portrait photography

Episode 0065 – Interview with Fine Art, Nature and Portrait Photographer Martin Bailey

by Dave Warner on November 9, 2010

LensFlare 35 is a photography podcast brought to you by By Dave Warner. This week we’re going to talk to Fine Art, Nature and Portrait Photographer Martin Bailey.

Martin is a Tokyo based nature, wildlife and portrait photographer. He has a weekly photography Podcast, as well as a photography forum and blog. Martin also conducts popular wildlife and landscape photography workshops and is a proud member of the X-Rite Coloratti.

Martin’s work has been published by Popular Photography Magazine, Korean Air, Creation Durable (Paris) and Light of Consciousness Magazine, among others. He was included in one of the “30 Most Influential Photographers of The Decade” lists and now is my special guest on LensFlare35.

In this episode, Martin talks about how a Brit ended up in Japan, going forward as a full-time photographer, his podcasting, a photography iPhone app that he has created, why he has decided to branch out into portraiture, how he successfully mixes fine art, nature and portrait photography and much more. We created a multi-media show of some of his images with a discussion about each one, which you can play above.

To 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 0036: Interview with Syl Arena, Photographer and Prolific Blogger

by Dave Warner on February 2, 2010

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Photographer and Blogger Syl Arena. Syl photographs the people, lifestyles and products of central California for advertising, editorial, and corporate clients. Whether it’s a single glass of wine or a group of winemakers, America’s most popular rose or the man who bred it, the world’s fastest sailboat or the team that races it, Syl has the expertise and the personality to create memorable photographs — both on location and in the studio.

In this episode, Syl talks about the state of our industry, the introduction of all this new gear and technology, HD DSLR’s and what it means to the industry, his blog, LIDLIPS and his new Speedlighters Handbook. We created a special video of Syl’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 5D Mark II, Flash Zebra, Radio Poppers, Pocket Wizard, Lastolight Easy Box Hotshoe, Kacey Enterprises Beauty Dish, Honl Reflectors, Z-Finder, Pixsylated Blog, LIDLIPS, Speedliter’s Handbook.

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

To 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 0003: Interview with Brian Smale, Canon Portrait Photographer

by Dave Warner on June 9, 2009

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Canon Portrait Photographer Brian Smale. Brian began his career in his hometown of Toronto, Canada more than two decades ago. After winning many magazine assignments and a few awards, he moved to New York where he found more magazine assignments, a few more awards, and lots of commercial work. He’s widely known for his portraits of the world’s leading businessmen and women, scientists, inventors, politicians, and a few very interesting oddballs. Brian brings the same good humor and passion along to all his editorial, advertising, and corporate shoots. Along with assignments for magazines such as Fortune, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fast Company, Esquire, GQ, Rolling Stone, and Spin, he also has a wide range of commercial clients including duPont, Fuji, GE Capital, Kodak, Microsoft, PPL, Real Networks, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Sega, Homestreet Bank, Symetra Insurance, Expeditors, and USAA Insurance.

In this interview, Brian talks about what made him pick up a camera, how he sets a scene, the most fascinating person he has photographed, his unique brand of portraiture of ‘famous faces’ and some answers about the equipment he uses and people he’s photographed.

(C) Brian Smale

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a popup window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. We created a special video of Brian’s images with his explanation of each that opens in a popup window, just click, watch and listen.

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