PhotoNetCast #89 – Photography Accessories

An extended discussion around the small or large equipment that is essential in photography – the photography accessories.

Photography Accessories

 

This episode sees the return of Sam Scholes to the co-hosting team.

A round through the news takes us to the heated discussion about Flickr using CC-licensed images for their wall art business – but are they really doing anything legally wrong?

Also, GoPro makers seem to be developing a new line of consumer drones to be the perfect match for their cameras. However, with the FAA planning to tighten the regulations on commercial use of drones, is this the best move fore them?

And for the stock photographers out there, how would you like to have your images captioned (maybe even keyworded) by your computer? Google getting closer.

 

 

And a reminder that we are giving away two copies of David Taylor’s Mastering Landscape Photography. Just let us know you want one via the comments below, email, twitter, facebook, etc. More details on the giveaway just around the corner.

 

 

 

In terms of accessories (thanks to Dieter for suggesting the topic), here are some of those we mentioned on the episode:

Scott

Bob

Antonio

Sam

ColorChecker Passport   ND Filters Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster Large – BlackBlackDust blower RapidStrap
       
Circular Polarizers   Microfiber cloth LensPen Circular Polarizers
       
Cable/Remote release   Ruggard Card Case Pixel Pocket Rocket
       
    M-Plate LensPen
       
    Wacom Tablet LED flashlight
       
    X-Rite ColorMunki Cable/Remote release

 

Selected from the Web

 

Sam: Flickr

Scott: NitzStrap

Bob: Pop Spots

Antonio: DUFFY: The Man Who Shot the Sixties

4th Anniversary Competitions

PhotoNetCast has turned 4, and is giving away over $1300 in prizes. Join the competitions.

As you know, in celebration of the 4th birthday of PhotoNetCast, we’re running a couple of competitions with great prizes. Here’s everything you need to know to enter either (or both) of our birthday competitions: a Photo Contest and a “Spread the Word” competition.

Photo Contest

 

Given that we’re a photography podcast, it seemed extremely appropriate that the first of these competitions should require you to actually do some photography so here it is – the 4th Anniversary PhotoNetCast Photography Competition.

To enter, post your entry photo (the theme is open so post whatever you want) on any social network (Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, SmugMug, wherever) or your own blog, then leave a comment on this page with the URL to the post containing your picture. If you want to link to this post on the page containing the picture we would love that but it’s not required to enter. If you entered the landscape photo competition in our Flickr group, we’ll carry your entry forward to the new competition and give you a crack at the prizes on offer here.

Entries must be received by midnight CST on June 16th. After this point, the show hosts will look at all the entries and, following a period of violent dissent and heated debate, will pick a winner. We’ll announce the winner on the first show recorded after the judging completes.

What about the prizes though? We’ll be offering prize packages for the first, second and third place winners as follow:

 

First Prize – Total Value $380

 

Second Prize – Total Value $180

 

Third Prize – Total Value $75

 

“Spread The Word” Competition

Even if you don’t want to enter the photo contest, we still have an option that gives you the chance of winning a fabulous collection of prizes and this one only involves you spreading the word about PhotoNetCast on your favourite social networking sites. You have the following options to enter and you are welcome to enter once per social network to maximize your chances.

On Twitter

Follow @PhotoNetCast then tweet “RT for a chance to win a valuable prize from @PhotoNetCast – photography podcast. Over $1300 in prizes! http://goo.gl/f2B9Y #pnc_4yrs”. Slight variations of this message are also allowed.

On Google+

Add the PhotoNetCast page to one of your circles then post a link to this page on your stream and reference +PhotoNetCast so that we notice your post.

On Facebook

“Like” the PhotoNetCast page and put a post on your timeline with a link to this page and a reference to @PhotoNetCast.

On Your Blog

Publish a post on your blog mentioning PhotoNetCast and include a link to this post. If your blog support trackbacks, we should see this incoming link but, just to be sure, add a comment here with a link back to your post.

On iTunes

Add a review of PhotoNetCast on iTunes then comment on this page telling us that you reviewed it (include which iTunes store country).

 

You will get 1 competition entry for your first post on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, and we’ll give you 3 entries for a post on your blog or a review posted to iTunes. The competition will close on June 16th after which we’ll record all the entries and use a random number generator to pick the winners. You’ll be on the run for one of the following prizes:

Start spreading the word!

We also had a competition running during our San Francisco Photowalk. At stake was a copy of Photomatix Pro by HDRSoft. That prize has been awarded already (and we’ll post the winning image very soon).

HDRSoft Photomatix

 

Thanks to our generous sponsors

 

And of course we could not finish announcing this competition without a word of thanks to the amazing companies that have generously donated the prizes listed above. You rock!!

PhotoNetCast #42 – Social Media for Photographers

In the show we frequently approach the topic of social media: how and why photographers should be part of the social revolution.

Social Media for Photographers

 

In the show we frequently approach the topic of social media and how we are using it. Even here on the show, PhotoNetCast is active on twitter.

My guess is that besides the common downfall of "wasted time", there aren’t many disadvantages for a photographer to be active with social media networks and share their knowledge with a wider audience.

To help us with our discussion, we invited Jack Hollingsworth (@photojack on twitter). Jack, a photographer for over 30 years mainly in the stock photography business, is one of the most active photographers on the popular social network, and explains how he uses it, shares some tips on how to best use it, and why being absent will mean "not existing" in the near future.

Before we got into the main topic, we had the opportunity to discuss some relevant news topics like the announced acquisition of Picnik by Google, the fact that Canon was absent from PMA and the polemic disqualification of an awarded image from Word Press Photo awards 2010.

If you enjoy the show and appreciate our effort, help us spread the word about PhotoNetCast.

And thanks once again to Jack for his time on this one.

 

 

Show Notes

Social Media for Photographers

Selected From the Web