Photography Podcast

Cameras in the mouth of lions… and other stories

Joining us on this episode we have once again William Burrard-Lucas, co-inventor of the BeetleCam. Although we didn’t spend much time on BeetleCam, I could not pass the opportunity to at least ask for a small introduction and letting you guys know about the first field experience of the "little buddy".

Never heard of BeetleCam? Take a look at the teaser video.

BeetleCam Project Teaser from Will & Matt Burrard-Lucas

And here’s an example of what BeetleCam can do. Pretty amazing.

We also discuss the latest copyright issues coming out of Corbis and how this affects photographers represented by that agency.

After a short dip into film chemicals (pun intended, but not funny) we progressed to newer technologies and talk about the iPad and its uses for photographers. Still with Apple, we approach the potential problem that thousands of photographers will have with their flash websites not loading on the iPad. Time for a re-design? Let us know what you think.

Our photography assignments are progressing and following the first topic (we’ll publish the results in the next days) here comes the second one: Landscapes in Black & White. Go out, enjoy the spring time and photograph some beautiful B&W landscapes or go through your library and find what you have. Submit your entries to the PhotoNetCast Flickr group. To help us distinguish submissions for this assignment from regular submissions, please tag your photos with "PNC46".

Enjoy the show…

 

 PhotoNetCast #46 - Cameras in the mouth of lions... and other stories [61:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Photo and video Copyright Burrard-Lucas. Used with permission.

Show Notes

• Will & Matt BeetleCam project
• Copyright issues and Corbis’ bulk registration of photos
• John Harrington on the issue
• New Sony NEX family
• …and the hands-on preview
• HTML5 photo editor
• Steve Jobs’ "Thoughts on Flash" open letter
• Adobe’s response

Selected From the Web

• Brian: 14 Powerful TED talks by photographers
• Will: Photoshelter resources
• Antonio: AIDS in Uganda
• Dave: 30 Years since Mt. St. Helens eruption, Outstanding travel photography

In this episode we have the pleasure of having with us documentary photographer Raul Touzon.

Raul started his career as an underwater photographer but is better known for his documentary / photojournalism work that includes assignments for the National Geographic magazine.

Recently, Raul traveled to Sudan on assignment for the U.N. to document the region, its people and culture. And it’s about this latest endeavor that we focused our conversation with Raul.

Raul is also a photography instructor, producing and teaching workshops for the Santa Fe Workshops and National Geographic Expeditions, and leading photo-adventures at PhotoXpeditions.

We still had time to talk about the new Adobe Photoshop CS5, watching tv with House, and a kind of Polaroid camera that is not quite like a Polaroid camera but it’s called Polaroid.

All photos Copyright Raul Touzon. Used with permission.

 

 PhotoNetCast #45 - Photographer on Assignment, with Raul Touzon [71:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show Notes

• House finale shot entirely with a 5D Mk II
• The real Polaroid returns… sort of
• Suggestions on a bag for our listener
• Brian’s Large format DIY pinhole camera

Selected from the Web

• Dave: Nick Brandt gallery / site
• Antonio: Looking back at the Vietnam War
• Brian: The Making of a Platinum Print

On the past January 12, Haiti got hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that left 230,000 people dead and over 1 million homeless.

In this episode we have with us Felix Kunze, a London based commercial photographer who decided to visit and document Haiti after the tragedy, and follow the country’s steps to recovery.

Working as a volunteer, Felix was no only able to connect with the people and help where help was needed, but also gather a fantastic collection of images that tell stories of tragedy and despair but also hope and cheerfulness.

We also touch on some of the logistics involved in flying to a disaster area with the purpose of documenting it, the required contacts and networking and how to deal with the tragedy and still find joy to shoot.

Our thanks go to Felix for his time and his stories.

 

 PhotoNetCast #44 - Photographing Haiti after the quake, with Felix Kunze [62:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show Notes

• Haiti Preview
• Haiti Overview
• Shelterbox
• Help for Orphans
• The Future of Haiti

Selected from the Web

• Brian: Artists Ain’t Saints: Jim Marshal, 1936-2010
• Antonio: Finding the Sweet Spot
• Dave: Frommer’s Rights-Grabbing Contest Loses Prestigious Judge!