Episodes
It's been a while since we took inventory of our workflow and a few things have changed. We talk about our memory card strategies, how we use Lightroom, and hard drive management.
Published 01/13/19
The band is back together to talk about the Nikon Z7, the Sony a7III, and the flaws in HSL sliders.
Published 11/19/18
We take a look at the Hasselblad H6D, Canon C200, Aputure Lights, and much more.
Published 03/06/18
There are lots of ways to shoot a great portrait, but even more ways to shoot a terrible one. Let's talk about some of the best/easiest techniques to light portrait photography.
Published 01/09/18
Since he couldn't make it to the last episode, we go over some of Cameron's recent favorite cameras.
Published 12/31/17
Jordan Drake of The Camera Store TV is back to talk about one of the craziest years for cameras.
Published 12/15/17
Every year the big tech companies fight over the crown of best mobile camera. Tyler has been testing a few of them and gives his impressions. Cameron has some thoughts on how the format you shoot with can share your creative output. ...
Published 10/25/17
After spending some time shooting with the mirrorless medium format Hasselblad X1D, Tyler wants to talk all about medium format cameras. We also touch on Lightroom processing techniques and VSCO.
Published 08/16/17
The idea of a 'full frame' image format is the industry standard we all use, but let's take a second to talk about what 35mm really means for photographers.
Published 07/01/17
More about the Sony A9, Tyler gets an ultra wide and Cameron talks a bit about his love Soundgarden just before news had broke about Chris Cornell's passing.
Published 05/21/17
A new Sony is coming, Tyler needs a new mic, Cameron likes instant film, and finding inspiration in unexpected places.
Published 05/03/17
A wide angle lens is a beautiful thing and while Tyler has been traveling he's been wanting to go wider. Cameron has some thoughts on converging lines, and they both regret not getting wider tilt-shift lenses.
Published 03/30/17
There's a certain amount of photo library maintenance that comes around once a year. For Cameron that means creating spreadsheets to organize his binders of negatives, so that he can find them by film and camera type. For Tyler that means creating new Lightroom catalogs and buying new hard drives. Always more hard drives.
Published 01/03/17
We've all heard a dozen different rules of composition, rules of exposure, and rules of rules. Let's try to figure out when they are worth following and when they are better off ignored.
Published 10/29/16
The episode Tyler has been wanting to make for years, the deep dive review of the Canon 5D mark IV.
Published 09/30/16
Cameron talks about his new Nikon D750 and Tyler finds new ways of shooting at shallow depths of field Newborn at the hospital shoot The Oh Sees - A Weird Exists Four Tet - Rounds
Published 09/14/16
First Cameron updates us with his adventures in infrared photography and has some tips to get those cotton candy colors instead of a muddy mess. Then we talk about how many photos we like to shoot in different situations.
Published 07/28/16
How we juggle the personal and professional working in creative industries.
Published 07/05/16
Whether you've been a photographer for years or are just starting out, you need to arrive at every job with the equipment you need to get it done. We talk about some of the cameras and lenses that we have learned are necessary for different situations.
Published 05/22/16
Just because there were no big cameras announced doesn't mean there wasn't a ton of interesting details on the show floor. Jordan Drake of TCSTV is back to talk video.
Published 05/01/16
We don't replace our primary cameras very often, but to meet increasing videos demands Tyler went with a new Sony, the a7RII. The long and short is that it's image quality is best in class with super sharp, high resolution images with lots of dynamic range in the shadows. The down side is lots of interface design problems, consumer level build quality and very slow image review.  Samples from the Sony a7R II
Published 03/18/16
Even natural light takes a lot of work, so we discuss the various ways to make any lighting situation work for you.
Published 02/05/16
To start 2016 we are talking about ways to keep moving forward when you are out of ideas, and just don't feel like it. Also some follow up on the Film Toaster and Chris Dowsett sticks around for a few extra minutes to talk Star Wars.
Published 01/11/16
This may not be what you were expecting in your podcast feed, but I put a lot of thought into in a galaxy far far way and recorded a bonus track with Rob Mitchelson. We will be back to talking cameras soon!
Published 01/08/16