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  <itunes:subtitle>We had an entirely different topic planned for this episode and then learned just before recording that the website DPReview is being shut down after 25 years of covering digital photography and being the best resource for camera reviews. At about the same time, Adobe announced Firefly, its generative AI tool for making photos and artwork by typing text prompts. What does it all mean for photographers?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;We had an entirely different topic planned for this episode and then learned just before recording that the website DPReview is being shut down after 25 years of covering digital photography and being the best resource for camera reviews. At about the same time, Adobe announced Firefly, its generative AI tool for making photos and artwork by typing text prompts. What does it all mean for photographers?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jeff Carlson:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff's photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Glass&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kirk McElhearn:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.kirkville.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk's photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Glass&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-138-ai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/petapixel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;PetaPixel TV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23640006/samsung-s23-moon-photo-controversy-space-zoom-computational-photography" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://photo-ai.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff's Photo AI Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Snapshots:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Jeff: &lt;a href="https://firefly.adobe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Adobe Firefly&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kirk: &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3zm4Z5q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die&lt;/a&gt;, Tim Carpenter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href="https://photoactive.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site&lt;/a&gt; to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you like the show, please &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;PhotoActive Facebook group&lt;/a&gt; to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>We had an entirely different topic planned for this episode and then learned just before recording that the website DPReview is being shut down after 25 years of covering digital photography and being the best resource for camera reviews. At about the same time, Adobe announced Firefly, its generative AI tool for making photos and artwork by typing text prompts. What does it all mean for photographers?</p>

<p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Jeff Carlson:</strong> <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Glass</a></li>
<li><strong>Kirk McElhearn:</strong> <a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Glass</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p>

<p>(<a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-138-ai" rel="nofollow">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/petapixel" rel="nofollow">PetaPixel TV</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23640006/samsung-s23-moon-photo-controversy-space-zoom-computational-photography" rel="nofollow">Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://photo-ai.com" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s Photo AI Newsletter</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our Snapshots:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Jeff: <a href="https://firefly.adobe.com" rel="nofollow">Adobe Firefly</a></li>
<li>Kirk: <a href="https://amzn.to/3zm4Z5q" rel="nofollow">To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die</a>, Tim Carpenter</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://photoactive.co" rel="nofollow">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p>

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don&#39;t forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p>

<p><em>Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.</em></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We had an entirely different topic planned for this episode and then learned just before recording that the website DPReview is being shut down after 25 years of covering digital photography and being the best resource for camera reviews. At about the same time, Adobe announced Firefly, its generative AI tool for making photos and artwork by typing text prompts. What does it all mean for photographers?</p>

<p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Jeff Carlson:</strong> <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Glass</a></li>
<li><strong>Kirk McElhearn:</strong> <a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Glass</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p>

<p>(<a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-138-ai" rel="nofollow">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/petapixel" rel="nofollow">PetaPixel TV</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23640006/samsung-s23-moon-photo-controversy-space-zoom-computational-photography" rel="nofollow">Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://photo-ai.com" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s Photo AI Newsletter</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our Snapshots:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Jeff: <a href="https://firefly.adobe.com" rel="nofollow">Adobe Firefly</a></li>
<li>Kirk: <a href="https://amzn.to/3zm4Z5q" rel="nofollow">To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die</a>, Tim Carpenter</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://photoactive.co" rel="nofollow">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p>

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don&#39;t forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p>

<p><em>Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.</em></p>]]>
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