The Digital Photo Experience

Rick and Juan just returned from the Maui Photo Fest, where we had a great time and got to meet so many of you, our listeners. Rick had a chance to interview Terrie & Beth the brains behind the Maui Photo Festival, as well as Paul Bowen, an incredibly inspiring aerial photographer. Lastly Rick ran into Mike Slater and Ed Sanchez from Nik Software. Take a listen to these 3 interviews.

Make sure to check out a selection of Paul Bowen’s images below.

We have a bunch of your questions queued up for the next podcast, but please keep sending those questions our way, Rick and I truly enjoy hearing from you and answering any questions you may have. No question is too basic or too advanced. We promise to do our best, and if we don’t know the answer we’ll find another industry expert to give us a definitive answer.

This is Episode number 20 of the Digital Photo Experience Podcast with Rick Sammon & Juan Pons.

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Show Notes/Links

• Maui Photo Fest
• Aerial Photography by Paul Bowen
• Nik Software
• Nik Summit
• California Photo Festival

Gallery of images by Paul Bowen

This post was written by:

Juan Pons - who has written 193 posts on The Digital Photo Experience.

Juan is a wildlife photographer who lives in North Carolina. Juan lives and breathes photography and travels around the country making images, teaching and leading photo workshops. Juan's favorite destination is Yellowstone in winter. You can follow Juan on twitter at http://twitter.com/jpons

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Hey Gang

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To learn more about the app, which is on sale until September 30th, click here.

Explore the light,

Rick

This post was written by:

Rick Sammon - who has written 161 posts on The Digital Photo Experience.

Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon has published 36 books, including Exploring the Light and Digital Photography Secrets. When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” You can follow Rick on twitter at http://twitter.com/RickSammon and visit his website at http://www.ricksammon.com

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Juan Pons and I were recently acting as assistants on the sunset hula shoot at the Maui Photo Festival.

Great fun! Great dancers! Great light.

As usual, something interesting happened. After Juan and I set up the reflectors and diffusers to control the harsh light, I ask the crowd of maybe 40 photographers, “Can you guys see the difference in the light when using these accessories?”

Silence.

I asked again. Silence again.

Although I sometimes find it frustrating that no one answers (because I know the photographers can see the big difference), I am also understanding of the situation – because I know it’s not uncommon for people in crowds to remain quite when someone asks a question. Folks in crowds expect others to speak up for them. That point is mentioned in the book, The Tipping Point – which I recommend.

Also, some people are shy about asking a “stupid” question. On a workshop my friends, there is no such thing as a stupid question. Everyone is there to learn! And that includes the instructors.

Anway, you’ll get the most out of a workshop if you speak up, ask questions, offer suggestions, share your pictures on site -  and stick like glue to the instructors. Keep in mind that the workshop leaders are good photographers and instructors – but they are usually not good mind readers.

Explore the light,

Rick

P.S. If you are interested in learning about lighting, my newest app, Light It!, is all about making professional quality people pictures using a flash and affordable lighting accessories – including reflectors and diffusers. For info, click here.

To view the intro movie (and a quick lighting lessons), click here.

This post was written by:

Rick Sammon - who has written 161 posts on The Digital Photo Experience.

Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon has published 36 books, including Exploring the Light and Digital Photography Secrets. When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” You can follow Rick on twitter at http://twitter.com/RickSammon and visit his website at http://www.ricksammon.com

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Hey Gang,

We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find.

Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter  who is . . . well, talented!

I find ‘em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on his or her web site.

This week’s Talented Twitter Find is: Amanda Stevens.

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www.Twitter.com/FireTheCanon

Hey, you could be next! Keep posting cool stuff on Twitter!

Explore the light,

Rick

This post was written by:

Rick Sammon - who has written 161 posts on The Digital Photo Experience.

Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon has published 36 books, including Exploring the Light and Digital Photography Secrets. When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” You can follow Rick on twitter at http://twitter.com/RickSammon and visit his website at http://www.ricksammon.com

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Hi All -

Juan Pons, Eddie Tapp, Judy Host, Randy Jay Braun, Lou Freeman and yours truly  (all DPE gang members) were honored to be presenters at this week’s 2010 Maui Photo Festival & Workshop.

Here are two of my favorite shots, taken at the golden hour “Hula Dancer” shoot on the beach, which was organized by Randy. More images and tips to come.

For now, here are two quick tips:

To add a sense of movement to a photograph, have the subject, that’s right, move during the shoot – as illustrated above.

For dramatic silhouettes, position the subject directly in front of the sun.

Thank you Randy for a great shoot!

Explore the light,

Rick

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This post was written by:

Rick Sammon - who has written 161 posts on The Digital Photo Experience.

Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon has published 36 books, including Exploring the Light and Digital Photography Secrets. When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” You can follow Rick on twitter at http://twitter.com/RickSammon and visit his website at http://www.ricksammon.com

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