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2012-08-24 23:05:11 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP36 with Lightroom PM +Tom Hogarty

+Thomas Hawk and I had a great time this past Wednesday with panelists +Chris Chabot, +Jan Kabili, +Joe Azure, +Karen Hutton, +Keith Barrett, and our special guest +Tom Hogarty, +Adobe Lightroom Product Manager. 

We discussed news stories, including 20 Pro Tips for Photographers on Google+ (http://goo.gl/2tLsx), the new Android Powered Nikon, and hidden view counts for your photos on Google+ (hint: you have to go to Picasa).

Tom gave us some cool demos in LR4 and answered questions for us about everyone's favorite photo editing program. If you're not using Lighroom 4, well, you should be.

After you watch the show, enter our contest to win one of two copies of Lightroom 4 from +Adobe (each will come with a free copy of +Trey Ratcliff's new and amazing LR4 Presets!). To enter all you needto d... more »

2012-08-23 22:59:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

A GREAT circle to add!  

Wow!  I can't believe we have had 131 different guests/panelists on 36 episodes of Photo Talk Plus now.  These are some of the most active, engaged, talented photographers on G+ and big time contributors to our photo community here.

Thanks to all of you for coming on the show at some point in the past year (and if we forgot anyone so so sorry) and for participating and for helping us week in and week out to review top photography stories on G+ and some great interviews with some super talented people.

Thanks especially to our sponsors who make the show possible each week +Adorama +Blurb Books +Drobo and +SmugMug.  Check them out at http://adorama.com http://blurb.com http://drobo.com and http://smugmug.com 

2012-08-22 01:25:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP35 Available!

If you missed it last week live, watch it here now! +Thomas Hawk and I were joined by our lovely and talented special guest, +Kelli Seeger Kim as well as panelists +Anna Nguyen, +Jeff Moreau, +Mark Rodriguez, +Timothy Jordan, and +Milena Ilieva. (+Keith Barrett was feeling sick, but he still broadcasted for us, even though he couldn't panel - he is always awesome!)

We discussed several stories including new Google+ features (vanity URLS, slideshows, album downloads), the release of the new Canon 6D, new photo sharing site Medium, and the Portland Press Herald stealing a woman's flickr photos and then paying her for them when caught. Afterwards, we interviewed +Kelli Seeger Kim, learning more about her photography and getting to look at it up close, discover what drives her passion and what she's planning for the future.
Th... more »

2012-08-16 21:40:33 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

It's +Photo Talk Plus EP34 with +Mike Spinak!

Did you miss the live airing of this episode a week ago? Check it out here and learn more about Mike's photography, projects, and his moves in the dark room. Check out his work at http://naturography.com You'll also enjoy +Thomas Hawk and myself along with panelists +Barry Blanchard, +Patricia Davidson, +Vivienne Gucwa & +Keith Barrett discussing recent hot news stories including the first photo from Mars, +Trey Ratcliff's new LR presets and the story of how Mat Honan got hacked (let this be a lesson to us all), plus more!

Thanks to our amazing show sponsors: +Adorama http://adorama.com, +Blurb Books http://blurb.com, +Drobo http://drobo.com, and +SmugMug http://smugmug.com

Subscribe to YouTube here: http://goo.gl/JTyHn
Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes: http://goo.gl/RBd0g 
Followus at +Ph... more »

2012-08-14 19:53:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

For those of us who missed it live, here's +Photo Talk Plus EP33 with the fabulous +Matt Kloskowski! :)

2012-08-08 19:55:47 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP34 with +Mike Spinak Tonight 8PM Pacific!

Join +Thomas Hawk and myself http://vidcastnetwork.com at 8PM Pacific tonight as we welcome guest +Mike Spinak and panelists +Chris Chabot, +Patricia Davidson, +Barry Blanchard, and +Keith Barrett!

The photo below is one that Mike has told me is one of his favorites I've ever shared, and I think that's because of his philosophy about capturing real moments in life, something I also relish. We'll learn more about Mike tonight, including his nature photography and projects he's been working on.

Make sure you give some love to our amazing sponsors +Adorama  http://adorama.com +Blurb Books http://blurb.com +Drobo http://drobo.com and +SmugMug http://smugmug.com

While we're on, get in the chatroom at http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat so that you can hangout and talk with usand othe... more »

2012-07-26 16:52:53 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

What a great show we had last night with the one and only godfather of light painting and night photography Mr. Lost America +Troy Paiva.  

In last night's show we talked all about Troy's work -- his technique, his gear, his social engineering, his workshops, and lots of other tips on how you can make these sorts of photographs yourself.  For a more thorough run down on all of Troy's tips and techniques be sure to get a copy of his third book "Light Painted Night Photography" on +Trey Ratcliff's +Flatbooks store.  http://goo.gl/uxHL7  Also be sure and check out Troy's work at his website http://lostamerica.com.

Joining +Lotus Carroll and myself last night were +Keith Barrett +Ricardo Lagos +Amy Heiden +Scott Frederick  and +Ian Ference 

We also discussed the new Canon Mirrorless Camera, +Scott Jarvie's upcoming +PhotographyDecathlon, ... more »

2012-07-25 20:03:20 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

There's More Than One Way Off the Island -- Vallejo, CA

Join us LIVE tonight at 8PM PST for Photo Talk Plus!!!!!

watch:  http://vidcastnetwork.com
chat:  http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat

Tonight's +Photo Talk Plus is going to be AWESOME!!!! We have none other than the pioneer and godfather of abandoned night photography himself +Troy Paiva as our special guest.  

Troy has been making amazing light painted night photographs for over two decades.  Along the way he's published three books and published thousands of photgraphs online, including many at his website http://lostamerica.com  Troy's documented the out of the way, abandoned California desert in ways that few others will ever come close to.  He regularly holds workshops on his well regarded technique.

Troy has long been a big influence of mine and it's hisdistinc... more »

2012-07-20 21:04:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Photo Talk Plus Episode 31 with Special Guest +Daniel Milnor!!!  We had a wonderful time on Wednesday night hanging out with photographer +Daniel Milnor.  Dan shared with us some of his own personal projects as well as discussed his role in working for +Blurb Books -- a very interesting interview you won't want to miss.

Joining +Lotus Carroll and myself was an awesome line up of panelists including +Athena Carey (live from Austin!), Google Photos' +Dave Cohen +Mike Spinak +Vivienne Gucwa and +Vidcast Network's +Keith Barrett.

During this episode we talk about +Marissa Mayer's new job as Yahoo Chief and what that might mean for Flickr, a recent satisfaction study that shows users prefer Google+ over Facebook, Google+'s impressive 43% gain in U.S. unique user  traffic per compete.com last month, what is claimed to be the world's most famous photograph anda photog... more »

2012-07-18 22:06:04 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus Tonight 8PM Pacific with +Daniel Milnor

Join +Thomas Hawk and me http://vidcastnetwork.com at 8PM Pacific for EP31 of +Photo Talk Plus with a great group - we'll have panelists +Athena Carey, +Dave Cohen, +Vivienne Gucwa, +Mike Spinak, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network and our special guest, Photographer +Daniel Milnor.

Make sure you tune in and hear us talk about some great news stories, interview Dan, and tell you how you can enter to win a prize package including a free year of +SmugMug Pro and +Blurb Books book (details tonight on the show). These are two of our amazing sponsors, and they continue to support us and offer fun things for you guys!

Big thanks also to our other sponsors +Adorama (we'll be talking about their awesome BlographHer event http://www.adorama.com/blographer) and +Drobo http://drobo.com Circle them onGoogle+!... more »

2012-07-11 21:51:23 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP30 With +Brian Matiash!

Join +Thomas Hawk and me tonight http://vidcastnetwork.com at 8PM Pacific for another great episode! We'll have +Brian Matiash, Photographer and +onOne Software EDU Manager, as our special guest along with a wonderful lineup of panelists: +Zach Yeskel of Google+ Events, +Jan Kabili, +Karen Hutton, +Kerry Murphy, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network.

Jump in the chatroom at http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat so that you can hang out with us live while we broadcast… and also for your chance to win a free copy of OnOne Photo Editing Software! Woot! 

Thanks so much as always to our amazing sponsors who support us and you guys! +Blurb Books http://blurb.com +SmugMug http://smugmug.com +Adorama http://adorama.com and +Drobo http://drobo.com We're picky about our sponsors and these are worth checking out. :)
Mak... more »

2012-07-09 19:58:46 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus Episode 29, with the AMAZING +Chrysta Rae's Photography Scavenger Hunt Queen, +Chrysta Rae!!!!!!

Well we had a fantastic show last week interviewing the one and only +Chrysta Rae who so many of you know and love here on Google+.  We talked with Chrysta about her own work as well as her work as one of the great Google+ curators with her wildly popular Scavenger Hunt.

Not only has Chrysta broken G+ is some truly epic ways, she has introduced us to so many great photographers each month with her hunt.

Joining +Lotus Carroll and myself for this show were panelists +Keith Barrett +Mandy Sloan +Alan Shapiro +Daniel Milnor and +Lynne Goodwin.

In this episode we revisit the +The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk and talk about the walks that we went on, including mine in Denver, CO and Lotus' in Austin, The July Scavenger Hunt,+Trey Rat... more »

2012-07-06 21:39:55 (9 comments, 17 reshares, 20 +1s)

Get 20% Off with +Blurb Books!

Our awesome sponsor +Blurb Books decided to extend the special promo* code PHOTOTALK to get 20% off your order for our viewers through July - Happy Book Makin' Summer! Have you made the books you need? Head over and give it a try. Or order one that's available, like this fabulous volume of photos - a compilation by +Beth Akerman of photographs by 33 women who are part of the Google+ Community - "How We See It... Our View Of The World" http://www.blurb.com/books/3176099

*Offer valid through July 31, 2012 11:59 p.m. (local time). A 20% discount is applied toward your product total. Maximum discount is USD $150, GBP £75, EUR €100, CAD $150, or AUD $150 off product total. Valid for printed books only. This offer is good for one-time use, and cannot be combined with volume discounts, other promotional codes, gift cards, or usedfor a... more »

2012-07-06 21:12:39 (0 comments, 5 reshares, 7 +1s)

Episode 28 with Special Guest +Jordana Wright

What a great show with hosts +Thomas Hawk & +Lotus Carroll, Panelists +Jordan Oram, +Petra Cross, +Shantha Marie Fountain, +Cheryl Cooper, & +Keith Barrett.

Thanks to our fabulous sponsors +Drobo, +SmugMug, +Blurb Books, & +Adorama!

Show Podcast Available on iTunes Here: http://goo.gl/RBd0g

2012-07-03 23:48:23 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus 8PM Pacific TONIGHT with +Chrysta Rae!

Join +Thomas Hawk and myself tonight at 8PM Pacific http://vidcastnetwork.com for what is sure to be an amazing EP29 with guest +Chrysta Rae of Google+ Scavenger Hunt Fame, and a fantastic lineup of panelists: +Alan Shapiro, +Lynne Goodwin, +Mandy Sloan, +Chris Chabot, +Daniel Milnor, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network. Whoa - you can' t miss this one!

Thanks so much to our wondertastic sponsors +SmugMug http://smugmug.com, +Drobo http://drobo.com, +Adorama http://adorama.com and +Blurb Books http://blurb.com We love each of these sponsors and the way they support our photography community. Make sure you check them out and circle them up!

Be in the chatroom tonight http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat to talk with us while we broadcast live and you'll also have a chance to win a free 20x20 FramedPrint f... more »

2012-06-21 22:12:43 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

+Lotus Carroll  and I had a GREAT time last night interviewing the wonderful +Tamara Pruessner.   Some of you know Tamara through her photo work on Google+ as well as her work as one of the hosts on the photography video show +LIFE Through The Lens.  Tamara talked about her photography work as a storm chaser, her work with flowers and her future plans in the upcoming year.

Panelists for last night show included +Scott Jarvie, +Tara Romasanta, +roma g  and +Keith Barrett.   

Last night's topics included the Google+ "Get Started List" (I think we all agreed that +Scott Jarvie  should be added to it), how Meagan Kunert ruined her career, http://www.potsc.com/potsc/how-i-ruined-my-career/ Louis Gray's post "Pictures or it Didn't Happen," https://plus.google.com/100535338638690515335/posts/gPxJjs7kavQ  and a few new Google+ enhancements addedyesterda... more »

2012-06-20 21:34:21 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus Tonight at 8PM Pacific with +Tamara Pruessner!

Join us tonight http://vidcastnetwork.com for another fantastic episode of +Photo Talk Plus at 8PM Pacific. Cohost +Thomas Hawk and I are joined by wonderful panelists +Scott Jarvie, +Tara Romasanta, +roma g, the always awesome +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network and fabulous guest +Tamara Pruessner, curator of #FloralFriday .

Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsors! +Adorama http://adorama.com (check out their amazing Street Fair Deals ending this Sunday here: http://goo.gl/bqzWn), +Blurb Books http://blurb.com (20% off your order through 06/30/12 with code PHOTOTALK)* and +SmugMug http://smugmug.com 

Join us in the chatroom tonight at http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat to be with us live while we broadcast. One lucky chat member will win a free +SmugMug Basic Subscription!

See you all at 8PMPacific! ... more »

2012-06-19 20:06:40 (4 comments, 5 reshares, 43 +1s)

Moonset over El Alto/La Paz Bolivia

2012-06-14 17:16:01 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Well last night we had another great episode of +Photo Talk Plus with the one and only +Sly Vegas as our special guest.  Sly talks about how as a recent newcomer to photography he has been able to advance the skills that are necessary to begin working as a professional photographer and getting paid for his work.  

Joining myself and +Lotus Carroll are panelists +Robin Griggs Wood +Keith Barrett +Jon Armstrong and +Richard Hay.

In addition to giving away a $500 Adorama Gift Card (congratulations are in order to +Cameron Siguenza!) we discussed the new MacBook Pro announced last week (mine's on order!), the difference between CF and SD camera cards, upcoming photowalks including one in San Francisco this Sunday http://goo.gl/PQNcG The planning for a second G+ photo trip to Death Valley http://goo.gl/ISPBw and 65 photowalks now scheduled for June 30th for the 1 year Google+Anniver... more »

2012-06-13 22:24:22 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Sly and His Lady -- Alameda, CA

I love this shot of my good friend +Sly Vegas photographing the lovely +Charli Blake in action.  Be sure to check out +Photo Talk Plus tonight LIVE at 8PM.  We'll be interviewing Sly and also giving away a $500 Adorama Gift Card http://vidcastnetwork.com

2012-06-12 18:28:32 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

Like a Morning Sun -- Chicago, IL

+Lotus Carroll and I are SUPER excited to announce that +Adorama has joined +Photo Talk Plus as a sponsor for our show.  

When we started the show we decided that we would limit the number of sponsors that we'd accept to four.  All four companies had to be companies that we both naturally enthusiastically used and that we would feel happy supporting and personally endorsing.  Adorama is definitely that type of company.  I've bought lots of gear from Adorama over the years myself and have found them to always have consistent low prices and GREAT customer service.  Our other two sponsors +SmugMug and +Blurb Books equally are companies that both Lotus and I can stand behind and personally endorse.

Many in the photo community know +Joel Meisels who has been Adorama's public face to the photo community for a long time. Joel has ... more »

2012-06-07 21:52:19 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

We had a great episode of +Photo Talk Plus last night with the amazing +Catherine Hall.  Catherine talks about her own work as a professional photographer as well as her work as a popular host on TWiT Photos and other community projects she's involved with.  We also discuss her iPhone/iPad app +Top Model Release and a number of the top G+ related photography stories this past week.

Joining +Lotus Carroll and I last night were panelists +Chrysta Rae +Keith Barrett +Ricardo Lagos +mel peifer +Jeff Smith 

Thanks as always to our show sponsors +Blurb Books and +SmugMug.  Be sure and check them out at http://blurb.com and http://smugmug.com.

2012-06-06 21:25:16 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus 8PM Pacific Tonight with +Catherine Hall 

Join us tonight on http://vidcastnetwork.com live at 8PM Pacific for another great episode of +Photo Talk Plus. Cohost +Thomas Hawk and I are joined by panelists +Ricardo Lagos, +Chrysta Rae, +Jeff Smith, +mel peifer, +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network and wonderful guest +Catherine Hall of +TWiT Photo.

Thanks to our fabulous sponsors, +SmugMug http://smugmug.com who continue to be the best place to sell your photos online, and +Blurb Books http://blurb.com the best way to make books. Right now, +Blurb Books is offering a special deal to all our viewers! Valid through June 30th, use the code PHOTOTALK good for 20% savings* Yay! :)

When you come see us tonight at 8PM Pacific, make sure you jump into the chatroom also at http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat so that you can hang with us while we broadcast live. Seeyou ther... more »

2012-06-04 00:58:58 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Make sure you catch Episode 23 with special guest +Mike Shaw!

+Thomas Hawk & +Lotus Carroll were joined by panelists +Eustace James, +Gino Barasa, +Keith Barrett, & +Sharon Strandskov. Thanks to sponsors +SmugMug http://smugmug.com and +Blurb Books http://blurb.com

Podcast also available on iTunes here: http://goo.gl/RBd0g

2012-06-02 04:33:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

If you missed it live, make sure you watch EP 22 with talented photographer +Joe Azure as the interview guest. +Thomas Hawk & +Lotus Carroll were joined by Joe as well as a great panel including +Vincent Mo, +Brad Sloan, +Vivienne Gucwa, +Suzanne Haggerty, & +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network.

No time to sit down and watch? Listen to the audio podcast on iTunes! Find it here: http://goo.gl/RBd0g

2012-05-16 21:48:11 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP22 with +Joe Azure Tonight 8PM Pacific

Please join us at http://vidcastnetwork.com us as we interview +Joe Azure and discuss the week in photography with him as well as other panelists including cohost +Thomas Hawk, photographers +Brad Sloan, +Vivienne Gucwa, +Suzanne Haggerty, +Vincent Mo (of Google), and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network.

Thanks to our super sponsors +SmugMug http://smugmug.com and +Blurb Books http://blurb.com who support the photography community and make our show possible. Circle them and check out their sites!

Make sure when you join us tonight at 8PM Pacific that you join the chatroom at http://vidcastnetwork.com/chat so you can ask questions and hang out with other viewers. Looking forward to seeing you there! :)

2012-05-15 03:42:33 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 9 +1s)

Did you miss the live broadcast of EP21 with award winning photojournalist and head attorney for the NPPA +Mickey Osterreicher? Fear not, you can watch the recorded version. :)

Hosts +Thomas Hawk & +Lotus Carroll were joined by a wonderful panel including +Carlos Miller, +Tamara Pruessner, +Chris Chabot, and +Sandra Parlow. The discussion was interesting and informative - make sure you watch!

2012-05-09 00:53:11 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus on TONIGHT 8PM Pacific with +Mickey Osterreicher

Go to http://vidcastnetwork.com tonight - after you watch +LIFE Through The Lens stick around for +Photo Talk Plus (usually airing on Wednesdays) at 8PM with Award Winning Photojournalist and Attorney for the National Press Photographer's Association, +Mickey Osterreicher.

What a great show it will be - come ready to ask Mickey all your photography/art/legal questions. We have an amazing panel available for discussion as well, including cohost +Thomas Hawk, Photography Is Not A Crime Blogger +Carlos Miller, +Chris Chabot of Google, +Tamara Pruessner from +LIFE Through The Lens, photographer +Sandra Parlow, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network.

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors, +SmugMug http://smugmug.com and +Blurb Books http://blurb.com! They provide great products and services for... more »

2012-05-02 22:19:12 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP20 Tonight at 8PM Pacific with +Ricardo Liberato!

Join us tonight live on +Thomas Hawk's profile page via On Air Hangouts at 8PM Pacific with special guest +Ricardo Liberato as well as a wonderful panel: co-host +Thomas Hawk, +Eric James Leffler, +Chris Chabot of Google, +Gilmar Smith, +Natalia Stone, +Ricardo Lagos, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network as we discuss hot photography topics and interview our special guest.

Thanks so much to our sponsors +Blurb Books http://blurb.com and +SmugMug http://smugmug who support the photography community and make our show possible. :)

Hope to see you all there tonight - join us in the chat room during the show at http://vidcastnetwork.com! (NOTE: THE SHOW WILL NOT BE BROADCAST AT VIDCAST TONIGHT, BUT THE CHAT ROOM WILL STILL BE FUNCTIONAL.)

2012-04-19 02:51:39 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus Tonight at 8PM Pacific With +Athena Carey!

Please join us live tonight http://vidcastnetwork.com at 8PM Pacific for EP18 with special guest +Athena Carey and a wonderful line-up of panelists including cohost +Thomas Hawk, +April Joy Peterson-Gutel, Community Manager for Google Photos +Brian Rose, +Julia Anna Gospodarou, +Ivan Makarov, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network. We'll be talking about a variety of things, including the upcoming Berlin Photowalk as well as others, and more photography topics, and then interview our special guest.

Thanks to our amazing sponsors, +Blurb Books http://blurb.com and +SmugMug http://smugmug.com If you're in the chatroom at +Vidcast Network tonight you'll have a chance to win a free year of SmugMug as well as one of those much sought after +SmugMug Hoodies!

See you all tonight at 8PM Pacific!

2012-04-11 22:52:19 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 18 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus EP17 with +Star Rush at 8PM Pacific Tonight!

Join us at http://vidcastnetwork.com for another fabulous episode with special guest +Star Rush and an amazing panel including cohost +Thomas Hawk, +Petra Cross of Google, +Andrea Acailawen, +Sam Breach, +Dan Milnor - Photographer at Large for +Blurb Books - one of our amazing sponsors, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network.

We'll be discussing a handful of interesting photography topics from the past week, including the brand spankin' new Google+ UI, as well as interviewing +Star Rush. Don't miss out! Join us at Vidcast Network http://vidcastnetwork.com and hop into the chat to make it extra fun. And hey, if you're in the chat, you'll have a chance to win a Pro Account for a year from +SmugMug - our other amazing sponsor!

We thank our awesome sponsors +SmugMug http://smugmug.com and... more »

2012-04-04 23:05:14 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus Live Tonight at 8PM PST with +Leanne Staples!

Tune in live tonight 8PM PST at http://vidcastnetwork.com for EP16 where we'll interview +Leanne Staples as well as discuss photography news from the past week with a fabulous panel including +Kelli Seeger Kim from +LIFE Through The Lens, +Mike Wiacek of Google, +Michael Bonocore, +Sinead Sam McKeown, and +Keith Barrett of +Vidcast Network. Join in the chat and be ready to ask questions during the second hour of the broadcast as well as having a jolly good time with your fellow viewers. :)

Big thanks to our awesome show sponsors +Blurb Books http://blurb.com - the printers of the +Plus One Collection and +SmugMug http://smugmug.com the creators of +Awesomize. We love our sponsors, so please visit them and check them out!

See you all tonight!

2012-03-29 22:59:57 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 22 +1s)

EP15 of +Photo Talk Plus Tonight 8PM PST with +Gordon Laing!

Please tune in tonight as we broadcast live via On Air Hangouts from cohost +Thomas Hawk's stream and join the chat at http://vidcastnetwork.com to ask questions and have a merry old time. :)

Joining us will be special guest and delightful New Zealender of +Camera Labs fame, +Gordon Laing, as well as panelists +sly vegas +Nicole S. Young +Doug Kaye +Cynthia Pyun & +Mike Wiacek from Google.

Thanks to our fabulous show sponsors +SmugMug http://smugmug.com & +Drobo http://drobo.com! They love Photogranerds and provide fabulous products and services for us. :)
See you all tonight!

2012-03-07 22:02:01 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

2 million+ downloads in less than 1 week, 10 million+ photos taken, and the #1 Photo app in 55 countries: http://smu.gs/ygxJL4

P.S. Did we mention Seven of Nine of Star Trek: Voyager aka +Jeri Ryan loves it too: http://smu.gs/wEfOr2?

WIN!

#awesomized #trek

2012-03-07 20:50:34 (10 comments, 3 reshares, 32 +1s)

Clarity -- New York, NY

Big Reminder We are giving away a Canon 5D Mark II camera tomorrow night on +Photo Talk Plus courtesy of +SmugMug . We are going to ask a photography trivia question in the chat room live on the show and the first viewer to give us the correct answer will win. To be eligible to win you also must be following +SmugMug on Google+ (go ahead, add them now, you know you want to).

8PM PST http://vidcastnetwork.com

Tomorrow night's special guest will be the fabulous +Vivienne Gucwa. Joining +Lotus Carroll and myself will be an allstar lineup of panelists including +Mae Hogan +Keith Barrett +Daniel Enloe +Eric Cheng and +Christina Lawrie

Thanks as always to sponsors +SmugMug and +Drobo

2012-03-07 04:03:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

"Photo Talk Plus 13" with special guest +Robert Scoble is now available on the +Vidcast Network - http://VidcastNetwork.com/photo-talk-plus-13

+Thomas Hawk +Lotus Carroll +Gordon Laing +Robert Scoble +Don MacAskill +Karen Hutton +Natalie Villalobos +Keith Barrett

Apologies for the delay. Technical challenges required some editing

#photography #vidcastnetwork #vidcast #hangouts

2012-03-01 00:30:53 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

What's that you say? +Photo Talk Plus is going to give away a Canon 5D Mark 2 camera?

Yep! Thanks to +SmugMug we will be giving away a 5D Mark 2 camera to one lucky viewer live next Wednesday night during episode 14 with special guest +Vivienne Gucwa. Want to learn how you can win it? Tune in tonight for the details along with an awesome interview with the one and only +Robert Scoble. Tonight's panelists are +Don MacAskill +Karen Hutton +Gordon Laing +Natalie Villalobos and +Keith Barrett. Join us as we talk about +SmugMug's new app for the iPhone Camera Awesome, the new Lytro camera, an update on the massive +Trey Ratcliff +Tom Anderson L.A. photowalk, as well as the rumored release of the new Canon 5D Mark III.

http://vidcastnetwork.com 8PM PST LIVE!!!

Thanks as always to our sponsors +SmugMug and +Drobo -- check them out at http://smugmug.com and... more »

2012-02-16 00:56:15 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 24 +1s)

An American Wedding -- San Jose, CA

Photo Talk Plus, Episode 11, With Special Guest +Ivan Makarov

TONIGHT!!!! 8PM PST -- http://vidcastnetwork.com

I took this photo at a wedding that I shot a while back with my good Pal Ivan Makarov. Ivan is our special guest tonight on +Photo Talk Plus. In addition to talking about the latest +Plus One Collection book that he's spearheaded, he's also going to be sharing a lot about his own work and techniques on the show.

Join my cohost +Lotus Carroll along with this week's panelists Google's +Ricardo Lagos +Kerry Murphy +Nick Gatens and +Keith Barrett, as we talk with Ivan about the upcoming book and his own work as well as discuss some of the biggest Google+ Photography stories of the past week.

This week's show is sponsored by our wonderful sponsors +SmugMug and +Drobo. Be sure to check... more »

2012-01-25 20:36:37 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 16 +1s)

+Photo Talk Plus 8PM PST Tonight!

Join +Thomas Hawk and me for Episode 8 of +Photo Talk Plus where we'll be in a New York state of mind - all our guests and panelists are based in NY. So get out your bagels and your Yankees caps and when you're done groaning at me about all this, make a note to watch at 8PM PST. We'll be interviewing professional photographer +Daniel Krieger and discussing the top G+ stories of the week with him and panelists +Alan Shapiro (he's promised to bring cream filled cannoli for everyone), +Leanne Staples, +Vivienne Gucwa, and +Titus Winters. You absolutely do not want to miss this episode! Look for the show live in +Thomas Hawk's stream via "On Air Hangouts" or at http://vidcastnetwork.com with +Keith Barrett who will also be a panelist on the show.

Continued thanks to our great sponsors, +SmugMug at http://smugmug.com and... more »

2012-01-19 00:14:30 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 20 +1s)

Photo Talk Plus EP7 Tonight at 8PM PST

Join +Thomas Hawk & +Lotus Carroll as they interview professional photographer +Nicole S. Young tonight. Photographers +Gino Barasa, +Ivan Makarov +Kimberly Pemberton and Googler +Timothy Jordan will also be present as panelists to discuss the latest in G+ Photography News.

Join in live on the thread tonight and get your stock and food photography questions answered by Nicole! Look for the On Air Hangout at 8PM PST in +Thomas Hawk's stream.

Thanks so much to the show's wonderful sponsors +Drobo @ http://drobo.com & +SmugMug @ http://smugmug.com and to all of you who watch and support the show every week. See you there tonight!

2012-01-13 19:30:30 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

+Lotus Carroll and I had a GREAT time Wednesday night talking with and interviewing photographer +Alan Shapiro for Episode 6 of +Photo Talk Plus

If you missed the live broadcast you can catch the YouTube recording here now. We were joined by panelists +Dave Cohen from Google Photos, Profesional Landscape Photographer +Jeffrey Sullivan G+ Scavenger Hunt Curator +Chrysta Rae and +Vidcast Network's +Keith Barrett

During the show we talked about the new Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta, Lotus and my recent trip to photograph the North American International Auto Show with +Ford Motor Company +Mike Shaw's write up on long exposure photography and the Lee Big Stopper filter, +Jeremy Cowart's post on a new type of camera from CES, +Leodor Selenier's post on the photography of Kim Keever, more.

This was a GREAT episode that you won't want to miss. Sponsored by +Drobo... more »

2012-01-13 19:06:29 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 6 +1s)

Drobo is running a one day only Friday the 13th 50% off special on the Drobo 2nd Gen. Normally $399 today only $199. If you've been waiting to buy a drobo, today might be a good day to get one. you have to use the promo code FRIDAY13

(Make sure you put the promo code in all caps like that)

Drobo is the primary way I store my archived photos.

http://goo.gl/xW1Rw (for US) http://goo.gl/W4HVQ (for Europe).

Disclosure: +Drobo sponsors +Lotus Carroll and my show +Photo Talk Plus Check out the latest episode of Photo Talk Plus with +Alan Shapiro on YouTube here now: http://goo.gl/fTkMb

2012-01-04 20:08:11 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Join us tonight at 8PM PST on +Vidcast Network for the live broadcast of Episode 5 of +Photo Talk Plus with talented professional photographer +Colby Brown! You can also watch live via the “On Air” Hangout feature on cohost +Thomas Hawk's profile (refresh around showtime to see it appear). You won’t want to miss out on the interview with Colby and find out what makes him tick, how he finds time for all his projects and efforts (like +The Giving Lens), and what kind of processing secrets he has. And maybe whether he ever sleeps.

As always, we’ll be discussing popular photography topics from Google+ from the previous week with our guest and panelists. Joining us this week are Google+ Community Manager +Natalie Villalobos, Photographers +Michael Seneschal and +Anna Nguyen, and our Videocast Broadcaster Extraordinaire +Keith Barrett. Thanks to our sponsors who support the show andoffer f... more »

2011-12-29 18:12:25 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 5 +1s)

Photo Talk Plus Episode 4, With Special Guest Trey Ratcliff

Last night we recorded a very special episode of Photo Talk Plus with +Trey Ratcliff. Thank you to Trey who offered such a heartfelt candid personal interview about both him and his work. Trey is a very humble individual who spends so much more time promoting other photographers than his own art and work. He's given so much to the Google+ Community and I enjoyed having an opportunity to really focus more directly on him as a person and an artist.

If you missed last night's show, I really hope you'll take some time to watch this episode and get to know a little bit more about Trey. Trey is a good friend and this was one of my favorite hangouts I've done on Google+ yet.

Thank you to everyone involved with last night's show including my cohost +Lotus Carroll and last night's panelists... more »

2011-12-28 20:51:25 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 20 +1s)

Join Us TONIGHT for a very special episode of Photo Talk Plus with special Guest Trey Ratcliff, 8PM PST

Please join +Lotus Carroll and myself tonight live for an interview with our very own +Trey Ratcliff!!! Tonight's broadcast will be LIVE at http://vidcastnetwork.com and LIVE right here in my G+ stream with the new Hangouts On Air feature. Learn more about Trey's unique photography, outlook on life, and how he has been able to build one of the most successful photography businesses on the planet today with Stuck In Customs.

Tonight's panelists include Google's +Chris Chabot, +Brian Matiash from +onOne Software +Lili Ana and +Vidcast Network's +Keith Barrett.

In addition to tonight's interview with +Trey Ratcliff we'll also discuss some of the top Google+ photography related stories of the past week including the upcoming Google+... more »

2011-12-23 00:12:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

EP 2 with NASA Astronaut +Ron Garan gave us amazing insight into what it is like to photograph from space. This is a must see interview. View at the link below.

Thanks so much to +Keith Barrett at +Vidcast Network for broadcasting and recording for us, and to our awesome sponsors, +Drobo & +SmugMug.

2011-12-19 05:12:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

In this Sunday Photo Talk Plus Extra, +Lotus Carroll and I talk with photographers +Billy Wilson, +Olav Folland, +Doug Kaye, +Todd Green and +helen sotiriadis.

In this discussion we talk about Olav's aerial photography this week and his photos from a Cessna airplane of the Golden Gate Bridge.

We recap Lotus' San Antonio photowalk yesterday and share photos from the walk. #SAPhotowalk

We talk about a new Christmas based photography series Billy Wilson has started.

We talk about 10 photography based films for photographers to watch and review my personal Amazon.com wishlist for photography related items that I want for Christmas this year. :)

We also share the photos of Helen Sotiriadis and talk about some of those.

Todd Green joins us for his very first hangout ever and Doug Kaye stops in and updates on his movie plans tonight.... more »

2011-12-13 21:27:32 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

I'll be on +Thomas Hawk and +Lotus Carroll 's +Photo Talk Plus tomorrow evening at 8pm PST Hopefully they won't figure out that I'm not a real photographer

2011-12-08 21:56:56 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 5 +1s)

Go Watch The Premier Episode Of Photo Talk Plus!

Did you miss the premier episode of our show last night? No worries - it's recorded and you can easily view it any time you like at +Vidcast Network thanks to +Keith Barrett (But keep reading for just a moment to get some exciting news and a great deal from our sponsor.)

We had a great time talking about some top photography stories from G+ with our panelists +Brian Rose, +Chris MacAskill, +Amy Heiden and +helen sotiriadis and interviewing special guest +Scott Jarvie who rocked our socks with insight and stories about his work and personal philosophies involving photography. I loved hearing about how Scott got his start in photography and what he does to get those amazing, authentic photographs we all love.

Thanks so much to our amazing sponsors +SmugMug http://www.smugmug.com and +Drobo http://www.drobo.com for... more »