Oh how I HATE change, but change was needed: RAWtalk 144

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08/03/15 • 79 min

Let’s start off with what has changed. First you may notice my hair has a more round shaped look. That’s because for the first time in 8 and a half years I sat in the barbers chair and got my hair trimmed. My goal was to give it a nice shape, think basketball aka nice and round. I think e succeeded there though change does not come easy for me.

On top of that the crew and I decide to do a “reset” of the RAWtalk angles. We wanted to make the center camera tighter which involved Stephen and I not sitting directly across from each other. We switched up the position for the tables which made room for Todd’s seat and more room all around in general. It may seem like a large change but it really makes a difference in the end product.

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Photo News brings you the latest news from the prior week in Photography. We discuss it, comment on it and bring light to the most relevant and popular stories in photography.

Gear of the week this week came from Canon who sent us their mega zoom Point and Shoot camera to play with. We will take this out of the box and give it a look in the not to distant future.

Last week when we spun the Wheel of FRO we did not have any names to choose from so I decided that this week we would select two people from the “Flying Solo” portion. The first person selected won the prize form last week which was something from LEXAR. With one SPIN of the wheel we finally landed on the Grand Prize which was the Atomos Ninja 2 valued at $699.99. I don’t recall which show started the Wheel of FRO with the biggest prize option but after at least 100 shows we finally hit the big one.

Thank you guys so much for watching each and every week. Don’t forget that new shows come out each Monday both as Audio and Video for your listening and viewing pleasures.

Lexar is the official memory card of RAWtalk. Thanks to all the companies on the wheel of FRO.

Show Intro - 00:00:16

Photo News - 00:07:15

Flying Solo - 00:27:30

Gear of the Week - 01:05:22

Wheel of Fro - 01:09:30

Photo News brings you the latest news from the prior week in Photography. We discuss it, comment on it and bring light to the most relevant and popular stories in photography.

Gear of the week this week came from Canon who sent us their mega zoom Point and Shoot camera to play with. We will take this out of the box and give it a look in the not to distant future.

Thank you guys so much for watching each and every week. Don’t forget that new shows come out each Monday both as Audio and Video for your listening and viewing pleasures.

Lexar is the official memory card of RAWtalk. Thanks to all the companies on the wheel of FRO.

Show Intro - 00:00:16

Photo News - 00:07:15

Flying Solo - 00:27:30

Gear of the Week - 01:05:22

Wheel of Fro - 01:09:30

Previous Episode

This Dr. literally CUT my eyes out: RAWtalk 143 an interview with my Eye Dr.

Eyes, they are so very integral to every day life and even more so when your business revolves around seeing the world and capturing it. Many people don’t know that I was born with an eye condition that causes my eyes to shake which in turn hurts my vision.

I have been seeing one of the best eye doctors in the world named Harold P. Koller since I was a small child. In fact he did surgery on me that involved cutting the muscles in my eyes and relocating them into another position.

I’ve always wanted to sit down with Dr. Koller for a discussion because I know he can pass along some fantastic information. This interview isn’t just about my eyes, it’s about how you should be taking care of yours. What are the warning signs to look out for to determine if there may be an eye issue and what to do if that happens. Check out the interview at 51:58 to hear out entire discussion.

This weeks episode is brought to you by TOKINA. Tokina is a lens manufacture with deep roots into lens manufacturing. They make consumer glass, professional glass as well as super high end optics for the movie industry. I got to hold onto one of their cinematic lenses at NAB this year and all I can say is WOW what a fantastic hunk of glass. They may not have the largest lineup of lenses but the ones they do have are worth a peak. They just released a 24-70 2.8 lens that if you’re tight on cash and need a killer full frame lens this one could be for you. Check it out right here http://bit.ly/1I3AEVt

Stephen brings us the weeks “Photo NEWS” each episode where he takes the largest stories around and shares them. Todd is back this week with his commentary and we continue to test out the GoPro Hero4 Session on his angle.

Gear of the week this weeks brings us the Tilta by Ikan which is an affordable rig if you are in the market for one. It’s not the cheapest and it’s not the most expensive, it falls right in the middle and may be the right fit for you. BorrowLenses was kind enough to send me out a Canon XC10 to test out, so we discuss that and a few more things.

Wheel Of FRO got spun but I honestly didn’t have a name prepared which means I will pick two people for next weeks episode. One will spin the wheel FRESH and the other will win the LEXAR prize from this week.

Thanks to everyone out there who continues to support the show including the sponsors on the Wheel of FRO. See below for the table of contents from this show.

Show Intro - 00:00:16

Photo News - 00:11:12

Update - 00:42:25

Dr. Harold P. Koller Interview - 00:51:58

Gear of the Week: 01:23:24

Wheel of Fro: 01:32:53

Next Episode

Trey Ratcliff aka Mr HDR the interview: RAWtalk 145

It’s been a long time in the making and the stars finally aligned to allow me to interview Trey Ratcliff right here in the loft. Trey is one of the most well known photographers online and is most commonly associated with HDR photography (high dynamic range). As man¥ of you know I have been very outspoken about not liking HDR in the past. Most of this stems from seeing really bad HDR. Trey on the other hand does HDR right and tries to share his methods with as many people as possible. No that does not mean I will be doing HDR anytime soon. But you can not deny the success and you have to give major credit where credit is due. Check out the FULL Interview at 33:54

This weeks episode is brought to you by RODE microphones. As you know we use the RODE broadcaster microphones each and every week. RODE not only makes these high end mics but they have other extremely affordable shot gun, condensers, broadcast and even lavalier offerings. If you entered the MyRodeReel.com competition RODE wanted me to let you know to keep an eye on your mailbox for a FREE microphone that will be showing up. How cool is that, not only do they run a free contest but they end up sending every participant a FREE microphone.

Announcing the 3rd Annual Allen’s Nikon-A-Palooza taking place on Saturday September 12th from 10:30am - 3:30pm at Allen’s Camera. For all the information please click here http://froknowsphoto.com/3rd-anual-allens-a-palooza/

WARNING - If you are eating or drinking or in a quiet place while watching or listening to photo news you may want to be careful. We can not guarantee that you won’t bust out laughing and disturb the people around you.

Gear of the week was our new Masterclick, which is one of the coolest dam clocks I have ever seen.

We finished off the show with Wheel of FRO as we also do and want to thank all the sponsors who’s names are up on the board.

Don’t forget new RAWtalks go live every Monday both as audio and video so be sure to subscribe on iTunes or YouTube to be noticed when the latest shows go live.

Show Intro - 00:00:16

Allens-Nikon-A-Palooza - 00:05:58

Photo News - 00:08:43

Trey Ratcliff Interview - 00:33:54

Gear of the Week - 01:22:07

Wheel of Fro - 01:24:34