Hit The Streets 122: Q&A and Street challenge

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In this Episode…

Valerie and guest co-host Chris Foley answer listener questions about lens choices and photographing in crowded locations. They announce the winners of the latest photo challenge and announce a new one.

Guest Co-host: Chris Foley

Chris Foley is a designer, developer, software instructor, and intrepid traveler who harbors a voracious hunger for visual storytelling.  

Reared in a home whose bathroom doubled as a darkroom on weekends, he was restoring vintage rangefinder film cameras at 8 years old. His love for photography has been an ingrained and constant thing throughout the decades. 

As The Ambulant Photographer, he hosts regular group photowalks in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He currently resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and two ridiculous little dogs. His latest eBook “Moving Beyond Snapshot” is available now for free download at his website: www.ambulant.photo

Links

Website: https://ambulant.photo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ambulant.photo/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambulant.photo/

And the Winners Are…

©Robin Chun

Robin Chun will receive the grand prize, a bag by Evermore. This all purpose bag makes a great camera bag for small cameras.

©Wayne Richards

The runner up, Wayne Richards, will receive an Ebook by RockyNook.

Next Photo Challenge

SHADOWS Please listen to the episode and enter one picture in the comments below. Deadline Feb 14.

Book Pick

Hit The Streets 121: Making Photographs with Ibarionex Perello

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In this Episode…

In this episode Valerie talks with LA based photographer, educator, author and podcaster Ibarionex Perello about his latest book titled 'Making Photographs'.

Ibarionex’s Biography

Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, writer, educator and host of The Candid Frame Photography podcast. He has over 25 years of experience in the photographic industry. 

In his role as host and producer of The Candid Frame, he provides frank, insightful interviews with some of the industry's top established and emerging photographers. The popular show has featured guests including Jay Maisel, Joel Meyerowitz, Pete Turner, Lynn Goldsmith and Gerd Ludwig and enjoys a following among photo enthusiasts from all over the world. The weekly program is consistently ranked among the top programs of its type.

Ibarionex is also the author of 6 books including: Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light, 5D Mark III From Snapshot to Great Shots, and Adobe Master Class: Photoshop. His latest book is Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow.

He currently lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their dog, Zooey.

Links to Ibarionex’s Work

Website

Podcast

Examples of Ibarionex’s Work

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Hit The Streets 120: New Year Special

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In this Episode…

This week Valérie invites her dear friend Karen Hutton to recap 2018 in a New Year Special.

Karen’s Biography

Karen Hutton is a professional light bender and storyteller. That’s shorthand for her style of fine art landscape photography, and the fact that she’s also a voiceover artist, online show host, writer, speaker and teacher. You can find her at Karenhutton.com. 

Hit The Streets 118: Ginger Sprouts with Rachel Simmons

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In this Episode…

This week Valerie talks with Minneapolis based photographer Rachel Simmons and her new adventure of combining her love for children, photography and the imaginary into whimsical birthday parties in her beautiful studio space.

Rachel’s Biography

Rachel  Simmons is a commercial and fine art photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is best known for her work creating imaginative storybook imagery for her clients.  Born in the U.S.A, Rachel has  lived all over the world which helps her pull from these experiences  to create unique compositions for her clients. Rachel enjoys working with clients of all ages, but has a passion for working with children. Always learning, always creating, always pressing the boundaries of her imagination, her artwork has been exhibited at “Art Attack” and “Art A Whirl” in Minneapolis and she has been published in Capture Minnesota Vol IV.

Links to Rachel’s Work

gingersprouts.net

gingersnapsbackphotography.com

instagram: ginger_sprouts_studio

instagram: gingersnapsbackphotography

pinterest: gingersnapsbackphotography

Examples of Rachel’s Work

Hit The Streets 117: Q&A and Photo Challenge

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In this Episode…

Valerie and guest co-host Jens Krauer answer listener questions about going beyond the comfort zone and weekend shooting. They announce the winners of the latest photo challenge and announce a new one.

Guest co-host: Jens Krauer

Jens Krauer is a passionate street and documentary photographer based in Zürich Switzerland. Official Fujifilm X-Photographer, workshop leader and vinyl collector with a strong background in urban culture and street art.

Links

 www.urbanframes.net

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011468868019

http://valeriejardinphotography.com/podcast/2017/1/11/hit-the-streets-17-six-weeks-in-new-york-with-jens-krauer

 And the winners are...

Congrats to Joan Lyons and Marc Täuber. Their entries won the LINES challenge. They will receive an ebook from our friends at Rocky Nook

©Joan Lyons

©Marc Täuber

The Next Photo Challenge

Prize for the best self portrait entry from our friends at Evermore Gear

Next challenge: CREATIVE SELF PORTRAIT. Deadline: January 10 Enter in show notes below.

One winner will receive a bag by Evermore. This all purpose bag makes a great camera bag for small cameras.

For inspiration check out the self portrait work of Cindy Sherman, Trish Morrissey Richard Avedon, Vivian Maier, Man Ray and many more!

Book Pick

Hit The Streets 116: On Wide Angle Photography And Much More With Chris Marquardt

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In this Episode…

This week Valerie shares a fun conversation with German photographer, educator, author and podcaster extraordinaire Chris Marquadt.

Chris’ Biography

As an author and podcaster, Chris helps you become a better photographer. As a photographer and coach, Chris Marquardt takes interesting people to the end of the world. As a consultant, he teaches businesses how to increase their visual impact. And as an author, Chris does some deep dives into wide angle, tilt-shift and film photography.

Links to Chris’ Work & Books

Photo Tours: https://discoverthetopfloor.com/ 

Podcasts: https://chrismarquardt.com/podcasts

Books: https://chrismarquardt.com/books

Examples of Chris’ Work

Hit The Streets 114: Gifts for Photographers Special

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Some Of My Favorite Books…

Fresh Off The Press

• Linsey Addario Of Love & War

Classics

• Saul Leiter: Early Black and White and a small but really good book in the Photofile series: Saul Leiter

• Magnum Contact Sheets

• Treat yourself to a classic for inspiration such as Elliott Erwitt’s Dogs, Elliott Erwitt’s Kids or Elliott Erwitt’s Paris

• Blood and Champagne The Life and Times of Robert Capa by Alex Kershaw

Street Photography

• My dear friend Ibarionex Perello just published another book Making Photographs

• Street Photography: Creative Vision Behind The Lens by Valérie Jardin

Biographies

• Linsey Addario It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War

• Diane Arbus Portrait of a Photographer by Arthur Lubow

• Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and After Life by Pamela Bannos

Photography Business

• If you need just one book about the business of photography, Best Business Practices for Photographers is it! John Harrington was my guest for a 2 part episode 94 & 95!

Film

• Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrea’s The Film Photography Handbook is all you need!

Camera Straps

Please support a small business such as our friends at

• Sailor Strap in Poland

• Lucida Straps in Spain

• Chief Mate in Germany

• AFShoot in Portugal

• Fab’ in Canada

Camera Bags

You can support Joshua Coombes and his humanitarian work with #DoSomethingForNothing by purchasing a Valérie Jardin Limited Edition Camera Bag from Cosyspeed. All proceeds help support Josh in his important work!

Cameras Everywhere! Fun Things For Your House, Office or Studio

• Camera throw pillow

• Wine bottle holder

• LED photo clip string

• Notebooks

• Christmas tree ornaments

• Earrings

• Bracelet

• Camera infinity scarf

• Camera cufflinks

• 35mm roll of film salt & pepper shakers

• Vintage camera pen holder

• Desk Organizer

• Vintage Camera Mousepad

Framing Alternative

• Used in trendy galleries, these magnets are awesome: Reusable Photo Hanging Magnets

My new series mentioned on the show The Artist & The Space.

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Hit The Streets 113: Q&A and Photo Challenge

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Summary

This week on Hit The Streets, Valérie invites Marco Larousse to co-host. Together they answer listener questions, announce the winner of the last photo challenge and much, much more.

Links to Marco Larousse’s Work

Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com - Twitter: @HamburgCam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Links to PPN:
Web: www.PhotoPodcasts.com
Twitter: @Photopodcasts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photopodcasts/

Q&A

Sent via email from Mike Branch: “If you could have a small dinner party with a group of photographers, living or dead, who would be on your short list?”

Here are the photograph Marco and Valérie would have at their dinner party:

Mary Ellen Mark - Elliott Erwitt - Sebastião Salgado - Gerda Taro - Robert Doisneau - Lewis Hine - Robert Capa - Vivian Maier

Book by Doisneau mentioned by Valérie during the Q&A:

And the Winner is…

Roel Ebbinge wins the Chief Mate camera strap for this photograph taken in Harleem, NL.

Congrats Roel! Visit his website and Instagram

Winning photographs of the Film Noir challenge by ©Roel Ebbinge

Next Photo Challenge

Theme: Using LINES in Street Photography

Listen to the tips in the show and enter on or before Dec. 6th in the comment section of this episode.

Book Pick

Announcements

PODCAST

PLEASE SEND YOUR LISTS, SUGGESTIONS, CASE STUDIES, ETC. HERE

1. The weirdest things that have happened to you on the streets

2. Best non-photo accessories for street photographers

3. Case Studies: Want to be a guest on the show and discuss a topic that can be helpful to the community? 

WORKSHOPS

Paris, Berlin, NYC, and many more… List of Valérie’s upcoming workshops here

Valérie will speak at Looking Glass in Berkley at 10 am on Dec. 2.

Valérie is joining David Julian in Havana in December.