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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 54 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - What Is A Medium Format Camera?

Here is my answer
A medium format camera is a camera with a sensor which is larger than a full frame camera. A medium format camera take photos with higher image quality, resolution and detail. As well as having a larger sensor the pixels are larger meaning more light is captured giving increased tonal information. Medium format cameras capture a wider dynamic range than full frame cameras.

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Episode 55 - What Does DSLR Mean? More Baffling Stuff Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 53 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - What Is A Cropped Sensor Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

Here is my answer
A cropped sensor camera has a smaller sensor than a full frame camera. Cropped sensor cameras are generally cheaper and smaller than full frame cameras. Cropped sensor cameras have a crop factor applied to the focal length of any lens, meaning that 50mm on a full frame camera is effectively circa 80mm on a cropped sensor camera. Cropped sensor cameras have a greater depth of field than full frame cameras.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

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Episode 54 - Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes - What Is A Medium Format Camera?

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 52 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - What Is A Micro Four Thirds Camera?

Here is my answer
A micro four thirds (MFT) camera is a mirrorless camera which has a smaller sensor size than full frame and cropped sensor cameras. The micro four thirds system was created by Olympus and Panasonic, and shares a common lens mount available to third party manufacturers. MFT cameras are generally smaller and lighter than other mirrorless and DLSR cameras, and are an excellent alternative providing high quality imagery.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 53 - What Is A Cropped Sensor Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 51 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - What Is A Full Frame Camera?

Here is my answer
A full frame camera has a sensor size which is 36mm x 24mm. This is exactly the same size as the film in a 35mm film camera. Typically SLR cameras used 35mm film, so when digital cameras were introduced the camera film was replaced with a sensor of the same dimensions. Full frame cameras used to only be DSLRs, but now you can get full frame mirrorless cameras.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 52 - What Is A Micro Four Thirds Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 50 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - PE50 - 11 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started In Photography

Here is my answer

Here are the 11 things I wish I knew when I started in photography.

1. Learn about composition.
2. Just get down take photos
3. learn to use the gear I have
4. Don't worry about other gear.
5. Learn one piece of software properly.
6. Try lots of things.
7. Then become excellent at the one thing you enjoy.
8. Get a critique.
9. Get out and take photos more.
10. Don't worry about stuff
11.  Lastly, be yourself and be true to yourself.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 51 - What Is A Full Frame Camera?

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 49 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - My Step By Step Guide To How I Apply Metadata To Photos In Lightroom

Here is my answer

Metadata in photography refers to data about an image. Metadata comes into three main categories

1 – Camera settings and all that other good stuff from the camera. This is generally recorded by the camera at the time of image capture.

2 – To describe a photo in words. This is generally added to a file on a computer or other device

3 – Rights info - don’t copy my photo – that kind of thing – again generally added after image capture.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 50 - 11 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started In Photography.

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 48 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - My Step By Step Guide To How I Organise My Photos in Lightroom

Here is my answer

My photos are organised in a logical, structured fashion in a single Lightroom Catalogue. The management and organisation of my photos has been built into my workflow. I am able to find photos taken anywhere at any time quickly and easily, and I also know where new photos are in my workflow.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 49 – Step By Step Guide To How I Apply Metadata To My Photos In Lightroom

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 47 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - My Step By Step Guide To How I Edit My Photos In Lightroom

Here is my answer

I edit my photos Lightroom in using my well refined workflow. I import the photos into Lightroom, and apply my own import presets, which are things that I do to every image, which Lightroom does for me. I start in the Basic panel in the Develop Module, and work though the panels in a logical way. I edit my photos to enhance the photo that I have taken to present the image the best I can.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 48 – Step By Step Guide To How I Organise My Photos In Lightroom

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 46 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - My Step By Step Guide To How I Get The Photos Off My Camera (Safely and Securely)

Here is my answer

I get the photos off my camera by inserting the memory card directly into a slot on my PC. I import the photos into Lightroom, which at the same time makes a back up of the import on a separate hard drive. I apply some presets to the photos in Lightroom, and also carry out a cloud back up. I copy the photos to a hard drive stored off site before I delete the photos from the memory card. I always have three separate sets of images in separate locations.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 48 – Step By Step Guide To How I Edit My Photos in Lightroom

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 45 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - My Step By Step Guide To How I Take A Photo

Here is my answer

I follow these steps for every photo that I take, which enables me to produce consistently high quality photos which all have my look, feel and style. Follow these steps whenever you take photos and you might see an improvement in your photography just as I did when I started to use a more considered approach to image capture.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 46 – Step By Step Guide To How I Get The Photos Off My Camera

 My brand new course Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico, will teach you exactly how to get out at sunrise and come back with photos you love  all told in plain English. it includes real footage of me photographing an actual sunrise in Mexico with an entry level camera. Find out more at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

 If you want to start taking stunning sunrise photos, and why wouldn't you,  check out my Photography for Beginners: Sunrise in Mexico course at rickmcevoyphotography.com/courses.

Support the show

Get your question answered
This is what my podcast is all about: answering your photography questions. Just head over to my shiny new website to find out more about me, my podcast and my photography.

Thanks very much for listening

Cheers from me Rick