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What Is A Histogram And How Can It Help Us When We Shoot?  Hi and welcome to Episode 114 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google. No Google required but I did need my camera which was nice.

Before I go on I need your help. I need your questions to answer. More on this at the end.

Here is the answery bit.
A histogram is a visual representation of the tones in a photo. A histogram is a graph which shows the distribution of the range of tones from black to white. Histograms can be found in most cameras, and also in image editing software such as Lightroom. A histogram will tell you if a photo has been under exposed or overexposed, or if the exposure is OK. Every histogram is different, and the data in a histogram can help with image capture and processing.

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Auto Exposure Bracketing - What Is It? How Can It Help You?  Hi and welcome to Episode 113 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google. No Google required but I did need my camera which was nice.

Before I go on I need your help. I need your questions to answer. More on this at the end.

Here is the answery bit.
Auto exposure bracketing is taking more than one photo at the same time, with different exposures. The first photo is taken using the correct exposure, using the camera settings set by the camera or the photographer. Subsequent photos are taken automatically by the camera with different exposures, by changing the aperture or shutter speed by an amount set by the photographer.

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Episode 114 - What Is A Histogram And How Can It Help Us When We Shoot?

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Is HDR Photography Bad? Is It Ok To Use It? Or Is It Cheating?  Hi and welcome to Episode 112 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

Before I go on I need your help. I need your questions to answer. More on this at the end.

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HDR Photography is a technique which helps photographers capture more data in the lights and the darks of a photo. HDR Photography uses images taken at different exposures which are merged together in post-processing. HDR Photography allows photographers to capture a broader range of tones, but still not as broad as the amazing human eye.

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• HDR is high dynamic range
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• HDR Photography is not cheating, and not a bad thing
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• And yes it is ok to use it

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Episode 113 - Exposure Bracketing - What Is It? How Can It Help You?

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What Is Exposure Compensation, How Do I Use It? And Why Is It So Useful?  Hi and welcome to Episode 111 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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Exposure compensation allows photographers to quickly make a photograph lighter or darker by increasing or decreasing the exposure. Exposure compensation is used where the camera does not interpret the light in a scene correctly, or where the photographer wants to change the exposure from that selected by the camera for creative reasons.

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10 Excellent, Actionable Tips For Beginner Photographers From Me Rick. Hi and welcome to Episode 110 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

Before I go on I need your help. I need your questions to answer. More on this at the end.

Here is the answery bit. Or in this episode, here are those 10 things.

1.  Get out more and take photos.
2.  Learn composition
3.  Learn your camera properly, and how to use your camera
4.  Take time taking photos
5.  Get out more but take less photos
6.  Less is more
7. Learn one photo editing software program
8.  Get a critique
9.  Really look at your photos and learn what you have done
10.  Enjoy photography.

Right then – that is my list. These are my 10 actionable tips for photographers.

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Episode 111 - What Is Exposure Compensation, How Do I Use It? And Why Is It So Useful?

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Basic Zone Camera Modes Or Creative Zone Modes - Which Should I Use? Hi and welcome to Episode 109 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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When I say Basic Modes I am talking about these, well these are the ones that my Canon 6D has.

• Scene Intelligent Auto
• Creative Auto Shooting
• Special Scene
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Close-up
• Sports
• Night Portrait
• Handheld Night Scene
• HDR Backlight Control

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How Do I Use Creative Zone Modes To Help Me Take Photos?  Hi and welcome to Episode 108 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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The Creative Zone modes in photography give the photographer creative control over the photos that they take. The Creative Zone modes are aperture priority, shutter priority, manual mode and program. Each of the Creative Zone modes can help photographers take photos in different situations with different subject matters. In the Creative Zone modes the user sets some or all of the camera settings to achieve the look and exposure that they want for a photo.

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What Are Creative Modes In Photography - And What Are The Other Modes? Hi and welcome to Episode 107 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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Creative modes in photography are aperture priority, shutter priority, manual and programme modes. In these modes the photographer can change most if not all of the camera settings. The other modes are called basic modes, which have picture styles for different types of photos, and a limited choice of camera settings to change.

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Program Mode - What Is It? Is It Ok For Me To Use It?   Hi and welcome to Episode 106 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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Program Mode is indicated by the letter P on a Canon Camera. In program mode the camera selects the aperture and the shutter speed when you press the shutter release half way. Program Mode is more advanced than full auto as it allows the user to select some settings rather than the camera doing all of this, and the aperture and shutter combination can be quickly adjusted by the photographer.

OK - Why am I talking about Program Mode?

Well it was something that came up in a previous episode. I will come onto that in the talky bit.

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Do You Want To Know The 20 Camera Settings That I Use?  Hi and welcome to Episode 105 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.

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The 20 camera settings that I use with my go to Canon 6D and Canon 17-40mm lens are

1. Camera Mode - AV
2.  File Format – RAW
3.  AF - On
4.  ISO – 100
5.  Aperture – F8
6.  Shutter speed – determined by the camera
7.  Metering Mode - Evaluative
8.  Focus Mode – One shot
9.  Drive Mode – 10 second self-timer
10.  Auto-bracketing - On
11.  White Balance - Auto
12.  Picture Style – Standard
13.  Auto lighting optimizer – Off
14.  Colour space – sRGB
15.  GPS – On
16.  Back button focus - On
17.  Image stabilisation – I don’t have this!
18.  Focal length – 17mm
19.  Tripod/ L bracket
20.  Loupe viewer

Now that I have told you that little lot I need to explain a few things.

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Episode 106 - Program Mode  - What Is It? Is It Ok For Me To Use It?

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