Thursday, August 27, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | Basic vs. Advanced Techniques



























Piggybacking off a question from our Periscope experiment, we explore some ideas and philosophies behind basic and advanced techniques as it pertains to fashion photography. This is our first Periscope podcast. Hope to see you all on Periscope again soon!


Tuesday, August 25, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | What is the Matrix?




Morpheus: What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain. Do drugs take you out of the Matrix or do they put you in the Matrix? 


Thursday, August 20, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | Educator versus Dream Killer (Part II)




























Some people have it and some people don't. Should you encourage those who obviously don't have it to pursue a dream that might lead to their ultimate demise? We live in a culture where we tell people to "follow their dreams" but is it responsible for an educator to encourage a student to chase a ghost when he/she knows the student could find greater success and subsequent happiness elsewhere?


Monday, August 17, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | Educator versus Dream Killer






Some people have it and some people don't. Should you encourage those who obviously don't have it to pursue a dream that might lead to their ultimate demise? We live in a culture where we tell people to "follow their dreams" but is it responsible for an educator to encourage a student to chase a ghost when he/she knows the student could find greater success and subsequent happiness elsewhere?

Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com

Friday, August 14, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | Lions Rednecks Pirates Oh My! (Part II)






Keith and I pretty much argue the merit of social media and its effects on society, progression, and how accurate it is in its reflection of people as a whole. If it sounds like we're arguing it's because we are arguing. We don't just talk about lions, rednecks, and pirates. We talk about guns, transsexuals, gays, religion and politics.

Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com

Thursday, August 13, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | Lions Rednecks Pirates Oh My!




























Keith and I pretty much argue the merit of social media and its effects on society, progression, and how accurate it is in its reflection of people as a whole. If it sounds like we're arguing it's because we are arguing. We don't just talk about lions, rednecks, and pirates. We talk about guns, transsexuals, gays, religion and politics.

Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com

Thursday, August 6, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | The Boat and the Model (part III) / The Human Element / Conclusions





I was originally going to title this podcast, "Robots, Dreams and Self-Discovery" but I realized that this conversation was an extension of the previous two podcasts and should therefore be part of the series.
In this podcast we use elements of Ex Machina to explore the human element of model photography and dig deeper into the self-discovery for photographers and why I couldn't do this without live models.

Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | The Boat and the Model (part II) / Is Talking Really Necessary?






The followup to the Boat and the Model. I give Keith a complete analysis of my shoot and what I just learned. Is small-talk really necessary? Could I get better pictures without having to engage in small-talk with the model? What would happen if I didn't talk to the model at all?

Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | The Boat and the Model (part I)





Keith and I discuss "The Boat Shoot" and also the shoots we've observed recently at our studio and also the shoot I'm about to do in about an hour.
Specifically we talk about how photographers behave with the models and delve into model photography psychology.



Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com

Monday, August 3, 2015

L U C I M A | Podcast | Fashion Nudity




Keith asks me questions regarding fashion nudity vs. glamour and what they mean for photographers. If I sound slightly annoyed, you're not imagining things.
We reference the profile picture in podcast but unfortunately it's cropped as a square here. Here's the original image:https://instagram.com/p/490NUREwsV/?taken-by=charleslucima



Charles LUCIMA: http://www.lucima.com