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The daily photo podcast goes a little more on brand today although we think it's a great listen for all flavours, in terms of understanding what the camera companies are doing at this time for their customers. Andreas Georghiades the Marketing Manager for Fujifilm UK takes questions that you wrote in with. Also a throw forward to a second special tomorrow as we speak to 'our man' in Manila, photographer Gary Tyson.

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I got a chance to catch up with busy travel photographer Efrain Padro, at a recent workshop for Great Escapes travel publishing in down town Los Angeles, Ca. Mr. Padro was speaking at a working seminar about travel photography. Visit his site at: www.padroimages.com Listen to his tips and ideas on how to get your travel photos published. How to attract attention to yourself with art directors and other agencies. What type of camera gear he packs for his assignments. Padró Images is a stock and assignment travel photography business based in the Denver/Boulder Area, Colorado. He specializes in travel, nature and architectural subjects. His stock collection includes images of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Argentina, Belgium, Chile, India, The Netherlands, Morocco, Perú, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, and other locations. He founded Padró Images in 1999 and became a full time photographer in 2003, after almost 20 years of practicing law. His work has appeared in Conde Nast, Travel + Leisure, Architectural Digest, Frommer’s Budget Travel, Geographic Expeditions Catalogs, Outdoor Photographer, Photo Life (Canada), Bienvenidos Magazine (Puerto Rico), New Mexico Magazine, Texas Journey, Colorado State Vacation Guide, Santa Fean Magazine, as well as calendars, web sites, and many other publications. He is the author of The Photographer's Guide to New Mexico, and was the lead photographer for Frommer’s Puerto Rico Day by Day travel guide.

Listen to four different photographers sharing their views on where to find photography information. Photography schools, online help or courses. Why they want to work in photography. Get new information and ideas on education resources near you. Hear some of the obstacles and challenges in becoming more proficient in the field of photography. Also learn about Artistic or Technical photographers personalities. Why we need to blend the two skills together.

Have you ever lost your photos from a hard drive failure? Did you know how you would recover your lost data. This is where DriveSafers comes in. They can restore your lost files. They have been doing this for over 25 years. Recently DriveSafers have partnered with Scott Kelby of Kelby1 to provide this service to the thousands of members using the Kelby1 training. Listen to how they saved a very well known TV show writer, who lost several episodes of a hit show due to hardware failure. Hint: Simpson's. They can help you too. www.drivesafers.com Toll Free: 800.440.1904, Available 24/7, 365 days.

Win, win a free ticket to the Bigphotoshow at the LA Convention Center, May 17th, & 18th 2014. All you have to do is email your request to phototalkpodcast@gmail.com and receive one free entry to the show. This is a $27.00 value, just by emailing. The first 5 emails will receive a free ticket to the show. The email will have a link and a promo code: "PhotoTalk" Its as easy as that to receive your free Bigphotoshow ticket. While there stop by and talk to me and tell me about your Bigphoto show experience. See you soon Anthony Feliciano, Host, PhotoTalk

Justin Staley representative from FujiFilm talks about the new products that Fuji is rolling out. Fujifilm-Mini 90 & INSTAX 210 Instant Photo Camera, and several of the "X" series camera bodies. The Mini 90 & Instax 201 cameras, generates an instant print in 90 seconds. The newest Fuji flagship camera body, the FUJIFILM X-T1, retails for $1300 USD. Has a EVF, with less lag and easily keeps up with the subject at hand. Look for rebates on most camera bodies. Also new is the “SHARE” the Memories from Your Smartphone with “instax SHARE” Printer. 3 Easy Steps Shoot with a smartphone. Send via the app. Download Fujifilm's instax SHARE application. Print anytime, anywhere. Make copies with the REPRINT button. All products available at most online retailers. Link to: www.fujifilm.com for more details.

Listen to the "Women In Photography Panel", Elizabeth, Janis, Yvette, and Alma, on the behind the scenes opinions of the differences between men & women in photography. After the Mic was suppose to be turned off, the women added more details on the differences on how men see things, and behave for the camera. Are men inherently more difficult or are women more cooperative in front of the camera. Do men make good subjects or not. Learn the details on this 'BONUS' episode.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to photograph "Trail Lights". You know those great photos of color lights in street traffic. Listen to our guest speaker Bob LaRock explain how easy it is to make colorful images of your night time skies and other objects. Hear about what camera settings you need to have. What basic equipment to use. This can even be done with a "point and shoot" camera. Bob LaRock website: www.imagealchemyonline.com

The advance photography class reviews "photography terms". Hear the most common digital photography terms and their definitions. Get to know terminology that will help you gain confidence when using your DSLR. Repeat the broadcast as many times as you need to get familiar with today's camera terminology.