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Learning Digital Photography: Episode #57

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You heard it right, the latest and greatest episode of the LDP Podcast is now live and downloadable from your favorite outlet.  Six long weeks in the making and with the patience of my special guest, Kevin Mullins, this is Episode #57!

For those of you that may not have heard of him, Kevin Mullins hails from across the pond to get together on a podcast and talk shop on photography. A well-established wedding photographer in the UK, Kevin is probably one of the most talented wedding photographers I know. He joins me in the latest episode of the Learning Digital Photography Podcast to talk about the documentary style of photography and the impact that has on how you both shoot and manage your business. You can download it from iTunes or directly from the website via the following links. Below the links are the show notes…enjoy!

Talking Points

  • Approaching group shots versus cookie-cutter portrait poses
  • Work flow of the wedding day – how things start, where to budget time, & how things end.
  • Gear preferences
  • Pre-planning the event in Documentary Photography
  • Still and video convergence

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Podcast #56: Is Blogging Dead?

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Twitter, Facebook, microblogging, blogging, Audioboo, websites, statistics, logos, graphics, web design and more!  It’s a lot to take in and more often than not photographers who are just getting started ask me “Which ones should I choose?”  It’s a tough question because there’s no unilateral catch-all answer that will fit everyone.  As always, the answer starts with “It depends…”

So, to better address the question I decided to bring in a pro who deals with this stuff all the time.  That’s right ladies and gentlemen, we have another podcast! This is episode #56 of the LDP show, and I shared about an hour or so with Kirsten Wright talking about social strategies and best approaches and practices.  It’s an entire industry, and there are some who claim to know and then those who really do know their stuff.  Kirsten comes with some impressive credentials and a fresh outlook/perspective that many of us need.  It’s a good kick in the…well, a good way to get motivated to get going in the right direction!

Make sure you check out her site over at Wright Creativity and make sure to add her on your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn feeds, and everything in between.  She’s got gems and nuggets of brilliance galore to share.  I’m booking her soon here to help me get things streamlined (in case you haven’t noticed, my schedule has not been as consistent lately as I’d like it to be – Kirsten is my kick in the #$%^!)

If you need some focus, direction, and a good reality check, Kirsten is the one to give t to you.  Get it for free here in the latest episode of Learning Digital Photography:  Is Blogging Dead? with our guest of the hour – Kirsten Wright!

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February Winners – Everyone!

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Given the rigors of the week, closing out the February contest was not high enough on my radar, but having stirred from the hydro-codone-induced sleep, I remembered that it’s time to close out February and begin March contests.  As you may recall, for February, a $50 discount card is being offered up to all participants in the February LDP Contest giveaway, so for those of you who participated and were patiently awaiting the discount code – it’s been published in the February contest thread.

And now – the moment you’ve all been waiting for:  the February co-winners, each of whom gets $150 in printing from NPL, the ones whose images were most compelling, the ones…all right already, they are:

Mason Long

Mason Long

Frank Sammut

Frank Sammut

You can find their respective Flickr streams of these and their other photo libraries here and here respectively!  Congrats to both of you and I’ve sent your names over to our contact with Nations Photo Lab so they can deliver the coupon codes for your prizes to you!  Thanks again to Nations Photo Lab for their generous donations for the month of February!  Be sure to tune in on Monday for the announcement of the March contest!

And the book winners are…!

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Last week Monday, the latest Learning Digital Photography podcast went out, and with it, an extra special bonus for the readers and listeners – not one, but two books from guest Nicolesy (a.k.a. Nicole Young)!  I just closed the post for comments, and counted up the replies…we had 22 unique commenters (excluding twitter references) for this post, making it one of the most popular ones ever!

I know, you’re all really here to find out who the winners are, so without further ado – comment submissions #6 and #10 are the lucky folks:

Comment Contest Winners

Thanks to everyone for their participation…and to Chris and Joe, if you could send off a quick email to me, I’ll make sure the folks at Peachpit get in touch to arrange fulfillment for you.  Once again, I’d also like to thank Nicolesy and Jason Cate for their participation in the show as well as Peachpit for their generous contribution.  It was a lot of fun, and the comment contest also ratcheted things up a notch too, so hopefully we can make these more of a regular occurrence with the podcasts.  With that in mind, are there any other authors, photographers, or folks you’d like me to bring on a show,?  Now’s your chance to sound off and get the folks on that you really wanna hear from!  Sound off (you knew it was coming) in the comments!

Happy shooting (and Happy Valentines Day for the romantically inclined out there), and we’ll see you back again soon right here – same time, same station!

The Passion Principle

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Editor Note: Episode #53 of the podcast is ready for your holiday listening enjoyment!  This should have gone out last week, so my apologies.  System problems with the post production delayed the publication, but better late than never is my motto!  Anyway, enjoy!

Many notable photographers have spoken and alluded to this idea of shooting photography with passion.  The idea is to approach photography with your creative voice, and a vision of what it is you want to accomplish.  So, what do you do when the voice is silent, or the vision is blinded?  Re-igniting the passion for photography is something we all face, and while we can all agree that shooting with passion is always a good thing, the question really is how to achieve that intangible in your work.  Tune in to the latest podcast here with Andie Smith as we broach the subject head on.

We also tackle some really engaging listener questions, so be sure to listen in – yours may be answered!

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What's New in iTunes?

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With all the buzz and news wrangling to get the latest info on the iPad and iBookstore, people should keep in mind that there is still a HUGE following on iTunes for everything from music to applications, and then, there’s one other thing…oh yeah, podcasts!

Funny that podcasts is mentioned today, because a new one is due out shortly here – and what better way to grab the latest podcast in your very own LDP iTunes App!  Yep, in an effort to let you grab the shows in any way that suits your needs, there is now also a dedicated iTunes App for those that enjoy the show.  In addition to the normal show content, additional features will be available like digital downloads, calendar themes, and other sorts of fun content.  Other easy one-touch options also include:

  • Email the show direct from your iPhone or iTouch
  • Visit the website
  • Follow on Twitter
  • Call the Show for free (you can call from a landline too at: 866-809-8663)

Check it out when you have a minute here:

Learning Digital Photography App

Learning Digital Photography iTunes Application

I also have a coupon or two, so if you are interested in downloading the app – who knows, maybe some lucky commenter (completely at random of course, say between now and the end of April made on this specific post) will get a copy of the app on the house!   (hint hint…! 🙂  )