Street Shots Photography Podcast

Lens Me Your Ears

Last show of the summer. Being that I wasn't fully prepared for a show this week, I decided to take a new lens (and you too) on a walk in Green-Wood Cemetery again. While I usually don't cover gear in my show, this was a great excuse to get out walking, shooting, and talking while I gave a new lens a test. It's not a review show and I don't only talk about the lens. Why not join me for a stroll while I share my thoughts about picture taking.
 
Links:
Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 Kickstarter
Red Hook Photo Walk
Phlearn: The Best Podcasts for Photographers

Put It Into Gear

A short, mid-summer episode. I'm throwing my hat into the "gear doesn't matter" circus. 
Links:
Shuttertime Episode 257

Either Side of the Camera

 
 This episode I’m joined again by my friend Ward Rosin as we take a deep dive into possibly one of the unsung heroes of photo history, Edward Steichen.
 
 
Links:
Ward Rosin's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
The Fighting Lady on YouTube
Family of Man scan to PDF 
Lehman College/CUNY critical revisiting of Family of Man
Chronology of MoMA to 1964
 

The Delights of Seeing

 
This episode is just you and me today and is a slight followup to my deep dive with Ward Rosin into the work of Walker Evans. Lately, I've found myself "channeling" Evans as I photograph my neighborhood and a small, upstate NY town. I'm wondering what's going to come of this and am I imitating Evans, emulating him, or just shooting in a style he made popular.  
Show Links:
Flickr Gallery Hudson, NY 2018
Flickr Gallery Hudson, NY 2019

The Unusual Suspects

Welcome to my 100th episode! This show I'm joined by three of my friends, Ward Rosin, Bryan Minear and David Szweduik who help me celebrate this milestone show by making a special announcement. We four, plus Mac Sokulski and Mark Reierson (who were unfortunately not on the show) have formed a new photography collective called "The Unusual Collective." In this episode we talk about what it means to be part of a collective and ask just what the heck *is* a photography collective. 
 
Photos from some of the members of the Unusual Collective:
Bryan Minear
 
 
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Ward Rosin
 
 
 
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David Szweduik
 
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Antonio M. Rosario
 
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Show Links
The Unusual Collective Home Page
Ward Rosin's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
David Szweduik's Website and Podcast
Bryan Minear's Website and Instagram feed
Mark Reierson's Website and Instagram feed
Mac Sokulski Website and Podcast
The Kage Collective

Let Us Now Praise

 
This episode, Ward Rosin and I get to talk about a childhood photography hero of mine: Walker Evans. We take a little dive into Evans' life, his stint at the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression and some of his other photographic endeavors during his life. Ward and I ask what was it about Evans' work that made him such an iconic American Photographer. Also, we dovetail the discussion into a newly discovered project by some high school students from Bellaire, Ohio. 
Show Links:
Ward Rosin's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
In his own words: https://youtu.be/DlXfbixbGG8
NYC Public Library FSA Collection
 
Library of Congress Walker Evans FSA Collection
 
Now Let Us Praise Famous Men: Revisited (PBS American Experience 1988)
 
Bellaire, Ohio: The All-American Town Zine
 
 
 
Walker Evans' Images:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cinematic

 
This episode I'm joined by my buddy Dave Szweduik from the Adventures in Creativity podcast and we talk about why there are those of us who want to create a more "cinematic" look for our photos. Is it as simple as applying color filters and look-up tables to the images or is there something more to it than that? 
 
Some of Dave's more cinematic imagery:
 
 
 
 
 
Show Links:
Dave Szweduik 
Adventures in Creativity podcast
Roger Deakins Cinematographer 

Made the Papers

Couple days late but not short a dollar. On my own this episode as I tell you about getting profiled by a local Brooklyn newspaper and I take another tour of Green-Wood Cemetery with my microphone and my twin lens reflex camera.   
 
 
 

Lost in Lartigue

In this episode, I'm joined by my buddy Ward Rosin and we do a deep dive into the photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue. 
Ward and I touch on many aspects of Lartigue's work including his love of speed and his use of one of the first color photography processes called "Autochrome." We make some interesting discoveries during our chat and I'm sure you will too as you listen to us both talk about a photographer we've admired for a long time.
This is the first of what will be a regular feature on Street Shots. The idea of talking about interesting and exceptional photographers with a buddy has been something I've wanted to do on the show for a while now. Any feedback is appreciated. 
Show Links:
Ward Rosin's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ted Forbes “TheArt of Photography” - "The Color Photography of Jacques-Henri Lartigue"
Ted Forbes “TheArt of Photography” - "Lartigue"
Autochrome Process
Explanation of the distortion in the racing image.
Guardian article on Lartigue
Boyhood photos of J.H. Lartigue
Book - Lartigue: Life in Color

Uncle Gene

This episode I recount a trip I took in February to visit my wife's uncle, Gene, for his 90th birthday. I decided to bring my cameras but wasn't sure if I wanted to be a documentarian during the visit. What role did I have during this trip? Was I a photographer or family member? Or both?
 

Learn Something Old

This episode is just me and I talk about just how do we learn photography. Is it piecemeal or as formal education? Not that there's any wrong way to learn about photography but just what are the limitations of the methods of learning. Also, I chat about a topic inspired by another podcast and a friend's blog post: why do we always need to be creating new images? Should we take the time to look back at what we've already made and seek inspiration there sometimes?
Links:
Lenswork Ep. 1149 "New Is Not Always Necessary"
David Szweduik: "Looking back on missed creative opportunities."
David Szweduik: "Mobile photography as a replacement for shooting film."

Poetry of Coincidence Redux

 
This week since I'm not feeling that great, rather than have no episode, I decided to rerun one of our earlier shows with an interview with photographer and podcaster, Marco Larousse. Tom and I interviewed Marco over two episodes but I glued them together to make it just one show. Yes, that means Tom is back! Here are the show notes from those episodes:
Marco started taking pictures as a young teen and has never looked back. Digital and film are part of his repertoire and despite some of the differences shooting in Germany versus the U.S. (particularly with privacy laws), Marco and the Switch to Manual guys find they share the same passion for capturing images from the street. His striking photography along with his Fuji X Files blog (where he shares techniques, tips, and reviews of Fujifilm's great X-series cameras) helped him gain a rare slot as an official Fujifilm X Photographer.
Marco’s work can be found on his website where you can also check out his Fuji X Files blog. It’s a  wonderful resource if you own a Fuji X camera and if you don't own one, you'll probably going to want to get one after reading it. Marco can also be found on Twitter and on Flickr.
UPDATE: Marco can also be found on his podcasting site PhotoPodcasts.com

Deep Dive

Another stroll through Green-Wood with my camera, a Lensbaby, and my microphone. On this walk, I ruminate on some "deep dives" I've taken recently, studying some of the famous photographers such as W. Eugene Smith and Irving Penn. Also, some encounters with geese.

Clear Skies Ahead

Wonderful show this week as I'm joined by my friends Mac Sokulski from the ShutterTime podcast and Fujifilm X photographer Bryan Minear. This show is a somewhat sideways response to Shuttertime episode 232 "The Replacements" where Mac goes on a little rant about (lazy) photographers who decide to replace flawed skies with newly purchased stock skies (I found these for sale on Etsy). I decided to ask Mac to come on the show, along with landscape photographer Bryan Minear, to flesh out the discussion about using manipulations to improve an image. This is not a pro or anti-Photoshop discussion; more, we talk about what we all do, at some level, to create images that speak to the viewers.

Happy Photography Week

This week I'm wondering, out loud, what's going to happen to the "Switch to Manual" brand. Also, I had a couple of nice photography experiences that I'm sharing with you all regarding my adventures back into shooting film and a photo technique revived from the 90s. 
Show Links:
David Szweduik's Adventures in Creativity Episode 12 "Unleashing your creative workflow in one simple step"
The Darkroom
Antonio's Gallery
ShutterTime Podcast
Harold Ross Light Painting
 

Collaborate or Cry

The start of the new year brings all sorts of self-promises and resolutions. This year, I'm taking the advice from Mac of the Shuttertime podcast: choosing a single word to guide me throughout the year. The word I pick is "collaboration." Find out what I hope that word will mean for me in 2019. In regards to collaboration, I reveal a little news in regards to that word. 
Also, I give a little update into my foray into shooting film. Yes, film! This should be interesting.
Happy New Year to all! 
 
Links from Show:
David Szweduik's Adventures in Creativity Podcast
Shuttertime Podcast
KAGE Collective

Have We Got A Story To Tell

What started out as an idea I wanted to explore about our photos telling a story, morphed into a great discussion with my friend and photographer Ward Rosin about whether or not photographs on their own can tell stories or need to be part of some larger narrative. 
Show Links:
 
Ward Rosin
"Between Dust and Sky"

Red Hook Ramblings

Mid-December and I find myself wandering the streets of Brooklyn again, camera in one hand and iPhone microphone in the other and an overly active mind. Join me as I ramble on about photography while walking and taking pix through one of my favorite neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Red Hook. 
Here's my Flickr album from that day of shooting:
 

Creative Oasis

When the world around us is too overwhelming, where do we go to find respite? A "creative oasis" perhaps? The definition of an oasis is "something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast." How can we find these oases? Join me and my buddy Mark Reierson in an intimate discussion of exploration as we try to figure out together where these oases exist and what we can do when we find them. This show comes from an idea I had after being on the ShutterTime podcast with Mac and we explored a subject together while recording the show. It's a slightly new format which I'd like to try again. I hope you find the chat with Mark as fascinating as I did. 
And big props to my buddy David Szweduik for the fantastic oasis drawing!

Chat with Alex Ford

This episode I get the chance to chat with someone who I've only known through social media. Six years ago, Alex Ford and I connected on Twitter for the first time as I was live tweeting from my Brooklyn home as Superstorm Sandy crashed into New York City. That was the same year Alex decided to retire from the British military and become a professional portrait and wedding photographer. Join me as I chat with my friend about what it was like for him to end his military career and begin a new one as a photographer. What I learn from Alex is his photography is something that literally saved his life.
Alex's photos:
 
 
Show links:
Alex Ford Photography
Precious Times Photography
Alex on Facebook
Facebook

I'll show you.

It's October and you know what that means? PhotoPlus East Expo. I walked the floor for a couple days and give you my take on what I'm seeing presented here. Also, I manage to get one interview with this greatyoung  company about their new gadget. 
 
 

Take a Walk

In this episode, I first do a quick followup to some information about the new iPhone XS Max camera since my last show. I still have some issues and I found an article which explains some of the "anomalies" I've been seeing. Then... I get to talk to a couple of friends about photo walks. Both Mac Sokulski from the Shuttertime podcast and previous guest & friend, Mark Reierson, talk about our experiences with photo walks and how to best take advantage of them when you're able. It was a great late night conversation with a couple of good friends about a great photo activity. 
 
Show Links:
Miks Media
ShutterTime Podcast
Mark Reierson
Halide App blog
Photowalks on Meetup.com
 

Excess Max

Episode 82 and I've got nothing. Well, almost nothing. A definite off-the-cuff episode though I do manage to chat it up for nearly an hour about the new iPhone XS Max and its camera. There are some nice things about it and one thing that looks like a serious flaw. Listen to what I've found out about it.

Simulacrum

On this episode, I'm talking about my experience digitizing a selection of slides using a new Nikon slide digitizer and also I have some thoughts about the new iPhone and just what it could mean for our photography.