FroKnowsPhoto Photography Podcasts

Last month I gave a completely uncensored talk at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.   I spoke to a group of students in a creative thinking and business entrepreneurial class...   I told the group we could talk about whatever they want and I would literally tell them anything about me and my business.   Naturally how I make money in my business was a big topic during this 1.5...

The huge news this week centers around Canon releasing not one not two but four new DSLR’s and an Ultra WIDE zoom pro lens.  Does this put Canon back in the game or were they ever really out of it?   I personally don’t think Canon was anywhere near out of the game.  They have the 5D Mark III along with the 1D X as well as a lot of adapted professional lenses.  This is what happens in the photo wor...

  Scott Kelby is not only one of the biggest names in online education but he has written over 60 books and sold millions of copies over the 15 years.  As many of you know I was asked by Scott to come down and be on his show the GRID.  While there I took the oppurtunity to sit down and conduct a very candid interview.    The interview took place in Scotts office which is part of a brand new facili...

Coming to you LIVE…. (to tape) from the University of South Florida St. Pete it’s another Mobile RAWtalk.  That’s right, we were in Florida for the latest RAWtalk because I was invited onto the GRID by Scott Kelby.     A HUGE thank you goes out to Nathan for helping set up everything on the campus and to Sam Hamberg for helping rest the cameras and more during RAWtalk.    This weeks Episode is Spo...

This week show takes us back into the LOFT for the second show of the year.  I honestly never know what direction the show will go when we hit record but this week took a turn into Business territory that you will not want to miss.     Before I dive deeper into the show I want to thank RODE for being this weeks featured sponsor.  They just released a new accessory for the SmartLav and + called the...

Welcome to Episode #115 which so happens to be the very first one of 2015.  The reason I went out to Vegas this time was for CES 2015 which is one of the largest tech shows in the world.  I figured we are here we might as well set up a mobile RAWtalk and invite some readers.  But the question became where would we film it?  I thought it would be fun to invite a handful of readers to join us in our...

It’s that time of year again, by that time of the year I mean the end of the year.  This is officially the last episode of 2014 and I know some of you may be upset but it’s only for a few weeks.     This week we have Christmas followed by Stephen going away for the end of the year and than we head to Vegas for CES.  We know how much you guys love waking up every Monday to a new RAWtalk but we will...

He has shot 13 Sports Illustrated covers,  11 Super Bowls, World Series’s, Presidents and 200 shows in 30 countries with John Bon Jovi.  David Bergman has earned the access he receives with amazing photos time and time again.     I had the chance to sit with David at the loft to discuss everything from what it’s like to get an SI cover to flying in a private jet as Bon Jovi’s tour photographer.  T...

Welcome back to another fun filled week of FroKnowsPhoto RAWtalk where I occasionally curse, scream, sing, rant and talk photography.  This week I did not plan on ranting I only planned on sharing a few direct quotes from a certain someones website.    Now I know you are asking yourself why do you read that guys site and my answer is because I want to see what he will say next.  Now that that’s ou...

Normally we record RAWtalks on Thursdays but this week it was Thanksgiving so we recorded something a little different on Monday.   In honor of the holidays we decided to record a show called "Fro's Favorite Things". The Stephens and I decided to bring in and discuss different low cost items and some higher cost items that help us with our photography. We have everything from small camera phone st...

Every few weeks I ask for Flying Solo questions and this weeks line of them had a recurring theme.  The majority of the questions had to do with how do you make it as a photographer.  How do you get more Facebook interactions.  How do you do better SEO.  How do you get more people to want to pay you.  No one said photography was going to be easy but there is one surefire way to get people to pay a...

Some of you might know the work of Jim Marshall others may have no idea who Jim was, but I can guarantee you that you all have seen his work knowingly or not.  I never got the chance to officially sit and interview Jim before he passed away. But when I ran into Amelia Davis at Photokina I knew the next best thing to an interview with Jim would be to interview Amelia.     When Amelia mentioned she...

I could not figure out why I did not sleep until my alarm on Sunday and than I realized why.  The clocks here in the US and part of Canada were supposed to be changed aka FALL back.  That brings up one of the biggest mistakes many photographers make and don’t realize it until weeks or months later.  They forget to change the time in their camera and wonder why they are off by an hour.  If you have...

http://froknowsphoto.com/dslr-video-guide-2/  Click Here to take advantage of the special 50% OFF Launch price of the FroKnowsPhoto Guide To DSLR Video.   With the release of the FroKnowsPhoto Guide To DSLR Video Todd and I sat down around the RAWtalk Table for a special Flying Solo Episode where we answer your Flying Solo Questions.   A little while ago on Facebook I asked you guys for questions...

I will explain the title in just a second but first I want to thank everyone for their condolences on Lil’s passing.  We had the funeral on Monday just a few days shy of her 104th birthday.  Can you imagine what she saw in her life?  From 1910 on she was part of one of the largest technological advances in known human history.  May she rest in peace and not be forgotten.    Now onto the title of t...

We took RAWtalk Mobile this week to the parking lot and tent of Allen’s Nikon-A-Palooza. This is the second year of the event and this year we had an even larger turn out than last year.  We had people drive in from as far away as 10 hours and as close as 2 minutes.  Nikon was there to show off any gear you wanted to play with as well as doing FREE sensor cleanings.  Allen gave away a Nikon D7100,...

My first official photography class was in 1997 when I was in 10th grade.  I recall a rack of photography magazines being near the teachers desk and one magazine always caught my attention.  On the cover was this Einstein looking guy holding a really cool “white” lens standing on the ice in front of the net.  The photographers name was Bruce Bennett and he has the destination of being the first ph...

I have never had a photo go "VIRAL" but this weeks guest Amanda Brewer who isn’t a professional photographer now has that experience.  As you know I am very careful to call things viral but when your photo becomes the most “liked” photo ever for GoPro’s Photo Of The Day it earned that moniker.  Tune in at 48 Minutes to hear Amanda explain how her photo went bonkers.  On top of everything else by s...

No only is this week episodes jammed packed with stories, photo news, flying solo, a spinning wheel and some singing, it also has some of the biggest pieces of GLASS that I have ever seen.   Rode hit’s us with a new microphone that is made of this new space aged material called Alu-mini-um, totally mind blowing…. We dive into wether or not the new GoPro’s are worthy of the price tag. The Atomos co...

WE ARE BACK and what a trip we had. First we made our way to Poland where we stayed in Warsaw followed by Krakow before flying to Germany for Photokina 2014. Poland was a personal trip where we toured the Warsaw Ghettos and got educated on so many different aspects of WWII. We also used the time in Warsaw to do a hands on with the Nikon D810. There were so many people and street performers out tha...

100 Episodes of anything is a pretty monumental feat.  Now I know not everyone has heard the early days of RAWtalk, the days when I used to throw poker chips across the table to award points for solid comments or statements.  That honestly did not last to long because I always forgot to give them out until the very end.    Fro reader Doug Peters asked if he could compile episodes 1-100 with funny...

I sat down with my very first photography mentor  (Matt Ciao) to take a walk down memory lane.  He does not hold back when he talks about how annoying I was when I was 15.  We also talk about what was given to us by one of our teachers in college that goes in your wallet next to the condom.    But the big reveal came when Matt divulged the reason behind me deciding to purchase my very first Nikon...

I love when I ask for solid questions and you guys deliver them for the flying solo potion of the show!!!!  We are prepping to hit head to Poland And Germany thanks to BlackRapid who has sponsored the trip.   I hope to be announcing some meet ups in Poland and Germany shortly.  We probably won’t be doing mobile RAWtalks from those ares just yet but a fun hangout will be just as fun.    Stephens Ph...

We have made it to the 100th Episode of FroKnowsPhoto RAWtalk.  What started as an idea to have a roundtable discussion each week has morphed a few times to get to where it stands today.    When it started we did not record video, just audio.  But something always told me that audio alone is not enough, we needed to add video.  When I started to record video it was done with a static GoPro camera...

 LIVE From San Francisco It's Mobile RAWtalk- Episode #099   For our second Mobile RAWtalk we bring the circus to Santa Rosa which is about an hour outside of San Francisco.  ThinkTank Photo the makers of the camera bags I use were gracious enough to open up their office for this special episode.  I also have to thank Squarespace who covered our expenses to make this trip a reality.  Please suppor...