Today I take you through a full monitor and printer calibration with the X-Rite ColorMunki Photo, and we also take a look at how to optimize a printer profile. Although it was a little late, I finally published an iPod optimized version of the video via the iTunes/RRS...
Podcast 248 : May 2010 MBP/WebSpy Photography Assignment Winners
Before we start, note that the May assignment marked the end of the six month batch of assignments which our sponsors WebSpy kindly provided prizes for. All of the prizes are now sent out, and the new prizes for the next six months batch of assignments have been...
The Anatomy of a Flowerscape (Podcast 247)
In Episode #244 of this Podcast, I talked about a couple of recent trips to a local park here in Tokyo, where I’d one week found myself a little bit dry on the creative front, and then the following week, forced myself to go back to face my demons and reacquaint...
Podcast 246 : The iPad for the Photographer
I picked up my iPad on May 28, which was the day that the iPad went on sale in most countries outside of the US. Today I’ll talk about how I’m using my iPad now, and throw in a few useful app suggestions, as well as covering what I’m not doing, with reasons why, and a...
WebSpy and MBP Photography Assignment Prizes!
WebSpy, sponsors of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, have for a third time kindly set aside funds for us to offer some amazing prizes for the participant with the most accumulated votes after the next six month's worth of monthly assignments, from June to...
Podcast 245: Kata Bag 3N1-33 Sling Backpack Review
Kata-Bags sent me a 3N1-33 Sling Backpack to try a few weeks ago, and after using it a number of times now, I’m very pleased with it, and have been looking forward to sharing some details with you today. Like many photographers, I have a bit of a bag fetish. There...
Win a Kata 3N1-33 Sling Backpack Camera Bag!
I recently had the pleasure of testing out a new Kata 3N1-33 Sling Backpack Camera Bag from Kata Bags (http://www.kata-bags.com/), and I've fallen in love with this bag. The great folks at Kata Bags have kindly donated a second 3N1-33 Sling Backpack Camera Bag to give...
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...
Martin Joined the X-Rite Coloratti!
I'm proud to announce that I recently joined the Coloratti, who, in X-Rite's words... Include the world's top professional photographers, a group whose vision, passion, leadership, and partnership are recognized and valued by X-Rite. Coloratti photographers are highly...
“The Moon” Video
Here's a video I shot recently, of the moon, as it moves across the sky. It's a very simple video, but along with the music "Moonlight Sonata" from Beethoven, it's quite relaxing to watch. I shot this with a Canon EF 600mm F4 lens, fitted with a 1.4X and a 2.0X...
Podcast 243: April 2010 MBP/WebSpy Photography Assignment Winners
Today we’re going to take a look at the winning images from the April MBP and WebSpy Photography Assignment, with members’ back-stories and I’ll be adding my own comments and thoughts on the images as usual. The April Photography assignment is the penultimate...
Win a 70-200mm Canon Lens Thermos Travel Mug!
I recently bought a 70-200mm Canon Lens Thermos Travel Mug from Canonmugs.com, and was very happy with it. Thanks to the number of you that they saw heading over to their store from this blog, they offered us a free mug, which I'm going to pass on to a lucky winner,...