The Beginner Photography Podcast

Today we are chatting with BPP community member Chris Britton. Chris is based in southwest Michigan and has had an interesting journey into photography. Today Chris photographs his own family as well as family portraits for others in his community.  Resources: Follow Chris on Instagram Follow Chris on Facebook Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for your free CloudSpot ac...

#323 Angela Douglas Ramsey is a Fine Art Documentary Photographer and Fuji X Creator who comes on the podcast today to talk about personal projects and how we can go deeper with everything we photograph. Angela is a master at personal projects and had was able to provide incredibly thought provoking answers that has me excited to grab my camera and go shoot! Resources: Norfolk VA Fine Art Document...

#322 Optimization is important if you want to accomplish anything in life. In this episode of the podcast I talk about how to find your unique superpower as a photographer so you can focus on that to capture better photographs.  Resources: Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Sign up for your free CloudSpot account to deliver beautiful images galleries today Free Lightroom Pres...

#321 Vinny Pugliese has shot it all. From the World Series, the Super Bowl, Presidents, other notable figures, and is a 3 time return guest. Today Vinny talks about his new book The Wealth of Connection.  Resources: Check out Vinnys new book The Wealth of Connection Learn about Total Life Freedom Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Sign up for your free CloudSpot account to de...

Vicky Wildes is a member of the Beginner Photography Podcast based in Las Vegas. She first emailed me a few months ago letting me know that she had listened to all 300 episodes of the podcast and would now have to find something inferior to listen to on her runs. I knew I had to get her on to learn more about her photo journey and what she has learned after listening to every episode of the podcas...

#320 Sabrina Gebhardt is a family documentary photographer who today shares all about how to avoid burn out at the different stages of your photography journey to keep creative.  Resources: Family Documentary Photographer Sabrina Gebhardt’s website Follow Sabrina on Instagram Listen to Sabrina’s Shoot it Straight Podcast Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Community Sign up for your fre...

#319 Nick Carver is a fine art landscape photographer and youtuber who shoots on large format film. In this interview Nick talks about the power of personal projects, how to discover what you want to shoot, and the joys and the pitfalls of shooting on specialty large format film.  Resources: Fine Art Landscape Photographer Nick Carvers website Check out Nick’s youtube channel Follow Nick on Instag...

#318 I have not picked up my camera in more than a month and now that lack of momentum has stopped me from continuing to shoot. Thats unacceptable if I wish to become the type of photographer I want to be.  So in this episode I share 10 motivational photography tips to help you (and me) to pick back up the camera and get to work! #1: You dont live in a magical location. Get over it #2: Give yourse...

#317 Colie James is a Family Documentary Photographer and organizational master. If your photography is suffering because your life or business is a mess, Colie James is going to help you to be a better photographer by reducing overwhelm and increasing your creativity. Not only do we talk about the importance of being organized if you’re starting a photography business but also why being more orga...

#316 Cornell Watson is a Commercial, Editorial, and Documentary Photographer who today shares of how a recent shoot of his was being censored and the decision to stand up for his work. This week is a bit different than many other interviews. In a world where art is so subjective it can be easy for us as artists to let doubt creep in. We talk about how he knew he needed to stand up for his work and...

#315 Nori Jemil is a Natgeo photographer who’s job it is to travel, and take photos! So when it comes to knowing which photos to capture on a trip, Nori has the answers! In fact, she wrote the book on it! Her book is called “ The Travel Photographer's Way: Practical Steps to Taking Unforgettable Travel Photos ” In this interview Nori shares how to best prep for an upcoming trip to ensure you...

#314 Jeff Tisman has shot more than 1200 weddings. He is one of the most awarded fearless photographers with 15 Lifetime Fearless Awards, been names top 12 wedding photographers in New York, and top 50 wedding photographer in the world. Jeff has earned these titles because he is able to make each wedding incredibly personal and unique. In this interview Jeff shares the questions he asks couples to...

#313 The ability to critique your own images is an important skill to have as a photographer. Unfortunately, simply asking “Is it good” is a bad question to ask as it begs comparison. Is it good compared to what? And if the answer is no, can you not learn anything from the image? I believe asking a series of 4 questions will better to serve you when critiquing your own images as it will help you t...

#312 Abby Grace is a Branding Photographer for Creative Entrepreneurs . Abby takes a common sense approach to capturing her branding images. She embraces the messy desk if it will create a more authentic set of images. In this interview Abby shares how to custom tailor your photography to the needs of those youre shooting for. She also shares practical tips like the 5 Layers of a Great Branding Ph...

#311 Ben Chrisman is a photojournalist turned internationally acclaimed creative documentary wedding photographer known for his masterful use of light and composition to create unique images. Bens eye for capturing unique scenes has gained him the title of top 10 wedding photographers in the world, every year since 2008. In todays interview we talk about seeing the world more creatively so you too...

#310 Michelle Tricca is a Portrait photographer who has a fascinating story of how she got into photography. Most recently she has been using her camera to make her community a better place by highlighting an under served portion of her community in a really creative and uplifting project called THE FACE OF IMMOKALEE. In this interview Michelle shares how photography can connect groups of people,...

#309 When I posted in the BPP FB Community asking what others were struggling with in photography, hands down the answer that members resonated with most was from Diego Chavez “Trying to keep up with my passion for photography while juggling life” As a husband and father and habitual starter of ideas that pop into my head but rarely see them to completion, I totally understood the feeling. That sa...

#308 Michael Rababy is a documentarian photographer, photo curator, and author of the book “California Love: A Visual Mixtape”. Michael has releases several photo books over the past few years. His most recent is called California Love, a visual mix tape. In it there are over 600 photos from more than 100 Californian photographers where they all share their experience of what its like to live and...

#307 Annemie has been a professional photographer since 2010 and is now a respected educator, speaker, and podcaster focusing on business systems and strategies that help creative entrepreneurs run profitable, sustainable businesses they love. She's the host of This Can't Be That Hard, a top-rated weekly business podcast for photographers, the creator of the Simple Sales System, which is...

Today we are chatting with Adriaan Koekemoer. Adriaan has been in the group for a while and I noticed he had a really good eye for what he was capturing and was asking great questions in the group that clearly demonstrated he was hungry to learn as much as he could without skipping any steps. It was a very systematic approach to photography so I reached out to see if I could learn more and I wasn’...

#306 David Julian is a travel, street, landscape, conceptual photographer, and educator. Prepare to hold on to your butts because this is one of those interviews that will leave you with your mind wide open and looking at everything in photography with fresh eyes. We go down a few rabbit holes in this one but the main theme is how to get better as a photographer through projects. So David shares h...

#305 Why does my iPhone take better photos than my REAL camera?  It's a question I see often in the Beginner Photography Podcast FB community, and the answer is Computational Photography. Computational photography helps give the small cell phone camera sensors a huge boost in shooting in low light and high dynamic light scenes.  So why hasn't computational photography came to DSLRs, Mirr...

#304 Dan Milnor was a photo journalist for a number of years and today he works a Blurb which is my favorite self publishes photo book company and who I have print all of our personal family yearbooks. Dan has a photography youtube channel that I highly suggest you check out. It’s much like this podcast in the sense that it’s less about gear and more about just capturing the photo. Because of Dans...

#303 Julia Eskin is a Punta Cana based destination wedding photographer ! Julia is not a destination wedding photographer in the sense that she travels to weddings, but she lives in a destination location and shoots weddings for couples who travel to where she is. Seems like a small distinction but with covid effectively canceling her business she had to get creative in the way they could still ma...

Today we are chatting with Tyi Reddick. You may know him in the group from his awesome images of firefighters. Tyi has a really interesting journey into photography that he shares and I found it up lifting. To see Tyi’s progress over the past few months has been great and it was a blast talking to him today. Resources: Follow Tyi on Instagram Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group! S...