BRYON

BRYON

From the creator of We’re Getting Better and Shooting With Shooters, we present BRYON – a self-titled podcast channel. Listen to archived episodes of WGB and current shows. Subscribe for more creative, personal, and career-related shows coming soon.

Episodes

February 17, 2021 8 mins

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.

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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.  

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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. 

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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. &...

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January 28, 2021 2 mins

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

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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.
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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 degr...
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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.
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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. ...
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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 Brook...
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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 Par...
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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 ..." 

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Blow up vs Enlarge This one is common. If you blew an image up, it would no longer exist… because you ...

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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.
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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. 

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Phocabulary:
 Artifact A visible defect in a digital image, produced by the electronic imaging process.

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 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. 

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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. _ Te...

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"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.
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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 ...
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In this episode, we talk about acknowledging praise, gratitude for exposure, and reaching out for more. 

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Phocabulary:
 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 grai...

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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. 

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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

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