Photography is drawing with light, and photography gear is simply the tools we use to capture that light and take photos.Yes, it is that simple. Well, it should be that simple. Think of photography gear as tools, and you are on the right track. Camera bodies, lenses, bags, tripods, and a whole load of other stuff can help us take photos.But how can they help us? And what can they help us to do?In this episode, I tell you.The criteria for buying new gear. Again.Why the camera body doesn’t matter as much as you might have thought.What crop factor means but why you don’t need to worry about this too much.Some specific examples of how gear helps me take photos.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera? Ok, albeit briefly.And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

What photography gear should you buy? How do you use it? Where do I start? I am confused!Right. Stop. What gear do you have? What do you need more gear for? You might not need more gear; you might have all you need; you just don’t know it.Listen to this episode before you even think about buying any more gear. Please don’t do what I did.In this episode, I tell you.The criteria for buying new gear.What gear do I use?How I use my gear.Why you might not need more gear.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do. Oh, I really tell you what I do and how I use my gear.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Would you like to know the best way to take a photo? As obvious as it might sound, there are things that you might not know. So, if you are still trying to figure out what to do or want help taking better photos, you are in the right place. I can help you with this.You can do things when you take a photo to get the best results. In this episode, I tell you exactly what they are and what you need to do. How utterly splendid!In this episode, I tell you.How to get the technical stuff sorted.What your camera might be telling you.How to actually take a photo.What to do if you are using a tripod.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Here's more good stuff on how to take better photos. This is the fifth in an ever-expanding series of episodes about how to do this. The important bit of photography is the taking of the photos bit. But how do you do it? And more importantly, why are you taking that photo, and what of?More food for thought that will help you to take fewer photos but better ones.In this episode, I tell you.·         How to get started taking photos.·         The stuff you should think of before you take a photo.·         Why taking fewer photos is so good.·         A quick word on my one photo rule.·         Who cares about your precious photos? (No one unless they are really good!)·         What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?·         What if I use a film camera?·         And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Photography Composition Tips and Techniques. This is the fourth in the series of episodes about how to take better photos. And this is the bit that I forgot from the last episode.Camera settings – why are there so many? And gear. Photography gear. Why is there so much of it?Well, I am not saying that you need more gear, but the different camera settings and different camera gear allow you to create better compositions, which means better photos.And we all want this.In this episode, I tell you.How different camera settings can improve your compositions.How different camera gear can improve your compositions.How camera sensor size affects the composition.Why the field of view is so important.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

This is the third in the series of episodes about how to take better photos. And do you want to know one of the best ways to take better photos?Thinking about what you include in a photo and how the things you include relate to each other is one of the best ways to take better photos.I am talking about composition, and in this episode, I tell you lots of good stuff about it. Because guess what – all anyone looking at your photos knows is what they are looking at. So, we need to make all our photos the best we can, right?In this episode, I tell you.What composition is.How you can learn all about composition.Why moving, looking and thinking are incredibly simple yet powerful things to do.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Photography Explained Podcast Episode 173 - What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography?What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography? What are your hopes and dreams? Are you happy as you are taking photos with your phone? Or do you want to be a professional photographer and earn a full-time living from your photography?This is the starting point in learning how to take better photos, which is what this series of episodes is about. Yes, taking better photos starts with you and what you want to get out of your photography. Then, you need to decide what you want to take photos of and what you will do with the photos you have created.You need a plan, and I will help you with this.Once you have a plan and know what you are trying to do with your photography you can begin that wonderful voyage of photographic discovery. In this episode, I tell you.How you can work out what you want to do with your photography.To think about what you want to take photos of.To think about what you are going to do with your photos.What people don’t know or don’t care about when they look at your photo.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Photography Explained Podcast Episode 172 - How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To DoThis episode starts a series of episodes where I teach you how to take better photos. Nice and simple. And very important.No matter where you are on your photographic journey, there are things that you and I can do that will help us to take better photos. Every time I take a photo, I try to take a better photo than last time. I will tell you how I do this in this series of episodes.In this episode, I tell you.·         What is the most important thing in photography?·         11 things that you can do to help you take better photos.·         What people care about when they look at your photo?·         What people don’t know or don’t care about when they look at your photo?·         What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?·         What if I use a film camera?·         And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

I have been talking about stupid photography terms that don’t make sense. But what are we going to do with them? How can we make photography accessible to all in 2024 and beyond?In this episode, I tell youHow I replace ISO.How I change the aperture scale.Why exposure time makes sense (and not shutter speed).Why how we see the world as 1x replaces focal length, crop factor and all that nonsense.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

This is the last episode in my series of stupid photography terms that don’t make sense. In this episode, I give you my take on these terms.Crop factorSpeedlite/ flashgunCamera shakeStopF-stopFast lensJPEGRAWAnd why I think that they are stupid. Most of them. I also tell youWhat if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Yes, 11 more photography terms that confuse explained and shamed. This is part 2 of my three-part series explaining photography terms that are out of date, confusing at best or just plain old wrong.And if you are a phone user wanting to get into more photography but finding all this stuff putting you off, don’t worry; I’ve got you.I know how you feel. And I can help you. And that is what I do in this episode.In this episode, I tell you.What depth of field Is, and what should it be called?When is a hot shoe not a hot shoe?Why streets are not the only public places!How a fish sees (fish variable).What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Hi, Rick here. I hope that you're well.This is the trailer for the Photography Explained Podcast.In this trailer, I will tell you what my podcast is all about and where you fit in, dear listener. My podcast is based on my experiences and knowledge, not internet searches.  Sure, there's some research into some of the stuff I talk about because I don't know everything. But the starting point is what I know from over 40 years of practising, studying, learning and indeed loving photography. You can check out the podcast website to find out more and how you can ask me a question.Take care. Stay safe. Cheers from me, Rick.Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Do you find some photography terms completely baffling? Are you bewildered by terms like APS-C, mirrorless camera, focal length, and aperture scale? Are you a phone user wanting to get more into photography but finding this strange terminology putting you off?I get you. I know how you feel. And I can help you. So let me.In this episode, I tell you.·         Why APS-C should be banned.·         Why ISO does not make sense.·         Why the exposure triangle does not actually do anything.·         And why eight other photography terms are rubbish?·         What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?·         What if I use a film camera?·         And finally, what I do. In brief. Very brief this time.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Camera equipment is very important, expensive and very breakable if you do not look after it.Do you know how to look after your gear properly?In this episode, I tell you how to look after my gear. I have not had a problem with any of my gear as I look after it so carefully. So, listen to this episode to find out how you can look after your gear like I do mine.In this episode, I tell you.The gear that I use and how I look after it.How and where I store my gear.How I clean my gear, and what with.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do. Again….All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Why would I want to use this complicated stuff to take photos? Do I need to? Shouldn’t this be easy? It depends on you and where you want to go with your photography.These are perfectly valid questions but do not worry. In this episode, I will tell you how I use this complicated stuff, which, with time and practice, is not complicated at all. It just sounds like it is. That is the bit I want to get over to you.In this episode, I tell you.What complicated photography stuff do I use to take my photos?Why do I use all this stuff?And why, with practice, it is not complicated at all.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do. Again….All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

It’s 2023. Most of us have phones. And they take amazing photos. So why do we need cameras? Come on, phones are all we need, right?Well, it just depends. I need a camera in 2023. I still prefer taking photos with my camera rather than my phone. You cannot beat the experience of taking photos with a camera. And I cannot take the photos I need with my phone.So, I need a camera in 2023.Do you need a camera in 2023? Let me know.In this episode, I tell you.Why I love taking photos with my camera.Why I need control of what is going on.Complicated photography stuff that I love and use!What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Histogram. Doesn’t sound like a photography thing. Sounds complicated. What is it, Rick? Do I need to know about this?Yes, you do need to know about this. A histogram can help you get the best exposure you can and tell if you have not got the best exposure.In this episode, I tell you.What a histogram is.How you can use a histogram to get the best exposure.How you can use a histogram to tell you if you got the exposure correct.What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the showGet your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Sharpness. What does this mean in photography? Is this important? Do I need to know about this?Yes, you do need to know about this. You should aim to get the sharpest photo you can every time you create an image. But you need to know how to do this, right?In this episode, I tell you.What sharpness means in photography.How you can take and process sharp photos.What does tack sharp mean?What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Depth of field. What is this, and do I need to know about it?Yes, you do. Depth of field is essential to understand and can help you take your photos to another level. And helps you to get the bits of a photo you want sharp, sharp, and the bits you do not want sharp, not sharp! In this episode, I tell you.What depth of field is.Why you need to understand this.How you can use depth of fieldWhat if I use a phone to take photos and not a cameraWhat if I use a film cameraAnd finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick

Crop factor. Is this photography term important? Do I need to know this? Yes, if you use a micro four thirds camera or cropped sensor camera, you must know this.Crop factors relate to the different sizes of digital camera sensors. This is about the sensor's physical size and how this affects the focal length selected and the effective focal length you get.In this episode, I tell you.What crop factor is.Why does it affect the focal length you get with your lens?What different crop factors are there?      What if I use a phone to take photos and not a camera?What if I use a film camera?And finally, what I do.All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in less than 27 (ish) minutes!What is not to love?Support the Show.Get your question answeredThis is what my podcast is all about, answering your photography questions - just click here. Not only will I answer your question, but I will also give you a lovely, big shout out, which is nice.Find out more about the podcast on the Photography Explained Podcast websiteAnd find out all about me on my photography websiteThanks very much for listeningCheers from me Rick