Send us a text We can change many settings in cameras and lenses, too. These settings will change depending on what you are taking a photo of and the ambient light levels. With the correct camera settings, we can take better photos. That is why our cameras have all those settings, after all! Join me in this episode and discover how mastering your camera settings can transform your photography. In this episode, I tell you. The main camera settings that you can change. Why I don’t use the exposure...
May 10, 2024•38 min•Ep. 180
Send us a text Photography is drawing with light, and photography gear is simply the tools we use to capture that light and take photos. Yes, it is that simple. Well, it should be that simple. Think of photography gear as tools, and you are on the right track. Camera bodies, lenses, bags, tripods, and a whole load of other stuff can help us take photos. But how can they help us? And what can they help us to do? In this episode, I tell you. The criteria for buying new gear. Again. Why the camera ...
Apr 26, 2024•46 min•Ep. 179
Send us a text 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 for buying new gear. What gear do I use? How I use my gear. Why you might not need more gear. What if...
Apr 12, 2024•26 min•Ep. 178
Send us a text 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 what you need to do. How utterly splendid! In this episode, I tell you. How to get the technical st...
Mar 29, 2024•26 min•Ep. 177
Send us a text 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, I tell you. · How to get started taking photos. · The stuff you should think of before you take a phot...
Mar 15, 2024•24 min•Ep. 176
Send us a text 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 allow you to create better compositions, which means better photos. And we all want this. In this epi...
Mar 01, 2024•32 min•Ep. 175
Send us a text 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. Because guess what – all anyone looking at your photos knows is what they are looking at. So, we need to ...
Feb 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 174
Send us a text 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 better photos, which is what this series of episodes is about. Yes, taking better photos starts with you...
Feb 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 173
Send us a text Photography Explained Podcast Episode 172 - How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To Do This 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 photo, I try to take a better photo than last time. I will tell you how I do this in this series of epi...
Jan 19, 2024•21 min•Ep. 172
Send us a text 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 you How 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 that nonsense. What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What if I use a film camera...
Jan 05, 2024•28 min•Ep. 171
Send us a text 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 factor Speedlite/ flashgun Camera shake Stop F-stop Fast lens JPEG RAW And why I think that they are stupid. Most of them. I also tell you What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What if I use a film camera? And finally, what I do. All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes...
Dec 22, 2023•28 min•Ep. 170
Send us a text 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 that is what I do in this episode. In this episode, I tell you. What depth of field Is, and what should i...
Dec 08, 2023•26 min•Ep. 169
Send us a text Hi, Rick here. I hope that you're well. This is the trailer for the Photography Explained Podcast. In this trailer, I will tell you what my podcast is all about and where you fit in, dear listener. My podcast is based on my experiences and knowledge, not internet searches. Sure, there's some research into some of the stuff I talk about because I don't know everything. But the starting point is what I know from over 40 years of practising, studying, learning and indeed loving photo...
Nov 29, 2023•6 min
Send us a text Do you find some photography terms completely baffling? Are you bewildered by terms like APS-C, mirrorless camera, focal length, and aperture scale? Are you a phone user wanting to get more into photography but finding this strange terminology putting you off? I get you. I know how you feel. And I can help you. So let me. In this episode, I tell you. · Why APS-C should be banned. · Why ISO does not make sense. · Why the exposure triangle does not actually do anything. · And why ei...
Nov 24, 2023•29 min•Ep. 168
Send us a text Camera equipment is very important, expensive and very breakable if you do not look after it. Do you know how to look after your gear properly? In this episode, I tell you how to look after my gear. I have not had a problem with any of my gear as I look after it so carefully. So, listen to this episode to find out how you can look after your gear like I do mine. In this episode, I tell you. The gear that I use and how I look after it. How and where I store my gear. How I clean my ...
Nov 10, 2023•30 min•Ep. 167
Send us a text Why would I want to use this complicated stuff to take photos? Do I need to? Shouldn’t this be easy? It depends on you and where you want to go with your photography. These are perfectly valid questions but do not worry. In this episode, I will tell you how I use this complicated stuff, which, with time and practice, is not complicated at all. It just sounds like it is. That is the bit I want to get over to you. In this episode, I tell you. What complicated photography stuff do I ...
Oct 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 166
Send us a text It’s 2023. Most of us have phones. And they take amazing photos. So why do we need cameras? Come on, phones are all we need, right? Well, it just depends. I need a camera in 2023. I still prefer taking photos with my camera rather than my phone. You cannot beat the experience of taking photos with a camera. And I cannot take the photos I need with my phone. So, I need a camera in 2023. Do you need a camera in 2023? Let me know. In this episode, I tell you. Why I love taking photos...
Oct 13, 2023•29 min•Ep. 165
Send us a text Histogram. Doesn’t sound like a photography thing. Sounds complicated. What is it, Rick? Do I need to know about this? Yes, you do need to know about this. A histogram can help you get the best exposure you can and tell if you have not got the best exposure. In this episode, I tell you. What a histogram is. How you can use a histogram to get the best exposure. How you can use a histogram to tell you if you got the exposure correct. What if I use a phone to take photos and not a ca...
Sep 29, 2023•22 min•Ep. 164
Send us a text Sharpness. What does this mean in photography? Is this important? Do I need to know about this? Yes, you do need to know about this. You should aim to get the sharpest photo you can every time you create an image. But you need to know how to do this, right? In this episode, I tell you. What sharpness means in photography. How you can take and process sharp photos. What does tack sharp mean? What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What if I use a film camera? And fin...
Sep 15, 2023•38 min•Ep. 163
Send us a text Depth of field. What is this, and do I need to know about it? Yes, you do. Depth of field is essential to understand and can help you take your photos to another level. And helps you to get the bits of a photo you want sharp, sharp, and the bits you do not want sharp, not sharp! In this episode, I tell you. What depth of field is. Why you need to understand this. How you can use depth of field What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera What if I use a film camera And fi...
Sep 01, 2023•30 min•Ep. 162
Send us a text Crop factor. Is this photography term important? Do I need to know this? Yes, if you use a micro four thirds camera or cropped sensor camera, you must know this. Crop factors relate to the different sizes of digital camera sensors. This is about the sensor's physical size and how this affects the focal length selected and the effective focal length you get. In this episode, I tell you. What crop factor is. Why does it affect the focal length you get with your lens? What different ...
Aug 18, 2023•26 min•Ep. 161
Send us a text What Is Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)? Auto exposure bracketing. What is this? Do I need to know about this? It sounds rather tricky. This is the answery bit. Auto exposure bracketing is the process of taking multiple photos at the same time to capture a wider dynamic range, a wider range of lights and darks. More of what we can see with our eyes. When using auto exposure bracketing the camera automatically takes three photos, one the correct exposure, one underexposed photo, and...
Aug 04, 2023•25 min•Ep. 160
Send us a text Camera metering - what is this all about then? Well, this is a quick fly through camera metering and what is going on inside your camera, just the stuff you need to know (of course) Photography is drawing with light, so it makes sense to understand how your camera captures the light, right? In this episode, I tell you How a camera measures the light Different metering modes Thoughts on taking a photo What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What if I use a film camer...
Jul 21, 2023•19 min•Ep. 159
Send us a text The exposure triangle. Sounds complicated. Is it? Do I really need to know this? Yes, you do need to know what the exposure triangle is and how to use it if you want to progress with your photography. But don’t worry, I can help you. In this podcast episode, I tell you everything that you need to know about the exposure triangle. And just the stuff to help you with your photography. This is the answery bit. The exposure triangle is the combination of three camera settings, apertur...
Jul 07, 2023•28 min•Ep. 158
Send us a text ISO in photography. What is it? What does it mean? Do I need to know about this strange term? Yes, you do is my answer to you. In this podcast episode, I tell you all you need to know about ISO, just the stuff that will help you with your photography. In this episode, I tell you What ISO stands for. Why are there different ISO values? What do these numbers mean? If changing the ISO changes the camera sensor sensitivity. What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What i...
Jun 23, 2023•27 min
Send us a text Have you heard of the shutter in a camera but are not sure what it is? And then there is shutter speed. What is this? Is this important, too? Would you like to know these things? Yes, this stuff is essential – you need to understand the fundamentals of photography correctly. I can help you with these. I will tell you all you need to know about the camera shutter and shutter speed. In this episode, I tell you What the shutter is? What shutter speed means, and why it is so important...
Jun 09, 2023•28 min•Ep. 156
Send us a text Aperture in photography – what does this mean? And is it important? Yes, it sure is, so you need to understand aperture to take the best photos you can. Understanding aperture will help you take the highest quality, sharpest and correctly exposed photos with the desired depth of field. In this episode, I tell you What aperture is What do those strange numbers mean Maximum and minimum aperture How aperture affects exposure What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What...
May 26, 2023•23 min•Ep. 155
Send us a text Are you having trouble taking photos that look great? Are your photos too light or too dark? Do you want to learn how to fix this and get the exposure right every time you take a photo? I can help you with this. I can tell you what you need to do to get the best exposure whenever you take a photo. In this episode, I tell you Camera settings and how they affect the exposure. How do you know if you got the exposure right? And how you can get the best exposure every time. What if I u...
May 12, 2023•29 min•Ep. 154
Send us a text Hi. Rick here. If you were expecting to listen to episode 154 of the Photography Explained Podcast, How Do I Get The Correct Exposure Every Time? well so was I! But it’s not here is it, not yet anyway. I have written the episode, and I have recorded the episode. But when I came to edit it this morning, the audio was, well quite frankly awful. Digitally bad awful that is, not me awful. So awful that I am going to have to rerecord it, but I need to fix the problem first. So, as you ...
Apr 28, 2023•2 min•Ep. 154
Send us a text Do you know what exposure means in photography? Do you know how important it is? Exposure has an impact on every photo that we take. Getting the exposure right will determine if a photo is a success or a failure. So, this is important, something we photographers need to understand properly. In this episode, I tell you. What does exposure mean in photography? Why exposure is so important to us. What are underexposed and overexposed photos? How to get the exposure right. What if I u...
Apr 14, 2023•27 min•Ep. 153
