Moose Podcasts

Photography at its heart is very mathematical. Those numbers can really blur the line in our own photography. Let's talk

Spring is a time of year to celebrate in our photographs. There is the obvious and gorgeous carpet of wildflowers but we ca and need to go farther. Let's talk.

Our passions take us to many places with many experiences. As it turns out, our other passions might have lessons that help our photography if we think about it. Let's talk!

Stepping outside of your wheelhouse can be scary, I'm not different. When you have a firm foundation in the basics though, we can get through anything and bring back the images. What does this have to do with joining a flight crew? Let's talk!

Finger Fatigue is a happy problem to have, some of the time. How does one get it? How does one continue with it? And how does one improve their photography with it? Let's talk!

Capturing action is one of the great, fun challenges in photography! It communicates motion, emotion and triumph in just one click. How do you maximize that one click, your settings, your mindset to make that one click? Let's talk

Making our subject pop in the frame is part of the storytelling process. There are many options for making he subject pop with background control the best when sand is involved. Let hit the beach and make it work for us.

Jamie the Eagle Eyed Girl is a very special wildlife photographer with the wide eyed wonder of a kid! An award winning, gifted soul with so much to share and teach us all!

Photography, every time we step out the door with our camera, we are stepping in large part, into the unknown. Being prepared as best as we can be make the adventure more fun and often more rewarding. Lets talk!

Moose Podcast #391 - "Hard, but Essential!" what about photography isn't hard, isn't essential, right? But there is one thing that when you add the word, boring, you might instantly guess, or maybe not. Let's talk

As long as we are human, we have to be aware that the longer we do something, the more set in our ways we get. Ideas we once blew off though might fit us now perfectly. Bad habits could be repaired with a simple reboot.

Moose Podcast #389 - "Catching up on Spring Questions '24" we talk about Likes and clients, comparing two lenses, Merlin ID, #Z8 or #Z9 and much more in this episode, your questions answered. Let's talk!

"Aspiring to Stay Green" while I'm very much an environmentalist and conservationist, that's not what I'm talking about. Environmentalism in photography is very important and you only get there with a solid start. Let's talk

Photographers have their fingers in so many things. That's so fantastic! Have you ever thought about the impression that leaves? Let's talk about it.

The learning process, it is as important to photography as different for each one of us. In the challenge of making progress though, you might make it faster, better with a little change and embarrassing the discomfort. Let's talk.

Our camera gear depends on us to bring it to life to bring back the memories. It also depends on it to keep it at peak performance all the time to make that all happen. After that great trip, it needs a little extra TLC so it's ready to go. Here's how I do that.

This is such an important question to ask & that gets asked. While you might think there are as many answers as those asking it, I think there's only one. Let's talk

Spring is fast upon, hard to believe since it's just the first week of February. But making the most of spring photographic opportunities require us to start now, for then. Here are some ideas for critters and aviation to make the most for the opportunities fast upon us.

Our cameras come with many options, some essential and some optional. We get to pick and choose as we like but making that selection can be a challenge. Let's talk!

What lens to grab out of the kit? Did I grab the right one? Do I own the right one? Is there more to it the just wide or long glass? It's a great question, here are my thoughts in the process of selecting the right lens.

I've been asked for a long time a very valid question, what's my thought process when I'm shooting? There is no one answer fits all but in this podcast I start the process. Let's talk about it.

It is only natural we seek acknowledgement for our accomplishments behind the camera. They often though don't come or, not enough to keep us motivated. But perhaps we're not looking what is happening and how far we're truly come. Let's talk!

how do we get an edge on our photography, to improve, challenge ourselves and more importantly be better tomorrow that we are today? Could be a good approach for your photography in 2024. Let's talk!

With the New Year days away, it's a natural time to ponder where we've come and where we'd like to go. This process sheds light on our photography, where we want to take it and where it wants to take us. Time to talk it out.

You're told you gotta have it, I keep telling ya how to get it and if that doesn't work, you can now buy software that's going to give it to you. And yet, it's not alone makes a photograph worthy. We need to talk!

It could be because of the clock, it might be a one shot opportunity or simply wanting some guarantee of success. Whatever the case, The Hide can make all the difference. Let's talk

There is so much at play when we put that camera to our eye. Calling it multi-tasking is putting mildly! Is there a way we can remove all "the basic" photography stuff from the equation so we then can just concentrate on the subject? Let's talk about it!

Just like anything we do, the challenge is taking what we've learned to know how to apply and when to apply what we've learned. And since we're all special, passionate creators, there is no one way. How do you find your way? Let's talk

You've read the books, you've taken the online classes, you've even gone to talk where you're told you now posses all the secrets and yet, the photos aren't what you want. There's a reason, let's talk!

Great questions pour in and in this episode I tackle: Generative Fill, Which Telephoto to buy, White Balance kicking butt and selling gear.

Finding the right piece of gear, lens, body, software is an exhausting challenge. It doesn't need to be if you ask the right one question and do one simple thing. Let's talk about those and much more!

We are continually bombarded with pressures, carrots and ideas that can cloud how we tell our visual stories. Is the lure of award winning one of those?

This is a question I ask after every shoot but last weekend I asked this question for an entirely new reason. It got me to wondering how often we should be asking that question about our photography.

There are many ups and downs in photography, none worse then the let down after a big, wonderful, successful shoot and we go back to the real world. How do we take that and build on so the next one is even better? Let's talk!

The idea behind a photo, the creation of images, the finishing of images, it often makes us feel as we're all alone. But that doesn't have to be the case, you're not alone!

I'm riddled with internal guilt when I say no to jobs, offers, opportunities, gear when I say no. After some questions from you and asked myself, is no bad?

There are so many things we do that with time, get forgotten and we shouldn't. Let's go over camera basics from battery, filters, shades, tripod along with My Menu, Fun Meter to sensor cleaning. This is a long podcast as I cover a whole lot!

I've Got Nothin, literally! Now What?

Where does success come from? However you wanna measure success from the smallest step to the biggest leap, it comes from inside of you. How do you find, channel and make it work for you? Let's talk.

You hear it used in nearly every add about products that come out. Folks put it on their business card as a testament to their skill. But do you know what a professional is?

There is so much to contemplate when you go click, the biggest is the story you're telling. You're needed to carry on our oral and visual traditions, you up for the task as it takes a community! Let's start the conversation today.

This is a too common a phrase stopping some photographers from getting truly that special photograph. What's the cause for it, how can we push through it and grow? Here are some thoughts.

Color is essential in our photography as we are color driven. Want the most color when you go click, here are 6 ways to bring it home!

Style and standard, both very important of who we are and how we tell our stories visually. You might be at a crossroad, intersection or perhaps feeling at a dead end. Let's talk!

Photography is a knowledge eccentric pursuit! In that pursuit mastering all with a goal to understand everything has been placed as essential. Is it required, is it even possible? Can we succeed without knowing all?

There seems to be a real wave of "Made Easy" solutions when it comes to photography. Is there such a thing as "Made Easy? Does it get us to where we want, improving our photography? Let's talk!

A key to the photography business, the Day Rate is where may think the profit starts and ends. I propose there is a lot more to the Day Rate that you need to ponder and incorporate. Here are my thoughts.

Photography is a celebration of life, a tangible record of our memories of our journeys. That's why it's one of the biggest challenges, the personal aspect of the photographic process.