Reminder: Only a few weeks left to grab a hardcover edition of Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet! On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Shiv Verma joins Don to discuss the new products announced by Microsoft including the Surface Duo 2 and Surface Laptop Studio, GoPro Hero 10 Black overheating issues, a very [...]
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don and Steve Brazill recorded live! The topics include the new flagship mirrorless camera from Canon, the antithesis of a sharp lens, the new iPhones and how they will impact mobile photography and finally… what if photography was a video game? A great discussion all around, thanks as [...]
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Bonus: I’m moving to Bulgaria! Adventure awaits us, and we’ll likely be leaving at some point in October. In the meantime, if you wanted a copy of my new book, Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet, the time to place an order is now. Also, if you’d like to order a print of anything [...]
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Jeff Harmon joins the conversation to talk about grey-market and counterfeit gear, a new film stock with ISO 5, how to protect yourself from disaster and a $22,000 judgement against a photographer. All this and more, thanks for listening! Bonus: Don’s new book is the #1 selling book [...]
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss The Leitz Phone 1 and why the camera isn’t centered, other smartphone options for photographers, Sigma’s new 150-600mm lens, Apple Mac Pro GPU options get elevated and how to annoy a photographer. Plus a bonus copyright case! All this and more, thanks to [...]
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 31 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation around patents, pro-level resolution, the ethics of licensing photojournalism images and what some might consider a dream job in Iceland for a month. All this and more, thanks for listening! Story 1: Canon patent application shows shutter-like barrier mechanism for protecting mirrorless image [...]
Jul 31, 2021•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins the show to discuss how to grow your skills as a photographer, a new backup and digital asset manager from SmugMug, and how we would like a film-to-digital conversion take place. It’s always great to have Allan on the show, especially since we both just [...]
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 18 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss new cameras small and gigantic, how nations should handle truth in imaging on social media, advancements in competition for Photoshop and what exactly a “lightograph” is. All this and more – thanks for listening! Preamble: if you have a copy of my new [...]
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 18 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Chris Niccolls joins the conversation to discuss his experience with the Nikon Zfc, the future of Instagram and where photographers should spend their social media time, storage and security issues and the newest product from Lensbaby that might be taking things in the wrong direction. All this and [...]
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ant Pruitt joins the conversation to discuss some heavy and light topics, from the way tech and camera companies treated migrant works through the pandemic to zany patents from Samsung. Also, taking apart things to fix them, and why photographers and videographers might care about Windows 11. All [...]
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Alastair Jolly (Global Brand Manager for SmugMug and Flickr) joins the conversation to geek out about a possible retro-inspired camera from Nikon, how Instagram’s algorithms bring infringed content to your stream, Razer’s new 14″ blade laptop that checks all the boxes but one, and new images from the [...]
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the conversation for another live episode! We discuss a lot of science topics that truly push our current limits of photography, from a greater understanding of the first colour images through to breaking boundaries in lens size and resolving power. All this and a discussion [...]
Jun 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins to discuss copyright infringement in video games, the juggernauts from Canon and Nikon, inexpensive (and hopefully good) lenses, as well as the latest and future from Apple. All this and more! And if the audio sounds a little muffled, the primary recording had issues and [...]
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by both Steve Brazill and Jordan Drake to discuss the latest software update (and persistent bugs) from Adobe, new camera and lens announcements from Panasonic, a photograph of cheese that resulted in a 13.5 year jail sentence and the most horrible way to comply with [...]
May 28, 2021•1 hr 37 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Jordan Drake jumps into the copilot seat to discuss the Peak Design Marketplace, the ways you can further utilize IBIS, modular smartphone concepts, cinema lenses and what to do about equipment theft. All this and more in a fun conversation – thanks for listening! Story 1: Peak Design [...]
May 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the conversation once again to discuss Don’s new book and a live unboxing, knowing your worth as a photographer and how some entities may want to take advantage of you, weird cameras, the truth of lies and photography, and what to consider for your next [...]
May 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation to discuss way too many lenses, government censorshipin times of crisis, mistakes we’ve made personally and professionally about photography and a neat little projector. Plus picks of the week as always! Another great episode, thanks for listening! Story 1: Sony introduces compact FE [...]
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Frederick Van Johnson joins Don Komarechka to discuss photo contests – the good and the bad, products that function as a solution searching for a problem, Google Earth’s new time-lapse feature and so much more. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Coronavirus Hug in Brazil Wins World Press Photo [...]
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ibarionex Perello joins the conversation for a talk about photographic professions on the other side of the pandemic, what Canon has up it’s sleeve for the EOS R3, hard drives and back-up strategies, and a 3D lens for wigglegrams that can be built at home. All this and [...]
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Chris Marquardt joins the conversation to discuss Getty Images buying Unsplash, the move to mirrorless and the discontinuation of Canon lenses. We also talk about April Fool’s photography joke products, including thew 10 year anniversary of The Invisible Camera. All this and more – thanks for listening! Story [...]
Apr 05, 2021•52 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Shiv Verma to discuss the curious specifications of the Sigma fp L, the strange fluid optics design of an upcoming smartphone, new lenses coming from major manufacturers and how to simplify a product photo shoot. All this and some great banter, thanks for listening! [...]
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by PhotoJoseph (Joseph Linaschke) to discuss the latest firmware updates across many Panasonic cameras, the value of a brand vs. the products they create, who is entrusted with repairing film cameras and the pursuit of happiness – and failures – as creative individuals. All this [...]
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins the conversation to discuss the virtues of enhancing image details, who buys flagship cameras, how to present your portfolio online and what’s to be made of NFT “CryptoArt”. All this and more, thanks for listening! Story 1: Adobe Photoshop’s ‘Super Resolution’ Made My Jaw Hit [...]
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve joins the conversation to discuss the amazing cameras on Perseverance, AI technology is taking over people, high-speed cameras reach new limits and an everlasting tripod. As always a fun discussion, thanks for listening! Story 1: A Closer Look at the Mars Perseverance Rover’s Incredible Cameras (via PetaPixel) [...]
Mar 06, 2021•58 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Steve Brazill to discuss the latest cameras from Fujifilm, what photo competitions to stay away from, censorship, stock and a nifty little 3D camera. As always, thanks so much for listening! Story 1: Fujifilm GFX 100S offers 100MP in a smaller, less-expensive body (via [...]
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Jeff Harmon to discuss Sony’s new juggernaut of a camera, the mystery of broken lenses, what cheap lenses deserve praise and documenting history with extreme resolution. All this and more -thanks as always for listening! Bonus: Watch Don’s latest DPReview TV video about diffraction!: [...]
Jan 28, 2021•57 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins the conversation to discuss 2020 camera sales, the ominous OM Digital Solutions, whether we need new displays, some random stuff about Kodak and Via Getty. Thanks very much for listening! Story 1: BCN+R data shows digital camera sales in Japan were down 40% year-over-year (via [...]
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the discussion for new ways for photographers to defend their copyright in the US, why-oh-why do we need a 32MP selfie camera, new monitors from Dell at CES, repurposing IMAX lenses and Google taking a feature away from their flagship phones. All this and more, [...]
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 23 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ant Pruitt joins the conversation to discuss the woes of wedding photographers during the pandemic, where the Leica SL2-S sits in the marketplace, How Apple ProRaw might be positively disruptive and what happens when you forget about your beer can camera for eight years. All this and more [...]
Dec 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to once again continue the “live” recording experiment. Topics include how AI is shaping our perceptions of photography, new processing power on mobile, patents from Yongnuo and Samsung and the ethics of disrupting nature for a shot. All this and more! Story 1: AI Editing [...]
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 15 min