Photography Explained Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Depth of field. What is this, and do I need to know about it? Yes, you do. Depth of field is essential to understand and can help you take your photos to another level. And helps you to get the bits of a photo you want sharp, sharp, and the bits you do not want sharp, not sharp!  In this episode, I tell you. What depth of field is. Why you need to understand this. How you can use...

Send us Fan Mail Crop factor. Is this photography term important? Do I need to know this? Yes, if you use a micro four thirds camera or cropped sensor camera, you must know this. Crop factors relate to the different sizes of digital camera sensors. This is about the sensor's physical size and how this affects the focal length selected and the effective focal length you get. In this episode, I...

Send us Fan Mail What Is Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)? Auto exposure bracketing. What is this? Do I need to know about this? It sounds rather tricky. This is the answery bit. Auto exposure bracketing is the process of taking multiple photos at the same time to capture a wider dynamic range, a wider range of lights and darks. More of what we can see with our eyes. When using auto exposure bracket...

Send us Fan Mail Camera metering - what is this all about then? Well, this is a quick fly through camera metering and what is going on inside your camera, just the stuff you need to know (of course) Photography is drawing with light, so it makes sense to understand how your camera captures the light, right? In this episode, I tell you How a camera measures the light Different metering modes Though...

Send us Fan Mail The exposure triangle. Sounds complicated. Is it? Do I really need to know this? Yes, you do need to know what the exposure triangle is and how to use it if you want to progress with your photography.  But don’t worry, I can help you. In this podcast episode, I tell you everything that you need to know about the exposure triangle. And just the stuff to help you with your photograp...

Send us Fan Mail ISO in photography. What is it? What does it mean? Do I need to know about this strange term? Yes, you do is my answer to you. In this podcast episode, I tell you all you need to know about ISO, just the stuff that will help you with your photography. In this episode, I tell you What ISO stands for. Why are there different ISO values? What do these numbers mean? If changing the IS...

Send us Fan Mail Have you heard of the shutter in a camera but are not sure what it is? And then there is shutter speed. What is this? Is this important, too? Would you like to know these things? Yes, this stuff is essential – you need to understand the fundamentals of photography correctly. I can help you with these. I will tell you all you need to know about the camera shutter and shutter speed....

Send us Fan Mail Aperture in photography – what does this mean? And is it important? Yes, it sure is, so you need to understand aperture to take the best photos you can.  Understanding aperture will help you take the highest quality, sharpest and correctly exposed photos with the desired depth of field. In this episode, I tell you What aperture is What do those strange numbers mean Maximum and min...

Send us Fan Mail Are you having trouble taking photos that look great? Are your photos too light or too dark? Do you want to learn how to fix this and get the exposure right every time you take a photo? I can help you with this. I can tell you what you need to do to get the best exposure whenever you take a photo. In this episode, I tell you Camera settings and how they affect the exposure. How do...

Send us Fan Mail Hi. Rick here. If you were expecting to listen to episode 154 of the Photography Explained Podcast, How Do I Get The Correct Exposure Every Time? well so was I! But it’s not here is it, not yet anyway. I have written the episode, and I have recorded the episode. But when I came to edit it this morning, the audio was, well quite frankly awful. Digitally bad awful that is, not me aw...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what exposure means in photography? Do you know how important it is? Exposure has an impact on every photo that we take. Getting the exposure right will determine if a photo is a success or a failure. So, this is important, something we photographers need to understand properly. In this episode, I tell you. What does exposure mean in photography? Why exposure is so imp...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard of my one photo rule? Do you want to learn how to take better photos? And I am talking about a rule that costs you nothing and saves you heaps of time, effort, and frustration. Take one photo. Do not take loads of photos from different angles and viewpoints. Stop, think, look around, and take the best photo possible. And then move on. In this episode, I tell yo...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what will happen if you try to get the best photo every time? Listen to this episode, and you will find out in less than 25 minutes. To take the best photos that you can, stop, slow down, look around and think about what you are photographing. Think about what you are including in a photo, not including in a photo, how the elements relate, and think about the light. Ge...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how a camera works? We use these things to take photos, so it makes sense to understand how they work. Don’t worry; I don’t go into too much detail on some of the tricky stuff! A camera is a light-proof box with an opening that opens when the shutter is raised to allow light to pass through to the sensor. Or film. This is what happens when you take a photo....

Send us Fan Mail Would you like to know some things you can do immediately to help you with your photography? Well, you are in the right place for sure. These are six things that you can get on and do. In this episode, I tell you. What are these six things? How these six things can help you with your photography. And finally, what I do. All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail...

Send us Fan Mail Would you like me to tell you five things you can do immediately to help you with your photography? You do? That’s great. These are five things that you can get on and do. In this episode, I tell you. What are these five things? How these five things can help you with your photography. And finally, what I do. All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less t...

Send us Fan Mail Is photography still relevant in 2023? And isn’t photography all about mobile phones in 2023? Great questions, Rick. And an even better one - does anyone care about photography?  You bet they do, and in this episode, I will tell you how and why photography is still relevant in 2023. And this is good stuff.  In this episode, I tell you. What photography is all about. Exactly how an...

Send us Fan Mail A happy 2023 to you, dear listener. I hope that you are well. I am starting off 2023 with something completely different. See, I have things to deal with, so my priorities right now have to be elsewhere. So, what I want to do is share with you the first episode of my podcast, What Is Photography? This is the original recording, published in October 2020. I will pick up on this in...

Send us Fan Mail Want to know more about tech in cameras? Of course, you do. And why not? There is all sorts of tech in cameras that can help us to take photos. So, let me share some more of those clever things with you. In this episode, I tell you. About more clever tech stuff that helps us. What in-camera forgery-proof technology is. Yes really! Some good phone tech stuff. What if I use a phone...

Send us Fan Mail Technology in cameras in 2022 helps us photographers to take better, higher quality, sharper photos. So, it makes perfect sense to understand how our cameras can help us with the tech built into them. So, if you want to know more about how tech helps us to take photos, you are in the right place. In this episode, I tell you. Why camera size matters. About some super cool tech that...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In Photography? Will AI Ever Replace Me? And also some more thoughts on the last episode, I Only Take Photos With My Phone - What Photography Stuff Am I Missing Out On? Hi and welcome to Episode 143 of the Photography Explained podcast. I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic to you in plai...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I Only Take Photos With My Phone - What Photography Stuff Am I Missing Out On? And also some more thoughts on the last episode, Do I Really Need A Camera In 2022? Or Will My Phone Do Instead?    Hi and welcome to Episode 142 of the Photography Explained podcast. I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain En...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Do I Really Need A Camera In 2022? Or Will My Phone Do Instead? And also some more thoughts on the last episode, What Does The Future Of Photography Look Like?   Hi and welcome to Episode 141 of the Photography Explained podcast. I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I try to explain one photographic to you in plain English in less than 27ish minutes, but still...

Send us Fan Mail Hi and welcome to Episode 140 of the Photography Explained podcast. I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I try explain one photographic in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish – OK more like less than 27ish minutes), but still without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google. OK – well there was a little bi...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, Rick here. No podcast episode today. No, I have moved to Friday publishing, so not long now…. Sorry that is a bit over the top isn’t it? Anyway on Friday a splendid new episode of the Photography Explained Podcast, “ What Does The Future Of Photography Look Like? ” This is the new, longer format. Much better too. Even if I say so myself. And I enjoyed writing and recording thi...