Fisheye Connect Photography Podcast

Rick Ferro is an author, international speaker, and a certified PPA Master Craftsman photographer. He has had a number of important projects during his career. For 40 years, he has been one of the leading wedding photographers in the nation. His career includes highlights such as commissioning the development of the wedding photography department for Walt Disney Corporation in Orlando, 7up, Sprint, Miami Dolphins, and many more.   Today Mike and Rick sit down to talk about some of the workshops that Rick leads. The topics for his hands-on workshops include lighting, posing, and many other aspects of photography. He emphasizes that his class sizes are small and that this is done on purpose. He notes that when you limit the number to around 15 people, it ensures that Rick can help each individual with the questions that they may have or the things they may want to learn.   Mike notes that Rick actually asks for the participants to tell him what they are looking to learn from the course, and he tailors the lesso

During this interview, Mike talks with photographers Bruce and Josh Hudson.    Bruce and Josh talk about their photography careers. Recently, they have done a lot of lifestyle portraiture and senior portraits. They say that they do a little more than a lot of people when it comes to senior portraits. A lot of their clients opt for longer sessions for senior portraits. They note that a recent client brought them out to Reno, Nevada for a huge hot rod car rally to shoot family portraits and senior portraits. They note that they also do a lot of product photography as well as headshots. Mike wanted to know more about their wall portraits and asked about how different the workflow for making those might be. They note that it is all individualized to the client. They meet the client and go to their home in order to look at the canvas they have provided by the wall. There needs to be a lot more of the lifestyle. They say that this is what makes the biggest difference for the portrait. He notes that the people becom

Today, Mike talks with Aviation Photographer Douglas Glover. Glover has been around airplanes and other aviation vehicles most of his life, civilian and military. A lot of his work has been published internationally, as well as in books, magazines, and in collections of aviation enthusiasts worldwide. Through 3G Aviation Media, he hosts aviation photography workshops around the country! His workshop is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime workshop! Glover begins by describing his workshops. He explains that every workshop is different, but the first step is getting to know the camera settings necessary for shooting aviation. Safety is also an important piece of his workshop, but most importantly, they become very comfortable with the planes! He notes that often times, the events are costly, but ultimately, the experience is priceless. Glover notes that in his workshops, the ground portion is limited to between 8 and 25 photographers. However, the part of what makes this workshop so unique is that around 6 photographe

In this episode, Mike talks with photographer Mary Buck and Lori Snow on the topic of their collaboration for a photography workshop in Havana, Cuba!   Mary will be hosting the Cuban workshop February 21-26, 2019. This will be her 3rd time in Havana. Mary notes that a DSLR or mirrorless camera should come with you for this excursion, but all photography skill levels are welcome to the workshop.   The entire excursion is a mixture of tours to get you familiar with the landscape of Havana, Cuba, and a few 2-hour workshop sessions to give you a chance to learn about using your camera. Before and after the workshop in Cuba, there will be sessions for packing and receiving critique located in Duluth, GA or via Skype.   She then turns the mic to Lori who goes in depth about the itinerary for the Havana trip. It includes visits to many sites that have relevance for Cuban culture, but also offer many chances for photographers to take some amazing pictures.   She notes that all meals will be included in the cost of th

Heather Chesky is a successful photographer in the northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. area. She has a successful model program called Photography Sessions Excel: How to Create a Baby, Tween, or Senior Model Program. This program is great for photographers wanting to get more clients. Heather and Mike talk about her program and how it works.   Heather first talks about how much frustration she had with growing her business. Then she found out about a type of marketing called a model program. She has a model program for high school seniors that gives perks for the members while also enabling growth of her business. It created so much success in her business, she decided to start offering coaching for how to create your own model program.   She explains that offering a program like this really helps to drive business during the slow season. The basic idea of it is that you invite a lot of your ideal model base to a meeting about a model program. The models must sign up for the program with cash in hand.  

Randall J. Hodges has been capturing images of the Western United States and Canada as a full time professional photographer for over 18 years. Most of his work comes from time spent hiking and backpacking the wilderness areas of the West where he had has hiked and photographed over 27,000 trail miles. Randall’s work has been published over 4,500 times worldwide in books, magazines, calendars, greeting cards, post cards, newspapers and much, much more. His work appears in publications like National Geographic,  Nature Photographer Magazine, Northwest Travel Magazine, Oregon Coast Magazine, Hawaii Magazine, Photo Monthly Magazine,  Outdoor Photography Magazine, Photo Professionals Magazine, Seattle Magazine, 1859 Oregon Magazine, Washington Trails Magazine, In the Pacific Northwest Magazine, Seattle Met Magazine just to name a few. Randall has won countless awards for his photography. Randall does not alter his work in any way and considers himself an “All in Camera Shooter” as he spends the time to wait for

Don Sparks is an award winning professional photographer with over 25 years of full time experience based in Atlanta, Georgia. However to really know Don Sparks is to understand that he is far more than simply a Photographer. In fact he is just as much a lighting designer, wardrobe stylist, set builder, digital artist, and innovator… Quite honestly you could portray Don as rather a “Rockstar” of Photography. He is fun, creative and always full of energy. Even in his tween years he loved photography. Don’s passion for Photography has roots in his early memories of printing photographs in tiny amber lit basement darkrooms. According to Don, “Other than watching the birth of my daughters there is nothing more magical than photography”. Don’s fascination with photography continued through his teens and 20s as he earned his Kappa Tau Alpha Honor’s Degree in Photojournalism at California State University, San Jose. After college, he was hired by The National Geographic Society as their youngest Photographer/Editor

Ken is a location and corporate photographer. He has traveled all around the world with his photography, shooting for many clients. Ken also teaches a photography workshop! Today, Ken and Mike talk about his workshop at Speed Week, a group of automotive enthusiasts that come together at the bottom of a large, flat former lake bed in order to get the cars to top speeds. The workshop is unique because of Ken’s relationship with the officials who organize this event. They let the students in the workshop get beyond the typical boundaries in order to shoot some truly amazing pictures. We have some pictures here from his workshops that demonstrate the amazing contrast of colors with the sky and the sand and dust that these vehicles disturb. Ken recommends a lens with a good zoom for specialty equipment during this workshop. Since you are right beside the vehicles when they take off, that means that you are pretty far from them when they reach top speeds. The extra zoom capabilities are essential for getting tha

This episode is a very special one. You have been listening to photographer Mike Moreland sit down with other photographers to talk about their photography and careers. Now it's time to hear from the man himself, Mr. Mike Moreland.  In this episode, Mike sits down to talk with you about his photography workshops. He is the owner of the photography workshop database, Fisheye Connect. With 30 years of photography experience, Mike really brings a lot to the table during his workshops in Atlanta. He offers courses that range from beginner to advanced. He even covers many different aspects of photography. He has a series of workshops dedicated to lighting. He has courses about wedding photography. He has courses created for folks who are new to the field of photography. He's even starting a new course that is centered around photography for cosplay!  During his workshops, he has a team of professionals and assistants, as well as equipment and models ready to be utilized by the students. Since the class sizes are

Nino Batista is a model and exotic automotive photographer in the United States. His work is regularly published in lifestyle and men's publications all over the world, and he is regarded as one of the premier model photography and retouching educators in the U.S. His recent resume includes working for Fstoppers since 2014, a senior writer for Shutter Magazine, speaking at Shutterfest in 2016, 2017, and 2018, and a featured instructor for CreativeLive, as well as his own events and workshops around the country!  During this interview, Mike and Nino talk in-depth about the workshops that Nino teaches around the country. He is currently on a workshop tour with model Josie Fox from July until December of 2018.  Nino talks a bit about how his hands on workshop work. He says that his workshops are not just about taking someone from "beginner" to "professional" with his instructions, he tries to make sure that no matter what the level of the students are, that they all leave with the tools necessary to capture ama

Arthur Meyerson is recognized as one of America’s finest color photographers, workshop instructor and photo tour leader. Since 1974, he has traveled throughout the world, creating award winning advertising, corporate and editorial photographs, as well as an extensive body of personal fine art imagery. A three-time winner of Adweek’s “Southwest Photographer of the Year” award, he is on Communication World’s list of top 10 commercial photographers and was named one of the 30 best advertising photographers by American Photo Magazine. His books include the highly acclaimed, The Color of Light (2012) and the recently released, The Journey (2017). To order The Journey go to this website! On the podcast today, Mike and Arthur talk about his style of photography and attention to details like color contrast and lighting. They also discuss Arthur's career and books that he has published during his lifetime.  They also talk about teaching classes on photography, which is how Arthur spends most of his time now. He gives

David Beckstead was named one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world. He is well-traveled, a hotshot firefighter, a painter, and an artist. The first tip is to let go and let their creativity flow and not worry so much about being technically perfect. “Always push yourself,” says Beckstead. He really wants photographers to challenge themselves, creatively. For example, David takes all the “rules” of photography as a challenge, and you can tell in his work. He talks about the beauty in the midday natural lighting that most photographers shy away from. He says that another thing that photographers don’t always understand is the mood of the photo. He notes that there are more moods than just “happy”.  “You need to learn to do some things for yourself.” Beckstead notes that a lot of photographers lose their creativity and style because they are always trying to do exactly what others want them to do. This makes sense when shooting wedding photography, but he notes that creating your style is really what

Mike Noa has been a photographer for many years. His career began in the film and TV industry. He co-founded the Roswell Photographic Society and created PhotoPlex Studios in Alpharetta, GA.  PhotoPlex Studios started as a personal studio for Mike and his team, but during the recession, many of his photographer friends would ask to use his studio. Eventually, he opened the studio as a rental studio. It currently has all of the equipment and amenities that you could need for a photoshoot, including 20 ft. ceilings and garage doors to bring vehicles into the studio.  The studio can either be rented as for 2 hours by anyone or more than that, if you are a member. The memberships are divided into 3 tier memberships with each tier having better perks than the last!  PhotoPlex currently has between 40 and 50 members who pay on a no-contract, month-to-month basis. They also offer photography tips and even workshops for photographers to improve their skills. Beyond the studio that he runs, Mike Noa also does a lot of

Kevin Schmitz is a fashion, editorial, and lifestyle photographer. He is also a tv host for "Great Escapes" and a director of photography workshops around the world. The list of his accomplishments within the world of photography and entertainment is long.  Kevin talks with Mike Moreland about his workshops and explains why his workshops are so amazing at helping photographers become "high-end" photographers.  The process starts with the first day of workshops. The first day is all about learning what you need to do to create a photography shoot. This includes not only taking a stunning picture, but also storyboarding, marketing, post production, and everything you need to know.  It also introduces you to panelists that are major figures in the photography scene, from agents to magazine representatives and top photographers from around the world.  The second day is the photoshoot you spent the first day creating.  But that isn't all that Kevin does for photography students. He also puts on multiple day worksh

LIGHTSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY ARTWORK | EPISODE 7: MARY BUCK LIGHTSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY Mary Buck is a photographer in the Atlanta area. She started doing photography workshops in 2003. She teaches about lighting both in person and online. She also runs a photography studio in Duluth. She has been published in magazines like Forbes. She is a very successful photographer in the scene today. A few of her strengths include lightscape photography, street photography, and nature photography.   Today Mike and Mary talk about the workshops that Mary instructs.   She talks about her immersive workshop. She says that she models the instruction after the language learning style of “immersion”. The workshop that she talks about in this podcast is her next one located in San Diego, California. She talks about how the city provides many different opportunities for all sorts of different styles of photography, from landscapes, wildlife, lifestyle, street, portrait, and action photography.     Mary shares a  few tips on street

Lou Freeman has worked as a photographer for Playboy, a high fashion photographer in Italy, and currently does a lot of portrait work around the Atlanta area. On this episode, Lou and Mike talk about her style and the workshops she instructs.    For more information on Lou, Mike, Fisheye Connect, or any of our photography workshops, check out these links.  Lou Freeman's Portfolio Fisheye Connect Lou's Workhops Mike Moreland's Portfolio

In this episode, Mike interviews nature photographer Rob Daughetry about his photography style and workshops that he teaches.    Don't forget to like, subscribe, and check out the links we have here to find more things that will blow your mind!     Mike's Website Rob's Portfolio Rob's Wildlife Workshop Photography Workshops

In this episode, we interviewed photographer Ian Spanier about his photographic style and upcoming workshop!    Don't forget to like, subscribe, and check out the links we have here to find more things that will blow your mind! Mike's Portfolio Information on Workshops Ian's Portfolio Ian's Workshop

In this episode, Mike interviews Christopher Marona, a photographer from Colorado that is well-known for his western styled photography and cowboy photography overnight workshops. They talk about Christopher's style, information about his workshops, and tips for you, the photographer! We hope you enjoy the show!    Don't forget to like, subscribe, and check out the links we have here to find more things that will blow your mind!   Mike's Website Workshop Information Christopher's Website

In this episode, Mike interviews Florida photographer Peggy Farren about her work and her workshops. We hope you enjoy the podcast and that you learned something!    Don't forget to like, subscribe, and check out all the links for some extras that will blow your mind!   Peggy's Website Peggy's Portfolio Mike's Website