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On today’s show:
- An article about 18 steps to improve your skills and improve your photos, no matter what camera you have.
- 2600 miles in 4 minutes in Compact and Mobile Photography News
- A bunch of smartphone phone gadgets in Gadgets and Thingamajigs
- A coaching call I recorded in the Listener Q&A section
Compact and Mobile Photography News
Andy Davidhazy 2600 miles in 4 minutes: A time-lapse of Andy’s Pacific Crest Trail hike
From Andy Davidhazy’s Site:
The Pacific Crest Trail travels 2660 miles through the mountains of California, Oregon and Washington, starting at the Mexico border fence near the small town of Campo, CA, and finishing just across the Canadian border in Manning Park, British Columbia. It took about 5 months to complete and I lost 50 pounds in process. Total elevation change was about 450,000 feet, with the high point being 13,200 feet at Forester Pass in the High Sierras. I documented the physical transformation of the environment and myself by taking a selfie on trail every single mile of the hike.
Andy Davidhazy’s site: http://www.davidhazy.com/
Listener Q&A
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A question about light from listener Dave DeBaeremaeker
Link to a free trial to Adobe Lightroom
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A photo that was mentioned in my chat with Dave
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Gadgets and Thingamajigs
– From listener Frank:
There is a Lite version of the app, basically meant as an evaluation version. Its only limitation compared to the paid version is that the maximum stored image size is 1 megapixel.
The links to the two version of apps in the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.lite
– From listener Tomer:
Smartphone gadgets
Turnikit: attaches a normal sized camera lens to a smartphone. Doesn’t look like it’s going to be funded.
Campanion: connects a GoPro to a smartphone. $35
Smartphone scope mount: funded!
Photo Quote:
“Slow down. We’re all in such a hurry. Pay attention. Nurture an addiction for taking your time and paying attention, and a hunger for the right light and new angles you’ve not thought of, and you’ll find your images improve in ways they never will when, moving too quickly, you seize upon only the low-hanging fruit as the best expression of a scene and move on.”
– David DuChemin
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