Episodes
Sunday May 18, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 104 - Closeups and Macro
Sunday May 18, 2014
Sunday May 18, 2014
In the news, GoPro may be going public. The CEO of GoPro has filed for a potential IPO. The National Park Service has banned UAVs (drones) at Yosemite National Park. Fourandsix Technologies, Inc. has launched www.izitru.com (pronounced 'is it true') a new, free service and companion iPhone app that can determine whether or not an image has been processed. Would you like to do long night exposures, or possible light paintings on your iPhone? While the latest generation of smartphones can in many ways rival traditional compact cameras, the lack of true long exposure functionality on most phones is a limitation. However, now there's an app for IOS. For more news, check out the podcast.
Jim and Fred are also conducting the Critter Closeup Workshop on June 7th in St. Petersburg, FL. As an intro, they present some equipment that can be useful for closeup and macro photography including lenses, adapters, and lighting equipment. There is still time to sign up for the workshop at www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com. Also, Jim and Charlie MacPherson will be doing a wildlife workshop in Pennsylvania at the end of June. For information go to www.theamazingimage.com.
Stay tuned for upcoming podcasts for more new reviews and interviews!
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 101 - Iceland 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
The Fotobug has a special offer from www.runzebra.com, download the Zebra Rock Your Photos app for your IOS device, select your favorite photo and get a FREE iPhone photo case! Just enter FOTOBUG when you check out and just pay the shipping charges. Offer is good until April 14th, so hurry!! Anton Pereiaslavtsev from Run Zebra comes on the podcast to talk about the Rock Your Photos app and to show off some of the other products you can order.
In addition, Jim shows off a video taped at the March workshop in Iceland. See what you missed on the Iceland workshop this year!
Coming up, reviews of the Nero Trigger, camera and other triggering systems including capturing a pellet from a pellet gun, splashes in glasses and lots more! Also, workshops coming up including Fred's macro critter workshop in St. Petersburg, The Black Hills Shootout, Moose and Fall colors in Maine in October, and Slovenia and the fall colors in the Julian Alps. Go to Outdoor Photoworkshops for more information.
Be sure to subscribe for upcoming interviews with Bill Fortney and Luka Esenko as well as the return of Charlie MacPherson!
See you next time!
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Fotobug - Episode 99 - Charles MacPherson & Tamron 150-600mm Review
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Charlie MacPherson joins Jim and Fred once again and discusses his experience with the new Tamron 150-600mm telephoto zoom lens. Tamron loaned Charlie a lens which he used with his Canon 1DX and he took it out into the field in Massachusetts to photograph some of the local birds. He compares the results with his Canon 600mm prime lens. Tune in to hear what Charlie has to say and see some of the images he made with this new lens.
In the news, Nikon has offered to replace the shutters on its D600 cameras that are experiencing the 'dust' issues, and they have announced an upgrade to the D4 to a D4s. A Florida based photographer has pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the endangered species act, and several more companies are releases cameras (even phones!) with 4K video capability.
Jim, Charlie and Fred also discuss the upcoming Tampa Bay Shootout which takes place in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 4, 5 and 6. Jim Clark is the keynote speaker on Friday evening at the PTec campus in south St. Petersburg and the speech is free and open to the public. There are nearly 50 photography workshops to choose from for the weekend and registration is now available at www.thephotoshootout.com. Fotobug listeners can get a $15 discount by entering discount code TBPS-Caldwell when you register. But hurry!! There are limited openings for the workshops and it is first come-first serve!
Jim has some exciting workshops coming up this fall - Fall Colors and Moose in Maine, and Fall Colors in the Julian Alps in Slovenia. Details and signup information can be found at www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com. Charlie also has some great workshops such as summer in Iceland and his annual Polar Bear workshop! Details can be found at www.theamazingimage.com. Be sure to sign up for Charlie's newsletter for free prizes and be sure to wish Charlie well on his recent hip replacement!
Coming up on the next podcast, Jim catches up with sports photographer (and light painter!), Dave Black at the Universal Studios in Orlando! You won't want to miss this one!
Sunday Nov 17, 2013
Fotobug - Episode 91 -Charles MacPherson & nature photography
Sunday Nov 17, 2013
Sunday Nov 17, 2013
Join Jim, Fred and our friend, Charles MacPherson in episode 91 as wel learn how to prepare for nature workshops. Charles discusses packing, equipment, and techniques. Charles runs several photography workshops for nature photographers and specializes in arctic trips. More information can be found at his website at www.theamazingimage.com. We recommend you sign up for Charles' newsletter!
On December 7, Jim and Fred will also join Jason Hahn at the OPW raptor workshop in north Florida. For more information, go to www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com We hope you will join us!
In the news, Adobe releases another service release for Camera Raw and LIghtroom, Lytro adds 3D to their camera, and Tamron announces a 150-600 lens for Nikon, Canon and Pentax. A news item out of Canon Korea suggests that Canon may be releasing a white bodied camera - just a rumor!
We still have some openings for our Iceland Workshop this coming March - go to www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com for more information.
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Fotobug - Episode 75 - David C Schultz
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Welcome to podcast #75 featuring our guest, photographer David C. Schultz from Utah. David not only leads photography workshops in Utah, he also conducts photo tours in the Arctic and Antarctica. David shares some of his wonderful images and stories of his travels with us. You can see more of David's work and images at his website www.westlight.net. Please so check it out! In recent photo news, Google recently purchased Nik software and just announced previous owners of Nik plugins can now download the entire suite and if not, you can purchase the suite for only $149.95. A photographer lost her camera of the coast of Hawaii six years ago and the camera and underwater case was recently recovered off the coast of Taiwan! Adobe has just released Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4. Tune in to the podcast for even more news! Finally, we just announced our new website at www.thefotobug.net . This is a new and great resource for photography related videos and training as well as blog posts from the Fotobug guys. We recommend you subscribe to make sure you receive all the latest news and training as well as discounts and specials. It's FREE! We will also feature more videos and information than is practical to feature on our podcast - this is a great supplement to The Fotobug podcast, so we hope you will take advantage of it! Finally, please don't forget to take time to rate us on iTunes, we really need those ratings!!
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
Fotobug - Episode 74 - Iceland Workshop
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
Jim has now returned from Iceland and presents a video of the workshop he helped organize along with Tim Vollmer. Ten photographers met Tim and Jim to see and photograph this interesting land. Hopefully after seeing the video, you will want to visit Iceland for yourself! In the news, an octopus steals a photographer's camera. To see the video, visit our new website (still under construction!) at www.thefotobug.net. There are additional videos there and we have plans for a lot more, so you may wish to bookmark that page! Also dealing with the sea, can a saltwater encrusted lens be repaired by boiling it? Well, Nikon recently did that! Details on the current podcast! Next time we have an interview with Artic/Antarctic photographer, David C. Schultz who is a Utah based photographer who arranges photo tours to those locations. Please take time to rate us on iTunes and you may contact Fred at fred@thefotobug.com and Jim at jim@thefotobug.com. We would love to hear from you and answer your questions on our next podcast!
Sunday Mar 10, 2013
Fotobug - Episode 73 - Adam Jones & Mike Mathews
Sunday Mar 10, 2013
Sunday Mar 10, 2013
While Jim was in Iceland, Fred headed down to Naples, FL to catch up with Adam Jones and Mike Mathews at the exotic Frog workshop. Adam Jones is a Canon Explorer of Light and he and Mike Mathews have been running this workshop for several years in Missouri and this is the first time the workshop has been held in Florida. Keep an eye on Adam's website at http://www.adamjonesphoto.com. Adam also leads a number of other workshops, so please check out his website. The workshop consists of helping people with their macro skills as well as capturing frogs, lizards, snakes, geckos, scorpions, tarantulas and many other creatures that you would have to travel to several countries to capture. In the news, Ilford will soon be releasing a pinhole camera complete with film and negative stock, Wacom is planning to release a new tablet and more. Please rate us on iTunes and check out our Facebook page. Jim will return next time with details about his Iceland Northern Lights and Farewell to the Glaciers workshop.
Sunday Feb 24, 2013
Fotobug - Episode 72 - Charles MacPherson
Sunday Feb 24, 2013
Sunday Feb 24, 2013
Welcome to pocast number 72! Although we originally planned to do a Skype interview with Mike Mathews, we decided to make a change since Fred is going to go down to Naples to attend the first day of Adam Jones' and Mike Mathews' poison dart frog workshop. We will feature that interview along with the incredible images Fred will bring back with him on the next podcast. For this podcast, Charles MacPherson was in town to do a birding workshop, so Jim caught up with him and did a live interview in the field. Charles was interviewed a few episodes back regarding his polar bear workshop. Charles also does a fall foliage workshop and light house tour. Charles' website is www.theamazingimage.com - we recommend you check it out and subscribe to his newsletter! Jim is leaving for Iceland the day this podcast first goes live and will also have some news and images of that trip on the next podcast! In the news, award-winning photographer Steve McCurry has published the photos taken with the last roll of Kodakchrome, Dell has announced a new line of monitors that cover 99% of the AdobeRGB color gamut, and a German artist is looking to take a portrait camera on tour that takes full life size film! Jim and Fred now have Fotobug email addresses - Jim@thefotobug,com and Fred@thefotobug.com - drop us an email! Finally, be sure to go out to our The Fotobug Facebook page and check out the latest specials from Hunts Photo (www.huntsphotoandvideo.com) exclusively for listeners of our podcast! Thanks for listening and be sure to tune in next time!
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Fotobug, Elusive Image - Episode 64
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Podcast number 64 features an interview with fellow podcaster and host of the popular photography podcast This Week in Photo - Mr. Frederick Van Johnson! Frederick discusses his career path from being an Airforce photographer to marketing executive at Yahoo, then Apple, Adobe and now host of TWIP. In addition, Frederick has started a new website venture to help photographers with their own marketing issues. The website for TWIP is www.thisweekinphoto.com and Frederick's new marketing site is www.mediabytes.com. Frederick's own site is www.frederickvan.com. This podcast was actually a bit unusual in that it was streamed live on Google+ and also the interview is on YouTube! In the news, Apple releases the new iPad mini and a new iPad 4G model, Microsoft releases Windows 8 and their new Surface tablets, and Apple has released an update for Aperture. Coming up on our next podcast is Chris Klapheke and new releases from Photokina. Their is still a couple openings for the February Northern Lights Photoworkshop with Tim Vollmer in Iceland - www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com - but you had better hurry! Please do us a favor and rate us on iTunes and don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook!
Sunday Oct 07, 2012
Fotobug, Elusive Image - Episode 62
Sunday Oct 07, 2012
Sunday Oct 07, 2012
Welcome to podcast #62 and our Black Hills Shootout special. Fred and Jim have returned from South Dakota and feature images from the event and a few of the workshops. Turnout was great this year and Rick Sammon, the keynote speaker, remained for the entire weekend attending several of the workshops. Be sure to plan on joining us again next year! In the news, Sony and Hasselblad have announced a partnership to produce a newE-mount compact camera, and Sony has invested in Olympus and now owns 10% of the company. Adobe just released Elements 11 for Photoshop and Premiere and you can pick up the pair for $149 and they just released the final versions of Adobe Camera Raw 7.2 and Lightroom 4.2. Finally, Nikon cameras D4 and D800 are the first DSLR video cameras to pass the rigid BBC Test to be approved for European television production. Be sure to check out the Everglades workshop in November at www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com as well as the Northern Lights workshop to Iceland in February (still opening!), the workshop in Costa Rica in April and the Peruvian Amazon in June.