Episode #004 - First Times & Stuff

The Maximalist

On this week’s installment of the Maximalist the boys wax nostalgic. In the least technical episode to date, you’ll hear some thought provoking commentary on the latest in gear news, and Joseph, Russell, + Duy spilling the beans on their humble beginnings. If you want you want to hear some puns/approaches to breaking into the wedding biz you’ll want to listen close young Padawan.

Hosts/Guest(s)

Russell Edwards, Duy Ho, Joseph Tan / “studio” audience

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News & Stuff

• Leica SL 24mpxl, Full-Frame, Interchangable Lens Camera
• A Bevy of Sigma Lens Rumors for 2016
• Canon has developed a Foveon-like 120Mpxl sensor?
• Canon is supposedly testing 3rd party sensors
• Yongnuo YN-660 Announced - 603/605 compatible flash

Life & Stuff: First Times

• Fred Miranda Wedding Photographer Forum
• Joseph's first and then latest engagement sessions
• Joseph & April's First Wedding!!!
  • 1st wedding - April on the speedlight
  • 1st wedding - You can actually make out the octobox in this one (600Ws!)
  • Godox ES600P - Joseph's "Pack & Head" strobe that he tried to walk around with all wedding day
• First off...don't judge! The photos on the left are all from Russell's first "pro" shoots in 2009. Russell's early work attempted to replicate what he saw coming out of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington at the time. Photographers like Benj Haish, Sergio Mottola, and Sean Flanigan were innovative in the mid-naughts. Using Tilt-Shift lenses for portraits, attempting digital film emulation, and completely breaking traditional compositional rules. In these early days of Russell's photography career he lacked a strong technical knowledge of gear and image processing (it shows) and experience at working with people. His pun skills were also pretty weak. The photos on the right are attempts at pairing Russell's more recent work to illustrate both the influence of the beginnings and establishing the importance of experience (and of course gear!!!).
• This photo is one that Duy delivered to his friends after their wedding he attended as a guest. It was after this that he thought it might be possible to make a little bit of extra cash on the side shooting weddings for people who couldn't afford experienced pros. This B-list guest photo turned out to be the catalyst that would spark a passionate hobby onto a transformative path into a new career. He just didn't realize it at the time.
  • The photos on the left are of Duy's first engagement shoot and then a couple from his first wedding. At the time, Duy just browsed generic wedding photographers who were on the more documentary side of things. Not particularly influenced by specific photographers, he set out to try to just do a passable job. It wasn't until after the wedding that he'd discover the likes of wedding superstars like Anna Kuperberg, Ben Chrisman and Fer Juaristi--all of whom continue to inspire him today. The photos on the right represent some of his latest "equivalent" photos which evolved after he finally understood moments, lighting, and composition. And of course becoming a Maximalist Photographer with too much stuff. Aw, who are we kidding, there's no such thing as too much stuff. More is more.

Shownotes

• Raven's Revenge Mega Tub
• http://www.russlevi.com - Russell’s site
• http://www.jandalight.com - Joseph’s site
• http://www.duyhophotography.com - Duy’s site