The Digital Photography Show #23: Hear photographer/author Rick Sammon and win his latest book!
The Digital Photography Show #23: Hear photographer/author Rick Sammon and win his latest book!
October 13, 2006: Welcome to the terrifying twenty third episode of The Digital Photography Show! Terrifying, why? Because we taped it on Friday the thirteenth, of course!
Today’s guest is Rick Sammon. What can you say about Rick? Not only is he a great photographer, the author of 27 outstanding books on photography, and a genuinely deep thinker, he’s also one of the all-around nicest guys you’d ever want to meet.
Rick shares with us some his favorite tips including “See the Light” and “Think Selectively.” He also shares with one lucky listener the chance to win his latest book Idea to Image in Photoshop CS2. Listen in for instructions on what you need to find on his website to submit your email.
Please put “Idea to Image” in the subject line of your email so we know you want to enter the contest. Send the correct answer to us at thedigitalphotographyshow@gmail.com by October 27, 2006.
Michael and I also talk about Michael’s photography weekend in Vermont, the pros and cons of trying out beta software (hello, Adobe Lightroom!) and a photography tip from our listener Jordan. It involves a coffee cup. Really.
You can see Michael’s pictures here www.stein.phanfare.com.
And, of course, we have to give a huge shout out to Alien Skin, makers of Exposure, Blow Up, Image Doctor and, most importantly, our first digital photography sponsor!!! We want to thank Alien Skin for their huge show of support, and we want to remind you all that you’re allowed to buy nothing but Alien Skin products for the rest of your natural lives. Well, OK, maybe some food. And a shirt. But that’s it.
Thanks for joining us. Please leave you comments in the forum - and be sure to welcome Alien Skin aboard! - or email us at thedigitalphotographyshow@gmail.com.
Y’all are the greatest!
October 18th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
I really enjoyed the Rick-cast. As always it’s great to hear from him.
Congrats on getting Alien Skin as a sponsor … what a great company to have on board. I love thier products, I’ve been a customer of thiers for a long, long time … I guess I better get Exposure and give it a try.
October 19th, 2006 at 2:13 am
Hi Guys -
Congrats on scoring Alien Skin as a sponsor! I”m downloading Exposure right now … looking forward to checking it out.
I also appreciate the continuing series of excellent interviews on your podcast.
You guys asked for tripod suggestions. I’ve been using a Manfrotto 055MF3 magfiber tripod with a Markins M10 ballhead and have been pleased with the combo. The Manfrotto is, in my opinion, one of the best ‘bang for the buck’ tripods out there. Plus, the Manfrotto legs have snap-releases, which I find much easier to use than the twist-releases found on many other tripods. I know that Markins has recently released a smaller ballhead than the M10, I don’t know anything about it, but if it’s anything like the M10, I’m sure it’s a quality product, and it’ll be cheaper than the M10, which is a bit pricey. The reality with tripods is that to get a quality solution is probably going to cost you $700 or more.
Keep up the good work.
-Steve
October 19th, 2006 at 2:42 am
Michael mentioned he uses Linux at work. Has he tried the GIMP or using Photoshop with wine? I’m not sure I want to learn a new program (GIMP), but I am interested to see if Photoshop can run on Linux.
Mark
October 20th, 2006 at 10:39 am
Mark,
Although I work in linux, I don’t play much with it. By that, I don’t use a linux for home or image editing. There was a point when I wanted to go that route. At that time Photoshop did not work well with Wine (WINdows Emulator for Linux). Now it seems like there is a lot posted about getting CS2 to work with Wine (just search with google for cs2 and wine). I have been content using CS2 with OS X so I haven’t looked into in a long time.
By the time GIMP2 was released, I was well enough invested in CS2 that I did not want to invest the time with GIMP. That being said, I have heard many good things about it. There is also a mod out there which makes it look and feel a lot like Photoshop.
For those who are unaware, GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free image editing program. GIMP runs on Windows, OS X, as well as Linux. It can be downloaded at: http://www.gimp.org/
–Michael
October 20th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
With regards to Windows slowing down and your registry getting clogged up
Use a FREE application called Ccleaner that will sort this problem out, and generally keep you computer tidy.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
With a little care Windows will run fast, fine and problem free. Not saying there isn’t a lot of room for improvement, but its not as bad a Macophiles like to make out
October 20th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
Two quick comments:
1. Michael’s moon shots are SPECTACULAR! I love the whole gallery! Michael is understated about his photography on the show. These are incredible. I just love them.
2. I agree completely with Adam B (above) about cccleaner. I hear all kinds of whining about windows pc’s. I have had mine for 2.5 years without one slow down. But I keep it clean with cccleaner and a couple of other products. I think if folks load all kinds of gunk all the time without cleaning on a regluar basis, a machine is bound to lose some luster. I second Adam B’s comments about windows.
October 30th, 2006 at 7:38 am
[...] Die Energie des Fotografen drückt sich im Bild aus. So etwa formulierte es Michael Stein in The Digital Photographie Show #23 (20:15). Diese Aussage lehrt mich, beim Betrachten von Fotos auf die Energie zu achten, die der Fotograf hineingelegt hat. Und beim Fotografieren darauf, dass ich das Bild mit meiner ganzen Energie fülle. [...]