2011 TWiP Picks
Each show, the TWiP hosts make their Picks of the Week. From websites and software to camera gear and accessories, find out what your fellow TWiPers are using and recommend.
- Andy - Fuji X-Pro1
- Nicole - Custom SLR Strap
- Steve - Gulf Photo Plus
- Frederick - Shut Up and Shoot
- Alex - SynthCam
- Derrick- iStopMotion for the iPad
- Steve - The new book of photos by Vivian Maier.
- Alex - iPhone 4S
- Martin - The new FREE Craft & Vision ebook, 11 Ways You Can Improve Your Photography
- Sohail: KelbyTraining.com
- Frederick - Bloggers Bootcamp: Learning how to build, write, and run a successful blog (Focal Press)
- Ron - 3D fireworks glasses
- Nicole - Stuck on Earth iPad app by Trey Ratcliff
- Frederick - Email Marketing for Photographers
- Doug - ACLU’s “Know Your Rights: Photographers” and Carolyn Wright’s “Photographer’s Legal Guide” $19.95 or $9.95 PDF
- Bruce - Macro Cell Lens Band and iPad CF SD Readers for the iPad
- Frederick – Discounted DroboS Valid Dec 9th & 10th only using the code ‘TWIPDROBOS”
- Frederick – Joe McNally’s Sketching Light
- Joseph – Orbis Ring Flash
- Steve – Your lenses widest opening
- Frederick – Video2Brain also The “Squeegit” (US $15) via listener Steven Shepard (http://www.shepardimages.com)
TWiP #228 – November 18th, 2011
- Martin - Color Efex Pro 4 from Nik Software
- Thomas - Canon 8-15 f4 Fish eye
- Steve - Feisol monopod
- Frederick - Paul C. Buff Einstein E640 Flash Unit
TWiP #226 – November 4th, 2011
- Martin – 500px iPad app
- Syl – Gulf Photo Plus FotoWeekend 2011 in Dubai, Nov. 16-19
- Derrick – Apple’s Photo Stream
- Frederick – “Photographically Speaking” by David duChemin
TWiP #225 – October 28th, 2011
- Sara France - Exposed: Redefining Boudoir. Also, Shoot Dot Edit www.shootdotedit.com Aperture workflow coming soon.
- Alex Lindsay - the Lens Pen
- Ron Brinkmann (via Frederick) – thisweekinphoto.com
- Frederick - Buy your cables from Amazon.com
TWiP #224 – October 21st, 2011
- Martin – DigitalPhotographyCafe.com
- Syl – Westcott Orb softbox
- Alex – iPhone 4s
- Frederick – Mark Daughn Workshop in LA $300 off for THREE TWiPers $1,150 (regular price $1,450) and the 1197 iPhone Conference
TWiP #223 – October 14th, 2011
- Tristan – The new Sony NEX-7 with the 24mm f/1.8 Zeiss lens
- Ron – Artisan HD for printing photos on photopaper, plexiglass, canvas, and more.
- Frederick – Pay With a Tweet – gives others the opportunity to buy stuff from you by tweeting
- Sara – Pictage Partner Conference in San Diego (Nov 7th – 9th)
- Rick – Promote Control
- Jack – PPA Membership which now includes $15,000 of equipment insurance
- Frederick – iPhone 4s
TWiP #220 – September 20th, 2011
- Ron – Inexpensive light panels on Amazon – http://amzn.to/rentJd
- Steve – LG HX350T Portable LED Projector with Tuner
- Tristan – SanDisk Extreme Pro Cards, particularly SDHC cards and the Canon Speedlite 320EX Flash
- Frederick – SanDisk MicroMate SDHC Card Reader
TWiP #218 – September 10th, 2011
- Jeffrey – 1st pick: the customizable, site-building tool liveBooks which he used to re-launch his own website. 2nd pick: PhotoPlus Expo in New York this October.
- Doug – Google Plus – great place to learn from and network with other photographers.
- Frederick – Model Mayhem – a great resource for photographers looking to branch out into shooting models or portraits.
TWiP #217 – September3rd, 2011
- Sara – Couture Book
- Ron – Search by Image for Tin Eye Image Search for Google Chrome
- Alex – Fostex
- Frederick – The Photographers Survival Manual – a legal guide for artists in the digital age
- Tristan – the newly-announced Sony A77 DSLR
- Syl – Maine Media Workshops where Syl taught 13 outstanding students. Check out their work showcased at Speedliting.com.
- Frederick – The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
- Derrick – Epson R2000 13″ WiFi Printer
- Nicole – onOne webinars and Copyright panel on Google+
- Frederick – Tokyo Girl Documents her levitation adventures and Chase Jarvis’ blog: Aperture vs Photoshop in post production
- Alex – Sandisk Extreme Firewire card reader
- Catherine – Rick Sammon’s creativeLIVE workshop coming up in October.
- Ron – PhotoRescue image recovery software
- Tyler – New project Management tool: http://www.asana.com
- Derrick – iPad/iPhone app: Photographers Contract Maker
- Alex – Grid it: Object Organization System
- Frederick – Animated photography (Some examples from Jamie Beck)
- Andy – The Cinevate Atlas 10 slider
- Ron – 1st pick: the Stashpix iPhone app 2nd pick: Steve Simon’s new book, The Passionate Photographer
- Frederick – 1st pick: the Maul Photo Festival where he’ll be teaching August 24th-28th. Use the code “TWIP” to save $100 off registration. 2nd pick: the 11″ Macbook Air
- Syl – The Canon Powershot S95 camera and Lensmate
- Tristan – the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone
- Frederick – the Gymbl iPhone grip/tripod adapter
- Ron: dearphotograph.com
- Alex: Sekonic C-500 ProDigi Color Meter
- Steve: his new book, The Passionate Photographer
- Frederick: EasyVideoPlayer 2
- Nicole – Canvaspop and Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- Bruce – Vagabond Mini Lithium
- Robert – Lexar cards
- Frederick – Fiverr.com
- Alex – Gymbl
- Derrick – Lowepro Pro Roller Attache x50
- Jeffrey - LR/Enfuse, and TetherTable Aero, XtremKey
- Frederick – SlideShowPro
- Alex: Speed-Rail
- Tristan: The Orbis
- Sara: Pinterest
- Aaron: the Giottos MH-1300-series of ball heads.
- Frederick: The Maui Photo Festival
- Ron – F4 self-fusing silicone tape
- Alex – White Paper Tape & Kata Reflex E Carrying Strap
- Steve – Travel light when going out shooting
- Frederick – “MicroSTOCK” by Nicole S. Young
- Derrick: The new Canon 320EX flash.
- Nicole: creativeLIVE.com. Online, video training by a variety of pros. Nicole also picks the new Fuji X100.
- Frederick: The zite iPad app
- Syl – Picture Licensing Universal System
- Doug – The Photographer’s Ephemeris (iOS application)
- Ron – Timelapse Helper (iOS app) & his friend’s Greek Import Company featuring the best olives in the world
- Frederick – 500px
- Joseph: DIYPhotography.net: a great site that gives you DIY tips on creating your own photographic gear workarounds like how to use a Pringles can diffuser!
- Bruce: Motibodo: a software and keyboard combination that replaces all the sliders in Lightroom or Photoshop with keyboard actions. And the new Kelby Training iPad app.
- Jason: The book How to get Ideas by Jack Foster.
- Alex: The Glif tripod mount and stand for the iPhone 4.
- Scott – Magic Bullet Photo Looks 1.5 & Nature Photography Workshop by Nat Coalson
- Alex – Zoom H4n & Kata DR467i
- Ron – eBay for Camera Batteries
- Aaron – HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA and Zenfolio’s iPad Update
- Frederick – Kata Photography Bags
- Richard – Manfrotto M8-Q5 Tripod Head & Clearcam for the iPhone
- Alex – Red Giant’s Software for the iPhone called Noir
- Derrick – Canon 18-135mm IS Zoom as Kit Lens on T3i & 60D
- Frederick – Letterpress business cards from Dolce Press
- Derrick: the Rogue 3-in-1 Honeycomb Grid that fits over your flashhead and gives you 16°, 25°, and 45° spot lighting control.
- Moose: the Nikon S9100 Coolpix camera that lets him shoot great images without having to lug around a larger DSLR.
- Frederick: The Craft & Vision eBook: The Power of Black & White in Adobe Lightroom & Beyond
- Sara – ShootQ and Pictage Integration www.ShootQ.com or www.pictage.com
- Bruce – HDR Effex Pro from Nik Software or Tamron MyPhoto Exhibits for the iPhone
- Ron – PhotoMeta – an iPad application to extract Meta Data
- Frederick – Lens Baby Composer Pro
- Robert: Atlas 200 camera slider by Cinevate which adds a beautiful cinematic effect to the video you are shooting. To see some of Robert’s work done with this slider, check out photofusionworkshops.com
- Andy: Gaffer’s tape, something all photographers need in their bag.
- Frederick: Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers Using Photoshop, a book by Scott Kelby that teaches you many handy retouching tips.
- Tristan – Photogene for the iPad
- Steve – Sony HVLLBPB High Power LED Video Light
- Alex – Workflow: Upload to my photo program within 24 hrs of shooting while it’s fresh
- Frederick – Fast Picture Viewer for PC
- Thomas: Hotbox – a new community of photographers on Flickr that Thomas has been involved with.
- Jeffrey: Phase One Capture One Pro 6 which has recently added tools for perspective/keystone correction among other features.
- Alex: Apple TV 2 even if the only reason you buy it is to show images on your HD TV
- Rick – Rogue Flash Benders
- Catherine - Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2.0 & HDR Efex Pro
- Tyler – GoPro HD Helmet Cam
- Frederick – Instapaper & 100 Cameras in 1 iPhone app
- Ron: headshotchooser.com which lets you survey hundreds of people to get feedback on which of your uploaded headshots they think is best. Sign up at headshotchooser.com/signup or take the survey at headshotchooser.com/survey1
- Derrick: FlashBenders by ExpoImaging – light modifiers that bend around any flash unit.
- Frederick: The book Self-Portrait Photography: The Ultimate in Personal Expression by Natalie Dybisz which is amazing guide to self-portrait photography. Frederick interviewed Natalie previously and you can listen to that interview here.
TWiP #190 – February 26th, 2011
- Nicole – Photoshop World in Orlando Florida
- Ron – SythCam for the iPhone
- Joseph – MacBook Air & Air Display
- Steve – Joseph’s eBook called Fifteen Tips for File Management in Aperture 3
- Frederick – www.purephoto.com
TWiP #189 – February 19th, 2011
- Juan: Pano Element Package from Really Right Stuff which mounts to your tripod to allow for easy and precise panning when shooting panoramics.
- Rick: The Arctic Butterfly sensor-cleaning device from Visible Dust as an alternative to sensor-cleaning fluids or a camera’s built-in sensor-cleaning feature.
- Alex: Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting – a great basic primer on how to light objects, products, and people.
- Frederick: this video on Petapixel that shows a fire extinguisher vs. a firethrower, shot at 1000 frames per second.
TWiP #188 – February 12th, 2011
- Andy – Canon 200-400mm f/4 lens
- Derrick – Canon 270EXII flash
- Frederick – onOne Webinars on iTunes
TWiP #187 – February 5th, 2011
- Tristan: The b-grip camera belt grip which keeps your camera on your side like it’s in a holster, ready to shoot. You can see Tristan’s review of it on PhotoComment.
- Catherine: Manfrotto’s Aluminium 3-Sections Stacker Stand which is super compact and easy to travel with.
- Sara: the Sony Video Light which she will demoing at the Sony booth at WPPI this month. It’s inexpensive and small which makes it easy to have a video light with you at all times. A bonus Pick from Sara: the fact that Aperture is now only $79 in the Mac App Store.
- Frederick: Photo Trade Secrets by Zeke Kamm which is collection of “microlessons” on easy-to-carry cards.
TWiP #186 – January 29th, 2011
- Joseph – Rogue Flash Benders & Photographer’s Rights Grey Card
- Tyler – Petapixel Blog
- Frederick – a negative tip – Meetup.com’s new redesign
TWiP #185 – January 22nd, 2011
- Ron: the Canon PowerShot S95 point-and-shoot camera because of its image quality, its RAW capability, how smart the flash is, and how pocketable it is.
- Syl: ocfgear.com for the super-long E-TTL cords sold there.
- Alex: the newest Apple TV for the incredible way it lets you view your digital photos on your large television at home.
TWiP #184 – January 15th, 2011
- Alex: Fujifilm FinePix 3D W3. This is the new version of their 3D still and video camera, an improvement over previous models in the line. A fun way to experiment with 3D images.
- Nicole: Craft & Vision eBooks. Lots of great photography topics taught by pro photographers. Available in both ebook PDF and iPad app formats.
- Frederick: Syl Arena’s Speedliter’s Handbook shows how you can get big light from small speedlights by diffusing them, bouncing them, etc.
- Frederick: Kubota Artist Series: Michael Corsentino – A “recipe” book (with DVD) that is part of Kevin Kubota’s series of books that shows before and after shots for photos taken by some pro photographers, in this case, Michael Corsentino.
- Tyler: red centre podcast – A great resource for anyone who wants to learn more about filmmaking as the entire industry is starting to converge to multimedia and it’s good for photographers to have knowledge on a little bit of everything.
- Tristan: Samsung Galaxy Tab – Tristan says it’s a bit odd-looking taking pictures with it but it’s loads of fun and it feeds him more news and photo blog inspiration than his laptop ever did.
