Petapixel Photography Podcast

Here’s episode 17 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, 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. Music photographer Adam Elmakias opens the show. Thanks so much Adam. A judge in Kentucky clears a man who shot a drone out of the sky above his property. (#) Listener Nicky of Nicky Digital in New York City contacts Adobe to help speed up Lightroom. (#) Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York has a second book hit the New York Times Best Sellers list. (#) Snapseed v2.1 for Android allows for RAW file editing. (#) Railway operator Network Rail in the UK shows how many people pose for photos at a single rail crossing in one day. (#) Canon's future 120 megapixel DSLR m

Here’s episode 16 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, 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. Renowned wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis open the show. Thanks so much Jerry. Canon announces disappointing earnings...and rumors talk about a full-frame mirrorless Canon body coming. (#) I proclaimed Sony A-mount dead. Sony Alpha Project Manager Kenta Honjo says otherwise. I adjust my assessment. (#) Photographers in Singapore inject air and styrofoam in fish to lure eagles and I reach out to Moose Peterson for comment. (#) Sony is said to acquire Toshiba's sensor manufacturing plant and further dominate. (#) Instagram announces Boomerang. Will you find a way t

Here’s episode 15 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, 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. Yannick Verhoeven of Parallax Pictures in The Netherlands opens the show. Terrorist group ISIS repurposes a photographer's work for its propaganda campaign. (#) Lensbaby announces its new Composer Pro II with Edge 50 Optic (#) Singer, actress and model Zendaya calls out a magazine for manipulating her image. (#) Actress Kate Winslet talks about the "no retouching" clause in her modeling contract for L'Oréal. (#) Nikon releases a camera...in the form of a Nanoblock Nikon F. (#) PocketWizard announces its Plus IV transceiver for off-camera flash triggering. (#) Janet

Here’s episode 14 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, 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. David Hobby of Strobist.com opens the show. Thank you so much David. Did Sony UK basically confirm that Sony A-mount is dead? (#) Leica fields a serious mirrorless body...so why can't Canon and Nikon? (#) Elmer Fudd was a photographer before he took up shooting...with a rifle?!!! (#) A customizable toolbar is coming to Photoshop CC...finally! (#) ZY Optics announces the world's fastest 135mm lens at f/1.4...and it's pricey. (#) Janet Jackson out-Dweezil's Dweezil and has an even more ridiculous stipulation. (#) Do you have the patience to shoot at ISO 6? If so, thi

Here’s episode 13 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, 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 Andrea Joki of Ajaton Joki Photography opens the show. Adobe announces that it's going to restore the previous import experience with the next "dot release". (#) Sigma announces its 20mm f/1.4 Art for Canon, Nikon and Sigma cameras. (#) Polarr Photo Editor 3 has launched for Web, Chrome and Windows 10. (#) A $2 find at a junk shop turns out to be a $5,000,000 photo of outlaw Billy the Kid. (#) A boudoir photographer posts a letter from the husband of a client which goes viral. (#) Zeiss announces the pricey Otus 28mm f/1.4 for Canon and Nikon. (#) Memo

Here’s episode 12 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widgetfor 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. Dr. Eric R. Fossum, inventor of the CMOS image sensor, opens the show. B&H warehouse workers stage a protest and try to unionize amid strong allegations (#) Canon announces a new mirrorless camera, the EOS M10. But can this "selfie" camera compete? (#) New sensor technology being worked on by Dr. Eric R. Fossum at Dartmouth may change photography. (#) Photography pioneer Hilla Becher dies at age 81. (#) According to Improve Photography's Jim Harmer, Adobe Lightroom is 600% slower than the competition. (#) Flickr now lets users download videos in the same way vid

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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 photographer Lara Jade opens the show. Adobe apologizes after pushing out a buggy Lightroom 6.2 release. (full story) Has Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza switched to Sony from Canon? (full story) DJI announces the 3-axis Osmo for handheld video stabilization. (full story) 500px makes some welcomed changes to its popular website. (full story) A new company announces the Light L16 with 16 cameras in one body. (full story) A woman is arrested for foolishly doing a photoshoot on Washington D.C.'s Metro tracks. (full story) Sony spins off its sensor division amid amazing success in the that business. (full story) CBS Tweets a P

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Jon Willey, Director of Photography for the NFL's Miami Dolphins opens the show. Musician Dweezil Zappa defends his seemingly rights-grabbing concert photography contract. (full story) Remember Kodak? In 1956 they had pretty interesting (and perhaps useless) tips for those photographing Disneyland. (full story) An Australian photographer turns to the Internets (yes, the Internets) to locate a bride and groom in his photos. (full story) NASA does quite a bit of manipulation in Photoshop...but for very good reasons. (full story) A UNICEF campaign aims to help end bullying. Is this a photo project you can bring to your community? (full story) A Sony sm

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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 Sue Bryce opens the show. Rapper T.I. upsets a photographer when his team uses her photo to promote his birthday party extravaganza without permission then proceeded to mock her. (full story) Photographer Porter Yates travels the world to document peoples of the world and wins EyeEM's "Photographer of the Year". (full story) A Texas school district now requires students to sign a "Work for hire" contract and surrender their copyright. (full story) Don't even think about photographing someone with freckles using infrared. (full story) A Swiss TV station ditches its fancy gear and shoots the news with iPhones. Is this the future of news g

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. This Week in Photo host Frederick Van Johnson opens the show. Jim Harmer with the Improve Photography podcast gives an audio response to a story we reported on Episode 6. U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump goes on the attack over a photo shot at a campaign stop. (full story) Should animal rights extend to copyright? Find out who has sued on a monkey's behalf. (full story) Lens Battle helps you compare the quality of lenses in a more logical, interactive way. (full story) Photoshop Elements 14 features cool new features. Do you need the full version of Photoshop? (full story) Japanese photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima dies at age 94.  (full st

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Canon Explorer of Light Lindsay Adler opens the show. A Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that sex offenders have the First Amendment right to photograph children in public. How do you feel about this? Send in a voicemail and weigh in. (full story) Phottix releases its Laso flash triggering system for Canon RT radio flashes. (full story) Tanner Johnson of Bozeman Camera in Bozeman, Montana reviews the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E VR. (full story) Phantom Glass launches a tempered glass product to protect your camera's LCD screen. (full story) Instagram reaches an amazing 400 million users and photographers are making great use of the service. (full sto

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Nikon Ambassador Moose Peterson opens the show. We're proud to announce that we were contacted by Apple and they hand picked our podcast to be featured on the front of the Podcasts section in iTunes. It's amazing exposure. Thanks Apple! The New York Times publishes an article about how big brands are using User Generated Content (UGC) via hashtags to promote their brands mostly without compensation. (full story) Former PetaPixel Editor DL Cade writes about the "Dark Side of Photography". (full story) Shootout between the Canon 35mm f/1.4L II and the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art. (full story) Los Angeles Angels Director of Photography Matt Brown gives a behi

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Canon Explorer of Light Bruce Dorn opens the show. Instagram removes photos taken in the Kurdish region of Iraq and Syria citing their policy against the posting of photos take of those on "terrorist" lists. (full story) A 16-year-old boy is killed by a train while doing a one-year anniversary shoot with his girlfriend. (full story) Famed documentary photographer Eugene Richards has taken to Instagram. (full story) Virtual Supply Co. releases its VSCO Keys Lightroom shortcuts to the open source community. (full story) Can you picture photography legend Ansel Adams in baseball gear on a baseball card? Now you can. (full story) An electroni

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. An anonymous camera store clerk gives a revealing look into the retail camera business...and sparks hundreds of comments on this story. (full story) Nikon Ambassador Blair Bunting reveals how he copes with the stress of his job and how he handles panic attacks. (full story) 23 Things You'll Never Hear a Pro Photographer say. (full story) A photographer performs another empty (yet not empty) Epson ink cartridge test. (full story) If you're planning on seeing the Pope in Washington, D.C. on September 23, don't bring this items or you'll make the Secret Service very unhappy. (full story) Today’s listener question: Skyler in Michigan wants to

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. A photographer posts photos of her subject kneeling on live train tracks as a train barrels down on them risking their lives. We discuss the dangers of shooting on the tracks, the illegality of doing so and whether or not it's cliché or not to do the train tracks, the coach out in a field and other possibly passé. (full story) A possible pitfall in issuing DMCA takedown notices to get your photos removed from photo thieves online under Copyright law. (full story) Today’s listener question: Mars in Germany wants to know the difference between white and silver umbrellas...and when to use them.   Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for

Direct MP3 download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/petapixel/PPP0002.mp3 Subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes! (RSS) Call 1-206-333-9308 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. A photographer in Iowa has two laptops, her wallet and 5 or 6 memory cards containing some 20+ irreplaceable wedding, family and newborn shoots on them stolen. (full story + video)  We discuss how to be a true professional and avoid this from happening to you. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based photographer Kenneth M. Ruggiano finds out what happens when you don't do a factory reset on loaner gear when his photos of Arkansas Razorbacks Coach Bret Bielema were posted on the Wall Street Journal's website. (full story) Today's listener question: Lana in Croatia wants to know what the difference i

Direct MP3 download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/petapixel/PPP0001.mp3 Subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes! (RSS) Call 1-206-333-9308 or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In this episode: I, Mike "Sharky" James, introduce myself and discuss the origins of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. To check out where it all began with my old podcast, visit LensShark.com. The Sony a7S II is unveiled, I weigh in with my thoughts on this new low-light monster, and we check in with Sony Artisan of Imagery Paul F. Gero (Paul's blog: PaulFGeroBlog.com) to get his thoughts as well. Seattle-based Bellevue Fine Art discovers just how much ink is being wasted in their Epson printers. Today's listener question: Kyle in San Francisco, California thinks the resolution race is out of control and wants to know what I think about Canon developing cameras with up to 250 megapixels. In drone news: A drone operator in Los Angeles, California is arrested after flying his drone within 50 f