F-Stop Collaborate and Listen
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Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Thomas Heaton - Icons / YouTube / Social Media
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Welcome to Episode 087 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast with Thomas Heaton!
Thomas is a landscape and travel photographer living in North East England with his wife, Charlotte, and his dog Monty. Thomas enjoys most things that can be done in the outdoors. Second to photography, another passion of Thomas' is rock climbing where he partakes in 3 disciplines; sport, trad & bouldering. Thomas is well-known for his YouTube channel where he has garnered a very large following due to his entertaining and educational videos.
We covered some fun topics this week, including:
1. Landscape photography tunnel vision and iconic locations.
2. His journey onto the YouTube platform and his advice for others for growing engagement.
3. Social media advice.
4. Grad filters - yay or nay?
5. Location copying and the environmental impacts on those locations.
Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo helps a lot! We are growing closer to our goal of getting to $1,000/mo in support, at which point I will create an award to be given to a photographer that is a champion of conservation. Help us get there!
This week on Patreon, Thomas answered many questions posed in our Facebook group, including his absolute best/favorite landscape photography experiences. We also talk about his displeasure with his Canon setup and what he is considering as an alternative, and staying inspired to shoot locally.
Visit my blog at www.mattpaynephotography.com for the full liner notes and examples of Thomas' amazing photography! Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
David Johnston - Burnout in Landscape Photography
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Welcome to Episode 075 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with David Johnston!
David Johnston is a renowned landscape photographer and educator. Photographing incredible light and rarely seen moments is what drives David to keep capturing landscapes at their best. When David is not shooting, he's teaching photography to the masses on his YouTube channel. It's his passion for spreading the joy of photography that helps him continue deliver helpful tips for others to improve their skills. It doesn't matter if it's landscapes, night skies, or drone work, David has the gift to freeze amazing scenes and memories in place. Sharing photography through podcasts is also one of David's biggest passions. You can listen to his podcast, Stories About Photos, on any podcast platform to get the details on what it takes to capture amazing images.
We covered some great topics this week, including:
1. David's experience with burnout.
2. His move to Haiti and what photography life is like there.
3. How podcasting has influenced his photography.
4. Location sharing.
Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo helps a lot! Thanks!
Over on Patreon this week, David and I discussed the future of the business of landscape photography.
Head to my blog at www.mattpaynephotography.com for the full liner notes and links!
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Ben Canales - Astro Landscape Photography & More
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Welcome to Episode 067 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Ben Canales!
Ben Canales is a fantastic photographer and videographer living in Portland, Oregon and is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of modern digital night photography. Ben is a partner of a video company called Uncage the Soul Productions where he creates incredible time-lapse and video productions for companies all over the world. You can see the full library of amazing productions over on Vimeo.
I believe this is one of the best podcast episodes we've recorded to-date!
We covered some great topics this week, including:
1. Ben's journey into night photography.
2. How night photography has evolved.
3. Shooting night video.
4. Framing and composition differences between photography, time-lapse, and video.
5. Location tagging on social media.
6. Abusing locations for our benefit.
7. Creativity, conformity, and the interesting new Instagram page "@Insta_Repeat"
Over on Patreon this week, Ben and I had a fabulous conversation - he answered several listener questions from our Facebook group, explained how he keeps inspired to do night photography, and handled a delicate and complex question regarding responsibility.
Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks!
To learn more about Ben, check out his online presence:
Website.
Instagram.
Vimeo.
Here are some artists that Ben recommended for the podcast:
1. Zeb Andrews.
2. Rachel Jones Ross.
3. Tracy Lee.
4. Kayla Sulek.
Some examples of Ben's photography can be seen on my blog post at https://www.mattpaynephotography.com/blog/2018/7/f-stop-collaborate-and-listen-episode-67---ben-canales
I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook Group! We've also started an Instagram page and a Facebook page for the podcast, where we'll be sharing updates as we go!