The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast (Old MP3 Feed)

Today I'm going to talk about how I make pictures, as opposed to take pictures, and as usual, include a few real-world examples. This post was also prompted by a recent blog post by Rick Sammon; "On Making Pictures": http://rickrawrulessammon.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-making-pictures.html Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

Today it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the first MBP/WebSpy Photography Assignment accumulated vote winners for the last six month's assignments. Details: https://mbp.ac/221 Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

It gives me great pleasure to announce the Martin Bailey Photography Fine Art Folios! MBP Fine Art Folios: http://www.fineartfolios.jp/ WebSpy Soho icon vote page: http://www.webspy.com/soho Episode 215 on soft-proofing: http://bit.ly/mbp215

Following on from my recent two Photography Fundamentals episodes, here are a few slightly more advanced "next steps" to keep in mind. See the earlier Fundamentals episodes and transcripts here: Part #1: http://bit.ly/60Hecq Part#2: http://bit.ly/7D1y4P Why Focus-Recompose Sucks: http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_sucks.htm Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicall...

Today we look at the results of the October MBP/WebSpy Assignment on the theme Only 50mm! We have some great back-stories to share too! Back-stories forum posts: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3221&start=30 Here are the scores and accumulated votes: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009_2.php Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

We're going back to basics! This is the second part of a 2009 version of a five year old post in which I gave advice for the photographer just starting out. Here is the forum post on this from 5 years ago: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=170 Here's the Contrasting (Complementary) Colours Episode that I mentioned: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/podcast...

We're going back to basics! This is the 2009 version of a five year old post in which I gave advice for the photographer just starting out. Here is the original 5 year old forum post: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=170 Depth-of-Field Explained in detail: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/09/09/podcast-132-depth-of-field-explained/ DoF Calc: http://www....

This week I discuss soft-proofing in Photoshop CS4 for the best possible results when printing. This version is optimized for the iPhone but there are also full sized MP4 and MP3 versions available in iTunes and on my blog. Video on blog: https://mbp.ac/215

This week we take a look at the three winning images from the September 2009 photography assignment on Mirror Image. This assignment is sponsored by WebSpy. Back-stories forum post: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3175&start=15 Here are the scores and accumulated votes: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009_2.php Music from Music Alley: http://www.mu...

This is the second part of the interview of Martin that we recorded with Jack Andrys, CEO of WebSpy, on Oct 12, 2009. Images discussed are included in the Enhanced Podcast, but can also be seen on the blog: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/10/19/213-martin-interview-by-jack-andrys-webspy-ceo-part-2

Today, Martin talks about himself and photography in an interview by sponsor WebSpy's CEO, Jack Andrys. Images discussed are included in the Enhanced Podcast, but can also be seen on the blog: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/10/12/212-martin-interview-by-jack-andrys-webspy-ceo-part-1

The Bokeh Monster is here! Today I bring you a hands-on review of Canon's new EF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM lens, with the world's first Hybrid Image Stabilizer system. Check the blog to see all images from this episode: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/10/06/podcast-211-canon-ef-100mm-f2-8-l-macro-is-usm-lens-review All shots from my Oct 4, 2009 visit to Shouwakinenkouen (Showa Mem...

Today I'm going to walk you through a recent indoor portrait shoot using wireless strobes, umbrellas, a gray backdrop and reflectors. Lem's Web site: http://www.robots-dreams.com/ Lem on Twitter: http://twitter.com/robots_dreams Backdrop from Backdrop-Alley: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home? O=workaround.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=588575&is=REG Impact Background Su...

This week we take a look at the three winning images from the August 2009 photography assignment on Juxtaposition, sponsored by WebSpy. Back-stories forum post: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3113&start=15 Here are the scores and accumulated votes: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009_2.php "The Demise of a Canon EOS 5D Mark II" blog post...

I recently visited a Special Preview event at the Canon, in Tokyo, to look at the new 7D and the 100mm F2.8L Macro lens. Today I'm going to relay more a preview than a review, to share some of my thoughts on these two new pieces of kit. Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

I'm a proponent of ensuring that we charge for our work, but there are times when your confidence is not quite there, and you are not comfortable taking money from your client. Today I offer some advice on what to do in this situation. Joe McNally's blog post in which he mentions apprehension regarding the client's reaction to photographs shot on assignment: http://www.joemcnally.com/b...

Today we talk about dynamic range, exposure values, how much dynamic range our cameras can capture and the possibility of having too much! Great Dynamic Range article: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/dynamic-range.htm Camera dynamic range and other measured data: http://www.dxomark.com/ Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

Today we take a look at the top three images from the July 2009 Assignment with the theme Backlit. We also review the overall scores for the WebSpy Competition of which July was the second month. Here's the text that I need you to tweet on Twitter: Thanks to @WebSpy for sponsoring the @MartinBailey photography podcast! #photog Scores and accumulated votes: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/s...

Today I answer another listener question on how I digitally sign images for the Web and physically sign my fine art prints. Timothy Armes' LR2/Mogrify plug-in: http://timothyarmes.com/lr2mogrify.php Jeffrey Friedl's Export to Flickr plug-in: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/flickr Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/ Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

Today I answer a question from a listener about shooting under a grey sky, and I also go into detail on why I use Manual Mode, especially in challenging exposure situations. Do you know why you need to use Manual mode from time to time?

Today I do a more in-depth review of the Lensbaby Composer, an amazingly sharp lens where it needs to be, and the perfect aid to photographic creativity. Martin's Lensbaby Composer shots: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Lensbaby_Composer Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

Today we look at some shots from the Towada Lake, which is where I stayed during my recent trip to the Oirase Mountain Stream that we looked at last week. All images from my July 2009 trip to Oirase and Towada Lake: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Tohoku_July2009 Music from Music Alley: http://www.musicalley.com/

Images with tips and techniques from a recent trip to the Oirase Mountain Steam. Plus, this is the 200th Episode of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast!! Display all images from my recent trip up North: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Tohoku_July2009 Blog Post with images and transcript: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/07/20/podcast-200-oirase-...

Today we take a look at the winners of the June 2009 Assignment with the theme "Everything in Focus". You can see the votes for this assignment and accumulated votes to date here: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores2009_2.php Here are the details of the photography assignment prizes that WebSpy has kindly sponsored too: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/2009/06/09/competition-pr...

Today I talk about six things that I would not like to be without in my photography adventures. Details: https://mbp.ac/198 Music from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com/