I invited Chris Bailey again for the release of his new book Hyperfocus: How To Be More Productive In a World Of Distraction. This great conversation will help you make better use of your time and attention to do things that truly matter, such as taking pictures...
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Hit The Streets 101: Body and Space with Anja Hitzenberger
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This episode is made possible thanks to my new webinar series. They have been very successful and a great way for you to receive photo education while supporting your favorite podcast. Some of the most popular classes are my Photo Stories during which I share an insight into my thought and creative process from visualization to capture as I take you on a photo walk through a series of recent photographs.
Next webinar, Photo Stories III, is September 5th, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can a REPLAY on your own time later as long as you are registered. Click HERE to register.
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Summary
This week I invited Anja Hitzenberger. She is a photographer, filmmaker and video artist. She is also member of the faculty at ICP in NYC and the founder of StrudelmediaLive. We discuss her work and her focus on the body and its relationship to architecture and space, as well as themes relating to food and how people eat. We also talk about ways to get noticed by galleries and how to be commissioned to work on photography projects. Finally Anja tells us about her online classes with StrudelmediaLive.
Anja's Biography
Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer and video artist whose work focuses on the body and its relationship to architecture and space, as well as themes relating to food and how people eat. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, as well as at film festivals and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLIVE, which offers live online interactive photography courses for students participating from locations around the world. She has received numerous art grants and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw and Beijing. She is on the faculty at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, where she teaches personal vision classes. Originally from Salzburg, Austria, she divides her time between New York and Vienna, Austria.
Links to Anja's Work
Links to Anja’s work:
web: anjahitzenberger.com
Insta: @anjahitze
FB: https://www.facebook.com/anja.hitzenberger
Links to Anja’s live online classes:
web: strudelmedialive.com
Insta: @strudelmedialive
FB: https://www.facebook.com/strudelmedialive/
Examples of Anja's Work
Frederick Van Johnson and Valerie Jardin, Paris 2014
Hit The Streets 100: Let's Celebrate Episode 100 with Frederick Van Johnson
To celebrate episode 100, Valerie invites the person who introduced her to podcasting originally, podcaster extraordinaire and good friend Frederick Van Johnson!
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Hit The Streets 99: Seafarers with Patrick Ludolph
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This episode is made possible thanks to my new webinar series. They have been very successful and a great way for you to receive photo education while supporting your favorite podcast. Some of the most popular classes are my Photo Stories during which I share an insight into my thought and creative process from visualization to capture as I take you on a photo walk through a series of recent photographs.
Next webinar is September 5th, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can a REPLAY on your own time later as long as you are registered. Click HERE to register.
Thank you for your support of the podcast!
Summary
This week on Hit The Streets, Valerie invited German photographer Patrick Ludolph to talk about his amazing photographic adventure on some of the largest cargo ships in the world. Enjoy
Biography
Patrick Ludolph is a photographer from Hamburg, Germany with a focus on people, reportage, and travel photography. After studying computer science and working in online marketing, he decided to make his hobby a profession and started a business as a photographer in 2010.
Besides working as a photographer he writes the photography blog Neunzehn72, runs the Liveshow Fotoschnack, produces video tutorials and organizes workshops and photo travels.
He is also publisher of his own magazine named Hashtag Magazine. In 2017 he published his photo book SEAFARERS where he was documenting the life and work on container ships.
Link's To Patrick's Work
Personal and fun: https://www.instagram.com/paddy.lu/
Business and Reportage: https://www.instagram.com/patrick.ludolph/
Homepage: patrickludolph.de (German)
Blog: neunzehn72.de (German)
Video of the drone flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXXCVnbInC4
Promotion video of the book: https://vimeo.com/219491931
Link to book in shop: https://shop.neunzehn72.de/produkt/seafarers/
Examples of Patrick's Work
©Angelo Ferdandes
Hit The Streets 98: Q&A and Photo Challenge
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Summary
In this episode of Hit The Streets, Valerie is joined by Angelo Fernandes to answer listener questions.
Guest Co-host Biography
My name is Angelo and I am a street photographer, Fuji X shooter and proud owner of afshoot.com/shop, an online shop for premium camera straps and accessories.
My first contact with photography was back in 2009. I haven't stopped since then and my life made a 180-degree turn.
Before I really got into photography, I was a product manager and worked with a number of different suppliers, including leather and therefore have always had a love of beautifully crafted products. Having a passion for photography and all accessories, I wanted the perfect luxurious leather strap. I started my own collection of straps and I’m the developer and designer of the MUFLON camera straps.
I also teach street photography locally in Lisbon. These two activities allow me to live from photography and dedicate myself 100% to the street genre.
My passion for photography began in the streets, and nowadays the techniques that I developed in this environment is reflected in all my work. I always carry my camera with me. Taking photos every day gives me the necessary training and mental vision to see and capture the right moment.
Links to Angelo's Work
www.instagram.com/angelofernandes68
Q&A
Christian Kocinski via email
"Hi Valerie: Do you ever go out shooting, and all the photos on the tiny screen look so great, you feel so inspired, and then when you get home it seems like there’s nothing but garbage?
I shot photos like a madman yesterday. I was at a summer festival trying to capture interesting people. When I looked through my photos at home they all looked out of focus or had distracting motion blur.
I’ve been shooting photos for years, but only started focusing on street photography in the last year. I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong, just don’t want to get discouraged either."
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@photoankan via Instagram
"Hi Valerie: I like your pictures and love street photography. But I see that you and many others put pictures of children on Instagram. Do you ask for parents' permission?"
And The Winner Is...
©Norman Scobbie
Angelo picked a photograph by Norman Scobbie as the winner of the 'Rain' photo challenge. Congratulations Norman!
Next Photo Challenge
The next photo challenge is: 'When it's all about color on the streets'. The deadline for the next challenge is August 30th. Enter in the comment section. One winner will receive this leather camera strap: https://www.afshoot.com/shop/product/muflon-the-nebraska-strap/
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Hit The Streets 97: 20 Minutes with Valerie
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This episode of Hit the Streets is made possible thanks to my new webinar series! Take care of your photography education needs and support your favorite podcast all at once by signing up for a webinar. Available LIVE or REPLAY as long as you are registered you can stream it on your own time.
Street Photography... Color or B&W? Let's look at the pros and cons of color and B&W in street photography. How do you decide? With several examples, Valerie will help you put more intent in your photography. Whether you shoot raw or not, this webinar is designed to help you make the decision before you press the shutter as part of the creative process.
When: August 1st, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can stream it on your own time later as long as you are registered!
Summary
In this episode of Hit The Streets, Valerie gives you a quick recap of the past few weeks. She talks about her workshop in Normandy in June, experiencing the World Cup victory in France, and update on Joshua Coombes and #DoSomethingForNothing and more..
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Hit The Streets 96: Hong Kong, Insurance, Dash Cams and More with Doug Kaye
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This episode of Hit the Streets is made possible thanks to my new webinar series! Take care of your photography education needs and support your favorite podcast all at once by signing up for a webinar. Available LIVE or REPLAY as long as you are registered you can stream it on your own time.
Street Photography... Color or B&W? Let's look at the pros and cons of color and B&W in street photography. How do you decide? With several examples, Valerie will help you put more intent in your photography. Whether you shoot raw or not, this webinar is designed to help you make the decision before you press the shutter as part of the creative process.
When: August 1st, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can stream it on your own time later as long as you are registered!
Summary
In this episode, my good friend Doug Kaye talks about his street photography adventure in Hong Kong, insurance, dash cams and much more...
Biography
Beginning his visual explorations in his father's wet darkroom, Doug earned a degree in theatrical lighting design at U.C. Berkeley in the '60s and studied cinematography at NYU's Graduate Institute of Film and Television in the '70s. In the '80s he began a two-decade hiatus from still photography, then got into digital in 2008. A trip to Kenya convinced him nature photography wasn't for him, and Iceland cured him of his interest in landscape. For the past four years, Doug has focused almost exclusively on street photography, including shooting film (even medium format) much of the time. Doug teaches photography locally in San Francisco and online. He leads street-photography workshops in Cuba, which he has visited eight times. He is the co-host and producer of the CameraLabs Photography gear-review podcast with Gordon Laing.
Links to Doug's Work
Examples of Doug's Work
Hit The Streets 95: Best Business Practices For Photographers Part 2 with John Harrington
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This episode of Hit the Streets is made possible thanks to my new webinar series! Take care of your photography education needs and support your favorite podcast all at once by signing up for a webinar. Available LIVE or REPLAY as long as you are registered you can stream it on your own time.
Street Photography... Color or B&W? Let's look at the pros and cons of color and B&W in street photography. How do you decide? With several examples, Valerie will help you put more intent in your photography. Whether you shoot raw or not, this webinar is designed to help you make the decision before you press the shutter as part of the creative process.
When: August 1st, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can stream it on your own time later as long as you are registered!
Summary
In this 2 part episode of Hit The Streets, photographer and author John Harrington will give you extremely valuable business tips to help you monetize your photography skills. From pricing to contracts, invoicing to getting paid and so much more!
Biography
For almost three decades, John has covered the world of politics, traveled internationally, and negotiated contracts and licensing along the way. John grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Washington DC in the mid-80's. A 2007 recipient of the United Nations' Leadership Award in the field of photography, Harrington's work has appeared in Time, Newsweek and Rolling Stone, and his commercial clients have included Coca-Cola, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Lockheed Martin, and the National Geographic Society.
John has produced three commissioned books for the Smithsonian and the third edition of his book Best Business Practices for Photographers, remains a best-seller. John has lectured across the US at events for the ASMP, APA, PP of A, and the NPPA. John concluded serving his second term as the President of the White House News Photographers Association in May of 2011.
Links to John's Work
Hit The Streets 94: Best Business Practices For Photographers Part I with John Harrington
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This episode of Hit the Streets is made possible thanks to my new webinar series! Take care of your photography education needs and support your favorite podcast all at once by signing up for a webinar. Available LIVE or REPLAY as long as you are registered you can stream it on your own time.
Street Photography... Color or B&W? Let's look at the pros and cons of color and B&W in street photography. How do you decide? With several examples, Valerie will help you put more intent in your photography. Whether you shoot raw or not, this webinar is designed to help you make the decision before you press the shutter as part of the creative process.
When: August 1st, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can stream it on your own time later as long as you are registered!
Summary
In this 2 part episode of Hit The Streets, photographer and author John Harrington will give you extremely valuable business tips to help you monetize your photography skills. From pricing to contracts, invoicing to getting paid and so much more!
Biography
For almost three decades, John has covered the world of politics, traveled internationally, and negotiated contracts and licensing along the way. John grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Washington DC in the mid-80's. A 2007 recipient of the United Nations' Leadership Award in the field of photography, Harrington's work has appeared in Time, Newsweek and Rolling Stone, and his commercial clients have included Coca-Cola, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Lockheed Martin, and the National Geographic Society.
John has produced three commissioned books for the Smithsonian and the third edition of his book Best Business Practices for Photographers, remains a best-seller. John has lectured across the US at events for the ASMP, APA, PP of A, and the NPPA. John concluded serving his second term as the President of the White House News Photographers Association in May of 2011.
Links to John's Work
Hit The Streets 93: Juxtapositions, Patience and Perseverance with Ritesh Ghosh
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Street Photography... Color or B&W? Let's look at the pros and cons of color and B&W in street photography. How do you decide? With several examples, Valerie will help you put more intent in your photography. Whether you shoot raw or not, this webinar is designed to help you make the decision before you press the shutter as part of the creative process.
When: August 1st, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can stream it on your own time later as long as you are registered!
Summary
David Julian is guest hosting for Valerie this week. This week he has a conversation with Ritesh Ghosh about juxtapositions, patience and perseverance. Enjoy!
Biography
My name is Ritesh Ghosh and I am a travel and Street Photographer from Kolkata, India.
This would probably not have been my introduction 8 years ago when I was just a regular guy working as a cashier in a Private Bank. Although I had been creatively inclined since childhood, the 9 to 5 grind left me with almost no time to discover the potential within. I guess everything comes with an expiry date and so did my career as a Banker. It was in January 2014 that I decided to hang up my banker boots and opt for a better alternative. With the little savings that I had managed to accumulate and not knowing what exactly I wanted to pursue, I purchased my first DSLR camera, a Canon 600D. Looking at the world around me through the little glass window on my camera (better known as the viewfinder) I started getting intrigued day by day. As I was running out of money I decided to take up a job and moved out to Dubai for a year. During my stay abroad, I was following a lot of Photographer’s on YouTube when I came across this gentleman named Zack Arias who was shooting with the Fujifilm X100s. The sheer brilliance of this little mirrorless system was such that Mr. Arias had declared that “The DSLR is dead.” The statement was so convincing that I ended up purchasing the X100s for myself.
Coming back to India in October 2015, I started taking pictures on the streets of Kolkata. The 23mm f.2.8 on the X100s was just the perfect combination for capturing street action. Initially, I was a bit apprehensive about how my subjects would react. Approaching them with a smile made things work for me. The compact size of the camera did not make me look too intimidating and people wouldn’t really mind me taking their snap from a close proximity. Photography is all about how you perceive the world through that viewfinder glass on your camera. For most it really does not make any difference but for some it can be a “game changer”. One of the many learnings which I have personally gained over the last couple of years is something that I would like to share. Persistence and Patience are the best friends of a photographer. I try and shoot regularly for about 3 hours. By virtue of these qualities one starts looking at the things around them with precision. I have been visiting Kumartuli and it’s alleys from the moment I had my first camera in hand about 4 years ago. There were times when I would return without a single decent frame. But that did not deter me from going back to the same place again. With every repeat visit I started noticing minute things present around me which were otherwise invisible to others.
I have recently worked on a personal project #BEINGAWOMAN where I have tried to bring out the different shades to a Woman's personality. Prior to that I had worked on a project showcasing a young skateboarder from Kolkata.
Juxtaposition is my favourite sub genre in Street Photography. It gives me the opportunity to express myself creatively and engage my audience at the same time. I draw my inspiration from Vineet Vohra who has mastered the art of Juxtaposition. I am presently working on a couple of personal projects and traveling whenever I have the opportunity. My gear includes the Fujifilm XT1 with the 10-24mm, 16mm, 23mm, 18-55mm and 50-140mm lenses.
Links to Ritesh's Work
https://www.facebook.com/ritesh.ghosh.549
https://www.instagram.com/love_thy_camera/
