A big conversation about small birds. How to focus your creativity on our feathered friends, and what techniques can help improve your luck with the camera.

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We talk a little bit about the practicalities of slow shutter work, but also want to give you inspiration as to *why* you might want to give it a go. We look at all the gear that is essential to slow shutter photography, and then get to grips with star trails, auroras, and working waterfalls and seascapes.

Perfection is the antithesis of creativity and making mistakes is an essential part of learning. The path to success is through your failures, not around them. How to get it wrong in the best possible way.

What's more important, to get permission or to get the shot? What if getting permission *IS* the best wasy to get the shot?

A version of this conversation happens on every photo tour. The idea within is powerful and can really transform your ability to photograph people.

This episode we’re exploring a chapter of my book called “Why Competitions Suck”, with David Norris. David has a lot of experience judging competitions at club, state and national level. So we started by talking about what it means to score a photograph for a competition - to turn an image into a number.

Music for this podcast is by Robert Valenti and Audio Quattro.