Roundtable: "Ring Eclipse" with Christy Turner and Jeff Sullivan

Welcome to the Photofocus Roundtable Podcast, where each month, our panel discusses some current trends and topics on our minds. This month, we are joined by Christy Turner and Jeff Sullivan where we talk about new AI elements in Adobe's software, photography mistakes to avoid, and building on the eclipses happening this week and next year.

Thank you to Photomatix for sponsoring. You can try the original application for High Dynamic Range Photography for free.

YouTube recommendations

We all learn from the internet these days. We used to say that if you want to learn something, Google it. Now, we say YouTube it. So, what is a great YouTube channel that you like to learn from? What you would recommend to our listeners?

• Rob's Recommendation: Real Estate Photography by Rob Moroto
• Ron's Recommendation: Totality Town
• Jeff's Recommendation: NASA JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) produces a monthly "What's Up?"  video, noting skywatching/astrophotography opportunities for that month
• Christy's Recommendation: Star Talk with Neil Degrasse Tyson

Show notes

• Eclipsophile has data and maps:  2024
• Eclipsophile has data and maps:  2026
• Use coupon code "Photofocus" for a discount on Rob's course

About your hosts

Great Basin School of Photography co-founder Jeff Sullivan was the winner of the 2011 International Astronomy Photographer of the Year "People and Space" special prize. A dark sky advocate and avid time-lapse astrophotographer, his webite is ranked as a "Top 30 Astrophotography Blog." Author of the 320-page guidebook "Photographing California Vol. 2 - South," he has been named a "Top 100 Travel Photographer in the World." Jeff entered the field of digital imaging in 1984, while earning his Computer Science degree from U.C. Berkeley.

• Website: www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/JeffSullivanPhotography
• FB Page: www.facebook.com/JeffSullivanPhotographyWorkshops/
• Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/
• Twitter/X: @JeffSullPhoto, @DSLRastronomy
• Instagram: @greatbasinschoolofphotography
• BlueSky:  jeffsullivan.bsky.social
• Threads: @greatbasinschoolofphotography

NASA Citizen scientist &  IT consultant Christy Turner has a love for the night skies, weather, nature and people. Internationally published writer and content creator, Christy deeply  enjoys telling the fascinating stories behind the photos.  Her photo of the aurora from an airplane in 2014 landed her on CNN, and Christy completed a certificate from University of Calgary in Integrated Digital Media in 2022.  She has traveled to 74 countries and in 2018 was chosen to photograph a biodynamic wine harvest at Chateau Pontet Canet in Bordeaux, France.  From weddings in South Africa to elopements in Bragg Creek, Alberta, Christy loves to travel, stare at the skies, and be behind her Nikon.

• Adobe Profile: https://indd.adobe.com/view/cd805be2-4970-4afa-b5fe-99a3a451a7d1
• NASA Science Profile: https://science.nasa.gov/people/christy-turner/
• Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA4cFTuroramedia.pro
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN8M3YNiP-yZ8LCyI7RCYlQ
• Twitter/X and IG: @aurorachaseryyc

Ron Pepper is a Bay Area photographer specializing in 360° panoramic images for businesses, destinations, homes, schools and more. He's a LinkedIn Learning author, mentor and trainer. You can follow him on his website or Instagram.

Rob Moroto is a commercial photographer based in Vancouver Island. From homes to people to businesses, Rob loves showing a different perspective through his lens. He sees depth in every person and every object, no matter how plain they may seem. You can follow him on his website or at CalgaryPhotos.ca.