Ever since iTunes offered podcast subcriptions in 2004, I’ve been hooked. It all started with This Week in Tech, hosted by Leo Laporte, a formed Tech TV (R.I.P.) host. Within the last few months I’ve found several podcasts dealing with photography, and figured I’d share them (I should mention they are in no particular order of importance).
Brooks Jensen, editor of LensWork Publishing puts out two superb podcasts. The first one is On Photography and the Creative Process. This one is my favorite of his. Each show is only a few mintues long where Jensen discusses pretty much whatever, dealing with photography, the arts, and any other topic he finds helpful/relevant/useful. The second one he produces is Vision of the Heart, where he discusses specific photographs by photographers that have been represented in the LensWork publication. It’s mostly helpful to have the publication in hand so you can look at the image Jensen discusses and analyzes, but is still a really good show to listen to.
Jeff Curto, who teaches photography at the College of DuPage in Illinois puts out two very good shows as well. His main podcast is called Camera Position and discusses the “creative side of photography.” Episodes usually range from ten to twenty minutes, and he discusses his own photographs, as well as other’s, and other topics such as gallery representation/exhibition preparation (I found that episode particularly helpful and motivating). His other podcast is about the History of Photography. This one is just recorded sessions of his history of photography class that he teaches, and as such, episodes range from 90 to 120 minutes, so it’s fairly long, but if you want a good way to brush up on your history of the medium, this is an excellent way to do it. It is an enhanced podcast, meaning he includes the slides from the lecture in the podcast, and those really help. I prefer to listen/watch this podcast when I can have my iPod in hand to see and read the slides.
There are a few that I found via the Photocast Network: The Candid Frame, and Focus Ring. They’re both pretty good. I just found them about a week ago, so I can’t give a very thorough and honest review, but I like what I’ve heard so far.
Then the last one, is This Week in Photography with Scott Bourne and Alex Lindsay. These two produce another podcast called MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte, Andy Inahtko and Merlin Mann where they discuss what is happening in the world of Apple computers. This Week in Photography is a new podcast, and it’s an alright show. There really is more emphasis on gear and cheap Photoshop tricks than there is on the “meat” of the medium, that is, ideas, theories, and creative process.
Hope you enjoy.