In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with Nick Onken, commercial and lifestyle portrait photographer.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)
Theme Music:
Sean Campbell and Steve Hill (Firesickle.com)
Special Guest:
Nick Onken, commercial lifestyle and portrait photographer.
LightSource Episode 69 (Interview Series) [35:54 minutes]
LightSource E069 [16.4 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- Latest episode of Digital Photography One on One
- Adobe LightRoom 2 released
- Istockphoto plugin for LightRoom
- Sharing stock space on a Bangkok newspaper article
- Photographers guide to the eye
- Help us get Ed on Twitter
- StudioLighting.net on Twitter
Special Guest Nick Onken discusses:
- His work in Lifestyle and travel photography
- Definition of a successful lifestyle image
- Natural lighting as a focus
- Waiting for the right moment
- Shooting many frames to get the right shot
- Connecting with a subject
- His camera equipment (Canon)
- Favorite lenses 35mm f1.4 20mm f2.8 70-200 f/2.8
- Looking for the right light
- Controlling natural light
- Using flare creatively
- Photographing people on the beach
- Scouting
- Getting started in a photography career
- Building client relationships
- The importance of style
- Capturing action in the image
- Getting great in-camera results
- Travelism
- Upcoming travel photography book
- Video of shoots on Nicks blog
- Backing up photos on location shoots
- Advice for photographers