Photocombobulate

Mar 13 2024 35 ep. 64 mins 6
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A photography podcast hosted by Jeff Carlson and Mason Marsh. In each episode we take an aspect of the photographic process that is discombobulated and we seek to make it easy to understand. It’s what we do and we love doing it.

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Episode 35: Flash Photography with Roberto Valenzuela

Mar 13 2024 72 mins  
Roberto Valenzuela is an accomplished wedding, fashion and portrait photographer, author, and educator. His command of artificial light and dogged pursuit of meticulously-crafted portraits make him an authority on flash photography. In his new book, Picture Perfect Flash, he shares his secrets to success and in this episode we talk with Roberto about his work and how noobs like us

Episode 34: Mail Call & Year in Review

Dec 22 2023 83 mins  
As 2023 winds down, we look back at our photographic year and ahead to the next. We also tackle two listener questions as we discuss staying safe when out and about with camera gear and how we’d digitize old print photos and keep them safe for future generations. In this our 34th episode, we’d like to thank you for your support and assure you that despite our irregular episode

Episode 33: Photo Scout with Daniel Kennett

Sep 28 2023 68 mins  
Most of us have used smartphone apps that help photographers determine sun and moon positions for spectacular outdoor images. These tools have been great scouting resources for planning shoots when moments are fleeting and camera position is critical, but they haven’t been much help when it comes to predicting the weather or reminding you to wake up and get the shot. All that cha

Episode 32: Travel Has Changed

Sep 08 2023 68 mins  
Anyone who has travelled by air lately has probably noticed that things have changed. Flights are chronically overbooked and flight crews are running out of patience with passengers dragging massive bags they insist are carry-ons. For those of us traveling with camera gear, it’s a great time to plan ahead for less room in overhead bins. In this episode Mason and Jeff discuss seve

Episode 31: Storm Chasing

Jul 31 2023 55 mins  
Storm chasing has become a spectator sport in the United States. When colossal supercell thunder storms spin up in the U.S. Midwest, dozens of amateur and professional meteorologists tear after then in hopes of capturing images and video of intense lightning, hail, rain, and of course, tornadoes. Many of these storm chasers live-stream their pursuits on YouTube and other social med

Episode 30: Lightroom in a Book

May 26 2023 81 mins  
It’s no stretch to say that Lightroom is the most feature-rich environment for managing and processing your digital images. Jeff and Mason have been using Lightroom for years, and now Jeff has just completed a massive tome of Lightroom knowledge with Rocky Nook’s Lightroom Course & Compendium. In this episode Jeff explores the growing capabilities of Lightroom and shares his th

Episode 29: AI with Mark Heaps

Mar 31 2023 57 mins  
The future of photography has arrived—in the form of text! Now anyone with access to the internet can create eye-popping digital images with just a handful of keyword prompts into generative AI tools such as Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, and DALL-E. The onset of generative AI imaging has some people ringing alarm bells, but maybe just maybe these advances in computational photograph

Episode 28: Imposter Syndrome

Feb 08 2023 59 mins  
For most of us, it's pretty hard to see all of the amazing images on our social media feeds and not feel like our work just doesn't measure up. When Imposter Syndrome takes hold of your creativity and keeps you from picking up your camera, it's time to move past insecurity toward confidence. Easier said than done. In this episode we confess our Imposter Syndrome and share some of o

Episode 27: Lightroom Tips with Julieanne Kost

Dec 08 2022 59 mins  
Adobe Lightroom (in its myriad versions) has become the industry standard for image management and processing, and as the programs have grown and evolved over the years, Julieanne Kost has been there to make sense of it all. As Adobe's Digitial Imaging Evangelist Director, she has a distinct knack for making the complex and often-confusing process of turning piles of pixels into wo

Episode 26: Chasing Fall Color

Oct 29 2022 43 mins  
Jeff gets really excited each autumn. No, it’s not the football or the Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. He’s crazy for fall color and Mason’s too quick to encourage his obsession. You need look no further than our recent 1,000 mile quest to find fantastic fall foliage in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Over a three-day weekend we drove winding mountain roads with