PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
Displaying Episode 11 - 18 of 18 in total of PhotoActive with the tag “interview”.
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Episode 60: Machine Learning with Andrius Gailiunas and Pixelmator Pro
January 31st, 2020 | 35 mins 30 secs
andrius gailiunas, apple, cameras, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, machine learning, ml, ml super resolution, photo editing, photo organization, photography, pixelmator, pixelmator pro, podcast
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Andrius Gailiunas of Pixelmator to talk about machine learning and how it powers some of the features in Pixelmator Pro. In particular, we’re impressed with ML Super Resolution, a way to enlarge photos beyond their original dimensions while retaining quality and crispness.
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Episode 54: Product Photography with Dan Bracaglia
October 25th, 2019 | 35 mins 58 secs
apple, cameras, dan bracaglia, dpreview, guest, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, product photography
How do you make product photos look fresh and interesting? Do you need a well-equipped studio? Dan Bracaglia shoots thousands of images of cameras and other accessories in his job as photo editor at DPReview. Dan joins Kirk and Jeff to answer those questions and more.
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Episode 48: Adventures with Dan Bailey
August 2nd, 2019 | 41 mins 50 secs
apple, book, cameras, dan bailey, fujifilm, guide, instruction, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast, rocky nook
Photographer Dan Bailey is our guest this week to talk about his book FUJIFILM X Series Unlimited: Mastering Techniques and Maximizing Creativity with Your FUJIFILM Camera—though we’re not focusing on Fujifilm cameras. We’re more interested in questions such as how many of your camera’s features you should understand, whether technical details really matter, and how Dan became a pro photographer and expert in the first place.
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Episode 40: Location Exploration with HoudahGeo
April 12th, 2019 | 37 mins 4 secs
apple, cameras, geotag, houdah, houdahgeo, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, location, photo editing, photo organization, photography, pierre bernard, podcast, software
Where did you take that photo? Nearly every smartphone records its position when it captures an image, but very few cameras do. In this episode, we talk to Pierre Bernard, developer of the Mac application HoudahGeo, about how and why you'd want to geotag your photos.
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Episode 39: Tripods with Mason Marsh
March 29th, 2019 | 43 mins 57 secs
apple, cameras, gitzo, guide, instruction, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, manfrotto, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast, really right stuff, tripod
Many photo situations call for stability, and that means setting up a tripod. But the options when choosing one quickly become complicated: height, weight, materials, price, and don’t forget the head that holds the camera. To help sort it all, we welcome photographer, educator, and former photojournalist Mason Marsh to the show.
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Episode 38: Levels and Curves with Nik Bhatt
March 15th, 2019 | 38 mins 30 secs
adjustments, apple, cameras, curves, guide, instruction, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, levels, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast, white balace
We welcome Nik Bhatt, of Gentlemen Coders and RAW Power fame, to pick his brain on editing photos using levels and curves: what the differences are between the two tonal adjustment tools, and how to use them. We also talk about understanding the histogram, and touch on editing white balance and why we may be using the eyedropper tool wrong.
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Episode 34: Ben Long's Complete Digital Photography
January 18th, 2019 | 36 mins 7 secs
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Author, educator, photographer, and all-around knowledgeable guy Ben Long joins us this week to talk about the 9th — yes, ninth — edition of his comprehensive book “Complete Digital Photography.” We cover how photography and people’s expectations about photography have changed since the early versions of the book.
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Episode 10: Quintin Lake's Long Photo Walk
August 3rd, 2018 | 44 mins 33 secs
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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 what can be left behind, and why ambitious projects like this are worth pursuing.