Petapixel Photography Podcast

Here’s episode 42 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sports Photographer Brad Mangin opens the show. Thanks Brad! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel University of Missouri professor Melissa Click is charged with assaulting student journalist Mark Shierbecker. We reached out once again to Mark and got his thoughts on Click having been charged. (#) A 22-year-old student upsets photographers by releasing photos of politicians under a Creative Commons license. (#) Adobe Portfolio is released allowing photographers to quickly place their portfolio online. (#) Bro

Here’s episode 41 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Veterans Portrait Project founder Stacy Pearsall opens the show. Thanks Stacy! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel A photo of a potato sells for over $1,000,000 US. (#) An awesome photo of a dad trying to get into position goes viral. (#) Canon Australia's third installment in their "The Lab" series gets a mixed reception. (#) Enjoy some ice cream and your camera's next lens cap...and how to save some money. (#) Fujifilm hikes the price of its film stock worldwide, but Kodak is sweet on film still. (#) Bill

Here’s episode 40 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Dave Dugdale from Learning Video opens the show. Thanks Dave! A photographer sues Twitter over not removing all of her misappropriated photos. (#) Just what are those green dots on some Nikon bodies? We cover those and more. (#) Photographer Leila Alaoui is killed in Burkina Faso. (#) Leica announces a curious, rugged underwater camera. (#) Fujifilm may be getting back into the medium format business. (#) LensCoat announces their LensHide for helping wildlife photographers virtually disappear. (#) Got a few minutes to make yourself a paper Olympus OM-D E-M10 II? (#

Here’s episode 39 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. All About the Gear host Doug Kaye opens the show. Thanks Doug! Fujifilm releases its new flagship body, the X-Pro2. (#) Sports Illustrated drops the other shoe, releases key photo editors. (#) Fujifilm announces its Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR. (#) A French politician sues Madonna's ex-boyfriend over a photo of him sleeping on a plane. (#) Leica announces 3 new wide-angle lenses (a 28mm f/2, 28mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/2) (#) Fujifilm announces its X70, a cheaper alternative to the great X100. (#) Reporters Without Borders rallies support for war photograp

Here’s episode 38 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Toby and Christina with PhotoRec.TV open the show. Thanks guys! Kodak pushes to make film a thing again. Do you think it's likely to happen? (#) With winter here in the northern hemisphere, here's how to keep your batteries functional. (#) Nikon is available to swap out card slots in the D5. How about in other bodies? (#) Photographer Stephen Wilkes creates an epic day to night photos in the Serengeti. (#) Camera Lends app connects photographers with those who want to rent their gear. (#) A new expandable camera bag creates a stir based on its stylish design. (#) L

Here’s episode 37 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer Michael A. Anderson opens the show. Thanks Mike! A photo project gone wrong sparks controversy and brings up ethical questions. (#) Samsung's camera business is noticeably absent from CES 2016 in Las Vegas. Is the end near? (#) Would you buy a paper camera? (#) A judge rules that a monkey can't own the copyright to its famous selfies. (#) A Leica M to Sony E mount autofocus adapter is in the works. (#) The New York Public Library puts 187,000+ old, public domain photos online. (#) Kodak looks to make film happen again with a 8mm film camera with digita

Here’s episode 36 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sony Artisan of Imagery Spencer Pablo opens the show. Thanks Spencer! Nikon officially announces the D5...and it can shoot up to 3,280,000 ISO. (#) Nikon surprises us all with the D500, a pro-level DX crop-sensor body with D5 tech. (#) Panasonic announces two compact cameras and a cool Leica 100-400mm lens for MFT. (#) Missouri lawmakers call for the ouster of University of Missouri professor Melissa Click. (#) Olympus announces a 300mm f/4 lens for MFT as well as a tough pocket camera. (#) Supposed artist Richard Prince gets sued again over appropriating the work

Here’s episode 35 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer David duChemin opens the show. Thanks David! A 24-year-old in New York City dies while doing rooftopping photography. (#) Tokina announces their Tokina AT-X 14-20mm f/2 PRO DX ultra-wide zoom lens. (#) Film was the #1 selling photo product during the 2015 holiday season on Amazon.com. (#) A NHL hockey player is injured by a photographers lens during the NHL Winter Classic. (#) Apple has free photo, video and editing workshops worldwide at its Apple Stores. (#) A site quickly finds your top 9 Instagram photos of 2015...something helpful for photographer

Here’s episode 34 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Chris Marquardt from the Tips From The Top Floor podcast opens the show. Thanks Chris! A hotel in South Carolina Tweets requesting not to be photographed with the scene of a great tragedy. (#) Canon's CarePAK Plus protects select Canon bodies and lenses for 13 months. (#) Strobist David Hobby's new venture, Photographer's Oil Collective turns photos into paintings. (#) B&H photo makes the news again as a well-known photographer accuses them of bait-and-switch. (#) The FAA announces tens of thousands of drone registrations amid possible snafus. (#) A look at the

Here’s episode 33 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. France passes a law banning unhealthy, skinny models and requires photo manipulation notices. (#) Sigma's CEO says that Sony will be THE major player in the photo industry. (#) Do Star Wars camera bags say you like Star Wars more than photography? (#) Listener Ed in Pennsylvania wants to know what makes someone "professional" and what to charge. An Olympic silver medalist is nearly hit by a 22 lb. camera drone which fell 65 feet while on his run. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitt

Here’s episode 32 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Tony and Chelsea Northrup open the show. Thanks guys. I'm borrowing Kyle! Anti-gear theft registry LensTag releases interesting data about 2015 thefts. (#) A quick and easy way of removing stubble in Photoshop. (#) A photographer's lens hood ends up on the ice and is mistaken for a puck. We discuss how to secure yours. (#) This quick Mac OS X hack will save you frustration when connecting a device or memory card. (#) A Canadian photographer and his friend brave frigid temps for an amazing shot. (#) Alon in Israel wants to know what type of backdrop he should get fo

Here’s episode 31 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show.   In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer Chris Orwig, author of The Creative Fight, opens the show. Thanks Chris. A photographer fulfills a family’s request and creates a controversial family Christmas portrait. (#) Sigma releases a super strong protective ceramic lens filter, but do you even need one? (#) Kodak says it’ll be profitable again in 2016 after years of taking losses in its film business. (#) Adobe Lightroom Mobile v2.1 for iOS is released with some pretty powerful new features. (#) What happens when you drop a Sony a7R in lava? Very, very bad things is what! (#) Listener Cal in

Here’s episode 30 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Sports Illustrated photographer Damian Strohmeyer opens show. Thanks Damian. Two photographers post videos of confrontations utilizing different tactics while doing street photography. (#) A man and his friends shut down the I-45 freeway in Houston to propose to his girlfriend and document it. (#) New Canon billboards seek to give location and situation-based tips to photographers. (#) Todd in Illinois wants to know if he should send his cameras and lenses in for maintenance and cleaning. Adobe once again beats Wall Street earnings expectations thanks to Creative C

Here’s episode 29 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Nikon Ambassador Dixie Dixon opens the show. Thanks Dixie. Media outlets portray U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump as doing a Hitler salute. (#) EnlightPhoto goes out of business and the Orbis ring flash system no more. (#) In a film poll, more than half want to see film photography make a big comeback. An Australian company introduces a product designed to help with newborn photography. (#) 80's tv show "World of Photography" is online and still as relevant today as ever. (#) Flickr and Samsung team up on an app which allows VR viewing of 360° photos on Fli

Here’s episode 28 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Mickey Osterreicher, General Counsel for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) opens the show. I was honored to have been on Martin Bailey's 500th episode and David Murphy's visual journalism centric show. (#) The National Parks Service is looking for the next Ansel Adams. Is that you? (#) Atmosphere Aerosol is like having a fog machine in a can for more dramatic photos. (#) Is a $400 rain jacket designed for photographers worth it...or even effective? (#) Lumu launches a Kickstarter campaign for Lumu Power, a nextgen attachment for measuring light, f

Here’s episode 27 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Photographer Don Komarechka opens the show. Thanks so much Don. Samsung official denies rumors Nikon is buying it's NX technology...but they've denied things before. (#) The City of Chicago agrees to pay a photographer $100,000 for its police allegedly beating him in 2012. (#) Snowflake photography guru Don Komarechka release a photo 2,500 hours and 5 years in the making. (#) India gets caught with a bad Photoshop job as they release a composited photo passed off as true. (#) 2014 camera sales show where Canon, Nikon and Sony stood at the rise of full-frame mirrorl

Here’s episode 26 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Celebrity beauty photographer Matthew Jordan Smith opens the show. Thank you so much Matthew. Did Nikon make a bold move and acquire Samsung's mirrorless technology? (#) People are naming their kids after Instagram filters?!!! Uggh. (#) Capture One Pro 9 is released. Is it a Lightroom killer? How about a quicker alternative? (#) Haven't spent enough on your Leica? Now you can some Leica shutter speed dial cufflinks and pendants. (#) Famous Australian landscape photographer Ken Duncan gets confronted by authorities while shooting in public. (#) Is Yahoo! getting set

Here’s episode 25 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Pratik Naik of Solstice Retouch opens the show. Thank you Pratik. Legendary war photographer Don McCullin says digital photography can't be trusted. (#) Samsung officially drops its camera business from the UK. (#) The media misidentifies a Moroccan woman labeling her as a Paris suicide bomber. (#) Did Sigma really reject Canon's advances? (#) Holga cameras officially come to an end. RIP Holga. (#) It took 60 years, but World Press Photo finally has a code of ethics. (#) VCSO cuts the price of its film simulation software in half...and it's permanent. (#) Instagram

Here’s episode 24 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Martin Bailey of the Martin Bailey Photography Podcast opens the show. Thank you Martin. Canon USA takes on the gray market as it sues a number of retailers. (#) Time Inc.'s new contract for photographers a bit (read: a lot) overreaching. (#) Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson is quite capable photographer as well. (#) A Japanese company shows off a clear lens adapter which allows for creative lens flares. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShar

Here’s episode 23 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308, leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Eric Draper, Chief Photographer of the George W. Bush presidency opens the show. Thanks Eric. Leica announces the Leica M (Typ 262) with slimmed down features. (#) Samsung officially pulls their camera business out of the German market. (#) COOPH (The Cooperative of Photography) comes out with its Grey Chart Cap. (#) The police are called when a citizen thinks they see someone carrying a machine gun (it was a tripod). (#) Amazon now allows you to share your unlimited photo storage plan. (#) Leica is said to be set to announce the Leica X-U (Typ 113), an underwater