Make Better Photos and Videos Podcast - The Photo Video Guy

Hello listeners. We have a treat (?) for you this episode. It’s a photography challenge that you can do entirely on your own, solely for your own benefit. It sounds harder than it looks and it’s guaranteed to help you become a more effective photographer. Care to try?

Hello listeners. This episode, Gordon leads us through methods to get out of a creative slump.

Astrophotography is more popular than ever. We have cameras that work well in low light, and that do a great job on longer exposures, but we also have more light pollution in the sky than ever before. Do these light pollution filters being advertised work, and if so, what do they do?

Hello listeners. We have a bit of a debate for you this episode regarding development presets. Are they making you a better photographer and editor, or are they just wallpaper to get to an end state without engaging your personal creativity. Opinions abound so please join us to make your own decision

Many of us like macro photography while others would like to do it but are inundated with a lot of data that isn’t clear on what tools make the most sense. Join Gordon and I to learn more.

Most all cameras today offer multiple metering pattern options. What is spot metering? Why would you use it and when? When is it not optimal? Join us for the conversation.

A tripod is a combination of two important elements, the leg set and the tripod head. As photography becomes more of a joy, the criticality of a good tripod kit increases, and while choosing a leg set can be straight forward, knowing how to pick the best tripod head for your use cases is more work. In this episode we explore tripod heads and provide clear guidance to inform your decision.

In this episode we talk about how easy it is to pick and use small on camera video lights for your video projects and also as supplemental lights for fill for still photography.

We often get the question about what is the one best lens for photography while walking around. There is no one answer, so listen in to hear some approaches to resolving the problem.

Welcome to the Make Better Photos and Videos podcast. This time we take a trip into the world of digital noise. What is it? What causes it? What can we do to address it? Come along and listen!