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We talk to documentary photographer Niki Boon. A former physiotherapist, mother and self-taught photographer, living with her family in rural Marlborough New Zealand. However, her photography has gained an international audience.

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Bio:

Niki Boon is a former physiotherapist, mother and self-taught photographer, living with her family in rural Marlborough New Zealand. Her photography focuses on her family and environment.

Niki grew up on a farm in rural New Zealand, with a childhood barefoot, wild and free. In part, her photographic work pulls from her childhood freedoms and adventures that still exist so strongly in . . .

We close out the year with the best photography lessons from 2018. Happy holidays to all our listeners and have a brilliant start to 2019!

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MagMod’s MagBox is a radically awesome softbox system for speedlights or strobes. It’s the easiest softbox to set up, mount, modify, and gel. Period.

Best lessons from 2018

Delayed gratification Bamboo story Done is better than perfect Be shit until you get good Work outside your comfort zone Upgrade my attitude No camera, light or kit on the market will make . . .

Photographing an event can be something small and informal like a child’s birthday or family gathering to more formal like an engagement wedding, charity fundraiser, PR product launch or corporate event.

Photographing events looks and sound easy but this is probably one of the most challenging niches for a photographer. It’s often the first professional shoot a photographer will be asked to do.

In this episode, Gina and Valerie will give you an event photography survival guide with all the information you need to nail your next event shoot.

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My name is Vijay Britto and I live in Clarksburg, Maryland with my wife and 11-year-old son. Besides being a photographer, I also work as an IT Project manager in the arena of health informatics. My journey in photography began in early 2011 when I picked my first DSLR after reading an article about the exposure triangle. Prior to that, I occasionally used a Kodak point-and-shoot with some manual control (which I later learned about) always wondering why my subjects looked like silhouettes even in a brightly lit room. However, I stayed in . . .

Are you ready for the future of photography? There have been some amazing advances in technology, especially in the last 5 to 10 years with the development of mirrorless cameras, faster auto focus, post production techniques, drones etc. In this episode, we chat to Chris Marquardt and Adrian Stock on what the future of photography will be. If the name Chris Marquardt sounds familiar to you, then you’ve probably listened to one of his podcasts. He is photography podcast royalty having recorded over 800 eps of the top rating Tips from the Top floor podcast. In this episode we talk about the latest inventions, and predictions for cameras, lighting, editing and more.

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How can you take flattering portraits of anyone? There are a few golden rules to follow to ensure that you’re nailing the shot – every time.

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Show Notes

1. Energy It’s not them it’s YOU. A great portrait photographer must work their guts out to gain a person’s trust so they can relax.

2. Pose I’ve noticed that approximately 1/20 people are comfortable in their bodies. They just get it. These people are a dream to direct.

If you’ve done the work in step 1. Correctly then directing and possing becomes much easier

Can you describe . . .

So you think you’ve done everything right: used your focus points, a fast shutter speed, etc. But your shots still aren’t quite in focus.

In this episode, Gina and Valerie welcome camera guru Wayne Rogers to discuss this as well as lens creep vs lens slop (!), whether UV filters are worth using, common mechanical problems that cause your images to be out of focus, how shooting high ISO can influence the sharpness of your image, the best way to get rid of or prevent mold growing on your lenses – and much more.

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Show Notes . . .

What are the best lenses and camera settings for portrait and documentary photography?

In this episode, Gina and Valerie discuss what you need to do to take your portrait shots to the next level. We break it down to the basics and then build on that if you’re ready for intermediate or advanced tips.

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Show Notes

Portrait

Handheld vs tripod

Handheld 1/125th sec Tripod 1/15th Select a faster shutter speed when shooting portraits of animated subjects

Lens choice?

Under 50mm means you need to be very close to your model to fill the . . .

Mieke Boynton is a landscape photographer who travels regularly, both within Australia and overseas, to capture the wonder and beauty of nature’s landscapes. She favours the epic landscapes of Kimberley region where she moved in 2008. She has travelled extensively in search of beautiful places and magic light and her photos of Norway, Patagonia, Namibia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Tasmania and the Kimberley have won numerous National and International awards. After 10 years, she has returned to the Alpine Valleys of Victoria to focus exclusively on photography.

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In 2008, Mieke Boynton moved to the Kimberley . . .

There are some classic lighting styles that every photographer needs to understand. And you also need to be able to create them whether you only have daylight to work with – or flash.

In this episode, Gina and Valerie discuss classic portrait lighting styles including beauty lighting, loop lighting, split lighting, Rembrandt lighting, short lighting, broad lighting and much more.

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Knowing how to manipulate light in relation to your model is a game changer. These rules apply to ALL light, daylight,flash,led,torch or light saber. If you understand light you can achieve any light style.

Using . . .