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Photography Explained Podcast

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

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25:35

11 Travel Photography Composition Tips That Will...

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Send us a textDo you want to take more interesting travel photos? Well, I do, and I hope that you do too. It is too easy to go somewhere and take average, boring photos of something you never do anything with. I have taken loads of these myself, so don’t worry. And it is so easy to take the same photo of something we have all seen a thousand times. Let’s not do any of that. No, there is so much more that we can do, and in this episode, I will tell you 11 things you can do to help you take better

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18:31

Understanding Focal Length and Its Effect On Composition

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2025/03/28

Send us a textThe focal length you use to take a photo will significantly affect the photo you create. It will determine what is in a photo, what is not in a photo, how small or large the elements of the photo are, and how the elements in your photo relate to each other. The focal length you use will also determine the depth of field, or as I like to call it, depth of sharpness, that there is in a photo. So, if you want to learn how to use focal length to create better compositions, listen on. In

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19:03

What Are The Rules Of Composition? (And Which Do I Use?)

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2025/03/14

Send us a textThe rules of composition are not rules. The rules of composition are guidelines, ideas, things that we can use to help us. But you need to know what the rules of composition are so you know which rules you are going to use, if any. You don’t have to use the rules of composition, and you will never use all of them. Certainly not in the same photo, but you will see why, so don’t worry. Find the ones that work for you, and they can help you get better compositions. And better compositions

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18:27

What Makes a Good Composition in Photography?

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2025/02/28

Send us a textPhotography is about more than just taking a photo—it’s about taking the best photo you can every time. A rubbish composition will give you a rubbish photo. A great composition will give you a great photo.Create better compositions, and you will end up with better photos – and in this episode, I help you to do just this – what is not to love?So, if you want to learn how to create better compositions, listen on.In this episode, I tell you Why is composition?What are the fundamentals of

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33:02

Photography Composition Tips and Techniques – How I...

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2025/02/14

Send us a textThe single most important thing we can do to improve our photos is to think about what we are taking photos of before we take them. We need to take the time to get the best composition every time we take a photo. The success or otherwise of any photo starts and ends with what is in the photo.Photography composition is what you include in a photo, what the light is doing and how the elements within the composition relate to each other.In this episode, I tell you Why this is

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31:47

Top Tips To Help You Manage Your Digital Photo Catalogue

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Send us a textPhotography Explained Podcast Episode 199 - Top Tips To Help You Manage Your Digital Photo CatalogueYou need to organise your photos on your computer so you can find any photo quickly and easily. Once you have done that, you have the small matter of looking after that precious collection of photos, which, as a photographer, is your everything. I don’t want to overstate this—as a photographer, your photos should be your everything. Without them, what have you got?In this episode, I tell

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24:13

How To Organise Digital Photos On Your Computer

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2025/01/17

Send us a textYou need to organise your photos on your computer so you can find any photo quickly and easily. You need to come up with a filing system that you can add to over the years as you take more and more photos. And you need to be able to keep track of all the photos in the catalogue so you know which photos you have edited, the good stuff you have not yet edited, your best stuff and any rubbish you might have. You need to get rid of any rubbish and any photos that you do not like or

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22:52

How To Take Fewer Photos But Better Photos In 2025...

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2025/01/03

Send us a textI want to get straight into taking better photos, beginning with taking fewer photos. We can all take fewer photos and, in the process, take better photos, and in this episode, I am going to tell you how. And yes, I will revisit my one photo rule. And here it is.“Take the time to take the best one photo of one thing.”Yep, that is my one photo rule in twelve words. Splendid.In this episode, I tell you Where did my one photo rule come from?Why I only take two photos of a sunriseHow I

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28:47

Photography Explained Podcast - 2024 Highlights

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2024/12/20

Send us a textI want to finish 2024 with a light-hearted look back at my favourite things from 2024. Why not, eh? So join me as I pick up on some stuff from the past year, which has been an excellent year for me and my podcast. so thank you for being with me, dear listener.In this episode, I tell you What was the most popular episode of the Photography Explained Podcast in 2024?What was the least popular episode of the Photography Explained Podcast in 2024?What is the oddest photography question I

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19:44

Why Do I Have So Many Rubbish Photos? (And Why It’s...

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2024/12/06

Send us a textI have loads of rubbish photos cluttering up my computer, clogging up my hard drives, and preventing me from finding the good stuff that must be in there somewhere, surely?We all take rubbish photos every now and then, so it’s okay—not every photo we take is a masterpiece. But if a photo is rubbish, get rid of it. If you have photos that you are never going to do anything with, why not get rid of them, too?In this episode, I tell you How this happenedHow many photos I haveWhat I am

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24:25

What Is The Difference Between RAW And JPEG Photos?

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2024/11/22

Send us a textRAW and JPEG are file formats. Photographers use both. JPEG images have an amount of processing and compressing done to them when a photo is taken. RAW photos have no processing done to them other than creating the file, that is.JPEG photos can be viewed by anyone straight off the memory card. To view RAW photos, you need specialist software.JPEG files are smaller than RAW files, but RAW files contain more data to work with than JPEG files.These are the main differences, but what does

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27:29

How Do You Take Care Of A Camera Sensor?

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2024/11/08

Send us a textDigital camera sensors are important, sensitive, expensive bits of kit that need looking after. There are things that we can do to protect them from bad stuff, but if bad stuff gets to them, there are things that we can do to remove that stuff.This applies to all of us photographers at all times, so it is pretty important that we know this stuff.In this episode, I tell you How to prevent bad stuff from getting to your camera's sensorWhat to do when you get bad stuff on your camera

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19:51

Why Can't You Use Flash Photography In Museums and...

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2024/10/25

Send us a textSo you are in a museum or an art gallery. Or some other similar place. It is lovely and quiet, with nice low-level lighting and local lights highlighting all those fantastic exhibits. The whole place has been carefully designed with a bespoke lighting scheme.And you see something really cool that you would love to photograph. What do you do?Look is what you so—no more. Do not take a photo. Do not start popping your flash gun. Or the flash-type thing on your phone. And in this very

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28:34

How Do I Take Care Of My Camera Lenses?

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2024/10/11

Send us a textCamera lenses are optical and engineering marvels. Camera lenses must be treated with care and respect when used, stored carefully and regularly maintained and cleaned. Take good care of your camera lenses, and they will take good care of you for years. In this episode, I tell you.What needs protecting in a lens?What gear can help you look after your lenses?How you store lenses.How you clean lenses.How to safely change lenses.How to safely use lenses.I also want to tell youWhat if you

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37:09

How Lenses Can Help You To Take Better Photos

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2024/09/27

Send us a textThere are so many lenses out there. How can you possibly know which lens or lenses will help you? Relax – I have got this covered.Lenses on cameras give photographers options. To understand how lenses can help you take better photos, you need to know what you want to photograph, how you want to take these photos, and what you want your photos to look like. Once you know these things, you can find the lenses that work for you and look into the wonderful world of lenses.In this episode,

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33:45

Camera Lenses Explained - My Beginner's Guide

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2024/09/13

Send us a textA listener asked me to do an episode strictly on lenses, so here it is. If you want me to explain something, just hit the “Send us a text” link on the podcast feed, and you can have your own almost personalised episode of the podcast. How utterly splendid.Lenses attach to cameras and focus what you point your camera at onto the camera sensor. So, lenses are quite important in photography terms!In this episode, I tell you.What are the main types of lenses?What focal length is

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26:49

Now It's Time For You To Start Taking Better Photos

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2024/08/30

Send us a textOK, I have spoken a lot about taking better photos. But in the final episode of this series, I tell you what you need to do. Yes, dear listener, it is time for you to start your journey to take better photos—which we all want to do, right?So this is what you do. Start with choosing your best 20 photos. Put them in a safe place, be it a folder, album, or even a pile on the floor. But start with 20 photos and go from there.Simple eh?In this episode, I tell you.How to get down to your

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28:50

How To Find Your Photography Niche - 10 Top Tips From Me

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2024/08/16

Send us a Text Message.To be the best at one photography thing, you must decide what that one photography thing is. This is how you can find your perfect photography niche.Trust me, I have been there. I used to photograph everything and anything for anyone and everyone. I was all things to all people. And what was the result of that? I was all over the place and not very good at anything. Sure, I could take a decent standard of photos, but that was all—good enough. And I wasn’t improving; I was

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21:43

Get out taking photos more—but take fewer photos

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2024/08/02

Send us a Text Message.Get out more and take photos, but take fewer photos. This will help you take better photos. Getting out more and taking photos gives you lots more opportunities to create new stuff. But don't try to create too much new stuff, or you will end up with lots of average photos that you do not have the time to do anything meaningful with.And none of us want that, do we? No, we don't, Rick.In this episode, I tell you.· Why getting out lots taking photos is good for

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27:44

15 Time Saving Photography Tips To Help You Take...

Photography Explained Podcast ·

2024/07/19

Send us a Text Message.Are you taking loads of photos but not getting great results?Are you spending forever on your computer trying to find decent photos to edit?And are you taking hours editing average photos and wondering why they are not turning into great photos?Relax – I can help you with all of these. In this episode, I tell you.Fifteen things that you can do that will help you save time.Fifteen things that will change what you spend time on for the better!Fifteen things that can help improve

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