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Photography Explained Podcast — 249 episodes
You Say I Should Use Image Stabilisation — Then Why Oh Why Would I Ever Turn It Off?
Crop Factor. Sorry — I Know It's Boring But It's Really Important.
Your Kit Lens Says 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 — What on Earth Does Any of That Mean?
Argh. Why Is There So Much Camera Gear? Please Help Me!
What — I Have to Clean My Camera Gear? Really?
Why It Is 3 Times Harder to Choose a Camera Bag Than a Sandwich Bag
Do I Really Need a Tripod? Really? Why Rick, Why?
Oh No. Another Blurry Photo. Here's How to Stop It Right Now.
Are You Holding Your Camera Like a Cheese and Pickle Sandwich?
I've Got Hundreds of Photos on My Camera — Now What?
Camera. Check. Something to Photograph. Check. Now How Do You Actually Take the Photo?
Shiny New Camera? Calm Down and Do This First
What Can An Entry Level Camera Really Do?
How to Know If You're Ready to Move from Phone to Camera
White Balance Explained: Why Your Photos Look Too Orange or Blue
📷 Why Are My Photos Too Dark? Understanding Exposure for Beginners
📷 I Just Got My First Camera - What Do I Do in the First Week?
📷 Why Are My Photos Blurry? All the Reasons and How to Fix Them
📸 5 Things We All Need to Do in 2026 to Take Better Photos
The Best of The Photography Explained Podcast: 29 Essential Photography Tips That Actually Matter
Composition Made Simple: The Rule of Thirds for Beginners
The Photographer's Eye: See a Great Photo Before You Take It
Why Your Photos Look Flat & How to Fix Them
📸 Train Your Eye: Master Photography Right Where You Are🌍
📸The Art of Light: From Harsh to Heavenly ✨
Essential Accessories for Every Photographer (Without Breaking the Bank)
ISO Explained: The Simple Guide to Better Photos in Any Light ✨
🎙️Finding Your Best Angle, Simple Tips for Better Composition 🖼️
Your First Five Steps into Landscape Photography (Even in Your Local Park!)
Creative Use of Depth of Field: Blurry Backgrounds, Sharp Subjects 🎯
Master Your Camera Modes: A Simple Guide to Auto, Aperture, Shutter & Manual Settings
How to Get Sharp Photos Every Time: Beyond Just Focusing! 📸✨
Taking Great Photos in Direct Sunlight: 5 Tips for Beating the Harsh Light
Polarising Filters - What Are They? Do I Need One?
Neutral Density Filters - What Are They? Do I Need One?
21 Composition Tips For Better Photos Of Buildings
11 Landscape Photography Composition Tips That Will Instantly Improve Your Shots
11 Travel Photography Composition Tips That Will Instantly Improve Your Shots
Understanding Focal Length and Its Effect On Composition
What Are The Rules Of Composition? (And Which Do I Use?)
What Makes a Good Composition in Photography?
Photography Composition Tips and Techniques – How I Take Photos
Top Tips To Help You Manage Your Digital Photo Catalogue
How To Organise Digital Photos On Your Computer
How To Take Fewer Photos But Better Photos In 2025 (With My One Photo Rule)
Photography Explained Podcast - 2024 Highlights
Why Do I Have So Many Rubbish Photos? (And Why It’s OK, And What I'm Doing About It)
What Is The Difference Between RAW And JPEG Photos?
How Do You Take Care Of A Camera Sensor?
Why Can't You Use Flash Photography In Museums and Art Galleries?
How Do I Take Care Of My Camera Lenses?
How Lenses Can Help You To Take Better Photos
Camera Lenses Explained - My Beginner's Guide
Now It's Time For You To Start Taking Better Photos
How To Find Your Photography Niche - 10 Top Tips From Me
Get out taking photos more—but take fewer photos
15 Time Saving Photography Tips To Help You Take Better Photos
Photo Editing - What You Need To Know (And Not Worry About)
How To Get Better At Photography By Learning From Others
Phone Camera vs DSLR - What Are You Missing With A Phone?
Phone vs. Camera: Which Is Better To Take Photos With?
How To Use Your Camera Settings To Take Better Photos
Photography Gear - How Cameras, Lenses and Other Stuff Help
Photography Gear – What To Buy And How To Use It
Photography Tips - How To Actually Take A Photo
Tips For How To Take Better Photos – Getting Started
How To Use Your Gear To Improve Your Compositions
Photography Composition Tips and Techniques
What Are You Trying To Do With Your Photography?
How To Take Better Photos - Part 1 - 11 Things For You To Do
The Future Of Photography – Making Sense Of It In 2024
Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense Part 3
11 More Stupid Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense
What is the Photography Explained Podcast all about then?
31 (Stupid) Photography Terms That Don't Make Sense (Any More) (Part 1)
How To Care For Your Photography Gear - This Is What I Do
How I Use This Complicated Photography Stuff To Take Photos
Do I Really Need A Camera In 2023? Or Will My Phone Do Instead?
Understanding Histograms In Photography
Why Is Sharpness In Photography So Important?
My Guide To Understanding Depth Of Field In Photography
Photography Explained Podcast - What Is Crop Factor?
What Is Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)?
Camera Metering - How To Get The Right Exposure
My Beginner's Guide To The Exposure Triangle
What Is ISO In Photography? All You Need To Know
What Are Shutter And Shutter Speed In Photography?
What Is Aperture In Photography?
How Do I Get The Correct Exposure Every Time I Take A Photo?
Not quite episode 154 of the Photography Explained Podcast
What Is Exposure In Photography? (A Beginner's Guide)
How My One Photo Rule Will Help You Take Better Photos
How To Take The Best Photos That You Can Every Time
How Does A Camera Work? Just The Stuff You Need To Know!
11 Actionable Things You And I Can Do To Improve Our Photography in 2023 – Part 2!
11 Actionable Things You And I Can Do To Improve Our Photography in 2023 - Part 1
What Is Photography? My 2023 Update On What Photography Is
What Is Photography? Episode 1 Revisited. Well I Want To Get Back To Basics
How Technology In Cameras Helps Us To Take Photos (Part 2)
How Technology In Cameras Helps Us To Take Photos
How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In Photography? Will AI Ever Replace Me?
I Only Take Photos With My Phone - What Photography Stuff Am I Missing Out On?
Do I Really Need A Camera In 2022? Or Will My Phone Do Instead?
What Does The Future Of Photography Look Like?
The next Photography Explained Podcast episode is on Friday, not today
No Photography Explained Podcast Episode this week
Changes To My Podcast. And How Do We Get Started In Photography Today?
Is Photography Still Relevant In 2022? And What About In The Future?
My Call For Questions From You. And Your Help.
How Many Types Of Filters Are There In Photography?
Not quite Photography Explained Podcast Episode 136 - How Many Types Of Filters Are There In Photography?
Polarizing Filters - What Are They? What Do They Do? Do I Need One?
ND Filters - What Are They? What Do They Do? Do I Need One?
5 More Excellent, Actionable Tips To Keep Your Photography Developing In 2022
Do I Need New Photography Gear? My Common Sense Check That Says Probably Not.
How Can I Improve My Photo Editing Workflow? Want To Know What I Do?
25 Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts That I Use All The Time To Save Me Time
How I Save Time Editing Photos - 11 Top Tips Just For You
How Do I Know When I Have Finished Editing A Photo? It's Taking Forever! Sorry, I forgot two important things
How Do I Know When I Have Finished Editing A Photo? It's Taking Forever!
How Do You Actually Get Started With This Photo Editing Malarky Thing?
What Photo Editing Software Is Best For Beginners Who Want To Get Serious?
What Do I Need For Editing Photos? This Is What You Need And No More Really!
Photo Editing For Beginners - Where Do I Start? 9 Things To Help You
9 Reasons Why Camera Sensor Size Matters? And What This Really Means To Us!
What Is Crop Factor? And How Does It Affect The Photos I Take?
What Should I Upgrade First - My Camera Or My Lens? Please Help Me!
I Have A Kit Lens - How Do I Know Which Lens To Buy To Progress My Photography?
11 Essential Photography Gear Items Every Beginner Photographer Should Get
How Do I Learn To Use Manual Mode On My Camera? Time For Some Fun Stuff!
What Does Manual Mode Mean And Do I Have To Learn It? (Yes You Do)
Listener question – I Want To Go Out And Shoot In The Rain But My Camera Is Not Weatherproof
Listener Question. My Gear Is Covered In Soot From The Great Dorset Steam Fair
What Is A Histogram And How Can It Help Us When We Shoot?
Auto Exposure Bracketing - What Is It? How Can It Help You?
Is HDR Photography Bad? Is It Ok To Use It? Or Is It Cheating?
What Is Exposure Compensation, How Do I Use It? And Why Is It So Useful?
10 Excellent, Actionable Tips For Beginner Photographers From Me Rick
Basic Zone Camera Modes Or Creative Zone Modes - Which Should I Use?
How Do I Use Creative Zone Modes To Help Me Take Photos?
What Are Creative Modes In Photography - And What Are The Other Modes?
Program Mode - What Is It? Is It Ok For Me To Use It?
Do You Want To Know The 20 Camera Settings That I Use?
10 Camera Settings For Beginners - Lets Keep Things Nice And Simple
Camera Settings 3 - The Things That You Set For Each Photo You Take
Camera Settings 2 - Things That You Might Change When Out Taking Photos
Camera Settings 1 - Things That You Can Set And Forget
Seasons Greetings From Me Rick
Why Are There So Many Camera Settings? I Am Confused - Help Me?
Why Photography Gear Is Important - But Not That Important?
Which Camera Bag Should I Buy? 7 Things For You To Think About
Tripods Explained. What Actually Is A Tripod Anyway?
Do You Want To Know How To Take Photos On A Tripod?
What Are The Advantages Of Using A Tripod? Here Are 5 From Me
How To Take Photos Handheld - Camera Settings That Work For Sharp Photos
How Do You Hold A Camera Properly? This Is Very Important!
Is Editing Photos Cheating? Well Is It? Well What Do You Think?
RAW And JPEG - What Do They Mean? Which Is Better?
Do I Really Have To Edit My Photos? It Depends But Mainly Yes!
Camera Shake - What Is It And How Do I Stop It Happening?
What Is Manual Mode? Do I Really Have To Learn How To Use It?
Travel Photography All Done - And Now For Something Completely Different!
Do You Want To Know How I Edit My Travel Photos In Lightroom?
How To Organise Travel Photos In Lightroom To Save Time Later
10 Not So Obvious Bonus Travel Photography Tips From Me To You
Is Travel Photography A Good Career? Sounds Lovely But What Is The Reality?
Do You Want To Know What Skills You Need To Be A Travel Photographer?
Travel Photography Gear For Beginners - 5 Things I Recommend
How Do You Take Great Travel Photos Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
11 Excellent New Essential Travel Photography Tips For Beginners
What Are My 7 Best Accessories For Mobile Phone Photography?
If Phone Cameras Are So Good, Should You Buy A Digital Camera In 2021?
Is It Better To Take Photos With A Camera Or A Phone?
What Are The Main Differences Between A Phone Camera And A Camera?
Some Great Ideas To Help Us Take Better Videos With A Phone
19 Tips To Help Take Better Photos With A Phone
Can You Take Professional Photos With A Phone? With A Phone? Really?
What Is The Best Free Photo Editing App For iPhone/ iPad/ Android?
What Phone Apps Do Photographers Use? These Are The 7 I Use The Most
How Can I Improve My Mobile Camera Lens? This Is New To Me Too!
Are Phone Camera Lenses Any Good? Lets Find Out
Camera Lenses Explained - Shall We Wrap This Up And Move On?
What Is A Tilt Shift Lens? Let Me Explain In Less Than 10 Minutes
Fisheye Lenses Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
Telephoto Lenses Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
Wide Angle Lens Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
What Are Standard Lenses? Let Me Tell You In Plain English
Should I Buy A Prime Or A Zoom Lens? This Is Exactly What I Think
What Is A Kit Lens? What You Need To Know Without The Irrelevant Detail!
What Is A Zoom Lens Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
What Is A Prime Lens Explained In Plain English In Less Than 10 Minutes
Camera Lenses Explained For Beginners - 15 Things You Need To Know
More Odd Photography Terms Explained - What Is A Mirrorless Camera?
What Does DSLR Mean? More Baffling Stuff Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes - What Is A Medium Format Camera?
What Is A Cropped Sensor Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
What Is A Micro Four Thirds Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes
What Is A Full Frame Camera?
11 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started In Photography
My Step By Step Guide To How I Apply Metadata To Photos In Lightroom
My Step By Step Guide To How I Organise My Photos in Lightroom
Step By Step Guide To How I Edit My Photos in Lightroom
My Step By Step Guide To How I Get The Photos Off My Camera Safely and Securely
Step By Step Guide To How I Take A Photo
Step By Step Guide To How I Set Up My Camera
Step By Step Guide To How I Prepare My Photography Gear
What Are The Steps In Photography - Part 1 - The General Steps
What About The Other Types Of Photography?
What Is Product Photography?
What Is Street Photography?
What Is Travel Photography?
What Is Landscape Photography?
What Is Wedding Photography?
What Is Industrial Photography?
What Is Construction Photography?
What Is Architectural Photography
What Are The 20 Most Popular Types of Photography?
What Are The Different Camera Modes?
What Have We Learned About Exposure?
What is Exposure Compensation?
5 Practical Applications Of The Exposure Triangle
What Is The Exposure Triangle? (Revisited)
What Does ISO Actually Stand For In Photography?
Happy New Year
What Does Shutter Mean In Photography?
What Is Aperture In Photography?
Merry Christmas
What Does Exposure Mean In Photography?
Lets Get Technical
The Number 1 Way To Improve Your Photography
What Are The Qualities Of A Good Photo?
What Time Of Day Is Best To Take Photos?
Take More Interesting Photos
Foreground, Middleground, Background
What Rules Of Composition Do I Use?
What Are The Rules Of Composition?
Why Is Composition So Important?
10 Photography Things Explained Quickly
Recap – What Have We Learned So Far?
How Can I Learn To Use My New Camera?
Why Is Camera Sensor Size Important?
Which Camera Should I Buy?
What Are The Different Types Of Camera?
Do I Really Need A Camera In 2020?
What Is The Exposure Triangle?
How To Take A Photo
How Does A Camera Work?
What Is Photography To Me?
Photography Explained - Introductory Episode