Ep. 257: How Not to Be a Bum Photographer - and more
Lens Shark Photography Podcast
Sharky James
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Episode 257 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Wedding and portrait photographer, Ett Venter
In This Episode
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Show Opener:
Wedding and portrait photographer, Ett Venter opens the show. Thanks Ett!
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Stories:
A UK wedding photographer has different thoughts on what to shoot at a wedding. (#)
Michaels opens its stores for photo shoots and Hobby Lobby isn't impressed. (#)
Why photo contests could be pointless. (#)
Pentax announces its K-1 Mark II and an upgrade program for the K-1. (#)
Samyang announces its premium 50mm f/1.2. (#)
Samsung announces a high capacity SSD. (#)
Panasonic unveils its own global shutter breakthrough a day after Sony's. (#)
My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is photographer Et Fanta, and you're listening to the Petapixil podcast with Sharky James. |
| 0:06.7 | This episode is brought to you in part by the new I-1 studio from X-Write, which just got even better with a brand new update. |
| 0:14.3 | Get 10% off and perfect your color with the offer code pedapixel 10 at calibrate color |
| 0:19.6 | dot com slash pedapixel and by our friends at fresh books try them out free for 30 days at |
| 0:26.1 | freshbooks dot com forward slash pedapixel and enter pedapixel in the how did you hear |
| 0:30.9 | about a section for the details later in the show. |
| 0:33.5 | Welcome to the Petapixil Photography Podcast |
| 0:36.5 | Episode 257. |
| 0:38.7 | How not to be a bum photographer. In this episode, a UK couple takes their photographer to task. |
| 0:50.0 | Pentax's new K1 Mark 2 and upgrading the K1. |
| 0:54.4 | Panasonic makes a global breakthrough. |
| 0:57.0 | Samsung unveils the world's largest SSD. |
| 1:00.6 | Michaels opens a can of worms, Sam Yang |
| 1:03.4 | unveil the new 50, and why photo contests really don't matter. |
| 1:08.0 | All that and more in episode 257 of the Petapixil Photography Podcast. |
| 1:18.0 | Thank you so much at opening the show. |
| 1:20.0 | I greatly appreciate it, brother. |
| 1:22.0 | A number of years ago I first discovered the work of South Africa-based photographer |
| 1:26.0 | Aetventor and was immediately impressed. |
| 1:28.5 | He not only has all the technical stuff down, he's incredibly adept at capturing the decisive moment that makes the difference |
| 1:34.8 | between a good photo and a great one. |
| 1:37.4 | Whether it's his excellent portraits or the stories he tells with his wedding photography, |
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