ShotMasters

Marcin Zajac is a consecutive 4-time International Astro Photographer of the Year (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) awarded by Royal Museums Greenwich and 3-time International Landscape Photographer of the Year (Top 101) in the ILPOTY awards, the world’s most prestigious landscape photography contest. That’s seven international photography awards, which is insane! International photography contests are hig...

Hi friends, When a product designer is also a photographer, what design principles is he applying to his photography? That was my question when I interviewed one of my favorite artists, Shashank Khanna , who was selected as one of the top 101 photographers in the prestigious International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Shashank’s images have a calm and soothing look. Going through...

Hi friends, A couple of things before we get to today’s episode: First, the podcast has a new name: ShotStories Photography Podcast . And I’ve moved to Substack. Recording a podcast episode seems like a quick thing, but each interview is taking me 25-30 hours to plan, record, edit, and publish. Using Substack will save me some hours, and I hope that means I can share these interviews with you more...

Jeff Lewis is the founder of Escaype , the world’s first weather service for photographers. He doesn't use fancy toolkits like luminosity masks. And in fact, he doesn't spend a whole lot of time editing. Instead, he “sells the light” to breathe life into his images. This is an eye-opening interview where Jeff shows exactly how to sell the light in your landscape images. For your own sake, please d...

I love how Tanmay shoots flowers. Exactly how did he shoot this scene? That's what we discuss in this episode… How he found the location. How he worked the scene. How he envisioned the composition. His gear. His focus stacking method. How he post-processed the image. He shares a bunch of tactics in this episode–you’ll enjoy it. Timestamps 0:00 - Planning the flower shot 06:04 - Focus stacking proc...

There are so many landscape photographers today doing similar things. It's a crowded space. Where's this art form headed? And how do you balance what you want as an artist with what others expect from you? We discuss these in this episode and several other topics that would interest landscape photographers.  Timestamps 0:00 - Where is Landscape photography headed? 10:28 - Should you fly or worry a...

Tanmay Sapkal won ILPOTY 2021. In my interview with Tanmay, I ask him how he made his winning shot. But it’s a 4-hour interview, so I’m splitting it into parts. And in this episode, we talk about something that many part-time photographers struggle with–how to balance time between family, work, and photography. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - How to balance family and photography? 7:10 - How many...