http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php en-us ℗ & © 2005 - 2009 Martin Bailey Practical Photography Tips and Techniques with Real-World Examples from Tokyo based Photographer, Martin Bailey. Martin Bailey Listen to how I make my photos with explanations of techniques used and other relevant information. You can see the photos under discussion in iTunes or on the MBP Web site. I'll also be talking about technical subjects and gear, as well as the philosophical side of photography. Listen to how I make my photos with explanations of techniques used and other relevant information. You can see the photos under discussion in iTunes or on the MBP Web site. I'll also be talking about technical subjects and gear, as well as the philosophical side of photography. Martin Bailey podcast_admin@martinbaileyphotography.com Martin Bailey In Episode 151 of this Podcast we looked at my Speedlite studio lighting. Today we're going to take a look at a simple way to light products to shoot with ambient light. Here is the blog post with the photos of the simple ambient light product shoot setup: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/29/podcast-197-ambient-light-product-shoot The backdrop I used in this shoot is from Horiuchi Color, but I'm not sure these are available outside of Japan: http://www.horiuchi-color.co.jp Here is the Blog post in which we take a look at the tear-sheets from a book that I did a lot of work for that is just back from the printers: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/28/the-four-seasons-of-namiki-tearsheets/ Here's the blog post with the self-portrait that I mentioned too: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/24/lessons-learned-from-the-luxury-of-self-portrait/ Here's a link to the forum post from Episode 151. Here you'll find the Lighting Setup Diagram for my simple studio lighting, using speedlites and umbrellas: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2299 Listen to me as the special guest question answerer on Scott Bourne's great photography podcast and Web site, Photofocus here: http://photofocus.com/2009/06/25/photofocus-podcast-episode-7/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ In Episode 151 of this Podcast we looked at my Speedlite studio lighting. Today we're going to take a look at a simple way to light products to shoot with ambient light. Here is the blog post with the photos of the simple ambient light product shoot setup: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/29/podcast-197-ambient-light-product-shoot The backdrop I used in this shoot is from Horiuchi Color, but I'm not sure these are available outside of Japan: http://www.horiuchi-color.co.jp Here is the Blog post in which we take a look at the tear-sheets from a book that I did a lot of work for that is just back from the printers: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/28/the-four-seasons-of-namiki-tearsheets/ Here's the blog post with the self-portrait that I mentioned too: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/24/lessons-learned-from-the-luxury-of-self-portrait/ Here's a link to the forum post from Episode 151. Here you'll find the Lighting Setup Diagram for my simple studio lighting, using speedlites and umbrellas: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2299 Listen to me as the special guest question answerer on Scott Bourne's great photography podcast and Web site, Photofocus here: http://photofocus.com/2009/06/25/photofocus-podcast-episode-7/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep197.m4a Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:32:10 +0900 21:41 no photography, tips, techniques, ambient light, product shoot Martin Bailey As impatient as I can be with some things, I can be very patient with photography itself, and sometimes it pays off. Listen to this episode to see what I'm talking about. View the full transcript for this Podcast with images and audio on my blog: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/22/podcast_196_good_things_come_to_those_who_wait/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ As impatient as I can be with some things, I can be very patient with photography itself, and sometimes it pays off. Listen to this episode to see what I'm talking about. View the full transcript for this Podcast with images and audio on my blog: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/22/podcast_196_good_things_come_to_those_who_wait/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep196.m4a Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:15:16 +0900 22:23 no photography, tips, techniques, patience, waiting, reward, bird, turtle dove Martin Bailey Today we take a look at the winners of the May Assignment with the theme "Nothing in Focus", and congratulate the winner of the first Accumulated vote Grand Prize of 2009. You can see the votes for this assignment and accumulated votes to date here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php You can see all the images entered for the Nothing in Focus Assignment here: http://www.mbpgalleries.com/thumbnails.php?album=800 Here are the details of the photography assignment prizes that WebSpy has kindly sponsored too: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/competition-prizes/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. Today we take a look at the winners of the May Assignment with the theme "Nothing in Focus", and congratulate the winner of the first Accumulated vote Grand Prize of 2009. You can see the votes for this assignment and accumulated votes to date here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php You can see all the images entered for the Nothing in Focus Assignment here: http://www.mbpgalleries.com/thumbnails.php?album=800 Here are the details of the photography assignment prizes that WebSpy has kindly sponsored too: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/competition-prizes/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep195.m4a Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:13:27 +0900 26:56 no photography, assignment, winner, critique, art, prize, fine art, focus Martin Bailey I recently had the pleasure of attending a party to mark the opening of Tokyo based photographer, Jon Sheer's exhibition, Eternal Japan. Today I'm pleased to bring you a great interview with Jon. For extended show-notes, including some of Jon's amazing images, visit my new blog: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/jon-sheers-eternal-japan-exhibition/ Grab a demo of Lightzone, the image processing software that Jon mentions here: http://www.lightcrafts.com/lightzone/ A wonderful selection of Jon's work can be seen on his BLUECANVAS site: http://www.bluecanvas.com/jraptor You can also find Jon under the guise of JRaptor on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jraptor/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. Here are the details of the photography assignment prizes that WebSpy has kindly sponsored too: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/competition-prizes/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ I recently had the pleasure of attending a party to mark the opening of Tokyo based photographer, Jon Sheer's exhibition, Eternal Japan. Today I'm pleased to bring you a great interview with Jon. For extended show-notes, including some of Jon's amazing images, visit my new blog: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/jon-sheers-eternal-japan-exhibition/ Grab a demo of Lightzone, the image processing software that Jon mentions here: http://www.lightcrafts.com/lightzone/ A wonderful selection of Jon's work can be seen on his BLUECANVAS site: http://www.bluecanvas.com/jraptor You can also find Jon under the guise of JRaptor on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jraptor/ This episode is sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. Here are the details of the photography assignment prizes that WebSpy has kindly sponsored too: http://blog.martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/competition-prizes/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep194.m4a Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:21:27 +0900 1:04:14 no photography, tips, techniques, HDR, high dynamic range, tone mapping, exhibition, eternal Japan, art Martin Bailey With the plethora of fine art inkjet papers available today, I figured I'd select a subset and run some tests. This is the second part two episodes in which we take a look at the results and my testing methods. You can download my test chart for your own testing with the links in Episode 192's shownotes. I didn't include them again here, because they are the same files, and I didn't want to make people download them twice. You can make your own Granger Chart and Gamut Chart very easily in Photoshop. I found the instructions for this on the Luminous Landscape here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/test-charts.shtml There is also a PDF document that I released as episode 192.1, that gives a full explanation of the tests and results with the images. The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast is proud to be sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. Visit our landing page at http://www.webspy.com/mbp/ and use the discount code in the Podcast to access your special MBP discount. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ With the plethora of fine art inkjet papers available today, I figured I'd select a subset and run some tests. This is the second part two episodes in which we take a look at the results and my testing methods. You can download my test chart for your own testing with the links in Episode 192's shownotes. I didn't include them again here, because they are the same files, and I didn't want to make people download them twice. You can make your own Granger Chart and Gamut Chart very easily in Photoshop. I found the instructions for this on the Luminous Landscape here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/test-charts.shtml There is also a PDF document that I released as episode 192.1, that gives a full explanation of the tests and results with the images. The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast is proud to be sponsored by WebSpy, the Internet Monitoring, Analysis & Reporting Specialists. Visit our landing page at http://www.webspy.com/mbp/ and use the discount code in the Podcast to access your special MBP discount. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep193.m4a Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:35:37 +0900 30:16 no Photography, tips, techniques, printing, test, gamut chart, granger chart, fine art, inkjet Martin Bailey This is the PDF document that I mentioned last week, to accompany Episodes 192 and 193. This is basically the transcript of the episodes with some additional content. You can listen along to this document with Episodes 192 and 193 here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?ep=192#Ep192 http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?ep=193#Ep193 This is the PDF document that I mentioned last week, to accompany Episodes 192 and 193. This is basically the transcript of the episodes with some additional content. You can listen along to this document with Episodes 192 and 193 here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?ep=192#Ep192 http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?ep=193#Ep193 http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/Fine_Art_Inkjet_Paper_Print_Test_and_Results.pdf Sun, 31 May 2009 20:44:35 +0900 0:30 no Photography, tips, techniques, printing, test, gamut chart, granger chart, fine art, inkjet, PDF Martin Bailey With the plethora of fine art inkjet papers available today, I figured I'd select a subset and run some tests. Today and next week we take a look at the results and my testing methods. You can download my test chart for your own testing here (it's a big file though, so please only download it if you intend to use it.): http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/downloads/Martin_Bailey_Inkjet_Print_Test_Image_ProPhotoRGB.tif By all means, remove the text and copyrights etc for your own tests, but if you decide to redistribute the graphic, please use the one that contains my site address and the copyright notice. Thanks! You can also download the loose files in JPEG form here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/downloads/Fine_Art_Inkjet_Print_Test_JPGs.zip You can make your own Granger Chart and Gamut Chart very easily in Photoshop. I found the instructions for this on the Luminous Landscape here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/test-charts.shtml There will also be a PDF document that I'll release a day or two after this, as episode 192.1. That gives a full explanation of the tests and results with the images. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ With the plethora of fine art inkjet papers available today, I figured I'd select a subset and run some tests. Today and next week we take a look at the results and my testing methods. You can download my test chart for your own testing here (it's a big file though, so please only download it if you intend to use it.): http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/downloads/Martin_Bailey_Inkjet_Print_Test_Image_ProPhotoRGB.tif By all means, remove the text and copyrights etc for your own tests, but if you decide to redistribute the graphic, please use the one that contains my site address and the copyright notice. Thanks! You can also download the loose files in JPEG form here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/downloads/Fine_Art_Inkjet_Print_Test_JPGs.zip You can make your own Granger Chart and Gamut Chart very easily in Photoshop. I found the instructions for this on the Luminous Landscape here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/test-charts.shtml There will also be a PDF document that I'll release a day or two after this, as episode 192.1. That gives a full explanation of the tests and results with the images. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep192.m4a Tue, 26 May 2009 23:09:24 +0900 29:09 no Photography, tips, techniques, printing, test, gamut chart, granger chart, fine art, inkjet Martin Bailey Today we take a look at the winning images from the April 2009 Assignment which was on the theme of Humorous. You can see the scores and winning images for 2009 here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today we take a look at the winning images from the April 2009 Assignment which was on the theme of Humorous. You can see the scores and winning images for 2009 here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep191.m4a Mon, 18 May 2009 22:34:17 +0900 22:34 no photography, tips, techniques, critique, competition, contest Martin Bailey It's been a while since we talked specifically about a technique, so today, let's discuss Long Exposures. I share 10 steps with lots of advice for getting great long exposure images. Noise Ninja from PictureCode can be found here: http://www.picturecode.com/ NeatImage can be found here: http://www.neatimage.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ It's been a while since we talked specifically about a technique, so today, let's discuss Long Exposures. I share 10 steps with lots of advice for getting great long exposure images. Noise Ninja from PictureCode can be found here: http://www.picturecode.com/ NeatImage can be found here: http://www.neatimage.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep190.m4a Tue, 12 May 2009 22:46:33 +0900 32:59 no Photography, tips, trick, long, exposure, technique Martin Bailey I've just released the details of next Winter's workshop and photography tours. I've added Snow Monkeys in Nagano, and an extra day shooting Red-Crowned Cranes in Hokkaido, as well as all the other wonderful wildlife and landscapes that you know. See details of next Winters workshop and photography tour plans here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. I've just released the details of next Winter's workshop and photography tours. I've added Snow Monkeys in Nagano, and an extra day shooting Red-Crowned Cranes in Hokkaido, as well as all the other wonderful wildlife and landscapes that you know. See details of next Winters workshop and photography tour plans here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep189.m4a Wed, 06 May 2009 22:15:09 +0900 1:11:33 no photography, workshop, snow monkey, hokkaido, wildlife, nature, tour, winter, wonderland Martin Bailey Martin Bailey's nature photography portfolio in a 54 image slideshow with music. Make sure you have your speakers turned up! This is the large size video version of the slideshow. There is also a portable iPhone or iPod version available as episode 188.1. To view full screen on a Windows PC, please go to my portfolios page here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php There is also a Flash version on my portfolios page. You can send feedback or comment on the slideshow here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2825 Martin Bailey's nature photography portfolio in a 54 image slideshow with music. Make sure you have your speakers turned up! This is the large size video version of the slideshow. There is also a portable iPhone or iPod version available as episode 188.1. To view full screen on a Windows PC, please go to my portfolios page here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php There is also a Flash version on my portfolios page. You can send feedback or comment on the slideshow here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2825 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mov?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/TheNatureOfJapanV3.mov Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:27:58 +0900 7:05 no Photography, slideshow, portfolio, nature, wildlife, Japan, Hokkaido, animal, landscape Martin Bailey Martin Bailey's nature photography portfolio in a 54 image slideshow with music. Make sure you have your speakers turned up! This is the iPhone or iPod version of the slideshow. There is also a large video available as episode 188.2. To view full screen on a Windows PC, please go to my portfolios page here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php There is also a Flash version on my portfolios page. You can send feedback or comment on the slideshow here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2825 Martin Bailey's nature photography portfolio in a 54 image slideshow with music. Make sure you have your speakers turned up! This is the iPhone or iPod version of the slideshow. There is also a large video available as episode 188.2. To view full screen on a Windows PC, please go to my portfolios page here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php There is also a Flash version on my portfolios page. You can send feedback or comment on the slideshow here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2825 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/TheNatureOfJapanV3.mp4 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:25:57 +0900 7:05 no Photography, slideshow, portfolio, nature, wildlife, Japan, Hokkaido, animal, landscape Martin Bailey I'm adding an optional excursion to my 2010 Winter Wonderland Workshop to photograph Snow Monkeys. This year I went on a reconnaissance trip, the results of which we're going to look at today. Here's a link to all 45 images that I uploaded to my Web site from the Snow Monkey shoot: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Jigokudani_Feb2009 Here's a link to the Livecam at the monkey partk in Jigokudani, Nagano prefecture, Japan. Remember that Japan is GMT : 9 hours: http://www.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/livecam/monkey/index.htm Here is Scott Bourne's "Follow Friday - The Top 10 Photography-related People on Twitter" list: http://photofocus.com/2009/04/17/follow-friday-the-top-10-photography-related-people-on-twitter/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ I'm adding an optional excursion to my 2010 Winter Wonderland Workshop to photograph Snow Monkeys. This year I went on a reconnaissance trip, the results of which we're going to look at today. Here's a link to all 45 images that I uploaded to my Web site from the Snow Monkey shoot: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Jigokudani_Feb2009 Here's a link to the Livecam at the monkey partk in Jigokudani, Nagano prefecture, Japan. Remember that Japan is GMT : 9 hours: http://www.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/livecam/monkey/index.htm Here is Scott Bourne's "Follow Friday - The Top 10 Photography-related People on Twitter" list: http://photofocus.com/2009/04/17/follow-friday-the-top-10-photography-related-people-on-twitter/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep187.m4a Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:19:04 +0900 38:07 no photography, tips, tricks, wildlife, monkey, macaque, snow monkey, Japanese macaque, animal, portrait Martin Bailey Today we hear who won the March 2009 Assignment, with the theme of Complexity. See the winning images and vote counts here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today we hear who won the March 2009 Assignment, with the theme of Complexity. See the winning images and vote counts here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep186.m4a Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:25:36 -0500 18:58 no Photography, assignment, competition, critique Martin Bailey Today I'm honored, humbled, and totally thrilled to bring you a chat with Scott Bourne. See Scott's "Cranes in the Fire Mist" photograph here: http://twipphoto.com/archives/1816 Find Scott's new Managing Your Digital Life site and Podcast at: http://MYDL.ME/ Visit the This Week in Photography Web site and Podcast: http://TWIPPHOTO.COM Follow Scott on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ScottBourne Also, Scott has a critique site that is very insightful: http://scottcritiques.com/ You can read the Interview that Scott did with Martin that we mentioned here: http://twipphoto.com/archives/2384 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today I'm honored, humbled, and totally thrilled to bring you a chat with Scott Bourne. See Scott's "Cranes in the Fire Mist" photograph here: http://twipphoto.com/archives/1816 Find Scott's new Managing Your Digital Life site and Podcast at: http://MYDL.ME/ Visit the This Week in Photography Web site and Podcast: http://TWIPPHOTO.COM Follow Scott on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ScottBourne Also, Scott has a critique site that is very insightful: http://scottcritiques.com/ You can read the Interview that Scott did with Martin that we mentioned here: http://twipphoto.com/archives/2384 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep185.m4a Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:34:50 +0900 1:07:59 no Photography, tips, techniques, wildlife, nature, Scott Bourne, marketing, business Martin Bailey This is the final episode in our series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. This is the final episode in our series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep184.m4a Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:02:40 +0900 28:12 no Photography, workshop, tips, techniques, Hokkaido, Japan, nature, landscape, snow, winter, waterfall Martin Bailey This week we continue a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ Tim Linn's photography can be found here: http://www.tlinn.com You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Take a look at details of the Daisetsuzan National Park on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisetsuzan_National_Park Here's a link to the article I mentioned which talked about hunter's response: http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/0197/9701fefreez.html Follow Martin on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/MartinBailey The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. This week we continue a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ Tim Linn's photography can be found here: http://www.tlinn.com You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 Take a look at details of the Daisetsuzan National Park on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisetsuzan_National_Park Here's a link to the article I mentioned which talked about hunter's response: http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/0197/9701fefreez.html Follow Martin on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/MartinBailey The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep183.m4a Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:56:59 +0900 37:21 no Photography, workshop, tips, techniques, Hokkaido, Japan, wildlife, nature, landscape, snow, winter Martin Bailey This week we continue a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. This week we continue a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep182.m4a Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:18:10 +0900 46:31 no Photography, workshop, tips, techniques, Hokkaido, Japan, wildlife, nature, Japanese red-crowned crane, bird, snow, winter Martin Bailey I'm tired of hearing people mispronounce the Japanese word Bokeh, meaning the out of focus part of a photograph. As the master of bokeh in my photography, and having lived in Japan and speaking the language for the last 18 years, I thought I'd put the record straight once and for all, and tell you how the Japanese actually pronounce it, and give you a little background on the meaning of the word. Read the transcript to this week's podcast here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2750 I'm tired of hearing people mispronounce the Japanese word Bokeh, meaning the out of focus part of a photograph. As the master of bokeh in my photography, and having lived in Japan and speaking the language for the last 18 years, I thought I'd put the record straight once and for all, and tell you how the Japanese actually pronounce it, and give you a little background on the meaning of the word. Read the transcript to this week's podcast here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2750 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep181.m4a Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:05:19 +0900 5:35 no Photography, boke, bokeh, pronunciation, Martin Bailey And the winner of the Minimalism assignment is... Find the winning images and score graphs here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php And the winner of the Minimalism assignment is... Find the winning images and score graphs here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep180.m4a Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:12 +0900 10:45 no Photography, tips, techniques, critique, contest, competition, assignment Martin Bailey This week we continue a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ Here is the forum post with the before and after things for my image of the Line of Trees, that I mention: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2740 You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. This week we continue a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ Here is the forum post with the before and after things for my image of the Line of Trees, that I mention: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2740 You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep179.m4a Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:59:41 +0900 33:13 no Photography, workshop, tips, techniques, Hokkaido, Japan, wildlife, nature, Japanese red-crowned crane, bird, snow, winter Martin Bailey This week we start a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. This week we start a multi-episode series to walk you through the February 2009 Hokkaido Workshop and Photography Tour. For details of the workshop itself, including next year's workshop once the site it updated, please check out my workshops Web site here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ You can see all of the photos I posted from this year's visit here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Hokkaido_Workshop_2009 The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep178.m4a Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:06:02 +0900 33:20 no Photography, workshop, tips, techniques, Hokkaido, Japan, wildlife, nature, Japanese red-crowned crane, bird, snow, winter Martin Bailey Today we're going to look at Martin's top five apps for the iPhone, from the perspective of a photographer. Check out NDCalc with a screenshot, and jump to the iTunes store from this page: http://www.nsonic.de/blog/software/ndcalc-iphone/ Check out DoF Calc here: http://www.apptism.com/apps/dof-calculator You can find the VelaClock app for the iPhone here, with a link to the iTunes Store: http://www.veladg.com/velaclockapp.html Today we're going to look at Martin's top five apps for the iPhone, from the perspective of a photographer. Check out NDCalc with a screenshot, and jump to the iTunes store from this page: http://www.nsonic.de/blog/software/ndcalc-iphone/ Check out DoF Calc here: http://www.apptism.com/apps/dof-calculator You can find the VelaClock app for the iPhone here, with a link to the iTunes Store: http://www.veladg.com/velaclockapp.html http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep177.m4a Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:34:14 +0900 38:26 no photography, iphone, tips, techiniques, applications, app store, velaclock, ndcalc, dof calc Martin Bailey Just a quick episode today to announce the results of the Composite assignment. Here you can find links to the winners and vote counts for the assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php Just a quick episode today to announce the results of the Composite assignment. Here you can find links to the winners and vote counts for the assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009.php http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep176.m4a Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:14:09 +0900 13:30 no photography, assignment, critique, composite Martin Bailey Today we welcome wedding photographer Becker to the show, and chat about sharing and collaboration in photography, as well as the latest digital technology and how it changes the game. Find the [B] School here: http://www.thebschool.com/ Here's Beckers blog: www.beckersblog.com And you can find Becker on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/thebecker The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today we welcome wedding photographer Becker to the show, and chat about sharing and collaboration in photography, as well as the latest digital technology and how it changes the game. Find the [B] School here: http://www.thebschool.com/ Here's Beckers blog: www.beckersblog.com And you can find Becker on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/thebecker The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep175.m4a Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:54:39 +0900 38:14 no Photography, Becker, tips, techniques, sharing, collaboration, referal, facebook, twitter Martin Bailey Having a few problems putting a standard show together this week, I thought I'd just update you on a bunch of stuff that's happening right now. I was interviewed by Scott Bourne for TWIPPHOTO! See the interview here: http://twipphoto.com/archives/2384 Also, the Cooliris window embedded on my site now has dynamic resizing that works. Click the screen resolution links here to see what I mean: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/cooliris.php The February assignment is Minimalism. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism See the assignment guidelines here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=625 Having a few problems putting a standard show together this week, I thought I'd just update you on a bunch of stuff that's happening right now. I was interviewed by Scott Bourne for TWIPPHOTO! See the interview here: http://twipphoto.com/archives/2384 Also, the Cooliris window embedded on my site now has dynamic resizing that works. Click the screen resolution links here to see what I mean: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/cooliris.php The February assignment is Minimalism. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism See the assignment guidelines here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=625 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep174.m4a Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:58:45 +0900 28:47 no Photography, TWIPPHOTO, interview, tips, techiniques, Minimalism Martin Bailey In the last few days on 2008, I went to the Inawashiro Lake in the Fukushima prefecture, for a break with my wife, and to get some photography in. Today's episode is the latter of a two part series to look at some of the shots from the trip. Here's a link to all of the shots from my December visit to the Inawashiro Lake: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Follow Martin on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MartinBailey Add Martin as a contact on Flickr at http://flickr.com/photos/martin_bailey/ In the last few days on 2008, I went to the Inawashiro Lake in the Fukushima prefecture, for a break with my wife, and to get some photography in. Today's episode is the latter of a two part series to look at some of the shots from the trip. Here's a link to all of the shots from my December visit to the Inawashiro Lake: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Follow Martin on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MartinBailey Add Martin as a contact on Flickr at http://flickr.com/photos/martin_bailey/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep173.m4a Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:24:19 +0900 33:35 no Photography, tips, tricks, techniques, swan, duck, bird, water, snow, winter, blizzard Martin Bailey In the last few days on 2008, I went to the Inawashiro Lake in the Fukushima prefecture, for a break with my wife, and to get some photography in. Today we start a two part series to look at some of the shots from the trip. Here's a link to all of the shots from my December visit to the Inawashiro Lake: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Here's a link to the VelaClock Application for the iPhone. This is a must have application for any photographer working in the great outdoors. http://www.veladg.com/velaclockapp.html In the last few days on 2008, I went to the Inawashiro Lake in the Fukushima prefecture, for a break with my wife, and to get some photography in. Today we start a two part series to look at some of the shots from the trip. Here's a link to all of the shots from my December visit to the Inawashiro Lake: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Inawashiro_Lake_Dec_2008 Here's a link to the VelaClock Application for the iPhone. This is a must have application for any photographer working in the great outdoors. http://www.veladg.com/velaclockapp.html http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep172.m4a Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:28:45 +0900 34:40 no Photography, tips, techniques, snow, winter, nature, cold, water, lake, tree Martin Bailey Today we announce the winner of the Portrait Assignment and announce the theme of the next assignment. We're also moving to a monthly format, so listen up for details. See the scores for the Portrait Assignment here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's the forum post with the details of the new theme rules: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2580 Here's the forum topic about composites: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2564 See the poll forum topic to select flickr or mbpgalleries for our future assignment uploads here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2579 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today we announce the winner of the Portrait Assignment and announce the theme of the next assignment. We're also moving to a monthly format, so listen up for details. See the scores for the Portrait Assignment here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's the forum post with the details of the new theme rules: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2580 Here's the forum topic about composites: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2564 See the poll forum topic to select flickr or mbpgalleries for our future assignment uploads here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2579 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep171.m4a Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:18:19 +0900 23:51 no Photography, assignment, winner, composite Martin Bailey Looking back at 2008, I've chosen my favourite 10 images, and today talk a little about why I like each of them. Here's a link to view all 10 images in a list: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=2008_Best_10 Looking back at 2008, I've chosen my favourite 10 images, and today talk a little about why I like each of them. Here's a link to view all 10 images in a list: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=2008_Best_10 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep170.m4a Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:27:12 +0900 36:08 no Photography, tips, techniques, best ten, nature, flowers, landscape Martin Bailey Looking back at 2008, and looking forward to 2009. I did a similar Podcast to this at the end of 2007, which was episode 119, which can be found here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?ep=119#Ep119 Find our Hokkaido 2008 Winter Wonderland Workshop book on blurb here: http://www.blurb.com/user/MartinBailey Here's a link to my Flickr Photostream. Take a look and make me a contact: http://flickr.com/photos/martin_bailey/ Check out the PhotocastNetwork Focus Ring Podcast in iTunes or here: http://www.photocastnetwork.com/ The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. Looking back at 2008, and looking forward to 2009. I did a similar Podcast to this at the end of 2007, which was episode 119, which can be found here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?ep=119#Ep119 Find our Hokkaido 2008 Winter Wonderland Workshop book on blurb here: http://www.blurb.com/user/MartinBailey Here's a link to my Flickr Photostream. Take a look and make me a contact: http://flickr.com/photos/martin_bailey/ Check out the PhotocastNetwork Focus Ring Podcast in iTunes or here: http://www.photocastnetwork.com/ The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep169.m4a Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:41:54 +0900 31:26 no Photography, tips, techniques, retrospective, looking forward Martin Bailey The last of three episodes in which I've reviewed three lenses that I have picked up in the last few months, and not talked about yet. Today we'll take a look at some shots from the Canon EF 14mm F2.8L II USM Lens. Here's a link to view all images in my online gallery that were shot with the Canon EF 14mm F2.8 II USM lens: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20EF%2014mm%20F2.8L%20II%20USM I've also updated my site so that each album and category can be launched in Cooliris with a links in the breadcrumb navigation bar, below the top toolbar in the gallery. Here's a link to the Cooliris site too: http://www.cooliris.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ The last of three episodes in which I've reviewed three lenses that I have picked up in the last few months, and not talked about yet. Today we'll take a look at some shots from the Canon EF 14mm F2.8L II USM Lens. Here's a link to view all images in my online gallery that were shot with the Canon EF 14mm F2.8 II USM lens: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20EF%2014mm%20F2.8L%20II%20USM I've also updated my site so that each album and category can be launched in Cooliris with a links in the breadcrumb navigation bar, below the top toolbar in the gallery. Here's a link to the Cooliris site too: http://www.cooliris.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep168.m4a Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:59:47 +0900 29:29 no photography, lens, review, wide angle, 14mm Martin Bailey The second of three episodes in which I'm reviewing three lenses that I have picked up in the last few months, and not talked about yet. Today we'll take a look at some shots from the Canon TS-E 90mm F2.8 Lens. Here's a nice article on Tilt-Shift photography in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift Here's another link from the above article to an explanation of the Scheimpflug principle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheimpflug_principle Here's a link to view all images in my online gallery that were shot with the TS-E 90mm F2.8 lens: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20TS-E%2090mm%20F2.8L%20(58mm) Here's a link to the Cooliris site too: http://www.cooliris.com/ Grab the plugin then check out my Wall, linked to the top page of my site. You can find our Hokkaido book on Blurb here: http://www.blurb.com/books/480398 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ The second of three episodes in which I'm reviewing three lenses that I have picked up in the last few months, and not talked about yet. Today we'll take a look at some shots from the Canon TS-E 90mm F2.8 Lens. Here's a nice article on Tilt-Shift photography in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift Here's another link from the above article to an explanation of the Scheimpflug principle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheimpflug_principle Here's a link to view all images in my online gallery that were shot with the TS-E 90mm F2.8 lens: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20TS-E%2090mm%20F2.8L%20(58mm) Here's a link to the Cooliris site too: http://www.cooliris.com/ Grab the plugin then check out my Wall, linked to the top page of my site. You can find our Hokkaido book on Blurb here: http://www.blurb.com/books/480398 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep167.m4a Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:11:19 +0900 32:54 no Photography, lens, review, Canon EF, Tilt-shift, TS-E Martin Bailey Over the next three episodes I'm going to do a review of three lenses that I have picked up in the last few months, and not had a chance to talk about yet. Today we'll take a look at some shots from the Canon EF 135mm F2L USM lens. You can find our Hokkaido book on Blurb here: http://www.blurb.com/user/MartinBailey The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Over the next three episodes I'm going to do a review of three lenses that I have picked up in the last few months, and not had a chance to talk about yet. Today we'll take a look at some shots from the Canon EF 135mm F2L USM lens. You can find our Hokkaido book on Blurb here: http://www.blurb.com/user/MartinBailey The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep166.m4a Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:40:37 +0900 16:58 no Photography, lens review, tips, techniques, Canon Martin Bailey Today TIME, LIFE and National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan joins us to talk about his life in Photography, and about his latest book projects, America at Home and UK at Home. Here are the Web sites for the latest projects. There's a promo code in the Podcast to get a discount on the book too, so listen out for that. http://www.MyAmericaAtHome.com http://www.UKatHome.co.uk Here's the 25 Coolest Companies in America list from Fortune Magazine: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/10/204249/index.htm The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. Today TIME, LIFE and National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan joins us to talk about his life in Photography, and about his latest book projects, America at Home and UK at Home. Here are the Web sites for the latest projects. There's a promo code in the Podcast to get a discount on the book too, so listen out for that. http://www.MyAmericaAtHome.com http://www.UKatHome.co.uk Here's the 25 Coolest Companies in America list from Fortune Magazine: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/10/204249/index.htm The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep165.m4a Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:59:57 +0900 53:07 no Photography, interview, Rick Smolan, book, Against All Odds Productions, America at Home, UK at Home Martin Bailey I was lucky enough to go to China for a few days last week, and today share some very rushed images from the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. Here's a Wikipedia article on the Great Wall of China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_great_wall_of_china The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ I was lucky enough to go to China for a few days last week, and today share some very rushed images from the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. Here's a Wikipedia article on the Great Wall of China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_great_wall_of_china The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep164.m4a Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:19:54 +0900 31:01 no Photography, tips, techniques, China, The Great Wall, Forbidden City Martin Bailey Today we look at the winners of Assignment #17 on Agriculture, and kick off the next Assignment on Portraits. Here is a forum post with the details of the rules and schedule for the assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2482 Find the scores for this and recent assignments here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The intro music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. Today we look at the winners of Assignment #17 on Agriculture, and kick off the next Assignment on Portraits. Here is a forum post with the details of the rules and schedule for the assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2482 Find the scores for this and recent assignments here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The intro music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep163.m4a Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:47:25 +0900 24:04 no Photography, assignment, contest, agriculture, portrait Martin Bailey This week we take a look at some shots of the first colour of autumn, 2008. I also talk about some panning shots of a waterfall. LR2Mogrify is a new plugin for Adobe that enables you to add resize, sharpen and add frames to images during export. This is just what I've been waiting for, and you can find it here: http://timothyarmes.com/lr2mogrify.php?sec=main This week we take a look at some shots of the first colour of autumn, 2008. I also talk about some panning shots of a waterfall. LR2Mogrify is a new plugin for Adobe that enables you to add resize, sharpen and add frames to images during export. This is just what I've been waiting for, and you can find it here: http://timothyarmes.com/lr2mogrify.php?sec=main http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep162.m4a Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:57:35 +0900 50:54 no Photography, panning, LR2Mogrify, tips, techniques, waterfall, autumn, leaves Martin Bailey Today I complete a two part review of the new PowerShot G10 from Canon. Today we take a look at some images actually shot with the G10. Find the full sized images in the zip file linked from this forum post: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2435 The PDF with all of the images was released as Episode 160.1 here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=160.1#Ep160.1 Here's a link to the camera on Canon's Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624 Please also vote for the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast every day until November 6th, 2008 at: http://www.podcastawards.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today I complete a two part review of the new PowerShot G10 from Canon. Today we take a look at some images actually shot with the G10. Find the full sized images in the zip file linked from this forum post: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2435 The PDF with all of the images was released as Episode 160.1 here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=160.1#Ep160.1 Here's a link to the camera on Canon's Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624 Please also vote for the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast every day until November 6th, 2008 at: http://www.podcastawards.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep161.m4a Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:59:51 +0900 25:44 no Photography, Canon PowerShot G10 Review, tips, techniques Martin Bailey This is a companion PDF document for Episodes 160 and 161. It contains all the images from both episodes. Here's a link to the PowerShot G10 page on Canon USA's Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624 This is a companion PDF document for Episodes 160 and 161. It contains all the images from both episodes. Here's a link to the PowerShot G10 page on Canon USA's Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624 http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBP_Canon_PowerShot_G10_Review_Images.pdf Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:50:26 +0900 0:01 no Photography, Canon PowerShot G10 Review, tips, techniques Martin Bailey Today I start a two part review of the new PowerShot G10 from Canon. I have been waiting for this camera for some time, as I miss having a camera in my bag for those moments when you need one, but don't have your DSLR with you. Here's a link to the PowerShot G10 page on Canon USA's Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624 Please also vote for the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast every day until November 6th, 2008 at: http://www.podcastawards.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today I start a two part review of the new PowerShot G10 from Canon. I have been waiting for this camera for some time, as I miss having a camera in my bag for those moments when you need one, but don't have your DSLR with you. Here's a link to the PowerShot G10 page on Canon USA's Web site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624 Please also vote for the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast every day until November 6th, 2008 at: http://www.podcastawards.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep160.m4a Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:49:32 +0900 33:30 no photography, tips, techniques, powershot g10, canon, review Martin Bailey Today we look at a number of Cosmos Flower "Flowerscapes" from the end of my day shooting the Equinox Flowers, that we looked at last week. See all the shots from the day, including the Equinox Flowers with this link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Kinchakuda_Sept_2008 Here is the link that I mentioned, to list all of my "Flowerscape" images: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=flowerscape The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. Today we look at a number of Cosmos Flower "Flowerscapes" from the end of my day shooting the Equinox Flowers, that we looked at last week. See all the shots from the day, including the Equinox Flowers with this link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Kinchakuda_Sept_2008 Here is the link that I mentioned, to list all of my "Flowerscape" images: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=flowerscape The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep159.m4a Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:04:21 +0900 30:36 no Photography, tips, tricks, techniques, cosmos, flower, dragonfly, flowerscape Martin Bailey On September 23rd, the Autumnal Equinox, I went to shoot, what else? Equinox Flowers! Today we look at 10 shots from the day. Here is a link to see all shots from the day: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Kinchakuda_Sept_2008 You can find me on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/MartinBailey The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. On September 23rd, the Autumnal Equinox, I went to shoot, what else? Equinox Flowers! Today we look at 10 shots from the day. Here is a link to see all shots from the day: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Kinchakuda_Sept_2008 You can find me on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/MartinBailey The music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep158.m4a Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:12:05 +0900 34:34 no Photography, tips, techniques, art, flower, equinox flower, LiveView Martin Bailey I explain all about the 2009 Hokkaido Photography Tour & Workshop. Where we go, what we'll see, what you'll learn and what you'll need if you intend to join us. You can see full details of the Tour with some links to slideshows from the last Workshop, and some still photographs as examples of the sort of things we'll see here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ I explain all about the 2009 Hokkaido Photography Tour & Workshop. Where we go, what we'll see, what you'll learn and what you'll need if you intend to join us. You can see full details of the Tour with some links to slideshows from the last Workshop, and some still photographs as examples of the sort of things we'll see here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep157.m4a Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:24:23 +0900 48:10 no Photography, workshop, Hokkkaido, tour, widlife, landscape, winter, wonderland Martin Bailey Today I announce the winners of the Shadows Assignment and kick-off the next Assignment on Agriculture. See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here is a post with the details of the Agriculture Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2369 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The intro music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. Today I announce the winners of the Shadows Assignment and kick-off the next Assignment on Agriculture. See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here is a post with the details of the Agriculture Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2369 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The intro music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep156.m4a Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:46:06 +0900 26:56 no Photography, assignment, winner, scores, shadows, shadow Martin Bailey Today we look at some images from another recent client shoot, where I photographed a Maki-e artist at work. Here's a link to the album with all the shots I uploaded from the shoot: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=64 This links will also list the shots, in case I ever change the album: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Maki_e_Shoot_Aug_2008 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today we look at some images from another recent client shoot, where I photographed a Maki-e artist at work. Here's a link to the album with all the shots I uploaded from the shoot: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=64 This links will also list the shots, in case I ever change the album: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Maki_e_Shoot_Aug_2008 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep155.m4a Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:00:41 +0900 47:36 no Photography, tips, techniques, lacquer, maki-e, craftsman, studio, strobe, umbrella Martin Bailey Having used Lightroom 2 for over a month now, I figured I'd talk today about some of the new features. This is not a comprehensive look at everything new, rather concentrating on what I'm finding useful or cool. You can take a look at more details on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, and download a free fully functional trial version here at Adobe's Web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ You can find John Arnold's PhotoWalkthrough Podcast that I mentioned here: http://www.photowalkthrough.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Having used Lightroom 2 for over a month now, I figured I'd talk today about some of the new features. This is not a comprehensive look at everything new, rather concentrating on what I'm finding useful or cool. You can take a look at more details on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, and download a free fully functional trial version here at Adobe's Web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ You can find John Arnold's PhotoWalkthrough Podcast that I mentioned here: http://www.photowalkthrough.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep154.m4a Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:32:24 +0900 37:39 no Photography, Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, tips, techniques, features Martin Bailey Preceding my assignment work, that we looked at last week, I spent a day in Joboji shooting and getting to know the area. Today we look at some of the resulting images. Preceding my assignment work, that we looked at last week, I spent a day in Joboji shooting and getting to know the area. Today we look at some of the resulting images. Here's a link to all of the shots from my Joboji trip, including the shots from the assignment work: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Joboji_Aug2008 Here's a link to the Singh-Ray Color Combo filter: http://www.singh-ray.com/colorcombo.html By the way, the MBP Podcast is 3 years old today. Episode 1 was released on this day, September 1st, 2005. Thanks to all of you that continue to listen! Without you there'd be no point. The intro Music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. The ending music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Preceding my assignment work, that we looked at last week, I spent a day in Joboji shooting and getting to know the area. Today we look at some of the resulting images. Preceding my assignment work, that we looked at last week, I spent a day in Joboji shooting and getting to know the area. Today we look at some of the resulting images. Here's a link to all of the shots from my Joboji trip, including the shots from the assignment work: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Joboji_Aug2008 Here's a link to the Singh-Ray Color Combo filter: http://www.singh-ray.com/colorcombo.html By the way, the MBP Podcast is 3 years old today. Episode 1 was released on this day, September 1st, 2005. Thanks to all of you that continue to listen! Without you there'd be no point. The intro Music in this Podcast was created and produced by UniqueTracks. The ending music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep153.m4a Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:16:44 +0900 25:24 no Photography, joboji, Iwate prefecture, tips, techniques, landscape, rural Japan Martin Bailey Today I share some of the photos and experiences from a client assignment shoot that I did in August 2008. You can find all the images I uploaded from the shoot here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=63 Just in case I move these photos to a new album in the future, here's a link by keyword too: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Joboji_Aug2008 Today I share some of the photos and experiences from a client assignment shoot that I did in August 2008. You can find all the images I uploaded from the shoot here: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=63 Just in case I move these photos to a new album in the future, here's a link by keyword too: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Joboji_Aug2008 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep152.m4a Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:33:57 +0900 29:53 no Photography, client shoot, urushi, lacquer, craftsman, artisan, portrait Martin Bailey Today we take a look at some shots from a recent client shoot, when I photographed some pets. I also go into some detail about the portable studio I used for the job. Here's a link to the forum post I mention, in which you'll find the Lighting Setup Diagram and the crop of the eyes of one of the dogs, in which you can see the umbrella's reflections: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2299 The Lighting Diagram was made with the Lighting Setup File, courtesy of Kevin Kertz, which you can find here: http://www.kevinkertz.com/ Here's a link to all the shots from the shoot that I uploaded to my gallery: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Client_Shoot_July272008 Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks. Today we take a look at some shots from a recent client shoot, when I photographed some pets. I also go into some detail about the portable studio I used for the job. Here's a link to the forum post I mention, in which you'll find the Lighting Setup Diagram and the crop of the eyes of one of the dogs, in which you can see the umbrella's reflections: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2299 The Lighting Diagram was made with the Lighting Setup File, courtesy of Kevin Kertz, which you can find here: http://www.kevinkertz.com/ Here's a link to all the shots from the shoot that I uploaded to my gallery: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Client_Shoot_July272008 Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep151.m4a Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:50:22 +0900 33:56 no Photography, lighting, strobist, portable studio, speedlite, strobe, pets, portrait Martin Bailey Today I'm going to answer a couple of listener questions, namely on focusing and then quickly recomposing, and a second on print resolution settings in Lightroom. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today I'm going to answer a couple of listener questions, namely on focusing and then quickly recomposing, and a second on print resolution settings in Lightroom. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep150.m4a Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:02:47 +0900 28:56 no Photography, tips, techniques, focusing, print resolution Martin Bailey Today I'm releasing my "The Nature of Japan" portfolio video. This version is formatted for the iPod. Episode 149.1 is the full size video. Enjoy! This is a 40 image portfolio of Nature Photographs from around Japan put to music. Make sure you have your speakers turned on or your earphones in your iPod, as it adds to the overall experience. You can also check out this video on my Web site with the below link. The Web version allows Windows users to right click and go full screen for the best possible viewing experience, though you will need to install the Photodex plug-in, if you don't already have it on your computer. Here's the link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php?portfolio=1&type=win Today I'm releasing my "The Nature of Japan" portfolio video. This version is formatted for the iPod. Episode 149.1 is the full size video. Enjoy! This is a 40 image portfolio of Nature Photographs from around Japan put to music. Make sure you have your speakers turned on or your earphones in your iPod, as it adds to the overall experience. You can also check out this video on my Web site with the below link. The Web version allows Windows users to right click and go full screen for the best possible viewing experience, though you will need to install the Photodex plug-in, if you don't already have it on your computer. Here's the link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php?portfolio=1&type=win http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/TheNatureOfJapanV2.mp4 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:21:27 +0900 7:05 no Photography, slideshow, portfolio, nature of japan Martin Bailey Today I'm releasing my "The Nature of Japan" portfolio video. This is full size video, and will be followed by a smaller video formatted for the iPod. Enjoy! This is a 40 image portfolio of Nature Photographs from around Japan put to music. Make sure you have your speakers turned on or your earphones in your iPod, as it adds to the overall experience. You can also check out this video on my Web site with the below link. The Web version allows Windows users to right click and go full screen for the best possible viewing experience, though you will need to install the Photodex plug-in, if you don't already have it on your computer. Here's the link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php?portfolio=1&type=win Today I'm releasing my "The Nature of Japan" portfolio video. This is full size video, and will be followed by a smaller video formatted for the iPod. Enjoy! This is a 40 image portfolio of Nature Photographs from around Japan put to music. Make sure you have your speakers turned on or your earphones in your iPod, as it adds to the overall experience. You can also check out this video on my Web site with the below link. The Web version allows Windows users to right click and go full screen for the best possible viewing experience, though you will need to install the Photodex plug-in, if you don't already have it on your computer. Here's the link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/portfolios.php?portfolio=1&type=win http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mov?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/TheNatureOfJapanV2.mov Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:19:45 +0900 7:05 no Photography, slideshow, portfolio, nature of japan Martin Bailey Today I announce the winners of the Irony Assignment and kick-off the next Assignment on Shadows. See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's a forum post with details of the Shadows Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2266 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today I announce the winners of the Irony Assignment and kick-off the next Assignment on Shadows. See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's a forum post with details of the Shadows Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2266 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep148.m4a Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:44:12 +0900 28:39 no Photography, assignment, contest Martin Bailey I have just sold my old faithful 100-400mm L lens, and feel a little sad to see it go. Today I'm going to reflect on this lens a little, because it really changed my photography. See all images shot with this lens with this link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20EF%20100-400mm%20F4.5-5.6L%20IS%20USM%20(77mm) Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks. I have just sold my old faithful 100-400mm L lens, and feel a little sad to see it go. Today I'm going to reflect on this lens a little, because it really changed my photography. See all images shot with this lens with this link: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20EF%20100-400mm%20F4.5-5.6L%20IS%20USM%20(77mm) Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep147.m4a Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:59:41 +0900 23:11 no photography, lens, tribute, 100-400mm Martin Bailey This is the iPod version of a slideshow compilation of photographs from the MBP Winter Wildlife Wonderland Workshop, held in Hokkaido, Japan, in January 2008. There is also a full sized video that will look great on your computer screen, or Apple TV, which is Episode #146.1. If you want to grab both, be my guest, but the download will take a while. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php This is the iPod version of a slideshow compilation of photographs from the MBP Winter Wildlife Wonderland Workshop, held in Hokkaido, Japan, in January 2008. There is also a full sized video that will look great on your computer screen, or Apple TV, which is Episode #146.1. If you want to grab both, be my guest, but the download will take a while. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp4?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPHokkaidoWorkshopWinter2008.mp4 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:54:01 +0900 10:49 no Photography, Hokkaido, Workshop, Slideshow Martin Bailey This is the full sized version of a slideshow compilation of photographs from the MBP Winter Wildlife Wonderland Workshop, held in Hokkaido, Japan, in January 2008. There is also a version of this video formated for the iPod, which is Episode #146.2. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php This is the full sized version of a slideshow compilation of photographs from the MBP Winter Wildlife Wonderland Workshop, held in Hokkaido, Japan, in January 2008. There is also a version of this video formated for the iPod, which is Episode #146.2. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mov?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPHokkaidoWorkshopWinter2008.mov Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:53:48 +0900 10:49 no Photography, Hokkaido, Workshop, Slideshow Martin Bailey This week is a first for the MBP Podcast, as I'm going to release a video slideshow of photographs from the MBP Hokkaido Workshop in January 2008. The video files are pretty large, so please only download the one you want. There is a full sized video that will look great on your computer screen, or Apple TV. This is Episode #146.1. There is also a smaller version for use on iPods, which is Episode #146.2. If you want both, be my guest, but the download will take a while. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks. This week is a first for the MBP Podcast, as I'm going to release a video slideshow of photographs from the MBP Hokkaido Workshop in January 2008. The video files are pretty large, so please only download the one you want. There is a full sized video that will look great on your computer screen, or Apple TV. This is Episode #146.1. There is also a smaller version for use on iPods, which is Episode #146.2. If you want both, be my guest, but the download will take a while. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep146.m4a Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:53:27 +0900 7:34 no Photography, Hokkaido Workshop, Slideshow, Hokkaido, Workshop Martin Bailey Companion PDF for MBP-Podcast Episode #145 : Canon Pixma Pro9500 Printer (No More Borders!). Contains Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Printer Test Photos. Find out how to get rid of Canon's 35mm top and bottom borders, and improve the quality of your prints at the same time! Listen to Episode 145 to fully understand what I'm trying to say in with this document: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=145#Ep145 Companion PDF for MBP-Podcast Episode #145 : Canon Pixma Pro9500 Printer (No More Borders!). Contains Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Printer Test Photos. Find out how to get rid of Canon's 35mm top and bottom borders, and improve the quality of your prints at the same time! Listen to Episode 145 to fully understand what I'm trying to say in with this document: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=145#Ep145 http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBP_Canon_Pixma_Pro9500_Printer_Test_Photos.pdf Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:33:05 +0900 1:00 no Photography, printer profiles, Canon PIXMA Pro9500, 35mm border Martin Bailey Following on from the last episode, today I spill the beans on how to overcome the 35mm border restriction with Fine Art papers that Canon enforce with the driver software for the PIXMA Pro9500 A3+ pigment ink printer. Note that I will also release an episode 145.1, which contains a PDF file with some photographs of a number of test prints that I did. (http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=145.1#Ep145.1) You can see details of the printer on the Canon Web site here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=182&modelid=12414 There's also a pretty cool flash page with lots of information about Canon's professional range of printers here: http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/proPrinter/index.html Following on from the last episode, today I spill the beans on how to overcome the 35mm border restriction with Fine Art papers that Canon enforce with the driver software for the PIXMA Pro9500 A3+ pigment ink printer. Note that I will also release an episode 145.1, which contains a PDF file with some photographs of a number of test prints that I did. (http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=145.1#Ep145.1) You can see details of the printer on the Canon Web site here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=182&modelid=12414 There's also a pretty cool flash page with lots of information about Canon's professional range of printers here: http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/proPrinter/index.html http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep145.m4a Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:32:46 +0900 36:29 no Photography, Canon PIXMA Pro9500, printer, review, fine art print, 35mm border Martin Bailey Today in this first part of a two part review of the Canon PIXMA Pro9500 A3+ pigment ink printer, I share my initial impressions, and my likes and dislikes after creating Fine Art prints, doing a lot of experimentation with the printer for about a month. You can see details of the printer on the Canon Web site here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=182&modelid=12414 There's also a pretty cool flash page with lots of information about Canon's professional range of printers here: http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/proPrinter/index.html Today in this first part of a two part review of the Canon PIXMA Pro9500 A3+ pigment ink printer, I share my initial impressions, and my likes and dislikes after creating Fine Art prints, doing a lot of experimentation with the printer for about a month. You can see details of the printer on the Canon Web site here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=182&modelid=12414 There's also a pretty cool flash page with lots of information about Canon's professional range of printers here: http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/proPrinter/index.html http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep144.m4a Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:18:10 +0900 33:30 no Photography, Canon PIXMA Pro9500, printer, review, fine art print, 35mm border Martin Bailey This week, we complete our trilogy of episodes, tracing my steps around the Yachiho Highlands area in Nagano Prefecture, taking a look at the "Big Falls", among other things. Here's a link to the poll I mention at the end of the Podcast asking if you prefer smaller downloads or better audio quality: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16447 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ This week, we complete our trilogy of episodes, tracing my steps around the Yachiho Highlands area in Nagano Prefecture, taking a look at the "Big Falls", among other things. Here's a link to the poll I mention at the end of the Podcast asking if you prefer smaller downloads or better audio quality: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16447 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep143.m4a Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:21:23 +0900 30:01 no Photography, Yachihokougen, Yachiho Highlands, tips, techniques Martin Bailey This week we continue to trace my steps from a recent trip to the Yachiho Highlands as I share some of the images I brought back with me, intermingling tips on decisions I made while photographing the area. Here's a link to all 31 images from the 3 days in the Yachiho Highlands: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 Here's a link to the Singh-Ray Color Combo filter: http://www.singh-ray.com/colorcombo.html Here's a link to Mikkel Stegmann's Barnack utility that I reference so much for depth-of-field and hyperfocal distances, and mentioned in the Podcast: http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ This week we continue to trace my steps from a recent trip to the Yachiho Highlands as I share some of the images I brought back with me, intermingling tips on decisions I made while photographing the area. Here's a link to all 31 images from the 3 days in the Yachiho Highlands: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 Here's a link to the Singh-Ray Color Combo filter: http://www.singh-ray.com/colorcombo.html Here's a link to Mikkel Stegmann's Barnack utility that I reference so much for depth-of-field and hyperfocal distances, and mentioned in the Podcast: http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep142.m4a Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:31:42 +0900 37:42 no Photography, hyper focal, hyperfocal distance, tips, techniques, Yachiho, Mountains Martin Bailey I took off to the Yachiho Highlands from May 31 for a few days, and today start to share some of the images I brought back with me, intermingling tips on finding shots, composition, exposure and achieving pan focus when necessary. Here's a link to all 31 images from the 3 days in the Yachiho Highlands: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 Check out TinEye here: http://tineye.com/ Here's a link to Mikkel Stegmann's Barnack utility that I reference so much for depth-of-field and hyperfocal distances, and mentioned in the Podcast: http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ I took off to the Yachiho Highlands from May 31 for a few days, and today start to share some of the images I brought back with me, intermingling tips on finding shots, composition, exposure and achieving pan focus when necessary. Here's a link to all 31 images from the 3 days in the Yachiho Highlands: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 Check out TinEye here: http://tineye.com/ Here's a link to Mikkel Stegmann's Barnack utility that I reference so much for depth-of-field and hyperfocal distances, and mentioned in the Podcast: http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep141.m4a Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:01:02 +0900 29:48 no Photography, tips, techniques, depth-of-field, DOF, hyperfocal, Yachiho Highlands Martin Bailey Today I announce the winner of the Abstract Assignment, and kickoff the next assignment, which is on Irony. Fasten your seatbelts, because this is going to be a tough one! See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's a forum post with details of the Irony Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16086 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=625 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ Today I announce the winner of the Abstract Assignment, and kickoff the next assignment, which is on Irony. Fasten your seatbelts, because this is going to be a tough one! See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's a forum post with details of the Irony Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16086 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: http://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=625 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a?http://www.bokeaji.com/podcasts/MBPP_Ep140.m4a Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:04:24 +0900 17:13 no Photography, assignment, contest, irony Martin Bailey Today we look at some focusing techniques that I used during a recent Po