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The Raw Podcast – Episode 42 - A conversation with Ronan Palliser

We’re joined by Ronan Palliser for an in-depth chat about his journey in photography, the lessons he’s learned, and his approach to lighting and storytelling. From his early days in camera clubs to becoming a respected wedding photographer and educator, Ronan shares insights into his philosophy, workflow, and the Irish photography community.

Episode Breakdown

🎙 Intro – Welcoming Ronan Palliser to the podcast.

📸 The Journey

• ​ How he got into photography and the key influences that shaped his style.
• ​ Lessons learned over the years – what he wishes he’d known starting out.

🎤 Wedding Photography & Documentary Approach

• ​ How nerves still play a part in his work and the moments that have shaped his career.
• ​ The importance of photographing guests and capturing genuine moments.

💡 A Shot in the Dark & Flash Education

• ​ The story behind A Shot in the Dark and his approach to using off-camera flash.
• ​ Why flash should be about problem-solving, not just creating trick shots.

⚡ Workflow & Business

• ​ Balancing shooting, editing, and business while juggling family life.
• ​ Smart workflow hacks and the tools that make life easier.

🎧 Looking Forward

• ​ What’s next for Ronan – future workshops, projects, and personal goals.
• ​ Thoughts on imposter syndrome, legacy, and what he wants his work to be remembered for.

🎬 Outro – Wrapping up with final thoughts and where to find Ronan’s work.

Ronan‘s website

https://www.ronanpalliser.ie

A shot in the dark website:

https://www.ashotinthedark.ie

Mentioned in this episode:

• ​ Joe McNally for lighting - https://joemcnally.com
• ​ Gregory Heisler for portraits - https://gregoryheisler.com
• ​ Eve Dunlop for weddings - https://www.evedunlopphotography.co.uk
• ​ George Karbus for wildlife - https://georgekarbusphotography.com
• ​ Clodagh Kilcoyne for photojournalism - https://www.instagram.com/clodaghkilcoyne

Tune in to gain valuable insights from Ronan’s extensive experience and unique perspective on photography.

The Raw Podcast Returns – Episode 41

We’re back! After a long break, The Raw Podcast is making a return, and we have plenty to catch up on. In this episode, we dive into where we’ve been, why we’re back, and what’s ahead.

Episode Breakdown

🎙 Intro – A fresh start for The Raw Podcast.

🔄 Catch Up

• Where did we go, and why are we back? A look at why the podcast paused and what brought us back to the mic.

• @bermingham_cameras – Our new partnership and what it means for the podcast and you the listener!

📸 What’s Been Happening?

• The last five years – life and photography updates.

• How the pandemic changed everything – adapting to the shifts in the photography world.

• Lasting effects – what’s different now compared to before?

🎤 Speaking at @docday_ – Reflecting on the experience of taking the stage and sharing insights.

💡 Tech Talk

• The rise of AI in editing – Imagen, Aftershoot, ChatGPT, and how these tools are changing the game.

🎧 The Future of The Raw Podcast

• What’s changing about the podcast? More interviews, more discussions, and exciting new content.

🎬 Outro – Wrapping it up and what to expect in the next episode.

Number 32 Welcome to Episode 32! Firstly... apologies for the sound quality we recorded in a car .. that was moving.. and it was raining.. we promise to be better next time. This week we talk Learning to Fly. The Irish workshop/retreat on the way back from the learning to fly awards in Belfast. The Pizza place was Pizza Punks Belfast http://pizzapunks.co.uk Check out Learning to Fly at https://www.learningtofly.ie Hope you enjoy the chats. We hope you enjoy it folks. We'd love it if you drop by and say hello on our Instagram account @_rawpodcast_ Oh and this a REMINDER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES - please? We appreciate it big time. Thanks again folks for listening. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – http://www.moathill.tumblr.com And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidMcClellandPhotography Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography

Welcome to Episode 31! Well, we're back… what happened.?? We're sorry! This episode was supposed to be out last week but due to some technical difficulties we had to bin it and start again.. But fear not we're back and sounding just as good as ever…we hope.. In this episode we talk a little about blogging and is it still relevant and why? We chat about some apps to help with getting those blogs out quicker and with better seo. Some links to those apps we mentioned. Storyboard http://codeandhustle.com Blogstomp https://stompsoftware.com/blogstomp/ narrative app https://narrative.so We also try out some new sound equipment. If you're in the market for some new sound capturing equipment be it for video work or podcasting or the like then try out these little demons.. Our latest pod is recorded using them and they are just great.. nut listen to the latest episode and you can be the judge of that!! Instamic https://instamic.io Finally we chat a little about some new releases this week in the mirrorless world and also a quick mention about the new Apple launches… http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x_t3/ https://www.canon.ie/cameras/eos-r/ We hope you enjoy it folks. We'd love it if you drop by and say hello on our Instagram account @_rawpodcast_ Oh and this a REMINDER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES - please? We appreciate it big time. Thanks again folks for listening. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – http://www.moathill.tumblr.com And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidMcClellandPhotography Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography

The Big 3 0 ! Welcome to Episode 30! Well, what a weeks it's been with Nikon's announcement of their full frame mirrorlessT Z6 and Z7 cameras. That card slot though… Oh, speaking of cards slots and memory cards. Dave mentioned these Tough memory cards from Sony. https://petapixel.com/2018/08/28/sony-tough-sd-cards-are-the-toughest-and-fastest-ever-made/ Then of course - The new DJI Mavic 2 drones. These things look incredible. Will Dave get one. Will Paul get one? How much gear are they going to have to sell first? That iPhoneDo review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Hks_NieMk Oh and of course, the Chuck Klosterman segment. You'll not believe Paul's answer :) We hope you enjoy it folks. We'd love it if you drop by and say hello on our Instagram account @_rawpodcast_ Oh and this a REMINDER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES - please? We appreciate it big time. Thanks again folks for listening. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – http://www.moathill.tumblr.com And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidMcClellandPhotography Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography

Welcome to Episode 29! The heatwave is over and we've cooled off and regained enough energy to record a fresh podcast for you. So, what have we been up to? Well, Dave has went off and purchased some new tech. Mind you it's not photography related. Midlife crisis alert. Fist up his his "best thing ever"? The Husqvarna Automower 450x. Otherwise known as Robochop. https://www.husqvarna.com/ie/products/robotic-mowers/ And that tender steak thingy? Oh yeah. His Sous Vide machine. https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-cooker We did talk camera tech too though. Paul gives us an update on life with the Sony A7III so far. Dave doesn't own the X-H1 anymore. Then of course the hot news at the moment is what Nikon are going to release with their new full frame mirrorless. https://nikonrumors.com And DJI are bringing out some new drones! https://www.dji.com Anything else? Why yes. Dave drools over the Huawei P20 Pro. This.. from a phone?! It's insane! https://consumer.huawei.com/en/phones/p20-pro/ We hope you enjoy it folks. We'd love it if you drop by and say hello on our Instagram account @_rawpodcast_ Oh and this a REMINDER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES - please? We appreciate it big time. Thanks again folks for listening. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidMcClellandPhotography Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – http://www.moathill.tumblr.com

Welcome to Episode 28! Dave and Paul travel to Bath in Somerset in the UK for the X-Weddings conference. The X-Weddings Wedding Photography Conference is, well, just a bit different from all the other conferences out there. Born from the X-Weddings Facebook Group this two-day conference is aimed at wedding photographers who want to learn from some of the best photographers currently shooting with the Fuji-film system. Paul and Dave then interview a few of the attendees and speakers to get a reading from both sides of the event and see what peoples opinions where on the whole thing. There is a wealth of info below about what we heard and saw so have a click around and enjoy. Our thanks to all the speakers and attendees that spoke to us and a special thanks to Kevin Mullins for taking the time out to talk to us and of course for organising the whole thing. We'd highly recommend you attend next year if you're a Fujifilm shooter or not (yet). We'd love it if you drop by and say hello on our Instagram account @_rawpodcast_ Oh and this a REMINDER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES - please…. cheers. We will appreciate it. Thanks again folks for listening. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidMcClellandPhotography Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – http://www.moathill.tumblr.com Show note Links The conference : https://www.x-weddings.co.uk Kevin Mullins the Organiser Web - https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevinmullinsphotography/ Your tube - https://www.youtube.com/user/documentaryeye Editorial - https://f16.click Neale James a speaker Web - https://www.nealejames.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nealejames/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/nealejamesphoto Mentioned sarahs story https://vimeo.com/29418955 Laura Babb Web - https://www.babbphoto.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bisforbabb/ Snap Photo Festival - http://www.snapphotofestival.com Snap Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/snapphotofest/ Peter Kasbergen Web - https://www.peterkasbergen.nl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peterkasbergen/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/filmcurves/?hl=en The other Speakers at the event https://www.x-weddings.co.uk/speakers/ Sponsors of the X-Weddings FujiFilm UK - https://www.fujifilm.eu/uk QTALBUMS - www.qtalbums.com London Camera Exchange - https://www.lcegroup.co.uk

Welcome to Episode 27! Dave and Paul meet up at Junction Five to Stay Alive and fuelled by two bun-less burgers and strong coffee bring you the latest episode of the Raw Podcast. Well, at last Paul has dusted off the wallet and made a splurge on the Sony A7III. About bloody time. So, find out how he got on with that. It might not be what you were expecting. Dave updates us (again) on his Fujifilm X-H1 problem. We discuss shooting JPEG only as well as shooting with just one camera and one lens. Would you do it? Is Dave mad? Is Dave lazy? Let us know. This is also part one of a new, non camera, non technical segment. We hope you like it. We'd love it if you drop by and say hello on our Instagram account @_rawpodcast_ Oh and this a REMINDER TO LEAVE US A REVIEW ON ITUNES - please…. cheers. We will appreciate it. Thanks again folks for listening. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidMcClellandPhotography Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – http://www.moathill.tumblr.com

Welcome to Episode 26! In this episode we chat cameras. We find out how Dave is getting on with his Fujifilm X-H1 and we discover that Paul is lusting over the new Sony A7 III (the traitor) Stay tuned as well for Dave's Billion Dollar idea. Keep it to yourself though. It's for Raw Podcast listeners only! We'll all be rich together! Oh and Dave is now a YouTuber. You can find his channel in the links below. Follow @_rawpodcast_ on Instagram. Thanks again folks for listening - and we'd love it if you could leave a review on itunes. Every little helps. Dave and Paul. And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast And where to find more from Dave. Web – http://www.davidmcclelland-photography.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/DavidMcClellandPhoto Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – http://www.davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – http://www.mhphoto.ie Facebook – www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – moathill.tumblr.com

The conclusion to what has been a brilliant few days at the islanders wedding photography and film conference. Ideally I would have loved to have interviewed you all however there was only one of me and about 250 of you. So settle in and enough the chats of the few I managed to catch up with.. Thanks to... https://www.instagram.com/tomasz_kornas/ https://www.instagram.com/nickokeeffephotography/ https://www.instagram.com/jamshootsphotography/ https://www.instagram.com/_awakeanddreaming_/ https://www.instagram.com/storyofeve/ https://www.instagram.com/rossharvy/ https://www.instagram.com/fraserstewartphotography/ https://www.instagram.com/enchanted_brides/ https://www.instagram.com/edithousedublin/ https://www.instagram.com/niallscully/ https://www.instagram.com/aoifeosphoto/ https://www.instagram.com/katiekavphoto/ https://www.instagram.com/elishaclarkephotography/ https://www.instagram.com/elainebarkerphotography/ https://www.instagram.com/limaconlon/ https://www.instagram.com/paulmcgintyphotography/ And where to find more from the Raw Podcast Web - www.rawpodcast.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rawpod/ Instagram - instagram.com/_rawpodcast_ Twitter - twitter.com/raw_podcast And where to find more from Dave. Web – www.davidmcclelland-photography.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/davidmcclellandphotography Tumblr – davidmcclellandphotography.tumblr.com Instagram – instagram.com/davidmcclellandphotography So then, where to find more from Paul. Web – mhphoto.ie Facebook – www.facebook.com/Moathillphoto Instagram – instagram.com/Moathillphotography Tumblr – moathill.tumblr.com Snapchat – Paul – Moat hill (pmon-aul)