From behind the Camera to Behind the Camera Shop Sales Counter, and the Fundamentals of Photo Marketing
Tune-in and listen to Southern California based photographer Ronnie Revoredo whom for the past 11 years has been pleasing clients locally, nationally and internationally under his studio name, RMR Photography as well as for other studios. He specializes in portraiture, and is always looking for ways to do it better and expand his horizons and will share the secrets of how he makes great portraits. He's also been behind the camera counter for just about as long as behind the camera, and will have tips you'll want to know about when it comes to new photo gear. Having a marketing plan and understanding the basics if you're into selling your photography is just as important as creating beautiful photography. Selina Maitreya has been helping photographers in almost every photographic pursuit for the past 28-years since she started Port Authority, her photographic consulting firm. She's the author of "Portfolios That Sell," and her most recent book, "How To Succeed in Commercial Photography: Insights From A Leading Consultant" was published recently. She'll visit and tell you what the fundamentals of photographic marketing are, and how you can be just as successful in the business of photography as you are at creating great pictures.
Unique Marketing Solutions and What it Takes to Make Video Brochures
Click-on this show and learn from Ron Dawson, Creative Director and Executive Producer at Cinematic Studios. Ron is also the official videographer for WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) and the PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo and he's worked with some of the top pro photographers in the World. Ron will tell you what it takes to create a video brochure, as well as the power and advantage of using videos to extend your brand and enhance your marketing when you distribute your videos using different free services including iTunes and blip.tv. After Ron, Bill Camacho, Executive Vice President of Marathon Press Inc. will join us. Marathon is well known as "The Professional Photographer's Marketing Partner" and the go-to place for custom printing services, client education, brochures and more. Bill will tell you about Marathon's new BellaGrafica product line dedicated to unique marketing solutions, as well as Marathon's new email marketing services and more.
4/26/2008
Finding Grace: The Face of America's Homeless and Understanding and Using Metadata
Tune-in and be inspired by Lynn Blodgett, the photographer behind the book, Finding Grace: The Face of America's Homeless. He's also the President and CEO of Affiliated Computer Services, a Fortune 500 company. Lynn has been called by some, "An Avedon For The Poor," and Finding Grace was named of one of the top photo books for 2007 by American Photo Magazine. What started out as a Santa Fe Workshops assignment has become his mission and his passion to give back through photography. Also stopping in for important motivation and Metadata inspiration will be photographer and digital imaging expert David Riecks, known as the "Metadata Guru." David will guide you through the basics of understanding and using Metadata and explain why it's so important to use it on every image, especially since it's so easy to apply.
How to Book Better Brides and the Hottest Tips on How to Separate Yourself from the Competition
You'll enjoy this show with Gary Bernstein, pro photographer, author and longtime friend of the show known for his celebrity and portrait photography. Gary will tell you about the new DVD he produced featuring the late Monte Zucker who passed away in 2007 and Clay Blackmore entitled "How To Book Better Brides" which is based around a step-by-step conversation between the two legends of wedding photography. The program covers important topics including how to educate the bride and groom on photography and addressing their concerns. Part two covers "Lighting And Posing Of The Bride & Groom with Monte" where he demonstrates his techniques for posing and lighting. After Gary, Bruce Hudson, professional photographer and educator from Renton, Washington will phone-in from the road between stops on his "New Direction/Reality Check Tour 2007-2008". Bruce's seminars cover subjects like how to separate yourself from the ever-growing competition, the hottest marketing strategies, and how to produce stunning images in your camera that will increase your sales and help you avoid countless hours in front of your computer.
"Vanishing America" and How to Enter Photo Contests
Listen to this show and travel with Photographer Holt Webb, who in 2007 started out on a multi-year project crisscrossing the Continental United States to document what he believes is "Vanishing America". Holt will visit from somewhere on the road and show and tell you how he's using modern technology and photography to capture the special elements of American culture and landscape that he believes are in danger of disappearing forever. Also visiting will be Stephen Burns, Coordinator of the Digital Arts and Photo Exhibition at the San Diego County Fair with important tips on how to enter photo contests everywhere that can help you improve your chances of winning. Stephen is the author of several books on Photoshop and is a career photographer and photo educator as well as being the president of the San Diego Photoshop Users Group.
The Use and Selection of Lenses and Nik's New Viveza Software
Tune-in and listen to this edition of Photo Talk Radio featuring Gary Stanley, nationally known professional nature, landscape and wildlife photographer and accomplished author of several instructional books on digital photography. Gary will tell you about his latest article, "The Use and Selection of Lenses", and will explore zoom vs. fixed lenses, the differences between macro lenses and close-up filters, and the benefits of using a tripod. After Gary, Tony Corbell, Senior Manager for Product Education and Planning at Nik Software, will show and tell you how Nik's new software, Viveza, provides easy-to-use methods for correcting and enhancing your photos. Tony is pro photographer and educator with more than three decades of experience behind the camera and in the photo industry. A speaker at over 350 seminars and workshops around the world, Tony's photos and articles have been published in the top photographic magazines as well. He was awarded the title of Photographer of the Year for 2005 by the International Photographic Council, a non-governmental department of the United Nations and is a member of Camera Craftsmen of America, an elite group of less than 40 photographers worldwide.
Copyright, the Gov. and the Call Girl and Travel Tips for you and Your Camera Gear
Tune-in and enjoy this edition of Photo Talk Radio featuring lawyer and legal expert Carolyn E. Wright, specializing in issues that affect photographers everywhere. Copyright, as important to protecting our photography as it is, can be somewhat clinical. That's until you add the sensational revelations that former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer hired a call girl which lead to his downfall and in the process created copyright issues when photos of "Kristen," the call girl were taken from her MySpace page and published apparently without her permission. Carolyn will explain the basics of copyright, the Spitzer case and what protection you really have. When she's not handling legal issues, Carolyn can be found behind the camera photographing wildlife in the great outdoors. She's also a regular contributor at ProPhotoResource.com as well. Also visiting will be Steven Frischling, a globetrotting editorial, corporate and commercial photographer, traveling to more places in a year than most of us will do in a lifetime. Steven is smart and well informed on security at airports and elsewhere around the World especially for photographers. He's equally smart at making sure his camera gear travels as safely as he does and will share his travel tips with you.
Betty Huth and Ed Booth - Shooting and Managing Success Coast-to-Coast
Tune-in and listen to this show featuring Betty Huth and Ed Booth, who together have over fifty years of professional photography experience. Betty and Ed owned and operated a storefront studio in a California strip-mall for ten years before relocating to Riverview, Florida and built a new studio and name from the ground up in their new community. Explore with Betty and Ed as they take you on their coast-to-coast journey and how in the process they evolved and reestablished themselves and insured they'd be successful with their style and approach to business. Moving to a new community, or not, revitalizing your image might be in your future. Betty and Ed have the insight even the most established photographer can benefit from and will share it with you.
Adobe's New Photoshop Lightroom 1.4 and Francois Clement's Big Winner, the Mythical Oak
Listen to this broadcast of Photo Talk Radio featuring Tom Hogarty, senior product manager at Adobe for Photoshop Lightroom. Tom will enlighten you on how Lightroom will streamline your digital workflow and review the new features in the latest version of Lightroom 1.4 and Adobe Camera Raw 4.4 announced March 14th. Also visitng is Francois Clement, a professional photographer and creator of Mythical Oak, winner of the prestigious Kodak Gallery Award at the 55th Western States Print Competition held in California. Mythical Oak was awarded the 2007 Print of the Year from Professional Photographers of Santa Clara Valley in California (PPSCV) as well. Francois will show you how he created his award winning print using Photoshop. He's the current President of PPSCV and will tell you about the benefits of joining local and state photographic associations.
Gary Parker-From CEOs to Cats and Dogs and Little People and How WPPI Can Help Your Photography-Arlene Evans Has the Answers
Gary Parker a, San Jose, California based professional photographer has photographed everything from high-powered CEOs like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to advertising campaigns featuring cats and dogs. In 1991, Gary shot two magazine cover stories about dwarfism and since then has been passionately involved, doing pro bono work for the organization, Little People of America including photographing those with dwarfism and creating websites to help connect uninformed parents of little people with leading dwarfism experts. Gary will also share with you his unique lighting techniques and photo tips. After Gary, Arlene Evans, Director of Operations at Wedding & Portrait Photographers International will be tell you about the upcoming WPPI convention and trade show in Las Vegas, one of the world's largest for photography and about the many benefits of WPPI membership.
Innovative Story Telling and Conceptual Photography and New Rules for Photographing Big League Baseball
This show features J. Kyle Keener whom for the past 25 years has been the mastermind behind some of the most compelling and innovative conceptual photography in the newspaper industry. J. Kyle embarked on a freelance career in 2007 after a successful career at the Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer and the Kansas City Star newspapers. During that time he received the title of Regional Photographer of the Year from the National Press Photographers Association six-times. From start to finish, J. Kyle will walk you through the process of how he creates the great images he's known for. Also stopping-in will beTony Overman, President of the National Press Photographers Association who'll give his perspective on Big League Baseball's proposed new rule that will prohibit galleries of photos taken during baseball games to be published on the Internet. The NPPA along with major news organizations and other media associations are working together and trying to convince Major League Baseball that it's not in Baseball's long-term best interest or in the interest of the public to ban photo galleries.
High School Senior Portraits and Travel Photography
Listen to this show and learn from Southern California based photographer Shawn Richter and the co-founder of LDPTForum.com (Learning Digital Photography Together). Shawn specializes in portraiture of all types, especially on location high school senior portraits. Going far beyond shooting just the photo for his clients is a big part of what defines his style and helps increase his sales. World traveling photographer Ralph Velasco has logged more miles traveling with his camera than most calculators can count. He's been to 35 countries and isn't stopping until he reaches at least 100 and has the low-down on how you can be a great traveler and get those once in a lifetime travel photos.
Starting Photo Education Later, What The Duck and The Northern Short Course
Listen to this broadcast featuring Daryl Peveto, an up and coming photo student. In his short time behind the camera Daryl has developed a style and created numerous insightful and important story-telling photos and received several awards along the way. Find out about the unique elements and qualities that set Daryl apart from others and how you can learn from him too. "What the Duck" is the funniest comic strip for photographers created by Aaron Johnson stops by with his humor filled perspective on photography and life. Good or bad, Aaron tells it like it is.... Sort of. David Handschuh will visit and tell you about the Northern Short Course for Photojournalism. The NSC as it's known is three days of lectures and workshops from some of the best known names in photojournalism and multimedia. David is a staff photographer at the New York Daily News, and a photojournalism professor at New York University as well being a past president of the National Press Photographers Association.
How to Turn Color into Black and White and New Photo Gear at PMA 2008
Tune-in to this Photo Talk Radio broadcast featuring Michael Stern, a.k.a. "Mr. Pixel". He's back again, and this time he'll walk you through you step-by-step process of how to convert your color images into black & white using Photoshop. He'll also share some of other valuable techniques and photo tips with you like he does with his students at Brooks Institute. After Michael, DaveEtchells, Publisher of Imaging-Resource.com and SLRgear.com will visit. Just back from the PMA (Photo Marketing Association International) trade show in Las Vegas, Dave will have his top picks from the show and will tell you about some of the other new and exciting photographic products for 2008 and beyond his staff found at the largest trade show for photography in America.
The Photojournalist's Eye and Beauty & Glamour Photos-More than Just Pretty Faces
Listen to this edition of Photo Talk Radio featuring John Gastaldo, Staff Photographer at The San Diego Union-Tribune. John has the special ability to look at the commonplace and find the uncommon elements that make for great photos while telling important stories at the same time. Also, joining us will be Gary Bernstein, celebrity, glamour and fashion photographer whom makes his monthly visit and will give you tips on how to shoot better photos no matter the subject or lighting.
Fujifilm's FinePix S5 Pro Camera, Will Crockett's Photo Tips and LapDome-Eliminating Computer Glare
Listen to this edition of Photo Talk Radio and learn from Darin J. Pepple, Marketing Manager at Fujifilm U.S.A. You'll learn about the advancements Fuji has made in the world of digital photography with the FinePix S5 Pro camera. Joining Darin will beWill Crockett, world-class digital photography expert from ShootSmarterTv.com. The FinePix S5 Pro is the main camera Will shoots with and he'll tell you about the features that make it his go-to camera. After Darin and Will, Kirk Lindamood of LapDome will tell you about the "Outdoor Office," a popup dome your laptop computer sits in making it easy to work anywhere by completely eliminating glare that comes from many indoor and outdoor lighting conditions.
Legal Photo Tips and How to Create Executive Portraits
Tune-in and learn from lawyer and legal expert Carolyn E. Wright, a specialist in issues that affect photographers everywhere. Carolyn is the author of Photographer's Legal Guide and will help you make sense of all the legalese that at one time or another will be important for you to know. When she's not helping out with photo legal issues, Carolyn can be found behind the camera photographing wildlife and conducting workshops at Vivid Wildlife Workshops that she started to help photographers reap the benefits and enjoyment of Wildlife Photography. She's a regular contributor at ProPhotoResource.com as well. Also, joining us will be Mark Robert Halper, a commercial photographer and expert at the subjects he shoots including executive portraits. Mark will explore with you the elements that go into the making of exciting dynamic portraits of the executives in companies big and small and how you can make it all work. Mark's been featured in Rangefinder Magazine, the Photos to Inspire series at Double Exposure as well as other publications and he conducts photo workshops and a whole lot more.
How to Get the Best Results from Your Printer and Power Marketing 101
Listen to this show and learn from Michael Stern, a.k.a. "Mr. Pixel". He's back again, this time tackling the tricky problem of setting up your printer for the best output with Adobe Photoshop. Michael will show and tell you how to set up your printer and explain what the best settings are to use in Photoshop. He'll also share many other concepts and photo tips like he does with his students at Brooks Institute. After Michael, Mitche Graf, of Power Marketing 101 in Newberg, Oregon will share his "Power Marketing" approach to help your photography business and will give you a solid foundation from which to build a more successful marketing program. Mitche's articles appear on a regular basis in the pages of Rangefinder Magazine, Professional Photographer, ProPhotoResource.com and several other industry publications.
Finding Your Photographic Vision and the Hidden Photoshop Image Processor
Tune-in and listen to this show featuring portrait photographer Wes Kroninger whom lives by the motto, "plan for nothing but be prepared for everything" and is a key ingredient that has helped him develop his unique vision. For Wes, less in more and he'll show you how he creates his images. After Wes, Tony Hertz, photography instructor at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California will show you how to find the Hidden Image Processor in Photoshop that's lying beneath the surface of the scripts menu and makes batch processing your images easier than ever before. Tony has been a professional photographer for more than 25-years and is the author of the Photoshop Encyclopedia, and Photoshop Crosswords and has taught Photoshop at
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. Wes and Tony are also regular contributors to ProPhotoResource.com one of the best places for important information for photographers everywhere.
Improve Your Images with Kubota Image Tools and Show Off Your Best Photography with Red River Paper
Listen to this show featuring Kevin Kubota, of Kubota Image Tools in Bend, Oregon. Kevin will share with you how easy it is to become a Photoshop or Lightroom wiz using the Actions he designed. The motto at Kubota Image Tools is, "Empower Photographers" and is designed around the simple principle that If it won't help you make money, or become a better photographer, they won't offer it. Kevin is also contributor to onOne Software's new PhotoTools 1 Professional Edition.
After Kevin, Drew Hendrix, Vice President of Red River Paper will tell you the difference between Pigment Ink and Dye Inkjet papers. Also how to make your photography unique by using custom designed greeting cards, postcards and other products Red River offers.
Photographing the Historic American Ruins and Photo Tips for Marketing and Selling your Photography
Tune-in to this show featuring photographer and Emmy Award-winning writer, director of television documentaries Arthur Drooker whom traveled throughout The United States in search the historic ruins of America. Arthur photographed each using "digital infrared" which adds a special quality and dimension to each of the images he created. His photos have now been published as the coffee table book, American Ruins. Arthur will tell you how and why he shot the photos the way he did and will have easy to understand and use right now “How Do I Do That” photo tips and information.After Arthur tells you aobut the American Ruins, Gary Bernstein, celebrity and fashion photographer makes is monthly visit and will give you tips on how to shoot better photos and the different ways you can make money with your camera too.
Nikon Cameras with Class, Steve Heiner will Teach you the Way and Wedding Marketing, Photoshop Tips and Actions with Kevin Kubota
Listen and learn to this show featuring Steve Heiner, Senior Technical Manager at Nikon and a former Nikon School instructor. Steve will tell you about the advancements Nikon has made in the world of digital photography with the new Nikon D3 and D300 cameras and new lenses too. He'll also tell you how Nikon School can benefit you as well. After Steve, Kevin Kubota, of Kubota Photo-Design in Bend, Oregon will share his successful approach to marketing his wedding photography with you. Sponsored by Nikon, Kevin is an ongoing contributor to OnOne Software and been a Photoshop educator since 1993, teaching Photoshop workshops and developing Actions for Photoshop and Lightroom.
170+ Countries and Counting Bill Bachmann's Been There and Done That, "But of Course"
Listen to this show featuring Bill Bachmann and his photography which has taken him to more than 170 countries for many of the best known companies, organizations and publications around the World. With seven books to his credit and countless clients, Bill has easy to understand and use right now photo tips and information that will help you go farther faster. Whether you want to know how to shoot great pictures, get published, or work with stock photo, advertising and modeling agencies, Bill has the answers to these questions and more. Bill has over 350,000 images in his personal library and more than 1,000 magazine covers to his credit and the knowledge, insight and passion to help you wherever you are and wherever you go. Before Bill shares his wealth of information with you, Sandy Huffaker, contract photographer with Getty Images will tell you how on December 16th you can be part of a panel discussion and slideshow presentation at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego by five photojournalists that photographed the recent Southern California Wildfires. Each will present a slideshow of their respective news organization's photo coverage and answer questions from the audience. All donations at this event will go to the After-the-Fires Fund administered by The San Diego Foundation.
Create Custom Designed Greeting Cards, New Software Photo Frame Concepts and New & Cool Photo Gear
Check this show out featuring Dave Etchells, Publisher of Imaging-Resource and SLRgear.com. Dave will have the Imaging-Resource.com first look test results and review of Nikon's new D300 Digital Camera and his top picks for other cameras and accessories. After Dave, Helene Glassman, photographer with studios in Santa Barbara, California and Atlanta, Georgia. She is a a well respected portrait-event and fine art photographer and the owner of Imagery Photography and a contributor to the new onOne Software PhotoFrame 3.1 Professional Edition. Helene will tell you how you can use PhotoFrame 3.1 to add a new dimension to your photographs along with making and marketing custom designed greeting cards using Photoshop.
From the Big Apple to Small Town America and Beyond David Handschuh Captures Moments that Become our History
Listen and learn from David Handschuh, staff photojournalist at the New York Daily News. David has great "How Do I Do That" photo tips you can use right now and will share them with you. Whether he's photographing some of the biggest news events in New York including the September 11, 2001 attack on America where he almost lost his life at the World Trade Center to sheep herding in a small Utah town and photographing the beauty of the great outdoors, David is a wealth of easy to use information. David's been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize several times, is a former president of the National Press Photographers Association and is a professor of photojournalism at New York University. Also joining David is John Gastaldo, staff photojournalist at The San Diego Union-Tribune whom worked in New York City before heading to San Diego.
George Delgado - Giving Back Through Charity Auctions and Bay Photo Lab - Linking photographers Directly to the Lab Via the ROES System
Tune-in and listen to this show featuring George Delgado, accomplished wedding and portrait photographer voted "Best Wedding Photographer" by San Jose Mercury News readers in "The Best in Silicon Valley 2007". George will share his experiences with charity auctions and how he's been able to increase sales and get his name out to the public by volunteering his services for some very good causes. Joining George will be Debbie Thomas from Bay Photo Lab. Debbie and George will shed light on the Bay Photo Lab interactive program ROES (Remote Order Entry System), an Internet based program that links the photographer directly to Bay Photo print services. ROES now makes it easy to create custom albums, photo mats, and photo greeting cards and many more products that helps increase sales.
Photographing the San Diego Wildfires- The Worst Firestorm in California History
Listen-in to this show featuring photojournalists on the frontline of the recent firestorm in Southern California. As the largest and most devastating fires unfolded in San Diego County LIVE on television and on news organizations' websites, KC Alfred, and Nelvin Cepeda, from The San Diego Union-Tribune, Sandy Huffaker from Getty Images and Photo Talk co-host and San Diego Union-Tribune photojournalist Howard Lipin were but a few in the army of photographers that went into this incredibly dangerous environment to help keep the World informed with their photos. They'll show you photos they shot and tell you stories from the frontline of the worst firestorm in California history.
Learn from this show featuring Michael Stern, a.k.a “Mr. Pixel”. He will be helping you and Joe Brennan from Elkton, Maryland, a listener whom contacted us for guidance with Adobe’s Lightroom. Michael will be sharing the ins and outs of using Adobe’s Lightroom, Import Basics, Sorting and Ranking. After that Michael will be telling you how he does 3D object scanning, one of the many concepts and tips that he shares with his students at the Brooks Institute of Photography.
NYI's Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner, New & Cool Photo Stuff at PhotoPlus Expo & Gary Bernstein's Photo Tips
Enjoy this show featuring the Grand Prize Winner of The New York Institute of Photography International Photo Contest. Chuck DeLaney, Dean of the institute will join us along with David Handschuh, Staff Photographer at the New York Daily News and one of the contest judges to introduce Lori Harrison form Ardmore, Oklahoma, the Grand Prize Winner. Chuck will also have his favorite new and cool photo gear picks from PhotoPlus Expo last week in The Big Apple. Also featured is Gary Bernstein and his easy to understand and use right now "How Do I Do That" photo tips. Whether it's photographing the biggest Hollywood celebrities, or the person next door, Gary makes everyone he photographs look and feel like a star.
High End Pro Photo Lab Printers and Product & Commercial Photography
Tune-In to this show and learn "How Do I Do That" photo tips from product and commercial photographer Robert Sanders. Along with his expertise behind the camera, Robert is a Photoshop expert as well. He'll show you how he takes ordinary products and makes them come alive and how you can too. New photo printers at professional photo labs are helping your photos look better than they ever have before. Dennis Reiter, Partner and General Manager at Chrome Digital and Film Services will tell you about some of the advances that is the buzz in the world of printing. In addition to making your photos look great, Dennis is also spends a lot of time behind the camera shooting cool photos at Jazz clubs.
Architectural Photography Photo Tips Part II and the Most Misused Words of Digital Photography
This show features areturn visit from Alan Blakely, a successful architectural photographer and the founder of The Association of Independent Architectural Photographers (AIAP). On Alan's first visit September 29th, he gave you a few architectural photo tips along with his 30-second sales pitch. This week it will be all "How Do I Do That" photo tips you'll want to know about and use right now. Ever wonder how those cool photos of homes and businesses are made? Alan will show you how he creates his and how you can too. Ever been curious about the real meaning and where the terms we use all the time in digital photography came from? Karen Hubbard, Large Format Printer at Chrome Digital and Film Services has too. She'll have the most misused words of Digital Photography and tips on what the right words to use are that will help you when it comes to having your digital images turned into works of art at your favorite photo lab.
David Ziser’s Wedding Photography and Education, the Complete Package
Check this show out featuring David Ziser, Internationally renowned wedding photographer and Fellow of the American Society of Photographers. David has lectured on the subject of photography to over 16,000 photographers around the globe. David will tell you how the right marketing will help expand your Sales. David has risen from $375 in 1979 to over $10,000 per wedding Currently, nearly four times the average of his local market area.Tune in to learn about David’s style of photography. David will tell you the key ingredients for producing superior photographic images,
exploring the use of compositional dynamics with special emphasis on Line, Shape, Form, and Color.
Phil Borges - Documenting People of Indigenous Cultures, Alan Blakely's 30-Second Sales Pitch & Architectural Photography and the Truth About Photo Gear Batteries
Listen to this show featuring Phil Borges and find out how photography can change the world. Phil was an orthodontist for 18-years and then became a photographer. During the past 25 years he's been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures around the world with the goal of creating awareness and understanding of the people in the developing world. Phil is the author of four books that explore the different facets of indigenous cultures and he's the founder of Bridges to Understanding, an on-line classroom program connecting youth worldwide through photo storytelling, exploring and honoring cultural diversity. Also, he's the co-founder of Blue Earth Alliance, which sponsors photo projects that explore endangered cultures and threatened environments. He's also a 2007 winner of the Purpose Prize. Also featured is Alan Blakely, the master of the 30-second elevator sales pitch. It works. Alan is a successful architectural photographer and the founder of The Association of Independent Architectural Photographers (AIAP). After Alan gives you his sales pitch, he'll have the basics of architectural photography. Ever wondered how those cool photos are made? Alan will show you how he creates his and how you can too.
Whether traveling too far away places like Phil, or closer to home with Alan, camera gear battery life is important to you. But how do you get the best performance out of your batteries and which is the best to have for different situations. Anna Lopez, Battery Product Manager at Delkin Devices stops by with important information you need to know and will keep your gear ready.
Tim Kelly's Elegant Portraits and the Ultimate Background Check with David Maheu
Learn fromTim Kelly, one of the best portrait artists in America stops by and shares important photo tips that you'll want to know about and will help you with your photography. Creating fine-art photography for more than thirty years Tim has been recognized as a "master print-maker", creating the highest scoring images ever judged. Tim has been creating the best for the best and has won almost every photo you can. He's a frequent speaker at photo conferences and contributes regularly to some of the best photo magazines. Also featured is David Maheu who along with his wife Julie started Backgrounds by Maheu creating a unique line hand painted canvas and muslin backgrounds for photographers. David will share the basics of how important backgrounds are to photos and what to look for when having a background made. As photographers themselves David andJulie have a special sense of what photographers want in their backgrounds used by some of the best photographers in the world.
How to Price your Photo Services & What do Copyright & Use Fees Mean for Every Photographer
Tune-in this edition of Photo Talk Radio and learn the basics of selling and licensing your photography with JoelZwink the namesake of Zwink Photography based in San Diego. Aside from being successful as a corporate, industrial, architectural, sports and entertainment photographer, Joel has served twice as the President of the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers. He has insight into how to price your photo services and what do copyright and use fees mean for every photographer so you don't get ripped-off. Also featured will be listener David Glandon from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who wants to know how to sell or license a special photo he took. He contacted us for guidance and now David will be on the program and show the photo he needs help with. With Joel's assistance, we'll help guide him so he has the best result, and we'll look at a selection of his other photos too.
Engagement Portrait Photo Tips, Mr. Pixel's Photoshop World Adventure & Creating Frames & Edges in Photoshop
This broadcast features celebrity and portrait photographer Gary Bernstein who shows you how to pose and light an engagement portrait with easy to understand and use concepts and equipment. Also featured will be Mr. Pixel, a.k.a., Michael Stern who checks-in from Las Vegas with what's new and cool at Photoshop World. Also, Mr. Pixel will have an easy to understand step by step tutorial on how to create frames and edges for your photos using Selections, Quick Mask and Filters in Photoshop just like he does for his students at the Brooks Institute of Photography.
Digital Camera Sensor Recalls-How to Find out if Your Camera is on the List & What to do About it, Nikon & Canon's New Cameras and Dennis Daggett's Listener Review
Take a listen to this show and find out about digital camera sensor recalls and the best way to get yours fixed if your camera has a problem. Shawn Barnett, Senior Editor of Imaging-Resource.com has valuable information everyone with a digital camera should know about. Also, Shawn will have first look overviews of some of the new Nikon and Canon dSLR cameras as well. After Shawn helps you, listener Dennis Daggett stops by for a review of his wedding photography. Dennis is a retired firefighter whom started a new career as a real estate agent and is now following his passion for photography. We'll review his photos and have feedback everyone interested in improving their photography will benefit from. If you'd like us to review your photos, drop us a note at GalleryPhotos@PhotoTalkRadio.com. We can do the review on the air, or if you're shy about it, we can review your photos off-air.
New York Institute of Photography's Photo Contest, Gary Bernstein's Lighting Basics and Elizabeth Opalenik's Poetic Grace
Check out this edition of Photo Talk Radio featuring Chuck DeLaney, Dean of the New York Institute of Photography. Chuck will tell you about NYI's International Photo Contest going on now and how you can enter for your chance to win a trip to New York City or other prizes too. Gary Bernstein, known for his celebrity and fashion photography and more makes his monthly "How Do I Do That" visit with the fundamentals of lighting. Gary's career includes photographing some of the biggest names anywhere. And it all starts with how he uses the light. Elizabeth Opalenik lives by the theory that all good photographs are self-portraits and lie somewhere between the imagination and dreams. Her first book, Poetic Grace was published this month and combines three 3 bodies of work. She's had her photography exhibited at galleries, museums and is a frequent workshop instructor and also is a member of the Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals at Freestyle Photographic Supplies.
Jeremy Sutton - A Modern Day Rembrandt and Corel's Painter X
Listen-in and enjoy this show featuring Jeremy Sutton, San Francisco-based portrait artist, author and educator. Jeremy will be talking about his new DVD "Learning Corel Painter X with Jeremy Sutton," an extensive overview of the new features of Corel's Painter X and he'll show you how to use it too. Jeremy will tell you how to turn your photographs into paintings by using Painter. Also joining Jeremy, Rob MacDonald, Product Manager for Corel. Rob will be taking your questions about Painter X and informing you about Corel's other photography programs.
Scott Kelby's Photo Tips, the NAPP & Softbox Techniques & Photo Tips with Stephen Dantzig
Listen to this show featuring Scott Kelby, Editor and Publisher of Photoshop Users Magazine, Layer Magazine and President of The National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Scott will give you the inside scoop into Photoshop via his magazines, instructional DVDs and The Photoshop World Conference and Expo. As well as being a Photoshop guru, Scott is an accomplished photographer and will share his photography techniques with you. After Scott, Stephen Dantzig, Photographer and Author of "Softbox Lighting Techniques." Stephen will teach you the science and creative uses of one of the most versatile tools in the photographers toolkit: the Softbox. Stephen will tell you how and why they work and how to combine them with other light sources to unleash the creative control over your lighting, whether it is in the studio or on location
Give Us Your Best Shot Photo Contest & Gary Stanley's Image Prep: The Key to Success
Check this show out featuring Dave Fuller, Assistant Vice President, Publishing and the Editor of the Costco Connection at Costco Wholesale. Also featured will be Dorothy Strakele, Photo Contest Project Manager for the "Give Us Your Best Shot Costco International 2007 Photo Contest." Dave and Dorothy will tell you how you can enter for your chance to win prizes valued at over $5,000. They'll also have the basics you'll want to know about that will help you prepare for the contest. Nature and Outdoor Photographer Gary Stanley has easy to understand photo tips you can use right now and an overview of his newest book "Image Preparation: The Key to Success." It's an easy to understand step by step editing guide that takes you through the same steps that he uses to create great results. Gary strongly believes that you need to get it right in the camera first. If you do, you'll spend far less time in front of the computer with better results, leaving you a lot more time for shooting.
onOne Plug-In Suite 3, Hoodman and Hill & Usher's Camera Insurance
Tune -in to this show featuring Mike Wong, Vice President of Marketing for onOne Software, makers of the new onOne Plug-In Suite 3 for Photoshop andPhotoshop Elements. Mike will tell you how they can help make your photography more fun and easier. American PHOTO Magazine awarded Plug-In Suite 3, the Editor's Choice Award for 2007. After Mike tells you about Plug-in Suite 3, Bob Schmidt, Hoodman Vice President for Sales will visit and tell you about how Hoodman can help you with more than protecting your LCD monitor. A Hoodman Sunshade or Hoodloupe may be in your future. Protecting our camera gear is important for everyone although very few have the right insurance. Richard Reyes, Account Executive for Hill & Usher Insurance will visit with important information on insurance you'll want to know about. Hill & Usher's Package Choice program for photographers was designed in partnership with Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) and covers not only stolen equipment, but also images lost do to hard drive crash, and more.
David Burnett-One of America's top 100 Photographers and Mary Virginia Swanson-The Business of Photography
David Burnett, named by American Photo Magazine as one of the "100 Most Important People in Photography" visits. Whether he's photographing the famous, or the not so famous, David has captured a little bit of just about everything with his camera that makes up our world for more than 40 years and has easy to understand and use "How Do I Do That" photo tips and information he wants to share with you. David worked for Life Magazine and the French photo agency Gamma and in 1976 co-founded Contact Press Images. He's traveled worldwide working for most of the major photo and general interest magazines and on many major advertising campaigns as well. Also featured is Mary Virginia Swanson, one of the most influential and successful photo-marketing experts anywhere. She's held many important positions in photography including the head of special projects at Magnum photos and worked on the "Day In The Life" series of books. Mary Virginia is an expert in the licensing and marketing fine art photography and career development in the fine art, commercial photography and photojournalism and is the author of "The Business of Photography: Principles and Practices" and is highly sought after as an educator and consultant as well.
Let's Make Some Noise, Mr. Pixel's Eight Steps to Printing Nirvana and What to do When your Histogram Gets Spiked
Catch this show featuring Michael Stern, also known as Mr. Pixel. Michael will walk you through his practical and easy to use photo and Photoshop tips and will teach you the in's and outs of noise, his eight steps to printing Nirvana and what to do when your histogram has spikes the same way he does with his students at the Brooks Institute of Photography.
"The Holga Queen" - Michelle Bates' World of Plastic Cameras & the Final HP Contest Winner Announced
Tune and listen to this show featuring Michelle Bates known as the "The Holga Queen." She'll show you how she creates really cool photos using nothing more than inexpensive plastic cameras of which the Holga is the best known. Also, her Holga photos have also earned her many awards, and she's the author of the recently released book, "Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity." Before "The Holga Queen" joins us, Gary Bernstein, a King of photography in his ownright will join us for the announcement of winner of the last Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart 475 Compact Photo Printer in the year long HP and Photo Talk Radio monthly photo contest.
Paul Gero's World of Wedding Documentary Photography and Julia Dean's Photo Workshops
Listen-in and learn from Paul Gero nominated for the Pulitzer Prize Prize in news photography while a photojournalist at the Chicago Tribune whom left the world of news photography and now shoots weddings from a documentary perspective and is loving every minute. Along with making a successful transition, Paul is a wealth of easy to understand and use "How Do I Do That" photo tips and information he wants to share with you. From the basics too how to master flash photography while keeping the photos looking natural, Paul has the answers. He's a Canon Explorer of Light and a contributor to ProPhotoResource.com as well being a faculty member at ShootSmarter University.You can never get too much education and Julia Dean known for her documentary photography started The Julia Dean Photo Workshops has important easy to understand and use right now "How To" photo tips and information that will help you expand your world of photography. Julia's career began as an apprentice to famed photographer Berenice Abbott, and later, she was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. Julia is the Director of The Julia Dean Photo Workshops and has taught at many prestigious colleges and universities as well as at the Santa Fe and Maine Photographic Workshops.
Will Crockett’s Digital On-Camera Flash & TTL Facts and Christine Leahey Presenting Visual Art by Visually Impaired Photographers Bruce Hall & Pete Eckert
Listen to this show featuring Christine Leahey, Guest Curator with The View from Here, whom will bring you into the world of photography by photographers that are visually impaired and blind. Joining her will be, Bruce Hall, a legally blind photographer whose underwater photography has been featured in such magazines as California Diver and Pacific Diver, and Pete Eckert, who has lost his sight because of retinitis pigmentosa, whose photography can best be described as “painting with light." Bruce and Pete will explain the techniques used by visually impaired photographers to produce wonderful imagery. After Christine, Bruce and Pete give you a new perspective, Will Crockett, World-Class digital photography expert with ShootSmarter University founder will share exciting news and photo tips about Digital On-Camera Flashes and how it can help you solve your TTL troubles.
Listen to this show featuring Tony Corbell and the"The Power of Light" Part II. Tony Corbell will show you photos built around lighting fundamentals that come from his nearly 30-year photo career in photography Along with an impressive career, Tony's portfolio is equally impressive and includes U.S. Presidents, World Leaders, hundreds of brides and grooms, Astronauts, and famous and not so famous faces. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from (WPPI), Wedding and Portrait Photographers International and has been designated a Photographic Craftsman from the PPA, (Professional Photographers of America) and has received the Photographer of the Year Award from the United Nations. He's a member of Camera Craftsman of America, an elite group of only 40 photographers worldwide as well. Tony has been and instructor or speaker at over 350 photography seminars and workshops and has had articles published in many of the top photo magazines. Along with everything else, Tony is the Senior Manager for Product Education and Planning at Nik Software.
Underwater Photography with Berkley White, Delkin’s New SensorScope and Enhanced Images’ Unique Labels
Check this show out featuring Berkley White, owner of Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo, who wil tell you about his world of underwater photography and equipment is needed. After Berkley, Eric Richter, Marketing Manager for Delkin Devices Inc. will tell you how to use Delkin's new SensorScope to clean your camera’s sensor properly. Also, Lenny Rosen, President of Enhanced Images, makers of copyright protection and marketing products & labels will tell you how to improve your marketing image by using their unique labels. Lenny will also tell us about their copyright labels and label-making machine available for photographers.
Gil Garcetti - From District Attorney to Photographer and the May HP Photo Contest Winner Announced
Listen-in to this show featuring former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti whom is making a name for himself as a photographer the same way he did as the top law officer in Los Angeles County. With four coffee table photo book to his credit and a fifth on the way, Gi has what it takes and wants to share it with you. Also joining us for the announcement of the May winner of the HP monthly contest will be fashion and advertising icon Gary Bernstein.
5/5/2007 Mary Virginia Swanson-How to Market your Photography & April HP Photo Contest Winner Announced
Learn how to market your photography from Mary Virginia Swanson, one of the most influential and successful photo-marketing experts anywhere. She's held many important positions in photography including the head of special projects
at Magnum photos and worked on the "Day In The Life" series of books. Also, she is an expert in the licensing and marketing fine art photography and career development in the fine art, commercial photography and photojournalism. She's sought after as an educator and consultant along with being the author of "The Business of Photography: Principles and Practices 2007" and is a member of the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals. Before Mary Virginia shows you how to market your photography, Gary Bernstein will stop by and help us announce the April winner of the HP and Photo Talk Radio monthly
photo contest.
4/28/2007 The Legacy Project and The Great Picture - A World's Record for Photography
Listen-in and see the world's largest photograph and how it was made. The
Legacy Project as they're known and the creators of "The Great Picture," Jerry Burchfield, Mark Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas McCulloh, and Clayton Spada will tell you the story of how they made history. Black and White traditional photography isn't dead and they have a world's record to prove it.
4/21/2007 Life in front and Behind the Camera with Majken Kruse and Gene Nocon's Photo Tips
Check this show out and find out how Majken Kruse whom started out as an International fashion and glamour model became a well-known wedding, portrait,public relations and social event photographer. An Associate of the British
Institute of Professional Photographers, Associate of the Royal Photographic Society & a Craftsman of the Guild of Wedding Photographers in England, Majken learned many of the skills she uses as a photographer today, when she was modeling. She'll have easy to understand "How Do I Do That" photo tips you'll want to know about and start using right away. The British connection and photo tips continue as Gene Nocon also visits with "How Do I Do That" photo tips you can use right now. Gene is a Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society, and a member of the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals, author of books on photography and that's only some of the things he's accomplished during his 40+ year career in photography.
4/14/2007 How to be Part of the Monte Zucker Legacy and Teresa Wells' Listener Photo Review
Listen-in and find out how you can be part of “ZIPI” when Jeff Medford, Executive Director for Monte Zucker will tell you about the Zucker Institute for Photographic Inspiration. Although Monte tragically left us after a hard fought battle with Pancreatic Cancer, his legacy lives on through thousands of photographers around the world. After you learn about “ZIPI,” listener Teresa Wells sent photos to galleryphotos@phototalkradio.com and will join us for an on-air review and we’ll help her get to the next level with her photography. You can have us review your photos too. Send them in like Teresa did and you’ll be visiting with us on the air in no time.
4/7/2007 HP Contest Winner Announced, WPPI Recap with Rudy Sabin and Photo Restoration
Tune-in and hear Gary Bernstein announce the winner of the HP Photosmart 475 Compact Photo Printer for March in the HP & Photo Talk Radio Monthly Photo Contest. After we give the printer away, we will be discussing our recent trip to the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Convention in Las Vegas. Rudy Sabin will join us to discuss the programs and seminars that he attended at the convention. We will also discuss the new and exciting things that we found at the tradeshow. One of the services that stood out at the tradeshow was Hollywood Fotofix. Austin Long, Business Development for Hollywood Fotofix will join us to talk about how you can use their services to increase sales by offering photo restoration.
3/31/2007 Tony Corbell's Power of Light
Listen-in and see "The Power of Light" with featured guest Tony Corbell whom shows you photos built around lighting fundamentals that come from his impressive nearly 30-year photo career in photography and that are included in his book, "Basic Studio Lighting" which is the basis for many college level photography lighting courses in the USA. Along with an impressive career, Tony's portfolio is equally impressive and includes U.S. Presidents, World Leaders, hundreds of brides and grooms, Astronauts, and famous and not so famous faces, and that's only the beginning. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from (WPPI), Wedding and Portrait Photographers International and has been designated a Photographic Craftsman from the PPA, (Professional Photographers of America), received the Photographer of the Year Award from the United Nations and was invited to be a member of Camera Craftsman of America, an elite group of only 40 photographers worldwide. If that weren't enough, Tony has been and instructor or speaker at over 350 photography seminars and workshops and has had articles published in many of the top photo magazines. Along with everything else, Tony is the Senior Manager for Product Education and Planning at Nik Software.
3/24/2007 Cris Mitchell from ProPhotoResource.com and Chris Grey on Shooting Fashion Photos
Check this show out and hear Cris Mitchell, the publisher of ProPhotoResource.com, an online community and resource center for photographers of all levels. With features like helpful articles from seasoned pros, and a user forum to connect with fellow photographers, ProPhotoResource.com serves as a hub for valuable photographic resources and networking. Also joining us will be Chris Grey, awarding winning photographer and contributor to ProPhotoResource.com. Chris will walk us through a fashion session, from getting the right light too posing your model.
3/17/2007 The Passing of Monte Zucker, Dave Etchells' Top PMA 2007 Picks & Listener Photo Reviews
Tune-in as we start this show by honoring the memory and paying our respects to legendary photographer Monte Zuckerwhom lost his hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer on March 15th. He did so much for so many and we invite you to join us in saying thanks. After we honor Monte, Dave Etchells, Publisher of Imaging Resource and SLRgear.com. Just back from the PMA 2007 convention in Las Vegas, the largest photo convention in the USA where new product announcements are made will have his picks for the latest and greatest photo gear. Who says what happens in Vegas has to stay in Vegas. After Dave tells you about the latest and greatest gear, listeners James Bell and Devin Elliott will stop by for photo reviews. James and Devin sent photos to GalleryPhotos@PhotoTalkRadio.com asking for feedback that will help them improve their photography. You also can have a photo review. Just send your photos in like they did and we'll help you too.
3/10/2007 Michael Stern's Photoshop Tips and The Panoramic Views of Pat Swovelin
Listen to this show featuring Photoshop guru Michael Stern, a.k.a “Mr. Pixel” will be sharing another practical and time saving tips from his bag of Photoshop tricks. Mike will teach the in and outs of his innovative "3-Click" color correction method, one of the many concepts he can be found sharing with his students at the Brooks Institute of Photography. After Mike, Pat Swovelin, will join us to talk about his experiences and techniques with Panoramic and Virtual Reality Photography, and how you can go panoramic in the virtual world too.
3/3/2007 HP Contest Winner Announced, Copyright Protection, Smart Tax Planning and Chiropractic Care for Photographers
Listen and find out who won the Hewlett-Packard Photosmart 475 Compact Photo Printer for February. Gary Bernstein will stop by and help us make the announcement. After we give the printer away, Al Hopper, Director of Membership, Copyright and Governmental Affairs for the Professional Photographers of America has important copyright protection information he wants to tell you about. Protecting your copyright is important and easy to do if you know the basics. It's getting close to the dreaded tax time of the year when you have to pay Uncle Sam. But you can do things that will lessen the sting. Diane Faulds, of Faulds Bookkeeping Service and an Enrolled Agent has many years of experience helping photographers and wants to tell you three easy ways that will help you manage your business. There's more to photography than protecting your copyright and having a good tax strategy. Keeping your body healthy is important too. Before you start hurting from carrying all that camera gear or working endless hours at the computer in your digital darkroom, you'll want to learn how to protect yourself with back care and ergonomic tips for Photographers from Dr.Jeff Hays, Director of Sea View Chiropractic whom has years of experience treating photographers.
2/24/2007 Improving Your Photoshop Skills with Eddie Tapp
Tune-in to this edition of Photo Talk Radio featuring Eddie Tapp, an award-winning photographer, lecturer and author on digital imaging issues. With over 20 years of experience in computer technology, Eddie has been actively involved in educating the use of digital imaging workflow and digital photography through workshops, seminars, and on-site training through out the world. Eddie, a recent inductee to the Photoshop Hall of Frame by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals will teach you how to set up an efficient Photoshop workspace, add a personal touch to your work with special one of a kind brushes and stamps you can make, and inform you of the benefits and resources of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
