Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! The camera obscura was invented 1,000 years ago this week (possibly ;-) but it took another 800 years to invent photography. Since then the pace of innovation has increased dramatically and we now see amazing photography innovations frequently. And people do fantastic things with them. This week we revel in all that, celbrating some specific innovations and specualting about others. Picks of the week: Canon dual fisheye lens , Surrogat...
Nov 17, 2021•50 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Failure is something to be avoided at all costs, right? Well.. we explore how failure in photography can (and probably will) help you advance and become a better photographer. Picks of the week: Surreal Blurred Portraits Between Painting and Photography , South Tipperary Arts Center - Water Witching - Shelagh Honan This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/Ade968 , Eimear King https:/...
Nov 10, 2021•36 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Every now and again a camera is released that makes you wonder if it will change direction of the industry. The Nikon Z9 might be one of those. It's a sports camera with no mechanical shutter. It can shoot 8k video for hours. It has a whole range of AI focus modes. Can it challenge your phone head-on? Picks of the week: Photo transfer from the 1980s / Elliott Erwitt interview / DJI Pocket 2 This is an episode of The Future of Photograp...
Nov 03, 2021•44 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! We're doing something different for episode 200. Everyone is out but instead of just skipping a TFOP week, we thought it would be fun to bring you with us. Enjoy our little stories from around from around the globe. This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/Ade968 , Eimear King https://www.instagram.com/apostroph__e/ , Jeremiah Chechik https://www.chechik.com/ , Chris Marquardt https:...
Oct 29, 2021•12 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! New stuff from Apple and we've had a chance to play now so what's it al about? What's fun? What's useful? Mentioned in the show: Cinematic mode, Memories, Live Text, Shared with you, ProRes video, Sensor shift IBIS. See all the marketing wow here! Picks of the week: iPhone 13 Pro Max camera module teardown Rode SmartLav NordVPN Moleskine Flow app This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter....
Oct 20, 2021•44 min
Watch this on video | Buy us a coffee: Chris / Henry / Mario Zip, zap speedy - this week we're into instant photos. Chris brings an awesome history of instant photography, we cover the current options for instant shooting and there are new products just about to launch. Add to that a taster of the wealth of artists making amazing images with instant film and we have a conversation! Mentioned in the show: Instant photography Polaroid Fuji Instax Canon small Selphy Zink printers Future Instax Wide...
Oct 13, 2021•56 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Slooowwwly now ;-) This week we discuss using long exposures with slow shutters. Lots of great art to see but how technology is evolving to support and/or hinder the art? Modern cameras can help, but phones need lots of computational assitance. And then there are post tools, loads of them! Mentioned in the show: Andrew S Gray Reuben Wu Picks of the week: Scary Chris iPhone 13 Mini Canon T70 Daniel Castonguay Francesca Woodman This is a...
Oct 06, 2021•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Back out in the real world, we report from The Photography Show on all the bright new things. The source of innovation may surprise you! Mentioned in the show: Pinsta all-in-one camera, darkroom and enlarger Picks of the week: Lomo instant back for 4x5 Sunny16 report from the show floor TT Artisans new 40mm macro lens This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/Ade968 , Eimear King http...
Sep 29, 2021•51 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Propaganda pre-dates photography by, oh, about thousands of years. But the arrival of photography gave a boost to propaganda reach and efficacy beyond almost any other medium. We discuss many forms of propaganda, how to counter it and how to avoid making it. Links from our conversation: International beauty propaganda Social media and body image The Effects of Beauty Propaganda on Female Consumers Greenwashing examples Orientalism in p...
Sep 22, 2021•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Forensic documentation, taking a note, navigating your car on autopilot or even faking the colonisation of a Martian moon. These are all now use cases for photography. We explore these and more to find the future of utilitarian photography. Discussed in the show: Airbnb photography Trevor Paglen Picks of the week: Honda e door mirrors Bone music Nicolas Polli Todd McLellan More Todd This is an episode of The Future of Photography podca...
Sep 15, 2021•53 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Ever wonder how some gets "that look"? Today we share some of our editing tips - specific tools and techniques for editing. There is (of course) a smattering of talk about apps as well ;-) Apps mentioned in the podcast: Apple Photos MacOS Darkroom Pixelmator Photo Polarr Picks of the week: Adobe alternatives Fuji X Weekly Davinci Resolve This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/Ade96...
Sep 01, 2021•53 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Part of photography is about making memories. For family, for friends, for history, for your local sports club. So what is the best way to make and/or trigger memories? Is it a printed photo, a short video snippet, an epic movie? And what will people look for in a memory 50 years from now? Should we all be shooting for VR for them? Or will they like our quaint 2D rectangles? Picks of the week: New iconic construction photo Smallrig cag...
Aug 18, 2021•52 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Jeremiah and Chris take over this episode to take look at six pictures and at the stories and decisions behind them. Come along as we talk about crushed highlights, flipping footprints inside-out, artificial sand, a cold and wet day in Moscow and a frozen tree deep in the heart of Siberia. Today's picks: Subscription-free alternatives to Adobe products , Nightscapes by Omi Kim This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast wit...
Aug 11, 2021•54 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! As the song goes, "Expresssss Yourself". This week we get creative with some editing of images - comparing them to the base shots generated by our various cameras. Check out the different interpretations, styles and approaches! Find our photos here Picks of the week: Kodachrome forever Get out in bad weather to shoot! Cortis & Sonderegger This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/...
Aug 04, 2021•59 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Jeremiah takes us on a highly compressed dive into how the NFT market has developed since we last talked about it and how to be part of it as a photographer. You'll learn how to buy ETH, how to get a wallet for it, and how to connect that wallet with different markets, so you can sell and buy your own NFTs. Different markets serve different purposes, here are a few of them: Rarible , Foundation , HEN , Mintable , Cryptovoxels , Ephimer...
Jul 14, 2021•30 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Chris presents three new devleopments from computational photography and videography. Relighting (portraits) will keep the light, shadows, color and even specular highlights realistic when swapping out a background. Good old StyleGAN2, the neural net that, among other things, creates artificial humans has received an upgrade with several improvements. If you're a film maker, how about making your virtual car chases much more realistic ...
Jul 07, 2021•28 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! If part of photographic composition is an exercise in reduction, at some point we must reach a minimalist image . There are lots of great internet resources to study minimalism , including webinars . Can you go through minimalism and out the other side ? Can you use colour ? We discuss! Picks of the week: Minimalist video of camera shutter sounds Adrian Otero Vila The Great Picture Free images of Ireland This is an episode of The Futur...
Jun 30, 2021•56 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! A deliberately very positive conversation about making the most of opportunities (whilst staying safe, of course) to "get back out there". Everybody and every place are different but there is reason to be optimistic so we explore that - photowalks, workshops, even big TV productions. Picks of the week: Film is magic! (Smarter Every Day) Photography as a mini well-being break - very therapeutic Uncanny vallaey of the 1920s This is an ep...
Jun 23, 2021•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It turns out that neither AC/DC nor Metallica defined black - it was some scientists at a place called Surrey Nanosystems . Then those same scientists, or maybe some different ones, invented the whitest white . Then artists took over and made the pinkest pink and the mirroriest mirror. What does all this mean for the future of photography? Tune in and find out. Picks of the week: A personal historical art project New Agent Shadow 35mm ...
Jun 16, 2021•44 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Despite the lack of clarity regarding its pronunciation, the GIF has left a lasting impression on our internet culture. As the first web-based looping video format it is now part of memes and the general vocabulary that we use every day in messengers and social media. It sort of started with the dancing baby in 1996 and Cinemagraphs are a subset of the genre. Apps: GIF Toaster, gifgab, Picoo camera, Cinemagraph app. This is an episode ...
Jun 09, 2021•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Carrying on our exploration of HDR, this week we look at how to build an HDR video workflow using consumer-grade tools. Surprise learning point - it's easier than we thought it would be. Topics covered include shooting, editing, publishing and viewing HDR video with a range of tools from phone apps to Davinci Resolve . So what will work best for you? Picks of the week: Polaroid Go Lumafusion Filmora Further HDR reading This is an episo...
May 26, 2021•58 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! LDR, SDR, HDR. Today we start a two-part episode on high dynamic range. First, we need to make sure we all understand what the heck we are discussing! So here is a primer, a bit technical, hopefully useful. LDR: That horribleness you see in photos where the whole image is close to a single brightness or luminosity level. SDR: What your TV displays - unless you have a modern, probably expensive one. HDR: High Dynamic Range! But what doe...
May 19, 2021•54 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! We take our lighting theory from last week out into the real world. Available, continuous, flash - three types of light to play with and discuss. Strengths and challenges, personal preferences and even light you cannot see ! (see our own photos here ) Picks of the week: Whitest paint ever , Video filters for your phone , Isabella Tabacchi , Candle-lit movie . This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock htt...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Why do we turn our white balance adjustment wheels the wrong way? Well, there is some science there involving Lord Kelvin , Max Planck , a lightbulb , electromagnetic radiation and quantum mechanics. This week we tell that story and apply what we learn to our photography. There's also some pinhole goodness. Picks of the week: Yongnuo YN360 , Harry Potter Studios , Anthem One . This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast wit...
May 05, 2021•54 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Continuing our look at gloriously tangible aspects of photography, this week we take a brisk canter through the thriving world of analogue - cameras and film. Lots of links we discuss in the show: Polaroid Week 2021 , Cameradactyl 3D printed cameras, Reality So Subtle pinhole cameras, Intrepid Camera and Enlarger , Kosmo Photo film, Revolog film, Solarcan , Analogue Wonderland Picks of the week: The Invisible Camera , Polaroid Go , His...
Apr 28, 2021•53 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! A good counterfoil for crazy intangible digital stuff - printing! Messy, sometimes dangerous and loads of fun. But what does the future look like? As consumers and even as fine artists we hae so much choice available to us today. We discuss archival quality prints, the fun of printing, sustainability... Picks of the week: Chris at the Eastman Vault , Chris showing Cyanotype at the Eastman Museum , Martian colour checker , Technical col...
Apr 21, 2021•53 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Who owns your work? Whilst copyright is often talked about, the concept doesn't even exist in Germany. So in a global village (now with added NFTs - which are not the subject of this show, we promise) how is creativity protected? Plus, a great historical story about the first copyright case from over 1,000 years ago! Links from the show: UK law , Irish law , Che Guevara . Picks of the week: 99PI The Real Book , There Is No Antimemetics...
Apr 14, 2021•45 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Ok, so Eimear wants a new camera. It's been 17 years (not typo!) since she last bought one so safe to say a new one should have some improvements. But which to pick? And what views do the rest of the team have? Picks of the week: NFT April Fool , Polarr app selections , Samuel Bourne , Katharina Bosse . This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/Ade968 , Eimear King https://www.instagr...
Apr 07, 2021•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Time to tackle NFTs. Or at least time to start tackling NFTs. Jeremiah bravely jumped down numerous rabbit holes to bring us a view of the emerging highly lucrative (for some) world of Non-Fungible Tokens. Learn with us! Links mentioned in the conversation: Digital fashion rights , Nesting NFTs , Beeple explains . Picks of the week: Mintable , New MacBook Pro an 80-20 difference, The Greatest NFT Film Ever Made . This is an episode of ...
Mar 31, 2021•56 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Workflow Pt2: The conclusion of our discussion on workflow - for now. Honestly, we could have gone on for ages. This time we hear more about exploratory workflow, the power of deadlines and also workflow defined by a creative outcome. Picks of the week: Perseverance rover cameras , Beeple explains NFTs , Fish tanks , Dara McGrath . This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://twitter.com/Ade968 , Ei...
Mar 24, 2021•47 min
