Hello, and welcome to a belated Martin Bailey Photography Podcast, episode 25. The reason this week’s episode is late is actually going to be the topic for this week and the next one or two week’s episodes. From the 17th to the 20th of February 2006 I went to Hokkaido...
Teleconverters and Extension Tubes (Podcast 24)
Welcome to episode 24 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. Last week I talked about using telephoto lenses. Telephoto lenses can be a challenge to use well due to the additional camera shake brought about from the magnification of the lens. Today I’m going to...
Using Telephoto Lenses Successfully (Podcast 23)
Welcome to Episode 23 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. Today I’m going to talk about what actually constitutes a telephoto lens, briefly touch on some general applications, and the difficulties we face when using medium to super-telephoto lenses. I’ll also...
Composition – Repeating Patterns (Podcast 22)
Welcome to Episode 22 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. Today I’m going to discuss a simple but often effective compositional technique of including repeating patterns in your images. I also have a few real-world examples for you. Note too that there have been...
Printing with Profiles (Colour Mgmt II) (Podcast 21)
Welcome to Episode 21 which is the second part of two Colour Management Podcasts. Last week I discussed monitor calibration. You don’t really need to listen to both of these episodes to benefit from either of them, but if you didn’t catch last weeks episode and are...
Monitor Calibration (Colour Mgmt I) (Podcast 20)
Welcome to Episode 20, which is the first part of two episode on colour management. In this episode, part one, I’m going to discuss how I calibrate my monitor to ensure that what I am seeing is the same as anyone else that also have a correctly calibrated monitor, and...
Dramatic Sunsets and Visualization (Podcast 19)
Welcome to episode 19. Today I’m going to talk about sunsets. Well, not just sunsets, but dramatic sunsets. When the sky starts to turn orange then red as the sun goes down, it can make an amazing spectacle, and your emotions will run riot and you might not think much...
Winter Photography Part II (Podcast 18)
Welcome to episode 18. In Episode 17 I spoke about Winter Photography, giving some tips for shooting in sub-zero conditions. After the episode was released a number of members on my Web site kindly raised a few other tips that I really should have included, so I am...
Winter photos for Xmas e-Cards (Podcast 17)
Welcome to episode 17, which is going to be a bit of a Christmas special. Last week I visited Shirakawagou, in the Gifu Prefecture, here in Japan. Shirakawagou is actually the old name for the Shirakawa village that is now part of a town called Ogi Town, and contains...
Composition – Include an Accent (Podcast 16)
Welcome to episode 16 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. This week, I’m going to talk about including an accent or a little something extra in your shots. Before we start though, I want to thank all of those that got involved in the discussion on the forum...
PL for Water + a Moral Dilemma (Podcast 15)
Welcome to episode 15 of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast. This week, in addition to talking about a simple technique, which is using a polarizer to reduce reflection in water, I’m going to touch on the somewhat controversial topic of whether or not a nature...
White Balance (Podcast 14)
Welcome to this weeks episode which is number 14. Firstly I’d like to congratulate a member of my site, Philip, who uses the login name Damaxx, as Philip was chosen winner of the November MBP Active Member Prize! Philip chose a photo I made in November this year with...












