FroKnowsPhoto Photography Podcasts

Do you know how important it is to just put yourself into situations?  Now I am not talking about putting yourself into situations that you know you shouldn’t be.  I am talking about putting yourself into situations to be successful.  You never know who you are going to meet or the opportunities that may arise when you get out of the house.     This happened to me recently when I decided last minu...

How many of you out there have ever had a band, business, client, family member or anyone else not give you photo credit?  Don’t think that this is just new for the online world.  I can think back to a few times where magazines were supposed to run my photo credit only to see if did not get printed.  I would get the we’re sorry, we will get it right from here on out.  Man that answer is really lam...

  We have to start off with a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Stephen Eckert who's birthday was on Thursday.    There is a large portion of you guys out there who consider yourself a “Hobbyists”.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a hobbyist who loves photography and may or may not be looking to make some money with their photos.     Before the show I put out the call for hobbyists to ask me all...

Isn’t it always nice to get home from being away?  I know a lot of people love being away but for me, I don’t like being away for to long.  The key to my happiness is never stopping, when I stop, I become less happy.   Many of you know I was out in Seattle on CreativeLIVE putting in 15-18 hour days and still it felt like a vacation to me.     Well, now we are home at the loft and crushing another...

Yes you read that right, Stephen and I recorded our very first Mobile RAWtalk in front of a LIVE Studio Audience.     Forty handpicked guests crowded into Studio A over at CreativeLIVE to listen to Stephen and I record a RAWtalk.  I must say that having a LIVE Studio Audience made the show a million times better.  The interactions with the studio took everything to an entirely new level.   The bes...

What goes into capturing images like it was 1850 all over again?  I’ll tell you, a whole lot of knowledge, caustic chemicals and a lot of practice.     I had photographer Giles Clement in to the loft this week to talk about his love affair with tintype photography.  How he got into it, how he learned what he has learned and his thoughts on the future of the medium.  Yes, I asked if it is being rui...

I often put the call out for “Flying Solo” questions and generally a large portion of them have something to do with camera gear.  Those questions do have place but I think the hard hitting questions tend to be the best ones.  Sometimes the best questions are the hardest to answer.  Questions that make me think or challenge something are the ones that bring out the best answers.  Asking vague ques...

Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Kanye, Rihanna are just a few of the musicians that Michael Zorn has had the pleasure to work with.  I asked Michael to join me at the loft to discuss how he was able to go from working a day job to shooting some of the largest bands in the world.    You will be surprised to find out that Michael has only been shooting professionally since the mid 2000’s.  His resume woul...

Photography can be many things, it can be fun, it can be an obsession, it can be a release from the world and it can be a business.  Chances are if you are following my Podcast and website you are looking to become a better photographer and in many cases make money with your photography.    The business of photography is not easy.  So many people think that being a full time photographer is the mo...

Before I jump into my RANT on the theme park Six Flags I want to talk about my very special and emotional interview of my father.  I have wanted to sit down and interview my dad for a long time.  I finally got the chance a few weeks back and wanted to save this interview for Fathers Day.     This interview really means a lot to me but the hardest thing is coming up with questions to ask.  Once we...

Four More Years, Four More Years……… For those who do not know, FroKnowsPhoto launched on June 1st 2010 and June 1st marked the four year anniversary of the site.   Wow, I have never lasted in a job longer than a year let along four years at the same place.  I owe so much to you guys out there you continue to support all of the content. I read your e mails, I see your comments and I truly appreciat...

What in the world is Zip Zap Zop any way?  Well, I decided to sign up for an Improv class and it’s one of the opening exercises they make you do.  When I say make you I mean it’s like a bootcamp to break down your walls.  We spent the first few minutes of this weeks podcast talking about Improv and if you have one in your area I highly recommend you check it out and possibly sign up for a class.  ...

My trip to Israel was the best trip I have ever had and I don’t mean drugs.  After spending eight days in Israel where I ate some amazing food, met some amazing people and saw some amazing places I wanted to share my experiences with you.     First things first this was a FREE trip, I did not have to pay a thing.  The organization called Vibe Israel brings bloggers from around the world in differe...

As many of you know I am in Israel from May 5th-13th and since I am out of the country I am not able to do a RAWtalk.  But have no fear I still have an episode for you this week even though it’s something different.     This week you get to hear me being interviewed by Photographer and founder of the Photo Brigade Mr Robert Caplin.  I liked Roberts style of interview so much that I had to ask him...

All My Bags Are Packed: RAWtalk Episode #084   All my bags are packaged I’m read to go, I’m standing here outside your door, I’d hate to wake you up to say goodbye…… Yup my bags are packaged and I am on my way to Israel.  At the time of this release I am hopefully in the air and a few hours into my 11 hour flight to Israel.  Adam will be joining me there along with four other photographers from ar...

This week I had Adam Elmakias into the loft to sit down for an interview.  If you are not familiar with Adam he is the guy behind the original lens bracelet and a touring music photographer.  He has built a huge following on Intagram and Twitter and he sat down with me to share some of his stories on how he has built his following.    There was a flurry of news stories relating to concert photogra...

I have not RANTED on Ken Rockwell in a long while for a few reasons.  But after reading his latest so called “educational” set up for the Nikon D3300 I finally had enough.  You will find out what he said during the podcast but in my option it’s poisonous and dangerous to new photographers.  The information he is giving is going to leave many beginners blaming their cameras for bad pictures since h...

Oh how I want to tell you what’s in the box right now.  But if I did that it would spoil all the fun of listening to RAWtalk.  This week there are two surpasses in store that both so happened to be waiting for the Stephens in the Elevator.  The one for Eckert is just because but the one for Sutter is a belated birthday present since hipsters don’t celebrate birthdays.    There was some major gear...

It’s one thing for me to tell you that “ANYONE” can grow a following on YouTube but it’s another thing to see someone else actually do it.  On this weeks show I have on Matt Beck who has started a YouTube channel dedicated to cutting hair.  Yes you heard that right, his channel is called Free Salon Education and he posts four to five videos a week.  You would think that he has a photography or vid...

It is true, I Google Nude Yoga not to participate but to see if there was information about it online.  And boy oh boy was there but there was one major problem, the photos are terrible.  Maybe my next project should be to photograph some nude yoga and to keep it fair I would photograph men and woman.   This weeks show had a bunch of different topics that we talked about before jumping into the Ph...

This week I have Matisyahu LIVE from the Loft around the poker table for a very intimate interview.  We also have a the first single off of Matisyahu’s latest Album.  The track is called “Watch the Walls Melt Down” and you will only be able to hear it on the Audio portion of the podcast at the very end of the episode.     I am sure you are wondering how this interview came about.  A few years ago...

We have been spinning the Wheel of FRO for a few months now and we have yet to see this happen.  You are going to have to see and hear our reaction when you see the outcome of this weeks SPIN.   As always we set out to keep the RAWtalk to a manageable length and than I somehow end up going off on a tangent before we even get the show rolling.  This week was no different, I riffed on the new D4s, I...

Joey L has accomplished more as a photographer than photographers twice his age, strike that three times his age.  If that didn’t catch your attention than his work will. His style is unique, distinct and sought after by major brands and companies.     I recently sat down with Joey at his Brooklyn studio for an open and straight forward discussion that takes us back to where he started and how he...

A little over a week ago I got an email from Max Jackson’s father asking if we wanted to conduct the only interview with his son Max.  For those who don’t remember who Max is we discussed his situation in great detail on RAWtalk Episode #073.   The quick of it is he took photos of a Color Run event that the Color Run ended up asking for permission to use.  They came to an agreement via a Facebook...

Do you ever have those days where you just might have woken up on the wrong side of the bed?  Those days where little things tick you off and you just aren’t in a great mood?  Well that was how I felt the morning we recorded this show.    The smallest things were ticking me off which led me me YELLING at people.  Now I was not yelling in a bad way or was it?   Let’s see, I don’t think Tamron will...