PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
Displaying all 10 Episode of PhotoActive with the tag “photo guide”.
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Episode 78: Everyday Photo Retouching
October 9th, 2020 | 48 mins 36 secs
apple, book, cameras, guide, instruction, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast, retouch, retouching
You may think of “retouching” as a high-end photo skill for professionals—and it is—but there are also many types of retouching that every photographer will run into. In this episode, Jeff covers many of the techniques he uses, from removing dust spots in clear skies to erasing unwanted objects from photos, as well as portrait retouching that’s accessible to anyone. This is an extra-long episode with lots of example images, so don’t forget you can view the photos in some podcast players (like Apple Podcasts or Overcast), and of course you can also view them at PhotoActive.co.
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Episode 62: Photos App Extensions with Nik Bhatt
February 28th, 2020 | 35 mins 47 secs
adjustments, apple, cameras, curves, guide, instruction, interview, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, levels, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, photos extensions, podcast, white balance
Gentleman Coder Nik Bhatt returns to help explain a complicated topic with Apple’s Photos app: Photos Extensions. If you want to use another tool to edit images beyond what Photos offers, you can load that software’s editing tools within Photos. It seems straightforward, but soon gets tricky if you want to go back and adjust some of your edit settings or even if you perform a minor edit in Photos first. If you’ve ever been confused about the differences between Photos Extensions and the “Edit with” feature (which do two very different things), especially for raw files, this is the episode for you.
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Episode 52: iPhones 11 and Semantic Rendering
September 27th, 2019 | 35 mins 20 secs
apple, book, cameras, guide, instruction, iphone, iphone11, iphone11 pro, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast, ultrawide camera
Kirk and Jeff both bought the latest models of Apple’s digital camera - sorry, we mean the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. Does adding a third camera make a difference? Is the ultra-wide camera just a gimmick? And what is “semantic rendering” anyway? We explain why nothing is really real, and yet these might be the best-looking photos people create.
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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 47: Jeff Becomes an Event Photographer
July 19th, 2019 | 30 mins 34 secs
apple, ben long, book, cameras, complete digital photography, creativepro, creativeproweek, event photography, guide, instruction, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast
Jeff was the event photographer for the CreativePro Week 2019 conference in Seattle, a task that requires a different approach to making photos. You've probably been asked to shoot some type of event, so we talk a little about specific gear to deal with low-light situations and catching candid shots in a crowded setting.
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Episode 45: Editing Photos in Desktop Apps
June 21st, 2019 | 42 mins 50 secs
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Maybe you've used Apple Photos and are looking for more editing features, or perhaps you're in the Lightroom ecosystem and weary of subscription pricing. In this episode, Kirk and Jeff chat about other photo editing applications you may not be aware of.
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Episode 42: Memory Cards
May 10th, 2019 | 34 mins 53 secs
apple, cameras, guide, instruction, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, memory card, photo editing, photo guide, photo organization, photography, podcast, sandisk, sd card, storage
Your camera stores photos on memory cards, but trying to understand them is a confusing mess of acronyms, speed claims, and marketing. What’s the difference between a UHS-I SD card and a UHS-II card? We break it all down, including why you may not want the fastest (and more expensive) cards available.
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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.