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Guest: Katrin Eismann Katrin's Instagram School of Visual Arts (SVA) Digital Photography Program Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (4th Edition) by Katrin Eismann, Wayne Palmer, Dennis Dunbar Hosts: Jeff's website , Jeff's photos , Jeff on Instagram Kirk's website , Kirk's photos , Kirk on Instagram Show Notes: Kodak (Wikipedia) Apple QuickTake (Wikipedia) Renowned film director Wim Wen...

Photographers often focus on cameras, but it’s the lens that can have the most impact on your photos. In this episode, Jeff and Kirk talk glass: lenses. When do you want a prime lens, which has a fixed focal length, and when does a zoom work better? Why are prime lenses often better? And why not just use one zoom lens that hits both wide and telephoto ranges? We sort out an often confusing topic....

Do you have a pile of old cameras and lenses stashed in a closet somewhere? Or do you sell your used gear to make way for new goodies? What about buying previously-owned cameras and lenses? This week, Kirk and Jeff talk about buying and selling your photo gear: where to do it, pitfalls to avoid, and more. Sponsor Masters of Photography , online masterclasses with the greatest photog...

Time-lapse photography can create dramatic short videos - think about clouds zooming overhead throughout the course of a day or flowers blooming in seconds - but creating time-lapse videos turns out to be remarkably easy. In this episode, Jeff and Kirk walk through the process of using the Time-Lapse mode in the iOS Camera app as well as capturing time-lapse photos with traditional cameras. Sponso...

Photographer, podcaster, and author Chris Marquardt just published the book Wide-Angle Photography , and he joins us to talk about the time he took only a 24mm lens on a photo tour and fell in love with wide-angle lens photography. We cover composition, thinking in wide-angle terms, and shooting with tilt-shift lenses. Sponsor The Photographer’s Ephemeris : It’s all about the light. Plan your outd...

Aspect ratios in photography are about more than making prints at 8x10 or 5x7 sizes. In fact, aspect ratio has been key in defining some of the best-known photos in the world. In this episode, Kirk and Jeff talk about why every photographer should understand the importance of aspect ratios. Sponsor Masters of Photography , online masterclasses with the greatest photographers in the world. Get 5% o...

"Gear is good, but vision is better," says photographer and educator David duChemin. This week, we talk to David about discovering and developing that vision. 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 , K...

Most photos can benefit from universal edits to tone and color, but what do you do if just a sky needs to be made more dramatic or you want to add a soft splash of light to a person’s face? In this episode, Jeff and Kirk talk about adjusting specific areas within an image using selective editing tools in apps such as Lightroom, Luminar, and Affinity Photo. Sponsor Take Control Books. Get 30% off a...

Long walks are great opportunities to bring a camera and make photos—but what about 10,000 km of walking? In this episode, Kirk and Jeff welcome photographer Quintin Lake, who is walking the entire coastline of Britain and taking photos of what he discovers. Our interview talks about the motivation behind Quintin’s The Perimeter project, how it quickly made him realize what gear is essential and w...

In this episode, we turn our attention to something that often takes too much of our attention: Instagram. It's an annoying time trap filled with hucksters, motivational imagery, and so, so many selfies; while also being one of the world's richest resources for experiencing all kinds of photography. Sponsor Take Control Books. Get 30% off any Take Control Books purchase with the coupon code PHOTOA...

We chat with Gordon Laing about how to take great photos without post-processing, by taking advantage of the capabilities of your camera. Guest Gordon Laing, Camera Labs Gordon Laing on Instagram His book In Camera 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 automatical...

We all end up carrying too much gear. In this episode, we discuss the mistakes that we've made with gear, and when and why we need certain types of gear. 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 o...

We explain what raw image files are, and discuss the balance between shooting in raw, jpeg, or both. And explain how to shoot in raw on the iPhone. 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'...

We welcome Wenmei Hill to talk about her work as Editorial Manager at DPReview, volunteering with the organization Soulumination, and inspiring and helping women become better photographers as part of Mamas with Cameras. Sponsor Take Control Books. Get 30% off any Take Control Books purchase with the coupon code PHOTOACTIVE. Go to www.takecontrolbooks.com/photoactive Guest: Wenmei Hill Wenmei Hill...

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...

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 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.ch...

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 PHOTO...