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Tamron Recipes - Great "Chefs" in Photography

2/19/2019

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"What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: 
Chose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of a team."

B.F. Fairless
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Welcome back to Tamron Recipes. I know I'm dating myself to use an expression like this, but my co-host Chamira Young and I are having a blast with this new series and we so appreciate the nice feedback. Comparing talented artists/photographers to great chefs is so accurate. Each image truly is a feast for our eyes and often hearts. (Sorry, it's hard not to drop a pun in now and then!)  
 
All of us use or hear the word recipe every day, most of the time in reference to either food or success. Our guest on this new podcast is Jonathan Thorpe, and if this were an episode of "Iron Chef" he'd be one of the resident Iron Chef's standing next to Bobby Flay and Michael Simon in Kitchen Stadium. 

Jonathan shares a lot of great insight into his passion for the craft and his journey into the business of being a successful professional photographer. Listening to the podcast above you'll pick up on his love for imaging almost immediately. 

​Jonathan is the ultimate storyteller, sharing images that have us looking into each photograph rather than just at them, and the SP 45mm is one of his favorite go-to lenses.

His recipe for the initial image, shared last week, was captured with Tamron's SP 45mm F.1.8 Di VC USD lens and a Canon 5D Mark IV.  Tamron Recipes always comes in two parts, first with a great image and then the story behind the photograph as well as the "chef." 


Jonathan's first recipe in the Tamron Kitchen is just a click away.  And check out the SP 45mm lens with a click on the thumbnail above, which is also included in Tamron's New Year Savings program going on through March 2, 2019. Just click on the banner below.

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More Images From Jonathan Thorpe's Archives

Jonathan's ability to tell a story with just one image comes shining through with each photograph in his galleries. Take the time to check out his work, because we could only share a few of our favorites here. He's a "chef" who clearly has fun with every project. And, if you're headed to WPPI at the end of this month, he'll be speaking in the Tamron booth, #335. 

​ Jonathan needs to be on your radar. Click on any of his images below to visit his website. 
Images copyright Jonathan Thorpe. All rights reserved.
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Tamron Recipes: Photography with Jonathan Thorpe

2/12/2019

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Image copyright Jonathan Thorpe. All rights reserved.
by Skip Cohen

​The word recipe is used over and again in so many conversations and often beyond food. We've all heard it in reference to business models and especially "the recipe for success."  
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What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients:
chose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of a team.
B.F. Fairless
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Welcome back to Tamron Recipes! This is our second in the series, and we're sharing the ingredients for great photography, and combining imaging with success by one of the finest "chefs" in the industry.

Jonathan Thorpe joins us, and he lives by the quote above from Ben Fairless:  Jonathan loves the career path he's chosen. He never compromises on anything but the best, and his creativity never slows down, capturing images that always tell a story.  And, without question, he's part of a remarkable team, the Tamron family.

About the Image and the SP 45mm lens: The image was created/captured in the local backyard of a friend's home. On the upcoming podcast, you'll hear Jonathan refer to the SP 45mm as one of his favorite "go to" lenses.

About "Chef" Jonathan:  Getting to know Jonathan started with the Tamron Image Masters many years ago.  There’s always more to his images than just a great photograph – he’s the ultimate storyteller, often sharing images that leave us looking into them, not just at them.  He's a commercial and advertising photographer out of the D.C. area, but I'm not sure there's anything he can't photograph, and always with the passion that's become his signature.

Jonathan never slows down in making photography "fun," both from the capture side as well as viewing. "Fun" is one of those words so often lost in business today, but he never disappoints. His tagline of a photographer, director, gentlemen says it all.
 
​There's a lot of Jonathan's work in the SCU archives. He needs to be on your radar. Just click on his image above to visit his website. And, you'll often find him speaking in the Tamron USA booth at the various conventions!

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Ingredients
​Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD
Lighting: Four lights on the kids and monster with a key light being a Photek Softlighter. Two parabolics for back ground, and one directly behind the monster. Another strobe in the tent, and one near the fire to put the warm look on their faces. There was also a fog machine running.
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The Recipe 
Specs: f4 @ 1/30 ISO 160 
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On my bucket list of things to do in photography is someday being a crew member on one of Jonathan's shoots. His ability to tell a story isn't always limited to the final image. He's a team player and I loved this shot of the whole crew when it was all over!

Assistant: Erich Morse
Monster: Helen Bloom
Additional Makeup: Joan Jones
Costume: FXCA Studios
Location Owner: Brad Masters


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Stay tuned - there's a lot more coming this year from the "Tamron Kitchen." And, if you'd like more information about this remarkable new lens, just click on the banner below.
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Tamron Recipes: Great "Chefs" in Photography

2/5/2019

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"What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: 
Chose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of a team."

B.F. Fairless
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​Welcome to Part II of our new Tamron Recipes series. We're sharing the ingredients for great photography and combining imaging and success by some of the finest "chefs" in the industry but in a new podcast. 

On January 21, working with the team at Tamron, we launched a fun new feature from the Tamron Kitchen. We're sharing some terrific recipes every month.

We've all heard the word "recipe" over and again, most of the time about either food or success.  And, having fun with the popularity of reality food shows, we're talking with some of the finest "chefs" in contemporary photography.

We want to go beyond their recipes for photography.  They're sharing insight into their passion for the craft and their journey into the business of being a successful professional photographer. 

​David Akoubian joined us in the first post, with his recipe for a stunning image from the Tetons captured with Tamron's SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 lens and a Nikon D850.  Now he's back with a terrific podcast and talking about his career, his love for the outdoors and insight to help you look at your own journey as an artist.

David's first recipe shared in the Tamron Kitchen is just a click away. The two images below were also captured with the SP 24-70mm lens. 

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Images copyright David Akoubian. All rights reserved.
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More Images From David Akoubian's Archives

Although David's core passion is about the outdoors with landscape and wildlife, there's probably nothing he hasn't photographed. His diversity in his galleries, which we talked a little about in the podcast, is a demonstration of his passion for the craft. From macro to critters and portraits, he's a "chef" who needs to be on your radar. Click on any of his images to visit Bear Woods Photography.

And, when you visit David's website make sure you follow his blog. He's always sharing great images and information to help you raise the bar on your skill set!
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Tamron Recipes: Photography with David Akoubian

1/21/2019

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Over the years we've all heard the word "recipe" over and again, most of the time in relation to either food or success.  B. F. Fairless, a 20th Century American steel executive wrote:
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: chose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of a team.
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Welcome to Tamron Recipes where we're sharing the ingredients for great photography and combining imaging and success by some of the finest "chefs" in the industry.

​David Akoubian joins us in this first episode, and following B.F. Fairless's lead:  He's chosen a career path he loves; always gives it his best; he rarely slows down seizing/capturing incredible images and without question he's part of remarkable team, the Tamron family.

About the Image and the 24-70mm lens: The image was captured around 6:00 am just as the sun was coming up. We talked with David about this image and photographing in the Grand Tetons.

Early morning photography: We had such a beautiful majestic landscape, why not capture it in the very best light?
The Tamron 24-70mm lens: The focal length of this lens is perfect and the sharpness is unmatched.
The Grand Tetons: Looking back at my career as a "chef" - this is one my favorite "kitchens" to work in.  My Dad took me there in 1976 and every trip back has been a memory-maker.
About "Chef" David: Based out of Jasper, Georgia, Bear Woods Photography is all about David's love for photography, education and travel. Living in the mountains of North Georgia with his wife Evelyn, they're in an area they named Bear Woods.

​We've shared
a lot of David's work and videos over the years here at SCU. He definitely needs to be on your radar. Just click on his image above to visit his website and don't forget to check out his workshop schedule. You'll never be disappointed in a class with David!
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Ingredients
Lens: Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Camera: Nikon D850
Location: Schwabacker's Landing, Grand Teton National Park

The Recipe
Focal Length: 24mm
Exposure Mode: Manual  
Specs: f8 @ 1/13 ISO 64

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Click to listen to the all new Tamron Podcast with "Chef" David.

Stay tuned - there's a lot more coming this year from the "Tamron Kitchen." And, if you'd like more information about this remarkable new G2 lens, just click on the banner below.
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