Master the Moment — Outdoor Photography Podcast

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! There are so many things we can do to improve at outdoor photography, but perhaps the most overlooked way is practicing other types of photography. Mark Duffy is the jack of all trades when it comes to photography, and in this episode, he shares his tips, tricks, and advice for improvi...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Selling prints of your photography is a big task, and some of the difficulties might not be apparent from the start. In this episode, I'm brutally honest with you about some of the trials and tribulations of selling prints as a photographer, including both realizations and advice...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! The best photographers understand how to shape and manipulate light to create compelling images. Whether using a technique in the field to best show off the light or making adjustments to the light in post-processing, this is a skill you absolutely must hone to create top-tier images....

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! No one wants to lug around a heavy pack all day, especially when you need to travel far for your photography. If you know what to look for, you can lighten the load on your back without giving up any versatility when it comes to equipment. This podcast episode covers some of the best w...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! As outdoor photographers, we tend to obsess over the locations we're traveling to, thinking that a great location equals a great image. This couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, the most important aspect of any image is light. In this episode, Australian photographer...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Milky Way season is back, and if you want to take the best photos of the night sky this year, this is exactly the podcast episode for you! In this episode, you'll get to listen to five tips that will help you capture cleaner images of the Milky Way in the field and then help you e...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! If you've been an outdoor photographer for long, you've undoubtedly had the experience of planning a trip to an epic photo spot just to have the weather not cooperate for the kind of photo you're trying to capture. This week, I spoke with photographer Casey McCallister a...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Many photographers think upgrading their cameras will magically level up their images overnight, which couldn't be further from the truth. At the same time, an upgrade may be needed to improve workflow efficiency and allow photographers to focus on creativity. In this episode, we...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Capturing great abstract or intimate natural landscapes is much more complex than most would expect. It isn't as easy as simply point-and-shoot. In this episode, photographer Andrew Mielzynski shares his advice on capturing these stunning abstract landscapes. This can be an excell...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Planning and scouting are a significant part of the outdoor photography journey, yet it's something few photographers talk about. In this podcast episode, you'll learn about every app and website I use for weather predicting, scouting, mapping, and archiving locations. Links...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! One of the most rewarding experiences as an outdoor photographer is capturing outstanding light at a unique, never-seen-before location. In this episode, photographer Nathan Dobbie walks us through some of his best tips, tricks, and advice for finding less-frequently seen locations. Wh...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Sharpening is a topic that invokes debate in the photography community, with every photographer having differing opinions about the importance of sharpness and how to sharpen your images. If you're wondering about how to sharpen your photos, if sharpening is even essential, and ho...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Post-processing is half the battle to creating eye-catching images, yet many photographers still struggle to create consistently compelling photos. In this episode, Canadian photographer Matt Shannon shares some of his favorite tips and tricks for editing images in Lightroom and Photos...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Any photographer looking to improve their photography in the new year should listen to this episode, which covers five different ways to shoot better images in 2025. These five tips are quick-hitting, concrete, and can be applied instantly. No matter who you are or what you shoot, this...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Capturing great wildlife images requires a lot more than luck. As a photographer, you must react quickly and place yourself in the right spots at the right time to capture the most captivating images. In this week's podcast episode, Syler Peralta-Ramos covers some of his favorite...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! In this episode, you'll get to listen to some of the best tips and tricks from 2024 throughout various episodes. I've selected eight short sections that I've remixed into this episode, highlighting one of my favorite parts of one of the 2024 episodes on the podcast. This...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! The old adage we're used to hearing as landscape photographers is that f/8 is the best aperture for landscapes. f/8 offers the best balance between depth of field (getting everything in focus) and decent lens sharpness. But lately, I've been doing it differently and shooting...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Dramatic light and dark, moody images go hand-in-hand, and it's an effect that so many photographers are after. Despite the popularity, recreating this look can prove challenging, and oftentimes, a dark and moody image can quickly turn into a mess if you don't know how to cre...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Creating realistic images is a lot harder than one might think, and it can be easy to fall into one of the many pitfalls of photo editing. If you struggle to maintain a consistent style that feels realistic, this podcast episode will help you target the most common causes of unrealisti...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Many landscape photographers hope to create soft and glowing images, emulating beautiful light and moody tones in their images. This dreamy look is more challenging to capture and replicate in post-processing than you'd think, yet it's something that so many photographers aim...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! The tripod is one of the most critical tools for landscape photography, yet so many photographers hate using it. In this podcast episode, we discuss everything you need to know about tripods and ball heads. Hopefully, this will help dispel any confusion around tripods and give you the...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Following a systematic approach may be what you need to improve your photography. While some find great success shooting by the seat of their pants, others benefit greatly from more structure. In this episode, Canadian photographer Gina Yeo shares her four-pillar approach to landscape...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! After years of shooting, I've learned that most of the best photographers share three common traits. If you want to improve at photography, focusing on these three traits will help you improve exponentially. In this episode, we discuss those three traits and how you can improve in...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! You've heard the term "adding impact," and we want to do it with our photography, but what does it mean, and how can we do it? In this week's episode, Chicago-based photographer Kristen Ryan shares ways to add impact to your landscape photography. She tells us what...

Send me a message here with feedback or topics you’d like to see covered on upcoming episodes! Or just say hello! Winter is right around the corner, and that sadly means many of us will put our cameras in the closet for the rest of the year. Many photographers choose to put their hobby to rest during the winter months... However, there are numerous ways you can stay busy with photography in the of...