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I asked Rob Sheppard what's the one lesson about adding impact he wanted our listeners to take away from this interview.

He gave us so many wonderful tips and hints and good common sense answers throughout the interview I wondered if there was one he felt was most important.

Rob Sheppard's photography is anything but dull. His photographs pop with the wow! factor. I asked him if there's an exercise our listeners can do to create that response in their own photographs.

Rob Sheppard created a new look in this photograph of the Knife River by using artificial light from different sources and different directions. He also used a camera technique we haven't discussed before.

There's a fascinating contrast of light and shadow in this photograph of waterfalls in Minnesota. Rob Sheppard explains how he used his equipment to achieve it.

This picture of sunrise over Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has stunning color. Rob Sheppard describes how he caught all the color.

This photo of a California poppy was taken in Rob Sheppard's back yard. He explains how to get in close to get a vivid shot.

This photograph of Joshua Tree National Park illustrates my belief that having photographers talk about their own images really is one of the most valuable parts of these interviews. Rob Sheppard used a fisheye lens to accentuate the roundness of the boulder in the photo.

I asked Rob Sheppard if he'd share his secrets for great photo composition with our audience. His answer -- there's only one secret. Rob shares that secret.

Using different angles in your outdoor photography to make your photos more interesting seems logical. But how do you combine the angle you shoot from with good composition? Rob Sheppard is an expert at creating exciting pictures and he shares his techniques for using different angles to get different outdoor shots.

Rob Sheppard explained that learning photography techniques to enhance color in your photography can be as simple as learning to look for color.

I asked him if there were ways to learn this because so often we think we know how the color affects the subject or we simply can't see the color to begin with.