Ep 315: Street, travel and mobile phone tips with guest Mark Hemmings

1 October 2020

The one camera you always leave the house with is your smartphone. So this week we’re exploring street, travel and mobile phone tips with guest Mark Hemmings. Mark is a professional advertising, travel, street and iPhone photographer, as well as a photographic educator. When home in Eastern Canada Mark works as an architectural and commercial photographer, as well as a professional videographer and video editor. Mark’s latest work was the recently published “iPhone Photography For Dummies”. You’ll discover: how Mark got started, living and working in Japan as a photographer, the difference between a snapshot and a photo, the importance of taking images of subjects that you love, how to find great images in your home city, finding inspiration, Marks favourite gear, why you should learn to shoot video, tricks to get your smartphone images sharper and much more.

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Show Notes

Mark Hemmings is a professional advertising, travel, street and iPhone photographer, as well as a photographic educator. When home in Eastern Canada Mark works as an architectural and commercial photographer, as well as a professional videographer and video editor. During the winter months Mark hosts international photo workshops in various parts of the world, helping photographers of all skill levels master their DSLR, mirrorless, iPhone and Android cameras. Mark’s latest work was the recently published “iPhone Photography For Dummies”, part of the internationally know “For Dummies” series of books by Wiley Publishing. All of Mark’s information, teaching, and events can be found at www.markhemmings.com

We chat about:

Getting his start as a stills photographer on film sets and how this influenced his photography
Living and working in Japan as a photographer
The difference between a snapshot and a photo
The importance of taking images of subjects that you love
The importance of setting photo projects
How to find great images in your home city
Finding inspiration
Marks favourite gear
The importance of learning to shoot video
An amazing trick to get your smartphone images sharper
Mark’s favourite smartphone photography and editing tips