In case you missed it last night, I did my first Live Stream and the world could see and hear it! I mean the world, Italy, Turkey, UK, Australia and many more countries. That’s a hoot. And if you did miss it, it was recorded, just click on it above to hear it. And we’ll be doing more, hopefully, live from Yellowstone next week. Just head to my Channel, click on Subscribe and there ya go. And all of you who dropped by, said hello and asked questions, thanks ever so much!
Yep, taking another step into the brave new world tonight, the 18th 18:00 / 6PM PST! Now this is all new so you might tune into my YouTube Channel and just see static, but I’m going to give it a go. There is no “planned” topic for this first broadcast other than to test the waters and answer questions live. Now if it goes well, I’ll have an image or two to share with perhaps a little digital darkroom. Hope you can make it and remember that it should, should be posted on my YouTube Channel for later viewing. Hope to see you there!
My new class on the amazing D850 is posted now at KelbyOne. I go over EVERYTHING D850 and my current D850 settings are posted as well. Enjoy!!!
Nikon has released a D850 Firmware Update. It deals with these issues:
• Fixed the following issues:
– Users exiting Clean image sensor after adding it to and entering via MY MENU would be returned not to MY MENU but to the SETUP MENU.
– Photos taken with On selected for Long exposure NR would sometimes have increased noise or shadows with a greenish cast.
– Slight aperture reset lag would sometimes occur after shooting at shutter speeds under 1/10 s (type E and PC-E lenses excluded).
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“A Conversation with Jake Peterson”
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Jake with his Big Brown
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Moose & Jake
in Churchill, May 2016
People, Companies, Products Mentioned during Podcast:
B&H Photo
Jake Peterson
Gear Used to Create Podcast
Adobe Audition
Rode Podcaster USB Broadcast Mic
Array 2 Broadcast Arm
Rode PSM1 Podcaster Shockmount
Sure Digital Large-Diaphragm Condenser Mic
Seal Enhanced Studio Monitor Headphones
Preconuns Studio One 3-Pro
iZotope RX Plug-in Pack
I know I’m an old fart, but I’m truly amazed how many sterile, unprofessional emails I receive from photographers wanting a job. There are a number of things about these emails that concern me greatly, but these are the top three. First, they come with NO photographs, none, just some words (and most of them from some web form letter). Next, they all want to be my assistant, going out and taking my wildlife photos for me, freeing me up for other things. Lastly, they seem to all state they would be a great addition to our staff. mumble, mumble, mumble!
What do these emails tell me about the person sending them? First, they don’t really know what they are seeking. Second, have very little clue about the industry and lastly, they’ve done no homework! There is NO DOUBT that this industry, how the business operates, is kept a mystery. Some of that is self-defense, some of that is most don’t read and think and lastly, it’s part of the “test” to see if a photographer is worthy. If you think just making a photograph is a challenge, knowing which f/stop to select, you should add to that making a living from that craft! Being an assistant is in large part how you break into the industry as a long-term contributor to it. Sure, there are some who didn’t work their way up from the bottom who have made it, but they are very few and even fewer doing it 20 or 30 years later. In my particular case, we don’t have a “staff,” but do have a family, our sons Brent & Jake (pictured here) who are very much part of our business but are not my assistants. While there are exceptions but most wildlife photographers like myself are loaners in the field. But the biggest problem is, photography is all about photographs! These other things are often overlooked when a potential employer is blown away by PHOTOGRAPHS! As I have always said, anybody can make it in the business! But to make that happen, one must, must educate themselves about this business and just sending out an email doesn’t show that knowledge, if all it says is, “I want a job.”