Software Update Status Microsoft has released a new build of Windows 10 here in the last part of May 2020.  This release is called Windows 10 2004 and as always I highly recommend that photographers wait before installing the new build. There isn’t a ton of new functionality that photographers should be excited about.  There actually isn’t much in the ...

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Five things every photographer should have on their pre-shoot checklist to make sure they are ready for whatever comes their way 5 Things That Should Be On Every Photographer’s Pre-Shoot Checklist I don’t know if full-time photographers have the same challenge, but as a hobbyist photographer fitting in client shoots wherever I can, it seems like I am always rushing ...

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Shooting Fruits and Veggies This shoot comes from way back in 2015. I was wanting a unique way to test out a new macro lens and I remembered something sort of like this and wanted to make it happen myself. The basic setup is: Select your fruit or veggie. In this case we’re going for internally lit produce, you’ll need ...

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About Dee Cusick Dee picked up a camera five or six years ago.  She grew up in the Pacific Northwest on and around cattle farms, which has greatly influenced what she shoots.  She had intended to try and get her PRCA photography card so that she could be a full time professional photographer here in 2020, but a little world-wide ...

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April 2020 Updates from Adobe Good to go to on Lightroom Classic 9.2.1.  Minor problems most photographers won’t run into. No go on Photoshop 21.1.2.  Still massive issues with popular extensions plus other problems. Canon Webcam Canon released this YouTube video showing how to use a new beta version of a USB driver that turns a few of their supported ...

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April 2020 Updates from Adobe Before we get into the meat of the show, many of you rely on my Photo Taco status for updates to Adobe products and Adobe just released a number of minor updates for Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.  I have yet to give my Photo Taco seal of approval for Photoshop 21.1.  That release has been ...

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April 2020 Updates from Adobe Before we get into the meat of the show, many of you rely on my Photo Taco status for updates to Adobe products and Adobe just released a number of minor updates for Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.  I have yet to give my Photo Taco seal of approval for Photoshop 21.1. That release has been ...

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Welcome to the Master Photography Roundtable part of the Master Photography Podcast Network!  You are joined by thousands of photographers listening to this show who are all on the same journey to master their photography.  I am Brent Bergherm, the host for this episode and I am joined by Levi Sim! What’s up Levi? Levi: Spring is here and the ...

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Quarantine Resources For Photographers Brian, you are a full time school teacher and part time professional photographer, how has COVID-19 impacted you? Brian: Wow. Where to begin? Our school building closed down two weeks ago and we have moved to teaching online. Fortunately, I’m in a community where students have the technology and we’ve used aspects of it in the ...

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Tips For Taking a Professional Self Portrait Kenny Huffman, a long-time listener and alumni of the Create Photography Retreat, asked a question I thought would be good to answer in the episode today given the contest we are running (again we will talk about it at the bottom of the show). Kenny asked me “any method of focusing on the ...

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