PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
Displaying Episode 71 - 80 of 166 in total of PhotoActive with the tag “apple”.
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Episode 121: Jeff's European Photo Adventure
July 22nd, 2022 | 40 mins 44 secs
apple, cameras, europe, france, iphone, italy, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, travel
Jeff just returned from two weeks in France and Italy with almost 3000 photos, even though his was a family vacation and not a “photo trip,” per se. From choosing gear to bring and finding time to make photos amid demands of travel and family, it turned out to be an interesting photographic challenge. We talk about what Jeff experienced and learned for the next adventure.
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Episode 120: The Cameras of the Future
June 24th, 2022 | 36 mins 50 secs
apple, cameras, drone, future, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, prediction, quadcopter, speculation
What do the cameras of the future look like? The ones we use now are vastly different from cameras just a decade or two ago, so it’s reasonable to assume that changes will continue to advance. Jeff and Kirk speculate on what’s coming.
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Episode 119: WWDC and New Apple OSes
June 10th, 2022 | 37 mins 39 secs
apple, cameras, ios 16, ipados 16, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, m2, macbook air, macos ventura, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, proraw, raw, watchos 9
Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) wrapped up last week, and with it a lot of news about hardware like the M2-powered MacBook Air and what's coming in macOS Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and watchOS 9. In this episode, Jeff and Kirk look at what struck their interest for photographers.
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Episode 118: Scott Kelby's Travel Tips
May 27th, 2022 | 37 mins 53 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kelby, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, scott kelby, travel, travel photography
Scott Kelby joins us this week to talk about travel photography, using the years of experience he’s gained and now collected into his new book, The Travel Photography Book. We often want to start by figuring out what gear to bring, but Scott makes that point that there are far more important things to consider first.
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Episode 117: John Cornicello on Lens Distortion
May 13th, 2022 | 29 mins 11 secs
apple, cameras, cornicello, distortion, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
In episode 110, Kirk and Jeff talked about dealing with distortion when you’re editing your photos. Now we’re happy to welcome portrait photographer and educator John Cornicello to discuss distortion when you’re photographing. You know those grids of headshots that demonstrate how wide-angle lenses cause distorted features? They’re wrong, and John explains why.
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Episode 116: iPad Photo Editing
April 29th, 2022 | 32 mins 47 secs
apple, cameras, ipad, ipad editing, ipad pro, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
Is an iPad good for photo editing? It can be great for slimming your amount of gear on a trip, but what tradeoffs are involved? In this episode, Jeff and Kirk look at using an iPad or iPad Pro in a photography workflow, from importing images to culling and sorting to editing the photos.
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Episode 115: iPhone Camera Tips & Tricks
April 15th, 2022 | 36 mins 35 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
Millions of people take billions of photos using the built-in Camera app on their iPhones, so we wanted to do an episode all about the clever and sometimes hidden capabilities of this camera that’s always with you.
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Episode 114: Bryan Jones on Why Color Doesn't Exist
April 1st, 2022 | 40 mins 13 secs
apple, black and white, bryan jones, cameras, color theory, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, leica, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, retinal neuroscience
An offhand remark from our guest Bryan Jones when he was a guest on a previous episode stuck with us: “You know color doesn’t actually exist, right?” We had to invite him back to explain! Jones, a retinal neuroscientist, explains that color is really a shared hallucination and talks about how photographers can take advantage of this knowledge.
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Episode 113: Do Photographers Need the Mac Studio?
March 18th, 2022 | 36 mins 36 secs
apple, apple studio display, cameras, hardware, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, m1, m1 pro, m1 processor, m1 ultra, mac studio, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, studio display
Apple announced the Mac Studio, a brand new M1-based desktop Mac that smokes the performance of even the Mac Pro. But is it a good machine for photographers? Jeff and Kirk discuss what’s interesting about the Mac Studio and the new Studio Display.
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Episode 112: Dan Bracaglia on Rediscovering Joy
March 4th, 2022 | 35 mins 19 secs
apple, cameras, dan bracaglia, film photography, iphone, jeff carlson, joy in photography, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, spark joy
Dan Bracaglia joins us again to talk about that perennial problem: rekindling the joy of photography. Especially in winter, it’s easy to remain uninspired about photography, when in fact we know that there are image possibilities everywhere. We chat about some unusual steps to find fun in photography.