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Exploring an abandoned sanitarium was the last thing on my list to do. Somehow, after avoiding it for almost 30 years, photography presented a reason to walk the halls of the decaying building that used to house people with tuberculosis. Watch The Full Visual Episode https://youtu.be/QmKBoRHe-QE YouTube www.youtube.com/bryonsummers www.SUMSBrand.com Use code 'SUMS' for 10% off your entire order www.BryonSummers.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

The first images I shot on my Fuji X100s was Bobby Shmurda. It was my first mirrorless camera and I almost missed my shot because I didn't fully charge the 3 batteries it came with! Here's the story behind the 3 photos I was able to capture.   Watch The Full Visual Episode https://youtu.be/wBsCDJ9CzSg YouTube www.youtube.com/bryonsummers www.SUMSBrand.com Use code 'SUMS' for 10% off your entire order  www.BryonSummers.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

After shooting the Taj Gibson Family day basketball event in 2019, I was looking forward to shooting NYC streetball this year. Unfortunately, just like all of the major sports, the Summer tournaments were shut down.  This set of images tells a story of a community coming together through sports and giving back. This was also my first streetball event.  Watch The Full Visual Episode https://youtu.be/TuzhumcthJw YouTube www.youtube.com/bryonsummers Equipment used Photos shot on Fuji x100s and Sony A7 Edited in Adobe Lightroom SUMSBrand.com Use code 'SUMS' for 10% off your entire order   BryonSummers.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

Sometimes you have to show the world before they believe it.    Gabe Stone Shayer is one of a handful of black dancers in the American Ballet Theater. He told me how hard it was for a black person to be cast for a prominent role like a prince. He was told that he did not look the part. So he got a little help from the legendary Dapper Dan of Harlem to make him look royal. Gabe would show up to the ABT fall Galla a king.   More about Gabe Stone Shayer www.instagram.com/gabestoneshayer Equipment used Photos shot on Fuji x100s and Sony A7 Edited in Adobe Lightroom SUMSBrand.com Use code 'SUMS' for 10% off your entire order   BryonSummers.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

This series originally aired on youtube but with quite a few requests, it’s here in podcast format. You can still watch the full visual series on my youtube.com/BryonSummers Full Visual Episode https://youtu.be/OD9vY9i1ecQ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

As a kid, my mother would read me bedtime stories, but my father would tell me exciting stories from his own childhood. They were action packed, almost unbelievable, and probably influenced my own rambunctious childhood. This particular story took place in Mt. Vernon, New York in the '60s and involved his brother Freddy, an abandoned car, and kid breaking in his new boots. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

In episode 6 of WGB, we vist Christina Bright at her home in Newark, NJ. We talk to Christina aka Chris Miss about what it is to be a creative in addtion to being a mom, actress, model, and influencer among the many other hats she wears. _ 
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Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Photographer Spotlight: Dawoud Bey Bey, born in New York in 1953 holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University School of Art and is currently Professor of Art and a Distinguished College Artist at Columbia College Chicago, where he has taught since 1998. but before all of that he credited a 1969, visit to the exhibition Harlem on My Mind at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for his determination to become an artist. Ten years later, in 1979 he exhibited his first one-person show at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Bey has held numerous exhibitions worldwide, at institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Barbican Centre in London, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art among many others. In 2012 the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago organized Dawoud Bey: Picturing People, a survey exhibition of his work from 1981-2012. Harlem, USA was published by Yale University Press in conjunction with the Art Institute of Chicago in May 2012, where the work was exhibited in its entirety for the first time since it was first shown at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1979. He recently completed a project with the Birmingham Museum of Art that commemorates the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project. Bey’s works are included in the permanent collections of numerous museums, both in the United States and abroad. In addition to his photographs, Bey’s writings have appeared in publications throughout Europe and the United States, including High Times Hard Times: New York Painting, 1967-1975, The Van DerZee Studio, and David Hammons: Been There Done That. He has curated a wide range of exhibitions at museums and institutions. For more on Dawoud Bey check out Rena Bransten Gallery dot com — Music:
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"Whats your lane? Is it sports? Its it portraits? Maybe its nature… Oh and thats just the overall genre. If you had to really specify what you shoot, what would it be? So not just sports… but which sport? Is it Hockey portraits? Maybe you have a passion for zoology and you’ve got a burning desire to document every living species of bird in North America. Now THATS a lane..." Website: www.BryonSummers.com www.
Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Photographer Spotlight: Roy DeCarava. Born December 9th,1919 in Harlem, Roy DeCarava would grow up to be a renowned master photographer. He began his career as a painter and later turned to photography by the 1940s. His photographs were initially used as references for what would eventually end up on the canvas as paintings but by 1952, DeCarava was all in. He embraced photography as his new medium and was even the 9th photographer to receive the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He considered his images artistic expressions - serious, artistic, and universally human. He worked for Columbia, Prestige, ABC Paramount, and Atlantic records as well as Sports Illustrated and Scientific American until the 1970s when he became a professor of art at Cooper Union. He’s received several honorary degrees from Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute of Art, The Parsons School of Design and the Art Institute of Boston for contributions to American Art. In addition to his many accolades, DeCarava was awarded the Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the National Arts Club and the Master of Photography Award of the International Center of Photography. In 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Art from the National Endowment for the Arts, presented by President George W. Bush. Decarava died of natural caused October 27, 2009. For more of Roy DeCarava visit http://decarava.org/ — Music:
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Who are you trying to impress? I’ve been extremely geeked about the success so far of the We Love You project. I’ve talked about it in almost every episode of Shooting with Shooters and of course posting flyers all over social media for every city we visited. The goal is to take a the individual portrait of 1000 Black men ranging from babies to great grandfathers. So far we’ve hit 4 cities and now have had over 500 participants. Rewind to earlier this year. A month before my 30th birthday. I’m packing up my Brooklyn apartment and getting ready to move back to Maryland. I’m moving back home… for 2nd time. 5 years prior, I had made a similar move from Norfolk, Virginia back home to regroup. It’s great to have family that lets you come back and embraces you… but at some point you start to feel like you failed. After all, you’re not following the expected path to adulthood. You graduate high school, go to college. Four years later you start your career and find a wife or a husband then start a family. You work for about 30 years retire and enjoy life as a grandparent after watching your own kids follow the same path to adulthood. … yea, that wasn't and still isn’t my path. Website: www.BryonSummers.com www.
Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Photographer Spotlight: Coreen Simpson — Music:
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In episode 3 of WGB, we visit Mike Meadows in Maryland on a stormy night and sip a few new beers. I got a chance to talk to Mike about some intense gigs and lessons learned from them in addition to exploring what his preferred genre of commercial photography requires. _ www.
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Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Photographer Spotlight: Jamel Shabazz Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Shabazz started documenting friends and peers at the age of 15. Shabazz’s work in the 1980s covered the fashion, lifestyle, environment, and social conditions of African Americans. He’s noted as a pioneer of street photography and is responsible for hundreds if not thousands of images at the beginning of the hip hop era. You can find his work in over 5 books compiled with collections of curated images in addition to collaborative projects. To date, Shabazz has taught with the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Bronx Museum, The International Center of Photography, and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Expanding the Walls Project. For more on Jamel Shabazz, visit JamelShabazz.com and watch for a quick reference to his work in episode 2 of Luke Cage on Netflix. — Music:
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In episode 2 of WGB, we visit Antwon Maxwell in DC. He started his photography career in Korea shooting fashion. Since then he's moved back to the states and has been working on perfecting his craft. _ website: www.AntwonMaxwellPhotography.com www.
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Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Photographer Spotlight: James Van Der Zee — Music:
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In this 1st episode of season 2, we sit down with Brian Freeman (@TheRealBFree IG) in Largo, Maryland and talk about photographer health, how he got into photography, workspace setup and brand loyalty, and salesman mentality. We also introduce a new segment for season 2! _ website: www.BFree.co www.
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Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Photographer Spotlight: Gordon Parks, Known for his images of Harlem gangs, civil rights leaders, and work with publications such as Life magazine is a iconic name in the world of photography. Parks, who was born in Kansas, November 30th, 1912 His work covered American culture from the 1940s up until the early 2000s focusing on race, poverty, civil rights, and urban life. He bought his first camera at a pawn shop as a young man and taught himself the craft. Parks landed a job with the Farm Security Administration capturing the nation’s social conditions. After the FSA closed, Parks began to freelance working for fashion magazines, and eventually became the first African American staff photographer for Life Magazine after a photo essay about a Harlem gang leader. In his 20 years at Life, Parks photographed celebrities and political figures like Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Stockily Carmichael to name a few. Today it’s almost impossible to think about the American civil rights movement and not come across one of Park’s images. He’s also know as an author as well as the first African American to write and direct a Hollywood feature with his film, The Learning Tree followed by his 1971 film, Shaft. Parks died March 7th 2006 but his work can be found in numerous books and ongoing exhibitions in museums around the world. For more information about Gordon Parks, visit GorfonParksFoundation.org — Music:
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In this episode, we discuss a few misused phrases and preventing your friends (and yourself) from sounding crazy. "We all have areas of expertise or at least a thing or two we may know better than someone else - even if it’s the grammatical difference between their, there, and they’re ..."  Website: www.BryonSummers.com  Blow up vs Enlarge This one is common. If you blew an image up, it would no longer exist… because you destroyed it - being blown up and all. If you’re looking to make an image bigger, you mean to enlarge it. Although you’ll hear it said a lot, once you think about it, it’s actually quite clear. Really, what sense does it make to blow an image up? Is it a balloon? Nope. But, if you had a negative and were in a darkroom creating prints, you would use an enlarger to do so. Crop in vs Crop “Crop” implies that you’re removing an unwanted outer area of an image. Therefore, when someone suggests you “crop them in” a photo, they’re asking an impossible task. They may actually be thinking of the many capabilities you have when using Adobe Photoshop. It’s pretty common for someone who is not familiar with your area of expertise to know one overarching tool to program and abuse that term when attempting to relate to what you do. When this happens, don’t be a jerk about it - but seize this opportunity to provide a quick lesson. “Oh, well if I crop, you won’t be in the image. I think you mean add you in the photo, right?” You don’t have to say that exact phrase but find your smooth, subtle, or even quirky way to pass on some knowledge. Just don’t be rude about it. Portrait vs Self Portrait This one is simple. A portrait can be of anyone. A SELF-portrait has 2 requirements: 1) It needs to be a portrait of YOU. 2) It needs to be created by YOU. So if someone takes your picture, that my friend, is a portrait. True, it is of you, but YOU didn’t do it yourself. Apply this logic to biography and autobiography - autobiography being your life story written by you and a biography being just a life story about anyone, written by anyone.  Fun link http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/25-common-words-that-youve-got-wrong.html Book
 Complete Photography by National Geographic Music:
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When it comes to getting things done, for some people, just going out and winging it might work. In this episode, we go over a few was to plan and scout for your next shoot. PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS https://www.eventbrite.com/e/were-getting-better-photography-workshop-with-bryon-summers-tickets-23211432018 ****NEWSLETTER LINK**** eepurl.com/bPhpLz ************************** Website: www.BryonSummers.com www.
Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Phocabulary:
 Scrim Translucent materials such as plastics or cloth places between the light source ad the subject to diffuse the light — Tech Briefs Adobe Camera Raw 9.5 is here and the user interface is up to date! The newest version of Camera Raw no longer looks like you’re using Photoshop 5. They’ve ditched the ugly white box and have upgraded to the current charcoal gray aesthetic. Users should be happy and more likely to use the program now that it actually looks like a part of the current Creative Suite. You can download version 9.5 now in Photoshop CC and Creative Cloud. — Book
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In this episode, we revisit a metaphor that James Anthony suggested in episode 006 Comparing your career path to a marathon.  www.BryonSummers.com  Phocabulary:
 Artifact A visible defect in a digital image, produced by the electronic imaging process. Tech Briefs http://www.parachut.co Book
 The Creative Fight: Create Your Best Work and Live the Life You Imagine 1st Edition by Chris Orwig Music:
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In this episode, we talk to, musician, DJ, actor, model, and photographer, The Josh Craig about balancing multiple talents and staying on the grind.  www.TheJoshCraig.com 
Instagram.com/TheJoshCraig  www.BryonSummers.com Phocab Short Lighting Lighting a portrait subject so that the main illumination falls on the side of the face turned away from the camera. Makes the face appear narrower. Also called narrow lighting. _ Tech Briefs This week in Tech Briefs, Profotos drops a Collapsible Beautify Dish. The OCF Beauty Dish is a collapsible 24-inch beauty dish that you can use with the Profit B1 and B2 heads. Since the dish is soft and capable of breaking down, it’s also very convenient to pack and travel with. The modifier offers the same high-quality light you’ll get from a standard dish and seems to be the move for portability since it only weighs about 1.3 pounds. In addition to the packing perks, you don’t have to worry about denting an awkward piece of equipment. The OCF Beauty Dish is available in silver and white and comes with a deflector plate, front diffuser, carrying case, and requires a speed ring. You can take advantage of Profoto’s special offer now and get a free Beauty Dish when you buy a B1 or B2 light.  Source: https://fstoppers.com/gear/profoto-releases-collapsible-beauty-dish-118997  http://www.bhphotovideo.com  Book Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs of People By Henry Carroll Music: The Josh Craig @TheJoshCraig KB @push-music --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

"I owe you an apology. As a producer of content, I should have shows lined up. Episodes on deck. You know… at least 1 in the chamber… well more than one but you get what I saying." In this episode we talk about procrastination and scheduling and ways to stay ahead of the game. ****NEWSLETTER LINK**** eepurl.com/bPhpLz ************************** Website: www.BryonSummers.com www.
Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Phocabulary:
 Stop 1) Originally, the plates with holes that were used as apertures in early optical experiments. 2) A measure of change in exposure. One stop is a change in exposure by a factor of two. Opening up one stop means doubling the exposure. Closing down one stop means halving the exposure. — Tech Briefs If you shoot with a Nikon D750 you may have been experiencing a flare banding issue or possibly a shutter issue. Nikon has issued a service advisory stating that they’ve received indications from users that the when photographing a scene with a bright light source like the sun or high intensity lighting, at a certain position along the top border of the frame, flare with an unnatural shape sometimes occurs in the the images captured with D750 DSLR camera. Now this isn’t the first advisoryl on this particular model. The original shutter advisory was found in cameras manufactured between October and November of 2014 but the recent issues have been found in one made from December 2014 to June 2015. To find out if you’re D750 may be affected check the show notes for a link to Nikon’s Service Advisory page. You’ll need to enter the serial number and if you’re eligible for repair, the site will collect your info, provide you with a printable UPS label and you can send out your camera body asap. http://www.nikonusa.com/en/service-and-support/service-advisories/i4xzkqns/Technical-Service-Advisory-for-Users-of-the-Nikon-D750.html — Book
 Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (The 99U Book Series) By Jocelyn K. Glei Music:
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In this episode, we talk to artist, Austin Willis about his personal inspirations and how he got into merging design with photos. ****NEWSLETTER LINK**** eepurl.com/bPhpLz ************************** www.VisualsbyWillis.com Instagram.com/VisualsbyWillis www.BryonSummers.com
Instagram.com/WereGettingBetter — Phocabulary Vignetting The blocking of image-forming light around the edges of the image in a specific pattern. This can be done intentionally for aesthetic reasons, or may happen accidentally when the wrong lens shade or filters are attached to a lens. Source: Photography Second Edition By Bruce Warren — Tech briefs Lightroom on Android 2.0 has made it possible to shoot and edit RAW images. Yes you heard that right, you can now shoot raw on your smartphone. Now when you use Lightroom’s built-in camera app, you’ll see a 6th icon on the row of camera functions directly above the shutter release button. Located on the far right and clearly labeled “RAW”. The editing functions are the same but of course since these are now RAW images, the capabilities are broader and non destructive. Meaning you can always go back to the original file if need be. So Android smartphone users rejoice… In the meantime, I’ll be waiting for the iPhone upgrade. Source: http://petapixel.com/2016/02/22/lightroom-android-2-0-worlds-first-end-end-mobile-raw-app/ — Book/film Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People In this film, director Thomas Allen Harris explores how photography has both positively and negatively affected Black Americans. The film covers photography of slaves portrayed as less than human all the way to present day images that instill a sense of self worth and humanity. Definitely a great documentary and historical reference filled with Black photographers and imagery. -- Music: KB @push-music --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

In this episode, we talk about acknowledging praise, gratitude for exposure, and reaching out for more.  www.BryonSummers.com
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 Pull To overexpose and decrease the amount of development of a roll of film, for an apparent decrease in film speed. (Less contrast. Less grain.) Push To underexpose and increase the amount of development of a roll of film, for an apparent increase in film speed. (More contrast. More grain.) Source: Photography Second Edition By Bruce Warren — Tech Briefs Panasonic released the new Lumix GF8, a follow-up to last year’s the GF7. The GF8 is a mirrorless camera geared toward selfies, with even more selfie-focused features than its predecessor.

The GF8 is almost identical to the GF7 with a 16MP CMOS sensor, a Venus Engine image processor, a 3.0-inch 1.04M-dot touchscreen tilt LCD, and built-in Wi-Fi. The difference is in the upgrades - new software features. Pretty much a firmware upgrade. The camera has a new beauty retouch capability to apply virtual make-up while reviewing and editing your photos in-camera. Aesthetic Retouch can apply various effects to a face, including clearing up skin texture, digital facelifts, whitening the teeth, and more. Make-up Retouch lets you choose foundation color, lip color, cheek color, and eye-shadow. The Panasonic GF8 will be available in silver, brown, pink, and orange. Check back with F-Stoppers for pricing and availability but note that Panasonic currently doesn’t plan to release the camera in the United States.  Source: http://petapixel.com/2016/02/15/the-panasonic-gf8-is-basically-a-selfie-crazy-gf7/  Book
 2016 Photographer’s Market: How and Where to Sell Your Photography 39th Edition
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In this episode, we talk about lessons learned from a few years of shooting, learning, and building a career in photography.  www.BryonSummers.com  Phocabulary: Tonal Value The visual perception of the luminance of a specific area in a subject or the reflectance of an area in a print (lightness and darkness).  Source: Photography Second Edition By Bruce Warren Tech Briefs Source: https://fstoppers.com/news/adobe-releases-bridge-cc-62-offers-useful-new-features-113949 Book What The Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell -- Music: KB @push-music --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support