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Capturing Magic: an Interview with Photographer RJ Muna

 [photopress:RJmuna_screen_shot.jpg,full,centered] In the latest episode of Marc Silber’s Photography Show, I interview accomplished dance and commercial photographer RJ Muna, who has made a career out of crafting innovative art. Aside from being a regular in such magazines as Commercial Arts and American Photography, RJ has won over 150 national awards, including the International Center of

Tell A Story: An Interview with Photographer Baldomero Fernandez

Photograph © Baldomero Fernandez 2009. All Rights Reserved. In the latest episode of Marc Silber’s Photography Show, I interview famed fashion and portrait photographer Baldomero Fernandez. Baldomero's work has been featured in numerous magazines and trade journals, including The New Yorker and on the cover of Life Magazine. He's also appeared in American Photography Annuals

How To Advance Your Photography—A New Photography School?

  As we’re getting very near the close of this year and our first decade of the new millennium, I’m looking ahead to our goals for the next one.  But really more to the point, I’ve been looking over how much I’ve had the good fortune to learn as the host of my show now

Talking With Chase Jarvis Again

Click to Watch VideoIt's alway a pleasure and an adventure to talk with Chase. This time we met up in the bay area and talked about his new book The Best Camera, his new iPhone app and other amazing things he's been up to.  He discussed some practical advice for "turning an image on its

Wedding Photography Tips from Wedding Photographer Anna Kuperberg

Photo by Anna Kuperberg Watch The Video  I recently had the pleasure of  interviewing Anna Kuperberg, a San Francisco wedding photographer who has also been noted for her child and dog photography. She gives advice for photographers on how to approach your subjects with curiosity, and shares her techniques to capture those moments

Wildlife Photography Tips with Award Winning Photographer David Smith

David Smith is an award winning photographer from South Africa, who I met last year in "the bush." David gives practical and useful tips for how to come away with natural and "inspired" photos from a safari, or just a hike in the woods with wildlife. Join us as I discuss with David how

"… the loneliest place on earth."

 Mono Lake, in the High Sierra We just returned from hiking a section of the 211 mile John Muir Trail. On our way to the trailhead, we stopped by Mono Lake, which Mark Twian called a "lifeless, treeless, hideous desert... the loneliest place on earth." This was also the place where Clint Eastwood filmed the

Tips From a Pulitzer Prize Winning Photojournalist

Photo by Deanne Fitzmaurice  Watch our Video Deanne Fitzmaurice is a multi-award wining photographer, including Microsoft’s Icons of Imaging and the big kahuna, Pulitzer Prize.  She is an amazing mixture of talent, curiosity, sensitivity, yet raw courage, rolled into a disarming package—all of which have allowed her to reach deep into the lives

Thomas Hawk: Getting results with with the right lens, prime Vs zoom

I asked my pal Thomas Hawk to answer this question about “getting results with with the right lens (Prime vs Zoom, f-stop and how it affects choices?" I'd say that personally I much prefer primes over zooms.  I find that not only are they much faster and thus able to be used more effectively in