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June 07, 2016 TWiP Family 56: Why You Should Have a Photo Blog with Simon Ringsmuth

My guest this week, Simon Ringsmuth, says everyone should have a photo blog. Really? Why? There are much easier ways to share photos online – Facebook and Instagram for starters.
Simon is father, photographer, teacher, contributor to Digital Photography School, and photo blog enthusiast. On this week’s episode, Simon tells us why photo blogs may seem like old news but are still a great way to share photos with friends and family, as well as a great way to have meaningful interaction with the people enjoying your photography.
Simon has been interested in blogging for years. For the last four years, he’s had a photo blog, Weekly Fifty. Every week, he shares a photo he took with his 50mm lens. Our conversation comes out of an article he wrote for Digital Photography School about how to start a successful photo blog.
Simon tells us first and foremost, know why you are starting the blog. You need a clear purpose that you communicate with your readers. Once you know why you are doing it, do it. Post consistently. Decide how often you’ll post and stick with the schedule. That way, the people who enjoy your work know when to expect a new post. And finally, know what is success for you.
After we talk why you should have a photo blog, we talk about some of the ways to have one. What platform is right for you? WordPress? Squarespace? There are lots of choices.
While blogs seem like dinosaurs in the world of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Periscope and all the many new forms of connecting online, Simon insists that they’re still worth your time.
More about Simon: Website, Facebook, Instagram

Do you have a family photography question? A guest suggestion or topic you’d like to hear about on this family photography podcast? Use the Contact Us button to send me an email. Simon and I talked about my family’s current obsession with another dinosaur – 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.
One thing I have done consistently is my 365 Project. You can see my project and the projects of other TWiP Family listeners on Flickr in the TWiP Family 365 Project 2016 group. Start you own daily photo project and join us.
1 hr 15 min
June 06, 2016 AlphaMirrorless 014: Miguel Quiles gives us a primer on using flash with Alpha Mirrorless cameras

AlphaMirrorless 014: Miguel Quiles gives us a primer on using flash with Alpha Mirrorless cameras
We have had so many listeners ask us about using flash units with the Sony Alpha system so we went out and found someone who relies on flash photography with the Sony Alpha system for a living who could talk more authoritatively about using flash units with the Sony Alpha system. Juan and Andy got the chance to interview Sony Artisan of Imagery Miguel Quiles about his work and about using flash. We cover a bit of the technical issues and options plus Miguel also shares his knowledge and his approach to his portrait work.
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Links mentioned on the episode

* Miguel’s website
* Sony’s flash product line
* Yongnuo
* Phottix

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: With all the stories about the crazy things people are doing in National parks lately I wish people developed a keener common sense. This is the National Parks centennial after all.
* Andy: “Favorites Menu” that you mentioned a few episodes back.

Picks of the Week

* Juan: Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipes
* Andy: Samsung Portable SSD T1 1TB USB 3.0 Drive

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Miguel Quiles: Website, Facebook
* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

48 min
June 04, 2016 TWiP 467 – The Joy of Failure

TWiP 467: The Joy of Failure

Whether it be celebrities, athletes, politicians, or your neighbor with the hot car — we typically only see the side of people that they want us to see, their successes. When in reality, the reason many successful people seem to “have it all” is because they have failed more than anyone else. But the distinguishing factor is that after each failure, they learn from it, and try again… and again… and again. Unsuccessful people tend to give up, when many times success is just around the corner. In this episode Dave Dugdale and Ibarionex Perello join me to discuss the joy of failure, and they provide some tips on how you can be more effective as a photographer, and as a human.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

* Top photographers reveal their biggest mistakes
* Adobe is bringing content-aware crop to the next version of Photoshop
* DaVinci Resolve
* Ripple Training
* Patreon effort for The Candid Frame

Picks of the Week

* Dave: SanDisk 280MB/s card
* Ibarionex: FujiLove Magazine, Meditation Oasis App
* Frederick: Vietnam 2016 tour

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Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Ibarionex Perello: Website, Twitter, Google+
* Dave Dugdale: Website, Twitter, Google+
* Frederick Van Johnson: Website, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest

Credits

* Pre-production by: Bruce Clarke
* Post production by: Suzanne Llewellyn & Vince Bauer
* Bandwidth provided by: Cachefly

1 hr 26 min
June 02, 2016 Street Focus 89: Q&A and Street Challenge

Street Focus 89: Q&A and Street Challenge
This week on Street Focus, my guest co-host is Susan Rosenberg Jones. Together we answer questions about promoting your street photography, how to put together a portfolio and more. Special thanks to Rob Wareham, Yuri Rasin, Bud James and Michael Schmitt for submitting your questions.
About my guest co-host, Susan Rosenberg Jones:
Susan Rosenberg Jones was born and raised in Boston, and moved to New York City in 1976. She holds a BS in Education from Lesley College. As a post grad, she enrolled in SVA as an undergrad (at the time, they did not offer an MFA program) and studied photography for two years.
In 1978, Susan began working at a lab in Manhattan as a custom black and white printer. She loved that job but quit when she became pregnant for fear of the chemicals. A few years later, she started working as a photo researcher for a stock photo agency, and began a long career in stock photography, licensing images to various publishing and advertising clients.
During her daughter’s growing up years, Susan photographed regularly, shooting chromes in those days because it was most convenient.
In 2008, Susan’s husband passed away after a long illness. She felt the need to photograph seriously again and purchased her first digital camera. Feeling rusty, she took a course at ICP just to re-connect with the camera controls and practice with editing software. Other Continuing Ed classes followed.
She worked on various portrait projects: women of a certain age, couples who’d been together for many years, and in 2011 began work on Building 1, a series about her neighbors in the apartment complex in Tribeca where she’d lived since 1984.
In 2012 she married her second husband, Joel. As a tangent to her photographs of her neighbors, she began shooting in her own home, and Joel was a willing subject. He was a bit skittish at first but he became more comfortable as she kept photographing. From this practice, Susan’s body of work, titled Second Time Around emerged.
Susan explores her feelings about growing older, family and community connections, through photography
She was on the show 2 years ago for episode 10. See more of her work on her website.
And the winners are….
The last challenge was all about shadows.
Susan picked a photograph by Yuri Rasin
©Yuri Rasin
Valerie picked a photograph by Sally Coggle
©Sally Coggle
Both winners will receive an ebook of their choice form our friends at RockyNook.
Next street challenge: RAINY DAYS ON THE STREETS! Umbrellas, reflections, natural filters, puddles, etc… Post your best shot by JUNE 23 in the comment section below.
Picks of the week:
Susan’s picks:
A book by Lynsey Addario It’s What I Do
A book by Haley Morris Cafiero The Watchers
Valerie’s pick:
Her favorite photo lab: WHCC
Announcements:
Valerie’s Street Photography ebook is available for download!
45 min
June 01, 2016 TWiP Apps 06: DxO OpticsPro 11; A PRIME Upgrade
TWiP Apps 06: DxO OpticsPro 11; A PRIME Upgrade
In this episode of TWiP Apps, I welcome a very special guest and long time friend, Kirk Paulsen, from the company DxO. DxO is a name you’ve undoubtedly heard before; possibly as the DxO Mark score on a camera or lens you were researching, or on their new camera, the DxO ONE. Perhaps you own some of their software, such as DxO FilmPack or ViewPoint, or Optics Pro. And that last one is what we’ll be looking at today. DxO has just released a major update to DxO Optics Pro, now at version 11, and in today’s show we’ll get a close-up look at what’s new and improved in this release, as well as talk about workflow and integration between Optics Pro and Lightroom, or whichever digital asset manager you use.
Find out more about DxO OpticsPro 11:
Website: DxO.com

Twitter: @dxolabs

Instagram: @dxo

#DxOmade
Platform:
DxO OpticsPro was demoed on Mac OS, and is also available on Windows.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Guest App Pick: Aperture
44 min
June 01, 2016 TheFIX 068: Mobile Creativity with Dan Marcolina

Mobile Creativity with Dan Marcolina
In this episode of TheFIX, designer and photographer Dan Marcolina takes us on a magical mystery tour of iPhoneography, mobile creativity, and his books and apps on that subject, including iPhone Obsessed and two editions of Mobile Masters. Dan has been an enthusiastic evangelist for the iPhone and iPad as creative platforms since the early days of this exciting development in photography. We talk about mobile photography technique, the practice of “app stacking”, or using multiple apps to process an image, and Dan shares insights into his creative process and tips about many cool photography and imaging apps for iOS. If you enjoy camera phone photography, creative app processing, and the entire realm of mobile creativity on phone and tablet devices, this is a show for you! We also discuss some of the groundbreaking work his design firm, Marcolina Design, has done over the years, including Russell Brown’s 2010 Photoshop Odyssey, a wonderful fusion of analog and digital projection with live presentation that he created in collaboration with Adobe’s Russell Brown for the 20th anniversary of Photoshop (link below…definitely worth watching if you’ve never seen it!).
About This Week’s Guest
Dan Marcolina is the co-owner of Philadelpia based Marcolina Design Inc. Over the last 25 years their passion for design and digital tools has spurred the company to keep reinventing themselves and in the process have become nationally recognized design leaders in print, web, video and now digital publishing. Dan has also become known as a top mobile art evangelist. He authored the first book on the subject of “app Stacking” called “iPhone Obsessed” and his 4 itunes eBooks on the subject have been called the best creative resource for discovering the art of iPhoneography. He has lectured widely on mobile photography and his images have appeared in dozens of publications.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
Marcolina Design | Dan’s Photography Portfolio Site | Dan’s iPhone Obsessed eBooks

Russell Brown’s 2010 A Photoshop Odyssey | The World Without Photoshop

Marcolina Design Motion/Video Work for Adobe | Follow Dan: Instagram | Flickr
Book Giveaway Deadline Extended – Since this episode was posted a day late, I have extended the deadline for the Rocky Nook book giveaway by two days. The new deadline is 11:59pm (PST) on Thursday June 2, 2016. You can enter on the Ep 066 Brian Matiash page.

1 hr 19 min
May 31, 2016 TWiP Family 55: Beryl Ayn Young – Your Camera’s Superpowers
This week’s guest is Beryl Ann Young. Beryl is a photographer, teacher, mother and author of a brand new children’s book. These days she teaches both live classes and online classes about photography for beginners and also making photo books and printing photos.
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1 hr 3 min
May 30, 2016 TWiP Talks 46: Getting Started in Modeling with Nicole Williams
A quick interview with brand new model, Nicole Williams!
The post TWiP Talks 46: Getting Started in Modeling with Nicole Williams appeared first on This Week in Photo.
7 min
May 30, 2016 Nikon D500 Review
The Nikon D500 comes more than 6.5 years after the D300, Nikon’s last semi-pro APS-C body. It may have been worth the wait as the D500 may now be the go-to camera for sports and nature.
The post Nikon D500 Review appeared first on This Week in Photo.
1 hr 6 min
May 30, 2016 AlphaMirrorless 013: An interview with Gary Arndt the global traveler and photographer
In this episode, Juan and Andy interview Gary Arndt, who in March 2007 sold his house and has been traveling around the world ever since. Since he started traveling he has visited all 7 continents, over 175 countries and territories around the world, all 50 states and every US territory, every Canadian province, every Australian state and territory, over 125 US National Park Service sites and over 300 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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45 min