Photo Geek Weekly

Ant Pruit joins the conversation on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly to chat about AI, photography media companies, Canon FINALLY getting some much needed features and why truth in advertising is important. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Adobe Firefly is Way Behind: Is the Commitment to Ethics to Blame? (via PetaPixel) Related: Fake Facebook [...]

Chris Niccolls joins me on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly to discuss the closing of DPReview. It’s the end of an era, folks. We also talk about Panasonic’s further development of organic sensor technology, an AI imagery round-up and how we actually take care of our gear. All this and more! Story 1: DPReview.com [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill rejoins the conversation to discuss the latest AI smartphone controversy from Samsung, editing mistakes and tips, gorgeous mobile images and whether they should be classified separately, and buying very expensive and unexpected cat food. All this and more – thanks to everyone for listening. Story 1: [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation, discussing what the work life of a professional photographer looks like in 2023, how we deal with copyright issues, and the computers can now read our thoughts. Panic? All that and more on this episode – thanks for listening! Story 1: A Week [...]

Story 1: 5 Worrying Trends in Photography (via fstoppers) Story 2: Panasonic to Add Phase Detection to Future Cameras, Including MFT (via PetaPixel) Related: Sigma Is Done Developing Micro Four Thirds Lenses (via fstoppers) Story 3: The Fox is in the Henhouse: AI Photos Are Beyond the Point of No Return (via PetaPixel) Related: Scammers [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Alastair Jolly joys the discussion on social media subscriptions, new cameras from Canon, the differences in AI upscaling products and a 3-month gig to photograph a hotel. All this and more, with some love for the GameBoy Camera! Thanks for listening. Story 1: Meta Will Start Charging $12 [...]

On this episode of Photo geek Weekly, Jordan Drake returns to regale us with a year’s worth of video announcements, developments, and news! From Patent issues we should all be made aware of with the Nikon Z9, to new cameras from Sony, Fuji, and Panasonic – how has the video space changed in a year? [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Allan Attridge to discuss how AI imaging is changing the photography landscape, the dramatic images from space telescopes in 2022, phase detect autofocus on Lumix and how camera technology is advancing, and the unreasonable demands of a wedding photographer. All this and more! Thanks [...]

Photo Geek Weekly is back! This is going to be a heavy episode, so prepare yourself for a discussion about the role of photography in a war setting, surrounding the war in Ukraine. It might not be an easy conversation to listen to, but it needs to happen. Story 1: List of journalists killed during [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey and Don Komarechka jointly host a podcast! Published to both streams, we discuss the change in business strategy for Ricoh / Pentax, weird ways to use film cameras, another discussion of NFTs and why the connection to Facebook is even worse, and what you give away [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, wow has there been some big announcements! The Canon EOS R5C and the Leica M11 are the big topics discussed with fellow photo geek Jordan Drake, as well as the improved Phantom S991 and “flare filters” from Moment and what that means for those looking for an anamorphic-style [...]

Photo Geek Weekly returns with the first episode recorded in Bulgaria! Don Komarechka is joined by Steve Brazill to discuss some of the newest stories in the photography space. Yes, we tackle NFTs and please send hatemail to don@komarechka.com. Other stories include the K|Lens and the very cool VR / depth map / 3D possibilities [...]

Reminder / Last Call: copies of Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet will only be available for a limited time, likely 1-2 more weeks as this is published! Grab a copy while you still can, it would make a fantastic Christmas gift! On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss [...]

Reminder: Only a few weeks left to grab a hardcover edition of Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet! On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Shiv Verma joins Don to discuss the new products announced by Microsoft including the Surface Duo 2 and Surface Laptop Studio, GoPro Hero 10 Black overheating issues, a very [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don and Steve Brazill recorded live! The topics include the new flagship mirrorless camera from Canon, the antithesis of a sharp lens, the new iPhones and how they will impact mobile photography and finally… what if photography was a video game? A great discussion all around, thanks as [...]

Bonus: I’m moving to Bulgaria! Adventure awaits us, and we’ll likely be leaving at some point in October. In the meantime, if you wanted a copy of my new book, Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet, the time to place an order is now. Also, if you’d like to order a print of anything [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Jeff Harmon joins the conversation to talk about grey-market and counterfeit gear, a new film stock with ISO 5, how to protect yourself from disaster and a $22,000 judgement against a photographer. All this and more, thanks for listening! Bonus: Don’s new book is the #1 selling book [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss The Leitz Phone 1 and why the camera isn’t centered, other smartphone options for photographers, Sigma’s new 150-600mm lens, Apple Mac Pro GPU options get elevated and how to annoy a photographer. Plus a bonus copyright case! All this and more, thanks to [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation around patents, pro-level resolution, the ethics of licensing photojournalism images and what some might consider a dream job in Iceland for a month. All this and more, thanks for listening! Story 1: Canon patent application shows shutter-like barrier mechanism for protecting mirrorless image [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins the show to discuss how to grow your skills as a photographer, a new backup and digital asset manager from SmugMug, and how we would like a film-to-digital conversion take place. It’s always great to have Allan on the show, especially since we both just [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss new cameras small and gigantic, how nations should handle truth in imaging on social media, advancements in competition for Photoshop and what exactly a “lightograph” is. All this and more – thanks for listening! Preamble: if you have a copy of my new [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Chris Niccolls joins the conversation to discuss his experience with the Nikon Zfc, the future of Instagram and where photographers should spend their social media time, storage and security issues and the newest product from Lensbaby that might be taking things in the wrong direction. All this and [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ant Pruitt joins the conversation to discuss some heavy and light topics, from the way tech and camera companies treated migrant works through the pandemic to zany patents from Samsung. Also, taking apart things to fix them, and why photographers and videographers might care about Windows 11. All [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Alastair Jolly (Global Brand Manager for SmugMug and Flickr) joins the conversation to geek out about a possible retro-inspired camera from Nikon, how Instagram’s algorithms bring infringed content to your stream, Razer’s new 14″ blade laptop that checks all the boxes but one, and new images from the [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the conversation for another live episode! We discuss a lot of science topics that truly push our current limits of photography, from a greater understanding of the first colour images through to breaking boundaries in lens size and resolving power. All this and a discussion [...]