Author: Frederick Van Johnson

  • TWiP 313 – Instagram, I Like to Move It, Move It

    This week on TWiP, Instagram adds video, the Associated Press invests in crowd sourced video site Bambuser, and a woman in L.A. is fatally wounded after photographing panhandlers. Plus a special interview with Michael Freeman. Darlene Hildebrandt and Martin Bailey join Frederick Van Johnson for this week’s episode.

  • TWiP #309 – New Yorkers – Exposed!

    This week on TWiP: New Yorkers furious over photographs taken through windows and is it the beginning of the end for the compact P&S? Plus, be careful what you share – SnapChat photos not really deleted and an interview with Derrick Story on being the mobile photographer. Dan Ablan, Tristan Hall, and Valerie Jardin join Frederick to discuss these topics and more.

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    TWiP #308 – Flickr, 500px and Google+

    This Week on TWiP, Flickr rolls out a controversial refresh, Google+ streamlines its UI, adds Snapseed integration and upgrades its Android App. Plus our listener Q&A and Picks of the Week. And the show wraps up as Frederick sits down with 500px’s Evgeny Tchebotarev.

  • My Favorite Lightroom 5 Features

    I’m really enjoying the new Lightroom 5 Public Beta. There are some features in this version that I’ve been waiting on for quite some time. Check ’em out.

  • TWiP 307 – The Workflow Episode

    This week on TWiP – The new Olympus PEN E-P5 boasts several impressive features. A discussion about mirrorless photography. Plus a deep dive into post-processing workflows. And an interview with photographer Trey Ratcliff who talks about his workflow and his ambitious experiment with mirrorless camera technology.

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    TWiP #306 – Cloudy Skies for Photographers

    This week on TWiP, Adobe shifts into the cloud and reveals the ‘Mighty’ Pen and the ‘Napoleon’ Ruler. Plus, Frederick sits down for a captivating conversation with Manuello Paganelli. Also, enjoy the listener Q&A and Picks of the Week segments. All this and more on TWiP #306!

  • TWiP #305 – Bringing Sexy Back

    This week on TWiP, 100 groundbreaking cameras in the history of photography, new UK legislation provides unlimited access to orphan works, and an interview with Corwin Hiebert from Craft & Vision with tips on how photographers can build their own successful micro businesses.

  • TWiP #303 – Adobe Releases the Lightroom 5 Beta

    This week on TWiP, Adobe releases a beta of Lightroom 5, a photographer uses Criagslist to track down a thief who stole his photography gear, and Dove Canada releases a Photoshop Trojan Horse to shame potential body-shamers. Plus another Critique of the Week, Listener Q&A, and our Picks of the Week.

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    TWiP #302 – Just Say Cheese

    Sears and Walmart shutter their portrait studios. A new Facebook app enables users to create photo products from your images – without your permission. HTC and Facebook collaborate on a new social media ready phone. A discussion about how far you are willing to go to get the shot. Plus an interview with Varina and Jay Patel!

  • TWiP Transporter Giveaway!

    After the rabid success of our last Transporter giveaway, the generous folks over at Connected Data have allowed us to hand out another device to one lucky winner.

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    TWiP #300 – This is Sparta!

    Join the celebration as we clink our glasses to mark 300 episodes of This Week in Photo! On tap today: Canon’s big vision – the small or petite dslr, a photographer sues his subject?! St. NIK comes early. And an eyebrow-raising interview with lots of great insights with Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto.

  • TWiP #299 – It’s Hip to Shoot Square

    Valerie Jardin, Nicole Young, and newcomer Charlie MacPherson, join Frederick to talk about Facebook’s facelift and how it might impact photographers. Plus, paying to photograph iconic landmarks, and the FAA grounds an aerial photography business in Minnesota.

  • The Nicolesy Preset Love Contest

    TWiP regular Nicole S. Young (aka Nicolesy) has opened a brand spankin’ new online store! And being the beggars we are, I asked her to offer up some free goodies to the TWiP audience. She obliged and we came up with this little contest.

  • TWiP #297 – The Oakland Shuffle

    This week on the show: emerging technologies in Smart Phone photography, Photojournalists becoming targets for thieves in Oakland, and an interview with Mike Larson on the current state of the wedding photography industry. Doug Kaye, Valerie Jardin, and Darlene Hildebrandt join Frederick to discuss these topics and more!