Year: 2012

  • TWiP #258 – Grand Theft Photo

    This was a marathon show! Be sure snuggle up somewhere cozy before you press play. We tackle a LOT of topics this week. Along with a news round-up, we discuss the issue of image theft. And there’s a great interview with Jeff Dunas of the Palm Springs Photo Festival.

  • TWiP #257 – How To Look Like a Photographer

    This week on TWiP, we recap the Google Plus Conference, Facebook launches a new camera app, Hasselblad cuts prices on medium format bodies, and how to look like a photographer. Sara France and Dave Dugdale join Frederick to discuss these topics plus a special interview with Macro photographer Don Komarechka.

  • TWiP #256 – Canon & ASMP

    This week on TWiP, not just one, but two special interviews. Frederick sits down to discuss photography associations with Eugene Mopsik from the American Association of Media Professionals. Also, Chuck Westfall from Canon joins us to talk about Canon’s dSLR line, and look at what Canon is up to in the video space.

  • TWiP #255 – Deliberate Photography

    On this episode, “The Pirates” movie filmed with 50 1D Mark IIIs, Leica announces an $8000 camera that only shoots B&W, an interview with wildlife photographer Charles MacPhearson, and a panel discussion on being deliberate in your photography.

  • A Review of the Sony NEX-7 with Doug Kaye

    Doug Kaye and Frederick Van Johnson sit down to discuss the new Sony NEX-7 digital camera ($1,350 US). In this Google+ Hangout video, Doug shares his findings after testing the camera over several days.

  • TWiP #254 – The Psychology of Photography

    This week on TWiP, Derrick Story and Bruce Clarke join Frederick to discuss the topic of the Psychology of Photography – specifically the photography mindset. We also run down the latest news from Canon, Nikon, BlackBerry, and Olympus. And an interview with Playboy shooters Arny Freytag and Jarmo Pohjaniemi.

  • TWiP #253 – The Retouching Debate

    This week on TWiP we’re discussing possible entry-level full-frame dSLRs from Nikon & Canon, a teenager petitions Seventeen magazine to publish non-airbrushed images, the Olympics is looking to ban the sharing of photos via social networks, and home furnishing giant IKEA enters the camera market.

  • A Review of the FujiFilm X-Pro1 with Doug Kaye

    Doug Kaye and Frederick Van Johnson sit down in Google+ Hangout to discuss the brand new Fuji X-Pro – the beginning of a new kind of camera system from the minds at Fujifilm. The new system comes complete with a brand new mount as well as new glass.

  • TWiP #251 – Leaky Light?

    This week on TWiP: 5D Mark III Light Leak issues, new 4K video cameras from Canon, model releases, a Google+ Conference for photographers and an interview with Reid Warner from SnapKnot.com.

  • Simplicity. The Key to Making Great Portraits

    The trick to making great portraits is simplicity, and that’s as true for technique as it is for composition and gesture. I can never understand why so many folks are unable to just see the light and move the subject into that light.

  • TWiP #249 – How the Sausage is Made

    This week on TWiP we’re experimenting using a Google Hangout to discuss Yahoo layoffs and lawsuits, Instagram on Android, monitors for photographers, and an interview CJ Chilvers on minimalist photography.

  • TWiP #246 – Pinterest’s Interest

    This week on TWiP: Is Pinterest helpful or harmful for photographers? The Daily Mirror uses a stolen image to illustrate a story about serial killers, a photographer kills the subject he was sent to cover, and Frederick sits down for a chat with photographer Dan Alban to talk about running a brick and mortar studio.

  • Nikon introduces the D800!

    With the release of its new D800 and D800E cameras boasting 36 megapixels, Nikon has carved a trajectory away from what many futurists envisioned and wowed us all in the process.

  • TWiP #238 – Deviantly Artistic

    This week, Frederick sat down with the Advisor in Chief from deviantART – Josh Wattles to learn more about the site, discuss who it is targeted at, notable artists on the site, and what the future holds for deviantART.