Photography Explained Podcast

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Photography explained in plain English in less than 27(ish) minutes without the irrelevant detail—yes photography stuff explained by me, a photographer, for photographers. If you want me to answer your question, head to my Photography Explained Podcast website. In my podcast, I explain one photographic thing per episode, giving you just enough information to help you understand it so it helps you with your photography without going into endless amounts of irrelevant detail. All in less than 27(ish) minutes. I am a photographer based in the UK and specialise in architectural, construction and real estate photography, as well as teaching photography.

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Photography Gear – What To Buy And How To Use It

Apr 12 2024 26 mins

What photography gear should you buy? How do you use it? Where do I start? I am confused!Right. Stop. What gear do you have? What do you need more gear for? You might not need more gear; you might have all you need; you just don’t know it.Listen to this episode before you even think about buying any more gear. Please don’t do what I did.In this episode, I tell you.The criteria

Photography Tips - How To Actually Take A Photo

Mar 29 2024 25 mins

Would you like to know the best way to take a photo? As obvious as it might sound, there are things that you might not know. So, if you are still trying to figure out what to do or want help taking better photos, you are in the right place. I can help you with this.You can do things when you take a photo to get the best results. In this episode, I tell you exactly what they are and

Tips For How To Take Better Photos – Getting Started

Mar 15 2024 23 mins

Here's more good stuff on how to take better photos. This is the fifth in an ever-expanding series of episodes about how to do this. The important bit of photography is the taking of the photos bit. But how do you do it? And more importantly, why are you taking that photo, and what of?More food for thought that will help you to take fewer photos but better ones.In this episode

How To Use Your Gear To Improve Your Compositions

Mar 01 2024 32 mins

Photography Composition Tips and Techniques. This is the fourth in the series of episodes about how to take better photos. And this is the bit that I forgot from the last episode.Camera settings – why are there so many? And gear. Photography gear. Why is there so much of it?Well, I am not saying that you need more gear, but the different camera settings and different camera gear

Photography Composition Tips and Techniques

Feb 16 2024 27 mins

This is the third in the series of episodes about how to take better photos. And do you want to know one of the best ways to take better photos?Thinking about what you include in a photo and how the things you include relate to each other is one of the best ways to take better photos.I am talking about composition, and in this episode, I tell you lots of good stuff about it. Becaus

What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography?

Feb 02 2024 24 mins

Photography Explained Podcast Episode 173 - What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography?What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography? What are your hopes and dreams? Are you happy as you are taking photos with your phone? Or do you want to be a professional photographer and earn a full-time living from your photography?This is the starting point in learning how to take bette

How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To Do

Jan 19 2024 21 mins

Photography Explained Podcast Episode 172 - How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To DoThis episode starts a series of episodes where I teach you how to take better photos. Nice and simple. And very important.No matter where you are on your photographic journey, there are things that you and I can do that will help us to take better photos. Every time I take a phot

The Future Of Photography – Making Sense Of It In 2024

Jan 05 2024 28 mins

I have been talking about stupid photography terms that don’t make sense. But what are we going to do with them? How can we make photography accessible to all in 2024 and beyond?In this episode, I tell youHow I replace ISO.How I change the aperture scale.Why exposure time makes sense (and not shutter speed).Why how we see the world as 1x replaces focal length, crop factor and all

Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense Part 3

Dec 22 2023 27 mins

This is the last episode in my series of stupid photography terms that don’t make sense. In this episode, I give you my take on these terms.Crop factorSpeedlite/ flashgunCamera shakeStopF-stopFast lensJPEGRAWAnd why I think that they are stupid. Most of them. I also tell youWhat if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.Al

11 More Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense

Dec 08 2023 25 mins

Yes, 11 more photography terms that confuse explained and shamed. This is part 2 of my three-part series explaining photography terms that are out of date, confusing at best or just plain old wrong.And if you are a phone user wanting to get into more photography but finding all this stuff putting you off, don’t worry; I’ve got you.I know how you feel. And I can help you. And th