PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
Displaying Episode 41 - 50 of 166 in total of PhotoActive with the tag “lenses”.
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Episode 152: Android and AI
November 3rd, 2023 | 28 mins 9 secs
ai, android, apple, cameras, google, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, ml, photo editing, photo organization, photography, pixel 8, podcast
Google’s Pixel phones are held up as the Android smartphones to follow, and their cameras are often pitted against the iPhone as examples of the state of the art. However, as Kirk discovered when he bought a Pixel 8, the details matter... such as the Pixel 8 not being able to use the full resolution of its main camera. Also in this episode, we check in with some new developments in the generative photography world with Adobe’s release of Firefly 2 and GenAI integration in Photoshop.
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Episode 150: Episode 150: iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro
September 29th, 2023 | 37 mins 13 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, iphone 15, iphone 15 pro, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, tetraprism
Who wants to talk megapixels and tetraprisms? In this episode, recorded shortly after Apple announced the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Kirk and Jeff look at the specs and possibilities of the newest cameras-that-also-make-calls.
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Episode 149: Daniel Agee on Glass Year 2
September 1st, 2023 | 40 mins 39 secs
apple, cameras, daniel agee, glass, glass photo, instagram, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, social media
In episode 111, we talked to the founders of the photo app and community Glass about their approach to making a social photo service that isn’t exhausting or frustrating like Instagram or many others. For this episode, we catch up with Daniel Agee, the head of Marketing and Community at Glass, to talk about Glass’s two year anniversary, eschewing VC funding, and how community is making such a difference.
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Episode 148: Creativity with S J Watson
August 18th, 2023 | 33 mins 40 secs
apple, cameras, creativity, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, sj watson, writing
“With writing I’m trying to use a story to create images, and with photography I’m trying to use images to create a story.” That’s S J Watson, best-selling novelist of Before I Go to Sleep. In this episode we talk to him about how street photography feeds his writing and vice-versa, and the way different endeavors contribute to creative mindsets.
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Episode 147: Is Photo Editing Too Difficult?
August 4th, 2023 | 31 mins 27 secs
apple, cameras, difficult, editing software, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
Is photo editing too difficult? Layers and sliders and specialized apps and lots of options are available to us for processing our digital photos. How much is too much, and are we moving away from photography and getting lost in software?
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Episode 146: Tea and Coffee
July 21st, 2023 | 40 mins 35 secs
apple, cameras, coffee, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, tea
When we record PhotoActive, Kirk is at the end of his day in the U.K. and Jeff has just begun in Seattle, which means we both start off with steaming mugs of our favorite caffeinated beverages. For a change, we thought we’d make this the tea and coffee episode, essential ingredients for any photographer.
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Episode 145: Kirk Simplifies with One Camera
July 7th, 2023 | 35 mins 45 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, leica, leica q3, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, q3, simplify
He really went and did it. When Kirk decided to simplify his photography setup, he sold all of his Fujifilm cameras and lenses, put the Leica Q2 Monochrom up for sale, and bought a brand new Leica Q3. In this episode, we talk about the reasons behind such a drastic move and the advantages of simplifying your gear.
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Episode 144: Wrangling Libraries with Matthieu Kopp
June 23rd, 2023 | 34 mins 33 secs
aperture, apple, avalanche, cameras, conversion, convert, cyme, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lightroom, peakto, photo editing, photo libraries, photo organization, photography, podcast
If you’re like Jeff and Kirk, you probably have multiple photo libraries spread across your disks. Whether it’s because you use several editing apps, or some libraries are tied to outdated applications (RIP Apple Aperture), you don’t want to lose track of all those photos. This week, Matthieu Kopp of CYME joins us to talk about converting and managing multiple libraries using CYME’s utilities Avalanche and Peakto, and why both tasks aren’t as simple as you might think.
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Episode 143: Mike Shaw Wants You to Enjoy the Stars
June 9th, 2023 | 37 mins 22 secs
apple, astrophotography, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, mike shaw, night sky, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, rocky nook
The weather is warming up, the skies are clearing, and we point our eyes and cameras to the sky. But capturing the night sky well requires more than just snapping a photo of the heavens. Mike Shaw, author of the new book The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography, joins us to talk about what gear you need—yes, you can do it with a smartphone!—and how to make stunning star photos.
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Episode 142: Photomator
May 26th, 2023 | 36 mins 5 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, photomator, pixelmator pro, podcast, software
The folks behind Pixelmator Pro have just released Photomator for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and it’s won us over. Designed as a straightforward photo editor (versus the can-do-everything that is Pixelmator Pro), Photomator is surprisingly deep for an app that on the surface is non-intimidating. In this episode, we look at the new Mac version and why it’s likely to become Kirk’s main photo editor.