Host Mark Bennett hits the heights by going into double digits! And to celebrate he, basically, does the same things he's done for the preceding nine episodes: photo philosophy, photo taker person talk, photo tips for taking photos, a review of a book of, duh, photos, and a quote from a guy talking about photos. You can't get more photo focused than All Things Photography — and who would want to!?

The host, Mark Bennett, glosses right over Depth of Field with a simple explanation that begs for more — and he leaves you begging but, probably, also thankful. It's a tricky thing to do. He reviews Portrait Professional software and rates it very good looking. His guest, Joe Copalman, went from wasting his life as a skater to wasting his life in the Army, but a wife and kids and a camera made it all better. Joe McNally has wise words, which Mark has lifted for your benefit. You're welcome!

Hippolyte Bayard faked his suicide and, thus, simultaneously murdered photographic truth and birthed photography as an art form. Pretty good for an undead dead guy.

Listen in as host Mark Bennett explains Bayard, reviews a camera bag made for the female pro shooter, speaks to a female shooter who started life abandoned in a park, explains why he needs stronger chains to go with that rim light, and quotes yet another female shooter about the naughty nature of photography.

Find out how to make a Daguerreotype, find out how Peter Ensenberger came to be photo editor at Arizona Highways magazine, find a new use for something blurry, find out if George Eastman knew anything about photography (the answer is yes, spoiler alert), and Finding Vivian Maier is a real find. Find out what all I'm talking about in this, episode lucky, of All Things Photography.

Mark spins the wheel on the Sidekick 360 Plus, dials in your composition with that trusty ol' Rule of Thirds, has you turn that Rule up to the max, and Ansel Adams steps in to roll the whole thing off a cliff. The conversation is with Bob Carey, the man in the pink tutu — a true photographic artist who also succeeds in the commercial world, and stays true to his heart the whole time. Good stuff.

Mark goes waaay back to explain how cave men and cameras are connected, through the magic of silhouettes connects okapis and killer whales, draws a line connecting Leonardo da Vinci to eels, and makes a connection with Hamidah Glasgow of the Center for Fine Art Photography. Plus, he works the controls of ProCamera software for your iPhone, although he swore he would review software for smartphones in general — who might he con next?

Mark addresses how objective measurements do not predict the quality of an image, explains how a Manfrotto monopod does its job but it's not for him, suggests you look at and through reflections as photographic fodder, shares some serious wisdom from the (very) late Edward Steichen, and learns the sometime difficult, but always formative, journey of Alan Fitzgerald from neighbor of Ansel Adams to owner of a gallery/darkroom/framing/training center. Another action-packed episode!

Mark opens up a bunch of Skittles to explain digital capture, gets a photographer to open up about shooting monks and punks, opens up the floor to the father of street photography, and suggests you open yourself up to getting closer when the time is right. And more!

Mark explains the first known photo, reviews a little light for your smartphone, talks to the owner of a full-service camera store, quotes Twain, and much more. Another info- and fun-packed episode!

Episode one is nearing completion, and it'll be a doozy, featuring a great interview with a boudoir photography, plus a book review, a photography quote from a writer, and some jerky photography.