That Photo Feeling – Details, episodes & analysis

Andy chats with dance and portrait photographer Stephan Bollinger about his story and work, learning and not just "how" but "why", the heart (and start of art), and more...

Links:

Stephan's site: bolllinger.co

Stephan on Youtube: youtube.com/c/StephanBollinger

Stephan on Instagram: instagram.com/stephanbollinger/

Stephan on Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@sbollinger

Andy’s Site: https://andymcsweeney.com

Photo Tour Brugge: https://phototourbrugge.com

That Photo Feeling (pod/tv/clubhouse) – https://thatphotofeeling.com

That Photo Feeling Podcast: Weekly podcast via Apple Podcasts – Spotify – Google – Stitcher – Youtube That Photo Feeling TV: Live every Sunday at 8pm CET via Facebook and/or Youtube

Andy chats with London-based photographers / videographers Kersten Luts and Nick Kirby about working together, feeding and learning from each other, not f*ing up the Royal Albert Hall gig, and much more!

LINKS

Camerashake Podcast: https://camerashakepodcast.com

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/camerashake

Andy’s Site: https://andymcsweeney.com

Photo Tour Brugge: https://phototourbrugge.com

That Photo Feeling (pod/tv/clubhouse) – https://thatphotofeeling.com

That Photo Feeling Podcast: Weekly podcast via Apple Podcasts – Spotify – Google – Stitcher – Youtube That Photo Feeling TV: Live every Sunday at 8pm CET via Facebook and/or Youtube

Andy catches up with Ibarionex Perello but less about 2020 and more about podcasting life, fears over follies, worrying about others expectations, and more.

Also and after the chat: A few pointers on who to follow on Clubhouse (after you follow Ibarionex of course!) and a teaser of things to change in times to come.

VIDEO OF THE EPISODE: https://youtube.com/andymcphoto

LINKS

Ibarionex's site: https://www.ibarionex.net/

Ibarionex's podcast: The Candid Frame on itunes spotify etc.

Ibarionex on the socials: @ibarionex

Andy's site: https://www.andymcsweeney.com/

Photo Tour Brugge: http://phototourbrugge.com/ (enter "thisphotolife" on checkout for -15% off open and private tours)

Andy on the socials: @andymcphoto and/or @phototourbrugge.com

Andy talks with Peter Hurley, world renowned headshot photographer, educator, undisputed king of the "Shebang!" and cool fella at large.

Peter and Andy chat about the joy of getting on the water, keeping focus, making a good first impression, and (of course) getting the "shebang!" worthy shot by getting others to open up for the camera.

LINKS

Peter's site: https://peterhurley.com

The Headshot Crew: https://headshotcrew.com/

Peter on Clubhouse: https://joinclubhouse.com/@peterhurley

The Headshot Crew on Clubhouse: https://joinclubhouse.com/club/peterhurleyphotographybanter

Peter on Instagram: https://instagram.com/peterhurley

Andy's site: https://andymcsweeney.com/

Andy on Clubhouse; https://joinclubhouse.com/@andymcphoto

This Photo Life on Clubhouse: https://joinclubhouse.com/clubs/this-photo-life 

Andy on Instagram: @andymcphoto and/or @phototourbrugge

Photo Tour Brugge: https://phototourbrugge.com/ (use "thisphotolife" on checkout for -15% any tour)

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Andy catches up with pro adult & glamour photographer (and past guest) OG Foto on how 2020 and 2021 affected his photo life for plans (like the new house bought just before lockdown) to finding new inspiration on Onlyfans (as a video or photographer, not a model haha) to hope being held through and what to look forward to next.

OG Foto's first visit to the show: https://andymcsweeney.com/2020/05/20/this-photo-life-033-into-glamour-erotica-with-og-foto/

OG Foto's instagram: @ogfoto

OG Foto's site: https://www.ogfoto.com/

Andy’s site: https://andymcsweeney.com

Photo Tour Brugge: https://phototourbrugge.com enter “thisphotolife” on checkout for -15%

Andy talks to humanitarian photographer, educator, author and all around Buddha of creativity David DuChemin about creative voices and bubbles, staying on the Loose, taking breaks... and oh so much more and (without trying to be precious about it all).

0:00 Start & Intro
5:30 Interview
1:22:18 Outro

LINKS

David's site: https://davidduchemin.com + https://craftandvision.com

Andy's site: https://andymcsweeney.com

Photo Tour Brugge: https://phototourbrugge.com enter "thisphotolife" on checkout for -15%

Andy catches up with family portrait photographer, past guest and friend of the show Pieter Claerhout about how 2020/21 has unfolded for him with work, family and (of course) photography.

LINKS

Pieter's site: https://www.jono-fotografie.be/

Andy's site: https://andymcsweeney.com/

Andy's Youtube: https://youtube.com/andymcphoto

Andy has a long and wide chat with accomplished portrait photographer, instructor and all around top fella Frank Doorhof on shared love of bikes and comics before hitting hard into the camera and photo talk of all kinds. See index & times below...

https://frankdoorhof.com

https://youtube.com/frankdoorhof

https://andymcsweeney.com

https://youtube.com/andymcphoto

Topics & Timings:

0:00 Hi Frank & how’s it been over 2020?

5:05 Comics & cinema & music & resetting the mental speedometer

10:15 Frank visits the Secret Stash!

13:53 Compositional considerations

19:45 Focal lengths & lenses for portraits

28:00 Getting to know Sony for reviews

33:00 Fujifilm & medium format

36:20 Innovation and what do you actually need (or: Yet more G.A.S.?)

43:45 Best gear is the old gear

49:50 What’s truly precious & keeping consistent

59:46 Billing and training your client

1:03:45 Start with your scales (music & photography)

01:13:00 Educating and the individual

01:21:00 Portrait Psychology and Peter (and Batman!)

01:26:40 Lighting up K.I.S.S.

01:33:41 Egos & lack thereof from the Kelbyone crew to Brian May

01:44:08 Mrs Frank is Fantastic & Tradeshow Travels

01:55:16 Holiday Shooting with the Smartphone

01:57:20 How do you feel about your photography?

Andy catches up with past guest of the show, photographer, Olympus educator, instructor and all around top cat Rob Knight on how 2020-1 unfolded in his photo life. 

Links:

Rob's Site: robknightphotography.com

Creative Immersion Photography: creative-immersion-photography.mn.co

Andy’s Site: andymcsweeney.com

Andy's Youtube: youtube.com/andymcphoto

Photo Tour Brugge: phototourbrugge.com - Enter “thisphotolife” on checkout for -15%

Andy talks to prolific author, educator and music lover Rick Sammon about situational awareness & engaging as an instructor, the Beatles and practice practice practice, not to mention his Photo Therapy & Photo Quest book among other riffs and bits of conversation.

LINKS:

Rick's site: ricksammon.com

Rick's Photo Therapy Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/190361645584015/

Andy's Site: andymcsweeney.com

Photo Tour Brugge: phototourbrugge.com
enter "thisphotolife" on checkout for -15%