Photography Explained Podcast
By Rick McEvoy
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Description
Photography stuff explained in plain English by me, Rick, in less than 27(ish) minutes without the irrelevant details.
I explain one photographic thing per episode, providing just enough information to help you understand it, improve your photography and take better photos, all without delving into endless, irrelevant details.
I am a professionally qualified photographer based in the UK and amongst other things I help photographers take better photos.
If you want me to answer your question, head to rickmcevoyphotography.com/podcast.
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Camera. Check. Something to Photograph. Check. Now How Do You Actually Take the Photo?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Shiny New Camera? Calm Down and Do This First
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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What Can An Entry Level Camera Really Do?
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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How to Know If You're Ready to Move from Phone to Camera
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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White Balance Explained: Why Your Photos Look Too Orange or Blue
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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📷 Why Are My Photos Too Dark? Understanding Exposure for Beginners
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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📷 I Just Got My First Camera - What Do I Do in the First Week?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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📷 Why Are My Photos Blurry? All the Reasons and How to Fix Them
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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📸 5 Things We All Need to Do in 2026 to Take Better Photos
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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The Best of The Photography Explained Podcast: 29 Essential Photography Tips That Actually Matter
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Composition Made Simple: The Rule of Thirds for Beginners
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The Photographer's Eye: See a Great Photo Before You Take It
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Why Your Photos Look Flat & How to Fix Them
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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📸 Train Your Eye: Master Photography Right Where You Are🌍
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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📸The Art of Light: From Harsh to Heavenly ✨
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Essential Accessories for Every Photographer (Without Breaking the Bank)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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ISO Explained: The Simple Guide to Better Photos in Any Light ✨
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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🎙️Finding Your Best Angle, Simple Tips for Better Composition 🖼️
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Your First Five Steps into Landscape Photography (Even in Your Local Park!)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Creative Use of Depth of Field: Blurry Backgrounds, Sharp Subjects 🎯
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Master Your Camera Modes: A Simple Guide to Auto, Aperture, Shutter & Manual Settings
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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How to Get Sharp Photos Every Time: Beyond Just Focusing! 📸✨
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Taking Great Photos in Direct Sunlight: 5 Tips for Beating the Harsh Light
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Polarising Filters - What Are They? Do I Need One?
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Neutral Density Filters - What Are They? Do I Need One?
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May 23, 2025 |
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21 Composition Tips For Better Photos Of Buildings
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May 09, 2025 |
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11 Landscape Photography Composition Tips That Will Instantly Improve Your Shots
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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11 Travel Photography Composition Tips That Will Instantly Improve Your Shots
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Understanding Focal Length and Its Effect On Composition
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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What Are The Rules Of Composition? (And Which Do I Use?)
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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What Makes a Good Composition in Photography?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Photography Composition Tips and Techniques – How I Take Photos
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Top Tips To Help You Manage Your Digital Photo Catalogue
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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How To Organise Digital Photos On Your Computer
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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How To Take Fewer Photos But Better Photos In 2025 (With My One Photo Rule)
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Photography Explained Podcast - 2024 Highlights
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Why Do I Have So Many Rubbish Photos? (And Why It’s OK, And What I'm Doing About It)
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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What Is The Difference Between RAW And JPEG Photos?
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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How Do You Take Care Of A Camera Sensor?
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Why Can't You Use Flash Photography In Museums and Art Galleries?
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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How Do I Take Care Of My Camera Lenses?
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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How Lenses Can Help You To Take Better Photos
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Camera Lenses Explained - My Beginner's Guide
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Now It's Time For You To Start Taking Better Photos
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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How To Find Your Photography Niche - 10 Top Tips From Me
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Get out taking photos more—but take fewer photos
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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15 Time Saving Photography Tips To Help You Take Better Photos
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Photo Editing - What You Need To Know (And Not Worry About)
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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How To Get Better At Photography By Learning From Others
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Phone Camera vs DSLR - What Are You Missing With A Phone?
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Phone vs. Camera: Which Is Better To Take Photos With?
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May 24, 2024 |
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How To Use Your Camera Settings To Take Better Photos
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May 10, 2024 |
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Photography Gear - How Cameras, Lenses and Other Stuff Help
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Photography Gear – What To Buy And How To Use It
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Photography Tips - How To Actually Take A Photo
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Tips For How To Take Better Photos – Getting Started
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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How To Use Your Gear To Improve Your Compositions
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Photography Composition Tips and Techniques
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography?
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To Do
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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The Future Of Photography – Making Sense Of It In 2024
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense Part 3
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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11 More Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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What is the Photography Explained Podcast all about then?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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31 (Stupid) Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense (Any More) (Part 1)
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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How To Care For Your Photography Gear - This Is What I Do
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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How I Use This Complicated Photography Stuff To Take Photos
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Do I Really Need A Camera In 2023? Or Will My Phone Do Instead?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Understanding Histograms In Photography
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Why Is Sharpness In Photography So Important?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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My Guide To Understanding Depth Of Field In Photography
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Photography Explained Podcast - What Is Crop Factor?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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What Is Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)?
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Camera Metering - How To Get The Right Exposure
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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My Beginner's Guide To The Exposure Triangle
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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What Is ISO In Photography? All You Need To Know
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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What Are Shutter And Shutter Speed In Photography?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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What Is Aperture In Photography?
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May 26, 2023 |
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How Do I Get The Correct Exposure Every Time I Take A Photo?
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May 12, 2023 |
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Not quite episode 154 of the Photography Explained Podcast
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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What Is Exposure In Photography? (A Beginner's Guide)
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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How My One Photo Rule Will Help You Take Better Photos
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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How To Take The Best Photos That You Can Every Time
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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How Does A Camera Work? Just The Stuff You Need To Know!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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11 Actionable Things You And I Can Do To Improve Our Photography in 2023 – Part 2!
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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11 Actionable Things You And I Can Do To Improve Our Photography in 2023 - Part 1
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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What Is Photography? My 2023 Update On What Photography Is
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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What Is Photography? Episode 1 Revisited. Well I Want To Get Back To Basics
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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How Technology In Cameras Helps Us To Take Photos (Part 2)
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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How Technology In Cameras Helps Us To Take Photos
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In Photography? Will AI Ever Replace Me?
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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I Only Take Photos With My Phone - What Photography Stuff Am I Missing Out On?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Do I Really Need A Camera In 2022? Or Will My Phone Do Instead?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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What Does The Future Of Photography Look Like?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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The next Photography Explained Podcast episode is on Friday, not today
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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No Photography Explained Podcast Episode this week
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Changes To My Podcast. And How Do We Get Started In Photography Today?
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Is Photography Still Relevant In 2022? And What About In The Future?
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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My Call For Questions From You. And Your Help.
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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How Many Types Of Filters Are There In Photography?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Not quite Photography Explained Podcast Episode 136 - How Many Types Of Filters Are There In Photography?
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Polarizing Filters - What Are They? What Do They Do? Do I Need One?
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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ND Filters - What Are They? What Do They Do? Do I Need One?
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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5 More Excellent, Actionable Tips To Keep Your Photography Developing In 2022
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Do I Need New Photography Gear? My Common Sense Check That Says Probably Not.
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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How Can I Improve My Photo Editing Workflow? Want To Know What I Do?
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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25 Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts That I Use All The Time To Save Me Time
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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How I Save Time Editing Photos - 11 Top Tips Just For You
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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How Do I Know When I Have Finished Editing A Photo? It's Taking Forever! Sorry, I forgot two important things
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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How Do I Know When I Have Finished Editing A Photo? It's Taking Forever!
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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How Do You Actually Get Started With This Photo Editing Malarky Thing?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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What Photo Editing Software Is Best For Beginners Who Want To Get Serious?
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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What Do I Need For Editing Photos? This Is What You Need And No More Really!
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Photo Editing For Beginners - Where Do I Start? 9 Things To Help You
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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9 Reasons Why Camera Sensor Size Matters? And What This Really Means To Us!
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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What Is Crop Factor? And How Does It Affect The Photos I Take?
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May 31, 2022 |
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What Should I Upgrade First - My Camera Or My Lens? Please Help Me!
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May 24, 2022 |
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I Have A Kit Lens - How Do I Know Which Lens To Buy To Progress My Photography?
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May 17, 2022 |
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11 Essential Photography Gear Items Every Beginner Photographer Should Get
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May 10, 2022 |
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How Do I Learn To Use Manual Mode On My Camera? Time For Some Fun Stuff!
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May 03, 2022 |
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What Does Manual Mode Mean And Do I Have To Learn It? (Yes You Do)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Listener question – I Want To Go Out And Shoot In The Rain But My Camera Is Not Weatherproof
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Listener Question. My Gear Is Covered In Soot From The Great Dorset Steam Fair
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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What Is A Histogram And How Can It Help Us When We Shoot?
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Auto Exposure Bracketing - What Is It? How Can It Help You?
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Is HDR Photography Bad? Is It Ok To Use It? Or Is It Cheating?
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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What Is Exposure Compensation, How Do I Use It? And Why Is It So Useful?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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10 Excellent, Actionable Tips For Beginner Photographers From Me Rick
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Basic Zone Camera Modes Or Creative Zone Modes - Which Should I Use?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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How Do I Use Creative Zone Modes To Help Me Take Photos?
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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What Are Creative Modes In Photography - And What Are The Other Modes?
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Program Mode - What Is It? Is It Ok For Me To Use It?
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Do You Want To Know The 20 Camera Settings That I Use?
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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10 Camera Settings For Beginners - Lets Keep Things Nice And Simple
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Camera Settings 3 - The Things That You Set For Each Photo You Take
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Camera Settings 2 - Things That You Might Change When Out Taking Photos
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Camera Settings 1 - Things That You Can Set And Forget
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Seasons Greetings From Me Rick
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Why Are There So Many Camera Settings? I Am Confused - Help Me?
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Why Photography Gear Is Important - But Not That Important?
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Which Camera Bag Should I Buy? 7 Things For You To Think About
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Tripods Explained. What Actually Is A Tripod Anyway?
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Do You Want To Know How To Take Photos On A Tripod?
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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What Are The Advantages Of Using A Tripod? Here Are 5 From Me
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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How To Take Photos Handheld - Camera Settings That Work For Sharp Photos
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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How Do You Hold A Camera Properly? This Is Very Important!
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Is Editing Photos Cheating? Well Is It? Well What Do You Think?
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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RAW And JPEG - What Do They Mean? Which Is Better?
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Do I Really Have To Edit My Photos? It Depends But Mainly Yes!
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Camera Shake - What Is It And How Do I Stop It Happening?
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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What Is Manual Mode? Do I Really Have To Learn How To Use It?
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Travel Photography All Done - And Now For Something Completely Different!
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Do You Want To Know How I Edit My Travel Photos In Lightroom?
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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How To Organise Travel Photos In Lightroom To Save Time Later
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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10 Not So Obvious Bonus Travel Photography Tips From Me To You
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Is Travel Photography A Good Career? Sounds Lovely But What Is The Reality?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Do You Want To Know What Skills You Need To Be A Travel Photographer?
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Travel Photography Gear For Beginners - 5 Things I Recommend
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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How Do You Take Great Travel Photos Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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11 Excellent New Essential Travel Photography Tips For Beginners
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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What Are My 7 Best Accessories For Mobile Phone Photography?
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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If Phone Cameras Are So Good, Should You Buy A Digital Camera In 2021?
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Is It Better To Take Photos With A Camera Or A Phone?
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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What Are The Main Differences Between A Phone Camera And A Camera?
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Some Great Ideas To Help Us Take Better Videos With A Phone
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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19 Tips To Help Take Better Photos With A Phone
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Can You Take Professional Photos With A Phone? With A Phone? Really?
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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What Is The Best Free Photo Editing App For iPhone/ iPad/ Android?
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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What Phone Apps Do Photographers Use? These Are The 7 I Use The Most
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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How Can I Improve My Mobile Camera Lens? This Is New To Me Too!
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Are Phone Camera Lenses Any Good? Lets Find Out
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Camera Lenses Explained - Shall We Wrap This Up And Move On?
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May 27, 2021 |
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What Is A Tilt Shift Lens? Let Me Explain In Less Than 10 Minutes
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May 25, 2021 |
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Fisheye Lenses Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
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May 20, 2021 |
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Telephoto Lenses Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
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May 18, 2021 |
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Wide Angle Lens Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
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May 13, 2021 |
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What Are Standard Lenses? Let Me Tell You In Plain English
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May 11, 2021 |
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Should I Buy A Prime Or A Zoom Lens? This Is Exactly What I Think
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May 06, 2021 |
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What Is A Kit Lens? What You Need To Know Without The Irrelevant Detail!
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May 04, 2021 |
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What Is A Zoom Lens Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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What Is A Prime Lens Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Camera Lenses Explained For Beginners - 15 Things You Need To Know
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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More Odd Photography Terms Explained - What Is A Mirrorless Camera?
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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What Does DSLR Mean? More Baffling Stuff Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes - What Is A Medium Format Camera?
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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What Is A Cropped Sensor Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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What Is A Micro Four Thirds Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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What Is A Full Frame Camera?
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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11 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started In Photography
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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My Step By Step Guide To How I Apply Metadata To Photos In Lightroom
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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My Step By Step Guide To How I Organise My Photos in Lightroom
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Step By Step Guide To How I Edit My Photos in Lightroom
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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My Step By Step Guide To How I Get The Photos Off My Camera Safely and Securely
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Step By Step Guide To How I Take A Photo
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Step By Step Guide To How I Set Up My Camera
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Step By Step Guide To How I Prepare My Photography Gear
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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What Are The Steps In Photography - Part 1 - The General Steps
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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What About The Other Types Of Photography?
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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What Is Product Photography?
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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What Is Street Photography?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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What Is Travel Photography?
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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What Is Landscape Photography?
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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What Is Wedding Photography?
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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What Is Industrial Photography?
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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What Is Construction Photography?
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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What Is Architectural Photography
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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What Are The 20 Most Popular Types of Photography?
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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What Are The Different Camera Modes?
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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What Have We Learned About Exposure?
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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What is Exposure Compensation?
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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5 Practical Applications Of The Exposure Triangle
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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What Is The Exposure Triangle? (Revisited)
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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What Does ISO Actually Stand For In Photography?
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Happy New Year
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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What Does Shutter Mean In Photography?
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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What Is Aperture In Photography?
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Merry Christmas
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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What Does Exposure Mean In Photography?
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Lets Get Technical
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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The Number 1 Way To Improve Your Photography
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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What Are The Qualities Of A Good Photo?
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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What Time Of Day Is Best To Take Photos?
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Take More Interesting Photos
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Foreground, Middleground, Background
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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What Rules Of Composition Do I Use?
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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What Are The Rules Of Composition?
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Why Is Composition So Important?
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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10 Photography Things Explained Quickly
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Recap – What Have We Learned So Far?
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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How Can I Learn To Use My New Camera?
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Why Is Camera Sensor Size Important?
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Which Camera Should I Buy?
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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What Are The Different Types Of Camera?
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Do I Really Need A Camera In 2020?
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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What Is The Exposure Triangle?
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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How To Take A Photo
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Photography Explained - Introductory Episode
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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What Is Photography To Me?
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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How Does A Camera Work?
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Oct 19, 2020 |