PhotoActive - Episodes Tagged with “Black And White”

Episode 114: Bryan Jones on Why Color Doesn't Exist

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700

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.

Guest:

Bryan William Jones: Instagram, website, Flickr

Hosts:

Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass

Show Notes:

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Our Snapshots:

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Episode 104: The Leica Episode

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:30:00 -0700

The day has arrived: Kirk finally purchased his dream camera, the Leica Q2 Monochrom. Why would someone pay for a camera that shoots only in black and white? In this episode, we talk about the advantages of a sensor without RGB, how shooting with the Q2 Monochrom is changing the way Kirk shoots, and processing the images in Capture One.

Hosts:

Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram
Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram
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Show Notes:

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Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Shimoda Explore v2
Kirk: Eyes Wide Open! 100 Years of Leica Photography

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Episode 76: Shooting and Developing Film with Angus Haywood

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0700

This week we talk to landscape film photographer Angus Haywood about building his own darkroom in a shed behind his house, seeing the world in a square aspect ratio, and the pace and people you experience when shooting film.

Guest:

Angus Haywood, Instagram, Facebook

Hosts:

Show Notes:

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Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Avalanche
Kirk: - Kirk: Shooting in High ISO

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Episode 50: Creative Black and White Photography with Harold Davis

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0700

Artist, photographer, and writer Harold Davis joins us to discuss his new book Creative Black & White, 2nd Edition, and we talk about the photographer as artist, and how to see the world in monochrome.

Guest:

Harold Davis: Instagram, website
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Show Notes:

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Episode 44: Minimalist Photographer Michael Kenna
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams (Wikipedia)
Ansel Adams on capturing Moonrise over Hernandez, interview that includes the original image.
Silver Efex Pro
Skylum Tonality filters for Luminar
Episode 42: Memory Cards (Kirk's snapshot pick, the Tonality filters)

Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Zeiss 200 Lens Wipes
Kirk: A piece of black cloth

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Episode 44: Minimalist Photographer Michael Kenna

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:30:00 -0700

Michael Kenna has been photographing for 45 years, and is well known for his minimalist, black-and-white landscape photos. Kirk took a trip to Bosham, on the southern coast of England, to see a 45-year retrospective exhibit of his work, and to talk with Michael Kenna about his photography.

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Guest:

Michael Kenna

Hosts:

Show Notes:

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Thanks to Luke Whitaker and Angus Haywood of Bosham Gallery for their warm welcome. And thanks to Michael for the ice cream.

Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Bypass the Camera Roll in iOS 13
Kirk: Forms of Japan: Michael Kenna

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Episode 19: Michael Rubin and Classic Photos

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 23:00:00 -0700

Conversations about photography can lead to unexpected places. Although Jeff has known Michael Rubin since the days when they were both writing technology books for Peachpit Press, it wasn’t until recently that he learned about Michael’s extensive collection of fine-art photography. Of course, he had to introduce Michael to Kirk, which resulted in this episode where we enjoy an enthusiastic conversation with Michael about two prints in his collection: Arnold Newman’s “Igor Stravinsky, 1946” and Elliot Erwitt’s “New York City, 1950.”

Sponsor

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Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Phottix Ares Wireless Flash Trigger Set
Kirk: In My Room, Saul Leiter