Shutters Inc

This week, I discuss the "black card technique". Also, Rod Thomas is looking to sell off his last few remaining f-Stop bags at better-than-retail prices. Give him a call before he runs out! His mobile # is  041 767 7966, or drop him a line via his website. If you aren't familiar with f-Stop bags, check 'em out here. They are beautiful pieces of gear. And I'd like to hear from you guys some more! Drop me an e-mail to let me know what you've been up to. I mention the e-mail address in the podcast. Let's see the spammers work out how to scrape THAT! Mwahahaha! ** ADDENDUM ** Lee Gatland just sent me a link to a blog, where Tony has been hard at work perfecting this very technique (the black card, or in his case, the magic cloth technique). Check it out.

What a way to bring in the new year! Last week, Adobe announced the public beta of Lightroom v4. Grab it here! Plus, we are joined by Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year, Sue Bryce. Sue shares some valuable insights on how she approaches portrait photography. Check out her blog or her website.

This week, I caught up with Lorna after the final Sydney 'Focus on Business' meeting for 2011. We discussed break-ins, insurance, the FOB series of meetings moving into the Adelaide (South Australia) and Newcastle (New South Wales) markets in 2012 (!), the New Zealand holiday, lens lust, the January Sydney group shoot, BWP calendars, and the Barrington Tops meetup in November. Have a merry Christmas one and all! Talk to you in the new year!

This week, I caught up with Lorna Andrikopoulos from Instinctive Desires for a chat about what she's been up to in the last month... which has included the Nikon AIPP event in Adelaide, plus a double-nighter of the Focus on Business series in Melbourne the week before last, and the same double-nighter in Sydney last week! Topics covered were marketing (first night) and the introduction to the Emotional Sale (second night). I would suggest that if you are looking to further your photographic sales in a retail environment (weddings, portraiture, etc), then you should definitely check out the DVD and audio CD, both available from Instinctive Desires. Also, Elsie (aka Amberglass) sent me a message for Neil who wrote in last week asking about how to cope with hot pixels on his camera. Elsie found Pixel Fixer (some donationware targeted at fixing images suffering due to dead or hot pixels), as well as this article on dpmag.com. Good luck, Neil! Comments will be closed after 30 days. Love the podcast? Want to share the love? Feel free to make a small donation through PayPal. All contributions gratefully received!

This week, a quick chat about why I have decided to NOT shoot with auto white balance from here on out. All of which leads perfectly into our interview with this week's special guest, Les Walkling. Les is Australia's most highly respected authority on colour managed workflow. Check out the Theory of Practise page on Les' site for those pdf files he mentioned. Also, some listener email from Neil regarding hot pixels, and this link to the camera simulator from Ron, plus an inspirational quote from Ira Glass. And keep those emails coming in! Comments will be closed after 30 days. Love the podcast? Want to share the love? Feel free to make a small donation through PayPal. All contributions gratefully received! Size: 116303378 bytes Duration: 1:36:31

This week, I caught up with Lorna Andrikopoulos from Instinctive Desires after the third Sydney "Focus on Business" meeting. I'm off on holiday for a couple of weeks, so there definitely won't be any podcasts for the next three weeks. Plus, a quick chat about the status (current, and future) of Shutters Inc. Comments will be closed after 30 days. Love the podcast? Want to share the love? Feel free to make a small donation through PayPal. All contributions gratefully received! Size: 30444115 bytes Duration: 37:13

This week, Lorna Andrikopoulos pops in for a quick chat about the 'Focus on Business' series, what photographic projects Bruce has been involved with recently (and in the near future), plus the importance of setting goals. Comments will be closed after 30 days. Love the podcast? Want to share the love? Feel free to make a small donation through PayPal. All contributions gratefully received! Size: 35490036 bytes Duration:29:26

This week, Lee (along with a surprise appearance by Lorna) joins me for a chat about just how the plans are coming along for MY photography business.

After the first of the monthly Sydney-based "Focus on Business" meetings, Bruce sits down for a chat with Lorna Andrikopoulos from Instinctive Desires for a chat about the program, and why photographers wanting to build a successful business should come along. The next Sydney event is on Tuesday 13th September.