Quick Photo Tip Podcast - Photography Podcast with Craig Schmidt (Audio)
By Craig Schmidt
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Podcast Description
Transforming the curious Amateur into a skilled professional, with Master of Photography Craig Schmidt. Craig will help you transform your portrait photography hobby into a business and improve the quality of your artform.
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Photoshop? You’re Cheating! | On this quick photo tip, we’ll talk about, what is today, the industry standard for processing and editing digital photographs. It’s called Photoshop. One of the questions people often ask when they see some of my work is, “Did you use [...] | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What’s Hot and What’s Not – Color Temperature | Back in the old Black & White days, photographers never had to worry about color. Then when things switched to color in the 1960’s, photographers still didn’t have to worry about color because we sent our pictures in to the “LAB” and [...] | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It’s Not Like Cutting Your Arm Off – Restrictions | On this tip we’ll talk about some ideas that can help you in your creative efforts in photography. We’ve talked in another presentation about giving yourself an assignment, well here’s an idea for your next self assignment. Give yourself [...] | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Artist Collection | Today we have an observation as well as a challenge. On a recent trip to a large city and we took the time to visit the local art museum. Now this large art museum had different floors, each with a different theme, and there was a wide variety of [...] | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Take Your Lens Cap Off – Symbolically | This time around we’ll talk about photography symbolically. You know just about every lens we get comes with a lens cap, a hard cover to protect the expensive lens on your camera from damage from fingerprints, dust and moisture from the outside [...] | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creating The Perception of Depth | On this Quick Photo Tip, we’ll talk about a few different ways to achieve the Perception of Depth in your pictures. Of course your pictures are 2 dimensional, but a good photographer will use various techniques so the picture looks like it has [...] | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meet the Exposure Trio | On this Quick Photo Tip we’ll talk about another great little tool to use to remember the elements that affect the exposure of your pictures. It’s called the Exposure Trio, “trio” meaning “three”. There are three things that you can [...] | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Night Photography | One of the most challenging types of photography is to shoot at night, or at least near dark conditions. Night-time photography’s biggest barrier is balancing the extreme contrast between elements in the image. For example, if we’re [...] | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Untaken Shot | My friend Mike and I were having coffee with some friends and we were all recalling the times when we wished we would have made the time to take a certain picture, but life was just too busy, and we passed it by and have agonized ever since over [...] | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creating Balance in Photographs | On this tip we’ll talk about Composition in your pictures, particularly BALANCE. So many times when we raise our camera to take a picture, we use that old “target” approach, subconsciously thinking that we GET the picture like we GET our game [...] | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zone System of Photography | On this tip we’ll talk about the Zone System. In the formative years of black & white photography, the craftsman and artists were doing everything they could to get the maximum performance out of their camera and darkroom setups. Essentially [...] | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Low Resolution Photography Problems | This Quick Photo Tip comes from the mailbag where Gary asks for an explanation of why a photo looks great on the back of the camera but it doesn’t look so good when you order a print of it, namely an 8×10 enlargement. Most likely the problem [...] | 2/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can We Make Sloppy Art? | In the old book of Exodus, God said to Moses that people were called “to devise artistic designs in every craft.” The dictionary says “artistic” means something that is done with “superior skill” or “exceptional ability.” I think [...] | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copyrights and Photographs | The laws of the United States have a provision that protects creative works and this is called “Copyright Law”. The copyright laws are basically the same for something written, like a book, article or story; a musical manuscript or even a [...] | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Automatic or Manual Mode | Today’s tip, AUTOMATIC or MANUAL. Which one? There’s nothing more frustrating that getting that new camera, puttin’ it through the paces and you realize you’ve got a MONSTER on your hands. That new camera is doing things you can’t quite [...] | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Photographer Turning Pro | This podcast is for those who have ever thought about being a Professional Photographer. There’s basically three needs that must be met if you want to become a professional photographer. First of all is the quality of your work, second your [...] | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Photo Lens Aperture | On this tip we’ll talk about Aperture. In the lens of your camera is a hole, or opening through which light travels. This hole is known as the aperture. All apertures have a value which determines HOW MUCH light it regulates, and that value is [...] | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Photography: a Bridge or a Barrier? | On this tip, Bridge vs Barrier, a bit of commentary about what all photographers experience when we take pictures. So here’s the concept, pictures can be a bridge in that they will bring together different places and time. For example, the [...] | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lens Focal Length Defined | On this tip we’ll talk about camera lens focal length where we have to use a little bit of math, but bear with me; it’s not really that complicated. First of all, what is “FOCAL LENGTH?” Focal length is the distance between the center of [...] | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why are things missing? | On this tip we’ll ask the question, Why are things missing? I got this tip from a photo lab owner who says that quite often people will come in to have an enlargement made from a picture they took with their camera. The typical example is a [...] | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You Serious About Photography? | On this tip we’ll talk about what you really want to get out of your photography. We’re calling it “Are You Serious?” And here’s what we mean by that. Photography today has advanced to such a degree technically that we couldn’t have [...] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shutter Speed | On this tip we’ll talk about Shutter Speed. In photography, of course, when we take a picture, we are taking a small snapshot, or a small slice of life, if you will. As the image from the lens is focused in our DSLR camera, with the shutter [...] | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Digital vs. Film | To some digital photographers who have been photographing for years, it might be hard to believe but there are still some that like film over digital. Now I haven’t exposed even one frame of film for many years now, as someone who learned most [...] | 1/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ultimate Perspective | On this tip we’ll do a bit of reflecting on this thing called Photography and give it some Ultimate Perspective. As human beings, we are unique among all creatures in that we can comprehend things that are purely conceptual. For example, [...] | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Choosing The Best Camera | As a professional photographer for decades, I often get this question, Craig, if you were to buy a camera, which one would you get? I see “so and so” came out with a new “thus and such”, whaddya think?? Is this THE ONE I should get? I [...] | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Resolution | Quite often people ask me what resolution you need in a camera. First of all, What is resolution? Resolution could be defined as the ability of the camera to record detail in a picture. For example, can it read that highway sign way off in the [...] | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Workshops And Seminars | So what can you do to make your photography better? I would say, get some help from an expert, attend a Workshop or Seminar and feed off of the experience of someone more accomplished than yourself. But where do you look? How do you find such [...] | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What’s Good Photography? | What makes a good photograph? It’s really quite an involved topic, and that’s what we discuss each time here on the podcast. But in the time we have, let’s narrow down the question to two things: What makes up a great photograph? It’s [...] | 12/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Monopods | Of course we usually want to hold our camera steady when we take a picture. Camera movement can quickly ruin an otherwise great photograph. We’ve discussed different ways to achieve that, from the way you press the shutter to putting your camera [...] | 12/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Depth of Field | This photo tip is definitely for the “photo intellectuals” in our audience today, it is about “Depth of Field” and many people don’t even give it a second thought. Here’s what depth of field is: every lens has a setting that [...] | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Color Harmony | On the list of things that make a photograph LOOK really striking are things tied to COMPOSITION. And this time we’ll talk about Color Harmony. Here’s the idea, in your photograph, think about the colors that you are including in your picture. [...] | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Magic – My First Print | On this tip I’ll do a little reflecting, I call it, Magic – My First Print. I often recall, as a youngster in Junior High School, how one of my buddies took me into the darkroom and showed me how to print pictures. The room was very dim, it [...] | 12/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Taking Risks | Taking Risks – In today’s world, the tendency is to play things SAFE. We want everything to be a “sure thing”. But you know, in many years of taking pictures, I’ve learned a great many lessons from doing something out of the ordinary, [...] | 12/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shape | Getting into Shape: NO! We haven’t switched our podcast into a fitness and workout routine. But we ARE talking about how getting the shape of our subject can contribute to or take away from the interest and impact of the picture. In another [...] | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Journey of Discovery | This tip we’ll discuss YOUR Journey of Discovery in photography. In fact we’ll take this little jaunt together, because it’s really a journey that every photographer is on, whether you’re a brand new beginner or the experienced and [...] | 12/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ambient Light | One of the important terms we use when we discuss lighting in photography is AMBIENT Light. In this Quick Photo Tip, we’ll give you an idea what it is, and some examples. AMBIENT light is the light that is in the area that you’re photographing. [...] | 12/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Light Metering | On this tip we’ll talk about Light Metering. Whenever we take a picture, whether it be completely manual mode, or if it’s totally automatic, we’re almost always using a light meter. Now a light meter, specifically ones used in photography, [...] | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Confusion! | This tip addresses a common situation people find themselves in. . . . . we’re CONFUSED! Now let’s just say you’ve taken the leap and you’ve purchased a new background, say it’s a black one, and you gather the kids together to take [...] | 12/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zoom vs Shutter Speed | Zoom versus Shutter Speed. In my early days using interchangeable lenses I noticed something when I’d take pictures with my telephoto zoom lens and then compare them to my wide angle lens. It just seemed that the wide angle pictures looks [...] | 12/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Histograms | If you’ve been into digital photography to any great extent, you’ve undoubtedly run into the histogram, the little graphic chart on the back of the camera that tells us how our exposure looks? Well if you’re wondering what the whole thing is [...] | 12/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fading Prints | It’s kind of interesting that photography is so fun, interesting and amazing because of what LIGHT does to create the image. It is LIGHT that creates color, tonal range and interesting images on the final piece. Many times we print these images [...] | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Portraits | When we’re discussing the wide array of things to photograph, there’s probably nothing as popular as photographing people, otherwise known as portraits. Of course, graphic representations of people, portraits, goes all the way back to the Old [...] | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zoom Lenses | Zoom Lenses comes from the mailbag where Katie asks if we’d discuss the value of zooming verses bringing your camera closer to the subject. It’s a great question and a very interesting exercise, a great idea for a self assignment. Zoom lenses [...] | 12/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Personal Photo Essay | In other quick photo tip podcasts we talk about giving an assignment to yourself to challenge your creativity or to improve your photography skills. One way to do this is with a PERSONAL PHOTO ESSAY. The idea is to cover ONE SINGLE SUBJECT and [...] | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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RAW vs. Jpeg | Which format is best, RAW or Jpeg? This is a topic of LOTS of discussions at ALL levels of photography, from the beginner to many professionals. So let’s see if we can boil it down for you. In this day of extreme competition between camera [...] | 12/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lighting vs. Exposure | Here’s one of those tips that’s really a bit more advanced, but the results are definitely worth it. Lighting and Exposure are two things that really separatethe good from the great in a picture. But if you’re like most photographers, [...] | 12/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mixed Light | Once you get proficient at taking basic photographs, you’ll soon learn that you can start to mix different techniques to add some creative excitement to your work. A great way to do this by using MIXED LIGHTING. Try various mixed light as far [...] | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Learning to See | One author said “Photography is a great excuse for seeing things you ordinarily wouldn’t.” I whole-heartedly agree that photography, at its best, is not about recording what you see. Photography is about truly SEEING what you photograph. I [...] | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Album Display | Of course there’s some great album software and album websites, but we’ll talk today about the physical album. These are a favorite among so many people because there is a certain reward in seeing your photographs sorted out and put in some [...] | 12/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Self Assignment | One of the things that can help you grow in your photography skills is to give yourself an assignment. That’s right, give yourself an assignment. . . . . Here’s what I mean. Let’s say, you’re going on a vacation with your family. Rather [...] | 12/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Photographing Movement | One of the interesting challenges in taking pictures is deciding the best way to illustrate movement in our still picture. This photo tip applies particularly to those cameras where the shutter speed can be adjusted, but it does apply even to the [...] | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Point and Shoot vs DSLR | It might be best to do a bit of explanation; What is a DSLR? And What is a point and shoot? First of all, a “point and shoot” is a term for “simple to operate” cameras. These cameras have very few controls on them, they’re typically [...] | 12/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Critiquing Photographs | A lot of people cringe when they think that they have to face someone who is judging or criticizing their pictures. But think about it: getting good feedback gives you the opportunity to make your work better. If nothing else, just use a simple [...] | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Important Camera Features | On this Photo Tip we’ll go to the mail-bag and read this question from Kristi and she writes: It seems that whenever I (or someone in my family) gets a new camera, we want to just take it out of the box and start taking photos. When we look at [...] | 11/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Quality Defined | With so many types of cameras, so many levels of quality, and so many people taking photographs, it might be worth discussing the elements that make a good quality photograph. We do need to agree that many of these things are determined by the [...] | 11/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tripod Technique | In another Quick Photo Tip, we talked about holding the camera steady as you take a picture. Camera movement is probably the one thing that ruins a picture more than anything else. Well a tool that many photographers use is a tripod, a three-legged [...] | 11/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trade Offs | I once heard a photography concept that has served me well for many many years. In just about anything you do in photography, there’s going to be TRADE OFFS. The classic example is this – say you want to buy a new 50mm lens. But the price range [...] | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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F Jay Haynes – Pioneer Photographer | One of my favorite pioneer photographers is Frank Jay Haynes. Haynes was born in Michigan and began his photography career in Wisconsin and Minnesota after the US Civil War. In the early days of the railroad expansion in the west, Haynes’s vision [...] | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Experimenting | There’s probably nothing more fun, challenging and rewarding in taking pictures than trying something new. These days, many times the experimenting is done in the computer, and that’s an entire course all by itself. But I would suggest that you [...] | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Architectural Photography | Architecture With all the different subject matter a person can photograph, if you’re like me, there’s sometimes when we just don’t know what to take pictures of. I’ve always enjoyed architecture: taking photographs of building exteriors. [...] | 11/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hi Key Qualities | Hi Key Qualities When we’re talking about Low-Key versus Hi-Key photographs we’re referring to the “lightness” of the image, or where in the tonal range we are placing the majority of the image. Neither one is really right or wrong, [...] | 11/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fine Art Photography | Fine Art One of the rewarding things about photography is when we can create something pleasing to the eye and then put it on the wall and enjoy it. This is one of the definitions of “Fine Art Photography”, its main purpose is simply for the [...] | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Relating to Your Subject | Relating to Your Subject A photographer who takes pictures of people is, by definition, a “portrait photographer”. And the good ones have this special quality about them, they make the subject feel AT EASE in front of the camera. Now, of [...] | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holding Steady | Holding Steady No matter what size your camera is, holding the camera steady is always important. The reason is simple, most of the time we want photographs that are sharp and detailed, and the simplest way to help get this is to hold the camera [...] | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Quality of Light | Quality of Light I was at a photography convention one time watching one of the experts demonstrate various qualities of light. After the program was over, I overheard some young photographers ask which of the different types of light was the good [...] | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Good tips
This is a really well produced podcast. They are very good tips from someone who knows what they are talking about. I appreciate that he is covering techniques rather than just the technology.
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