PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
We found 7 episodes of PhotoActive with the tag “rocky nook”.
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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 80: Street Photography with Valérie Jardin
November 6th, 2020 | 37 mins 42 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, rocky nook, street photography, street photography assignments, valerie jardin
Street photography looks easy: grab a camera, find some people, make some photos. Doing it well is another thing altogether. Photographer, educator, and author Valérie Jardin joins us to talk about the art of street photography, and how to develop the skills for creating great images with the help of her new book, Street Photography Assignments.
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Episode 50: Creative Black and White Photography with Harold Davis
August 30th, 2019 | 34 mins 9 secs
apple, black and white, bw, cameras, harold davis, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, rocky nook
Artist, photographer, and writer Harold Davis joins us to discuss his new book Creative Black & White, 2nd Edition, and we talk about the photographer as artist, and how to see the world in monochrome.
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Episode 48: Adventures with Dan Bailey
August 2nd, 2019 | 41 mins 50 secs
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Photographer Dan Bailey is our guest this week to talk about his book FUJIFILM X Series Unlimited: Mastering Techniques and Maximizing Creativity with Your FUJIFILM Camera—though we’re not focusing on Fujifilm cameras. We’re more interested in questions such as how many of your camera’s features you should understand, whether technical details really matter, and how Dan became a pro photographer and expert in the first place.
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Episode 46: Pet Photography with Norah Levine
July 5th, 2019 | 39 mins 27 secs
apple, birds, cameras, cats, dogs, horses, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, norah levine, pet photography, pets, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, rocky nook
When you think of portrait photography, do you envision tails and fur? This week, we talk to Norah Levine about her book Pet Photography: The Secrets to Creating Authentic Pet Portraits, and how to take great photos of four-legged (or winged) family members.
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Episode 41: Bird Photography with Marie Read
April 26th, 2019 | 33 mins 24 secs
apple, avian, bird photography, birds, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, marie read, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, rocky nook, wildlife
We’re excited to welcome Marie Read, author of the book Mastering Bird Photography (Rocky Nook), to the podcast. She talks about getting started with bird photography, where to find interesting birds, and, yes, we necessarily talk a bit about gear, since a good telephoto lens is essential for this type of photography.
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Episode 14: Chris Marquardt Goes Wide-Angle
August 31st, 2018 | 40 mins 39 secs
chris marquardt, landscape photography, photo book, photo technique, photography, rocky nook, technique, wide-angle
Photographer, podcaster, and author Chris Marquardt just published Wide-Angle Photography (published by Rocky Nook), and he joins us to talk about the time he took only a 24mm lens on a photo tour and fell in love with wide-angle lens photography. We cover composition, thinking in wide-angle terms, and shooting with tilt-shift lenses.