Podcast
In my current "real job" I do about an hour or so commute every day to and from work. To occupy my time, I have listened to the radio, audio books, iPod, and all sorts of things to keep my mind working on these two boring hours a day. I'm kind of slow to learn new things, and I have only found out and started listening to podcasts for about a year now. I only listen to photography-related podcasts, and I do have some favorites that I will share with you later. Photography podcasts are a great way to learn new things, photography news, tips and techniques, and learn from more experienced seasoned photographers. So for these two hours a day, I'm doing photography. Maybe not taking photographs, but getting inspired to take photos or about new gear or to try a new technique. So here are my favorites.
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1. The Digital Story Photography Podcast. This Podcast is currently my favorite and has over 600 episodes that last about 30 minutes each. Derrick Story, a California-based photographer/Author/workshop instructor, covers a variety of different topics related to photography. He also runs The Nimble Photographer and The Analog Story blogs. He is truly a great storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. He is into lightweight gear and shoots Micro 4/3's cameras. He is the one that got me back into film photography again.
2. The Landscape Photography Podcast. This podcast is about landscape photography and is hosted by Nick Page, a Washington State based photographer and a young photographer that has become pretty famous in a short time. He also has a YouTube channel where he will take you with him on his trips around the west coast and abroad on workshops shooting landscapes. His podcasts are very informative and funny at times. He does interviews with famous landscape photographers. His photo editing tips and tricks with luminosity masks have helped me a lot.
3. Tripod. If you like Nick Page, you will like this older podcast. This podcast was done by Nick before he got his own show, and it is much like the landscape photographer podcast.
4. Recompose Photography Podcast. This is hosted by Juan Pons and Andy Williams, two very seasoned and famous landscape and wildlife photographers. Based out of the Northeastern US, they conduct workshops all over the world. They formerly ran the Alpha Mirrorless Podcast for the TWIP (This Week in Photo) network, which is also a great podcast. They go over tips and tricks and gear. Super podcast.
5. Photo Taco Podcast. Hosted by Jeff Harman, a California-based photographer/instructor, this podcast covers a variety of subjects from backing up your photos to astro photography. Very informative. This is a part of the Master Photography Team.
So these are my top five podcast shows, and here is a list of good shows that you may also like.
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1. Master Photography Podcast. This podcast has different topics from travel photography, portraits, landscape, street photography, and the business side of photography.
2. Photography Tips from the Top Floor. This is a podcast that originates from Europe and is very good. It almost made my top five.
3. The Candid Frame. This podcast centers around interviews with famous and up-and-coming photographers. This podcast has been around for years and is very interesting.
4. This Week In Photo Another well-established podcast with over 500 episodes.
5. Picture This! This is a podcast by Chelsea and Tony Northrup. Both photographers and instructors and very big on YouTube. They usually have a different perspective of topics and are very funny.
These are abut 10 podcasts to listen to. There are a lot more, but these are my current favorites. Podcasts are good to listen to while you're doing house work or yard work or even editing photos. They are a good source of info and keep your head in the photography game. So try them and keep on shooting!