google5c974887efc50222.html The Candid Frame: A Photography Podcast

Monday, July 06, 2009

The Candid Frame #76 - Anne Day


Anne Day is a freelance photographer and writer based in New York and Connecticut. Her work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, The Washington Post, Fortune, Vogue and other publications. An Olympus Visionary, she has worked as a photojournalist and has covered events in Haiti, Cuba, South Africa and Namibia, as well as American Presidential Inaugurations, school picnics, and weddings. In addition to working in journalism, she has many years of experience photographing architecture with a view camera. She is the principal photographer for three books in the W.W. Norton Series on Classical Architecture on The Library of Congress, The New York Public Library, and The US Capitol. You can discover more of her work by visiting her website.

Anne Day recommends the work of David Hilliard.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

The Candid Frame #75 - Nadine Brown


Nadine Brown is the co-founder and creative director of Brand Envy, a company that helps photographers, restaurants and other businesses with marketing and branding. In today's challenging market it's not enough to own the latest in photographic equipment and being proficient with Photoshop. It's about having a solid and consistent marketing plan to get you and your work to the market. To discover more about Nadine and her work, please visit the Brand Envy website.

Nadine Brown recommends the work of August Bradley.

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Monday, June 15, 2009

New Episode of Shooting with Alas video podcast now available.

If you haven't already, check out the latest episode of my other podcast effort, Shooting with Alas. We travel Lake Los Angeles, where we photograph dirt bike enthusiast Gilbert Ruvalcaba. To create a series of action shots and portraits using off-camera flash, we use Pocket Wizard's new Mini TT1 and Flex TT5 to use counter the harsh existing light while maintaining TTL flash metering. You can visit the blog by clicking here.

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Saturday, June 06, 2009

The Candid Frame #74 - Maki Kawakita


Maki Kawakita is an Olympus Visionary whose work covers as diverse a range of photographic work as the cultures — Japanese, American, and European — that have most influenced her. Fashion, editorial, advertising, portraiture, fine art and dance all provide areas for her expression and for her professional work. Kawakita has been featured in Time and Marie Claire, shot advertising campaigns for Coors Light, Olympus, Kodak, Canon, Levi Strauss & Co., and Smirnoff, and photographed celebrities such as Alicia Keys, Paris Hilton, Missy Elliott, BeyoncĂ©, and Hilary Duff. You can discover more of her work by visiting her website.

Maki Kawakita recommends the work of Guy Bourdin.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The Candid Frame #73 - Lewis Kemper


Lewis Kemper has been photographing the natural beauty of North America, and its park lands for over 29 years specializing in nature and outdoor photography. He is a Canon Explorer of Light and during his extensive travels, he has been to 47 states from Alaska to Florida. His work has been exhibited and published in magazines, books, and calendars worldwide. His photography and writing appears regularly in Outdoor Photographer and PC Photo magazines. He has recently released a monograph of his work, Capturing the Light, and you can discover more about this and his great body of work by visiting his website.

Lewis Kemper recommends the work of Philip Hyde.

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As mentioned in the show, you can find out more about Bruce Smith's Master Workshop in the U.S. by clicking here.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Candid Frame #72 - Bobbi Lane


Bobbi Lane is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits on location and in the studio. Lane's multi-faceted approach to photography incorporates over 30 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. Lane shoots primarily people on location for editorial, corporate, and advertising accounts as well as photographing "real people" and travel for stock. As a dedicated photo educator, she brings insight and enthusiasm to her hundreds of students every year. Bobbi's excellent rapport and communication with her students inspires and motivates, while her straight-forward teaching style reaches students of many different skill levels. Bobbi teaches her own weekend workshops in CT, the Bobbi Lane Workshops and at the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Workshops, the Julia Dean Workshops, and the International Center for Photography in New York City. You can discover more about her by visiting her website.

Bobbi Lane recommends the work of Stephen Johnson.

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Candid Frame #71 - Douglas Kirkland


Douglas Kirkland has been a staff photographer for Look and Life magazines and has photographed some of the world's most dynamic, controversial and famous personalities including Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol and Judy Garland to name just a few. Recknowned for his work in the entertainment industry, he has also created a diverse body of work for advertsing and fine-art. He is one of the few photographers who can lay claim to the term, "a photographer's photographer". To discover more of his work, visit his website.

You can read an article that I wrote on Douglas Kirkland for Digital Photo Pro Magazine by clicking here.

Douglas Kirkland recommends the work of Lauren Greenfield.

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Monday, April 13, 2009

The Candid Frame #70 - Greg Gorman


Greg Gorman is a master fine-art photographer whose images of stage, film, sports and music personalities are both stunningly beautiful and iconic. As well as having photographed some of this generations greatest talents, he has produced a distinct photographic style rooted in his unique use of light and the black and white palette. You can discover more of his work by visiting his website.

As well as producing exceptional work, he also teaches an amazing workshop in his residence in Mendocino, California. You can discover more about this unique opportunity by clicking here.

Greg Gorman recommends the work of Gerd Ludwig.

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Candid Frame #69 - Miriam Romais


Miriam Romais is the executive director of En Foco, a non profit organization that supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of Latino, African, Asian and Native American descent. It was started 35 years ago in the Bronx by a group of Puerto Rican photographers to serve as as outlet for work that was being too easily overlooked by mainstream art world.

As well as her work with En Foco, Miriam is also a photographer and curator. Her own work has been published and exhibited in numerous galleries and museums throughout the country. Some of her work has focused on her other passion, motorcycling. You can view her work by visiting her website.

Miriam Romais recommend the work of Alejandro Chaskielberg.

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Saturday, March 14, 2009

The Candid Frame #68 - Seth Joel & Charlie Holland


Seth Joel and Charlie Holland are a husband and wife team that produce natural looking images of people for commercial, advertising work and stock. They combine a life-long passion for making photographs and a keen awareness and knowledge of business to create successful photographic careers. To discover more of their work please visit their website.

Seth Joel and Charlie Holland recommend the work of Alia Malley and Jeff Dunas.

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