Petapixel Photography Podcast

Episode 139 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Entertainment and celebrity photographer Noam Galai 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. Entertainment and celebrity photographer Noam Galai opens the show. Thanks Noam! A woman takes to Facebook to tarnish a photographer's business only to be taken to task by her community. (#) Wanna know where your focus points are while viewing your photos in Lightroom?  Well, now you can...again.  But there's a twist. (#) EyeEm's Vision AI picks the "best" photos of 2016, but it seems to seriously favor a certain type and doesn't appreciate a certain rule. (#) Listener Michael in New York City wants to know if college students should be required to take a film photography class before they can take any other photography class. Out

Episode 138 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Astrophotographer Ian Norman from Lonely Speck 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. Astrophotographer Ian Norman from Lonely Speck opens the show. Thanks Ian! Pointed predictions for the photography industry in 2017. A Magic Lantern breakthrough seems ready to give Canon users lossless 14-bit DNG in-camera. (#) Pixsy releases its data on image theft in 2016. (#) Canon releases a set of printers which shun cartridges. (#) Looking back on the year that was 2016 for the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your qu

Episode 137 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Lensrentals founder, Roger Cicala 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. Lensrentals founder, Roger Cicala opens the show. Thanks Roger! Brides magazine offers up advice on choosing a photographer with ridiculous suggestions...from a professional photographer. (#) Photographer Benjamin Von Wong's latest project goes viral getting millions of views...and you might be his next collaborator. (#) Canadian Football League photographer Johany Jutras' home gets robbed while on vacation losing most of her life's work on a dozen hard drives. (#) A new device turns your existing DSLR or mirrorless body into a camera capable of shooting 360 degree video. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Po

Episode 136 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, Neil van Niekerk 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, author and educator, Neil van Niekerk opens the show. Thanks Neil! I've teamed up with thinkTANK and Mindshift Gear to give away a bag from each of them on my Instagram account (LensShark) to celebrate an incredible 2016 for this podcast! The event that caused the Associated Press to ditch B&W and shoot color forever and set technological advancements in motion. (#) "Tank Man", the photo by storied photojournalist Jeff Widener which is on the short list of the most-memorable, most-influential photos of all-time. (#) A filter seeks to cut out light pollution for your night photography, but rather than going in front of y

Episode 135 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Wildlife, landscape and travel photographer Nate Zeman 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. Wildlife, landscape and travel photographer Nate Zeman opens the show. Thanks Nate! I've teamed up with thinkTANK and Mindshift Gear to give away a bag from each of them on my Instagram account (LensShark) to celebrate an incredible 2016 for this podcast! Stronger rumors that Canon may be releasing a full-frame mirrorless body which uses its current EF lenses. But will it be a DSLR body minus the mirror or a new form factor? (#) A truly iconic image is created amid tragedy. (#) ZY Optics releases its Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro lens. (#) Snapchat's owner, Snap, Inc. files its IPO and sees itself as a camera company with a pile o

Episode 134 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Photographer Matt Granger 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 Matt Granger opens the show. Thanks Matt! Canon warns of counterfeit lenses, the high percentage of people with fake gear...and what to look for. (#) Instagram hits new heights, why the social media service can be useful to you...and I've teamed up with thinkTANK and MindShift Gear to give away two bags. (#) Lonely Speck announces its new filter to help deal with light pollution in night sky photos. (#) A photographer shooting for The New York Times physically alters a scene, causing them to issue an apology an

Episode 133 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Photographer Benjamin Von Wong 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 Benjamin Von Wong opens the show. Thanks Benjamin! What do mermaids look like on 10,000 plastic bottles? To raise awareness for the pollution caused by plastic bottles in the world's oceans and the 450 years it takes for them to degrade, photographer Benjamin Von Wong brings this to life in a series of stunning photos. (#) Canon files a patent for lenses with mounts on both ends. (#) Another series of patents from Canon shows a sensor with its ends curved as well as a sensor that is electronically controlled. (#) Syrp introduces a cool new variable ND filter with 5 to 10 stops. (#) Adobe brings Touch Bar support to Photoshop CC, but is it a help

Episode 132 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Jared Polin (aka "Fro") from FroKnowsPhoto.com 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. Jared Polin (aka "Fro") from FroKnowsPhoto.com opens the show. Thanks Jared! Bohus from Fotodiox comes on the show to talk about the Nikon to Sony AF adapter that Sony Artisan Jason Lanier and popular YouTuber Eric Rossi had recent problems with. (#) Lightroom CC gets updated with Reference View and other improvements with version 2015.8. (#) Affinity Photo now does Windows and version 1.5 for both platforms has great new features. (#) Why brand loyalty maybe shouldn't be a thing. (#) A victory for copy

Episode 131 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Robin Layton, Nikon 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. Sponsor:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. Nikon Ambassador Robin Layton opens the show. Thanks Robin! Is getting your camera serviced in your home country the best option or not? (#) Olympus issues a warning for OM-D E-M1 users. (#) Flickr announces the top 10 cameras and tags used in 2016. (#) Listener Gavin wants to know RAW vs. JPG and why. GoPro tries to get a grip as it makes its Karma Grip available. (#) The PetaPixel Photography Podcast annual listener survey. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Ins

Episode 130 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Gary Hershorn, NYC-based photographer and photo editor 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:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. NYC-based photographer and photo editor Gary Hershorn opens the show. Thanks Gary! Capture One Pro 10 drops with speed, usability improvements and more. (#) Luminar gets Touch Bar support along with speed improvements and other use tweaks. (#) First Kai Wong and now Lok Cheung leaves DigitalRev. (#) A Canadian photojournalist is denied entry into the United States. (#) GoPro slips information about cutting its workforce by 15% and other changes into a press release about Hero5 Black sales. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for

Episode 129 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Johany Jutras, official Canadian Football League 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 Canadian Football League photographer, Johany Jutras opens the show. Thanks Johany! Kai Wong leaves DigitalRev and goes it alone. (#) Recent advances in battery technology will mean charging for seconds and getting days worth of power. (#) Casey Neistat closes his vlog, sells Beme to CNN reportedly for $25 million. (#) Cokin teams up with Slik to create a retro tripod. (#) Controversial photographer David Hamilton dies amid controversy. (#) VLC integrates 360, but is that content compelling? (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitt

Episode 128 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Bohus Blahut from Fotodiox 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. Bohus Blahut from Fotodiox opens the show. Thanks Bohus! Fotodiox releases a Nikon to Sony E adapter with full AF control and more. (#) Canon tries another experiment and shows the power of printed photography. (#) US President-elect Donald Trump takes the media to task for choosing double chin photos...and a reality about media coverage. (#) The copyright lawsuit against Getty Images by photographer Carol M. Highsmith comes to an unfortunate conclusion. (#) A browser-based solution for searching online reverse image searc

Episode 127 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Dennis Walker, Photo Mechanic 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. Photo Mechanic creator Dennis Walker opens the show. Thanks Dennis! TIME gathers the top 100 most influential images of all-time...but do you agree with the list? (#) Is Canon gearing up to release an 85mm f/1.4? (#) A Kickstarter campaign aims to help you not only bring the right gear with you on a shoot, but make sure it all returns as well. (#) Blockai can help you protect images you post to Instagram as well as other places online. (#) GoPro very much wants its Karma drones back and they're willing to make it interesting to get yours back. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, S

Episode 126 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Eric Rossi, "The Guy With the Eye" 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. YouTube's "The Guy With the Eye", Eric Rossi opens the show. Thanks Eric! A wedding photographer in the UK pens an open letter to Vicars and Priests who are increasingly giving her a hard time as she does what she's been hired to do. (#) Canon patents a 400mm lens with two built-in extenders which will be more useful to sports, wildlife and other shooters. (#) US President-elect Donald Trump and family ditch the press pool for dinner and 18 media associations take him to task for it. (#) Google's RAISR project aims

Episode 125 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Chris Knight, Portrait, fashion and advertising 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. Sponsor:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. Portrait, fashion and advertising photographer Chris Knight opens the show. Thanks Chris! Listener Jay in Maryland wants to know if Nikon is a sinking ship he should get off of now, or hold tight. Insight into Nikon's numbers, their place in this industry and talk of the future. (#) Leica pleases dentists and collectors with a red version of its 50mm f/2 and of course it's extremely pricey. (#) Seagate announces a durable, portable 5TB hard drive to store your data on the go. What's your data backup plan? You do have a plan ri

Episode 124 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Bella Kotak, Fine art and fashion 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. Fine art and fashion photographer, Bella Kotak opens the show. Thanks Bella! Canon announces the EOS Rebel T6 is a very color scheme many are not very excited about. (#) The feature-rich RAW processor Affinity Photo now does Windows. (#) Nikon announces the D5600 with useful features, but would you upgrade to it from the D5500? (#) Canon patents a hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, but will we actually see it? (#) A photographer in New Zealand gets knocked unconscious by a bully who cowardly scurries away. (#) A Kickstarter projects aims to make it easier to find your zoom ring, keep it in shape and protect your lens to the extent it can. (#) Outtakes

Episode 123 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Gordon Laing, CameraLabs 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:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. CameraLabs.com founder and CameraLabs co-host Gordon Laing opens the show. Thanks Gordon! Nikon announces reducing its workforce by 1,000 employees as camera sales slide and it puts more resources into its more-profitable businesses. (#) A security guard confronts a listener based on the "professional" looking nature of his gear...and I have a hiding in plain sight solution with includes a #PurpleTripod. Canon's 6D Mark II may be coming out later than expected with reasonable updates, but no 4K video. Is it relevant in 2017? (#) Beleaguered action cam pioneer GoPro recalls i

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