PhotoActive

We talk about the many advanced features that the iPhone's camera contains, and explain some tips and shortcuts that can make your iPhone photos better. Sponsor Charcoal Book Club. Get 10% off a membership to regularly receive photo books. Go to www.charcoalbookclub.com and use the coupon code PHOTOACTIVE to get the discount automatically. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show notes: See the full show notes, including photos, screenshots, and more, here. Specs for each iPhone model Use Portrait mode on the iPhone Apple Doesn't Want Coders Messing With iPhone Buttons — Sometimes (article about the Camera+ app using the volume buttons to trigger the shutter) Take and edit Live Photos Jeff's iPhone 8 Plus sample gallery HDR is enabled by default on the iPhone 8 Plus, and that's a really good thing PhotoActive Facebook group; find the secret word you need to join the group at the end of the podcast. Our snapshots: Apple how to Shoot on iPhone videos Mont St. Michel, by Michael Kenna If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes 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.

Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn chat about black and white photos: the history of black and white photography, the various ways you can convert your photos to black and white, and how you can shoot and think in black and white. Sponsor Take Control Books. Get 30% off any Take Control Books purchase with the coupon code PHOTOACTIVE. Go to www.takecontrolbooks.com/photoactive Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show notes: See the full show notes, including photos, screenshots, and more, here. Kodachrome (Wikipedia) Joel Meyerowitz Towards Color: 1962-1978 Joel Meyerowitz: Cape Light Aperture Joel Meyerowitz, color street photography Leica M Monochrom Red Dot Forum review of first version of the Leica M Monochrom "Henri", review of second version "Elliot" Thorsten Overgaard review of first version of the Leica M Monochrom; review of second version PhotoActive Facebook group; find the secret word you need to join the group at the end of the podcast Our snapshots: Bitcam Black and White Photography magazine If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes 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.

Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn discuss why you want some sort of photo library in place, such as Photos or Lightroom, and their different approaches to managing their images. We dig into software, keywords, machine learning-based search, and the advantages (and annoyances) of cloud-based libraries. Sponsor Charcoal Book Club. Get 10% off a membership to regularly receive photo books. Go to www.charcoalbookclub.com and use the coupon code PHOTOACTIVE to get the discount automatically. Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Show notes: See the full show notes, including photos, screenshots, and more, here. Jeff's book Take Control of Your Digital Photos Jeff's book Take Control of Lightroom CC iCloud Photo Library “I only ever take one picture of one thing. Literally. Never two. So then that picture is taken and then the next one is waiting somewhere else.” William Eggelston The Next Track: a podcast about how people listen to music today iCloud storage plans and pricing Adobe Creative Cloud Luminar 2018 Affinity Photo PhotoActive Facebook group; find the secret word you need to join the group at the end of the podcast Our snapshots: William Eggleston: Los Alamos exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (now closed) “I am at war with the obvious." Kirk's review of Los Alamos Revisited Todd Hido, Intimate Distance If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes 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.

Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn introduce PhotoActive, a podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem. We explain what we plan to cover in this podcast, and how you can participate.  Hosts: Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram Sponsor Take Control Books. Get 30% off any Take Control Books purchase with the coupon code PHOTOACTIVE. Go to www.takecontrolbooks.com/photoactive Show notes: See the full show notes, including photos, screenshots, and more, here. Jeff's article from 2006 about his experience shooting photos in South Africa; with a 6 megapixel camera Canon PowerShot S3 Olympus OM-10 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Michael Kenna: Holga PhotoActive Facebook group; find the secret word you need to join the group at the end of the podcast Our snapshots: Focos app Peak Design Cuff Camera Wrist Strap If you like the show, please [subscribe in iTunes](LINKTK) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.