Moose Podcasts
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Moose Podcast #400 – “Say It’s Spring!
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is a time of year to celebrate in our photographs. There is the obvious and gorgeous carpet of wildflowers but we ca and need to go farther. Le...
Moose Podcast #399 – “On The Line”
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our passions take us to many places with many experiences. As it turns out, our other passions might have lessons that help our photography if we thin...
Moose Podcast #398 – “A or The?”
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moose Podcast #397 – “Join the Flight Crew”
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stepping outside of your wheelhouse can be scary, I'm not different. When you have a firm foundation in the basics though, we can get through anything...
Moose Podcast #396 – “Finger Fatigue”
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finger Fatigue is a happy problem to have, some of the time. How does one get it? How does one continue with it? And how does one improve their photog...
Moose Podcast #395 – “Capturing the Action”
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Capturing action is one of the great, fun challenges in photography! It communicates motion, emotion and triumph in just one click. How do you maximiz...
Moose Podcast #394 – “Leaving the Sand in the Dust”
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making our subject pop in the frame is part of the storytelling process. There are many options for making he subject pop with background control the ...
Moose Podcast #393 – “Jamie, the Eagle Eyed Girl”
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie the Eagle Eyed Girl is a very special wildlife photographer with the wide eyed wonder of a kid! An award winning, gifted soul with so much to sh...
Moose Podcast #392 – “Preparing for the Unknown”
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Photography, every time we step out the door with our camera, we are stepping in large part, into the unknown. Being prepared as best as we can be mak...
Moose Podcast #391 – “Hard, but Essential!”
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moose Podcast #391 - "Hard, but Essential!" what about photography isn't hard, isn't essential, right? But there is one thing that when you add the wo...
Moose Podcast #390 – “Reboot”
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As long as we are human, we have to be aware that the longer we do something, the more set in our ways we get. Ideas we once blew off though might fit...
Moose Podcast #389 – “Catching up on Spring Questions ’24”
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moose Podcast #389 - "Catching up on Spring Questions '24" we talk about Likes and clients, comparing two lenses, Merlin ID, #Z8 or #Z9 and much more ...
Moose Podcast #388 – “Aspiring to Stay Green”
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Aspiring to Stay Green" while I'm very much an environmentalist and conservationist, that's not what I'm talking about. Environmentalism in photograp...
Moose Podcast #387 – “Dactylogram”
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Photographers have their fingers in so many things. That's so fantastic! Have you ever thought about the impression that leaves? Let's talk about it.
Moose Podcast #386 – “Creature of Discomfort”
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The learning process, it is as important to photography as different for each one of us. In the challenge of making progress though, you might make it...
Moose Podcast #385 – “Camera Maintenance, After the Fact”
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our camera gear depends on us to bring it to life to bring back the memories. It also depends on it to keep it at peak performance all the time to mak...
Moose Podcast #384 – “Where Do I Start?”
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is such an important question to ask & that gets asked. While you might think there are as many answers as those asking it, I think there's only ...
Moose Podcast #383 – “Ready for Spring?”
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is fast upon, hard to believe since it's just the first week of February. But making the most of spring photographic opportunities require us t...
Moose Podcast #382 – “The Thought Process – Settings”
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our cameras come with many options, some essential and some optional. We get to pick and choose as we like but making that selection can be a challeng...
Moose Podcast #381 – “The Thought Process – Lens Selection”
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What lens to grab out of the kit? Did I grab the right one? Do I own the right one? Is there more to it the just wide or long glass? It's a great ques...
Moose Podcast #380 – “The Thought Process”
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I've been asked for a long time a very valid question, what's my thought process when I'm shooting? There is no one answer fits all but in this podcas...
Moose Podcast #379 – “The Achievement is in the Growing”
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is only natural we seek acknowledgement for our accomplishments behind the camera. They often though don't come or, not enough to keep us motivated...
Moose Podcast #378 – “Gaining the Edge”
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
how do we get an edge on our photography, to improve, challenge ourselves and more importantly be better tomorrow that we are today? Could be a good a...
Moose Podcast #377 – “Goal Time”
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the New Year days away, it's a natural time to ponder where we've come and where we'd like to go. This process sheds light on our photography, wh...
Moose Podcast #376 – “Sharp is Not Enough”
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You're told you gotta have it, I keep telling ya how to get it and if that doesn't work, you can now buy software that's going to give it to you. And ...
Moose Podcast #375 – “The Hide”
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It could be because of the clock, it might be a one shot opportunity or simply wanting some guarantee of success. Whatever the case, The Hide can make...
Moose Podcast #373 – “The Muscle Memory Advantage”
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much at play when we put that camera to our eye. Calling it multi-tasking is putting mildly! Is there a way we can remove all "the basic" ...
Moose Podcast #372 – “The Application”
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just like anything we do, the challenge is taking what we've learned to know how to apply and when to apply what we've learned. And since we're all sp...
Moose Podcast #371 – “It’s the Application that Gets Ya!
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've read the books, you've taken the online classes, you've even gone to talk where you're told you now posses all the secrets and yet, the photos ...
Moose Podcast #370 – “Fall Questions 2023”
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Great questions pour in and in this episode I tackle: Generative Fill, Which Telephoto to buy, White Balance kicking butt and selling gear.
Moose Podcast #369 – “A vs. B or, Analysis Paralysis”
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finding the right piece of gear, lens, body, software is an exhausting challenge. It doesn't need to be if you ask the right one question and do one s...
Moose Podcast #368 – “Award Winning”
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are continually bombarded with pressures, carrots and ideas that can cloud how we tell our visual stories. Is the lure of award winning one of thos...
Moose Podcast #367 – “Old Ways”
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moose Podcast #366 – “What I Miss?”
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a question I ask after every shoot but last weekend I asked this question for an entirely new reason. It got me to wondering how often we shou...
Moose Podcast #365 – “Coming Back Down”
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are many ups and downs in photography, none worse then the let down after a big, wonderful, successful shoot and we go back to the real world. H...
Moose Podcast #364 – “You’re Not Alone”
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The idea behind a photo, the creation of images, the finishing of images, it often makes us feel as we're all alone. But that doesn't have to be the c...
Moose Podcast #363 – “Is No Bad?”
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm riddled with internal guilt when I say no to jobs, offers, opportunities, gear when I say no. After some questions from you and asked myself, is n...
Moose Podcast #362 – “Camera Basics”
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many things we do that with time, get forgotten and we shouldn't. Let's go over camera basics from battery, filters, shades, tripod along...
Moose Podcast #361 – “I Got Nothin!”
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I've Got Nothin, literally! Now What?
Moose Podcast #360 – “Gotta Make it Happen!”
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where does success come from? However you wanna measure success from the smallest step to the biggest leap, it comes from inside of you. How do you fi...
Moose Podcast #359 – “A Professional Is … ?”
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You hear it used in nearly every add about products that come out. Folks put it on their business card as a testament to their skill. But do you know ...
Moose Podcast #358 – “Calling Unique Individuals”
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much to contemplate when you go click, the biggest is the story you're telling. You're needed to carry on our oral and visual traditions, ...
Moose Podcast #357 – “I Have that Shot”
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a too common a phrase stopping some photographers from getting truly that special photograph. What's the cause for it, how can we push through...
Moose Podcast #355 – “Bring Color to Life”
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Color is essential in our photography as we are color driven. Want the most color when you go click, here are 6 ways to bring it home!
Moose Podcast #354 – “Style & Standard”
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Style and standard, both very important of who we are and how we tell our stories visually. You might be at a crossroad, intersection or perhaps feeli...
Moose Podcast #352 – “Understand Everything?”
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Photography is a knowledge eccentric pursuit! In that pursuit mastering all with a goal to understand everything has been placed as essential. Is it r...
Moose Podcast #351 – “Made Easy”
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There seems to be a real wave of "Made Easy" solutions when it comes to photography. Is there such a thing as "Made Easy? Does it get us to where we w...
Moose Podcast #350 – “The Day Rate”
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A key to the photography business, the Day Rate is where may think the profit starts and ends. I propose there is a lot more to the Day Rate that you ...
Moose Podcast #349 – “Bringing Home that Lovin Feelin”
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Photography is a celebration of life, a tangible record of our memories of our journeys. That's why it's one of the biggest challenges, the personal a...
Moose Podcast #348 – “Planning Those Summer Projects”
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We simply gotta be in front of them interesting subjects to produce the photos we want. Planning our summer projects and acting on them now is one way...
Moose Podcast #347 – Just Because You Can, Should …. ?
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just Because You Can, Should .... ? Our collective goal is to become better photographers, I know it's mine. There are lots of temptations out there, ...
Moose Podcast #346 – “A Shot or … Thee Shot?”
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Improving our photography is a must, we can strive for no less! Seeing in the viewfinder and our computer the difference between A Shot or Thee Shot i...
Moose Podcast #345 – “New Doesn’t Require the Latest”
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Photographers get all tied up in knots about gear, especially newly announced gear. Or, gear a friend has just added to their kit. But do we need new ...
Moose Podcast #344 – “Self Doubt is Brutal!”
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
as we all know all to well. Where does it comes from? Should we worry about it? Or is it something we can turn and help us improve our photography?
Moose Podcast #343 – “The Eyes Have It!”
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has been learned already from the mainstream awareness of AI. One of the biggies is how it can improve our photography at the point of capture. ...
Moose Podcast #342 – “Spring ’23 Questions”
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You have great questions, hard to pick the few to answer but this time it's: Shootin in the rain, favorite lens, AI, Major change in my Kit, and more!
Moose Podcast #340 – “I’ve lost the Energy”
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The subject in my email inbox grabbed me instantly, "I've lost the energy." In the creative process, photographic realm, this is serious. How can we e...
Moose Podcast #339 – The Cycle – A Biz Strategy
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How to make money from my photography, a continual and constant question. I've come up with a few ideas for folks in the past, here's another idea for...
Moose Podcast #338 – “The iPhone Question”
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we all know, the iPhone has a darn good camera. Is it the right tool for your photography, that's the question that need addressing. I take some ti...
Moose Podcast #337 – “Perfect Photographer’s Computer with Chuck!”
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's photographer really depends on their computer! Wanting to take care and maximize what you have now? Looking to purchase new and wondering what...
Moose Podcast #336 – “Biz ’23”
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many bad myths, misconceptions when it comes to the business of photography. Whether you should/shouldn't/want to or not/hobby or profess...
Moose Podcast #335 – “The Price of Exposure”
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I was contacted by someone who wanted to use my photograph, they wanted to pay for it with "exposure." Should I?" That's what the email read, somethi...
Moose Podcast #334 – “Where You At?”
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Measuring sticks are import, they help us understand length, distance. I'm asked often where I'm at in my photography and after answering that, I like...
Moose Podcast #333 – “The Moving Parts”
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping track of all the moving parts is important in photography! They permit us to function and be successful if we care for them. What are they and...
Moose Podcast #332 – “The Five Ps”
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Five Ps are often thought of as a marketing approach. You Google it, you will find a number of possibilities. I use it to help my plan, inspire an...
Moose Podcast #331 – “With Time You Realize How Much You Don’t Know”
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seems a bit like an ever ending circle but actually, it's a straight line path of encouragement and better photography!
Moose Podcast #330 – “Jan ’23 Your Questions”
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your '23 ?s were pilling up so here are answers to Fast Cards, buying used gear, how I pick the next lens I'll buy, SB-5000 flashes and Field Craft & ...
Moose Podcast #329 – “The Feeder Game”
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bird feeders or more accurately, supplemental feeding of wild birds serves so many usual roles in today's world. For us, they are a great resource of ...
Moose Podcast #328 – “Your Secret Recipe”
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"You keep giving away your recipe, why?" was recently asked me. What is my secret recipe and more importantly, can it be yours leading to greater succ...
Moose Podcast #327 – “Hello Fresh!”
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We get inspired by a photo we see. We follow the recipe step by step, ingredient by ingredient and in the end, we don't like what we've created. By th...
Moose Podcast #326 – “A New Year Anew”
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not buying new gear, less social, more birds, writing, stock, videos and much more. It's a new year and time to set some goals, resolution, a new year...
Moose Podcast #325 – “Not What it Seems”
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As creatives, we are very susceptible to influences outside our control that our imaginations can take advantage of. Don't! It's not what is seems!
Moose Podcast #324 – “Some Winter Questions”
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where should a amateur start? Photographing waterfowl in winter, best way to learn photoshop? Cabin fever cure and what's on my Christmas list is some...
Moose Podcast #323 – “Know the Story First”
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
in clearing the mind, packing the right kit, picking the f/stop and when to go click, it might just clear the path to that one photograph.
Moose Podcast #322 – “Imposter Syndrome?”
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Until over a week ago, I had never heard of this nor knew that I should be suffering from it. You know what it is? You suffer from it?
Moose Podcast #321 – “FOMO”
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
FOMO is something all photographers suffer from. Most don't know they have the infliction or more sadly, how it negatively affects their photography. ...
Moose Podcast #320 – “Winter Prep”
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With winter here comes lower temperatures making shooting at times, chilling. Well, we can shoot, stay warm and have fun even at -30. Here's the gear ...
Moose Podcast #319 – “The Hardest Edit … Ever!”
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The hardest edit ever is one all go through but don't give it enough thought to overcome it and make it easier. What is that? You'll have to listen to...
Moose Podcast #318 – “The Obvious, Obviously!”
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clearing the path to creativity, the photograph that tells the story is a huge challenge. One of the biggest obstacles can be ourselves, but that does...
Moose Podcast #317 – “Settings”
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to remember that with a digital camera, a photographer is actually in the data collection business. The way we collect, sort and use that da...
Moose Podcast #316 – “Let Me Introduce You to Kelvin!”
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kelvin can be difficult but is someone you need to become friends with. Let me introduce you as you might not know him but he truly is a huge influenc...
Moose Podcast #315 – “Thrown Into the Deep End”
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Photography, especially light, can be very challenging and at times, very hard to ingest. I threw a great group of scouters into the deep end and how ...
Moose Podcast #314 – “Your ?s Fall ’22”
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So many great questions, thanks! Still love the Z 9: What about NPS: Fall Color help: Sharing images: and what about Moose & flash? This and so much m...
Moose Podcast #313 – “For Alex … Ethics!”
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not talking about photographers loving some locale or critter to death, I'm talking about egregious field ethics causing irreparable damage! To po...
Moose Podcast 312 – “Hobbyist or Passionate?”
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It might have started with a survey your took where you're asked to label your photography level, but that label tends to be a common trait amongst ph...
Moose Podcast #311 – “Light on Light”
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Photograph, the root of the word comes from the Greeks, light & write. Using light to tell our visual story is what it's all about. Just as it is in t...
Moose Podcast #310 – “In Comparison!”
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comparing, photographers spend an inordinate amount of time doing this! But what tool, method, and scientific theory are they using to measure by? And...
Moose Podcast #309 – “Fail & Overcome”
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I think Henry Ford said it best, "One who fear failure limits his activities." Lets explore how this hurts and aids your photography!
Moose Podcast #308 – “Run & Gun!”
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Run & Gun, its a technique that has a good, bad and ugly side. How are you using what might be a very important technique, correctly? Plus a whole lot...
Moose Podcast #307 – “No Tool is Perfect!”
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We content creators, visual storytellers depend on a wide variety of tools to bring to life what's in our head and heart. Are they perfect? At times i...
Moose Podcast #306 – “Suck It Up … Buttercup!”
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is a huge risk being a photographer who shares their images. You might receive negative comments. They can suck, but they are not the end of the...
Moose Podcast #305 – “Knowledge isn’t Skill”
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Moose Podcast #303 – “The Perfect Kit?”
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy & Ralph wrote in with a great question, one I'm sure on every photographer's mind at one time or another. Knowing the answer to The Perfect Kit mi...
Moose Podcast #302 – “Is Video Taking Over?”
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis sent me a great question, "Is video taking over?" Coming in part from what he sees on social media, after my posting a couple of Reels, he thou...
Moose Podcast #301 – “What Can You Add to Your Equation?”
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What Can You Add to Your Equation ", we look at what little thing, from digital darkroom, technique to gear that is being overlooked that might just c...
Moose Podcast #300 – “You’ll Make It!
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More than once when I thought, felt, believed I wasn't going to get there, someone or something let me know, you'll make it.
Moose Podcast #299 – “Deborah Sandidge – A Conversation”
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
World Photography, what Deb has under her name on her website describes so well all she does. We cover new gear, old gear, blurs, wildlife, travel, bu...
Moose Podcast #298 – “1st Summer ’22 Questions”
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Great questions, here are my answers to Workflow, # 1 PS Tool, Camera & Heat and much more!
Moose Podcast #297 – “Spring Qtr Questions ’22”
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You had some great questions, cards, ACR masking, AI Cloud Repl, AA Batteries, Shooting and critters on my wantlist, your questions, my answers!
Moose Podcast #296 – “Aviation Weekend Shoot Prep”
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just what do I do to get ready for a shoot, aviation weekend shoot? That's a great question so I dedicated this Podcast to answering it. There was so ...