Episodes
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Fotobug Episode 350 - Highlights of 2023 Black Hills Photo Shootout
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
The thirteenth annual Black Hills Photo Shootout just finished this past September (2023). Once again, Jim and Fred led workshops at this annual event. Jim's workshops included Wildlife of Custer Park, A River Runs Through It, Sunset at The Needles, and Cowboy/Cowgirl portraits after Dark. Fred conducted a single workshop on macro and flowers at a Custer State Park Lake as he was flying out the next day to Oregon to visit his sister.
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Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Fotobug Episode 316 - Hocking Hills State Park Ohio
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Recently Jim toured the northeast including Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. In each location he stopped at several state and local parks to photograph waterfalls. The first in this series is Hocking Hills State Park located in Logan, Ohio. There are 7 trails in the park, the longest is 3 miles and shortest are about 1/4 mile. One trail is even wheelchair accessible. The park is an incredible landscape including caves and lots of water falls!
The Black Hills Photo Shootout registration is now live at https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/ and the pre-workshop at Teddy Roosevelt Nation Park registration is available HERE!
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Fotobug Episode 299 - 1880 Town movie
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Fred and Jim recently returned from North and South Dakota conducting workshops for The Black Hills Photo Shootout. In South Dakota, The Fotobug guys were asked to demonstrate DSLR and mirrorless video capabilities by making a movie at 1880 Town. We are proud to present the movie "Time Lapse" here for the first time! We are quite proud of the finished product in view of the fact we only had 3 hours to film most of the 1880 scenes! We want to thank all those who helped and Tony Dutoit for agreeing to act as the town sheriff. If you would like to learn more about our production techniques, let us know! The video is also available on The Fotobug Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/thefotobug.
In the news we talked about a March 2021 discounted photo trip to India from EMS Photo Tours led by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Essdras Suarez. For more information go to https://emsphotoadventures.com
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Fotobug Episode 298 - Highlights Black Hills Photo Shootout 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Jim and Fred once again headed to South Dakota for the annual Black Hills Photo Shootout. In addition, they stopped in Louisville Ky to visit Mike Mathews and Chris Klapheke and even had dinner with Adam Jones. Be sure to save the date for the last week of September next year for BHPS 2022!
Be sure to subscribe the The Fotobug YouTube channel to see the western scifi film Jim and Fred photographed at 1880 town in South Dakota!
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 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 Apr 26, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 259 - Jay Grammond and the Black Hills Photo Shootout!
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
The safe at home continues but plans are being made for the upcoming Black Hills Photo Shoot out this coming September and the organizer, Jay Grammond will discuss it on today's podcast!
In recent news, an app to allow portrait photographers to test lighting setups is now available for free for 15 days (www.elixxier.com) Mandel Mendlowits, the founder of Adorama, passed away at the age of 76. I'm Back returns to Kickstarter creating a digital back for analog film cameras. Lenscoat is creating camo colored face masks for healthcare workers. GoPro and VSCO are laying off employees but still plan to release new features this year. Huawei was caught once again attempting to pass off DSLR images as images taken with their smartphones. There is more news! Check out the podcast!
Jay Grammond will once again organize the Black Hills Photo Shootout which will take place in South Dakota this September 25-27th! Instructors are coming back on board and as long as Covid-19 permits, the event will be held in Sturgis, South Dakota this year! Be sure to save those dates and keep listening to the podcast and watch The Black Hills Photo Shootout and The Fotobug Facebook pages for updates.
Jim is still giving away his 24 page complete guide to macro photography which contains everything from macro lenses to focus stacking and more! To get your FREE copy, just subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube channel and then write to jim@thefotobug.com and you will be sent a link to download your copy!
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Fotobug - Episode 245 - BHPS 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Jim and Fred just returned from the Black Hills Photo Shootout in Deadwood, South Dakota!
In recent photography news, drone make Skydio has announced a new drone, the Skydio 2 which they hope to compete with the DJI Mavic series. Also, Yuneec has released an updated drone, The Typhoon H in collaboration with Leica. GoPro just announced the new Hero 8 as well as a 2nd 360 degree camera, the GoPro Max. Chasing Dory is a new Kickstarter project for an underwater drone with 2 LED lights and an HD camera. An iPhone that fell from a small plane in Iceland 13 months ago was recovered by hikers and when recharged, it powered on and the hikers were able to find the pilot who lost it!
The ninth annual Black Hills Photo Shootout is now over and all it appears everyone had a great weekend despite the rainy cool weather Saturday morning. Make sure to Save the Date for the tenth annual Shootout in 2020 the last weekend in September. Special thanks to Joel Grimes for conducting the keynote address Friday night despite a bout of the flu and to Jay Grammond for organizing and running the event along with all the great instructors and all who attended.
Coming up - how to set the Neewer slider app for timelapse!