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In this episode of the Beginner Photography Podcast, I chat with Street Photographer Jeff Larason, whos helping others find deeper meaning in their work through photo critique. Jeff dives into the joys and challenges of receiving feedback through his youtube series, The Crit House. Jeff talks about his journey of self-analysis, the importance of constructive critiques, and how to find a supportive photography community. The Big Ideas:Value of Constructive Feedback: Receiving specific and constructive critiques can significantly improve your photography skills and artistic vision.Emotional Impact: Striving to infuse your photographs with emotional depth can create more resonant and meaningful images.Community Engagement: Finding a supportive community for discussions and feedback enriches your learning and personal growth.Balanced Sharing: Carefully considering when and what to share on social media can help you focus on meaningful self-improvement rather than external validation.Photography Action PlanSeek Constructive Feedback: Join a local or online photography critique group to get diverse perspectives on your work. Ask for specific feedback, focusing on areas where you feel uncertain or want to improve.Enhance Emotional Storytelling: Spend time pre-visualizing your shots to determine the emotions you want to convey. Practice incorporating elements like lighting, composition, and subject interaction to build stronger emotional narratives.Engage with the Photography Community: Participate actively in photography forums or attend in-person meetups to discuss and learn from peers. Mentor or seek mentorship to gain insights and broaden your perspectives.Curate and Monitor Your Sharing: Be selective about the photos you share on social media, focusing on quality over quantity. Set specific goals for what you hope to achieve with your shared images, such as feedback on a new technique or storytelling approach.Utilize Multiple Feedback Channels: Share your work in different formats, like printed versions for in-person critiques and digital ones for online feedback. Combine the insights from virtual critiques and in-person interactions to gain a well-rounded understanding of your strengths and areas for improvement.ResourcesVisit Jeff Larason's Website - jefflarason.comWatch The Crit House on YouTube - Crit HouseDownload your free copy of46 Creative Photo Ideas to Get You Out of a Rutat https://creativeimageideas.com/ Transform your Love for Photography into Profit for FREE with CloudSpot Studio.And get my Wedding and Portrait Contract and Questionnaires, at no cost!Sign up now at http://deliverphotos.com/Connect with the Beginner Photography Podcast! Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Send in your Photo Questions to get answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

26. #TSPSP26 Sean Tucker on Building a Successful YouTube Channel, Popularity vs Quality & Why You Only Need 1000 Followers.Sean Tucker (www.seantucker.photography | Instagram: @seantuck) is a photographer, filmmaker and writer, based in the United Kingdom.Over his career to date, he's been fortunate enough to tell visual stories, through stills and video, for individuals, NGO'S and big multinational corporations across more than 20 countries. He's travelled many long hours as a one-man film crew and photographer, but he's also assisted companies in setting up their own studios and training them to be able to produce their own high quality, compelling content.In more recent years he started a popular YouTube channel where he seeks to inspire other creatives, and he's written a book sharing his philosophy for the creative life.Please enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really helps makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.Follow Matthew:Instagram: @matthewwalkertvTwitter: @matthewwalkertv

Not long after Rokit's interview went live I got a message from a New York photographer "Hey man. What's up from NY in USA." I was interested...Danny went on to tell me about him being a 15 year working commercial photographer and what you, the audience might learn from his business experience and his recent venture into Ocean Imagery.Danny certainly delivered on his promise of offering insightful, industry specific information...and he did it with a cool accent and the right touch of story telling to boot!I'd love to see your work and hear your thoughts about my show 'Chasing Clarity' Please get in touch via Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/senseiodell/@senseiodellIf you want to help the show grow it's awesome to subscribe, great to rate on your podcast player BUT amazing if you share the show with someone, your stories or a group.Want to suggest a guest or be a guest? Hit me on the Gram...I will ask you about yourself and what the listeners can learn from you.Don't forget review on ITUNES if you listen there!Odell Harris - https://www.instagram.com/senseiodell/https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15926773If you'd like to support the show for less than a cup of coffee a month you can search the show on Patreon or use the link above.Think of it as buying me a coffee once a month to say "Thanks...I enjoyed those Eps...and I acknowledge the amount of work that goes into it."Danny Weiss -https://www.dannywprints.com/

Iain Stanley is a Rabbitohs supporter, a former Sydney sider, now a University Professor teaching in Japan."G'day!" Iain greets me with a massive smile looking into the video call we'd spent ages trying to organise. "Don't tell me your a Broncos man are you!" he jabs at my struggling NRL side...and this is how our first conversation goes. An open book, with a vast amount of knowledge Iain loves the ocean, the art of writing, the craft of photography and the passing on of his wisdom.We discuss life in Japan, writing for the online creative hub F/Stoppers, surfing, making art and getting paid, compositional rules, how to improve your craft and what it means to him to be a photographer.I'd love to see your work and hear your thoughts about my show 'Chasing Clarity' Please get in touch via Instagram - @senseiodellIf you want to help the show grow it's awesome to subscribe, great to rate on your podcast player BUT amazing if you share the show with someone, your stories or a group.Want to suggest a guest or be a guest? Hit me on the Gram...I will ask you about yourself and what the listeners can learn from you.Don't forget review on ITUNES if you listen there!Odell Harris - https://www.instagram.com/senseiodell/https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15926773If you'd like to support the show for less than a cup of coffee a month you can search the show on Patreon or use the link above.Think of it as buying me a coffee once a month to say "Thanks...I enjoyed those Eps...and I acknowledge the amount of work that goes into it."Iain Stanley: https://www.iainstanley.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iain_stanley/

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15926773If you'd like to support the show for less than a cup of coffee a month you can search the show on Patreon or use the link above.Think of it as buying me a coffee once a month to say "Thanks...I enjoyed those Eps...and I acknowledge the amount of work that goes into it."Kirby and I sit overlooking his favourite surf break, Kirra. He's new to the world of Ocean imagery, new to surfing but hungry to consume knowledge. He represents a large portion of this show's listeners...so I ask him about all that he's learnt in the time that he's had a camera in his hand.Listen in as Kirby shares his experience of photographing, starting to charge $ for his images, how he's become comfortable in the Ocean, why he does what he does and what the future holds for him.I'd love to see your work and hear your thoughts about my show 'Chasing Clarity' Please get in touch via Instagram - @senseiodellIf you want to help the show grow it's awesome to subscribe, great to rate on your podcast player BUT amazing if you share the show with someone, your stories or a group.Want to suggest a guest or be a guest? Hit me on the Gram...I will ask you about yourself and what the listeners can learn from you.Kirby Withers: https://www.instagram.com/ontheroadimagery/Kirby Withers: https://www.ontheroadimagery.org/Don't forget review on ITUNES if you listen there!Odell Harris - https://www.instagram.com/senseiodell/

I first met Kuhio at Dbah beach on the boarder of Qld and NSW in Australia. It's a popular surf beach and Kuhio was traveling with his wife, I some how ended up having a back and forth on Instagram about something and here I was, walking on the hot sand, on a hot day to meet a guy I'd never met in person before. We compared cameras as all photographers do...mine was bigger and more robust, his was nimble and easy to adapt to the conditions...we ended up swimming and surfing the small beach breaks for a couple hours. The next day he was on a plane back to Hawaii.Kuhio hosted Trav on his first expedition to Hawaii, in this podcast episode we talk about that, shooting pipe, being published in the last ever edition of Surfer Magazine, what the best gear in his opinion is, what he's learned after being rescued and much more.I'd love to see your work and hear your thoughts about my show 'Chasing Clarity' Please get in touch via Instagram - @senseiodellI've been getting some amazing messages since the last Ep.If you want to help the show grow it's awesome to subscribe, great to rate on your podcast player BUT amazing if you share the show with someone, your stories or a group.Want to suggest a guest or be a guest? Hit me on the Gram...I will ask you about yourself and what the listeners can learn from you.If you'd like to support the show for less than a cup of coffee a month you can search the show on Patreon or use the link below:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15926773Think of it as buying me a coffee once a month to say "Thanks...I enjoyed those Eps...and I acknowledge the amount of work that goes into it."Kuhio Vellalos - https://www.instagram.com/kuhio.fotos/?hl=enDon't forget review on ITUNES if you listen there!Odell Harris - https://www.instagram.com/senseiodell/

22. #TSPSP22 Joe McNally on Doubling Down to Find Creativity, Self Publishing & Directing Large Commercial ShootsJoe McNally (www.joemcnally.com | Instagram: @joemcnallyphoto | Twitter: @JoeMcNallyPhoto)Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is known world-wide as not only one of the top, technically excellent photographers of his generation, but his charming demeanor, confidence and humor make him a sought-after choice from CEO's to celebrities to commercial and magazine clients alike. He is among the rare breed of photographer who has bridged the world between photojournalism and advertising, amassing an impressive commercial and advertising client list including FedEx, Sony, ESPN, Adidas, Land's End, General Electric, Epson, MetLife, USAA, New York Stock Exchange, Lehman Brothers, PNC Bank, and the Beijing Cultural Commission. McNally is equally comfortable climbing buildings or lighting a telescope to capturing quiet, sensitive subject matter with confidence in medical surroundings. He has shot numerous cover stories and highly complex features for the National Geographic, LIFE, and Sports Illustrated, where his research skills and unmatched preparedness were highly valued.McNally won the first Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Journalistic Impact for a LIFE coverage titled, “The Panorama of War.” He has been honored numerous times by Communication Arts, PDN, Graphis, American Photo, POY, and The World Press Photo Foundation. He has also adapted to the Internet driven media world, and named as one of the “Top 5 Most Socially Influential Photographers” by Eye-Fi and one of the “Top 20 Influential Photographers” by www.featuredphotog.com. McNally's combined social media following is close to 1 million to date, and his popularity continues to grow as he pursues directing a variety of film projects.Home is a quiet town in Connecticut which he shares with his wife, and Sammy the cat, where he remains enthusiastic about the next assignment.Please enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really helps makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.Follow Matthew:Instagram: @matthewdawalkerTwitter: @matthewdawalker

14. #TSPSP14 (2/2) Julia Fullerton-Batten on Researching & Producing Personal Projects, Working With Casting Directors & Delivering Beyond the Brief.Julia Fullerton-Batten (www.juliafullerton-batten.com | @julia_fullertonbatten) Julia Fullerton-Batten is a worldwide acclaimed and exhibited fine-art photographer. Her body of work now encompasses twelve major projects spanning a decade of engagement in the field.The foundation of her success was 'Teenage Stories' (2005), an evocative narrative of the transition of a teenage girl to womanhood. This and sequel projects portray the difficult stages and life situations of an adolescent girl's transition to womanhood as she grapples with the vulnerability of her teenage predicament – adjustments to a new body, her emotional development and changes in her social standing. Julia's book ‘Teenage Stories' was published in 2007*.Julia admits to a pronounced semi-autobiographical influence in much of her earlier work, often falling back on recollections of her own early and teenage years, living in Germany, the USA and the UK, her parent's divorce, and her own early relationships.Her more recent projects consider social issues, frequently covering controversial subject matter. For example, in ‘Feral Children, 2015', Julia re-enacts fifteen reported historical cases of feral children. Using child actors, her re-enactments illustrate the tragic circumstances in which children were rejected or abused by their parents, got lost or were left in the wild, and yet others were captured by wild animals.Her most recent project, ‘The Act', shot in 2016, is a comprehensive study of the performing and private lives of fifteen women active in the UK sex industry. Her still images are enhanced by interviews with the ladies, captured both in video and text. ‘The Act' is now available in book form**.Fullerton-Batten was born in Bremen, Germany. Her early life was spent in Germany and the USA, but after her parent's divorce she and her siblings moved to the UK. There she completed her secondary education, then studied photography at college. Subsequently she assisted professional photographers for five years before a first commercial assignment kick-started her career in 1995, and first gained recognition as a fine-art photographer in2005.Julia's use of unusual locations, highly creative settings, street-cast models, accented with cinematic lighting are hallmarks of her very distinctive style of photography. She insinuates visual tensions in her images, and imbues them with a hint of mystery, which combine to tease the viewer to re-examine the picture, each time seeing more content and finding a deeper meaning. These distinctive qualities have established enthusiasts for her work worldwide and at all ends of the cultural spectrum, from casual viewers to connoisseurs of fine-art photography.Fullerton-Batten has won countless awards for both her commercial and fine-art work, and is a Hasselblad Master. She was commissioned by The National Portrait Gallery in London to shoot portraits of leading people in the UK National Health Service. These are now held there in a permanent collection. Other images are also in permanent collection at the Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland. She is widely interviewed about her projects by professional photographic magazines from around the world and is sought after as a speaker at international events and as a judge for prestigious international photographic competitions.Julia lives in London with her husband and two young boys.Please enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really helps makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.Follow Matthew:Instagram: instagram.com/matthewdawalkerTwitter: twitter.com/matthewdawalker

Alys Tomlinson on Winning Sony Awards Photographer of the Year, Entering Awards & Finding Inspiration. Alys Tomlinson (@alystomlinson | alystomlinson.co.uk) Alys is an editorial and fine art documentary photographer based in London.Having grown up in Brighton, Alys went on to study English Literature and Communications at the University of Leeds. After graduating, she moved to New York for a year and was given her first commission for Time Out, before coming back to London to study photography at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. She has recently completed a part-time MA in Anthropology of Travel, Tourism and Pilgrimage (Distinction) at SOAS, University of London, which ties in with her long-term, personal project about pilgrimage. Alys combines commissioned work for editorial, design and advertising clients with personal work, which she publishes and exhibits.Alys was named Sony World Photography Awards, Photographer of the Year 2018.After graduating in the mid-1990s she moved to New York City for a year where she undertook her first commission as a photographer, shooting all the pictures for the Time Out Guide to the city.Please enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really helps makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.Follow Matthew:Twitter: twitter.com/matthewdawalker Instagram: instagram.com/matthewdawalker

Episode Links Exposure Averaging Video: https://youtu.be/zcEV6hqe16M Segmentation Series Video: https://youtu.be/DhlHh4O0LxI Soft-proofing Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/wKuHGHH5Tqw Online Print Course: https://brentbergherm.com/course-info/ List of available workshops: https://brentbergherm.com/workshops/ Summary I talk about the process covered in my recent YouTube videos. They are Exposure Averaging, Segmentation, a series I started several years ago, and expectations about color and a calibrated system for our printing process. Topic:  This is the 50thepisode. Wow, what a milestone. Just a brief history about the show in case you’re a newer listener and you are interested in these things. This show actually started as part of the Improve Photography Network. In April 2018 the founder of Improve Photography gave the other contributing podcasters the various shows. The main show is now Master Photography Podcast and is owned by five of us. Each “side show” as it were, was given to the primary host. This show was my baby from its inception and was originally co-hosted with my friend Brian McGuckin. With the changes that happened I assumed full control of this show and he decided to one day resurrect Thoughts on Photography. So, I relaunched this show with the first episode publishing on May 4, 2018. So that’s where the count “50” is coming from. If I were to count the shows I did with Brian we’d be at over 60 or something like that. But this is a count from when I rebooted the show. In this timeframe I think I’ve only relied on one Latitude Replay where I republished a show with Brian.  I put a question out in the facebook group on what I should do, if anything, for episode 50. One suggestion was to give an account of what I’ve learned/gotten/achieved in this timeframe. The biggest thing really, is the friendships, relationships and connections I’ve been able to make. I’m sure you can probably tell, but I can talk about photography until I’m blue in the face, and that’s just getting started. I can’t do that with most of my friends, if I did they probably wouldn’t be my friends anymore. To actually have people who are just as interested in this field as I am and to hang out with them and talk shop with is just amazing. I’m loving every minute of it. I’ve also gotten to talk with a lot of great photographers. I think of the episode where I talked with Ashley Tinker about photographing Provence, Dan Bailey came on twice to talk Fujifilm gear with me, Brian Pex talked with me about photographing the Palouse which is just a couple hours north of me, but he’s from Boston so it was good to get on outsider’s perspective there. Quite possibly the most moving and sobering episode was with Randy Narkir when we talked about the March of the Living which is an educational program bringing individuals from around the world to Poland and Isreal to study the history of the Holocaust and to examine the roots of prejudice, intolerance and hatred.  I even had Ted Meister on from ThinkTank Photo, maker of some fine camera bags and then there’s David duChemin who took over a year to schedule. But it was worth the effort! Fellow teacher Mary Malinconico has been on a few times to talk about workshop expectations and we also discussed the book by Ibarionex Perello called Making Photographs. Oh, and I had Ibarionex on too! And I can’t forget Chris Marquardt, host of Tips from the Top Floor, the longest running photography podcast. There was also Timothy Allen, photographer for the BBC series called The Human Planet.  OK, I think that’s enough, I just have to bring back a few of these top episodes and replay a bit of them for you here.  The first one comes from Ibarionex. If you haven’t listened to this episode please do so. He’s got some amazing insights. I asked him what advice he would give someone who wants to try street photography but is feeling intimidated. Let’s listen to his response: And now let’s listen to Chris Marquardt talking about a time when he just had to stop and soak in the experience before he could start making any photographs. In this next section David duChemin is talking about principles learned in the book Art and Fear, every creative needs to hear this. And here’s David again talking about the importance of the print. I couldn’t have said it better myself. It’s so true! And here’s Timothy Allen on the hazards of the job in Africa. There’s plenty more I could draw out but I’d better leave it at this. Many thanks to all the special guests I’ve had on the show and I look forward to the next 50 episodes and the next guests I’ll have on. Some of which will be repeats I’m sure, though there’s so many great photographers out there. If you have ideas of who you want to hear on the show please do let me know. In the last episode I asked for feedback and it didn’t take but a couple of hours for Paul from Minnesota to reach out and share some thoughts. This is another incredible perk of being a podcaster. I mentioned earlier the connections I’m afforded, hearing from listeners is absolutely a huge part of that and I’m grateful. Paul writes that he knows the basics but still struggles to put it all together to “make photographs.” He then described some of his pain points which I’ll not get into, but I know I can certainly resonate with him on that. Getting to know you and knowing who my listeners are helps me create a better show. Either writing a direct email like Paul did or being involved in the facebook group is wonderful and I appreciate any interaction I have like that.  Let’s get on now to the main topics I wanted to discuss. These are three of my recent videos I posted to YouTube. The first is called Exposure Averaging with windblown foreground elements. https://youtu.be/zcEV6hqe16M I was in the Denver area for several days and on the Tuesday we left town I got up early and went out to shoot sunrise at Roxborough State Park. We were staying at an Airbnb in Littleton so the drive was actually not that long. I walked around a bunch and finally found a composition I liked. The sun was just barely up and it was striking the rocks nicely. I had some evergreen trees in the foreground but my goal was to emphasize the clouds in the sky, I really wanted them to go all blurry and smooth. I could have achieved this by attaching my 10 stop ND filter and getting a several minute exposure. But this can build up a lot of digital noise. I shoot the 5d4 by Canon so it wouldn’t have been too bad, but still, I didn’t want to run that route on this shot. Besides, I’d have to blend at least two exposures together anyway so I could get a solid shot of the foreground tree that I’d framed up. The trees in the mid ground were fine with me if they were blurry, but that one if the foreground needed to stay solid. So the wind was blowing and I had a bit of movement in that tree.  Explain the rest of the process here https://youtu.be/DhlHh4O0LxI The next video shows the process of putting together a series of images I’m working on called Segmentation. It’s a long running series that I do every time I am moved by a particular subject. Usually that subject is a tree or shrub of some sort. The main point of this project is to capture the subject in pieces and then assemble it together in Photoshop later. I’ll zoom in to isolate a part of the subject and then work around the subject so that I can have some overlap between frames. Usually in post-production I’ll crop the sections to be square. And the pieces rarely overlap perfectly. I’m often on a tripod when I do this, but with lens distortions and other perspective changes the items just don’t line up perfectly. And that’s OK. That’s part of the fun of a project like this. I’ll then take each square and put a white stroke on it so that each segment is clearly separated from the others.  The fun of this project is that when you’re viewing it the eye has to fill in the rest of the details. And it has fun doing so, at least for some. I shared this out in the facebook group and I had two fellas comment how they will try this next time they’re out there. I’m anxious to see their results. But I remember one time I shared one a while ago and someone replied something along the lines of “why don’t you just shoot it in one shot?” They kind of missed the point I guess.  And finally, my third video has to do with soft proofing in photoshop. I titled it “Recalibrating your expectation for print color accuracy.”  As far as the show notes are concerned I’ll leave you with a video link. But I’ll continue describing it here in the episode. https://youtu.be/wKuHGHH5Tqw

Latitude Reboot This particular episode is simply an explanation regarding the reboot of the podcast. Latitude was started about a year and a half ago. I planted the idea first by talking to Brian McGuckin and then Jim Harmer at Improve Photography. We started the show on its own feed and then about four to six months later we migrated it to the main IP feed. But now, it’s back on its own separate feed. There’s been a few changes in the last few weeks here in the podcasting world. For details I’ll simply refer you to the episodes in late April, 2018 on the Improve Photography Podcast feed which will change to Master Photography Podcasts by June 2018. This change means that my friend Brian is returning to his first podcast love, Thoughts on Photography. Which is awesome for him. I’m thrilled that TOP is coming back because that’s the first podcast I ever listened too and I just love what Brian was able to do with that show. I’m super excited to see where that takes him. So that leaves us with just me as the main host for the show. There will be a few changes to the show. Most notably, I’m going to shift the focus of the show so that it also includes nature/wildlife and landscape interests. My personal interests lie in the travel and landscape genres of photography but all forms of nature photography will be looked at here. I’ll plan to do destination reports, interviews of photographers that travel and photographers that live is amazing places and I’ll do the occasional gear report from time to time, but usually, gear usage will simply be part of the overall conversation. I do run a rental company and sometimes I’ll use some of that gear in my travels and shoots as well. That’s found at brentrentslenses.com by the way. And finally, I’ll plan to re-release a few of the past episodes as Latitude Replays. In particular I’m thinking about the interviews I did with Jason Savage regarding Olympic National Park and Doug Kaye on Cuba. There’s a couple others I’ll probably bring back from the archives as well. So, this serves as a reboot of the podcast and I greatly appreciate your being here and coming along for the ride. Stay tuned for some great shows. I’m looking to publish fairly regularly every other week during the school year and when I’m on summer break I plan to increase that where possible. Of course, that’s when I’ll do a lot of my traveling, so we’ll just have to see how it goes, but that will be the perfect opportunity to do some episodes on the road as well. As it is now, I’ve got about a year’s worth of show ideas already written down with more to pop up I’m sure. I’ve already got an interview scheduled with a photographer who traveled to some former concentration camps in Poland and another about traveling light with the Fuji system. Then there’s all the places I’ve been to in the past several years that I’ve not been able to do a deep dive into, and a few local or regional spots that I’ll talk about as well. That’s about it for now. Thanks so much for listening and please be sure to hit that subscribe button and tell your friends. Until next time, happy shooting.

Jim talks to Improve Photography writes about their end goal in photography and how to get paid work. Topic 1: What’s your end-goal with photography? Go-to settings for shooting different genres of photography Thinking fast Topic 2: Getting paid work How to get your first paid gig TRACK YOUR MARKETING SOURCES SEO Paid ads Doodads of the Week! Jim: The ... The post End Goal And Paid Work appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

A few years ago Jim Harmer was a law student in Florida, and a passionate photographer on the side.  He started his blog, , while pretending to listen to his law school professors, and it changed his life.   Before long, millions of photographers from around the world were visiting his blog and he became a full-time photographer.  Although he did finish law school and passed the bar to be an attorney, he dedicated all his time to photography and his blog. Now, over a million photographers follow him on social media, he travels the world multiple times per year teaching completely free (yep, really) workshops for readers of Improve Photography, and he has been ranked in the top 20 photographers in the United States.   Photography has been a dream come true for him, and he loves it. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

Jeff answers a listener question about hobbyist photographers getting into flash photography from listener Jose Lopez Jose: “I’ve primarily been taking photos of landscapes, events, and other natural light subjects, but recently wanted to do more photography where a flash would be beneficial. I’ve watched the Improve Photography tutorials and spent hours looking online at YouTube and I find that ... The post Photo Taco: Inexpensive Flash appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Jeff answers a listener question about hobbyist photographers getting into flash photography from listener Jose Lopez “I’ve primarily been taking photos of landscapes, events, and other natural light subjects, but recently wanted to do more photography where a flash would be beneficial. I’ve watched the Improve Photography tutorials and spent hours looking online at YouTube and I find that it’s ... The post Inexpensive Flash appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon talks about a few changes to the show with some consolidation to a single Improve Photography podcast feed and a single Facebook group and then answers a question from listener Katie Shipley who asked: “I had just finished listening to the podcast and taking notes on what to look for when buying a new computer when Apple announced ... The post 2017 iMac For Photogs appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon answers year old listener question from Improve Photography writer Aaron Taylor: Here’s a Photo Taco episode if there ever was one: AF Microadjust/Fine Tune. Why do it? When to do it? How important? Is it obsessive or necessary? Use a Lenscal device or just something you print yourself? Jeff talks about how autofocus micro adjustment (AFMA) is something ... The post AFMA Explained appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Jeff Harmon of Photo Taco fame guest hosts to discuss with us the expectations and things learned as a Presenter or Participant of the recent Improve Photography Retreat. We share funny stories from the retreat and what we all learned from our 4-day adventure in Phoenix. Come learn what you can expect from a photography conference like this or photography workshop. That is, what you can expect from the great people over at Improve Photography. The Improve Photography Retreat 2018 will be in Charleston, South Carolina.

We talk about the necessity to find life's treasures. Simple, important. A great group of Doctors talk cool stuff. Hi to my friends at Improve Photography! Great times! Joy, Hector, Monroe, and Susie! Jeff, thank you for your photo skills. All rock!

After a whirlwind week down in Arizona for the ImprovePhotography.com Listener Retreat, we hang out in Zion National Park with Rusty Parkhurst on way back home. Recording from an ironing board in our hotel, we take time from our Grand Finale adventure to Zion to recap what we learned from the retreat. Plus we tell stories from EIGHT different Photog Adventures between Arizona and Utah where we had plenty go wrong and right for us in our photography. Please go out and follow Rusty's photography at http://rustyparkhurst.com/

We sit down with Rusty Parkhurst and talk about his success of getting an image of his noticed by a Tourism agency in Missouri that ultimately used one of Rusty's images for the 2017 Official Missouri Travel Guide! Rusty shares with us how his image was found and received by the agency and his top tips for having the same success with your photography. See more of Rusty's work on his website at: RustyParkhurst.com As well as his articles on ImprovePhotography.com

  In this episode I sit down with Nick Page from the Improve Photography podcast (as well as Tripod and the Portrait Session podcasts as well). We discuss his life as a professional photographer, and how he managed to become one of the best landscape photographers in the world in just 4 short years. We talk a small amount about gear and end with a few rapid fire questions. There are plenty of laughs along the way as well! Join us and let us know what you think! You can find Nick at www.nickpagephotography.com, and his FaceBook page. Sign up for the Improve Photography Retreat here: http://improvephotographyretreat.com/ [gallery size="mh-magazine-content" ids="31,30,29,27,26,25,24,23,22,21,20,28"]

In this episode of the Out of Chicago Podcast, Chris talks to Washington-based photographer Nick Page. Nick, who will be presenting at the Out of Chicago Portrait Conference (http://portrait.outofchicago.com/speaker/nick-page/) , specializes in photographing weddings, portraits, architecture and fine art landscapes. He also co-hosts several podcasts for Improve Photography (http://improvephotography.com/) . He discusses his speedlight setup, leading into his conference workshop discussing on-location event lighting. He discusses the Yongnuo line of budget speedlights, including the YN-568EX II (http://www.amazon.com/Yongnuo-YN-568EX-4-Channel-Speedlite-Cameras/dp/B00DB21TCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459132472&sr=8-1&keywords=yongnuo+568+ex+2) , YN-560 IV (http://www.amazon.com/YONGNUO-YN560-IV-Speedlite-Panasonic/dp/B00PGTOX26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459132532&sr=8-1&keywords=YN-560+IV) and YN-622C-TX flash controller (http://www.amazon.com/YONGNUO-YN-622C-TX-E-TTL-Wireless-Controller/dp/B00LD0K77M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459132548&sr=8-1&keywords=YN-622C) . In addition to his client work, Nick offers photography workshops and 1-on-1 Skype teaching sessions. His 1-on-1 sessions highlight using editing platforms to learn new skills and using it in a tasteful manner. He also offers free technique instruction on his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxv1rK6prSp2aoNqNyxD_Vg/) . Finally, Nick also discusses his use of social media — including Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nickpagephotography/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nickpagephotography/)  — saying, “The entire purpose for doing photography is to show it to other people.” The post Speedlights, education and social media with Nick Page: OOC Podcast Episode 34 (https://www.outofchicago.com/2016/03/28/speedlights-education-social-media-nick-page-ooc-podcast-episode-34/) appeared first on Out of Chicago Photography (https://www.outofchicago.com) .

I just got back from a workshop with ImprovePhotography.com shooting in the BEAUTIFUL area in Utah and Arizona around the Grand Canyon!  What I love about workshops is that there are so many people there to learn from and be inspired by.  Check out this episode on learning through workshops with nature photographer Majeed Badizadegan.   Be sure to join us on Facebook and share YOUR thoughts on photography.  Join me on Instagram! Keep up to date on many FREE workshops offered through ImprovePhotography.com.

Jim sits down for a peaceful chat about photography with Jeff, Darin, & Nick. Out of nowhere he is called out by Improve Photography’s very own Nick Page. The two announce it is time to show their cards from the long awaited Night Photo Battle. Jim, Darin, & Jeff navigate through the trenches to provide insight on Sharpening, SEO, Winter ... The post Nick Calls Out Jim for a Night Photo Battle appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Jim, Brian, Nick, & Darin take you on an incredible adventure remembering lessons learned while shooting with listeners of Improve Photography. The four share twenty plus tips & tricks they learned while shooting in Southern Utah & Northern Arizona. Tune into hear about IP smashing a Guinness World Record! The post 20 Tips For An Incredible Desert Adventure! appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

We all have different learning styles.  Many of us learn best by struggling through things and trying to figure it out on our own; others can read or see something once and get it.  In this episode I talk with Jim Harmer, founder of ImprovePhotography.com, about the benefits of learning photography online. Be sure to join us on Facebook in the Thoughts On Photography Podcast group to share YOUR thoughts on photography.

Here’s episode 12 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widgetfor feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Dr. Eric R. Fossum, inventor of the CMOS image sensor, opens the show. B&H warehouse workers stage a protest and try to unionize amid strong allegations (#) Canon announces a new mirrorless camera, the EOS M10. But can this "selfie" camera compete? (#) New sensor technology being worked on by Dr. Eric R. Fossum at Dartmouth may change photography. (#) Photography pioneer Hilla Becher dies at age 81. (#) According to Improve Photography's Jim Harmer, Adobe Lightroom is 600% slower than the competition. (#) Flickr now lets users download videos in the same way videos can be...finally. (#) Zeiss releases it's Loxia 21mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens for Sony E-mount. (#) Matt Granger gives us some awesome travel tips. For info on Matt's travel and tours, visit... (#) Canon also announced the 20.12 megapixel PowerShot G5 X and G9 X premium compacts . (#) Lomography announces the Lomo'Instant Wide. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

How do you learn photography?  Do you learn best when someone is there to walk you through and explain everything?  Or do you learn best experimenting and working through struggles on your own?  Or maybe you spend your time learning online through courses such as ImprovePhotography.com and Photography Start. In this episode Dan Helrigel (Photography Chair at Indianapolis Art Center) and I explore learning photography and the different possibilities.  This episode birthed the idea of staring a series on "Learning Photography" and the different options we have as learners.  Enjoy this show and stay tuned for more on this topic! 

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In this episode: If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. This Week in Photo host Frederick Van Johnson opens the show. Jim Harmer with the Improve Photography podcast gives an audio response to a story we reported on Episode 6. U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump goes on the attack over a photo shot at a campaign stop. (full story) Should animal rights extend to copyright? Find out who has sued on a monkey's behalf. (full story) Lens Battle helps you compare the quality of lenses in a more logical, interactive way. (full story) Photoshop Elements 14 features cool new features. Do you need the full version of Photoshop? (full story) Japanese photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima dies at age 94.  (full story) Is 360 degree interactive video on Facebook important to you as a photographer? (full story) A photographers makes over $900,000 with photo composites. Find out what it is.  (full story) An Australian wedding photographer donates $3 for every time her photo is shared for charity and the photo goes viral in a big way. (full story) GoPro releases the more affordable Hero+ and drops prices on the Hero Session. (full story) Another "professional" photographer fails to back up photos and loses 21 hard drives with over 70,000 photos along with 8 of her cameras. (full story) Today’s listener question:Rolf in Germany wants to know what camera gear he'll need to achieve maximum depth-of-field and produce a 3' x 8' print. Thank you and connect with us:Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

It's time for me to start the giveaway process for the camera bags I've been reviewing for ImprovePhotography.com  Check out the podcast to see how YOU can win a bag.   "Photography Start" is one of the best ways to improve your photography!  Check it out and be sure to use the coupon code "THOUGHTS" to get $40 off through the month of September.  www.improvephotography.com/start    

Black and white images are both classic and iconic.  In this episode I speak with award winning black and white photographer Jack Curran about his process for getting a classic shot.  You can read his article in Outdoor Photography here.  Be sure to check out the article on Improve Photography for 15 Tips For Stunning B&W Photography! Want to join us in China?  Find out more here. Join me on Instagram! @brianmcguckin  

As photographers, we've all faced struggles - especially when starting out.  In this episode, I talk briefly with a young photographer, Sinikka Rohrer, about struggles and decisions new photographers need to make.  Improvephotography.com is one of THE best resources for photographers of all levels to learn how to improve their photography.  Join me in the new Facebook group, Thoughts On Photography Podcast, and share YOUR thoughts on the newest trends, techniques, and issues in photography. Follow me on Instagram for a chance to win a camera bag that I introduced in this episode.

Today’s featured guest is Jim Harmer. Jim is a photographer based in Caldwell, Idaho. In 2011 Jim founded Improve Photography.com. The site has grown to be one of the largest internet resources for photographers today. Jim also runs a YouTube channel, hosts the weekly Improve Photography Podcast, and holds free workshops around the world; as well as being an author of multiple books, presentations, and video courses. Jim Harmer founded Improve Photography.com in 2011 and it has grown to one of the largest photography sites on the internet.  He quit working as an attorney to follow his dream of building Improve Photography and now hosts the weekly Improve Photography Podcast, runs a YouTube channel, and holds completely free photography workshops all around the world to thank the readers of the site for their support.  He has authored multiple books, presentations, and video courses.  His works have been published in many of the largest traditional and online publications.  He lives in Caldwell, Idaho with his wife and two boys.

Professional photographer and host of the Portrait Sessions podcast on the Improve Photography podcast network outlines 5 tips every photographer should know about sports photography The post Photo Taco – 5 Sport Tips appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.

Nick Page, professional photography and host of the Portrait Session podcast on the Improve Photography network goes over the do’s and don’ts of real estate photography The post Real Estate Do’s And Dont’s appeared first on Photo Taco Podcast.