Photog Adventures Podcast: A Landscape Photography and Astrophotography Podcast
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsPhotog Adventures is about chronicling and sharing the stories of Aaron King's adventures getting out there with his camera. Whether you have a full time job or demanding family responsibilities you just need to start now MAKING AN ADVENTURE A PRIORITY in your life! You don’t have to go far to get out on a photography adventure and you will never regret it even if you don’t come back with amazing photos.
Listen along as I recount the funny, scary and weird stories from photography adventures throughout beautiful Utah and the surrounding areas. On the podcast I discuss what went well, what could have gone better and what I have learned as we were out there.
When I’m not talking recent adventures, I learn from guest photographers worldwide who share the same love of landscape and astrophotography.
If you are a beginning landscape or astrophotographer come along with me through my YOUTUBE CHANNEL and learn from my mistakes and my successes! If nothing else, seeing me out there will inspire you to find time to get out there too and have a photog adventure of your own!
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/PhotogAdventures
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Episodes
Eight photog adventures & the IP Retreat with Rusty Parkhurst | Ep 24
March 14, 2017 07:49 - 1 hour - 108 MBAfter a whirlwind week down in Arizona for the ImprovePhotography.com Listener Retreat, we hang out in Zion National Park with Rusty Parkhurst on way back home. Recording from an ironing board in our hotel, we take time from our Grand Finale adventure to Zion to recap what we learned from the retreat. Plus we tell stories from EIGHT different Photog Adventures between Arizona and Utah where we had plenty go wrong and right for us in our photography. Please go out and follow Rusty's photograp...
Chasing the Firefall Phenomenon in Yosemite | Ep 23
March 06, 2017 01:49 - 1 hour - 151 MBIn a whirlwind trip we drive all night to get as many nights in Yosemite as we can over President's Day weekend to capture the Firefall Phenomenon. We have three nights and four days to make this newly discovered but definite bucket list dream come true! Fighting through flooding, holiday weekend crowds and car troubles we have a valuable weekend in Yosemite National Park meeting many new friends and getting a chance to spread the word about Photog Adventures.
Ian Norman LonelySpeck.com | Light Pollution, 50mm Astro & Milky Way Timelapses | Ep 22
February 28, 2017 06:32 - 1 hour - 145 MBWe get the awesome opportunity to visit with Ian Norman of LonelySpeck.com and pick his brain for brilliant ideas on how to work with light pollution using his Pure Night filter, why we should all be using a 50mm lens more in our Astrophotography, and more tricks of the trade to do with stacking, panoramas and how to record a seamless Day-to-Night Timelapse. Pure Night can be ordered here: http://www.lonelyspeck.com/purenight/ Less than 100 left! Follow Ian: Instagram @inorman: https://www...
Dr. Bryony Richards | Hanging out talking Astrophotography stories | Ep 21
February 22, 2017 02:45 - 46 minutes - 106 MBBrendon and I have the privilege to hangout with Dr. Bryony Richards and have a blast sharing Astrophotography adventure stories from all over the world. From her time in Namibia, South Africa and New Zealand Bryony always loved the stars but it wasn't until a sleepless night in Utah when she found her love of photographing the crazy cloud in the night sky, the Milky Way.
Rusty Parkhurst | Getting your photography seen by a Tourism agency | Ep 20
February 13, 2017 07:52 - 41 minutes - 94.8 MBWe sit down with Rusty Parkhurst and talk about his success of getting an image of his noticed by a Tourism agency in Missouri that ultimately used one of Rusty's images for the 2017 Official Missouri Travel Guide! Rusty shares with us how his image was found and received by the agency and his top tips for having the same success with your photography. See more of Rusty's work on his website at: RustyParkhurst.com As well as his articles on ImprovePhotography.com
Southern Utah Winter Landscape Photography with Nathan St. Andre | Ep 19
February 06, 2017 20:10 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBHanging out & talking Winter Landscape Photography in Southern Utah with Photographer Nathan St. Andre. We go over many tips on Winter Photography in that area from locations to smart clothing to survive the temperatures and remain comfortable without going out like the kid from the Christmas Story where he couldn't put his arms down. Link to the awesome map Nathan talked about that has all of the Slot Canyons in the US and some in Canada: http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?62130-T...
Royce's professional background & transition to Digital | Bonus from Ep 18
February 03, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutes - 58.7 MBExtra Podcast episode where we share the 25 mins we spent talking about Royce's fascinating film and photography background. If you like the idea of getting into the weeds on aspects of how film for movies was edited, color corrected and hear about it from the perspective of a photographer who greatly enjoyed the transition from Film to Digital. Then you will enjoy this bonus excerpt about Royce Bair's professional background. Regular Podcast episode returns on Monday the 6th. NOTE: During ...
Royce Bair | Talking Astrophotography with Photographer & Author | Ep 18
January 30, 2017 18:29 - 1 hour - 152 MBBack in July Brendon and I ran into Astrophotographer and Author Royce Bair out at Mirror Lake. Ever since we have been fortunate to call ourselves friends with the great man and great photographer! We sit down with Royce and ask listener Astrophotography questions while adding our own for an awesome hour of night photography advice! We go over how to overcome the challenge of a slow lens f3.5 or worse and crop-sensor cameras, the technique of stacking multiple images, location scouting for...
Landscape Photography at Fifth Water Hot Springs | Ep 17
January 22, 2017 00:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBWe join listener Dan for a Photog Adventure out to Fifth Water Hot Springs. The blue pools of water and flowing streams were a fantastic Landscape Photography setting! The weather was perfect but the ride on the hard packed snow in fat tire bikes was miserable. We talk about the challenges of using Fat Tire bikes in the wrong situation and the awesome opportunity it was to go out with fellow Photog Adventurer Dan Lindhardt! ANNOUNCEMENT: The Podcast will be released EVERY MONDAY from now on...
Challenges of Winter Photography & Untold Stories of 2016 | Ep 16
January 12, 2017 00:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBWe complain about the challenges of winter photography but discover a website to help with that. Plus share a few untold stories from our adventures in 2016. The logistics of getting out in the winter turned out to be greater than Aaron anticipated but a website he discovered called TheOutbound.com looks to fix that! Then the guys talk about trips to Notch Peak, Payson Temple and the Silo from 2016 that hadn't been shared yet on the podcast.
We review our Landscape & Astrophotography Gear of 2016 | Ep 15
January 03, 2017 00:00 - 33 minutes - 77.3 MBHere at the end of 2016, we look at most of the gear and equipment we used in our Photog Adventures for Landscape Photography and Astrophotography throughout the year and share the PROS and CONS of each piece of equipment. Learn what we liked, what we thought needs an upgrade and wasn't worth having this year. Thanks for following our Adventures this year! Have a Happy 2017 and if you haven't already, make this the year you get out there and have a Photog Adventure of your own!
Location Scouting Guardsman Pass, Francis Peak & Strawberry Pinnacles | Ep 13
December 31, 2016 00:21 - 44 minutes - 102 MBLooking for hidden gems in Utah, we travel to Francis Peak, the Strawberry Pinnacles and Guardsman Pass to scout photogenic locations. Join us as we talk about our July scouting experience up on the frigid mountain top at Francis Peak, the towering but annoying red rock pinnacles near Strawberry Reservoir and the perfect Sunday drive location Guardsman Pass.
What we learned about Landscape & Astrophotography in 2016 | Ep 14
December 31, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBBrendon and Aaron recap the major and minor things about Landscape and Astrophotography they learned throughout 2016. Following through on our commitment to get out with our cameras more, we ended up getting out twice a month or more! We went to awesome locations with our cameras and tried many new techniques. We sit down before Christmas and look back on what we learned from all of it and share with you the mistakes we made and the techniques we succeeded at.
Jeff Harmon | Host of Photo Taco Podcast Joins Us! | Ep 12
December 04, 2016 00:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBJeff Harmon the host of the Photo Taco podcast joins Brendon and Aaron to talk about photography, shooting in Utah and best practices of a Landscape Photographer. Jeff is the tech guru and host of the long running Photo Taco podcast over at improvephotography.com/phototaco/ a podcast dedicated to the beginner photographer and tip needing enthusiast photographer. Photo Taco is the perfect podcast for anyone just starting in photography who needs a great teacher, easy to understand to help you...
We capture the Supermoon over Bonneville Salt Flats | Ep 11
November 27, 2016 00:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBBrendon and Aaron talk about the challenge of capturing the bright SuperMoon out in the Salt Flats of Utah. Once they arrived they were immediately faced with two obstacles that threatened to ruin their shots. The Salt Flats were completely flooded and clouds were building on the Eastern horizon!
Photog Adventures take their GoPros to Space! | Ep 10
November 11, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBThanks to a collaboration with ExtremeSpaceAdventures.com we send a GoPro Hero4 Black and a GoPro Session up into the Stratosphere! We really put the adventure into Photog Adventures when the Balloon and its payload housing our GoPros falls off the GPS radar at 10,000 feet up! Brendon and Aaron spend the next three weekends hunting the Mud Flats west of the Great Salt Lake for their GoPros.
Milky Way & Star Trails over Zion National Park | Ep 9
November 06, 2016 00:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBOur first Astrophotography trip to Zion National Park and we loved it! Already an amazing place in the day, it is fantastic at night! Following Jim Harmer's blog post "Photographer's Guide to Zion National Park" Brendon and Aaron make the most of their September weekend in Utah's best location, Zion National Park. Brendon and Aaron talk about all the locations they were able to visit and their success with Star Trails in Hoodoo City.
Fall Colors in Utah Valley at Dry Canyon | Ep 8
October 24, 2016 00:00 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBWe hike two-hours up Dry Canyon trail looking for a location to capture the beautiful changing fall colors of the mountains of Utah Valley. Brendon and Aaron discuss the challenges of finding your great composition when overwhelmed with good options. Aaron gushes over the ease of using an L-bracket and why it's speed is quite critical when the light is changing and Brendon shares details on his Manfrotto Gearhead and why he prefers a gearhead over a ballhead tripod mount.
Milky Way over Goosenecks & Goblin Valley | Ep 7
October 18, 2016 00:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBBrendon and Aaron get in two Astrophotography nights in a row at two completely different locations. Goosenecks State Park and Goblin Valley in Utah back in June. We discuss the challenges we faced capturing the large landscape of the Goosenecks compared to the intimate, in-your-face foreground of Goblin Valley. NOTE: Apologies for this podcast being a week late. There was a funeral in Canada that delayed things. But we are still on track for this week and will be releasing this week's po...
Perseid Meteor Shower over Bryce Canyon | Ep 6
October 03, 2016 00:00 - 34 minutes - 79.8 MBIn order to capture the Perseid Meteor Shower in an epic location with good weather, Brendon and Aaron travel down to Bryce Canyon National Park.
Reflecting the Milky Way in Mirror Lake | Ep 5
September 27, 2016 00:00 - 33 minutes - 76.2 MBAaron and Brendon capture a reflected Milky Way out at Mirror Lake & get a surprise hangout with a well-known photographer and author, Royce Bair.
Salt Lake Valley Sunset & Car Light Trails | Ep 4
September 14, 2016 00:00 - 29 minutes - 67.9 MBAfter work, Brendon and Aaron go out on a last minute Photog Adventure where we travel to an overlook of the Salt Lake Valley. Brendon had found this location a few weeks earlier and we decided it would make an awesome spot for a sunset that evening since a rain storm had just been through. The clouds were great at sunset but it got even better when we decided to stick around and capture light trails from the passing traffic.
The full Milky Way above the Knolls | Ep 2
September 14, 2016 00:00 - 32 minutes - 74.9 MBOut to the Knolls in the Salt Flats where we capture the awesome full arch of the Milky Way and discuss how crucial it is to capture before Astronomical Dawn.
Abandoned Train Trestle Astrophotography | Ep 3
September 13, 2016 00:00 - 29 minutes - 67.7 MBScouting locations with Google Earth, Aaron comes across an abandoned Train Trestle that looked perfectly aligned for Milky Way shots. Brendon and Aaron get out there on May 4th and discover one of their favorite nearby locations for capturing a beautiful Milky Way Nightscape!
The birth of Photog Adventures | Ep 1
September 13, 2016 00:00 - 27 minutes - 62.4 MBThe birth of Photog Adventures! Brendon Porter and Aaron King have committed to getting out in 2016 to build their landscape and astrophotography portfolios. Come along as they chronicle their adventures travelling around Utah and the surrounding areas. In this first podcast, we talk about Brendon's first ever capture of the Milky Way and our first adventure out when we traveled to Strawberry Reservoir in Utah at 1am so we could capture the early year Milky Way rising at 2:30am. Our YouT...