Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Jeremiah and Chris have stories to tell about the things you can get away with when it comes to taking photos or shooting film or video. From Christmas Vacation and Benny & Joon to simple household items. Picks of the week: Saving a PNG to a bird Book tip: Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock ...
Aug 17, 2025•45 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! All the making! Making friends, making prints, making photos, making whoopee, making book. This week we talk - and had to stop ourselves on time rather than topics 😀 - about making photo books. Zines, fine art, journals... It turns out Adrian even knows the difference between a monograph and a retrospective, well, at least after thinking it through. Picks of the week: A life in Ten Pictures Publish Your Photography Book by Darius D. H...
Aug 06, 2025•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Where do we go from here? No point in sharing our photos on socials anymore - they're dead, just an advertising feed . Or are they? But how should we discover new things? How do we get past the bots to engage with real humans? Picks of the week: B&H Podcast with Edward Burtynsky VSCO Capture The Wayback Machine This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twi...
Jul 30, 2025•50 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! For a while now - actually quite a long while - we have been publishing our shows as video on YouTube . Recently, we have added Shorts to our channel as little samples of good the whole thing really is 😀. that could mean a whole lot of editing and publishing work for the team except that - because Chris is a genius (note from Chris: the robots deserve all the credit, I basically just yelled "enhance!") - it's all automated thorugh vib...
Jul 23, 2025•51 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Hopium - a hybrid of hope and opium. We all sometimes want stuff to happen, or be true, or to be as good as it seems. So Jeremiah and Chris have done some digging into UV printing to see how real the recent biggest ever kickstarter might be. And along the way, we smile fondly at the memory of some products that never quite made it - looking at you Light 16! Picks of the week: How autofocus actually works chrismeetschris Project Indigo ...
Jul 16, 2025•46 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Every so often we like to ask the question “can we capture still photos from video?” For sure the arts of photography and filming require different camera settings to get desired effects - but what if you just shot video without an ND and let the shutter speed ramp up until you lose the motion blur? Or perhaps go the other way and optimise for video at capture and then process as still images? We have a whole host of AI tools now to he...
Jul 09, 2025•49 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! What if you were developing a creative tool that seemed to blend 2D and 3D printing? And then what if your kickstarter raised 93x (yes, 93 times) your funding goal. This week we discuss the eufyMake E1 , the first personal 3D-texture UV printer. Picks of the week: A visit at the world's largest camera Douglas Kirkland Jeremiah's image This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Ma...
Jul 02, 2025•42 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Jeremiah and Chris chart a rapid timeline: from 19th-century product photos to the large-format, chrome-gloss ads of the 1960-80s; through the 1990s digital pivot, when Photoshop and backs replaced film; to today’s virtual sets where most product images are CGI — see Zalando , IKEA , and modern car campaigns . Despite AI and renders, authentic photos still outperform for trust. Technology changes the tools, not the vision—story-driven,...
Jun 25, 2025•46 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Show Notes – The Future of Photography Show Notes – The Future of Photography Show Notes – The Future of Photography This week, Chris and Adrian talk about the rise of digital cameras that simulate the analog experience. From film advance levers and stripped-down interfaces to the absence of screens and menus, more photographers are embracing limitations to rediscover creative freedom. They discuss cameras like the Fujifilm X Half , th...
Jun 20, 2025•33 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It's an upbeat week! It turns out there is a whole lot of innovation going on in the world of photography... Mentioned in the show: Fujifilm X-Half Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Xplorer Bundle 3D-Printed 135 Wide-Format Film Camera Falcon P-35 Project Hasselblad Xpan Davinci Resolve 20 Picks of the week: Insta360 Go 3S xpan mode ObscuraFlex This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) J...
Jun 18, 2025•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! What does a good photograph need? Light? A subject? And are there more nuanced needs like attention and noticing - elements related to the mind of the creative photographer at work? This week, Chris is back from his annual Abbey Workshop with lots of great stories and some thought provoking discussion topics. Picks of the week: Klostergeister 2025 video Calligraphy @ Klostergeister Blackmagicdesign Davinci Resolve 20 This is an episode...
Jun 11, 2025•43 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! "I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle." Ok, we're not there yet. But how much do we trust the lenses, sensors and algorithms that we encounter in our everyday lives? Do we even notice them all? Have we outsourced the decisive moment? Picks of the week: Last Laughs by Elliott Erwitt Everyday moments on Earth This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah ...
Jun 04, 2025•37 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! There has been a lot of hype recently about a new Canon Camera. Is it genuinely innovative? Does it move dials or change games or shift paradigms? Will it help anyone? Time to dive in. Adrian is unreasonably excited, Jeremiah considerably less so - he wants to destroy a bunch of them. Maybe Chris can help us find a balanced view! This week we discuss the Canon V1 . Picks of the week: Mystery woman with loads of celebs Davinci Resolve F...
May 21, 2025•40 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It's been a wee while since the team got together, so this week we are sharing some stories of things we did, stories we found and generally just enjoying ourselves. Join us 😀. Mentioned in the show: Shooting lots of video - a photographer’s view K&F Concept combined VND, CPL and Mist filter Davinci Resolve Capcut Scientists "discover" a new color Picks of the week: Spectacular ELT Photos Sennheiser MKE 400 Jesús Mascaraque’s Digi...
May 14, 2025•39 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! A mystery to solve! A collection of color slides and unprocessed film from the 1960s and 1970s was discovered in the 1980s . The images, separated from their photographer, were meticulously developed by two Bay Area historians. Recently they ran a kickstarter to help them fund the project of processing, curating and investigating all the images - including an objective to identify the photographer! Picks of the week: Cameradactyl Maste...
May 07, 2025•43 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! We live in a time of swiftly rising prices. Global supply chain issues, followed by high inflation and topped off with new trade tariffs - all have contributed to the increased cost of our artistic endeavours. So this week we talk about the impact that has on us all, not just our purchases but also the aesthetic impact on our work. Mentioned in the show: Fujifil price hikes Impact of tariffs Canon Powershot V1 Picks of the week: Jake R...
Apr 09, 2025•41 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! What is the value of photography projects? How do they make us feel? How do they influence the world? Today we consider documentary, artistic, propaganda, family and other projects. How to start, how to finish and all things in between! Mentioned in the show: Gulag by Barry Lewis Goodnight Sweetheart by Anil Mistry The Photographer's Guide to Los Santos by Marco de Mutiis and Matteo Bittanti Uncanny Valley by Jeremiah Chechik Picks of ...
Apr 02, 2025•54 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Following the Photo Show and a recent article in Amateur Photographer about swapping EF lenses for RF lenses, it's time to ask the question - what should we buy? Maybe a small LED light, or an anchor plate? A tripod? An enormous telephoto lens? It's different for everyone, of course, but here are our thoughts! Picks of the week: Sebring Works - Thor Rebel World's largest camera This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast wi...
Mar 26, 2025•44 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Our annual report from The Photography and Video Show . This year the show moved to London which gave a little more room to move - and that turned out to be important because there were a lot of people there! So what did we see?... Mentioned in the show: Jeremiah's recent show Peakto media manager software [Evoto]( https://www.evoto.ai ) AI photo editor Sigma BF camera Innova papers Micro mics from Saramonic , Hollyland and Rode OM Sys...
Mar 19, 2025•55 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Every once in a while, a new thing emerges that is different from the other things. A new expression of the thing that perhaps shows us how otherly things can be if we indulge in some beautiful foolishness. So it is with a smile of delight that this week we talk about the Sigma BF. Mentioned in the show: Gordon Laing's video of the Sigma BF Sigma CEO interview New Sigma lenses Pansonic S-R26 lens 7artisans 35mm f5/6 lens We also mentio...
Mar 05, 2025•45 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Happy Birthday Flickr! It's not often we get the chance to celebrate the 21st birthday of one of our favourite online services - so we are very happy to indulge this week! And Flickr is celebrating with a 21-day challenge . What's YOUR favourite thing about Flickr? The friendly atmosphere? The CReative Commons licensing? The lack of algorithms? Mentioed in the show: Chris's Flickr Adrian's Flickr Integration to Flickr services 204 Happ...
Feb 26, 2025•38 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Time for a little lighthearted app talk. We all love a phone app for photography and many of us have more than a few. Whether it is for capture or edit or sharing, as a wise man wants said: there's an app for that! Apps mentioned in the show: XP4N Capcut Pearla Hipstamatic Classic Leica Lux Photomator Picks of the week: Weatherproof kit Fuji X-T3 and 35mm f/2 WR XP4N app This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adri...
Feb 19, 2025•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Today we shoot through the looking glass... and the drinking glass... and cellophane and anything else we can get our hands on. How can we choose and execute creative distortions in our images? How does it effect the impact of the image? And it's fun too! Picks of the week: Aperture Priority Key Caps Google maps fly through Soviet lenses This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com ...
Feb 12, 2025•45 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Capturing that image in your head can be hard at times right? But sometimes, mother nature herself gives you a glorious helping hand. So this week we are talking about how weather and environmental conditions can help you out, can influence your approach and ultimately get you a cracking shot. The YouTube version of this show has all the photos - and if you are listening as a podcast, you can see the photos in our shared album . Picks ...
Feb 05, 2025•46 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Our discussion of the Los Angeles fires and the impact they have had on people, community and the city at large. Jeremiah is close - thankfully not too close - and shares what it is like to live through these times and events. Mentioned in the show: Wikipedia page on the fires [Watch Duty appl(] https://app.watchduty.org ) Ibarionex Perello lost his home and studio in the Eaton Fire, Altadena, CA. Hear his podcast on surviving the fire...
Jan 26, 2025•53 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! The days are getting longer again! Well, a little bit, if you live in the northern hemisphere. So it's a good time to look forward into 2025. What our your hopes and dreams? What photo projects are you looking forward to? It's the start of something new! Picks of the week: Gulag by Barry Lewis Smartflex Camera This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik http...
Jan 08, 2025•55 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! shownotes This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com , All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find u...
Dec 31, 2024•41 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Happy Holidays everyone! Wherever and however you listen to or watch TFOP, thank you for your support and interest ❤️. I n TFOP lands, these are the shortest and darkest days of the year - a great time to review and reflect. So this week we indulge in sharing some of our photos from the year and telling their stories. Picks of the week: Two photography Connections word games by Chris: When it clicks.. , Photo or..? (out of 16 words fin...
Dec 18, 2024•55 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! "That looks promising!" The tech we use for image making is always evolving. So today we share some thoughts about what is here/near in tech and how it would be useful to us. There's also some news items: Yet another new film camera: NANA William Eggleston photo auctions for $1.44 million German Army Leica auctioned off for $3.8 million Tripod maker goes wireless mics Picks of the week: Telescopes are getting smarter too Help Adrian fi...
Dec 11, 2024•51 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! shownotes This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com , All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find u...
Dec 04, 2024•52 min
