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7/31/2017

Camera and Inspiration #4 | PPN | July 28th, 2017

This is episode #4 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for July 2017

Marco picks this month inspirational photographer: Robert Doisneau - French photographer (1912 - 1994). If the name does not ring a bell then his most famous photo “The Kiss” probably will. He is considered a master of humanistic photography and has left us an incredible portfolio of amazing everyday street scenes from Paris that most people simply ignored or didn’t have an eye for. https://www.robert-doisneau.com/fr/portfolios/
Here is the link to the small Robert Doisneau photo book published by Taschen that Marco has mentioned on the show: ($9.99) https://www.taschen.com/pages/de/catalogue/photography/all/05288/facts.doisneau.htm
With vacation time coming up, Scott and Marco discuss if you should bring a camera on your time off and what to consider to make this an enjoyable experience for yourself as well as the non-photographers that may travel with you.
How to research the location in terms of photographic opportunities before your trip.
Take the opportunity of not having a client decide what you should shoot, and try something totally different from your normal photography.
Eliminating unnecessary gear by answering the why and what you want to photograph before you go on your trip.
Less gear on a trip = less worries and more fun. Always keep that in mind!
Use the opportunity to work on your visual storytelling skills by documenting your trip in a way, that 20 images describe the whole trip to a viewer without you having to write a single word to explain it.

Scott’s inspirational photo book of the month is called: “Show Your Work! 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered” by Austin Kleon. https://austinkleon.com/show-your-work/

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For more information on Scott Bourne follow him on Twitter: @ScottBourne
For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:
On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Scott and Marco discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

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Marco Larousse is a journalist and a fine art, street and documentary photographer, a educator, speaker, and podcast producer of photography related topics - MarcoLarousse.com. Marco has a background in photography of 30+ years.

Marco's approach to photography is "reduce to the basics and focus on the story and the subject." Growing up with the limitations that film photography has taught him, he still enjoys the basic approach to photography today. For Marco the camera is a tool and a mere extension of his instincts.

Marco is Co-Founder, Host and the Producer at Photo Podcast Network. He also co-hosts the monthly "We Shoot Mirrorless" and "Camera and Inspiration" podcasts episodes.

Contact Marco on Twitter @HamburgCam

7/25/2017 2 Comments

More Gear Show #4 | PPN | July 23rd, 2017

The More Gear Show topic this month is: Lenses - How to choose them and what to use them for.

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Special Guest: Marco Larousse
Website http://www.MarcoLarousse.com
Twitter: @HamburgCam

On this month’s More Gear Show, Scott invited PPN co-founder Marco Larousse to talk about a very important photography gear topic: Lenses

The lens is probably the most important- and could be the longest lasting gear investment that you can make in photography. We discuss these topics regarding lenses on this show:
Lens philosophy - Should you buy fixed focal length primes or rather go for more versatile zooms? And what would be the reasons to choose either one?
Creativity - What are the creative reasons that you should consider when choosing a new lens? Consider changing perspective or using unusual focal lengths for an extraordinary look in your images.
Focal lengths - When to use what focal length for a pleasing look and how to get more use out of each lens for landscape, architecture, portrait, sports or bird photography.
To image stabilize or not to image stabilize - There are good reasons why your lens may not need an IS.

Marco’s favorite lens picks:

Fujinon XF 16mm f1.4 R WR http://bhpho.to/2uPVpaZ with optional LH-XF16 metal lens hood http://bhpho.to/2utk1Uv
Fujinon XF 56mm f1.2 R http://bhpho.to/2uPWsI4
Leica Summilux-M 35mm f1.4 ASPH http://bhpho.to/2utc8OS
Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L II Tilt-Shift-Lens http://bhpho.to/2uQjyhO

Scott’s favorite lens picks:

Fujinon XF 90mm f2 R LM WR http://bhpho.to/2uszPa5
Canon EF 14mm f2.8 L II USM http://bhpho.to/2uQHIsC
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f4 IS PRO http://bhpho.to/2p34muh
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f1.8 http://bhpho.to/2qsh1Vu

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Scott Bourne

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7/20/2017 3 Comments

Q & A #2 | PPN | July 18TH, 2017

On this special Q&A episode, Scott answers many of the listener questions that he received after announcing his switch from the top of the line Canon full frame DSLR camera to a m4/3 system (Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II).

Scott discusses questions about these topics:

Why switch to a smaller format sensor camera?

Does IBIS on sensor work as well as on a top of the line IS lenses for DSLRs?

How does the AF of the Olympus compare to that of DSLRs?

Is the EVF a limiting factor when shooting fast pace birds in flight?

What about image quality when moving to a smaller sensor camera?

What about the quality of the smaller m4/3 lenses compared to the big FF lenses?

Are there enough accessories available for m4/3 cameras?

Are there situations / genres where a smaller sensor m4/3 camera is not the first choice?

Host: Scott Bourne

Scott’s Website: www.ScottBourne.com

Scott on Twitter: @ScottBourne

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Scott Bourne

Captured with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MK II camera.

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7/13/2017

We Shoot Mirrorless #4 | PPN | July 10th, 2017

On this #4 “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast episode for July 2017, Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics:

Marco shares his photo documentary “G20 Summit - Hamburg Under Siege”: https://www.marcolarousse.com/blog/2017/7/5/g20-germany-hamburg-under-siege
Scott was a guest at This Week In Tech (TWIT) on episode #621: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/621?autostart=false
CIPA camera sales numbers are up 34% year over year for May 2017.
Leica announced the new Leica TL2 - a 24 MPix APS-C mirrorless interchangeable camera body that we discuss.
Lensbaby announced the new Velvet 85mm f1.8 lens that comes with mounts for the following mirrorless camera systems: Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, and Micro Four Thirds mount.
Hasselblad released FW 1.17.0 for their mirrorless medium format Hasselblad X1D 50c camera. The FW improves stability and operability.
Nikon’s CEO announced that their first interchangeable mirrorless camera is in development. And it is supposed to beat the performance of existing mirrorless cameras. We share our thoughts about this announcement.
Ricoh / Pentax seem to be in financial trouble as their core business is declining. What do they need to do to continue to be successful in the camera business?
Lexar announced that they are pulling out of the memory card business and we discuss why we partially like and dislike this move for different reasons.
Scott is publishing his “Eagle Monographs” book that is shipping soon and that you can pre-order here: www.ScottBourne.photography
We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably.
We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from our Flickr groups. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: John Morrell with his photo “A Pillar of Zen” (click link).

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review about our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Scott Bourne follow him on Twitter: @ScottBourne
For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:
On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Scott and Marco will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks on their workflow.

A Pillar of Zen by John Morrell

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