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Author: Rick McEvoy

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Photography explained in plain English in less than 27(ish) minutes without the irrelevant detail—yes photography stuff explained by me, a photographer, for photographers. If you want me to answer your question, head to my Photography Explained Podcast website. In my podcast, I explain one photographic thing per episode, giving you just enough information to help you understand it so it helps you with your photography without going into endless amounts of irrelevant detail. All in less than 27(ish) minutes. I am a photographer based in the UK and specialise in architectural, construction and real estate photography, as well as teaching photography.

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Send us a textCamera lenses are optical and engineering marvels. Camera lenses must be treated with care and respect when used, stored carefully and regularly maintained and cleaned. Take good care of your camera lenses, and they will take good care of you for years. In this episode, I tell you.What needs protecting in a lens?What gear can help you look after your lenses?How you store lenses.How you clean lenses.How to safely change lenses.How to safely use lenses.I also want to tell you...
Send us a textThere are so many lenses out there. How can you possibly know which lens or lenses will help you? Relax – I have got this covered.Lenses on cameras give photographers options. To understand how lenses can help you take better photos, you need to know what you want to photograph, how you want to take these photos, and what you want your photos to look like. Once you know these things, you can find the lenses that work for you and look into the wonderful world of lenses.In this ep...
Send us a textA listener asked me to do an episode strictly on lenses, so here it is. If you want me to explain something, just hit the “Send us a text” link on the podcast feed, and you can have your own almost personalised episode of the podcast. How utterly splendid.Lenses attach to cameras and focus what you point your camera at onto the camera sensor. So, lenses are quite important in photography terms!In this episode, I tell you.What are the main types of lenses?What focal length is (qu...
Send us a textOK, I have spoken a lot about taking better photos. But in the final episode of this series, I tell you what you need to do. Yes, dear listener, it is time for you to start your journey to take better photos—which we all want to do, right?So this is what you do. Start with choosing your best 20 photos. Put them in a safe place, be it a folder, album, or even a pile on the floor. But start with 20 photos and go from there.Simple eh?In this episode, I tell you.How to get down to y...
Send us a textTo be the best at one photography thing, you must decide what that one photography thing is. This is how you can find your perfect photography niche.Trust me, I have been there. I used to photograph everything and anything for anyone and everyone. I was all things to all people. And what was the result of that? I was all over the place and not very good at anything. Sure, I could take a decent standard of photos, but that was all—good enough. And I wasn’t improving; I was stayin...
Send us a textGet out more and take photos, but take fewer photos. This will help you take better photos. Getting out more and taking photos gives you lots more opportunities to create new stuff. But don't try to create too much new stuff, or you will end up with lots of average photos that you do not have the time to do anything meaningful with.And none of us want that, do we? No, we don't, Rick.In this episode, I tell you.· Why getting out lots taking photos...
Send us a textAre you taking loads of photos but not getting great results?Are you spending forever on your computer trying to find decent photos to edit?And are you taking hours editing average photos and wondering why they are not turning into great photos?Relax – I can help you with all of these. In this episode, I tell you.Fifteen things that you can do that will help you save time.Fifteen things that will change what you spend time on for the better!Fifteen things that can help impr...
Send us a textPhoto editing can be daunting. Knowing where to start can be challenging, as can knowing when to stop! But don’t worry, I can help you. I can tell you what you need to know and do.And how you approach editing is crucial Editing for me is all about enhancing what is in a photo that you have taken and no more. Yes, that is all editing is to me, making the best of what we have captured.In this episode, I tell you.Why you should be picky about which photos you edit.How to start edit...
Send us a textA great way to get better at photography is to learn from other photographers. There are loads of great photographers out there and loads of great photos. But where do you start?This is where I can help you. I will tell you ten photographers from whom I have learned. This is your starting point. There is another photographer that you can learn from.You, dear listener. Yes, you.In this episode, I tell you.How you can learn from other photographersThe ten photographers that I...
Send us a textPhotography Explained Podcast Episode 182 - Phone Camera vs DSLR - What Are You Missing With A Phone?You take photos with your phone. You got into photography by taking photos with your phone, and you have never used a camera.So what?You are missing out on the wonderful world of photography, that’s what! And it is a big what, too.While phones in cameras get better and better, taking photos with a phone is not the same as taking photos with a camera. And not as good.In this episo...
Send us a textCameras are, of course, designed to take high-quality photos. And phone cameras have improved so much that they are a credible alternative to cameras. But which is better to take photos with? A digital camera or a phone? Is one better than the other? Or is there a place for both?Most people have phones these days, and most phones have cameras built into them. So why would you need a camera? Well, there are differences, and I am going to tell you what they are.In this episode, I ...
Send us a textWe can change many settings in cameras and lenses, too. These settings will change depending on what you are taking a photo of and the ambient light levels. With the correct camera settings, we can take better photos. That is why our cameras have all those settings, after all!Join me in this episode and discover how mastering your camera settings can transform your photography. In this episode, I tell you.The main camera settings that you can change.Why I don’t use the expo...
Send us a textPhotography is drawing with light, and photography gear is simply the tools we use to capture that light and take photos.Yes, it is that simple. Well, it should be that simple. Think of photography gear as tools, and you are on the right track. Camera bodies, lenses, bags, tripods, and a whole load of other stuff can help us take photos.But how can they help us? And what can they help us to do?In this episode, I tell you.The criteria for buying new gear. Again.Why the camera bod...
Send us a textWhat photography gear should you buy? How do you use it? Where do I start? I am confused!Right. Stop. What gear do you have? What do you need more gear for? You might not need more gear; you might have all you need; you just don’t know it.Listen to this episode before you even think about buying any more gear. Please don’t do what I did.In this episode, I tell you.The criteria for buying new gear.What gear do I use?How I use my gear.Why you might not need more gear.What if I use...
Send us a textWould you like to know the best way to take a photo? As obvious as it might sound, there are things that you might not know. So, if you are still trying to figure out what to do or want help taking better photos, you are in the right place. I can help you with this.You can do things when you take a photo to get the best results. In this episode, I tell you exactly what they are and what you need to do. How utterly splendid!In this episode, I tell you.How to get the technical stu...
Send us a textHere's more good stuff on how to take better photos. This is the fifth in an ever-expanding series of episodes about how to do this. The important bit of photography is the taking of the photos bit. But how do you do it? And more importantly, why are you taking that photo, and what of?More food for thought that will help you to take fewer photos but better ones.In this episode, I tell you.· How to get started taking photos.· &nb...
Send us a textPhotography Composition Tips and Techniques. This is the fourth in the series of episodes about how to take better photos. And this is the bit that I forgot from the last episode.Camera settings – why are there so many? And gear. Photography gear. Why is there so much of it?Well, I am not saying that you need more gear, but the different camera settings and different camera gear allow you to create better compositions, which means better photos.And we all want this.In this episo...
Send us a textThis is the third in the series of episodes about how to take better photos. And do you want to know one of the best ways to take better photos?Thinking about what you include in a photo and how the things you include relate to each other is one of the best ways to take better photos.I am talking about composition, and in this episode, I tell you lots of good stuff about it. Because guess what – all anyone looking at your photos knows is what they are looking at. So, we need to ...
Send us a textPhotography Explained Podcast Episode 173 - What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography?What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography? What are your hopes and dreams? Are you happy as you are taking photos with your phone? Or do you want to be a professional photographer and earn a full-time living from your photography?This is the starting point in learning how to take better photos, which is what this series of episodes is about. Yes, taking better photos starts with you...
Send us a textPhotography Explained Podcast Episode 172 - How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To DoThis episode starts a series of episodes where I teach you how to take better photos. Nice and simple. And very important.No matter where you are on your photographic journey, there are things that you and I can do that will help us to take better photos. Every time I take a photo, I try to take a better photo than last time. I will tell you how I do this in this series of epi...
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