Many times I've been asked how I sign my fine art prints, and having received an email recently from listener Tanya Mattson from Pennsylvania, USA, I decided to go into a little bit of detail on this in today's episode. Apparently Tanya and her husband had watched the...
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Podcast 265 : Sept 2010 – Changes – Assignment Winners
Today we're going to take a look at the winning images from the September 2010 MBP and WebSpy Photography Assignment, which was on the theme of Change. We had some interesting voting results for the September Assignment on the theme of Change. Although I didn't notice...
Podcast 264 : Breathing Color Timeless Lamination Process (Video)
Following some great communication with the Breathing Color Team over the last week, here's a video to share a new process for laminating Breathing Color Lyve Canvas with their Timeless Laminate. This is pretty much where I'd got with my initial experimentation,...
Podcast 263 : Breathing Color Lyve Canvas/Timeless Laminate First Impressions
I've spent the last few days getting used to the Breathing Color Lyve Canvas and Timeless Laminate system and today share my thoughts, with some tips for using the system yourself. There's a lot to keep in mind when using this system, especially when laminating your...
Podcast 244: Creation Breeds Creativity
As a photographer, have you ever found yourself not being able to turn on the creative juices when you need to? Do you sometimes feel stifled and not able to come up with new ideas? Call it a slump or a rut; call it creator’s block; call it the photographer’s yips...
Podcast 241: Hokkaido Photography Tour and Workshop 2010 #2
Following on from Episode 237, this week we look at some images from the Landscape leg of the 2010 Hokkaido Workshop. We also hear participants comments from the entire Hokkaido Tour (only in the audio available in iTunes or at the bottom of this post). Before we look...
Podcast 240 : February and March MBP/WebSpy Assignment Winners
As I didn't talk about the February Assignment winners last month, here goes with a two month installment, including some of the winners' back-stories and my own brief comments about the winning images. In third place was Mark Carline with "Crossing over the River...
Podcast 239 : Manfrotto Video Fluid Heads with Really Right Stuff Plates
I recently figured out how to mount my cameras and lenses fitted with Really Right Stuff plates, to my Manfrotto 519 Pro Video Fluid Head, and today share my secrets with you. The video below is really all you need to watch, but I also recorded an audio section for...
Podcast 226 : Dec 2009 Assignment – Quiet Light – Results
Let's get right into it now though, and take a look at the third place winner's image. In third place is David Peacham, from Perth, Australia, with "Lights Out". As I have back-stories from each artist, I'm going to read the back-story first, and then add my own...
Podcast 225 : Roundtable #4 with Landon Michaelson and Dan Newcomb
The MBP Roundtable is back, after a two year break! Today I chat with Landon Michaelson and Dan Newcomb on some great photography related topics! Landon Michaelson is a passionate photographer who enjoys photography, in some way, every day. In Landon's day job as Lead...
Podcast 222 : Making Pictures
On November 28, I visited one of my favourite parks here in Tokyo, Jindai Botanical Gardens, to shoot the beautiful autumn color that they have as a result of some strategically planted Japanese maple or Kaede trees. While I was shooting the below scene, I realized...
Podcast 221 : Assignment Winners and Next Assignment Prizes!
Today it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the first MBP/WebSpy Photography Assignment accumulated vote winners for the last six month's assignments. As you know, when our sponsors WebSpy came on board in July 2009, they kindly set by $1,000 for...