Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast
1) EP165 AI Won’t Take Your Job. But Another Photographer Using It Just Might.
This one starts with a dodgy lane choice, a Starbucks coffee, and a misjudged underpass. As always. I’m back in the Land Rover — which might be its final podcast outing before it finds a new home — an...Show More
2) EP164 Inside Graphistudio: Heirlooms, AI, And The Future Of Photography — With Mauricio Arias
Join me in the foothills of the Dolomites for a warm, funny, and surprisingly philosophical conversation with Mauricio Arias — Graphistudio’s strategist, storyteller, and, as I’ve dubbed him, their “P...Show More
3) EP163 The Secret Sauce: Calm Under Pressure, Trust In The Kit, and a Dash of Irish Whiskey
This week, I’m recording late in the lounge with a glass of Irish whiskey, reflecting on the usual mix of chaos and joy in a photographer’s life. Some good news first: the Mastering Portrait Photograp...Show More
4) EP162 Beyond Soft Shadows – What Really Makes Light Flattering?
In this episode, I dig into a question that’s always lurking in the back of a portrait photographer’s mind – what really makes light flattering? It’s a term we all use, but what does it actually mean?...Show More
5) Ep161 AI Wrote Me an Email… and Other Adventures in Photography
It’s a late Sunday afternoon, the sun is shining, and the smell of freshly cut grass (and the inevitable hay fever) is drifting through the studio as I sit down to record this episode. After a whirlwi...Show More
6) EP160 From Fear To Elation, The 9 Emotions Of Judging And Presenting At The Societies Convention In London
Well, it's the day after The Socieities Of Photographers Convention in London. What a blast! Judging, laughing, making friends, presenting workshops, representing Elinchrom Lighting and Evoto Ai, le...Show More
7) EP159 Change The Subject, Change The Shot, Change Your Lighting
Imagine that every person had exactly the same fashion taste. Imagine if each of us had the same clothing or the same hairstyle. Imagine that everyone was the same height and build. Imagine that eve...Show More
8) EP158 Heading Home From The Awards
So after three days of judging images for the British Institute Of Professional Photographers, it's time for me to step down from my role as Chair Of Awards And Qualifications. I have been in the rol...Show More
9) EP157 After The Judging Is Done
So after three days of judging images for the British Institute Of Professional Photographers, it's time for me to step down from my role as Chair Of Awards And Qualifications. I have been in the rol...Show More
10) EP156 Creating Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Well, this hasn't been the easiest of years with inflation, geographical tensions and all-out confrontations, terrible weather and political transitions. And last night the trusty Land Rover Defender...Show More