TWiP Talks

Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally joins the podcast for an insightful discussion about Nikon, specialization, and self-assignments.

About Joe McNally

Joe McNlally

Joe McNally, Nikon Ambassador, is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer and filmmaker whose prolific career includes assignments in 70 countries. McNally won the first Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Journalistic Impact for a LIFE coverage titled, “The Panorama of War.” McNally has been honored numerous times by Communication Arts, PDN, Graphis, American Photo, POY, and The World Press Photo Foundation.

McNally is masterful at lighting and is known for his large-scale production work, in addition to his vast storytelling experience which stems from assignment work for legendary publications such as LIFE and National Geographic.

His work is regularly cited in social media surveys as sources of inspiration and industry leadership. He is also a Capture One Ambassador. 

https://www.instagram.com/joemcnallyphotohttps://twitter.com/joemcnallyphotohttps://joemcnally.comhttps://joemcnally.com/blog

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Photographer, YouTuber, author, and educator Matt Granger joins the podcast for an insightful discussion about why he thinks the Nikon Z9 might just be the best camera ever made.

About Matt Granger

Matt Granger

Matt is probably known best for his YouTube channels, which have attracted a loyal following around the world and almost 150 million views.

Even before YouTube and traveling the world teaching, Matt has been a passionate professional photographer, specializing in all things 'people' related. He has been published extensively in Australia and abroad and has exhibited with the likes of Studio Harcourt.

Matts's adventurous spirit has led him all over the globe, and he now leads tours to a number of exotic locations.

Outside of work, Matt is a happy husband, a passionate traveler and explorer, and a bit of a foodie. Matt studied for economics and film studies degrees at university.

Website: http://www.mattgranger.comNikon guide: https://geni.us/NikonZsetupEducation: https://learn.mattgranger.comArt Nude Portraiture: https://learn.artnudeportraiture.comYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/mattgrangerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mattgrangerInstagram Art Nude: https://www.instagram.com/artnudeportraitureFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattgranger

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In this interview serial entrepreneur, Donnie Dinch and I discuss Bitski, his latest venture — powering the commerce layer for metaverse environments. We discuss what new capabilities and opportunities the NFT and blockchain technology will bring, as well as some of the darker things that may show up. This is an honest discussion about the reality and inevitable future, powered by and secured with the blockchain.

About Donnie Dinch

Donnie Dinch

Designer turned CEO Donnie Dinch leads Bitski to create an infrastructure that connects virtual worlds - whether they’re games, social platforms, or brand experiences - across the metaverse via NFTs.

Not only does Bitski allow creators and brands to create and sell NFTs in only three clicks, but they also made it easy for customers to purchase NFTs with a credit card - no prior crypto exchange is needed.

Before Bitski, Donnie founded the music technology company WillCall which was acquired by Ticketfly.

Donnie then oversaw the Consumer Product team there to contribute to Pandora’s $450M acquisition of the company.

Donnie believes that NFTs unlock an imaginative, new design space for interacting with digital content - ultimately impacting how we use the internet, build communities and facilitate interoperability across the internet.

Donnie also is a member of Forbes’ 30 Under 30.

http://www.bitski.com

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In this episode, Architectural Photographer Jeffrey Totaro shares an insider's look at the business, technique, and gear necessary to build a successful business in the genre.

About Jeffrey Totaro

Jeffrey Totaro

Jeffrey Totaro has had a life-long interest in design and construction. Before becoming a photographer, he worked as an architect and structural engineer for a prominent Philadelphia firm. During his education and early career, his strong interest in design was coupled with an interest in photographing architecture and interiors.

A self-taught photographer, Jeffrey transitioned to professional photography in 1996 and has since built an impressive portfolio of commercial, residential, and institutional photography for leading firms in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Washington DC, and elsewhere around the country.

Website: https://www.jeffreytotaro.comWorkshop: https://www.workshop.org/organizer/jeffrey-totaro

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In this interview I sit down with headshot photography pioneer Peter Hurley. Peter and I discuss his approach to creating his style of headshots, including equipment, psychology, and business.

About Peter Hurley

Peter Hurley is a world-famous photographer, an official partner of Canon and B&H Photos, and is the creator of Headshot Crew, the world’s largest team of headshot and portrait photographers. Peter authored The Headshot - an in-depth book on the importance of a proper headshot and how to take the best shots possible.

Peter has been featured on Fstoppers, Popular Photography, and has also participated in TEDx Talks. Peter has recently launched the first-ever photography-inspired NFT collection, Shabangrs. The 2500-piece collection was created in honor of photographers and creatives around the world who haven't gotten much attention from the NFT space.

Connect with Peter

Peter’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhurley/Peter's IG - https://www.instagram.com/peter_hurley/Website - https://shabangrs.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/shabangrsInstagram - https://instagram.com/shabangrsDiscord - https://discord.gg/shabangrs

This episode was sponsored by MPB.com.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down in person with the CTO and CEO of Skylum Software. We discussed the past, the present, and the future of Luminar. We also discussed the general digital imaging industry and where things might be going with regard to VR, NFT, and more!

About Skylum

We started as a team of two co-founders in 2009 and initially called ourselves Macphun Software. In the beginning, we created apps of different genres. A few years later we felt that we wanted to focus on what we are truly passionate about - innovative technologies and solutions for creative photography. Since then, we grew into an international team of people who shared our passion, changed the name to Skylum, won many industry awards, and, what's more important - the trust of thousands of customers.

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This week it's a chat with Lumenzia creator Greg Benz. Now that Photoshop and Lightroom have masking superpowers, how do you take that capability to the next level? Greg talks about the origins of the Lumenzia, and how the introduction of the M1 processor has changed things.

Get Lumenziahttp://www.gregbenzphotography.com

https://youtu.be/teitH9lOaa0

About Greg, in his own words...

I got hooked on photography back in 2000, when I was living in London for six months, and have been obsessed ever since.  These days I call Minneapolis home but continue to travel the world in search of incredible cityscapes and landscapes.

My goal is not just to create art, but to connect with other photographers to share the vision, tools, and technique behind my work.  I don’t believe I’ve ever found a camera that automatically captures the beauty of the world I see, so I use Lightroom, Photoshop, luminosity masking, or HDR for nearly all of my images.  These topics can seem intimidating, so my goal is to help make them a bit simpler through the tools and tutorials that I share.

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In this interview, I speak with Dallas-based photographer Zerb Mellish. Zerb's current creative focus is documenting and telling stories about black culture… on film, with a medium-format Mamiya RZ67! Find out why he's chosen this "path less traveled" for his work, and also how he's now fallen in love with a brand new Fujifilm digital camera!

http://obzerb.com/https://www.instagram.com/obzerb/

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This week Bob Caniglia, Blackmagic Design's Director of Sales Operations for the Americas joins the podcast to explain why the company is able to give celebrated non-linear editing software DaVinci Resolve away for free. Is it somehow "less-than" the paid version? Spoiler…no.

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Lumix ambassador PhotoJoseph joins the podcast to share his thoughts on Panasonic's new BS1H Box Camera! Joseph Linaschke, aka PhotoJoseph is a photographer, filmmaker, YouTuber, content producer, educator, and a laundry list of other names.

The LUMIX BS1H is a full-frame box-style mirrorless live and cinema camera featuring a compact body with 6K 24p / 5.9K 30p 10-bit unlimited video recording capability

Connect with PhotoJoseph:

Web: http://www.photojoseph.comYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/photojoseph

Panasonic LUMIX BS1H

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