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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #39 | PPN | How we deal with change in photography with Valérie Jardin

30 augusti 2023 | 58 min

On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed French-born photographer Valérie Jardin. She is probably best known for her street photography, and she has workshops in many places all over the world, she is also a photo book author.

This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Valérie picked Saul Leiter who is a constant inspiration for her. Next to his fantastic photo books, Valérie also talked about a film documentary about Saul Leiter, which she highly recommends anyone to see. The Documentary is called: “In no great hurry” and it can be rented or purchased here: http://innogreathurry.com/.

You can also find out more about Saul Leiter’s work by visiting his foundation website:

Change in photography and how we deal with it:

In the main segment of this show, Valérie explained how she has been dealing with and embracing change in her photography career. She talks about how she switched from commercial- to street photography, to teaching workshops, and how she has dealt with starting and ending her active podcasting career.

Marco also took some notes on how Valéries' “worry less and do what you love” approach could fit into his future photography career.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Valérie’s pick: “The Business of Fine Art Photography” by Thomas Werner.

From the publisher’s description:

“This guide for aspiring and exhibiting photographers alike combines practice and concept to provide a roadmap to navigating and succeeding in the fine art photography marketplace locally, domestically, and internationally.”

The book is published by Bloomsbury Academic and has 251 pages

Amazon: https://amzn.to/44xJfAo

German Street Photography Festival at PHOTOPIA that Marco mentioned:

German Street Photography Festival is a part of PHOTOPIA 21. - 24. September 2023 (Hamburg, Germany)

https://www.photopia-hamburg.com/en/

Links to Valérie Jardin:

Web: https://valeriejardinphotography.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriejardin/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Eigen Energie Wende: https://www.eigenenergiewende.de

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

https://www.anasamoylova.com/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #38 | PPN | Water People Stories - The creation process for meaningful photo projects with Dr. Pia Parolin

27 juli 2023 | 60 min

On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed the biologist, photographer, and author Dr. Pia Parolin on the show. Pia has published different books in the field of biology and in the field of photography. With her latest photo project “Water People Stories”, she uses the access and skills that she has in both professions, to make her scientific work more accessible to the broad public.

This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Pia picked Russian-born American photographer Anastasia Samoylova. Anastasia’s work revolves around environmentalism, consumerism, and the picturesque. She has exhibited her work in many museums worldwide. She has also published several photo books with some of the finest publishers in the industry.

You can find out more about Anastasia Samoylova’s work by visiting her website:

Water People Stories - The creation process for meaningful photo projects:

In the main segment of this show, Pia shared how she started her latest photo project “Water People Stories” - the project combines her work and skills as a scientist in wetland ecology and as a photographer for street- and documentary photography. Pia realized that scientists are often good at communicating their results amongst themselves. But they are usually not that good at communicating it outside the scientific world. Pia wants to change that with her new photo project, where she combines her scientific experience and access with her photography. In this project, she wants to tell individual stories about people all around the world, and how water impacts their daily lives.

For those people who live in urban spaces, access to water is taken for granted. But that is not the case for people all around the world, and climate change and global warming may have a negative impact on the water supply for many more people in the future.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Pia’s pick: “Floridas by Anastasia Samoylova".

From the publisher’s description:

“Evans witnessed modern Florida emerging in the 1930s, with its blend of cultures, waves of tourism, stark beauty, and blatant vulgarity. He photographed there until the 1970s, making Polaroids that still feel contemporary. Samoylova inherits what Evans saw coming. With intelligence and humor, she picks her way through the seductions and disappointments of a place that symbolizes the contradictions of the United States today. In Floridas, photographs by Samoylova and Evans are presented in parallel, weaving past and present, switching between black-and-white and color imagery…”

The book is published by Steidel and has 192 pages

Amazon: https://amzn.to/471qfwR

Photo Festivals that Marco and Pia mentioned:

German Street Photography Festival is a part of PHOTOPIA 21. - 24. September 2023 (Hamburg, Germany)

https://www.photopia-hamburg.com/en/

Regensburg Festival of Photography 23. - 26. November 2023 (Regensburg, Germany)

https://festival-fotografischer-bilder.de/

Open Your Eyes Zurich from September 8. - October 15. 2023 (Zurich, Switzerland)

https://openyoureyesfestival.photo/de/

Links to Pia Parolin:

Web: https://www.piaparolin.com/

Instagram: @piaparolinphoto

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCha1UoRqcGOud_W_cyJCFjQ

Facebook: pia.parolin

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Eigen Energie Wende: https://www.eigenenergiewende.de

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-28-ppn-how-to-get-your-photos-into-an-exhibition-with-martin-u-waltz

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

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Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #37 | PPN | How to publish your photo book with Martin U Waltz

29 juni 2023 | 44 min

On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed the photographer, author, and educator Martin U Waltz on the show. Martin has published three different photo books with three different publishers in the past 12 months and shared his different experiences and tips as a photographer about the process of photo book publishing.

Martin was also on the previous PPN Camera and Inspiration podcast episode #28, where he shared tips on how to get your photos into a photo exhibition. You can go back and listen to this episode here:

This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Martin picked Tunesion-born photographer Skander Khlif. Skander is a documentary photographer who is based in Munich, Germany. He describes his work as “documenting life in public space by telling stories while retaining a note of mystery.” Martin is very impressed by Skanders work, whom he describes as a wanderer between worlds and cultures with a vast portfolio of extremely creative and well-composed images.

You can find out more about Skander Khlif's work by visiting his website:

https://skanderkhlif.com/stories

How to get your photo book published:

In the main segment of this show, Martin shared valuable information and different approaches on how to get your photo book published by a publisher. His information is based on the different photo books that he has published with different publishing houses in the past and covers the main steps from the photo book idea, selecting and contacting publishers, to the writing and photo selection process.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: Martin’s pick: “Harry Gruyaert” Photographs by Harry Gruyaert.

Martin picked the photo book: “Harry Gruyaert” by Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert.

From the publisher's description: “Born in Antwerp in 1941 and a member of Magnum Photos since 1982, Harry Gruyaert revolutionized creative and experimental uses of color in the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by cinema and American photographers, his work defined new territory for color photography: an emotive, non-narrative, and boldly graphic way of perceiving the world…

…Gruyaert’s images are autonomous, often independent of any context or thematic logic. This volume, the first retrospective of his work, is a superb overview of his personal quest for freedom of expression and the liberation of the senses.”

The book is published by Thames & Hudson and has 144 pages

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NuuU1b

Marco also mentioned the three books, that Martin has recently published and talked about on the show:

Streetfotografie made in Germany

357 pages in German, published by Rheinwerk Verlag

Amazon: https://amzn.to/46vIk5K

Next Level Streetfotografie:

256 pages in German, published by dpunkt Verlag

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NvwW1g

Berlin Unseen:

208 pages in English and German, published by teNeues Verlag

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PEBrsT

Links to Martin U Waltz:

Web: https://www.StreetBerlin.net

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Eigen Energie Wende: https://www.eigenenergiewende.de

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

http://joeyl.com/onset/videos

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #36 | PPN | Motivation to start new photo projects with Sean Tucker

31 maj 2023 | 53 min

On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco invited the inspiring photographer, author, and YouTuber Sean Tucker who has been on Marco’s interview wishlist the longest and who has been requested to be a guest the most by PPN listeners. Sean was invited to this show because Marco had the feeling, that we all could use an inspirational jump-start right now, to get our creativity going and to either level up on current projects or to get inspired to start new photo projects.

This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Sean picked Canadian-born photographer Joey Lawrence (Joey L.). Sean is impressed by how tasteful Joey creates his portraits and how meaningful his work is. Joey has some personal projects like the tribes of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, the guerrilla fighters of Kurdistan, and Holy Men in India, where he mixes natural light and strobes to create very striking images.

You can find out more about Joey L.’s work by visiting his website:

http://joeyl.com

Here are some behind-the-scenes videos of the three photo projects::

Motivation to pick up your camera and start new photo projects:

In the main segment of this show, Sean shared different approaches to get in the right mindset to think about new projects or to level up on existing projects.

Making friends with change and “embracing the suck” is part of the process, that helps us to explore and expand our mental, creative, and technical mindset for future photo projects.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Sean’s pick: “BYWAYS” Photographs by Roger A. Deakins.

Sean is inspired by Rager A. Deakins as he is one of his favorite cinematographers who has done some of the most beautiful films of the last 20 years. Deakins' photos in this book are from rural North Devon and the neighboring seaside dating back as far as 1971. Sean likes the way Deakins frames his images with the same eye that he has when he composes his movies - but without the famous actors and lighting setup. So it is like the purest version of his vision to Sean.

The book is published by Thames & Hudson and has 160 pages

Amazon US: amzn.to/43eROAq

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/43DNURv

Marco’s pick: “The Meaning in the Making (A Philosophy - for the Creative Life)” by Sean Tucker.

Author’s description:

This book contains personal stories interwoven with the psychological, philosophical, and spiritual practices which help me stay a mentally healthy, inspired, and motivated "maker of things." I may be known first and foremost as a photographer, but this book has been written for anyone who makes anything; from filmmakers to musicians, and from painters to writers. So, no matter what your chosen creative outlet is, this book is for you.

The book is published by rocky nook and has 328 pages

rocky nook (English version): https://rockynook.com/shop/print/the-meaning-in-the-making/#

Amazon Germany (German version): https://amzn.to/3C07hZh

Audiobook (English) version: https://www.seantucker.photography/store/the-meaning-in-the-making-audiobook

Links to Sean Tucker:

Web: https://www.seantucker.photography

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seantuck/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seantuckerphoto

Twitter: https://twitter.com/seantuck

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/seantuckerphoto

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Eigen Energie Wende: https://www.eigenenergiewende.de

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) which will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

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And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate it if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review of our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #35 | PPN | AI and Toy Photography a fun discussion with Scott Bourne

25 april 2023 | 58 min

After a longer than anticipated break, Marco invited back his friend and PPN co-founder Scott Bourn to the 6. PPN birthday anniversary show. They did some catching up on what they had been up to since the last episode aired and then covered Scott’s new photo genre “toy photography” which later transitioned into covering the good, the bad and the implications that Ai photography may have on the industry and society.

This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Scott picked Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948 in Tokyo). Scott is particularly impressed that Hiroshi Sugimoto has reinvented himself and his photography many times and always became a true master at the genres that he worked at. Sugimoto has won many international photo awards and exhibited his work in museums and galleries around the world. You can find out more about Hiroshi Sugimoto by visiting his website: https://www.sugimotohiroshi.com

Here is a video interview where Hiroshi Sugimoto talks about his diorama work: https://youtu.be/q9GiyPbLYPg

Toy Photography and some pros and Cons of the Development of AI in Photography.

In the main segment, Scott explained how he got into toy photography and shared some insights on his pre- and post-production approach for his impressive photos. In his process, Scott also saw lots of advantages to partially using AI in his post-processing workflow and has since embraced it and pushed his work to new frontiers.

This led to an interesting discussion between Marco and Scott on the recent developments of AI in photography and how this may influence the photo industry and society in the future.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Conceptual Forms and Mathematical Models” by Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Scott was so inspired by the work of Hirosho Sugimoto, that he also picked his book: “Conceptual Forms and Mathematical Models”. The photos in this book show the degree of perfection that Hiroshi Sugimoto strives for in his images. Capturing still life forms in technical perfection while creating interesting museum art is what can be learned from the images in this book.

The book is published by: Hatje Cantz; Illustrated Edition (24. March 2015)

96 Pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/41DHb9y

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3olvHZB

Links to Scott Bourne:

Web: http://toyphotographs.com

Vero: vero.co/scottbourne

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Eigen Energie Wende: https://www.eigenenergiewende.de

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) which will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

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Link: LUMINAR NEO (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate it if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review of our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #34 | PPN | How Artists can build up resilience through adaptation - with Jeffery Saddoris

13 april 2021 | 69 min

Artists have been hit hard in the past 12 months of the pandemic. Yet some have managed to make the best out of the situation and created amazing new projects and ways to distribute their art. In this episode, we take a closer look at ways how artists can build up resilience through adaptation. Marco invited the artist and podcast creator Jeffery Saddoris to the show, for an inspiring discussion about this topic.

This show is sponsored by COSYSPEED: www.COSYSPEED.com

and

Luminar photo editing software: http://bit.ly/ppnluminar4

Jeffery Saddoris is a New York based artist who was born in California was born in California and became a technical theater major in college. After working on scenery and costume design at different theaters in the US, he changed directions and became an Art Director at Universal Studios.

Since High-School, he has always explored photography and painting as a hobby and merged both passions together in mixed media art. After many years of practicing and teaching photography, he wanted to share and discuss the creative process in photography and art with the world. After six years of co-hosting the popular podcast On TAkin Pictures, he now produces his own series of podcasts on creativity like “Process Driven”, Iterations”, or “In Between”.

He’s also the author of a great photography guide “Photography by the Letter” (link: https://jefferysaddoris.com/photography-by-the-letter/ ).

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Jeffery picks Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) as his inspirational photographer of the month. Philippe Halsman is especially known for his portrait photography of famous people. He has shot many cover photos for magazines like LIFE, TIME, and VOGUE magazine. You can check out his work on his website: http://philippehalsman.com

Main Topic:

In the main part of the show, Marco and Jeffery discussed how artists can build up resilience by adapting to the new situation. They share how adapting has sometimes even helped them to expand their creative horizons and workflow and also what they have done to stay physically & mentally healthy during this difficult time.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Once” by Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders is not only one of the greatest minds of contemporary film - but he also manages to transform his art of poetic storytelling into photography. “Once” can be viewed as a visual travel diary that Wender’s captured during his trips around the world when he scouted out movie locations.

Publisher: D.A.P./Schirmer/Mosel

Hardcover with 256 pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2QkKEtD

Wim Wenders: https://www.wim-wenders.com/photo/once-photographs-by-wim-wenders/

Here are the links to Jeffery’s work, podcasts, and social media accounts:

Website: https://jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefferysaddoris/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefferysaddoris

Podcast: https://jefferysaddoris.com/everything/

Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@jefferysaddoris

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@marcolarousse

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR software:

Link: http://bit.ly/ppnluminar4 (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate it if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #33 | PPN | Can Photographers and Gallerists be friends? - with Bastian Hertel

4 mars 2021 | 52 min

In this episode, we take a closer look at the relationship between photographers and photo gallerists. And to cover this topic, Marco has invited photographer and photo gallerist Bastian Hertel to the show.

This show is sponsored by COSYSPEED: www.COSYSPEED.com

and

Luminar photo editing software: http://bit.ly/ppnluminar4

Bastian Hertel is a German photographer and photo gallerist. He is self-taught and his photography focuses mainly on street photography. Bastian has a very personal approach to his photography as he is trying to find subjects that fit into or reflect his personal emotions at the time when he is photographing. About 3 years ago, he wanted to bring his photography into the “real world” and opened up a photo gallery that focuses on street- and landscape photography. https://www.erstereihe.hamburg

Bastian picked Michael Wolf as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Michael Wolf was a German-born artist and photographer who started his career as a photojournalist and entered the art world quite late in his career. He became very famous quickly after releasing his “Life in Cities” and “Tokyo Compression” series. Bastian likes the consistency in Michael Wolf’s work approach by structuring his topics and working very consistently on his subtopics that also fit into a larger main topic. His work was exhibited all over the world and he won many photography awards. Michael Wolf died in 2019 at age 64. You can check out his work on his website: https://photomichaelwolf.com

In the main part of the show, Marco and Bastian discuss the topic if photographers and gallerists can be friends. In order to answer that question, they look at how a gallery is run and what is needed in order to bring a photographer's pictures onto the gallery's walls. This conversation can be very valuable for photographers as it gives a look behind the walls of a gallery and creates an understanding of what is needed in order to make the photographer & gallerist relationship work.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Saul Leiter: Retrospective - Haus der Photographie / Deichtorhallen Hamburg.”

Saul Leiter’s book “Retrospective” was published along with the retrospective exhibition at the Haus der Photographie / Deichtorhallen in Hamburg in 2012, one year before Saul Leiter died.

Leiter saw himself as a painter and loved the color but color photography was regarded as “low art” for most of the 20th Century. But Saul Leiter managed to become one of the great pioneers of color photography in the art world.

Publisher: Kehrer

Hardcover with 296 pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2P8yRhw

Publisher Info (ENG): https://www.kehrerverlag.com/en/haus-der-photographie-deichtorhallen-hamburg-saul-leiter-retrospektive-978-3-86828-258-0?___from_store=de

Here are the links to Bastian’s work, gallery, and social media accounts:

Web: https://www.bastianhertel.de

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bastianhertel/

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bastianhertelphotographer/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-streets-valerie-jardin/id1155913704

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and creating stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #32 | PPN | Inspiration for photo assignments and projects - with Valérie Jardin

30 januari 2021 | 45 min

To start off the new year for our PPN listeners, Marco has invited back his photographer friend Valérie Jardin to share some inspiration for photo assignments and projects with the audience.

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Valérie Jardin is a French photographer, currently residing in the United States. She is self-taught and worked for several years as a commercial photographer. Today, Valérie is known internationally through her workshops. When she is not teaching others the art of visual storytelling, Valérie is a prolific author, a speaker, and a podcast producer of the bi-weekly show Hit The Streets with Valérie Jardin. She is also an official X-Photographer for Fujifilm USA. She lives and breathes in pixels

Valérie picked Neil Kramer from the US as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Neil has inspired Valérie with his photo series that is documenting his life with his ex-wife and 86-years-old mother inside his two-bedroom apartment during the lockdown. Neil is a great example of how a photographer can find inspiration and a photo project even in the most limiting circumstances. Neil and his photo series have been covered by international media outlets, such as NBC’s The Today Show, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan Japan, and more. You can check out Neil’s work on Instagram: @neilochka https://www.instagram.com/neilochka/

In the main part of the show, Valérie and Marco discuss ideas on how to find inspiration and approach photo assignments and projects.

Current projects by Valérie:

ON ICE: https://valeriejardinphotography.com/on-ice

Objet du Jour: https://valeriejardinphotography.com/objet-du-jour

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Street Photography Assignments - 75 reasons to Hit the Streets and Learn.” by Valérie Jardin.

In this book, Valérie offers 75 hands-on photo assignments for photographers, that can get you inspired and motivated to go out with your camera and improve your vision and skills.

The book is published by: rockynook and has 204 pages.

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/3iYZ3pQ

rockynook: https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/street-photography-assignments/

Here are the links to Valérie’s work and social media accounts:

Web: www.valeriejardin.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriejardin/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #31 | PPN | What are the positive things that we take away from 2020 - with Scott Bourne

30 december 2020 | 59 min

Marco invited back his friend and PPN co-founder Scott Bourn to the traditional “end of the year in front of the virtual fireplace” Camera and Inspiration episode. 2020 was a very tough year for many of us, but instead of focusing on the bad (which there was plenty off) Scot and Marco looked at the positive things that they have done and learned in the past 12 months. And some of the things they would not have been able to do without the pandemic slowing them down in their regular routine.

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Inspirational photographer of the month:

Scott picked Richard Sibbald who is one of Canada’s leading photographers. Richard has been photographing the world’s most celebrated musicians, movie stars, models and rock bands. And he is the photographer that captured the images to this month's photography book pic “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass.”

You can find out more about Richard Sibbals by visiting his website: http://www.richardsibbald.com

Or you can listen to Scott’s interview with RIchard on Scott’s podcast:

What are the positive things that we take away from 2020?

In the main segment, Scott and Marco share how they have dealt with the many restrictions of the Corona year 2020 and what positive effects they were able to generate for their photography and other fields that could benefit their career in the long run.

Here are some of the projects that Scott and arco mention during this segment:

- Marco produced a Corona photo documentary series and organized a group photo exhibition in a gallery with a virtual live vernissage and artist talk (in German).

https://youtu.be/hB4H2sFSa9g

- This is a view at the magazine for the exhibition:

https://youtu.be/nRfeeK1HzLk

- The magazine can be purchased here:

https://www.erstereihe.hamburg/products/magazine-stand-der-dinge-corona-krise-2020

- Scott was not able to follow the migratory birds around the county this year, so he focused on his other passion and made portraits of his guitars:

https://www.guitarportraits.com

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass” by Geddy Lee.

Geddy Lee is the vocalist and bassist from the famous rock group Rush. He owns a huge collection of guitars that he had photographed by the inspirational photographer pick of this month, Richard Sibbald. This is a massive book (408 pages) full of beautifully arranged and photographed guitars. If you are into music or need some inspiration how a “product” photo like a static guitar can be filled with life and captured in a worthy manner, then this book is for you!

The book is published by: Harper Design; Illustrated Edition (18. Dezember 2018)

408 Pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/38HYN9W

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Geddy-Lees-Beautiful-Book-Bass/dp/0062747835/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=geddy+lee+book+of+bass&qid=1609011563&sr=8-1

Links to Scott Bourne:

Web: https://scottbourne.online

Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottbourne

Podcast: https://picturemethods.com/category/podcasts/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Photography and Gear #25 | PPN | Lens Lens Baby! Creativity and lenses with Craig Strong - founder of Lensbaby

2 mars 2020 | 57 min

Camera and Inspiration #30 | PPN | Balancing your photography passion while dealing with restrictions of life - with Bryan Minear

10 februari 2020 | 64 min

Marco invited Bryan Minear to the PPN Camera & Inspiration show where they discussed how to follow your passion in photography, choosing a photo style and genre, while dealing with the restrictions of our daily lives.

Bryan is based in the midwest of the United States and found his passion for design and photography at an early age. He is a designer and photographer and his skills, the quality of his work, and his open mind make him a very popular person to be around. Companies such as Fujifilm, Capture One, and Gnarbox made him their brand ambassador. He also joined the podcast community with his own show on creativity called “We the Creators Podcast”.

This show is sponsored by Luminar 4: https://bit.ly/ppnluminar4

Marco will be speaking at this WORLD PRESS PHOTO event on February 27th, 2020: https://worldpressphotoausstellung-oldenburg.de/programm/street-photography-poesie-des-zufalls/

Inspirational photographer of the month:

Bryan picked two famous photographers as the inspirational photographer of the month:

Edward Weston (Born 1886 Illinois - Died 1958 Carmel by the Sea)

One of the most important US photographers of the 20th century and co-founder of the f/64 collective. He is known for his artistic B&W photography and he turned ordinary objects like peppers, cabbage leaves, or halved onions into surrealistic pieces of art. You can find out more about his work by visiting his website: https://edward-weston.com

Brett Weston (Born 1911 L.A. - Died 1993 Hawaii) was Edward Weston’s son. His father took him out of school at the age of 13 and made him his photo apprentice. Edward followed into his father's footsteps but found his own style of photography. He focused a lot on shapes through macro photography as well as shapes in urban space. You can find out more about his work by visiting his website: http://www.brettwestonarchive.com

Main Topic:

How and why to choose your genre in photography and your style / Do you really choose your genre or does your genre chooses you?

Bryan and Marco share their experiences and thoughts on how you can find your style and genre of photography - during their inspiring discussion they also concluded that sometimes your genre finds you. Besides tips on what you can do in order to find your genre, they also touched on the advantages of being an amateur photographer - as the lack of financial interests by having to take pictures to sustain your income, you are free to take pictures of people, things, and places that may not be commercial interesting but that can put you in the spotlight as an artist.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Aeroglyphs & other Nocturnes” by Reuben Wu.

Reuben Wu is a British photographer, born 1975 in Liverpool. He is also the co-founder of the electronic band Ladytron.

An introduction to the book from the publisher:

“Simultaneously reminiscent of the slick, neon glow of sci-fi aesthetics and the cryptic symbolic language of ancient petroglyphs, Reuben Wu’s work is clean, yet mysterious. His photography hovers somewhere between the mythic and the surreal, between dream and memory, with an undulating sense of temporality slipping between the ancient past and the imagined future. Light and land are entwined equally at the center of Wu’s practice. By affixing lights to drones and using them to illuminate select parts of the landscapes he photographs, Wu draws precise geometric marks that hover in the air like beacons, harbingers, and signs. His work is concise, yet versatile in concept, offering new ways to approach the human relationship to nature, technology, and the overlay between past, present, and future.”

The book is published by: +KGP

30 Pages

$28 at: https://www.krisgravesprojects.com/book/aero

Links to Bryan Minear:

Web: https://www.bryanminear.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanminear/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryanminear

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanminear

Podcast: https://www.bryanminear.com/wethecreators/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/ara-guler-1928-2018/

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Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Spotify: http://bit.ly/PPN-fm

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #29 | PPN | Looking back at the past decade of photography - with Scott Bourne

30 december 2019 | 76 min

Marco invited back his friend and PPN co-founder Scott Bourn to the traditional “end of the year in front of the virtual fireplace” Camera and Inspiration episode. And as this is also the last show of the decade, they look back at the past ten years and how it has influenced the world of photography.

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Inspirational photographer of the month:

Scott picked Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948 in Tokyo). Scott is particularly impressed with the Diorama photography that Hiroshi Sugimoto creates. It is a great example that there are many different areas in photography away from the very common themes that are worth exploring and that can lead to an excellent portfolio and make a photographer famous in a niche genre, too. Sugimoto has more work that is worth exploring and he has won many international photo awards and exhibited his work around the world. You can find out more about Hiroshi Sugimoto by visiting his website: https://www.sugimotohiroshi.com

Here is a video interview where Hiroshi Sugimoto talks about his diorama work: https://youtu.be/q9GiyPbLYPg

What has happened in the past decade of photography?

Some of the important photographers that have passed away in the past decade:

Robert Frank 1924-2019 - 94- Swiss / American Photographer. He was working for Life, Vogue and Fortune Magazine. In 1955 he received a Guggenheim grant that allowed him to do a social documentary in the USA for 2 years. Frank took 28.000 images during this time and 83 of these images were curated and published in the book “The Americans” that turned out to be the most important photo documentary of the 1950s in the US.

Peter Lindbergh (1944-2019) - He was a German fashion photographer. His image of five young models in downtown NY made the cover of the British Vogue in 1990. This started a new Zeitgeist in fashion photography after the high-gloss and make-up overkill era of the 1980s. He created a new understanding of female beauty with his black and white raw and alluring film images.

Fred Herzog (1930-2019) - He was a documentary photographer who was born in Germany and migrated to Vancouver Canada in 1953 where he documented the seemingly unspectacular everyday life of the city with his Leica on Kodachrome film.

Terry O’Neill (1938-2019) - He was a British celebrity photographer - He documented celebrities like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John and so on. And he did it mainly in a candid photography style.

Robert Freeman (1936-2019) - He was also a British photographer who is known as the Beatles photographer.

Ara Güler (1928-2018) - Ara was probably the most influential Turkish photographer so far. He was also a Magnum photographer that traveled the world and captured many amazing images with his analog camera on B&W film. But most of his work portraits his home town Istanbul - his portfolio is an amazing visual history of this city. His nickname was the Eye of Istanbul.

Ren Hang (1987-2017) - He is regarded as a controversial Chinese photographer who was known for taking nude portraits of his friends. But he suffered from depression and took his life at age 29. His work is currently exhibited at the ℅ Berlin photo gallery it runs until February 29th, 2020.

Ben Martin (1930-2017) - He was a staff photographer for TIME and LIFE magazine who covered many memorable events like presidential debates between Nixon and Kennedy, JFK’s funeral, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights events.

Pete Turner (1934-2017) - He was one of the first masters of color photography. He started to experiment with colors as a teenager and his work merged the lines between art and commercial photography. He loved breaking the rules and this made him one of the most influential photographers of all time. Some of his stunning color photos can be seen in the book Color of Jazz. His most famous photo shows a giraffe silhouette with a bright red sky and purple ground.

Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015) - She was a US photojournalist and Magnum member. She focused most of her work showing people who lived at the fringes of society. Her images display the empathy that she must have felt for her subjects.

Saul Leiter (1923-2013) - He was a US photographer and painter. His street photos of New York are beautifully captured and many resemble the look of a beautiful painting.

There are countless more amazing photographers that we did not cover here - many not as famous as they would have deserved to be but that have created amazing work. And we’ll continue to pick one photographer on each PPN Camera and Inspiration show in the future. But if you want to share other photographers that you feel very strongly about just add that photographers' name with a quick explanation of what you like about his or her work to the show notes below.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Born Free and Equal - The Story of Loyal Japanese Americans ” by Ansel Adams.

An overview from the publisher:

“On February 19, 1942, U.S. presidential order forcibly removed more than 110,000 persons from their homes to one of ten "war relocation centers" across the country. All were of Japanese ancestry, but two-thirds were American citizens. Ralph Merritt, then director of Manzanar War Relocation Center, asked friend Ansel Adams to photograph the center, set against the remote mountains of California's Sierra Nevada.

The resulting effort, Born Free and Equal: The Story of Loyal Japanese Americans, written and photographed by Adams, was released in 1944 to the American public as a book and exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Reeling from the impact of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and unable to make the distinction between American citizens of Japanese ancestry and the Japanese enemy of war, Adams' message was essentially lost on the American public.”

The book is published by: Spotted Dog Press

128 Pages

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Free-Equal-Japanese-Americans/dp/1893343057

Links to Scott Bourne:

Web: https://scottbourne.online

Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottbourne

Podcast: https://picturemethods.com/category/podcasts/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Q&A #25 | PPN |Best of PPN Q&A from 2019

13 december 2019 | 75 min

So many great photography-related questions were sent to PPN this year and Marco picks some of the best questions as a roundup to get you motivated and inspired for your photography projects in 2020.

Please submit your photography-related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

Marco Larousse Street Photography Workshop: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, I have been listening to Scott and you for many years on different podcasts. But I love how you run and structure PPN. This has become my favorite podcast channel. As a listener for many years, you now have finally convinced me to start a photo project for 2019. But now I’m sitting here all excited but without an idea what kind of topic to choose. Can you help me with some advice on how I can come up with a good personal photo project? I’m an avid amateur photographer but do have some free time for photo projects. Thanks for all the hard work and great shows!

Question from: Willem, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Link to Marco’s “Hamburg Unstaged 2017” street photography project on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qo2YUDUgV5I

Hi Marco, You have mentioned in the past that photographers should not work for free because images have value and there is quite a high direct cost involved with photography (like camera, lens, training, storage, software, computer, etc.). But would you consider to work for free for a charitable non-profit organization? I have been approached by a local organization and would like to hear your opinion if I should make an exception here? Love the shows! Regards, Soeren

Question from: Soeren, Stockholm, Sweden

Hi Marco, I have been shooting my first events and weddings this year. I shoot in color and often with a flash. Most of the time the color and white balance on the subject is pretty spot on, but the background with artificial room light is sometimes completely off and looks distracting. How can I get more consistent results throughout the frame?

Question from: Helen, Portland, Oregon

Gear and apps discussed in this question:

Rogue Gels Filter Kit (Set of 20):

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZuHmnv

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2T5A5bs

MagMod Professional Flash Kit:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZISYUd

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2MF2unx

App with info for Gel Color Filters:

Lee Swatch for iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id882232668

Lee Swatch for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leefilters.com

Hey Marco, just a quick general question: Would you prefer one camera with either a zoom lens or with two prime lenses?

Question from: Marcel, Vienna, Austria

Hello Marco, I have a gear and marketing related question for you. I am working part-time as an event and wedding photographer. On my jobs, I use a Fuji X-T2 and a Fuji X-Pro 2 with prime lenses. My clients are always satisfied with the results that I deliver. But especially at weddings I often see guests with much bigger and more expensive DSLR cameras taking pictures as well. And sometimes I get asked if I plan on upgrading to a pro camera any time, soon - or similar questions. I know that my images are good, but do you think that it would help to upgrade to a larger kit in order to look more professional and maybe charge more money for my jobs in the future?

Question from: Steve, Hong Kong

Gear discussed in this question:

Battery grips for Fuji:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SvvvFl

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2RNOK92

Battery grips for Olympus:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SvFfPX

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Gc89yV

Battery grips for Panasonic:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SyEENE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2RIKrf9

Battery grips for Sony:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SyF8mW

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2UGO3ju

Battery grips for Canon:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SChhm6

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2TAacjj

Battery grips for Nikon:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SxvBwh

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2DbFoOY

I’m having a hard time judging the true color of my printed photos. I have a calibrated LCD monitor and a calibrated ICC workflow. The images come out in my studio the way I want, but when I bring them to hang at a customer's house or display them at a coffee shop, they often have a different color tint. How can I avoid this?

Question from: Matthew, Ontario, Canada

Gear discussed in this question:

Philips Hue White Ambiance LED Light Starter Kit

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2PIWsC2

Amazon Germany:https://amzn.to/2qKhrvU

Hi Marco, 2019 is the year I want to seriously improve my photography. I do have some basic skills but somehow my photos are boring and I don’t get a lot of encouraging comments or likes for them. I do enjoy the inspiration on the PPN shows, but can you give me some extra homework or inspiration to live and breathe photography in 2019? Thanks!

Question from: Julia, Oakland, California

Hola Marco, I am really inspired by the inspirational photographers that you have interviewed and introduced at PPN. I have looked at many of their images and this has challenged me to take an iconic photo one day. I am an avid amateur and know how to take good photos. Some of my images have been printed in a local newspaper already. I know that this is not an easy question to answer, but what can I do to achieve my dream one day?

Question from: Juan, Madrid, Spain

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Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

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We Shoot Mirrorless #28 | PPN | 4 new mirrorless cameras and more.

21 november 2019 | 62 min

Marco has invited back his friend and long-time mirrorless camera reviewer and expert Mathieu Gasquet. Mat and his significant other - Heather - are also the founders of www.MirrorLessons.com / and www.MirrorlessComparison.com.

This show is sponsored by:

Skylum Luminar - The cutting edge photo editor

and

Marco’s Street Photography exhibition: “Poetry of coincidence” will be shown at ErsteReihe.Hamburg Gallery from November 21st to December 7th.

Google Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/PGaP9uhmHibQTURE6

Nikon Z50

Nikon is entering the mirrorless APS-C sensor market with this camera.

This camera uses the Z-mount and offers a 21MP CMOS sensor with a 209-point Hybrid AF System. But unlike the Z6 & Z7 it does not have in-body image stabilization. But it’s also smaller and lighter than the Full Frame Z-Siblings while still offering Nikon-like grip and ergonomics. The 90° tilt-up and 180° tilt-down LCD is unique but may interfere with tripods if you want to use the LCD as a selfie screen.

Nikon Z50

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2reW1Xv

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/35iefpW

Olympus E-M5 III

The new E-M5 III shares a lot of features of the E-M1 MK II. It has a 20MP m4/3 sensor with a 121-point phase and CDAF and a 50MP high-res mode as well as 30 fps burst and 10fps with continuous AF shooting modes. On the video side it shoots 4K up to 24p and Full HD up to 60p is supported. The EVF now moved from an LCD to an OLED system which should improve the viewing experience. And Olympus continues to make their cameras more weatherproof - a feature that I have started to appreciate - when it works - in recent months. The E-M5 MK III is now IPX-1 rated. Bluetooth has also been added for better connectivity with your mobile devices.

Olympus E-M5 III

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Xzrfol

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2XxmnjB

Sony a9 II

After 2.5 years in production, Sony’s flagship sports camera gets a refined update. While the sensor and amount of AF pixel stayed the same, the new processor improves overall responsiveness and AF tracking reliability. The mechanical shutter can now shoot 10 fps. A second UHS-II SD card slot also improves the ability to offload the images fast to SD-cards. But the upgrade from 100 Mbit to a built-in Gigabit Ethernet port plus implementation of 5GHz ac Wi-Fi also helps to offload the images quickly to the photo agencies.

Sony a9 II

B&H: https://bhpho.to/34cqILW

Leica SL2

Leica announced an update to their Full Frame SL camera line. The camera has a 47MP FF CMOS sensor with CDAF and now finally a 5-axis IBIS is built-in. A 187MP high res mode enables the user to create huge high-quality prints. And a 5.76M-dot OLED EVF is also a useful improvement. The camera allows for 10 fps burst shooting with mechanical shutter and locked AF which drops to 6fps in continuous AF mode. And pretty much all of these are the specs of the Panasonic Lumix S1R, too. But the Leica does have a different body design and it has a beautiful top plate LCD as well as 2 SD-card slots instead of the 1 SD and 1 XQD slot on the S1 and S1R. What’s lacking on the Leica is a tilting LCD screen. At launch, the SL2 is priced at $6000 US and is about twice the price of the Lumix S1R.

Leica SL II

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2KDRAg3

Panasonic Lumix S1R

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hello Marco, I have my Olympus EM-10 for 3 years now. Time to upgrade? Not so sure, I'm wondering if I rather keep it until I will start to see mechanical or electronic issues? The new EM-10 and 5 mark III are more capable (better image stabilization, more pixels, better Continuous autofocus...) but I still enjoy my ''old'' camera and knows its limitations. I think I would rather invest the money in lenses, travels or workshops, no? What do you think?

Question by: Christophe, Canada

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Andrew Ha - Street Meat (click for the link to the image on Flickr). See his image at the bottom of this page.

Links to Mathieu Gasquet (Mat):

Web: mirrorlessons.com

Web: mirrorlesscomparison.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorlessons/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirrorlessons

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorLessons

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Camera and Inspiration #28 | PPN | How to get your photos into an exhibition - with Martin U. Waltz

4 november 2019 | 61 min

Showing your photos as physical prints to the public is one of the most rewarding moments for a photographer. But at first it may feel a bit overwhelming to achieve this goal - but it may be easier to accomplish than you think.

Marco invited his friend and photographer Martin U. Waltz to discuss some easy steps and strategies that can help you to get your images into an exhibition. Martin has participated in about 25 public exhibitions and experienced many different approaches to exhibitions in the process that he shares with the PPN audience in this episode.

Martin U. Waltz is a street photographer, author, and workshop host from Germany. He mainly roams the streets of Berlin as this is the city where he lives in.

In the past years, he has won many international photo awards and his images have been exhibited around the world. A couple of years ago he joined Marco Larousse and Siegfried Hansen in an effort to make street photography more accepted and known in Germany. Since then, the three have created the German Street Photography site. Contributed to publish the photobook: “Streetfotografie made in Germany”. And this year, they organized the first German Street Photography Festival.

Marco Larousse street photo Exhibition: “Poetry of Coincidence”

November 21st - December 7th in Hamburg:

Erstereihe Galerie - Lange Reihe 76 - 20099 Hamburg (St. Georg)

Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/iQtbo3x3xfwTVqo8A

Inspirational photographer of the month:

Martin picked Swiss-American Photographer Robert Frank (1924 - 2019) known for his raw and at the time revolutionary unstaged photojournalistic style. Robert Frank recently passed away and Martin wanted to recognize Frank’s work that will live on and continue to inspire many generations of photographers from the present but also well in the future of mankind.

You can see some of Frank’s images on Artsy.net: https://www.artsy.net/artist/robert-frank

Martins previous appearance at PPN in the Camera and Inspiration episode #8 for November 2017: Camera and Inspiration #8 | PPN | November 30th, 2017

Setting up a photo exhibition. Here is a video that shows the last exhibition that Marco curated and set up at Berlin Photo Week: https://youtu.be/q4ki4rCEL3o

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “The Americans” by Robert Frank.

To go along with Martin's inspirational photographer of the month pick, Martin also selected a matching photobook by Robert Frank. “The Americans”

The book showed, unlike the usual American photojournalism of that time, the tension of American culture and the strong differences between wealth, race and different classes at that time.

The book was not received well in the US in the beginning. Frank’s work was called out by critics to be inferior due to technical imperfections by his use of a small frame 35mm handheld camera for his work. The image content was also often put down as irrelevant snapshots especially by those who liked the US to be seen only from the shiny side.

Only over time did the public and art world’s opinion change on “The Americans” and today, it is one of the most important “honest” social documentation of that time in the US.

The book is published by Steidl and has 180 Pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/32ZiTIM

Steidl: https://steidl.de/Books/The-Americans-2131325657.html

Links to Martin U. Waltz:

Web: https://streetberlin.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photographyandberlin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinuwaltz

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinuwaltz/

Street Berlin Workshop - Berlin - December 13-15, 2019: https://streetberlin.net/photoworkshopberlin/street-photography-workshop-berlin-3-2-2/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Skylum Luminar - The cutting edge photo editor

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ppnphotopodcastnetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR software:

Link: http://bit.ly/PPN-Luminar3 (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

We Shoot Mirrorless #27 | PPN | Talking about new mirrorless cameras with Angela Nicholson

18 oktober 2019 | 66 min

Marco has invited back his friend, journalist, and reviewer of cameras and photographic equipment Angela Nicholson to talk about the latest news from the world of mirrorless cameras.

This show is sponsored by:

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

and

Canon has released the EOS M200. The new M200 replaced the M100 entry-level APS-C camera. It still has a 24MP APS-C sensor and a 180° touch LCD. But the new Digic 8 processor is supposed to improve the AF with Dual Pixel AF and eye detection.

Canon EOS M200

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IWGxxG

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2BmvCc8

Canon PowerShot G5X MK II

The G5 X MK II is a high-end compact camera with a 20MP 1” sensor. It has a fixed 24-120mm f1.8-2.8 zoom lens. But one of its special features is a pop-up EVF and flash.

The touch-LCD tilts up 180° and 90° down and on the video side, the camera shoots 4K/30p and up to 120p in full HD video.

Canon PowerShot G5X MK II

B&H: https://bhpho.to/33Dx6ek

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2MmgfH2

Fuji announced the development of the X-Pro 3. This new iteration of the X-Pro line from Fuji will have a better Hybrid Electronic- and optical viewfinder and it finally gets a tilt-LCD. But as much as Marco has been wanting this feature on the X-Pro line, he has quite some concerns if the way that Fuji implemented it will be very convenient in real-life situations.

Fuji also announced the development of an XF 50mm f1.0 lens. But this lens will come instead of the long-time announced XF 33mm f1.0 lens. Why did they change their mind and was this a good decision?

Marco’s Fuji X-T2 has issues with the weather sealing and the Fuji Cam Remote app continues to have serious issues.

Fuji has also announced an update to the entry-level X-A5 that is now called X-A7.

The camera has a new 24MP APS-C bayer pattern sensor with 8.5 times more phase-detection AF-Pixel than the previous X-A5. The camera has only 4 buttons: A shared drive/trash bin, a replay, a shared Menu/OK, and a display button. Plus an AF-Joystick that helps to operate the camera next to the 3.5” touch LCD. The camera will be available in 4 colors and will hit the stores on October 24th.

Fuji X-A7

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2nYdB0U

Sony introduced the a7R IV. This is a 61MP full-frame camera that also offers a high-res mode with 240MP. The OLED EVF as 5.7 Mio. dot and the 4K video mode does not add a crop to the width of the sensor.

Sony a7R IV

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BqoYS9

Sony also added the new entry-level a6100 and the flagship a6600 to their APS-C lineup. The a6100 is a stripped-down a6400 with a lower resolution EVF. The new a6600 has IBIS, faster tracking AF and uses bigger Z-type batteries that hold about twice the capacity compared to the smaller W-series that the other a6000 cameras are using.

Sony a6100

B&H: https://bhpho.to/31pU9rm

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/35IAFlj

Sony a6600

B&H: https://bhpho.to/35E6onz

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2OVAb5q

Panasonic has released the Lumix S1H camera. This is the video-centric version for the S1 lineup. The full-frame camera has a dual native ISO sensor with 24MP that allows fro 4:2:2 10-bit internal recording at 4K/60P. Compared to the S1 siblings with one SD and one XQD memory slot, this camera has 2 SD card slots.

Panasonic Lumix S1H

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2qkXbjT

Panasonic Lumix S1

Panasonic Lumix S1R

Skylum Luminar - Simple and fast photo editing software

Panasonic also added the Lumix S PRO 24-70mm f2.8 lens to the lineup.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/31nSBy7

Mirrorless question of the month:

With the latest smartphone camera improvements does it still make sense to buy a compact camera to always have with you when your big main camera stays at home? And if you favor a compact camera, which one would you recommend?

Question by: Luis, Madrid, Spain

Q&A #24 | PPN |Two primes or one zoom lens, how to fine tune your color workflow, and how to set up your ambient workspace lights?

3 oktober 2019 | 32 min

Camera and Inspiration #27 | PPN | Milestone - PPN episode #100 - Inspiration with Ibarionex Perello

12 september 2019 | 67 min

For the 100th PPN podcast episode, Marco invited Ibarionex Perello to the show. Ibarionex is a photographer, writer, educator, and podcast host. He has been working in the photo industry for more than 25 years and has written and photographed for publications including Outdoor Photographer, Rangefinder, Shutterbug and he is also the author of 6 photography books so far. Besides that, he is an Adjunct Professor at the Art Center College of Design and he’s a real celebrity in the photography podcast universe. He is the host and producer of “The Candid Frame Photography podcast” that he started in 2006. Since then he has interviewed hundreds of inspiring photographers, including some really famous ones, that are discussed in the episode. Currently, he has published more than 480 episodes!

On this episode, Ibarionex shares some of the most interesting and memorable interviews with photographers that he has done in all those years and how it has influenced his view on photography?

This episode is sponsored by:

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

http://www.maryellenmark.com

Inspirational photographer of the month:

Ibarionex picks American photographer Mary Ellen Mark (1940 - 2015) known for her photojournalism/documentary photography. She photographed people who were away from mainstream society and toward its more interesting, often troubled edges of society.

Her photography went on to address such social issues such as homelessness, loneliness, drug addiction, and prostitution. Children are a recurring subject throughout much of her work.

She was very good with people so that they would trust her and open up their soul without acting or pretending to be part of the socially accepted mainstream.

“When Photographing I want to reach out and touch something that I feel is at the core of people.” - Mary Ellen Mark

Inspiring photographers that Ibarionex has interviewed and talked about in this episode:

Mary Ellen Mark

http://www.maryellenmark.com/

Joel Meyerowitz

https://www.joelmeyerowitz.com/

Dan Winters

https://danwintersphoto.com/

Safi Alia Shabiak

https://flashbulbfloozy.com/

The Candid Frame episode with Safi Alia Shabiak:

http://www.ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/2019/4/28/the-candid-frame-464-safi-alia-shabaik

Links to Ibarionex Perello’s work and social media accounts:

Website:www.thecandidframe.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Ibarionex/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ibarionex

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ibarionex

Japan Workshop with Ibarionex: https://www.nobechicreative.com/workshops#/tokyo-explorations-in-the-metropolis-with-ibarionex-perello-and-george-nobechi/

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“Making Photographs - Developing a Personal Visual Workflow” by Ibarionex Perello.

“In Making Photographs, photographer Ibarionex Perello teaches you how to face and conquer two of the greatest challenges for a photographer: to consistently make good images and to see the photographic possibilities all around you.”

Published by Rocky Nook (and in Germany by dPunkt Verlag) - 320 Pages

English version: http://www.ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/2018/9/26/40-off-making-photographs-developing-a-personal-visual-workflow

German version at Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/34E90Bu

Marco Larousse Street Photography Workshop October 2019: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ppnphotopodcastnetwork

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR software:

Link: http://bit.ly/PPN-Luminar3 (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Photography and Gear #24 | PPN | Color Management is Easy with Ross Grieve

29 augusti 2019 | 42 min

We Shoot Mirrorless #26 | PPN | Micro Four Thirds is NOT DEAD

15 augusti 2019 | 66 min

Due to popular demand, we share our thought on claims that the M4/3 system is dead. Marco invited Scott Bourne back on the show to step on their virtual soapbox and discuss some of the claims about the demise of the M4/3 system now that so many new Full-Frame mirrorless camera systems have entered the market. And in the second half of the show, they cover some mirrorless news, a mirrorless listener question, and pick the mirrorless photographer and photo of the month.

This show is sponsored by:

The claim “Micro Four-Thirds is dead, ranks pretty high on the clickbait charts these days, but there are plenty of facts and arguments that contradict these claims. For example, some people may see the introduction of the Full-Frame S1 camera system by Panasonic LUMIX as proof, that Panasonic will abandon their M4/3 camera system. While looking at Fuji and Sony who run two complete camera systems with different sensor sizes successfully next to each other, such a move can simply be seen as a move to grow market share catering to more photographers. Besides that, different sensor sizes do have certain advantages over the other and some of these are covered in this episode.

Some cameras and lenses matching this conversation are:

Olympus OM-D E-M1X

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2CEmWhH

Panasonic LUMIX G9

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2KxmzJy

Panasonic GH5

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JQLhr1

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/31t1AP4

Olympus ED 300mm f4 IS PRO lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JQ4kBB

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2yOsSTB

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f2.8-4 ASPH O.I.S.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JEkV7s

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2YUw4I9

LUMIX S1

LUMIX S1R

Hasselblad X1D II 50C

Scott and Marco both tested the first iteration of Hasselblad’s mirrorless FF camera about 3 years ago. The upgraded second version of this camera has improved in especially in the speed and usability department. A huge rear LCD and higher resolution EVF next to quicker start-up time and less blackout time between shots. Marco was also really impressed by the new USB-C option to tether the camera directly to your iPad Pro and run Hasselblad’s Phocus 2 app as an instant preview and editing extension to your workflow. And another nice fact about the camera is that the price has been reduced considerably compared to the release price of the previous version.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZLIOlG

Hasselblad CFV II

Scott and Marco have fond memories of working with their analog V500 Hasselblad systems. And now Hasselblad revives the system with the CFV II 50C digital back. It attaches to old analog V500 cameras and turns them into a digital medium format camera system. But with the addition of the new tiny 907X body, the CFV II tunes into a very compact medium format camera for the new Hasselblad XCD lens system. And conveniently, that setup allows for autofocus, too.

Hasselblad 907X Special Edition

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZPYrZ4

Olympus Tough TG-6 Camera

SSummertimeis rugged camera time and Olympus added some improved features to this latest iteration of the TG-system that Marco and Scott discuss.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZMwIsx

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2TpmH1R

Olympus 150-400mm f4.5 TC 1.25x IS PRO lens

Scott shares some thoughts on the future Olympus tele-zoom lens that maybe the next game-changer in wildlife photography.

Mirrorless question of the month:

What're your views on attracting birds for photography? For me bating is out of the question but what about calling birds with your phone with an app is that acceptable?

Question by: Rick, Toronto, Canada

Marco adds a mirrorless component to the question:

What are Scott’s two suggested bird photography setups right now?

Budget set:

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LpfCct

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/31o0LqO

Olympus ED 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZJDKOB

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2YC53Ol

Pro set:

Olympus OM-D E-M1X

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2CEmWhH

Olympus ED 300mm f4 IS PRO lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JQ4kBB

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2yOsSTB

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Paul Stuart - Title: Arctic Tern. See his image at the bottom of this page.

Links to Scott Bourne:

Web: https://scottbourne.online

Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottbourne

Podcast: https://picturemethods.com/category/podcasts/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #23 | PPN | How to deal with mixed light situations and the impact of lens diffraction on image quality

7 augusti 2019 | 28 min

How can you deal with mixed lighting situations in a location and avoid different color casts in your images? What is lens diffraction, when does it occur, and should you even worry about it? And an alternative to Photomechanics for quickly sorting through your images.

This episode is sponsored by:

Skylum Luminar - The cutting edge photo editor

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, I have been shooting my first events and weddings this year. I shoot in color and often with a flash. Most of the time the color and white balance on the subject is pretty spot on, but the background with artificial room light is sometimes completely off and looks distracting. How can I get more consistent results throughout the frame?

Question from: Helen, Portland, Oregon

Gear discussed in this question:

Rogue Gels Filter Kit (Set of 20):

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZuHmnv

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2T5A5bs

MagMod Professional Flash Kit:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ZISYUd

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2MF2unx

App with info for Gel Color Filters:

Lee Swatch for iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id882232668

Lee Swatch for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leefilters.com

Hi Marco, when shooting landscapes in bright conditions, I usually step down my wide-angle lenses really far for a maximum depth of field. For example, the Fujifilm wide-angle lenses go down to f/22. However, I've heard of a quality impairing effect called diffraction which sets in at small apertures. What is this? Should I use f/22 at all? If not, what is your recommendation for landscapes and what is the purpose of f/22 on a lens?

Question from: Peter, near Koblenz, Germany

Links for this question:

Lens Diffraction & Photography explained by Cambridge Color: https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm

What is Lens Diffraction by Expert Photography: https://expertphotography.com/lens-diffraction/

Update regarding PPN Q&A #14 - Topic: Photomechanic

Hi Marco. I very much enjoyed this episode, which was full of good, real-life advice on interesting topics. I have an additional suggestion for the question on workflow from Victor, in Dayton, Ohio. I do a lot of amateur wildlife and sports event photography, and even a full day’s street shooting can generate hundreds of images to review. I have tried Photo Mechanic on a month’s free offer, but I also tried the Faststone Image Viewer, which is free for amateur or educational use.

Photo Mechanic does a range of extra things as you described in the show, but Faststone works in the same way by showing just the embedded jpeg extremely quickly and letting you move or copy the good images for later ingestion by your raw processor, and for my purposes this meant I could save the £170 cost of Photo Mechanic. One tip common to both programs: the embedded jpegs aren’t very large files, so although they are both great for a quick scan to weed out poorly composed and exposed shots, I find critical sharpness needs checking in the full raw file, so only use them to chuck out obviously unsharp images. I hope that’s useful, especially for non-professional listeners.

Update from: Mark, UK

Link to Faststone Image Viewer (only for Windows): https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

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Camera and Inspiration #26 | PPN | Street Photography with a System - with Siegfried Hansen

15 juli 2019 | 54 min

Street Photography with a System instead of lucky snapshots - interview with Siegfried Hansen.

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For the “Street Photography with a System” episode, Marco invited Siegfried Hansen to the show. Siegfried was born in Northern Germany and picked up a camera to become a street photographer 20 years ago after visiting a photo exhibition by André Kertész.

He developed a unique photography style that leads to many publications and exhibitions of his work all over the world. He has solo published two books and has contributed to at least 13 more book publications. He is also a member of the prestigious In-Public (now called UP Photographers) street photography collective and some may have seen him appear in the Sky Arte TV Show “Master of Photography” in 2017.

He is also one of the co-founders of the German Street Photography site and the German Street Photography Festival.

On this episode, Marco and Siegfried discuss how you can improve your street photography by working with a system and how going back to the same places over and over again increases your chances of getting a great shot.

Siegfried established the catchy P.I.L.O.T. system to help you structure your street photography approach:

P = Place

I = Inspiration

L = Layers

O = Objects

T = Theme

Inspirational photographer of the month:

Siegfried picks Ernst Haas (born 1921 in Vienna, Austria - died 1986 in New York) an early adopter of Kodachrome color film at a time where most photographers were still using B&W film. His unique style of capturing graphic scenes and reflections in cities quickly attracted the attention of magazines and publishers. He was invited to join Magnum and even became Mangum's president in 1960. Ernst Haas photo books are very popular up to today and are often sold out. In September 2019 a new book of his will be published by Magnum and his estate. http://ernst-haas.com

Links to Siegfried Hansesn’s work and social media accounts:

Website: https://siegfried-hansen.de

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siegfried_hansen/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/siegfried1961

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/streetphotography/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siegfried.hansen.1

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Siegfried picks:

“Ernst Haas: Color Correction”

Hardback, 232 pages, Published by: Steidl

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2jNm98T

Publishers Website:https://steidl.de/Books/Color-Correction-0318264155.html

The book shows complex, clever and vibrant color images that were never exhibited during Haas’s lifetime.

Marco picks:

“Hold the Line” by Siegfried Hansen

Link: https://www.verlag-kettler.de/programm/hold-line#/

Hold the Line is a beautiful and clever street photo book with a collection of lines, symmetry, and color in public space. It has 56 pages and was published by Kettler in May 2015. The book is sold out and now fetches quite high prices on the used photography book market.

So this is a reminder that sometimes it’s worth to get the photo book right away when it’s still available.

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Camera and Inspiration #25 | PPN | On Talking Creativity - with Jeffery Saddoris

3 maj 2019 | 70 min

For the “On Talking Creativity” episode, Marco invited Jeffery Saddoris to the show. Jeffery was born in California and became a technical theater major in college. After working on scenery and costume design at different theaters in the US, he changed directions and became an instructor for HTML and Photoshop - which eventually led him to become an Art Director at Universal Studios.

Since High-School, he has always explored photography and painting as a hobby and merged both passions together in mixed media art. After many years of practicing and teaching photography, he wanted to share and discuss the creative process in photography and art with the world. He started the website Faded & Blurred, which was a leading source of photographic inspiration from 2009-2015, and still is a great resource today.

Jeffery joined NY photographer Bill Wadman in 2012 to co-host the popular weekly photography podcast “OTP - On Taking Pictures” which ran for 6 years and 326 episodes. Now Jeffery runs his own series of podcasts on creativity like “Process Driven”, Iterations”, or “In Between”.

He’s also the author of a great photography guide “Photography by the Letter” (link: https://jefferysaddoris.com/photography-by-the-letter/).

Jeffery’s current short bio states: Serial Conversationalist, Podcaster, Author, Photographer, Painter.

And on this episode, Marco and Jeffery discuss the creative struggles and sources of inspiration that artists and non-artists constantly encounter in their lives.

This episode is sponsored by:

and

“Photography by the Letter” by Jeffery Saddoris

Jeffery picks Alexey Brodovitch (1898-1971) as his inspirational photographer/artist of the month. http://www.iconofgraphics.com/Alexey-Brodovitch/

Links to Jeffery Saddoris work and social media accounts:

Website: https://jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefferysaddoris/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefferysaddoris

Podcast: https://jefferysaddoris.com/everything/

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Marco picks:

Link: https://jefferysaddoris.com/photography-by-the-letter/

Jeffery’s book is a comprehensive A-Z field guide for photographers. It’s visually a joy to look at and you can tell that he has spent a long time on composing the drawings and charts to explain the subject matter in a very organized and visual way.

The book is structured in a way that you can look up a subject by the letter - for example, “A” like Angle of View or Aspect Ratio and read and look at the explanation and the accompanying drawings. And the subject matter ranges from old analog terms to modern digital photography terms.

For example, you’ll find out how a bellow is used and how it relates to our modern macro extension tubes and Tilt-Shift lenses. And this makes this book a fun resource to explore for a photography beginner as well as a seasoned pro. This book will simply make you a more educated photographer. And it also inspires you to take action with photo exercises.

The eBook is $20 and the hard copy is $30. Or you can currently pick up both in a digital bundle special for $40. https://jefferysaddoris.com/photography-by-the-letter/

Jeffery picks:

“Avedon’s France: Old World, New Look”

Hardback, 792 pages, Published by: Abrams & Chronicle Books

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2VAcHqh

Publishers Website: https://www.abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419726002-avedons-france-old-world-new-look/

Richard Avedon was fascinated with France. And this book showcases a collection of spectacular and fun photographs by the master image maker and artist.

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

We Shoot Mirrorless #25 | PPN | Ricoh GR III, Lumix G95, Leica Q2, Fuji, Sony, Sigma, Huawei P30, and more

25 april 2019 | 83 min

This show is loaded with new mirrorless camera hands-on experiences and news. For this show, Marco has invited back his friend, journalist, and reviewer of cameras and photographic equipment Angela Nicholson.

This show is sponsored by:

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Angela flew all the way to Rome to test out the new Fuji X-T30 camera. The new X-T30 replaced the X-T30 and gains some features of the top of the line X-T3, like the 26.1 MP BSI sensor, the AF-joystick, and a faster AF. But some features as lacking from the big brother like the second SD-card slot, the high res EVF, and the dedicated ISO dial. Angela has used the camera and shares her experience with it and how it compares to the X-T3.

Just after we were done recording, Fuji issued a FW 1.01 update to lessen the effect of the X-T30 “accidental Q-button engagement.” After installing and testing the Q-button update, Angela has added her findings at the bottom of the X-T30 review at CameraJabber.com: https://camerajabber.com/fujifilm-x-t30-review/

Fuji X-T30

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IpXtPa

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2NnJPLr

Fuji released FW update 3.0 for the X-T3. The main improvements cover face and eye detect AF accuracy. Face AF priority has also been added - you can now select the face to focus and meter for when there are multiple people in the frame. And another improvement enables faster AF speed for subjects at a distance.

X-T3 FW update on Fuji’s website: Fuji website: https://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/firmware/x/xt3/index.html

Fuji Camera Remote App for iOS update. With this update to App V4.0 Marco thinks that the software has finally been improved from “painful to use” to “somewhat usable.” Marco discusses in the show what he thinks is still lacking from the program and urges all camera manufacturers to invest more effort in the features and usability of their smartphone apps. “If they want to compete with the constantly improving cameras on smartphones, they need to make their apps to be desirable to use and easy to pair to multiple devices.

Panasonic has released the Lumix G95/G90. Angela has had a hands-on with the camera and shares if this Lumix camera is more for the photographer, the videographer, or a truly 50-50 usable hybrid camera.

Panasonic Lumix G95/G90

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GuOg3T

Angela also had a longer hands-on with the Panasonic Lumix S1 and S1R cameras and chimes in with her experience and opinion of those cameras in comparison to other FF mirrorless cameras on the market. And she also shares if she would prefer the S1 or S1R in her camera bag.

Panasonic Lumix S1

Panasonic Lumix S1R

a7 III: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7m3#downloads

Ricoh introduced the new GR III camera. Both, Angela and Marco have tested the new compact mirrorless camera from Ricoh with its new 24MP APS-C sensor and newly rendered 28mm EFV lens. The rear LCD now is touch-enabled but there are a few things that Marco would have liked to see improved in this latest update to match this camera better to the target audience of street and travel photographers.

Ricoh GR III

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GwfHdw

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2IEkOvN

Leica has introduced the Q2. The updated Q still has the fantastic fixed 28mm f1.7 lens but gained an almost 100% bump in resolution with the new full-frame sensor moving up from 24MP to 47MP! With this higher resolution, Leica implemented a third native crop mode to the camera. Next to the 35mm (30MP) and 50mm (14.7MP) in-camera crop modes the added 75mm crop still produces a 6.6MP image. The electronic viewfinder was also updated from LCD to OLED and the capacity of the battery was also improved. But the update did not implement two of Marco’s “like to have seen” features of a tilt-LCD and dedicated ISO dial.

Leica Q2

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Gv1pdl

Sigma will make 11 of their Art lenses available for L-mount in 2019. This should make Lumix and Leica SL owners very happy because Sigma’s Art lenses are high quality at reasonable prices. The L-mount availability will include the 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 105mm f1.4 DG HSM lenses as well as the 14mm and 135mm f1.8 and the 70mm f2.8 macro ART lenses.

And Sigma is also introducing the MC-21 mount converter that will allow some of their SA and EF-mount lenses to adapt to the L-mount system.

Sigma L-Mount lenses and MC-21 adapter:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GuR5Sx

Sony FW updates for a7 III and a9 cameras. The FW 3.0 for a7III and a7R III adds real-time Eye AF, Animal Eye AF plus interval shooting of 1-9999 exposures in 1 to 60 seconds intervals. The a9 FW 5.0 offers a new AI driven AF for better object recognition and real-time eye tracking plus some changes to the menu settings based on user requests.

Sony FW update website

a7R III: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7rm3#downloads

a9: https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-9-series/ilce-9#downloads

Huawei P30 introduction. Angela has tried the new Huawei P30 smartphone with 4 built-in cameras and lenses. This smartphone offers a lot of versatility and features for photographers. The low-light quality is very good and even the computational DOF simulation of an up to f 0.95 lens does an impressive job of rendering fine detail and correctly applying it sharply to the subject or blurred to the background. But the P30 does seem to have some color issues in 4K video mode due to the new RYYB vs. the traditional RGGB pixel layout. But this should be fixable in a future FW update.

Huawei P30

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GuSJnb

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Vm5729

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi! One question about RAW converter and workflow with Fuji. What's the best process to get from Fuji RAW to Lightroom?

Directly import RAWs to LR?
Convert RAW files with Adobe DNG Converter and then import dng in LR?
Use Iridient (or others) instead of Adobe Converter?

Regards Daniel

Question by: Daniel, Cologne, Germany

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: David Queenan - Title: Travelling Back & Forth. See his image at the bottom of this page.

Links to Angela Nicholson:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angenicholson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angenicholsonmedia/

Links to Camera Jabber:

Links to SheClicks:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheclicksnet/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #22 | PPN | When is it ok to work for free and when should you consider a full-frame camera over APS-C or m4/3?

15 april 2019 | 30 min

Episode summary: Is there ever a time when it is ok to work for free as a photographer, and if so, when would you make that exception?

And with all of the new fancy full-frame cameras on the market, when would you consider a full-frame camera over a smaller APS-C or m4/3 camera?

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, You have mentioned in the past that photographers should not work for free because images have value and there is quite a high direct cost involved with photography (like camera, lens, training, storage, software, computer, etc.). But would you consider to work for free for a charitable non-profit organization? I have been approached by a local organization and would like to hear your opinion if I should make an exception here? Love the shows! Regards, Soeren

Question from: Soeren, Stockholm, Sweden

Hi Marco, I enjoy your Podcast very much. I am considering the Fuji XT3, but you mentioned on your recent podcast that you would consider a full frame camera for large prints. So just how big can you print with the Fuji APS-C ( XT-2 or XT-3) cameras that you would consider museum quality? Especially, with the new algorithm in Photoshop to up-Res your pictures or even using On1 Software "Resize".

Question from: Rick G., Miami, Florida

Gear discussed in this question:

Fujifilm X-T3:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GioWhA

Panasonic S1R:

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Camera and Inspiration #24 | PPN | From passion to profession in photography - with Ian MacDonald

1 april 2019 | 69 min

After his career change from being a paramedic and EMS educator, Ian MacDonald turned his photography hobby into his main job. Today, he is a portrait, wedding, and street photographer as well as a photography educator. And Fujifilm made him one of their brand ambassadors. On this episode, Ian shares why he switched to photography and shares helpful tips on how he made it a successful job transition.

As Ian mentioned in the show, he just finished a blog post about the topic "Thoughts on becoming a working creative that you can check out here:

This episode is sponsored by:

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Links to Ian MacDonald’s work and social media accounts:

Website: https://ianmacdonaldphotography.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianmacdonaldphotography/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanMPhotography

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“Elliott Erwitt - Personal Best”

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2WvRIBD

Publishers Website: https://teneues-books.com/personal-best-7

Elliott Erwitt is one of the few photographers who has managed to be successful and very well regarded in different genres of photography. He was a great commercial advertising and fashion photographer. And only a few commercial photographers also managed to be this highly regarded in the documentary and art photography community. He is also an incredible street photographer with an eye for the humor in a situation. And his dog photo series in New York is legendary.

Book description from the publishers' website:

(The book contains) ...unique images from a photographic master that will make you smile but also think

One of the all-time greats, Elliott Erwitt is a master whose photographs have defined the visual history of the 20th century - and the 21st. Although his work spans decades, continents and diverse subjects, it is always instantly recognizable. Spontaneous and original, Erwitt’s visions are imbued with true artistry and no trace of artifice. In this definitive collection, the master shares those works he considers his personal best. As you browse this carefully curated retrospective, you’ll feel nostalgia, wonder—and a lasting sense of life’s rich potential. (source: https://teneues-books.com/personal-best-7)

Marco was interviewed on "Behind the Shot" and talked about the creative thought process behind one of his most famous images:

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

We Shoot Mirrorless #24 | PPN | m4/3 vs. Full Frame Lumix S1R - with Daimon Xanthopoulos

19 mars 2019 | 68 min

Panasonic has added a new FF camera line next to there established m4/3 cameras that are very popular by photographers and videographers alike. On this episode, we cover the advantages of each system and how a professional documentary photographer incorporates the systems into his workflow.

This show is sponsored by:

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and

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For this show, Marco has invited Daimon Xanthopoulos to talk about his work and why he has decided on using Panasonic LUMIX cameras for his work. Daimon is an amazing documentary photographer and visual artist whose photos and visual stories are being published worldwide. He is also a Panasonic Lumix ambassador but speaks on his own behalf on this episode.

Mirrorless gear discussed in this episode:

Panasonic Lumix S1

Panasonic Lumix S1R

Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f1.4 lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2InALHr

Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f4 Macro O.I.S. lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IqOopm

Panasonic Lumix S PRO 70-200mm f4 O.I.S. lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ip0FdG

Panasonic Lumix G9

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2FkeqXC

https://youtu.be/RRk7OCz86Y0

Panasonic Lumix GH5

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HpssJK

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JQLhr1

Panasonic Lumix GH5S

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Hus2BP

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Jn0f8c

YouTube Video:

Magic of Hawaii - Short video by Daimon filmed with the Lumix S1R in 4K60P

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Marco! You have talked about your first experience with the Panasonic Lumix S1R in a previous show. I am currently using the Lumix G9 for my sports and portrait work. What do you think would be my real-world advantages if I add an S1R to my bag? I do about 50% sports and 50% portrait and people photography right now and my sports photos are mainly used for web- and newspaper distribution while my portraits are usually also printed and framed for my clients.

Thanks, Justin.

Question by: Justin, Jacksonville, Florida

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Pascal van Gerven - Title: Elin B&W. See his image at the bottom of this page.

Links to Daimon Xanthopoulos:

Web: http://daimon.nl/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daimonx/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daimon.xanthopoulos

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or search for “PPN” in your favorite podcast app. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Photography and Gear #23 | PPN | Cameras for fast and easy video production

8 mars 2019 | 33 min

We Shoot Mirrorless #23 | PPN | Fuji X-T30, Canon EOS RP, Sony a6400, Lumix S1, Olympus E-M1X, DJI Osmo Pocket, and more

21 februari 2019 | 59 min

This show is loaded with mirrorless news and hands-on experience with some of the new cameras. For this show, Marco has invited back his friend, journalist, and reviewer of cameras and photographic equipment Angela Nicholson.

This show is sponsored by:

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

and

http://bit.ly/Streetomatic

Fuji X-T30 - Fuji has introduced the replacement for the X-T20. The new X-T30 gains some features of the top of the line X-T3, like the 26.1 MP BSI sensor, the AF-joystick, and a faster AF. But some features as lacking from the big brother like the second SD-card slot, the high res EVF, and the dedicated ISO dial. Angela has used the camera and shares her experience with it.

Fuji X-T30

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IpXtPa

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2NnJPLr

Fuji announced the XF 16mm f2.8 lens. This lens is a much smaller and lighter version of the XF 16mm f1.4 lens. Its built quality is similar to the XF23, 35, and 50mm f2 range of lenses and at about 40% of the weight and 40% of the price of the XF 16mm f1.4 this lens may be worth a second look if you like to add a classic 24mm field of view lens to your bag.

Fuji XF 16mm f2.8 R WR lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IoZb36

Fuji has also announced the GF 100-200mm f5.6 LM OIS WR tele-zoom lens for the Fuji GFX medium format camera. This lens will yield an EFV of 80-160mm in FF terms.

Fuji GF 100-200mm f5.6 R LM OIS WR

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IoleXO

In April, Fuji will offer a FW update for the X-T3. FW 3.0 will improve the AF speed and face & eye-detection accuracy. A new face-select AF option, when you have multiple faces in the screen, will also be added.

Panasonic has released the final specs of the Lumix S1 and S1R full frame cameras. Marco has used a pre-production review unit of the S1R for a couple of days and shares the specs and some info on the usability and purpose of this camera.

Panasonic Lumix S1

Panasonic Lumix S1R

To go along with the new Lumix S1 cameras, Panasonic has also released three new lenses for the new L-mount. The S PRO 50mm f1.4, the S 24-105mm f4 Macro O.I.S., and the S PRO 70-200 f4 O.I.S. lens. Each lens fills an interesting niche in terms of focal length, weight, features, and price.

Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f1.4 lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2InALHr

Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f4 Macro O.I.S. lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IqOopm

Panasonic Lumix S PRO 70-200mm f4 O.I.S. lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ip0FdG

Canon has countered the trend of making new mirrorless full frame cameras larger and introduced the compact entry-level EOS RP with a 26 MP sensor.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ir5Rho

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Vdcbux

And Canon will bring out these 6 new RF-mount lenses in 2019:

RF 85mm F1.2 L USM

RF 85mm F1.2 L USM DS

RF 24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM (super compact!)

RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

Angela shares her hands-on experience with the new Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera and for whom this camera has actually been made.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2CEmWhH

Sony has announced the a6400 APS-C that replaces the a6300. The compact 24 MP camera has been pimped with a processor and AF system that Sony claims is the world’s fastest autofocus. And with the speed, they have also added real-time eye AF and real-time tracking. This APS-C camera sounds like the cropped version of an a9, but we are wondering if the rangefinder style shape is really appealing for whom this speedy APS-C camera is targeted at?

Sony a6400 camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IDRpmr

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2SeBF8D

Angela has tried and then bought the DJI Osmo Pocket camera with its built-in gimbal and 12MP photo and 4k60p video at 100Mbps feature.

DJI Osmo Pocket camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2IscOi4

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2TZVWR0

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi! I mostly shoot weddings and families with a Nikon D750 and have an X-T10 for fun. I want to switch completely to the Fuji X-T2. There are other mirrorless brands but they just don’t interest me and I don’t want full frame due to the size of the lens. The one thing that is holding me back is the time between shutter actuation on the X-T10. I know Marco uses the X-T2 and was curious if he has noticed it on that camera. The X-T10 has a slight delay between shots and would not work in my professional work. Thanks in advance and I love all of your podcast.

Question by: Shaun, Indiana, USA

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Amy Hoogerbrugge - Title: The male cat named Moana. See his image at the bottom of this page.

Links to Angela Nicholson:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angenicholson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angenicholsonmedia/

Links to Camera Jabber:

Links to SheClicks:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheclicksnet/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Skylum Luminar 3 - Simple and fast photo editing software

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Camera and Inspiration #23 | PPN | Is the future of photography in motion? - with Troy Christopher Plota

14 februari 2019 | 53 min

Troy Christopher Plota talks about the future of photography and how motion in our still images can set us apart from the competition.

This episode is sponsored by:

and

Troy Christopher Plota is an award-winning photographer and director who has been shooting advertising and fashion campaigns for 30 years. His work was featured in top publications such as GQ, Vanity Fair and on billboards around the world. You may also have watched his Ted X talk or seen him works as a photographer for Heidi Klum on Germany’s Next Top Model TV show. In recent years he has shifted his focus to become a motion artist and has since created a software and online platform that can turn any photographer into a motion artist.

Troy picked fashion photographer and director Herb Ritts (1952 - 2002 in LA, USA) as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Herb photographed many celebrities between the 1970s and 1990s amongst them were Madonna, Richard Gere, David Bowie, Ronald Reagan, and many more. But photography was not enough for him so he later directed music videos for stars like Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Britney Spears. He was a true trailblazer as he was one of the first photographers to also produce videos for his clients. You can check out some of his images on his portfolio website: http://www.herbritts.com/#/archive/photo/

In the main part of the show, Troy and Marco discuss the topic: Is the future of photography in motion?

How does Troy see the future of photography - especially for those photographers who make a living off this craft?
The visual world mainly consists of still photos and videos - and many photographers have to offer both technologies to their clients today. Why did Troy think that the world needed something in between both technologies (Plotagraphs)?

What is the purpose and advantage of a photo with motion?

Where do plotagraphs work and what are the limitations? Do they only work on websites or can you use them on Instagram, Flickr, Linkedin and so on?

If our listeners want to create a plotagraph, what do they have to do?

Which images will work best for motion? What can you do when capturing the image to ensure that it’ll work for motion?

Troy has created the Plotaverse. What is it and why is it necessary to have another social media platform?

Here are the links to Troy Christopher Plota’s work and social media accounts:

Website: https://plotaverse.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plotaverse/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plotaverse/

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“A different vision on fashion photography” - by Peter Lindbergh.

The book is published by TASCHEN and it has 472 pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2SqffXg

TASCHEN US: http://bit.ly/PLtaschen

“Fashion photographers are the new painters” - Peter Lindbergh

Peter Lindbergh’s image of five young models, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Tatjana Patitz, Cindy Crawford, and Christy Turlington in downtown NY made the cover of the British Vogue in 1990 and it started a new trend in fashion photography and created a new understanding of female beauty. His black and white film images are raw and alluring. They show character, tell stories but are romantic at the same time. This triggered new ideas for the fashion and art world. After the high-gloss and make-up overkill era of the 1980s, - the back then fairly unknown Lindbergh chose a simple and natural “back to the roots” style with his images. And at first, he was turned down by magazines. But he was very persistent and eventually the new Zeitgeist and potential of this style was realized and created his breakthrough in 1990.

Marco likes this book because it is a collection of 40 years of Lindbergh’s work and it shows the influence that he has had on the fashion industry.

His grainy B&W images leave a lot of room for the character, the natural beauty and the soul of the model and turned the fashion that was advertised into a by-product or accessory in the background. According to Marco, this book should belong in any photo book collection.

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Skylum Luminar 3 - Supercharge your image editing and organizing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) or Amazon Germany link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H or Amazon without our link.

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 3 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/PPN-Luminar3 (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via Apple Podcasts. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Q&A #21 | PPN | Charge more with a bigger camera, electronic or manual shutter, L-bracket love, and matching prints to lighting conditions

7 februari 2019 | 27 min

Charge more with a bigger camera, electronic or manual shutter, L-bracket love, and matching prints to clients lighting conditions - are the PPN listener questions that Marco answers on this episode.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hello Marco, I have a gear and marketing related question for you. I am working part-time as an event and wedding photographer. On my jobs, I use a Fuji X-T2 and a Fuji X-Pro 2 with prime lenses. My clients are always satisfied with the results that I deliver. But especially at weddings I often see guests with much bigger and more expensive DSLR cameras taking pictures as well. And sometimes I get asked if I plan on upgrading to a pro camera any time, soon - or similar questions. I know that my images are good, but do you think that it would help to upgrade to a larger kit in order to look more professional and maybe charge more money for my jobs in the future?

Question from: Steve, Hong Kong

Gear discussed in this question:

Battery grips for Fuji:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SvvvFl

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2RNOK92

Battery grips for Olympus:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SvFfPX

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Gc89yV

Battery grips for Panasonic:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SyEENE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2RIKrf9

Battery grips for Sony:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SyF8mW

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2UGO3ju

Battery grips for Canon:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SChhm6

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2TAacjj

Battery grips for Nikon:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2SxvBwh

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2DbFoOY

Hi, could you please elaborate on the difference between the electronic vs. the mechanical shutter. When should you and when should you not use the different kinds of shutter?

Question from: Vincent, Long Beach, California

Hi Marco, what is the point of using an extra L-bracket or L-plate with a tripod? I can simply turn the ball head on my tripod by 90° to move from landscape to portrait orientation. Thanks!

Question from: Christian, Copenhagen, Denmark

Gear discussed in this question:

L-brackets for different cameras

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2MQuLp7

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2SfzeaL

I’m having a hard time judging the true color of my printed photos. I have a calibrated LCD monitor and a calibrated ICC workflow. The images come out in my studio the way I want, but when I bring them to hang at a customers house or display them at a coffee shop, they often have a different color tint. How can I avoid this?

Question from: Matthew, Ontario, Canada

Gear discussed in this question:

Philips Hue Lightbulbs

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2MT1aeO

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2GetB6w

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 3 or Aurora HDR software.

If you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

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Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

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Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/PPN-GooglePodcast

Photography and Gear #22 | PPN | Flash photography and gear with Damien Lovegrove

31 januari 2019 | 59 min

We Shoot Mirrorless #22 | PPN | The new Olympus E-M1X camera - hands on with Chris Eyre-Walker

24 januari 2019 | 72 min

Olympus announced the new OM-D E-M1X today, and PPN got early access to the camera. But to give you an in-depth look at the new camera, we’ve invited Olympus Visionary Chris Eyre-Walker who has been using the new camera for about 4 months in different environments and conditions.

This show is sponsored by:

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

and

http://bit.ly/Streetomatic

Marco invited Olympus Visionary Chris Eyre-Walker to this show to share his in-depth experience with the new Olympus E-M1X camera. He is a professional adventure and travel photographer from Belgium. He has traveled with his camera to many exciting places like Faroe Islands, Nicaragua, Cuba, Iceland, and the Alps. And starting in 2017 he expanded his skill set to videography to create adventure films to go along with his adventure photography. He has since created an amazing collection of adventure videos that you should check out in his YouTube channel (click).

The Olympus OM-D E-M1X is the new top of the line Pro camera body from Olympus. It shares the same 20.4 MP Live MOS sensor with the E-M1 MK II, but many features have been improved on the E-M1X. Olympus claims that even the sensors noise and quality have been improved due to the addition of a second True Pic VIII processor.

Auto Focus: The Auto Focus has been re-developed and improved. The sensor still has 121 all cross type phase detection points but the AF algorithm has also been upgraded. The AF should jump less between shots even during sequential shootings - especially when tracking subjects that move unpredictably.

The AF performance in low light manages up to -6EV with an f1.2 lens or -4EV with an f2.8 lens.

A new intelligent subject detection AF has been implemented. The AF settings have been developed for Motorsports, Airplanes, and Trains so far.

The camera also has a fully customizable AF group matrix mode. You can customize your AF target to an odd number of points up to 11 vertical and 11 horizontal.

EVF: The EVF has a 0.83x magnification and up to 120fps plus a reaction time of 0.005 seconds. The E-M1 MK II EVF has a 0.74x magnification.

Power: The E-M1X has a built-in battery grip for 2 BLH-1 batteries (same as E-M1 MK II) and finally allows for USB charging. The built-in USB-C charging option allows for 2 hours charging time of both batteries. And you also have the option of USB power delivery if you want to connect power to the camera directly. This can be useful for studio photo- or video shoots.

Image Stabilization: Up to 7-stops in camera or up to 7.5 stops with IS lens (measured with 12-100 PRO lens). The new gyroscope sensor is 5 times more accurate.

This also enables a 50MP high resolution shot handheld!

Live ND mode: This is a computational feature that calculates multiple shots to give you an effect of an up to ND32 filter (that’s 5-stops) 1-5 stops are possible)

In-camera GPS and compass

Video: New adjustable stabilization modes including customizable and more natural IS modes. A new OM-Log look has also been added.

Ergonomics: This camera is big for an m4/3 due to the integrated battery grip. But the ergonomics of this camera has been very well thought of. One example is that it has the exact same layout for the most important function buttons in both, portrait and landscape orientation.

Reliability: Olympus also focused on pro-grade reliability for the E-M1X. It’S IPX1 weather resistance and a new heat management system help to make this camera very reliable in the field in almost all weather conditions. The shutter has been tested to withstand over 400.000 shutter actuations - that’s twice the amount of the E-M1 MK II.

Price: The E-M1X is $3000 or €3000

Check out or order the Olympus OM-D E-M1X at B&H: https://bhpho.to/2CEmWhH

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Marco! We have seen so many new full-frame mirrorless cameras introduced in the past months. Do you think that smaller sensor cameras like m4/3 and APS-C have a future? Especially since smartphones are getting more capable and crop sensor camera bodies are also increasing in size (like Panasonic GH5 & G9, Fuji X-H1 etc). I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Question by: Tim, Denver, Colorado

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Tim Vrtiska - Title: Treetop. See his image at the bottom of this page.

Links to Chris Eyre-Walker:

Web: https://chriseyrewalker.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwI-I_A76zG6qsQphjXExqA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriseyrewalker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chriseyrewalkerphoto/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisEyreWalker

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Skylum Luminar 3 - Simple and fast photo editing software

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Camera and Inspiration #22 | PPN | How to take better environmental portraits - with Damien Lovegrove

16 januari 2019 | 61 min

Damien Lovegrove shares valuable tips on how to improve your portrait shooting skills and what to watch out for on the technical and emotional side of a portrait shoot.

This episode is sponsored by:

and

Damien Lovegrove has been a pro photographer for many years and has covered different genres of photography. During his career, he has won many awards but he eventually decided not to participate in competitions anymore and let the clients be the judges of his images. He is a world-renowned portrait photographer and a teacher who shares his passion for light, places, and people in workshops around the world. He is also a great guy and it is always inspiring to listen to him talk about photography.

Damien shares how he started his career as a cameraman at the BBC and learned how to light people and how actors were guided into narratives in front of the camera. Eventually, he quit his job at the BBC and became a commercial photographer and later a wedding photographer. Today he teaches his passion for lighting and capturing portraits in workshops around Europe and the rest of the world.

Damien picked the German photographer Vincent Peters (born 1969 in Bremen, Germany) as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Vincent is best known for his strong and beautifully lit fashion photography. He has worked for the top fashion labels and magazines like Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Nike, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. Damien finds especially Vincent’s strong and moody B&W photos stunning. Check out a selection of Vincent’s photos in GOOGLE’S Image Search (click link) or go directly to his website at: http://www.vincentpetersphotography.com (site seems to be down!)

In the main part of the show, Damien and Marco discuss different aspects on how to approach a model photo shoot.

Prepare and practice so that you are confident with the technical aspect of your shoot. This will comfort the model and put less stress on you.

Create a narrative to pose your model in a natural way.

Shooting outside the studio can actually be easier as things are more natural and less static. Find good locations with layers and controlled light like overpasses to place your model at and work with the available light.

Bring only one flash if you want to add more light and don’t use E-TTL in situations where the flash is placed off the camera. A manual flash setting will yield much greater control and consistency.

Set up your camera for a good ambient exposure mood and then add the flash manually to bring more light onto the subject.

Only use the bare light without light formers to imitate the strong light of the natural sun. A big softbox will make faces appear wider than a well placed small light source.

Use continuous light in darker situations where you don’t need to overpower the sun. This gives you a lot of control, especially when using an EVF.

Enjoy your photo shoot. Make photography fun and remove the stress from it.

Here are the links to Damien’s work and social media accounts:

Website: https://www.lovegrovephotography.com/

Adventures: https://lovegroveadventures.com/

Blog: https://www.prophotonut.com/

Portraits book: https://lovegroveportraits.com/

Discount for PPN listeners: Use the code "ppn" to get 40% discount on Portraits, the new eBook by Damien Lovegrove. Code expires 30th April 2019!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damienlovegrove/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passionphotographyexperience/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/damienlovegrove

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lovegrovephotography/

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“PORTRAITS” - by Damien Lovegrove.

Link: https://lovegroveportraits.com/

Use the discount code: “ppn” to get 40% off (valid until April 30th, 2019)

Description of the Ebook from Damien’s website:

“Everything I know about portrait photography is in this book. I hope it helps you to achieve a lifetime of enjoyment from your photography.”

In this no-holds-barred e-book, I deconstruct my complete portrait making process. From the planning stages and capture, through to delivery and archive – it’s all here. I reveal my secrets of creative success and the proven techniques I employ to capture fabulous portraits anywhere, at any time. - Damien

The book contains: 356 richly illustrated pages. 384 high res photographs with all the exposure and lighting details used to create them. Over 50,000 words of creative vision that took two years to write. Everything you need to know about taking portraits is now in one place. An expert layout that delivers the best reader experience to you. Two resolutions available (high or standard definition) to suit your broadband speed and device capacity. You get to choose one or both after making your purchase.

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Skylum Luminar 3 - Supercharge your image editing and organizing

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Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/ppn-apple-podcasts

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Q&A #20 | PPN | How to improve your photography in 2019

9 januari 2019 | 30 min

How to improve your photography and how to choose a photo project in 2019 - are the inspirational PPN listener questions that Marco answers on this episode.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

https://bit.ly/2QgVnnC

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Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, first of all, Happy New Year and all the best for 2019! I have been listening to Scott and you for many years on different podcasts. But I love how you run and structure PPN. This has become my favorite podcast channel. As a listener for many years, you now have finally convinced me to start a photo project for 2019. But now I’m sitting here all excited but without an idea what kind of topic to choose. Can you help me with some advice on how I can come up with a good personal photo project? I’m an avid amateur photographer but do have some free time for photo projects. Thanks for all the hard work and great shows!

Question from: Willem, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Marco’s “Hamburg Unstaged 2017” street photography project on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qo2YUDUgV5I

Hi Marco, 2019 is the year I want to seriously improve my photography. I do have some basic skills but somehow my photos are boring and I don’t get a lot of encouraging comments or likes for them. I do enjoy the inspiration on the PPN shows, but can you give me some extra homework or inspiration to live and breathe photography in 2019? Thanks!

Question from: Julia from Oakland, California

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You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR software.

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Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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Camera and Inspiration #21 | PPN | Photo inspiration and projects for 2019 - Embrace where you live - with Scott Bourne

28 december 2018 | 56 min

More Gear Show #21 | PPN | How will Artificial Intelligence influence photography with Alex Savsunenko

21 december 2018 | 48 min

AI is slowly entering our daily lives and can make many tasks easier for us. Thankfully, photo editing software is also becoming more intelligent and helps photographers to speed up their workflow and post-processing. But where are we now in the development and where are we headed in the next couple of years? Will photographers be obsolete in the not so distant future?

Marco invited Alex Savsunenko (head of Skylum AI lab) to discuss this topic.

This episode is sponsored by:

These are some of the topics that Marco and Alex discuss on this episode:

What exactly is the definition of AI?

Where is AI implemented in current photo editing software like Luminar 3?

Is the device processing power still the bottleneck for AI tasks or do we still need more advancements on the programming side?

Will AI be able to help us with image keywording and to make intelligent searches throughout our whole image library?

Will we ever see an intelligent way to apply exactly the same image look to a whole series of images based on how we have been doing our editing in the past? Filters and styles are not smart, yet.

How likely is it that the AI image processing will be applied directly into our cameras?

Alex looks into his crystal ball where he sees AI implementation in the next few years.

LUMINAR 3 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

Links to Alex Savsunenko:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sasha.savsunenko

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-enhance/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Skylum Luminar 3 - Supercharge your image editing and organizing

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

We Shoot Mirrorless #21 | PPN | The big mirrorless retrospective show of 2018

14 december 2018 | 74 min

Q&A #19 | PPN | Best of PPN Q&A 2018

7 december 2018 | 91 min

This show contains a great selection of photography questions send in by PPN listeners in 2018.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

https://bit.ly/2QgVnnC

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Should I buy a kit lens bundle as they are often a good value or rather buy the body only and use the extra money for the better lens that I really want?

Question from: Frank from Brisbane, Australia

Hi PPN Team, my project for 2018 is to start to become a serious portrait photographer. I use a Fuji X-T2 and have the XF 14mm f2.8, XF 23mm f2, and XF 35mm f1.4 lens so far. I’m looking at buying a real portrait lens and I’m in between the XF 56mm f1.2 and the XF 90mm f2. I’ve heard that both are optically very good, but which focal length would be better?

Thanks for all the shows!

Question from: Sandro, Toronto, Canada

Hello Marco, I have been listening to you and Scott for some time and love the inspiration and knowledge that you share with so much enthusiasm on PPN. You are also one of the reasons that I want to pursue my photography more seriously and maybe start to make a living as a photographer. I enjoy to do portrait photography and could also see myself photographing weddings. You have mentioned that you are also a consultant for photography, so could you please give me some initial thoughts on how I should proceed? Thank you!

Question from: Charlotte, Dallas, Texas

Links that Marco mentioned while answering this question:

Save $2 on your first purchase of a new domain at Hover: https://hover.com/WAlY3czw

Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones Sony WH-1000XM2/XM3 or Bose QuietComfort 35 II

B&H:

Sony: https://bhpho.to/2qXGFmT

Bose: https://bhpho.to/2G0LrKV

Amazon Germany:

Sony https://amzn.to/2q8h36P

Bose https://amzn.to/2q5WUxw

Hi Marco, after many years of photography, I’m still uncertain which exposure metering mode I should use on my camera. My camera has three modes (matrix metering, center-weighted metering, and spot metering). Which one do you use as default mode and when would you switch to one of the other modes?

Question from: Kyle, Chicago, Illinois

Hi Marco, I have started to become a more serious photographer about 3 years ago. I share my images on Instagram and Flickr and have received many likes and some positive comments so far. Now I have been invited to submit my images to a photo competition. What are your thoughts on photo competitions? Are they any good to make me more famous and expand my network or are they a waste of time and money?

Question from: Adrian, Melbourne, Australia

I have been photographing for a few years now, but I’m still uncertain which camera setting should be my go-to base in the exposure triangle? ISO, aperture, or shutter speed?

Question from Bjoern, Hamburg, Germany

Hi Marco, why do you shoot with wide angle lenses for street or documentary photography? It seems so much easier to work candidly with a longer lens since you don’t have to get so close to your subject. And the chances of “getting caught” seem to decrease the longer the focal length of the lens is. Thanks!

Question from: Mateo, Barcelona, Spain

Hi Marco, I have recently started to work as a part-time event and wedding photographer and always try to improve my workflow and quality of work. I often read on forums that a real pro should shoot in “M” (Manual) mode like the real masters do. But I have been taught that today’s cameras are very capable and often do a better job in choosing the right settings than a human can. I’m a bit confused about which is the better approach. Can you help in clarifying this for me? Thank you for all of the great shows that you produce. I’ve learned a lot so far.

Question from: Julia, Vancouver, Canada

Hola Marco, I am really inspired by the inspirational photographers that you have interviewed and introduced at PPN. I have looked at many of their images and this has challenged me to take an iconic photo one day. I am an avid amateur and know how to take good photos. Some of my images have been printed in a local newspaper already. I know that this is not an easy question to answer, but what can I do to achieve my dream one day?

Question from: Juan, Madrid, Spain

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You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

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And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

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Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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Camera and Inspiration #20 | PPN | Essential tips and inspiration for street photography with Valérie Jardin

30 november 2018 | 64 min

Essential tips for street photography with Valérie Jardin.

This episode is sponsored by:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-streets-valerie-jardin/id1155913704

Valérie Jardin is a French photographer, currently residing in the United States. After working as a commercial photographer, she now dedicates her time to educating others. Since 2012, Valérie has taken her camera all over the world teaching students the art of visual storytelling. Paris, New York, Rome, Amsterdam, Melbourne, and San Francisco are just a few of the locations she visits. Apart from teaching others to see photographically, Valérie is a prolific author, a speaker, and a podcast producer of the weekly show Hit The Streets. She has been an official Fujifilm X-Photographer since 2014.

Valérie picked Elliott Erwitt (born 1928 in Paris, France) as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Elliott is a commercial and documentary/street photographer who was one of the first photographers to be recognized by the commercial as well as the art world for his photography. He is probably best known for his street photography series of dogs but also captured portraits of many famous people. You can check out Elliott’s work on Magnum Photos here: https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53Z1OG

In the main part of the show, Valérie and Marco discuss some essential inspirational tips on how to approach street photography. What is the vision behind street photography, how to prepare for a day out shooting, how weather and light influence the kind of street photography style for the day, and more.

Here are the links to Valérie’s work and social media accounts:

Web: www.valeriejardin.com

Webinars: https://valeriejardinphotography.com/webinars/

Workshops: https://valeriejardinphotography.com/overview/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valeriejardinphotography

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriejardin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/valeriejardin

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“ANONYMOUS” by Valérie Jardin

Direct link to the ANONYMOUS eBook: https://gumroad.com/l/AUcyQ

Quote from Valérie’s ANONYMOUS website:

“If you are an introvert and the simple thought of getting close to a stranger makes you sweat, or if you live in a country where posting identifiable pictures of people on social media is frowned upon, or simply if getting close to people to photograph them feels too sneaky or obtrusive, know that there are other ways to practice the beautiful genre of street photography without getting close to your subject.

This new book will show you ways to be more incognito on the streets while also preserving the anonymity of your subjects.”

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

More Gear Show #20 | PPN | Marco’s Photography Gift Guide 2018

23 november 2018 | 40 min

We Shoot Mirrorless #20 | PPN | Mirrorless news from Leica, Nikon, GoPro, DJI, Sigma, and more.

16 november 2018 | 53 min

The L-mount alliance, Nikon Z7, Leica Q-P, Nikon P1000, GoPro Hero7, DJI Mavic 2, Sigma, and Samyang are some of the topics that Marco and Mat discuss on episode #20 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for November 2018.

This show is sponsored by:

COSYSPEED - PHONESLINGER The fastest camera bags in the world.

and

https://bit.ly/2OEy6aS

Marco invited mirrorless camera expert Mathieu Gasquet (Mat) co-founder of Mirrorlessons.com

Mat talks about his highlights from Photokina 2018. He was especially impressed by the Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma announcement of the L-Lens Alliance. And he shares his feelings about the performance of his Nikon Z7 camera after testing it for one month.

Nikon Z6 - 24.5MP FF camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2NvFe97

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2zUPFgN

Nikon Z7 - 45.7MP FF camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2wnfIfQ

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2zdnDxx

Canon EOS R

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2OCxHWv

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2DIHusv

Mirrorless news that is covered on this show:

Leica announced an update to the full frame fixed lens mirrorless Q camera. Marco shares what improvements he would like to see in an upgraded Q and compares it to what was actually improved in the new Q-P that retails for $5000 and is $750 more expensive than the regular Q.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FpzAWs

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2zaPrTj

Nikon is shipping a telescope camera, well - almost a telescope-camera. The 16MP 1 / 2.3” sensor Nikon Coolpix P1000 offers an optical zoom lens with an equivalent field of view of 24-3000mm. Yes, that is 3000 with three zeros! The lens has a starting aperture of f2.8 on the wide side and f8 on the tele-end. The included “bird” and “mood” mode gives you a pretty good idea, for what kind of photographers this camera is made for.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FlN0CD

Amazon German: https://amzn.to/2zbSNVX

GoPro is shipping the new HERO7 in a Black, Silver, and White feature version. The “Black” top model has improved IQ and new Hypersmooth image stabilization. It can shoot at 4k 60fps, has internal WiFi and GPS and some cool features like a TimeWarp that’s a great looking Hyperlapse mode. It should allow you to get great video results even if you don’t have an expensive gimbal to smooth out movement.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FpiGHz

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2zUPvWJ

The popular, pretty compact and foldable Mavic drone from DJI has just received an upgrade - well actually two upgrades. Now there is a Mavic 2 Pro and a Mavic 2 Zoom. The pro version features a small Hasselblad camera with a 1” sensor and the Zoom has a 2x optical zoom lens plus a 4x digital zoom. Except for the cameras, the two drones are identical with added sensors for all directions collision avoidance and a 3-axis gimbal. The Mavic 2 Zoom offers new features like a dolly zoom and super-resolution mode that expand the possibilities of capturing amazing images with that drone.

DJI Mavic Zoom

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FybyJ4

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2QLbvdM

DJI Mavic 2 Pro

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FBc1dx

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2zbX63x

Sigma is shipping 3 new Global Vision Lenses for Sony E-mount. The Sigma 40mm f1.4 DG HSM Art, the Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary, and the Sigma 105 f1.4 DG HSM Art (a.k.a. the bokeh monster).

Sigma 40mm f1.4 DG E-Mount - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FnXTnv

Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC E-Mount - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FmFA2f

Sigma 105 f1.4 DG E-Mount - B&H: https://bhpho.to/2FnY6qN

Samyang is shipping a manual focus 85mm f1.8 lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. It will also be offered under the Rokinon brand name and it’s available for Sony E-, Fuji-X, Canon M-, and m4/3 mounts. It has a 9 blade aperture and Ultra Multi Coating to reduce ghosting and chromatic aberrations.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Fm3dbb

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Marco, I have been using the Fuji X-T2 for two years now and I am thinking about upgrading to the X-T3 now that it is shipping. I’m mainly a landscape, portrait, and travel photographer and have the XF 14mm, XF 16-55mm, XF 56mm, and XF 55-200mm lenses. Do you think it makes sense for me to upgrade?

Question by: Guenther, Stuttgart, Germany

Fuji X-T3:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pmdfOP

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2xxGstM

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Jim Sollows - Title: Cranberry Harvest Time (click here).

Links to Mathieu Gasquet (Mat):

Web: mirrorlessons.com

Web: mirrorlesscomparison.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorlessons/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirrorlessons

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorLessons

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #18 | PPN | How many megapixels are enough, why not rely on the histogram, and what online print service to use?

9 november 2018 | 35 min

Q&A about how many megapixels are enough for printing, why not rely on the histogram, and what online print service to use?

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/more-gear-show-16-ppn-how-to-print-better-photos-with-travis-mc-connaghy-from-hahnemuehle

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, I would like to know, if everything else is equal, how many megapixels would an image file need to have to be able to render a good print (300 dpi) at various sizes, i.e. 5 x7, 8 x 10, 11 x 14, etc.? Thank you for your great podcast! Regards, Jeff.

Question from: Jeff, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Hello, I love the podcasts. I was listening to an episode of “we shoot mirrorless” and had a question. I'm a Nikon shooter who recently purchased a Panasonic G7 M4/3 camera. Scott was giving some tips on how to get the most out of these small sensors and mentioned that you should always expose to the right. It makes sense to me. However, you guys mentioned that while using this technique you should never trust your histogram. First, why is this the case, and second if you're not using your histogram, how can you tell if you're not blowing out your highlights?

Question by: John, Washington D.C., USA

Thank you for the recent show about printing. I am not in the position at the moment to buy a printer & might not be able to for about 12 months. Can you recommend an online printing store, or alternatively suggest ways to work out which online store to use? I live in Australia however, I am happy to use an online store that is based elsewhere in the world. I'd like to print photos to hang on my walls so I think a minimum of 8x10" would be a good size to start with. I live in a small regional town & I do not have a local brick & mortar camera store to use. Thanks for all the amazing podcasts you do, I love listening to them all.

Question by: Kim, Australia

Reference to previous PPN episodes that cover the printing process mentioned in this answer:

Camera and Inspiration #2

How to have your images printed by a professional online photo lab: https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-2-ppn-may-30th-2017

More Gear Show #16

How to print better photos with a good photo paper workflow:

Q&A #16

How to soft proof your photos before printing (Question #4 / Minute: 31:47-35:45)

https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/qa-16-ppn-fast-workflow-is-one-card-slot-enough-charging-for-photos-and-how-to-soft-proof

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

If you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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Camera and Inspiration #19 | PPN | How incidents in your life can turn into a creative photography project with Pia Parolin

1 november 2018 | 51 min

How incidents in your life can turn into a creative photography project with Pia Parolin.

This episode is sponsored by:

Dr. Pia Parolin has a Ph.D. in biology but her passion for photography has started at the age of 9. After moving to Southern France in 2005 and going through difficult times, she became more serious about creative photography as her therapy. The terrorist attack in Nice in July 2016 lead to her photo project “Promenade Moments” that helped her and some of the traumatized victims to regain a positive look at the beautiful scenery of the promenade that seemed to have lost its untroubled beauty after the horrible attack. The creative photo project “Promenade Moments” has won Pia many awards, was published in magazines, and shown in exhibitions.

Pia picked Croatian photographer Olga Karlovac as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Olga is an emerging photographer from Zagreb and her work has been displayed in many galleries all over Europe. Pia picked Olga because of her most recent photo book project called “Before Winter” - a series of blurry and grainy B&W images that perfectly transport the “before Winter” mood that many of us experience in the Northern Hemisphere right now. You can check out Olga’s work here: https://www.olga-karlovac-photography.com/site/

In the main part of the show, Pia and Marco discuss how How incidents in your life can turn into a creative photography project. Many photographers struggle to come up with ideas for a photo project. Often they seem to be under the impression that it has to be something stunning and that you have to travel halfway around the world for it. But sometimes the great projects are very accessible and right in front of your door. Your photo project “Promenade Moments” is a great example of that. And Pia shares how the project ended up to be displayed in exhibitions, magazines, and in a book.

Here are the links to Pia’s work and social media accounts:

Web: https://www.piaparolin.com

Promenade Moments: https://www.piaparolin.com/PortfolioFolder/Promenade-Moments/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piaparolinphoto/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promenademoments/

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“Promenade(s)” or “Promenade Moments”

Publisher shop: http://www.baiedesanges-editions.com/catalogue/promenades-rencontres-ephemerides-de-passants-pia-parolin/

Quote from Pia’s website: “PROMENADE MOMENTS” are ephemerid encounters of people passing by, instants of joy and relax for family and friends. Tourists enjoy the spectacular colours that even the rain cannot delete. Soldiers have become part of the prom’ where children play happily. People stop to look into the infinity of the blue sea. Moments and movements surround us in a place where the evil tried to take grip, but the freedom of everyday life full of ease and light prevail.”

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Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

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On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

More Gear Show #19 | PPN | Which camera filters do you need for your photography?

24 oktober 2018 | 35 min

Which camera filters do you need and how should you use them to get the best effects?

This episode is sponsored by:

Fall and spring are great seasons for landscape photography. And we have received many questions regarding camera filters for our More Gear Show. Which filter systems are good for what purpose, what kind of filters are useful to reach good landscape results, how many filters do you really need, and which brand should you buy?

In this More Gear Show #19, Marco shares his thoughts and experiences on these topics with you:

What about UV-, Skylight-, or De-Haze-Filters?

Is there still a use for color filters in digital photography?

Do you need a polarizing filter in your bag?

How can you use ND and ND-Grad filters to create creative images or make people disappear? And why a 10-stop ND filter may be a lot less than you need.

Why should anyone own an IR filter as a creative tool?

When you should buy round filters that attach directly to your lens and how you can save money by buying the biggest filter.

What is the purpose of a filter holder system for square filters and how can they benefit your creative options?

How to work with different filters in a filter holder system and square filters? And why you should not mix filters from different manufacturers.

Which brand filters should you buy? B+W, Haida, Tiffen, Lee, Formatt Hitech, or Hoya? Should you buy glass or plastic filters and what filter size do you need for your sensor size?

Haida Filter Systems:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2EDEC1b

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2OHyYjl

Formatt Hitech Filter System:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2PmmXPy

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2CD6gZJ

Tiffen Filters:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2EHem69

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2D16tqo

Lee Filter System:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2PeeHRT

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JcHhNS

Step-Down Ring Set:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2QvQQtE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2E2VfTE

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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We Shoot Mirrorless #19 | PPN | Photokina 2018 - Big camera news roundup - Panasonic S1, Fuji GFX 50R, Ricoh GR III, and more.

15 oktober 2018 | 64 min

Photokina 2018 - Big camera news roundup - Panasonic S1, L-mount alliance, Fuji GFX 50R, Sigma, Ricoh GR III, Zenith M, Zeiss ZX1, are some of the topics that Marco and Angela discuss on episode #19 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for October 2018.

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Marco invited mirrorless camera expert Angela Nicholson co-founder of CameraJabber.com to the show to talk about many interesting news that they saw at Photokina 2018.
They discuss some hands-on impressions of the recently released Canon EOS R, Nikon Z6 and Z7, and Fuji X-T3 cameras.

Canon EOS R

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2OCxHWv

Nikon Z6 - 24.5MP FF camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2NvFe97

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2OgSxi6

Nikon Z7 - 45.7MP FF camera

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2wnfIfQ

Fuji X-T3:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pmdfOP

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2xxGstM

Mirrorless news of the month:

Panasonic enters the full frame camera market and announced the development of the S1 with 24MP and S1R 47MP cameras. Additionally, Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma announced the L-Mount alliance, which opens Leica’s SL camera mount to two new camera and lens manufacturers.

https://shop.panasonic.com/lumixs

Fuji announced the GFX 50R - that is a more compact and rangefinder-style medium format version of the GFX 50S. The 50R will be quite about $2000 cheaper than the 50S at launch and it should start shipping in November 2018. To support the GFX-System even further, Fuji has added three new lenses to the G-mount lens-roadmap. The GF 50mm f3.5 (WR), the GF 45-100mm f4 (OIS & WR), and the GF 100-200mm f5.6 (OIS & WR).

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2QRcnxi

Sigma has announced that they will make a full frame camera with a Foveon sensor that will use the new L-mount. Sigma will also start to produce native L-mount lenses in 2019.

https://www.sigmaphoto.com/article/l-mount-alliance-sigma-leica-panasonic

Ricoh announced the successor to the GR II. The new GR III will have a new 24MP sensor with phase detect AF pixel, an upgraded fixed 28mm EFV f2.8 lens, and a touchscreen. The camera is also even more compact than the previous model and should start to ship in spring 2019.

http://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2018/20180925_026135.html

Russian camera manufacturer Zenith surprised many experts by announcing the Zenith M, a real rangefinder camera with a full frame sensor that is based on the Leica M240. It is said that Zenith is building the camera body while Leica is manufacturing the sensor and electronics for this camera. The camera will ship together with a Zenitar 35mm f1.0 lens and a production run of 500 copies is planned to ship in Russia and Europe in early 2019. The price for the set is expected to cost around €5000.

Zeiss also remembered their tradition of making cameras and announced the Zeiss ZX1 full frame compact camera. The camera will have a 37MP full frame sensor with a fixed 35mm f2 Distagon leaf shutter lens. Nex to an electronic viewfinder the camera will have a 4.3” touch-screen rear LCD with a 1280x720 pixel resolution. The camera will store the images on an internal 512GM memory and a version of Adobe LightRoom CC is also installed onto the camera.

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1436638-REG/zeiss_zx1_digital_camera.html

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Marco, I have seen many announcements for full-frame and medium-format mirrorless cameras in recent weeks. Do you think that smaller sensor cameras will slowly fade out and that future full-frame cameras will come down in size in future development?

Question by: Ben, Chicago, Illinois, USA

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Guy Vanhulle - Title: Two of a kind (click here).

Links to Angela Nicholson:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angenicholson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angenicholsonmedia/

Links to Camera Jabber:

Links to SheClicks:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheclicksnet/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #17 | PPN | How much should you charge for your images, how to use a polarizing filter, and which camera to give to your kid?

8 oktober 2018 | 34 min

Q&A about how much you should charge for your photos or prints, how to use a polarizing filter, and which camera should you get for your kid to learn photography?

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Marco, I’ve just listened to you latest Camera and Inspiration episode #18 with Jeffrey Stoner, where you’ve talked about selling your images through galleries and online. One important question was not covered though: How much should I charge for my images? I now that there is not one definite answer to this, but I know that you always try to give us different approaches from your experience. And I would greatly appreciate hearing some suggestions from you. Thanks, Luke.

Question from: Luke, Washington D.C. USA

Things to put into consideration when calculating the cost of your images/prints:

Cost of paper (including test prints to reach your desired results)
Cost of ink for that size print (including test prints and wasted “cleaning” ink to reach your desired results)
Cost of the printer amortized over i.e. 3 years and divided by a realistic (conservative) amount of prints that you sell each year - then add that pro rata to each prints cost.
Cost of your computer and software amortized over i.e. 3 years and divided by a realistic amount of prints that you sell each year - then add that pro rata to each prints cost.
Cost of photo equipment (camera, lenses, tripods, bags, filters, strobes, etc.) that you buy each year. Allocate the amount of annual cost (or only half of that if your print business is only about 50% of your business as a photographer) and add that pro rata to each prints cost.
Cost of your time. Many artists don’t put this factor into consideration, but time is valuable. The time you spent scouting locations, traveling, waiting for the right weather or moment, selecting images, post-processing, printing, and marketing yourself can make up a huge amount of your time that you can’t be making money at doing other things. Just add a $10 minimum wage to each hour that you invest in the photos that you want to sell as prints. Add those to get the number of hours per year and add that pro rata to each prints cost.
Now you have value for the real cost of each image that you sell. But didn’t you want to earn money doing this, too? Your cost of living has not been covered yet. And rent, food, health insurance, education, transportation, clothes, entertainment, and taxes have not been covered at all by this. So based on the realistic (conservative) amount of prints that you want to sell each year, you need to add a profit into the calculation, too. If you sell about 30 prints per year, a 200% markup may result in a decent profit to sustain your print business. If you sell higher volumes, a lower markup can be feasible, but if you sell through galleries, remember that you may have to subtract an extra 40%-60% commision of the sales price for the gallery.

This is just to give you a basic idea of how to calculate your real cost of each image and how to price it to make a profit. Your results may vary, but be honest with yourself in the process.

Would you please give an example of when and how to use a polarizing filter. How do you know when you have the correct setting for maximizing your image? Thanks!

Question by: Bill, Missouri, USA

Products discussed in the answer:

Examples of high quality circular polarizing filters with 77mm diameter:

Haida 77mm NanoPro MC Circular Polarizer Filter:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2zTiP18

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Ozsi5V

Formatt Hitech 77mm Firecrest SuperSlim Circular Polarizer Filter:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2QtvwFl

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2yivqJf

B+W 77mm Circular Polarizer MRC Filter:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2zU5dm1

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2IJrgis

Step-Down Ring Set:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2QvQQtE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2E2VfTE

Hello Marco, first of all, a big thank you for producing the PPN shows so regularly and with so much detailed information from your experience, instead of just scratching the surface. This has been really helpful for me. Today, I have a question regarding sharing the love of photography with my daughter. She is 6 years old (she turns 7 in December), and I want to give her a camera to start photographing with. Can you give me some ideas what to get her that is adequate for her to start with? Regards, Guiseppa.

Question by: Guiseppa, Milano, Italy

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Camera and Inspiration #18 | PPN | Selling your images in galleries and online with Jeffrey Stoner

1 oktober 2018 | 58 min

How to get your images featured and sold in galleries and online - with Jeffrey Stoner.

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Jeffrey is a pro photographer known for making photographs that capture the essence of place. His passion is to capture images of beauty and wonder that surrounds us. His landscape and wildlife images have been featured in many publications. And he is represented by several galleries in the south-east of the USA.

Jeffrey shares how he was approached by a gallery and how this event changed the course of his future life - leaving a good job to become a photographer selling his art mainly through galleries.

Jeffrey the American photographer O. Winston Link (1914 - 2001) as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. o. Winston is probably best known for his artistic documentation of the last active American steam trains in the 1950’s. His contrasty B&W images were often shot at night and he created a unique atmosphere by installing many flashes in surrounding houses to create a special look to his images. Check out some of his images at Artsy.net: https://www.artsy.net/artist/o-winston-link

In the main part of the show, Jeffrey and Marco discuss how to select and approach galleries that you want to be represented by to sell your pictures. How should you prepare before you introduce yourself to a gallery? How to get to know galleries in your region? What kind of galleries are out there and what are the general terms that you have to accept? And what you can do to become one of the favorite artists for a gallery.

Here are the links to Jeffrey’s work and social media accounts:

Web: http://www.jeffreystonerphotography.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffreystonerphotography/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyWStoner

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffreyStoner

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“Selling Art Online - The creative guide to turning your artistic work into cash - by Dave Conrey.”

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2NnUx7K

Amazon US: http://a.co/d/hfamypT

The title of the book says it all. If you want to sell your art online, this book is a good reference for how to approach this project. It tells you how you should prepare your work, what outlets there are, and how to market yourself to be more successful.

The book has about 80 pages and Marco suggests to get the ebook for less than $5 (click the links to Amazon above).

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

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About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

We Shoot Mirrorless #18 | PPN | Fuji X-T3, Canon EOS R, Panasonic LX100 II, Leica, Apple, COSYSPEED, and more

21 september 2018 | 70 min

The new Fuji X-T3, Canon EOS R, Panasonic LX100 II, Leica M10-P, Apple iPhones, and COSYSPEED PHONESLINGER are some of the topics that Marco and Angela discuss on episode #18 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for September 2018.

This show is sponsored by:

https://bit.ly/2OEy6aS

and

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

Marco invited mirrorless camera expert Angela Nicholson co-founder of CameraJabber.com to the show.

Mirrorless news of the month:

The Fuji X-T3 is the latest upgrade to the popular X-T line. While the outer appearance of the camera is very similar to that of the previous version X-T2, under the hood there are a lot of speed and usability improvements that could make this 26MP APS-C camera even more popular than the previous version.

Fuji X-T3:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pmdfOP

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2xxGstM

Fujifilm also announced firmware updates to the X-T100 and X-A5 cameras that can be downloaded on the Fujifilm Website here: http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/fw_table.html

Canon announced their first full frame mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS R. Just two weeks after the announcement of the Nikon Z cameras, Canon followed with their mirrorless flagship camera that and the new RF mount. The camera has a 30.3 CMOS sensor with Digic 8 processor and dual pixel AF with 5.655 selectable AF points and a very good low light AF performance. Our friends at Camera Jabber wrote their first hands-on review and were impressed with the AF performance: https://camerajabber.com/canon-eos-r-review/

Canon EOS R

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2OCxHWv

Canon has also announced 4 new lenses for the RF mount as well as three different EF-RF lens adapters:

RF 28-70mm F2L USM Lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pmf7XR

RF 50mm F1.2L USM Lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2OC6kMp

RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Lens:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pmfh1p

RF 35mm F1.8 Macro IS STM Lens:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2OE2rXa

Canon EF-EOS R adapters:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pkzkNB

Panasonic has updated their popular fixed zoom LX100 camera with the new LX100 II. The unique multi aspect ratio 4/3 sensor together with the excellent Leica Vario-Summilux lens (with an EFV of 24-75mm at f1.8-2.8) and leaf shutter make this a silent compact camera that is ideal for travel and street photography. The external control dials for aperture, shutter speed, and exposure compensation add to the usability concept of this camera. The only thing that we would have liked to see is a tilt LCD to complete this concept.

Panasonic LX-100 II

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2OCGM1D

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2NX8J6Y

Leica has added the M10-P to their M10 lineup. The new camera has a touch LCD, the quietest shutter of all M cameras and a few optical changes like the missing red dot.

Leica M10-P

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2pszu5L

Apple has released 3 new iPhone models with faster processors and a lot of computational photography magic under the hood. You will be able to change the DOF aperture appearance from f1.4 - f16 in post processing and Marco will soon put this to the test. https://www.apple.com/iphone/

With the increasing popularity, our sponsor COSYSPEED has started the PHONESLINGER mobile phone bag Indigogo campaign. The new PHONESLINGER bag series offers different bags for different purposes. The PHONESLINGER Power, for example, has an integrated Qi-Wireless charger to recharge your phone wirelessly when it’s in the bag. And the PHONESLINGER Prime holds your Smartphone and up to 4 smartphone lenses. There is also a PHONESLINGER Outdoor that is a rugged safe place for your phone when you’re out in nature. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/phoneslinger-smartphone-photography-bags/reft/6851596/012

COSYSPEED Indigogo link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/phoneslinger-smartphone-photography-bags/reft/6851596/012

Mirrorless question of the month:

With the increasing popularity of Mirrorless, and the expanding availability of native glass for them, do you think DSLRs (as they are today) will be obsoleted in the next year or two? Or do you think they will stick around for longer?

Question by: Jason from California, USA

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Jackson Thomas - Title: Connected (click here).

Links to Angela Nicholson:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angenicholson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angenicholsonmedia/

Links to Camera Jabber:

Links to SheClicks:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheclicksnet/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

More Gear Show #18 | PPN | How to create a great looking photographer website with Gustav Degerman

14 september 2018 | 49 min

How to create a great looking photographer website with Gustav Degerman.

We have received several listener questions regarding what it takes to create a professional looking portfolio website for your images and/or photography business?

In order to discuss the different aspects of this topic, Marco invited Gustav Degermann who built a business offering an online portfolio website builder for creatives. Gustav is the CEO of Portfoliobox.net, who is also one of the sponsors of PPN.

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

These are some of the topics that Marco and Gustav discuss on this episode:

Why should photographers and other creatives have a designated portfolio website with their own domain URL? Why isn’t it enough to be on Instagram or Facebook?

How should one structure a photography website and what necessary information should be included?

How many images are a good average for a well-balanced website?

How should you integrate social media into your website?

Gustav mentioned this photography print shop from Martin Stranka: http://www.martinstranka.com/prints

How does a good integration of an e-commerce section work?

How should you approach SEO for your photography website?

What are other marketing tools effective to market your products and services?

Links to Portfoliobox.net:

Web: Portfoliobox.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliobox/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/portfoliobox

Twitter: https://twitter.com/portfoliobox

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

Q&A #16 | PPN | Fast workflow, is one card slot enough, charging for photos, and how to soft proof

7 september 2018 | 37 min

Q&A about fast image workflow suggestions, is one card slot safe enough for photographers, how to start charging for photos, and how and why to soft proof?

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

http://www.lexar.com/support/downloads/

Hahnemuehle was kind enough to supply us with a few free day passes for Photokina 2018. If you would like to get one of these free Photokina tickets, just write us an email through our contact form: https://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, I have started to cover live events like sports, concerts, and festivals in my area. I really enjoy doing this kind of photography and want to grow this into a part-time business. But with the fast-paced news cycle, I have realized that you need to be the first one sending the photos out in order to be picked up by relevant media outlets. But shooting and at the same time importing, sorting, and post-processing the images with my MacBook Pro is currently way too slow. How do you do it and what are your suggestions for a speedy workflow on the go?

Question from: Victor, Dayton, Ohio

Products discussed in the answer:

Lexar 1000x Pro SD UHS-II card

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2NPSUvF

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2wRTr9W

Lexar 2000x Pro SD UHS-II card with USB3 UHS-II card reader

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2NTycex

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2wNq9IK

Photo Mechanic Software: http://www.camerabits.com/tour-v5/

I am currently transitioning from being a hobby photographer to a part-time pro photographer and want to eventually switch to be a full-time photographer. As a hobby photographer, my friends and relatives always asked me to bring my camera and take portraits or document a wedding for free. But as they are my starting customer base in this transition, how can I manage to now charge them for the photos that they are used to get for free? Thanks for the wonderfully diverse photo podcasts that you produce each month!

Question from: Camilla, Göteborg, Sweden

I’m a wedding photographer and currently use a Nikon D500 (APS-C) with two memory card slots (SD+XQD). I have been waiting for the release of the new Nikon mirrorless camera and want to add it as a FF body for it’s quieter operation without mirror noise and better ISO, DOF and live view AF performance. But as many reviewers have already noted, the Z6 only has one XQD memory card slot. As a wedding photographer who can not repeat to shoot a wedding day, I am very afraid of losing images when I only have one card slot in the camera. Is this a valid fear or is this just gear hysteria?

Question by: Adrian, Manchester, England

Products discussed in the answer:

Nikon Z6

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2oKBA0n

XQD Memory Cards

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2oKLQFH

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Q826x3

Lexar Image Rescue 5 for Mac and PC:

Would you please explain what soft proofing in LR is for. When and how to use? Thanks!

Question from: Bill, Missouri, USA

Products discussed in the answer:

Datacolor Spyder 5 Express Display Calibration System

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LrGRTE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Q8PUw7

X-Rite ColorMunki Display

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2oKEKkE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Q8Ru11

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

If you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

More Gear Show #17 | PPN | New Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras - our thoughts - with Mathieu Gasquet

30 augusti 2018 | 59 min

Camera and Inspiration #17 | PPN | Stunning landscape photography with Nick Page

23 augusti 2018 | 67 min

Landscape photography - how to capture amazing images of nature that captivate the viewer - with Nick Page.

This is episode #17 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for August 2018.

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

http://www.shainblumphoto.com

Nick is a pro photographer for sports & concerts and an amazing landscape photographer from Washington State. He also travels the world talking and teaching photography on his workshops. Some of our listeners may already know his online tutorials about landscape photography. And last but not least he is also a fellow podcast host and can be heard on “The Landscape Photography Podcast.”

Nick shares his interesting and surprisingly recent career start as a pro photographer and gives great advice on how you can excel at what you do if you spend your time wisely on learning a craft or skill.

Chris picked Michael Shainblum as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Michael is a truly amazing landscape, timelapse and aerial photographer based in San Francisco. He is an artist and a successful commercial photographer and has worked for clients including Nike, Apple, Google, and Samsung. Check out his stunning timelapse videos and landscape photos on his website:

In the main part of the show, Nick and Marco discuss how to capture amazing landscape images that captivate the viewer and Nick shares great tips on how to: prepare for a shoot, select a location, chase the weather, frame interesting shots, which focal length to use, and much more.

Here are the links to Nick’s work and social media accounts:

Web: www.nickpagephotography.com

Workshops: http://www.nickpagephotography.com/workshops-tours

YouTube: www.youtube.com/nickpagephotography

Podcast: www.landscapephotographypodcast.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickpagephotography

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

“Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs”

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2w4Vc3j

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BK09nA

Marco thinks that this is a book that belongs in a photo book collection because Ansel Adams was one of the greatest photographers of all times. But also because it chronologically shows his development as an artist. You can see how over time he looked into photographing different subjects like people, architecture, and plants but he never lost the passion for his nature landscape photos in B&W. And it shows i.e. different interpretations of Half Dome photos over the decades.

The book has 440 pages and weighs 4.4 pounds or about 2kg.

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

We Shoot Mirrorless #17 | PPN | XF10, Nikon FF camera, Wide and Tele lenses, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, and more

16 augusti 2018 | 71 min

Fuji XF10, Nikon FF camera, Wide and Tele lenses, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic are some of the topics that Marco and Mat discuss on episode #17 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for August 2018.

This show is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

and

https://bit.ly/2ugBHmu

Marco invited mirrorless camera expert Mathieu Gasquet (Mat) co-founder of Mirrorlessons.com

After testing many mirrorless cameras from different manufacturers, Mat gives his thoughts on the unique qualities and some of the shortcomings of Olympus, Sony, Fuji, and Panasonic cameras.

Mirrorless news of the month:

The Fuji XF10 is the newest compact camera from Fuji that seems to replace the now discontinued but highly praised by Marco X70 compact camera from Fuji. But is it a real update from the X70 or did Fuji make two steps back here?

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ms0FKJ

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2OBHV9a

Fujifilm also officially announced the new Fujinon XF 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR Lens and the XF 200mm f2 R LM OIS WR Telephoto lens. Both lenses, the XF 8-16mm on the wide and the XF 200mm on the tele side can be game changers for professional photographers using the Fuji system.

Fujinon XF 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR Lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BfYEwU

Fujinon XF 200mm f2 R LM OIS WR Telephoto Lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2MnZaNV

Fuji added 3 new lenses to their roadmap. The XF16mm f2.8 (expected in 2019), XF 33mm f1.0 (expected in 2020), and XF 16-80mm f4 (expected in 2019).

Nikon is teasing the announcement of their full-frame mirrorless camera on August 23rd, 2018. The internet seems to be going crazy in expectation of this camera but is this hype justified or is Nikon late to the game?

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Marco, love the shows. I have a question that you might want to use on the show. I have a Fuji X-T1 and 18mm lens for my cityscape photography as a lightweight kit to take on work trips. However, I’ve always wanted an X100 and now the original ones are getting close to £300 - I’m tempted. So my question is, does the original X100 still have a place in 2018 as a travel and street camera.

Further to this, I was going to use the X100 for my black & white work (which I hear people say the old sensor is better? Or gives a different look?). And I want to use it for my long exposure photos, so autofocus speed isn’t really an issue. Many thanks!

Question by: Ben from England

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: John Morrell - Title: A Leap In The Dark (click here).

Links to Mathieu Gasquet (Mat):

Web: mirrorlessons.com

Web: mirrorlesscomparison.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorlessons/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mirrorlessons

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirrorLessons

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software: Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #15 | PPN | Wide angle for street, which safari camera and lens, macro, and photo backup

9 augusti 2018 | 38 min

Wide angle lens for street photography, which safari camera & lens, macro with extension tubes, and photo backup workflow.

This is the PPN - Q&A podcast episode #15 for August 2018.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

Marco draws the winner(s) from the submitted questions in the past month. The winners get a free copy to Skylum Luminar 2018.

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

And if you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, why do you shoot with wide angle lenses for street or documentary photography? It seems so much easier to work candidly with a longer lens since you don’t have to get so close to your subject. And the chances of “getting caught” seem to decrease the longer the focal length of the lens is. Thanks!

Question from: Mateo, Barcelona, Spain

Hi Marco, I’ll be going on a safari to Tanzania with my family in the fall and I would like to know which camera and lens I should bring. I own a Nikon D5300 body and lenses between 12 - 300mm as well as a Sony Alpha 99 II with a few lenses below 200mm. I need a longer zoom around 400mm. Which camera body should I get the tele zoom for and should I rent or buy a cheap one?

Question from: Oliver, Hamburg, Germany

Products discussed in the answer:

Tamron 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2AOw1Xs

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2ASVM95

How do extension tubes, such as the Kenko brand, work? Also, do they affect the sharpness of the image?

Question from: Peter, Melbourne, Australia

Products discussed in the answer:

Kenko extension tubes

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2AU4hRk

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2ASTneG

Hi Marco & Scott, My question is about backup. What backup system do you use and what do you suggest or recommend? Thank you and keep the podcast going, please!

Question from: Nadia, Belgium

Products discussed in the answer:

Honeywell Document Box

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2McSQIQ

Western Digital My Passport Wireless (Pro)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2APP7g4

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2ATFcWF

GNARBOX Backup & Editing System

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2MdWkuL

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2AOyilz

Western Digital My Book HDD

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2M6lewr

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Mu3yI1

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

Links to Marco Larousse:

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Links to PPN:

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

Camera and Inspiration #16 | PPN | Analog inspiration with Chris Marquardt

31 juli 2018 | 95 min

Analog inspiration and how shooting film can make you a better photographer - with Chris Marquardt.

This is episode #16 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for July 2018.

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

Chris is a well known photographer and educator from Germany. He is also an author and has published some very interesting and educational photography books. He teaches photo workshops in some pretty remote places in the world. And his “Tips from the Top Floor” podcast is the oldest and longest running photography podcast in the world.

Chris picked Henri Cartier-Bresson as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Henri was a French photographer and considered a master of candid photography. His book “The Decisive Moment” coined the term in photography where the right timing is essential in order to get a perfect photo. His work has influenced many photographers. He is also one of the founders of Magnum Photos. You can find out more about Henri Cartier-Bresson's work on his Magnum website: https://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN

In the main part of the show, Chris and Marco discuss why they still shoot analog on the side of digital, what some of the unique features of shooting film vs. digital are, and what simple steps you can take in order to shoot a roll of film for yourself. And spoiler alert! They both come to the conclusion, that shooting film can make you a better and more creative photographer.

Here are the links to Chris work and social media accounts:

Web: https://chrismarquardt.com

Podcast: https://tipsfromthetopfloor.com

Twitter: @chrismarquardt

“The Film Photography Handbook” Rediscovering Photography in 35mm, medium and large format - by Monika Andrae and Chris Marquardt.

English version: http://thefilmphotographyhandbook.com

German version at Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2uYMJOm (Absolut Analog)

The book is a go-to reference for analog photography for the beginners, advanced and returning film photographers. It takes analog photography into the 21st century and describes all of the fundamental technical details for analog photography and gives advice on buying a used film camera. The explanation of the physical differences between analog and digital photography help the reader to understand why film has to be shot differently and what film types are good for which look and purpose. How to self-develop and scan your film is also well explained with many useful hands-on photos. Pick up this useful reference guide on shooting analog photography.

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

More Gear Show #16 | PPN | How to print better photos with Travis Mc Connaghy from Hahnemuehle

23 juli 2018 | 56 min

How to print better photos? Actually, it is quite simple if you follow some simple steps. Marco has invited Travis Mc Connaghy, he’s the Technical Marketing and Support Manager for Hahnemuehle in North America, to discuss the photo printing workflow. Hahnemuehle is one of the oldest paper manufacturers in the world and they are their fine art printing papers are used by some of the best photographers, galleries, and museums worldwide.

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

Web: https://www.hahnemuehle.com/en/hahnemuehle.html

Travis shares his background in printing and talks about the history and product portfolio that Hahnemuehle offers.

Next, Marco and Travis discuss the different ink and print technologies and go into the advantages and disadvantages of some of the most popular current photo printers from Canon and Epson:

Printers discussed in this episode

Canon PIXMA PRO-100 13” (8 dye-based inks - 3 mono & 5 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LpPAWt

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2sQ5NwK

Canon PIXMA PRO-10 13” (10 pigment-based inks - 3 mono & 7 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LoofEe

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HrZ1SN

Canon PIXMA PRO-1000 17” (12 pigment-based inks - 4 mono & 7 color inks + chroma optimizer)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ln5xNd

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JcCeAe

Epson SureColor P400 13” (8 pigment-based inks - 2 mono & 5 color + chroma optimizer.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JwLvmg

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2kSfG9j

Epson SureColor P600 13” (9 pigment-based inks - 4 mono & 5 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LsUB0x

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2kU7QvU

Epson SureColor P800 17” ( 9 pigment-based inks - 4 mono & 5 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Jd8Ppz

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Jgwzta

Next, they look at different printing paper properties: Matt or glossy - thick or thin, cellulose or cotton based and how does it affect the outcome of your print?

You can find a selection of Hahnemuehle Fine Art photo printing papers here:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LoZtnp

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JhzNMK

Before you edit your photos that you want to print, you should definitely calibrate your monitor! Without calibration, your printing results will most likely be a hit and miss game.

Datacolor Spyder5EXPRESS for display calibration:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LrGRTE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Hrrbxs

The final part is the actual print workflow by setting your printer up and loading the correct ICC profile into your printing program. One of the huge advantages of using high-grade paper from Hahnemuehle is, that they supply you with the correct ICC profiles and a PDF with paper handling and printer setting suggestions. You can download all this on their website. And this is the key to getting a very high grade of consistency in your printing workflow.

Hahnemuehle online:

Twitter (USA): https://twitter.com/Hahnemuehle_USA

Twitter (GER): http://twitter.com/Hahnemuehle_DE

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hahnemuehle

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Hahnemuehle

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on:

Website: www.MarcoLarousse.com

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Follow PPN here:

Website: http://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

We Shoot Mirrorless #16 | PPN | X-T100, Luminar DAM, Panasonic, Olympus, Nikon, Sony, and more

16 juli 2018 | 53 min

X-100T, Panasonic test, Luminar DAM, Olympus, Nikon, and Sony are some of the topics that Marco and Scott discuss on episode #16 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for July 2018.

This show is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

and

https://bit.ly/2ugBHmu

PPN has a new YouTube channel: Check it out and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg

Scott talks about why he thinks that Olympus will not have a huge booth at Photokina 2018

Marco shares his initial thoughts about Panasonic m4/3 cameras and lenses that he is currently reviewing:

Lumix DC-G9

Portfoliobox.net - Everything you need to create a professional website.

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2t1VeXu

Lumix DC-GX9

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Jy9Rwu

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2sRNEiN

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f2.8-4 ASPH. Power O.I.S. Lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JEkV7s

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2LHIFrS

Scott gives an interesting insight on the developments of Luminar 2018 and the Digital Asset Manager.

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

Mirrorless news for the month:

Fuji X-T100 is the newest entry-level camera from Fuji that offers many features of the 50% more expensive X-T20 and also has some unique features like a fully articulating LCD and a 24MP sensor with standard bayer pattern layout - and that may actually be a good thing.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2m32O0G

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2u4CF61

Fuji messed up the first FW upgrade 4.0 for the X-T2, but they have fixed it and now offer FW 4.1 here: http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/firmware/x/xt2/index.html

Leica Launches the C-Lux compact superzoom camera which is basically a rebranded Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 with a red dot that is about $250 more than the Panasonic version.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2m0BsIz

Sony launched the compact RX100 VI. Sony has added a longer zoom lens to the latest version of this camera and the equivalent field of view is 24-200mm with a claimed 4-stop image stabilization. The extended zoom range made the lens quite a bit slower at f2.8-4.5 whereas the predecessor had an EVF 24-70mm lens at a much faster f1.8-2.8 aperture lens. The image processor was also upgraded and AF plus eye tracking should be faster than in the previous model. And they have finally added a touch-sensitive LCD.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2m6VmSx

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2KYfpNz

Nikon confirms a launch date for their FF mirrorless camera. According to an interview with a Nikon manager, the camera should be out in spring 2019 and will have a new “Z” lens-mount.

Panasonic released FW updates for these three cameras: GH5: FW 2.3 / GH5S: FW1.1 / G9: FW 1.1. You can download the FW on Panasonic’s website: http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/index.html

Leica released FW updates for these 5 of their digital cameras: Leica M10, Leica Q, Leica CL, Leica TL2, Leica T/TL. You can download the FW on Leica’s website: https://en.leica-camera.com/Corposite/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=&subcategory=&type=108942&language=93871

Sony FE 400mm f2.8 GM OSS Lens can be pre-ordered now.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2J6eSY7

Sigma has started shipping these five of their announces Art series prime lenses for Sony E-mount: Sigma 20mm f1.4, 24mm f1.4, 35mm f1.4, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.4.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2KIdT6f

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2u3CMis

Leica discontinues their M7 film camera.

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi, first of all, a big thank you for the great photography podcasts that you release each month. You guys have become one of my favorite photography outlets :)

I’m actually a better painter than a photographer but my question involves both art forms. I paint on large canvas and would like to create high-resolution files of my paintings for archiving and digital post-processing. The paintings are much too large to scan. I own an old Nikon D7000 with 16MP and have been wanting to upgrade to a recent mirrorless camera. I’m looking at Panasonic and Olympus cameras as the 4:3 aspect ratio fits that of my paintings and both cameras have a high-resolution mode that can produce 80MP images from the 20MP sensor. Do you think that the high-resolution mode will enable me to get good quality large files of my paintings or is this just a marketing gimmick? And which lens would you recommend me to get?

Question by: Nora from Birmingham, England

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Timothy Linn - Title: The Rug Shearer (click here).

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

For more information on Scott Bourne follow him on Twitter: @ScottBourne

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #14 | PPN | Exposure triangle base, tripod stability, filter vs. LightRoom, and sensor dust

9 juli 2018 | 40 min

Q&A about which should be the got to exposure triangle base, improve tripod stability, filter vs. LightRoom, and how to get rid of sensor dust?

This is the PPN - Q&A podcast episode #14 for July 2018.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

Every question entrant before August 5th will be in the drawing to win a Skylum Luminar 18 software. The winner will be drawn in the next Q&A episode in August 2018.

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018.

And if you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

This episode is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

I have been photographing for a few years now, but I’m still uncertain which camera setting should be my go-to base in the exposure triangle? ISO, aperture, or shutter speed?

Question from Bjoern, Hamburg, Germany

Marco, I shoot a lot of landscape and long exposure photography with my Fuji X-T2. The camera is fairly light but I still need to bring along a heavy metal tripod because I often shoot in windy conditions and some long exposures are unsharp due to wind shake. I don’t want to bring an even heavier tripod along. Is there a way that I can get more stable shots and can reduce some weight by switching to a carbon tripod, or is weight the only thing that can counter the wind and shake?

Question from Roberto in Napoli, Italy

Inspired by your latest More Gear Show I want to bring as little photo gear as possible on my vacation this year. I usually take an ND grad and a polarizing filter with me, but was wondering if I can leave them at home and achieve the same results in LightRoom?

Question from Benjamin, Vienna, Austria.

Hi Marco, I want to thank you for all of the interesting and inspiring shows that you produce at PPN. I have learned a lot so far. Today, I have my first question for you. I’m battling with sensor dust. The sensor cleaning inside the camera does not seem to get rid of all the dust. What’s the best way to clean my sensor? I’m afraid of damaging it.

Question from Laura, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Products discussed in the answer:

Rocket Blaster Air Blower

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2KADbTH

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2KT7og5

Sensor Swabs:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2KzcMFX

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2KSflC7

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

And if you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam, Instagram, or Facebook.

Camera and Inspiration #15 | PPN | Rocking photography with concert photographer Steve Brazill

29 juni 2018 | 63 min

Rocking photography with live concert photographer Steve Brazill - an inspiring conversation about this unique genre of photography.

This episode is sponsored by:

Steve Brazill is a live music and sports photographer from Southern California. He has been around the entertainment industry for many years and his images have been published in newsprints and magazines. He is also a radio personality and has been active at KCAL FM for more than 30 years. Naturally, with a radio voice he is also a voice actor and the host and owner of the “Behind the Shot” Podcast - he is also known on-air as Razz.

Steve picked Christie Goodwin as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Christie is a British photographer and has worked hard to become the house photographer of the Royal Albert Hall. She has also been a tour photographer for famous musicians such as Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Joe Bonamassa, and One Direction. Her images don’t only appear on magazines, CDs, and tour merchandise. She also shoots covers for best selling crime novels. You can find out more about Christie Goodwin on her website: https://www.christiegoodwin.com

In the main part of the show, Steve and Marco discuss the unique rules and approaches to music and concert photography. Some of the points that they cover are: How do you prepare for a concert? How do you get access? Who hires and buys the images? And what makes a good concert photo?

Here are the links to Steve’s work and social media accounts:

Web: stevebrazill.com

Podcast: behindtheshot.tv

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevebrazill

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevebrazill/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveBrazillPhotography/

Marco’s inspirational photo book of the month is called: “One Night in Rio” - by Paul Ripke.

Link to book at Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2tEc7Yg

Published by Edel Books Germany (408 pages)

The book “One night in Rio” is a photo documentary of the German National Soccer Team at the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The book mainly consists of photographs with only very few headlines or explanations in German. But this is a book that tells the story even without words. The first part of the book contains borderless full-page portraits of the whole national team and coaches taken before the world cup. The next part documents moments on the sideline of the final match Germany vs. Argentina which Germany won towards the end of the game. Paul was allowed on the field and documented the many little emotional moments of the players, coaches, staff, and fans after the victory. He also followed the team into the locker room and captured some amazing images of players celebrating, some sitting in front of the locker with their cell phone calling their loved ones, and others are playing soccer with their kids. His documentary continues with the bus ride back to the hotel, and the flight back to Germany where the team was welcomed with a huge parade which is also documented from the players' point of view in this book. At the end of the book, he took a whole set of portraits of the team again, but this time each person posing differently with the world cup trophy. This book made it into the book bestseller list in Germany. And no matter if you root for the German team or not, this book is a very intimate look at what is going on behind the scenes in pro sports. The pressure and the emotions that are involved can relate to any super bowl or other major sports event.

Link to some of the images on Paul’s website:

https://paulripke.com/photo/category/reportage/one-night-in-rio/1

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And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

More Gear Show #15 | PPN | What photo gear to bring on your vacation

22 juni 2018 | 35 min

We Shoot Mirrorless #15 | PPN | On Talking Mirrorless vs. DSLR with Bill Wadman

14 juni 2018 | 63 min

How far have mirrorless cameras come and where is a DSLR still the right camera for the job is what Marco Larousse and Bill Wadman discuss on episode #15 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for June 2018.

This show is sponsored by:

HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized.

and

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

Here are some of the cameras that Marco and Bill talk about on this episode:

Bill currently uses the Pentax 645Z, a medium format SLR.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LGkV7B

Marco talked about these Fuji cameras:

X-T2

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2J6aufO

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2t3rk57

X-Pro2

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LnvMmO

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2MjqdqE

X-H1:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JuHXBH

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JFJXmH

Marco talked about these Panasonic cameras:

Lumix DC-G9

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Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2t1VeXu

Lumix DC-GX9

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Jy9Rwu

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2sRNEiN

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f2.8-4 ASPH. Power O.I.S. Lens

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JEkV7s

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2LHIFrS

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Scott and Marco, This question is for Marco as he is shooting mainly with Fuji right now. I’ve bought a Godox studio flash that I use with my Fuji X-T2. I want to make use of the hi-speed flash sync in order to cancel out most of the ambient light in locations where I can’t control the ambient light too well. My problem is that once I set my camera manually to 1/8000s at ISO 200, the EVF gives me the direct representation of this setting and makes the whole frame dark. The flash does have a modeling light but it’s way too dim to light the model properly for me to compose and focus through the EVF. I have been using a handheld LED flashlight to overcome this, but it’s annoying for me and the model. Is there a better way to do this or is this a drawback of Fuji or mirrorless cameras in general? Love all of the different the PPN shows!

Question by: Garrett from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Bill Gekas - Title: The Arrival (click here). See more of Bill's photos on his gallery website here: http://www.billgekas.com/p1014938437

Here are the links to Bill’s work and social media accounts:

Web: https://www.billwadman.com

Instagram 365 project: https://www.instagram.com/wadman365/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billwadman/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwadman

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.wadman

On Taking Pictures Podcast: http://www.ontakingpictures.com

Pals with Bill Wadman Podcast: https://pals.fireside.fm/

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

For more information on Scott Bourne follow him on Twitter: @ScottBourne

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #13 | PPN | Camera metering modes, which printer to choose, and how to take an iconic photo

7 juni 2018 | 34 min

Q&A about Different camera metering modes, which printer should you buy, and how to take an iconic photo?

This is the PPN - Q&A podcast episode #13 for June 2018.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

Skylum’s Aurora HDR 2018 software - The #1 HDR Software for Mac & Windows

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, after many years of photography, I’m still uncertain which exposure metering mode I should use on my camera. My camera has three modes (matrix metering, center-weighted metering, and spot metering). Which one do you use as default mode and when would you switch to one of the other modes?

Question from: Kyle, Chicago, Illinois

Hi Marco, first of all, I want to thank you and Scott for all of the great education, inspiration, and technical explanation that you provide each month at PPN. And your shows also inspired me to print more of my images in the future. I currently use a small Canon print & scan combination, but I want to buy a photo printer and would like to get your advice what I should look out for. Thank you and please continue to inspire us.

Question from: Patricia, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Products discussed in the answer:

Canon PIXMA PRO-100 13” (8 dye based inks - 3 mono & 5 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LpPAWt

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2sQ5NwK

Canon PIXMA PRO-10 13” (10 pigment based inks - 3 mono & 7 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LoofEe

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HrZ1SN

Canon PIXMA PRO-1000 17” (12 pigment based inks - 4 mono & 7 color inks + chroma optimizer)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Ln5xNd

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JcCeAe

Epson SureColor P400 13” (8 pigment based inks - 2 mono & 5 color + chroma optimizer.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2JwLvmg

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2kSfG9j

Epson SureColor P600 13” (9 pigment based inks - 4 mono & 5 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LsUB0x

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2kU7QvU

Epson SureColor P800 17” ( 9 pigment based inks - 4 mono & 5 color inks)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Jd8Ppz

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Jgwzta

Datacolor Spyder5EXPRESS for display calibration:

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LrGRTE

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Hrrbxs

Hahnemuehle Fine Art Paper

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2LoZtnp

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2JhzNMK

Hola Marco, I am really inspired by the inspirational photographers that you have interviewed and introduced at PPN. I have looked at many of their images and this has challenged me to take an iconic photo one day. I am an avid amateur and know how to take good photos. Some of my images have been printed in a local newspaper already. I know that this is not an easy question to answer, but what can I do to achieve my dream one day?

Question from: Juan, Madrid, Spain

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

And if you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

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Camera and Inspiration #14 | PPN | Hands on inspiration with Olaf Sztaba - a visual poet and more

31 maj 2018 | 64 min

A creative discussion with our guest Olaf Sztaba. We talk about what can inspire you - once you see nothing interesting to take pictures of anymore.

This is episode #14 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for May 2018.

This episode is sponsored by:

Use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” to save $10 at checkout.

Olaf Sztaba picked up his first camera 35 years ago and it ignited his passion for “seeing” - and it turned into his lifetime journey with photography. Many call him a visual poet. His images and writings about creativity, seeing, and simplifying visual scenes are published online and offline in blogs and print media.

Olaf picked Trent Parke as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Trent is a four times World Press Photo Award winner and a member of Magnum Photo. But Olaf especially admires the creative vision and longtime projects that Trent creates mainly in camera and not through extensive post-processing. Marco picked Trent's book “Minutes to Midnight” in the PPN - Camera and Inspiration episode #3. You can find out more about Trent Parke on his Magnum profile page: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/trent-parke/

In the main part of the show, Olaf and Marco share some hands-on tips on how to motivate you to go out and see new things even in your familiar surroundings. Try new approaches, allow emotions in your photo shoots, take risks, create questions with your photos, and subtract objects from your images are just a few tips that they cover.

Here are the links to Olaf’s work and social media accounts:

Web: https://olafphotoblog.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/olafphoto

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olaf_photo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olaf.sztaba

Marco’s inspirational photo book of the month is called: “Seeing Simplified” - by Olaf Sztaba.

Link to book: https://gumroad.com/l/nfnp

Published by OLI Publishing Inc. (212 pages)

This book is a creative and visual guide and gives you a lot of optical food for thought. The book should be a constant companion on your smartphone or tablet. And if you are ever in a situation, maybe in your own town, and you see nothing interesting to take a photo of, just open a random page of Olaf’s book and challenge yourself to take an image in that style. And this is not to merely copy Olaf’s style, but it may trigger one of those a-ha moments that burns itself into your memory and makes you aware of something, that you may have overlooked all of those years before. Olaf has worked hard for decades to collect these moments and this book gives you a shortcut to decades of photographic experience and inspiration. For only $24.95 you really should not pass on this opportunity and buy Olaf’s book.

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

More Gear Show #14 | PPN | Which mobile flash should you use and why

24 maj 2018 | 25 min

We Shoot Mirrorless #14 | PPN | Firmware Frenzy, Medium Format Love, and Vacation Cams

17 maj 2018 | 49 min

Firmware frenzy, medium format love, and vacation cams are some of the topics that Marco and Scott discuss on episode #14 of the “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast for May 2018.

This show is sponsored by:

COSYSPEED - The fastest camera bags in the world.

Marco was interviewed about street photography and his work in the current issue of the German photography magazine “PHOTO HITS” 6/2018 (in German): https://shop.fotohits.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=foto-hits-magazin-6-2018

SmugMug acquired Flickr and Scott and Marco think that this could be a good thing for the photography community.

If you want to attend a 1 on 1 street photography workshop in Hamburg, Marco now offers this option. Check it out: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Marco draws the four winners for the PPN 1st birthday giveaway. 3 cool photo presents are gifted to 3 PPN listeners. These are the prices:

Panasonic announced the TS7/FT7 camera. It’s the first rugged compact water- and shockproof camera to have a built-in EVF.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2L1InfT

Fuji announced the GF 250mm f4 R LM OIS WR medium format lens. It gives an EFV of around 200mm, focuses via a linear focus motor and its OIS is rated at 5-stop shake reduction, according to Fuji. The minimum focus distance is 1.4m or 55” and it weight 1.4kg or 3.14lb.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2wRqttw

Fuji released a 1.4x teleconverter for the new 250mm f4 lens, boosting the FOV to 277mm at f5.6..And they have also released macro extension tubes for the Medium Format GF system. The MCEX-18G WR is 18mm long while the MCEX-45G WR is 45mm. Both are weather sealed.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2wRqttw

Fuji updated the X-T2 with FW version 4.0. Some of the added features are:

Automatic focus bracketing up to 999 frames focus shift. (Stich later)

F-log recording to SD card (previously only possible over HDMI)

1080/120p high speed mode (plays back in Slow Motion)

Improved Phase Detect AF performance reducing the low light focus acquisition from +0.5EV to -1.0EV,

Flicker reduction (especially indoor sports in fluorescent light)

Enlarged/customizable indicators in viewfinder and LCD

The Fuji X-T20 was upgraded to FW version 2.0, The X-E3 to FW version 1.20, the X100F to FW version 2.10, and the X-H1 to FW version 1.02.

Fuji FW update website: http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/fw_table.html

Olympus has also released FW updates to some of their OM-D series cameras:

http://cs.olympus-imaging.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/ .

Hasselblad has released the XCD 21mm f4 lens for the X1D camera. It has a 17mm EFV with f4-f32 aperture range.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2rKZR7F

Hasselblad also updated the FW and added some features to the X1D camera with FW version 1.21. Some of the new features are:

Interval timer. Exposure bracketing. Shutter speed limit for Auto ISO in P and full Auto mode. AF support for almost all HC/HCD lenses when using the XH lens adapter.

https://www.hasselblad.com/x1d/firmware/

Sony released minor FW upgrades for two of their top cameras.

a7R III FW version 1.10 adds Pixel Shift Multi Shooting interval of 0.5sec (1-30 seconds previously). Adds support for bracketing during silent shooting with uncompressed RAW. Adds support for turning of the peaking display level for S-Log shooting and improves the overall stability of camera.

https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=ILCE7RM3&template_id=1&region_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab

a7 III FW version 1.01 implements bug fixes and improves the overall camera stability.

https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=ILCE7M3&template_id=1&region_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab

Tamron launches 28-75mm f2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony e-Mount. The lens was designed with a focus on IQ, compact size, and Silent AF. It weighs 550g or 19.4Oz. The new stepping motor is claimed to be fast, accurate, and silent, and the lens is moisture resistant.

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2rMI8wq

Casio is pulling out of the digital compact camera market and Marco is going down memory lane as his first ever digital camera was a Casio QV-10.

Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 2018 software:

Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)

Mirrorless question of the month:

Hi Scott and Marco, I am currently shooting wildlife with a Nikon D500 and D7200, the D500 is everything have always wanted for a wildlife shooting camera. I use mostly a tamron 150-600 lens, however, at the end of the day, my arm is so tired if I do a lot of shooting. I have been seriously thinking about changing to either the oly OM_D Mll or the panasonic G9. From reviews, I have read either camera is a toss up for my needs. The panasonic feels great in the hand. My main question does one brand of lenses work better on the competitors camera than the other? Both brands seem to have good long lenses for wildlife Oh by the way I am from Clearfield, UT. and I have a sony a6500 for street shooting and for doing landscapes. I did try the sony 100-400 on it, and I did not care for that set up. Thanks for your help.

Question by: Mark from Clearfield, Utah, USA.

We have a PPN Photo Podcast Network group at Flickr (click link) that is open to our listeners and photos taken with all mirrorless camera brands. If you want to join just let us know through the "request invitation" button on the group and drop us a quick line there. We'll add you to the group then. And please ask for the invite via the web browser and not via the Flickr App. The invite process via the app has not been working reliably. You can also submit an image using the Instagram hashtag #WeShootMirrorless

We have picked our monthly featured photographer and image from the submitted photos. Our monthly We Shoot Mirrorless feature photo and photographer of the month is: Pics from Paul - Title: Bicycle and Bicycle (click here).

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

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For more information on Scott Bourne follow him on Twitter: @ScottBourne

About this show:

On the monthly #WeShootMirrorless episode of the “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” show, Marco and a guest will discuss news from the mirrorless camera world related to innovations, trends, gear, and accessories. And they will introduce mirrorless camera brands by interviewing the respective managers of those manufacturers. They will also invite pro photographers who make their living working with mirrorless cameras to share some tips and tricks about their workflow.

Q&A #12 | PPN | Choosing a Camera System, Silver vs. Black, and Photo Contests

9 maj 2018 | 28 min

Q&A about: Choosing a camera system, silver or black cameras, and should you enter photo contests?

This is the PPN - Q&A podcast episode #12 for May 2018.

Please submit your photography related questions to us here: http://www.photopodcasts.com/contact.html

This episode is sponsored by:

Skylum and Luminar 2018 - The most innovative photo editor for Mac and PC.

Use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

You can still enter our PPN Birthday giveaway by telling us which was your favorite PPN episodes so far and why? Just enter your short comment to the show notes of the “We Shoot Mirrorless episode #13”:

https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/we-shoot-mirrorless-13-ppn-birthday-nab-news-and-giveaways

Here are the questions that Marco answers in this episode:

Hi Marco, I know that you are a Fuji shooter and have invested into this system for a few years. But if you would be free to buy a new mirrorless camera system today, which one would you pick and why? And BTW, I loved your interview with Jeff Widener, it was very inspiring. Thank you for all the work and great PPN content!

Question from: Edward, Toronto, Canada

I have a very simple and maybe a bit superficial question: Some of the camera bodies that I’m looking at right now are offered in black or silver. Should I just pick the one I like better or can you think of strategic reasons which one could be better?

Question from: Liz, San Diego, California

Hi Marco, I have started to become a more serious photographer about 3 years ago. I share my images on Instagram and Flickr and have received many likes and some positive comments so far. Now I have been invited to submit my images to a photo competition. What are your thoughts on photo competitions? Are they any good to make me more famous and expand my network or are they a waste of time and money?

Question from: Adrian, Melbourne, Australia

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You can download a free trial of Skylum’s Luminar 2018 or Aurora HDR 2018 software.

And if you decide to buy Skylum’s Luminar or Aurora HDR 2018 software, you can use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

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Camera and Inspiration #13 | PPN | Jeff Widener - Iconic Tank Man Photographer and more

30 april 2018 | 71 min

Interview with Jeff Widener - Inspiration from the famous “Tank Man” photographer on his famous image, his photojournalism career, and inspirational words for other photographers.

This is episode #13 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for April 2018.

This episode is sponsored by:

Skylum’s Aurora HDR 2018 software - The #1 HDR Software for Mac & Windows

Use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” to save $10 at checkout.

This is the 50th podcast episode at PPN and we invited a very special photographer for this episode: Jeff Widener is an American photojournalist who is best known for his famous “Tank Man” image from Beijing in 1989. Time magazine has selected this photo as one of the 100 most influential images of all time.

Marco picked Jeff Widener as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month, and Jeff shares the thrilling moments and the many coincidences that led to him taking the famous Tank Man photo and how it has changed his career.

But a world famous and powerful iconic image such as “Tank Man“ often reduces a photographer in public perception to that image. And while sometimes struggling with the nimbus of his famous image, Jeff has proven over and over again that he is a very talented photographer with a strong body of work. http://www.jeffwidener.com In this interview he shares what made him want to become a photographer, how he advanced in his career, and some of the funny and interesting experiences that he has made during his work as a photojournalist. https://www.instagram.com/jeff.widener/

Quotes from the interview:

"You don’t just take a picture - you have to feel it."

"I need more chaos in my images..."

"I’ll be 62 in August and I’m still trying to find solutions to problems that have been bugging me about my work for years."

Here are the links to Jeff’s work and social media accounts:

Web: http://www.jeffwidener.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeff.widener/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffSWidener/

Marco’s inspirational photo book of the month is called: “Modern Color” - by Fred Herzog.

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2vTUBDV

Published by Hatje Cantz (approx 320 pages): http://www.hatjecantz.de/fred-herzog-6837-1.html

Fred Herzog is mainly known for his photography in Vancouver where he focused primarily on capturing working-class life. He shot mainly on Kodachrome which marginalized him since most artists shot in B&W in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

But he has and his work has been recognized in recent years and I certainly want to introduce you to his work and his book Modern Color.

Herzog once said: “I wanted to show the world the way it is”

The book mainly consists of beautiful color photographs of the 1950’s to 1970’s and the color is simply stunning If you had never shot Kodachrome and want to get an idea why so many dearly miss it, you will instantly find out after opening this book.

This book should be on the very top of the list because it is a great example for those of you who may think that there is nothing interesting to photograph in your town anymore.

Looking at old images is always interesting, Cars, clothes, houses, no smartphones, but what do you think Fred saw when he stepped out of his door in 1958? It all looked to him like when you step out of your door today.

Study this book and see what caught his attention and convert it into today’s life. You may be amazed at the opportunities that lay before you.

The book covers a lot of different scenes, some that include humans, but if you are not comfortable with photographing humans without asking beforehand, there are plenty of images of cars, houses, posters, and signs that are just stunning.

Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)

And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

About this show:

On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

More Gear Show #13 | PPN | Shooting Video as a Photographer - with PhotoJoseph

22 april 2018 | 53 min

The More Gear Show topic this month is: Shooting video from a photographer's point of view - with guest host Joseph Linaschke, better known as PhotoJoseph on the internet.

This episode is sponsored by:

Skylum and Luminar 2018 - The most innovative photo editor for Mac and PC.

Use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” for extra savings at checkout.

This More Gear Topic will be about shooting video from a photographer's point of view. Many of us photographers are scared of shooting video because we have grown up to capture the decisive moment in 1/1000s and edit that moment to perfection in the darkroom or nowadays in Lightroom or other photo editing software.

But we also pay good money for all of the latest and greatest video features in our photo cameras, so we might as well start to use them.

And in order to give you very experienced and qualified tips, Marco invited his friend PhotoJoseph who is not only a great guy, a wonderful photographer, an official Panasonic Luminary ambassador, but he is also a pro in regards of recording and editing professional videos.

Gear and techniques discussed in this episode:

Setting up your iPhone / smartphone to record good video. How good are smartphones for video and where are the limitations?

Recording video with rugged action cams like the new GoPro Hero is quite useful for certain situations, too. And few settings also mean few chances for errors.

GoPro Hero Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HNFdvd

GoPro Hero B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Hw4MRp

4K, 1080P, 24P, 30P, 60P… What does all this mean in the real world and which one should you choose to get the desired look?

How to set up your digital photo camera in order to get good looking video and audio results? What gear is suggested?

Rode VMMICRO - Compact on camera mic:

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HeBsBX

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2F2QapC

Panasonic GH5

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Hk5V1C

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2yL4no4

Easy backup, storing, and processing of your video files - even on your iPhone - via GNARBOX SSD:

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2HeC1f3

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2vvSc20

LumaFusion is the iOS video editing software that Joseph uses on his iPad to process his images on the GNARBOX SSD:

https://luma-touch.com/lumafusion-for-ios/

Joseph will speak at the Out Of Chicago Conference this summer. Use the discount code “photojoseph” to save on your registration fee (discount is only available until April 25th!)

Co-Host info for Joseph Linaschke / PhotoJoseph

Joseph’s Website: www.joseph.info

Joseph’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/photojoseph

Joseph’s Twitter: @PhotoJoseph

Joseph’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/photojoseph

Joseph’s Panasonic LUMIX and GH5 training: http://GH5Training.com

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on:

Website: www.MarcoLarousse.com

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

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