Petapixel Photography Podcast

Here’s episode 99 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Sony Artisan of Imagery Patrick Murphy-Racey opens the show. Thanks Patrick! Nikon severely underwhelms with the D3400 which is basically a slightly upgraded D3000 with some features taken away. (#) Friend of the show (and fellow listener) Doug Kaye from TWiP Network's "All About the Gear" has a $100 off deal for his Cuba workshops in honor of our 100th episode! Use discount code "SHARKY". Check out his Cuba pics and more. Canon patents a variant of a crazy superzoom that may or may not materialize...but why? (#) Leave your camera bag unattended in a big city and the bomb squad may jus

Here’s episode 98 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. SI photographer and NebraskaProject.com's Bill Frakes opens the show.  Thanks Bill! After more than 70 years, storied Brooks Institute comes to and end. (#) Additional rumors about the Canon 5D Mark IV. (#) Eye-Fi kinda sorta changes its mind on its older cards. (#) An inventor in Japan creates a gyro stabilizer inside a microSD to SD card adapter. (#) A photographer in Poland rescues a young eagle stuck in coastal mud for a second time and it's

Here’s episode 97 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 Mary Grace Dela Peña opens the show. Thanks Grace! Samyang drops a 20mm f/1.8 wide-angle manual focus lens in many mounts. (#) Zenfolio customers may want to turn a certain feature off as it's on by default. (#) Kit Sentry is officially abandoned, leaving its Kickstarter backers without a refund as the future of F-Stop Gear remains in question. (#) An elegant, but infrequently-used method of reducing the exposure of your background. (#) Recent newsmaker Getty Images, crushes it at the Rio Olympics as its team culls approximately 1.5 million photos in 18 days and deliver th

Here’s episode 96 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Noted fashion photographer and host of "Top Photographer", Nigel Barker opens the show.  Thanks Nigel! A photographer gets robbed of $40,000 US worth of gear in Rio ahead of the Olympics. (#) KitSentry is still vapor and a report questions the future of F-Stop Gear. (#) Rumors that Sony is set to drop a 16-35mm f/2.8 at Photokina...and I finally choose a camera system. (#) Zuma Press sues Getty Images for Getty's second major copyright infringeme

Here’s episode 95 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 Heath Holden opens the show. Thanks Heath! An enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump pays the price in his photography business.  Is it wise to pick a side when you're in business? (#) Canon reportedly is set to introduce a SD card which adds WiFi capability to its cameras. How very 2007 of them...or should WiFi come standard in cameras now? (#) Samyang introduces a 35mm f/1.2 lens in various mounts. (#) A photographer finds her images being sold in an unlikely place. (#) Instagram is adds stories, is set to offer comment management tools...and why you should seriously

Here’s episode 94 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 and creator of Plotagraph Pro, Troy Plota, opens the show.  Thanks Troy! A noted photographer sues Getty for $1 Billion. (#) Plotagraph Pro is announced and seeks to breathe new life into your photos. (#) More rumors about the Canon 5D Mark IV as its announcement nears. (#) Rumors that Sony will be updating it's a99, but is the A-mount system have any life in it. (#) Yahoo! gets parted-out as Verizon acquires Flickr and other key ass

Here’s episode 93 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Travel and landscape photographer Peter Flindell opens the show. Thanks Peter! Nikon announces the world's fastest autofocus 105mm lens. (#) Adobe releases Lightroom for Apple TV. (#) Venus Optics announces the world's widest rectilinear f/2.8 lens. (#) A new service seeks to help you find images of yours which have been stolen and establish who owns them. (#) Stats on which cameras, lenses and settings are most-used in millions of images online. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Fac

Here’s episode 92 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Out of Chicago & Out of New York Photography Conference founder Chris Smith opens the show. Chris has kindly hooked up our audience with $100 off the Out of New York 2016 conference by using discount code "SHARKY"! Thanks Chris! Quite a few rumors of new gear coming up with Photokina 2016 rapidly approaching. (#) The thought process that goes into a photojournalist prepping for the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. (#) A

Here’s episode 91 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 educator and landscape photographer Scott Davenport opens the show. Thanks Scott! A photographer in the UK tests his rights on the streets of London and what you need to know about your rights to shoot in public, property releases and more. (#) Red Zone...Green Zone...just how foolish was he? (#) Canon patents a high-end point-and-shoot with an APS-C size sensor. (#) Phase One teams up and creates two new lenses with blue rings. (#) A photographer manages to damage three incredibly expensive sports cars during a photoshoot. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaP

Here’s episode 90 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 Nicky Digital opens the show. Thanks Nicky! Peak Design announces three new bags in another already successful Kickstarter campaign. (#) A foolish photographer and his assistant enter a nuclear exclusion zone for an eerie photoshoot as they risk their health. (#) A new UV filter and circular polarizer are announced featuring the incredibly strong Gorilla Glass. (#) A police department in the UK says photographing women without their

Here’s episode 89 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Fashion, portrait and automotive photographer Alex Stone opens the show. Thanks Alex! A man in a truck endangers the life of photographer Alex Stone on a road and is later arrested and charged. We hear from Stone in his own words. (#) An incredible image of a woman being arrested by police at a protest in Louisiana goes viral and how you can make your photography more impactful through storytelling. (#) Zeiss announces a 50mm f/1.4 lens with a large price tag and Sony reveals the price of its 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master lens. (#) Thom Hogan talks about the 7 reasons he'll stick with his Ni

Here’s episode 88 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Sony Artisan of Imagery Marc Weisberg opens the show. Thanks Marc! Fujifilm announces its flagship X-T2 body with a number of speed improvements. But how does it stack up to Sony's offerings? (#) DxOMark proclaims Tokina's 24-70mm f/2.8 tops over two Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses. (#) ON1 wants photographers to contribute their top feature requests for their upcoming Photo RAW program. (#) Samsung announces a new memory card format it's trying to ma

Here’s episode 87 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Beauty and fashion photographer Patrick D. Simmons opens the show. Thanks Patrick! National Geographic gets serious (again) about altered photography. (#) More rumors of the upcoming Canon 5D Mark IV. (#) Eyefi bricks its older cards upsetting its customers. (#) Meyer-Optik releases another manual focus lens. (#) A smartphone company gets caught promoting the camera in its phone with images shot with a DSLR. (#) DJI expands its geofencing software to help keep people from doing stupid things. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with

Here’s episode 86 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Portrait and fashion photographer Jeff Rojas opens the show. Thanks Jeff! Ted Forbes of "The Art of Photography" talks about how no one cares about our photography and the importance of creating work "that makes a difference". (#) DxOMark rates the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DN Contemporary tops for Sony E-mount APS-C bodies. (#) Rumors of a Fujifilm mirrorless medium format (MMF) system on the heels of Hasselblad's X1D sparks questions of where this marke

Here’s episode 85 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. AP photo editor and photojournalist Richard Vogel opens the show. Thanks Richard! How the UK's exit from the European Union may affect a photo industry that was already struggling. (#) If you have a Sony body and a Metabones Smart Adapter Mark IV, you might not be super happy with its performance despite a new firmware update. (#) If you're eyeing the new mirrorless medium format Hasselblad X1D and want zooms...no zooms for you! (#) If you have a Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and SanDisk's Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 cards, you need to know about possible image corruption problems. (#) Legendary ph

Here’s episode 84 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Photoshelter founder Allen Murabayashi opens the show. Thanks Allen! $20,000 in a photographer's camera gear tumbles out of an improperly-secured Pelican case at an airport on the way to shoot a wedding. And some advice on keeping this from happening. (#) Conflicting rumors about when new Canon bodies will be out and whether or not a new EOS DSLR body is on the way. (#) Phase One updates Lightroom alternative Capture One Pro 9.2 with some new wor

Here’s episode 83 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 Neil Kremer opens the show. Thanks Neil! Adobe releases cool new features in Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.15, but promotes them in a really bizarre way. (#) Hasselblad wows with the X1D, a mirrorless medium format camera with a more reasonable, yet still high price tag. (#) Western Digital's My Passport Wireless Pro seeks to help you back up your data by cutting the cord. (#) Eyefi sells it's Cloud service to camera and electronics maker Ricoh. (#) Noted photographer Fan Ho dies at age 84. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast

Here’s episode 82 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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 RC Concepcion of FotoPromos opens the show. Thanks RC! Hasselblad to announce something big on June 22 and the leading rumor is that it'll be a mirrorless medium format body. (#) Former KelbyOne RC Concepcion and Mia McCormick announce a new education component to Foto Promos. (#) A sleeper Soviet-era lens is a big, heavy beast, but tack sharp if you get a good copy. (#) A German man takes Nikon to task over the D500. (#) Avast relea

Here’s episode 81 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Listener and photographer Timothee Engel from Shanghai China opens the show. Thanks Timothee! A photography sparks outrage as she does a shoot emulating AMC's "The Walking Dead" tv show. How far is "too far"? (#) The Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 is announced from DZoptics with claims of being the fastest 35mm lens. (#) PPA pushes for a small claims court of sorts for photographers whose copyright is infringed on. (#) Apple unveils iOS 10 at WWDC 2016 and RAW photo editing is among the features coming to the OS. (#) Storehouse shutters and now is the time to download your photo stories. (#) A psyc

Here’s episode 80 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. 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. Wedding and portrait photographer Manuel Ortiz opens the show. Thanks Manuel! Pentax announces the K-70, a camera packed with features at a very reasonable price. (#) Adobe adds Guided Upright to work some computational magic on your images to keep lines horizontal and vertical...and maybe there's a bit of a speed boost...maybe. (#) Canon may soon be updating it's 24-105mm f/4L lens when the 5D Mark IV is released. (#) A 9-year-old wedding photog