PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
We found 10 episodes of PhotoActive with the tag “photo organization”.
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Episode 139: The Rant Episode
April 14th, 2023 | 32 mins 36 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
It’s time to rant. Are photographers spending too much energy in front of the computer instead of behind the camera? Does posting a photo to a public forum make it an invitation for criticism? And is there actually a good street photo of a woman looking at her cell phone amid all the copycats out there? This isn’t just curmudgeonly banter—we dig into some photographic issues that have been gnawing at us.
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Episode 138: DPReview and AI Photography
March 31st, 2023 | 32 mins 32 secs
ai photography, apple, cameras, dpreview, generative ai, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
We had an entirely different topic planned for this episode and then learned just before recording that the website DPReview is being shut down after 25 years of covering digital photography and being the best resource for camera reviews. At about the same time, Adobe announced Firefly, its generative AI tool for making photos and artwork by typing text prompts. What does it all mean for photographers?
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Episode 137: Zoom Lenses with Chris Niccolls
March 17th, 2023 | 34 mins 20 secs
apple, cameras, chris niccolls, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, zoom lenses
Chris Niccolls joins us this episode to talk about zoom lenses! Chris gets to shoot using most new cameras and lenses for DPReview TV, so we wanted to tap into his extensive hands-on experience with zooms. Do they require too many compromises? Why are some so expensive? And can we put to rest the idea that real photographers only shoot with prime lenses?
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Episode 136: Photo Preconceptions
March 3rd, 2023 | 35 mins 33 secs
apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photo preconceptions, photography, podcast, proraw, raw
Do you use a particular lens or photographic technique because someone said that was the only way to do it? In this episode, we break down some common photo preconceptions.
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Episode 135: Metadata
February 17th, 2023 | 29 mins 31 secs
apple, apple photos, cameras, excire, gps, iphone, jeff carlson, keywords, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, metadata, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast
“I never metadata I didn’t like.” Do we need to spend hours entering metadata for our images? Or do we even care about metadata? We look at why metadata is important, and at some automated solutions like AI-assisted object recognition in the Photos app, Lightroom, and other tools.
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Episode 134: Mike Hipple Lived Through That
February 3rd, 2023 | 32 mins 38 secs
1990s, 1990s music, apple, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, mike hipple, musicians, photo book, photo editing, photo organization, photo project, photography, podcast, portraits
We’re excited to welcome photographer Mike Hipple to talk about his latest book “Lived Through That: 90s Musicians Today.” What started as an artistic distraction to photograph creative people spawned a book of iconic 1980s musicians, “80s Redux!,” which he followed up with this book of notable music makers of the next decade. We talk about working on such a large project, dealing with unexpected adversity, and improvising on the fly.
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Episode 133: New Year, New Goals
January 20th, 2023 | 32 mins 50 secs
apple, cameras, flash, goals, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lighting, new year, new year's resolutions, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, portraits, resolutions
What will your photography look like in the new year? Although Kirk and Jeff are wary of making any New Year’s resolutions, they each came up with photographic goals to chase that involve learning new skills and pushing out of their comfort zones.
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Episode 132: The Best Focal Length
December 23rd, 2022 | 38 mins 18 secs
aperture, apple, background blur, bokeh, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lightroom, luminar, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, proraw, raw
Perhaps you’ve heard that there’s an ideal focal length that is the closest approximation to the human eye. Or perhaps you’re a purist who can’t imagine shooting anything but a 50mm prime. In this episode, Jeff and Kirk dig into these preconceptions and talk about how focal length affects your photography.
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Episode 131: Buying a New Camera
December 9th, 2022 | 32 mins 50 secs
apple, camera buying, cameras, fujifilm, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, proraw, raw
October and November bring a deluge of new camera announcements, which gets our minds to thinking, “Do we need new cameras?” But buying a camera today is different than it was just a few years ago, with factors such as AI-based autofocus systems and much higher megapixel sensors that affect everything from memory cards to computer storage.
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Episode 130: Apple Photos Little-Known Features
November 25th, 2022 | 34 mins 20 secs
apple, apple photos, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, proraw, raw
In this episode, we’re focusing our attention on features in the Photos apps for Mac and iOS/iPadOS. Did you know you can select text in images, select and copy subjects with a single touch, identify plants and animals, and identify duplicates in your library? We show you how.