I received a question recently from listener Derek Bezuidenhout asking about condensation issues in cold weather. I'm asked this a lot and usually have one main bit of advice and that is to ensure you put your gear back into your camera bag before going indoors....
Following on from our Why Expose to the Right (ETTR) episode a few months ago, I received a question from listener Christopher Pearson, asking how I meter in Manual mode, so today, I'm going to explain my techniques for metering in manual mode. First of all, I want to...
We're still in Iceland this week, with the third part of a travelogue series to cover my first tour there a few weeks ago, from August 25 to September 5, 2013. We had an amazing time, with beautiful light and beautiful scenery, and a great group to travel with. It was...
Today I'm going to walk you through my data backup strategies at home and in the field. This is in response to a listener question from someone that heard me talking about this briefly on This Week in Photo. I should precede this with the disclaimer that I'm perhaps a...
Today I'm going to go into detail on why I expose to the right, as I get asked about this a lot. Exposing to the right means adjusting your exposure so that the image data we see in the histogram falls as close to the right shoulder as possible. I've touched on this a...
On May 4, before I left for Namibia, I released a quick video Podcast (episode 371) to walk you through my preparation for the trip. In that video I said that I'd let you know if anything didn't go according to plan, and in general everything went really well, but...
Continuing our travelogue style account of my recent trip to Namibia, I’ve selected the next ten favorites to take a look at today, and I’ll include a little background and my thought process while shooting. We pick up the trail on the morning of May 17, at the Himba...
Following on from last week's look at some images from South Georgia, this week I'm going to walk you through some photos from the three consecutive voyages to the Antarctic Peninsula, working with Aurora Expeditions in November and December 2012. Picking up the story...
Having finally uploaded my favorite shots from my visit to South Georgia and Antarctica to my portfolios site, today I'm going to talk about some of my favorites from South Georgia, and tell you a little about that wonderful place. In November and December 2012, I was...
This week, TWiP co-host Don Komarechka and I hook-up again to talk about printing, a passion we both share. Here are the points discussed: - Why print? - A photo isn't truly done until it's printed - Helps to hone your craft - How big can you print an image from a...
This week I'm joined by an incredibly talented street photographer, and fellow TWiP co-host, Valerie Jardin. As I don't do a lot of street photography myself, we thought it would be good to get a fresh angle on photography to share with you, and this most definitely...
Today, I'm joined by David duChemin, to discuss the business of photography, particularly with regards to transitioning to full time photographer, and the sort of things that you should think seriously about before taking the plunge, or not, as the case may be. Topics...