Education is Key with Kathleen Clemons Today’s featured guest is Kathleen Clemons. Kathleen is a photographer based out of Harpswell Maine. She is represented worldwide by Corbis and Getty Images. Lensbaby.com has named her a “Lensbaby Guru” and describes her as the “Georgia O’Keeffe of Flower Photography”. Kathleen is a photography instructor at The Bryan Peterson School of Photography where she teaches five online classes. She is also an instructor for the Santa Fe Photogra

How to Network Using Facebook Today's Monday Message addresses the Networking topic. More specifically: How to Network With Facebook! I say it on the show often enough or a guest will bring it up during an interview question and we all know a bit about Networking and the importance of doing so for our businesses and our work. I am breaking down How to Network With Facebook on today's show because with a small amount of direction we can achieve greatness. Rather than simply su

Compositional Elements in Photography For today's Fundamental Friday I go over Compositional Elements in Photography. There so many I am sure I am missing a ton. However, these are a few worth noting. Every image has a composition even if you don't intentionally make those choices. What if you could improve your photography and every image you take by just following a few simple steps. If you feel stuck when setting up your shot just look for one or more of these Compositiona

How to Ride The Light with Lewis Kemper Lewis Is a Fine Art nature and wildlife photographer and has been for over 30 years. His travels throughout 47 states from Alaska to Florida are the scenes for his subjects. Lewis still does colorwork with a 4x5 camera as well as digital work and is a Canon Explorer of Light Emeritus. Lewis Kemper has been photographing the natural beauty of North America, and its parklands for over 30 years. During his extensive travels, he has been to

Unboxing Sony α7R IV Today's video is a bit different from the usual Take & Talk Pics stuff. Sony reached out to me and asked if I could try out some of their gear. I never reached out to them or inquired about reviewing their gear before but after this experience, I would love to continue trying out their newest cameras and lenses. As a hardcore Nikon user, I would really like to be doing some reviews for Nikon but if Sony wanted to take me on and sponsor me I would make the

How to Walk a Fine Line Hey Photo World! I have done over 400 weddings in my 10 years as a photographer and I get one common question from people I end up sharing what I do with. "Oh I bet you have some stories... What was the craziest thing you've seen?" The truth is, every wedding has some hick-up. Sometimes big but most are small. I have seen a family drama where the cops have been called, The wrong DJ showing up, and even the florist never delivering the flowers at all. T

Rule of Thirds Hey Photo World! If you ever struggle with how to compose an image then look no further than the Rule of Thirds. It may seem simple but this simple technique will change the way you shoot forever. I know it changed my game when I first learned the Rule of Thirds and it helped validate many of my early photographs because I was naturally drawn to using the same subset of ideas when composing my images. I will bet good money that you have seen images using the Ru

Google Trusted Photographer with Lee Holt Today’s featured guest is Lee Holt. Lee is a Google trusted photographer based out of Jacksonville Florida with his company Holt Media Productions. While the application to become a Google verified business is simple, being selected is extremely difficult and it becomes even harder each day. The process is based on merit as well as location availability. Being unofficially backed by Google is a great accomplishment and will boost to a

How to Open Up to Your Clients 3 key things to be open about with your clients. Who will be the photographer? Depending on how your studio runs it may appear that you are the only photographer and not have any others available to shoot for you. This can also raise some concerns in certain industries, with the fear that you may be sick and therefore who will cover for you? The answer to this subject has come up in more than a dozen episodes here on Take & Talk Pics. Get those

Equivalent Exposure and the Exposure Triangle in Photography So you want to learn how to shoot using only manual settings? Well, there are many things to know when you start out on this big change with your photography. Understanding ISO, understanding shutter speed, and understanding aperture will go a long way for you to make better pictures with manual settings. This episode really isn't about how to use those settings but understanding the camera and how one setting will