Fergy & Dave Too Good Photographers: Recent Episodes
Matt Ferguson
Two good photographers with years of commercial and advertising experience talk about Science, Tech, current Events, Politics and Photography. They cover plenty of colorful photo shoot war stories from around the globe. FYI the logo says too not two on purpose, they both work, we explain as we go. The photographers are Matt Ferguson and Dave Thompson they both worked in downtown Chicago political, PR and advertising circles for years. They are news junkies, Nikon shooters and all around good guys.
42 Fergy & Dave Purnell, Happy 2023! Visit with Dave Purnell, music man and videographer. Is creativity from nature or nurture? twitch finger speed on guitar, curiosity and lifelong learning, cardboard, 5% time with a camera , the craft of story telling, electric meters, swimming and business school, 32 MIN-
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41 Fergy & Dave - From Russia NO love, President Zelensky, Governors bus people out of state, HRM's Royal Funeral, Ink on the King, Bear skin hats, 43 Key Seconds, driverless cars, NASA dart, to the moon Alice. #FergyPix, MattFergusonphotography, #photographer Fergy
40 Fergy & Dave - Energy & Weather episode -Hurricane Ian in Florida, electric cars, California standards in your washing machine, facelifts for dogs, more clean hybrid cars, and how to sell fresh water to the west.
39 Fergy & Dave - Primary voting, Moose on the flag, fluff the flag, Where's my fire engine? Gerry Ford's seat, Liz Cheney, flooding and PR, tornados
35 Fergy & Dave - Cherry pies, fish boil, family group photography, Rockets red glare, Iconic America, Superman, Blue Fireworks, Y2K Scare. FergyPIX.com, Matt Ferguson Photo, Dave Thompson Photography, Chicago photographers
36 Fergy & Dave -Super info from Dave on how to be a DANCE CLUB DJ, What's 130 beats per minute? College jobs bartending &bouncing. Drinks for the House and Senate.
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34 Fergy & Dave - News reader at Bloomberg, Rosenberg, portrait pro, optical work, John Dean, Nixon, Martha Mitchell, Jan 6th hearings - FergyPix.com, Matt Ferguson Photography, # Dave Thompson Photography, # FergyPix, # FergyPix.com
32 Fergy & Dave - Summer in the city, drummers/pop music, positives about millennials, big accounting firms, photo pillows & photo eggs, prepping a CEO for photography
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Fergy & Dave # 31 Snow machines, Military drones Our Cartoon President, The Circus, Yellow Submarine, The Beatles, The Trombone, Music Recording, Podcast cannibals.
29 Fergy & Dave - baseball films and a deep dive into everything fun to eat at the movies. Peanuts, Cracker Jacks and shoveling popcorn with a snow shovel. #fergypix, #mattferguson, #MattFergusonPhotography, #Fergy&Dave
30 Fergy & Dave - Chicago's historical Maxwell Street, Holland Michigan, Farm Report, Old Spice, Diego, Even more Tulip Talk, Airport packing for a photoshoot.
28 Fergy & Dave - Coins on the train tracks, Land of LINCOLN, Pennies from heaven, Goose stepping in RED SQUARE, TOP SECRET marketing tricks, ARIZONA Mountain hike in TONTO NATIONAL FOREST- Fergy goes on a marathon size chat here and we end with an innocent hot mike and Dan the engineer even gets a word in. Matt Ferguson Photography, FergyPix,
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27 Fergy&Dave - Photography portfolio review, 12 is the MAGIC NUMBER, how to market your photography, when MAYO is important, DITKA and SMUGMUG, Singletary, Press conference visuals. #fergypix, Fergypix.com, Matt Ferguson, Dave Thompson, #fergypix
26 Fergy & Dave - This episode with smooth jazz and quickly turns to talk of the terror in Ukraine, 20M bullets, refugees and Putin, law enforcement, Moscow AP and a communist party rally.
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25 FERGY & DAVE - What are these flying objects? What happened to the last half of the show? The recording just cut out ! #MattFerguson, Fergypix, #fergypix, #ufo, #tictac, #MattFergusonphotography, Dave Thompson Photography, Chicago photography,
24 Fergy&Dave - Olympics, Russian skaters, the world is upside down, huge change in culture. #mattferguson, #mattfergusonphotography, #fergypix.com, #chicagophotographer,
23 Fergy&Dave, Vladimir P, International Relations, O Canada, Truckers protest, Austin Texas, Bats as a tourist attraction,
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22 Fergy & Dave - The celeb spotting show: Wayne Messmer, Harry Carey, Boeing landed in Chicago, smoking in the old days, don't be a litter bug, too much name dropping Jayne Fonda, Cindy Crawford, John Denver, George Burns and good old Mickey Rooney. A camera can take you alot of places.
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21 - Fergy & Dave - Happiness and Joy, Jerry Seinfeld, tabletop shoots and color balance, 18% grey card, Still photographer responsibilities, NY Times photography. Matt Ferguson,
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20 - Fergy & Dave - that intro, ouch!, Pittsburg Steelers Terry Bradshaw, cultural change, Sting and MTV, David Byrne, Donny Osmond, Hollywood walk of Stars, more Ansel and hi grade smoothies - Matt Ferguson, Dave Thompson, #fergypix, #mattfergusonphotography, #fergypix, #ChicagoPhotography, fergypix.com, 2/22
#19 The guys are on board talking about HR, statues of leaders, Oh Canada! and is frying twinkies good or not?
A scattering of topics during the discussion: We started with egg crates, lake effect snow, what not to do in Canada, the frozen tripod, 72 and fluorescent, no smell and the President
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The guys cover: Color balance or unbalanced. Why not a fan of old view cameras but fans of ring lights, quality retouching, shooting antiques and black and white wardrobe to desat images. #Matt Ferguson Photography, #FergyPix, #ChicagoPhotographer, #Holland Photographer
14 Fergy & Dave -The Christmas Show Part 2 then widens to a roller coaster of conversation including : Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life, Yes or No to EGG NOG, St.Nicholas, Atlanta Winter, The Rolling Stones concert shoot, a little Polaroid history and tales as FOB, father of the bride - # FergyPix.com, #MattFergusonphotography, #ExecPIX, Chicago Photographer, Michigan Photographer
15 is a great show for photographers wanting to learn more about photoshop retouching and a few bts secrets that can save the day for a busy commerical photographer.
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Happily into the Christmas spirit Fergy & Dave recall Christmas's of their youth. There is talk of Romans, how to crack into a Christmas nut and exterior illumination. This show contains a trip to visit Alexander the Great in Greece and a thumbs up for "The Man Who Invented Christmas" on the silver screen. It's the back story of how Charles Dickens came to write "A Christmas Carol". Also Dave has a chance meeting with a rockin Mannheim Steamroller member at the grocery store. - Fergypix@gmail.com, #Fergy&Dave
11 Fergy & Dave -The Thanksgiving Week show is like no other. The guys cover the first Thanksgiving, brewery touring and I own ya is a town. More on the magic of buying a BMW in Germany, drinking with the Prime Minister of Austria and international travels stories like you've never heard. What you never knew about Chinese disco's can surprise you.
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12 Fergy & Dave - Talking points cover the Land of Lincoln, State and County Fairs, a diapered chimp on a ski lift, demolition derbys, blue man group, wind surfers, celestial objects, super long exposures and a teaser about stacking ND filters. Where else can you find all that?
8 is a winner. The motorcycle vs crow story is one in a million. The conversation turned to soulful and mysterious photography. How photography school can work and a visit with an angel, one of Charlies Angels.
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9 Many topics and great stories - Street photography, Pro lighting without the lights. Alexander the Great can help. A lesson in humility involving the President golfing at Pebble Beach. James Bond in voice and At The Movies with Roger Ebert.
Iconic Images, Iwo Jima, Smokey the Bear, Travel mag. Book reviews including the new books on Dire Straits, and a winner by Matthew McConaughey
7 A variety pack of topics come flying in. The guys talk about TV cameras and optics, Ansel Adams as a boy, Frank Lloyd Wright, Capt. Jim Lovell and Neil Armstrong like you've never seen him. Full of quick turns and unique topics.
7 Art Prize is the richest art show in the world. The cash $ prizes are larger than anywhere else on the planet and its in Grand Rapids Michigan. That's where the sparkling waters of Pure Michigan glisten in the crystal clear sunshine. Dave created a huge photographic entry that has amazed audiences.
In this episode our hero's discuss a few photo war stories including one about Ronald McDonald that will really make you think. Dave turned a Wisconsin lake into the Caribbean Ocean for a marine engine boat shoot and then we turned to hard wood forests for a bit of info about the giant pines that are hundreds of years old.
Fergy and Dave on how big photo shoots happen. What goes on in pre production,information flow with above the line participants during a shoot . How to work up concepts and solutions. And the topper: The helicopter did what? You wont believe it, but its true.
This is a smaller 15 min throwback episode. Listed as #4 but its one of our very first test recordings. It contains a bit of the team history, covid info and a wonderful story about the invention of snow machines
Fergy & Dave have an energetic conversation about how to prep for a big location shoot.
They spend a bit of time talking about colorful photo assistants and Elvis's backyard. There's how to make money in Vegas, the art of tethering and doubting pocket wizards.
Fergy and Dave dig into street photography, how to muster creativity with no rules and end up with behind the scenes detail on a big shoot with Michael Jordan in New York City.