.rockoutbooks.comhttps://www.instagram.com/jayblakesberghttps://www.instagram.com/retroblakesberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Blakesberg

In this interview, I'm joined by Imagely Chief Community Officer Scott Wyden Kivowitz. Scott is a father, photographer, blogger, and educator in New Jersey, who considers himself a storyteller with a camera. He is also the Chief Community Officer at Imagely, The WordPress Photography People.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VpyZYiKWU6A

Scott is the author of numerous books and a regular YouTuber. He can be found teaching photographers about photography, WordPress, and online marketing on his website, the Imagely website, and other venues like Photofocus.

Scott believes in sharing his knowledge in any way possible and educating without fluff, in a straight to the point easy to understand style.

Learn more about Imagely here:

https://www.imagely.comhttps://twitter.com/imagelyhttps://facebook.com/imagelyhttps://instagram.com/imagelyConnect with Scott directly here:https://scottwyden.comhttps://youtube.com/scottwydenhttps://instagram.com/scottwydenhttps://twitter.com/scottwydenhttps://facebook.com/groups/wordpressforphotographers