Roger Hammer talks about publishing your books through a Large Publisher. Learn how he got their attention and the details of working with a big company. Very different from self-publishing! Fascinating info! . Please check out our site for show notes and a list of Roger’s books: https://www.understandphotography.com/the-understand-photography-show/ The Understand Photography Show is a teaching, interview-style show about travel, nature and fine art photography. Host Peggy Farren interviews photographers who are experts in their fields; art business consultants, travel gurus and more on this w ..read more

Understand Photography’s own Joe Fitzpatrick sits down with Peggy Farren to discuss the different camera modes. What does each mode do? When should you use each mode? As always at Understand Photography, “We Simplify the Technical”. Show notes: https://www.understandphotography.com/camera-modes/ Auto – Program – Aperture Priority – Shutter Priority – Manual We even go over C1 and C2 if you have those options on your camera. Joe spoke about “Exposing to the Right” using the histogram. We did an episode of The Understand Photography Show on that topic with Satesh Ramjattan: https://www.understan ..read more

Photographing Birds in Flight is one of the most challenging things to do in wildlife photography. Show notes are here: https://www.understandphotography.com/photographing-birds-in-flight/ Nancy Elwood teaches some of her tricks and techniques to get sharp images of the flying birds. Her two main tips: • The most important thing to pay attention to is your shutter speed. It must be fast! • Practice panning and then practice some more Nancy Elwood is a professional wildlife photographer. She has since traveled to Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falkland Islands, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Ma ..read more

Debbie DiCarlo Star Trails Intimidated by night sky photography? According to Debbie DiCarlo, you can set up right in your yard to practice. Enjoy today’s episode as Debbie teaches us how to do Star Trail Photography. • Camera on Manual. • Focus is on infinity. • Shoot Raw. • ISO 400 is best but you can go higher. Watch out for noise. • Aperture 4.0-5.0 • Debbie recommends many multiple 30 second exposures. • On a tripod turn off noise reduction. • Debbie sets her white balance on Kelvin 3500K. If you don't have a Kelvin option on your camera, you can use tungsten. • Face the north star. Apps ..read more

Renowned photographer John Paul Caponigro gives us great ideas to really spark our creativity in our photography! Check out John Paul’s fabulous work here: https://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/ ~~~ Join our Facebook group for photo camaraderie: http://www.facebook.com/groups/understandphotography Or our support group for helping photo-artists to sell their work: http://www.facebook.com/groups/sellyourphotography If you need a strong foundation in photography concepts and how to apply them to YOUR camera, watch our free webinar: https://www.understandphotography.com/freewebinar The Understand Phot ..read more

Skip Milos was riding high for many years with his dream job. Skip was the official photographer for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. He traveled with them, did the game photography as well as all the marketing photography. Fortunately, Skip was smart to go in as a vendor rather than an employee, so he had a little bit of other business, but not much. Watch/listen to this episode of The Understand Photography Show to get great ideas and suggestions on what you can do right now to “pivot” your business. Photographers have especially suffered from the Covid19 pandemic. We can turn our businesse ..read more

Today's episode of the Understand Photography show is a follow up from Episode 158. Tom Mitchell and Peggy talked about ways for Tom to find his niche in photography. His work is beautiful. However, like most photographers, he struggles to find a look that is specific to him. Tom has studied his work and could see a theme of trees within his work. Especially stark trees again a sky. The next step for Tom is to update his website to reflect this. His website is a beautiful site, but it doesn’t reflect his signature look yet. His website was done by www.widerangegalleries.com. After discussing t ..read more

Is it time to switch to mirrorless? Noah Buchanan from Hunts Photo and Video answers every question I could think of about the pros and cons of mirrorless cameras. What exactly is a mirrorless camera? What should a photographer look for if they are deciding between mirrorless cameras? Image quality? Prices? What is different/better about mirrorless than a DSLR? Watch/Listen and learn! Hunts is giving our audience a great deal if you contact Noah directly. With the purchase of any mirrorless camera, Hunts will include a free spare battery and memory card *expires September 30, 2020. When you em ..read more

Everglades National Park is immense, so where does a photographer start? Joe Fitzpatrick has been leading photo workshops into the Everglades for many years and tells us the right places and times to get amazing shots of wildlife or beautiful landscapes with dramatic clouds. Please check out the show notes to see more images from our guest. www.understandphotography.com/the-understand-photography-show/ The Understand Photography Show is an interview-style show about travel, nature and fine art photography. Host Peggy Farren interviews famous photographers, beginner photographers, specialty pho ..read more

Flower photography, landscape photography, intimate landscapes and creativity in the garden are all discussed in today’s Understand Photography Show. Jamie Konarski Davidson is a nature photographer based in North Carolina with a keen eye for the unique. This episode is sponsored by Hunts Photo and Video www.huntsphoto.com. Equipment discussed in today’s show is at special prices through November 1, 2020. Click to see the show notes and the incredible specials of up to 15%! Thanks Hunts! Show notes: https://www.understandphotography.com/the-understand-photography-show/ Jamie Konarski Davidson ..read more