Thursday, January 7, 2010

Photography Podcasts

There are some good photography podcasts out there, full of useful information and tips.  Not to mention a bit of entertainment.  These are the photography podcasts I currently listen to:

  • Photofocus : Scott Bourne (who used to be a regular on TWiP) and a guest host (Rick Sammon was a regular but not anymore – see below) answer listener questions about photography. Usually under an hour in length, these episodes are short enough to remain interesting and Scott Bourne does a great job of keeping things moving. This would currently be my #1 recommendation. [iTunes link]
  • This Week in Photography (TWiP) : hosted by a combination of Frederick Van Johnson, Alex Lindsay, Steve Simon & Ron Brinkmann, along with others at times. This podcast is more a discussion of recent photography news, along with usually a guest interview. It can be interesting and sometimes more entertaining than Photofocus. However, at other times the guys can ramble on for too long, the guest interviews are not always interesting and are usually too long. In fact, the whole podcast could be shortened to fit within an hour. Sometimes they drag on for up to an hour and a half without adding any extra value. Still, good coverage of news by a broad range of hosts with varied backgrounds. [iTunes link]
  • The Digital Photo Experience (DPExperience) : A couple of months ago Rick Sammon left Photofocus and started this podcast.  You have to think there must have been a falling out between Scott Bourne and Rick Sammon, as one minute Rick was cohosting Photofocus and the next minute he wasn't (replaced with rotating/guest co-hosts) and neither of them made a single comment about the split.  In fact, all questions about the split on both Rick's and Scott's websites/blogs have been silently ignored. Neither wants to spill the beans in public.
    So anyway, the DPExperience podcast is a new show that is very similar to Photofocus (two hosts; mostly Q&A) and time will tell if there is room on photographer's iPods for both. [iTunes link]
If there are some photography podcasts you'd like to recommend, or would like to comment on the ones I list above (perhaps you know more about the Rick/Scott split?) then drop a comment below.

Cheers,
Chris Miles



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