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The experience of using a camera is just as important as what you put in front of the lens. If the controls are complicated — or too minimal — you wind up focusing on the camera, not the images. In this episode, we count buttons and deliberate whether today's cameras are helping or hindering photographers. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! DPReview X-E4 Review Episode 71: The Exposure Square Episode 47: Jeff Becomes an Event Photographer Fujifilm X-E 4: The Camera Designed for Prime Lenses Our Snapshots: Jeff: Elgato Cam Link 4K Kirk: Fujinon 27mm f/2.8 Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

How has the past pandemic year affected or changed your photography? Kirk and Jeff discuss not just cancelled trips and lost opportunities, but also the process of getting back into the habit of photography as we hopefully head toward a vaccinated, post-Covid reality. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! Episode #13 - Aspect Ratios and Why They're Important Episode 74: Michael Kenna and His New Book 'Buddha' Alec Soth Photographic Storytelling Episode 77: Photo a Day Challenge Gordon Laing: Rode Wireless Go II review: PERFECT wireless mic? Our Snapshots: Jeff: Rode Wireless Go Microphones Kirk: Alec Soth YouTube Channel Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

Apple’s Photos app is the photo-editor-for-the-rest-of-us, but there are still complications that can trip up any photographer, from deciding where to import images to making sure you don’t max out your iCloud storage. In this episode, Kirk and Jeff look at Kirk’s unusual workflow for getting his photos into Apple’s Photos and editing them on macOS. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account Join the PhotoActive Listeners’ Facebook group Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! RAW FILE CONVERTER EX powered by SILKYPIX | Software | FUJIFILM Digital Camera X Series & GFX – UK Episode 54: Product Photography with Dan Bracaglia — PhotoActive Podcast Episode 38: Levels and Curves with Nik Bhatt — PhotoActive Podcast Our Snapshots: Jeff: Clean your tripod Kirk: Stonehenge Stone Circle Experience | English Heritage Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

Your camera likely records video, but if you've never used it, you may be in for a surprise. DPReview TV co-host Jordan Drake joins us to talk about how shooting video on a DSLR or mirrorless camera differs from shooting stills. Guest: Jordan Drake: Instagram DPReview Page Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! Episode 67: Chris Niccolls on Making Videos about Photography Episode 71: The Exposure Square DPReview TV: Canon EOS 90D Review DPReview TV: Is Jordan Out of Touch? DJI RSC 2 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer Why Raw video might not be the game-changer you expect, DPReview DPReview TV: How to set exposure when shooting video Our Snapshots: Jeff: FEELWORLD F5 Pro 5.5 Inch Touch Screen DSLR Camera Field Monitor Kirk: Alec Soth Photographic Storytelling: Use code START-LEARNING at checkout for 20% off. Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

Dan Bracaglia of DPReview joins us to talk about his love of film cameras, how to get started with film in this day and age, and the enduring appeal of analog photography. Guest: Dan Bracaglia: Instagram, website DPReview Page Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! Episode 54: Product Photography with Dan Bracaglia Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Film Photography: Part 1 Getting Started, DPReview Michael Kenna: Holga The Absolute beginner’s guide to film photography: What you need to know - B&W film, DPReview Panda Labs Moon Photo Lab Retro Cameras: The Collector's Guide to Vintage Film Photography Konica Big Mini: fun but fragile, Matt Loves Cameras Olympus XA Throwback Thursday: The Olympus Stylus Epic and my love for sliding lens covers, DPReview Leica M6, Wikipedia Nikon FM2, Wikipedia Camera Manual Library No 2A Folding Pocket Brownie We’ve come full rectangle: Polaroid is reborn out of The Impossible Project, TechCrunch Polaroid FujiFilm Instax Best Instax Cameras in 2020, DPReview Our Snapshots: Jeff: Why iPhone Is Today’s Kodak Brownie, Om Malik Kirk: 10 Steps to Improve Your Computer Ergonomics Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

We often talk about "bringing up the shadows" and "recovering highlights" when editing photos, particularly with raw files. But what does that mean exactly? This week, we walk through some edits to show just how that's done. This episode is available as audio with embedded images, and also as a video—go to photoactive.co and get the video link in the show notes. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! Video version of this episode Our Snapshots: Jeff: Sea and Smoke: Flavors from the Untamed Pacific Northwest Kirk: 25 best movies about real photographers Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

Is Apple’s new raw photo implementation ProRAW or FauxRAW? In this episode, we look at why you’d want to shoot raw on an iPhone in the first place, and then dig into the details of Apple’s new ProRAW format, which is available only on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! Episode 6: Raw vs. JPEG Halide app Manual app Lightroom for iOS Affinity Photo Understanding ProRAW, by Ben Sandofsky Episode 30: Jason Snell Takes Control of Apple Photos ProRAW Editing, Gentlemen Coders video ProfileGainTableMap tag in DNG 1.6 [RAW Power](tktk) Adobe Lightroom release notes, including the following note: "* Apple ProRAW: Apple ProRAW DNG images may appear overexposed in Adobe apps compared to Apple Photos. We are working closely with Apple to address this." Austin Mann on ProRAW Our Snapshots: Jeff: Evergoods Civic Access Pouch 2L Kirk: The Undoing Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

When we last checked in with Quintin Lake, he was walking the coastline of the United Kingdom and photographing what he found. In September 2020 he finished the trip: 6,835 miles (11,000 kilometers) and 179,222 photos. As he continues to edit his backlog and make and sell prints, we caught up with him to talk about the experience. Guest: Quintin Lake, Instagram Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! The Perimeter project The Perimeter FAQ Quintin’s Kit List The Broomway White horizon, Irish Sea, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Hiroshi Sugimoto Banded Clouds Kirk's Print: Arctic Horizon, Greenland, 2006 Route Map Our Snapshots: Jeff: HomePod mini Kirk: MacBook Air (Apple M1 Silicon) Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

As with every new iPhone release, Apple touts the camera capabilities more than any of the other features. Jeff upgraded to the iPhone 12 Pro right away, while Kirk is happy with his iPhone 11. In this episode, they talk about the choices around iPhones as cameras, and why Jeff ultimately didn’t go for the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which features better camera capabilities. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! iPhone 12 Pro Austin Mann Reviews the iPhone 12 Pro Austin Mann Reviews the iPhone 12 Pro Max Review: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro , two gems, one jewel, TechCrunch Review: The iPhone 12 Pro Max is worth its handling fee, TechCrunch Compare iPhones, Apple Apple’s Photos App and Lens Correction Halide devs on iPhone 12 Pro Max results Photographer captures the highest resolution snowflake photos in the world Modernist Bread Modernist Cuisine Gallery Our Snapshots: Jeff: Viltrox 56mm F1.4 Autofocus Portrait Lens Kirk: Modernist Bread Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.

Street photography looks easy: grab a camera, find some people, make some photos. Doing it well is another thing altogether. Photographer, educator, and author Valérie Jardin joins us to talk about the art of street photography, and how to develop the skills for creating great images with the help of her new book, Street Photography Assignments. Guest: [Valérie Jardin](www.valeriejardin.com), Instagram, Twitter Valérie’s book, Street Photography Assignments — use the code JARDIN35 for a 35% discount at Rocky Nook. Hit the Streets Podcast Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! Joshua Coombes #DoSomethingForNothing project Vivian Maier Portfolio: Street Dogs Portfolio: Readers Our Snapshots: Jeff: The Way I See It documentary Kirk: Des Oiseaux - Pentti Sammallahti Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.