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The old adage we're used to hearing as landscape photographers is that f/8 is the best aperture for landscapes. f/8 offers the best balance between depth of field (getting everything in focus) and decent lens sharpness. But lately, I've been doing it differently and shooting at f/5.6. Listen to this episode to find out why!

Links from this episode:
Helicon Focus Video
Purchase Helicon Focus

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Dramatic light and dark, moody images go hand-in-hand, and it's an effect that so many photographers are after. Despite the popularity, recreating this look can prove challenging, and oftentimes, a dark and moody image can quickly turn into a mess if you don't know how to create the look you're after.

In this week's podcast, Jack Igo shares some of his best tips, tricks, and advice to create dramatic images. From in-field advice to post-processing tricks, Jack covers it all to help you create the type of images you're after.

Links from this episode:
Jack's Instagram

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Creating realistic images is a lot harder than one might think, and it can be easy to fall into one of the many pitfalls of photo editing. If you struggle to maintain a consistent style that feels realistic, this podcast episode will help you target the most common causes of unrealistic-looking images and how you can avoid them in the future.

Links from this episode:
Tone Curve Explained - 1 Minute Video

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Many landscape photographers hope to create soft and glowing images, emulating beautiful light and moody tones in their images. This dreamy look is more challenging to capture and replicate in post-processing than you'd think, yet it's something that so many photographers aim to do.

This week, I spoke with pro photographer Mads Peter Iversen, someone who is an absolute expert when it comes to dreamy-looking landscape images. Mads shares a handful of great tips regarding capturing and editing these types of images to ultimately help you in your own photography.

Links from this episode:
Mads's YouTube
Mads's Website
Mads's Instagram
Composition eBooks
Mads's Workshops
Photoshop for Landscape Photographers

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The tripod is one of the most critical tools for landscape photography, yet so many photographers hate using it. In this podcast episode, we discuss everything you need to know about tripods and ball heads. Hopefully, this will help dispel any confusion around tripods and give you the tools you need to effectively pick out and use a tripod that is perfect for you. At the end of the episode, I discuss my tripod recommendations and tripods that I would NOT recommend.

Links from this episode:
Slik CF 634
Slik CF 800 Series
Slik SBH-180 DS (Compact Ball Head)
3 Legged Thing Airhead
Slik I Bracket

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Following a systematic approach may be what you need to improve your photography. While some find great success shooting by the seat of their pants, others benefit greatly from more structure.

In this episode, Canadian photographer Gina Yeo shares her four-pillar approach to landscape photography. Gina taught her clients this method to help them take better images, and she was willing to share the four-pillar approach with us in this episode.

Links from this episode:
Gina's Website
Gina's Instagram
Learn from Gina Online
In-Person Workshops with Gina

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After years of shooting, I've learned that most of the best photographers share three common traits. If you want to improve at photography, focusing on these three traits will help you improve exponentially. In this episode, we discuss those three traits and how you can improve in those areas.

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You've heard the term "adding impact," and we want to do it with our photography, but what does it mean, and how can we do it?

In this week's episode, Chicago-based photographer Kristen Ryan shares ways to add impact to your landscape photography. She tells us what "adding impact" means to her and how you can do it both in the field and post-processing.

Links from this episode:
Kristen's Website
Kristen's Instagram
Women Capture Magic
Women Capture Magic Instagram
Ladies Retreats

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