Fresh from his month long trip to Africa, Rick Sammon shares a load of new insights and some OCD.

OCD has a definition that's widely known and that has nothing to do with the new definitions Rick has for his Africa workshop OCD observations.

Besides being a little silly and sharing his new take on OCD terms, Rick shares valuable information for photographers at every level.

And of course you'll want to visit Rick's website for a look at recent pics and workshop destinations.

Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Nikon Ambassador, one of the founders of Think Tank Photo, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Larry asked Deanne about her art and her passion… photography. Deanne shares about how she views a scene or a subject and how, as a photo journalist, she does very little post processing. She tries to get unique angles and interesting subjects to make her images as compelling as possible.

Back before Rick headed to Africa for a month long workshop, Rick & Larry talked about an editorial about Lightroom. That conversation went down the path to discussing some misconceptions about "broken" software and what kinds of solutions certain pros use and others avoid.

Rick mentioned a great resource for managing your plugins when you upgrade and here's the link:

https://www.knowhowtransfer.com/how-to-update-to-ps-cc-2018-keeping-your-plugins-and-fixing-the-panel-downsizing-issue/

Larry Becker interviews Kevin Newsome who is not only a working professional photographer with more than 30 years as a studio owner, he is someone who constantly evolves to keep his work relevant. Larry interviews Kevin and discovers how he looks at the overall pro photography marketplace and finds ways to get paying clients when the competition is so tough. Many long-timers are burning out but Kevin is burning BRIGHT!

Critiques are an integral part of the photographic community and learning so you can grow as a photographer. In this episode Rick & Larry dive into the topic of photo critiques and how to give and get good criticism. Along the way, Rick and Larry discuss the types of criticism that should be ignored and types of criticism that should be sought.

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Rick Sammon interviews Matt Sweetwood - author and the mind behind the successful Unique Photo.

Rick Sammon spends some time with Matt Sweetwood, discussing some of the immense challenges behind the successful re-imagining of Unique Photo, the role divorce played in Matt's life, and how he ultimately found peace through exploring religion, belief systems, and by the exercise of writing everything down in the form of a book called "Leader of the Pack."

Entrepreneurship As A Photographer - Tips & Tricks

This time Rick Sammon & Larry Becker discuss decades of small business ownership and some of the ups and down along the way. As a photographer there are lots of considerations and this will help shooters at every stage of their business development.

John is not only an accomplished bird photographer, he's also so good at his craft that he was able to teach Rick and Larry some things about photographing birds.

Be sure to visit these great resources John provided:

Website/blog: http://corwinpix.blogspot.com

Advancing Photography Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/270036816443584/

Macro Critters Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/497911596889903/

Rick and Larry dive into what it takes to intelligently build a brand as a photographer and entrepreneur.

Rick Sammon has been widely known and successful on his own for decades and Larry has had some success as an author and speaker and they both tackle the ins and outs of building a personal brand.

Rick met Ron Clifford several years ago in San Fransisco during an informal get together of some top pros. Rick and Ron kept in contact and became friends.

Rick’s philosophy is that he becomes friends with people he respects and admires - and well as people who are a ton of fun. Ron Clifford mets those standards.

Ron opens up in this interview about his bout with depression, as well as sharing his insight into photography. We think you will enjoy this deeply personal and honest interview.