Erica hosts with Connor and THE Nick Page joining her at the roundtable to talk about the current status of the rebranding changes going from the Improve Photography Network to the Master Photography Podcast Network and the latest is with Nick. Doodads of the week as well of course.
Paid Photography Is Dead
Jeff hosts with Connor joining him at the roundtable to discuss the state of the photography industry from a career perspective. With smartphones, inexpensive but very good camera equipment, and computers automating post processing how is a young person with a dream to be a professional photography supposed to make it?
Latitude: Whitman – Incredible, Never Tiring Landscape Subject
Brent talks about the Whitman Mission, a great place to go and shoot and the different parts of the park, the seasons and how he keeps going back for more and more. This is one of the great places that he just never seem to tire of.
Saving Astrophotography in National Parks
Brent Bergherm sits at the roundtable with Jeff hosting an episode where the two discuss the story of some passionate photographers saving the right to do astrophotography in two National Parks in the Unites States. They also talk about about the progress of rebranding the Improve Photography Podcast Network.
BIG Podcast Network Announcement and What the Hosts Are Doing!
Topic 1: BIG announcement about the network transforming to become the Master Photography Podcast network. Not happening because of a fight, or we hate each other. Jim Harmer is making a career pivot and is very generously giving the Improve Photography Podcast Network over to the hosts of the podcasts! The network is being re-branded as the Master Photography Podcast …
Reflections: What Makes THE Most Difference For Beginners and Photography
Brian talks with Erica and Conner about the area for beginners to understand that will make the biggest difference in improvement: light, composition, or camera settings? Knowing yourself as a photographer – What are YOUR strengths/weaknesses? What were you known for when you first began? What are you known for today? What do you hope to be known for in the future? DooDad’s of the Week: …
Latitude: Brian Leaving, Insane Efforts, Brent’s Workshops
Announcement: Brian is leaving the Latitude podcast in the capable hands of Brent. He is going to revive his old “Thoughts on Photography” show, which Master Photography listeners should make sure to subscribe to. Topic 1: Question: What’s one of the most exciting or insane things you’ve done while traveling to get the shot? Brian: I know it’s fresh from …
Photo Taco: Lightroom Embedded Preview Workflow
Jeff walks through how to significantly speed up you culling process in Lightroom by using the Embedded Preview workflow: Disable background processes (pause syncing to Lr CC, pause addresses lookup, pause face detection) Set critical preferences (Camera Raw Cache at least 50GB, enable “Use Smart Previews instead of Originals for Image Editing”, enabled Generate Previews in Parallel if you have …
Shooting For Free And Tax Tips
Connor Hibbs hosts this episode with Jeff Harmon and Erica Kay at the round table to discuss the topics of shooting for free and some tips on how to make tax season a little more bearable. Doodads: Jeff: Topic 2: Logitech MX Master 2S Wireless Mouse ($90) Erica: Peak Design Field Pouch ($39.95) Connor: One-Tab extension for Google Chrome (free)
Tripod: Back to Basics – Night Photography
Jim Harmer talks about how going back to the basics and shooting at night can really help a photographer to improve.