Episode 0029: Interview with Canon Photographer David duChemin

by Dave Warner on December 8, 2009

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Canon Photographer David duChemin. David is a world and humanitarian photographer based in Vancouver, Canada. His work on behalf of humanitarian organizations like World Vision Canada, Save The Children, and World Education Nepal has helped raise millions of dollars for sustainable community-based development and education in places like Mongolia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, and Haiti.

When not traveling on assignment, David can be found on Vancouver’s seawall or teaching; lecturing or leading workshops and tours around the world.

In this episode, David talks about his inspiration for taking pictures, the creative side of the business, his book publishing, what it takes in an image to take HIS breath away, motivation for writing Within the Frame and Vision Mongers – Making a Life and Living in Photography, places he’s traveled to, his workshops, gear and much more. We created a special video of David’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 1D Mark IV, iPhone, LensBaby, Canon 50mm f1.2 lens, Canon 24-70mm lens, Canon 300mm F2.8 lens, Kelby Training, Aperture 2.0, Lightroom, Spyder 3, Huey, Canon G9, Red Camera, Final Cut Studio 3Gitzo Weatherproof Tripod.

David’s eBooks are a GREAT buy at only $5.00 each: Drawing the Eye, Ten Ways to Improve Your Craft, Ten More Ways to Improve Your Craft, and finally, the Inspired Eye Volume I

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., ScanCafe (provide code LF35 for a 20% discount), Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars  New Media Photographer and Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond

Podcast on iTunesTo listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can also download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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  • If you can't get enough interviews with David duChemin, I suggest you check this one out with Matt Brandon of digitaltrekker.com:

    http://su.pr/3Q1KQ3
  • Brandon
    The idea of having a small video with images explained is great! This really sets up apart from all the other podcast in a good way.

    It kind of feels like a coffee table book made into a video representation to go along with the podcast.
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