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 I use a phone to take photos and not a camera? What if I use a film camera? And finally, what I do. Oh, I really ..read more

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 stuff sorted. What your camera might be telling you. How to actually take a photo. What to do if you are using a tri ..read more

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 photo. ·         Why t ..read more

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 episode, I tell you. How different camera settings can improve your compositions. How different camera gear can impro ..read more

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 make all our photos the best we can, right? In this episode, I tell you. What composition is. How you can learn al ..read more

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 and what you want to get out of your photography. Then, you need to decide what you want to take photos of and wha ..read more

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 episodes. In this episode, I tell you. ·         What is the most important thing in photogra ..read more

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? And finally, what I do. All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) mi ..read more

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! What is not to love? Support the show Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answeri ..read more

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 it be called? When is a hot shoe not a hot shoe? Why streets are not the only public places! How a fish sees (fish ..read more