

The Beginner Photography Podcast
Raymond Hatfield
The Beginner Photography Podcast is a free weekly podcast hosted by professional photographer Raymond Hatfield who interviews world class photographers of all genres who share what they wish they knew when they got started so you can grow your creative photography skills faster! The podcast is brought to you by CloudSpot.io, the client gallery system that is always #EmpoweringPhotographers
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May 17, 2022 • 1h 8min
Film Photography Workflow for Beginners with Ryan Tolbert
#302 Ryan Tolbert is a film photographer and owner of the Boutique Film Lab. On top of shooting film for years the Boutique Film Lab develops and scans, just an awe inspiring amount of film today.I’ve shared this before, I started my photography journey on film with my dads old Pentax k1000 and whatever film I could find at the store on sale. And there is something about getting 36 prints back that is infectious and digital photography stole from us. But film is in the middle of a resurgence which means, we can still have that same feeling of awe and wonder and did the photo come out or not thanks to people like Ryan and business like the Boutique Film Lab.I know that many of you have never shot film, or if you have its been a long time so Today we I ask Ryan to break down a full analog workflow for beginners.From picking out a camera, the film to use, how to shoot film, and how you can even get creative in development.Resources:Boutique Film LabFollow the BFL on InstagramJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunitySign up for your free CloudSpot account to deliver beautiful images galleries todayFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

May 10, 2022 • 52min
Level Up Your Engagement Sessions with Terri Basken
#301 Terri Baskin is a Washington DC Luxury wedding photographer, and fellow CloudSpot ambassador!On top of weddings, Terri shoots engagements sessions for her couples, but these arnt like your average, lets go take a quick walk in the park while I snap some pics engagement session, these are luxury to the max, amazing locations, team of people to organize them, and lots of planning. In this interview Terri shares what goes into the planning of a large scale engagement session, How to build connection, some great posing tips, and how to plan what gear to take with you for a luxury engagement session.Resources:DC African American Wedding Photographer Terri Baskin’s websiteFollow Terri on InstagramTerri’s educational resources for photographersJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunitySign up for your free CloudSpot account to deliver beautiful images galleries todayFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

May 3, 2022 • 1h 24min
All of Your Photography Questions Answered!
#300 Welcome to a very special 300th episode of the Beginner Photography Podcast! In this episode I answer your photography questions! I answer questions about Camera Settings, Lighting, Gear, and so much more!Buckle up because this is a big one that includes a give away at the end! Resources:Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Apr 26, 2022 • 57min
The Real Deal with Joe McNally
#299 Joe McNally is a legendary photographer. When it comes to masterful use of light, there are only 4 photographers that I think of and Joe is one of them and it comes from 40 years of battle tested experience with it. Joe has come out with a new book, The Real Deal: Field notes from the life of a working photographer. Its equal parts hearing amazing stories of being behind the camera and real technical and tangible information you can use to take better photos today.In this interview Joe shares why he considers himself a generalist, what caused him to make some of the biggest mistakes in his career, and what elements Joe looks for to make an image a show stopper.Resources:Save 40% off The Real Deal when you use code JOE22 at check outJoe McNally’s websiteFollow Joe on InstagramJoe McNally’s BlogJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 3min
Storytelling From Grape to Glass with Heather Daenitz
#298 Today we are chatting with Santa Ynez Valley winery photographer, Heather Daenitz. Heather is a self proclaimed story teller for wineries, a brand photographer for wineries. Today Heather shares why niching down saved her business, Why she shoots for time vs number of edited images, and how to tell a growing seasons long story.Resources:Santa Ynez Valley Winery Photographer Heather Daenitz websiteFollow Heather on InstagramJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Signup for CloudSpot for free! Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Apr 14, 2022 • 46min
CS: Karen Doughman : Community Spotlight
Karen Doughman has been a very active member of the community since joining almost a year ago. Whats great about Karen is that she comes from a place of let’s solve one thing at a time and grow off of that, rather than the route, myself and perhaps many of you took which is simply, let’s learn it all at once and hope we don’t get overwhelmed.Today Karen share where shes stuck right nowWhat he dream shoot looks likeAnd I also give her an overwhelming amount of photo exercises including to take 100 photos of her fridgeResources:Follow Karen on InstagramJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Apr 12, 2022 • 59min
Empowering Photographers One Step at a Time with Gavin Wade
#297 Gavin Wade was a southern California wedding photographer, shooting over 500 weddings when he recognized that there was a huge gap in what he needed to give clients an A+ experience delivering their photos, and what was actually available. Gavin went on to start CloudSpot which is my client delivery gallery of choice. In 2022 CloudSpot is making a huge push #EmpoweingPhotographers. Since CloudSpot is made by photographers, they have insight into the things we need most, that would make our life better, easier, more profitable, so I invited Gavin on the show to talk about what #EmpoweringPhtoographers looks like and what that means for you!Resources:Sign up for CloudSpot today and start delivering a great experience to your clients!Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Apr 5, 2022 • 40min
Stop Searching for Your Style, Just Shoot
#296 Everyone wants their photography to have a style. From the colors, use of light, poses, editing, subject matter. The camera is a tool that lets us say something without words. Your style is In this episode I break down the most common mistakes photographers make when searching for a style and give you practical exercises to train your eye.Resources:Join The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Mar 29, 2022 • 55min
Food Photography: How to Bring Life to Your Images with Nathaniel Crawford
#295 Nate Crawfords is a Chicago Based Food and lifestyle photographer. I heard Nate on the Craft and Cluster podcast and after looking at his work, completely fell in love. If I shot food professionally its exactly what I would want them to look like. There is a since of life and joy in all of his images, so today we talk about that, how to give inanimate object life, how he used past, non photography experience to help him stand out, and how he pitches himself to brands and clients, and how you can too!Resources:Chicago Food Photographer Nathaniel Crawfords WebsiteFollow Nathaniel on InstagramJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Mar 22, 2022 • 59min
Long Form Documentary Family Photography On Film with Rachel Larsen Weaver
#294 Rachel Larsen Weaver is a Maryland based long form analog family photographer who ditched minis to only offer long form sessions at 10x the price and has been booked since! In this interview she shares what is a long form session, why she loves them so much, what she’s trying to encapsulate for each family, and why she chooses film for all of it!Resources:Family Film Photographer Rachel Larsen Weavers WebsiteFollow Rachel on InstagramJoin The Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook CommunityFree Lightroom Presets!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!


