The Beginner Photography Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Swimming with Whales: Diving into Conservation Photography with Karim Iliya Mar 15, 2022

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#293 Karim Ilaya is a nature wildlife conservation photographer. Karim lives a pretty incredible life where he’s actively using his camera to bring awareness to important issues and has worked on campaigns with major brands like DJI and Hasselblad. Today Karim talks about how he first saw his camera as a tool for change, the challenge of learning photography while underwater, and how to capture wild animals without risking the animals safety and being a disturbance.

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**CS: Steven Overfield: Community Spotlight** Mar 10, 2022
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Steven Overfield is a member of the Beginner Photography Podcast community and Ohio based family photographer. Today Steven and I talk about his experience recently getting married and learning from his wedding photographer, how he made the decision to upgrade his camera, and struggles with being colorblind and editing.
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Honest, Creative, Colorful Photography: A New Way of Seeing the World with Lissa Chandler Mar 08, 2022

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#292 Lissa Chandler is an Arkansas based wedding, family, and senior photographer who choses not to niche down on a genre but to niche down on a feeling. It may seem like a small difference but as you’ll hear its exactly what she needed to blossom as a photographer! Lissa also just published a book called Photoshoot Checklists as you can imagine with having to shoot multiple different types of shoots, staying organized is very important.

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The 3 Types of Creative Personalities Mar 01, 2022

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#291 Creativity does not stop once we grow up. Science has now shown that even as adults we can cultivate creativity. Today we talk about how knowing what our creative process is will help us to create more unique and meaningful work. The 3 types of creative personalities that I dive into in this episode are

The Builder
The Deconstructer
The Rebuilder

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Creating A Photo Series: A Unique Way to Capture Life with Ave Pildas Feb 22, 2022

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#290 Ave Pildas had a long career as a commercial photographer while at the same time taking to the streets of Hollywood in the 1970s to photograph the vibrant community. Today Ave shares his unconventional entrance into the photography, how following an idea can pay off and why Ave prefers telling a story of multiple frames rather than 1. Really honored to have this Chat and I know you’re going to love it.

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Hollywood Street Photographer Ave Pildas’s website
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Push Through Fear to Find What's Important with Craig Strong Feb 15, 2022

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#289 Craig Strong is the founder of Lens Baby lens systems for photographers. Lens Baby was born out of the curiosity and lack of options Craig had when he was a full time wedding photographer. He started with a homemade lens created out of parts from a hardware store and today help photographers enhance their creativity with more than 15 years. Today Craig talks about the secrets of capturing great images and how you have to step out side your comfort zone to achieve something really great.

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Become a Stand Out Photographer by Combining Your Passions with Henrique Murta Feb 08, 2022

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#288 Henrique Murta took his love for Biology and Photography and combined them into beautiful fine art drone landscape images. Today Henrique shares how combining these two passions allow him to deepen his art form, why the Drone allows him to think different in terms of access and composition, and simple tricks you can use when using your drone to photography the world around you.

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Fine Art Drone Photographer Henrique Murta’s website
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Photography Habits to Adopt Feb 01, 2022

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#287 Habits are who we are, who we want to be. They help us to become better versions of ourselves. They can help us achieve more can even be used to help us become better photographers. In this episode I’ll break down 5 habits you can adopt in 2022 to grow your skills as a photographer.

Carry a camera with you everywhere
Review your work
When in doubt, just shoot through it
Save your inspiration
Call yourself a photographer

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Purposeful Limitation: How Less is More in a Photograph with Valerie Jardin Jan 25, 2022

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#286 Valerie Jardin is a Street photographer, educator, fuji x photographer, Host of the Hit the Streets podcast. She returns to the podcast today and we are talking about how limiting yourself with purpose can help you to see the world clearer and create better images. In this interview Valerie shares the importance of listning to your passion, why theres no such thing as bad light, and my personal favorite she equates photography to cake. Lots to learn today!

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Connect with Raymond!

Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle
Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group
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