Shutter Time Podcast

With heavy hearts, we are saying goodbye to this podcast.  Due to time constrains, we cannot continue to create interesting and engaging podcast.  After 8.5 years of podcasting, it's not easy to say " this is the end".  To know when to say, that's it, instead of forcing ourselves to create something interesting and compelling.  We are sorry to let this show go. 

I thought of asking Kasia what were her photography mistakes or photography sins that she still does... didn't realize it would blow up in my face.  Top tip, never ask your wife about her mistakes, and never ever point them out. 

We were recently discussing, what is better to invest your time and money into, gear, education or marketing.  All three are important in growing your photography.  Marketing is essential if you want to turn your photography into a viable business.   What are you thoughts about this?  Where should you, as a photographer invest in?

We were out on a roadtrip again.  Yes back to Kasia's favourite place, the Rocky Mountains or specifically Jasper National Park.  According to the "tea leaves" weather forcast, it was supposed to be snow, flurries, and more snow, peppered with some sunshine.  Well as most "tea leaf" forecast, it was mostly wrong.  No snow, no flurries, just low hanging clouds peppered with sunshine.  In other words it was glorious.

Our friend, a great photographer and long time friend of the show Michael Van Der Tol, gave us an interesting, albeit click baity article to discuss on the the show.  It was written for fstoppers by Paul Parker and it's titled "The Death of Photoshop: A warning to photographers".

This time listening to a great episode of Street Shots Podcast, by our good friend Antonio M. Rosario, about numbers in photography, we took another trip out to break rules of photography. Why not? First off, it was middle of the day, bautiful blue cloudless skies... these are not the conditions a landscape photographer likes.  So we attempted the impossible.  Try to create a few images that would not suck.  Have we accomplished that?  Have a look and tell us.

Another little road trip.  Film and digital together again! These little road trips are a wonderful time to spend time together, chat, and take photos.  They are also good time to forget about the daily grind, and just let your eyes and mind wonder.  No distractions, no traffic, just you and the world.  Best time to go on a date.  

As I was scouring the intertubes for interesting topics, an interesting article caught my eye.  It said that it's better to take bad photos than no photos. This sparked a discussion of what constitues a bad photo and is it really better to shoot a whole bunch of photos just to record the world or is it better to take your time and decide if you even want to create a photo.  Interesting...

With this cold weather we are experiencing right now (-41C) it's always good to be prepared when shooting outside.  Whenever you are going for a shoot either outside or in a studio, you should have a checklist of things to take, but don't forget the mental preparation.  Also be prepared to be flexible enough to take advantage of changes in weather conditions, light, mood.  In this episode we talk about how to prepare yourself as a photographer.  

The internet is full of images. We share a lot. Is it better if we were a little less shary? How do you choose what to share? Does it matter? These are some questions we try to answer in this episode. Enjoy!

In this episode we chat about astrophotography and my complete failure to capture anything interesting.  

In this episode Kasia wanted to buck the trend of shooting landscape photos during mid day, and not only during sunset and sunrise.  You definitely have to change the way you take photographs and often the subject will change.  Is it possible? Of course it is. Also we ask a question, is flickr still viable in this day and age of photo sharing sites.  Listen to the show to find out what we think of flickr. Enjoy, and we will talk to you next week!  

Another great idea from our friend David Szweduik, from Adventures in Creativity, was if we learned anything photographically this past year.   To be perfectly honest, there was no eureka moments, but somethings like learning to shoot with 1 camera and 1 lens, or not to take a photo, when you know it will not turn out, thus saving you time in post processing.  Things like that.   Have you learned anything during last year?  Share your stories with us. Enjoy, and we will talk to you next week!

Since Christmas is getting closer with a great idea from our friend Dave Szweduik from Adventures in Photography, we thought it would be a good idea to talk about what we would love for Christmas.  This can be gear, places to go etc.   We would also love to hear what is on your wishlist. So drop as a line, a comment a tweet.  Don't be shy. money and time is no object :)

In this episode we are out to our favourite park, waiting for the sunrise and frolicking with bison.  As expected lots of photographers arrived, as it was a beautiful "breakfast" for the bison.  It's never boring photographing these big hairy cows.  Especially on a frosty morning.   Given the question by our friend David Szweduik, from Adventures in Creativity,  is setting a camera for different colors and effects would be considered cheating.  Well unless the camera manufacturers figure out a way of actually replacing skies in camera, then.... ah just listen to the show and you will find out :)

Today we are talking about styles.  Does having a style is detrimental to your growth in photography?  Or is it necessary branding for your photography? This is the question we try to answer in this episode.

We were proposed an idea, the creativity is done, specially in photography. There are so many photos out there of the seemingly the same thing. Same locations, same subjects, everything blends into boring "I've seen this a million times". So the question is are we really creative. Well if we look at the definition of creative in a dictionary it states: "producing or using original and unusual ideas". One could say that no we are not creative anymore, because we see the same images all the time, but are they really the same? As we know in landscape photography we will never take the same photograph, because of the environmental factors. Similar yes, but not the same and one could argue that every photograph is original in it's creation. This gave us an idea for a conversation about creativity and are we really creative?

With more and more photographers entering the business of photography, two complete amateurs try to navigate the business world of photography and how it can impact established photographers.

Honestly photography is art. Doesn't matter how you consume it. But art created on the computer is the same as photographic art? Could it be created in camera, with out playing around with photoshop? We reference excellent work of Renee Robyn

As normal human beings we take pictures, because we it's easy.  Almost everyone has a camera in their pocket.  AS photographers we create even more images.  They are almost all digital.  So what do we do with them?  How long will they last?  These are some of the questions we try to tackle in this episode fully inspired by recent Episode 50 of Adventures in Creativity with David Szweduik

In this episode we try to answer listener question about color, and of course Mac has to jump in with his black and white theories.... and interesting eye watering surprise at the end.

A nice anniversary trip to lovely, tourist infested rocky mountains.  Specifically Canmore Alberta.  We did sunsets, stars from the top of the mountain, froze our collective asses, then went for more.  Great hikes, and lastly a mountain sunrise.  Of course lots and lots of pictures.

Can we call ourselves photographers if we are not constantly creating?  Am I being a fraud for say that I'm a photographer, yet I haven't created anything worthy of sharing?  These are some questions that we try to answer during this episode.

Late night cinematic musings after watching a great movie "Downton Abbey", and how it differs from the show in cinematic terms.  There seem to be a lack of good cinematography in movies these days. 

In this episode we talk about our dream places to go photographically, and why we would love to go to them.

Since I spent 2 days in Calgary shooting up a hair salon for a website remake, we are talking about the rookie mistakes I have made, and it's all because I was alone, and Kasia didn't save me. We are reshooting next saturday and would love any input or ideas for the shots.... I'm looking at you, Usually Dave

In this episode we travel to the mountains for some landscape photography. What better way to spend the time, and talk about mistakes landscape photographers make. Enjoy!

In this episode we are out chasing light in our favourite boreal forest part.  We even found a pornographic bison taking a bath.  

As artists some of us have some kind of an agenda or vision we would like to share with the world.  The question is do we need one?  Does any one care if we have one or not.  This is what we are trying to discover in this episode.

In the creative pursuit of photograph, we often fall pray to advertising of the latest greatest equipment that apparently will make photography easier, better, and more enjoyable. We often forget that in reality the camera itself does not really matter in chasing the creative. This is what we talk about in this episode.

In this episode we talk about film, medium format, b&w or color what is more challenging, and feeling good.

In this episode we make fun of people who have a problems with more megapixel cameras, and other things.

Another adventure series of walking around in the dappled forest and talking about photography.

Life can throw pretty nasty curve balls at you sometimes.  What better way to beat the blue, by having a date night, out in the country, watching a beautiful sunset.   Another "on the road again" episode during which we discuss things that make you forget about life for just few minutes, and recharge the creative juices again.

Labels exist for every art form, music, movies, painting and especially photography.  From wedding, portrait to street and landscape. The question is do we have to label ourselves as photographers.  One factor that we do label ourselves as photographers is marketing.  We distinguish ourselves from other photographers using labels.  This also can forces us into a box of sorts, which sometimes is hard to get out of.  We explore this in this show.

Today we talk about how to be creative when life steals all the time we have.

Another adventure in the wild rugged country.  Needed a break from everything so we took a drive to undiscovered by us Dry Island Buffalo Jump provincial park.  The weather cooperated and photographically we managed to relax and recharge.  Good times!

In this episode we talk about our latest experience of creating grad photos of our oldest son, and his friends.  We get nostalgic a little too.

So today is Kasia's favourite photography, macro. Enjoy!

Kasia is baking pies and we are talking why some people do not like wide angle lenses, and why they be difficult to shoot with.

Our spontaneous trip to see Rockies in the spring, full of adventures, technical difficulties, and death.  Enjoy the show.

Laurie from Twitter, asked a question about minimalistic editing.  So in this episode we try to explain what minimalistic editing means to us.  Essentially creating an image as perfect in the camera as possible, so you have to spend as little time in front of the computer as possible.  Thank you Laurie for this question.  Keep them coming!

As spring is starting in the northern hemisphere, and the cabin fever is at it's worst, we as photographers are iching to go places. So in this we are talking about traveling with your cameras, what can we take with us not to miss any oportunities.  Do we take everything, or do we only the gear that is portable and easy to carry.  Do we care if we miss something, can we live with that?  These are the questions that we struggle with in this episode. Here is Bryan Minear photo from Egypt that we were discussing: https://twitter.com/bryanminear/status/1126594950404112385/photo/1

As a beginner in photography, where should you start?  The technical understanding of shutter speed, aperture and ISO, or actually learning how to see and compose?  This is the question we try to answer in this episode.  Enjoy!

Our photographic history started with a traumatic event of Mac being beat by his father for exposing film in the camera, and Kasia of wanting to capture and hold to colour during long winter months.   It escalated from there.  Talk to you next week!

So what makes a good photograph?  We think that unless you have some formal education in art and photography, otherwise how can we distinguish a good photograph, apart from our feelings. So in reality our opinions on photography doesn't really matter.  

Talking Art.  What is art? Is photography art?  According to Wikipedia definition of art it is anything that humans create. I think artistic photography is in the eye of the beholder.  Your life experience has a huge impact on your perception of art.  This also includes your education, and learning about other photographers like Antonio M. Rosario from Street Shots Podcast is doing "deep dives" into the old masters of photography. Consideration of art is very subjective and it depends on us, what we feel and how we feel.  What do you guys think?  Looking forward to your comments! See you next week.  

Do we need words to describe our photography? Should our photographs stand on it's own and does it have to be explained? These are some of the questions we ask ourselves in this episode.

Is there a good side to Social Media? Kasia and Mac are discussing this in this episode. 

In this episode we discuss Dave Szweduik's latest blog post "MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A REPLACEMENT FOR SHOOTING FILM" . This artictle stuck a cord with me and a thought came to my head, the acceptance of photography in any form and created with any photographic tool.  It's a discussion about accepting photography as photography should be.  What photography means to you as a photographer.   We would love to hear from you, and what you think of photographic maturity.  You can tweet us @shuttertimeshow and express your ideas.     Talk to you next week!

A little interview with Kasia Sokulska, my new co-host.  Her photographic view is a little different, and I think that makes her photography unique.