Photography podcast #137 finally returns to offer up 5 realistic photography resolutions that we can make for the upcoming year. Happy New year Everyone!!! Click the player at the end of this post to listen to or download this (almost)10 mi

136 — Lube up your Old Filters

Jul 31st, 2015 9m 33s

Photography podcast #136 talks about creating dreamy images by placing Vaseline or petroleum jelly on an old UV filter attached to your lens. By doing this you are often able to create dreamy, impressionistic images. The procedure is simple

135 — Photographers — Get Thee To a Museum

Jun 26th, 2015 15m

Photography podcast #135 discusses how going to museums to study painters and paintings can improve your photography. After all, both painting and photography are 2D media trying to represent a 3D world. When photographers study the composi

134 — Finding Your Unique Photography style — Interview with Bret Culp

Jan 8th, 2015 33m 12s

Photography podcast #134 features an interview with Toronto, Ontario fine art photographer Bret Culp. During the interview we talk about finding and developing your own photography or shooting style. Bret offers up some practical tips on ho

133 — Essential Camera Features — Interview with Royce Howland

Dec 22nd, 2014 44m 28s

Photography podcast #133 features an interview with Canadian fine art photographer Royce Howland. During the interview we discuss what camera features we think are essential. There are loads of extra bells and whistles on cameras these days

132 — Rust Photography — Interview with Bryan Davies

Nov 6th, 2014 13m 37s

Photography podcast #132 features an interview with Canadian photographer Bryan Davies. During the interview we discuss Bryan’s rust photography. We cover what inspired the series, how it was shot, how it was post-processed and Bryan’s plan

131– The Lensbaby Composer Review

Oct 23rd, 2014 11m 21s

Photography podcast #131 reviews a Lensbaby lens. Lensbaby lenses are special in that they have a sweet spot of sharp focus in the center of the lens and blur out toward the edges. In addition to this (and where the magic truly lives), you

130 — The Big Stopper Filter Review

Aug 11th, 2014 18m 35s

Photography podcast #130 reviews the Big Stopper by Lee filters. The big stopper is a 10 stop glass filter that slows down shutter speeds in order to accentuate movement. Both clouds and water are classic subjects for use with this filter a

129 — How to Photograph Strangers

Jul 7th, 2014 10m 46s

Photography podcast #129 talks about how to photograph strangers in public so that your images are stronger and more interesting. I offer up 4 easy tips on how to make this process easier so that your shots have more punch at the end. These

128 — Your First Lens Should be a Nifty 50mm

May 27th, 2014 8m 17s

Photography podcast #128 talks about five reasons why I think the 50mm lens is the first lens you should get for your SLR or DSLR. Two of these reasons are all the aperture advantages this lens has to offer has and the fact that it’s one of

127 — Point and Shoot Cameras Suck for Learning Photography

Apr 17th, 2014 13m 35s

Photography podcast #127 goes into why point and shoot cameras suck for learning photography. I actually rag on point and shoot cameras quite a bit in this podcast but it’s because photography should be fun and learning photography on a poi

126 — 6 Tips to Improve the Edges of Your Photos

Feb 20th, 2014 12m 12s

Photography podcast #126 discusses the importance of the four edges of your photographs. They are seriously important and paying attention to them will improve your photography. The podcast offers up 6 (actually a few more than 6) practical

125 — How Much Post Processing is Too Much — Interview w/ Darwin Wiggett and Sam Chrysanthou

Dec 31st, 2013 30m 38s

Photography podcast #125 features an interview with photographers Darwin Wiggett and Sam Chrysanthou (apologies to Sam for mucking up her name) of oopoomoo.com where we talk about post processing in photography and how much post-processing

124 — Luminosity Masks — Interview with Tony Kuyper

Dec 18th, 2013 31m 29s

Photography podcast #124 features an interview with Arizona fine art photographer Tony Kuyper. After years of experimentation Tony has developed an intermediate post processing technique NOT based on the pixels that make up the image but ra

123 — Entry Level Camera Trigger Showdown — PocketWizard versus Cactus

Oct 31st, 2013 14m 15s

Photography podcast #123 compares 2 entry level triggering devices for your camera. A ‘trigger’ is simply a device that allows your camera to fire nearly any portable flash, monolight or studio flash while it is OFF-camera. The ability to f

122 — How Big Can I print that Photo — Interview with Royce Howland

Sep 23rd, 2013 50m 8s

Photography podcast #122 features an interview with Royce Howland where we discuss how large we can print our photos. These days cameras of all kinds are everywhere and if we want to make big enlargements from those cameras we need to know

121 — Make Better Self Portraits

Sep 2nd, 2013 11m 30s

Photography podcast #121 offers up 6 tips on how to make better self portraits in photography. Making a self portrait, sometimes known as an autoportrait has a long history in photography and many past and modern photography Masters (Man Ra

120 — How to Create Interesting Stories Through Your Photography

Jul 24th, 2013 13m 7s

Photography podcast #120 provides tips on how to create, craft and tell more interesting stories through photography. Some of the aspects we talk about include being active with framing, hunting down the gestures and watching the edges. I’

119 — Manipulating Photojournalism — Interview with Moe Doiron

Jun 28th, 2013 1h 12m

Photography podcast #119 is the second of two episodes dedicated to manipulation in photojournalism. In this episode we feature a 70 minute casual conversation with Moe Doiron, a photojournalist with The Globe and Mail, Canada’s largest Nationa

118 — Manipulating Photojournalism — Interview with Carl Neustaedter

Jun 18th, 2013 45m 2s

Photography podcast #118 is the first of two episodes dedicated to manipulation in photojournalism. This first episode features an interview with Carl Neustaedter who is the deputy editor of the Ottawa Citizen, the largest daily newspaper in Ot

117 — Noise Halos and Chromatic Aberration — Interview with Royce Howland

Apr 23rd, 2013 1h 12m

Photography podcast #117 features an interview with fine art photographer Royce Howland where we discuss the ‘junk’ that can get into our photographs. In particular we discuss and dissect noise, halos and chromatic aberration in photography. We

116 — Sharpness on Steroids — Focus stacking interview with Michael Breitung

Mar 7th, 2013 24m 55s

Photography podcast #116 features an interview with German landscape photographer Michael Breitung where we talk about why and how to do focus stacking in photography. Basically focus stacking involves taking multiple frames of the same scene b

115 — Color spaces — monitor settings — recommended hardware — Interview with Joe Brady

Feb 12th, 2013 33m 57s

Photography podcast #115 features an interview with Colour expert Joe Brady who works for Macgroup US. Joe knows pretty much everything there is to know about getting accurate colour from your monitor and your printer. Joe has recorded 2 podcas

114 — 360 degree light painting — Interview with Patrick Rochon

Jan 21st, 2013 21m 40s

Photography podcast #114 features an interview with light painter Patrick Rochon who discusses his new experimental 360 degree light painting technique. In a nutshell, Patrick light paints a model who stands in the middle of a ring as 24 DSLR c

113 — Six essential photography day trip accessories

Dec 19th, 2012 12m 24s

Photography podcast #113 discusses what I feel are six essential accessories for day trip photography. I just came back from a super-quick trip to Nevada where I did solo day trips on 2 days to Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire State Park. For