271: Tristan Todd - Unlocking the Puzzle of the Forest

<p>Photographing the forest can be one of the most challenging things a nature and landscape photographer can do, which is why I was super excited to chat with this week's guest on my podcast.</p> <p>This week on the podcast, I was joined by <a href='https://www.tristantodd.photography/'>Tristan Todd</a>, a landscape photographer from Vancouver, British Columbia. I have become friends with Tristan through the <a href='https://discord.gg/nzCcTe2gKu'>Discord channel</a> he created for landscape photographers. We have had some really great discussions over there that are not dependent upon the social media algorithms, and it has been a great place to hang-out. </p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Tristan's transition from the restaurant industry into full-time photography,</li> <li>The challenges of forest photography,</li> <li>The value of exploration,</li> <li>Planning trips vs. planning shots,</li> <li>Social media woes,</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Landscape Photographer's Worldwide <a href='https://discord.gg/nzCcTe2gKu'>Discord Channel</a>.</li> <li>Join me over on <a href='https://www.naturephotographers.network/?ref=mattpayne3'>Nature Photographer's Network</a>.</li> <li>Enter the <a href='https://naturallandscapeawards.com/'>Natural Landscape Photography Awards</a>.</li> <li>The Missing Cryptoqueen <a href='https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nkd84/episodes/downloads'>podcast</a>.</li> <li>Creative Banter <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-banter/id1625143379'>podcast</a>.</li> <li>Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Here is who Tristan recommended on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.blakerandallphotography.com/'>Blake Randall</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/arturstanisz/?hl=en'>Artur Stanisz</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://corytrepanier.com/paintings/'>Cory Trepanier</a>.</li> </ul> <p>If you e