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Re: TSB36: Photo Critique Roundtable

Dinil Abeygunawardane — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:08:09 -0000

I came here after a long time, and just finished listening to the entire podscast. I found it fascinating the way people described how they react to feedback on entities they are emotionally attached to! This was invaluable for one of the projects we are in the process of developing - Thank you Victor for doing what you do, and please keep up the good work!

Re: My new Podcast “Rangefinder Moment” is out

Teresa — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:26:04 -0000

Just finished listening! Thought I'd add my .02 (that and $2 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks). If people want to try out Aperture and still have the photos available for use with Lightroom to compare them this makes it pretty easy. It also means you don't have to give up control to Aperture completely if that doesn't make you comfortable.

I use Aperture with the Referenced Library. Here's what I do for each year:

Open new library for that year call it "Aperture Library 2012"
In finder on my mac (or whichever drive you want to store the photos!) I create a folder called

Photos 2012

Under that folder I create a folder for each month

Jan 2012
Feb 2012... etc

Then as I upload photos I create another subfolder under each month and that is where the originals live. So, if I went to Boston in January and took a bunch of pics on the 15th of that month that folder would be named:

Boston photos 1-15-2012

and it would be in the January folder. I would create that folder first then:

In Aperture I would create a folder for each month exactly as above (Jan 2012). Next, for the above mentioned photos, I would create a project in the January folder that is named exactly like the finder folder (Boston photos 1-15-2012). You have to make sure when you import that you point aperture to the correct folder in finder (it won't prompt you!). It's at the top of the import dialog - just navigate to the folder where you want to import the photos.

It works well for me.

Then the Aperture folders match what is out in finder (the geek in me approves of this) and the originals are available to be pulled into Lightroom or Photoshop without having to go into Aperture to export. This would be nice if you have a photo you don't care to work on in Aperture but do want to photoshop for whatever reason.

No it's not the "dead easy" way to do it. But it is nice for those who like having control over their photos and it keeps things orderly. Happy shooting!

Re: TSB36: Photo Critique Roundtable

Jack Larson — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:23:03 -0000

I think that social network sites like Facebook and Flicker are not good for getting critiques. They are places to share your photographs. Some forums have serious critique as part of their purpose. Places like 500px have a very high standard. Again, I put photographs on Facebook and Flicker simply for friends and others to see. (PS - the gmail address will not get to me. Use ljlarson57@comcast.net.)

Re: My new Podcast “Rangefinder Moment” is out

Owin Thomas — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:53:52 -0000

Good luck with the new podcast Victor. A Leica M9 is in my very near future so will be very interested in this new venture.

Re: TSB36: Photo Critique Roundtable

cntrysigns — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:20:12 -0000

Great show guys. I really enjoyed it. Being a what-a-be photographer I understand useful feedback and interested to hear what others think is good feed back. Feedback from a Pro is a lot different than feedback from a novice.

Re: TSB36: Photo Critique Roundtable

carlshortt — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:36:06 -0000

I enjoyed your roundtable discussion about critique very much. I particularly appreciated the portion about the "language of critique." I am an avid photographer and know what I like but have difficulty expressing it in words so offering any sort of meaningful critique of others photography is not something I am comfortable expressing at they point. I hope that you will continue the "language" discussion. I know that there are basic formulas for writing books and thank you notes. Perhaps you can help us with the basic formula for an appropriate photography critique.

Re: TSB36: Photo Critique Roundtable

Dwayne Wallen — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:22:31 -0000

Thanks to each of you for the lively conversation in this episode. I enjoy the roundtable format as I learn from the varying experience and points of view.
I enjoy reading the comments/critiques on the flickr group that make me think, learn as well as develop my own opinions and ideas about photography technique and vision.

Re: TSB35: Shooting with mobile devices with Jonathan Marks and Intro to plugins

$4711 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:47:12 -0000

Good point and thanks for posting this. It's a great deal there.

Re: TSB35: Shooting with mobile devices with Jonathan Marks and Intro to plugins

switcherMark — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:42:00 -0000

I second the comment from Rose. I also bought the Topaz bundle at MW2010 at a considerable discount. They were there last year too, but I didn't notice the price.

Re: TSB35: Shooting with mobile devices with Jonathan Marks and Intro to plugins

Ozrose — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:21:55 -0000

Great show as always Victor. Thought I'd post to tell any listeners going to Macworld 2012 that they shouldn't buy Topaz right now. I got an amazing deal on the Topaz suite at MW2010 and I assume they'll be at this next one. Download trials perhaps to get a flavour for them but definitely wait til Macworld to buy.

Re: TSB34: Jaime Ibarra shares his work and Eric Kim Seminar review – Screencast

Vox4fire — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:14:17 -0000

Enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed. I sat here glued to every word. I myself am just starting out photographing. And listening to you talk about erik kim, and jaime ibarra was a great insight. I thank you for bringing that. Ibarra is a big insperation. And hearing the interview, i felt as if i was sitting there, a fly on the wall. Brilliant. Thanks again.

Re: TSB34: Jaime Ibarra shares his work and Eric Kim Seminar review – Screencast

$4711 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:33:46 -0000

Yup I'm amazing

Re: TSB34: Jaime Ibarra shares his work and Eric Kim Seminar review – Screencast

Jane (from Perth, Australia) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:09:50 -0000

Thank you for taking the time to put this show together as a screencast, it gave a whole different perspective to the interview with Jaime Ibarra and your Erick Kim workshop.

Re: TSB34: Jaime Ibarra shares his work and Eric Kim Seminar review – Screencast

Joyoy — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:30:10 -0000

I can't believe you managed to interview Jaime AND a moth!

Re: TSB34: Jaime Ibarra shares his work and Eric Kim Seminar review – Screencast

Andrew — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:42:26 -0000

What a great interview, I love Jaime's styles and his a constant inspiration to me and my photography. Thanks for doing this interview!

Andrew Sible

Re: TSB33: Eric Kim – Street Photography

$4711 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:49:43 -0000

Yeah man it was a blast

Re: TSB33: Eric Kim – Street Photography

Joe from SCV — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:58:57 -0000

I saw you in the picture on Eric's blog, I bet you have fun.

Re: TSB32: iPhone Photography with Steve Stanger and Think Tank Photo Speed Freak Review

Teresa — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:53:32 -0000

Okay so I can't quite edit myself well when posting comments. It should of course be DSLR.

Re: TSB32: iPhone Photography with Steve Stanger and Think Tank Photo Speed Freak Review

Teresa — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:52:12 -0000

I have gotten so far behind on my podcast listening (that's what I get for taking a vacation! ha!) But I did want to thank you and Steve for recommending Camera+. I downloaded it and I really love it. What a terrific little app indeed. Now when I get a chance I shall check into Steve's new podcast on iphone photography. It's an intriguing subject even when I have a DSL available for doing better quality photos. :-)

Re: TSB33: Eric Kim – Street Photography

Robert Martinez — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:15:29 -0000

Great tips! Thanks.

Re: TSB33: Eric Kim – Street Photography

$4711 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:05:17 -0000

Well that's part of Eric Kim's work.

Re: TSB33: Eric Kim – Street Photography

Malvinotrans — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:12:21 -0000

nice shot...

Re: TSB31: RC Conception talks about his new HDR book, Latino Photographers and more

What is Adobe — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:13:51 -0000

My wife speaks Spanish too , well its because shes from Mexico. She likes to take pictures. We need a better camera! What is Adobe? Have a good one.

Re: TSB31: RC Conception talks about his new HDR book, Latino Photographers and more

Gil Feliciano — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:25:49 -0000

Victor/RC (or anyone else PLEASE!), is there a list of top Latino photographers?

...gil... giltee2@juno.com

Re: TSB31: RC Conception talks about his new HDR book, Latino Photographers and more

Dwayne Wallen — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:16:23 -0000

Hi Victor,
Nice interview! I feel like I got to know RC and I appreciate his background. I'd like to take the time to dive deeper into HDR and tone mapping and this book seems right for that.
Hey, an episode or photo tutorial en Español would be fun. Mi esposa could help me with the translation since she was a Spanish major in college.