One reminder of this came when I listened to my first ever podcast. I have had an iPad for a while but never thought of using it for podcasts until my wife suggested doing so after she had downloaded several poetry related podcasts. I have watched YouTube videos of camera techniques but now can subscribe to photography podcasts.
I do not drive as much as I used to but do drive regularly from home near Bristol to Brighton to watch Brighton and Hove Albion. It is a five hour round trip so the idea of being able to download some interesting audio shows and listen to them whilst on the motorway was a no brainer of an idea. Why had I not thought of this before?
I chose to listen to a 45 minute podcast: http://improvephotography.com/feed/podcast. It was entertaining and covered a range of topics from suggestions about which is best printing firm to whether fast lenses have had their day, to the usefulness of grad filters.
One comment in response to a contributor who asked whether she should upgrade her camera equipment struck a chord: "think about the millions of images you CAN take, not the few that you cannot". That is surely a great mantra.
The podcast also mentioned a website - Pixoto - where you can post images for others to comment and vote on. This could be very useful to get some feedback on potential competition and assignment images and one I shall use in the future.
Another photographic venture I am determined to investigate is uploading images for stock photography. The podcast refers to istock, but there are others. The presenters mention setting up models but not so sure that this is necessary.
The podcast has helped me focus on what to do now that P&P is complete. I shall continue with OCA (more of this in conclusion) but take a break to focus on some more technical issues and stock photography. Notwithstanding the above comment, I do feel a need to update my camera body, partly because I would like to take moving images as well as stills, and I would really like to have high ISO
settings.
The next practical course I would like to do is Landscapes. Partly with that in mind, I viewed a YouTube video on photographical tips, including the use of filters. I will experiment with these myself before commencing the course.
I do not drive as much as I used to but do drive regularly from home near Bristol to Brighton to watch Brighton and Hove Albion. It is a five hour round trip so the idea of being able to download some interesting audio shows and listen to them whilst on the motorway was a no brainer of an idea. Why had I not thought of this before?
I chose to listen to a 45 minute podcast: http://improvephotography.com/feed/podcast. It was entertaining and covered a range of topics from suggestions about which is best printing firm to whether fast lenses have had their day, to the usefulness of grad filters.
One comment in response to a contributor who asked whether she should upgrade her camera equipment struck a chord: "think about the millions of images you CAN take, not the few that you cannot". That is surely a great mantra.
The podcast also mentioned a website - Pixoto - where you can post images for others to comment and vote on. This could be very useful to get some feedback on potential competition and assignment images and one I shall use in the future.
Another photographic venture I am determined to investigate is uploading images for stock photography. The podcast refers to istock, but there are others. The presenters mention setting up models but not so sure that this is necessary.
The podcast has helped me focus on what to do now that P&P is complete. I shall continue with OCA (more of this in conclusion) but take a break to focus on some more technical issues and stock photography. Notwithstanding the above comment, I do feel a need to update my camera body, partly because I would like to take moving images as well as stills, and I would really like to have high ISO
settings.
The next practical course I would like to do is Landscapes. Partly with that in mind, I viewed a YouTube video on photographical tips, including the use of filters. I will experiment with these myself before commencing the course.
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