On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Allan Attridge to discuss how AI imaging is changing the photography landscape, the dramatic images from space telescopes in 2022, phase detect autofocus on Lumix and how camera technology is advancing, and the unreasonable demands of a wedding photographer. All this and more! Thanks for listening, and your feedback is always appreciated. Story 1: Google's Imagen AI produces photorealistic images from natural text with frightening...

Photo Geek Weekly is back! This is going to be a heavy episode, so prepare yourself for a discussion about the role of photography in a war setting, surrounding the war in Ukraine. It might not be an easy conversation to listen to, but it needs to happen. Story 1: List of journalists killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War Related: “If They Are Crushed, It Will Be Temporary”: What One War Photographer Has Learned From Documenting the Conflict in Ukraine Story 2: Ukrainian hackers created fake...

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey and Don Komarechka jointly host a podcast! Published to both streams, we discuss the change in business strategy for Ricoh / Pentax, weird ways to use film cameras, another discussion of NFTs and why the connection to Facebook is even worse, and what you give away when you enter a photo contest. All this and more - thanks for listening! Story 1: Questioning the value of 'mass production and mass sales,' Ricoh is looking to take a more...

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, wow has there been some big announcements! The Canon EOS R5C and the Leica M11 are the big topics discussed with fellow photo geek Jordan Drake, as well as the improved Phantom S991 and "flare filters" from Moment and what that means for those looking for an anamorphic-style on the cheap... does it do the trick? Hint: It does not. All this and more - thanks for listening! Story 1: DPReview TV: What we know (and think) about the Canon EOS R5C (via...

Photo Geek Weekly returns with the first episode recorded in Bulgaria! Don Komarechka is joined by Steve Brazill to discuss some of the newest stories in the photography space. Yes, we tackle NFTs and please send hatemail to [email protected]. Other stories include the K|Lens and the very cool VR / depth map / 3D possibilities of such hardware, a new EF lens mount adapter from Benro that allows for the use of two simultaneous filters, liquid polymer lens technology and so much more. Thanks...

Reminder / Last Call: copies of Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet will only be available for a limited time, likely 1-2 more weeks as this is published! Grab a copy while you still can, it would make a fantastic Christmas gift! On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss the new stereo fisheye lens from Canon, Nikon teases the Z9 in an unimpressive way, what a "box" version of the Lumix S1H brings to the table and paparazzi copyright. All these topics and...

Reminder: Only a few weeks left to grab a hardcover edition of Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet! On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Shiv Verma joins Don to discuss the new products announced by Microsoft including the Surface Duo 2 and Surface Laptop Studio, GoPro Hero 10 Black overheating issues, a very expensive telescope with a very fancy camera, and another entry to the wall of shame: pet photographer caught compositing images from stock sources and claiming them to be...

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don and Steve Brazill recorded live! The topics include the new flagship mirrorless camera from Canon, the antithesis of a sharp lens, the new iPhones and how they will impact mobile photography and finally... what if photography was a video game? A great discussion all around, thanks as always for listening! Bonus: Help Don win the Visualizing Science People's Choice photo contest for his image "Madagascan Sunset", depicting the portion of a wing of a...

Bonus: I'm moving to Bulgaria! Adventure awaits us, and we'll likely be leaving at some point in October. In the meantime, if you wanted a copy of my new book, Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet, the time to place an order is now. Also, if you'd like to order a print of anything please get in touch! Story 1: The RED V-RAPTOR ST is a $25K cinema camera capable of 8K 120fps 16-bit Raw video capture (via DPReview) Story 2: Fujifilm announces GFX 50S II, 35-70mm 4.5-5.6 WR and...

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Jeff Harmon joins the conversation to talk about grey-market and counterfeit gear, a new film stock with ISO 5, how to protect yourself from disaster and a $22,000 judgement against a photographer. All this and more, thanks for listening! Bonus: Don's new book is the #1 selling book on B&H Photo! Story 1: Canon publishes microsite to bring awareness to counterfeit, gray market Canon products (via DPReview) Story 2: New film brand No Color Studio...

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins the show to discuss how to grow your skills as a photographer, a new backup and digital asset manager from SmugMug, and how we would like a film-to-digital conversion take place. It’s always great to have Allan on the show, especially since we both just [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins to discuss new cameras small and gigantic, how nations should handle truth in imaging on social media, advancements in competition for Photoshop and what exactly a “lightograph” is. All this and more – thanks for listening! Preamble: if you have a copy of my new [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Chris Niccolls joins the conversation to discuss his experience with the Nikon Zfc, the future of Instagram and where photographers should spend their social media time, storage and security issues and the newest product from Lensbaby that might be taking things in the wrong direction. All this and [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ant Pruitt joins the conversation to discuss some heavy and light topics, from the way tech and camera companies treated migrant works through the pandemic to zany patents from Samsung. Also, taking apart things to fix them, and why photographers and videographers might care about Windows 11. All [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Alastair Jolly (Global Brand Manager for SmugMug and Flickr) joins the conversation to geek out about a possible retro-inspired camera from Nikon, how Instagram’s algorithms bring infringed content to your stream, Razer’s new 14″ blade laptop that checks all the boxes but one, and new images from the [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the conversation for another live episode! We discuss a lot of science topics that truly push our current limits of photography, from a greater understanding of the first colour images through to breaking boundaries in lens size and resolving power. All this and a discussion [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge joins to discuss copyright infringement in video games, the juggernauts from Canon and Nikon, inexpensive (and hopefully good) lenses, as well as the latest and future from Apple. All this and more! And if the audio sounds a little muffled, the primary recording had issues and [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by both Steve Brazill and Jordan Drake to discuss the latest software update (and persistent bugs) from Adobe, new camera and lens announcements from Panasonic, a photograph of cheese that resulted in a 13.5 year jail sentence and the most horrible way to comply with [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Jordan Drake jumps into the copilot seat to discuss the Peak Design Marketplace, the ways you can further utilize IBIS, modular smartphone concepts, cinema lenses and what to do about equipment theft. All this and more in a fun conversation – thanks for listening! Story 1: Peak Design [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the conversation once again to discuss Don’s new book and a live unboxing, knowing your worth as a photographer and how some entities may want to take advantage of you, weird cameras, the truth of lies and photography, and what to consider for your next [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation to discuss way too many lenses, government censorshipin times of crisis, mistakes we’ve made personally and professionally about photography and a neat little projector. Plus picks of the week as always! Another great episode, thanks for listening! Story 1: Sony introduces compact FE [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Frederick Van Johnson joins Don Komarechka to discuss photo contests – the good and the bad, products that function as a solution searching for a problem, Google Earth’s new time-lapse feature and so much more. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Coronavirus Hug in Brazil Wins World Press Photo [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ibarionex Perello joins the conversation for a talk about photographic professions on the other side of the pandemic, what Canon has up it’s sleeve for the EOS R3, hard drives and back-up strategies, and a 3D lens for wigglegrams that can be built at home. All this and [...]