Month: September 2016

  • TWiP 484: DJI Strikes Back

    Last week GoPro impressed with their new small-sized drone system dubbed Karma. DJI answers this week with a similarly sized drone, with more capability called Mavic. Also, Flickr updates it’s homepage and Panasonic reveals details about the successor to their wildly popular GH4 mirrorless camera called, wait for it — the GH5!

  • TWiP Weddings 047: The Law of Attraction

    A big part of attracting the ideal types of clients comes down to what we show online. On today’s episode, we’re going to share our processes for choosing which images go into our portfolios and how we decide what types of images we share on social media and on blog posts to ensure that we are attracting the types of clients who we want to work with.

  • TWiP Talks 57: Inside Vietnam with Ralph Velasco

    In this interview I sit down with globe-trotting photographer Ralph Velasco to discuss his experiences traveling in and around Vietnam. We also discuss my upcoming Vietnam workshop, and some tips for traveling and getting great pictures in South East Asia.

  • Introducing Aurora 2017

    Next week, our friends down at Macphun will launch the next version of their amazing HDR processing software Aurora HDR 2017.

  • TWiP 483: Top Picks from Photokina

    Photography’s largest trade show, Photokina kicked off this week in Cologne, Germany with a veritable big-bang of new cameras, lenses, drones and more. This weeks panel shares their favorites from today’s bounty, and a look at some under performers from the show. We also take a look at the Pentax K-1, a camera that DxOMark has rated as the 3rd best camera they’ve ever tested.

  • TWiP Talks 56: Prescription Photography with Luke Copping

    Have you ever wanted all of the forms, correspondence and documents necessary to run your photography business? In this interview I speak with Luke Copping about how he, and his business partners have assembled all of the nuts and bolts needed to run a successful photography business.

  • TWiP 482: iPhone 7 Arrives

    Apple announces the iPhone 7 with an improved camera, putting their substantial weight behind upping the ante when it comes to mobile photography. Plus Google updates Google Photos to enable stabilization of Live Photos and Facebook comes under fire for photo censorship.

  • Street Focus 104: Q&A and Goodbye

    This week on Street Focus my good friend and photographer Ian MacDonald helps me answer a few questions about mirrorless technology, how to prevent photo theft and what photography resources we recommend for inspiration.

  • TWiP Talks 55: Leaning Forward with Trey Ratcliff

    Trey Ratcliff is a photographer, artist, writer and adventurer. Trey’s images capture the beauty of exotic travel destinations while exploring the tension between what is real and what is a fiction. And his stories share the humor of the bizarre situations he often finds himself in.

  • TWiP 481: Photokina Preview

    Ahead of Photokina, vendors are polishing up their offerings, and teasing us with the next amazing thing that will make us whip out that credit card. DJI has a new Drone and updates to the Osmo, GoPro is preparing to launch a Drone and new Hero 5, and Garmin takes aim at GoPro by adding voice controls to their action cam.

  • TWiP 480: Did Steve Jobs Change Photography?

    Steve Jobs will soon be inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame. Smugmug rescues stranded PictureLife customers. And the US Federal Aviation Administration finally rules that commercial drone use is legal.