Secrets of Digital Imaging

 

 SDI - Studio Lighting One - 024 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The file for the studio lighting podcast was somehow corrupted. All is well now (fingers crossed). See the same entry below.
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Dennis Hays

 

 SDI - Studio Lighting One - 024 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I start by answering a question from a listener (Jon) regarding the use of model releases for street photography. Jon also wanted to know how to use a flash meter to set the exposure.
Lastly, I set up the next series of discussions by speaking about the four main types of studio lighting.
Link: Studio Lighting Techniques

 

 SDI - Model Release - 023 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I discuss a part of photography I’ve neglected over the past few years; the model release. This is a subject that is sometimes (maybe often?) neglected and overlooked by photographers. I talk about why you need to have a signed model release, what it’s meant to do and how it can protect you from costly […]

 

 SDI - Reasonable Assumptions - 022 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Further progress of my excursion into portraiture and “portable” studio equipment. I discuss the latest lighting setup, light ratios, direction and equipment needed. At the end of the podcast I talk about minimum needed equipment for your portrait kit.

The art and science of getting a good portrait is more important than controlling your […]

I’m running a little late because and have yet to “develop” the latest portraits I took last week (I cornered my kids to use as subjects).
The latest images were shot with a two light setup on the black background and I think I captured more of what I wanted. I’m not there yet, but getting […]

 

 SDI - Minimalist Lighting - 021 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We start with a brief discussion (very brief) of where I am in my photography and why I couldn’t do a session this back week (hint: my daughter abandoned me!).
The main part of this edition of the Secrets of Digital Imaging is discussing the philosophy of using hot-shoe flashes away from the camera:

Flash on the […]

 

 SDI - The Beginning - Portraiture - 020 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

After collecting most of what I think I need, in the way of gear, I set up the “studio” and began my quest to study portraiture. Here are my first results, warts and all. Yes, I made some mistakes and had one equipment failure, but, after all, this is just the beginning of my quest […]

 

 SDI - Ready or Not - #019 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

All is moving quite well; the final bits of equipment are in and next week, I’ll start doing portraits. Along with this, my old favorite, the Metz 54 MZ-3 flash came back from repair - $83.00 and well worth it! Also, the Elinchrom Skyport arrived and it’s smaller than I expected. That’s good as it […]

 

 SDI - The Saga Continues - #018 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

After clearing some personal problems (dead car and visiting mother), I’m back building the equipment base and learning portraiture.
First up is some samples from the new Canon EOS XTi dSLR. The image immediately below, of the New York Capitol building (in Albany, New York USA) was taken with the Canon 28mm-90mm lens f/4-5.6 III […]

 

 SDI - The State of Me - #017 w/ Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Finally got the Canon XTi body in and a 28-90mm f/4-5.6 (which may have been a mistake - listen in to see why I think so). I also acquired two lenses from my old film kit (35-70mm EF f/3.5-4.5 and a 100-200mm EF f/4.5AF). My purchase from ebay of a wireless slave may have been […]

 

 SDI - Taking My Own Medicine - 016: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

After speaking about reinventing yourself last episode, I decided to take my own medicine. In the last week or two, I have committed to start the portraiture part of my life-long involvement in photography. Here, on this podcast, I explain what’s happened and what steps I’m taking, including what equipment I’m purchasing.
By the way, I’m […]

 

 SDI - Reinventing OUrselves - #015: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Have you ever found yourself in a position where you wake up and find you’re doing the same thing today that you did yesterday? Is your creativity stale? Okay, listen up. On this podcast I have no references, other than myself. Here I am really talking myself into doing something I haven’t done very much […]

 

 SDI - SmugMug w/ Andy Williams - #014: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

As you’ll hear, I was led to SmugMug by someone I work with in my day job. Craig had done the legwork for me and tested some of the online image storing sites, such as Photoshelter, Digitalrailroad, and others. He found SmugMug to have some features he liked and opted for a 14-day free trial.
Based […]

 

 SDI - Child Photography - #013: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This episode is from late 2006 where I discuss the “art” of child photography. As almost everyone knows, taking candids and portraits of adults is considerably easier than working with children. Here, I go into some techniques both for the images and also to assist in getting the “subject” to work with you, instead of […]

 

 SDI - Kodak Introduces New Versions of Portra ISO 400 Film - 012: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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This past week, Kodak introduced two new versions of the Portra film family, Portra 400 NC and Portra 400 VC. Scott DiSabato and I discuss the introduction of the film, Kodak’s commitment to the film community, and the technical aspects of these new versions.
This conversation with Scott is the second in the past […]

 

 SDI - Frederic Cao - DxO Labs - 011: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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After a wonderful interview with Luc Marin of DxO, regarding their new release of DxO Optics Pro version 5, I wanted to learn more. In light of this company’s bent to the scientific, I had a conversation with Frederic Cao, Deputy Chief Scientist, about what goes on underneath the covers.
In fact, Frederic gives […]

 

 SDI - The State of the Industry 2007/2008 - Dennis Hays: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Just before the break of the new year, I give my opinion on the state of the photographic industry.
Length: 24 minutes, 18 seconds
File Size: 16.7 Megabytes

 

 SDI - Taking Pictures In Public Places - 009: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Photographers out and about taking pictures are mostly just “doing their thing”, walking about, finding interesting subjects and clicking the shutter. However, since 9/11, more and more photographers are being challenged by the police and security guards for getting images of buildings, trains, airports, subwways adn so forth.
A year ago […]

 

 SDI DxO - Interview w/ Luc Marin #008 [32:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What I’m really interested in learning, on this new series of podcasts, are from the innovators in the photo industry. At times, these are photographers and other times, companies.
One of the companies that recently came to my attention is DxO. They produce some software I find amazing in how it works and also, in how […]

 

 SDI - digitalrailroad.net - Interview w/ Tom Tinervin - #006 [26:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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As I say in the podcast, one of the most frequent questions I get is from photographers wanting to sell their images. Besides shooting weddings and events, most photographic enthusiasts see their hobby as just that, a hobby, and haven’t thought their images could make them any money.
digitalRailroad.net is foremost […]