7 Photography Questions

P#9 Q2C: Do I Need To Pay The Subject Of My Travel Photo?

2008-07-24T10:17:15Z

It seems that many travel photographers wonder whether or not they should pay a subject of a travel photo.

You don't want to cheat a subject out of money he or she deserves, but, on the other hand, you don't want to be throwing dollars into the wind if payment is not customary.

Brenda Tharp has some great suggestions regarding how to handle payment to your travel photo subjects.

P#9 Q2B: Do I Need Written Permission to Publish My Travel Photographs?

2008-07-23T16:07:52Z

You're in Africa taking the most beautiful travel photographs. You capture a candid of a family making their way home after a day of gathering crops. It's an amazing image. The question is, do you need to get a model release from this family (who may, or may not speak the same language as you) or can you publish it without permission?

Brenda Tharp will surprise many people as she sheds some light on the answer...

P#9 Q2A: How Do I Approach Taking Candid Portraits of Strangers?

2008-07-23T09:58:50Z

When you're a stranger in a strange land, getting candid portraits of the locals isn't always easy. There are language barriers and cultural differences to consider, not to mention the anxiety of pointing a camera at someone you've never met.

Brenda Tharp gives us some helpful pointers for getting over these barriers to get some wonderful portraits.

P#9 Q1: What Is The Single Biggest Travel Photography Mistake People Make?

2008-07-22T16:00:46Z

Brenda Tharp has been perfecting travel photography for many years and has become quite the master of her craft. We asked her: what is the single biggest travel photography mistake people make when shooting their travel photos?

Brenda acknowledged that while there are quite a few pitfalls one can fall into when taking
vacation photographs, the most common -- one which almost no one thinks about, yet it has a profound impact on the quality of the photos -- is a matter of distance...

P#9: Show Notes for Travel Photography -- An Interview With Brenda Tharp

2008-07-22T10:29:55Z

Find out what you most likely wanted to know about travel photography as I interview Brenda Tharp, asking her our listeners' top 7 travel photography questions.

Find out what 7 questions Brenda answers, a bit about her background, the resources Brenda mentions during the podcast, and view the photographs Brenda talks about during the podcast.. Join us as Brenda shares her travel photography secrets with our listeners.

Podcast #9: Travel Photography - An Interview with Brenda Tharp

2008-07-22T00:20:15Z

Have you ever come home from a trip only to discover your travel photos hadn't captured the experience the way you had hoped? You didn't quite get the landscapes right and, even though you took dozens of snapshots, you seemed to photograph everything but the highlights?

Well, we can't get back your past travel experiences for you, but we can make sure the mistakes of history don't repeat themselves. Award-winning travel photographer Brenda Tharp shares her travel photography tips, tricks and secrets as we ask her the top seven questions about travel photography.

P#8 Q7B: What's the One Thing That Will Make the Biggest Difference in Our Wildlife Photography?

2008-07-21T09:53:54Z

Roy Toft has shown us some spectacular wildlife photographs and shared many tips, techniques and secrets to help us improve our own photography skills.

I asked him what's the one thing he thinks is most important to remember from this interview when photographing wildlife. Roy reminds us to enjoy yourself, and also shares some resources you can use.

P#8 Q7A: 2 Terrific Exercises for Improving Your Wildlife Photography

2008-07-20T15:41:33Z

Roy Toft has generously shared tips and techniques he uses in his wildlife photography that anyone can use. I asked him if there were specific exercises our listeners could do to improve their photos. He shares two that you should have fun with.

P#8: A Photograph of a Red Eye Tree Frog Taken at Night

2008-07-20T10:33:06Z

Red eye tree frogs are almost never photographed in the wild. In this unique, tightly cropped image of a red eye tree frog, Roy Toft explains how he photographed this animal in its natural environment, and what makes it special.

P#8: A Photograph of Just the Head of a Lion Amidst a Sea of Grass

2008-07-19T15:56:49Z

Roy Toft takes the "rule of thirds" to the extreme with this photograph of a lion in a sea of grass.

P#8: A Tight Crop of the Nose and Claws of a Brown Bear Creates a Unique Photograph

2008-07-19T09:52:42Z

Roy mentioned earlier that, when he has the opportunity, he likes to take some photographs of just the most interesting parts of an animal. This image of a brown bear is a great example.

Here Roy explains his thinking behind this photograph.

P#8: Photographing a Chameleon Using a Wide Fish-Eye Lens for an Interesting Effect

2008-07-18T16:43:17Z

This next photograph of a chameleon uses a wide angle fish-eye lens to create a very interesting effect. By shooting very close to the chameleon using this lens, it has an almost other-worldly appearance.

P#8: This Photograph of an African Wild Dog Won the BBC Endangered Species Award This Year

2008-07-18T10:39:50Z

This photograph of an African wild dog is one of Roy Toft's favorite images he's ever taken. It won the BBC Endangered Species Award this year.

This photograph illustrates how panning at a slow shutter speed creates great backgrounds and very interesting wildlife photographs.

P#8 Q6E: Using a Different Button to Auto Focus on Your Digital Camera

2008-07-17T16:35:29Z

Roy Toft shared some of the how-to on switching the auto focus away from the shutter button on your digital camera in the previous post.

Here he goes into further detail about how to use this auto focus function, and why this will improve your digital photography.

P#8 Q6D: An Autofocus Technique to Improve Your Photography

2008-07-17T10:32:14Z

A secret about autofocus? Roy Toft has talked about shutter speeds, panning, using a tripod and investing in a good long lens as ways to improve your wildlife photography. His tip to get eye-to-eye with your subject, and to see the parts of your subject as potential photographs are great.

Now Roy shares a secret for isolating the autofocus function of your camera, which has personally transformed how I take photographs -- it's an amazing tip.