Picture This: Photography Podcast

Meet Frank Dinardi (https://dinardivisualproductions.com/). 2 years ago, Frank was a landscaper living with his dad. Today, Frank has a wife, a house, a baby, and a job doing what he LOVES: professional photography and video. Frank has an inspirational success story and he shares his secrets for starting a professional photography and videography business with YOU. In this podcast, Frank teaches y...

The camera companies are always in a race to be at the top! Which is innovating the best features? Which is getting the best sales? Who has the best strategy? These are all things we consider when evaluating the companies and making our predictions on who will come out on top. Last year, Chelsea predicted Canon would stay in the number one spot but is now having second thoughts.

It seems like we're all expected to participate in every social media platform that comes along. What if we don't participate and it ends up being the next big thing? What if we're missing out on marketing to new clients? In this episode of Picture This! Photography Podcast, Tony and Chelsea talk about each social media platform, their demographics, how they can serve your business, and which one...

A photographer enters a photo in a competition, wins, and then another photographer comes forward and claims they took the shot. This actually happened, and the photographer Clancy Gebler Davies was stripped of her reward. Did she deserve it? Was credit for her photo stolen or did the man who claims he took the photo actually deserve recognition? We go over the details of the story and try to figu...

Been a while since you picked up your camera? You're not alone. Tony and Chelsea talk about the reasons people get photography burnout and how to find your excitement for taking photos again!

Everyone makes mistakes when learning photography! Chelsea goes over some of her common mistakes, what she has learned, and how to fix them!

FINALLY! I've tested the R5, A1, and Z9 in landscapes, travel, portraits, and wildlife and I'm finally ready to make my choice. Tony and I review the results of each test, the pros and cons of each camera, answer the questions you've had in the comments, and I announce my final choice.

Many photographers doubt their work and their talent and question if they have any right to be a photographer at all. DON'T GIVE UP! I'm passing along tips on how to change your mindset to become a better, happier, photographer and it's backed by research done by Dr. Carol Dweck. I read her book, Mindset, and distill her research into tips that can help every photographer become a long-time learne...

Tony Northrup discusses the two new Canon APS-C cameras for the RF mirrorless mount: The Canon R7 (a 32-megapixel sports & wildlife-oriented camera) and the Canon R10 (an entry-level vlogging & lifestyle camera). SPONSOR: Go to http://squarespace.com/tony & save 10% off your first website or domain with code “Tony"

Chelsea & Tony Northrup discuss the rumors of the new Sony Alpha medium format mirrorless camera, with a BIGGER sensor than the Fujifilm GFX cameras. MORE megapixels, too, with up to 200 megapixels... and it has one more trick: A CURVED SENSOR! We discuss the rumors, whether making a medium format camera in 2022 makes any sense, and what we think Sony might actually release. Go to http://squarespa...

Sony recently announced that they were the #1 camera manufacturer, above Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Olympus, and Panasonic in several important segments... But their data tells only part of the story. Tony Northrup digs into WHY this is very important (something photographers using Pentax can totally relate to). He then analyzes several data sources, including BCN, Nikkei, and Google Trends, to deter...

Chelsea and Tony Northrup reveal their favorite cameras of all time from $200 to $7,000. Included are Canon, Nikon, Sony, Mamiya, Leica, and more!

Tony and Chelsea talk about how they accidentally became YouTubers, the mistakes they made along the way, the things they did that actually worked, and how you can learn from their experience.

Tony Northrup and Chelsea review the hits and misses of their 2021 predictions and also make camera predictions for 2022. Will Sony release a Z5 competitor? Will Canon release a high res R5 called the R5C? Will Nikkon release long glass for their wildlife capable Z9?

It's that time of year again! Tony and Chelsea pick their winners of the year for the best computer, lens, accessories, drone, innovation, consumer camera, and pro camera.

Tony reviews the latest Canon Rumors (via canonrumors.com), including the Canon R5c, a video-centric cinema camera with 45 megapixels, 20 FPS stills, and 8k/30 or 8k/60 video. He also covers the Canon R1, Canon's flagship mirrorless camera, with at least 30 FPS (but probably more like 40 FPS), 8k video, and a battery that will shoot all day. Also, what happened to the Canon R7 and R10? When will w...

Tony digs into why all the most successful camera companies, including Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, and Fujifilm, are Japanese. SPONSOR: Go to http://squarespace.com/chelsea & save 10% off your first website or domain with code “chelsea”  The answer is complex, with 4 major turning points: 1) In the 1940s, WWII's divided occupation of Germany set it back, while the United S...

Chelsea & Tony Northrup discuss the pros and cons of buying used camera gear and give some tips on what to look for to make sure you get a good camera. Tony talks about why shutter count might not be as important as you think and how buying a used camera can save you money and frustration.

On this spooky episode of the Picture This! photography podcast, Chelsea & Tony Northrup talk about ghost phots, orbs, spirits, ectoplasm, and other spooky things caught on camera. The original spirit photographer, Mumler, is discussed. Abe Lincolns ghost is seen. And every type of ghost photo is analyzed, dissected, and explained so that you can recreate a ghost photo of your own!

We've made some mistakes buying gear: grey market lenses that couldn't be fixed, flakey adapters, off-brand batteries, the list goes on. We've also received many messaged and emails from YOU that outline how common it is to buy the wrong camera, incompatible lenses, features that don't work, and more. On this episode of the Picture This! Photography podcast, Chelsea & Tony Northrup talk about the...

Polaroid started with a patent and a toddler's simple question, "Why can't I see the photo now?", and became one of the biggest companies in the world, suffered bankruptcy, turned into a multi-billion dollar ponzi scheme, and was saved by adoring fans. In this episode of the Picture This! Photography podcast, Tony Northrup and Chelsea Northrup take you through the highlights of Polaroid's exciting...

They aren't pretty, you probably shouldn't try them, but these crappy camera/photo hacks actually got the job done! In this episode of the Picture This! Photography podcast Tony and Chelsea discuss the worst camera/photo hacks they've used to work around the mistakes that arise when you're out taking photos. Some of them are shameful, like using a table as a tripod, and some of them are clever but...