The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast

Having used Lightroom 2 for over a month now, I figured I'd talk today about some of the new features. This is not a comprehensive look at everything new, rather concentrating on what I'm finding useful or cool. You can take a look at more details on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, and download a free fully functional trial version here at Adobe's Web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ You can find John Arnold's PhotoWalkthrough Podcast that I mentioned here: http://www.photowalkthrough.com/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

Preceding my assignment work, that we looked at last week, I spent a day in Joboji shooting and getting to know the area. Today we look at some of the resulting images. Details: https://mbp.ac/153 Music from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com/

Today I share some of the photos and experiences from a client assignment shoot that I did in August 2008. You can find all the images I uploaded from the shoot here: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=63 Just in case I move these photos to a new album in the future, here's a link by keyword too: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Joboji_Aug2008

Today we take a look at some shots from a recent client shoot, when I photographed some pets. I also go into some detail about the portable studio I used for the job. Here's a link to the forum post I mention, in which you'll find the Lighting Setup Diagram and the crop of the eyes of one of the dogs, in which you can see the umbrella's reflections: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2299 The Lighting Diagram was made with the Lighting Setup File, courtesy of Kevin Kertz, which you can find here: http://www.kevinkertz.com/ Here's a link to all the shots from the shoot that I uploaded to my gallery: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Client_Shoot_July272008 Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks.

Today I'm going to answer a couple of listener questions, namely on focusing and then quickly recomposing, and a second on print resolution settings in Lightroom. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

Today I announce the winners of the Irony Assignment and kick-off the next Assignment on Shadows. See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's a forum post with details of the Shadows Assignment: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2266 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=625 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

I have just sold my old faithful 100-400mm L lens, and feel a little sad to see it go. Today I'm going to reflect on this lens a little, because it really changed my photography. See all images shot with this lens with this link: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&narrowdown=lens&search=Canon%20EF%20100-400mm%20F4.5-5.6L%20IS%20USM%20(77mm) Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks.

This week is a first for the MBP Podcast, as I'm going to release a video slideshow of photographs from the MBP Hokkaido Workshop in January 2008. The video files are pretty large, so please only download the one you want. There is a full sized video that will look great on your computer screen, or Apple TV. This is Episode #146.1. There is also a smaller version for use on iPods, which is Episode #146.2. If you want both, be my guest, but the download will take a while. If you use Windows, you can also view the video with the Photodex Plugin, and right click to view full screen. The download is much smaller too, though the quality is top class. Find the Photodex version here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008Slideshow.php And if you want to see the Adobe Flash version, that's here: http://www.mbpworkshops.com/HokkaidoWorkshop2008FlashSlideshow.php Music in this Podcast created and produced by UniqueTracks.

Following on from the last episode, today I spill the beans on how to overcome the 35mm border restriction with Fine Art papers that Canon enforce with the driver software for the PIXMA Pro9500 A3+ pigment ink printer. Note that I will also release an episode 145.1, which contains a PDF file with some photographs of a number of test prints that I did. (https://martinbaileyphotography.com/podcasts.php?dt=ti&ep=145.1#Ep145.1) You can see details of the printer on the Canon Web site here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=182&modelid=12414 There's also a pretty cool flash page with lots of information about Canon's professional range of printers here: http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/proPrinter/index.html

Today in this first part of a two part review of the Canon PIXMA Pro9500 A3+ pigment ink printer, I share my initial impressions, and my likes and dislikes after creating Fine Art prints, doing a lot of experimentation with the printer for about a month. You can see details of the printer on the Canon Web site here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=182&modelid=12414 There's also a pretty cool flash page with lots of information about Canon's professional range of printers here: http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/proPrinter/index.html

This week, we complete our trilogy of episodes, tracing my steps around the Yachiho Highlands area in Nagano Prefecture, taking a look at the "Big Falls", among other things. Here's a link to the poll I mention at the end of the Podcast asking if you prefer smaller downloads or better audio quality: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16447 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

This week we continue to trace my steps from a recent trip to the Yachiho Highlands as I share some of the images I brought back with me, intermingling tips on decisions I made while photographing the area. Here's a link to all 31 images from the 3 days in the Yachiho Highlands: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 Here's a link to the Singh-Ray Color Combo filter: http://www.singh-ray.com/colorcombo.html Here's a link to Mikkel Stegmann's Barnack utility that I reference so much for depth-of-field and hyperfocal distances, and mentioned in the Podcast: http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

I took off to the Yachiho Highlands from May 31 for a few days, and today start to share some of the images I brought back with me, intermingling tips on finding shots, composition, exposure and achieving pan focus when necessary. Here's a link to all 31 images from the 3 days in the Yachiho Highlands: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Yachihokougen_MayJune2008 Check out TinEye here: http://tineye.com/ Here's a link to Mikkel Stegmann's Barnack utility that I reference so much for depth-of-field and hyperfocal distances, and mentioned in the Podcast: http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/ The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

Today I announce the winner of the Abstract Assignment, and kickoff the next assignment, which is on Irony. Fasten your seatbelts, because this is going to be a tough one! See the winning images and accumulated votes on the Scores page here: http://martinbaileyphotography.com/scores.php Here's a forum post with details of the Irony Assignment: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16086 Here is another post with the Rules and Guidelines for the Assignment: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=625 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

Today we look at some focusing techniques that I used during a recent Poppy shoot, so I thought I'd use some of these shots to help me explain. Here's a link to view all images from this day: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Shouwakinenkouen_Apr27th2008 The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

Following on from last week, we're going to take a look at how to crop for specific paper sizes, automate the cropping in Photoshop and Lightroom, and end with a little food for thought with regards to the ethical aspect of cropping. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

Cropping is used for artistic reasons, to overcome technical issues in capture or restrictions of your gear, or not done at all, for ethical reasons. The music in this episode is from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com/

After a visit to Kyoto we went on to Hiroshima, and visited Itsukushima and the Peace Memorial Park. The Park is situated under the hypocenter of the bomb blast, and houses numerous memorials, including the A-Bomb Dome, that we'll look at today. Here's a link to a Wikipedia page on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Park Here's more information on the dome itself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Bomb_Dome There's also a page on the Itsukushima Shrine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine Here's a link to the Vari-ND page on the Singh-Ray filters Web site: http://www.singh-ray.com/varind.html

During a family visit in March 2008, we did a bit of travelling, visiting Kyoto and Hiroshima. Today we're going to look at a number of images I shot during the few days in Kyoto. Here's a link to view all images from the Kyoto trip, and from Hiroshima, which was the next leg: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=kyoto_hiroshima_Mar_Apr_2008

In April 2008 I revisited the Market in Bangalore where I'd shot some portrait photos the previous year. I took 10 prints back with me to give to the people in the photos, and today is the second of two Podcasts in which we share that experience. Here's a link to view all images from the trip: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=India_Apr_2008 You can view all shots from the Madivala Market, including my previous visit with this link: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/thumbnails.php?album=search&search=Madivala_Market