Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! What happens when robots are trained in the classic laws of composition ? When they can assess an image and physically move to make a better shot - based on rule of thirds, godlen spiral... Is it art? Are they better than us? What impact does this have on the philosophy of photography? Picks of the week: Prokudin-Gorskii - oldest color photography Pentax Film Project update video Robots shooting commercials This is an episode of The Fu...
Mar 06, 2024•41 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Last week someone on the show said: “what good is it if it’s not a shared experience"? That was specifically about media consumption and the prospect of everyone having different and personalised media in the future, but let’s take the thought and dive in. Why do we take photos? Is it for ourselves, for our social impact in the tribe, to further cultural change? Is it possible to capture photos collectively or is photography meditation...
Feb 28, 2024•43 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Jeremiah unveils his latest gadget, a camera unlike any other—equipped with spatial capabilities and wearable tech: the Apple Vision Pro. This episode dives into its unique role in photography, dissecting the opportunities and constraints it introduces. We'll explore how it integrates with traditional aspects like sensor technology, lens optics, and mirrorless innovations, alongside the impact of computational photography and autofocus...
Feb 14, 2024•39 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! There is a new way to experience photos. Apple's Vision Pro is now released and proper reviews are coming in . So is this the future of photography? Or is it Meta Ray Bans ?. Is it prints, books, magazines? Or is it something new, maybe a blend of Snow Crash and Neuromancer ? Picks of the week: Teenage Engineering TP-7 Camera + Computer = Better Golf DJI Mic 2 This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @a...
Feb 07, 2024•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Barely a week seems to go by these days without a big announcement in the world of image-related tech. This week we have Sora - video generated by text input you provide as a prompt. It's fair to say the TFOP team have differing views on Sora. Tune in to pick your favourite TFOP team member based on their take 😀. Mentioned in the show: Will Smith eating Spaghetti The Movie Rabbit Hole: No CGI is really just invisible CGI Movie recomme...
Jan 21, 2024•42 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Some photos are famous. But which are the "most famous"? How would you even define that? Time to talk this through as we propose some candidates for most famous photos and talk about why, the impact they have had and what we think the most famous photos of the 21st Century will turn out to be when we get to episode 4,000(ish) 😀. Links to photos discussed: Earthrise Tank man Burning monk The cover of Abbey Road The Terror of War Raisin...
Jan 17, 2024•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Have you ever wanted a VCR that is also a toaster ? Do you miss the bedside teasmades of the 1970s ? Then this show is for you! Join us, bring your imagination and see what crazy product mashups we can think up! Picks of the week: Marbula 1 Marble Clock pt 1 FFOTO This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chech...
Jan 10, 2024•49 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Happy New Year! We'd like to start 2024 with a little bit of sharing. What better way to do that than an "ask me anything" episode. A chance to learn about the how the team think their locality influences their work, the future of global media businesses and their personal inspiration. Picks of the week: ESP32 + WLED + LED Strip Write down your thoughts and work through them Jamie Lee Taete This is an episode of The Future of Photograp...
Jan 03, 2024•46 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It's our last show of 2023 and we take a look at some of our more memorable photo events, activities, headlines, projects and more. Happy Holidays one and all and thank you for listening to TFOP! Mentioned in the show: Making time for photography as we travel - see Rome photo A chunky project in a new genre - Lift Me Up Crafts Experimenting with used cameras: MPB , KEH Smarter Every Day: Kodak making film; Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 The ...
Dec 27, 2023•41 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It's TFOP story time this week. We have a selection of stories for your delctation and delight, ranging from photography with just 20 colurs to what happens when your film has no orange mask. Mentioned in the show: AI reaches B&H and they caught out iPhone Glitch Wedding Picture Exposed What if there was no TSMC? Screen tech progress Picks of thew week: DigitalRev TV - A review DIY holiday photo projects Stills.com stock images Thi...
Dec 22, 2023•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Not everyone wants 150 megapixels. Sometimes 1MP is enough, or even good old 640 x 480! This week we celebrate the joy and creativity of lo-fi photography. Mentioned in the show: Holgas are great Gameboy camera and photos Pinhole Lo-res printing Casio QV10 Picks of the week: Harman Phoenix Cole Schafer is a multimedia creator with a great grasp of words Fisher Price PXL2000 For more info on Harman Phoenix, listen to the Sunny16 podcast...
Dec 13, 2023•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Winter holidays are fast approaching - so this week we indulge in some fun and interesting news stories and offer up a selection of things that would make good presents for someone you love and who loves photography (go on, you can admit it here, really it's for you isn't it 😀). So, would your loved one like a brace o barely used Leicas - a snip at $3m. Or perhaps they would enjoy a $62,000 point and shoot 😱. Whatever next! Mentioned...
Dec 06, 2023•59 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Book week! With the holiday season just around the corner, Chris and Adrian share some of their favourite books to inspire your gift buying - especially if you are treating yourself 😀... One by Adrian Vila William Eggleston’s Guide Do disturb by Citizen M Hotels Magnum Contact Sheets Less and More, The design ethos of Dieter Rams TYPO, when who how PICKS OF THE WEEK Yul Brynners Leicas Paris Photo vlog from Dan Milnor This is an episo...
Nov 22, 2023•49 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! This week we get the opportunity to luxuriate in some new technology becoming available. The Sony A9iii has a global shutter. What does that mean? What does it enable? What does this mean for the future of photography? Why does Adrian say that this camera is faster than the speed of light? Picks of the week: Brian May in Stereo Study stoicism Sony A9iii info This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade...
Nov 15, 2023•36 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! If William Eggleston takes a photo of a bin, it gets exhibited and published. If the rest of us take a photo of a bin, what exactly is that? Today we celebrate unremarkable photography. Or maybe photography of the unremarkable. Actually, probably both. Jeremiah has been building a body of work specifically aiming to be unremarkable - and it’s harder than it looks! Picks of the week: Flawless Make your unremarkable photos remarkable wit...
Nov 08, 2023•40 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! So, you thought photography was a creative endeavour? Well, it turns out, if you want to compete there is a formula to hit . There are people in the world whose job it is to tell you if you are doing photography right or wrong. How do they tell? See formula above. Do you agree? Is competitive photography even a valid concept? Most important perhaps, are you now more inspired to push you art and craft further - or are you saddened at th...
Nov 04, 2023•41 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Breaking the mold can mean a lot of things. In this episode we start with a known topic - using video to capture stills - and then explore more about how that can impact our creative processes, the images we might make, the tools we can use. Pick of the week: Anil Mistry creative street photography This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.e...
Oct 11, 2023•30 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Chris is back! He has been on a big road trip photo tour across eastern Europe and has returned with photos and stories a plenty. So we have lots to discuss - photos, touring in a car, how an EV makes the tour more environmentally friendly. And does this now become the future of photo tours? Tune in to find out 😀 Picks of the week: Robot FPV drones Big camera grips This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian St...
Oct 04, 2023•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Adrian got a new watch It has cellular connection So he went out without his phone Saw something good An then realised… eek, no camera What happens now? Picks of the week: Henri Cartier-Bresson, A Biography by Pierre Assouline 1920s mugshots This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@c...
Sep 27, 2023•41 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! This week two very different lenses were launched… Leica 75mm f1.25 iPhone 15 Pro Max new 120mm equivalent lens Very different lenses and approaches and prices. Both crazy in their own way. And the Leica is expensive - or is it? We dived down the rabbit hole of expensive lenses and cameras... Expensive lenses Expensive cameras Picks of the week: Jeremiah's latest photography work OM System Tough TG-7 This is an episode of The Future of...
Sep 20, 2023•47 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! As we head towards the annual Apple announcements, we always love to speculate - with a TFOP twist. The thing is, beyond an incremental spec bump, what would actually make our phones more useful and fun and creative and inspiring to shoot with? Where exactly are they going to put the physical exposure compensation dial on the new models 😀 ? Pick of the week: Jeremiah's new generative work This is an episode of The Future of Photograph...
Sep 13, 2023•48 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Adrian (well really Emma, Adrian’s better half) is considering a new printer. For her craft products business: https://www.liftmeupcrafts.com (which BTW has a 20% off summer sale at the moment 😉). So this is a great opportunity for Adrian to seek advice from Jeremiah, who is much more knowledgeable about this stuff. We start with the most important question… “what do you want to print?” and go from there. This is the printer under con...
Sep 06, 2023•52 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! When you take a photo of something, an event or place, do you remember it better? When an old photo pops up, does it trigger the sights, sounds and emotions of the time? Studies show that you might experience a "photo-taking impairment effect" that actually reduces your memory of when the photo was taken. We have lots to share and discuss on this - our own experiences, our own family stories and more. Picks of the week: SmallRig USB Ca...
Aug 30, 2023•31 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! A bit of fun this week - an all-picks show! Just a few interesting finds to chat about. Picks of the week (the whole show): How Wes Anderson uses Minatures Finding the essence of Essex Compare Camera Sizes Capthchas and robots Kono films Stella Pro Reflex light 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 ...
Aug 23, 2023•30 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! The gang are back together - enjoying a brief point in the summer when we are all available. So what better topic than the photography from all our travelling done and planned! ( And maybe even you don't need to do the travel bit any more .) Links for the discussion: Fun travel printer Chris' Tavels Picks of the week: Meta lenses for real Luminar Neo Panorama Extension Large format astro photography This is an episode of The Future of ...
Aug 16, 2023•45 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! In this episode of The Future of Photography, we explore the multifaceted world of remote photography, discussing various methods from Google Earth photography to onboard F1 screen grabs, and beyond. We touch on pioneering figures, such as Trevor Paglin, and discuss critical ethical and legal considerations, particularly around privacy. Looking ahead, we examine the potential influence of VR, AR, drones, and 5G on the evolution of remo...
Jul 26, 2023•28 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! In this episode of The Future of Photography, we delve into the impactful Polaroid Artist Support Program and its substantial influence on photography and art. Notable figures like Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, and many others benefitted from this program, using Polaroid's instant film and cameras to create iconic pieces. We examine how a virtually unlimited supply of resources can dramatically shift creative boundarie...
Jul 19, 2023•31 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It's antidote week - to those two little letters that have often invaded and pervaded our recent shows. Time to talk about alternative photographic processes! From cyanotype to salt and bromoil to gravure there are many wonderful photo processes that go nowhere near computers or even minilabs. Picks of the week: Specialised ink for inkets Mental Collodion Alternative Processes at Freestyle Photo This is an episode of The Future of Phot...
Jul 05, 2023•51 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! It’s news week! From a classic cinema camera for sale to “face recognition from behind”, we have some interesting stories to mull over. Also a fully working film camera built in a 3D world generator. Mentioned in the show: Tech: Matte Camera Narrative: Exposure as a means of story telling Google Photos - "Face recognition" from behind Picks of the week: Nerd level 100: Camera Simulator in Blender Awesome typography Underwater Lecia Oce...
Jun 28, 2023•40 min
Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Adrian just bought Luminar Neo. It was a different way of thinking about editing - a different paradigm which took a little while to get. And Capture One just announced their new mobile app which is very much about collaboration on a shoot, not editing images. Which prompts a conversation about editing paradigms, how they are changing and what we would like to see in the future. Mentioned in the show: Luminar Neo Capture One mobile Cap...
Jun 21, 2023•47 min
