This Week in Photo (TWiP)

TWiP Apps 07: Fripito-ing Around the World

Do you like to travel? Of course you do. Do you like to take pictures when you travel? Of course you do! Do you spend the time before you go to research the best locations for photos, what equipment you should or shouldn’t bring, plan how long it’ll take between locations to maximize your opportunities on the ground, and just ensure you won’t miss anything epic while there? Of course you… oh. No? I know… me neither. Research takes time! And there’s only so much googling you can do before you become inundated with options… and just give up. You say to yourself, “I’ll figure it out when I get there”. Then invariably, you find out once back home that you missed opportunities and locations, and brought gear you didn’t need or worse, left gear at home that you wish you hadn’t. The solution to all this — is Fripito. Fripito is a photographer’s guide to some of the world’s most photogenic locations. A powerful iOS and Android app that lets you not only enjoy beautiful images from around the world, but also to see exactly where they were taken, read a description of the scene, and even learn the camera settings. These collections aren’t random photos pulled from google or even just carefully curated photos from hundreds of photographers. No, each of Fripito’s cities are shot by a single photographer, selected among many candidates who can best represent the city of choice. And there’s more good news. You — can become one of those photographers. Fripito has a generous revenue share plan for a few talented photographers who can contribute new cities to their app. Maybe one of them… could be you!

Find out more about Fripito:

Website: http://fripito.com/

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/cz/app/fripito/id838815010?mt=8

Facebook: @fripito https://www.facebook.com/fripito

Twitter: @fripito_news https://twitter.com/fripito_news

Instagram: @fripito https://www.instagram.com/fripito/

Get a 30 day free trial for Fripito using the code: GOLD_TWiPA  

Platform:

Fripito was demoed on an iPad Pro, and is also available on iOS and Android.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Guest App Pick: Aperture

Father’s Day is Sunday and who better to celebrate fatherhood here on TWiP Family than the World’s Best Father, Dave Engledow. Dave started creating his humorous images about being a father when his daughter, Alice Bee, was a little baby and he was exhausted.

Dave made his first photos and shared them with friends and family online. He wanted to make them laugh, of course, but also to keep his friends who were not parents from getting bored with a constant stream of “Look at my adorable baby!” photos. Dave’s photos quickly found a wide audience and he created a calendar and then a book from the series.

In today’s interview with Dave Engledow, we talk about the process he goes through from idea to finished product. We also talk about what he’s working on now.

More about Dave: Facebook, Confessions of the World’s Best Father, 2017 World’s Best Father Calendar.

Do you have a family photography question? A guest suggestion or topic you’d like to hear about on this family photography podcast? Thank you to Joe Russo who suggested today’s guest. Use the Contact Us button to send me an email. You can also contact me on the TWiP Family Facebook page and you can join the TWiP Family Facebook group. My family is currently obsessed with letter writing. If you are the letter writing type, grab a paper and pen and write me a letter. Send it to PO Box 81005, Pittsburgh PA, 15217, USA.

This year, I’m doing a daily photo project, a 365 Project. You can see my project and the projects of other TWiP Family listeners on Flickr in the

AlphaMirrorless 015: Juan and Andy Answer More of your Questions

Every so often we dedicate a show to answering your questions, and this is such a show. We get so many questions from all of you and we try to answer all of them, sometimes we may reply to you directly, sometimes we may just air your question on the show, and other times we may both! In any case we’d love to hear from you and try to answer your questions as they relate to the Sony Alpha mirrorless camera system or on photography in general.

We don’t always know the answers, but if we don’t we will research it and try to give you the best answer we can. So what have you got to lose, go ahead and send in your questions to us by going to this form.

Links mentioned on the episode

* ECM-CG60 Shotgun Microphone

* VideoMic Pro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone

* FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

* FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

* FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

* FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens

* Geotag ARW Files

* AlphaMirrorless Facebook Page

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: Faster Write speeds to the cards

* Andy: Native longer-than-300mm Sony Mount Lens

Picks of the Week

* Juan: RRS TQC-14: Quick-Column Series 1 Tripod and carry bag

* Andy: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens and Metabones Smart Adapter Mark IV for Canon EF to Sony E-Mount Camera

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

Lightroom CC 2015.6 Update: Exploring the Guided Upright Feature

This week on TheFIX, host Seán Duggan covers the recent 2015.6/6.6 update to Lightroom and takes you through the new Guided Upright feature for correcting perspective distortion (this feature is only available in Lightroom CC). In a multi-image exploration of Guided Upright, Seán explores how it works on different photos, including situations where it doesn’t do much better than the regular Auto, Vertical, or Full options we’ve had up to now. He also shows one image where the previous Upright options were total failures, but where Guided Upright now saves the day. And, in the spirit of tinkering and pushing things to the edge, he also takes it for a test drive around the intentional distortions track to see what kind of cool distortions he can discover. Guided Upright is also available in the latest version of Camera Raw, too, and we’ll take a look at that in next week’s episode.

Rocky Nook Book Giveaway!

To enter to win a Rocky Nook book of your choice, head over to the page for last week’s episode #069 and check out the entry instructions there. Entries for this giveaway will close at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday June 21, 2016.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

Adobe Lightroom Journal: Official News on the 2015.6 / 6.6 Update

iPhoneography: Creative Capture & Processing Techniques, Mill Valley, CA  7/31/16

Creative Seeing: Refining Your Photographic Vision, Maine Media Workshops Aug 7 – 13, 2016

The first image below is one of the demo files I used to explore Guided Upright. After correcting the perspective distortion, I got the idea to turn it into the poster frame for this episode and customize the marquee. One thing led to another, which led to another, and after a while, this is what I ended up with!

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Where’s Seán?

* Lynda.com recently published Seán’s two new Photoshop Compositing Project courses… Learn Photoshop Compositing: 10-Minute Techniques and 

The Canon EOS 80D comes three years after the popular 70D, one of the company’s most popular APS-C mid-range cameras. Among a crowded market of 24MP APS-C bodies, the 80D stands out for its video and Live View capabilities. Positioned between three-digit Rebel line and the semi-pro 7D II, the 80D features Canon’s Dual-Pixel 45-point autofocus technology, 1080p/60 video, 7fps, a fully articulating touch-sensitive LCD screen and headphone and external mic inputs. Accompanying the camera at launch is a new, quieter EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens, an upgrade from the STM version.

In addition to reviewing the Canon 80D, Gordon and Doug cover the new PZ-E1 power-zoom adaptor, get into a deeper discussion of Live View versus mirrorless cameras and consider the 80D in the context of its competitors, particularly the 7D II and Nikon’s D7200.

Watch Gordon’s Live View astrophotography video.

Read Gordon’s detailed review of the EOS 80D.

Buy the Canon EOS 80D at:

* Amazon.com

* Adorama

* B&H

* Amazon UK

Errata: Canon says the EOS 80D is indeed “Water/Dust Resistant”.

Canon EOS 80D ReviewImage QualityControls, Ergonomics, MenusEcosystemValue/CostPros* Articulating Touch LCD* Dual-Pixel Autofocus* Good DSLR/Live-View HybridCons* Only 1080p/60 Video* Expensive vs. Mirrorless APS-C2016-06-134.2Overall Score

TWiP 468: Ghost in the Machine

One of the main purposes of technology is to make our lives better, by taking over mundane tasks so that we can – theoretically – be more productive in other areas. Over the past several years we’ve seen advances in facial recognition and machine learning that have been steadily making inroads into consumer software. Apple added “Faces” to Apple Photos, Google added similar, albeit much deeper cloud-based photo recognition to its consumer photography product. But is all of this a pandora’s box inside of a trojan horse?

In this episode, we discuss the good aspects of machine learning and photo recognition technologies. As well as the scary parts of having faceless servers analyzing, and potentially making behavior inferences based on the mountains of data gathered about our daily lives.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

* The roll helps your find the best photos on your phone

* Watch out DJI Osmo – the new Roxor 4K gimbal camera is just $199

* Update to DJI Go app finally brings Facebook live streaming

* Google’s new gigapixel camera caputres every paint stroke in famous artworks

* Phlearn’s 1 Million Subscriber contest

* Phlearn’s Photoshop 101-301 coming soon

Picks of the Week

* Aaron: Nix Color Sensor

* Brian: MXL USB.008 Large-Diaphragm condenser microphone

* Juan: Google’s Motion Stills app

* Frederick: DaVinci Resolve 12.5

TWiP 468 is brought to you by:

TWiP School

This episode of TWiP is brought to you by the new TWiP School! We’ve just launched and the school already has THOUSANDS of students and several photography courses to choose from.

Check it out today at http://www.TWiPSchool.com

Vietnam Trip

This November, Frederick is taking a few lucky TWiPPERs to the beautiful and colorful country of Vietnam. It’ll be an adventure full of photography, food, laughs and FUN. Come hang out for two weeks and come away with photos and memories and adventures to brag about that you never thought possible.

Sign up today at http://twip.pro/vietnam2016

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Aaron Nace: Website, Twitter, Google+, Instagram

* Juan Pons: Website, Twitter, Google+

* Brian Fisher: Website

* Frederick Van Johnson: Website,

Street Focus 90: The Buffalo That Could Not Dream with Felix von der Osten

Please enjoy my conversation with German photographer Felix von der Osten who spent several weeks on a native american reservation and photographed daily life.

Felix von der Osten (b. 1989) is a freelance documentary photographer and Drone Pilot from Germany.

He is specially interested social and cultural issues documenting it with analog large- and medium- format photography, as well with the Wet Plate Collodion process.

In 2014 he attended the class »Advanced Visual Storytelling I+II« at the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus (DK).

He currently lives in Cologne and completed his Bachelor in 2016 at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund. Afterwards he will attend the Masters program as well.

Von der Osten won the »Breakthrough Award« of the Britisch Journal of Photography as well he was named an »Emerging Photographer« by PDN. He also got into various finals of photography competitions as the ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Awards’ or Magnum’s »30 under 30«. At the end of 2015 he attended the 28th Eddie Adams Workshop (XXVIII).

His photographs were published f.e. in CNN, BrandEins, Photographic Museum of Humanity and the GUP Magazin. He also exhibited internationally.

In his free time he is a Magician specialised in Slight-of-hand Card Magic.

See more of his work at: www.vonderosten.de

TWiP Weddings 039: Canada Photo Convention

This week we are joined by by Jasser Abu-Giemi. Jasser is a business coach & talented photographer who transitioned from wedding photography to running a very successful photobooth company called Ready, Set, Booth. Then in 2012, Jasser started the Canada Photo Convention in Vancouver and since then it has expanded to Toronto and created an amazing community of wedding & portrait photographers from Canada and around the world.

Jasser talks to us about the motivation behind creating the Canada Photo Convention and discusses how it’s different from other photography conferences. Register for the Canada Photo Convention and save $75 by entering the code TWiP at checkout!

Links Mentioned in this Episode

* Canada Photo Convention

* Game Changers podcast

* Business Coaching with Jasser

Picks of the Week

* Jasser: Instagram algorithm change

* Robert: Sony RX10 III

* Bruce: Nik Collection & Picture Perfect Lighting by Roberto Valenzuela

WIN a copy of Roberto Valenzuela’s book – Picture Perfect Lighting

Our friends over at Rocky Nook have provided us with 2 free copies of Roberto’s book to give away to our listeners. In order to win, join our Facebook group and leave a comment on the post for this episode telling us what your favourite photography book is. And tag a friend and we’ll randomly pick two people who comment to receive a copy of Roberto’s book. Entry deadline is July 1st.

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We want to hear from you. Your questions and comments will provide direction for the show and will inform future topics. Send in your question and it may end up being answered on the show. Submit your questions for the show by sending us an email at [email protected]. You can also post a Tweet using the hashtag #twipwed. You can also follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/twipwed. You can also interact with us on our Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/twipwed/

Connect with our Hosts & Guests

* Jasser Abu-Giemi: Website, Twitter,

In this episode of TWiP Talks, it’s all about 360 photography… and as we learned in this session the proper term for this is actually “photosphere”, at least according to Google!

This technique and genre of photography is essentially the art of creating immersive experiences in photographs by capturing the entire environment, then by using some magic software, the photographer stitches it all together to create the final “sphere”. It is this sphere that the view then experiences from the INSIDE.

You may have experienced this type of photo before, especially if you’ve ever seen a QuickTime VR movie, or have used Google StreetView. All of these are essentially photospheres. There are some fantastic uses for this technology, but as with any technique, it takes some practice and mastery of basic (and some advanced) photography skills to pull off a professional-looking final piece.

Marc Charette has created hundreds of photospheres, and is also a Google StreetView Trusted photographer in his local area. Find out how he does it by watching this interview, then explore the links he’s provided below.

About Marc – in his own words…

As a Google Trusted photographer living on the Central Coast of New South Wales, my focus is on taking pictures of workplaces, people at work and the products and services they provide, mostly in 360° photospheres. With an extensive background sales, marketing, tourism, advertising, retail, training and services industry, I have have always found myself being the guy behind the gear, helping others tell their stories.

Going back to my first camera, a 1950’s Airies range finder to today, photography has always been in my life. With the new push towards 360° images and all things that look and feel VR, it was the right time to make the full time move and setup Work Pics. It’s about asking people… “So… what do you want people to see?”

You can see my work on www.workpics.com

or contact me at [email protected]

You can also follow my on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPics360/

Getting StartedInterested in creating your own photospheres? Here are a few useful links that Marc has provided…

http://www.360cities.net

https://round.me

http://www.viewat.org

http://www.spinattic.com

https://www.flickr.com

Backup Strategies with Jim Goldstein

In this episode of TheFIX, photographer Jim Goldstein joins host Seán Duggan for a conversation about chasing moonbows in Yosemite and backup strategies for keeping your images safe from hard drive failure or other catastrophes. This is a bit different than our normal post-processing fare, but it does deal with things we do with our images after the shoot. And ensuring that you have a good backup strategy is arguably one of the most important things you can do with your photos after you download them to your computer. Hards drives can and do fail. Preparing for this will save you a lot of tech heartache and hassle. In addition to being an experienced nature, landscape and travel photographer, Jim is also the marketing director for the online backup service Backblaze, and he definitely has his act together in terms of having a very solid backup strategy. We talk about his back-up system which includes mirrored hard drives as well as online backups, and he shares some news about the new Backblaze B2 backup service for large amounts of data that is currently in public beta. At one point, we also do fierce podcasting battle with the audio scourge of an invading leafblower.

Rocky Nook Book Giveaway

To enter to win a Rocky Nook book of your choice, just leave a comment below and tell us a bit about your backup strategy, what backup software you use, or perhaps a data loss horror story. Please be sure that you register with DISQUS, our commenting service, and do so with an active email address so we can contact you if you win. The entry period is two weeks. Entries for this giveaway will close at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday June 21, 2016.

About This Week’s Guest

Jim Goldstein is a professional photographer, author and educator based out of the San Francisco, California area who specializes in outdoor and nature photography. Jim’s photos and writing have been published in numerous publications and blogs and he’s the author of the eBook Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time. 

Links Mentioned in This Episode

Taking Back My Desk from a Horde of Hard Drives    |    A Happy Ending to My Hard Drive Crash

Backblaze     |     3-2-1 Backup Strategy   |    Hard Drive Reliability STATs

JMG Galleries     |    Photographing a Moonbow at Upper Yosemite Falls

 

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