Your Camera Is Not the Problem

Recent episodes

1. Episode 0: Welcome to Your Camera Is Not the Problem from Your Camera Is Not the Problem

   Jul 29, 202614 min

   Welcome to Episode 0 of Your Camera Is Not the Problem. In this introductory episode, photographer and educator Joseph Nuzzo explains why the podcast exists, the story behind it, and what listeners can expect. The show will explore photography, Nikon, the camera industry, gear, education, common mistakes, questionable advice, and the occasional tangent that still manages to find its way back to photography. This is not an anti-gear podcast. Sometimes the camera really is the problem. But before blaming the equipment, it helps to understand what actually happened, what problem needs to be solved, and whether a new setting, a new skill, or a new piece of gear is the right answer. For Nikon Z courses, guides, and photography education, visit Shutter Speak Academy: https://www.shutterspeakacademy.com/ Better photography starts before the shutter button.

2. Your Camera Is Not the Problem—Your Autofocus Setup Might Be from Your Camera Is Not the Problem

   Jul 29, 202620 min

   Autofocus is not just one setting. Sharp photographs depend on several decisions working together: shutter speed, ISO, exposure mode, autofocus mode, and the AF-area mode—or focus box—you choose. In this episode, Joseph Nuzzo explains why photographers often blame autofocus when the real problem may be motion blur, an ISO limit that is too restrictive, the wrong exposure mode, or an AF-area mode that does not match the subject. You’ll learn how each part of the autofocus system affects the final image, how to diagnose soft photographs more accurately, and when the camera really may be the problem. Because autofocus does not begin when the camera finds the subject. It begins with the decisions you make before pressing the shutter. Your Camera Is Not the Problem is hosted by photographer and educator Joseph Nuzzo of Shutter Speak. Better photography starts before the shutter button. Learn more at: https://www.shutterspeakacademy.com/