Creating the Environmental Portrait & Rocky Nook- Photo Books for Photographers, by Photographers

This Show Written & Produced by
Howard Lipin

LISTEN TO THE CURRENT SHOW and learn from Mr. Pixel, a.k.a., Michael Stern as he shows you, from start to finish, how to create an environmental portrait just like he does for his students at Brooks Institute.

Also visiting will be Jimi DeRouen, senior editor at Rocky Nook, publishers of leading-edge photo education books for everyone interested in photography, written by some of the most accomplished photographers around.

Using the Displacement Map Filter in Photoshop, Great Commercial Photography & an Orphan Works Act Update

This Show Written & Produced by
Howard Lipin

Listen and learn as Mr. Pixel, a.k.a., Michael Stern shows you, step by step, how to create simple and realistic compositiing effects using the Displacement Map Filter in Photoshop just like he does for his students at Brooks Institute.

Also visiting will be commercial photographer Martin Trailer, owner of Martin Trailer Productions. He'll show you some of the very cool and fun images he creates for his clients and tell you how he does it. He’s also the National Board President of Advertising Photographers of America and will give you an update on the status of the Orphan Works Act of 2008 now before the Congress of the United States.

How to put the "Wow" factor in your marketing

This Show Written and Produced by Michael A. Garcia

Listen to this broadcast featuring Peter and Kathy Holcombe, a husband and wife team and owners of Peter Holcombe Photography in Boulder, Colorado. They will tell you why a marketing plan is a necessity for business and how to design a marketing plan that works. They will also cover the importance of focused promotions, paying attention to detail and maintaining an effective web site and blog. They will show you how to put the "Wow" factor in your marketing materials.

Photographing the Spirit of
Horses and the "Hey, I Shot That!" Contest

This Show Written and Produced by Howard Lipin

This show features former advertising photographer Tony Stromberg, whom now photographs the majestic beauty of horses. Tony will show you the beauty of the equine spirit up-close and personal in his images that have been described by many as "visual poetry."

Most everyone loves a photo contest that gives you a chance to be published in a national magazine. Brody Price, Senior Associate Art Director of Spirit Magazine, the in-flight magazine of Southwest Airlines will tell you how you can enter the "Hey, I Shot That!" monthly contest. If you win, people everywhere will see your photo at 40,000 feet.

National Geographic Photographer Bruce Dale & working out of a home studio with Blake Richards

This Show Written and Produced by Michael A. Garcia

Enjoy this show featuring Bruce Dale, an acclaimed photographer, will tell you about his experiences as he traveled through Tasmania. He has over two thousand photographs published by National Geographic, Bruce Dale's vision and creativity twice earned him the title "Magazine Photographer of the Year." In 1989 he was named "White House Photographer of the Year" and more recently, his innovative work with digital imaging brought him honors from the Smithsonian Institution. One of his photographs now journeys beyond the solar system on board NASA's Voyager Spacecraft, as testimony about planet Earth.

After Bruce, Blake Richards, owner of Blake Richards Photography in Fremont, California will join us. Blake's photography includes model portfolios, portraits and weddings. Working from his home based studio where he has transformed his garage in to a camera room and landscaped his back yard into an outdoor shooting area, Blake will tell you where he finds the best places to display work, like bridal shows, art & wine festivals and home shows. He will tell how to do follow up on leads received from displays.