Make Better Photos and Videos Podcast - The Photo Video Guy

Hello folks. In this episode Ross proposes what he thinks is the “optimum second lens” Gordon is not surprised and draws out the rationale for the selection.

Hello listeners! In this episode I tackle, with Gordon’s help as usual, how to cure the number one error made in photographic composition.

Hello listeners. In this episode Ross and Gordon discuss how actively using compositional tools will help you learn to see, before you squeeze the shutter release.

Hello everyone. In this episode we expand on a comment made by Gordon several episodes ago. We believe that your best landscape lens is probably a telephoto.

In this episode Ross discusses his proven best practices for street photography while Gordon challenges the approach amongst perceived standards.

Hi folks, in this episode, Gordon and I talk about what statistically is my most useful second lens and why I think that this will be true for most photographers. We’ll also chat about the need with current cameras for super large maximum apertures, or if there really is one.

Hello listeners. This short episode shares the results of the What If question asked in episode 200.

Ep 201 : Multi Modal Options for your Images

In this, the 200h episode of the Make Better Photos and Videos podcast, I ask an intriguing question. I encourage all listeners to ask it and answer it for themselves and those who are so motivated, to submit a comment with your answer and why you choose it.

Welcome all. In this episode, Gordon returns to query Ross on why one would use High Speed Synchronization for flash, what to consider and to take us through an example of doing so.

Hey folks. As I did not have anything until today, Gordon is off this episode and all credit for the idea goes to my friend and co-inhabitor of CommunityLIVE! on KelbyONE, Rodolfo Ghirlando. In this episode I teach a simple how-to on getting better outdoor images using your hotshoe flash.

In this episode, Gordon discusses the advantages of gimbal heads, what to look for and how to maximize your success with one.

Hey gang. In this episode Gordon and Ross talk about managing humidity as it relates to your photographic equipment. Humidity is bad mmmkay?

Hi folks. While some of us have been doing creative work and using computers as tools for a while, others are just getting started, or reentering after some time away. In this episode, I offer my perspective on the best computing platform for creatives.

In this episode, Gordon asks Ross to go through his Lightroom Classic workflow step by step, to help folks seeking to build their own workflow or augment the one already in use.

In this episode , Gordon and Ross discuss the source and the solution to the ongoing problem of dust on the camera sensor.

Many photographers want to make images where to achieve the desired outcome, more depth of field is required than the situation allows for. This is resolved through a methodology called Focus Stacking. In this episode, Gordon and Ross provide some workflow tips to get you started.

In this episode Ross talks about breaking out of a rut and Gordon works to keep him in line.

There is little that irks Ross more than complaints about prints being too dark, or the colours being wrong. Using a display calibration device can address the colour concerns but doing so without understanding print requirements can make things worse. Join us as Gordon calms Ross down and gets him to explain the relationships between display calibration and printing.

Join us this time as Gordon and Ross explore the best choice for a macro lens and why this choice makes the most sense.

This episode Gordon wants to know the facts behind the fog of Adobe Super Resolution. What does it do? How does it work? When does one use it?

Join us this episode as we discuss stability alternatives when a tripod is not practical or not permitted

Hello listeners! Join Gordon and Ross this episode as they discuss the power and flexibility brought by the teleconverter

This time Gordon and Ross answer a listener’s question about the effectiveness of visual watermarks as a means of protecting the creator’s intellectual property.

Hey folks! It’s about 23 degrees below zero Celsius and so Gordon and I decided to do an episode on accessories for close up and macro photography that you can do inside. Where it is warm.