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April 16, 2020
Natural lighting Tips PLUS Live Demo of Portraits with Bob Holmes Ep 17
Robert Holmes career as one of the world’s most successful and prolific travel photographers has extended over 35 years. He was the first photographer to be honored twice by the Society of American Travel Writers with their Travel Photographer of the Year Award and he is the only photographer to be given the award 5 times, most recently for 2017.
His assignments have taken him from coverage of the 1975 British Everest Expedition for the London Daily Mail and Paris Match to searching for snow leopards in the remote valleys of western Nepal for National Geographic Magazine, trekking into the rain forests of Borneo with Penan tribesmen for Islands Magazine and crossing the Great Indian Desert on camel for Departures.
His passion for food and wine has lead to extensive work in those industries including the illustration of 9 books on wine and 6 cookbooks. More recently Bob has added film production to his talents and in partnership with Andrea Johnson has been producing videos for clients in the wine and hospitality industries.
Show Notes
When working with natural light, be willing to move your subject to the light.
Make lots of pictures to understand how the camera processes light.
Expose for the highlights.
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April 15, 2020
Simple Lighting Tips for Photography. No Math, No ratios. — Portrait Photographer Felix Kunze Ep 16
Felix is a portrait photographer living in New York City. Born in East Germany and raised in England, he now spends his time highlighting the grace, strength, enthusiasm and beauty of people through his perfectly lit photographs.
His recent projects include a focus on scientists, explorers and environmentalists, to elevate their standing in society through photographs. His well known ‘The Lighting Series’ is an online class that has helped over 11000 photographers become confident studio photographers, mastering artificial light for the first time.”
Show Notes
Starting as a concert photographer, Felix Kunze wanted a more diverse subject matter. He then chose the most diverse subject he could think of, portraits of people.
You develop a personal style when you shoot a lot of images. Whether this is personal or commercial, the more you shoot, the more you’ll shoot from the heart.
At the start of the shoot in a studio, start with only ambient light and take test photos to see what your ambient light is.
Get out of the mindset that your light has to be pointed directly at your subject. Your light exists in a 3D space.
Easy exercise: Take a person you know, and move the light all around your subject and move the light up and down so that you can see the effect moving the light has.
You won’t always know what “good” lighting is until you practice.
When Annie Leibovitz does her lighting and portraits the way she does, she’s doing it from her heart. If you try and copy her directly, you may not have the same passions, interests, etc and the style may not resonate with you and it will feel less true.
Everyday aspects of your life are interesting and unique to others around the world. Don’t let what seems mundane to you prevent you from taking interesting photos.
Anyone who wants to get clients needs to do this: Find out what you’re interested in and start taking photos of that. You will be better at photographing that subject then someone who isn’t as passionate about that.
Access is the biggest challenge that all photographers face at some point.
When you get lost in the technical side of lighting, you can lose the creative side.
Resources
Felix Kunze’s Courses (Use Promo code “Felix20” for a discount):
The Lighting Series
The Location Series
Felix Kunze’s Lighting Kids and Photo Accessories
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April 12, 2020
Marc Silber – How to Increase Your Creativity & Q&A Ep 15
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April 11, 2020
How to Use Social Media to Thrive as a Creative in a Tough Environment — Manuel Suarez Ep 14
Because of the uncertainty that we photographers and creatives are facing, we are having a special show: How to use social media to thrive as a creative despite a tough environment. Our guest is Manuel Suarez: an international speaker who has delivered seminars to thousands of entrepreneurs around the world on the subject of digital marketing.
He’s certified as a Facebook buying and planning professional and is host of the “The Facebook Marketing Ninja” podcast. Manuel’s strategies have helped generate over half a billion views, millions of subscribers and 150 million dollars in revenue across all channels. He’s now showing the world how he’s doing it.
Show Notes
Look for your options for relief depending on your country and help you pay your bills.
Focus on building your audience rather than selling during this time.
Be aware of all the technology we have to help us communicate with the world. Social distancing doesn’t mean social isolation.
Use this time to build your skills and improve your ability to communicate.
Tips for building your audience:
Improve your skill.
Tell your story.
Share your talent.
Start teaching and educating.
It’s not enough to build an audience, you need to be able to monetize it as well. As you build audiences, you need to become an expert on marketing so that you can build lead generation.
Manuel Suarez’s Battle Plan to become successful
Communicate through omnipresence. Be in as many places as possible.
Be real to people.
Be a stabilizing influence.
Provide value to others using your passion.Build an audience. This will happen as you do the other stages.
Become a marketing expert. If you want to do this as a career, you need to know how to market yourself.
You can sell to your audience.
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Manuel Suarez is offering a $2,000 marketing course for FREE to help creatives and others who want to learn how to get themselves out there. Find out more about this amazing offer and don’t miss it because it’s only here until April 30th.
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April 10, 2020
Plagiarism in Photography | National Geographic Photographer Bob Holmes Ep 13
Robert Holmes career as one of the world’s most successful and prolific travel photographers has extended over 35 years. He was the first photographer to be honored twice by the Society of American Travel Writers with their Travel Photographer of the Year Award and he is the only photographer to be given the award 5 times, most recently for 2017.
His assignments have taken him from coverage of the 1975 British Everest Expedition for the London Daily Mail and Paris Match to searching for snow leopards in the remote valleys of western Nepal for National Geographic Magazine, trekking into the rain forests of Borneo with Penan tribesmen for Islands Magazine and crossing the Great Indian Desert on camel for Departures.
His passion for food and wine has lead to extensive work in those industries including the illustration of 9 books on wine and 6 cookbooks. More recently Bob has added film production to his talents and in partnership with Andrea Johnson has been producing videos for clients in the wine and hospitality industries.
Show Notes
1968, Bob had not known who Dorothea Lange was, but took a picture similar to her famous image of a mother. Even though he did not know the photo existed, people still compare the images and think he was influenced by Dorothea Lange’s photo.
Instagram has made landscape plagiarism much worse because of geotagging. Because people can see where good photos are taken, many people go to these locations and take the same image rather than their own.
A lot of photos are staged, especially in travel photography and photographic competitions.
When taking pictures of people, especially of other cultures, spend time with them. Treat people like people. Even if you don’t have much time or have communication issues, take the effort.
Don’t check your images while your taking photographs.
Know how to use your histogram. Here’s a past video on Advancing Your Photography with tips on using your histogram.
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April 9, 2020
Photojournalism Tips from Photographer Ed Kashi Ep 12
Ed Kashi is an acclaimed photojournalist who uses photography, filmmaking and social media to explore geopolitical and social issues that define our times. He is also a dedicated educator and mentor to photographers around the world and lectures frequently on visual storytelling, human rights and the world of media.
Show Notes
When going on a shoot, Ed Kashi goes as a storyteller. Therefore, he tries to understand what situation he’s going in, keeping in mind that he is primarily reacting to what is in front of him. His planning helps him understand where he needs to be to see the story.
Most of the time you are working with adverse conditions in photojournalism. Be prepared to take the photos that present themselves.
When doing advocacy work with your photography, make sure you have great partners to help you. Choose your collaborators wisely.
Don’t let the camera become a distraction. Photography is about variables, and Ed Kashi wants to limit those variables. Don’t let the equipment get in the way of the human connection.
There are four different kinds of photos in narrative photography:
Landscape or Sense of Place
The Candid Moment
Environmental Portrait
The Detail
Building trust is how you gain access to otherwise inaccessible situations.
Just because you have someone say they can take your image, doesn’t mean they understand the implications of what that image can be used for. Even if they have signed a release form, always be careful.
When acting as a photojournalist, you need to hold your opinions and emotions inside and have an objective posture.
If you don’t work in video and audio as a photojournalist, you are at a severe disadvantage.
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April 8, 2020
Debunking Photography Misconceptions with Photographer and Director Joshua Shultz – Ep 11
Joshua Shultz started out his career as a photographer. Taking photos of musicians, actors, models and anyone else he could work with. He always aspired to be a director. He has photographed for such publications as, Rolling Stone Magazine, Elle, Bellus Magazine, Billboard etc. He saw photography as one place he could learn directing. Now moving into the world of film making he hopes to tell unique interesting stories.
Show Notes
Joshua Shultz shoots with a feeling or tone. When he goes into a shoot, he knows what tone he wants to capture.
His photography went down when he was trying to make something that he felt other people wanted, rather than what he felt was right. Joshua’s photography improved when he decided to make what he loved rather than what he felt others wanted.
Establish a communication point with the subject as soon as you can. Find something that you are both passionate about. Build a relationship with the subject. Look for things you like about the individuals.
Building a relationship helps you create art rather than just a technically good photo. Let them run through all their insecurities, don’t force them to try to be natural. Wait for them to relax and for that moment when they forget their insecurities.
You can still take amazing photos any time of day. A harsh flash can help you overcome “bad” outdoor lighting.
Digital and film both have their own strengths and weaknesses, and you should choose which you use as a tool that’s appropriate for your needs in a project.
The world has a major lack of artists, and we should work together and help build each other up.
Instagram can be dangerous, where overtime, you are focused on creating images for performing well on Instagram rather than art you love.
Technical knowledge is important so you know how to use your tools. The most important thing though, is action. Use your knowledge to take photos. Always be taking photos.
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April 4, 2020
Tips for Making a Successful Photography Project — Documentary Photographer Daniel Milnor Ep 10
Daniel Milnor spent twenty-five-years as a full-time photographer but is currently “Creative Evangelist” for Blurb, Inc. the world’s premiere print-on-demand publishing platform. He splits his time between the smog-choked arteries of Southern California and the spiritual landscape of New Mexico where he’s been known to hike, paddle, climb, ski, ride and explore all the spaces in between. Milnor is a complete and total nonbeliever in social media and feels these platforms have done irreparable damage to human communication skills and attention span while unleashing a level of consumerism the planet simply cannot survive.
He currently works on a project-by-project basis with clients who are willing to spend the time required to create original artwork as opposed to trendy or temporary content. He also works as a creative adviser for companies with a story to tell. Milnor has taught at Art Center College of Design, Academy of Art University, The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, The Los Angeles Center for Photography and the Photo Experience Workshops in Latin America. An early adopter of select technologies such as print-on-demand books and magazines, Milnor has created and published over two hundred unique titles.His work is in the collections of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The George Eastman House and The Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He has lectured on photography and bookmaking in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America and Australia.
Show Notes
Take your time on your project.
Whatever you do, don’t share your work for your long term projects in real time on the internet.
If you need advice or feedback, find a mentor to get feedback from.
Do your research, find out about the area you are photographing, and what other photographers have done in this field.
When you go to publishers and interviews, people want to know your inspiration. You need to show that you understand the work that has been done before you.
Research is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of respect.
Eventually, you are going to photograph people you don’t know. If this terrifies you, be honest with people and tell them that you are practicing and ask if you can take photos of them.
Talking with people on the ground can be a way to do research.
Be more than a photographer, be more than someone who just presses a button all day long.
People Named
Steven King
On Writing
Alex Webb
Under a Grudging Sun
Maggie Steber
Dancing on Fire
Amy Wilentz
The Rainy Season
Graham Greene
The Comedians
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April 3, 2020
Sean Tucker–How to Tell Stories with Your Photos Ep 9
At heart, I’m a story-teller.
For me, Photography and Filmmaking reaches it’s zenith when it’s used to tell great stories.
Over my career to date I have been fortunate enough to tell stories for individuals, NGO’S and big multinational corporations, across more than 20 countries. I’ve traveled many long hours doing this work myself, as well as helping companies set up their own studios and training their staff to be able to produce high quality, compelling content in house.
Working with me means access to my experience, sharing of my technical know-how, as well as my gifts as a story teller. Take time to look through my work and, whether you’re looking for photography, filmmaking, training or consulting, get in touch for a personalized quote.
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Chris Burkard’s Tips for Creating and Sharing Compelling Images Ep 8
Chris Burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. Traveling throughout the year to pursue the farthest expanses of Earth, Burkard works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere.
Layered by outdoor, travel, adventure, surf, and lifestyle subjects, Burkard is known for images that are punctuated by untamed, powerful landscapes. Through social media chris strives to share his vision of wild places with millions of people, and to inspire them to explore for themselves.
His visionary perspective has earned him opportunities to work on global, prominent campaigns with Fortune 500 clients, speak on the TED stage, design product lines, educate, and publish a growing collection of books. Along with his team, Burkard is based out of his production studio and art gallery in the Central Coast of California.
Show Notes
Self publishing is more accessible than ever.
The best work comes with having a vision for it first.
Be willing to evolve your ideas and your style.
Always ask yourself “What’s the Story?”
The Purpose of a trip is important to focus on.
Never describe to people what they can already see.
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