The Understand Photography Show Notes
Show Schedule
Here is the schedule for the past and upcoming episodes of The Understand Photography Show! This schedule is updated frequently. Each episode is on www.facebook.com/UnderstandPhotography every Friday at 4 p.m. ET. After each episode, we post the show notes right here on our website!
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Underwater Photography Tips and Tricks with Scuba Diver Kelly Walkotten
Underwater and nature photographer Kelly Walkotten gives us great tips for getting started and perfecting your underwater photography including gear, lens recommendations, and favorite dive locations.
Art Leasing - Getting Your Images Displayed in High Traffic Spaces
Art Marketing and Business Consultant Sara Mullins from Galleries On The Go talks with Peggy about art-leasing and other gallery opportunities that bring local businesses and artists together.
Tips for Basic Macro Photography with Mike Moats
Mike Moats reviews the basics of macro and close-up photography including favorite subjects, lenses and other gear, and tips to make your images unique.
Simple iPhone Photography Tips without Extra Apps
Selective focus, exposure adjustment, HDR and other sophisticated options are all available on your iPhone. Our executive producer, Heather Musingo, interviews Peggy Farren for her cell phone photography expertise.
How to Find Your Niche and Create a Signature Look for Your Fine Art Photography
Fine Art Photographer Tomas Mitchell joins Peggy for a lesson on finding your niche and creating your own signature look to help build your brand.
Top Tips for Landscape Photography with Joe Fitzpatrick
Take your landscape photography to the next level by listening to Joe Fitzpatrick’s advice. He walks us through how to choose the image to take, how to choose the right lens, and how to keep the landscape super sharp (several tips here). He explains hyper-focal distance and the art of creating depth in your images.
Wave Photography - How to Capture Amazing Photographs of Waves
Tom Schifanella teaches how to get those awesome photographs of waves.
We also talk about drone photography and how Tom got published in National Geographic twice!
Get Your Photography Noticed with Rich Smukler
Interior Designers, newspapers, competitions – there are many different avenues you can take to make a name for yourself. This really builds on last week’s show on building your brand. Rich Smukler gives several different ideas and options to build your reputation and get your name out there as a fine art photographer
Build Your Brand to Become a Fine Art Photographer
Pierre Dutertre has strong feelings about building and protecting your “brand” if you want to sell your photography for the big bucks. You must have the prestige of a “Fine Art Photographer”. Pierre gives really solid tips on how to build that fancy reputation that you need!
Flower Photography from Shooting to Editing with Julie Lee
Flower photography with a twist is Julie Lee’s passion. Julie is a passionate educator that breaks down flower photography into what you need to do and learn about in order to create images with impact. We talk about using different lenses, different effects, focus stacking, creativitiy, backgrounds and more!
Publishing Your Photo Guide through a Big Name Publisher
Roger Hammer talks about publishing your books through a large publisher. Learn how he got their attention and the details of working with a big company. Very different from self-publishing! Fascinating info!
How to Transfer Your Photography onto Wood and Other Surfaces
How to transfer your photography to wood and other surfaces. Nancy Abens gives us great tips and inspiration on transfers and also on creating custom books and covers on episode 151 of The Understand Photography Show.
How to Find and Apply for Artist in Residence Programs
Randy Traynor has completed two Artist in Residence programs. He gives real insight on how to find the programs, what to do to apply to make your chances better of getting in, and what to watch out for before you apply. Very inspiring show!
How to Get Your Photography Published for Book Covers
Fine Art Photographer Jenna Martin shares a LOT of great advice on finding publishers who may want to license your photography for book covers. It’s a nice little niche you may want to consider!
The Importance of Personal Projects for Photographers
Ideas for personal photography projects, how personal projects can help your photography career, how you’ll grow as a photographer and more.
Dan Biferie is an active artist and has displayed his photographs in more than 150 different exhibitions. Dan is the chair of the School of Photography at Daytona State College. He is a Senior Professor at the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies.
Market Any Type of Photography by Photographing Events
Market your photography by doing event photography! Famed event photographer Charlie McDonald shares lots of ideas for fine art photographers, portrait, commercial, wedding, children and real estate photographers. Event photography done strategically can expose you to your exact clients. When people know, like and trust you, they are more likely to buy your art, hire you as their newborn photographer and more.
How to Photograph Fireworks Step-by-Step
Step by step instructions on photographing fireworks from how to choose the best location to camera settings, equipment and more! Third-time guest David Sussman gives us such great tips and explains the how and why so well!
Tips for Getting your Fine Art Photography into a Gallery
Fine art photographer Rich Smukler gives us tips for boosting your credibility and getting your work displayed in a gallery.
Facebook Marketing Strategies for Photographers
Two-time guest Edin Chavez talks about growing your audience using Facebook. Creating groups and pages to increase your following, ideas for interacting, ads, Facebook pixel and more. Edin has a huge following on social media and shares many of his great ideas.
Creating Impactful Travel Portraits with Bobbi Lane
Bobbi Lane sheds light on the secrets to achieving an impactful picture by developing a bond with the person first. She discusses the importance of overcoming your fears when it comes to asking strangers for a picture and how to deal with language barriers in different scenarios.
Preparing for an African Photographic Safari
Photography guide Hilton Kotze of South Africa gives us the ins and outs of a photo safari in Africa. From what gear to bring, to what to expect, to what types of photo safaris are offered.
How and Why to Start a Podcast for Photographers
A podcast can be an amazing marketing tool for photographers. Lynford Morton gives us reasons we need to start a podcast and all the information to get us going. He tells us specific equipment and software we’ll need, different formats to consider and how to start marketing our podcast.
Getting In and Financial Success at Art Shows with Fine Art Photography
Art Fairs and Art Shows are the fastest way to sell your fine art photography. Tim Bath gives us tips on getting juried in, how to choose the right festival for you, keys to financial success and more!
Exposure Bracketing and Blending Techniques with Satesh Ramjattan
What is exposure bracketing? What does ETTR stand for? How will learning about these help my exposures? In Episode 139 of The Understand Photography Show, Peggy Farren interviews Satesh Ramjattan about getting perfect exposures. Be forewarned; this show is a little technical! We did our best to simplify the concepts. Satesh also teaches about exposure blending in Photoshop.