PhotoNetCast #71 – Making the most of your Vacation Photography

On this episode, we decided to talk about vacation photography – basically how to make the most of your trips that are not happening mainly for photography.

Summer is coming, and this usually means some family traveling.

With that in mind, on this episode, we decided to talk about vacation photography – basically how to make the most of your trips that are not happening mainly for photography.

Kilt Rock and Mealt FallsWe discuss gear that you need and gear that you think you’ll need, finding the best locations and how to ditch your family for long enough to go there and photograph them, the not-quite-right-camera-bag-but-it-was-the-best-I-could-think-of, and security and safety of your gear and your person while on vacation.

We also give a quick look at the news (very very quiet) and, as usual, we have our Selected from the Web.

Big reminder that we have still our Photo Competition and Social Media Competition open until June 16th. The Photo competition is open themed, so you just have to send us a link to your entry photo, and for the social media competition all you need to do is send a tweet, or facebook post, etc etc. Details on the link above.

## 15 prizes, over $1400 value ##

Enjoy the show…

 

 

Show Notes

Selected from the Web

How much did you spend on photography in the past year?

We are trying to understand how the spending habits of our listeners in photography has evolved. As such, here is a new poll.

 

Piggy Bank

 

Photography is expensive. It was expensive when the main medium was film, and is expensive with digital.

Whether as a hobby or a more professional level, the constant requirements (the needs or wants) of investing in equipment upgrades, software, workshops, etc is a constant and not so small drain on the budgets.

So, to try to understand the photography spending habits of our listeners, here is a new poll.

Do not count your time, but everything else from equipment, software, books, workshops, …

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Thanks for your help with this.

PhotoNetCast #34 – Street Photography

In this episode approach Street Photography: from legal issues to equipment and also a touch on the creative side, we try to give an overview of what is capturing “living moments” on the street.

Street Photography

 

Probably one of the most enticing types of photography happens on the streets. Capturing that unique moment that not only represents the instant but is capable of transmitting emotion requires not only a huge amount of practice but also an extraordinary eye for detail and proficiency in composition.

In this episode we start approaching this topic and we’ll probably expand it with the help of some guests in a future show. From legal issues to equipment and also a touch on the creative side, we try to give an overview of what is capturing "living moments" on the street.

As always, your comments of the topic are truly appreciated. Share your experiences with us.

 

Show Notes

 

News

Street Photography

Selected from the Web