Petapixel Photography Podcast

Episode 122 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Ken Sklute, Canon Explorer of Light In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Canon Explorer of Light, Ken Sklute opens the show. Thanks Ken! The Chicago Cubs win the World Series, but the images on the front page of the Windy City's two daily newspapers couldn't be more different. (#) Macphun Luminar is available for pre-order, and it's not only powerful, but a lot of fun to use. (#) 5 photographers compete in NYC for $50,000 in prizes on AdoramaTV's "Top Photographer" with Nigel Barker. (#) Apple explains why they ditched the SD card slot, but the answer really doesn't make sense. (#) Adobe adds universal search to Photoshop and underwhelms. (#) Four men who walked on the Grand Prismatic Spring face jail time and stiff fines. (#) Connect Wi

Episode 121 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Portrait photographer Hannah Couzens In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Portrait photographer Hannah Couzens opens the show. Thanks Hannah! Will we see Sony buy controlling interest (or more) in Nikon and give Canon a run for their money anytime soon? (#) Are you wasting your time trying to turn budget clients into higher paying ones? (#) Yongnuo announces a 100mm f/2 and it appears that an 85mm knockoff is on the way too. (#) Lume announces it's Life Lite Kickstarter campaign and raises multiples of what it asks for. (#) Listener Janelle in New Mexico wants to know how to deal with someone who isn't happy with how a shoot is going and decides to take control of it. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Phot

Episode 120 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Kevin D. Liles, Photojournalist and President of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photojournalist and President of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, Kevin D. Liles opens the show. Thanks Kevin! Microsoft takes aim at the Apple iMac 27" 5K Retina with it's 28" Surface Studio along with the Surface Dial. (#) The new Microsoft Surface Book packs more power and more battery life in the same form factor. (#) Things TWiP host Frederick Van Johnson and I agree should be in today's cameras, but aren't. Apple's new MacBook Pro is smaller, lighter and adds a Touch Bar, but ditches the SD card slot and other ports in favor of ones you'll now need dongles for. (#) Twitter gets set to deprecate Vine...and a

Episode 119 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Fine art and portrait photographer Jessica Drossin In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Fine art and portrait photographer Jessica Drossin opens the show. Thanks Jessica! Canon is rumored to be working on a full-frame mirrorless system which takes its current EF mount lenses, but there may be an intermediate step in the meantime. (#) The PLUG aims to give you two wall outlets to power your devices no matter where you are. (#) Kodak goes retro in one way, but modern in another. (#) Launch a Kickstarter campaign for a cool device...and maybe it'll get knocked off before yours hits the market. (#) Sweden bans drones from being flown in public. Is your country next? (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photog

Episode 118 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Advertising and commercial photographer Hamish Campbell In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Advertising and commercial photographer Hamish Campbell opens the show. Thanks Hamish! A photographer slaps the Trump campaign with a copyright suit. (#) The important of taking workshops to further your photography skills and what to look out for. (#) Format comes out tops according to Wise Buyer for portfolio websites. (#) Listener John in Connecticut wants to know what happens when you dial in exposure compensation versus just changing your shutter speed or aperture. An ultra wide-angle lens for Micro Fo

Episode 117 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Wyman Meinzer, Official Lone Star State Photographer In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Official Lone Star State Photographer Wyman Meinzer opens the show. Thanks Wyman! Nikon surprises by announcing the incredibly expensive AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR and PC Nikkor 19mm f/4E ED. (#) Macphun takes aim at Lightroom with Luminar...and a new approach. (#) A listener tells a friend her photography is good, regrets it, and wants to know what to do now that friends and family have encouraged her to charge for her work. Flash Porter aims to help you back up a ton of images in the field without the use of a computer. (#) Amazon Family Vault extends the free, unlimited photo storage of Prime members to their non-member friends as well.

Episode 116 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Photographer Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens opens the show. Thanks Jay P.! Ridiculously fast media cards may be just a couple of years away, but when is fast enough, fast enough? (#) Sigma's CEO lays out the three reasons why his company makes cameras even though lenses are what they do best. (#) A free, smart alternative for upscaling your photos. (#) 5 Day Deal 2016 offers $2,500+ in photography goodness for just $97, helps benefit charity and this podcast as well. (#) A Canadian photographer is imprisoned in Cuba for flying his drone and tells his tale. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connec

Episode 115 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Photographer, retoucher and digital artist Clinton Lofthouse In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer, retoucher and digital artist Clinton Lofthouse opens the show. Thanks Clinton! Google ditches yet another service and this time it's one that was quite useful to photographers. (#) A new web-based service seeks to use AI to tell you if your photos are good or not, but does it actually work? (#) Listener Bob in Illinois wants to know if his gear should ride in the trunk or his backseat due to temperature. Practical advice is given along with safety concerns are addressed. An Italian company has a specially-designed Nikon engineered to keep things cool when doing astrophotography. (#) This Week in Photo (aka "TWiP") has me on for

Episode 114 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Photograher Felix Hernandez In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer Felix Hernandez opens the show. Thanks Felix! Sony stuns and announces the a6500 just 8 months after releasing the a6300...with in-body image stabilization and more. But is it worth upgrading for? (#) A photographer's gear is stolen in a church pew just minutes before a couple was to wed. The importance of insurance and personal responsibility is discussed. (#) Sony announces the RX100 V, further improving this class of camera. (#) Bowens announces two new solid lighting solutions. (#) Photoshop Elements turns 15. (#) Not

Episode 113 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Commercial lifestyle and environmental portrait photographer Erik Valind In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. NYC-based photographer, author and educator, Erik Valind opens the show. Thanks Erik! Listener Joe in Delaware wants to know alternatives to the overdone couch in the field, train tracks, etc. shoots and if more giveaways are coming. MeFOTO announces a new line of tripods with a removable leg that's not a monopod this time around. (#) Hoya releases a line of Infrared ND filters to help solve color-shift in newer, high resolution sensors. (#) Facebook helps make it easier for photographers and others to buy and sell locally. (#) Google releases the Pixel and Pixel XL and DxOMark's tests show it bests the iPhone. (#) Dutch photojou

Episode 112 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Lisa Bettany, photographer and Camera+ co-founder In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer and Camera+ co-founder Lisa Bettany opens the show. Thanks Lisa! Should photographers have to ask permission in before photographing someone in public? (#) Samyang indicates that Canon and Nikon mounts are in the works for their autofocus lenses previously available in Sony E-mount. (#) Photos and videos posted to Facebook from your smartphone and tablet aren't necessarily in high resolution without this setting. (#) Laowa unveils one of the most unusual lenses we've ever seen. (#) Listener Dave Dougdale wants to know how best to focus on swimmers consider they're creating splashes of water that might grab your camera's focus...and a bonus

Episode 111 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Headshot and portrait photographer Nechama Leitner In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. NYC-based headshot and portrait photographer Nechama Leitner opens the show. Thanks Nechama! Listener Jack wants to know why portrait orientation seems to be out of favor in recent years...even for portraiture. Olympus explains image stabilization's theoretical limitation, but is IS becoming less relevant as we get higher and higher usable ISOs? (#) Instagram now allows you to save posts as a draft so you can create then post when it has a better chance of being seen. (#) Sigma announces development of lenses for Sony's popular E-mount. (#) Hensel one-ups Profoto, but with a TTL-free monolight. (#) DJI announces it's Mavic Pro foldable drone with feat

Episode 110 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Brad Smith, former Sports Illustrated Director of Photography In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Former Sports Illustrated Director of Photography, Brad Smith opens the show. Thanks Brad! Lightroom gets a much-needed speed boost with Smart Previews. (#) Amazon ditches its $12/year unlimited storage...and finally launches a photo printing service to Shutterfly's chagrin. (#) Panasonic reveals its upcoming GH5 body with stills and video features. (#) 500+ million Yahoo! passwords were hacked...and why you need to change yours on Flickr and elsewhere ASAP. (#) Alien Skin releases its Exposure X2 sof

Episode 109 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Dany Eid, Nikon and Carl Zeiss Ambassador In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Nikon and Carl Zeiss Ambassador Dany Eid opens the show. Thanks Dany! Sony revives the zombie that was the Sony A-mount system with the incredibly compelling a99 II. (#) Sigma announces three new lenses; an 85mm f/1.4, a 12-24mm f/4 and a 500mm f/4 . (#) Olympus announces the OM-D E-M1 Mark II; a Micro Four-Thirds body with some really sweet features. (#) SanDisk reveals the world's largest SDXC card at 1TB, but do you want all your egg's in that big of a basket? (#) Fujifilm announces its first mirrorless medium format camera and 6 G-mount lenses for it. (#) GoPro finally shows off its foldable Karma drone, with removable stabilizer and backpack for just $799

Episode 108 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Leigh Diprose, Australian commercial photographer In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Australian commercial photographer Leigh Diprose opens the show. Thanks Leigh! Canon's halfhearted attempt to compete in the mirrorless market meets with a lack of enthusiasm. (#) Pentax's K-1 full-frame sensor comes in 3rd in DxOMark's testing and smokes the new Canon 5D Mark IV's sensor. (#) How I failed to plan and came up short at the football field. Canon releases it's EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II with the new digital information display. (#) A photographer in Belarus goes up against state-run television, loses a copyright claim and has to see his images used against his will. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Pho

Episode 107 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Jason O. Watson, CodeReplacements.com creator In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. CodeReplacements.com creator Jason O. Watson opens the show. Thanks Jason! Supermom...or an irresponsible mom? The Internets are divided about a mom putting her children in harm's way while shooting on the sidelines of a high school football game. (#) The Fujifilm X-T2 arrives in the hands of photographers (including myself - Thanks digiDIRECT!) and Fujifilm warns of delays as it tries to meet demand. (#) Getty Images tries to get the $1 Billion copyright suit against them tossed. (#) Two podcasts had me on their shows. Host Nick Page and I talk about photographers being jerks on "Tripod" and the world's largest, most-listened-to podcast for everything iOS

Episode 106 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Peter Dering, Peak Design Founder & CEO In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Peak Design founder & CEO Peter Dering opens the show. Thanks Peter! A Sony beats a Zeiss, but another Zeiss is a solid alternative for quite a bit cheaper. (#) How far is too far when it comes to retouching photos? Well, a new tool makes it really easy. (#) Is Canon set to release lenses with digital displays in them? (#) Shutterstock's new Photoshop plugin one ups Adobe Stock. (#) Three great new Zeiss lenses further flesh out the Milvus line. (#) Two photographers allege that 80s rock band Motley Crüe used their

Episode 105 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Lars Boering, World Press Photo Managing Director In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. World Press Photo Managing Director Lars Boering opens the show. Thanks Lars! Thank you to those who entered our Think Tank Photo camera bag giveaway! Apple announces the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but what do mean to photographers and mobile photography? (#) Canon plans on selling its sensors, but could we see them in the bodies of Nikons and other camera brands? (#) Fools destroy a natural landmark on the Oregon coast. (#) Nikon launches its Nikon School Online with some top name instructors. (#) Garmin beats GoPro to market with a voice-activated action camera. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Conn

Episode 104 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured photographer: Jerome Taylor In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Agence France-Presse photojournalist Jerome Taylor opens the show. Thanks Jerome! How to do some good with your photography, make someone's day and help improve the image of photographers. Instagram with the most underwhelming "feature" of the year. (#) Yongnuo drops a 35mm lens at half the price of Nikon's. (#) Snapseed v2.9 now allows editing of RAW files on iOS devices. (#) Tamron updates its beastly 150-600mm lens with cool new features. (#) An 11 week college-level photography course complete with materials is available online. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebo

Episode 103 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Jeff Harmon, Photo Taco podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photo Taco podcast host Jeff Harmon opens the show. Thanks Jeff! Me on the Photo Taco podcast August 30, 2016 episode "Sports Photography with Sharky James". Our Think Tank Photo camera bag giveaway! My assessment on how the Nikon D500 handles and performs as well as discussion about settings and my approach in low-light. Sony drops a 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens. Do you shoot macro? (#) A cool device for mounting your cameras to your wall and still being able to use them when you need to. (#) A man in Kentucky sets bombs in trail cameras, but dies before telling authorities where they are and how many. (#) New commercial drone regulations go into effect in the US. (#) Outtake