First today, we’re going to take a look at the winners of the Low Perspective assignment, and then we’ll get into what the next assignment is going to be on. I have to say before we get started that whether or not your photo was voted in the top three, the standard...
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One Day in Bangkok – Dec 2006 (Podcast 89)
In Dec 2006, I visited India, which I discussed in Episodes 66 to 68. On my way back, as I couldn’t get a flight on to Tokyo I ended up with a day to kill in Bangkok, and so I decided to apply for a visa, and left the airport to explore the city for a while. If you...
Yachiho “Nature Garden” (Podcast 87)
On May the 12th, 2007, I visited the Yachiho highland plateau in the Nagano Prefecture, and today we’re going to take a look at a few photos from the trip. I was hoping for something different to what I ended up with, but late snows in April have stopped a certain...
Flowers, flowers, flowers! (Podcast 83)
Last Saturday, which was April the 14th, 2007 for those of you that will be catching up on the archive later, I visited the Hitachi (Seaside) Park in the Ibaraki Prefecture, about 90 minutes from my home in Tokyo. Now, before you start thinking that the Japanese...
Q&A #4 – How Do I Plan My Shoots? (Podcast 78)
Today, I’m going to answer a question from a listener named Peter Vogel that I received some time ago. Sorry for the delay in replying to this Peter, but here we go with my answer to your question on how I plan my shoots. Thanks for the great message, and question,...
Assignment #7 – Simplicity (Podcast 77)
Today we start with an announcement of the winner of the last Assignment, which was on Silence, and we start the new assignment, which is going to be on Simplicity. Before we get into the main topics, a brief apology for not getting an episode out last week. Things...
Red-Crowned Cranes #4 – Hokkaido, Dec 2006 (Podcast 74)
In Dec '06 I visited Hokkaido to photograph the Red-Crowned Cranes. Three and a half weeks ago, we started a series of travelogue style episodes in which you can join me on my photographic adventures and share my experiences while viewing some of my shots in iTunes or...
Assignment #6 – Silence (Podcast 69)
A Happy New Year to each and every one of you. This week is going to be a quick episode, as I’m trying to catch up on the post processing of a four day trip to Hokkaido shooting the red-crowned Japanese cranes during a Christmas to New Year holiday. I’m first going...
India, Dec 2006 – Part #3 (Podcast 68)
Today we conclude this three part travelogue of a brief trip to India, looking at some environmental portraits and architectural silhouettes. Before we get started, if you are listening to this soon after it’s release, it may well be Christmas Day, so Happy Christmas!...
India, Dec 2006 – Part #2 (Podcast 67)
Today we’re going to continue what I now know is going to be a three part series, a travelogue of a recent, very brief, trip to India. I was in India on business and decided that it was about time I took an extra day and visit the Taj Mahal. We’ll continue to view...
India, Dec 2006 – Part #1 (Podcast 66)
Thanks very much Robert for that message. I’m so pleased that you like your prints. Unfortunately it’s taken me around two weeks to release a Podcast after receiving this message, so we’re pretty close to Christmas now. If anyone else does decide to order a print or...
Appreciating Hard Copies (Podcast 63)
Nothing gives me more pleasure, apart from the actual shooting of photographs, than to print out and hold a good quality print. With computers and digital cameras getting cheaper by the year, and software to support our digital workflows getting better and easier to...