Behind the Shot - Video

It’s hard to know where to begin when trying to write about David Bergman. As a concert photographer myself, David is someone I have looked up to for a long time, and I am hoping to avoid sounding like a fan. That may be tough. David Bergman is, to put it as simple as possible, is a phenomenal talent. Based out of New York, David is a portrait and music photographer, and world class photo ed...

When Frederick Van Johnson first introduced me to the work of Gilmar Smith I knew I had to chat with her. Gilmar (pronounced Hil-marrr) is a photographer and Photoshop artist specializing in creative portraiture. While she does create her art with various subjects, the photo in the gallery below of the man walking the phones is of my recent guest Kirk Marsh , she often includes much more familiar...

Kirk Marsh is a unique photographer, and his images tell a story as good as, if not better than, almost any photographer out there. Kirk is an internationally exhibited fine art photographer and digital artist specializing in portraiture and self portraiture. He shoots for advertising and editorial clients too. Yup, a great working photographer, but that only describes a part of him. There is anot...

Mobile photography is changing the game, and not just for everyday consumers. Mobile phone cameras have been used for professional photoshoots, for movies, and for journalism. That got me thinking about the path we are on, so I reached out to tech journalist Andy Ihnatko to chat about where the mobile photography world may be headed. Andy was the tech columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, and is a...

It’s tough to know where to start when talking about Frederick Van Johnson . If you listen Behind the Shot then you are most likely aware of the photography podcast world. He is in my opinion one of the best podcasters out there today. When I was originally looking to start Behind the Shot it was Frederick that invited me to be on the TWiP network, it was Frederick that showed me the ropes,...

Don Komarechka is a nature, macro and landscape photographer located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. From auroras to pollen, insects to infrared, much of Don’s photographic adventures help us to see how the universe works. Exploring a world we cannot see with our own eyes is a common thread in Don’s career as a professional photographer. Always science-minded but never formally trained, Don uses photo...

Sometimes I get to talk to photographers and it feels like I am living my dreams through their lens. Erik Kuna is one of those occasions. Erik is Rocket Photographer… let me just stop there for a second. He photographs rockets. How cool is that! Looking through his portfolio is a pure geek-out moment. Erik photographs launches for NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Orbital ATK from sp...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Bryan Hansel is a Grand Marais, Minnesota based landscape photographer that was suggested by Behind the Shot viewer Robert Ferdinand...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. James Neihouse is a name you need to know. A graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, James has done more in the field of ph...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Chris Smith is like very few other photographers I know. A high school physics teacher for 17 years, Chris left the security of that...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. James Popsys is a UK based photographer with a great sense of humor, and apparently a strong hate for Kale. On his own site he says...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Erika Thornes is a San Diego based photographer that has found a niche in silhouette beach photography, as well as underwater, and e...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Last week in Las Vegas was WPPI 2018, and I had the chance to check out some new software, some new hardware, and to make some new f...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Kenna Klosterman is a Seattle-based travel photographer, tour leader, international MC and speaker, educator and say-hi-to-strangers...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. When I first saw Don Komarechka’s work I felt like I was seeing something special, something I had never seen before. I finally met...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Valérie Jardin is one of today’s top Street Photographers, and that is saying a lot. The interest in this field is as strong as ever...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. I have been looking at this blog window for a half hour trying to figure out how to start it. It’s not that Scott Kelby is difficult...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. It’s hard to believe I have been doing the Behind the Shot Podcast for a year already. With the end of 2017 around the corner I thou...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Ben Horne is a different kind of photographer. Most photographers I know strive to always use the latest and “greatest” gear, but Be...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. I have been testing the Think Tank Photo Spectral 10 shoulder bag for the past few months, and in this video I run through the featu...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Robby Klein is an entertainment, editorial, and advertising photographer hailing from New Orleans,LA, that currently based in Nashvi...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. I first met combat sports photographer Scott Hirano when I was photographing a friend’s Muay Thai fight. I had not done much photogr...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Brad Moore is a Nashville based music, entertainment, and commercial photographer/videographer with an amazingly strong photography...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. Brett Stanley is an internationally recognized Australian photographer that specializes in underwater portrait and fine art photogra...

Editors Note: This episode was originally distributed through  TWiP – This Week in Photo , and the YouTube Video above is through the TWiP YouTube Page . Please be sure to subscribe to their YouTube page, and visit their site to check out all of the TWiP shows. I have known a lot of Freelance Photojournalists, but I have only known one photographer that specializes in military and aerial pho...