Hi and welcome to Episode 87 of the Photography Explained podcast.
I’m your host Rick, and in each episode I will try to explain one photographic thing to you in plain English in less than 10 minutes (ish) without the irrelevant details. What I tell you is based on my lifetime of photographic experience. And not Google.
Before I go on if you have a question you would like me to answer just go to photographyexplainedpodcast.com/start
Here is the answery bit
OK. I have done travel photography which I loved talking about over the summer months. And now that summer is over I want to change the nature of the content. After 87 episodes cobbled together in an order that came out of my head I am going back to basics for a few episodes – let’s see how things go. But in this episode, I want to quickly stop, take stock, and ask for your help and involvement.
You can listen to the episode here
Or keep on reading. Or do both. Entirely up to you!
What am I going to be talking about?
I am going to answer the most frequently answered photography questions, one per episode in plain English in less than 10 minutes.
Which I think was the plan when I started my podcast last year.
I did an introductory episode and had a quick recap in episode 10, so I feel it is fine to stop and have a think finally in episode 87.
What is first up then?
What Is Manual Mode? Do I Really Have To Learn How To Use It?
This is one of the most frequently asked questions in photography which I will answer. I will tell you what you need to know, and why, and what you do not need to know.
I will tell you if you need to be bothered about this or not, and if knowing this will help you with your photography.
This is the basic format of the episodes.
I also love to blow away some often-aired views on things. I give you my no-nonsense practical, helpful answers to these fundamental questions.
Not everyone will agree with me, but I do have a few years of experience and professional qualifications to back up my opinions and views.
But I need your help
Yes, I need your help. I want you to join me on this journey, my dear listener. This is the journey to create one of the biggest photography podcasts on the planet, and also to create the best photography resources on my websites to help photographers.
Go on ask me a question
If you send me a question I will answer it, be it a mainstream question or something obscure.
You come up with the titles
My hope is this – that I never come up with the title for a podcast episode. I want these to come from you, my listener.
I want each episode to be answering a question that you as a listener have put to me. This is much better than me coming up with questions and answering them!
So if you want me to explain a photographic thing please let me know – I really would love to hear from you and when I answer your question I will give you a big shout-out on that episode.
You said in the last episode you had some news.
I have done a ton of work on my main website – rickmcevoyphotography.com.
I have also updated the podcast website, photographyexplainedpodcast.com
But there is more.
Podcast newsletter
I am going to be creating a weekly podcast newsletter where I tell you what I was thinking, behind-the-scenes stuff, and any other good stuff in my head. This is the first thing that I want to do so please sign up on the Photography Explained Podcast website.
Courses
I am working on my first course, which will be about helping photographers get started in real estate photography. I hope to have this published in the next month on one of the main learning platforms.
Products
I have a load of products in my plan that I am going to start to create and sell.
Members area
I am creating a members area on my website where I will make premium content available. This will include other podcast content, my products and courses and longer episodes of this podcast.
And even a community?
I might well end up creating a community, but that is a long-term thing that I am still thinking about.
Get in touch and be involved
I want this to be all about you – not me. I am here to explain things to you, so if you send me things to explain you get your questions answered and I don’t have to come up with titles so we both win!
The talky bit
I will continue doing my talky bit which I love doing.
I have learned so much in the first 86 episodes of my podcast, and I am hoping that the changes that I am bringing in will make the next 86 episodes and beyond more enjoyable for you. And for me too to be fair.
The one thing that I have enjoyed the most is hearing from listeners who have got in touch and said nice things about what I am doing. I cannot tell you how nice it is when a complete stranger on the other side of the planet sends me an email and tells me that they have enjoyed an episode.
I respond to everyone who takes the time and trouble to get in touch so please just drop me a line and if all you want to do is say hi that is just fine.
I have heard other podcasters say the same and thought yeah right, you are just saying that, but it is actually true. There is something so very special about a complete stranger telling you that they have enjoyed listening to something that I have created.
And do you know what – my podcast has been downloaded in 74 countries which blows my mind! 74! I need to work out how many countries I have not reached!
My aim is to create some of the best, most helpful resources on the web to help photographers understand photography more, and in so doing take better photos. That is all that matters really is it not?
And also to make my podcast one of the biggest photography podcasts on the planet – well I might as well aim high!!
I am loving creating my thing, and my take on photography, all based on my own experiences.
Blimey, I clearly had a lot to say, and am glad that I have got this little lot out.
Apologies for this episode being all about me, but this is the last time (for now) I promise you, and next week normal service will be resumed and not a word about me I promise.
One line summary
My podcast is not about me, it is about you, dear listener. And I hope that you will join me and help me and this podcast grow, along with all the other good stuff that I have planned.
What’s next?
Yes manual mode, which we are all told we have to use. But do we? Really? Do I use manual mode? Find out all about it in the next episode.
Shout out
This space needs filling so get in touch and get your shout-out on my ever-growing podcast.
I’m done
Thanks for listening to my small but perfectly formed podcast. To find out more about my podcast and do stuff to help me check out Photographyexplainedpodcast.com/start.
Brought to you by
This episode was brought to by me…..
I’ve been Rick McEvoy, thanks again very much for listening to me and for giving me 13 ¾ (ish) minutes of your valuable time, and I will see you on the next episode.
Cheers from me Rick
OK – that was the podcast episode.
Want to know more?
Head over to the Start page on the Photography Explained Podcast website to find out more.
And here is the list of episodes published to date – you can listen to any episode straight from this page which is nice.
Let me know if there is a photography thing that you want me to explain and I will add it to my list. Just head over to the This is my list of things to explain page of this website to see what is on there already.
Let me send you stuff
I send out a weekly email to my subscribers. It is my take on one photography thing, plus what I have been writing and talking about. Just fill in the box and you can get my weekly photographic musings straight to your inbox. Which is nice.
And finally a little bit about me
Finally, yes this paragraph is all about me – check out my Rick McEvoy Photography website to find out more about me and my architectural, construction, real estate and travel photography work. I also write about general photography stuff, all in plain English without the irrelevant detail.
Thank you
Thanks for listening to my podcast (if you did) and reading this blog post (which I assume you have done as you are reading this).
Cheers from me Rick
