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Episode 0055: Interview with Sports Photographer Dave Black

by Dave Warner on June 22, 2025

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. This week, Dave interviews sports photographer Dave Black . As a freelance photographer for over 30 years Dave’s work has primarily centered on the sports industry including coverage of 12 Olympic Games, the Masters, Kentucky Derby, Daytona 500, and the NFL and NCAA championships. He has worked on assignment for such publications as Sports Illustrated, Time, and Newsweek. Known for his creative use of lighting and in particular with the artistic technique of light painting, Dave’s portfolio continues to broaden with work in the commercial and advertising industry, and with specialized lighting projects including work for the National Geographic and their book Where Valor Rests, Arlington National Cemetery. (Editor’s Note: Once again, please forgive the poorer audio quality on my end - I’m still trying to replace equipment from the lightning strike!)

In this episode, Dave talks about his style of photography, his ‘hard-core’ approach to speed lighting, the turning point in his career, his Workshop at the Ranch, what it takes to get THE shot, his book, lightpainting and where he would shoot if he could stay somewhere for one whole month. You’ll be as surprised at the answer as I was! We created a multi-media show of his images with an explanation of each one with the full podcast interview (above) and our typical show player and download, which is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Blurb books, Nikon SB900′s and Lightware Direct.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., onOne Software, Tafota.com and a podcast commercial about Jennifer Wu’s Adirondack Fall Foliage Workshop. Also, podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

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 download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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Episode 0050: Interview with Tom Bol, Action Sport Photographer

by Dave Warner on May 11, 2026

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Adventure Sport Photographer Tom Bol. Tom produces images for a variety of editorial, commercial and advertising clients. One day you might find him photographing a fighter pilot for a trade magazine, the next day photographing ice climbers for a national ad campaign. Recently he photographed the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska for a tourism bureau.

In this episode, Tom talks about his lighting, the most challenging locations he’s photographed in, his favorite locations, how he markets his images, advice to pick up editorial and commercial clients, some of the harsh environments he’s been in and much more. We created a special video of Tom’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview, which is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Nikon D3s, Nikon SB 800 & 900 flash, Elinchrome lighting.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., Tafota.com and onOne Software. Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

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 download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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Episode 0043: Interview with Mark Rebilas, Sports Photographer

by Dave Warner on March 23, 2026

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Sports Photographer Mark Rebilas. Mark is the son of motor sports photographer Gil Rebilas. He was a US Navy photographer and led a team of 22 photographers as an editor/photographer on an aircraft carrier through a wartime deployment in 2004. After being honorably discharged in 2006 he moved back to his hometown in Arizona to begin a new career as a freelance sports photographer.

Mark is a regular contributor to ESPN the Magazine and US Presswire and his images regularly appear in Sports Illustrated, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and many others.

In this episode, Mark talks about how his dad stuck a camera in his hands at age 10, photography in the military, Daytona, NASCAR, NFL Football, equipment, the toughest sport to cover, how he gets his jobs, and much more. We created a special video of Mark’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview, which is below. Mark is also pretty active on Facebook and Twitter, so make sure you connect with him.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Nikon D3, Nikon 300mm lens, 600 mm lens, 1.4 tele-converter.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., Photo Book Press, and Tafota.com. Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

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 download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:32 — 23.0MB)

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Episode 0041: Interview with Simon Bruty, Sports Photographer

by Dave Warner on March 9, 2026

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Sports Photographer Simon Bruty. During his career, Simon has traveled extensively to work on feature stories as diverse as soccer in Zambia, golfers in Greenland, and badminton in Indonesia. He photographs football, tennis, skiing, soccer, and golf for Sports Illustrated. He has developed a diverse archive of portraiture including Michael Phelps with his eight Olympic gold medals, Lance Armstrong, Ben Bradlee, and David Beckham among other modern luminaries. His award-winning photograph of Ronaldo was featured in an ad for Canon Europe before the 2006 World Cup Games and in 2003 The London Observer chose one of Simon’s photographs to be included in their list of the World’s 50 Greatest Sports Photographs.

In this episode, Simon talks about the difference between being a photographer in England and in the US, photographic opportunities, hardest athletes to photograph, what makes sports photographers different than other photographers, shooting the Super Bowl, the Olympics and much more. We created a special video of Simon’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview, which is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Canon 1D Mark IV, Adobe Photoshop, Canon 70-200mm lens, Canon 300 mm lens, Canon 400 mm lens, Canon 600 mm lens.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., Photo Book Press, and Tafota.com. Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

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 download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:58 — 22.4MB)

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