PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
Displaying all 4 Episode of PhotoActive with the tag “portraits”.
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Episode 134: Mike Hipple Lived Through That
February 3rd, 2023 | 32 mins 38 secs
1990s, 1990s music, apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, mike hipple, musicians, photo book, photo editing, photo organization, photo project, photography, podcast, portraits
We’re excited to welcome photographer Mike Hipple to talk about his latest book “Lived Through That: 90s Musicians Today.” What started as an artistic distraction to photograph creative people spawned a book of iconic 1980s musicians, “80s Redux!,” which he followed up with this book of notable music makers of the next decade. We talk about working on such a large project, dealing with unexpected adversity, and improvising on the fly.
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Episode 133: New Year, New Goals
January 20th, 2023 | 32 mins 50 secs
apple, cameras, flash, goals, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lighting, new year, new year's resolutions, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, portraits, resolutions
What will your photography look like in the new year? Although Kirk and Jeff are wary of making any New Year’s resolutions, they each came up with photographic goals to chase that involve learning new skills and pushing out of their comfort zones.
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Episode 103: Posing People with Lindsay Adler
October 15th, 2021 | 41 mins 29 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lindsay adler, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, portraits, posing, posing people, rocky nook
Does the thought of posing subjects for portraits make you nervous? Our guest this week is fashion and portrait photographer Lindsay Adler, whose book The Photographer’s Guide to Posing will calm your nerves and give you the tools to make beautiful photos of people. Lindsay talks about how she prepares for a portrait shoot, techniques to encourage great poses, working with everyday people compared to working with models, and much more.
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Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan
June 19th, 2020 | 36 mins 27 secs
apple, cameras, film photography, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, light modifier, one-light, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, portrait photography, portraits, sandra coan, studio
Portrait photography can seem awfully daunting if you’ve never done it. How many lights do you use? Which modifiers are the best? Do you need a studio? How much money should you spend to get started? Oh, and how do you relate to the person in front of your camera? We talk with pro portrait photographer Sandra Coan about shooting with just one light and one modifier—using film!—and her book Crafting the Natural Light Look.