10/6/2017 0 Comments Q&A #5 | PPN | October 6th, 2017Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html Host Scott Bourne: @ScottBourne Co-Host Rick Sammon: @ricksammon Rick’s website: www.ricksammon.com This episode is sponsored by B&H - Please use our B&H affiliate link: bit.ly/bhphotodeals Here are the questions that Scott and Rick answer on this episode: 1. Would like to ask, how do you get better at composition? Seems like such a talent I don’t have. From Carlos Rivera On Twitter 2. What’s the biggest mistake that people moving from film to digital photography make? From Dave in Tulsa, OK 3. Do you shoot JPEG or RAW and Lightroom or ??? From Aaron on Twitter 4. How do you avoid getting red-eye? I saw some on the forums saying use the red eye reduction mode but my camera doesn’t have that. From Susan in Evansville, IN 5. How do you go about shooting in harsh sunlight? From Stephanie Rodham on Twitter 6. Why do some portrait photographers choose continuous (hot)lights v. strobe? From Alex in San Francisco, CA 7. Have any tips for shooting fast moving objects/ sports? From Ryan Simonovich on Twitter 8. How do you get your portrait subjects to relax? From Phil in Edmonton, Alberta 9. Why can I not get the same picture in my camera as in my head? From Russ Scullen on Twitter 10. What motivates you to continue taking pictures economically, politically, intellectually or emotionally? From Edward in Boise, ID 11. Why don’t camera manufacturers built camera bases with the Area Swiss plate built into the base? I see lots of questions on forums asking “what plate to buy”- why not build it into the camera, save the extra bulk/weight/cost? And many m43 cameras are not deemed worthy of a custom plate, leading to problems accessing batteries//cards when using generic plates. From Rick Fee 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. AuthorScott Bourne is an Olympus Visionary and a professional wildlife photographer, author and lecturer who specializes in birds. He was one of the founders of This Week In Photo, Founded Photofocus.com and is co-founder of the new Photo Podcast Network (www.photopodcasts.com.)
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On the PPN Q&A show, we answer our listener questions about photography related topics. Submit your photography related questions here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html Host Marco Larousse Marco’s Website: www.MarcoLarousse.com Marco’s Twitter: @HamburgCam Co-Host Joseph Linaschke Joseph’s Website: www.joseph.info Joseph’s Twitter: @PhotoJoseph Joseph’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/photojoseph Joseph’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/photojoseph Joseph’s current contest: http://www.photojoseph.com/contest This show is sponsored by B&H: bit.ly/bhphotodeals Here are the questions that Marco and Joseph answer on this episode: 1. Hi - I just picked up the "Copyright Zone" by Ed Greenberg and Ed Reznicki. In your respective workflows, do you register your images prior to or after "Post" processing? Thanks! From Brian in Portland, Oregon 2. I have a question inspired by your recent podcast about lenses. What are the pros and cons of using a 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom with a 2x teleconverter instead of using a 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom? In particular, is there likely to be any significant difference when shooting each lens at the longest focal length? Thanks. From James in Chandler, Arizona 3. What advice would you give for how to go about selecting a good lens hood for a reasonable price? How about hoods for kit or zoom lenses? Will my old DSLR lens hoods work with my new micro 4/3 lenses? Thanks. From Curtis in Franklin, Tennessee 4. Hi. As a hobbyist photographer posting photographs on social media. What do you do if someone asked if they can buy one of them. Especially if the are from another part of the world. Is it worth the hassle or should you just send them a high res file by email and ask them to make a donation to their favourite charity. Love the shows! From Rob in the U.K. 5. Hi - I was thinking of buying the EE-1 Dot Sight for use with my 40-150 Pro Zuiko, which I sometimes extend using the Zuiko 1.4x teleconverter. Have you had any experience with the Dot Sight? What do you think? BTW I enjoy the Mirrorless show. Thanks! From David in Toronto, Canada 6. I'm thinking of purchasing a monopod but before I do I wondered if you could give an opinion on: Will it work ok for slow shutter (I like to blur water falls) or should I stick to a tripod for this? Should I use image stabilization or switch it off as with a tripod? I guess I'm wondering how much a monopod can replace a tripod. The camera is a Fuji XT1 Thanks in advance! From Keith in Belfast, Northern Ireland 7. I enjoyed your recent podcast on lenses. Very useful advice. Many raw processors (e.g. DXO) try to correct some flaws in lenses via computational algorithms. Corrections include distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberration, and fringing. Does this computational approach reduce the value of expensive lenses relative to cheaper alternatives? Thanks! From Dan in Neilson, Florida 8. Hi, I do a lot of long exposure landscape photography where I shoot at f11 or higher aperture. As you can imagine dust specs are a problem in these shot. My camera does have a sensor cleaning function, but that does not get rid of all of the dust specs. What is the best way to clean my sensor? From Michael in Melbourne, Australia 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. AuthorMarco 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. 8/8/2017 1 Comment Q&A #3 | PPN | August 7th, 2017On the PPN Q&A show, we answer our listener questions about photography related topics. Host Scott Bourne: @ScottBourne Co-Host Rick Sammon: @ricksammon Rick’s website: www.ricksammon.com B&H link: bit.ly/bhphotodeals Here are the questions that Scott and Rick answer on this episode: 1. From Steve, Mary and Todd. My internal drive is nearly full and I want to run my Lightroom catalogue from an external drive. Do you have any tips or recommendations? 2. LR is turtle slow..time to jump to another program? Is Adobe doing anything about it? From Daniel in Brasil 3. Also, can you suggest any free or inexpensive one-time cost replacement software for iPhoto? From Steve in Pennsylvania 4. I am trying to understand why so many cameras come with high quality video. I think that it makes sense to shoot video on a dedicated video camera and stills on a dedicated stills camera. Am I crazy? From Ted in Seattle, WA 5. With the advent of such high-quality image stabilization on some cameras and lenses, are tripods as valuable or as necessary as they used to be? From Helen in San Rafael, CA 6. I would like to photograph race cars at an Indycar event. What shutter speed should I use to freeze the action? From Theron in Washington, D.C. 7. I hear Scott say you sometimes need to “bump the focus” when photographing birds in flight and trying to get the most out of the autofocus. I think I understand but could you please explain? From Jay in Anchorage, AK 8. I want to save my photos for uploading to portfolio web sites but all my images are too big and get rejected or take too long to upload. I am new to photography and want to find out what the best practice is for Web image optimization. From Jarred in Ocean Shores, WA 9. I know that Rick Sammon travels all over the world and I love his portraits of people in their native lands. My question is how do you approach people from other cultures to get permission to make their portrait? I am always too shy to do that. From Jessica in Center Valley, PA 10. I am photographing by a lake near my home and there are lots of commercial buildings that I do not want to reflect in the lake. Short of learning how to remove these reflections in post, is there something I can do to remove the reflections in-camera? Is that what a ND filter does? From Cathy in Inver Grove Heights, MN 11. I’ve seen people on camera forums talking about super fast lenses - in the f/1.2 to f/1.8 range. Is it possible to use lenses like this wide open? Wouldn’t the depth-of-field be too narrow to accomplish much? From Butch in Nashville, TN 12. I want to photograph planes taking off and landing at my local airport. Do I need special permission from anyone to do that? From Alex in Gilbert, AZ 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. Author6/12/2017 0 Comments Q & A #1 | PPN | June 10TH, 2017Host Scott Bourne @ScottBourne Co-Host Rick Sammon @ricksammon Companies mentioned during the show: American Frame - https://www.americanframe.com Rick’s website - www.ricksammon.com Question 1: We are doing the standard-traditional-old frame + mat + print. We would love to hear what you have to say about display options. Do you always need a mat? What about printing with a large white border instead of a mat ... do suppliers do that ... is it suitable for display? What other display options should we be considering as opposed to the standard old frame-mat-print? From Jim in Vancouver, BC Question 2: I noticed that some of Scott’s photos look like paintings. What software do you use to accomplish that goal? We received this question from several people, thanks to Michael, Glenn, Dave, Wendy and Sam Question 3: I like to photograph people who run hospitals. I photograph board members, etc. I am trying to expand that business and am looking for ideas on how to get hired by more hospitals to make portraits of their execs. From Keith in Sitka, AK Question 4: I have heard many different viewpoints on the difference in DOF/Bokeh on full-frame cameras v. M43/APS-C cameras. Is the amount of light that passes through the lens at say f/8 the same on all formats? From Ellen in Los Angeles Question 5: I know that many of the folks like you have written and published photography books or had your images used in newspapers, books, magazines, etc. How does someone get noticed in today’s world where everyone has a camera? From Barb in Laughlin, NV Question 6: I hear that pros only shoot RAW. Is there ever a case for pros only shooting JPEGs? From David in Brooklyn, NY Question 7: Scott always says as camera to subject distance decreases, so does DOF. Can you explain that a little bit more and are there any exceptions at all? From Russ in Macon, GA Question 8: I primarily do street photography and have just bought my first mirrorless camera, a Fuji X100F. I love it but am experiencing an issue I don't get with my DSLR and that is motion blur. On the street in daylight I try to use 1/200th min shutter speed and have never had a problem with motion blur on the DSLR with people walking past. I have had several instances with the X100F where the person is sharp but a foot or hand blurs. Is this "a thing" with mirrorless shutters ? From Warwick (North Avoca, NSW Australia) Question 9: Should people use electronic shutter or mechanical shutters? I have heard that the use of electronic shutters can cause problems with third party lenses and also can cause what’s called rolling shutter. We received this question from several people, thanks to Jack, Ken, Jim and George Question 10: I’d like to get into digital medium format to shoot portraits. But what I want to achieve is that special look I see in old 6x6 or 6x7 film portraits. There is a kind of look, perspective or DOF to those, almost a "3D" look, that I can not see reproduced by modern digital medium format prints. Why is that so? Is there a way to achieve that look with digital medium format cameras? From Luciano Santo in Brazil Question 11: How important is it to get the flash off camera given the large number of flash diffusers you can now buy that allow flash shooters to create special effects. Is it still important to get the flash off the camera? From Dereck in Portland, OR Question 12: How do you know where to find wildlife - especially birds. I noticed Scott is able to photograph birds just about anywhere. I don’t see many birds where I live - or any wildlife for that matter. Is there a trick I am missing? From Elliot in Memphis, TN AuthorScott Bourne |
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