Episodes
Sunday Jul 10, 2016
Fotobug - Episode 160 - First Look - DJI Phantom 4
Sunday Jul 10, 2016
Sunday Jul 10, 2016
Jim and Fred take a look and test out the new Phantom 4 from DJI.
In recent news, you may have noticed when you upgrade Photoshop to the latest 2015.5 version, all the plugins vanish! Jim and Fred give a couple tips to restore your plugins. Soldiers in Rosenthal's iconic 'Rasing the Flag on Iwo Jima' photo have finally been identified. A review panel considering 'all available images, film, statements and previous investigations' found the man to be Private First Class Harold Schultz. New York fashion street photographer Bill Cunningham has passed away. Jim recommends the documentary Bill Cunningham New York. Apple has been awarded a patent for a system that allows for the camera on an iPhone to be disabled remotely via an infrared signal. The technology could be implemented in concert venues, classified areas or any other location where photography is not allowed. Eye-Fi will soon end support for its X2 and older wireless memory cards
Be sure to keep listening and plan to attend the Black Hills Photo Shootout in September in South Dakota!
Until next time, keep chasing those elusive images!
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Fotobug - Episode 126 - Introduction to UAVs
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Sunday Mar 22, 2015
Welcome to podcast number 126. In recent news, World Press Photo has stripped Giovanni Troilo of his prize for indicating the winning photo was taken elsewhere than indicated, a team at Harvard School of Engineering has developed a method for making flat lenses that could dramatically reduce the size and weight of camera lenses in the future, a new platform called Defrozo has launched on Kickstarter offering photographers online services needed to market and run a photography business, and the developers behind Facetune have created a new app called Enlight, a general purpose image editor currently only available for iPhones running IOS 8.1 or later. Android and iPad versions coming soon.
As promised, Jim and Fred present a brief introduction to UAV photography - and give some tips on learning to fly. Jim built his first 3 UAVs (don't call them drones!), several years ago and has used them for photography. The FAA has recently posted some new guidelines for the use of UAVs and Jim and Fred discuss safety issues as well as the new guidelines. In a future podcast, Jim is going to discuss tips for setting up your cameras to optimize aerial images and to minimize issues with this type of photography. As always, please send us your questions and comments!
Coming up April 10, 11 and 12 is the Tampa Bay Photo Shootout (www.thephotoshootout.com) - so this is your last chance to sign up! Also check out Vanelli's photography cruise with Vanelli, Mike Moats and Vincent Versace at www.vanelliandfriends.com/cruise (and Jim will be there too!). Also check out the photo workshops at www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com.
See you next time!