Rachel Larsen Weaver is a Maryland based long form analog family photographer who ditched minis to only offer long form sessions at 10x the price and has been booked since! In this interview she shares what is a long form session, why she loves them so much, what she’s trying to encapsulate for each family, and why she chooses film for all of it! Resources: Family Film Photographer Rachel Larsen Weavers Website Follow Rachel on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community F...
Mar 22, 2022•59 min
Karim Ilaya is a nature wildlife conservation photographer. Karim lives a pretty incredible life where he’s actively using his camera to bring awareness to important issues and has worked on campaigns with major brands like DJI and Hasselblad. Today Karim talks about how he first saw his camera as a tool for change, the challenge of learning photography while underwater, and how to capture wild animals without risking the animals safety and being a disturbance. Resources: Ocean Conservation Phot...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Steven Overfield is a member of the Beginner Photography Podcast community and Ohio based family photographer. Today Steven and I talk about his experience recently getting married and learning from his wedding photographer, how he made the decision to upgrade his camera, and struggles with being colorblind and editing. Resources: Follow Steven Overfield on Facebook Follow Steven on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group! Learn What Camera Settings to Use in our free guid...
Mar 10, 2022•49 min
Lissa Chandler is an Arkansas based wedding, family, and senior photographer who choses not to niche down on a genre but to niche down on a feeling. It may seem like a small difference but as you’ll hear its exactly what she needed to blossom as a photographer! Lissa also just published a book called Photoshoot Checklists as you can imagine with having to shoot multiple different types of shoots, staying organized is very important. Resources: Lissa Chandlers website Follow Lissa on Instagram Bu...
Mar 08, 2022•52 min
Creativity does not stop once we grow up. Science has now shown that even as adults we can cultivate creativity. Today we talk about how knowing what our creative process is will help us to create more unique and meaningful work. The 3 types of creative personalities that I dive into in this episode are The Builder The Deconstructer The Rebuilder Resources: Download our free 25 Page Posing Inspiration Guide Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Free Lightroom Presets! Learn Wh...
Mar 01, 2022•28 min
Ave Pildas had a long career as a commercial photographer while at the same time taking to the streets of Hollywood in the 1970s to photograph the vibrant community. Today Ave shares his unconventional entrance into the photography, how following an idea can pay off and why Ave prefers telling a story of multiple frames rather than 1. Really honored to have this Chat and I know you’re going to love it. Resources: Hollywood Street Photographer Ave Pildas’s website Follow Ave on Instagram Join The...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Craig Strong is the founder of Lens Baby lens systems for photographers. Lens Baby was born out of the curiosity and lack of options Craig had when he was a full time wedding photographer. He started with a homemade lens created out of parts from a hardware store and today help photographers enhance their creativity with more than 15 years. Today Craig talks about the secrets of capturing great images and how you have to step out side your comfort zone to achieve something really great. Resource...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr
Ann Mangum is a long time member of the Beginner Photography Podcast Community and Pensacola Beach Family Photographer. Today we Ann shares how she got started in beach portraits, how she stays creative when theres a mountain of client work to tackle, and seeing the power of family photography first hand. Resources: Pensacola Beach Family Photographer Ann Mangum’s Website Follow Ann on Facebook Follow Ann on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group! Learn What Camera Settin...
Feb 10, 2022•51 min
Henrique Murta took his love for Biology and Photography and combined them into beautiful fine art drone landscape images. Today Henrique shares how combining these two passions allow him to deepen his art form, why the Drone allows him to think different in terms of access and composition, and simple tricks you can use when using your drone to photography the world around you. Resources: Fine Art Drone Photographer Henrique Murta’s website Follow Henrique on Instagram Join The Beginner Photogra...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Habits are who we are, who we want to be. They help us to become better versions of ourselves. They can help us achieve more can even be used to help us become better photographers. In this episode I’ll break down 5 habits you can adopt in 2022 to grow your skills as a photographer. Carry a camera with you everywhere Review your work When in doubt, just shoot through it Save your inspiration Call yourself a photographer Resources: Download our free 25 Page Posing Inspiration Guide Join The Begin...
Feb 01, 2022•26 min
Valerie Jardin is a Street photographer, educator, fuji x photographer, Host of the Hit the Streets podcast. She returns to the podcast today and we are talking about how limiting yourself with purpose can help you to see the world clearer and create better images. In this interview Valerie shares the importance of listning to your passion, why theres no such thing as bad light, and my personal favorite she equates photography to cake. Lots to learn today! Resources: Valerie Jardin’s Website Fol...
Jan 25, 2022•56 min
Jason Matias is a fine art photographer from the pacific northwest who has a slightly wild and terrifying entry into photography and has over the years created some incredible works with a powerful message. Today Jason shares why fine art will always be relevant, the lies landscape photographers tell themselves , and Jason even helps ease us into the world of NFTs as a fine art photographer for what the world of the future could look like. Resources: Jason Matias site for BPP listeners Art of se...
Jan 18, 2022•59 min
Today Im chatting with our pal Matt Austin. Over the past almost 2 years Matt has shared images from his photo journey in the Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook community and we have seen him grow from those early photos to where he is today, working with professional and semi professional sports teams. Today I really want to get to the heart of where that drive comes from. Resources: Matt Austins website Follow Matt Austin on Instagram Follow Matt Austin on TikTok Join The Beginner Photograp...
Jan 13, 2022•54 min
Melanie Issaka is a UK based fine art photographer who as you can tell is trying out some pretty fun and interesting things in photography and creating equally interesting work. In this episode Melanie shares the importance of personal projects, why trying new tools can help you tell a better story, and why having constraints can lead to better images. Resources: Melanie Issaka’s website Follow Melanie on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Free Lightroom Presets! ...
Jan 11, 2022•58 min
2022 is going to be the year you start your new photography hobby, or you are going to dive deeper into this beautiful world of photography and start capturing compelling moments with an intentional eye. No matter where you are, there is always room for improvement and in 2022 the way you are going to get better at photography is simply shoot more. Its simple, the more photos you take, the better you get. So start capturing photos now! Resources: Free eBook - Picture Perfect Camera Settings 52 F...
Jan 04, 2022•22 min
2021 brought us many fantastic interviews with world class photographers. Today we reflect on the lessons learned from the year behind us. The stand out themes of this episode is “Building Yourself” and “The Next Level” Resources: Rachel Greiman Brad Smith Anna Harvingston Huy Nguyen Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Free Lightroom Presets! Learn What Camera Settings to Use in our free guide! https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Sign up for your free CloudSpot Account today ...
Dec 28, 2021•56 min
2021 brought us many fantastic interviews with world class photographers. Today we reflect on the lessons learned from the year behind us. The stand out themes of this episode is “Getting Started” and “Finding your Photographic Voice” Resources: Bryan Caporicci Ellie McKinney Dina Goldstein Scott Strazzante Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Free Lightroom Presets! Learn What Camera Settings to Use in our free guide! https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Sign up for your free ...
Dec 21, 2021•58 min
In 2021 I started interviewing members of the Beginner Photography Podcast community to hear from them about their perspective of photography while so relatively new to the art. Some less than 6 months into their journey while some were on their way booking weddings and portraits. In this episode I take some of my favorite moments from these community spotlight interviews and assemble them into this jam packed episode. I hope you have a pen and pad ready to take notes! If you enjoyed this episod...
Dec 14, 2021•59 min
In 2021 I started interviewing members of the Beginner Photography Podcast community to hear from them about their perspective of photography while so relatively new to the art. Some less than 6 months into their journey while some were on their way booking weddings and portraits. In this episode I take some of my favorite moments from these community spotlight interviews and assemble them into this jam packed episode. I hope you have a pen and pad ready to take notes! If you enjoyed this episod...
Dec 07, 2021•51 min
Social media has crept its way into my life more than I would like to admit which is affecting my growth as a photographer. I performed this experiement to remove myself from social media for the month to see if I could surround myself in creative inspiration and bump start something new. The plan did not work as intended but I learned a few important things about the creative process that today I will share with you. Resources: “How to use Social Media if I hate it” Total Life Freedom Podcast E...
Nov 30, 2021•25 min
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Americans. Thanksgiving is a time to spend time with loved ones so today I share a few tips on how to spend time with the ones you love while also taking some photos to save these memories. Connect with Raymond! Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Get your Photo Questions Answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Tha...
Nov 23, 2021•6 min
We all define what creativity is a bit different from one another, and despite that we all want it. We all want to be more creative. In this episode I break down how to define creativity for yourself so you can start creating your best work. Step 1: Define your Taste We start a creative pursuit because we all believe we have good taste, but when we start on that creative pursuit, our good taste tells us we are bad. Define what we can can and cant critique about our work. Step 2: Cultivate your T...
Nov 16, 2021•27 min
Elizabeth DeVoe is a relatively new member of the Beginner Photography Podcast Community, just having picked up a camera 3 short months ago. Today we chat about what makes here excited about photography, why shes put painting on the side, and how she sees the photographers role in capturing the world. Resources: Follow Elizabeth on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group! Learn What Camera Settings to Use in our free guide! https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Sign up for yo...
Nov 11, 2021•56 min
We live in an ever changing world where information and education is being updated all the time. While we have made a major shift from film to digital photography there are still many “Old School” techniques that are not only relevant to today but incredibly powerful and when mastered will skyrocket you ability to capture compelling images. This week we are talking about two such old school methods, The Zone System, and Zone Focusing. The Zone System The Zone system is an approach to better seei...
Nov 09, 2021•37 min
Im renaming November to MEvember and focusing on my health. Since photography is a large part of my life I wanted to examine how it contributes to my health. Today I want to share with you the 4 ways that photography is incredibly beneficial to your health and well being and how photography can take care of you. Memory Have you ever noticed how you have strong memories of taking photos more so than the event itself? Science may have an answer as to why! Reviewing our photographs builds new path ...
Nov 02, 2021•29 min
The fun-o-meter in photography can be quite the rollercoaster. When you buy your first camera, its up high, when you take your first photo with the new camera, its down low, when you pre visualize your shots, its up high, when you look at the photo its low again. Learning your camera settings is important and once you do, if you dont push yourself to keep learning your progress will stall and thats no fun. This week I share 5 ways to introduce more fun with your photography. 1: No Social Media S...
Oct 26, 2021•43 min
Donato DiCamillo is a New York based street and portrait photographer who today shares how he learned photography while incarcerated. Today Donato captures compelling portraits of people on the street that make you stop and want to explore the image more. In This Episode You'll Learn: How Donato got interested in photography How Donato taught himself photography without a camera while incarcerated What Donato photographed once he got out but was still on house arrest How he transitioned to shoot...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Shane Wilkie is a Sidney Nova Scotia based photographer. In this community spotlight interview we talk about the struggles of getting started, knowing where you want to go, and figuring out how to get there and what to ignore. Shane also shares what elements he loves to include in his photos and how he finds inspiration. Resources: Follow Shane on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group! Learn What Camera Settings to Use in our free guide! https://perfectcamerasettings.com...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Kate & Nick Storey are digital marketing specialist, copywriter, social media experts for wedding business owners, and run Book More Brides. Book More Brides, helps wedding business owners around the world to better understand how to identify their perfect clients, what to say to get them to book, and how to create strategic online content that builds relationships and sales. In this interview we talk about the real reason you’re not making enough sales in your wedding photography business. ...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week we are talking all about curiosity. Building up your creative muscles takes time. The skills needed to work on are similar to how a chef needs to master knife skills before they get to a stove top. Or how a musician needs to practice scales before they can produce face melting solos. Photography is the same. Build the foundation now to free up your mind to be more creative. Resources: Join Auto to Amazing Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Free Lightroom Presets! ...
Oct 05, 2021•23 min
