The Candid Frame #35 - Michael Wood

Michael Wood worked as an award winning commercial photographer in Toronto for 18 years. In 1979, while becoming increasingly frustrated with the manipulation of perception involved in conventional photography, Michael began to combine his photographic training, meditation experience and the Dharma Art Teachings of Chögyam Trungpa. He now teaches a Miksang photographic workshop which embodies these principles. You can view some of his images by visiting this website.

Michael Wood recommends the work of Julie DuBose.

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Book Recommendation: The Tao of Photography: Seeing Beyond Seeing by Philippe L. Gross & S.I. Shapiro.

The Candid Frame #34 - Craig Tanner

Craig Tanner is an amazing photographer, educator and founding member of the Radiant Vista, a group that provides photographic workshops and seminars as well as one of the best photo-related websites available today. As well as having created a career in the world of advertising and corporate photography, his personal work exemplifies how the use of color and gesture can bring out the special qualities of a person, place or moment. You can discover more of his work by visiting his website or by visiting his Light Diary. To discover more about the podcasts, video tutorials and workshops visit the Radiant Vista .

Craig Tanner recommends the work of David Muench and Sebastiao Salgado

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Book Recommendation: End of Polio by Sebastiao Salgado.

The Candid Frame #33 - Joel Grey

Joel Grey is the award-winning actor who has had a stellar career both on stage and screen. However, for the last thirty years he has also been an avid photographer who has published two books of photography including his latest, Looking Hard at Unexamined Things. He has an eye for making striking and beautiful images of the very subjects that most of us walk or drive by every day. With the passion of an enthusiast, he has created a fascinating collection of images. You can explore more of his images by visiting his website.

Joel Grey recommends the work of Andy Goldsworthy.

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Book Recommendation: Looking Hard at Unexamined Things by Joel Grey.

The Candid Frame #32 - Karl W. Hoffman

Karl W. Hoffman is self taught professional photographer who has worked as a freelance photojournalist whose photos have been picked up by the national wire service. Karl has also done graphic design and commercial photography, crime scene photography, special assignment aerial intelligence photography for the military and documentary work for a museum. His work is primarily contemporary fine art black and white with emphasis on meaningful translations of people, industrial structure and the street. His long term documentary project, Living on the Border, focusing on a small border community in Southern Arizona. You can see more of his work by visiting his website where you can purchase a copy of his DVD on the project.

Karl W. Hoffman recommends the work of Silke Mildenberger.

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Book Recommendation: Many Voices: Documentary Photography by Virginia Allyn.

The Candid Frame #31 - Peter Read Miller

Peter Read Miller is a sports photographer with over thirty years of experience. 20 of those years have been as a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated. He photographed 30 Super Bowls, 7 Olympics and a host of other major sports events. He is also a Kingston Memory's Icon of Photography and a Canon Explorer of Light. You can explore his work by visiting his website.

Peter Read Miller recommends the work of Michael Zagaris.

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Book Recommendation: Sports Illustrated: Hot Shots: 21st Century Sports Photography.

The Candid Frame #30 - Jim Herrington

Jim Herrington is a portrait photographer whose black and white portraits not only capture exceptional images of his subjects, but also infuses them with a sense of place and story. Much like the musicians he photographs, he welcomes the spontaneous and the unexpected to his work bringing a unique and personal magic to his shots. You can discover more of Jim's work by visiting his website.

Jim Herrington recommends the work of Lee Friedlander.

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Book Recommendation: Friedlander: Museum of Modern Art.

The Candid Frame #29 - Joe Farace

Joe Farace is a prolific photographer and writer. As well as his passion for automobiles, he has published over 28 books and 1600 magazine articles. He is currently a regular contributor to Shutterbug Magazine. You can find more of his work by visiting his website.

Joe Farace recommends the work of Peter Gowland.

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Book Recommendation: Getting Started with Digital Imaging: Tips, Tools and Techniques for Photographers.

The Candid Frame #28 - John Siskin

John Siskin is a fine art photographer who often works with macro, portraiture and architectural images. He has taught photography for more than twenty years. He is currently teaching several photographic lighting courses and a framing class at BetterPhoto. He also teaches black and white photography at Los Angeles Mission College. His studio is in Reseda California and more of his work can be seen at www.siskinphoto.com.

His work has been part of many exhibits. His photographs have been shown at the Brand Library, 2nd City Art Gallery, Harold’s Gallery, Farmani Gallery, and The Atelier. He has been a participant in the Valley Studio Tour several times. His currently teaching several course on lighting through

John Siskin recommends the work of Edward Weston.

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Book Recommendation: On Photography by Susan Sontag

The Candid Frame #27 - Pete Turner

Pete Turner is a master photographer whose use of color has influenced generations of photographers. From his work in New York and Africa through to his legendary jazz album covers, Turner's images are both classic and iconic.

Turner's work has been published in some of the world's most famous magazines including Life, Look, Esquire and Sports Illustrated. He recently had a retrospective exhibition of his work at the George Eastman House. You can see more of his images by visiting his website.

Pete Turner recommends the work of Jay Maisel.

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Book Recommendation: - The Color of Jazz - Pete Turner

Photocast Network Roundtable #3

February 19th, 2007
Photocast Network Round Table - episode 3

Episode 3 of the Photocast Network Round Table is out and hosted by John Arnold. This week we talk about getting great wildlife photos at the zoo, when and how to use your histogram. the importance of giving critique and how to encourage yourself to take risks to improve your photography. We also announce our new show name! Featuring Chris Marquardt, Ibarionex Perello and Martin Bailey. If you’d like to hear the show then visit the Photocast Network Round Table website or subscribe to the RSS feed using your feedcatcher or iTunes

The Candid Frame #26 - William Neill

William Neill, a resident of the Yosemite National Park area since 1977, is a landscape photographer concerned with conveying the deep, spiritual beauty he sees and feels in Nature. Neill's award-winning photography has been widely published in books, magazines, calendars, posters, and he has a regular column which appears in Outdoor Photographer magazine. He is also a teacher and is currently offering a course in Portfolio Development through BetterPhoto.com. He is a member of Canon USA’s elite Explorers Of Light.

You can explore more of Bill's work by visiting his website.

William Neill recommends the work of Ernst Haas.

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The Candid Frame #25 - PCN Roundtable #2

Welcome to episode two of the Photocast Network Roundtable. This week Jeff Curto (Camera Position), John Arnold (Photo Walkthrough), Chris Marquardt (Tips from the Top Floor) and Ibarionex Perello (The Candid Frame) discuss the importance of printing, lens selection, metering & exposure and self assignments.

I'll be out of town on business this week. A new regular episode of The Candid Frame will be available on the weekend of February 10th.

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The Candid Frame #24 - Brooks Jensen

Brooks Jensen is a photographer, podcaster and the publisher of Lenswork Magazine. As well as producing one of the best photographic magazines available today, his essays and commentary on photography provide great insight into not only photography, but also the underlying desire and need to create.

Lenswork comes in both a printed edition and an expanded edition available on CD. His regular podcast can be listened by subscribing through iTunes or visiting the website. To view his personal work, please visit his website.

Brooks Jensen recommends the work of Larry Wiese.

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My interview on BetterPhoto.com Radio will be found here on and after January 26. Here is a link to my blog which I mentioned on this episode.

The Candid Frame #23 - Danny Goldfield

Danny Goldfield is a photographer whose project, New York Children, features portraits of children from New York City, each who represents every country in the world. He and his work have been profiled in print, radio and on the web. You can see a short video on the project by visiting the website for Good Magazine. You can see more of his work by visiting his website.

Danny Goldfield recommends the works of John Jerard and Mary Creede.

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The Candid Frame #22 - Martin Trailer

Martin Trailer is a photographer who specialize in meeting the needs of advertising and corporate clients. His portraiture, studio and personal work are all touched with a very personal sensibility not the least of which is a wonderful sense of humor. You can see more of his work by visiting his website.

His personal work includes a series on vintage trailers and the people for whom these classic vehicles are a passion.

Martin Trailer recommends the work of Jay Maisel.

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The Candid Frame #21 - Jennifer Wu

Jennifer Wu is a fine-art landscape photographer who has been displayed at juried art exhibits as well as several galleries including the View Point Gallery, Camera Arts, Darkroom Gallery and Appel Gallery. Though she makes a full-time living as an accountant, she makes the time to create wonderful images that are striking for their use of light and color. You can discover her work by visiting her website.

She also teaches courses on landscape photography through Better Photo.

Jennifer Wu recommends the work of Sebastiao Salgado.

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