Street Shots Photography Podcast

(image courtesy of ©Bryan Minear)   This last episode of 2020 (and my 3rd of December!) I chat with my friend Bryan Minear about processing. I was inspired to talk with Bryan after he posted a video he made of himself processing images in Capture One. I wanted to discuss this question that popped into my head: Has processing given us a solution for a problem that wasn’t there? While we don't fully answer this, I believe this is a beginning of a longer discussion about processing our photographs using apps like Capture One and the new artificial intelligence features of apps like Photoshop and Luminar AI. Processing is integral for many photographers (Bryan and myself included) whose visual voice is completed when they take their images into the digital darkroom, but is it possible to lose control over our creativity?   Show Links: Bryan Minear: Website & Twitter Bryan's Video Luminar AI Photoshop AI features      

Another jaunt to Green-Wood because it's one of the places I can gather my thoughts. This time I'm talking a little bit about my new lens and a lot bit about what it takes to judge a photo competition. Also, my thoughts (and a suggestion) about self critique.   Show links: Sean Tucker's video "How to get Good Feedback on your Photography (Reviews, Mentors and Travel Companions)" See more photos here: http://streetshots.photography/2020/12/14/street-shots-podcast-ep-128-dispatched-from-green-wood-10-judge/  

Yet another Dispatch from Green-Wood. What's new? During this walk I post a small challenge to myself and the rest of you. Also chat a little about my foray into bird photography. You can view more images here: http://streetshots.photography/2020/12/01/street-shots-podcast-ep-127-dispatches-from-green-wood-no-9-whats-new/   Some of the hawks I photographed:   Basquiat's grave marker:

Another walk and talk through Green-Wood Cemetery today. This time I'm talking mostly about my addiction to buying lenses during the pandemic and I dive into a couple old stories. It's what I do. :-) Look for the photos I mention in the show here:    ----more---- Photos taken with my old Nikkor 500mm lens at an airbase in Holland         ----------------------   First shot I took with new Viltrox 56mm f/1.4     Images taken with new Viltrox AF56mm f/1.4             Shots with new Fuji XF 100-400mm               Some street shots taken with my new Fuji X-100F    

  Well, I think I've done enough shows from Green-Wood Cemetery to now officially name these segments "Dispatches from Green-Wood." This is dispatch number seven (who knows if I've done six previous ones). So, these are my thoughts about pinhole lenses and how I try to keep my foot in the photography world every day.  Show Links: Brooks Jenson Lenswork   Images shot with Thingyfy Pinhole Lenses        

  This episode I had the great honor of speaking with adventure photographer Dan Bailey. Lately I've been binging his YouTube videos and after I saw enough I realized I needed to talk to this guy. His photography is incredibly compelling and his desire to share his knowledge (through workshops, books and his videos) and inspiring outlook on life is equally so. I had a great time talking to Dan and expect him back on the show sometime in the near future.    Links:   Dan Bailey Photography Dan's You Tube X Series Unlimited eBook     Dan's photos:            

Things have quieted down a little allowing me some mental space to record a new episode. This show I'm talking about how our relationship with equipment, lenses, apps are quite symbiotic when it comes to sharing our vision with the world. Does the equipment drive us to see the world differently or does it make what we see clearer? Good question, I think. 

Been a while since the last show and I'm taking a walk around Green-Wood again to explain what's going on. Also, a bit of a special treat as some great fourth graders were tasked with writing (very) short stories about a couple of my images, included below. A wonderful treat to have one's images the subject of budding imaginations. So wonderful.  

  I've got my buddy Ward Rosin on the show again. We're catching up on what we're doing during lockdown, including going through our back catalog of images and books we're recommending.    This episode's links: Masters of Street Photography The Phone Book Long Story Short Full Moon Mexico: Between Life and Death Ward Rosin's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.

Me again, droning on about what I'm doing. Check out my YouTube Channel here.