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The Fotobug Photography podcast for travel and nature photographers. Interviews, training, reviews, and more!
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Steve Rolfe is a UK based photographer who recently published a book, Small World which is now available on Amazon and in bookstores. Steve uses tiny HO miniature figures to created fanciful and amusing miniature scenes to photograph. To learn more about Steve and his photography, please visit Steve's website at https://www.steverolfephotography.co.uk .
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Jim is currently traveling to Iceland and Greenland, so we decided to pull this video from our vault which was taped 11 years ago. Clyde Butcher is one of America's finest photographers and we had to privilege to get a private tour of his Venice, Florida darkroom as he explained how he creates his massive black and white prints.
Don't forget - still time to register for the Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota - last weekend in September! https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Fred and Jim catch up - live and in person! - with our friend Roman Kurywczak at Honeymoon Island State Park. Roman recently moved to south Florida. We urge you to check out Roman's web page at roaminwithroman.com and consider taking advantage of his photo workshops!
Coming up next time - Jim gives an overview and his thoughts on the Canon R5 mirrorless camera.
Be sure to subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube channel for free photo instruction! www.youtube.com/thefotobug
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Erik Kuna is a photographer and trainer for Kelbyone who specializes in NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin rocket launches as well as aviation and night sky photography. Fred and Jim sit down with Erik at Kelbyone studios and discuss his wonderful photography and Erik shares suggestions for photographers interested in space photography as well as night skies! This is one interview you don't want to miss.
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Fred and Jim welcome photographer Zoe Gregory to the podcast! Zoe is a Washington D.C. based photographer who has tapped in to her entrepreneurial spirit in order to earn money from her photography and shares her story with us. She recently took up photography seriously and we hope her story will motivate and encourage others with a desire to make money with their cameras in addition to just enjoy making great images! We recommend you check out Zoe's Instagram page - ZoeGregoryPhoto on Instagram.
Check out the podcast for recent photography news!
Registration for the Black Hills Photo Shootout coming up this September is now open! Go to https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com to register. There are 3 big events this year: The main Black Hills Photo Shootout in Sturgis, a pre-workshop event at 1880 Town in South Dakota, and another pre-workshop at Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota hosted by Jim and Fred! We hope to see you there!
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Jim and Fred are happy to welcome back Mathew Cicanese. Mathew was on a few years back when he conducted workshops at the Tampa Bay Photo Shootout. Since then, he has worked for National Geographic and has become an accomplished photographer. We highly recommend you watch this podcast as Mathew has a lot of interesting projects he is working on and be sure to register at his website - www.thecuriouslens.org.
Be sure to listen to the podcast for the latest photography news about DJI, Canon and lots more! Also, please go right now and subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/thefotobug.
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Jim and Fred are delighted to have Mike Matthews back as our guest. Mike currently lives in Kentucky and specializes in bird and macro photography. Mike organizes workshops around the country featuring frogs, lizards, spiders and other small creatures in natural settings for closeup and macro photography. For more information on Mike's upcoming workshops, go to www.mikematthewsphotography.com
For the latest photography news, watch the podcast! Be sure to go out and subscribe to The Fotobug Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/thefotobug
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Fred and Jim are delighted to have back Rick Sammon! Nearly a year ago, Rick started a Facebook group, Photo Therapy - we highly recommend you join. We talk to Rick about the importance of staying motivated and trying new things, even in the trying times we are in right now. Rick also shares information about his latest books and we even discuss music! Check out Rick's website at www.ricksammon.com!
In recent photo news, Paravision AI ordered to delete face recognition software derived from user pictures without permission. Costco is closing all in store photo facilities in February. Sony reveals their latest camera and lots more! Watch the podcast for more details.
Don't forget to check out The Fotobug Youtube channel - www.youtube.com/thefotobug and while there, please subscribe!
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
We are honored to feature Angela Percival, a photographer National Geographic called one of the top 9 photographers you should know about! Angela has gone on adventures most of us only watch in movies or read about. She has climbed mountains in Greenland and Nepal and photographed in freezing sub zero winter conditions. After watch this episode, be sure to check out Angela's website at www.angelapercival.com !
As we round up the end of 2020, most of the news centers around postponed or cancelled photography events. This is our last episode for 2020 and we are looking forward to a hopefully better 2021 when we can begin our travel adventures again and continue to get more shutter time! For your New Year's resolution, please go and subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube channel for more photography goodness - www.youtube.com/thefotobug !
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from The Fotobug guys!
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Essdras Suarez is a former photo journalist and two time Pulitzer prize award winner for his photography. Jim has been fortunate to travel with Essdras to Cuba and Cuenca, Ecuador. Essdras is now leading workshops (when Covid is no longer a deterrent) and is teaching photography. Jim and Fred sit down virtually and discuss photography with Essdras. We highly recommend you check out his website at http://essdras.com/ and consider his future trips, workshops and portfolio reviews as well as online training! Essdras is also affiliated with EMS Photo Adventures - https://emsphotoadventures.com/ and his photo education website, https://essdras.teachable.com/
In recent photo news, Astro Pad has launched a Kickstarter project which will turn your iPad into a secondary wireless display for your PC. Atomos has launched Connect, a $79 tiny USB card that will convert 4k video to 1080p so you can use DSLRs or video cameras as webcams. Facebook now permits creators to remove reposted images on Facebook and Instagram. Disk Drill is a new recovery program that claims to recover 96% to 99% of images and videos from corrupt drives or cards. Freefly Systems has announced a new commercial drone that can carry a payload of up to 3 pounds.
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