Tog-Talk with Kevin Ahronson
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March 15, 2022

Photography Basics Pt.2 An introduction to the Aperture

Aperture - one third of the Exposure Triangle. Understanding the aperture is like understanding the secret of life, the universe and everything. Yup. pretty damn important.

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March 11, 2022

Photography Basics Pt.1 What is the best camera for me?

There is no such thing as the perfect camera, if there was, everyone would be buying it. But we can say that some cameras are better suited to us than others.

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March 3, 2022

What lenses would you pick, if you could only choose three?

Imagine you could only pick THREE lenses to last you for the rest of your life, which ones would you pick? Kevin and Tracey discuss their choices and find out they are not as dissimilar as they thought.

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Feb. 25, 2022

What if someone asks you to photograph their wedding?

I regularly meet students who have been asked by friends or family to photograph their wedding. One the one hand it's a tremendous privilege to be asked. To think that someone likes and trusts your work enough, that they would …

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Feb. 18, 2022

Why would anyone want to be in my Inner Circle?

Inner Circle ; the title alone suggests an exclusive group. An elite, crack-troupe of hand-picked photographers who disciple under my mentorship. The reality is far more down to earth. They are in fact a small group of amate...

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Feb. 12, 2022

Ten things I wish I'd known before I became a photographer

What are some of those key things that, if you had learnt them as a beginner photographer, it would have made your life so much easier?

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Feb. 4, 2022

Photography, It's not all about the gear... is it?

You may have heard that some photographers suffer from GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I've been there myself... constantly needing to buy the latest cameras and lenses. It really doesn't make us better photographers.

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Feb. 4, 2020

With our web guy, who also happens to Photograph Wildlife

Having Matthew Williams on this episode of Tog Talk was a double whammy for me. Not only is he a keen wildlife photographer, but he's also the brains behind the Hampshire School of Photography (HSP) website. Matt talks to me …

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Jan. 11, 2020

With Fashion & Music Artist Photographer Andy Teo

Andy Teo ( otherwise known to many as Photocillin), is a highly talented photographer specialising in fashion style photography and, more recently, has had a great deal of success working with musicians, shooting concerts, ba...

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Dec. 11, 2019

The Art of Taking Sharp Photographs

In this week's Tog Talk I address the subject of how to take tack-sharp photos. One of the most common complaints I hear from new camera owners is that their photos just aren't sharp enough. You'd think that when someone …

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Dec. 4, 2019

Two really great Questions... with Trish Macharla

Tog Talk this week meets with Trish, a young lady from India who I've been mentoring for the last six months. She has a great sense of humour and she absolutely loved watching my reaction when she brought in two …

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Nov. 24, 2019

What do Professional Photographers Fear?

We sponsored an evening recently with a bunch of photographers who are currently working as professionals, semi-professionals and a few others the were thinking of going pro. In 2020 we are planning to start a one-year course...

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Nov. 15, 2019

With student, now turned professional photographer, Agi Gallacher

Agi was a student who came to me for a year's private mentoring. These days she works as a professional photographer whilst at the same time being a busy mum of three young children. She recalls how she stepped out …

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Nov. 8, 2019

Gearing up for holidays

In this session I talk to Masterclass student Jeremy Auton about what choices he should make when taking his camera and lenses overseas on holiday. How much gear should we take with us? Too much and it could become a …

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Nov. 4, 2019

And so it begins...

In this opening episode, I get to talk with one of my longest-suffering students, Steve Myers. Steve has been on just about every photography workshop I've ever run and his eagerness to learn shows no sign of diminishing. For...

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