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Több nagyobb munkára is készülődünk, Peti gondolkozik emiatt új objektív vásárlásán. Közben a Sonynál is megjelent egy f2-es tele zoom, ezt is kielemeztük jó-e ez és mire lehet jó. Peti NAS vásárlást is tervez, miközben egyre inkább telítődik a nyár hosszabb távú munkákkal.Az adás linkje: https://tripodcast.hu/147Támogass minket Patreonon:https://tripodcast.hu/patreonCsatlakozz a Tripodcast Community Facebook csoporthoz!http://tripodcast.hu/communityAz adást a Fujifilm, a Manfrotto és az Ablak Stúdió támogatta!Kövess minket Instán:https://www.instagram.com/tripodcast_Az adásban elhangzott témák, linkek:- Lowepro bemutató videóink:https://www.youtube.com/@tripodcast_/videos- Peti által említett Lowepro táska:https://www.lowepro.com/hu-hu/protactic-lite-slx-120-aw-iii-lp37493-pww/- Sony 50-150 f2:https://www.sony.hu/electronics/fenykepezogep-objektivek/sel50150gm- Casey Neistat videó az Insta360 X5-ről:https://youtu.be/Ud2BcD5NC2A?si=ETEHwIqqdpSMyGdK
Nem nyertünk a lottón, de lennének jelek. Kiállításokat ajánlunk, Peti maratont akar futni, megjelent a Sigma Bf és az új Peak Design gurulós bőrönd is, látatlanban megszakértjük. Gábor megtalálta a majdnem tökéletes everyday táskát, de kritikus hibával találta szemben magát.Az adás linkje: https://tripodcast.hu/144Támogass minket Patreonon:https://tripodcast.hu/patreonCsatlakozz a Tripodcast Community Facebook csoporthoz!http://tripodcast.hu/communityAz adást a Fujifilm és a Manfrotto támogatta!Kövess minket Instán:https://www.instagram.com/tripodcast_Az adásban elhangzott témák, linkek:- Leica 5x5 Benedek kiállítás:https://www.facebook.com/events/645361264570867/?ti=ls- Why The Olympics Almost Banned This Shoe:https://youtu.be/pfIWxFIVP_Y?si=Q7QDGYi7PbsCOvxj- Nike Motiva:https://www.nike.com/hu/w/nike-motiva-4tmb6z6bvfkzy7ok- Sigma Bf:https://www.sigma-global.com/en/cameras/bf/- Sigma 300-600 f4https://petapixel.com/2025/02/24/sigmas-new-6000-300-600mm-f-4-lens-is-somehow-a-bargain/- Godox V100U:https://youtu.be/whSV7lW_FHU?si=eWcGGGVVrJesgMDQ- Új Lowepro táskák:https://www.lowepro.com/hu-hu/kollekciok/protactic-iii/- Lowepro ProTactic CS 60 III:https://www.lowepro.com/hu-hu/protactic-cs-60-iii-lp37490-pww/- Leaked GFX100RF:https://www.fujirumors.com/exclusive-first-image-of-fujifilm-gfx100rf-front-view-with-lens/- Peak Design gurulós táska:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peak-design/roller-pro-carry-on-luggage-by-peak-design?ref=profile_created&category_id=28- Peter Lindbergh kiállítás:https://www.facebook.com/events/587380294225168/587380387558492/
Beszélgettünk kicsit a szolgáltatások árazásáról, fenntartható vállalkozásról, pénzügyi tervezésről. Üzleti portré retusálásról és világításról. Peti új oktoboxáról, és a legújabb Lowepro táska kollekcióról, amit ki is próbáltunk.Az adás linkje: https://tripodcast.hu/143Támogass minket Patreonon:https://tripodcast.hu/patreonCsatlakozz a Tripodcast Community Facebook csoporthoz!http://tripodcast.hu/communityAz adást a Fujifilm és a Manfrotto támogatta!Kövess minket Instán:https://www.instagram.com/tripodcast_Az adásban elhangzott témák, linkek:- Új Lowepro táskák:https://www.lowepro.com/hu-hu/kollekciok/protactic-iii/- Lowepro ProTactic BP 450 AW III:https://www.lowepro.com/hu-hu/protactic-bp-450-aw-iii-lp37483-pww/- Think Tank steroid speed belt:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/847179-REG/Think_Tank_023_Steroid_Speed_Belt_V2_0.htmlPgyTech lens case:https://www.pgytech.com/products/lens-case?srsltid=AfmBOoouLHjDYXrf3Y5QiZgCsOIK6sO_NqkI3C0rUo_RKncgSCdMMTxA- Valódi parabolikus fényterelők előnyei:https://youtu.be/femBzU9-hXI?si=pRko7IhnGfibKzqi- Miért rosszak a kamu "parabolikus" softboxok:https://youtu.be/lM5ME4o79bE?si=KBDEPuLo3xGrc1Fx- Olcsó vs drága parabolikus reflectorok:https://youtu.be/EfRMZBO3rgE?si=6r5ZwnNnzJldjB73- Profoto adapter Godox AD400-hoz:https://store.godox.eu/hu/softbox-adapters/5400-godox-pr-ad400pro-profoto-adapter-for-ad400pro-6952344216699.html
Welcome to episode 405 of the Outdoor Biz Podcast, brought to you this week by CreativeLive. This week, I caught up with a former colleague from Lowepro, Frank Felice. Frank is an award-winning marketing executive and board member with over 20 years of experience in storytelling and building brands in the travel, tech, and consumer goods industries. He's now the director of brand marketing at Sonoma County Tourism. Brought to you this week by CreavitveLive Facebook Twitter Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Sign up for my Newsletter HERE. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! You can contact me here: email: rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com Or leave me a message on Speakpipe! Show Notes [00:01:30] Frank was raised by outdoorsy parents, I developed a love for outdoor activities. After college, I discovered hiking in Sonoma County. [00:05:54] "I was feeling stuck coding in the basement, so I switched majors to business and marketing." [00:08:06] Santa Rosa in Sonoma County offers a variety of activities, including coastal visits, redwood forests, hiking mountains, and Annadale. It also boasts a vibrant food and wine scene, including Russian River Brewery. [00:11:26] Understanding consumer behaviors helps us drive more visitors to Sonoma County, which generated $2.29 billion in tourism revenue. [00:13:40] Sonoma County promotes responsible travel as a destination stewardship organization, aiming to preserve and support the local area. [00:17:19] My dad was a great storyteller; he taught me how to tell a story, and photography took it to another level. [00:20:53] Red Car Wine offers a unique experience of walking through the forest while practicing forest bathing and drinking wine. Participants slow down, observe nature, and enjoy the vineyards, ultimately feeling transformed and less attached to their phones. [00:25:36] It is best to visit during the week for fewer crowds and better rates, especially in late fall and early winter. Stay at the coast for a budget-friendly experience of Sonoma County. [00:27:50] Bodega Bay and Santa Rosa are great for activities. Annadel is good for running and biking. Sonoma County offers various experiences. Sebastopol and Petaluma are also enjoyable. [00:29:34] Convention and Visitors Bureau generates revenue and support for local communities worldwide. Frank recommends for those interested in tourism to explore their local Convention and Visitors Bureau. Frank's favorite outdoor activity growing up [00:03:49] Skiing Follow up with Frank [00:31:05] "LinkedIn is probably the best way to get in touch with me."
Motivated by climbing and adventure, Doug Murdoch started making gear for himself and friends at The Harness Factory, in Sunland, California. Doug later worked for Mountain N' Air Sports, Adventure 16, and Lowepro, as well as being a design consultant. Dissatisfied with the pressure to lower costs by reducing features, Doug struck out to design products that out-performed the stripped-down, less effective offerings from other companies. The original founders of Think Tank. Steven Harrison, Brian Erwin, Deanne Fitzmaurice, Mike Sturm, Doug Murdoch, Pam Austin, and Kurt Rogers started the company in 2005. Check out the website thinktankphoto.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-brown57/support
Engearment Podcast - Big Gear Show, Upcoming StrongFirst Seminars, YouTube Working with YouTube on a new product...Stay tuned to learn more :) Working with GoPro on new product as well :) Upcoming StrongFirst Seminars at our gym and the Teachers of Strength event with Pavel, Brett Jones, and Fabio Zonin. Derek Toshner on Denali. Jay Irwin and crew setting Guinness record for the fastest known time on the 50 highest peaks. Big Gear show coverage. Reviews from KUHL, Patagonia, Outdoor Research, Thermarest, Gregory, KUIU, Black Diamond, Costa, Hyperice, Peak Design, Manfrotto, Lowepro, Gordini, Allbirds, Sony, BOTE,
When it comes to photography, there's always something extra you can get, and often these accessories are also the key to getting you things from here to there, getting the shot how you visualise it, nailing that exposure, keeping camera shake down, and all that other jazz. So the whole gang is here today to discuss everything from filters to camera bags, backpacks, straps, light meters and cable releases. Today's show discusses Think Tank, Peak Design, Domke, Lowepro, MEC, Sekonic, Tiffen, Reveni Labs, Lasolite, and many more.
Here are the things to expect in the episode:What does chasing your passion mean?How can you handle a career change?Why is a support system critical to your success?What are the unexpected benefits of pursuing your passion?And much more! About Mark:Photographer, physician, author, inventor, speaker, trip leader, digital educator... Mark has worn a lot of hats since picking up a camera 50 years ago to photograph a young woman. It was at that time in fell in love with both of them. After becoming a pathologist, Mark returned to his passion of photography, full time, when his 2001 windsurfing shot - made off the coast of Venezuela - was published in the US and Europe. In 2004 Nikon began using Mark's images in their advertising, and later that year, featured his work in Nikon World magazine. Recognition and international awards attracted clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Lowepro, and DxO, leading to placements in commercial installations, calendars, textbooks, medical journals, stock agencies, and private collections.His experience teaching medicine made the transition to digital photo educator and spokesperson in new directions. Today he resides in Atlanta, where his home studio makes private instruction a unique experience and has most recently released his new photography book, "Touched By Light" which we will be speaking about on the podcast. Connect with Mark Alberhasky!Website: https://www.imagema.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.alberhaskyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/markalberhasky/ Connect with Host, Julie ZolfoWebsite: https://www.juliezolfo.com/Be A Podcast Guest: https://www.juliezolfo.com/podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliezolfo/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livingthetravelersheartInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliezolfo/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliezolfo/
「ヴィデンダムメディアソリューションズ、Lowepro「ギアアップGRLシリーズ」９製品を発売」 ヴィデンダムメディアソリューションズ株式会社は、同社が取り扱うLoweproグリーンラインレーベルの新ラインナップ「ギアアップGRLシリーズ」として、クリエイターボックスやポーチなど9製品を2022年12月9日に発売する。それぞれの希望小売価格は以下の通り。
「ヴィデンダムメディアソリューションズ、Loweproプロトレッカーシリーズからカメラバッグ4製品発売」 ヴィデンダムメディアソリューションズ株式会社は、Lowepro「グリーンライン」レーベルからプロトレッカーシリーズの2wayタイプのカメラバッグを2022年12月9日に発売する。ラインナップと希望小売価格は以下の通り。
「ヴィデンダムメディアソリューションズ、Loweproウィスラーシリーズからバックパック発売」 ヴィデンダムメディアソリューションズ株式会社は、Lowepro「グリーンライン」レーベルからウィスラーシリーズのバックパックを2022年12月9日に発売する。ラインアップと希望小売価格は以下の通り。
Kersten meets up with Dave Williams in the English countryside to chat about the latest tech in this post-Photography Show wrap up episode. The guys review new gear from Platypod, DJI, Profoto, Lowepro, Xencelabs, ShiftCam as well as Dave's new photography book ‘The Eiffel Tower Effect'. After a year living in a van and travelling Northern Europe in pursuit of photography, Dave gives an update on the state of Kofifernweh and ideas for future projects.Dave's incredible landscape photography has been published in National Geographic, Nature and Time Magazine to name but a few and he his a regular contributor to ScottKelby.com and DIYPhotography.net. Dave is a proud member of the ‘Instructor Dream Team' for the Photoshop World Conference and has recently authored the book ‘The Complete Aurora Guide for Travellers and Photographers' sharing his extensive knowledge gained over many years of shooting the Aurora Borealis.00:00:00 Intro00:02:05 Northern Lights and how to find them00:08:53 Van life and the future of Kofifernweh00:25:32 Platypod Extreme & Platyball00:32:45 Xencelabs Tablet00:39:11 DJI Mics00:46:40 Lowepro Flipside BP 400 AW III00:53:40 ShiftCam ProGrip00:56:17 Profoto clic soft box octa01:05:36 Adobe Shasta01:16:20 The Eiffel Tower EffectTHIS WEEK'S LINKS:Dave Williams on the web:https://www.idavewilliams.com/Dave Williams on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idavewilliams/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idavewilliamsTwitter: https://twitter.com/idavewilliamsJOIN THE CAMERA SHAKE COMMUNITY for the latest news and some behind the scenes insights: www.camerashakepodcast.com======================================CAMERA SHAKE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/camerashakeFULL EPISODE 122 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON: YouTube - https://youtu.be/g8kSK3hZ00QApple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2Y2LmfmSpotify - https://spoti.fi/304sm2G======================================FOLLOW US ONInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/camerashakepodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camerashakepodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/ShakeCameraKersten's website:www.kerstenluts.comKersten on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kerstenluts/https://www.instagram.com/threeheadsinarow/Nick on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nickkirbymedia
Después de probarla durante más de un año, ya puedo opinar sobre mi mochila fotográfica preferida, Shimoda ActionX50. > TALLERES DE FOTOGRAFÍA Si quieres compartir conmigo jornadas inolvidables, consulta las fechas de mis próximos Talleres de Fotografía de Paisaje. Plazas limitadas. Talleres de Fotografía de Paisaje con Rafa Irusta MI MOCHILA FOTOGRÁFICA PREFERIDA Empecé a utilizar mochilas fotográficas en 2003 y mi primera marca fue LowePro. En su momento, no había muchas alternativas. Además de LowePro he utilizado mochilas y trolleys de otras marcas. Voy a hacer un breve repaso: (2007) Mochila Tamrac Expedition 8 (2008) Troley ThinkTank Airport International 2.0 // Con un peso que iba desde 4,3 kg. hasta los 5,2 kg., dependiendo de los separadores y extras añadidos (2009) Kiboko Gura Gear (2013 creo recordar) F-Stop Satori EXP Foliage Green 62L + ICU Pro Series XLarge + ICU Pro Series Large Maletas Peli 1510 - Maleta de transporte estanca Mind Shift Moose Peterson MP-3 V2.0 Hasta llegar a mi mochila actual que es una Shimoda Action X50. Mi mochila preferida, sin ninguna duda. La recibí en mayo de 2021 y pensé que debía probarla durante un tiempo para poder juzgar con criterio. No soy partidario de opinar solo con ver un producto recién sacado de la caja, creo que hay que usarlo y enfrentarlo a situaciones reales. Ya sea una mochila, una cámara o cualquier artículo. Y eso es lo que he hecho desde el año pasado: probar esta mochila en cada salida fotográfica. Así que voy a contaros por qué la Shimoda Action X50 es mi mochila preferida y de paso, también os voy a contar las cosas que no me gustan de esta mochila. Pero eso será en el episodio PREMIUM del podcast. ¿Qué es Distancia Hiperfocal PREMIUM y cómo puedo escucharlo? Distancia Hiperfocal PREMIUM es un complemento de este podcast. Podéis escucharlo entrando en mi Escuela de Formación Online. Para acceder a la Escuela de Formación Online tienes dos niveles diferentes: Nivel BÁSICO. Tienes acceso a todos los episodios PREMIUM de Distancia Hiperfocal. Además, puedes acceder a la Comunidad Exclusiva de la Escuela en Telegram y tus fotos se publicarán en la Revista HIPERFOCAL que se lanza cada mes. Nivel AVANZADO. Tienes a tu disposición, más contenido de valor. Obviamente, con este nivel también puedes escuchar los episodios PREMIUM del podcast Distancia Hiperfocal, puedes acceder a la Comunidad Exclusiva de la Escuela en Telegram y tus fotos, también se publicarán en la Revista HIPERFOCAL. Y además, tendrás acceso a todo el contenido exclusivo que comparto cada semana en las secciones: DETRÁS DE CÁMARA (Sección en la que os hablo de mi flujo de trabajo en las localizaciones) ANTES Y DESPUÉS (Os muestro el antes y una explicación breve de los pasos que he seguido hasta llegar al resultado definitivo) FOTOS INÉDITAS (Como dice la palabra, os muestro fotos nunca publicadas antes) ENLACES DE INTERÉS Escuela de Formación Online Comunidad Hiperfocal en Telegram Canal en Telegram Mi canal en YouTube MI EQUIPO FOTOGRÁFICO Te dejo la lista con el equipo que utilizo en mis salidas fotográficas. NUEVO ESPACIO DE FORMACIÓN Hasta ahora, mi oferta formativa se centraba en Talleres de Fotografía Privados y para Grupos, impartidos de forma presencial. Después de muchos años acumulando conocimientos y experiencias sobre Fotografía de Paisaje, he decidido avanzar un paso más y compartir lo aprendido, utilizando un nuevo canal: mi Escuela de Formación Online. Quiero que esta nueva Escuela de Formación Online, sea un lugar donde establecer una comunicación más personal y directa entre aficionados a la Fotografía de Paisaje y por eso, quiero invitarte a formar parte de la Comunidad. Estoy seguro de que juntos, podemos hacer grandes cosas. ¡Nos vemos en la Escuela! ¿TE GUSTAN LOS CONTENIDOS DE ESTE BLOG?
Miért nehéz végigvinni egy fotós koncepciót? Ennek a kitárgyalásával kezdjük az adást, majd Gábor és Peti mesél a közösen eltöltött kalandos hetükről. Beszélgetünk a Lowepro ultrakönnyű hátizsákjáról és a táskán belüli rendszerezésről, majd részletesen beszámolunk a Fujifilm X-H2S vázról valamint az új Fujifilm objektívekről. Az adás linkje: https://tripodcast.hu/82 Műsorvezetők: Láng Péter, Lénárt Gábor, Varga Benedek Csatlakozz a Tripodcast Community Facebook csoporthoz! http://tripodcast.hu/community Küldj nekünk hangüzenetben kérdést! http://tripodcast.hu/messages Az adást a Tripont, a Manfrotto, a Fujifilm, a Samyang, a NiSi, a Velbon és a Hähnel támogatta! Egyéni oktatásról az alábbi linken kaphattok információt: https://tripodcast.hu/oktatas Kövess minket Instán: https://www.instagram.com/tripodcast_ Támogass minket Patreonon: https://tripodcast.hu/patreon Az adásban elhangzott témák, linkek: - Móricz-Sabján Simon a Wopcastben: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7PN79ddMxY - Fujifilm X-H2S: https://tripodcast.hu/x-h2s - Fujifilm X100V: https://tripodcast.hu/X100V - Fujinon XF 23mmF1.4 R LM WR https://tripodcast.hu/3kz - Fujinon XF 50mmF1.0 R WR https://tripodcast.hu/1fcbc9 - Lowepro RunAbout ultrakönnyű hátizák https://www.tripont.hu/termek/lowepro-lowepro-runabout-hatizsak-18l-lp37443-pww - Lowepro Hardside CS 20 https://www.tripont.hu/termek/lowepro-hardside-cs-20 - Peak Design Capture Clip V3 https://tripodcast.hu/peak-design-capture - Peak Design Packing Cube https://www.tripont.hu/termek/peak-design-packing-cube-kicsi
How to become a world-leading outdoor photographer superstar with Corey Rich Corey Rich is one of the worlds most recognized adventure sports and outdoor lifestyle visual storytellers. Over the last two decades, this photographer, director and DP has combined his creativity, athleticism and burning desire for exploration to capture some of the wildest places on earth. In doing so, Rich not only secured a place at the center of contemporary adventure storytelling, but he can be named as one of the pioneers of this authentic style of immersion-based photographic and motion work. Rich has documented some of the world's greatest athletes in extreme locations spanning the globe, from alpine climbing in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains to ultramarathon racing in the Sahara Desert of Morocco, freight-train hopping in the American West, underwater cave exploration in the Yucatan and snowboarding in Papua New Guinea. Rich has directed and shot still and motion campaigns for some of the most innovative companies of our time and his work has been featured in a host of top editorial publications around the world. His clients include: Adobe, Adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Apple, Columbia Sportswear, Discovery, Energizer, Ford, Gore-Tex, Mazda, NBC, New Mexico Tourism, Nevada Tourism, Nike, Nikon, The North Face, Patagonia, Polartec, Red Bull and Vail Resorts. Rich is vice president and co-owner of Aurora Photos, Novus Select and Tectonic Media Group. With the goal of better connecting major clients to stunning outdoor media, Rich was the driving force behind Aurora's Outdoor Collection, which is now the world's leading brand of adventure and outdoor-lifestyle stock photography. Also, Rich was instrumental in creating Novus Select, Aurora's assignment agency and video production company, with offices in New York City and Portland, Maine. In 2012, Rich helped launch and joined, Tectonic Media Group, a division of Novus Select. Representing the most elite outdoor adventure photographers, filmmakers and professional athletes working today, TMG is achieving high-production-value shoots in some of the most remote and dangerous locations on earth. Rich is a member of the SanDisk Extreme Team, a professional partner with Lowepro, on the Visual Journalism Advisory Board at Brooks Institute, co-founder and lead instructor of the Summit Series Adventure Workshop, member of the Rowell Legacy Committee and on the judging panel for The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure. His first book, My Favorite Place: Great Athletes in the Great Outdoors, was published by Chronicle Books in 2006.
Lucas Gilman is one of the leading adventure photographers and filmmakers in the industry for the last 20 years. His powerful and incisive images run in top publications & advertisements worldwide and his love of adventure and addiction to color creates his distinct style of photography and filmmaking. I've had the good fortune to work and learn from him on a couple of different occasions. Facebook Twitter Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/ Show Notes Lucas Gilman Nikon Rich Clarkson Nomad Charcoal Grill Advice I would say you only have one chance to make a first impression. I would say if you're wanting to work figure out who your client is first. If that's National Geographic figure out what kind of portfolio you'd need to build, to impress National Geographic. And I'd say that you need to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. And until you're ready to show them your portfolio. Don't do it. You only have that first chance once. Show Banner "chance favors the prepared mind" the old Louis Pasteur quote Favorite Books Tim Flach Dog Books Chris Rainier: Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Marking Ansel Adam's In The National Parks Annie Liebowitz Tom Mangelson Favorite Gear under $100 Leatherman Skeleton 10 stop ND filter Follow up with Lucas LucasGilman.com Instagram lucasgilman
It's always a great opportunity when we get an expert on the show to chat about new gear and this week we have Paul Bryan talking us through the wonderful world of tripods, monopods, gimbals. Several new products and ranges have just been launched from Manfrotto, Lowepro and JOBY including Manfrotto's exciting Move ecosystem. – Quick Release (QR Catcher), Modular Gimbal, GimPod We look at Advanced Bags, Street Bags, Pro Light / Pro Light Tough Bags and chat about the new range fro Lowepro: Runabout, PhotoSport PRO 55L and 70L, Gear Up. Kam also finds the camera bag he saw at a trade show several years ago and always regretted not buying it! Check back every Thursday to be sure that you don't miss a single episode. Hit that subscribe/follow button so you don't miss out. Make sure you follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. To get in touch please email chat@thephotographybar.co.uk
Initially pioneered in 2005 by Lowepro, the humble sling camera bag has grown tremendously in popularity over recent years. And they're a go-to favorite amongst photographers wanting something portable, lightweight, and functional—all without the bulk of larger bags. WEBSITE https://photographypx.com/best-camera-sling-bag/ Video https://youtu.be/BZ30ZggHtao
Initially pioneered in 2005 by Lowepro, the humble sling camera bag has grown tremendously in popularity over recent years. And they're a go-to favorite amongst photographers wanting something portable, lightweight, and functional—all without the bulk of larger bags.https://buff.ly/3e11EOU
Hey Wicked Hunters, I'm excited to have Viktoria Haack, Nikon and Lowepro Ambassador to join us this week. Viktoria shared her story on how she decided not to niche down on her photography. She shared her humble beginning and how she progressed in her photography journey over the years. Viktoria shared her view and approach on the different photography genre and how she finds the balance to avoid burn out and keep her spark and passion in photography. 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I just consider myself to be a photographer. So wherever I am, whatever I want to shoot I shoot Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 0:20 Hey, weekenders Welcome back to The Art of Photography podcast where we share our passion and how photography gives us hope, purpose and happiness. Today, I have someone very excited, exciting. And Victoria has been, you know, in the game for a while, and she is one of the world class photographer who is currently living here in Canada. I guess it's still considered as Canadian Rockies. And you know, if you look at her photos, she goes from portrait all the way to landscape and her photos are absolutely amazing. So without further further ado, I'd like to welcome Victoria How're you doing, Victoria? Hi, Sandy. Viktoria Haack 1:02 I'm good. Thank you so much for having me. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 1:05 Oh, perfect. Well, yeah, thank you very much for joining us. I'm sure the listener will be, you know, very excited to listen to some of your story and some of your struggles. So first of all, give us a little bit introduction, you know, who is Victoria, and kind of give us a little bit of background, how you fell in love with photography in the first place. And why you decided to, you know, make it a full time thing. Viktoria Haack 1:36 Okay, so I've been doing photography, probably, well, I mean, I should probably start by saying I've always been interested in in the art, so I was going to be a fine artist. And I headed off to art college to do that to start with. And then I ended up doing an art history degree. And I studied more kind of anthropology and non western art. So that was kind of interesting. So I moved away from actually physically creating art for a while. I then ended up working for the National Trust in the UK, which is a big conservation charity. And I moved on to a tiny island with my husband, and this island was only 500 acres in size, and only about 10 minutes from the mainland. But we were fairly isolated, the boats would stop running at about 430 In the afternoon, and they didn't run before, I think it was eight o'clock in the morning. So we were kind of stuck on this little island. And it was beautiful. It was a nature reserve. And it was really beautiful. But it was at that point that I picked my camera back up. I mean, there wasn't, you know, you couldn't kind of pop to the cafe or the pub or whatever at night. So really well, you know, it was fairly isolated in from that respect. So I picked my camera back up, and I had a dog and so I would walk the dog on the island, and I would just take my camera with me. And so I was seeing the same kind of views every day, but with a little bit of different light or a little bit of mist or things like that. So that's kind of where I started with photography. And when I lived on the island, I had no one to really share what I was shooting with. So I, I started using online stuff. So I went online, and there was a a site called Deviant Art, which I used. And so I would upload my images. And I would get inspiration from the other photographers that I could see on that site. And I was very new to it. Also, I was kind of learning the craft by looking at their images, and then trying to figure out how they done stuff. And then sharing my images and, you know, getting some feedback from people. And so that's kind of how it really started. And I guess I was lucky in that my first commercial client was the National Trust, who are a very large organisation in the UK, but because I worked for them, you know, it was a great, great step, they needed some images of the island, I had images. And so my first big client was this huge client. So that was pretty awesome as a start. And then we left the island after 10 years looking for a place that was kind of quiet. But and so that we could, you know, maybe go out for a meal in a restaurant or like go to the pub or something. But we still wanted it to not be you know, super busy and we love the landscape. And my brother lived in Canada at the time. And so we ended up moving to Canada. And we've been here ever since. So that was 13 years ago that we moved here. And then I continued you know, I was suddenly able to visit way more places so I could jump in the car, and you know, go shoot different stuff. I had more than 500 acres to shoot. And so you know, it was fantastic. And I continue to post my stuff on social media. I started using Facebook at the time. And then I think inevitably, you know, what happens is if you're in a small community, people see your work and then you know They'll think, oh, this person is a photographer, maybe they can photograph my kids or something. And so I ended up, you know, shooting, doing kind of family stuff. And it was terrible, you know, really scary, you know, shooting commercially and people paying me for stuff, they'd see my landscapes and then asked me to shoot that family. And I was like, Oh, okay. So I kind of fell into commercial work that way. And it just kind of escalated from there. So then I, you know, I shot my first wedding, which was kind of scary, but then, you know, I kind of got over that, and continued doing that. And, really, it's just a story of living in a small community and shooting a lot of different things. Because I couldn't be, there wouldn't be an industry to support me as a food photographer, for example, in this tiny little town, so I needed to continue to shoot everything. And initially, my landscaping nature work didn't really generate any kind of income, you know, I was just really shooting that for myself. And then gradually, that has come as well. So I'm pretty lucky that I can be a photographer who shoots many different things and can turn my eye in a lot of different directions and still make an income from all those different sources. So that's kind of my story of how I got here. That's amazing. So Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 6:13 do you still shoot a wedding? Or you can put that, oh, wow, okay. Viktoria Haack 6:19 Still, my, my income is made of so many different kinds of small things. So I mean, I'm not making a load of money from one big thing. But my, my income comes from a number of smaller kind of sources. And I think the thing that I enjoy was, at one point, I was making, you know, quite a lot of money from wedding photography, but I felt kind of burnt out, I didn't want to be shooting, you know, weddings all summer, and my daughter was growing up, and I was spending my summer editing. And so I thought, you know, okay, I'm just not going to do too much of that, I'm going to do a little bit of that. And so I've always tried to keep everything in some kind of a balance, so that I don't get, you know, don't get bored of shooting people's weddings, and I don't dread shooting the next wedding, I actually look forward to it, because I don't do you know, so much of it. Like when again, when I was first doing kind of commercial people photography, I would get to kind of the end of the fall, which is big kind of family photo time. And I would just say I don't want to see another smiling face, you know, just put take me to the mountains, I just want to get out of it. So I've tried to, and I've been lucky that I've been able to kind of balance the different genres so that I can enjoy, you know, still continuing to shoot wedding photography, still doing family stuff, or whatever it is. But there's a nice kind of a balance. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 7:36 So that's great to hear. Thanks for sharing that, you know, I myself love. I love so many things I like, you know, so many different genres of photography, and I find I struggle with that, like trying to find a balance. And that's, you know exactly what you say I usually do one thing so much and now burnout and and move on to the next day and then go like, Oh, I missed the other thing is, yeah, it's interesting that you share that. It's it's definitely, like a different type of photography really bring a different type of fulfilment, I suppose. To our soul. So yeah, very interesting. And so I see a lot of this work from you where it's, it's like a winter wonderland. Portrait, like a moral landscape that is complemented with a portrait not Not, not mainly a portrait, but like a landscape with a portrait. And, you know, those, those work are just so beautiful. I really love being able to have that fashion part of it with the landscape. What got you started into that? And, yeah, share us a little bit what got you into the story into that and why you started to do that. Viktoria Haack 8:52 I think because all the different genres of photography that I shoot crossover, I don't see any kind of, you know, I don't see any, you know, I don't consider myself to be a landscape photographer, or a wedding photographer, I just consider myself to be a photographer. So wherever I am, whatever I want to shoot, I shoot. So if I'm shooting a landscape, and I think, oh, this might be cool to, you know, put a person in there and see what that looks like, then that's what I do. Like, I just don't feel that there are any, I don't want to be bounded by any kind of, you know, I don't want any boundaries on what I can shoot. So basically, if I'm in the landscape, and I happen to be hiking with a friend and you know, I think I maybe shoot the landscape and I think it's missing something or it you know, how interesting would it be to put the human element in here and sometimes I will shoot those shots and they will never see the light of day and sometimes the shots with the human and the ones that I you know, prefer to share or maybe I share both, but it's just another you know, facet of things that interests me and I could just be with my A dog might pop him into the shot just to see how that looks. So there's, I really just have no, I think there's just no there. And there's also not an awful lot of pre planning, I'm usually just in the place, and I just do whatever feels like I want to do. Like, it's as simple as that really Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 10:20 awesome. And so I, you know, when I, when I think of, you know, landscape photography, or when I'm on the wearing the landscape photography, hat, usually I really focus about the landscape and the nature and stuff like that and totally forgot about, you know, adding human element on that. But when I see your work, it really creates something that is that is extra ordinary, you know, like something that's really different. How do you how do you think that adding human to your to landscape help you with creativity and creating a more unique images? Viktoria Haack 11:01 Um, I mean, there are people that absolutely hate seeing the human element in the landscape. And I'm, I'm also one of those people too, sometimes, you know, I just don't want to see I just want to see the landscape. I don't know, I think it's a difficult one. Yeah, I don't know, I've kind of I'm kind of lost track of my thought now. But sorry, remind me again, what the question is, Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 11:29 I was just, my question was just simply like, you know, do you think that it's important for photographers, you know, like people like landscape photographers, to think about a different genre of photography, and try to incorporate that with, you know, what they love the most in photography, in order to create a unique type of photo, you know, we all know that photography is, can be saturated in a way. So Does, does that help you with your creativity and being able to create something that stands out? Viktoria Haack 12:04 I think so. I mean, I think we're all so different, that I think that, you know, if you, I think you should I, my feeling is that you should just do whatever speaks to you, if it, you know, I don't think that landscape photographers should necessarily put a human element into their landscape photography, if that's not their thing, you know, but if they want to, then why should they not that, you know, I just think that it should be it's an art form. And it's, however, you want to express yourself in whatever medium and I think, just because you're a landscape photographer, you shouldn't feel that you shouldn't do that thing, if you want to do that thing. But I think it should just be open, I think you should, you know, in the same way that I think that, you know, you don't have to shoot the landscape with a wide angle lens, you can shoot it with a long lens, you can shoot details, you can shoot, you know, I don't think there should be any rules, really, in that respect, I think, you know, it's an art form, and you should be able to express yourself and shoot, you know, however you want to do it. And just for me, sometimes adding the human element adds something to certain images. And sometimes it probably doesn't, and then I won't use that shot, or maybe I do use that shot. And people are just like, why the heck did you put that? You know, sometimes maybe it doesn't work? I don't know. But I just, you know, sometimes it just adds maybe a little bit of scale or adds, you know, I think I posted a shot on my Instagram recently, it was a frozen waterfall, and I posted the shot without the human element and the shot with the human element, you know, and then there are those people that, you know, the majority of people on Instagram prefer the human element, but that just might be, you know, the people that were looking at that image, and for some people, they probably would just rather not see a person in there. So, you know, it's so subjective. I'm not very good at giving you a clear answer on that one. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 13:50 But that's great. Yeah. So like, I guess what I get from that is, you know, not don't be afraid to, to go outside your comfort zone and try to incorporate different things in your photography. Viktoria Haack 14:03 Yeah, I agree. And I think there is some, you know, I think sometimes if you're labelled as a landscape photographer, you know, why should you not you know, but people that just are very keen, I think, sometimes to stay within their particular genre, because they think that it's going to, if they shoot other stuff, or share other stuff, and I think the other thing that I've learned from a lot of photographers is that they do shoot a lot of different things, but they just don't choose to share it, they choose to just share the thing that they want to be known for. And I mean, I don't know whether that's, you know, there there are schools of thought that that say that that's definitely the way that you should go and that's definitely what I always you know, learned was that you know, you should, you should have a niche, you should just shoot the one thing and be a specialist at that. But all I can say that is in my own personal experience. The opposite has worked for me I have kind of made more of a name for myself by being more of a generalist and shooting different things. Things that I have from just shooting the one thing, but I hope that people would still take me seriously in whichever genre I'm, you know, shooting, and that's the thing. I don't know, maybe I'm not considered to be a landscape in nature photographer by many people, because I shoot other stuff, too. I don't know. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 15:19 That's fantastic. Yeah, I mean, you know, I know that there are a lot of photographers out there who enjoy just shooting and not, not being able to, I guess not, not not being able, but not being pressured to label themselves as a certain photographer would really, you know, take that weights off, you know, their shoulder, as, as you say earlier, there's a lot of this notion of, you know, niching, down, niching down, and, you know, it might be true in a way but in some other way, if that takes away the happiness of shooting and taking photo, then I totally agree with you, you know, just do do take what you love. So really good advice there, thank you very much for sharing that. Sharing some, some of your struggle I know, you know, being a female in a male dominated photography, male dominated industry can be challenging, I would be guessing. So share some of your struggles, and maybe some of the stories on where you can where the listeners can find some inspiration and find some. What do you call it, like, someone to look up to, when it comes to photography and excelling in photography? Viktoria Haack 16:41 So I think, you know, when I was starting out, it was there were definitely more male kind of landscape and nature photographers that you would see, I don't know that there are less women shooting, I just think that they were less visible. And, you know, this is something that I've really thought about a lot, I think, certainly there are more and more female, nature and landscape photographers becoming visible. And I think that's the key is that people just need to see that there are people like them out there. And I think that, you know, it comes down to you know, the colour of your skin, and, you know, whatever it is, like, you need to see that there are people like you doing the thing that you love, because that helps you to feel that you you can succeed in that thing. So yeah, I mean, to be honest, like, I haven't had huge struggles, I don't think as a as a woman, just Well, I don't know, maybe I just maybe I just don't notice stuff. But I think the main thing has just been the lack of visibility of women out there. And I think that's certainly changing these days, you're seeing a lot more women. And, and I think a lot, there are more different styles of kind of nature and landscape photography that we're seeing as well, because I know, you know, at one point, I was using a kind of 500 px as an example of as a, an online sharing platform, and you would see very similar styles of photography all the time, you know, very much the wide angle, excuse me, landscape. And I think, you know, things, I'm certainly seeing a change in what I'm viewing on social media, I'm seeing, you know, different styles of nature and landscape photography, which is a real kind of breath of fresh air, I just think anything that opens the doors and allows people to express themselves and not feel that this is the only way or this is, this is the only way to be popular, if that's what they want. You know, it's just nice to see, as with everything in life, a diversity of, you know, people and of styles. And, you know, that's, that's yeah, I'm not sure if I went off track again, there. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 18:51 It's very interesting that you mentioned that actually, because I never really considered that. But yeah, like, it's very interesting that, to think that, you know, it might not necessarily there are less female photographers, but maybe just less female photographers that are more vocal about it, that there wasn't as much back then. So that's very interesting point of view. Viktoria Haack 19:14 So sorry, just to interrupt, but I do own workshops and things, you know, the the number of women, there's loads of women up there, and when I'm out, you know, in the back country and stuff, but there's not more men than women, and there's, you know, just as many women with cameras and stuff, they're out there doing it, but for some reason they've just not been as visible I think, you know, that's that's the thing. There's definitely a lot of women out there doing it. Sorry. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 19:39 Yeah, no, that's perfect. And so is that I guess, you know, like being a male like we all like to we all have that dominant you know, nature on our cell phone, that self centeredness you're gonna get there. Well, there's the female subtypes are a little bit more mode is about there. But they are about themselves. So would you encourage? What would what would you encourage other female photographers to get out there and to be to share more of their work? You know, to be seen more of, in this world of photography. Viktoria Haack 20:15 So you say, what? How would I encourage them to? Yeah, what what I think sometimes, as well, with female photographers, they tend to be just for my, the experience that I've had, and I could be wrong with this, but I see a kind of an intuitiveness, about female photographers, often it's less, they tend to be less technical, and more kind of intuitive, intuitive. And so sometimes when they're placed in a situation with, you know, guys who are maybe talking or kind of techie terms, it can be a bit a bit intimidating, or it's just not the way that their brain and I'm not might be making sweeping statements here, I'm not sure. But I know, I've been in situations where, you know, I've been sitting with, you know, some some guys chatting about landscape photography, and there tends to be a very kind of technical bias to that kind of talk. And sometimes I feel a little lost, but you know, I can look at I know my staff, but it's, it's an intuitive kind of, I can't necessarily put the right word to it, but it's more of an intuitive thing. And I think for some women, because that there were a lot of men that were very visible in the landscape field and running the workshops, and that kind of stuff, the thought of going on one of those workshops where maybe you the technical side would be would be just kept, you know, sort of talked about in terms that weren't as, as, as easy for you to connect to. Maybe that has been something that women have found difficult. But, you know, I hope I'm not making massive sweeping statements here about the sexes, but and there are lots of women who are really technically savvy, I'm not one of those women, but for different, I should really be talking from my own point of view, but certainly for me, I'm not that technical. So that kind of stuff I find a little bit intimidating. And so I could see maybe some other women might feel the same. I don't know. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 22:12 Interesting, thanks for sharing that point of view. I've never really again, it's something that I never really think about. And yeah, that's very interesting to think about, you know, whether how we approach it as, as a human in terms of photography, so I'm really get technical about the gears and the settings. And I know that there is a lot of people who really care a lot about, like, what the settings is, well as like, you know, like, for example, for me, like if you if you ask me, it's like, what setting you shoot is like, I'm not sure I just put it on the aperture priority mode. And, you know, if you set your priority, right, the, the photo will turn out, right. So that's, I can totally relate to that. And that's, I think that's not only in, you know, fail in mail kind of separation, but just like in personality separation, I can definitely see that. Because, like, when I when I see people talking about it's like, oh, yeah, this is the settings, I get switched off as well. It's like, you know, like, it's just a number guys. So, yeah, I'm glad that you share that. It's something that I've never really think about. And I guess when you know, when you do like a workshop, a lot of workshop like yourself, it's important to understand that point of view so that you can relate to different people at their own level. So perfect. Yeah. Viktoria Haack 23:35 Sorry, carry on. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 23:38 So, share share with us. One of your favourite story in photography, or your favourite moment in photography, where you, you know, where you capture a certain photo and it's just maybe one of your favourite or one of your memorable because of the condition that you had to capture those photos. Viktoria Haack 24:00 I'm just trying to think of one I guess one of my, one of my favourite images would be one that I shot. I think it was not this last fall but the fall before and I just headed out with a friend. And we had some kind of Misty conditions but no sun coming through. So it's very kind of dull and and sort of overcast but some some some quite nice poor frost and mist, but just waiting for the light to come. And we will just buy a lake and we had suddenly had about 10 minutes of this beautiful the light just broke through the clouds. And we just had these beautiful light rays and just this intense, beautiful life for just a short sliver of time and then disappeared again. But I get I think it's moments like that for me like just these, you know when you're in nature and especially when you go out as regularly as I do and, you know, quite often conditions are not not optimal for the for the kind of, I don't know, and this is the other, we're going off point here in my mind because you know there are, you can say that conditions are not optimal for landscape photography, but really any conditions can be great for landscape photography, you just have to go out. But when you do hit those golden moments when you know the light does something beautiful and you happen to be in the right spot, and you know, you can shoot it, it kind of, it really helps with those many days when you head out with your camera. And you know, you don't get that kind of situation. And you know, you can be shooting all sorts of things you can be shooting puddles with, you know, frozen puddles, or leaves, or you know, there's so many different things you can shoot, but it is really nice when nature delivers those amazing moments and you happen to be there, especially when you go out as regularly as I do, and that doesn't happen. So it is nice when it does. But yeah, I guess that would be one moment. Interesting. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 25:55 And, you know, I'm glad that you mentioned that because I think as, as photographers, we really get fixated on that perfect, perfect moments, I'd say in quotation marks. The audience might not necessarily be able to see that, but I'm doing this quotation mark, get jester here. Yeah, that perfect moment. And I love how you share that. You know, like, it's not always about that perfect moment. One thing that I want to, I want to get your take on is, you know, especially like you do like weddings as well. What, what can you do when, when the condition doesn't turn out the way you like it, like, you know, or the way you expect it, I should say, because, you know, as a photographer, whatever photoshoot we we plan to do, usually we have this expectation of, you know, the lights going to be like this, and the sun's gonna be you know, at a certain angle or whatever it may be, you know, but what, what can you do? And what what do you do when the condition can I just say it's like, you know, what I'm getting give you the whole total expectation from from what you had in mind. Viktoria Haack 27:07 I think it's two, it's kind of different when I'm shooting portrait stuff to landscape stuff. But as an example of a landscape situation, I was heading into the back country in the footage last fall with it with a couple of friends and the forest fires were really raging down in the US and the smoke was really bad coming up into Canada. And, you know, you could you could barely see anything like you couldn't see the mountains, you couldn't, you know, it's like, do we go like, we can't even see the mountains. And then of course, you've got the issue of actually hiking in those smoky conditions. And you know, how much you breathing in, and is it worth doing this, and I know, loads of people, because that particular hike that we were booked onto, we'd had real problems getting onto it, it was very popular. And so loads of people had cancelled that trip, and maybe partly because of the actual physical problems they might encounter with hiking in the smoke. But I that trip produced some of the most, some of the images that I loved the best last year, that hazy smoke, added this amazing atmosphere to the shots. They're some of my favourite images. And I think, you know, if I'd have actually looked at, you know, I did look at the forecast. And if I'd have gone by that and thought, well, you know, I won't see the mountains, and you know, it, I think, you know, sometimes those adverse conditions can produce the most beautiful and unexpected things. And I think that can be the issue with projecting forward what you want to capture rather than just being I mean, I think, you know, we all do that to some extent. And I certainly, if I'm going to a place, I will look at images of that area, just to get some idea of what I might see and that kind of stuff, and you see certain conditions, and you're just like, Oh, I really want that I really want those conditions. But I think if you just go with an open mind and adapt to whatever is provided, sometimes those adverse conditions can produce the most beautiful and unexpected results, but you just have to adapt to the environment and not be fixated on Well, I was going to get that shot with that tree and that mountain and it doesn't work because of this and so I can't shoot it you just arrive and then just see what is presenting itself to you and shoot it that way. And then I think with the portrait stuff, you know, again, I'm when I shoot, when I shoot portrait stuff for me, the environment, again is really important. So I'm often looking at weather forecasts and you know, trying to predict whether if there's sun, what direction will it be in so you know, where am I going to position my client or whatever. So it's a slightly different situation, but whatever happens, you know, if you're booked to shoot at that time, then you have to just go with the conditions that are available and adapt. And, you know, for example, if it's a super bright sunny day, you know, then maybe move your subject into the shade. You'd or you know, there's loads of different things you can do. But it's slightly different, I think, with portraiture and I mean, I've got a shoot coming up tomorrow. And I need to look at the weather forecast. So I will start by, you know, it's a portrait shoot, I will start by looking at the weather forecast and trying to figure out what the light might be might be doing. So then I can decide on what kind of location but at the end of the day, it could all be totally different. So I'm just gonna have to kind of plan according to that, and then just go with whatever I'm provided with, and try and make the best of it and move things around to just make use of the conditions. And quite often, you go into a shoot with the idea of maybe the thing that you want to get, but quite often, you'll come up with something entirely different, but it could be better. So I just think Don't be disappointed if you can't capture the thing that you envisioned. You can have that kind of idea, but maybe something even better will happen. So yeah, Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 30:56 awesome. Yeah, I think one that one word that I really like what you just mentioned, you know, within that, within what you shared earlier, is that that open mind, like approach it with an open mind. And I think that's a really, really strong word, when it comes to photography, because I know I had done this in the past, where I go come to a location, the condition doesn't look great. And then I would just go home. But over time, like you say, like, you know, sometimes it's unexpected, unexpected things would happen. And if you don't, if you don't approach photography, with an open mind, I probably would miss a lot of those moments for sure. Because, you know, we just go like, okay, not great, let's go home. But if you approach it with an open mind, you could look past that and look at different things around the area. So yeah, that's a really good advice that you have, they're fantastic. And so, do you have a source of inspiration that you usually go to when it feels like, you know, when you feel uninspired, or when you feel like, you know, like, when you don't feel like taking photos, and your photo is just like repetition or, you know, boring and so forth? How would you find? And how would you get out of that mindset and try to find that spark, again, and that creativity within yourself to create a photo that you can be excited again, Viktoria Haack 32:25 I think, you know, I spend quite a lot of time looking at the work of other photographers, and, you know, kind of going down rabbit holes on different social media platforms, and, you know, looking at people's websites and that kind of stuff. And so yeah, I just find looking at other people's art, you know, if I'm struggling, you know, I know, with the pandemic, and people not being able to travel, I've been become a lot more interested in the smaller scenes, which I was interested in back when I started photography, but that stuff kind of went by the wayside a little bit. And so looking at the way that, you know, certain people are shooting, you know, kind of smaller scenes and stuff, that gives me inspiration. And so, you know, I'll head out with my dog with no plan to shoot anything, but just take my camera. And then as I'm moving around in the forest, and the light does something or I see something, you know, sometimes in the back of my mind, I'll come back to some of those images that I've seen, and I've been maybe looking at recently and they will help to inspire me or help me to think about how I would approach shooting that certain subject. So I think, you know, looking at other people's work is is for me, that's one of the you know, and I think you know, not just looking at one person you never want to to just copy somebody but just taking inspiration from a number of different photographers is probably how I do and artists as well and sometimes reading stuff or watching a movie can trigger something you know, you can be watching a movie and then there's some kind of like, you know, if you're into portrait photography and you watch Blade Runner or something like that, you know there's a certain feel to that movie. And that can can help me to feel inspired about maybe doing some kind of a shoot with that kind of a feel or so yeah, just being open to kind of and the same with music you know, music can can kind of make me feel creative as well. So yeah, a number of different ways. But I think for me, I just you know, I have to just go out as well so look at stuff you know, look at stuff in books or on the screens or whatever, but then I have to actually go out there's no point in me just sitting here thinking about well if I do this, you know, I've just I've just need to get out there and actually, you know, maybe not go out there with the intention of shooting but have my camera with me and then that everything kind of comes into play the images that I've seen will you know they'll still be in my mind and that kind of stuff. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 34:50 Awesome. Yeah, that's a it's really interesting with the music, something that I've never really considered but yeah, you're right because like with the music, you get this stuff. From feeling and you know, when you have different feeling you approach things differently, never really done that, but definitely something that I would try now. That's very interesting advice there. Now with, with the, you know, photography being, we can call it saturated being so popular, right? How do you stand out amongst all of these photographers? You know, for, for those listeners who can just start it and in their journey in, in their photography journey, what kind of advice would you would you give them to be able to stand out from other photographers Viktoria Haack 35:43 out there? I think the key thing is to not try to adapt yourself to what you think that you should be or, you know, I think you need to really hold on to the thing that's important to you. So for example, you know, if you, I don't know, if you if you're stuck at home with your kids, you know, and and photographing your kids in a certain way is the thing that really speaks to you. There's no point in trying to be I don't know, I think really, whatever's really interests, you don't shoot stuff that doesn't interest you. Because there's no point there'll be no soul in it. So she, what, what means something to you, and what interests you and, and stick with it, and you can listen to advice from people and take little snippets of it. But ultimately, I think, listening to your own gut feeling about what speaks to you, and what works for you, is certainly what I've done. You know, I mean, like I said earlier, so many people said, Oh, you need you need to specialise, you need to be this, you need to be that. And I just thought, well, you know, I don't want to, like I want to, if I want to shoot that, I want to shoot that. And so I'm going to do it. And I might, you might know that if you put it out there, if you're engaging stuff by some of your social media, you know, you're gonna have people that will be like, Oh, I didn't want to see that. And maybe they'll unfollow you, but that's okay. With me. I'm just like, Okay, well, that's okay. You know, if you don't, if you don't want to stick around for those kind of images, then you know, by that's okay. Like, I'll still continue to, to shoot what, what interests me and I think that's the key for people. You know, just really stick with what resonates, resonates for you. And then ultimately, you know, hopefully, your own vision will bring you above the crowd. And you'll kind of, hopefully, if you want to get noticed, I don't know, but you'll certainly feel more fulfilled if that's, you know, if you're not in it for the for the money or you're not in it for the social media, then you'll certainly feel more fulfilled if you do it for yourself as well. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 37:48 Awesome. Yeah, that's, I think that's something that's really important for I mean, in photography, anyway, I know that I have kind of fall down that mistake before where, you know, I cannot take away my love for photography, trying to confirm conform with what other people like. So really, I think that's really important in photography or in, in sustaining your love for photography in the longer term. Yeah, really. And so, having said that, you know, like when you kind of shift from, for those listeners who kind of want to shift from just being a hobby and try to make a living out of their passion, whether they want to do it as a full time or a part time, what are some of the advice can you can you give them, you know, based on your journey, Viktoria Haack 38:42 um, it's gonna be so different for every single photographer, it's really hard to know, I think, just, I think always trying to be sort of true to yourself. And, you know, whether you're trying to make money or not people, if, you know, people tend to buy from people that they like, as well. So, you know, if you're, if you're going to spend an hour shooting with someone, they kind of, you know, they want to like you as well, so, I don't know, it's a tough one, but be true to yourself, don't be an asshole, like try and be a nice person. And, you know, I think that kind of pays off really, like you know, just be a nice person, be somebody who responds to people that that inquires of things with you be be someone who hopefully is generally likeable. And then they might want to do business with you. And it's not really a photography. It's not too much about the imagery but more about just the kind of person that you are. I think Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 39:49 that's, that's really interesting. I mean, you know, when you think about it, it's very true. You know, like, nowadays people with with the social media, we feel like it feels sometimes it feels like it's more distance, right with with, with, with this human interaction. So I think that's a really good advice, being able to being able to be a person and be personable will actually give you a competitive advantage. Yeah, that's a really good advice. Viktoria Haack 40:19 I think so. And I think, you know, like, if you're, if you're physically shooting somebody, so for example, if you're shooting somebody, somebody's wedding and you're with them for 12 to 14 hours, you know, you need to not be need to be a reasonable person, you need to be somebody that they want to be with for that amount of time. But But again, you know, coming back to social media stuff and social media interactions as well, you know, if people interact with you, and you don't bother to even say, Thanks, or, you know, how did they feel about that? How does that make them feel if they take the time to say something about your image, and you just put it out there, and you're just like, well, here's my stuff, and you can like it, you know, like, it's, it's, I feel that, you know, for me, social media is, like a global, it's like, word of mouth, but on a huge scale. So it's like, if you're trying to build those clients by word of mouth, in your city or your town, social media is that same thing, like you're building clients, potentially, but on a global scale. So if you interact with them the way that you would a person, I, that's how I look at it. So you know, I feel that if somebody messages me, unless it's, you know, just a spam thing, then I will do my utmost to respond to that. And the same with people making comments about my posts, or whatever. And even, you know, people that may say stuff that you don't want to hear, you know, they may not say the most complimentary thing, but again, I think thinking about how you deal with that, and not just like losing your shit, and just like that, and then have it, you know, like, think about how you're going to respond to that, because, you know, you this is these are potentially your clients as well. So, yeah, I may have gone off track there. I'm sorry, if I did. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 42:02 The thing you're really spot on now, um, you know, I mean, like, I know that as with the social media, it's true. Sometimes it feels like you're, you're talking to a robot, right? You know, some, some, some people doesn't reply, you know, and kind of go like, okay. It's like, it's like, well, thanks. I'm talking to the wall. It's literally it feels like that isn't the I know, it's the social media, but it literally feels like that, like, you know, if you're talking to somebody in a cafe, and he or she doesn't reply to you, that's literally what it feels like. But yeah, it's, it's really interesting. Because you because like, you don't see the expiration, so you don't really kind of you don't really think of that sometimes, but when when you think about it, it's literally feels like you're talking to a wall when you don't reply to someone else. Viktoria Haack 42:55 Yeah, totally. I mean, every person that puts a comment out there is a person. Yeah, like, so if you can attach the person to the comment, and respond to them in that way. You know, it would be the same as like walking down the street and someone says to you, that's a really nice coat you're wearing and you're just like, do you say nothing? When you say, well, thanks. And it's hard to you know, if you do have, you know, if you are busy on social media, it's not always easy to keep up with all of that stuff. And maybe you can't always be, you know, 100% responsive, but I think that it goes a long way to let you know, if you let people know that they have been hurt, even if you can't necessarily respond, because you're really busy. You know, like the these we're all humans out there. So I think you need to interact with people in that way. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 43:45 Oh, that's amazing. Definitely. You just changed the way I think about social media for sure. You know, like, like, I know, like, it's, it's always in my in my mind that you know, there's it's a person behind that that account, but when you put it that way, it's really different. Like, you know, think think of it like, like you say when you're taught when you when somebody gives you a compliment on your colour, it's yeah, it's totally like true. Like, wow, it's just I had, sorry, I just have a big aha moment. Just like wow, that's, that's amazing. Awesome. Well, thanks a lot for sharing that. Victoria. I'm just coming on onto our one hour mark here. So one question that I always ask the guests that come here is what advice like if you were to give one advice to other photographers out there, it can be anything? What would what would that advice be? Viktoria Haack 44:43 That's a tough one. I don't know. I think, I think I think probably the advice I would give is, just remember why you picked up your camera. You know, whatever you're doing. Remember about why you picked it up. So if you, you know, if it's your business and you're trying to make money out of it or whatever, just remember why you pick the camera up and come back to that at some point because we can get lost in all the different things that we're trying to achieve. But what was it that that that took us to picking up the camera? And how did we? Why did we continue with it? Why did we pick it up? Why did we shoot? Why did we keep shooting? So what what was it about it that made you want to carry on to start with, even if you may have lost that now? Probably that's, Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 45:32 that's that's a really good advice. You know, like, back in 2020. I like at the end of the 2020. I had a photography Bernau. And it was, it was something that I never thought I would ever have. Because I love photography, too, so much. But yeah, like at the end of it, I did exactly what you say. We're just like, try to remember what I love about it and stop putting expectation for for myself when I go out and shooting. And yeah, I think I think that's a really important advice, too, you know, that you just gave out there. So thanks for sharing that. Well, Victoria, it's been a pleasure, I had so much aha moments, they own that conversation. I love them all the wisdom and the advice that you shared with not only me, but also the listeners out there. And hopefully, you know, the listeners out there can relate to some of those, some of those advice and some of those stories that you gave out and make a difference in not only their in their photography, but also in their life. So yeah, thanks a lot for that. So I know you have a beautiful collection of photos. How can the listeners find or, you know, get to know you better and see more of your photos. Viktoria Haack 46:46 I've got a website. So if you want to head to my website, it's Victoria heart photography.ca. The spelling of my name is very strange and difficult. So Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 46:56 I'll put it under description. No worries at all. Viktoria Haack 47:00 I've got a website. I'm on Instagram, at Victoria Hawk, and I'm on Facebook, Victoria Hart photography as well. So yeah, come say hi, I will always do my best to say hi, back. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 47:12 Oh, fantastic. Oh, thanks a lot for for that. Thanks a lot for being here. And we really enjoy it. Well, I really enjoy that conversation. And I'm sure the listeners do too. There's so many things that I have learned. And I'm sure you will reach a lot of the audience in there and bring some inspiration to them. So thanks for being here. And I really appreciate your time, to the time that you spare to share all of this experience that you had. Viktoria Haack 47:43 Thank you so much, Stanley, I really appreciate you inviting me Thank you. Stanley Aryanto - The Wicked Hunt 47:46 Well, weekenders there you have it is absolutely beautiful advice is there, some that I definitely, you know, some point of view that I never really have in my, in my mind or in my experience before and it's definitely something that I that will change how I approach photography and also how I approach sharing my photography. So I'm really glad that we had this conversation. Just let us know and hit that hit. Hit that like button and subscribe to the podcast if you enjoy it. Don't forget to have a look at Victoria's work. It is absolutely stunning. And as she shares in this in this podcast, he have a really wide range of photography collection and they all beautiful, so highly recommend to say hi, visit her or visit her on her Instagram and Facebook. And yeah, just like Victoria says you always try to reply to everyone. So don't hesitate to give her a nudge and say hi. Well thank you very much for being here. And I'll see you guys next week.
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Summary In today’s episode we talk all about tripods and why we love to use them. This is Latitude Photography Podcast, Episode 98 for December 11, 2020 Useful links: Enroll in my Master Photo Printing course. https://brentbergherm.com/training-center/course-info/master-photo-printing/ Get some free resources here: https://brentbergherm.com/info/resources/ Palouse Shoot-n-Print Photography and Printing Workshop Get on the list for updates on Latitude Photography School Shop at lensrentals.com with my affiliate link and I’ll get a small commission of the sale. Use the code "latitude15" at checkout and you'll get 15% off your order. I also have an affiliate link with ThinkTank Photo Thank you for your support! Introduction and Announcements I am your host, Brent Bergherm. Welcome to Latitude Photography podcast, the place where travel-outdoor photographers come to learn, grow, create and be inspired. And if you’re like me, the experience of the journey is just as important to you as it is to be able to make top notch images from the places you visit. To me, the experience is enhanced by making good images and good images are enhanced by the experience. Thank you so much for being here. Today I’ve got three of the Latitude Regulars joining me as co-hosts. Kirk Keyes, Drake Dyck and Matt Bishop. Fellas, welcome to the show! Tell me briefly what you’ve been up to recently. It’s been forever since we’ve talked and I’m just so happy to be back with y’all on this crisp winter eve, at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere. Matt, let’s start with you. Drake, You’re next Kirk, did we save the best for last? :) I’ve got a few things to cover before we get to our main topic which is tripods. That is to state a goal I have for 2021. As many of you know, I have an affiliate link for Lensrentals.com A week or so ago I had some communications with them and they had stated that I was not doing too bad as an affiliate. I suppose compared to the others. So here’s my plan. I really want to rent a lot of gear and review it here on the show. If you’re willing to click on that link in the show notes a few pennies or dollars will come my way and I’ll be able to put that money largely towards rentals and the cycle will continue. A big thank you to those who’ve used the link in 2020 and I’m just hoping for a good push in 2021 to try and become their #1 affiliate. Also, during my hiatus this last quarter it seems the audience has grown a lot. I want to particularly thank Alex and Jewlie for leaving 5-star reviews in August, 2020. Alex said “I just started listening to the Latitude Photography Podcast. It’s rapidly becoming one of my favorite podcasts. Brent combines the technical and artistic sides of photography in a wonderful blend. Each episode has been really interesting so I’m working my way back through all the older shows I’ve missed. It’s obvious that Brent is putting a lot of work and time into this. He’s very organized. Love it!” Thank you Alex. And I might also suggest with my Latitude Regulars, there’s certainly a lot of effort they put into it as well. And they deserve some credit for sure. For example, Kirk spearheaded the show notes for this episode and it was a lot of work! And then Jewlie also talked about the Master Photography Podcast and our amazing facebook groups we operate with these two shows. Master Photography Podcast certainly being the roundtable show where I’m a partner. But as it relates to the Latitude Photography Podcast fb group. I’m going to make a few changes. Hopefully you agree that it’s for the better. The first change is that I realize that facebook is at least partly what you make it. So to keep me on the right track, I want to make it a better place for all of us. And that means that I’ll be posting more in the group about things that I think you’ll be interested in. It will hopefully be a natural extension to the show. Also, I invite all you listeners out there to submit your own images. As you hear me state when I start the show we’re about learning, growning, creating and inspiring. If you’ve got an image that you’d like to share please do so. I’m also going to experiment with simply allowing posts to be automatically approved. If things get out of hand we’ll go back to needing to approve posts but it’s my hope to make the group a great place to share our photography and our experiences between episodes. And who knows, maybe an image or two will get mentioned on the show from time to time! OK, enough of the chit chat on those things, let’s get to the main topic. I want to start off by asking each of you how many tripods you own. And secondly, what does the tripod mean to you? Why do you use it, and please give me a more indepth answer besides “to hold my camera.” :) [The fellas respond] I have two tripods. A larger Induro tripod (CT304 legs with the bowl spider (the current model is the GIT 304)) and a Kirk Enterprises BH-1 ball head. I then have a smaller Manfrotto 190GO Carbon Fiber with a Sirui ball head. For proof on the pronunciation: https://youtu.be/VfbjATWugak Tripod Terms Legs: the things that extend and can be set at different angles. The main body of the tripod. Spider/Yoke/Apex: The central hub that connects all the legs together and provides connection to the head. Head: The unit that the camera mounts to, connects to the Spider/Yoke/Apex Quick Release Plate: The unit that is attached to your camera and that connects to the head. Not all tripod heads use a QR plate, but many do. L brackets would also fit into this category. Center column: Many tripods have a column that sits in the Spider. You can raise it and lower it for added height. It does cost you some stability though. Tripod Types All-Purpose - Tall enough to get the camera to eye level for most people. More stable than a travel tripod, but they are bulkier and heavier as well. Travel Tripods - smallest, lightest. Often not as stable as larger. Systematic - Tend to modular with removable base. Often tall, have a large spider/yoke/apex, and thick legs. Thus, they are usually bulky and heavy. Tripod Options Leg Material Carbon fiber – usually considered the best weight to strength ratio. But the lightness of a carbon tripod makes them less stable. Interesting to note that, certainly, not all CF is made the same. You have different layers of CF used by different manufacturers, different fiber to resin ratio, different layer thicknesses and direction and “modulus” or build of the fibers themselves. All play a role in determining stiffness of the legs. For aluminum, it’s pretty much a straight correlation, more material makes a stiffer tripod leg. Aluminum still a great option. Not as light as carbon. Aluminum transmits vibrations from the ground more than carbon. Susceptible to corrosion from salt water. Older aluminum tripods can be a great value, especially when bought used. Basalt fiber – not common, but like carbon fiber. Wood – not just for large format! They dampen vibrations best. Exceptionally durable.. Size and Weight Number of Leg segments - fewer segments should be stiffer. Leg angle adjustment - pull out/push in tab, thumb lever? Removable center column? Is the center column reversible for low angle views? Feet - are spikes, snow/sand platforms, or rock claw available? Center brace - may add stability, may be a sign of poor overall design. But also prevent low camera positions. Leg locks - twist, snap, knob Leg quick release? Bag Hook? Heads – As important as the legs! Ballhead rankings Ball - versatile and lightweight, but not very precise. 3-Way Tilt - lots of control, but bulkier and heavier than a ball head. Tilt-Head - More precise setup than a ball head as the camera can only move up and down. You may need to combine with a rotator plate. Drawback is there is no 3rd axis of motion to level the camera. 3-Way Geared Head - the ultimate in precision. Each axis is controlled with a geared knob and can be adjusted independently from each other. Works well for studio or night/Milky Way photography. Gimbal - when balanced, the camera and lens become "weightless". You can Rotate the camera to any direction by just pushing it. However, they are big, bulky, and heavy. Best when using really big lenses. You can somewhat emulate a gimbal with a ball head by putting the ball arm into the side slot, loosen the rotation lock and ball tension, and shoot from the side of the ball head. Make sure your camera is balanced on the ball for this to work best. Panorama Rig - horizontal rail, vertical rail with a tilting stage, and a rotator base. Allows precise camera movements for overlapping panorama images. You do want the tripod support to be level when using a Pano rig. Fluid Head - Allows smooth pan and tilt movements, usually used for video applications. Car Window mount - clamps to a vehicle window, sometimes with a ball head or not. Head Mounting Locks Some tripod mounting plates have set screws you can tighten against the bottom of the head to keep the entire head from spinning loose. You do not need to overtighten it, as it may deform the bottom plate of the head. Mounting Plates on Tripod Heads Arca-Swiss is the de facto standard. They are a dove-tail design and Manfrotto - some are unique to Manfrotto, some are Arca-Swiss. Video/Fluid heads have large mounting plates. Connecting the Camera Quick release mounting plates L-Bracket - allow easy reorientation for landscape/vertical positioning Make sure you can still access batteries or memory cards. Other Features and considerations Tripod Levelling Base Some mount on the tripod baseplate, some replace the center of the yoke. It allows the head to be quickly leveled, independently from the tripod legs. Great for pano rig setups. Cheap Not Worth It Cheap head are hard to use! The often droop, especially with large lenses. They can also shift the position of the camera when you tighten them. Best to avoid. Bubble Levels Some tripods come with bubble levels. They can be on tripod yoke or on the camera mounting plate. You can add one to your camera hot shoe or use one built internally in the camera operating system. Each can location serves a different purpose. Do you need them all? Not necessarily. Using Your Tripod: Best Practices In general, the yoke/legs do not need to be perfectly level. If doing a pano - the head needs to be level so the camera can rotate without angling up or downward. Keep your camera/lens near the middle of the center of gravity. Add a "rock/stone bag” - it is a hammock that hangs between the tripod legs. You can add weight to the tripod to make it more stable. Useful in windy conditions, or when you have a lot of weight mounted to the head. To carry the tripod with your gear attached or not? Any tips for working quickly or should we just forget it? (Brent: I like to grip multiple twist locks at once and loosen and tighten when opening or collapsing the tripod. It helps me speed things up when I’m in a hurry) Tripod Testing There are lots of opinions out there, but little actual scientific testing. Stiffness, Damping, Leg Angle, Height, Weight, Material - all affect the performance of the tripod. Check out: https://thecentercolumn.com/ Also check out the Weight Ratings are Meaningless Article. A great read. They have rankings for systematic, all purpose, travel, as well as a volume weighted travel tripod ranking. Their top 13 rated tripod brands are Gitzo, RRS, FLM, ProMedia, Jobu Design, Feisol, Leofoto, Manfrotto, Induro, Colorado Tripod Company, Oben, Peak Design, and Benro. They do not include usability in their ratings, but they do have reviews of many tripods, and they discuss it there. The bottom line is, weight ratings are essentially useless because they don’t consider real world applications in their ratings. Who cares if a tripod can support 20 pounds or 80 pounds. Will it support your gear that is potentially awkward, heavy or off-balance. Your use of a gimbal tripod head and a monster lens will have different requirements as compared to someone on a mirrorless camera with a fixed 23mm lens. Tripod care - If you hear grinding noise, parts are stiff or will not lock - it is time to clean! Sand, Deserts, Water, Ocean - salt water is the worst! Clean them - take them apart. Take a shower with them. Lubrication - use a weatherproof grease. Gitzo Grease about $30; enough for two cleaningsSil-Glyde, Induro Recommended Grease about $9; enough for about 50 cleanings Leg locks, even twist locks need lubrication.Do not over lubricate them - it will collect dust and dirt.Occasionally disassemble metal parts - leg spikes can corrode and bind. Disassemble them and lubricate on reassembly. Use a small brush like an old toothbrush.Do not loose plastic rings on twist-locks. Keep them in order so you can remember how to reassemble them. Legs are like nesting dolls and must go back in a certain order based on size. Some twist-locks have arrows to help you realign the parts. Other support options - Monopod - combine with a tilt head for a great sports/wildlife setup. Platypod - get low! Beanbag - still low, but less precise than a Platypod Rock or ground - the lowest you can get! Trash cans in the city - Brent has a short story! The PLAMP by Wimberley! https://www.tripodhead.com/products/plamp-main.cfm The Worst Tripod - the one you do not carry with you. Heavier not always better - you may not carry it if it is too heavy. Lighter not always better - not enough support can lead to soft photos. Momma Bear, Poppa Bear, Baby Bear - find one that is just right for the job. Side Notes: Do not always need a tripod - If you are using a fast-enough shutter speed relative to lens focal length. Consider Image Stabilization in lens / body. Intentional camera movements. Shooting handheldUse your body to brace your camera.Stand with your feet apart, kneel, or even sit down on something.Pull against your neck strap.Hold your breath or press the button in between breaths.Create a Zen moment.Practice. More than one tripod – There is not one tripod to rule them all. It is up to you to decide what features are going to work best for your photography. Tripods are like lenses; you will want to match your tripod to your subject. May want to turn off IS – When using a tripod, especially with long exposures. Some have a "tripod detection mode" and automatically turn off the IS. Quickly releasing Twist Locks – With practice, you may be able to grab the twist locks on one leg and loosen them all at once. With a quick shake of the tripod, you maybe able to get all the leg segments to extend fully! Manufacturer Thoughts: (this is not an exhaustive list) Gitzo: Distributed by Vitec Group which also distributes Manfrotto and Lowepro among many other recognized brands in the photo industry.Considered top of the line and very expensive. Long history (since the ‘50s) manufacturing tripodsMade in Italy Promediagear: Small independent company located 30 miles south of Chicago.High quality, precision design. Rather expensive.USA made Really Right Stuff: Manufacturing tripods and more since 2002 (quick release plates since 1990 under previous ownership). Known for excellent customer service and they always go beyond your expectations. Price point is high enough you should consider it an investment.USA Made (Company based in Lehi, Utah) and proud of it. Induro: Good variety of products and very good quality, though not to the level of the previously mentioned producers. A striking resemblance to Benro tripods, since they have the same mailing address it’s no surprise. Though the branding does seem to be targeted to different types of photographers.Made in China.Distributed by MAC Group which also distributes MeFoto, Kupo, Shimoda, Tenba, X-Rite and several other photography related brands. Feisol: Started as a carbon fiber tube manufacturer. Full line of products. Made in Taiwan Sirui: Wide Variety of products for different types of photography and needs. Made In China Other notes: Heard a leg crack at Thor’s Well. Still works well. Do not immediately count out aluminum - it is still good option. Lube the metal parts like knobs. Seals on Feisol - really well designed. Swipe out much of the dirt. Reminders Find us on the web at http://latitudephotographypodcast.com Find me on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/brentberghermphoto/ Find the podcast facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1892577214293688/ Find me on instagram @brentbergherm Find me on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/brentberghermphotography Find me online at https://brentbergherm.com Find Matt at https://www.mattbishopphotography.com Find Kirk at https://keyesphoto.com and https://milkywayphotographers.com/ Find Drake at https://www.drakedyck.com It is my goal for 2021 to be the lensrentals.com top affiliate. I had some FFsycontact with them recently where I mentioned my brief hiatus and they basically responded saying, hmm, wow, wonder what’ll happen if you kick it into high gear ‘cause you’re already one of our top affiliates. To which I was a bit surprised. 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Streamlight Flashlights and Cutting Christmas Trees In The Forest Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to create many of the digital images on ...
Knife Sharpeners. Smiths and Work Sharp tools. Camping in mount hood national forest. Photographing Mt Hood in the fall. 165 Knife Sharpening In The Mount Hood National Forest Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon ...
Rockhounding on the beach. Types of knife blades and steel. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to create many of the digital images ...
163 High Desert Camping In October Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to create many of the digital images on this site https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3 https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2h Two ...
162 Recording Landscape Videos In The Rain Recording landscape video clips of Oregon in October. Creating time-lapse video of the clouds passing over the valley. Working with wet camera gear. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 ...
162 Recording Landscape Videos In The Rain Recording landscape video clips of Oregon in October. Creating time-lapse video of the clouds passing over the valley. Working with wet camera gear. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 ...
161 Wool Down Gortex Layers For October Outdoor Work Picking chanterelle mushrooms near the coastal mountains. Wool base layer clothing. Puffy insulation down vs synthetic. Gortex rain shell. Layers for October outdoor travel in the northwest. 161 Wool Down Gortex Layers For October Outdoor Work Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a ...
158 Early Chanterelle Season Scouting for Chanterelle mushroom areas. Camping around hunting season. Photography gigs at properties damaged by the fires. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and ...
158 Early Chanterelle Season Scouting for Chanterelle mushroom areas. Camping around hunting season. Photography gigs at properties damaged by the fires. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and ...
First Day Of Fall, Smoke on the west coast, Oregon Wildfires, Working on photos and writing. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to create many of the digital images on this site https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3 https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2h Two lenses I am using all the time are the 50mm f1.8 and the 17-40mm f4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/17-40mm.htm Some astrophotography and documentary video work was created with the Sony A7r https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-alpha-a7r I am currently taking photographs with a Canon 5D https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii If you're looking to discuss photography assignment work or a podcast interview, please drop me an email. 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If you get value out of the photography content I produce, consider making a sustaining value for value financial contribution, visit the Support Page here. You can find my latest photo books all on Amazon here. I am Billy Newman, a photographer and creative director that has served clients in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii for 10 years. I am an author, digital publisher, and Oregon travel guide. I have worked with businesses and individuals to create a portfolio of commercial photography. The images have been placed within billboard, print, and digital campaigns including Travel Oregon, Airbnb, Chevrolet, and Guaranty RV. My photographs often incorporate outdoor landscape environments with strong elements of light, weather, and sky. Through my work, I have published several books of photographs that further explore my connection to natural places. Link First Day Of Fall Website Billy Newman Photo https://billynewmanphoto.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/billynewmanphoto Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/billynewmanphotos/ Twitter https://twitter.com/billynewman Instagram https://www.instagram.com/billynewman/ About https://billynewmanphoto.com/about/ 157 Billy Newman Photo podcast mixdown First Day Of Fall Hello, and thank you very much for listening to this episode of The Billy Newman photo podcast. Appreciate you guys checking this one out. It's nice that the good part of the smoke is cleared up here in the western part of Oregon. I'm pretty happy about that. I think on the last podcast, and you probably might have heard me talking about the Oregon wildfires. And some of the consequences that have arisen from those starting up over the Labor Day weekend and are really stuck have really taken off over the Labor Day weekend. Really strange to kind of go through it and experience it. You know, I guess there have been other big fires like that in the past. I'm sure there's a lot of stuff in California that is still going on. And I don't think he's had the kind of rain relief that Oregon has been fortunate to get, at least in some northern parts of Oregon. So I think some of that is some good news for the Oregon side. I know that the fires are still going on. I know that they're not really all 100% contained. I think even you know, like the fire that was in Southern Oregon and the talent. The Phoenix area still exists. It's still burning. And it's I think there's another one is shady Cove that's still burning. I think really like there's a significant amount that's still on fire. But I also think it's a little more of a controlled and contained space now. I know that they contain it. And so it's probably good news for the most part. And Wow, did we get some good brainstorms over the last couple of days or so up here in Oregon? It's been pretty significant. I was on the freeway a lot yesterday. And on the way down, I think it rained a little, but it was pretty clear most of the way down like a partly cloudy first day of Fall. What do you know about that? Is Summer over? Yeah, first, but we got a little off, I think, last week to a good thunderstorm too. I don't know if you guys were able to check that one out. I was talking to a friend on the phone who was down in Southern Oregon. And they could see Sunday, or like a year thunder and, I guess, see some lightning bolts striking off in the distance down there in Southern Oregon too. And then I could see it up here in Northern Oregon. So I was kind of surprised. We had a lot of lightning and heard a lot of thunder rolling over the town here. And it was pretty easy. Then again, it was a lot. So I was like, I haven't heard one over town like that. Probably every ten years that I've kind of been in the area, or you know route about here and there. So I thought that was pretty cool. Getting to see some thunder, some cool lighting, and stuff. And it was nice that we were fortunate. I think that it was followed by a good bit of rain. So I'm really hoping that there weren't any new strikes that lit off new fires that ended up being significant. I think it was taken care of pretty well. But man, yeah, really dry still, even in this time of September. So I think we got rain last week during that thunderstorm. And then we got pretty heavy rain. This seems like yesterday, yesterday evening. It seems like it was pretty wet for a good part of the day. A lot of the time, we were driving, driving around on the freeway yesterday. It was like, wow, we are getting slammed with rain. And that kind of that middle section, Oregon there. So hopefully, that that landed up in the Cascades in some spots to put out or help with some of the fires that are coming down. And I know there's also some problems that come about with rain too, you know, a lot of wetness and stuff, some locations where things are just kind of unstable. I think it kind of adds another element of instability. But really, right now it's definitely needed to get something coated on the ground, given how dry it's been for the last couple of months here. So it was really cool that September's come around that there's been a little of rain and that we're kind of moving through the season a little. It's a nice relief to it's, I know the fires are still burning, but it's it really is a significant relief to have a good bit of that wildfire smoke pushed off the west coast here, these West Coast valleys or the west of the Cascades, I was really socked in for a few days as a prize back. So I'm glad to see it kind of cleared up again. It's kind of nice, and I couldn't really take any more smoke. It was so thick, you know, you couldn't see really across the street. I was there's like four days there. I don't think I left the house. I talked about that before. But man, it was just like, oh, man, wait too much. So really glad to have a change in the weather. And I think we're actually supposed to get another heatwave next week. So I hope that kind of goes mellow for us. I know there's they're talking about that as a concern in California where they haven't got the rain that I think we've got the relief that we've got from the rain. So I think that Yeah, they think they're bracing for another wave of heat to come through. I think that's probably going to affect us and our weather here in the Oregon area as well. Sometime in the first part of October. So I'm hopeful that it kind of stays mellow, but yeah, wow. It's going to be kind of nice to still more interesting curves and stuff to come in 2020 Well, you know So I'm hopeful that the fires and stuff in Oregon have kind of tamp down a little that we're not going to see a significant amount of fire damage, or, you know, new fire problems arise. And I think there's still people that are, I'm certain that there's so people in zones that are restricted from returning to their homes, you know, even if they weren't burned, but they were like maybe a burn area or near burn area, I think that they're still in like an area that was evacuated. And if they are, if it's a red zone, or maybe still the yellow zone, I'm not sure. But I think if it's, if it's in an evacuated area, you're now allowed to return to your house yet, so you're still just evacuated somewhere, which would be very strange. It'd be really strange to just be out, you know, somewhere away from your house. I feel awful for all those people and how kind of upside-down that must feel this month. And yeah, I don't I don't recall a time that it's affected somebody, somebody, like smaller communities like that all at one time. I mean, just like up and down the I five corridor, or up and down that, I guess the the western side of the Cascade Range, there was just problems throughout it. So it's wild. I've never heard anything like that before. But I've seen it's the first day of Fall, or it's, it's just been the first day of Fall a couple of days ago. So I think we've just passed our What is it the autumnal equinox, which is pretty cool. Autumnal equinox I think it was the 22nd this year, we had the Yeah, equal day, equal time of day and night, as we kind of move in toward the winter. And as we kind of move in toward the winter solstice, coming up late December, this year, but yeah, move past the equinox here in Fall now, or I guess from summer to fall. So now we're an autumn? And I think but is it like the quarter point, or like the halfway point between now and the solstice is I think, was it like maybe November 10. There's some time around this early November. I think it was also kind of part of why Halloween was placed at the date it was. There's some kind of screwy things that have happened with the calendar. In the past, you won't hear about that. Listen to the night sky podcast. Another one that I've worked on a bunch of the past. Or probably maybe some older episodes of this one's probably this feed to somewhere back there. That there was some changes in the calendar that happened back in the Middle Ages. But prior to that, the reason that Halloween was placed on the 31st or that that All Hallows Eve thing is because it was sort of like a spiritual holiday where it was half a halfway point between the equinox and the winter solstice. There's also, I think, a couple others that are sort of strangely placed in there. Like, I think it's like Groundhog's Day, is one like right around February 1 is a halfway point. I think that Mayday is another one. Maybe it was the llamas' day. I think it's still a holiday in parts of Europe. Or it's Yeah, I don't know, the calendar or something. But I think that's August 1. So I think August 1, October 31, February 2, and may 1, are all part of this. What I don't know, middle holiday section. But you know, for our work there was it was the middle point between the equinox and the solstice has placed between each of the seasons. But yeah, that was kind of interesting. Fascinating. So right now, yeah, we're at the equinox point of it. So it's kind of cool. I hadn't been able to do any astronomical observations or seeing any stars or planets or anything for a few days there. Certainly while the smoke was really heavy. So I mean, I think just a couple days ago is like the first time I've been able to see a star, and it was seemed like two weeks or something, right. So it was able to be was able to spot a couple of things out there, which were pretty cool. I think I talked a bit about Jupiter and Saturn that are out to the south of this night, kind of, I don't know the eight o'clock nine o'clock range, you know, just kind of right in the nighttime there. Well, actually, now that it's getting dark earlier, I think now that we're right after the after the equinox, we should be getting dark around like 715 seven o'clock or so it's kind of getting like pretty damn out there. But by eight o'clock, certainly you're able to see a pretty dark sky. And I think you're able to spot Venus and Jupiter really easily to the to the south while you're here in the north. Well, I guess probably just about everywhere. But yeah, up here in the Northern Hemisphere, you're able to look out to the south and spot the bright spots. I think the brightest spot right is Jupiter. And I think it's still up in what would be Sagittarius and then a bit to the left. Have the brighter Jupiter is Saturn, and that's still visible in that area. But then in the morning sky which is cool I've only really been able to spot it a couple of times is Venus is coming up now it's actually up pretty high in the sky, and it's really quite bright in the in the morning sky, it's its always really stunning in the morning and the evening to when it when it's near bright, or it's near. It's like brightest points like wow, you can really see that planet. Wow. So it's always really fun to see. But I think if you're up at like 3:34am Yeah, it's still dark for a few hours. So yeah, probably like for him. It should be up, and you should be able to see it for a few hours. But yeah, if you're up around, like, like 430 or five, you'll be able to see it kind of high in the sky, but maybe some of like the murkier cloud cover that you would have on the horizon or a smog layer or whatever it is on the horizon line. But yeah, I think it's up a bit higher, I think probably around 5am or so you're able to see a pie in the sky, I was able to see a pretty high couple times, even back in August, like a month ago or so I was able to check it out a bit. So it's been cool. Good to spot a couple of planets out there. I think if you wait, yeah, like, Wait till about midnight or so maybe it's a little earlier, now you're able to spot Mars coming up over the horizon line. So probably about 1am or so you'd be able to get a good view of the planet Mars over on the eastern horizon, as it's kind of rising up there in the east. It's cool. Yeah, it's really, really bright kind of copper, red, red, orange color. It's cool. That's mostly most of the plants that are that are popping up right now are mostly stuff that I've gotten to check out the last couple of days. But I just got up got up early a couple of days ago, it was able to spot Venus at the window and kind of keeping an eye on it as it's been moving around. But it's pretty cool. Yeah, get us down to a couple planets was pretty fun. So magenta, keep up with some astronomy stuff. And sky watching stuff is cool. Been a little less of it this summer, I guess, you know, just with everything else going on different boats and stuff. But I have been studying a lot of argue astronomy stuff, which is pretty cool. I want to try and kind of bring that into maybe a little of this podcast as a promo, but, but also kind of bring it into some other project stuff that I'm trying to do. So I'll try and get into that. At some point. I think I put up a podcast a little while ago about to Like comment neowise and some of the observations that I was doing around it. So yeah, so sort of more more talk like that over on the night sky podcast when I was talking about earlier. And a lot of kind of weird esoteric, talk about changes to the calendar and changes to astronomical observations or, you know, mythologies and stuff that we have about space and stars. So I was like, that sounds kind of fun. And you can get kind of, kind of deep with it. At least like the research side of it's really cool to, to kind of look at what different people are thinking, you know, because it's like 1000s of years of, you know, like Baileys people putting out their, their feelings about what they thought about these different things at different times. So it's kind of cool to get to see some of that. So, let's talk about something even more exciting. SEO. About that's a pretty exciting topic. If you're still listening to this. Thank you appreciate it. Who listens on pocket casts? Seems like one person listens on pocket cast. I give you stats, you know, and I'm able to see some stuff. There's a lot of players and stuff I can't see. So I'm not sure like, I can see like Spotify stats and stuff. But like this one on player FM, the downloads that every once in a while. You think like Oh, is that like a bot or something that just like checks the feed? Why is player FM even noticing that podcast, you know, but at least it shows up somewhere? Thanks a lot, tipping my hat to you for checking out the podcast on whatever you find it on. But yeah, speaking of how you find things on the internet, what's more exciting than talking about SEO I've been working on keep it short. I've been working on SEO on my website and trying to figure it out a little. But really like kind of once you figure out or at least the basic process what you're supposed to do like I'm trying to go through and fill in a bunch of the details that I had left kind of blank in the past sort of in a rush to populate content on the website. So for a long time, if you notice them, I'm sure all of you are frequent visitors to the great website. Billy Newman photo calm but a lot of it for a long time wasn't really maintained well and so a lot of the posts had been made through some cross-posting mechanism that I had created with if an is this, then that command that said if a new Facebook photo post is made, take that photo and send it out to Twitter and flicker and a Tumblr page and a 500 pX Photo page and your website and your WordPress page, right. So that's how a lot of the photos ended up showing up on the website was through this command that would grab the photo, and then sort of automatically, in an automated way populate a post a photo post with, you know, just whatever the text of the tweeter, the Facebook post was, and then make a blog post with that what was not included in that post was anything that would be search engine optimization information. So there's no alt tag, there's no title to the photo, or it was an automated title that was like a weird hash of numbers and tax and stuff that would have come from Facebook, I suppose. And you know, so it was just kind of like weird changes, that would have happened. And they were kind of stripped-down. So yeah, the alt tags weren't there, there was no description, there were no links in the post, or, or body text of the blog posts. So there's really nothing like for anything to index or populate. So what I've been trying to do is go back through all this post is probably around 1500 posts or so I think what it says on my site is that there's something like 1600 posts or something on it. So I've done about 800 of them. So far, it's really pretty rudimentary stuff that I've been changing, it's probably there's, there's, I'm sure there's, there's grades of it that you could do, and I could probably do a better job of filling out the information to be more accurate or more bespoke, or to fit into a certain SEO topic a little better. But as it goes through the most part, I've just been kind of trying to take the different pieces and then fill them out a little more. So that at least in some way, they are populated with something that's that's kind of cogent, and, and cohesive, you know, like that makes some sort of sense that I put together. So trying to do that, do some search engine optimization. So I've been adding a bunch of alt tags to buy photographs that are old blog posts and blocks of like links and different paragraph texts that are supposed to kind of explain some different things about it. A lot of that is sort of that sort of fuzzy stuff for all these old posts, I'm trying to go through and just add like some kind of kind of basic sort of standard attacks to pieces of like, you know, there's this about me, there's this about my gear, there's this about stuff that you can find out about different places or something. So I kind of like I just kind of put together there's like notes list. And then I've been going through and then try to run a couple little, little commands, or you know, have this little like process, do these three steps. And then you kind of like, make these couple changes to each post, and then you move on to the next one you get you check your SEO score. And then you kind of bump to the next one. So what I'm trying to do is fill out the the meta tags, the alt tags, the descriptions and titles with better SEO quality, I guess titles and descriptions, so that they're able to be populated into Google or other search engines more effectively. Like that's a terrible thing. Like when I like I search for my name, or I search for different maybe photos that I have. It's really kind of sparse that as the links from my website are the ones that are populating that, that list there. There's a few others that are that are probably not even really super high quality links that are in there. Like I think there's like just, I think, character that was that a different name, you're in the mind. That one seems to show up. There's a couple from another photographer named Billy Newman, there's another one from a jazz guitar player who has an album on Spotify, who's named Billy Newman. And so there's a couple of couple funny ones that seemed about there's a guy who was on the grassy knoll, that guy was in billing, he was weird things when you find it, you know, Google your name, or you look at the Google image search of your name or your business or something you're like, who's that? What do they do? Weird? So I've been doing that a little and trying to kind of back search and figure out like, what links populate? You know, what's weird, too, as I look at it, you know, I've like put links everywhere, right? I was saying, I've been kind of working on this website thing for a long time. You know, to some degree, like I was saying, I didn't really fill out the information properly. So I'm sure Google never probably even really indexed it at all. But when I look around, and I look at the photos that are listed in the first couple pages of the search result for either My name or, or something kind of related to me, the things that come up are like it's a photo from Twitter, or it's like my Facebook profile picture that has like my name in it or something. And that's like the highest quality as like the highest quality Billy Newman picture that exists out there something or like you're even if I find like a photograph of mine that I put up somewhere, it'll say, it's from my Tumblr page. I think, what I never even I don't think I've been to my Tumblr page, like I was saying before, like, you know, I just set up a thing, and then it's going to automatically post to this blog role. And no one goes to that Tumblr page. Like it's always been spam. I don't think I've ever got like a real person comment or like, you know, I don't think I've ever got any interaction there? So, but it's really about what you get when you do like a search or something like out with Tumblr, or how this Flickr page is where this is from our Twitter, like, yeah, there's a few of them that, you know, just pop out from somewhere weird. Well, where's this from? Or like my ancient WordPress site? That one shows up sometimes before my new site, right? Like when I was in college, and I had like a free wordpress.com site. Billy Newman.wordpress.com is still out there. And yeah, you can pull it up. But I think it was just like the same as thinking about I was like, man, wow, hey, still on the internet, that's cool. I was thinking about kind of making a couple of those other are a few more like wordpress.com sites are kind of useful for some things. And given the you don't have to really work on maintaining them, it's kind of a nice way to have just some kind of easy, static thing. And if you need to you can you can set up a referral link or what not a referral link, a redirect some kind of like redirect from a URL that you have to make it a little cleaner or something if you're working on a project or something. Yeah, yeah, we're going through search engine stuff, trying to find your name trying to find your pictures. And it is working that like as a noticing, like, as I filled out some more tag information, the title information in the right way. And I kind of try and include, like some sort of mention of my name in there in the description or something or like, you know, photograph by, so that, I know, that's kind of a trick that I've heard from some photographers in the past that were working on some images and publishing them as one of the things that they said is like one of the most important things you can do to be found, or at least to be followed up with, if a photograph of yours is found is to include some kind of like, like authorship information in the description, or metadata of the photograph that you render out. And I think that there's a way that you can do that automatically, by applying the EXIF data, or like, you know, some metadata in your library module in Lightroom. I think there's, there's other tools you can use to edit your metadata, as well, I think you look at it stuff like the the title or the tags that the photo has. And then in that, also, I think that you can, you can like put your copyright information in your name. And I have seen photographs like that before, where Yeah, like, you download like a wallpaper image or something. But then if you check out the EXIF data on the side, it's really quite populated with a lot of information, a lot of different pieces, including their name and different tags about what the photo is about. So when it is put together in a better way, I guess, you know, it makes it easier, or just much simpler to find out like oh, well, like I like this photograph, who's this photograph by, and then it says right there within it, you don't really have to go search anywhere else, or at least you're, you're immediately kind of in contact with the contact with the information for that for that person. So that is cool and can be a good thing. And I hadn't really done it before. So I'm trying to go through and do that with all these past photographs to figure those out. And then, at the same time, I'm trying to do a bunch of edits, on a bunch of photographs that I have really put, I don't really put up a bunch of new stuff in the last couple of years. Um, so I'm trying to go through a bunch of that stuff. And some older stuff, too. That's kind of cool. And I'm trying to kind of tune it up a bit in the editing and get the kind of print-ready is sort of infinity for some stuff. But also, some of it's just fine, I'm trying to populate and edit up some old, old photographs, or I'm trying to kind of get into some black and white stuff a bit more too, which is cool. But go through some of these images and trying to prep up a bunch of them. I'm also trying to write out sort of a format for setting up these, you know, like I'm saying like, some more information about whatever I'm trying to write about in a post that sort of associated with these photographs that I'm editing. So I've been trying to set that up so that I can schedule them and have the kind of ready to do on the website. Which is super exciting. I mean, I was just like, well, I got to write, I got like sit here and like write out the answers to like these, like sets of questions that are kind of like made for myself that like kind of put together like okay, well I'm going to train this photo, like, Where was it taken? You know, what was it doing? What was it about was the experience like, what kind of gear to the user, you know what kind of whatever kind of little questions you'd have about like, what, what happened to make this photo or something? Yeah, I'm kind of trying to figure that out. Look at which are these interesting? And then how do I go through and like, answer that question and then make that into like, the paragraphs that make up the post about this photograph, it kind of gets tiring sometimes because you sort of seem like you're repeating especially you have to do it in bulk. But just to like, write about your description of a photo and the source. Or at least for myself, like I kind of feel like I get lost a bit in trying to better describe what was happening. You know, like, what, what, what I need to say, I mean, I said like, I know I use a camera, I held it up I took a picture. It looked good when I looked at it, and I edited it a little. There's a lot more to it than that. But man, you can really seem sanctimonious when you start writing paragraphs about the you know, like just whatever mystery you think it is to I've taken a picture that looked okay. So I kind of want to avoid, avoid some of that if I can, and I like so Some of the creative writing that I see, but sometimes I see photographers, and their writing is difficult. So I think I've even added to the pool of that problem in the past, but even still download my e-book working with them. That's good stuff. So yeah, what I'm noticing is that sometimes photographers are cool to read. But sometimes they're not as cool to read. Because it just seems like what we got, like, we know you took the picture, like, like, next page, okay, and like, Oh, yeah, he took the picture. Okay, right. Next page. What did you write about that? So, it seems like that a little with, with some, some photo books that I've seen in the past or some photo blogs that I've seen, which is probably what I'm going to continue to do. I will share in the tradition. I made a link tree page. Have you seen this before? I think I've seen some YouTubers have it. So I'm hoping it means it's hip. But I think there's a link tree website, I think it's, I think like Instagrammers or something, would you use it too, I think it was something that became popular. So you could put it as your one bio link in your Instagram profile. And what it was, was a click, or a quick link out to just a super simple sort of landing page that had like a stack of like links, it was just like, you know, just a page. Why am I over explained is it was it was a stack of links, and a website called link tree, and you'd have a profile there. And you'd make this your bio link and Instagram. And then when you click that link, you would get a stack of, say, a dozen other links to all your other places that you'd want people to go. So you get two expansion, just that one link too many links, I think was sort of the need it was designed to help out with, but it is kind of useful, maybe I don't know, we'll see if like, I don't have any traffic going through those places to probably really use that in any way other than just direct through a link. But the link tree services are kind of cool, I'm going through and trying to put that in some spots, so that you can click there and then go to different links. So you can like kind of like direct link over to an Ebook page if you want to check that out. And then the next one down could be your Instagram page, or your Facebook page or your website or your blog and website for your about page, or your new project that you're trying to list or whatever it is. I was going to see it in. Yeah, and some more more managed accounts were managed social media accounts and stuff. So I thought I'd try it out. And at least in the simple way, kind of set up a super easy profile, and then just stack up a few of the links that I have. So I think it's a link tree. Slash Billy Newman probably was it's kind of a weird, the weird like URL. It's like, I don't know, like the die. It's like link, link t. r e or something like that, you know, it's kind of like, what's going on? I probably got that wrong. But it's like, it's kind of a tricky URL, but I'm sure if you Google it or something, but link tree slash Billy Newman, I think she'd pull my stuff up. It was whatever, I don't know. Probably find it on my website, too. It's really like what my website is, is just like a stack of links that go out to the other, the other services and stuff that I'm proud to populate. And kind of fun. But yeah, this week has been a lot of computer work, a lot of writing stuff, a lot of cutting pears and apples up, kind of harvest season two, like I was saying hates the Fall. So when we're before like we process most of the apples that have come down in the summer, and then now there's a pears that we got a hold of, and so we're trying to go through those and process them up and then freeze them for the winter. Good times. So it's pretty fun skaffa I'm having a good time. putting it together. Make some pies and chips this winter and Fall. You good time. But thanks a lot for listening to this episode of The Billy Newman photo podcast is kind of an easy one today, right? Talking about SEO talking about smoke that used to be here. Talking about website posts. Dedicated listeners appreciate things I'm going to wrap up this podcast here appreciate you guys checking it out, and you're welcome to go to Billy Newman photo comm forward-slash support, or Billy Newman photo.com forward slash about to find out more of the things that I'm up to or more of the ways you can support some of the photo work that I'm up to. I'm looking forward to going out this week. I think I'm taking off here pretty soon and trying to do a couple photo projects through the week. Trying to get into some more video stuff like couple longer clips of some outdoor areas that I need to grab. So we'll see if I can kind of populate that this week and there's a couple other things too about some Job stories I should talk about. I'll try and get into that in the next episode. Much appreciated for checking this one out. You can go I guess. But thanks a lot, you know, it's goodbye Good
First Day Of Fall, Smoke on the west coast, Oregon Wildfires, Working on photos and writing. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to ...
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of doing my second interview for the Outdoor Biz podcast, a show produced by podcast leader Rick Saez. It was refreshing to be interviewed about the Academy, and franky, to be the interviewee and not the interviewer. The episode turned out super well for a couple of reasons: 1 - It definitely outlines who the course is for, why we launched it, and the intentional timing of our launch (it very much serves specialty brand and business leaders transforming during a pandemic and recession while balancing living through palpable social unrest in the world) 2 - This podcast episode brings to light the very real, very human experience of launching something like an immersive, digital product and the personal change that calls for (from your’s truly). Never have I felt this vulnerable in what I thought was my safe zone - business. … Channel Masters, you’ll get a lot out of this episode because it answers questions about the offering of the Academy, but also, because it gives you a front row seat of what it was like to literally LIVE THROUGH what I was about to teach in the Academy - choosing to intentionally change and up-level through a very very uncertain time. I’ve learned since doing this show that this expansion of Verde's service and support offerings for our specialty communities required a mindset shift. It called me to step up on a level I never had before, and to lead a small but mighty team within Verde to bring it to life. And we are SO glad we did. Why? That’s easy…. The Multi-Channel Marketing Academy opens for enrollment again this week, on Tuesday, September 15th. Mark your calendars! Whether you are a seasoned marketing professional looking to up-level your multi-channel strategy, a business leader looking to rethink your strategy in light of recent changes, or a startup working to create and execute marketing that will put you on the map, this course will give you the skills and strategies to grow and engage your community across the most relevant channels, while driving your end goal - generating sales. And your instructor, me, WILL be able to coach you through leaving your past identity behind, and stepping up and into a much bigger calling and a bigger way to serve and create expansion: through becoming a multi-channel master, and a change agent within your organization. I hope you’ll join us in this cohort of the Academy! Listen to the episode and subscribe to Channel Mastery and The Outdoor Biz podcast! Rick Saez is an avid Outdoor Adventurer a 30+ year career in the outdoor industry. He’s held leadership roles with iconic brands such as Montbell, Eagle Creek, JanSport Dana Design and Lowepro. He is Founder, producer and host of the Outdoor Biz Podcast and author of Trails to the Top: Outdoor Adventure Insider Stories and Advice to Manage Business and Grow Careers.
This week on The Story Box we dive deep into Gregg Jaden's story! Gregg Jaden's Bio: Gregg Jaden started out as an Ad Agency Exec with passion for the creative process. Located in Manhattan Beach CA and the founder of an award-winning digital agency, he started working with top brands in their digital marketing and creative initiatives. Gregg has led many high converting campaigns, travel video campaigns, and product sales conversion campaigns for many brands through social media, digital marketing, and travel visuals to tell compelling stories for his clients. He is an established photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, and explorer. Gregg's ability to capitalize on unforeseen opportunities has helped him work with some of the most prestigious Fortune 500 brands. Through social media channels, his team has been able to share with millions of people to demonstrate unique perspectives of timeless visuals for clients.Jaden has a strong passion for all forms of storytelling, directing, and cinematography. After persevering 2 NDE's (near-death experiences) in 2009 and again in 2016 he continues to test the boundaries of his creative process by incorporating deeper meaning and spiritual elements into his work. He works closely with organizations to protect wildlife, conservation of our oceans, and coaching people in spiritual transformation. A combination of outdoor adventure, travel, and people, Jaden is known for world travel storytelling, motivational talks, and epic landscapes. He invests his time on personal projects, collaborations with other photographers, and exploratory ways to utilize visual elements to help our planet. His work has been featured in various magazines and online publications. He is always up for a travel adventure and usually explores some of the most exciting places to create timeless visuals. Jaden has been involved in numerous charities such as @LonelyWhale, Anthony Robbins Foundation, and volunteer clean up crews after natural disasters.Clients includes extensive experience working with Local, Regional and Global brands such as Disney, Fox, CBS, Cricket Wireless, G-Technology, SONY, Lowepro, Universal Music, Universal Studios, NOKIA, Porsche, Lamborghini, Edison Field, Bank of America, Honda, Pepsi, RedJack, and Cisco to name a few. On this episode: Borrowed Time Following your heart 2 Near-Death Experiences Spiritual Meditation Doubt and learning to overcome it Trusting yourself Being honest with you Asking the big questions Gratitude and so much more! Follow Gregg Jaden on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greggjaden_/Website: https://www.greggjaden.com/aboutFollow The Story Box on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing people's lives through powerful stories, like this one. Take a photo of this episode and post it to Instagram and tag @TheStoryBox and @greggjaden Let us know what you think. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
My guest today, Rick Saez, is host of The Outdoor Biz Podcast, and the author of a new book entitled, Trails to the Top: Outdoor Adventure Insider Stories and Advice to Manage Business and Grow Careers, which took form using the content from his first 65 episodes podcast episodes. Obviously, I’m a huge proponent of podcasts as a messaging, discovery, engagement and even conversion channel for consumers today. That’s become Rick’s specialty - helping brands use podcasts to do just that. In this episode, Rick and I explore the benefits and reach of podcasts, and how to best use one to amplify your brand message and create unique brand experiences for your target shoppers. Yes, a podcast about podcasting is meta, but what better medium to learn what’s working best today for this fast-growing marketing medium? Podcasts are evolving and growing faster than we realize and the most exciting thing about them is how much content can be pushed across multiple platforms from each episode. Listen in to hear how Rick and his team are expanding their reach and offer resources to help you get your podcast off to a great start. Rick Saez is an avid Outdoor Adventurer a 30+ year career in the outdoor industry. He’s held leadership roles with iconic brands such as Montbell, Eagle Creek, JanSport Dana Design and Lowepro. He is Founder, producer and host of the Outdoor Biz Podcast and author of Trails to the Top: Outdoor Adventure Insider Stories and Advice to Manage Business and Grow Careers.
Quilla Hola de nuevo. Como siempre daros las gracias por todo lo que nos enseñáis y deciros que se notan las tablas que habéis cogido delante de los micrófonos. Os escucho desde casi el principio y cuando sé que voy a tener tiempo para ‘estudiar’ y aprovecharlos me suscribo a los curso aunque la verdad es que poco interactúo en las redes sociales o comento nada. Normalmente os escucho en el coche (descargo previamente los podcasts) o cuando hago las cosas de casa, así que los podcast los escucho varias veces, porque de algunos necesito sentarme y tomar nota. Al principio no lo hacía, y cuando quería buscar algo en particular, me volvía loca re-escuchando los podcasts hasta que lo encontraba. Bueno, al tema. Pere, ¿podrías explicar a lo que te refieres con lo de los trapos en la mochila en lugar de los separadores? Por otra parte, tengo varias mochilas. La grande de Lowepro que solo se accede desde la espalda, ata a la cintura y puedes girar hacia delante y poner en horizontal para acceder al equipo. Es genial porque en ciudad evitas que te roben y en el campo, río… no necesitas apoyarla en ningún sitio (soy de Galicia y normalmente está todo empapado). Y la que comenta Fran de bandolera. Deciros que esta última solo vale si el equipo no es muy pesado porque carga todo sobre un hombro y luego además que es importante llevarla atada a la cintura. No en ciudad, obviamente, pero en dos ocasiones me ha desequilibrado y he caído por su culpa, una al saltar entre unas rocas y en otra ocasión, resbalé un poco, y la mochila se vino hacia delante, y ya no pude salvar la situación. Muchas gracias.
Links Mentioned in today’s show: Episode Sponsor: https://polarprofilters.com Use this link AND the code "latitude15" the next time you need to rent gear. I'll get a small percentage and you'll get 15% off. Lensrentals.com affiliate link: https://www.gopjn.com/t/SENJRktJT01DR09OS0lLQ0dLT0tGTg Need to carry your gear in style? Treat yourself to a ThinkTank Photo bag with this link and get a free gift at checkout: http://bit.ly/2IMRhOT The Big Announcement I’ve finally got plans lined up for the release of my newest adventure, that is, Latitude Photography School. Right now you can go to the website, https://latitudephotographyschool.com and all that you’ll see is a sign up form. I’m busy working on my next course offerings and other tutorial items. I’ll also have an associated YouTube channel to go along with this new service. The two courses I’m crafting have to do with beginning photography and an intermediate course on creativity in photography. With each course there will be associated assignments or projects. You’ll be able to post the assignment results in the private facebook group and you’ll get some feedback from myself and other students. I will also have smaller items that are more tutorial based. Topics will cover everything from understanding the camera to being out in the field to doing things right in post-production. It will take some time to produce all these items, but one thing I need to make sure you’re aware of, you’ll be able to purchase access to the courses individually as you want, or you can have a membership option and you can have access to the courses for as long as you’re a member. So head on over to the site if you’re interested and sign up to be notified when the doors are open for business. I have closed the cart on my online print course as well for the time being but you can still purchase the shoot-n-print workshop in the Palouse in May or June, direct links are in the show notes. Winter Day Hikes I love backpacking, but there’s nothing like a good day hike either. You go out for the day and come back to a hopefully cozy bed to get a good night’s rest. If you’re traveling you may also be eating out in restaurants, or maybe cooking in your room or Airbnb. Either way, your experience is way less rugged than if you’re full-on backpacking. I should insert here that the advice I’m giving is not intended to be thorough nor does it address all situations or skill levels. Please be aware of your own abilities and if you have a doubt about something, don’t do it. I’ll be looking at ways to get properly prepared for such an outing. As you know, I’m heading to Unalaska Island in a couple weeks. I do have a podcast listener coming along so that’s certainly good. And that takes us to item number 1. Hiking buddy It’s always good to have a hiking buddy along if safety is in any way a concern. There’s so many times where I love going out alone and just being there in God’s big beautiful creation with just my cameras. But when I called up to the visitor’s office in Dutch Harbor and I got some information on the weather in mid December I knew it’d be best to have a hiking buddy. Not only to share costs with, but simply for safety. They also require registrations for hikers, so they know someone is out there, which is good, but there’s nothing like having someone with you when you’re out there on a trail, several miles from town and hundreds of miles out in the middle of the ocean. Notifications Jared Yoder posted a great question in the Master Photography Podcast group about this idea of getting prepared for a day hike. And I’m glad he did. And then David Patton gave some very good advice right away. And one of those items was to be sure you tell someone where you’ll be going and when you plan to return. This is especially important if you head out of cell phone range. If they don’t hear from you they can at east give the local rescue and law enforcement authorities a heads up and maybe they’ll need to go out and search for you. The timeframe might be much longer if no one knows when to expect you back. So do let someone know of your plans. Non-photography tools I always carry a knife with me. It’s not a big knife, but I have one just the same. I have a Gerber that my brother gave me for being the best man at his wedding, I have a CRKT that someone left in a bathroom and after a search of who it might belong to I simply kept it, and then I have another that I purchased in Poland as a souvenir. I also have a leatherman that is invaluable when camping, but sometimes it comes with me hiking as well. I also always take a good waterbottle with me. It’s always good to have more than you think you’ll need. Especially when it’s cold, you don’t think you’ll need as much, but you do. You can always melt snow, but I say why bother when you can just have enough water for the day. I go for between 20–32 oz. for a few hours hike, but I also have a secondary bottle in the car that I guzzle just before heading out. Water purifier. If you’re going to be out longer I say bring along a water purifier. It can provide good clean water for your whole party and you don’t have to carry as much with you. Of course it only works if you actually have a water source you can get water from. Hand warmers. These little packets of warmth are perfect for keeping your water from freezing and your fingers too. I use them in my fold over mittens when I’m not shooting and when the weather is super cold. Sometimes I also put them in my boots but not usually, they’re more uncomfortable than they are worth. I’ve tried the flatter kind that adhere to your sock and those are OK, but really, good socks will do the trick better than anything. More on that in a bit. Maps etc. It’s always good to have a map to study. I use the Alltrails app on my phone and that’s good, but with the pro account you can also print off maps. I’ve not actually done that yet, but I plan to in the near future. Not with my trip to Alaska, because there’s so few trails listed on the app, but with other areas here in the PNW I’ll be able to do that. Off-line maps are best because what would you do if your battery died on your phone? There’s nothing like studying the map before hand and really having the place sink in as much as possible. Before I went to Europe for three weeks with my father several years ago I bought several maps and just studies them over and over. When there I rarely referenced them but I always knew where I was and where things were in relation to other things. Absorbing maps is a good thing for sure. Clothing - Footwear You need good boots, there’s no other way around it. For winter boots I’ve used Sorel and Kamik brands. Both have been exceptionally good. Shop at reputable places like REI, Cabellas, Dicks Sporting Goods and others that I’m not thinking of at the moment. I’m sure you’ll find some on Amazon as well, but the point I want to drive home is the insulation rating and waterproofing. Winter boots are certainly different than hiking boots in size and overall function. I’ve got the Kamik Nation Plus Pac Boots. They’re a fine boot but they are listed as having a “200 gram Thinsulate liner.” But the Cabellas brand that’s 2x as much has 2,000 gram Thinsulate. Other brands have other insulations as well. The best thing I can recommend is going to the store and trying them on. Talk to the associate and see what works for you. I like mine because I also use SmartWool socks with them. The only time I really felt cold in these boots and socks like that was after a full day in Banff National Park in February. I’d sweated enough that finally, at the end of the day it didn’t matter what I did, I just needed to get out of those boots. Had I brought a fresh pair of socks I’m sure I’d have been fine. When I go to AK, I plan to bring fresh socks with me on the trail so I can swap them out as needed. I also am trying out some Alpaca wool liners. I bought them at the homesteading life conference this summer in Missouri. I bought them from Alpacas of Troy. https://alpacasoftroy.com I’ve only been out on one small hike with them to the proof will be in the pudding when I go to Alaska. Clothing - Pants If it’s not too cold I’ll just wear regular hiking pants. No cotton though please. Has to be a quick drying type of materials. I have some excellent hiking pants from Mountain Hardwear. I bought them on clearance from REI. They’re listed as a 30” waist and let me tell you, I’m NOT a 30” waist, that’s probably why they were on the clearance rack. But they fit perfectly. I just love them. But all too often in winter time those are way to thin. So I have some larger hiking pants that I’ll wear as an outer layer and use either a base layer underneath or I’ll just wear some flannel pants as insulation. If it’s a short jaunt I’ll go with the flannel pants, if it’s a longer time out I want the base layer protection against moisture buildup. The point here is layering is good. I’ve even been known to go with all three layers. However, that does get a bit uncomfortable if I need to sit down or whatnot. But when I kneel in the snow, no problem. I don’t even feel the cold on my knee. I’ll use snow pants when it’s downright frigid cold, like when I was in Banff last winter and the warmest it got was about 9 degrees F. Starting the day out at -26 or so requires more insulation and the bib overall style of snow pants does the job. Ad read, Episode Sponsor. Clothing - Upper body I’ll go with recommending layering once again. When it’s ultimate cold I’ll go with four layers. A base layer, an insulation layer, an insulation coat such as my Eddie Bauer goose down jacket, and then an outer shell. I like a built in hat on my outer shell. It’s almost funny, when it gets super cold the outer shell tends to get rather crunchy. By going with an oversized coat I can also guarantee that wind won’t get up underneath it and I won’t get frozen out that way either. I’m not sold on any one brand per se, but I do recommend that you go with quality items. Even Wal-Mart may have some quality items from time to time. I could never spend hundreds of dollars on a single piece of gear like a jacket. My down coat cost about $50 and my outer shell was more than that, about $60 or so on sale. Head wear I’d like to say I never take my hat off, but that’s just not the case. When it comes to winter photography I need to stay warm, but the head is the first thing that gets modified as it’s prime temp control. I have a really warm hat from REI, I totally forget the brand, but it’s so warm and light weight, I can easily forget I have it on except for my head and ears are warm. I like a hat that covers the ears as I hate ear muffs. I also have another hat that is rather warm but it also has an embedded light in the front part. Makes for a great setup when hiking at night. You can also use a head lamp which I always have in my backpack. When I combine the insulation hat with the outer shell jacket it’s almost always going to keep you warm enough. But in times like when I was in Banff, I needed something extra. I needed a Balaclava. This is the type of device a bank robber would wear, but having it covering your head and neck is invaluable in keeping the chills out. When I use this I always have to be careful with my glasses, and I hate how the moisture always gathers around the mouth so I usually extend the hole and force it around my chin which stretches it out a bit. But it’s better than having the moisture condense right there. Gloves I wear three kinds of gloves, depending on the weather and the nature of my hike. I like a thin glove by Columbia that has touch sensitive pads for the touch screen on my camera for generally cold days. If it’s getting colder I’ll cover them with some thick wool mittens that fold over the finger tips. I’ll put a heat pack in the fingers area and I’ll be good when I’m not shooting. If I need to be a bit more active I’ll use standard skiing gloves by Serius. They’re not all that warm, but when you’re moving about the blood circulation keeps the fingers warm and functioning anyway. Only when you stop does it start to get cold. Either way, I’m prepared for anything with these glove options. Other clothing related items. I’m considering getting some ski goggles for my trip to Alaska. The wind is potentially going to get very blustery and having some goggles might be the best option to keep the eyes clear and functioning properly. I am also considering some gaiters. These are items that go around the top of your boot and extend up the leg a bit. The point here is to keep all the snow out of the boot top if at all possible. And a gaiter can really make that happen for you. My snow pants are oversized and essentially do the same job but having dedicated gaiters would still be better. Micro spikes are another item that can work really well. They’re like snow chains for your boots. I have little diamond shaped grippers and getting some that are actual spikes are also on my list. They do a great job of gripping the slippery snow and ice and I recommend them if you’re doing anything even remotely risky. A couple years ago I got down to the base of Palouse Falls in the middle of the biggest freeze we’ve had in a long time. The journey down there is frightful at best and to me, impossible without some grippers on your boots. Though I did see others down there in standard tennis shoes which I though was just unnecessarily foolish. Backpacks For camera gear, backpacks specifically, I’m partial to ThinkTank Photo. Probably because I have an affiliate link with them. But they do make some serious bags. The best options right now for this type of photography is going to be the Backlight Elite 45 or the Backlight 36 or 26. I personally have the 26 model and find it suitable for what I need. However I also have the Urban access 15 which in overall design is superior to the Backlight 26, but only because it has two different compartments, plus the front pouch area. I like how the top of the bag is expandable and you could put a whole mess of stuff in there and you can still have a pretty good camera kit too. If your camera kit is larger (maybe I should say “standard”) then the Backlight 36L and the Elite 45 will be more to your liking. It comes in at about $400 US but it’s so versatile and huge. I just wish they had functionality and design of the Urban Access 15 in a MindShift styling and materials. LowePro also makes some great bags. For this type of shooting I’d recommend their Whistler line. I also really like their powder line but the photos they show on their site don’t cover how the gear fits in which is too bad. I have not personally tried either of these bags. If you want something that’s styled just a bit differently, check out Langly bags. Their Alpha Globetrotter has two separate sections (something I like in a backpack) and their Multi-pack Globetrotter is massive. Might not be perfect for a winter’s hike, but it’s worth looking into. Of course, there’s Shimoda Designs with their newly released Action X line of bags, built really well and very durable to boot. And finally Peak Design just updated their everyday backpack as well. So you should probably check that out too. The things I really look for in a bag is flexibility of how the gear is stored, protection, size and materials. There’s many fine bags out there that I didn’t mention only because I think they’re using the “wrong” materials. I want something water proof and durable and flexible. A bag that’s too rigid doesn’t work for me. Other camera thoughts When it’s cold you want multiple batteries. Keeping them warm is also a must. I’ll stash them in my jacket pockets, inside the outer shell if possible, and swap them out as necessary. An item to keep water off can be a good thing, but it can also get in the way. I have a rain jacket and a much larger item (can’t recall the brand right now) for inclement weather, but really, a weather sealed camera is your best bet for sure. When I was at Palouse that winter and I was close to the falls, and the wind shifted, I got about 1/4 in of ice on my camera and lens. It was fine but I just put it away for the rest of the shoot. I didn’t want to risk damage when it was all frozen. By allowing it to simply melt off I was able to not have any issues at all. You’ll probably want some spiked feet on your tripod. Gripping the snow is better than having it slide all over the place. Almost anything will do, just get something that’s not the rubber feet. Memory card wallets are another good thing to have when out in the cold. I have a very rugged wallet by Polar Pro. I couldn’t help but think it overkill until I thought of the rugged conditions I’ll be in. It’s not waterproof, but it’s super rugged and will protect the cards when not in use. I used to just let them float around in a little pocket in the bag but no longer. I either use the Pixel Pocket Rocket by Think Tank Photo or this option by Polar Pro. I also have a Defender Lens cap which is pretty sweet. First aid and other emergency kit The size of my kit is generally proportional to the length I’m gone and the distance I’ll be away from civilization. One time when I went to South America I remember thinking I want a kit so good I can do minor surgery with it. That’s probably overkill, but when going out for the day you probably don’t need a suture kit and all sorts of different types of bandages. But maybe you do, just depends on where you’re going. I have various sizes and it’s hard to specifically recommend one over the other, I can only stress that it’s important and you should look through your options and consider your plans and see what makes sense for you. Bear spray is also important if you’re going to a place like Yellowstone or some other place like that. Be sure you read the instructions and have it ready to go. The worst thing is to have it and not have it accessible when you need it. Sunglasses are also important. Can’t forget those. In white out conditions like a snowy scene, there’s nothing like cutting out all that UV light. Your rods and cones will thank you! Shooting tips When I’m all dressed up like this I tend to absolutely rely on the live view shooting mode the camera offers. That keeps the camera on the tripod and I don’t have to breath on it all the time with it mashed up against my face. I like the bigger tripod as well since the legs will likely sink in the snow quite a bit, and it’s just easier to manage the bigger controls. I still try to challenge myself to get low, high, and find unique ways of viewing my subject. But I know if I’m not at least mostly warm and comfortable no matter what my subject is I’ll get cranky and lose interest in photographing it if I’m too cold for too long. Though there have certainly been times where I didn’t feel cold until I was done shooting and it was time to head back to the room, all of a sudden I get the chills and start hustling it back to the car! Closing Remarks Thank you so much for listening. I would love to have your feedback or questions, just simply email me at brent@latitudephotographypodcast.com and I’ll try to answer your question in a future episode. Also, there’s a new benefit for listeners with lensrentals.com. Use my link in the show notes and the code “latitude15” for 15% off your next order. You can use the code without the link but if you use that link a few pennies are tossed my way and I thank you for your support. So, that’s it for today, until next time, happy shooting!
Summary A road trip is awesome, but when I can combine work into the mix as well, that’s just awesome. Links this episode: https://brentbergherm.com/info/resources/ https://brentbergherm.com/course-info/ https://brentbergherm.com/workshops/oregon-coast-2019/ Exposure Averaging video: https://youtu.be/zcEV6hqe16M Segmentation process video: https://youtu.be/DhlHh4O0LxI Online print related videos: https://youtu.be/Qjzs_TfNCyI https://youtu.be/7R3ye0gDzAg Topic: Today we’ll be focusing mostly on my recent family road trip. We spent 3.5 weeks on the road and drove over 5,500 miles, my wife drove about 15 of those. It’s all good, I do like to drive. Basic Itinerary: Boise, ID; Salt Lake City, UT; Denver, CO; Lincoln, NE; Hannibal, MO; Chicagoland, IL; Council Bluffs, IA; Kimball, NE; Salt Lake City, UT; Boise, ID; HOME! Boise area: my folks live in the area so we spent a few days there. This is also where I had one of my print workshops for the Boise Camera club. More on that in a bit. Utah: We then drove to the Salt Lake City area and just spent a night there. We wanted to have a place to spend the evening on the way to Denver so we drove to Layton, stayed the night, swam in the hotel pool and moved on the following day. The drive to Denver was about 8 hours so we started early and just pushed forward. I was rather busy in Denver. This was a family vacation after all, but, I worked with photo clubs in the Boise area and Denver to host a print workshop. I brought my printer to both locations and club members supplemented with their own printers too which was great. I’d hoped to get even more printing done, but with 18 attendees at the Boise workshop and 12 at the Denver workshop printing was slightly crowded. It was an absolute blast though. Being able to share and teach one of the great things I love about photography is just so cool. And I should probably put a call out there, if you have a photo club and you’re interested in either a lecture at your club meeting or a workshop for your members please reach out. I’d love to make this happen again and again. In Boise the extra printers were the Pixma Pro 100, and I have the 10. They’re virtually the same printer, but the 10 uses pigment ink and the 100 uses Dye ink. So I went through the lecture and discussion part where we talked all about color spaces, proper file setup and challenges we face when we try to get “perfect” color out of our prints. Then we had a short break for lunch and then we spent the rest of the time answering questions and trying to keep things moving forward. Things were a bit more manageable in Denver since we had six less people but it was still busy. Additionally, in Denver, one printer we had was using a different inkset. It was very interesting to me to see the results of that inkset. I’ve had a lot of inquiries about third-party inks and I usually have to say that long ago I tried it, it failed and I never looked back. But third-party providers have gotten a lot better but I have not had any recent experience with any of them until now. First off, I noticed a phenomena called metamerism that was very evident to me when I looked at the print. It’s something that you notice on pigment inks if the print is held in the light a certain way because the color is a particle and not part of the ink liquid itself . In the Canon inks it’s hardly noticeable at all unless you use the photo black ink on matte paper. But this was visible for all papers. And, we had a fella that experienced a few challenges with the processing of the images and then when it came to print it looked nothing like what was on screen. I was like, “hmmm, OH, you’re using a printer that doesn’t have Canon inks, but you’re using the profile that is made for Canon inks.” He moved to my printer and it came out looking perfect. That was cool, to see how far off things were, and to see the smile on that fella’s face once it looked like he expected it to. But not all was daisies and roses. In both workshops I also brought my calibration device to calibrate screens. We didn’t get to calibrate all screens, but we got several of them done. There were some folks though who had rather old notebook computers. Usually, the Mac screens are quite good, and PC screens can be awesome, or cheap, just depends on your computer model. These were PC models that were at least six years old. And the color was so washed out, It was crazy how washed out it was. We did the process anyway, but they were too far gone. There’s just some things that can’t be fixed I guess. They understood, and they still learned the theory but it’s difficult when you want to see the good results happen and you’re just hampered by the equipment. I also had some folks who, even after calibration the color was just not coming out right. We got it improved but there was still more to do. In that short amount of time I was unable to get it working perfectly for them, but at least we did have improvement and we had an opportunity to learn what’s going on and how the process is done so they can take things further on their own. I made a print process guide for these workshops and you too can download it from my website. Head on over to https://brentbergherm.com/info/resources/and look for the download called “printing workflow.” I also had a commercial shoot in Denver. A private aircraft charter company needs a new website and a few weeks before our trip we finally inked a deal that would have me redevelop their website and do some new photos of the aircraft. We originally were going to have me do new headshots but when we looked at the scheduling it just wasn’t going to work out. So I spent Friday morning from about 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. out on the tarmac having the lineman move these multi-million dollar aircraft around so I could get the “perfect” composition. Many of them were terrible, but the lighting was great and I was able to get the mountains in the background. I was even able to get into a bucket truck about 30 ft off the ground and shoot with my 70-300 for a compressed shot of three jets together. I then did interiors as well. It was a blast and such a cool way to spend the morning. I then spent the rest of the day with the family. This brings me to a few points listeners have often been interested in and have asked me about. That is, spending time shooting while on a vacation and how do people make money at this stuff. Well, the making money part is something I continue to try and work on. I have a full-time job. Sometimes I wish I didn’t like my job so I could be more motivated to do more photography, but it’s a good mix. Anyway, I rarely do a commercial shoot like this though. And when I was bidding I didn’t really look up any other photographers and see what their rates are. I just established a rate that I knew would get shot down if I were bidding a job here in Walla Walla, or that I felt would get shot down, and went with it. I also had the website job secured, so the photography was in addition to that work that I was able to sell since I was going to be in the area anyway. Plus, I wanted to see the company and its operations so I could build a better website. But, back to money. All my travel and stuff I do is 100% funded by my photography efforts. I don’t dip into the family budget, which is my income from the school, at all for my stuff like this. When I don’t make a sale I don’t get to do things. I’ve also gone the traditional route of offering educational opportunities whether it’s my online course in printing or in-person workshops. Like any businessman, I’d like to sell more, but I’ve certainly found that if I focus on selling things tend to go dry for a bit. But I’m also still learning my niche in the photography education space. I’d love to create an online community with tons of lessons, challenges, assignments and the like. A place where feedback would be readily available but it wouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg so to speak. I’ve got two more online courses planned, one geared towards beginners and one slightly more advanced. I also have a book outline already made. I just need to do it. One thing I know that works for me is your feedback. If these are things you want let me know. I’ll hopefully be able to make it happen sooner rather than later. Anyway, that was a bit of a derailment, let’s get back on track. I was talking about making money and then family time and shooting time while on vacation. With this trip the family knew that it was not possible without my ability to work and do these two workshops. In fact, I had a bit of a “stepping out in faith” type of experience. As we’re looking at the budget for the trip the funding just wasn’t matching. We left town knowing that I’d have four people at the Denver workshop. That was the minimum I agreed to host the workshop for. I was working with club officials and then I received an email that I didn’t read right away. I read it the Friday before the workshop which was on Sunday. And I had 12 people attending! I was quite relieved actually. We were counting on this revenue and it ended up being there. We could continue the trip without fretting about the budget anymore. It was such a blessing. Back to the point though, that is, shooting while on vacation. I’ll often head out early and shoot, but this trip was a bit different. Since I had such a huge amount of work I decided that for the remainder of the trip I would shoot very little. This is where I was really wishing the Fuji camera had worked out for me because I could have easily taken it and one lens out with me when we were in Chicago and a few other places. But alas, it was nearly 100% family time until we got to Kimball, NE. And it was great. Re-solidifying the family connections was needed and was wonderful. After Denver we drove to Lincoln, NE, for the night. It was a long drive and we were just firing through. We didn’t do anything interesting, just slept and moved on. We chose Lincoln over Salina, KS, because the hotel was something like $100 cheaper. It did add a total of about 30 minutes to our drive time as we were heading to Hannibal, MO. In Hannibal we saw a lot of the Mark Twain interests, and we also went to a homesteaders conference with YouTubers Offgrid with Doug and Stacy. My wife follows them and it’s our goal to get a piece of property and start a small farm. After six nights there we moved on to the Chicago Suburbs. My wife’s best friend lives there and teaches at College of DuPage. I took the older boys into the city by riding the train. They really liked that part. We saw a few items downtown and then largely took it easy the rest of the time there. We were visiting friends after all. I grew up in the area but as we only had three nights there I was unable to visit any of my child-hood locations. Oh well, maybe next time. Then we started the trek home, staying one night in Council Bluffs, IA, and then two nights in Kimball, NE. I chose Kimball because just north of there is Scottsbluff, NE. I wanted to visit that and “do it right” this time as I was there four years ago but we arrived about 20 minutes before they closed. Scottsbluff did not interest my wife at all even though it’s part of the Oregon Trail and the Pony Express line. We have an Oregon Trail national historic site about five miles from where we live so I liked the connection. But the biggest problem was that the visitor center was closed and they had a temporary one that we actually ended up not visiting. I did, however, get to walk down the trail from the top. That was really cool. I totally enjoyed the relatively few moments there. I did get up for one sunrise but the light didn’t really do anything exciting. We then had another night in Salt Lake City area on the way home, another night in the Boise area at my parent’s place and then on home. It was certainly good to be home. Really quickly I want to talk about my recent rental acquisition. I rented the Olympus E-M1 mk2 camera and the 7-14mm lens. I almost rented a prime but figured the flexibility would be good here. What I’m really impressed with is the quality of packaging that LensRentals.com has nowadays. It came in a standard box, but inside was a hard plastic case, it’s like a Pelican case but some other brand. Then inside that was a LowePro case that held the camera and lens, and the lens was in a separate lens case all by itself with additional foam around the lens itself. So it was very well packaged for sure! And the tape on the outer box was delightful, it said “release the happy, open here” on the top and “yeah, not the happy side” on the bottom. Then they also include two strips of tape so I don’t even need tape to ship the box back. That’s amazing. But there’s a crazy “story” of sorts on the tape itself. It talks about using the tape and they kinda write it as if Mark Twain were writing. In describing the removal of the tape from the backing they say “Once you have successfully achieved this disengagement, you can proceed with the taping of your package.” Then they advise not to stick the extra piece of tape to a cat, no matter what the internet tells you as to how funny it will be. And then they end with a Back to the Future movie reference. All in all, they have certainly done their homework in making the rental experience enjoyable. I’ll talk about the camera in a future episode for sure. I’ll be taking it to the Oregon Coast on my workshop next week. So let’s now talk about the near future and what’s happening. By the time you hear this I’m preparing to head out to Oregon for my Oregon Coast shoot-n-print workshop. I have six days planned shooting the wonderful Oregon coast and two of those days we’ll be in the hotel conference room going through the printing process. There’s still a few spots if anyone wants to jump in last minute. That’s totally fine. Take a look at the website for details. https://brentbergherm.com/workshops/oregon-coast-2019/ Also, this show is about a week late. I’ve been doing weekly shows pretty much all summer. So for the next few shows I just wanted to share what I have cooking. My latest YouTube Videos Ordering and File Prep for Online Labs, mPix https://youtu.be/7R3ye0gDzAg Exposure Averaging with windblown foreground elements https://youtu.be/zcEV6hqe16M Segmentation at Scotts Bluff https://youtu.be/DhlHh4O0LxI Print Review, mPix https://youtu.be/Qjzs_TfNCyI I plan on talking about the Exposure Averaging in the next episode as well as the Segmentation item. But if you want to get a sneak peek you can watch those videos. The print review videos are part of my larger research I’m doing into online labs. I have five more to go and then I’ll have a big episode all about my findings and the experience of printing with online labs. One that I just published today is all about color expectations and surprises we run into when printing. I do have some interviews getting lined up. I have an Olympus Visionary scheduled for some time in October, a former Bay Photo night shift lab manager to talk about preparing files for online print labs, and I have a new book that was recommended by a listener, “Zen Camera, Creative awakening with a daily practice in photography.” It’s by David Ulrich. If you’ve read it let me know. I may do a book review on this one. School is starting up soon, September 23 is the first day of instruction and with two course rewrites and our need to recover from and replace a colleague that left us this summer for a job in the industry,,, well, thing will be very busy for me over the next month. Things also look promising for me to head off to India this December. The aforementioned website redevelopment job will fund my time there. And I’ve got a mountain of airmiles so hopefully things will work out there. I usually have used my academic breaks to create things like my online course and such, but this time I’ll hopefully be traveling. If it doesn’t work out then I’ll still go somewhere I’m sure.
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Interview with Photographer Kevin Wilson Conservancy Holiday Party @ the Boathouse in Central Park… Rap Fest Dusse Palooza. Shooting for Cool Mom Clothing Company in Studio The Supply Show East Fiasco 2018, Lowepro and the conundrum of getting new wheels The Drama of Photography Theft continues...
On today’s episode of the podcast, photographer Jessica Kosmack helps us think about how to take better vacation photos. Capturing quality vacation images doesn’t come natural to most of us. But let's think it through together: what can we do, practically speaking, to make our vacation photos better? It is not out of most people's reach! How to Take Great Vacation Photos What makes a photo great? Is it about the photography equipment or is it something else? We discuss camera gear in this episode, but we conclude that it is not what matters most, especially when doing vacation photography. If you were trying to shoot basketball or dark Cathedrals, then yes, gear matters a lot. But for most vacation pics, a recent smart phone will do great! Let Your Photos Tell the Story of Your Trip When taking vacation photos you want them to tell the story of your trip. The pictures need to reveal the mood and feel of the trip. You want to show the places you went to, but maybe in a coy way, as a tease. And if you love food, there's nothing wrong with taking photos of the great food you will eat in France! Don't forget to take photos of the odd moments that will stick out in your mind, those are part of the story too! Photo Management Matters a Lot! Backup your phone before your trip, then move all the photos out of your phone to store them in folders on your computer. You will need lots of room on your phone for new holiday photos. On vacation, establish a routine where you delete the photos that didn't turn out. Try to do this a little bit every day. If you took 5 shots of the same moment it's because you hoped one would turn out, not to keep all 5, right? So pick the best photo right away. That will save you a lot of time when you go home! Why Is the Purpose of Your Photos? You need to ask yourself why you are taking photos at all. Do you want to be able to show them to family and friends on your phone? In that case you'll need to get to them quickly. Do you want to print a photo book? Photo books are a great idea BTW! In that case you need to be thinking about your best 20 or 30, however many you want to include. Maybe you are creating a collection of some sort. Beautiful doors or colorful flowers. Decide before your trip, it will help give your photography purpose. Camera Equipment Jessica Brought to France Canon 6D body Canon Rebel 2000 film camera + 20 rolls of film 24mm, 35mm, 50mm prime Canon lenses Point & shoot Lomo film camera for her son Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TS30A Waterproof/Shockproof for her daughter The Blessing and the Curse of Digital Photography With digital cameras people often go home from a vacation with thousands of photos. We used to be a lot more choosy when using a film camera because a roll had a limited number of shots. But now we can just shoot away without thinking much. Going home to thousands of photos usually means that you'll never take the time to sort them, which defeats the purpose of taking them in the first place! Have a plan for how you will sort and tag your digital camera photos. Otherwise they'll just sit there unused and unseen. Giving a Camera to Your Kids Giving your kids a camera to shoot with is a great idea, but you have to prepare a few things. If you're going to give a digital camera to your kids, make sure it is sturdy enough so it won't die the first day. Newer point and shoot cameras can do a good job for a young photographer who is not thinking about lighting and composition: they just do a decent job most of the time. Parents should learn how to use the menu system for their kid's camera before the trip so you can help your child use the camera. Disposable cameras are still a good option and there are still many places that will develop your film. Polaroid or Fuji Instax is also an option that would work well, especially for a child who is keeping a journal for the trip and could add the day's photos right away. Keeping Your Stuff Safe in France Use a cross-body purse. Don't bring your full wallet to France, only bring the things you will absolutely need. It's good if your wallet can be latched or clipped to the purse. Lowepro makes bags that zip up against your back, and you may need a bag with a raincoat in France! Only take out what you really need, leave the rest at the apartment or hotel. Because she knows her limits, Annie needs to use a belt with a Peak Design system that looks awful but works great. There are thieves in Paris that target people just to steal their phone. They will grab and run. Especially if you're not in great shape or a little older, you're an easier target. Out your phone away as you enter a train or when the doors open and close. That's when they'll try to grab it an run! Learn More: 26 Tips That Will Make Your Vacation Photos Better
It is that time of year, when we chat about the cameras that have been announced in 2018 and toss in some commentary by our in-house experts. We also make time for our favorite new lenses and a few accessories and miscellaneous pieces of gear. At the end of the show, we’ll go around the room and offer our thoughts on each of our favorite cameras from this year. While we already touched upon the new Canon and Nikon mirrorless full-frame cameras in a previous episode, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge these big announcements at the top of the show. Other than these long-awaited announcements, 2018 was a comparatively quiet year for other manufacturers. Sony announced the Alpha a7 III Mirrorless full-frame camera at the beginning of the year, and both the RX100 VA and the RX100 VI; Zeiss has everyone curious about its full-frame ZX1 Digital Camera. Leica put out the Leica Q-P Digital Camera along with M10-D. Fujifilm bookended its year with two big announcements, the Fujifilm X-H1 in February, and the X-T3 later in the year—and added a few smaller X-series cameras, point-and-shoots, and the Instax SQ6 Taylor Swift Edition along the way. Panasonic announced the Lumix DC-GH5S as the update to the G5, and Olympus released the PEN E-PL9. Several lenses were highlighted during the roundup episode, including the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di RXD Lens for Sony E and the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC CN lens. The Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF lens for Sony E also found favor, as did the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM lens and the Rokinon 24mm f/2.8 AF lens. In addition to cameras and lenses, we spoke about new bags from Lowepro and Peak Design; lights from Luxli and Profoto; tripods by Robus; and the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and the GoPro Hero 7. This really was an episode full of insightful gear talk, and we discussed a wide range of products; we hope you enjoy and that it will help with any gift-buying decisions you may be making. Guests: Chelsea Jensen and Shawn Steiner
Welcome back! This week we are diving into the following topics:Fuji XT-3: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x_t3/Jack Ryan: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Clancys-Jack-Ryan-Season/dp/B073RQ7KP4Rouge Valley Park: http://www.rvcc.ca/Starbucks Strawless in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/strawless-starbucks-lids-to-debut-in-vancouver-and-seattle-1.4739037Mister Donut: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_DonutPeak Design Capture Clip: https://www.peakdesign.com/products/capture/Peak Design Everyday Bags: https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/everyday-bags/Peak Design Travel Line: https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/travel-bags/Lowepro Backpack: https://www.lowepro.com/ca-en/protactic-bp-450-aw-ii-black-lp37177-pww/The National on Apple's Business Practices:https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/attacking-the-apple-empire-1.4855069Smart Sweets: https://smartsweets.com/Comments? Feedback? Suggestions? Drop us a line!Email: CastCWA@gmail.comTwitter: @CastCWAThanks for tuning in!
Does the iPhone 8 Plus have the BEST CAMERA every in a smartphone? Adobe is BANKING BILLIONS on subscriptions and JOBY sells again. This is your Photo News Fix for September 26th 2017. This fix is brought to you by the NEW RODE VideoMic Pro PLUS which i’ve been using for all my recent VLOGS. This new mic has added some sweet features including safety track, rechargeable battery and it turns on when you turn the camera on and off when you turn it off. For more information head on over to http://bit.ly/frorode JOBY and LowPro sell: http://bit.ly/2k1Bxhd Adobe Q3 Results are in: http://bit.ly/2k3DauS DxOMARK says the iPhone 8 Plus has BEST CAMERA EVER http://bit.ly/2k2ti4f
How To Become A Rockstar Photographer Podcast with Matthias Hombauer
Today I have the pleasure to talk to Norwegian heavy metal photographer Kenneth Sporsheim. He is one of two photographers for the Nordic issue of Metal Hammer, and he is also the Nordic ambassador for brands like Pentax, Lexar and Lowepro. In this interview Kenneth reveals insights on working for one of the most prestigious Metal magazines, he shares awesome stories about taking Portraits of bands such as Turbonegro, Slayer or Anthrax and give tips on how you can become an ambassador for famous brands too.
0:20 - Welcome Back everyone to Episode 32 of The FPVShow Podcast. 2:15 - Catching Up - Dirt tests his new Airhog in the garage, Gap gets testy with new builds and Turtle Mode, and Blue sheds the grams on his 4". 13:20 - Follow Up - Gap gets to the bottom of his video gremlins Tiffany L. wins FPV Wife of the Year award: Axion FPV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKfsusNsLp4 Featherlight stack dimensions are set to 20mm. 18:52 - Blue's News DAL Cyclone 5051c Propeller Betaflight 3.2 RC5 out now TBS Cloverleaf u.fl antenna Lowepro 3 Quad + Laptop Backpack #GoggleGate Calling all team pilots, manufacturers, and vendors, got a new product in the pipeline? Got something new and unique? Drop us a line and we may feature it in a future Blue's News segment! 29:30 - Video Spotlight - MarcFPV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Ntjt25chY GlitchyFPV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkC6oo1OvjI 31:30 - Thank You to Emax USA - https://www.emaxusa.com for sponsoring this episode of The FPVShow! Take 10% off your Emax USA order with coupon code `fpvshow 32:40 - Welcome Joshua Kidder, co-host of SPUN Podcast - https://www.spunpodcast.com 35:00 - Listener Questions 56:00 - Lightning Round Check out https://www.fpv.fm for shirts, hats, stickers, even iPhone cases! Also, leave us a voicemail - (929)277-7985 - WAX ASSS YUK Thank you to our sponsor of this weeks episode Emax USA - https://www.emax-usa.com, coupon code `fpvshow` for 10% off your order! And thank you Joshua Kidder for joining us! See y'all next week!
Episode 56 of Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up "LowePro Transit Sling 250 AW Camera Bag - Before Plug & Play" An Australian and a guy from the U.S. talk audio, video, content creation, and that other stuff. It is streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday mornings in the U.S., and Wednesday evenings in Australia. The link for the video of this episode is at the bottom of the page. If you would like to receive notifications of new episodes in your email, go to http://holbrooknewmedia.com. On the right side of the page there is a place to subscribe to the blog. We hope you enjoy the show! Geoff Blanchard's Web Site: http://geoffblanchard.com All Things Jeffrey K. Holbrook: http://holbrooknewmedia.com A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com Find the Video Version on the RELATECasts Network! https://www.youtube.com/user/RELATECasts My personal YouTube Channel: jeffholbrook.me
Discover the secret to successful retirement portfolio management. You may be shocked if you have preconceived ideas. Remember, there is hope. Don't miss episode 235 of The 401k Owner's Manual !
This is a special 'From the Show' episode featuring 3-5 min chats with different suppliers, makers and distributors from last week at The Photography Show at the NEC. Sam dazzled in his bright orange Togcast t-shirt and tracked down all the newest and hottest gear and services from around the show. We catch up with Fotospeed, Outdoor Photography Magazine, The RPS, Manfrotto, Fujifilm, Lowepro, Olympus, Loxley Colour and many more to chat "what's hot and what's new" from the show. We'll be back with a regular show next week featuring top professional David Clapp (www.davidclapp.co.uk) - an episode not to miss! Thanks as ever to WEX Photographic (www.wexphotographic.co.uk) for supporting the show. Make sure you check out their 'London Lens Show' on Saturday 6th May, there will be seminars, gear demos, deals, workshops and more. Check out the link below for info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-lens-show-2017-tickets-32288810702
Gareth, Matt, James and Andy are all present for a chat about the iPhone, a slew of Samung phones, Nokia’s woes, the Blackberry Pearl 3G 9105 and a load of other recent mobile news. Catch this between your teeth! Direct Download iTunes RSS Feed Regulars: Rampant Richardson, Diva Davis, "NON TECH ADDICT" Gareth and A-Team Andy iPhone 4 will be unlocked + Prices Possible industrial action if O2 fails to raise 2% pay offer Samsung section: Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro appear The Samsung Galaxy “Tape” I have the Wave (Rampant)Matt has the Samsung Galaxy S and we attended the launch where I made a point of meeting some B list celebs! Samsung Galaxy Apollo i5801 Black on Orange Will Nokia deliver poor results next week? Nokia X5-01 SE Xperia X8 announced BB Pearl 3G 9105 reviewed. Networks lost appeal against EU plan to slash amount they charge for using mobiles overseas Vodafone UK Customers: How's your signal today? Bargain corner: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37867~r.91142929 Virgin £15 + unlimited web access - 12 month contract - limited offer! 400 mins Unlimited texts Nokia 5230 White on Voda TP2 is back on Orange website. It is blue! iTunes comment: Justin: Ok, heres the proper versionMobile tech addicts is great.Listener numbers increasing, no fateSmall though we areSuperior, by farGrowing quickly, like something....ooooh arrOoooh arr, is not a dig, at our Matt2 ride ons he owns,,,, beat thatA new lover called RachelWhos lawn is so tastefulEnergetic and grateful,,,,,Thanks to MattYou recall septics is cockney rhyming slang for yanks, (septic tanks)And the line in quotes needs to be spoken in queens english.I can do another version for your adult show. Whens the app coming outfor android? My iphone has gone? Can I do this one Mr Gareth? (Rampant)There was a young man named SweenyWho spilled some gin on his weenie.He thought this uncouth,So he added vermouth,And slipped his girl a martini.------Gareth Myles – twitter.com/klonricketAndy Lee – twitter.com/weirdshanghaiJames Richardson – twitter.com/jpr7373Matt Davis - twitter.com/tracyandmatt Twitter @mtaddicts Email : mobiletechaddicts@gmail.com Many thanks to The Stetz for the music Subscribe in iTunes to our weekly podcast RSS Feed for our weekly podcast Download the iPhone App
In this weeks show we find out about the new 2008 Lowepro rucksacks designed specifically for hiking photographers, catch up with the facts about the ever increasing encroachment of the tick and hear about the Uk's first diploma in Adventure Sports. Plus we announce the winner of last weeks competition and set this weeks challenge.
This week I discuss the Lowepro Camera bags that I personally use. Also hear how you can win an amazing Lowepro Stealth Reporter D650AW camera bag for yourself! Details: https://mbp.ac/70
This week I discuss the Lowepro Camera bags that I personally use. Also hear how you can win an amazing Lowepro Stealth Reporter D650AW camera bag for yourself! Details: https://mbp.ac/70
On Sunday the 26th or March, 2006, I visited the Photo Imaging Expo or PIE 2006 at the Tokyo Big Sight international exhibition center. In this episode I'm going to relay my impressions of the visit, based mainly on what I wanted to get from it. Details: https://mbp.ac/30
On Sunday the 26th or March, 2006, I visited the Photo Imaging Expo or PIE 2006 at the Tokyo Big Sight international exhibition center. In this episode I'm going to relay my impressions of the visit, based mainly on what I wanted to get from it. Details: https://mbp.ac/30
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