Episodes
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Fotobug Episode 284 - Guest Mike Matthews
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
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Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Fotobug Episode 279 - Conversation with Rick Sammon
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.
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Fotobug Episode 276 - Conversation with photographer Angela Percival
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
Fotobug - Episode 271 - Conversation with photographer Essdras Suarez
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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Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 270 - Interview Cheyenne Glade Wilson
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Cheyenne Glade Wilson is a western photographer known as the Native Cowgirl. Jim and Fred are proud to interview her on this week's podcast! Cheyenne was also one of the virtual workshop instructors for this years Black Hills Photo Shootout Virtual event held in September. Check out the interview and check out her blog and gallery at https://www.thenativecowgirl.com/ !
In recent news, CAMERADACTYL is a Kickstarter project for a new slide scanner! GoPro has announced a new camera, the Hero 9. Sony is closing down it's operations in Brazil. The comedy wildlife photo awards have announced the 44 top images for 20202. Canon's EOS webcam app is now out of beta. Skylum has announced it's next line of Luminar software and On1 is releasing it's latest raw converter! Even more in the podcast!
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Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 269 - Interview Jay Grammond
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
The Black Hills Photo Shootout Virtual Event is coming up in a few days and so Fred and Jim have invited the organizer of the event to come on the podcast and talk about the event! There is still time to register! https://blackhillsphotoshootout.online/ Don't miss out - SIGN UP NOW!
In recent photo news, Photoshop now has a plugin that will randomly put up jokes and puns while you are working. Microsoft has an AI algorithm that can detect deep fake images and videos. Canon Australia is shutting down their operations. DAIN can create near perfect slow motion footage from normally captured footage.
For more details and more news, tune in to the podcast!
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 268 - Interview Charlie Borland
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Charlie Borland is a professional photographer who will be one of the instructors at the Black Hills Photo Shootout Virtual event in September. Check out Charlie's website and online photo courses at www.borlandphoto.com.
In recent photography news, Lightroom CC for IOS and iPadOS deleted settings and catalog for some users. The issue has now been fixed by Adobe. Sony is another company that is releasing an app to allow Sony cameras to be used as webcams. PhotoPlus event this year will also be a virtual event due to Covid-19.
Registration is now open for the Black Hills Photo Shootout at the end of September! Register at https://blackhillsphotoshootout.online - sign up now for this 10th anniversary event!
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 267 - Interview Erica Robinson - Tamron
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
On today's podcast, we welcome Erica Robinson, Tamron Technical Representative. Erica will be one of the virtual instructor's at the Black Hills Photo Shootout this September. Erica also loaned out Tamron lenses to try out at previous Photo Shootout events. Check out Erica's photo gallery at her website, www.ericarobinsonphoto.com. Sign up for the Black Hills Photo Shootout at https://blackhillsphotoshootout.online/
Watch the podcast for the latest photography news! Alter, maker of the Kickstarter project, Rapid Filter System is closing up operations. Canon servers were hacked. LRTimelapse has released a new update! Lots more in the podcast!
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 266 - Interview Photographer Tomás Alvarez
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Jim and Fred invite Minnesota based photographer Tomás Alvarez to the podcast. Tomás is one of the newest instructors this year for the Black Hills Photo Shootout which will be a virtual event this year due to the pandemic. Please go and check out Tomás' website - www.tomalvarez.com and check out his wonderful galleries. We both recommend signing up for his BHPS workshops this year!
In recent news, Nikon has released a new camera, the Z5 and is also introducing a web cam app to allow Nikon cameras to be used as webcams. A researcher is attaching small "bug size" cameras to beetles to get a 'bug's eye' view of the world! Associated Press is now providing all their journalists with Sony cameras. The Consumer Entertainment Show for 2021 will be a virtual event. Watch the podcast for even more details and more news!
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 252- Interview Jeff Cable
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Jim and Fred interviews photographer Jeff Cable!
In recent news, LucidPix AI app turns ordinary images into 3D photos. Canon has announced Image Connect to connect photographers to potential customers. Canon also shows off a new AI plugin for Lightroom Classic that will cull images for you. Sandisk has revealed an 8 TB SSD prototype and a 1 TB flash drive. GoPro's defunct Karma drones would not take off in 2020 due to a GPS glitch. DJI has posted an article with issues it has with the new FAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for remote identification of drones.
The Fotobug featured guest is Jeff Cable who photographed several Olympic games, and will be covering the upcoming summer games in Japan as well as the winter Olympics in Beijing. He also leads a number of interesting photo workshops are the globe through his website and also through M&M photo tours.
Check out Jeff's website at www.jeffcable.com
Check out M&M at www.mmphototours.com
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