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TWiP Street Focus This Week in Photo
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With each episode, street photographer Valerie Jardin brings you a new facet from the exciting world of street photography. You'll learn the art, technique, tools and psychology related to this new era of street-wise photojournalism.
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SmugMug + Flickr +TWiP — Now, better together!
A special joint TWiP + SmugMug episode as we stream live to the SmugMug, Flickr, and TWiP communities for the first time in a combined stream. Join your host Alastair Jolly as he welcomes Frederick Van Johnson and the This Week in Photo podcast to the SmugMug team!
We are thrilled that the world's best photo community and the world's favorite photography podcast are now under the same roof.
Learn more at: https://www.smugmug.com/community/this-week-in-photo
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SmugMug Acquires This Week in Photo!
Hit photography podcast network This Week in Photo joins the SmugMug family.
The most important voice in photo podcasting joins the most influential brand in photography.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – (Oct 25, 2022) – SmugMug, the world’s most influential name in photography, has announced two strategic additions to their expanding family of brands: This Week in Photo (TWiP), the beloved photography podcast network and media powerhouse; and its Editor in Chief, professional photographer, and industry influencer Frederick Van Johnson, who joins SmugMug to lead content and new media while continuing to grow and evolve This Week in Photo.
“It’s an ideal match,” says SmugMug+Flickr VP of Marketing Scott Kinzie. “Our purpose at SmugMug is building a better world through the power of photography, and This Week in Photo has been inspiring, educating, and connecting photographers for more than a decade. Naturally, we’re massive fans of [Johnson’s] work.”
“Frankly, it’s time for TWiP to evolve,” Johnson adds. “I’ve built a wonderful podcast and community of photographers, but I believe TWiP can reach many more photographers, produce more amazing content, and expand the dialogue around photography — and its impact on our world. I just had to find the right team to work with, and SmugMug is the obvious choice because of its unprecedented brand recognition and reach into the photography industry.’
SmugMug is well known for working tirelessly to increase the influence and impact of photography worldwide. From its acquisition of Flickr in 2018 to its award-winning series SmugMug Films, the brand is showing no signs of slowing down.
“We’re among very few truly photographer-centric brands worldwide,” says Kinzie. “We’re always looking for opportunities to support these cornerstones of the photographic community, so when we realized Frederick shared our vision for the future of photography, it became clear that this relationship was great not only for photographers but also for the art of photography itself.”
This Week in Photo, or “TWiP” as it’s known affectionately by fans, is an accessible media powerhouse with regular podcasts, blogs, and an active community covering the many facets of our industry. Since 2008, professional photographer and marketer Frederick Van Johnson has honed the TWiP brand and network, which now boasts weekly photo critiques, interviews, courses, tech reviews, and more.
Johnson is uniquely situated to start meaningful conversations in the photography community and has seen a lot of change over the years. From his transformative tour of duty, serving as a decorated combat photojournalist with the United States Air Force, to marketing and product work with industry giants like Adobe, Yahoo!, and Apple.
“A decade ago, it was all about gear and the latest tech,” he says. “They also wanted to know how to build a portfolio or gallery with the tools of the time. People still love their gear, but today we’re increasingly seeing folks get into business, trying to make a go of it as a pro photographer. I've long admired SmugMug's commitment to empowering photographers since signing up in 2004. I’m stoked to join them in their mission of getting more photographers informed, inspired, and entertained—it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.”
https://www.smugmug.com/community/this-week-in-photo
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About SmugMug
Photographers around the world trust SmugMug with more than just their photos. They trust SmugMug with their memories, their passion, and their businesses. -
TWiP is BACK! 501
In this show @Frederick Van Johnson @Steve Brazill and @PhotoJoseph briefly discuss TWiP’s hiatus, then tear into GoPro and the failure of their Karma Drone. Then we’ll discuss low-light photography tips and finally we’ll round things out with a panel discussion around their favorite cameras.
1. NEWS: GOPRO QUITS THE DRONE BUSINESS & CES PICKS
GoPro fires hundreds of employees and says the Karma drone will be the last drone it ever makes.
2. GEAR: PANASONIC GH5S, SONY, CANON & NIKON(?)
What camera gear are you shooting with, and why? We’ll discuss our current gear choices as well as the latest offerings from Panasonic Lumix, Sony, Canon and Nikon(?).
3. TECHNIQUE: CONQUERING LOW-LIGHT SITUATIONS
One of the biggest challenges facing any photographer is the problem of making images in challenging lighting situations. And one of the most challenging situations is low-light. In this segment we will discuss some techniques for taming the shadow beast, no matter what gear you have.
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http://www.photojoseph.com
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About TWiP:
Hosted by Frederick Van Johnson, This Week in Photo (TWiP) is your weekly helping of candid and adult dialog around the important issues and changes facing todays modern photographer. The show covers topics such as gear, technique, news and more. -
Street Focus 104: Q&A and Goodbye
[alert type=green ]ANNOUNCEMENT: Goodbye! This is my last show as the host of Street Focus and it's been an amazing experience! I am starting a new adventure with my very own podcast Hit The Street with Valerie Jardin ~ A Photography Podcast which will start airing on Sept 22. THANK YOU to all of you for listening to me on Street Focus for 104 episodes![/alert]
This week on Street Focus my good friend and photographer Ian MacDonald helps me answer a few questions about mirrorless technology, how to prevent photo theft and what photography resources we recommend for inspiration. The questions were submitted by Lee and Clovis Rosa.
Visit Ian’s Website, following him on Twitter: @IanMPhotography or Instagram: ianmacdonaldphotography
And The Winners are:
The last challenge was the Smile of a Stranger. Congratulations to Maayan Porat and Hans Eckardt. They will each receive a book from our friends at Rocky Nook
Photo by Maayan Porat
photo by Hans Eckardt
Our Picks of The Week
Ian's pick: Chase Jarvis Live
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Street Focus 103: Street Tips with Patrick La Roque
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Street Focus 103: Street Tips with Patrick La Roque
This week on Street Focus, Montreal based photographer Patrick La Roque gives us his top street tips. I'm sure you will enjoy this fun conversation, I did!
Patrick La Roque is a speaker, writer and professional photographer from Montreal, Canada. He is an official Fujifilm X-Photographer and founder of the KAGE COLLECTIVE, an international group specializing in visual storytelling and documentary work.
www.laroquephoto.com
www.kagecollective.com
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Street Focus 102: Streets of the World – Detroit with Andrew Shields
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Street Focus 102: Streets of the World - Detroit with Andrew Shields
This week on this episode of Street Focus, we are going to Detroit, Michigan and Andrew Shields is your local guide for this new adventure!
Who is Andrew Shields?
A Metro Detroiter since I could crawl, I've always had an interest in the city. Trips to Tiger Stadium with my parents as a child, then live music with my now wife in the city's small venues as a teen; Detroit remains a destination. Photography classes in my youth taught me the fundamentals and darkroom processing. As film transitioned to digital I took a break from shooting but when I learned that mirrorless systems allowed for adapting classic manual lenses to modern bodies my passion for photography was reignited. Today I shoot as often as possible, preferring candid street scenes with considered compositions over other photographic disciplines. When I'm not shooting you can find me hunting down the vintage lenses that I find at local thrift stores and estate sales which I use for all of my street photography.
Connect with Andrew here:
www.instagram.com/ ashieldsphoto/
www.shieldsportfolio.com
Detroit Links:
www.muralsinthemarket.com
www.dallyinthealley.com
www.easternmarket.com
www.thebelt.org
www.michigandnr.com/ parksandtrails/Details.aspx? id=736&type=SPRK
www.campusmartiuspark.org/
blog.visitdetroit.com/entry/ detroit-10-stunning-detroit- architecture.html
Areas of Interest: Downtown, Campus Martius , The Belt, Eastern Market, Corktown, The Riverwalk, New Center, The Cass Corridor / Wayne State Campus
Airport: www.metroairport.com/ 20 minutes from Downtown.
The Detroit Urbex special Street Focus episode
The Episode we mentioned with Mark Reierson
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Customer Reviews
Finally a Street Podcast.
A must for street or travel photographers!
not a very good interviewer
The interviewer likes the sound of her own voice too much
Lost potential.
I think the 'virtual tour’ format became very old after the first few episodes. ‘I land here. Where do I go next and how do I get there?’, ‘Ok I’m here what is there to shoot?’, ’So I arrived here from there…’, etc. It all amounts to very little and the opportunity to gain something greater from these guests is lost. The host seems to be intent on drawing the guest into her version of what shooting in a given city should be and by doing so the more intimate knowledge of the guest is completely bypassed. If you ask questions of someone from the perspective of a typical tourist you’re going to get fairly standard answers. There is nothing here that you couldn’t surmise from reading a Lonely Planet guide. Where are the hidden gems? The places tourists don’t go? What are the motivations and processes of the guest photographer? We could learn a lot more by exploring how and why the guest shoots his city rather than how he or she thinks a tourist with limited time might attempt to do so.
Finally there is the issue of the actual interview. The last episode I listened to featured Fokko Muller. At several points during the interview he was completely cut off by the host mid-sentence and at one point I recall he actually attempted to wrestle his way back into the conversation. Inconsiderate and impolite of the host? Absolutely. Worst, most of the host’s verbalization was about her own experience and thoughts about shooting in Amsterdam. Wasn’t that why the guest was being interviewed? Maybe not the best forum for the host to showcase her knowledge! The interview format as it stands is akin to a tour guide trying to rush her group through multiple sites on schedule but in doing so offering little in terms of depth. The listening audience might get to see a little deeper beneath the surface if the host could throw away her pre-conceived agenda and allow her guests to express themselves fully.