Latest Learnphotography Podcast Episodes
Setting Expectations With Photography Clients, How to, When to, & Why
For the Love of Photography - November 27, 2022 20:10 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I briefly share when, why and how I set expectations with my clients. As a professional photographer, it is important to set expectations appropriate for each individual situation so we are less likely to get caught off guard with awkward requests. Whether that it be for portrai...
Landscape Photography Tips for Beginners (10)
For the Love of Photography - October 04, 2021 15:48 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I share ten tips on how to get better photos with landscape photography. Each of these helpful hints could be an episode on their own, but I wanted to at least touch on them since they can be very helpful with capturing beautiful landscape photography photos. So if you are a begi...
10 Photography Tips for Beginners
For the Love of Photography - September 19, 2021 02:06 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I share beginner photography tips that will help you improve your photography skills. These are basic tips and are meant for newer photographers. By following these 10 tips, your photography will improve and you can focus more on your creativity.
Tips for Second Shooting a Wedding
For the Love of Photography - April 25, 2021 23:24 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I discuss tips on how to be a good and reliable second shooter for a lead wedding photographer. I go over some real world mistakes I have witnessed and experienced while on the job photographing a wedding. If you are interested in getting into wedding photography, second shooting...
Improve Your Portrait Photography Without Spending More Money
For the Love of Photography - April 13, 2021 19:54 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I share and discuss how to improve your portrait photography while simply using the camera and lens you already have. By applying these simple techniques you will begin to see improvements with your portrait photos right away. These are all things I have learned over the years th...
Choosing Your Next or First Camera Setup
For the Love of Photography - February 28, 2021 23:17 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I briefly discuss some things to consider when looking into your first or next camera setup. Diving into the realm of DSLR and mirrorless camera systems can be very overwhelming and my hope is that this episode can help you with a starting point for your search.
3 Things I Did That Helped me as a New Photographer
For the Love of Photography - February 21, 2021 21:01 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBeing new to photography can be overwhelming and that can be a difficult feeling to overcome. I know because I've been there and I have felt that feeling plenty. Sometimes, simply having a place to start can be enough to propel you forward into the beautiful world of the unknown. In this episode...
Introduction to my Photography Podcast
For the Love of Photography - January 11, 2021 02:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I simply introduce myself and my photography podcast, giving a general idea of the direction of this show.
David & Luke Edmonson - episode 252
Take & Talk Pics - November 16, 2016 08:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDavid & Luke Edmonson © Edmonson Photography David and Luke Edmonson have been called the “Master Photographers to Master Photographers” and with good reason. With over 50 combined years in the industry, the indelible impact the Edmonson’s leave with clients, students and peers around the wo...
Light Painting with Harold Ross - episode 251
Take & Talk Pics - November 02, 2016 07:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsLight Painting with Harold Ross Harold Ross (b 1956), is an American fine-art photographer who lives and works in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Since 1979, Harold has been creating distinctive work in the studio as well as in the night landscape. For 27 years, he has specialized in ...
Make Changes - Episode 250
Take & Talk Pics - October 19, 2016 07:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsMake Changes Photo World if you are learning and growing then you are changing. Often it can be difficult to make change and go along with them but it is a necessary practice to improve from where you are. So here we are on the 250th episode on Take & Talk Pics! I have been so blessed to do ...
Nikon Active D-Lighting - episode 249
Take & Talk Pics - October 17, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsNikon Active D-Lighting Photo World this episode is more proof that you need to know your gear to fully understand the potential you bring to every shoot. Knowing your gear is good but knowing when, where, and how to use the tools effectively is the real test of a pro photographer versus a hob...
Dust Mapping - episode 248
Take & Talk Pics - October 14, 2016 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDust Mapping Photo World we work so hard to have beautiful, clean, well made photographs. We did this back in the film days too, but there was a battle going on against dust and scratches. We still see issues today when it comes to dust. They make air blowers, sensor brushes, lens cleaner fl...
Time-lapse Photography - episode 247
Take & Talk Pics - October 12, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsTime-lapse Photography Photo World I needed a break from all the business talk because at the end of the day my addiction to photography needs some attention as well as my passion for building businesses. Time-lapse Photography is a bit of its own practice. In fact it began mostly by accident ...
Savings Plan - episode 246
Take & Talk Pics - October 10, 2016 07:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsSavings Plan Photo World when you run your own business it doesn't matter when it comes up or in what aspect the conversation takes place... most of us, when we start out, do not like to talk money. That could be one of the worst offsets to a secure savings plan for a infant business. When I...
Why Should You Blog - episode 245
Take & Talk Pics - October 07, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhy Should You Blog Photo World as you can tell by the title I am going to totally sell you on the idea of why should you blog. Okay, not really but I am going to talk about the purpose and operations behind how a blog works. The true conversation is about good business practice, showcasing yo...
Build Your List - episode 244
Take & Talk Pics - October 05, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsBuild Your List That's right Photo World, you need to build your list. That is your email list. Think of the countless emails you receive that are of little to no value for you, but there is one email every so often that keep you as a subscriber to that list. Now, you don't have to bombard p...
All Work and No Play - episode 243
Take & Talk Pics - October 03, 2016 07:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsAll Work and No Play We often feel like there's too much to do. To many things on our plate and we can't catch up; so much, that it seems our business, our career, our supposed passion is all work and no play. Just like anything else in life there is a time and place for everything. It's my be...
Giving Back - episode 242
Take & Talk Pics - September 30, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsGiving Back Photo World I offer a free coaching call. Scroll to the bottom of this page if you are interested. One thing I do for every call is get to know you and your business. Following the call I give a thank you gift for having done the call. I don't want to share everything, but highligh...
Cost of Doing Business - episode 241
Take & Talk Pics - September 28, 2016 07:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsCost of Doing Business Photo World there is an old saying: It takes money to make money. That saying is so true and truer still when it comes to marketing. Marketing is one of the costs of doing business, in fact, it is the largest cost of doing business. In today's episode I break down three ...
Rule of Thirds Pricing - episode 240
Take & Talk Pics - September 26, 2016 07:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsRule of Thirds Pricing Photo World, making up what you do with your pricing is hard enough. I spent years, with trial and error, figuring out an efficient way to make life easier when it comes to talking money. I have created a rule of thirds pricing... Have a set pricing for your customers ...
People Person - episode 239
Take & Talk Pics - September 23, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsPeople Person There is no rule in business that says you must be a people person but I like to lean on logic when I question these types of things. In a truly logical sense, in every career or job, in every industry, there are people involved. Either you are getting something done/created for ...
Network Time - episode 238
Take & Talk Pics - September 21, 2016 07:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsNetwork Time Photo World it is time to get back to business. Admittedly, the show has been struggling these past few weeks and the content has suffered. However, you still mean a great deal to me and I want you to know there are many great things to come. That being said it is time to get back...
Talk Yourself Up – episode 237
Take & Talk Pics - September 19, 2016 07:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsTalk Yourself Up Sometimes you need to talk yourself up. Photo World, the way we handle our internal reactions will often determine our external reality. I have spoken about mindset and maintaining professionalism in the past but what about those times when it seems like nothing is going your ...
What They Did – episode 236
Take & Talk Pics - September 16, 2016 07:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhat They Did I want to wrap up my thoughts from the last episode… I talks about starting out and there have been a few dedicated episodes with that same idea in mind, but it is really leading us to today’s topic. I had heard, and I don’t know if this is his quote, businessman Dave Ramsey men...
Rocky Start - episode 235
Take & Talk Pics - September 14, 2016 07:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsRocky Start Photo World there are always so many things that come across my desk (screen) and I find once in a while, I see things that strike a chord with me. Recently, a story was shared withe me about another "photographer" who borrowed a few pictures to supplement their own portfolio in ho...
Manual Mode – episode 234
Take & Talk Pics - September 12, 2016 07:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsManual Mode Photo World how could I go through each priority mode and not finally speak on Manual Mode. However, I don’t really do that much here. I should have called this episode Rob Mode because I selfishly only talk about how I shoot and how I couple Manual Mode with my Metering. Although, ...
Program Mode – episode 233
Take & Talk Pics - September 09, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsProgram Mode Photo World in my opinion Program mode is the transitional mode between auto and manual. Now if you have played with or made some understanding of how to effectively use the shutter priority and aperture priority modes then you are going to feel very comfortable with the Program M...
Aperture Priority Mode – episode 232
Take & Talk Pics - September 07, 2016 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsAperture Priority Mode Hey Photo World! I need to clear up one small detail from the last episode on Shutter Priority. I never mentioned that many of you may see is as "Tv" mode or "Time Value". This is the standard for Canon as well as a few other cameras out there. Today I go over the Apertu...
Shutter Priority Mode – episode 231
Take & Talk Pics - September 05, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsShutter Priority Mode Photo World I am on this “what does every little thing in my camera do and how can it be helpful to me?” kick. I know that’s not really a thing but for me blabbing on like I do it is an important enough discussion to have. Also, it gets my attention because there are so m...
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