Episodes
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Fotobug Episode 331 - Photoshop Layers for Lightpainting
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Out of The Fotobug vault! Back in 2017, Jim conducted a lightpainting workshop at the Black Hills Photo Shootout at the Western Heritage Center in Spearfish, South Dakota. This is an important technique for capturing parts of large objects, such as the one room schoolhouse, and then assembling the layers in Photoshop.
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Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Fotobug Episode 325 - Conversation with Dale Morris
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Dale Morris is a photographer based in South Africa and leads photo tours with Oryx Photo Tours (www.oryxphoto.com). Jim recently traveled with Dale for three weeks in Madagascar. At the end of the tour, he and Dale sat down to discuss Dale's background in primate research as well as upcoming photo tours.
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Sunday Aug 01, 2021
The Fotobug Episode 292 - Fort DeSoto Park
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
In The Fotobug continuing series on places to photograph in Florida, don't overlook Fort DeSoto in St. Petersburg. Fort DeSoto is a Pinellas County park and is named after the Fort that was built there in the late 1800s to protect Tampa Bay but was never involved in any battles. However, it is one of the best birding spots in Florida, especially in the Spring and Fall. It is also one of the few places to spot the white morph reddish egret!
Not much in current photographic news, but the Black Hills Photo Shootout registration is now available! The Shootout will again be the last weekend in September and will take place in Sturgis South Dakota and a special event on Friday at 1880 Town. Fred and Jim are conducting a pre-workshop at Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota September 22-24th and the spots are filling up quick - on the registration page it is labeled Dakota Adventure - so please go a sign up now!
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Sunday May 12, 2019
Fotobug - Episode 234 - Raw vs JPG
Sunday May 12, 2019
Sunday May 12, 2019
More photo education in today's podcast, but first recent photo news!
A drone pilot managed to capture some amazing videos of a tornado in Oklahoma that even impressed meteorologists! DJI has partnered with RMUS to provide drone training in the US. If you are a Mac user and still use Aperture, be aware that Aperture will no longer work after upgrading the OS to Mojave. B&H circumvents online sales tax collection with it's new PayBoo credit card. Adobe may raise the monthly fee for the Creative Cloud Photo Bundle (Photoshop and Lightroom) to $20 and include 1TB of cloud storage. DJI is introducing an Osmo action camera to compete with GoPro!
If you are still shooting JPG, then please pay attention to today's photo lesson! RAW gives you more control over your final image and has lots of advantages over JPG and you needn't be afraid of processing the images on your computer. There are even many free software solutions out there, so cost is not an excuse to using RAW capture. There are more photo lessons on The Fotobug YouTube channel and we would appreciate if you would subscribe to our channel! More goodness to come! Please leave your thoughts or comments on RAW vs JPG capture!
Sunday Nov 02, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 116 - Slovenia Workshop
Sunday Nov 02, 2014
Sunday Nov 02, 2014
Welcome to podcast #116. In recent news, Sony introduced a new sensor, Lee Filters announced a new warming polarizing filter, Delkin introduced a trio of rugged SD cards, Apple released a plugin to import Aperture files into Lightroom, Mylio is a subscription-based photo organization program, and if you have $50,000 laying around, you may want to bid on a Hasselblad 500C camera that was the first in space.
Coming up next time, Chris Klapheke will join us again to report on new items from Photokina and suggestions for your holiday gifts!
Sunday Aug 24, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 111 - Chris Klapheke
Sunday Aug 24, 2014
Sunday Aug 24, 2014
Chris Klapheke from Outdoor Photo Gear joins Jim and Fred for Podcast 111 of The Fotobug! In recent news, Chris weighs in on the recent discussions of the macaque "selfies" and just who is the copyright owner. We also reveal the results of our poll.
The new GoPro Hero 4 is to be released soon and we discuss some of the new features. Also, Canon may release the next generation 7D and Nikon is rumored to be announcing a new camera. Chris will be going to Photokino and has promised to return to The Fotobug with all the new goodies released there.
Finally, Chris shows off some items which travel and nature photographers may be interested in checking out. Items include tripods which fold up to 7 inches and even one that extends around 7 feet high! For more information, check out www.outdoorphotogear.com
There are only a few weeks left to sign up for the Black Hills Shootout in South Dakota. There is still time to sign up for the Maine Fall Colors and Moose workshop and the Slovenia Julian Alps workshop that takes place in October. Go to www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com for these and more!
Sunday Aug 10, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 110 - Nerotrigger laser style
Sunday Aug 10, 2014
Sunday Aug 10, 2014
Welcome to podcast number 110! Fred and Jim test out the laser triggering option on the Nerotrigger and attempt to capture falling jello into Fred's mouth. Although we had a small problem with the Nerotrigger, we eventually corrected the issue and were able to proceed with our unusual quest! The Nerotrigger can also trigger on other events and we will be testing additional features in future episodes.
There is still time to get in on the Maine Fall Colors, Moose and Black bear workshop. Also registration is open for The Black Hills Shootout in South Dakota, but workshops are filling up fast. We also have openings for the Julian Alps fall colors in Slovenia. Go to www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com for these and other workshops!
Chris Klapheke will be returning for our next podcast, number 111!
Sunday Jul 27, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 109 - Luka Esenko - Slovenia
Sunday Jul 27, 2014
Sunday Jul 27, 2014
Welcome to podcast #109 featuring our friend, Luka Esenko who will be showing off images and talking about the upcoming Photography workshop to Slovenia this October. To register for this workshop, or to obtain more information, go to www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com. The workshop will take place at the peak of the fall colors in the Julian Alps. This is a unique workshop that you won't want to miss!
In the news, Adobe announces that Lightroom will still have partial capability even if you choose to discontinue the Creative Cloud service. MIT and Cornell University students develop a lighting drone that will follow a subject around a studio. Also, MIT has released course materials into the public domain and they can be obtained right here: CLICK HERE FOR FREE MIT COURSES.
In addition to the Slovenia Workshop, The Black Hills Shootout registration is now live. This workshop takes place in Rapid City, SD on September 26, 27 and 28. The keynote speaker is Davd Black and we recommend you sign up now. Also, there are still openings for the Maine Moose and Black Bear workshop in early October (also among the fall colors), and, of course, Slovenia beginning October 16. www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com - don't wait!
Next time, we begin reviewing the NeroTrigger by throwing jello squares at Fred!
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Sunday Jun 15, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 106 - Critter Closeup Workshop
Sunday Jun 15, 2014
Sunday Jun 15, 2014
Join Jim and Fred for the Critter Closeup Workshop in St. Petersburg, FL. In addition to learning about equipment and techniques for closeup and macro photography, the participants were able to photograph exotic insects, reptiles and amphibians in a variety of settings. Thanks to John and Emir for providing us with a gaboon viper, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, giant day gecko, as well as a red-eyed tree frog, poison dart frog, a death stalker scorpion and a tarantula.
In the news, Olympus may be preparing their own version of the Google Glass, Canon announces the Irista image service, Fake Chuck Westfall reveals his true identity, and Adobe released a video showing off "focus masks" for Photoshop.
Upcoming workshops include the Black Hills Shootout in September, the Maine Moose/Blackbear in October and the Slovenia fall colors and Lake Bled workshop at the end of October. For these workshops, check out www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com.
More news, reviews, interviews, and how-tos coming up in future episodes!
Sunday Jun 01, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 105 - Apalachicola
Sunday Jun 01, 2014
Sunday Jun 01, 2014
Welcome to podcast number 105! Jim takes a trip and reports on Florida's Forgotten Coast in the panhandle - Apalachicola area. The Apalachicola state forest is one of the largest forested areas in Florida offering lots of opportunities for great landscape and nature photography as well as just an opportunity to commune with nature. In addition, there are dozens of beautiful beaches just to relax and enjoy good southern hospitality. In addition, Jim describes how he created the light painting image below.
Old fishing boat in Apalachicola - light painting
Also, there is still a week left to sign up for the Critter Closeup workshop in St. Petersburg, FL - www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com and be sure to check out the other great workshops available as well! Coming up in September is the Black Hills Shootout. In October there is the moose and blackbear workshop in Maine and at the end of October, Slovenia!