Moose Podcasts
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Moose Podcast #295 – “Time to Call it Quits”
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just as we need to know when to start, we need to know when to stop. Do you know in your photography when it's time to call it quits?
Moose Podcast #294 – “Thee Click”
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all want Thee Click. But how do we come about it and on a continual bases? We have to have a measure to determine Thee Click as we walk about, put ...
Moose Podcast #293 – “Expose Your Emotion”
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Behind that camera is a warm blooded, passionate person taking in the world with all their senses. We need to infuse that camera with our heart. Here'...
Moose Podcast #292 – “Gear 2022”
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My Bag of Confidence has evolved many times during my career but nothing so radical or complete as in the past year. Here's how and why.
Moose Podcast #291 – “Strategy – Landscape Photography”
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We need just one photograph to share the wonders we are so fortunate to witness through the viewfinder. How can we be the solution and not part of the...
Moose Podcast #290 – “Strategy – Wildlife Photography”
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We love our critters! Wildlife photographers though are causing our wild heritage and other photographer great harm. Here's some thoughts on preventin...
Moose Podcast #289 – “AF Challenged”
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The misconception is, if you own the best AF body, all your photographs will be tack sharp. Since they are not, it surely can't be the photographer. I...
Moose Podcast #288 – “Bone Dry”
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bone dry ... could be from being out of bourbon during tax week or my bird feeders after being gone for a few days. But more than likely, I'm talking ...
Moose Podcast #287 – “Your Questions Catch Up”
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Folks have great questions, Z 9 game changer, WB really critical, Image library BU, Z800 and more as I get caught up some on your questions.
Moose Podcast #286 – “Without Rules, There’s Anarchy!”
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you make your photographs to conform to a rule? Or find a rule that conforms to your photographs? Does it matter, you photo suck because no rules a...
Moose Podcast #285 – “Oh, Buck Fever!”
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was a shoot the decades in the making. Even so, the odds were not high for success. After three hours, 15k images were captured on the card. How'd ...
Moose Podcast #284 – “The Realm of Growth”
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are on what seems like a ever lasting question to improve our photography. In that quest, what is our possible realm of growth? I think there is no...
Moose Podcast #282 – “Having Fun?”
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sitting at a table, I was asked, "Having fun?" Probably sitting there, it might not have seemed so, I was indoors on a gorgeous day. But actually I wa...
Moose Podcast #281 – “What’s In a Title?”
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our direction came from a title over forty years ago. Titles since have stopped my in m tracks. We love to give things titles but do they help move ou...
Moose Podcast #280 – “Really … All Mirrorless?!”
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With my Z 9 Fireside Chat video came the flood of emails asking, "Really, all mirrorless?!" and a whole lot more. I take some time and answer the ques...
Moose Podcast #279 – “The Photograph”
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I love talking about the photograph. Not the settings or gear to make it, but the elements that make a photograph grab heartstrings and tell your stor...
Moose Podcast #278 – “Spring Prep”
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the long nights of winter upon, it's time to think about and prep for spring. We have a short window we can take advantage of so we're ready. Her...
Moose Podcast #277 – “The Chase”
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Photographs are all about preserving memories and in the perfect world, telling stories. My question is, what memories do you want your photographs to...
Moose Podcast #274 – “Will Owning the Best Body Make You the Best Photographer?”
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Click bate brought out my curiosity. I had this title hit my feed and I deleted it knowing it was just click bate. Then later I went back to read just...
Moose Podcast #273 – “Jasin Boland, Hollywood Photographer – a Conversation”
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jasin Boland is the most wanted still photographer in Hollywood. Mad Max, The Matrix, James Bond, The Mummy are just some of his shoots over the decad...
Moose Podcast #272 – “Common to Uncommon”
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arranging elements in a viewfinder, selecting the right lens, defining the exposure and conquering white balance, this and so much more in our photogr...
Moose Podcast #271 – “Workflow ’22”
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Workflow is an integral part of my photography, from organizing to learning. It's been years since I updated and shared my workflow. Here ya go with t...
Moose Podcast #270 – “The 2nd Lens”
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"If you only had one lens ..." question suggest that the lens you would use all the time is the only lens. But what about that 2nd lens? To me, it is ...
Moose Podcast #269 – “Staying Warm when it’s Cold”
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It' that time of year requiring us to get cold at times to capture the hottest photos. How do we stay warm, that's what this podcast is all about.
Moose Podcast #268 – “Thanks & Giving!
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photographers, we as a blessed group being able to follow our passion with a camera in tow. We have the ability to share that talent and do so good fo...
Moose Podcast #266 – “Your Questions, Fall ’21”
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's the best tripod, is the D6 now obsolete, confused about which telephoto to purchase and does AI now replace camera craft, great questions I try...
Moose Podcast #265 – “Connecting the Dots”
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Moose Podcast #264 – “If All Else Fails … “
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photography is this complicated all consuming passion where things can go cafooey! Thankfully, for much there is a fall back we all tend to forget.
Moose Podcast #263 – “If You Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say …”
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is an outside chance that improving your photography couldn't be as simple as going back to the old saying. "If you don't have anything nice to ...
Moose Podcast #262 – “Murphy’s Law”
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all know Murphy's Law but so you know Stapp Law or that the same guy wrote both More importantly, do you know how both can help us with our photogr...
Moose Podcast #261 – “Photograph is Not A Number!”
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all desire that great photograph, and we desire it to come only as hard as it was to get in front of that photograph. That is often not what happen...
Moose Podcast #260 – “Can’t Leaf Them Out”
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I've have the good fortune to wrap myself in this countries fall color from coast to coast for many decades. There is one photo though that still elud...
Moose Podcast #259 – “That Fine Line”
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photography puts up in front of us many fine lines. These lines if crossed may or may not create photograph success. How do we come up and and know wh...
Moose Podcast #258 – “Scouting”
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of steps, processes in the successful photograph. This week while shooting at Philmont Scout Ranch, one of the most important and basi...
Moose Podcast #257 – “Distilling”
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moose Podcast #256 – “Anxiety to Learn”
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It hit me bad when in the beginning and luckily got past it fast, but anxiety to learn can really throw many curves in your learning path!
Moose Podcast #255 – “Outside My Wheelhouse?”
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When do you, I, feel comfortable going click with our camera? Does the creativity come from inside or outside the wheelhouse? Have you thought about i...
Moose Podcast #254 – “Paragraph of Words”
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A picture is worth a thousand words ... ever heard that statement? It's powerful and puts a bit of pressure on our photography. But what if we relate ...
Moose Podcast #253 – “Are You Just that Stupid?’
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yep, that's how the email started but the terms I use are often because they are the ones that helped me learn photography. They might help you ...
Moose Podcast #252 – “Fail Unsure Pass”
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The best judge of our photography, our growth as a photographer, is ourselves. The criteria in which we use then is kinda important. In judging a bird...
Moose Podcast #251 – “Your Questions – Summer Edition ’21”
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The emails of questions were pilling up so time to get some answered. Jeff, Carol, Judy & Jon, here are my thoughts on cropping, printing, lens and fi...
Moose Podcast #250 – “Beth’s Question”
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm very fortunate to receive great questions from you folks and Beth's is one of them. What did she ask and what were my answers, well you'll just ha...
Moose Podcast #249 – “Camera Care 101”
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our camera gear in order to perform at its best requires us to provide it some basic TLC every time we use it. You know that that is and how to do it?...
Moose Podcast #248 – “Is It Worth Being in Biz?”
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the "lull" the past year has brought to many, the idea of turning the passion of photography into a paycheck has creeped into the minds of many. ...
Moose Podcast #247 – “Everyone Gets a Trophy”
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to be successful with our photographs, receive praise and admiration for our inspired efforts. That's all well and good, but when it comes...
Moose Podcast #246 – “See the Light … Please!”
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photography is a craft that is forgiving in some areas, one of them where it's not is light. Mastering take a lifetime but seeing it on the scene, in ...
Moose Podcast #245 – “The Fluster Moment”
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As long as you are human, those moments when you get flustered thing just seem to go from bad to worse. The problem is, it can cost us a photograph. H...
Moose Podcast #244 – “The Best Lens Is …?”
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
a very carefully kept secret that it seems needs to be told. The answer is ...
Moose Podcast #243 – “The Great White Question”
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I can't think of a single action I take in photography that wasn't built on a past experience. The strength of your photography today is based on the ...
Moose Podcast #242 – “You’re Crazy!”
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot oy myths, urban legends can prevent folks from experiencing some amazing aspects of our world. By work with brown bears is just one such example...
Moose Podcast #241 – “Wanna Get Into Bird Photography”
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a huge upswing in folks pointing their lens towards critters. Many an email has come in asking how your get into bird photography. Here's is ...
Moose Podcast #240 – “10 Top Things to Know About YOUR Camera”
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
photographers spend lots of money on their camera body, debate its merits with others even, but in my experience, they don't know their body like they...
Moose Podcast #239 – “What’s Your Source?”
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all need inspiration to keep the creative engine going. Some more than others though seem to never run out of steam. What's the secret to that? I h...
Moose Podcast #238 – “I’m So Disappointed”
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photographers seek inspiration in many places. Often it is in other's photographs but when the illusion is shattered, faith can be lost. Sound familia...
Moose Podcast #237 – ” Paranoia”
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know where it started but I know it's gotta stop. Paranoia is injected into the photographic conversation WAY too much. Does it effect your ph...
Moose Podcast #236 – “Rick’s Great Question”
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the ways we move our photography is to ask questions of those who have made the decision in the direction we want to go. That's what Rick did. ...
Moose Podcast #235 – “Socrates to the Rescue”
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all seek help with arranging elements in a frame, what many refer to as composition. The issue is, when it in the viewfinder, Help! I might have so...
Moose Podcast #234 – “Spring Clean of Your Questions”
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I did a spring clean of your questions covering all mirrorless, sky repl thoughts, photographing nesting birds, camera or person and more!
Moose Podcast #233 – “Just Go Click!”
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Just go click" is a question from Julie which goes right to the heart of the matter. Do we need to think, do we need to do anything but just go click...
Moose Podcast #232 – “Thin Skin”
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Moose Podcast #232 - "Thin Skin", is all about an inflection all of us creatives, photographers suffer from at some point or anoth...
Moose Podcast #231 – “Faith in Our Uniqueness”
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Moose Podcast #231 - "Faith in Our Uniqueness", looks at some of your questions in making better photographs and knowing we do tha...
Moose Podcast #230 – “Learning”
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #230 - "Learning" is not about learning, but it's about learning. It's not about applying what we've learned, but...
Moose Podcast #229 – “Consistency”
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #229 – “Consistency” plays a big role in your efforts to be a successful visual storyteller. It...
Moose Podcast #228 – “Chance Plays a Big Part … but”
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #228 - "Chance Plays a Big Part ... but" comes into play every time we put the camera to our eye. The thing is, j...
Podcast #227 – “Minimum Requirements”
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #227 - "Minimum Requirements" once it was on the forefront of our mind with products we purchased. But was it or ...
Moose Podcast #226 “Relevant!”
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #226 - "Relevant" came up in a conversation with a colleague this past week and if, well, we are. The bigger and ...
Moose Podcast #225 – “The Quest”
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #225 - "The Quest" is what drives my photography, but what is the quest? While I talk about just one of mine, wha...
Moose Podcast #224 – “Photo Biz ’21”
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #224 - "Photo Biz '21" I try to answer a number of emails from askin about what I see and am doing to stay in bus...
Moose Podcast #223 – “Remembering it All”
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Remembering it All", comes from a delightful email asking just that very important question. There is a lot to remember as photograph...
Moose Podcast #222 – “New Year New Genre Resolution”
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "New Year New Genre Resolution" is all about moving photography forward. You might think of it cause of the pendemic, but it's really ...
Moose Podcast #221 – “Simple Faith”
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Simple Faith," I try to explain an answer in an email about how I view the world through a viewfinder. How I don't think but feel a p...
Moose Podcast #220 – “Positive & Negative”
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Positives & Negatives" I respond to a great email from Chris who brings out all sorts of positives and negatives making for a great c...
Moose Podcast #219 – “Sharing, Now and Always”
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Sharing, Now and Always" is all about giving back the good fortune we know as photographers and how it comes back a thousandfold.
Moose Podcast #218 – “Is it Live or is it …?
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Is it Live or is it ... ?" I look at the current quandary some photographers are having with bringing their visual story from the cam...
Moose Podcast #217 – “Short Term Thinking”
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode “Short Term Thinking” I go back in time, to the ’90s and apply what I was exposed to when it comes to longevity work...
Moose Podcast #216 – “Give ’em Room, Use a Zoom!”
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Give 'e Room, Use a Zoom" I talk about this saying the Nat'l Park Service is enforcing to give our wild heritage a chance. More impor...
Moose Podcast #215 – “The Secret Library”
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "The Secret Library" I talk about how one photograph opened up a story in war ravaged Syria that's an important for us and why we must...
Moose Podcast #214 – “Found my Creativity!”
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Found my Creativity!" comes in an email that really stumped me. Was it found for the first time or refound? And more importantly, is ...
Moose Podcast #213 – “Imagination … Required?”
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Imagination ... Required?" I answer what is a great question about our photography. We are told many things are required for a succes...
Moose Podcast #212 – “The Awe Factor”
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "The Awe Factor" we talk about how research talks about changing our mental and emotional well being with awe. But more importantly, h...
Moose Podcast #211 – “2 Questions, Cold & Z”
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "2 Questions, Cold & Z" comes from you folks. With winter comes cold and operating in other than "comfortable" surroundings. Here are ...
Moose Podcast #210 – “The Tool Collector”
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "The Tool Collector" I went to work this weekend on a wood project and pulled out brand new tools I purchased twenty years ago. That ...
Moose Podcast #209 – “Click Bait”
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Click Bait" This term which serves to describe how some try to get people to read there empty webstory might apply to some photograph...
Moose Podcast #208 – “The Goal Line”
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "The Goal Line" This incredibly excellent question stopped me in my tracks. That's because giving you an answer I really didn't have f...
Moose Podcast #207 – Are You a Rube Goldberg Photographer?
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Are You a Rube Goldberg Photographer?" I hope you're asking yourself, "just what is a are you a Rube Goldberg Photographer?. If you d...
Moose Podcast #206 – “Practice Makes Perfect?”
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Practice Makes Perfect?" The phrase "practice makes perfect" leads one to hope that, that is all it takes to make that stunning photo...
Moose Podcast #205 – “Delight of Discovery”
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Delight of Discovery" The jolt of creativity that comes from the delight of discovery is great for our photographic habit. But after ...
Moose Podcast #203 – “Your Questions … Answered?”
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Your Questions ... Answered?" The past ten days, some great questions have come in from where are my birds, still use the 800mm, wher...
Moose Podcast #202 – “Are You Wasting Words?
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Are You Wasting Words?" Have you ever done like me, received an email, and rather read every word as the sender intended, you just sk...
Moose Podcast #201 – “Is It Enough?
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Is It Enough??" In the creative process, from camera to computer to sharing, is this a question that crosses your mind? And if it doe...
Moose Podcast #200 – “Got the Blues?”
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Got the Blues?" Karen emails that she has the blues, the camera just isn't her friend right now. Can you relate to Karen, I sure can...
Moose Podcast #199 – “How do you take Romantic Photographs if you’re NOT a Romantic?”
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "How do you take Romantic Photographs if you're NOT a Romantic?" Wow, what a great question Anders had and one I think that has come ...
Moose Podcast #198 – “Reworking Time”
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Reworking Time?" As photographers, we are incredibly fortunate to record time, for all time. But as time rolls forward, we also are ...
Moose Podcast #197 – “So, What’s the Topic”?
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "So, What's the Topic?" Seriously, what's the topic? As you'll hear, I had no topic when I started the podcast but then ... well ...
Moose Podcast #196 – “Don’t Lose That Thought!”
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Don't Lose That Thought" How's your memory? How much do you remember right after the even, an exciting event? I'm not talking about ...
Moose Podcast #194 – “I Hate Screwin Up!!”
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "I Hate Screwin Up!!" Yep, I make plenty of mistakes behind the camera and I hate each and every one. This is especially true when I ...
Moose Podcast #193 – “Talkin the Same Language”
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Talkin the Same Language?" All too often as creatives, we need to simply talk to someone. But just who do we turn to when that time ...
Moose Podcast #192 – “How Many Does it Take?”
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "How Many Does it Take?" We seem at times to be fixated on numbers and in this case, in the pursuit of the best photo. I have an idea...
Moose Podcast #191 – “Organizing the Pegboard”
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Organizing the Pegboard" Yep, you might guess I was getting the ol woodshop unpacked at The Ranch. But what does that have to do wit...
Moose Podcast #190 – “Legacy Glass”
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode "Legacy Glass" A whole lot of you have reached out and asked do you have to shoot just new glass? Many ask if I shoot any "old" glass...