Brooklyn Photo Works

The Machine is an ongoing discussion about the business of Photography, Filmmaking, Podcasting and Music featuring me, Adam Lerner, and my good buddy Larry Milburn. USE CODE ADAM at http://squarespace.com/adam to get 10% OFF. In Episode 003, we mostly talk about contracts, copyrights and image usage.  With digital photography and social media, clients want unlimited usage of imagery but no longer want to pay for that privilege.  As photographers, we've had to adjust to that as there is no longer exclusivity.   We also talk about having a strategy for backing up and restoring your data and files on your computer.  My laptop died and I didn't really suffer because everything was backed up or on the cloud and easy to restore.   00:01:00  Westcott Flex LED Mat 00:10:44  TimeMachine, DropBox, iCloud:  What is Your Recovery Plan? 00:16:36  Things Are Going To Happen:  Back Up Your Data 00:18:40  Insure Your Gear:  Don't Expect Your Friends To Replace It 00:27:55  Licensing Your Photos / Bullshit Contracts 00:34:43

Max Hazan of Hazan Motorworks builds one-of-a-kind motorcycles. They're art pieces. So much so that a couple of his bikes are on their way to an art gallery in Switzerland for an upcoming show. Max custom fabricates just about every component of his motorcycles, starting with a motor that often inspires the direction of the build. USE CODE ADAM at http://squarespace.com/adam to get 10% OFF. I did a photo shoot of Max with his one-of-a-kind Harley Ironhead and afterwards, we sat down for a candid conversation about his mentality when it comes to building bikes and how he got into building bikes. The motorcycle he talks about in this video started as a Royal Enfield Bullet 500, and as you'll see and hear, he completely customized everything about it. This is a rare opportunity to get inside the head of a true artist and understand the motivation and process behind building epic and unique motorcycles. Even though Max builds his motorcycles to be fully functional, but he prefers they be treated as art. Follow me

The Machine is an ongoing discussion about the business of Photography, Filmmaking, Podcasting and Music featuring me, Adam Lerner, and my good buddy Larry Milburn. USE CODE ADAM at http://squarespace.com/adam to get 10% OFF. In Episode 002, we talk about how art and creative pursuits influence content creation, Film is Not Dead:  Kodak reintroduces Ektachrome, the mentality of slowing down, our favorite lenses, the power of NO, should you go to college to study photography or film. Download the Podcast of Episode 002 00:01:30 Music is my first language 00:05:30 Art influences content creation 00:06:00 Kodak reintroducing Ektachrome 00:09:50 Using film to emulate a certain look 00:14:00 Film is not dead 00:17:52 Does shooting film make you a better photographer / filmmaker? 00:21:38 Slow the fuck down, Cuba Mini Portfolio  00:25:30 Whats your favorite lens? 00:28:42 Shoutout to Vegans! 00:31:25 Turning Down Work: What are you Crazy? 00:35:07 The Triangle points of taking a job 00:38:00 Don’t take things perso

It's a New Year and here's a New Show, The Machine. The Machine is an ongoing discussion about the business of Photography, Filmmaking, Podcasting and Music featuring me, Adam Lerner, and my good buddy Larry Milburn. USE CODE ADAM at http://squarespace.com/adam to get your 14 day FREE Trial. In Episode 001, we talk about Getting Organized During Downtime, The Best Use of Gear and Getting Rid of Gear we don't need, Building Your Kit vs Booking Personal Work, Setting Up and Organizing Your Business and Building and Updating Your Website. 00:00:39 Get Organized During Downtime 00:03:43 Have I Used That Thing? 00:04:48 Joe Bonamassa https://youtu.be/ctx86V-GI8A 00:05:06 Speaking Of Gear 00:06:56 Adam’s Favorite New Gear of 2016 00:09:39 e3supplyco Camera Strap https://e3motorcycles.com/collections/camera-straps 00:14:45 Larry’s Kit 00:20:34 Know Your Gear 00:26:48 Build Your Kit or Book Personal Work? 00:29:00 New Years Resolutions are Bullshit: Setting Goals 00:33:58 Roadie Free Radio http://www.roadiefreeradio

Join the discussion I have with Calgary photograher, Ryan HK.  Ryan is a commercial photographer in Calgary, Alberta Canada and shoots everything from Architecture to Portraits.  We both share a passion for fast shiny bits, namely motorcycles and aren't afraid to get our hands dirty turning wrenches.  We both shoot a Hasselblad H3DII-31 and appreciate the merits of Medium Format Digital.  Ryan is a no BS guys and tells it like it is.  In this podcast we discuss everything from getting jobs, to dealing with clients to gear and workflow and a whole lot in between.  We both love lighting and strive to achieve good lighting in our imagery.  Ryan balances his commercial work by doing creative shoots whenever possible.  I recommend you take a look at Ryan's 500px to check out some of that work. Follow me on YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter Get on the mailing list Help support the show by using this link on Amazon USE CODE ADAM at http://squarespace.com/adam to get 10% OFF. Check out the FroKnowsPhoto Flash Guide

I met Barry Yanowitz a few years ago thru Flickr and a local group of Brooklyn photographers.  Barry's work thru that time has always been inspirational to me thru his ode to the greatest city on earth, New York City, and the people that he seems to magically capture in his photos.   Barry exercises extreme patience.  He scopes his locations and makes a point to return when the light is just right.  He waits for those decisive moments where there's just enough to add to his photograph that takes it from good to great.  He understands composition and loves the interplay with lines, shapes, shadows, light and reflections.  He's also not afraid to shoot in the extreme cold or rain.  A native of Coney Island, much of Barry's work is in and around that part of Brooklyn, however he's got a bit of a love affair with New York City and it's diverse neighborhoods, which he exhaustively and beautifully documents in what are times tributes and odes to places that time's forgotten.  Please enjoy this fascinating conversat

I had the great pleasure of chatting with fine-art, fashion photographer, Natalie Dybisz aka Miss Aniela via Skype from across the pond.  I first discovered Natalie's work about a year and a half ago thru her Flickr stream which is filled with amazingly intricate self-portraiture with a twist in addition to her newer fashion experience work.  Her imagery takes on an other-worldly look and feel that beside the obvious beauty, leaves a lot to the imagination.   Natalie's developed her signature style thru Miss Aniela.  Her work features beautiful and elaborate visual landscapes involving the human form in what looks to be a theatrical backdrop.  Her images blend the real with the surreal, and at times the fluidity of the two are seamless.  One really needs to do a double take to fully immerse themselves in her images.  There is also a painterly feel to the images - a softness and subtlety that can only be achieved by someone who carefully attends to their craft in the post process. Please enjoy this fascinating