Author: Frederick Van Johnson

  • TWiP #295 – Learn Me Something

    This week on TWiP, Nicole Young & Tom Anderson join Frederick to discuss the changing landscape of online learning as Lynda.com acquires Video2Brain. Plus the online video looping wars heat up between Twitter & Vimeo, and a special interview with Darlene Hildebrandt from HerViewPhotography.com.

  • TWiP #294: Inmates Take Over the Asylum

    This week, Frederick is away so Martin Bailey settles into the hosting chair as the inmates take over the asylum to talk about iStockPhoto’s decision to give the boot to one if their top contributors. Also, updates from Flickr, Instagram and 500px, and a round-table discussion on cloud solutions for photographers. Plus a special interview with Ryan Stansky from Squarespace.

  • TWiP #293: Triple Play

    This week on TWiP: Three short interviews with three good friends of the show. First, Frederick interviews Brooks Institute’s Chris Orwig on how photographers can develop their individual style. Brian Fischer is up next with a look at the recent Blog World and New Media Expo. Finally, Don Komarechka is on hand to set the record straight on Canadian copyright.

  • TWiP #291: Image Use & Abuse

    This week on TWiP we’re talking about image use and abuse. A judge rules Twitter images are off limits, Apple’s nudity police yank the popular 500px app off the app store, plus Google and Getty stick 5,000 royalty free images in your Google Drive – for free! Plus an interview with sports photographers Matt Cohen and Ryu Voelkel of BigLensFastShutter.com.

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    TWiP #290 – Canon Gets Physical

    This week on TWiP, Canon tries the brick and mortar space with their new “Experience Center,” Google’s list of the top 16 photographers online and a social media update. Plus a conversation with Zenfolio’s Ian Stone.

  • President Obama’s Year in Photographs

    Pete Souza is a photographer who is truly living the dream. As the Chief Official White House photographer and Director of the White House Photography Office, he spends most of his time with President Barack Obama, traveling the world and documenting the daily life of the leader of the free world.

  • TWiP #289 – Small Camera Big Picture

    On this week’s show we round up the photography news coming out of CES 2013 in Las Vegas. Plus Polaroid is getting ready to launch Fotobars, Art.com acquires Zenfolio, and Frederick interviews photographer Giulio Sciorio about his move to shooting exclusively with Micro four-thirds cameras.

  • The 2012 This Week in Photo “Picks of the Year”

    It’s been one heck of a year for photographers. Business has picked up, manufactures have been busy innovating and social media sites have been growing faster than ever. At the end of every TWiP episode, Frederick asks the week’s guests what their “Pick of the Week” is. Like many other listeners, I’ve discovered countless gadgets,…

  • TWiP #285 – Irreconcilable Pixels

    Google announces a new Communities feature, Reuter’s top 95 images of 2012 reveal some interesting stats, is 2013 Sony’s year? Plus Instagram breaks up with Twitter and Frederick interviews the CEO of Connected Data, Geoff Barrall, about his latest project – the Transporter.

  • TWiP #283 – Building creativeLIVE with Chase Jarvis

    This week on TWiP, Frederick sits down for an interview with one of the masterminds behind creativeLive, Mr. Chase Jarvis! Chase and Frederick chat about his photographic beginnings and how he parlayed his online popularity into a 7.5 million dollar investment from Greylock Partners!

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  • What Are Your 2012 “Picks of the Year?”

    We are asking our listeners and readers to contribute to our list of the best and most popular photography-related gear, hardware, software, news, tips, tricks, trends or people of the year by letting us know by letting us know what YOU think.

  • TWiP #281 – O Canada O Copyright

    This week on the show, Canadian photographers rejoice over changes to their copyright laws, interesting new photography trends emerge, a Brazilian model uses Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath as a backdrop for a photo shoot, SmugMug responds to “passionate feedback”, and Bruce Clarke chats with Gerard Murphy from Mosaic.

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    TWiP #280 – Instagram Stigmagram

    Instagram, Facebook and Twitter add exciting new features, Nikon introduces the D5200 and Canon announces two new stabilized “L” lenses. Plus, Frederick chats with model Jesse Deol about life on the other side of the lens.