Episode 451 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 40% OFF select products at NanliteUS.com - Great savings on select products at Calibrite.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This company sells nearly half of all cameras. (#) Fuji’s firmware announcement and X-Summit. (#) TTArtisan’s new 75 with swirly bokeh. (#) Nikon’s latest patent is very surprising. (#) Amateur Photographer reaches 140. (#) This 2x macro is affordable. (#) Tamron’s new 90 might be a new classic. (#) Cosina’s newest 35 and 50 come to Nikon Z. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 450 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at BenroUSA.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Smartphones actually might help the photo industry grow. (#) Canon’s thinks this lens is a better alternative. (#) TTArtisan’s new AF 75mm f/2 is affordable. (#) Sony once again says it’s tops in this. (#) OWC’s latest hard drive is a speed demon. (#) This Sony firmware might disable your camera. (#) DxO PhotoLab 8 may (or may not) be for you. (#) Leica yanked the screen from this camera. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 449 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get a FREE Elinchrom Transmitter PRO with qualifying purchase at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This flagship steered the ship into safer waters. (#) Tamron numbers reveal interesting insight. (#) Sony’s new 85mm f/1.4 might be Lens of the Year. (#) Sigma’s 28-105mm f/2.8 wows. (#) Tamron’s 50-400mm 8x zoom comes to Nikon Z. (#) Canon’s PRO-1100 might be the only printer you’ll ever need. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 448 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get a FREE Elinchrom Transmitter PRO with qualifying purchase at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe still seems to upset the creative community. (#) Nikon Z6 III tops the charts here. (#) AstrHori’s new 120mm f/2.8 2x Macro. (#) Insta360’s app makes this even easier. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 447 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get a FREE Elinchrom Transmitter PRO with qualifying purchase at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon raises the cost of this lens, and economic concerns. (#) Meike’s new 33mm f/1.4 for APS-C bodies. (#) Tamron’s new 28-300mm f/4-7.1. (#) Canon patents 5 interesting new lenses. (#) Adobe’s newest update. (#) Wandrd wants you to carry your gear this way. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 446 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon finally releases its EOS R1 flagship. (#) The new Canon EOS R5 Mark II might be calling your name. (#) This TTArtisan 100 ditches this and that. (#) Sony’s ZV-E10 Mark II bests its predecessor. (#) This 16-50mm lens gets the slightest of upgrades. (#) Canon hints at incredible lenses coming. (#) Leica’s SL3 might be deleting images. (#) Meike’s affordable 50. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 445 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Serif Affinity is clearly playing to win. (#) Venus Optics releases its Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Shift lens. (#) Nikon Imaging Cloud is now a thing. (#) A full-featured light meter hits Kickstarter. (#) Shoten’s Fuji X to Nikon Z adapter. (#) OM System’s E-M1 Mark III Astro. (#) The Sirui C150X handheld pocket light. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 444 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at BenroUSA.com - Calibrite’s ColorChecker Passport Video 2 and Display 123 at Calibrite.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Scarcity is not a thing. (#) Get the Sony a9 II while you can. (#) CIPA data shows a recovering camera industry. (#) Instagram has a change of heart. (#) Panasonic finds more embarrassing problems. (#) Tamron patents a 50-200mm f/2.8. (#) Sepia Tone Bride puts her photographer on blast. (#) Yet another film simulation. (#) Photojournalists lament their demise in survey. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 443 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 50% OFF all backdrops at GravityBackdropsUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Instagram might flag you anyhow. (#) Nikon’s new 35mm f/1.4 without the S. (#) ProMaster’s Chroma TL9RGB. (#) The Pentax 17 is out and it’s not half bad. (#) Profoto’s new Fresnel Small. (#) Sigma’s 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary. (#) Lexar’s new, affordable Silver series SD cards. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 442 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Appearances: - Catch me on the relaunch of This Week in Photo (TWiP) Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at JupioUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The Nikon Z6 III is here. (#) Cosina’s 75mm f/1.5. (#) Nikon thinks you might want to try this yourself. (#) Adobe might limit you soon. (#) This company’s employees aren’t happy. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 441 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Appearances: - Catch me on the relaunch of This Week in Photo (TWiP) Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at JupioUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe’s latest controversy. (#) Tamron’s new 50-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD. (#) Sigma’s 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art. (#) Peak’s leak. (#) Panasonic’s new Lumix GH7 (#) An update to Tamron’s desktop software and app. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 440 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2024 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Incredibly useful new updates come to Lightroom. (#) ProGrade Digital makes Refresh Pro FREE. (#) ASMP takes Adobe to task. (#) Panasonic’s new S9. (#) Fujifilm’s new GF 500mm f/5.6. (#) This might not be the pancake you’re looking for. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 439 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - Accsoon’s new SeeMo 4K at AccsoonUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm’s new X-T50. (#) Will the new XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4 R LM WR become legendary? (#) Sigma’s 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art II. (#) Are these Canon R1 specs legit? (#) The new Fujifilm GFX 100S II. (#) Will anyone trust these new SanDisk drives? (#) Profoto’s new Pro-D3 monolights are powerful. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 438 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe releases a significant update to Photoshop. (#) Cosina’s Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5. (#) Delkin Devices thinks its cards are better with this. (#) An update and price drop for the Insta360 Ace Pro. (#) Pergear’s new 25mm f/1.7. (#) An affordable color accurate monitor from BenQ. (#) Excire Foto 2024 is released. (#) DJI’s new Mini 4K. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 437 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - 50% off Elinchrom Transmitter Pro with purchase of ONE, THREE, FIVE or ELB 500 set at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon opens up RF-Mount…a bit. (#) You might want to steer clear of these cards. (#) The camera industry is rebounding. (#) A new 50 for Nikon Z from 7Artisans. (#) Sony wants you to pay $149 for this. (#) Viltrox has a new 40 for Nikon Z. (#) Updated firmware for Sony bodies. (#) 7Artisans has a new 27. (#) Zoner Photo Studio X gets a big update. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 436 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - $20 instant rebate on Benro QRB95 at BenroUSA.com - 50% off Elinchrom Transmitter Pro with purchase of ONE, THREE, FIVE or ELB 500 set at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The State of the Photography Industry 2024. (#) ProGrade Digital introduces six new products. (#) Sigma wants you to know it still makes filters. (#) Luminar Neo’s new filters…and branding. (#) OWC’s first CFexpress Type A cards are speedy. (#) New Envoy SSDs from Other World Computing. (#) SanDisk goes bigger than ever. (#) Premiere Pro to get impressive AI features. (#) FileShadow can identify people no matter where they are. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 435 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - $20 instant rebate on Benro QRB95 at BenroUSA.com - Accsoon’s new SeeMo 4K at AccsoonUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This town thinks photographers should pay up. (#) Nikon’s new 28-400mm is sure to be a hit. (#) Tamron’s popular 28-75mm f/2.8 comes to Z-Mount. (#) Peakto Search aims to help you find your photos. (#) A petition to get Sony to add this feature. (#) Hoya gets hit by a cyber attack. (#) Tether Tools introduces its TetherGuard LeverLock. (#) Ricoh’s new GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 434 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at JupioUS.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This company thinks you don’t want these features. (#) Your cards could become corrupted by using this product. (#) Sony’s latest Tough cards you may not need. (#) 7Artisans releases their first AF lens. (#) Bild Expo expands…but you’ll have to wait a bit. (#) Leica confirms a mirrorless medium format system is coming. (#) A win is a win even if it’s costly. (#) Fuji sues Kodak over patent infringement. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 433 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at JupioUS.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon’s thinking behind forcing its users to buy its glass. (#) It took Fujifilm nearly a year to make this happen. (#) Nikon’s latest Z9 firmware impresses again. (#) Calibrite aims to make display calibration even easier. (#) This camera company wants to overwhelmingly dominate. (#) Why Panasonic’s Lumix G9 II is so large for Micro Four Thirds. (#) Cosina’s Voigtlander Nokton 75mm f/1.5 is unique. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 432 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Buy one backdrop, get one of equal or lesser value free through 3/31/24 at GravityBackdropsUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon acquires RED. (#) Fujifilm’s X100VI exceeds sales projections. (#) Lensrentals acquires BorrowLenses. (#) More BeBop drama. (#) Leica’s new SL3 goes big and slims down. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 431 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon talks about its passion.  (#) Profoto’s new softboxes. (#) Sigma considers jumping into medium format lenses. (#) Venus Optics’ Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF. (#) Pentax’s new film camera is nearly here. (#) Viltrox’s AF 27mm f/1.2 Pro. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 430 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: World’s first f/1.4 full-frame diagonal fisheye lens.  (#) Sigma’s 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports series. (#) Adox releases a new filmstock. (#) Lexar’s new SSDs come with a caveat. (#) Cosina’s Voightlander Nokton 50mm f/1. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 429 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at JupioUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm’s successor to its popular X100V (#) The Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 for Nikon Z. (#) Canon’s 6D Mark II seems to be EOL. (#) After just 10 months, Angelbird pulls this. (#) TerraMaster’s new D5 Hybrid. (#) Sony takes issue with Canon’s claim. (#) Phase One now offers this separately. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 428 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - 25% OFF select color targets at Calibrite.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon denies this. (#) OM System’s flagship OM-1 Mark II. (#) Canon claims the top spot…again. (#) Think Tank Photo’s Movers line gets refreshed. (#) Nikon’s Z8 gets its first major firmware update. (#) Capture One layoffs. (#) Two new lenses from OM System. (#) Richard Prince has to pay up. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 427 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Godox’s new V1Pro. (#) Fujifilm’s X-Summit and other announcements. (#) Yongnuo’s 50mm f/1.8 for APS-C in Z-mount. (#) The new Xnano flash trigger by Godox. (#) ProGrade Digital’s new CFexpress Type A Gold Series cards. (#) AstrHori’s new 25mm f/2.8 2x-5x ultra macro. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 426 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - The new Accsoon TopRig Motorized Sliders at AccsoonUSA.com - Get 20% OFF at SaramonicUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Wacom’s users voice their displeasure. (#) This one thing makes a huge difference in winter shooting. (#) 3 Legged Thing’s new Patti 2.0. (#) Lexar’s new CFexpress 4.0 Type A card. (#) The Rollei 35AF. (#) Panasonic’s new 100mm Macro in L-mount. (#) Getty leans way in on Generative AI…again. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 425 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get FREE Transmitter PRO remote with purchase of Elinchrom THREE - Get 20% OFF at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The top new and used cameras at this store is telling. (#) V-Flat World’s new Shadow Boards do it right. (#) 2023’s top-selling lenses. (#) Sony’s a9 III isn’t great in this area. (#) Why a photographer is suing a church. (#) TerraMaster takes on Synology with their NAS. (#) Midjourney wanted to train its AI on these photographers. (#) Dell’s new content creator monitor is ginormous. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 424 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get FREE Transmitter PRO remote with purchase of Elinchrom THREE - Get 20% OFF at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Follow these: Gilmar Smith - Seth Miranda - Daniel Norton - Adorama Events Stories: Predictions for 2024 and my hits and misses for 2023. Darktable may be an alternative…especially if you like FREE. (#) Wave 2 of Maven Magnetic Filters hits Kickstarter. (#) The best kit lenses of all-time. (#) Forgettable announcements from 2023. (#) Midjourney 6 is out, but still not quite there. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 423 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF select Nanlite PavoTube II X lights at NanliteUS.com - Get 20% OFF at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: My digital life is a mess, and this software might help with that….maybe (#) Ricoh Pentax on their DSLRs and upcoming film camera. (#) TTArtisan’s 10mm f/2 ASPH. (#) New CFexpress Type A cards emerge. (#) Synology wants you to do this. (#) Inside Imaging closes after 15 years. (#) Photomator adds this handy, but possibly useless feature. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 422 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF select Nanlite PavoTube II X lights at NanliteUS.com - Get 20% OFF at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This story may or may not be true. (#) Cosina’s new Voightlander 40mm f/1.2 for RF-mount. (#) This Sony lens appears to be discontinued…maybe. (#) Lensrental’s annual list of what was popular. (#) A new L-bracket….and perhaps an ever better alternative. (#) Cosina’s new Nokton Vintage Line 28mm f/1.5. (#) GenerativeExpand AI comes to Luminar Neo. (#) Adobe brings in record revenue. (#) Pixelmator Pro v3.5 gets extensive HDR control. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 421 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 50% OFF all backdrops through December 31, 2023 at GravityBackdropsUS.com - $120 OFF one Elinchrom FIVE and $250 the dual kit at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: PetaPixel’s top picks for 2023. (#) Watch for this when getting CFexpress Type A cards. (#) Panasonic gives leasing a try. (#) CIPA data shows booming sales in this particular country. (#) TTArtisan’s newest lens is odd. (#) This company’s cameras have an interesting demographic. (#) Shoot with the Grinch and you might get sued. (#) OWC’s newest enclosure is a speedy heat sink. (#) This is Fuji’s biggest money maker by far. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 420 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Squarespace opted its users into this. (#) Meike’s new 85mm f/1.4 isn’t available in this mount. (#) Sony wants users to pay for something that’s usually free. (#) Photomator wins Apple’s ‘Mac App of the Year”. (#) Nightcrawlers in this city aren’t happy. (#) Panasonic Lumix G9 II users can get this useful upgrade. (#) This magazine’s site dies…again. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 419 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at SaramonicUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Content creators fight AI over copyright. (#) TTArtisan’s new 35mm f/1.8. (#) Monogram’s latest Kickstarter campaign. (#) Sirui’s unfortunately named lenses. (#) HoboLite’s latest light goes to extremes. (#) Photo Mechanic moves to the subscription model. (#) The Viltrox 20mm f/2.8. (#) Kodak’s Super 35 might actually be real….or not. (#) Sony and AP think this might be the answer. (#) Photo Studio for Mac 10 is out. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 418 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com - Get 50% OFF at GravityBackdropsUS.com from Nov. 22-30, 2023 - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: SanDisk’s comments on its drive failure issue. (#) Sony a9 III ownership might come with some asterisks. (#) Shimoda’s new Urban Explore bag hits Kickstarter. (#) Sigma’s 70-200mm f/2.8 is finally on its way. (#) Nikon may have turned the corner. (#) ProGrade Digital’s new cards are screamers. (#) This Fotodiox adapter gives you tilt-shift capability. (#) Lightroom Classic has an annoying bug for some. (#) These Kodak chemicals are coming back. (#) A 95-year-old camera store gets hit by thieves in Miami. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 417 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony’s groundbreaking new a9 III with a global shutter. (#) A wedding photographer gets the green light to discriminate. (#) Finally a 300mm f/2.8 for Sony E. (#) Lynn Goldsmith’s win cost her well over $2.5 million. (#) Sony finally buckles on the firmware issue for older bodies. (#) Really Right Stuff introduces a universal L-plate. (#) NanLite’s new PavoSlim LED panels. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 416 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon’s new 200-800mm lens is a beast. (#) The new RF 24-105mm f/2.8 is a world’s first for Canon. (#) Fujifilm in Japan with a good problem to have. (#) The EU might just kill off the DSLR. (#) Apple’s new M3 MacBook Pros are speed demons. (#) Think Tank Photo’s updated Cable Management pouches. (#) Nikon really really wants you to try the Zfc. (#) Canon’s new RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 415 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Nanlite’s new FC-500B and FC300B, and PavoTube deals! - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: If you’re going to be a pro, you should do this. (#) Canon finally ditches EOS M. (#) Wacom expands the line. (#) Elinchrom’s THREE is just right. (#) Fotodiox has a versatile new modifier. (#) SanDisk’s new 1.5TB card. (#) Nomatic and Peter McKinnon have 3 new bags. (#) Giggster makes another acquisition. (#) Leica’s two new lenses. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 414 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon’s new RF10-20mm F4 L IS STM will be an instant classic. (#) Lightroom gets some powerful new features. (#) Sigma’s 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary. (#) Nikon’s Nikkor Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S. (#) Tamron brings its popular 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD to Z-mount. (#) Adobe’s new symbol relies on the honor system. (#) The Venus Optics Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 413 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe shows just how cheap they can be. (#) Sony acknowledges it needs better firmware. (#) This company ends its lens roadmap. (#) Nikon releases another significant firmware update. (#) This incredible shot and the story behind it. (#) Field Made Co.’s second generation labels. (#) TIME and ASMP team up for a great competition. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 412 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon’s Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena (#) Canon patents an internal tilt-shift lens. (#) StellaPro makes a significant change. (#) Vandals destroy the Sycamore Gap tree. (#) Thieves steal 24k worth of gear while a photographer eats. (#) DxO releases PhotoLab 7 and FilmPack 7. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 411 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get $100 instant rebate off certain Benro  Aero S2 Pro trips at BenroUSA.com, RobertsCamera.com and elsewhere. - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon’s retro Zf. (#) Lindsay Adler’s new float wall mounting system. (#) Canon patents an impressive super zoom. (#) This eWagon and get your gear around with ease. (#) Canon patents a cooling grip. (#) Denny Manufacturing burns. (#) Sirui introduces three new AF lenses for APS-C bodies. (#) TTArtisan’s odd new 500mm lens. (#) Blackmagic Design joins the L-Mount Alliance. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 410 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get $100 instant rebate off certain Benro  Aero S2 Pro trips at BenroUSA.com, RobertsCamera.com and elsewhere. - Check out the new PavoTurbe II XR with CRMX LumenRadio wireless DMX built-in at NanliteUS.com. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe experiences solid growth…and raises its prices. (#) Godox has a new stick flash head. (#) Canon patents an impressive super zoom. (#) Fujifilm unveils the GFX1100 II (#) Pergear updates it’s 14mm f/2.8 in under a year. (#) ACDSee releases Photo Studio Ultimate 2024. (#) The first two tilt/shift lenses for the GFX system by Fujifilm. (#) Phillips unveils a surprisingly affordable monitor for creatives. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 409 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com. - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony releases the a7C II and a7CR. (#) The camera industry makes a rebound thanks to China. (#) A new report shows Canon’s dominance. (#) The CFexpress 4.0 specs scream. (#) Sony’s 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master II is out. (#) Viltrox seems to be playing to win. (#) ProGrade Digital’s new 1.3TB CFexpress Type B card. (#) Sigma announces a 100-400 and 23 in a new mount. (#) A photographer gets a Copyright Claims Board victory. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 408 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 15% and 20% OFF savings at GravityBackdropsUS.com. - Get 20% OFF batteries and more at JupioUS.com. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon’s less-than-helpful support of its customers. (#) Tamron’s 35-150mm lens might be one of the best. (#) Western Digital gets sued by its users. (#) Best portable SSDs (#) Tamron’s 17-50mm f/4 comes to Sony E. (#) This software debands. (#) Canon’s stance on 3rd party RF-mount AF glass. (#) The Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 for Fuji X is affordable. (#) Hasselblad has a new 28. (#) A legend passes. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 407 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Select FS-series lights are 20% OFF at NanliteUS.com and your favorite retailers. - Limited time 25% OFF savings at Tenba.com. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: You might want to steer clear of these drives and cards. (#) Tamron’s making a gen 2 of this popular lens. (#) Kodak’s commitment to film…for now. (#) Think Tank Photo’s new bags. (#) TTArtisan tilts it. (#) MagMod supersizes these. (#) Canon is finally discontinuing this. (#) Panasonic announces two new zooms are coming. (#) Cosina’s 50mm f/1.2 in a new mount. (#) Toshiba gets an offer it couldn’t refuse. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 406 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Select FS-series lights are 20% OFF at NanliteUS.com and your favorite retailers. - Limited time 25% OFF savings at Tenba.com. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This photographer took a gig then blasted a large client. (#) Nikon issues another service advisory for the Z8. (#) The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 is available in two more mounts. (#) Mirrorless sales are way up and we think we know why. (#) This TTArtisan lens does soap bubbles. (#) Adobe employees worry they’re putting customers out of business. (#) Freewell’s new Eiger Matte Box is out. (#) Insta360’s new dive case disappears. (#) Canon warns about the safety of its printers. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 405 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Check out Calibrite’s new display calibrators at Calibrite.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon wants retailers to tug your lug. (#) Bild Expo is announced. (#) Ulanzi’s solution for your overheating camera. (#) Sony’s new a6700 ships without these. (#) Canon might include these on new cameras. (#) Adobe unveils Generative Expand. (#) Abode raises nearly $240,000 and takes on Adobe. (#) TourBox updates its software substantially. (#) Megadap goes even thinner. (#) Pixelmator Pro and Pixelmator get more updates. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 404 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Check out Calibrite’s new display calibrators at Calibrite.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon Z8 owners have yet another issue to worry about. (#) Instagram wins a key victory…for now. (#) Certain Canon bodies might have this issue. (#) Venus Optics has an interesting new lens. (#) A fun new tool for easy astrophotography. (#) Zeiss can make this type of photography easier. (#) Photomator and Pixelmator Pro add this. (#) Could you use $30,000? (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 403 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony’s new a6700, and why the form factor might be a problem. (#) Go and and push these over…you have permission. (#) The new Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS II. (#) A RF-mount Canon 200mm f/2 might be on the horizon. (#) Luminar Neo gets powerful new pano features. (#) ZY Optics releases its new 200mm f/4 Macro. (#) Stability AI admits what we already knew. (#) Polar Pro’s new filters have a twist. (#) The L-Mount Alliance gains two new members. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 402 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 15% OFF Elinchrom Indirect and umbrellas through July 31, 2023. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Shutterstock upsets photographers with AI. (#) Nikon’s Z8 tops sales charts. (#) New black mist filters from Irix. (#) Lomography’s newest film stock…and a story. (#) Tenba expands its Axis v2 line with new bags. (#) OM System secures and interesting patent. (#) Insta360’s new GO 3 action cam. (#) SmallRig’s newest battery. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 401 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A plot twist with a photographer who wants to quit. (#) Certain Nikon Z8 bodies are being recalled. (#) Fotodiox’s new Sony E to Nikon Z adapter. (#) OptiCull seeks to making culling faster. (#) SanDisk’s new 1TB SD cards. (#) Smart Shooter 5 is out. (#) TTArtisan’s new light meter. (#) Zonerama offers free photo storage, but for how long? (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 400 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create with Us Seattle 2023.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at ShimodaDesigns.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: DPreview is acquired. (#) ProGrade Digital’s new Gold series card. (#) Anecdotal evidence that Nikon is on the rise. (#) Calibrite’s three new calibrators. (#) Two compelling new Nikon Z zooms. (#) Zeiss comments on its commitment to photography. (#) More BeBop drama. (#) An interesting list of the most-popular cameras worldwide. (#) The UK wants to tame AI. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 399 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show opener: Portrait and motorsports photographer, Travis Hinkle Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at ShimodaDesigns.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This AI tool could actually save your bacon. (#) Sigma’s 14mm f/1.4 Art. (#) Canon’s 28mm pancake lens. (#) Zipble is a modular backpack. (#) Zeiss may be backing into the bushes. (#) The LA Times cuts more of its photo staff. (#) AI might be taking over Adobe Stock. (#) 7Artisans has an affordable new 24mm f/1.4. (#) CreateMate holds your cards and reads them. (#) Irix has a new 15mm f/2.4 and 150mm f/2.8. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 398 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at ShimodaDesigns.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Generative Fill and implications on copyright. (#) My old mothership has a new podcast. (#) Drobo is officially gone. (#) What to do when you’re asked to do this. (#) Nikon may (or may not) be restricting users to their batteries. (#) A Hasselblad battery gets some sweet new features. (#) Nikon’s new 24mm f/1.7. (#) Sony’s biggest card ever. (#) Another Bay Area photographer gets robbed. (#) This AI camera is hard to wrap your mind around. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 397 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at JupioUS.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon’s new EOS R100 speaks volumes. (#) Imaging Resource is back online and has a new owner. (#) Sony’s ZV-1 Mark II may not be an upgrade. (#) Fuji’s new X-S20 breaks the mold. (#) A new XF 8mm f/3.5 prime. (#) AstrHori’s new 18mm f/8 probe lens. (#) Leica’s Q3 wows. (#) Fuji’s completely revamped app. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 396 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Check out the new GrafiLite  at Calibrite.com- Get 20% OFF select Nanlite spotlights at NanliteUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Lynn Goldsmith’s big win for us all comes at a cost. (#) Donate here. Peak Design’s 11th Kickstarter (#) Outdoor Photographer is on the block. (#) Canon’s 100-300mm f/2.8 is hard to come by. (#) iFootage’s new LED lights. (#) Pentax has two new 50mm lenses. (#) Cosina’s new 27mm lens. (#) Two photographers move forward. (#) Viltrox has a new 16mm lens. (#)   Connect With UsThank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 395 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Landscape and commercial photographer, Mark Duffy   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Landscape and commercial photographer, Mark Duffy. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Check out the new GrafiLite  at Calibrite.com- Get 20% OFF select Nanlite spotlights at NanliteUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A big YouTube channel gets hit and how not to be next. (#) TTArtisan’s new tilt-shift lens. (#) Datacolor’s new Spyder X2. (#) Canon and Amazon sue, and what you need to know about fakes. (#) Tamron’s 11-20mm f/2.8. (#) Meike’s new ETZ adapter. (#) Skylight Forecast may help you get the shot. (#) Hasselblad ditches the DSLR. (#) Sony’s SORPLAS solution. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 394 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Photographer, Yoel Rodriguez   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Photographer, Yoel Rodriguez. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at JupioUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon’s new Z8 has serious D700 vibes. (#) Platypod’s latest Kickstarter campaign. (#) Imaging Resource is gone. (#) Kodak’s chemistry mystery. (#) Lexar’s new microSD cards. (#) The EU’s thoughts on AI. (#) ON1 PhotoRAW gets an update. (#) This film stock glitches on purpose. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 393 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Portrait photographer, Francisco Joel Hernandez   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Portrait photographer, Francisco Joel Hernandez. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at JupioUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Neurapix adds its AI to Lightroom. (#) The Camera Store gets hit again. (#) Think Tank Photo’s new bags are tops. (#) Lume Cube does the tubes. (#) Spinn’s updated wraps. (#) A significant update comes to Insta360’s X3. (#) RED drops its suit against Nikon. (#) Imagen AI makes things more customizable. (#) Sabrent’s updated CFexpress Type B cards. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 392 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Landscape photographer, Joseph Viola   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Landscape photographer, Joseph Viola. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer gets shot at in Dallas, and how to avoid that. (#) Canon’s new 100-300mm f/2.8. (#) Sony’s worst-kept secret. (#) ProGrade Digital’s software is incredibly useful. (#) Angelbird’s new CFexpress Type A cards. (#) State of Photography 2023. (#) AI companies get sued. (#) DJI’s Mavic 3 Pro. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 391 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Fine art photographer, Thibault Roland   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Fine art photographer, Thibault Roland. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: ON1 Resize AI gets significant a new update. (#) Nikon’s new Nikkor Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR. (#) This entity wants to ditch Kodak. (#) Lexar’s new cards. (#) Pentax’s new K-2 Mark III Monochrome. (#) Adobe adds more AI to Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and ACR. (#) DxO adds even more to its Optics Modules. (#) Zacuto and Accsoon team up. (#) OWC’s new card reader software, card readers, and NAS. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 390 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Photographer, Brandon Cole   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Photographer, Brandon Cole. Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- Get the best backdrops out there today at GravityBackdropsUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Photographers perhaps shouldn’t complain about this. (#) EyeEm seems to be waning. (#) Samyang’s new zoom may be a real winner. (#) An update on DPreview. (#) TTartisan’s new 27mm f/2.8. (#) Western Digital’s cloud services falter. (#) Sigma’s new lenses, and a pricing update. (#) (#) Freewell’s K2 magnetic filter system. (#) ChatGPT can do film simulation recipes. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Slightly shorter episode as my surgery was moved up by a whole month. - Sharky   Episode 389 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Maven Filters’ Michael the Maven   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Maven Filters’ Michael the Maven. Thanks Michael! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com and get your new gear from the legends at RobertsCamera.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com- Get 20% OFF with no code needed at NanliteUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony’s new ZV-E1. (#) Canon’s EOS R3 can now remember faces. (#) Godox’s new tube lights can be submerged. (#) Midjourney ends free trials and drops the ban hammer. (#) Canon’s EOS R5 can shoot ginormous images now. (#) Insta360’s Flow looks pretty smart. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 388 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: PetaPixel’s soon-to-be hosts, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:PetaPixel’s soon-to-be hosts, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake. Thanks Chris and Jordan! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get your gear from the legends at at Roberts Camera and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: DPreview.com gets the axe. (#) AI looks to be threatening headshot photography. (#) Kolari Vision’s new Atlas filter system. (#) An arts channel buys photography properties. (#) Panasonic keeps talking about a certain sensor. (#) Subscriptions seem to be here to stay. (#) Meike’s 85mm f/1.8 in two new mounts. (#) Pentax seems to want you to wind it. (#) Skylum’s ClearCut Pro knocks it out. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 387 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Wedding and family photographer, Nancy Critchley   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Wedding and family photographer, Nancy Critchley. Thanks Nancy! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com from the legends at Roberts Camera. - I chose the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD for my YouTube set- Check out the Accsoon SeeMo iOS HDMI adapter. - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: SportsShooter.com is no more. (#) Sony is apparently extremely ethical. (#) Irix adds Fuji X support to its cine lenses. (#) ZY Optics has a new 65 for Hasselblad X. (#) Zenfolio brings back a popular feature. (#) Haukland’s new Parka Pro 7-in-1 Photography Jacket. (#) DxO PureRAW 3.0. (#) CubePan 2023’s new features. (#) Sony does something it didn’t have to do. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 386 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Fashion and portrait photographer, Jai Mayhew   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Fashion and portrait photographer, Jai Mayhew. Thanks Jai! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Since 1957, the legends at Roberts Camera. Also, unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Great 25% OFF savings on sweet Nanlite gear at NanliteUS.com- Sweet 25% OFF savings on sweet Shimoda gear at ShimodaDesigns.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon’s roadmap for RF-mount glass, not EF. (#) Why the “Safety shot” is a good idea. (#) Sirui’s Dragon is bendy and cool. (#) A photographer wins with the CCB. (#) Lensrentals has another top list. (#) Canon’s EOS R5 Mark II, and EOS R1 may be delayed. (#) Leica’s 100-400mm. (#) We may not see the Canon Speedlite EL-5 for awhile. (#) Edelkrone’s revamped StandPLUS. (#) Hints of a useful AI-based wearable camera from Humane. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 385 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Rock 'n roll photographer, Greg Watermann   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Rock ’n roll photographer, Greg Watermann. Thanks Greg! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com from the legends at Roberts Camera - Great savings on sweet Nanlite gear at NanliteUS.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Why cameras keep getting more expensive. (#) Westcott’s new FlexiGels. (#) Panasonic’s stance on PDAF. (#) Canon Europe takes CPS paid. (#) Aputure’s new lights. (#) 7artisans releases a split diopter. (#) Meike’s new 60mm macro lens. (#) Lensbaby updates its Double Glass optic. (#) Sirui introduces a cool new anamorphic lens. (#) Canon pushes back on the climate denial. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

This is a re-upload of Ep. 384. There was apparently a glitch during the upload process and the original file (which is still in the feed) stops abruptly in the 27th minute despite being 50 or so minutes long. This is the episode to listen to. Ignore that other one.  :) - Sharky Episode 384 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Bird photographer, Scott Keys   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Bird photographer, Scott Keys. Thanks Scott! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get your gear from the legends since 1957, Roberts Camera at: RobertsCamera.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Why the Copyright Office reversed its decision. (#) Godox gets into the tube light game. (#) Cosina’s new 50mm f/1. (#) Sirui’s inflatable LED light may be cool. (#) Sony announces its 50mm f/1.4 GM. (#) Sigma basically says goodbye to Micro Four Thirds. (#) Photos gain traction again on Instagram. (#) Three new (but old) Sigma lenses for Nikon Z-mount. (#) Sony gets in on camera-to-cloud. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 384 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Bird photographer, Scott Keys   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Bird photographer, Scott Keys. Thanks Scott! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get your gear from the legends since 1957, Roberts Camera at: RobertsCamera.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at KupoGrip.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Why the Copyright Office reversed its decision. (#) Godox gets into the tube light game. (#) Cosina’s new 50mm f/1. (#) Sirui’s inflatable LED light may be cool. (#) Sony announces its 50mm f/1.4 GM. (#) Sigma basically says goodbye to Micro Four Thirds. (#) Photos gain traction again on Instagram. (#) Three new (but old) Sigma lenses for Nikon Z-mount. (#) Sony gets in on camera-to-cloud. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 383 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Landscape photographer, Michael Simmons   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Landscape photographer, Michael Simmons. Thanks Michael! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Unload your used gear or buy some quality used gear at UsedPhotoPro.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com- Check out the new Forza II line of LED lights at NanliteUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: 2022 was quite the year for mirrorless. (#) Nikon’s 85mm f/1.2 S is likely to be a classic. (#) This photography residency on Maui may be for you. (#) Canon gets blasted with a new photo competition. (#) Nikon seems likely to expand its operations. (#) ImagenAI adds more features. (#) The Healing Brush gets more powerful thanks to ON1. (#) Synology’s DS223 might be all you need. (#) Canon goes after certain sellers on Amazon. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 382 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Fine Art photographer, Victor Fernandes   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Fine Art photographer, Victor Fernandes. Thanks Victor! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - 66 years of great service from the people you trust at RobertsCamera.com- Permanent price drops on popular lighting from Elinchrom.- Get quality backdrops at a great price from our friends at: GravityBackdropsUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon announces its new full-frame EOS R8. (#) The new Canon EOS R50 looks to replace the EOS M50 II. (#) Hasselblad leaves the Garden State. (#) The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 looks like a bokeh beast. (#) DxO PhotoLab gets a powerful update. (#) Canon’s new RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 and RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1. (#) DJI announces its Mini 2 SE. (#) OM Digital’s M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS Pro. (#) Leica’s Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH and Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 381 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Nikon Canada Ambassador, Taku Kumabe   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Nikon Canada Ambassador, Taku. Thanks Taku! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Sell your used gear easily with the people I trust at UsedPhotoPro.com- I chose the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD for my YouTube set- Get quality backdrops at a great price from our friends at: GravityBackdropsUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This photographer might want to rethink her business model. (#) The world’s first self-leveling tripod is spooky…in a good way. (#) Sony is moving most of its production to Thailand. (#) Photo permits and the state doing away with some. (#) Techart’s new Nikon Z to Leica M adapter does AF in a big way. (#) AI creators apparently haven’t fixed this yet. (#) A photojournalist dies mysteriously and risks to maybe not take. (#) Clever Supply’s new, small camera bag. (#) Lime Two is now a thing. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 380 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Photographer, Mr. Sosa   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Photographer, Mr. Sosa. Thanks Mr. Sosa! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - 66 years of great service from people you trust at RobertsCamera.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon may or may not be getting out of the flash game. (#) A new Canon sensor shows us the future. (#) An online watermark remover has photographers upset. (#) Canon patented two new lenses no one asked for. (#) Light pollution is getting worse for photography. (#) This company wants to make it shake. (#) Shutterstock adds AI, but with a twist. (#) Tilta can make you shoot longer with this. (#) Dell’s new IPS monitor looks sweet and spendy. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 379 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Portrait photographer, Daniel Mosessohn   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Portrait photographer, Daniel Mosessohn. Thanks Daniel! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - 20% OFF deals and more with no code needed at NanliteUS.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at PhottixUS.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony finally works on a 300mm f/2.8 G Master. (#) ProGrade Digital goes for the gold again. (#) Master Match seeks to make things all matchy-matchy. (#) Panasonic can’t keep these in stock. (#) Sony’s new 20-70mm f/4 G. (#) A photographer sues a client…and loses. (#) Cosina announces two new lenses for Nikon Z. (#) Impossible Things wants to make this possible. (#) Getty Images isn’t a big fan of AI. Clearly. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 378 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Nikon Ambassador, Audrey Woulard   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Nikon Ambassador, Audrey Woulard. Thanks Audrey! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at Tenba.com- Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at SaramonicUSA.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Kodak is set to make another unpopular decision. (#) Panasonic announces the S5II and S5IIX. (#) DxO tops 80,000. (#) Sigma’s new 60-600mm beast! (#) Fujifilm’s Firmware 3.00 for the X-H2s improves the body. (#) Costco gets out of the photography businesses. (#) The EU is set to act on AI. (#) 7aristans announces a new lens for EF-mount. (#) DJI’s RS 3 Mini. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 377 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: PetaPixel Editor-in-Chief, Jaron Schneider   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:PetaPixel Editor-in-Chief, Jaron Schneider. Thanks Jaron! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at BenroUSA.com- The NEW ColorChecker Passport DUO at Calibrite.com - Get 20% OFF with code SHARKY20 at SaramonicUSA.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: My predictions for 2023, and 2022’s hits and misses. Pergear’s 14mm f/2.8 (#) ImagenAI thinks it can edit like you. (#) Celebrities think it’s OK to steal your photos. (#) Venus Optics Laowa 6mm f/2 rectilinear. (#) Paul C. Buff’s new 500ws Celestial monolight. (#) TikTokkers think they can do it faster. (#) Samsung takes aim at Apple. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 376 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast   Featured: Photographer, Brian Matiash   In This Episode If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show. Show Opener:Photographer, Brian Matiash. Thanks Brian! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 25% OFF Bat, Rhino, and Tortoise tripods at BenroUSA.com- Get 20% OFF DNA Messenger bags at Tenba.com - Get 25% OFF select items at JupioUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The underwhelming reason for renaming the show. A photographer’s use of AI could have big ramifications. (#) Adobe rakes in the dough. (#) 2022 most-rented gear is very telling. (#) Certain Nikon Z9 bodies won’t let go. (#) 7Artisans has a new 12mm for APS-C. (#) Canon’s global shutter could be the future. (#) Capture One makes an important change. (#) Ricoh’s leaning in on analog. (#) DJI’s Mini 3. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram Vero, and Facebook (all @LensShark).

Episode 375 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer, Felix Inden   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. Show Opener:Landscape photographer, Felix Inden. Thanks Felix! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - The Elinchrom FIVE from Elinchrom- Get a FREE ColorChecker Classic Mini with purchase of ColorChecker Display Pro while supplies last at Calibrite.com- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: How not to be a firmware guinea pig. (#) Fuji X100V is hard to come by. (#) TTArtisan's new 35 for APS-C. (#) Panasonic pivots. (#) The Photon is a DIY light meter. (#) Certain Fujifilm film is in short supply. (#) Insta360 releases a useful new update. (#) Vero clarifies its Terms of Use. (#) DJI passes a critical test. (#) Synology has a new solution. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 374 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Aviation photographer, Bradley Wentzel   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. Show Opener:Aviation photographer, Bradley Wentzel. Thanks Bradley! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - The Elinchrom FIVE from Elinchrom- Get 25% off select items through 12/31/22 at ShimodaDesigns.com- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm's new X-T5 defines the line. (#) Sony's serial numbers aren't sticky. (#) TikTok discovers the Fuji X100. (#) Canon's R6 Mark II. (#) The new 135mm f/1.8 from Canon. (#) Lexar's 320GB CFexpress Type A card. (#) Canon's Speedlite EL-5. (#) Nikon's 600mm f/4 TC VR S IS. (#) The Nikon MC-N10 remote grip. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 373 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: TWiP Host, Frederick Van Johnson 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. Show Opener:TWiP Host, Frederick Van Johnson. Thanks Frederick! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - The PowerBox 1000 from AccsoonUSA.com- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at JupioUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony's new a7R V. (#) SmugMug acquires TWiP. (#) Meike's new 35. (#) Maven's new magnetic filters are legit. (#) Canon will put you back into alignment. (#) Nikon's new Z9 firmware update rocks. (#) The OM-5 is released. (#) TTArtisan has a 27 for Fuji X. (#) Leica releases a new M6. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 372 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Carolyn Hutchins 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Carolyn Hutchins. Thanks Carolyn! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - FREE ColorChecker Classic Mini with purchase of ColorChecker Display Pro at Calibrite.com for a limited time- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Your camera can't be replaced by your smartphone. (#) Canon limits your choices. (#) Sony's CFexpress Type A card screams. (#) Fuji's new X-H2 takes things to a new level. (#) The new Fuji 56mm f/1.2. (#) Tamron's 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD. (#) Maybe just don't do this thing. (#) Sigma deprecates more DSLR lenses. (#) ACDSee brings a new update. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 371 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Ivan Weiss   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Ivan Weiss. Thanks Ivan! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - 20% OFF savings and more at NanliteUS.com for a limited time- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon's list of goners. (#) Sigma's two new wide primes. (#) Pro Grade Digital's tiny new reader. (#) A Yongnuo lens gets incredibly-high marks. (#) Nikon's Z7 seems to be gone. (#) Lexar's Gold Series card shines. (#) Sony's a7 IV firmware gets pulled. (#) Tamron's new 50-400mm ultra-telephoto. (#) Peter McKinnon's new camera tool. (#) MIOPS launches Capsule Pro via Kickstarter. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 370 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Scott Bline   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Scott Bline. Thanks Scott! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Celebrate Calibrite's birthday with up to $40 OFF select products- Get 20% off at JupioUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon seems ready to drop the DSLR. (#) Canon's new 24mm f/1.8 and 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3. (#) Drobo files for bankruptcy protection. (#) TTArtisan's inexpensive new 50mm f/2. (#) Skylum's HDR Merge comes to Neo. (#) How not to dehumanize your subject. (#) Cosina's new 35mm f/2 Macro. (#) Nikon gets set to raise its prices. (#) Meike unveils its 10mm f/2. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 369 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Austen Hunter   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Austen Hunter. Thanks Austen! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon kills two more DSLRs. (#) Tamron shows Fuji more love. (#) Nik Collection 5 is released. (#) ProGrade Digital's new card. (#) Nikon's new 400. (#) Godox has a new ring flash. (#) Capture One 22 gets updated. (#) Meike has a new fast 50. (#) A major firmware update for Sony's Alpha 1. (#) Profoto's new A2. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 368 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Jon Erlien   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Jon Erlien. Thanks Jon! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- 15% OFF Elinchrom Litemotiv lightshapers ElinchromUS.com - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon unveils its EOS R7 and R10. (#) Nikon may ditch the DSLR by 2025. (#) Skylum updates Luminar Neo amidst war. (#) Canon's upcoming flagship may top 100. (#) Tokina introduces a new 33mm f/1.2. (#) TetherTools launches the TetherGuard. (#) Adobe brings more AI to Photoshop for iPad. (#) Rotolight unveils its SmartSoft Box. (#) Meike's new fisheye lens. (#) Sony wants to be more green. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 367 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Fred "Fuji Fred" Agho   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Fred "Fuji Fred" Agho. Thanks Fred! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Nanlite's new Forza 720 & 720B- 15% OFF Elinchrom Litemotive lightshapers ElinchromUS.com - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Photographers weigh in on the state of the industry. (#) A Sony lens gets delayed. (#) Film prices to see a hike. (#) Nikon wants you to see them differently. (#) Venus Optics adds a red ring for a reason. (#) A popular Cosina lens goes Nikon Z. (#) OWC wants you to Copy That. (#) Blower Baby aims for your sensor. (#) Aputure takes on ARRI. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 366 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Mike Mezeul II   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Mike Mezeul II. Thanks Mike! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's Create With Me program.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Nanlite's new Forza 720 & 720B- 15% OFF Elinchrom Litemotive lightshapers ElinchromUS.com - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Does Profoto's acquisition help replace photographers? (#) Platypod goes eXtreme. (#) Lensbaby's new soft focus lens. (#) Nikon's new 800 is smaller and lighter. (#) Benro launches a new product via Kickstarter. (#) Certain photochemicals and papers could be drying up. (#) Samyang's new 35. (#) Venus Optics introduces its new focal reducer. (#) Capture One's significant new updates. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 365 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Clay Cook 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Clay Cook. Thanks Clay! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- The Elinchrom ONE: ElinchromUS.com - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A new Nikon lens could be harmful to your health. (#) SCOTUS issues a helpful ruling. (#) Sigma's new Foveon sensor may be a reality. (#) Sony has a new PZ. (#) Capture One publishes their roadmap. (#) Nikon patents a sensor that could change the game. (#) A nifty new thing to clean your lenses and screens. (#) Irix's new 21 is beautiful. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 364 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Dog photographer, Kaylee Greer   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. Show Opener:Dog photographer, Kaylee Greer. Thanks Kaylee! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get a FREE Nanlite LitoLite 5C with qualifying purchase and newsletter signup at Nanliteus.com/litolite-giveaway - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Panasonic's new GH6 is released. (#) Sigma drops 3 new lenses on us. (#) Panasonic leans in on Micro Four Thirds. (#) Canon releases two super telephoto primes for RF-mount. (#) OM Digital releases its OM-1 powerhouse. (#) Two new lenses are released by OM Digital. (#) Can AI culling software actually make things easier? (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 363 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait photographer, Walter van Dusen   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. Show Opener:Portrait photographer, Walter van Dusen. Thanks Walter! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get a FREE Nanlite LitoLite 5C with qualifying purchase and newsletter signup at Nanliteus.com/litolite-giveaway - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon discontinues a bunch of EF primes. (#) A big win for Canon's counterfeit battery woes. (#) Sony officially discontinues A-mount. (#) Sigma's latest all-metal lens in 20mm. (#) Peak Design introduces 15 new bags...kinda. (#) CP+ will once again be online-only. (#) Western Digital's contamination problem. (#) Delkin Devices fast, new cards. (#) A new image sensor from ViewSonic may change the game. (#) Angelbird takes flash media to a whole new level. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 362 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Grant Palmer   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Grant Palmer. Thanks Grant! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Geta FREE PowerCage for iPad with purchase of CineEye 2 Pro at AccsoonUSA.com - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon discontinues the D500...and doesn't replace it. (#) Getty cuts a photojournalist after a controversial video emerges. (#) Canon hikes prices on a number of lenses yet again. (#) The Trioplan 35mm f.2.8 II is released. (#) Nissin unveils a new lens of Nikon shooters. (#) Samyang's new 135mm f/1.8 for Sony E-mount. (#) Yet another Bay Area photographer is attacked. (#) A massive news entity makes a big switch. (#) An authentication standard emerges. (#) DJI's Mavic 3 finally gets its promised feature update. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 361 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan, Thibault Roland   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. Show Opener:Sony Artisan, Thibault Roland. Thanks Thibault! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Mirrorless sales continue to dominate. (#) Canon debuts its EOS R5C. (#) Profoto's new octa is magnetic. (#) Nikon and Panasonic don't make the list. (#) Nikon's new Z-mount 400mm f/2.8 with TC. (#) Canon shuts its only factory in China. (#) Gpixel develops an innovative new sensor. (#) Capture One consolidates. (#) Canon tells you how to disable its printer DRM. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 360 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wildlife photographer, Vince Maidens   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. Show Opener:Wildlife photographer, Vince Maidens. Thanks Vince! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get $300 OFF Master 150mm Filter Holder Kit w/95mm lens mounting ring at BenroFilters.com- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: How a court's ruling might affect you. (#) GNARBOX may (or may not) be a thing anymore. (#) Irix launches a set of VNDs. (#) Doing this in the UK and Wales might get you arrested. (#) New Sony sensors gather twice as much light. (#) Nikon's latest Z9 update sees a 5-fold increase in performance. (#) OWC gets into the memory game in a big way. (#) Darktable gets useful new upgrades. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 359 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Digital artist and educator, Andrew Kavanagh 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. Show Opener:Digital artist and educator, Andrew Kavanagh. Thanks Andrew! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Mine and PetaPixel's predictions for 2022. (#) Viltrox introduces a new adapter with a nifty feature. (#) Canon makes an announcement on its DSLR flagships. (#) Sony sidelines two bodies, and kills two others. (#) Canon once again dominates 2021's top list. (#) Venus Optics drops a fast new 45 on us. (#) Matthews introduces an adorable little C-stand. (#) TTartisan introduces a new 90. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 358 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Adventure photographer Bryon Dorr 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. Show Opener:Adventure photographer, Bryon Dorr. Thanks Bryon! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Check out the great deals at NanliteUS.com.- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: 7 years of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast...and counting! The chip shortage hits Sony especially hard. (#) Nikon announces a new zoom and development of a beast. (#) Microsoft updates OneDrive with some useful features. (#) OWC announces a new portable drive. (#) Tokina launches an updated mirror lens. (#) Samyang's new lens for X-mount. (#) Canon develops a lens that sees in color in total darkness. (#) LG updates it's color accurate OLED monitors. (#) GoPro adds 24p and more. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 357 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Rob Hall   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Rob Hall. Thanks Rob! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - 25% OFF select tripods and accessories at BenroUSA.com/deals- 20% OFF select items PhottixUS.com/deals - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Getty goes public...and opportunities for you. (#) The top gear out in 2021 rented from Lensrentals. (#) Nik Collection and others get significant updates. (#) Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express. (#) Capture One 22 is announced. (#) ON1 Photo RAW gets useful new features. (#) How Nikon's Z9 will do 8K soon. (#) Cosina's incredibly fast new 50. (#) Leica's new Q2 Reporter won't save your life. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 356 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Ant Pruitt   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Ant Pruitt. Thanks Ant! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at JupioUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Yet another organization switches to Sony. (#) Nikon explains its Dual-Stream technology. (#) Sony adds another camera to the pause list. (#) Canon EOS R3 delivery could be delayed 6 months or longer. (#) Explorer has a new line of tripods and accessories. (#) A fast new f/1.5 90mm lens. (#) Yet another Bay Area gear robbery. (#) Twitter's new policy seems problematic to enforce. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 355 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Mike Martin   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Mike Martin. Thanks Mike! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Check out the new Nanlite Pavotube II X line and up to 20% off savings at NanliteUS.com - Get 10% off at Calibrite.com with offer code PetaPixel10- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Bug Photographer of the Year creates controversy. (#) Nikon releases another 28mm for Z-mount. (#) Keeping your hands warm this winter. (#) GearEye may (or may not) be a thing. (#) Sony says it's worse than expected. (#) Venus Optics launches a new macro. (#) WD disappoints. (#) Another attack in the Bay Area over gear. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 354 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Irene Rudnyk 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Irene Rudnyk. Thanks Irene! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Check out the new Nanlite Pavotube II X line and up to 20% off savings at NanliteUS.com - Get 10% off at Calibrite.com with offer code PetaPixel10- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Lensrentals and it's new Keeper programs. (#) Lee Filters and their new Elements line go round. (#) Lightroom's new update is ridiculously useful. (#) Sony's two new fancy flashes. (#) Nikon announces a new partnership with Profoto and Nissin. (#) Zenfolio acquires Format. (#) Meike's new EF to RF adapter. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 353 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Louis Chan 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Louis Chan. Thanks Louis! Sponsors: - Get $15 off your first order over $150 at ShopMoment.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel15 - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Photographer Louis Chan gets robbed, and tips to avoid this happening to you. (#) Sign the petition to encourage camera makers to secure our gear. (#) Nikon's new Z9 is a game-changer. (#) Two new Z-mount lenses and a new adapter. (#) Sony's new a7 IV ups the game again. (#) Loupedeck releases a nifty new update. (#) OM System is a thing now. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 352 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Hugh Mitchell 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Hugh Mitchell. Thanks Hugh! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- More at LensShark.com/deals. 5DayDeal's Photography Bundle 2021: - bitly.com/thatdeal Stories: A Karen causes a photographer trouble on a plane. (#) Fiverr acquires Creative Live. (#) Luminar AI sees some fixes and updates. (#) Photoshop Elements 2022 is released. (#) A 40mm macro is released by TTArtisan. (#) Capture One rights a wrong. (#) Canon's dual 5.2mm lens is oddly familiar. (#) Panasonic's new L-mount box camera. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 351 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Night Photographer Ken Lee 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. Show Opener:Night Photographer, Ken Lee. Thanks Ken! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at JupioUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer shows what not to do. (#) Canon's new EOS R3. (#) How Canon has closed the gap with Sony. (#) Two new RF-mount lenses for Canon. (#) Amazon changes the price of a lens twice. (#) The new Laowa 35mm f/0.95. (#) Nikon wants an entry-level video body. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 350 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Elinchrom Ambassador Anthony Passant 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. Show Opener:Elinchrom Ambassador, Anthony Passant. Thanks Anthony! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get a massive 40% off Picfair Plus with offer code PetaPixel40 at Picfair.com/podcast - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at PhottoxUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm's GFX50S II is more affordable. (#) Canon quietly raises its prices. (#) PhotoPlus is cancelled with 3 weeks to spare. (#) Fuji's new 35-70mm for its GFX system. (#) Canon's EOS Ra is gone. (#) Fuji's new 23mm f/1.4 for X-mount. (#) Fuji X's new 33mm f/1.4. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 349 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Concert photographer Steve Brazill 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. Show Opener:Concert photographer, Steve Brazill. Thanks Steve! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get a massive 40% off Picfair Plus with offer code PetaPixel40 at Picfair.com/podcast - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at PhottoxUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Yet another rights grab attempt. (#) Venus Optics updates a number of lenses with new mounts. (#) Another entity makes the switch. (#) Google makes it bigger. (#) Tamron releases another new lens. (#) Canon thinks it can improve your HDR photography. (#) Sony's a7R II is gone. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 348 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, filmmaker and tutor, Richard Wakefield 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. Show Opener:Photographer, filmmaker and tutor, Richard Wakefield. Thanks Richard! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get a massive 40% off Picfair Plus with offer code PetaPixel40 at Picfair.com/podcast - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- The new Elinchrom ONE at ElinchromUS.com- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: EISA's picks for best cameras and lenses of 2021. (#) Canon thinks your camera's grip needs to change. (#) Sony's IBIS might be bested by Canon. (#) A wedding shooter learns an expensive lesson. (#) Sony's a9 may be discontinued. (#) TTArtisan's new 11mm f/2.8 fisheye. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 347 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Ron Hautau 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Ron Hautau. Thanks Ron! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get a massive 40% off Picfair Plus with offer code PetaPixel40 at Picfair.com/podcast - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sigma introduces another beast. (#) Sony finally offers a warning about lasers and your sensor. (#) Tamron announces its first lens for Fuji X. (#) PaintShopPro 2022 is a thing. (#) Two new Sony E lenses from Tamron are announced. (#) Capture One annoys some "Pro" users. (#) 7Artisans drops a fast 50 in multiple mounts. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 346 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Steve Hansen 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Steve Hansen. Thanks Steve! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Are cameras really as expensive as we think they are? (#) Adobe takes a swing at skin tones, but there's a better way. (#) Do tripods need to be standardized? (#) Maybe check the lighting first. (#) A big camera maker pivots. (#) Sony issues an apology. (#) Canon releases important firmware. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 345 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Brad Styron 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Brad Styron. Thanks Brad! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Is the Nikon Z fc retro for the sake of being retro? (#) Nikon introduces 3 new Z-mount lenses. (#) Canon unveils its 14-35mm f/4 for RF-mount . (#) Sony Alpha 1's IBIS issues. (#) Your WD NAS drive might be empty. (#) Nikon's no longer including this cable. (#) All US drone pilots must now pass this test. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 344 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sports photographer, Jordan Johnson 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. Show Opener:Sports photographer, Jordan Johnson. Thanks Jordan! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Shooting in public is inherently dangerous. Here's what you can do. (#)(#) Nik Collection 4 is out. (#) Moment does bags...lightly. (#) Nikon's Z9 needs to swing for the fences. (#) LuminarAI may (or may not) play well with the Canon EOS R5. (#) Capture One + M1 = speed. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 343 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fine art wedding photographer, Dennis Pike 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. Show Opener:Fine art wedding photographer, Dennis Pike. Thanks Dennis! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- $1,000 off select ELB 1200 kits at ElinchromUS.com while supplies last.- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony finally drops A-Mount. (#) Tamron's new 11-20mm f/2.8 lens. (#) DxOMark's scoring of Nikon's Z7 II. (#) Sony's 50mm f/1.2 see delays. (#) Tamron's new 150-500mm superzoom. (#) Venus Optics' Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95. (#) A slew of firmware updates for Nikon Z. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 342 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Jill Greenberg 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Jill Greenberg. Thanks Jill! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- $1,000 off select ELB 1200 kits at ElinchromUS.com- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The camera industry realizes a bit of a bump. (#) Canon discontinues more lenses. (#) Cactus quietly says goodbye. (#) Olympus is definitive regarding its full-frame future. (#) Rokinon introduces a 24mm f/1.8 for astrophotography. (#) Canon releases firmware to squash a nasty bug. (#) Xiaomi launches its FIMI X8 Mini drone. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 341 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographic artist, educator, writer, and speaker, Erin Babnik   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. Show Opener:Photographic artist, educator, writer, and speaker, Erin Babnik. Thanks Erin! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon hints at its upcoming Z9 flagship body. (#) Fujifilm's X-E4 rangefinder style body and 27mm f/2.8. (#) Sony's Alpha 1 flagship body. (#) Amazon is heavily inspired by Peak Design. (#) Whether or not big, heavy cameras are needed anymore. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 340 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, artist, and digital tools creator, Jessica Drossin 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. Show Opener:Photographer, artist, and digital tools creator, Jessica Drossin. Thanks Jessica! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get the new CineEye2 and more at AccsoonUSA.com.- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A look ahead at the photography industry in 2021, and my hits and misses. Pentax and not going mirrorless. (#) Full-frame vs. APS-C, and not being able to tell the difference. (#) Taking photos in public, and the war on photography. (#) Using a drone and who knows where you've been...or are. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 339 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Entertainment and celebrity photographer, Noam Galai 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. Show Opener:Entertainment and celebrity photographer, Noam Galai.  Thanks Noam! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get the new CineEye2 and more at AccsoonUSA.com.- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon's Z6 II, Z7 II and the feature I predicted they'd have. (#) Fujifilm adds another great feature via firmware to the X-T3. (#) Lightroom Classic gets sweet new AI-based features. (#) Adobe Photoshop gets useful new features. (#) Manfrotto adds higher-capacity camera batteries and chargers to its lineup. (#) This grip adds the ability to shoot vertically to Nikon's first tries. (#) Fujifilm's new XF10-24mm f/4 R OIS. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 338 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Carol M. Highsmith 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Carol M. Highsmith.  Thanks Carol! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get up to $125 off select Explore series gear through 8/31/20 at ShimodaDesigns.com.- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony's a7s III ups the game in low-light shooting. (#) Sigma's 85mm f/1.4 takes on Sony's 85mm f/1.4 G Master. (#) Nikon's entry level full-frame Z5 mirrorless body. (#) Trade in your working body for a Z5 or another Nikon mirrorless Z body. (#) Who has what size slice of the shrinking camera industry pie. (#) PaintShop Pro 2021 gets AI and more. (#) Nikon South Africa's tone deaf announcement. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 337 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait photographer, Ofir Abe   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. Show Opener:Portrait photographer, Ofir Abe.  Thanks Ofir! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon's EOS R5, EOS R6 and a slew of odd lenses. (#) Adorama's new card. (#) There's more than one way to skin your gear. (#) Olympus pulls the ripcord on the camera business. (#) Hoya introduces its ProND16 GRAD and ProND32 GRAD. (#) 2020's cultural changes lead to changes in the camera industry. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 336 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fine art travel photographer, Athena Carey 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. Show Opener:Fine art travel photographer, Athena Carey.  Thanks Athena! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's 52 weeks of FREE education.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm- Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS and 60% OFF for 6 months by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: 5DayDeal's giveaway and Video Creators Bundle 2020. (#) Nikon's report is tough. (#) Surprisingly, a known battery makes camera batteries as well. (#) Pentax unveils its 85mm f/1.4, but does the company have a future? (#) A legendary camera store closes after 138 years. (#) Samyang's affordable 85mm f/1.4. (#) Nikon's coming bodies in 2020 and a possible sensor provider. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 335 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Karen Jerzyk 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Karen Jerzyk.  Thanks Karen! Sponsors: - Fujifilm's "Students of Storytelling" deadline is 5/31/20.  Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sharky's garage studio, the "Kupo Kave" launches via "Sharky's Show - Episode 2". (#) Tamron's 70-180mm f/2.8 in E-mount saves. (#) Godox's AD300 Pro is released at an affordable price. (#) Thoughts on the Fujifilm X-T4 vs. its predecessor. (#) Squash this Lightroom bug and reclaim tons of hard drive space. (#) Panasonic isn't going APS-C. (#) Sony knows how to deal with nasty flicker issues. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 334 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait Photographer, Marco Jilpas 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. Show Opener:Portrait Photographer, Marco Jilpas.  Thanks Marco! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Sekonic.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: My 1 question poll I'd appreciate greatly if you took. (#) A couple thinks exposure bucks is what you deserve. (#) Sharky's Show launches on YouTube. (#) I finally went to an industry trade show and may have got COVID-19. (#) Fujifilm's X-T200 packs a compact punch. (#) CIPA's figures looked dim pre-virus. (#) Nikon delayed its new 70-200mm f/2.8 Z for production issues. (#) My favorite photography magazine is no longer on dead trees. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 333 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Visual Storyteller, Aaron Anderson   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. Show Opener:Visual Storyteller, Aaron Anderson.  Thanks Aaron! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon's new D780 with a little bit of this and that. (#) Canon says it's done developing EF lenses...perhaps. (#) Nikon unveils its Z-mount 70-200mm f/2.8. (#) Is Nikon's 120-300mm f/2.8 too expensive? (#) Manfratto enters the media card game. (#) Samsung's new drive could use your finger. (#) Canon's 1D X Mark III is sweet, but is it needed? (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 332 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fine art photographer, Julia Anna Gospodarou 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. Show Opener:Fine art photographer, Julia Anna Gospodarou.  Thanks Julia Anna! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Predictions for 2020. 2019's hits and misses. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 331 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Adam Lerner   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. Show Opener:Photographer, Adam Lerner.  Thanks Adam! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: LensRentals.com's list of top-rented gear of 2019. (#) Why you probably won't want to shoot here now. (#) Another Kodak idea bites the dust. (#) Nikon really wants you to buy the Z 50. (#) Canon's new 70-200 has focus issues...for now. (#) A Canon patent hints at the future of its stabilization. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 330 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Shoot from the Pit, David Bergman 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. Show Opener:Shoot from the Pit's David Bergman.  Thanks David! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Buy a Forza 300 & get a Forza 60 (a $289 value) or Buy a Forza 60 & get a free battery grip (a $49 value) at NanLiteUS.com- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony takes the number two spot in digital camera sales. (#) Canon is said to be working on a pro body with a hybrid mount. (#) Sigma releases its long-awaited 24-70mm f/2.8 Art for E-mount at a nice price. (#) Sigma unveils its 40mm f/1.4 Art and 105mm f/1.4 Art for L-mount. (#) A photographer sues her city preemptively. (#) Olympus goes on the record about rumors of its demise. (#) Frame-frame isn't for everyone and M43 is fine. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 329 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer, Nick Page   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. Show Opener:Landscape photographer, Nick Page. Thanks Nick! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.comwith offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon crops with the Z 50. (#) Matel and National Geographic finally make this happen. (#) Canon releases two new RF lenses and one is a bit of a surprise. (#) Fujifilm's X-Pro3 does things in a new way. (#) Two photographers are attacked and what could've been done differently. (#) Canon takes something away only to bring it back. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 328 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Editorial, fashion, lifestyle and glamour photographer, Nino Batista 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. Show Opener:Editorial, fashion, lifestyle and glamour photographer, Nino Batista. Thanks Nino! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 10% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm previews its upcoming X-Pro3 rangefinder. (#) 5DayDeal's Complete Photography Bundle 2019. (#) Monogram's Creative Console is unveiled. (#) Fujifilm nixes the 33 for an ultrafast 50. (#) Lacie gets rugged...and rugged-ish. (#) Nikon's Nikkor Z 24mm f/1.8 S. (#) Sigma cuts loose Pentax K-mount. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 327 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait photographer, Eli Infante 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. Show Opener:Portrait photographer, Eli Infante.  Thanks Eli! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon's 90D and perhaps the beginning of the end of the DSLR. (#) Sony hikes of the price of a popular lens. (#) Canon releases two key lenses in the RF-mount lineup. (#) Corel announces PaintShop Pro 2020 with AI. (#) Nikon updates SnapBridge with highly-requested features. (#) Canon eyes an update of old technology. (#) A photographer knows his rights, and it nearly costs him. (#) The FAA reminds the public not to be stupid. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 326 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Storm chaser, photographer and filmmaker, Ryan Shepard 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. Show Opener:Storm chaser, photographer and filmmaker, Ryan Shepard.  Thanks Ryan! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 10% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon rumored to working on APS-C mirrorless Z bodies and lenses. (#) AI-powered sky replacement in Skylum Luminar 4. (#) Nikon announces the NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8 S. (#) Instagram photographers risk all doing it for the 'gram. (#) Canon's camera sales slide. (#) U.S. drone pilots have something to be happy about. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 325 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photojournalist and author, Steve Simon 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. Show Opener:Photojournalist and author, Steve Simon.  Thanks Steve! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 10% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony announces the a7R IV and reaction is mixed. (#) Tamron's great problem to have. (#) Canon's new 10x zoom in RF mount. (#) Sony's long-awaited 35mm f/1.8 is released. (#) Yongnuo is at it again. (#) Nikon's D6 and the relevancy of aspirational flagship bodies. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 324 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fujifilm X and Capture One Pro Ambassador, Jan Gonzales 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. Show Opener:Fujifilm X and Capture One Pro Ambassador, Jan Gonzales.  Thanks Jan! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon's possible ending of the 7D line and what that might mean. (#) Nik Collection 2 offers more. (#) Sony even bigger. (#) Apple releases a beast you don't need. (#) Microsoft gives love to RAW. (#) Canon wants you send your lenses in for this. (#) Panasonic to make 6K a thing. (#) This app tells you what's what. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 323 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: LensRentals and OLAF Optical Testing founder, Roger Cicala 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. Show Opener:LensRentals and OLAF Optical Testing founder, Roger Cicala, and Thanks Roger! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with FUJIFILM - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- 5DayDeal - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm unveils the beastly mirrorless medium format GFX100. (#) 5DayDeal's The Complete Video Creators Bundle 2019. (#) Peak Design reimagines the Travel Tripod. (#) Sony discounts some of its bodies by up to $1,000 US. (#) Samyang introduces its 45mm f/1.8. (#) Nikon brings a long-requested feature via firmware. (#) SanDisk releases the first 1TB MicroSD card. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 322 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, adventurer, and explorer, Jody MacDonald 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. Show Opener:Photographer, adventurer, and explorer, Jody MacDonald.  Thanks Jody! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with FUJIFILM - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon and Nikon see imaging division losses. (#) Your Nikon Z6 and/or Z7 may have won the service advisory lottery. (#) Canon introduces an 85mm f/1.2 for it's EOS R mirrorless system. (#) The Sony body that giving Canon and Nikon's mirrorless bodies a beating. (#) Profoto updates its roundheaded flash along with some new pricing. (#) B&H wants to save you from paying state sales tax. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 321 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Maternity and newborn photographer, Diana Robles 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. Show Opener:Maternity and newborn photographer, Diana Robles.  Thanks Diana! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with FUJIFILM - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe considers doubling the cost of its Photography Plan. (#) Luminar's AI grows up. (#) Canon once again removes the center pin in a troubling trend. (#) Eye AF comes to Nikon's full-frame mirrorless bodies. (#) Tamron's latest zoom for Canon and Nikon. (#) Aperture will reach EOL...again. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 320 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and digital artist, Erik Johansson 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. Show Opener:Photographer and digital artist, Erik Johansson.  Thanks Erik! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with FUJIFILM - Get 20% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: New firmware from Sony brings Eye AF for animals. (#) Fujifilm improves its Eye AF at further distances and introduces Face Select. (#) Canon expands Eye AF for its EOS R bodies. (#) Profoto takes issue with Godox. (#) ZY Optics announces the Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 III. (#) Sony gets tougher. (#) Canon's latest DSLR is small, but capable. (#) Yashica disappoints photographers again. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 319 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author, and educator, Nicole S. Young (aka Nicolesy) 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. Show Opener:Photographer, author, and educator, Nicole S. Young (aka Nicolesy).  Thanks Nicolesy! Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with FUJIFILM - Get 20% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Culling photos just got even faster than before. (#) Our weekly Share Your Legacy photo assignments kick off. (#) Luminar Flex is a thing. (#) TIPA's best gear of the year. (#) Sharp joins in on M43 . (#) The supremes say...no. (#) Adobe's Content-Aware Fill just got spookier. (#) Panasonic's G95 wants to do it all. (#) Ricoh's GR III may have a bit of a wobble. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 318 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: LA photographer, Kristen Bautista 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. Show Opener:LA photographer, Kristen Bautista, opens the show.  Thanks Kristen! Sponsors: - Get 20% off Pro and Unlimited plans at Format.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Firmware brings significant updates. (#) Profoto makes a puck. (#) Quad Pixel AF lets you shoot both ways. (#) FUJIFILM revamps its app for good reason. (#) Where not to shoot and what not to to there. (#) A photography game that pays to play. (#) Sony's smallest cam gets better. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 317 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Street and portrait photographer, Jaleel King 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. Show Opener:Street and portrait photographer, Jaleel King, opens the show.  Thanks Jaleel! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: This AI may improve your photography. (#) LEE makes improvements on filter systems. (#) Here's how to get your FTZ...for FREE. (#) Samyang drops an 85mm f/1.4 on us. (#) A judge's ruling could spell trouble for photographers . (#) A photographer wins a massive prize and raises questions. (#) Meike's 85 may (or may not) be worth consideration. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 316 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Author, Gary Hershorn 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. Show Opener:Photographer and Author, Gary Hershorn, opens the show.  Thanks Gary! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Premium lighting maker, Profoto, takes on Godox. (#) CFexpress comes in three sizes. (#) The costs of being in various camera systems. (#) Flickr saves Creative Commons photos and debuts In Memoriam status. (#) Polarr takes more funding and expands its tech offerings. (#) The $3,000 lens that sadly wasn't...and what's now changing. (#) Flickr purges the login requirement from a once-great player. (#) Another way to fry your camera's sensor. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 315 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fine Art Photographer, Carrie Lewis 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. Show Opener:Fine Art Photographer, Carrie Lewis, opens the show.  Thanks Carrie! Sponsors: - Get 20% off Pro and Unlimited plans at Format.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Sekonic.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sigma gets real about L...11 times over + 1. (#) Samyang is first to announce RF-mount lenses. (#) Sony's new 135mm f/1.8 G Master impresses . (#) Samyang unveils the world's widest rectilinear prime. (#) Kipon's new CANIKON is a first. (#) Does Kodak understand photographers anymore? (#) FUJIFILM's 30% discount on film...kinda sorta. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 314 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: USA Today Photojournalist, Jack Gruber 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. Show Opener:USA Today Photojournalist, Jack Gruber, opens the show.  Thanks Jack! Sponsors: - Get 20% off Pro and Unlimited plans at Format.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at Sekonic.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A woman with more money than sense interrupts a public photoshoot. (#) Tamron unveils 3 new lenses for DSLRs and mirrorless. (#) Tetenal is saved and film photography breathes a sigh of relief. (#) Tokina introduces its 16-28mm f/2.8. (#) Light and Sony team up to change the game. (#) Ricoh steps things up with it's GR IIII. (#) Ross Lowell, inventor of gaffer tape, passes. (#) Samsung's Galaxy S10 line adds more cameras and a useful mode. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 313 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sports Photographer, Johany Jutras 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. Show Opener:Sports Photographer, Johany Jutras, opens the show.  Thanks Johany! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm unveils the X-T30 with compelling new features. (#) A sweet 16 just dropped for the X Series. (#) The 6 key lenses for Canon RF-mount that are under development. (#) Nikon unveils its 24-70mm f/2.8 for it's mirrorless Z system. (#) 500px was hacked.  What you, and 14.8 million others, need to know. (#) Olympus introduces its 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3. (#) Time is running out to bring your drone into compliance. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 312 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nikon Ambassador, Charmi Peña 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. Show Opener:Nikon Ambassador, Charmi Peña, opens the show.  Thanks Charmi! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Kodak does it yet again. (#) Canon unveils its EOS RP before going even smaller. (#) Panasonic enters the full-frame mirrorless arena with its S1 and S1R. (#) Bowens just won't die. (#) Panasonic unveils three new lenses for its new mirrorless system. (#) Pentax drops a couple of new lenses on us. (#) This sweet filter will have you seeing red. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 311 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Olympus Visionary, Jamie MacDonald 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. Show Opener:Olympus Visionary, Jamie MacDonald, opens the show.  Thanks Jamie! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Olympus goes bigger with its small sensor and the OM-D E-M1X. (#) Godox introduces something round for something rectangular. (#) Canon's honest take on the camera market. (#) Nikon wins...but who really won? (#) ON1 Photo RAW 2019 gets a really smart update. (#) Other sweet gear announcements from Olympus. (#) DJI takes a hit by a surprising source and loses $150+ million. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 310 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Parachūt cofounder, Melissa Niu 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. Show Opener:Parachūt cofounder, Melissa Niu, opens the show.  Thanks Melissa! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U or anything at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony announces the a6400 and debuts new features. (#) Will Canon's next massive megapixel camera be mirrorless-only? (#) Sony to roll out new features to existing bodies via firmware. (#) Canon takes the #1 spot. (#) Lasers could be increasing damaging to your camera. (#) Flying drones at night and/or over people might be a thing. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 309 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Beauty photographer, Tina Eisen 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. Show Opener:Beauty photographer, Tina Eisen, opens the show. Thanks Tina! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon to bring compelling new features via firmware. (#) Nikon updates its Nikkor Z lens roadmap. (#) Canon makes a big decision on its EF mount glass for 2019. (#) ProGrade Digital announces a speedy new card reader. (#) Olympus teases a new flagship body...and why they're not going full-frame. (#) Apple appears to be adding another camera. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 308 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photoshop guru, Unmesh Dinda 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. Show Opener:Photoshop guru, Unmesh Dinda, opens the show. Thanks Unmesh! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at RotatrimUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Predictions for 2019, and 2018's hits and misses. A defunct lens maker returns. (#) Yet another camera store gets hit...in under a minute. (#) A photographer is surprised when his photo actually sells. (#) Sony urges users to update their camera's firmware or potentially lose data. (#) Loupedeck adds support for Photoshop, but is a dedicated keyboard the answer? (#) Nikon drops two popular DSLRs. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 307 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and PhotoGeek Weekly host, Don Komarechka 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. Show Opener:Photographer and PhotoGeek Weekly host, Don Komarechka, opens the show. Thanks Don! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at RotatrimUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Luminar 3 brings libraries and more to the RAW processor. (#) Does Canon need to add IBIS to its mirrorless offerings? (#) Photokina shakes things up again. (#) Do you want/need a hollow titanium ballhead? (#) Jackson Hole doesn't want you do this one thing. (#) VSCO pulls the plug on your computer...for good reason. (#) A drone may have struck an airliner over Mexico. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 306 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial and fine art architectural photographer, Swee C. Oh 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. Show Opener:Commercial and fine art architectural photographer, Swee C. Oh, opens the show. Thanks Swee! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at ShimodaDesigns.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony can do it they say, but don't want to. (#) Capture One 12 is out with powerful new features. (#) Nikon could go really fast, but won't. (#) Can looks to be developing a 75 megapixel mirrorless body. (#) Samyang unveils a fast 35. (#) Two future full-frame Sony sensors wow. (#) DJI shrinks its Osmo. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 305 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial headshot photographer, Daniel Sommer 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. Show Opener:Commercial headshot photographer, Daniel Sommer, opens the show. Thanks Daniel! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Things to think about when a tough photographic situation presents itself. (#) Harvard makes a breakthrough in lens tech. (#) The ethics of capturing people you can't identify with. (#) Rebranding a camera and a price hike. (#) When others ruin things for the rest of us. (#) Google will mess with your bokeh if you let them. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 304 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: YouTuber and portrait photographer, Keydrin Franklin 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. Show Opener:YouTuber and portrait photographer, Keydrin Franklin, opens the show. Thanks Keydrin! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon likes its chances. (#) A free browser-based alternative to Photoshop emerges. (#) Google and The New York Times team up for some AI magic. (#) Adobe gets sued for deleting important files. (#) The color in Vivian Maier's story. (#) Photographers are once again upset with 500px. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 303 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Around the Lens host, David J. Murphy 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. Show Opener:Around the Lens host, David J. Murphy, opens the show. Thanks David! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon makes gains with its EOS R system that could be telling. (#) Leica ditches the dot. (#) SmugMug-owned Flickr makes big changes. (#) Fotolia is shutting down. (#) Details on the Yongnuo YN450. (#) Apple's new iPad Pro can run full Photoshop with zero lag. (#) An interesting new rangefinder emerges. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 302 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nikon Ambassador, Matthew Jordan Smith 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. Show Opener:Nikon Ambassador, Matthew Jordan Smith, opens the show. Thanks Matthew! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer's gear is legally stolen...and how to avoid it happening to you. (#) A surprising name jumps into the mirrorless arena. (#) A card maker passes on a popular format. (#) The Yashica Y35 gets skewered by its backers. (#) The world's widest full-frame rectilinear zoom is announced. (#) A bug with certain smartphones causes photos to disappear. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 301 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Patrick Murphy-Racey 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. Show Opener:Sony Artisan of Imagery, Patrick Murphy-Racey, opens the show. Thanks Patrick! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe rolls out some incredibly useful features in Lightroom, Photoshop and Camera RAW. (#) A popular lens maker is no more. (#) Adobe demons MovingStills at Adobe MAX 2018. (#) Kodak rebrands a service at deep discounts. (#) A premium brand says Sony E wasn't meant to be full-frame. (#) One step closer to your drone getting shot out of the sky. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 300 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Zack Arias 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. Show Opener:Photographer and educator, Zack Arias, opens the show. Thanks Zack! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: If the Nikon Z7 has a striping/banding issue...is that a dealbreaker? (#) ON1 Photo RAW 2019 delivers with powerful new features. (#) Nikon Z and Tamron don't play well...yet. (#) TourBox seeks to change how you interact with your photos. (#) 5DayDeal's Complete Photography Bundle 2018 saves photographers thousands. (#) Microsoft makes an error with a Windows 10 update that causes grief. (#) CamRanger goes smaller in a big way. (#) Gitzo releases a tiny tripod with a big price tag. (#) Researchers demonstrate the damage drones pose to aircraft. (#) My daughter's outros over the years. My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 299 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fashion photographer, director and producer, Nigel Barker 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. Show Opener:Fashion photographer, director and producer, Nigel Barker, opens the show. Thanks Nigel! Sponsors: - Get 14 days FREE then 25% off your fist year of Format at: Format/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Lightroom CC in a camera is now a thing. (#) Sigma introduces five interesting new lenses. (#) Godox rounds the rectangle. (#) Google takes another step supporting image makers. (#) Panasonic announces its first f/1.7 wide-angle zoom lens. (#) Sweden takes issue with a certain stock photo in a popular meme. (#) ZEISS unveils its Batis 40mm f/2 CF. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 298 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nikon Ambassador, Robin Layton 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. Show Opener:Nikon Ambassador, Robin Layton, opens the show. Thanks Robin! Sponsors: - Get 14 days FREE then 25% off your fist year of Format at: Format/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The L-Mount Alliance is a thing. (#) Sigma announces L-Mount body development. (#) Sony's 24mm f/1.4 G Master. (#) Fujifilm unveils its GFX 50R mirrorless medium format rangefinder. (#) Fujifilm announces development of an interesting 100 megapixel body. (#) Kodak's revival of Ektachrome color reversal film is now for sale. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 297 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and YouTuber, Jessica Kobeissi 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. Show Opener:Photographer and YouTuber, Jessica Kobeissi, opens the show. Thanks Jessica! Sponsors: - Get 14 days FREE then 25% off your fist year of Format at: Format/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Panasonic and Fujifilm's big and bigger announcements. (#) Profoto takes things smaller with the B10. (#) Canon updates two huge lens by making them smaller. (#) SanDisk's smaller, Extreme drive you can drop (but shouldn't). (#) Copyright in the EU make affect you wherever you live. (#) Photojojo is no more. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 296 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Zuma Press Editor-at-Large, Jim Colton 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. Show Opener:Zuma Press Editor-at-Large, Jim Colton, opens the show. Thanks Jim! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 14 days FREE then 25% off your fist year of Format at: Format/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon finally unveils its full-frame mirrorless system with the EOS R. Did they best Nikon? (#) Four new RF lenses for that Canon EOS R, three adapters and a flash. (#) Tamron unveils its 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2. (#) Fujifilm ups its game with the X-T3. (#) Nikon's D3500 builds on its predecessor with more modern looks and shaves weight. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 295 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Boudoir photographer, Magdalena Iskra 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. Show Opener:Boudoir photographer, Magdalena Iskra opens the show. Thanks Magdalena! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at XRitePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: What Nikon got right (and wrong) with their Nikon Z mirrorless system. (#) Lexar comes backs from the dead, but will they be the same? (#) The top cameras, lenses and other gear of the year. (#) Patti...is a new tripod. (#) You can buy liability insurance for short periods of times. (#) Kodak's making Ektachrome happen again. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 294 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wildlife photographer, cinematographer and author, Shannon Wild 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. Show Opener:Wildlife photographer, cinematographer and author, Shannon Wild, opens the show. Thanks Shannon! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Rumored names and details of  Nikon's upcoming full-frame mirrorless bodies. (#) Tamron unveils its 17-35mm f/2.4-4 for Canon and Nikon. (#) A popular lens maker runs into difficult times. (#) Lensbaby announces the Sol 45 and Sol 22. (#) The business world takes notice of Sony's mirrorless dominance. (#) Samsung wants everyone to have affordable SSDs. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 293 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Traveling portrait photographer, Subodh Shetty 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. Show Opener:Traveling portrait photographer, Subodh Shetty, opens the show. Thanks Subodh! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: More insights and speculation on Nikon's upcoming mirrorless system. (#) You no longer have to make your own V-flats. (#) Fujifilm's lens roadmap is very telling...along with their plans. (#) The end of an era in the photography industry. (#) Elinchrom introduce a dock for the ELB 1200 and updates firmware. (#) The New York Daily News makes a sweeping change. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 292 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Daniel Cheong 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. Show Opener:Photographer, Daniel Cheong opens the show. Thanks Daniel! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at SaramonicUSA.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon is set to unveil it's full-frame mirrorless system. (#) Fujifilm announces a couple of key lenses. (#) Breakthrough Photography debuts its new filter system. (#) Apple's new MacBook Pros and a hot bug-squashing. (#) Kodak's latest misstep gets canned. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 291 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nomadic landscape photographer, Mandy Lea 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. Show Opener:Nomadic landscape photographer, Mandy Lea opens the show. Thanks Mandy! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe's mobile plan for Photoshop. (#) Nikon's upcoming smaller, lighter, less-expensive 500. (#) Rumors of the sensor in Canon's first mirrorless body. (#) How Homeland Security wants the public to view photography . (#) Future Nikon bodies and lenses might read you...and save lives. (#) Blackmagic Design and Apple team up, but is their eGPU for you? (#) Apple's upgrades to its line of MacBook Pro laptops. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 290 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Advertising photographer, Tim Tadder 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. Show Opener:Advertising photographer, Tim Tadder, opens the show. Thanks Tim! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at PhottixUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Rumored specs of Nikon and Canon's full-frame mirrorless systems. (#) Was it unethical of this wedding photographer to shoot where she did? (#) A new, taller monopod, its options and pro big brother. (#) The multi-million dollar error for not paying attention. (#) 500px ditches Creative Commons. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 289 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Photoshop master Gilmar Smith 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. Show Opener:Photographer and Photoshop master Gilmar Smith opens the show. Thanks Gilmar! Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe's working on AI that may solve an important problem. (#) The future of SD cards brings incredible speeds and capacity. (#) Sony gets serious about long glass. (#) Apple gets to make a claim perhaps not all can make. (#) Loupedeck adds a number of plusses to its Loupedeck+. (#) More in the ongoing Vivian Maier. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 288 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Artist and photographer, Jill Greenberg 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. Show Opener:Artist and photographer, Jill Greenberg opens the show. Thanks Jill! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: MagMod innovates with three interesting new products, but how about the wind? (#) ON1 releases Photo RAW 2018.5. (#) A Canon patent hints at a possible future for its lenses. (#) Aurora Aperture unveils two new variable ND filters. (#) A popular photographer on Instagram is caught. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 287 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: DJI and Phase One Ambassador, Baber Afzal 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. Show Opener:DJI and Phase One Ambassador, Baber Afzal opens the show. Thanks Baber! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Renowned photographer Jill Greenberg seeks to effect change. (#) Significant changes in Lightroom's June 2018 updates. (#) Nikon's lighter, more-portable 500. (#) Fujifilm re-releases its firmware update for the X-T2. (#) Samyang's new Rokinon 85mm f/1.4. (#) Confusion no more with the Nikon D850's sensor. (#) Elinchrom to offer support for Fujifilm. (#) Nikon loses, but vows to fight. (#) MIOPS debuts a new motion box solution with many options. (#) Leica launches a new watch business. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 286 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Tenba Australia and Spider Holster Ambassador, Hanna Saba 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. Show Opener:Tenba Australia and Spider Holster Ambassador Hanna Saba opens the show. Thanks Hanna! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20- Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. My appearance on TWiP on depression and anxiety: Exposing Depression in Photography - TWiP 522 Stories: Shooting in public may or may not be worth the risk in cases like this. (#) Sony takes the top spot in China and why Canon and Nikon should be concerned. (#) Zeiss has a major beef with lens maker Samyang. (#) Samyang announces its 24mm f/2.8. (#) Kodak teases Ektachrome again, but should it return? (#) Leica's new flash and commander are dead-ringers at quite the markup. (#) When a government wants to down your drone and why. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 285 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wildlife, landscape and travel photographer, Nate Zeman 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. Show Opener:Wildlife, landscape and travel photographer Nate Zeman opens the show. Thanks Nate! Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10- Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: How taking photos my affect your memory. (#) DxO releases Nik Collection 2018. (#) Canon unveils two new 70-200mm lenses. (#) Why photographers may want to make an important change with 500px. (#) Peak Design wants photographers to check this piece of their gear. (#) Sony releases its RX100 VI with an impressive feature set. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 284 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portait photographer, Hannah Couzens 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. Show Opener:Portrait photographer Hannah Couzens opens the show. Thanks Hannah! Giveaway: Along with Aputure, we're giving away an Amaran Tri-8c LED light here. Fundraiser: - 5DayDeal's Complete Video Creators Bundle 2018 ($1,100+) for $99. Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10- Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon files a trademark which may hint at its future offerings. (#) A Nikon Ambassador discovers she's purchased counterfeit SanDisk cards on Amazon.com. (#) Canon patents a brand new lens mount many thinks is for it's upcoming mirrorless system. (#) Taking an extreme step for less noise in astrophotography. (#) A citizen okays use of his imagery too all news outlets save for one. (#) Camera+ 2 is released with significantly more-powerful features. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 283 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: 5DayDeal co-founder, Griffin Stewart 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. Show Opener:5DayDeal co-founder Griffin Stewart opens the show. Thanks Griffin! Fundraiser: - 5DayDeal's Complete Video Creators Bundle 2018 ($1,100+) for $99. Sponsors: - Get 10% off great solutions at TetherTools.com with code PetaPixel10- Get 20% off quality photo paper at IlfordUS.com with code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: What happens when you don't carefully scrutinize photos you upload. (#) Sony makes a significant advancement in its EVF technology. (#) One photographer's nearly-disastrous experience with his camera's battery. (#) Yongnuo announces its 50mm f/1.4 II which breaks with tradition. (#) Canon exists the film camera business to the surprise of those who thought it had years ago. (#) When a fool puts others at risk for a better vantage point. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 282 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Karl Taylor 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. Show Opener:Photographer and educator, Karl Taylor opens the show. Thanks Karl! Sponsors: - Get 10% off great solutions at TetherTools.com with code PetaPixel10- Get 20% off quality photo paper at IlfordUS.com with code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The program you may use today had a different name in the early days. (#) Pricing and availability for Sigma's "Bokeh Master". (#) The Northrups hold a company's feet to the fire and makes them pay. (#) The Leica M7 gets the axe. (#) This might be the perfect jacket for photographers...or not. (#) Drone owners in the US may have to make a significant change. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 281 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fujifilm X photographer, Karen Hutton 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. Show Opener: Fujifilm X photographer Karen Hutton, opens the show. Thanks Karen! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U or anything at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony aims for being #1 by 2021. (#) Fujifilm introduces the X-T100. (#) Sony's a9 wins Camera of the Year. (#) When magazines bought photos they didn't intend to use. (#) Shutterbug magazines kills their print edition. (#) Canon starts selling its sensors to others. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 280 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial, fashion and beauty photographer, Valentina Socci 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. Show Opener: Commercial, fashion and beauty photographer, Valentina Socci opens the show. Thanks Valentina! Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Fujifilm misses the mark with a recent firmware update. (#) Two big magazines at odds over their covers. (#) How to travel with your batteries on airlines with less hassle. (#) Ricoh introduces SDKs for its Pentax cameras. (#) The action you'll need to take to thwart others from sharing your images in their Instagram stories. (#) Magic Lantern breathes new life into Canon's EOS M. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 279 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Tony Gale 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Tony Gale opens the show. Thanks Tony! Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Solid indications that Canon will soon update two of its 70-200mm lenses. (#) ON1 updates its Photo Raw image processor with a speed boost and more. (#) Google shelves AI-based object removal...for now. (#) Yongnuo updates its 50mm f/1.8. (#) Fujifilm and Xerox break off talks. (#) The Yongnuo YN43 marries your smartphone to a M43 system...with a Canon EF mount. (#) How some stock photographers seem to view other professions. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 278 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Plotagraph Pro creator, Troy Plota 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. Show Opener: Plotagraph Pro creator, Troy Plota opens the show. Thanks Troy! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off at Sekonic.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A popular Netflix show steps in it again. (#) Another Fujifilm firmware update to download a new camera. (#) AI takes another big step in helping your photography. (#) Yongnuo announces its first-ever macro lens. (#) Hasselblad goes super wide. (#) DJI releases its Phantom 4 Pro v2 . (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 277 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait, advertising and fashion photographer, Chris Knight 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. Show Opener: Portrait, advertising and fashion photographer, Chris Knight opens the show. Thanks Chris! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A Utah tv station surprises a photographer with dozens of complaints. (#) A new app for helping photographers find worthwhile shoot locations. (#) Facebook's upcoming technology that relies on your photos. (#) An Israeli takes Apple to task over its dual camera technology. (#) Phase One incorporates Sony's 100 megapixel BSI sensor and announces 4 new lenses. (#) Nearly 3,000 images from four decades ago are found in NYC. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 276 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nikon Ambassador Kristin Odom 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. Show Opener: Nikon Ambassador, Kristin Odom opens the show. Thanks Kristin! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon makes its full-frame mirrorless system debut timeframe official. (#) A certain photo project that improve your quality of life. (#) More confusion in the anteater photo contest scandal. (#) The photography community plays its part in saving a popular blog. (#) DxO Labs confirms its bankruptcy filing, updates on Nik Collection and PhotoLab. (#) A famed photojournalist is killed via suicide bomber in Afghanistan. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 275 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wedding and portrait photographer Marius Igas 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. Show Opener: Wedding and portrait photographer Marius Igas opens the show. Thanks Marius! Sponsors: - Get 20% off fine photo paper at IlfordUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The anteater may have been too far in retrospect. (#) Meyer-Optik Goerlitz introduces its Nocturnus 75mm f/0.95. (#) A concert photographer pulls a classy move on a record label. (#) A new Rolleiflex is debuted for the first time in decades. (#) Instagram finally lets you get what's already yours. (#) Snapchat takes a shady crack at photography. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 274 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape and astrophotographer Matt Smith 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. Show Opener: Landscape and astrophotographer, Matt Smith opens the show. Thanks Matt! Sponsors: - Get 20% off fine photo paper at IlfordUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off the new MeFOTO RoadTrip Classic Leather Edition and more at MeFOTO.com with code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon is reportedly rapidly working on its full-frame mirrorless system. (#) NVIDIA demonstrates its AI technology with a hit toward the future. (#) Possibly the end of the road in the monkey selfie case. (#) Reports that DxO Labs is in receivership. (#) Casio reportedly to shutter its compact cameras business amid millions in losses. (#) An incredible look from the surface of a comet. (#) The loss of a storied photojournalist. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 273 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Lonely Speck's Ian Norman 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. Show Opener: Lonely Speck's Ian Norman opens the show. Thanks Ian! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new MeFOTO RoadTrip Classic Leather Edition and more at MeFOTO.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer learns what not to make camera bags out of the hard way. (#) Venus Optics unveils four new Laowa lenses for various mounts. (#) SmugMug buys Flickr. (#) A photographer takes issue with a royal photographer. (#) Meike introduces its 85mm f/1.8 with autofocus. (#) A wedding photographer disappears with the goods. (#) GoPro gives it another try. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 272 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and author, Rick Smolan 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. Show Opener: Photographer and author, Rick Smolan opens the show. Thanks Rick! Sponsors: - Get FREE SHIPPING at BorrowLenses.com with code FREESHIPPING18 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Just went you think the monkey business is over...they pull you back in. (#) An interesting change in the cameras used in this year's World Press Photo awards. (#) Do your lenses need to get a grip? (#) Looking back at a piece from 1911 and looking to the future. (#) A large camera for an incredibly small market. (#) KFC wins the Internets with an explosive campaign. (#) The compelling image that won a Pulitzer Prize. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 271 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nature photographer, Alex Noriega 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. Show Opener: Nature photographer, Alex Noriega opens the show. Thanks Alex! Sponsors: - Get FREE SHIPPING at BorrowLenses.com with code FREESHIPPING18 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer's unique lens is stolen and will never be returned. (#) GoPro may be sold to a surprising buyer. (#) Luminar's Jupiter update deliver big speed gains and 300+ improvements. (#) Why aren't there more female nature photographers? (#) Instagram is set to give users something long-wanted. (#) NASA releases its stunning 4K capture of the moon. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 270 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Street photographer, Eli Wohl 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. Show Opener: Street photographer, Eli Wohl opens the show. Thanks Eli! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U or anything at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: What Facebook knows when you upload photos. (#) ProGrade Digital announces a large card. (#) PolarPro unveils a new line of filters. (#) Fujifilm's 250mm f/4 and 1.4x teleconverter. (#) A documentary on film photography proclaims film is still alive. (#) Leica's new 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5. (#) Blackmagic Design's new Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 269 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Chris Orwig 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Chris Orwig, opens the show. Thanks Chris! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U or anything at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A mistake is made, and photographers let Adorama have it. (#) Sinclair Broadcast Group pulls its support for NPPA. (#) Photojournalist Rick Smolan on how tech changed the game. (#) Insta360 One's firmware is updated with better stabilization and more. (#) Fujifilm makes it official. (#) VSCO opens another free studio space for creatives. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 268 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nature and landscape photographer, Patrick Di Fruscia 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. Show Opener: Photographer and filmmaker, Patrick Di Fruscia of Give Back to Nature opens the show. Thanks Patrick! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at XritePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe updates Lightroom with significant improvements. (#) A photographer is mistaken for a sniper. (#) GNARBOX 2.0 is announced. (#) Another notable photographer is accused. (#) How to tell if your gear might be refurbished and not new. (#) MIOPS introduces a useful new device. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 267 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sports and portrait photographer, Vanelli 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. Show Opener: Sports and portrait photographer, Vanelli opens the show. Thanks Vanelli! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the i1Studio and more at XritePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: The photographer who put his camera down for a worthwhile reason. (#) A camera returns to its owners two years after being lost at sea. (#) Rumors that Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros to be discontinued. (#) NiSi introduces its filter system for mobile photography. (#) Kodachrome the movie. (#) Your dominant eye vs. the eye you shoot with. (#) Huawei's P20 Pro is the new king of the hill. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 266 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and filmmaker, Adam Karnacz 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. Show Opener: Photographer and filmmaker, Adam Karnacz opens the show. Thanks Adam! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at XritePhoto.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A real estate photographer gets shot when he surprises a homeowner. (#) Lytro is shuttered. (#) An update in the photojournalist whose gear was mistaken for a gun. (#) Moment introduces an anamorphic lens and more. (#) The story behind that familiar shutter sound. (#) GoPro licenses its technology and introduces a budget HERO. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 265 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and digital artist, Josh Rossi 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. Show Opener: Photographer and digital artist, Josh Rossi, opens the show. Thanks Josh! Sponsors: - Get 10% off the new i1Studio from X-Rite at calibratecolor.com/petapixel with code: PetaPixel10 - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code: PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Why a photographer is suing for $2.7 million. (#) That full-frame Canon mirrorless system may be coming sooner than expected. (#) They mystery surrounding certain photo contests that were not judged. (#) Instagram is bringing some sanity back to the platform. (#) NVIDIA demonstrates some incredible AI advancements for photography. (#) Would you be willing to give up social media like this photographer did? (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 264 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Patrick Murphy-Racey 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisans of Imagery, Patrick Murphy-Racey opens the show. Thanks Patrick! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U or anything at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Did the BBC go too far or are people seeing what they want to see? (#) Would you pay a magazine to get your photography on the cover? (#) Is this light modifier smoke and mirrors...or just mirrors? (#) The FAA weighs in on "doors-off" helicopter flights following crash. (#) Google may be buying Lytro and it's light field technology. (#) A little-known company announces the world's largest SSD. (#) A drone pilot in Russia flies his drone to 33,000 feet...and back in 25 minutes . (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 263 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and conceptual artist, Jessica L. Drake 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. Show Opener: Photographer and conceptual artist, Jessica L. Drake opens the show. Thanks Jessica! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL at ElinchromUS.com with the code: PetaPixel20 - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer receives unexpected hostility. (#) Samsung has Sony in its sights. (#) The photography industry loses a legend. (#) Photography's impact on the economy. (#) Another dream job at the The New York Times emerges. (#) The camera that just sold for the most money ever. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 262 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait and commercial photographer, Antti Mutka 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. Show Opener: Portrait and commercial photographer, Antti Mutka opens the show. Thanks Antti! Sponsors: - Get 10% off the new X-Rite i1Studio with offer code PetaPixel10 calibratecolor.com/petapixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Where Sony needs to be concerned going forward. (#) A helicopter with photographers onboard goes down in the East River. (#) Reports of a possible Canon full-frame mirrorless prototype. (#) Ducklings...bunnies...and the wrath of the Internets. (#) The "Russian Vivian Maier" is discovered. (#) A drone lands causing a wildfire in Arizona. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 261 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Aurora Borealis photographer, Sean Kurdziolek 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. Show Opener: Aurora Borealis photographer, Sean Kurdziolek pens the show. Thanks Sean! Sponsors: - Get 20% off the new Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U or anything at Sekonic.com with code PetaPixel20 - Get 20% off the new Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL at ElinchromUS.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer...a model...a strip mall...what could possibly go wrong?!!! (#) Wacom brings updates to its popular Intuos tablet. (#) Leica introduces its M Monochrom (Typ 246) "Stealth Edition". (#) Venus Optics announces its Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra-Macro lens. (#) Reports that Agfa Vista film stock is getting the axe. (#) ProGrade Digital is skipping XQD in favor of another format. (#) Eddie Adams' famed Bathhouse Studios is up for sale. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 260 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Entertainment and advertising photographer, Robby Klein 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. Show Opener: Entertainment and advertising photographer, Robby Klein opens the show. Thanks Robby! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Why Canon is willing to lose DSLR sales in the future. (#) Elinchrom introduces its ELB 500TTL. (#) Canon introduces what appears to be its cheapest DSLR ever. (#) IKEA LADDA AA batteries may outperform Eneloop Pro batteries. (#) The Nikon D500 appears to report batteries dead sooner than it could. (#) Tokina introduces it's 50mm f/1.4 Opera series lens. (#) ImageBrief shutters. (#) A Canadian bride attacks her photographer and pays the price. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 259 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Jerry Ghionis 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. Show Opener: Photographer and educator, Jerry Ghionis opens the show. Thanks Jerry! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony introduces the "basic" (not basic) a7 III. (#) Canon innovates with its 470EX-AI flash. (#) Sigma announces 9 new Art series lenses for Sony E-mount...2 for Canon, Nikon & Sigma as well. (#) Canon introduces its M50 APS-C mirrorless body with 4K. (#) Is Canon's Rebel T7 worth getting over a Rebel T6? (#) 500px is purchased by Visual China Group and spark a mini exodus. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 258 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: This Week in Photo and TWiP Pro's Frederick Van Johnson 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. Show Opener: This Week in Photo and TWiP Pro's Frederick Van Johnson opens the show. Thanks Frederick! Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - Get 10% off the X-Rite i1Studio or anything at calibratecolor.com/petapixel with code PetaPixel10 - More at LensShark.com/deals Stories: A YouTuber buys a Canon 1DX Mark II from Amazon and is surprised with what arrives...twice. (#) Tamron announces two new full-frame lenses. (#) The surprising price for Sigma's upcoming 14-24mm f/2.8 Art series lens. (#) Sony's pricey new flagship flash and its alternatives. (#) Kodak announces the return of a B&W film stock and is trolled by Ilford. (#) Steadicam's pneumatic monopod. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 257 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wedding and portrait photographer, Ett Venter 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. Show Opener: Wedding and portrait  photographer, Ett Venter opens the show. Thanks Ett! Sponsors: - Get 10% off the new i1Studio from X-Rite with code PetaPixel10 at CalibrateColor.com/petapixel - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A UK wedding photographer has different thoughts on what to shoot at a wedding. (#) Michaels opens its stores for photo shoots and Hobby Lobby isn't impressed. (#) Why photo contests could be pointless. (#) Pentax announces its K-1 Mark II and an upgrade program for the K-1. (#) Samyang announces its premium 50mm f/1.2. (#) Samsung announces a high capacity SSD. (#) Panasonic unveils its own global shutter breakthrough a day after Sony's. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 256 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Olympus Visionary, Laura Hicks 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. Show Opener: Olympus Visionary, Laura Hicks opens the show. Thanks Laura! Sponsors: - Get 10% off at TetherTools.com with offer code PetaPixel10 - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: These new pro media cards are Lexar-esque. (#) Are Eneloops Pro batteries hiding in plain sight at IKEA? (#) Sony's new breakthrough image sensor technology. (#) The New York Times is looking to fill a desirable position. (#) Lensbaby releases its Burnside 35. (#) Google removes a button with possibly limited effectiveness. (#) A drone may have caused the crash of a helicopter. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 255 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and digital artist, Renee Robyn 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. Show Opener: Photographer and digital artist, Renee Robyn opens the show. Thanks Renee! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe speeds up Lightroom Classic...or did they? (#) Fujifilm announces its X-H1. (#) IKEA teams up with Hasselblad in an odd pairing. (#) A New York Times photographer on access and shooting silently. (#) An update on Peter Lik's "Moonlight Dreams" photo. (#) Sony and the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. (#) Canon and 4K in current and future bodies. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 254 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wedding and fine art photographer, Roberto Valenzuela 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. Show Opener: Wedding and fine art photographer Roberto Valenzuela, opens the show. Thanks Roberto! Sponsors: - Get 1 month of Format's Pro level online portfolio platform for FREE at Format.com/petapixel - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Details and specs leak about Fujifilm's upcoming X-H1. (#) Vandals alter the natural landscape at a popular location in South Africa. (#) Getty Images strikes a deal which change Google Images search. (#) Instagram tests a possible feature which photographers may not appreciate. (#) DxOMark shows just how far imaging in smartphones has come in 5 years. (#) The US Navy eliminates its Combat Camera units. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 253 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Behind the Shot's Steve Brazill 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. Show Opener: Behind the Shot's Steve Brazill opens the show. Thanks Steve! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code: PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Our 2018 sweepstakes: The PetaPixel Photography Podcast 2018 Sweepstakes! We're giving away a choice of camera + Tamron 24-70mm G2 and a bunch of other great prizes! Stories: Canon rumors and patents hint at 2018 and beyond. (#) Sigma announces its 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art series lens. (#) An analysis of a Peter Lik photo which is quite contradictory. (#) Another photographer uses a big box retailer as a shoot location and goes viral. (#) A group of students volunteers their skills to help hurricane victims. (#) Video emerges of a drone dive-bombing a jet on approach to the airport. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 252 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer, Varina Patel 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. Show Opener: Landscape photographer Varina Patel opens the show. Thanks Varina! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code: PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Our 2018 sweepstakes: The PetaPixel Photography Podcast 2018 Sweepstakes! We're giving away a choice of camera + Tamron 24-70mm G2 and a bunch of other great prizes! Stories: Canon files a patent for fingerprint technology in cameras and lenses. (#) Sony's way of updating your camera's firmware could be a security risk. (#) You can finally schedule your Instagram posts...if you jump through some hoops. (#) Sony's CEO steps aside...and for good reason. (#) Fujifilm announces its X-A5 and a new lens. (#) A photographer dies leading a lava field photography tour. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 251 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Street photographer, Craig Whitehead 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. Show Opener: Street photographer Craig Whitehead opens the show. Thanks Craig! Sponsors: - Get 1 month of Format's Pro level online portfolio platform for FREE at Format.com/petapixel - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Our 2018 sweepstakes: The PetaPixel Photography Podcast 2018 Sweepstakes! We're giving away a choice of camera + Tamron 24-70mm G2 and a bunch of other great prizes! Stories: Adobe once-again addresses Lightroom's performance issues. (#) Shutterfly acquires Lifetouch for nearly 1 billion dollars. (#) Reuters makes a surprising error despite 166 years of experience. (#) A recent Nat Geo editor is the next to fall. (#) Fujifilm takes control of Xerox and why this is important to photographers. (#) Details on our camera, lens and more giveaway. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 250 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, Scott Kelby 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. Show Opener: Photographer, author and educator, Scott Kelby opens the show. Thanks Scott! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Our 2018 sweepstakes: The PetaPixel Photography Podcast 2018 Sweepstakes! We're giving away a choice of camera + Tamron 24-70mm G2 and a bunch of other great prizes! Stories: Changes coming to the number of images you can copyright at one time. (#) Vanity Fair makes an embarrassing mistake or two. (#) A rock star bans smartphones from his concerts for a tech-free experience. (#) Grumpy Cat's owners win big in their copyright lawsuit. (#) Twitter employs AI to better-crop your photos. (#) Jessica Simpson makes a costly error on social media. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 249 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fashion photographer and educator, Frank Doorhof 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. Show Opener: Fashion photographer and educator, Frank Doorhof opens the show. Thanks Frank! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at Tenba.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon takes the #1 spot...but there's a caveat. (#) More bad news for action cam maker GoPro. (#) A photographer builds a killer Lightroom machine that disappoints. (#) Adobe rolls out another Sensei-based feature to Photoshop. (#) A UK company bests SanDisk in the massive tiny card game. (#) DJI announces a smaller, lighter Mavic Pro called, Mavic Air. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 248 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: LUMIX Ambassador, PhotoJoseph 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. Show Opener: LUMIX Ambassador, PhotoJoseph opens the show. Thanks PhotoJoseph! Sponsors: - Get 1 month of Format's Pro level online portfolio platform for FREE at Format.com/petapixel - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A star thinks exposure is acceptable payment for wedding photography. (#) A new Kickstarter campaign for the world's first variable graduated ND filter. (#) An Indiegogo campaign for a light painting device crushes its goal. (#) Hasselblad's new 400 megapixel monster...and corresponding price tag. (#) A whistleblowing photographer loses his job...and more. (#) Cascable, a mobile digital photography assistant with recipes. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 247 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial portrait and fashion photographer, Adam Lerner 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. Show Opener: Commercial portrait and fashion photographer, Adam Lerner opens the show. Thanks Adam! Sponsors: - Get 1 month of Format's Pro level online portfolio platform for FREE at Format.com/petapixel - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Rumors abound of Nikon's upcoming mirrorless system with new Z-mount. (#) Zion National Park in Utah expands its ban. (#) CVS makes a bold move which may change the face of beauty imagery. (#) Leica introduces two new SL lenses. (#) Yet another photographer is accused of abuse and pays the price. (#) Two years and counting and Kodak still wants it's Super 8 film camera to happen. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 246 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Robert Evans 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Robert Evans opens the show. Thanks Robert! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code: PetaPixel20. - Get 20% off at KupoGrip.com with offer code: PetaPixel20More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon makes an interesting error and Elia Locardi disagrees. (#) Two credible reports of issues with certain Fujifilm issues. (#) Word that Canon may be firming up a feature set for its future full-frame mirrorless system. (#) Kodak introduces the Scanza...which isn't as 2018 as its cryptocurrency endeavors. (#) Facebook is limiting what you and your followers see...and what to do about it. (#) Flying your drone drunk in New Jersey may officially be a problem soon. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 245 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Panasonic Lumix Luminary, Levi Sim 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. Show Opener: Panasonic Lumix Luminary, Levi Sim opens the show. Thanks Levi! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code: PetaPixel20. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Canon says it needs to innovate more amid the rise of mirrorless and more. (#) Samyang announces its first AF lens for Canon EF mount. (#) Nikon announced a lens you might want to buy a good monopod for. (#) GoPro kills Karma as it looks for a buyer. (#) Panasonic cuts the megapixels in have and introduces the GH5s. (#) Kodak dabbles in cryptocurrency as it's stock price soars, but for how long? (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Outtakes. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 244 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial, editorial, advertising and portrait photographer, Neil Kremer 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. Show Opener: Commercial, editorial, advertising and portrait  photographer, Neil Kremer opens the show. Thanks Neil! Sponsors: - Get 10% off the new X-Rite i1Studio at CalibrateColor.com/PetaPixel with offer code: PetaPixel1o - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer finds out how quickly the ban hammer drops when you speak unwisely. (#) Sony announces a new 18-135mm for its APS-C bodies. (#) Have a bad plan, and you too could get killed for your gear. (#) Godox releases a new strobe with an updated feature set. (#) A well-known photographer gets accused by several former students. (#) GoPro announces deep cuts to its workforce as Karma further disappoints. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 243 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: PhotoPills app's Rafael Pons 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. Show Opener: PhotoPills app's Rafael Pons opens the show. Thanks Rafael! Sponsors: Get 15% off Gulf Photo Plus Photo Week 2018 workshops with code SHARKYDUBAI Get 10% off X-Rite's new i1Studio and more at CalibrateColor.com/PetaPixel with code PetaPixel10 - LensShark.com/deals Stories: My thought process in choosing between two of the hottest cameras on the market. Overshooting, oversharing and getting over less-mindful photography. (#) An update in the allegations against fashion photographer Terry Richardson. (#) A legendary representation agency closes after more than three decades. (#) What happens when a DJI drone collides with a Blackhawk helicopter. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 242 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Alex Huff 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. Show Opener: Photographer Alex Huff opens the show. Thanks Alex! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at StellaProLights.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code: PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Predictions for 2018 and what didn't quite come true in 2017. The most-rented items of 2017. (#) Apple apologizes, educates, drops its price and hopes that's ok. (#) DxO announces the return of the Nik Collection for 2018. (#) Joby announces yet another GorillaPod with a twist. (#) PETA convinces Shutterstock to change its mind. (#) Instagram rolls out an incredibly unpopular feature. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 241 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Amber and Garrette Baird of Gear, Glasses and Gadgets 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. Show Opener: Amber and Garrette Baird of Gear, Glasses and Gadgets open the show. Thanks Amber and Garrette! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A third party lens maker announces their VIP Club. (#) Imatag seeks to hide your watermarks...and find image thieves. (#) A new twist on an old scam to separate you from your hard-earned money. (#) darktable finally does Windows, but will you do darktable? (#) A big payday, a small payday and today's realities. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 240 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Nikon Ambassador and Think Tank Photo co-founder, Deanne Fitzmaurice 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. Show Opener: Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Nikon Ambassador and Think Tank Photo co-founder, Deanne Fitzmaurice opens the show. Thanks Deanne! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - Get 20% off at ElinchromUS.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Apple admits to slowing older iPhones down.  Is this causing you to miss the shot? (#) Yongnuo's 14mm f/2.8 is coming soon for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts. (#) Homeland Security has a well-paying position for a qualified photographer. (#) A portion of Idaho has the darkest skies says the IDA. (#) A photographer wins a sizable suit over an error. (#) The 3 year anniversary of this podcast and its milestones. Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 239 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: ZEISS Ambassador, Dany Eid 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. Show Opener: ZEISS Ambassador, Dany Eid opens the show. Thanks Dany! Sponsors: - Get 20% off at BenroUSA.com with offer code: PetaPixel2o - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. Annual Listener Survey: - survey.libsyn.com/petapixel Stories: A bit of a plot twist in that officer-involved shooting of a photographer in Ohio. (#) An update in the robbery of The Camera Store. (#) Adobe Lightroom 6 gets its last-ever update. (#) Leica's M10 does as well as APS-C bodies one-seventh its cost. (#) Tether Tools steps up and shows how to make things right. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 238 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Benjamin Von Wong 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. Show Opener: Photographer Benjamin Von Wong opens the show. Thanks Benjamin! Sponsors: - Get 20% OFF at ElinchromUS.com with code: PetaPixel20 - Get 10% OFF the new X-Rite i1Studio and more with code PetaPixel10 at CalibrateColor.com/PetaPixel - More at: LensShark.com/deals Annual Listener Survey: - survey.libsyn.com/petapixel Stories: The Camera Store is robbed...and it may have been be a collector. Reward offered. (#) Two new Kickstarters, but are either for you? (#) (#) NiSi's new variable ND filter seeks to leave the X behind. (#) Apple's new iMac Pro is a beefy computer with a corresponding price tag. (#) Photographer Simon Pollock spots a drone on approach to LAX. (#) Disney is set to acquire National Geographic for a whole lot of cheese. (#) Compulsory drone registration makes its return in the US. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 237 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Joe Edelman 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. Show Opener: Photographer and educator, Joe Edelman opens the show. Thanks Joe! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  - Get 10% OFF the new X-Rite i1Studio and more at calibratecolor.com/petaxel with offer code PetaPixel10.  More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A rockstar kicks a photographer in the face...and may pay the price. (#) Lumoid closes its doors despite Best Buy deal as others merge. (#) Worthwhile updates to Adobe's line of Lightroom products. (#) Instagram rolls out hashtag following and story highlighting. (#) Toshiba unveils a 14TB hard drive with newer technology. (#) One of the world's top rooftoppers pays the ultimate price for fame. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 236 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Zach Sutton 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. Show Opener: Photographer and educator, Zach Sutton opens the show. Thanks Zach! Sponsors: - Get 20% OFF at ElinchromUS.com with code: PetaPixel20 - Get 10% OFF the new X-Rite i1Studio and more with code PetaPixel10 at CalibrateColor.com/PetaPixel - LensShark.com/deals Stories: Some photographers bought one Sony a7R III, but received two. (#) Apple names Aurora HDR 2018 it's Mac App of the Year. (#) An artist in Canada makes a potentially costly misjudgment in an art installation. (#) Nikon wants to service your vintage gear. (#) Lytro drives another nail into the light field photo sharing coffin. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 235 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, Glyn Dewis 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. Show Opener: Photographer, author and educator, Glyn Dewis opens the show. Thanks Glyn! Sponsors: - Get 10% off the new X-Rite i1Studio and more at CalibrateColor.com/PetaPixel with code: PetaPixel10. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: 500px made a quiet move...months ago. (#) Two large rentals houses merge. (#) Philips announces a large monitor aimed at creatives. (#) Sony and Photo Start team up to help kids. (#) A speedy device to wirelessly control your camera. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 234 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Miguel Quiles 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Miguel Quiles opens the show. Thanks Miguel! Sponsors: - Get 10% OFF the new i1 Studio and more at CalibrateColor.com/PetaPixel using code PetaPixel10. - Get 20% OFF your order at ElinchromUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Nikon upgrades SnapBridge with full manual control, but will anyone use it? (#) PhaseOne releases Capture One 11 with useful new improvements. (#) Photographer Bruce Weber is accused by a former model. (#) Leica announces its pricey Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25. (#) Hasselblad launches its online store. (#) Fujifilm releases X RAW Studio for faster RAW file conversions. (#) A memo accuses DJI's drones of spying for China. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 233 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: USA Today photojournalist, Jack Gruber 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. Show Opener: USA Today photojournalist, Jack Gruber opens the show. Thanks Jack!  Boyd's Station benefit print auction. Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get 20% OFF your entire order at ElinchromUS.com with code PetaPixel20. Stories: Use a photo of yourself...and get sued (even if you're Bruno Mars). (#) DxOMark gives the Sony a7R III the highest score ever for a mirrorless body. (#) Sony announces its pro line of CFast 2.0 cards. (#) re.Photos seeks to be the hub for rePhotography. (#) Adobe demonstrates its "Select Subject" tool coming to Photoshop CC. (#) Moment releases counterweights for the DJI Osmo Mobile. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 232 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Marc Weisberg 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Marc Weisberg opens the show. Thanks Marc! Sponsors: - Get 20% OFF your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get 20% OFF at ElinchromUS.com using code PetaPixel20. Through the end of 2017, trade in your Ranger RX system for $1,000 toward an ELB 1200. Stories: A photographer gets scammed on Facebook and discovers others who have as well. How to spot these scams and better keep your money and gear protected (#) TIME names the Sony a7R III as one of the top gadgets of 2017. Is it the mirrorless camera of the year? How about the Nikon D850 for DSLR of the year? (#) A museum wants to digitize imagery of a specific group of Americans, but find a problem with this. (#) A photographer gives a TEDx talk about photography being therapeutic. And the challenges in actually getting out to shoot and being inspired, especially during the winter. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 231 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: DP, photographer, timelapse cinematographer and editor, Drew Geraci 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. Show Opener: DP, photographer, timelapse cinematographer and editor, Drew Geraci opens the show. Thanks Drew! Sponsors: - Early Bird pricing on Shimoda's new line of adventure camera bags during its Kickstarter campaign. More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A photographer does a creative shoot at Lowe's, but what are the pitfalls of using a business as the location for your photoshoot? (#) Is the Sony a7R III still hungry for stars or isn't it?!!! (#) DxOMark finally releases its review of the Pentax 645Z...years after it's scored. (#) Yashica raises nearly $1.3 million for and oddly-interesting camera. (#) Leica announces its CL mirrorless body and an 18mm pancake lens. (#) DJI and a bounty hunter publicly part ways. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 230 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Alpha Collective member, Francisco Hernandez 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. Show Opener: Sony Alpha Collective member, Francisco Hernandez opens the show. Thanks Francisco! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get 20% off your order at ElinchromUS.com using code PetaPixel20. Stories: Fujifilm and Polaroid spar. (#) A photographer makes a very public error in judgment. (#) Kodak loses and seems intent on Kodak'ing itself again. (#) St. Louis affirms the rights of photojournalists. (#) Hasselblad's new rental service is announced. (#) Sony's software for dealing with shifting pixels. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 229 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Canon Explorer of Light Denis Reggie 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. Show Opener: Canon Explorer of Light, Denis Reggie opens the show. Thanks Denis! Sponsors: - Early Bird pricing on Shimoda's new line of adventure camera bags during its Kickstarter campaign. More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Newsweek's cover photo isn't very well-received. (#) Sony's a7R III fixes a previous issue. (#) Queen's Brian May lashes out against a photographer exercising her right. (#) The Olympus accounting scandal will be dramatized. (#) The White House traveling press pool is upset with press access. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 228 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Whirling Tripod's George Krieger 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. Show Opener: Whirling Tripod's George Krieger opens the show. Thanks George! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off your order at ElinchromUS.com using code PetaPixel20.  More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Shooting commercially in this village could be costly. (#) A website to help photographers track the value of gear and save. (#) Pete Souza releases a massive book covering 8 years in the White House. (#) A battery explodes at an airport and may change airline policy. (#) A future Instagram feature may prove useful to photographers especially. (#) AI won't replace all photographers, but could replace the need for some models. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 227 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Olympus Visionary Tracie Maglosky 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. Show Opener: Olympus Visionary, Tracie Maglosky opens the show. Thanks Tracie! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get 20% off your order at ElinchromUS.com using code PetaPixel20. Stories: Panasonic announces the G9 body and a 200mm f/2.8 lens. (#) A photographer in Canada announces his retirement following allegations. (#) Nikon makes an interesting change in it's operations in Brazil. (#) Reflex announces an interesting, modular 35mm camera system. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 226 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Veterans Portrait Project's Stacy Pearsall 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. Show Opener: Veterans Portrait Project's Stacy Pearsall opens the show. Thanks Stacy! Sponsors: - Get $150-$200 off a MeVIDEO Globetrotter backing its Kickstarter campaign while supplies last. More deals at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: A photographer sues a media giant and they return the favor. (#) Lexar sets the record straight. (#) Why do photographers keep lighting President Trump a certain way? (#) Skylum Luminar 2018 is available to pre-order. (#) AI image enhancement research makes an even bigger jump. (#) The LED bulb that could seriously mess up your photos. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 225 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Tenba Bags Ambassador, Timothy Alsbrooks 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. Show Opener: Tenba Bags Ambassador, Timothy Alsbrooks opens the show. Thanks Timothy! Sponsors: - Get 20% OFF your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Is there a case to be made for scrubbing your location data? (#) Perhaps one of the creepiest books on Amazon involves photography. (#) Nikon makes a huge move in China. (#) Yet another small film brand expands as Fujifilm seems to scale back. (#) AI neural networks seek to enhance photos with mixed results. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 224 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Dan Watson of Learning Cameras 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. Show Opener: Dan Watson of Learning Cameras opens the show. Thanks Dan! Sponsors: - Get $150-$200 off a MeVIDEO Globetrotter backing its Kickstarter campaign while supplies last. More deals at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony edges out Nikon again to take the #2 spot. (#) Fujifilm cuts loose some film stock SKUs. Are more on the way? (#) Lightroom 6 users running an update delete it instead. (#) Hasselblad's X1D-50c official takes the top spot from Nikon's D850. (#) Ricoh introduces an 11-18mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.4. (#) Olympus unveils 17mm f/1.2 and 45mm f/1.2 lenses. (#) Would you rent a Gulfstream jet for your next shoot? (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 223 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: A Working Class Project's Rob Bubek 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. Show Opener: A Working Class Project's Rob Bubek opens the show. Thanks Rob! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at ElinchromUS.com using code PetaPixel20. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel  More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Sony unveils its a7R III, 24-105mm f/4 G OSS and mentions a 400mm f/2.8 G Master. (#) DxO rescues the Nik Collection from Google's trash bin. (#) A controversial fashion photographer gets dropped by major fashion mags. (#) Sigma announces its 16mm f/1.4 DC DN for Sony E and Micro Four-Thirds mounts. (#) Macphun rebrands as Skylum and talks about Luminar's DAM future. (#) Adobe unveils impress AI-based tech at its Adobe Max conference. (#) Outtake A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 222 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, Jeff Rojas 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. Show Opener: Photographer, author and educator, Jeff Rojas opens the show. Thanks Jeff! Sponsors: - Get $150-$200 off a MeVIDEO Globetrotter backing its Kickstarter campaign while supplies last. More deals at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Lightroom realities settle in, but why did Adobe change its mind? (#) Canon patents larger, flippy screens. Are they coming to the 1DX and 5D lines? (#) What you check in your luggage when flying may soon change...and for good reason. (#) Phottix announces the all-manual Juno transceiver flash. (#) While still active, use our offer code (PetaPixel20) for 20% OFF anything at PhottixUS.com An urbex photographer falls 14 stories to his death in Chicago. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 221 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Mike Olbinski 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. Show Opener: Photographer and Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Mike Olbinski opens the show. Thanks Mike! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: Adobe finally gives Lightroom a speed boost and forks the road with hints about its future...and what I think they can do to help the cause. (#) Sigma gains news fans while helping those in a way it didn't need to. (#) A well-known tripod company expands with a new brand via a Kickstarter campaign. (#) Canon goes big with its G1 X Mark III. (#) A drone collides with a commercial airliner in Canada. (#) Outtake A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 220 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nikon Ambassador, Vincent Versace 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. Show Opener: Nikon Ambassador, Vincent Versace opens the show. Thanks Vincent! Sponsors: - Get 20% OFF your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: The photography community gives back through the annual 5DayDeal Complete Photography Bundle V, and Chelsea & Tony Northrup and Michael the Maven raise tens of thousands of dollars to help victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. (#) Weddings are now banned at a Greek monastery thanks to a couple's lewd photo. (#) DxOMark may have given the Pentax 645Z the highest score ever. (#) Western Digital announces a breakthrough technology that'll allow for much larger hard drives. (#) Metabones releases a not-so-evil version of their Speed Booster. (#) Meural brings gesture control to digital photo frames. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 219 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Olympus Visionary, Mike Boening 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. Show Opener: Olympus Visionary Mike Boening opens the show. Thanks Mike! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - 5DayDeal's "The Complete Photography Bundle 2017" giveaway and bundle. Stories: A classic scam targets photographers...and it obviously works! (#) Yashica's "unprecedented" camera comes out and I'm speechless (no, I'm not). (#) Samyang releases its fourth AF lens....the AF 35mm f/1.4 FE. (#) CBS features the 30th Eddie Adams Workshop and why truly seeing matters. (#) An app to control Lightroom emerges, but would you find it useful? (#) EyeEm introduces a useful feature to save photographers time. (#) Outtake A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 218 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Panasonic LUMIX Ambassador, Emma Drabble 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. Show Opener: Panasonic LUMIX Ambassador, Emma Drabble opens the show. Thanks Emma! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Nikon's D850 takes DxO's top spot...but is it the best ever? (#) Seagate releases another "biggest and fastest". (#) More rumors of Canon's upcoming full-frame mirrorless system and a possible timeframe. (#) A copyright small claims court may become a reality. (#) Adobe Portfolio now integrates with Lightroom. (#) Photoshop Elements 2018 is released with some handy features and may be enough for most. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 217 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Olympus Visionary, Jamie MacDonald 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. Show Opener: Olympus Visionary Jamie MacDonald opens the show. Thanks Jamie! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. Stories: A woman gets fired for her photoshoot. Are photographers at as much risk. (#) ON1 announces Photo RAW 2018. Meanwhile, over at Adobe... (#) How a couple stole $1.2 million from Amazon...and are paying dearly for it. (#) Apple acquires a French AI company and hints at photography's future. (#) DJI ads Local Data Mode for sensitive drone operators (#) Outtakes A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 216 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fine art, travel and landscape photographer, Athena Carey 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. Show Opener: Fine art, travel and landscape photographer Athena Carey opens the show. Thanks Athena! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: An online auction scam that could separate you from your gear if you weren't vigilant. (#) Sony and Manfrotto team up for some upcoming gear. (#) The Blocker app uses augmented reality (AR) to help photographers plan their shots. (#) KIKI is a twist on a traditional neck strap with Eastern flavor. (#) GoPro announces the HERO6 Black and Fusion 360 cams. (#) The FAA bans drone flights around 10 landmarks...finally. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 215 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: B&W fine art photographer, Julia Anna Gospodarou 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. Show Opener: B&W fine art photographer Julia Anna Gospodarou opens the show. Thanks Julia Anna! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Vitec Group acquires two more popular brands. (#) Barely 4 months after announcing getting out of Nikon...it's back! (#) Calumet and Wex Photographic merge. (#) Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter has a camera in the works. (#) Getty Images announces a policy change based on a new law. (#) A federal judge teaches a US city how the law works regarding drone use. (#) Outtakes A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 214 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape and wilderness photographer, Josh Cripps 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. Show Opener: Landscape and wilderness photographer Josh Cripps opens the show. Thanks Josh! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Tony Northrup thinks you should stop asking photographers about their settings. (#) DxOMark places the Canon 6D Mark II behind 35 other cameras. (#) Oprema wants to bring the Biotar 58mm f/2.0. (#) Yashica is hinting at something "unprecedented" is coming soon. (#) Kodak's invention of digital photography 42 years and it's failure to see the future it created. (#) A drone operator foolishly flies around, through and under at train. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 213 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Canon Explorer of Light, Charles Glatzer 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. Show Opener: Canon Explorer of Light, Charles Glatzer opens the show. Thanks Charles! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Profoto announces it's A1 hot shoe mountable flash, but is that where you'd put it? (#) Zenit is rumored to release a camera similar to the Leica SL. (#) Tamron announces its 100-400mm 4.5-6.4 Di VC USD ultra-telephoto zoom. (#) Lensbaby releases its Composer Pro II with Sweet 80 and its Creative Bokeh Optic. (#) Instagram may soon flip the switch and disrupt your feed. (#) Virginia Tech's drone safety study has been released. (#) Outtakes A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 212 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Alpha Collective member, Kathryn Dyer 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. Show Opener: Sony Alpha Collective member, Kathryn Dyer opens the show. Thanks Kathryn! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at PhottixUS.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Nikon makes news for the wrong reason, much is learned, and the industry discusses gender inequality . (#) Polaroid announces a new camera, new film and is set to take on Fujifilm Instax. (#) Nikon hints that its future, more-serious mirrorless system will be full-frame. (#) Kodak is set to release Ektachrome, but how long will it last this time around? (#) Sony beefs up its pro support, but do you qualify? Do you even want to be a member? (#) Phase One ups the game with a new digital back, but does it see what our eyes do? (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 211 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: workphlo's Dustin Dolby 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. Show Opener: workphlo's Dustin Dolby opens the show. Thanks Dustin! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: The iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X are announced, but how's their camera tech? (#) Fujifilm announces an upcoming RAW converter which uses its cameras' processors. (#) TIME commissions a photographer to shoot important women...with the iPhone. Publicity stunt or legit? (#) KOBRA seeks to enter the flash modifier market via a Kickstarter campaign. (#) Profoto announces a Fujifilm-compatible trigger for its pricey strobes. (#) A settlement in the "Monkey Selfie" suit, but did the photographer have little choice? (#) Would you register your drone with the United Nations? (#) Outtakes A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 210 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Lexar Brand Ambassador Prajit Ravindran 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. Show Opener: Lexar Brand Ambassador Prajit Ravindran opens the show. Thanks Prajit! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Nikon patents a pair of full-frame mirrorless lenses and an adapter. (#) Polaroid is poised to come back and possibly in a big way. (#) Fujifilm introduces the X-E3 and the XF 80mm f/2.8 macro lens. (#) Broncolor announces its Litepipe P portable, versatile flash. (#) Fujifilm announces coming firmware updates for a number of bodies. (#) Body cam footage from last week's shooting of a photojournalist is released. (#) Hasselblad announces its X1D Field Kit at a discount. (#) Outtakes My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 209 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Thibault Roland 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Thibault Roland opens the show. Thanks Thibault! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: A photojournalist in Ohio's tripod is mistaken for a gun and he's shot by a deputy. (#) Canon goes robotic with a future plant in Japan. (#) A photographer hands his 3-year-old daughter his camera and she shows him her world. (#) An animal shelter in Florida proves that better photography leads to increased adoptions. (#) A Brazilian man dupes the world passing himself off as a conflict photographer. (#) DJI releases two new drones, and Lily is resurrected from the dead. (#) Outtake A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 208 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Thomas Hawk 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. Show Opener: Photographer Thomas Hawk opens the show. Thanks Thomas! Sponsors: - Get 20% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel20. More at LensShark.com/deals. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: A photographer swipes photos, wins two contests, $3,100...and loses it. (#) The Olympus OM-D E-M10 II is announced. (#) Innovative modular LED lighting system Spekular is released. (#) Lexar is unloaded by tech giant, Micron. (#) SanDisk ups the "world's largest" game again with its 400GB microSD card. (#) Instagram makes a welcome change. (#) Sony announces its RX0 action cam. (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 207 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Albert Dros 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Albert Dros opens the show. Thanks Albert! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Nikon issues an apology. Was it necessary though? (#) Photographer Thomas Hawk documents protestors turning on photographers. (#) Nevada parks require some photographers to jump through a number of hoops. (#) Canon announces its 85mm f/1.4L IS, three tilt-shifts lenses and a twin flash. (#) Authorities in England erect barriers to thwart grief tourism and inappropriate selfies. (#) The Insta360 ONE is released offering bullet-time, 4K video and other features. (#) Outtake A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 206 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Michael the Maven 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. Show Opener: Photographer and educator, Michael the Maven opens the show. Thanks Michael! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: National Geographic gets called out for using a composite image and not doing more to make that known. (#) According to Nikon, they designed the D850,'s BSI sensor and it achieves a signifiant ISO boost. (#) The Humans of New York (HONY) photo project takes to video storytelling on Facebook Watch. (#) Rumors of a Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS and 3 new tilt-shift lenses are coming soon. (#) NASA places a rather large order with Nikon. (#) A photographer's dying wish is granted in Singapore. What would you wish for? (#) Outtake My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 205 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: BlackRapid Founder, Ron Henry 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. Show Opener: BlackRapid Founder, Ron Henry opens the show. Thanks Ron! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Nikon releases the D850. Is it one of the company's best-ever? (#) Shutterstock easily foils Google's watermark-erasing AI. (#) Stronger rumors and specs of the Olympus OM-D E-M10 III. (#) CrashPlan gets rid of its consumer cloud storage option. (#) Tourists in Yellowstone trample upon delicate hot springs despite warnings. (#) DJI grounds its Spark drone if users don't take a firmware update. (#) A reminder about my new show with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 204 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, Nicolesy (aka Nicole S. Young) 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. Show Opener: Photographer, author and educator, Nicolesy (aka Nicole S. Young) opens the show. Thanks Nicolesy! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Google's AI research figured out how to remove watermarks from images...and what you can do to foil it. (#) A photographer checks her fancy Leica camera and lens at the airport and surprise...it gets damaged. (#) Rumors that Fujifilm is about to give the XPro-2 the ability to shoot 4K video via a firmware update. (#) Sony cameras and lenses dominate the EISA awards and other great gear gets some love. (#) Godox releases the A1...so why don't we have smartphone and touchscreen control of all our devices? (#) The French president sues a photographer. Do heads of state have a right to privacy? (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 203 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, blogger and BlackRapid Culture Liaison, LaRae Lobdell 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. Show Opener: Photographer, blogger and BlackRapid Culture Liasion, LaRae Lobdell opens the show. Thanks LaRae! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Amazon makes a mistake, refunds customers and lets them keep their LEE Solar Eclipse filter. (#) Further tests show that Canon's 6D Mark II doesn't perform as well at higher ISOs than the 5-year-old 6D. (#) An update in the U.S. Dept. of Labor's suit against B&H. (#) Macphun's Aurora HDR 2018 now does Windows...well, soon. (#) The Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5 may return thanks to Oprema Jena. (#) DJI addresses privacy concerns with a new "local mode" option in its apps. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 202 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Capturing Passion's Lee Herbet 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. Show Opener: Capturing Passion's Lee Herbet opens the show. Thanks Lee! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: A photographer warns of a used gear scam on Amazon. (#) Corel releases PaintShop Pro 2018. Is it a good alternative to Lightroom? (#) Solid specs of the upcoming Nikon D850 are leaked. (#) The Indian police officer couple who faked Everest summit photos are sacked. (#) Consumer Reports says that up to 25% of Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets could die within two years. (#) Edelkrone announces the SurfaceONE. (#) Legendary street photographer Arlene Gottfried passes away at age 66. (#) The US military now has approval to take out your drone. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 201 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial and fine art architecture photographer, Swee C. Oh 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. Show Opener: Commercial and fine art architecture photographer Swee C. Oh opens the show. Thanks Swee! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Photographer Jeremy Cowart misplaced his custom backdrop so sketched one out on his iPad Pro and printed it out on his printer. (#) The City of Los Angeles bans photography with most gear in a public park during free concerts. (#) Adobe releases videos new Photoshop tutorial videos for beginners. (#) Amazon sells a $28 flash under its AmazonBasics brand. (#) In more Amazon news, the company honors a $500 pricing error on a Sony G Master lens. (#) In even more Amazon news, you can now control Prime Photos with certain devices using your voice. (#) Binded makes it easy to register images with the US Copyright Office at no additional charge. (#) The US Army cuts DJI loose citing cyber vulnerabilities. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 200 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and The Arcanum founder, Trey Ratcliff 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. Show Opener: Photographer Trey Ratcliff of The Arcanum and Stuck In Customs opens the show. Thanks Trey! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Yongnuo releases a Lithium-ion powered flash...and the merits of 3rd party gear. (#) Two new lenses for Nikon F mount with USB ports. (#) Researchers develop "Computational Zoom" which is clearly destined to be a product. (#) Miggo's crowdsourcing campaign for it's Agua line of storm-proof bags. (#) A listener wants to know if he can use his Lee Super Stopper for the coming eclipse. GoPro turns the corner perhaps by losing less than it has in recent memory. (#) Outtakes and progression of my daughter's outro over the years. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 199 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Phottix Team Members, Yaneck & Sasha Wasio 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. Show Opener: Phottix Team Members Yaneck & Sasha Wasio open the show. Thanks Yaneck & Sasha! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Canon sees a 70% increase in mirrorless sales, but did they cryptically hit at big things coming? (#) A photographer wins a $1.08 million judgement against wedding clients who took things way too far. (#) Sony dominates the CMOS sensor business and sees record profits. (#) Rumors of Nikon's upcoming D850 hints at baby D5 status and a winner. (#) Google's former Senior Vice President is in love with the iPhone 7, but why? (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 198 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan and The Giving Lens founder Colby Brown 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan and The Giving Lens founder Colby Brown opens the show. Thanks Colby! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: The copyright infringement lawsuit against "photographer" Richard Prince goes forward. (#) Copytrack with surprising data on worldwide copyright infringement. (#) New TSA regulations you need to know about if you're flying with your gear. (#) A Kickstarter campaign for an old portrait lens to be available in various mounts if successful. (#) US Capitol Police demand that journalists stop shooting and delete photos and videos during a protest. (#) GoPro finally releases functionality to help users deal with their video footage. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 197 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Nick Didlick 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. Show Opener: Photographer Nick Didlick opens the show. Thanks Nick! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Tests indicate the Canon 6D Mark II's dynamic range isn't up to today's standards. (#) Nikon celebrates 100 years and articulates its new focus. (#) A scam uses Venmo to separate you from your gear. (#) Nikon teases the upcoming D850, photos of it are leaked and where it seems to be positioned. (#) Adobe accidentally (or was it?) makes Project Nimbus available to some Creative Cloud users. (#) Microsoft kills, then resurrects, MS Paint. (#) Stricter drone regulations are proposed in Canada, the UK. Is the US next? (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 196 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial photographer Jason Myers 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. Show Opener:Commercial photographer Jason Myers opens the show. Thanks Jason! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: How I nearly got robbed last Monday and lessened learned. What's Nikon's plans for the curved sensor seen in a recent patent filing? (#) Definitive word on the fate of Bowens and the importance of changing with the times. (#) Leica's new TL2 gets bricked by their add-on EVF. (#) A photographer is killed at a popular spot for photography in San Francisco. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 195 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Giulio Sciorio 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. Show Opener: Photographer Giulio Sciorio opens the show. Thanks Giulio! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Rumors that Canon's 85mm f/1.4L IS and three other lenses are dropping soon. (#) Do your cameras and lenses need a puffy jacket? (#) Lightroom Mobile gets help new features and overhauls. (#) Blackrapid introduces a new strap...for your smartphone. (#) 3 Legged Thing introduces a new L-bracket...and why you need one. (#) Items that can easily take out your camera drone. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 194 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sports photographer and Canon Explorer of Light, Peter Read Miller 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. Show Opener:Sports photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Peter Read Miller opens the show. Thanks Peter! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Nikon issues the 3rd D750 service advisory for the same, recurring problem. (#) Are the reports of Bowens' demise true amid a tough lighting market? (#) Macphun Luminar for Windows is released in Beta sans key features. (#) PocketWizard releases the more-affordable MultiMAX II transceiver. (#) When a brand attacks a photographer, its customers revolt. (#) The photographer who didn't shoot the monkey selfie faces financial ruin. (#) The somewhat unlikely story of how flash memory got its name. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 193 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Spencer Pablo 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. Show Opener: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Spencer Pablo opens the show. Thanks Spencer! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Adobe publicly acknowledges that Lightroom could be faster and seeks your feedback. (#) Nikon explicitly states that mirrorless bodies are in its future. (#) 7Artisans releases 4 new manual focus lenses. (#) Nikon updates its 70-300mm lens with the addition of a stepping motor. (#) Leica releases its TL2 24 megapixel body with large touchscreen LCD. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 192 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and humanitarian, Jeremy Cowart 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. Show Opener:Photographer and humanitarian, Jeremy Cowart opens the show. Thanks Jeremy! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Photographer and educator Zack Arias on the what and why behind what's in his lighting and camera bags. (#) F.lux adds a feature particularly helpful to photographers editing at night. (#) The Citograph 35 is announced, but is it worth the light hit? (#) A U.S. Circuit Court affirms the right to photograph and record law enforcement. (#) Pixel Peeper adds another useful feature, but is it problematic for them...or you? (#) Nokia and Zeiss team up yet again, but would you switch? (#) The FAA allows qualified drone registrants to unregister...and get their $5 back. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 191 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wedding and portrait photographer, Michael Anthony 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. Show Opener: Wedding and portrait photographer, Michael Anthony opens the show. Thanks Michael! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Stories: Rumors heat up about Fujifilm bringing IBIS to its bodies despite previous official word to the contrary. (#) Fotodiox announces its dlx Stretch adapters with macro ability and magnetic ND filters. (#) Photobucket annoys millions as it moves to a pay model vs. free image hosting. (#) Ansel Adams had to advertise as he was coming up. Would he be huge on social media today? (#) An Arizona man is arrested for grounding firefighting aircraft, putting lives and property in danger. (#) Is a method of ID'ing drones in flight coming? (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 190 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, videographer and educator, Susan Roderick 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. Show Opener:Photographer, videographer and educator, Susan Roderick opens the show. Thanks Susan! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Stories: Rumors that Nikon's D810 replacement is coming later this month. (#) Tamron releases a new 24-70mm f/2.8 with 5 stops of vibration compensation. (#) Photographers receive a tiny sum for photos licensed by Microsoft for Windows 10 despite a 400+ million installed base. (#) Rumors heat up of Nikon updating it's 200-400mm f/4 with a 1.4x extender in 2017. (#) Germany's macodirect announces Rollei Vario Chrome color reversal film. (#) Moo releases new cards made from recycled t-shirt scraps...and my fail with their RFID cards. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 189 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer and podcaster, Nick Page 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. Landscape photographer and podcaster, Nick Page opens the show. Thanks Nick! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Canon announces the 6D Mark II, photographers and industry press are underwhelmed, but there is a logical explanation. (#) Micron is looking to unload Lexar or discontinue the brand entirely. (#) Seriif hints at digital asset management coming...perhaps within Affinity Photo. (#) Lensbaby announces its Velvet 85mm f/1.8 for soft portraits and macro. (#) Canon announces its Rebel SL2 (EOS 200D) for those wanting a smaller DSLR . (#) ShutterCount updates to include support for newer Canon bodies and more. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 188 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Nikon Ambassador Tamara Lackey 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. Show Opener:Nikon Ambassador Tamara Lackey opens the show. Thanks Tamara! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through September 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Guested on: More Gear Show #3 with Scott Bourne. Stories: Tamron realizes what could be an ideal walk-around lens with a large focal range. (#) Zeiss releases its Milvus 35mm f/1.4 manual focus only lens. (#) The City of Laguna Beach, CA clarifies its silly photo permits. (#) Sigma releases pricing on their 14mm f/1.8 Art and the long-awaited 24-70mm f/2.8 Art. (#) Adobe records record revenue and yet Lightroom still hasn't seen a big speed update. (#) Facebook seeks to protect your images from theft kinda sorta. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 187 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: What the Duck comic strip creator, Aaron Johnson 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. What the Duck comic strip creator, Aaron Johnson opens the show. Thanks Aaron! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel With camera sales being poor, what company may go away or be sold off? (#) A website seeks to show you the Lightroom settings of others and save them. (#) DxOMark is high on Sony's hot new a9. (#) Gitzo releases two tripods to commemorate their 100th year of existence. (#) What Thom Hogan wants you to know before updating your Mac. (#) Tony Northrup releases a detailed video for those taking the commercial drone test. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 186 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Brian Pex 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 Brian Pex opens the show. Thanks Brian! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. A certain country crashes a drone and a Sony is found. Which one? (#) More specs for the upcoming Canon 6D Mark II as its release approaches. (#) Macphun updates the excellent Luminar image editor with AI technology. (#) Manfrotto introduces two new backpacks and messenger bags. (#) Nikon announces 100th anniversary commemorative items with hefty price tags. (#) Verizon officially acquires Yahoo!, but will Flickr get the axe? (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 185 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Author and photographer, David Duchemin 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. Author and photographer, David Duchemin opens the show. Thanks David! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. With the a9's overheating warning and ongoing "star eater" firmware issues, does Sony have a quality control issue? (#) iOS 11's photo and video compression will be great for smartphone and tablet users, but when's this technology coming to actual cameras? (#) Phase One introduces pro Style Packs for Capture One Pro 10. (#) The City of Laguna Beach, CA requires permits for shooting in public places for non-commercial shoots or you get fined. (#) Meyer-Optik brings back the Lydith 30mm f/3.5 "Magic Moment Maker". (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 184 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: VR/AR expert, author and futurist, Robert Scoble 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. VR/AR expert, author and futurist, Robert Scoble of Scobleizer.com opens the show. Thanks Robert! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. What could AI do inside Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?  And Google Photos' implementation. (#) Triggertrap drops the other shoe making the code for its apps open source. (#) Sony releases new firmware for that hot new a9 addressing the overheating warning issue as well as releasing updates for a number of other bodies. (#) Amazon ditches unlimited file storage...with a caveat. (#) Music photographer Danny Clinch sues Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters for copyright infringement. (#) Hasselblad severely reduces the price of its H6D-50C...but for how long? (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 183 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Arsenal AI photography assistant creator, Ryan Stout 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. Arsenal AI photography assistant creator, Ryan Stout opens the show. Thanks Ryan! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Reports that the Japanese governments wants Fujifilm to help Nikon. (#) Samyang announces a smaller, lighter 35mm f/2.8 for Sony F-mount. (#) Affinity Photo comes to the iPad with a full-featured offering. (#) Apple announces new iMacs...and in an un-Apple move, an iMac Pro 6 months before delivery. (#) New iPads, a new OS and an update to Apple's Photos app is announced at WWDC. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 182 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer David Hobby of Strobist.com 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 Hobby of Strobist.com opens the show. Thanks David! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. 5DayDeal Video Creators Bundle 2017...and giveaway! - The bundle kicks of June 1, 207, but enter to win $10,000 in prizes ASAP! Nikon sues, then gets sued by Carl Zeiss and ASML. (#) Microsoft joins others in developing a curved sensor. (#) Nikon announces another potential distraction...protective filters. (#) Retro Kodak goes even more retro. (#) Comedian Kathy Griffin draws overwhelming outrage for a photo. (#) PocketWizard announces transceivers it says are future-proof. (#) Albert Einstein patented camera technology half a decade before Kodak. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 181 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Commercial and documentary photographer, Sam Comen 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. Commercial and documentary photographer, Sam Comen opens the show. Thanks Sam! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. 5DayDeal Video Creators Bundle 2017...and giveaway! - The bundle kicks of June 1, 207, but enter to win $10,000 in prizes ASAP! Documented reports of the Sony a9 overheating, but how widespread is the issue? (#) Nikon announces three new lenses. (#) Google announces the end of the popular Nik Collection. (#) Sony's share of the ILC market as they march toward the #2 spot. (#) Triggertrap goes open source. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 180 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and filmmaker, Michael Shainblum 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 and filmmaker, Michael Shainblum opens the show. Thanks Michael! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get $25 off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. 5DayDeal Video Creators Bundle 2017...and giveaway! - The bundle kicks of June 1, 207, but enter to win $10,000 in prizes ASAP! A photographer calls out 500px publicly, but is it an issue or not? (#) Macphun Luminar is coming to Windows in a public Beta soon. (#) Panono drops the ball despite having raised $1.25 million dollars. (#) The Laowa MFC from Venus Optics adopts glass from the big two's mounts to Fujifilm's GFX system. (#) The clothing and comfort components in photography. (#) Drone giant DJI introduces the Spark. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 179 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Beauty and fashion photographer, Daryna Barykina 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. Beauty and fashion photographer, Daryna Barykina opens the show. Thanks Daryna! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel A photographer in Montana sues the RNC for a copyright violation. (#) A great, but limited, rebate on one of Canon's popular photo printers. (#) Profoto recalls the batteries in their newly-released B1X monolights. (#) Photokina announces that it's going yearly to the pleasure of some and chagrin of others. (#) Microsoft announces an update to its Surface Pro laptop which may lure many away from Apple's MacBook Pro. (#) Instagram adds yet another useful feature photographers can make use of. (#) DJI requires drone owners to register or else...and a drone owner in San Diego makes a big mistake. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 178 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fashion and fine art photographer, Richard Terborg 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. Fashion and fine art photographer, Richard Terborg opens the show. Thanks Richard! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25$ off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Shout out: - Get $100 off your Out of Chicago registration by May 31, 2017 with code SHARKY at OutOfChicago.com. Sony's a9 is an amazingly capable sports body, but it falls short in this area. (#) A cheeky Olympus UK support rep provided much-appreciated comic relief. (#) Rumored specs (and speculation) about the coming Nikon D820. (#) Breakthrough Photography's latest Kickstarter campaign for two new filters is funded many times over. (#) Google introduces some incredibly useful technology and updates to Google Photos as well. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 177 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Shotkit creator, Mark Condon 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 and Shotkit creator, Mark Condon opens the show. Thanks Mark! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Sony announces two new full frame wide-angle zooms. (#) Profoto's new B1X monolights amp up the power. (#) Rumors a Sony 400mm lens is in the works, but will it be f/2.8? (#) An Oregon-based plant company is awarded a huge copyright judgement. (#) One of Sony's new stacked sensors hints at the capabilities of sensors in future camera bodies. (#) Instagram snags yet another feature from another social media platform and why this is a good thing for photographers. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 176 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape and lifestyle photographer, Baris Parildar 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. Landscape and lifestyle photographer, Baris Parildar opens the show. Thanks Baris! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25$ off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Thom Hogan breaks down Nikon by the numbers. "Ugly" number. (#) The Impossible Project's largest shareholder acquires Polaroid. (#) An unexpected response to my decision to transition out of Nikon. (#) An airline passenger walks off with $20,000 worth of photographer Sam Hurd's gear...and doesn't return it. (#) Snap, Inc. stock tumbles as earnings don't meet expectations. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 175 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer, Ted Gore 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. Landscape photographer, Ted Gore opens the show. Thanks Ted! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Matt Granger and I design a camera...and the reasons why I'm leaving Nikon. (#) Canon gets set to update the 6D with the 6D Mark II. (#) Rumors that Tamron will be releasing a 24-70mm f/2.8 G2 as soon as this year. (#) A motion prediction algorithm takes one image and turns it into a nearly hour-long movie. (#) A BBC photographer is detained by police in the UK. (#) A crashed drone takes out a cyclist during a bike race and it's caught on video. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 174 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait, advertising and set photographer, Levy Moroshan 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. Portrait, advertising and set photographer, Levy Moroshan opens the show. Thanks Levy! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25$ off rentals of $50 or more through June 29, 2017 with code PP25 at BorrowLenses.com. Camera industry numbers of Q1 2017 indicated a leveling out and perhaps the bottom has indeed been reached. (#) Ian Norman cautions against Sony bodies with certain firmware if you're doing astrophotography. (#) A new wallet to help you make sure you always have SD cards with you and the importance of a card with your camera's settings. (#) Souvid Datta speaks to TIME about his lack of ethics and sullying of documentary photography. (#) Capture One Pro 10.1 offers additional reasons to make the leap including benefits of particular interest to Fujifilm shooters. (#) Lomography announces its Neptune system and crushes the Kickstarter campaign for it in days. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

Episode 173 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: International wedding photographer, Taylor Golden 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. International wedding photographer, Taylor Golden opens the show. Thanks Taylor! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel A website is called out for its use of a child being abused to promote its competition...then days later, the photographer who shot the photo is called out for an entirely different reason. (#) Columbia Journalism Review asks freelance photographers where the money is to be made. (#) A LA Times photojournalist receives a surprising gift from a reader. (#) A photographer in the UK sues Sky News for embedding a tweet containing one of his photos. (#) The US military honors a combat photographer killed in Afghanistan and releases photos shot by the soldier  in her last moments of life. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 172 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Canon Explorer of Light, David Bergman 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. Canon Explorer of Light, David Bergman opens the show. Thanks David! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. Photographer Sal Cincotta gets called out by the photography community. (#) Would you wear shoes with Nikon patent drawings on them? (#) A Kardashian gets sued for copyright infringement. (#) Venus Optics releases the 7.5mm f/2 for MFT including a lighter version for drones. (#) Acer announces a 4K monitor with HDR technology. (#) Aurora photographers discover a new phenomenon and name it "Steve". (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 171 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Kyle Wolfe 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 Kyle Wolfe opens the show. Thanks Kyle! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. A large magazine's Instagram account and others jack a photographer's photo. (#) Novoflex announces a line of reversible tripod heads. (#) Even before its debut on Kickstarter, the TriLens sparks great interest. (#) Dell announced a 4K monitor with high dynamic range at NAB 2017. (#) Instagram may top 1 billion users by the end of 2017 and continues to be useful to photographers despite bots. (#) Adobe fights the good fight and isn't bound to an endless gag order. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 170 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Canadian Nikon Ambassador Michelle Valberg 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. Canadian Nikon Ambassador Michelle Valberg opens the show. Thanks Michelle! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Photojournalist or not, if a news story unfolds before you, to you shoot photos or risk your life to save theirs? (#) More thoughts on the Sony a9 and its place in the market. Fujifilm releases two new lenses for its mirrorless medium format system as well an adapter for mounting to a 4x5 view camera. (#) The Trump White House opens its Flickr page, sans an important learning tool. (#) Panasonic announces a reasonably-priced compact with advanced features. (#) Listener Nick in Portland, Oregon wants to know if Adobe will be significantly updating the program soon or if he should jump ship to Capture One or another program. Canon announces that C-Log is coming to the 5D Mark IV, but at a cost and a roundtrip to the service center. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 169 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Tamron Rocky Mountain Region Rep., Marc Morris 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 and Tamron Rocky Mountain Region Rep., Marc Morris opens the show. Thanks Marc! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. Sony announces the long-awaited a9 sports-minded body, but where's the long, fast glass? (#) Instagram introduces yet another feature which will be insanely useful to photographers. (#) A photojournalist in Canada finds out what happens when you take your eyes off your gear...and the importance of having the proper insurance. (#) Sony's truck full of goodies on its way to NAB in Las Vegas gets jacked. (#) Drone sales take off seeing growth the camera industry envies. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 168 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wedding and portrait photographer Jason Grover 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. Wedding and portrait photographer, Jason Grover opens the show. Thanks Jason! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Sony takes the number two spot from Nikon, but with a serious, qualified asterisk. (#) National Geographic upsets photographers by posting a photo of a woman on train tracks on its 75 million follower strong Instagram account. Does NatGeo not follow photo news? (#) Is Ricoh getting set to cut Pentax loose? (#) Is AI photo critique software completely pointless, or of-value? (#) The Nubrella aims to keep photographers and their gear dry, but draws a great deal of ridicule. Would you don one? (#) The Photo Pod personal tent takes things even further in keeping you dry and warmer, but at a steep price. (#) DJI announces its Phantom 4 Advanced and Phantom 4 Advanced+. (#) Giveaway: Gaffer Power gaffer tape mega giveaway on Instagram (@LensShark) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 167 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and B&H Photography Podcast host, Allan Weitz 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 and B&H Photography Podcast host, Allan Weitz opens the show. Thanks Allan! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. Nikon introduces its D7500 with D500 image quality, but removes a number of features making it a bonafide Frankencamera in my opinion. (#) Rumors of a Canon 85mm f/1.4L lens coming in the summer of 2017, but how will it stack up to Sigma's and at what price? (#) Tech journalist Leo Laporte predicts that Apple will stop making computers not long from now.  Is his crystal ball clear or cloudy? (#) 1993 New York City in HD is a surreal look back in a quality we're not used to seeing from that era. If you could view any time period in HD...what would it be? (#) Giveaway: Gaffer Power gaffer tape mega giveaway on Instagram (@LensShark) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 166 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Hasselblad Ambassador, Blair Bunting 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. Hasselblad Ambassador Blair Bunting opens the show. Thanks Blair! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Resource Magazine names us to their list of "16 Podcasts Photographers Should Follow in 2017". (#) Zeiss announces a smaller and lighter 135mm f/2.8 Batis, but maybe misses the mark with the introduction of it, rather than a 135mm f/2..and at a hefty price nonetheless. (#) Nikon gets set to release the D7500 with minimal upgrades. Should you hold off and get the D7200 cheaper instead? (#) Canon releases a new EF-S 35mm f/2.8 macro lens with LED lights. (#) Western Digital announces it's My Passport SSD for photographers on-the-go. (#) Listener Ben in Australia asks me if I'd change my answer to the question he asked more than a year ago. A photojournalist sets up to shoot the moon, but it turns out to be something else altogether. (#) Giveaway: Enter starting Monday, April 10, 2017 on Instagram (@LensShark) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 165 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Profoto Legend of Light, photographer Clay Cook 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. Profoto Legend of Light, photographer Clay Cook opens the show. Thanks Clay! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Does Sony have plans to go mirrorless medium format? (#) Apple apologizes for the lack of pro-level computers and promises that they're coming. (#) Why is First Lady Melania Trump's official photo out of focus?  Or is it? (#) The TODAY Show clearly demonstrates the danger photographers and their clients are in by shooting on train tracks.. (#) Reports are The New York Times will be paying photographers more. Will others follow? (#) Magic Lantern releases an update bringing new 4K video modes to the Canon 5D Mark III. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 164 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and 2017 Sony Impact Award winner, Jaleel King 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 and 2017 Sony Impact Award winner Jaleel King opens the show. Thanks Jaleel! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting free for 30 days by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel Kodak promotes its Kodak Moments app and printing of photos by freaking people out on the streets of London. (#) Canon talks of  "new lens technology" and taking "a new type of photo".  But what could that be? (#) Top advertising photographer Blair Bunting on the mental health of creatives and the overwhelming response he's received. (#) Adobe teams up with Cornell University to develop technology that applies one photo's style to another, but why isn't Lightroom faster yet? (#) Hasselblad hires a new "Chief of Strategy", but what direction does the company need to go in? (#) A report from the UK shows that drone incursions are on the rise and three recent incidents near London's Heathrow Airport came dangerously close. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 163 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and digital artist, Erik Johansson 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 and digital artist Erik Johansson opens the show. Thanks Erik! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Did Target pull a fast one or are people making a big deal about nothing? (#) Panasonic sets the record straight after article implies it's dismantling its camera division. (#) Canon may be improving the 4K video crop factor in its 5D Mark IV. (#) Is Instagram really shadow banning photographers...and a security update you can implement right now. (#) An adapter allowing Canon EF lenses to be mounted to the Fujifilm GFX mirrorless medium format body emerges. (#) Dell introduces an 8K monitor, but does anyone really need one? (#) A company allows for remote flying of drones, but does this jive with FAA regulations? (#) What you can do to help this show grow. Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 162 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape, travel and outdoor photographer Thomas Heaton 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. Landscape, travel and outdoor photographer Thomas Heaton, opens the show. Thanks Thomas! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Is Sony keeping the best sensors for themselves...or not? And, would anyone be surprised if they do? (#) Fujifilm announces a large number of new features to be rolled out via two firmware updates. (#) The Trump White House is Flickr-free thus far. (#) Cactus announces an upcoming firmware update which will maintain TTL and HSS  across a number of camera and flash brands. (#) A wealth of knowledge is available online from the School of Visual Arts. (#) Instagram will soon be rolling out additional business features which many photographers can make use of. (#) Rumors are that Canon will be throwing 5D Mark IV users a bone with C-Log. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 161 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Director of Photography, Jackie Roman 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 and Director of Photography, Jackie Roman opens the show. Thanks Jackie! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Thieves hit Midwest Photo in Columbus, Ohio. (#) A new rule bans camera, laptops and other electronics in the cabin of planes. (#) The U.S. Supreme Court is looking for a photographer. (#) Canon introduces a line of clothing and other swag for the brand loyalists. (#) Over 400 editions of Soviet Photo magazine is available online...and how to translate them. (#) A musicians turns the tables on the audience in concert. (#) One of South Africa's most-famous photographers is convicted of a young woman's murder. (#) DJI releases a study which shows the usefulness in camera drones at saving lives too. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 160 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Paul Gero 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, Paul Gero opens the show. Thanks Paul! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Photographer Trey Ratcliff publicly ditches Apple...and for good reason. (#) An update in the already sad death of the young woman who did a photoshoot on train tracks. (#) Pricing and availability of the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art. (#) Google makes great strides in JPG compression and thus, file sizes. (#) Amazingly, molds for the Holga 120N have been found...and they're back in production! (#) A website emerges which lets you compare lenses side-by-side using Flickr photos. (#) Perhaps the best use of slow motion in quite a while. (#) GoPro lays off hundreds of workers, but will they even get their mojo back? (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 159 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: USA Today photojournalist and Sports Shooter co-founder, Robert Hanashiro 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. USA Today photojournalist and Sports Shooter co-founder, Robert Hanashiro opens the show. Thanks Robert! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. A photographer behaves badly at a Ryan Adams concert and complains afterward. (#) Olympus stops making lenses for a mount many thought was already abandoned. (#) A foolish person gets their van stuck in the Badwater Basin salt flats, ruining the landscape for years to come. (#) PhotoPills announces the availability of its app on the Android platform. (#) Sony announces a pricey, but incredibly cool app available in its PlayMemories store. (#) Lens maker Veydra gets robbed of approximately $200,000 US in inventory. (#) DJI takes issue with the FAA's assessment of how heavy a drone has to be before posing a risk to humans and requiring registration. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 158 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Famed photojournalist, Nick Ut 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. Famed photojournalist Nick Ut opens the show. Thanks Nick! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Yet another young person dies while doing a photoshoot on train tracks. (#) Meyer-Optik announces the 35mm f/2.8 Trioplan 35+ with that unique "soap bubble" bokeh effect. (#) Fujifilm managers talk about the future of mirrorless and their company. (#) The "Azure Window" natural landmark is forever destroyed in a storm. (#) A photojournalist wins in federal court and affirms the press (and public's) right to photograph and otherwise document the actions of police in the US. (#) NASA photographs a ravioli in space more than 700 million miles away from a distance of 15,000 miles. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 157 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: National Park Service photographer Jarob Ortiz 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. National Park Service photographer Jarob Ortiz opens the show. Thanks Jarob! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com, Tenba.com, KupoGrip.com and StellaProLights.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Popular Photography magazine shutters after 80 years along with its website and that of American Photo. (#) Sigma's CEO talks about his company's plans for full-frame Sony E-mount lenses and seemingly reveals that these may be developed from the ground up. (#) Photographer Manny Ortiz is named to Sony's Alpha Imaging Collective. (#) Broncolor's free lighting section is a goldmine of learning and so is Strobist.com's Lighting 101 & 102 sections. (#) Flickr seems to have some life in it after all as it adds and interesting machine learning feature. (#) Lightroom Mobile updates with RAW HDR capabilities and more. (#) Google Photos adds the ability to white balance your photos already uploaded to its service and becomes more useful. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 156 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, John Harrington 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, author and educator, John Harrington opens the show. Thanks John! Sponsors: - Get 10% off your order at MeFOTO.com using code PetaPixel. - First time customers in the US get 25% off rentals through March 31, 2017 with code SHARKY25 at BorrowLenses.com. Canon execs speak out out the views on mirrorless and more at the CP+ show in Japan. (#) CIPA data charted shows the amazing rise of the smartphone and thus, photography. (#) Gameface Media raises funds, vows to pay its photographers and will be profitable in 2017. (#) An insider's look at the fate of brick and mortar camera stores...and a very good reason to visit them while they're still around. (#) The US Copyright Office wants input from photographers and the changes could have ramifications worldwide. (#) A listener wants to know which camera I'd choose between the two he proposed for a remote body. A legendary photographer passes away at 92. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 155 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Automotive photographer, Easton Chang 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. Automotive photographer Easton Chang opens the show. Thanks Easton! Data from the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) reveals interesting info about today's camera industry. (#) Rumored specs of the upcoming Nikon D7300 plus firmware updates for the D3400 and D5600's SnapBridge issues. (#) The Godox Witstro Pocket Flash AD200 is a flash that you probably don't want to actually keep in your pocket. (#) Apple's CEO Tim Cook indicates that the company will soon be showing some love for the creative community that largely built it. (#) Hasselblad announces 4 new lenses for its X1D mirrorless medium format system. (#) Nikon celebrates its 100th anniversary with special edition bodies and lenses most can't afford and probably won't use. (#) The Seattle drone owner who lost control of his drone and knocked a woman unconscious is sentenced. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 154 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and educator, Mark Wallace 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 and educator Mark Wallace opens the show. Thanks Mark! Nikon speaks with the Japanese press and talks about being more aggressive going forward. (#) Fujifilm UK shocks attendees of an event as they promote their GFX 50s mirrorless medium format body in an interesting way. (#) Sony introduces a new ultra fast SD card with 299 MB/s write speeds. (#) The SD Card Association announces the UHS-III spec which is twice as fast as Sony's latest card. (#) A new feature in Instagram further makes it useful to photographers. (#) Fly your drone too low to the ground and don't be surprised if an animals knocks it out of the sky. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 153 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Fashion and portrait photographer Don Mupasi 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. Fashion and portrait photographer Don Mupasi opens the show. Thanks Don! Sigma announces three new lenses in its Art line, including the long-awaited 24-70mm f/2.8. (#) In addition, Sigma announces a new lens in its Contemporary line, the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM. (#) The importance of understanding STF technology and apodization lens elements for creamier bokeh. (#) In under one minute, every front page of the New York Times shows the rise of photography and the impact of imagery in our lives. (#) ADOX doubles its film production capacity as film use continues to rise. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 152 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and digital artist, Nemanja Sekulic 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 and digital artist Nemanja Sekulic opens the show. Thanks Nemanja! A model, her photographer and videographer, risk their lives and break the law 1,000 feet above Dubai. (#) VCG finally updates Demotix contributing photographers...13 months later. (#) A company offers Fujifilm cameras that only shoot in black and white...and $5,000 cheaper than a similar Leica. (#) A survey of nearly 2,000 photographers reveals the crazy world of photojournalism. (#) The challenges of underwater photography and the International Underwater Photographer of the Year is announced. (#) Canon tops the list of cameras used in the 2016 World Press Photo awards. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 151 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Advertising and fashion photographer, Tim Engle 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. Advertising and fashion photographer Tim Engle opens the show. Thanks Tim! Nikon's previously-announced DL line has been dropped, the company issues a "Notice of Extraordinary Loss" and its stock drops 15%, but does this mean it's getting Kodak'd? (#) I miss out on a massive opportunity on the other side of the world. (#) Rumors of two new Sigma lenses on the way. (#) Canon announces the EOS 77D and Rebel T7i (EOS 800D). (#) Canon officially announces its EOS M6 body and EVF-DC2 viewfinder. (#) World Press Photo announces its top photos of the year. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 150 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Zeiss Ambassador, author and educator, Brian Matiash 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. Zeiss Ambassador, author and educator, Brian Matiash opens the show. Thanks Brian! Leaked photos of Canon's M6 and (admittedly) wild speculation on why the company may be dumbing down the EOS-M system in advance of a full-frame EF-mount mirrorless system. (#) Think Tank Photo's new Signature bags offer a stylish upgrade without screaming "camera bag!". (#) Peak Design's Range Pouch offers three options and matches their popular Everyday messenger bag. (#) Roger Cicala on why zoom lenses just aren't as sharp as primes...and the data to back it up. (#) Adorama releases the Orlit Rovelight RT 610 TTL monolight, Orlit TR-612N TTL transceiver and Orlit RT 600C speedlite under their house brand. (#) Four pioneers in image sensor technology are honored and will share a massive cash prize. (#) Listener Malka wants to know how best to carry her backpack, camera gear and tripod to school via her bike and/or train...and wants to know how to price her services. A smartphone lens case with built-in battery, 18mm lens and a shutter button. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 149 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Parachūt co-founder Melissa Niu 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. Parachūt co-founder Melissa Niu opens the show. Thanks Melissa! At WPPI in Las Vegas, Sony announces two interesting new lenses and a wireless flash. (#) Tamron announces an update to its 70-200mm f/2.8 at an aggressive price point. (#) If you buy Sigma gear outside the country it was destined for, expect to now pay an additional fee on top of parts and labor. (#) Westcott announces the world's first 15-in-1 reflector designed by Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis. (#) A French company announces new 35mm & 120 roll film as well as 4x5 sheet film. (#) An update to a recent listener question thanks to feedback from the audience. Manfrotto founder Lino Manfrotto dies at age 80. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 148 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer John Steele 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 John Steele opens the show. Thanks John! A celebrity jacks two photos from a fashion photographer for use on her Instagram account of nearly 5 million followers without compensation nor credit. (#) DxO Optics Pro 9 free for a limited time. (#) Adobe hikes Creative Cloud prices in the UK and Sweden. (#) Italian film maker Ferrania makes a classic film stock available again. (#) A fancy new barrel-style lens bag is introduced. (#) Snap, Inc. warns of continued unprofitability and stiff competition from much more useful Instagram. (#) Lexar introduces an ultra fast 512GB card. (#) GoPro posts $373 million dollars in losses and reintroduces the Karma drone post-recall along with a plan for 2017. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 147 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Wedding and lifestyle photographer Rich Chapman 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. Wedding and lifestyle photographer Rich Chapman opens the show. Thanks Rich! Triggertrap goes out of business after months of layoffs and struggling to stay afloat. (#) A journalist falls for an altered photo of President Donald Trump, tweets about it causing it to go viral only to discover she was duped. (#) A woman takes on the state of Arizona over an image shot of her husband and child. (#) The National Park Service's large format photographer Jarob Ortiz documents life in and around national parks in the US. (#) Listener (and YouTuber) Unmesh Dinda wants to know how many megapixels is too much and if we'll see vector photographs shot by future cameras. Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 146 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake, The Camera Store TV 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. The Camera Store TV's Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake open the show. Thanks Chris and Jordan! Do you shoot for free? Have you? Should you? Does any work ever come to those who shoot the first assignment for free? (#) Leaked photos of Tamron's 70-200mm f/2.8 gen 2. (#) Hasselblad's CEO surprisingly steps down. (#) Adobe officially cans Creative Suite 6. (#) Kodachrome seems even less likely to become a thing again. (#) Ricoh announces its Pentax KP, but is it at all a standout? (#) Listener Marc wants to know if he should go for the Sony a6300 or a6500 as he gets more serious about photography. Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 145 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Jeremy Chan 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 Jeremy Chan opens the show. Thanks Jeremy! Sponsor: HelloFresh.  Get $35 off your first week of deliveries using code SHARKY at HelloFresh.com There's lots to be gleaned by carefully inspecting the gigapixel image shot by CNN during the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. (#) The MyGearVault app launches and aims to help photographers organize their gear, gather the information for insurance purposes and even helps users find competent insurance professionals. (#) A photographer creates an elegant solution for helping to keep lenses from being detached and stolen by thieves...and makes it available for free. (#) 500px seeks to connect photographers with those looking to hire them through its new directory and also opens up an Adobe Stock income option. (#) The four men who trampled on the Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone pay the price for their foolish actions. (#) Virginia Tech does research into what happens with drones and humans collide and how to make them safer. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 144 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Rock photographer Mike Corrado 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. Rock photographer Mike Corrado opens the show. Thanks Mike! Stronger rumors and potential specs of a full-frame Canon mirrorless body that is said to be coming in 2017 along with a DSLR version. Photoshop alternative GIMP looks to take things to a new level. (#) Fujifilm announces its X-T20 with nice improvements over its predecessor. (#) A very nice Fujinon XF 50mm f/2 WR for Fujifilm X-mount bodies. (#) Canon is granted thousands of patents in 2016. (#) PPA's grassroots program to establish a small claims copyright court. (#) Fujifilm's mirrorless medium format GFX 50S is aggressively priced and may woo photographers otherwise at the higher end of the DSLR market. (#) Time is running out to snag the 5DayDeal Complete Photography Business and Marketing Bundle 2017. (#) A drone video production company in Chicago gets a stiff penalty from the FAA. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 143 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Keydrin Franklin 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 Keydrin Franklin opens the show. Thanks Keydrin! The Art of Photography's Ted Forbes on creating work that matters. (#) Fotodiox releases a cool charging station in the shape of a camera with a lens mount and more. (#) Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza and a look back at his work during the Obama presidency. (#) It's time for the 5DayDeal Complete Photography Business and Marketing Bundle 2017. (#) A foolish drone owner crashes his into the top of Seattle's Space Needle and could face a stiff fine and jail time. (#) Another drone owner in Seattle is charged and awaits sentencing after his drone crashes and knocks a woman unconscious during a parade. (#) UK photographer Lord Snowden dies at age 86. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 142 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Format Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Jessica Bloom 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. Format Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Jessica Bloom opens the show. Thanks Jessica! Sports photography great Brad Mangin earns more with his iPhone than his Canon DSLRs for the first time. (#) An affordable Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 seems to be in the works. (#) Lily is officially cancelled, refunds will reportedly be issued...and the San Francisco district attorney's office is suing the company. (#) VSCO closes their NYC office and photo studio less than 6 months after it being opened. (#) A Texas congressman blocks a photojournalist from photography protestors during confirmation hearing. (#) Apple takes away ports, but HyperDrive brings them back in style. (#) Enter our Atmosphere Aerosol giveaway for your chance to win a full case of 12 cans of this fun, helpful product. Enter at "LensShark" on Instagram. Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 141 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer and Atmosphere Aerosol inventor, Joe Atkins 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 and Atmosphere Aerosol inventor, Joe Atkins opens the show. Thanks Joe! The owner of a sizable Instagram account harasses a young photographer after being informed he infringed her copyright. (#) One photography rental marketplace acquires another. (#) Nikon celebrates its 100th birthday. (#) Kodak's podcast hints at the possible return of Kodachrome, but another Kodak employee clearly says it's not happening. (#) Listener Gordon makes a reasonable point about my stance on film classes being required at a NYC college before digital photography classes can be taken. Most of top 10 items sold during the holiday season in 2016 on Amazon were once again not DSLRs. (#) Enter our Atmosphere Aerosol giveaway for your chance to win a full case of 12 cans of this fun, helpful product. Enter at "LensShark" on Instagram. Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 140 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer, Alex Noriega 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. Landscape photographer Alex Noriega opens the show. Thanks Alex! Kodak announces its plans to produce Ektachrome color reversal film amid a resurgence in film photography. (#) Rumors heat up that Sigma's 24-70mm f/2.8 Art is on its way by Summer 2017. (#) Panasonic announces its Lumix GH5 with some pretty sweet new features. (#) If you believe the rumors, DJI is acquiring a majority stake, and thus, control over Hasselblad. (#) An update on our listener question from Episode 139 where Michael in NYC told us about his college requiring students to take a film photography class before digital photography classes could be taken. On my request, he emailed the head of the department and received a surprising answer. Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 139 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Entertainment and celebrity photographer Noam Galai 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. Entertainment and celebrity photographer Noam Galai opens the show. Thanks Noam! A woman takes to Facebook to tarnish a photographer's business only to be taken to task by her community. (#) Wanna know where your focus points are while viewing your photos in Lightroom?  Well, now you can...again.  But there's a twist. (#) EyeEm's Vision AI picks the "best" photos of 2016, but it seems to seriously favor a certain type and doesn't appreciate a certain rule. (#) Listener Michael in New York City wants to know if college students should be required to take a film photography class before they can take any other photography class. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 138 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Astrophotographer Ian Norman from Lonely Speck 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. Astrophotographer Ian Norman from Lonely Speck opens the show. Thanks Ian! Pointed predictions for the photography industry in 2017. A Magic Lantern breakthrough seems ready to give Canon users lossless 14-bit DNG in-camera. (#) Pixsy releases its data on image theft in 2016. (#) Canon releases a set of printers which shun cartridges. (#) Looking back on the year that was 2016 for the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 137 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Lensrentals founder, Roger Cicala 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. Lensrentals founder, Roger Cicala opens the show. Thanks Roger! Brides magazine offers up advice on choosing a photographer with ridiculous suggestions...from a professional photographer. (#) Photographer Benjamin Von Wong's latest project goes viral getting millions of views...and you might be his next collaborator. (#) Canadian Football League photographer Johany Jutras' home gets robbed while on vacation losing most of her life's work on a dozen hard drives. (#) A new device turns your existing DSLR or mirrorless body into a camera capable of shooting 360 degree video. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 136 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Photographer, author and educator, Neil van Niekerk 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, author and educator, Neil van Niekerk opens the show. Thanks Neil! I've teamed up with thinkTANK and Mindshift Gear to give away a bag from each of them on my Instagram account (LensShark) to celebrate an incredible 2016 for this podcast! The event that caused the Associated Press to ditch B&W and shoot color forever and set technological advancements in motion. (#) "Tank Man", the photo by storied photojournalist Jeff Widener which is on the short list of the most-memorable, most-influential photos of all-time. (#) A filter seeks to cut out light pollution for your night photography, but rather than going in front of your lens, this one goes inside your mirror box and sits in front of your image sensor. (#) A listener in Israel wants to know if there are any left-handed camera solutions or workarounds for a friend who recently lost his right hand. Michael Bass Designs has potential solutions. (#)   Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 135 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Wildlife, landscape and travel photographer Nate Zeman 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. Wildlife, landscape and travel photographer Nate Zeman opens the show. Thanks Nate! I've teamed up with thinkTANK and Mindshift Gear to give away a bag from each of them on my Instagram account (LensShark) to celebrate an incredible 2016 for this podcast! Stronger rumors that Canon may be releasing a full-frame mirrorless body which uses its current EF lenses. But will it be a DSLR body minus the mirror or a new form factor? (#) A truly iconic image is created amid tragedy. (#) ZY Optics releases its Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro lens. (#) Snapchat's owner, Snap, Inc. files its IPO and sees itself as a camera company with a pile of cash ready to spend on emerging technology companies. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 134 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Photographer Matt Granger 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer Matt Granger opens the show. Thanks Matt! Canon warns of counterfeit lenses, the high percentage of people with fake gear...and what to look for. (#) Instagram hits new heights, why the social media service can be useful to you...and I've teamed up with thinkTANK and MindShift Gear to give away two bags. (#) Lonely Speck announces its new filter to help deal with light pollution in night sky photos. (#) A photographer shooting for The New York Times physically alters a scene, causing them to issue an apology and sparking a debate over journalistic ethics. (#) Adobe records record profits largely thanks to its subscription model. (#) Photographers and filmmakers ask camera makers to bring encryption to their cameras. (#) Please take a minute to take our annual listener survey by clicking here. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 133 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Photographer Benjamin Von Wong 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 Benjamin Von Wong opens the show. Thanks Benjamin! What do mermaids look like on 10,000 plastic bottles? To raise awareness for the pollution caused by plastic bottles in the world's oceans and the 450 years it takes for them to degrade, photographer Benjamin Von Wong brings this to life in a series of stunning photos. (#) Canon files a patent for lenses with mounts on both ends. (#) Another series of patents from Canon shows a sensor with its ends curved as well as a sensor that is electronically controlled. (#) Syrp introduces a cool new variable ND filter with 5 to 10 stops. (#) Adobe brings Touch Bar support to Photoshop CC, but is it a help or a hinderance after years of doing things without it? (#) A groom allegedly ignores warnings to ground his drone and injures two of his friends. (#) Take our annual listener survey by clicking here please. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 132 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Jared Polin (aka "Fro") from FroKnowsPhoto.com 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Jared Polin (aka "Fro") from FroKnowsPhoto.com opens the show. Thanks Jared! Bohus from Fotodiox comes on the show to talk about the Nikon to Sony AF adapter that Sony Artisan Jason Lanier and popular YouTuber Eric Rossi had recent problems with. (#) Lightroom CC gets updated with Reference View and other improvements with version 2015.8. (#) Affinity Photo now does Windows and version 1.5 for both platforms has great new features. (#) Why brand loyalty maybe shouldn't be a thing. (#) A victory for copyright takes place in Germany against Facebook. (#) Kindly take our annual listener survey by clicking here please. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 131 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Robin Layton, Nikon Ambassador 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. Sponsor:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. Nikon Ambassador Robin Layton opens the show. Thanks Robin! Is getting your camera serviced in your home country the best option or not? (#) Olympus issues a warning for OM-D E-M1 users. (#) Flickr announces the top 10 cameras and tags used in 2016. (#) Listener Gavin wants to know RAW vs. JPG and why. GoPro tries to get a grip as it makes its Karma Grip available. (#) The PetaPixel Photography Podcast annual listener survey. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 130 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Gary Hershorn, NYC-based photographer and photo editor 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. Sponsor:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. NYC-based photographer and photo editor Gary Hershorn opens the show. Thanks Gary! Capture One Pro 10 drops with speed, usability improvements and more. (#) Luminar gets Touch Bar support along with speed improvements and other use tweaks. (#) First Kai Wong and now Lok Cheung leaves DigitalRev. (#) A Canadian photojournalist is denied entry into the United States. (#) GoPro slips information about cutting its workforce by 15% and other changes into a press release about Hero5 Black sales. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 129 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Johany Jutras, official Canadian Football League photographer 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. Official Canadian Football League photographer, Johany Jutras opens the show. Thanks Johany! Kai Wong leaves DigitalRev and goes it alone. (#) Recent advances in battery technology will mean charging for seconds and getting days worth of power. (#) Casey Neistat closes his vlog, sells Beme to CNN reportedly for $25 million. (#) Cokin teams up with Slik to create a retro tripod. (#) Controversial photographer David Hamilton dies amid controversy. (#) VLC integrates 360, but is that content compelling? (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 128 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Bohus Blahut from Fotodiox 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Bohus Blahut from Fotodiox opens the show. Thanks Bohus! Fotodiox releases a Nikon to Sony E adapter with full AF control and more. (#) Canon tries another experiment and shows the power of printed photography. (#) US President-elect Donald Trump takes the media to task for choosing double chin photos...and a reality about media coverage. (#) The copyright lawsuit against Getty Images by photographer Carol M. Highsmith comes to an unfortunate conclusion. (#) A browser-based solution for searching online reverse image search images for infringement. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 127 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Dennis Walker, Photo Mechanic creator 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. Photo Mechanic creator Dennis Walker opens the show. Thanks Dennis! TIME gathers the top 100 most influential images of all-time...but do you agree with the list? (#) Is Canon gearing up to release an 85mm f/1.4? (#) A Kickstarter campaign aims to help you not only bring the right gear with you on a shoot, but make sure it all returns as well. (#) Blockai can help you protect images you post to Instagram as well as other places online. (#) GoPro very much wants its Karma drones back and they're willing to make it interesting to get yours back. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 126 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Eric Rossi, "The Guy With the Eye" 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. YouTube's "The Guy With the Eye", Eric Rossi opens the show. Thanks Eric! A wedding photographer in the UK pens an open letter to Vicars and Priests who are increasingly giving her a hard time as she does what she's been hired to do. (#) Canon patents a 400mm lens with two built-in extenders which will be more useful to sports, wildlife and other shooters. (#) US President-elect Donald Trump and family ditch the press pool for dinner and 18 media associations take him to task for it. (#) Google's RAISR project aims to up-res images with machine learning and could transform how images are viewed and stored. (#) Listener Tom in Massachusetts wants to know what the heck is up with back button autofocus (aka AF-ON). Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 125 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play or RSS! Featured: Chris Knight, Portrait, fashion and advertising photographer 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. Sponsor:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. Portrait, fashion and advertising photographer Chris Knight opens the show. Thanks Chris! Listener Jay in Maryland wants to know if Nikon is a sinking ship he should get off of now, or hold tight. Insight into Nikon's numbers, their place in this industry and talk of the future. (#) Leica pleases dentists and collectors with a red version of its 50mm f/2 and of course it's extremely pricey. (#) Seagate announces a durable, portable 5TB hard drive to store your data on the go. What's your data backup plan? You do have a plan right? (#) DJI announces two impressive new drones amid GoPro's recall of the Karma. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 124 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Bella Kotak, Fine art and fashion photographer 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. Fine art and fashion photographer, Bella Kotak opens the show. Thanks Bella! Canon announces the EOS Rebel T6 is a very color scheme many are not very excited about. (#) The feature-rich RAW processor Affinity Photo now does Windows. (#) Nikon announces the D5600 with useful features, but would you upgrade to it from the D5500? (#) Canon patents a hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, but will we actually see it? (#) A photographer in New Zealand gets knocked unconscious by a bully who cowardly scurries away. (#) A Kickstarter projects aims to make it easier to find your zoom ring, keep it in shape and protect your lens to the extent it can. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 123 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Gordon Laing, CameraLabs 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. Sponsor:  MeFoto. Save 15% off the MeFOTO product of your choice at MeFOTO.com with the code PetaPixel. CameraLabs.com founder and CameraLabs co-host Gordon Laing opens the show. Thanks Gordon! Nikon announces reducing its workforce by 1,000 employees as camera sales slide and it puts more resources into its more-profitable businesses. (#) A security guard confronts a listener based on the "professional" looking nature of his gear...and I have a hiding in plain sight solution with includes a #PurpleTripod. Canon's 6D Mark II may be coming out later than expected with reasonable updates, but no 4K video. Is it relevant in 2017? (#) Beleaguered action cam pioneer GoPro recalls its Karma drone. (#) David Beckham uses a photographer's photo without payment nor credit, but can infringement be overlooked in some cases? (#) The New York Times demonstrates a great use case for 360 degree video. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 122 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Ken Sklute, Canon Explorer of Light 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. Canon Explorer of Light, Ken Sklute opens the show. Thanks Ken! The Chicago Cubs win the World Series, but the images on the front page of the Windy City's two daily newspapers couldn't be more different. (#) Macphun Luminar is available for pre-order, and it's not only powerful, but a lot of fun to use. (#) 5 photographers compete in NYC for $50,000 in prizes on AdoramaTV's "Top Photographer" with Nigel Barker. (#) Apple explains why they ditched the SD card slot, but the answer really doesn't make sense. (#) Adobe adds universal search to Photoshop and underwhelms. (#) Four men who walked on the Grand Prismatic Spring face jail time and stiff fines. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 121 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Portrait photographer Hannah Couzens 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. Portrait photographer Hannah Couzens opens the show. Thanks Hannah! Will we see Sony buy controlling interest (or more) in Nikon and give Canon a run for their money anytime soon? (#) Are you wasting your time trying to turn budget clients into higher paying ones? (#) Yongnuo announces a 100mm f/2 and it appears that an 85mm knockoff is on the way too. (#) Lume announces it's Life Lite Kickstarter campaign and raises multiples of what it asks for. (#) Listener Janelle in New Mexico wants to know how to deal with someone who isn't happy with how a shoot is going and decides to take control of it. Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 120 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Kevin D. Liles, Photojournalist and President of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar 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. Photojournalist and President of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, Kevin D. Liles opens the show. Thanks Kevin! Microsoft takes aim at the Apple iMac 27" 5K Retina with it's 28" Surface Studio along with the Surface Dial. (#) The new Microsoft Surface Book packs more power and more battery life in the same form factor. (#) Things TWiP host Frederick Van Johnson and I agree should be in today's cameras, but aren't. Apple's new MacBook Pro is smaller, lighter and adds a Touch Bar, but ditches the SD card slot and other ports in favor of ones you'll now need dongles for. (#) Twitter gets set to deprecate Vine...and a warning about putting all your eggs in one basket. (#) "Afghan Girl" is arrested in Pakistan and Steve McCurry vows to support her. (#) World Press Photo announces a contest for photographers who tinker with reality to tell a better story. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 119 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Fine art and portrait photographer Jessica Drossin 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. Fine art and portrait photographer Jessica Drossin opens the show. Thanks Jessica! Canon is rumored to be working on a full-frame mirrorless system which takes its current EF mount lenses, but there may be an intermediate step in the meantime. (#) The PLUG aims to give you two wall outlets to power your devices no matter where you are. (#) Kodak goes retro in one way, but modern in another. (#) Launch a Kickstarter campaign for a cool device...and maybe it'll get knocked off before yours hits the market. (#) Sweden bans drones from being flown in public. Is your country next? (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 118 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Advertising and commercial photographer Hamish Campbell 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Advertising and commercial photographer Hamish Campbell opens the show. Thanks Hamish! A photographer slaps the Trump campaign with a copyright suit. (#) The important of taking workshops to further your photography skills and what to look out for. (#) Format comes out tops according to Wise Buyer for portfolio websites. (#) Listener John in Connecticut wants to know what happens when you dial in exposure compensation versus just changing your shutter speed or aperture. An ultra wide-angle lens for Micro Four-Thirds cameras that can see behind it is on the horizon. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 117 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Wyman Meinzer, Official Lone Star State Photographer 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. Official Lone Star State Photographer Wyman Meinzer opens the show. Thanks Wyman! Nikon surprises by announcing the incredibly expensive AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR and PC Nikkor 19mm f/4E ED. (#) Macphun takes aim at Lightroom with Luminar...and a new approach. (#) A listener tells a friend her photography is good, regrets it, and wants to know what to do now that friends and family have encouraged her to charge for her work. Flash Porter aims to help you back up a ton of images in the field without the use of a computer. (#) Amazon Family Vault extends the free, unlimited photo storage of Prime members to their non-member friends as well. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 116 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Photographer Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens 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 Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens opens the show. Thanks Jay P.! Ridiculously fast media cards may be just a couple of years away, but when is fast enough, fast enough? (#) Sigma's CEO lays out the three reasons why his company makes cameras even though lenses are what they do best. (#) A free, smart alternative for upscaling your photos. (#) 5 Day Deal 2016 offers $2,500+ in photography goodness for just $97, helps benefit charity and this podcast as well. (#) A Canadian photographer is imprisoned in Cuba for flying his drone and tells his tale. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 115 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Photographer, retoucher and digital artist Clinton Lofthouse 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, retoucher and digital artist Clinton Lofthouse opens the show. Thanks Clinton! Google ditches yet another service and this time it's one that was quite useful to photographers. (#) A new web-based service seeks to use AI to tell you if your photos are good or not, but does it actually work? (#) Listener Bob in Illinois wants to know if his gear should ride in the trunk or his backseat due to temperature. Practical advice is given along with safety concerns are addressed. An Italian company has a specially-designed Nikon engineered to keep things cool when doing astrophotography. (#) This Week in Photo (aka "TWiP") has me on for the fourth time. TWiP #486 Photographer Tim Mantoani dies. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 114 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Photograher Felix Hernandez 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer Felix Hernandez opens the show. Thanks Felix! Sony stuns and announces the a6500 just 8 months after releasing the a6300...with in-body image stabilization and more. But is it worth upgrading for? (#) A photographer's gear is stolen in a church pew just minutes before a couple was to wed. The importance of insurance and personal responsibility is discussed. (#) Sony announces the RX100 V, further improving this class of camera. (#) Bowens announces two new solid lighting solutions. (#) Photoshop Elements turns 15. (#) Noted Canadian artist and photographer Barbara McClatchie Andrews is killed in Mexico. (#) NYC-based photographer Christopher Serrano dies while trying to shoot photos from the roof of a moving train. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 113 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Commercial lifestyle and environmental portrait photographer Erik Valind 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. NYC-based photographer, author and educator, Erik Valind opens the show. Thanks Erik! Listener Joe in Delaware wants to know alternatives to the overdone couch in the field, train tracks, etc. shoots and if more giveaways are coming. MeFOTO announces a new line of tripods with a removable leg that's not a monopod this time around. (#) Hoya releases a line of Infrared ND filters to help solve color-shift in newer, high resolution sensors. (#) Facebook helps make it easier for photographers and others to buy and sell locally. (#) Google releases the Pixel and Pixel XL and DxOMark's tests show it bests the iPhone. (#) Dutch photojournalist Jeroen Oerlemans dies in Libya. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 112 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Lisa Bettany, photographer and Camera+ co-founder 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 and Camera+ co-founder Lisa Bettany opens the show. Thanks Lisa! Should photographers have to ask permission in before photographing someone in public? (#) Samyang indicates that Canon and Nikon mounts are in the works for their autofocus lenses previously available in Sony E-mount. (#) Photos and videos posted to Facebook from your smartphone and tablet aren't necessarily in high resolution without this setting. (#) Laowa unveils one of the most unusual lenses we've ever seen. (#) Listener Dave Dougdale wants to know how best to focus on swimmers consider they're creating splashes of water that might grab your camera's focus...and a bonus tip for easily lighting dark indoor pools. Reviewers pan the new DJI Mavic Pro...but apparently don't know how to focus the drone's camera. (#)   Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 111 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Headshot and portrait photographer Nechama Leitner 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. NYC-based headshot and portrait photographer Nechama Leitner opens the show. Thanks Nechama! Listener Jack wants to know why portrait orientation seems to be out of favor in recent years...even for portraiture. Olympus explains image stabilization's theoretical limitation, but is IS becoming less relevant as we get higher and higher usable ISOs? (#) Instagram now allows you to save posts as a draft so you can create then post when it has a better chance of being seen. (#) Sigma announces development of lenses for Sony's popular E-mount. (#) Hensel one-ups Profoto, but with a TTL-free monolight. (#) DJI announces it's Mavic Pro foldable drone with features the recently-announced GoPro Karma drone doesn't have. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 110 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Brad Smith, former Sports Illustrated Director of Photography 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Former Sports Illustrated Director of Photography, Brad Smith opens the show. Thanks Brad! Lightroom gets a much-needed speed boost with Smart Previews. (#) Amazon ditches its $12/year unlimited storage...and finally launches a photo printing service to Shutterfly's chagrin. (#) Panasonic reveals its upcoming GH5 body with stills and video features. (#) 500+ million Yahoo! passwords were hacked...and why you need to change yours on Flickr and elsewhere ASAP. (#) Alien Skin releases its Exposure X2 software. (#) Flickr throws its Marketplace stock service overboard. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 109 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Dany Eid, Nikon and Carl Zeiss Ambassador 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 and Carl Zeiss Ambassador Dany Eid opens the show. Thanks Dany! Sony revives the zombie that was the Sony A-mount system with the incredibly compelling a99 II. (#) Sigma announces three new lenses; an 85mm f/1.4, a 12-24mm f/4 and a 500mm f/4 . (#) Olympus announces the OM-D E-M1 Mark II; a Micro Four-Thirds body with some really sweet features. (#) SanDisk reveals the world's largest SDXC card at 1TB, but do you want all your egg's in that big of a basket? (#) Fujifilm announces its first mirrorless medium format camera and 6 G-mount lenses for it. (#) GoPro finally shows off its foldable Karma drone, with removable stabilizer and backpack for just $799. (#) Nikon not only releases its KeyMission 360, but two other models as well. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 108 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Leigh Diprose, Australian commercial photographer 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. Australian commercial photographer Leigh Diprose opens the show. Thanks Leigh! Canon's halfhearted attempt to compete in the mirrorless market meets with a lack of enthusiasm. (#) Pentax's K-1 full-frame sensor comes in 3rd in DxOMark's testing and smokes the new Canon 5D Mark IV's sensor. (#) How I failed to plan and came up short at the football field. Canon releases it's EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II with the new digital information display. (#) A photographer in Belarus goes up against state-run television, loses a copyright claim and has to see his images used against his will. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 107 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Jason O. Watson, CodeReplacements.com creator 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. CodeReplacements.com creator Jason O. Watson opens the show. Thanks Jason! Supermom...or an irresponsible mom? The Internets are divided about a mom putting her children in harm's way while shooting on the sidelines of a high school football game. (#) The Fujifilm X-T2 arrives in the hands of photographers (including myself - Thanks digiDIRECT!) and Fujifilm warns of delays as it tries to meet demand. (#) Getty Images tries to get the $1 Billion copyright suit against them tossed. (#) Two podcasts had me on their shows. Host Nick Page and I talk about photographers being jerks on "Tripod" and the world's largest, most-listened-to podcast for everything iOS, "Today in iOS" asked for my take on the camera systems in the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. (#) Outtake Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 106 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Peter Dering, Peak Design Founder & CEO 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Peak Design founder & CEO Peter Dering opens the show. Thanks Peter! A Sony beats a Zeiss, but another Zeiss is a solid alternative for quite a bit cheaper. (#) How far is too far when it comes to retouching photos? Well, a new tool makes it really easy. (#) Is Canon set to release lenses with digital displays in them? (#) Shutterstock's new Photoshop plugin one ups Adobe Stock. (#) Three great new Zeiss lenses further flesh out the Milvus line. (#) Two photographers allege that 80s rock band Motley Crüe used their photos on merch without permission or payment. (#)   Outtake and After Show Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 105 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Lars Boering, World Press Photo Managing Director 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. World Press Photo Managing Director Lars Boering opens the show. Thanks Lars! Thank you to those who entered our Think Tank Photo camera bag giveaway! Apple announces the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but what do mean to photographers and mobile photography? (#) Canon plans on selling its sensors, but could we see them in the bodies of Nikons and other camera brands? (#) Fools destroy a natural landmark on the Oregon coast. (#) Nikon launches its Nikon School Online with some top name instructors. (#) Garmin beats GoPro to market with a voice-activated action camera. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 104 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured photographer: Jerome Taylor 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. Agence France-Presse photojournalist Jerome Taylor opens the show. Thanks Jerome! How to do some good with your photography, make someone's day and help improve the image of photographers. Instagram with the most underwhelming "feature" of the year. (#) Yongnuo drops a 35mm lens at half the price of Nikon's. (#) Snapseed v2.9 now allows editing of RAW files on iOS devices. (#) Tamron updates its beastly 150-600mm lens with cool new features. (#) An 11 week college-level photography course complete with materials is available online. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 103 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Jeff Harmon, Photo Taco podcast 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. Photo Taco podcast host Jeff Harmon opens the show. Thanks Jeff! Me on the Photo Taco podcast August 30, 2016 episode "Sports Photography with Sharky James". Our Think Tank Photo camera bag giveaway! My assessment on how the Nikon D500 handles and performs as well as discussion about settings and my approach in low-light. Sony drops a 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens. Do you shoot macro? (#) A cool device for mounting your cameras to your wall and still being able to use them when you need to. (#) A man in Kentucky sets bombs in trail cameras, but dies before telling authorities where they are and how many. (#) New commercial drone regulations go into effect in the US. (#) Outtakes Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 102 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Gary Fong 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and Lightsphere inventor Gary Fong opens the show. Thanks Gary! The Canon 5D Mark IV has been announced, but is it an exciting update to the 5D Mark III...or just a solid attempt? (#) Canon announces two new lenses and a WiFi adapter. (#) Photographer Jasmine Star once again is accused of plagiarism, but after shaking it off in 2013, has it had any effect on her career and/or reputation? (#) A ridiculous law in Nice, France has upset the Internets (that's right...the Internets)...as an official wants to limit the rights of those photographing police. (#) A rumor that Sony will move to 16-bit lossless RAW in its cameras. (#) Guest outro:  Arizona Rattlers and Northern Arizona Suns team photographer Matt Hinshaw. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 101 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Paul Nisely, Sporting News Director of Photography 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. Sporting News Director of Photography Paul Nisely opens the show. Thanks Paul! A photographer/videographer in Hawaii is given varying reasons why Sony wouldn't fix his a7s II then goes public and gets their attention. (#) SmugMug steps up and saves the day...along with 200 million photos of now-defunct Picturelife. (#) Think Tank Photo updates their Shape Shifter bags to v2.0 with some great new upgrades. (#) 9-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has an arguably reasonable demand for future shoots. (#) Canon patents a new sensor design which would improve performance at the edges. Is it the sensor in the 5D Mark IV? (#) A new camera slider is super-compact and pretty darn cool looking. (#) After show: Comparison of my daughter's outro over time. Guest outro:  David J. Murphy of the Around the Lens podcast. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Episode 100 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured photographer: Joe McNally 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally opens the show. Thanks Joe! A photographer insures his gear only to find out that it's not covered due to how it was stolen. (#) 500px Labs creates an insanely awesome way of looking for images to license and for inspiration. (#) Flash is soon to be dead and if your website is built with it, you have limited time to change that or lose traffic and business. (#) Is the Nikon 1 system dead as we've been saying for awhile now on the show? (#) Are Brooks Institute's students out of luck? (#) 100th Episode After Show: Q: Is there going to be a Lens Shark World Tour? Q: How did "Nexxxxt!" start? Q: What's up with "It's f/8 and 250th of a second outside. It's time to shoot!"? Q: How many people listen to the podcast and where are they from? Q: Sharky James, have you ever been recognized in public and if so, how did that go? Q: How does an episode come together? Q: What does the podcast mean to Sharky James? Q: What's the best part about doing the show? Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 99 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 Patrick Murphy-Racey opens the show. Thanks Patrick! Nikon severely underwhelms with the D3400 which is basically a slightly upgraded D3000 with some features taken away. (#) Friend of the show (and fellow listener) Doug Kaye from TWiP Network's "All About the Gear" has a $100 off deal for his Cuba workshops in honor of our 100th episode! Use discount code "SHARKY". Check out his Cuba pics and more. Canon patents a variant of a crazy superzoom that may or may not materialize...but why? (#) Leave your camera bag unattended in a big city and the bomb squad may just blow it up! (#) A photojournalist's gear gets splattered by pink fire retardant dropped from a firefighting plane above his home. (#) Parks Canada bans the use of devices to locate collared animals as "wildlife photographers" ruin things for everyone else. (#) Datacolor puts together an incredible bundle for those who want an end-to-end focus and color management system. (#) We're one episode away from our milestone 100th episode! Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 98 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. SI photographer and NebraskaProject.com's Bill Frakes opens the show.  Thanks Bill! After more than 70 years, storied Brooks Institute comes to and end. (#) Additional rumors about the Canon 5D Mark IV. (#) Eye-Fi kinda sorta changes its mind on its older cards. (#) An inventor in Japan creates a gyro stabilizer inside a microSD to SD card adapter. (#) A photographer in Poland rescues a young eagle stuck in coastal mud for a second time and it's all caught on amazing drone video. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 97 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 Mary Grace Dela Peña opens the show. Thanks Grace! Samyang drops a 20mm f/1.8 wide-angle manual focus lens in many mounts. (#) Zenfolio customers may want to turn a certain feature off as it's on by default. (#) Kit Sentry is officially abandoned, leaving its Kickstarter backers without a refund as the future of F-Stop Gear remains in question. (#) An elegant, but infrequently-used method of reducing the exposure of your background. (#) Recent newsmaker Getty Images, crushes it at the Rio Olympics as its team culls approximately 1.5 million photos in 18 days and deliver them 120 seconds at a time. (#) As we near our 100th episode, I'd like to know what you'd like to know about the show for Episode 100. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 96 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Noted fashion photographer and host of "Top Photographer", Nigel Barker opens the show.  Thanks Nigel! A photographer gets robbed of $40,000 US worth of gear in Rio ahead of the Olympics. (#) KitSentry is still vapor and a report questions the future of F-Stop Gear. (#) Rumors that Sony is set to drop a 16-35mm f/2.8 at Photokina...and I finally choose a camera system. (#) Zuma Press sues Getty Images for Getty's second major copyright infringement lawsuit in a week. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 95 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Photojournalist Heath Holden opens the show. Thanks Heath! An enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump pays the price in his photography business.  Is it wise to pick a side when you're in business? (#) Canon reportedly is set to introduce a SD card which adds WiFi capability to its cameras. How very 2007 of them...or should WiFi come standard in cameras now? (#) Samyang introduces a 35mm f/1.2 lens in various mounts. (#) A photographer finds her images being sold in an unlikely place. (#) Instagram is adds stories, is set to offer comment management tools...and why you should seriously consider expanding your Instagram efforts as a photographer. (#) The future is here...you can now print full color holograms with a standard inkjet printer. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 94 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and creator of Plotagraph Pro, Troy Plota, opens the show.  Thanks Troy! A noted photographer sues Getty for $1 Billion. (#) Plotagraph Pro is announced and seeks to breathe new life into your photos. (#) More rumors about the Canon 5D Mark IV as its announcement nears. (#) Rumors that Sony will be updating it's a99, but is the A-mount system have any life in it. (#) Yahoo! gets parted-out as Verizon acquires Flickr and other key assets as EyeEm offers a solution in Flickr's uncertainty. (#) A Kickstarter campaign for a mid-level monolight with some high-end features. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 93 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Travel and landscape photographer Peter Flindell opens the show. Thanks Peter! Nikon announces the world's fastest autofocus 105mm lens. (#) Adobe releases Lightroom for Apple TV. (#) Venus Optics announces the world's widest rectilinear f/2.8 lens. (#) A new service seeks to help you find images of yours which have been stolen and establish who owns them. (#) Stats on which cameras, lenses and settings are most-used in millions of images online. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 92 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Out of Chicago & Out of New York Photography Conference founder Chris Smith opens the show. Chris has kindly hooked up our audience with $100 off the Out of New York 2016 conference by using discount code "SHARKY"! Thanks Chris! Quite a few rumors of new gear coming up with Photokina 2016 rapidly approaching. (#) The thought process that goes into a photojournalist prepping for the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. (#) Affinity Photo ups its game with helpful new features in v1.5. (#) Paul C. Buff releases its cool new DigBees strobes. (#) Canon patents what would be the ultimate walk around lens for many people, but will we ever see it? (#) Seagate announces a ginormous hard drive, but is it reliable and would you put all your eggs in one basket? (#) Walkera announces a new superzoom option for its Voyager 4 drone. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 91 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Photo educator and landscape photographer Scott Davenport opens the show. Thanks Scott! A photographer in the UK tests his rights on the streets of London and what you need to know about your rights to shoot in public, property releases and more. (#) Red Zone...Green Zone...just how foolish was he? (#) Canon patents a high-end point-and-shoot with an APS-C size sensor. (#) Phase One teams up and creates two new lenses with blue rings. (#) A photographer manages to damage three incredibly expensive sports cars during a photoshoot. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 90 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer Nicky Digital opens the show. Thanks Nicky! Peak Design announces three new bags in another already successful Kickstarter campaign. (#) A foolish photographer and his assistant enter a nuclear exclusion zone for an eerie photoshoot as they risk their health. (#) A new UV filter and circular polarizer are announced featuring the incredibly strong Gorilla Glass. (#) A police department in the UK says photographing women without their permission is a hate crime, thus putting street photographers at risk of being arrested. (#) DJI announces its first zoomable camera for camera drones to the dismay of sunbathing neighbors everywhere. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 89 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Fashion, portrait and automotive photographer Alex Stone opens the show. Thanks Alex! A man in a truck endangers the life of photographer Alex Stone on a road and is later arrested and charged. We hear from Stone in his own words. (#) An incredible image of a woman being arrested by police at a protest in Louisiana goes viral and how you can make your photography more impactful through storytelling. (#) Zeiss announces a 50mm f/1.4 lens with a large price tag and Sony reveals the price of its 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master lens. (#) Thom Hogan talks about the 7 reasons he'll stick with his Nikon cameras...and I discuss the honeymoon being over between me and mirrorless and trying to decide which system to go with. (#) Light raises $30 million and inches closer to bringing the L16 to market, but who is this camera for? (#) Hasselblad and DJI gear up to launch a medium format drone photography platform. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 88 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Sony Artisan of Imagery Marc Weisberg opens the show. Thanks Marc! Fujifilm announces its flagship X-T2 body with a number of speed improvements. But how does it stack up to Sony's offerings? (#) DxOMark proclaims Tokina's 24-70mm f/2.8 tops over two Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses. (#) ON1 wants photographers to contribute their top feature requests for their upcoming Photo RAW program. (#) Samsung announces a new memory card format it's trying to make happen. (#) An extremely useful tool for more-accurately determining if conditions will be suitable enough for doing night photography. (#) A camera strap with somewhat limited usefulness aims to keep your neck and back from hurting. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 87 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Beauty and fashion photographer Patrick D. Simmons opens the show. Thanks Patrick! National Geographic gets serious (again) about altered photography. (#) More rumors of the upcoming Canon 5D Mark IV. (#) Eyefi bricks its older cards upsetting its customers. (#) Meyer-Optik releases another manual focus lens. (#) A smartphone company gets caught promoting the camera in its phone with images shot with a DSLR. (#) DJI expands its geofencing software to help keep people from doing stupid things. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 86 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Portrait and fashion photographer Jeff Rojas opens the show. Thanks Jeff! Ted Forbes of "The Art of Photography" talks about how no one cares about our photography and the importance of creating work "that makes a difference". (#) DxOMark rates the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DN Contemporary tops for Sony E-mount APS-C bodies. (#) Rumors of a Fujifilm mirrorless medium format (MMF) system on the heels of Hasselblad's X1D sparks questions of where this market and the camera business is going. (#) Hasselblad's CEO sets the record straight about their plans for zoom lenses in their new mirrorless medium format system. (#) SanDisk announces the world's fastest 256GB microSD card. (#) DxOMark gives the Canon EOS 1D X Mark II its highest rating among all Canon bodies. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 85 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. AP photo editor and photojournalist Richard Vogel opens the show. Thanks Richard! How the UK's exit from the European Union may affect a photo industry that was already struggling. (#) If you have a Sony body and a Metabones Smart Adapter Mark IV, you might not be super happy with its performance despite a new firmware update. (#) If you're eyeing the new mirrorless medium format Hasselblad X1D and want zooms...no zooms for you! (#) If you have a Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and SanDisk's Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 cards, you need to know about possible image corruption problems. (#) Legendary photographer Bill Cunningham dies at age 87. (#) A drone goes haywire and hits a woman in the head, injuring her. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 84 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photoshelter founder Allen Murabayashi opens the show. Thanks Allen! $20,000 in a photographer's camera gear tumbles out of an improperly-secured Pelican case at an airport on the way to shoot a wedding. And some advice on keeping this from happening. (#) Conflicting rumors about when new Canon bodies will be out and whether or not a new EOS DSLR body is on the way. (#) Phase One updates Lightroom alternative Capture One Pro 9.2 with some new workflow enhancements. (#) Sigma seems to be playing to win by aggressively pricing the mirrorless sd Quattro an announcing a lens bundle which saves hundreds. (#) Instagram reaches yet another milestone and becomes and even more valuable tool to photographers who want to show off their images an increase their business. (#) A new device adds additional functionality to Nikon cameras (with other brands compatibility coming) in a tiny package. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 83 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Portrait photographer Neil Kremer opens the show. Thanks Neil! Adobe releases cool new features in Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.15, but promotes them in a really bizarre way. (#) Hasselblad wows with the X1D, a mirrorless medium format camera with a more reasonable, yet still high price tag. (#) Western Digital's My Passport Wireless Pro seeks to help you back up your data by cutting the cord. (#) Eyefi sells it's Cloud service to camera and electronics maker Ricoh. (#) Noted photographer Fan Ho dies at age 84. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 82 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer RC Concepcion of FotoPromos opens the show. Thanks RC! Hasselblad to announce something big on June 22 and the leading rumor is that it'll be a mirrorless medium format body. (#) Former KelbyOne RC Concepcion and Mia McCormick announce a new education component to Foto Promos. (#) A sleeper Soviet-era lens is a big, heavy beast, but tack sharp if you get a good copy. (#) A German man takes Nikon to task over the D500. (#) Avast releases a solution for all those photos taking up valuable space on iOS devices with a pretty solid solution. (#) Listener Luis in Mexico City, Mexico wants to know if kit lenses are as bad as "photographers" in the forums make them out to be despite his great success with them. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 81 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Listener and photographer Timothee Engel from Shanghai China opens the show. Thanks Timothee! A photography sparks outrage as she does a shoot emulating AMC's "The Walking Dead" tv show. How far is "too far"? (#) The Kerlee 35mm f/1.2 is announced from DZoptics with claims of being the fastest 35mm lens. (#) PPA pushes for a small claims court of sorts for photographers whose copyright is infringed on. (#) Apple unveils iOS 10 at WWDC 2016 and RAW photo editing is among the features coming to the OS. (#) Storehouse shutters and now is the time to download your photo stories. (#) A psychological study shows that more people enjoy events when photographing them more than if they didn't. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 80 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Wedding and portrait photographer Manuel Ortiz opens the show. Thanks Manuel! Pentax announces the K-70, a camera packed with features at a very reasonable price. (#) Adobe adds Guided Upright to work some computational magic on your images to keep lines horizontal and vertical...and maybe there's a bit of a speed boost...maybe. (#) Canon may soon be updating it's 24-105mm f/4L lens when the 5D Mark IV is released. (#) A 9-year-old wedding photographer shows up dad and is a lot better that photographers many years her senior. (#) Conflicting reports on a possible upcoming mirrorless system out of Canon and speculation on whether or not it will be based on Canon's current EF mount. (#) The Singaporean caught on camera filling fish with air bladders and Styrofoam is charged and faces fines that'd other have bought him a nice camera. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 79 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 and Lensbaby founder Craig Strong open the show. Thanks Craig! Canon super sizes by patenting a 1000mm lens. (#) Calumet Photographic and Bowens Lighting are acquired with plans for expansion. (#) The British Journal of Photography raises a ton of cash to keep things going strong and serve its digital audience. (#) A top photojournalist and his interpreter are killed in Afghanistan. (#) Sony Artisan of Imagery and host of "The Photo Show" live on Facebook, Brian Matiash, features the PetaPixel Photography Podcast calling it "One of the best photography podcasts I've ever heard." (@ 19m26s) Yet more in developments in the Steve McCurry saga as photos are alleged to have been staged. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 78 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer William Barrington-Binns opens the show. Thanks William! A woman in Yellowstone National Park shows how NOT to photograph wildlife. (#) A new program uses artificial intelligence to help you more quickly cull your photos and get on with post-production. (#) Canon's flagship EOS-1D X Mark II doesn't play well with certain Sigma lenses...currently. (#) A famed hockey photographer's lens drops to the ice during the NHL Stanley Cup Finals and is mistaken for a puck. (#) Instagram's feed goes algorithmic, cool features useful to photographers are coming and why this is all good. (#) A woman snags a downed drone, lies to police saying it nearly killed her and the drone owner handles it with class. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 77 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 Tony Gale opens the show. Thanks Tony! The drumbeat in the industry is that Nikon is set to release a mirrorless body built around a body with a "large sensor" at (or before) the big Photokina 2016 show in Germany in September. (#) A wrap-up (hopefully) on photojournalist Steve McCurry as he seemingly walks away from photojournalism, puts out conflicting messages...and an exhaustive discussion on photojournalism-based podcast "Around the Lens" . (#) The Unfade app seeks to rescue your old photos. (#) Google Photos turns one topping 200 million users with some pretty astounding stats. (#) Kodak's app, now for Android users as well, has some pretty cool features for those who still shoot film...or are just beginning. (#) Blaine, a listener, weighs in on the Canon 80D and why he chose it over all others. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 76 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Wedding and portrait photography Marius Igas opens the show. Thanks Marius! Additional altered photos by famed photojournalist Steve McCurry are found, his blog is removed, the NPPA criticizes and the community wonders if McCurry's legacy is tarnished by this or not. (#) Content-Aware Crop comes to Photoshop CC and works some magic. (#) A Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art series lens seems to be on the horizon. (#) Photographer Don Komarechka (yes, the snowflake guy!) calls on Adobe and others to stop stripping valuable metadata from processed RAW files. (#) Western Digital officially acquires SanDisk making a larger, more powerful storage technology company. (#) Xiaomi launches an affordable 4K camera drone for the masses. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 75 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Photojournalist and Around The Lens visual journalism podcast host David J. Murphy opens the show. Thanks David! A reality tv star makes an embarrassing post to his 16 Million+ followers on Instagram. (#) The Canon 5D Mark IV seems to be nearly release. Will it have 4K video inside? (#) Lensbaby to release a rugged waterproof lens for GoPros . (#) Facebook rejects a photo that a feminist group submitted...but the photo may actually have been misappropriated. (#) Twitter to make it so images, videos, Twitter handles and more will no longer count against 140-character limit. (#) A university in the UK comes up with a really bizarre idea. (#) The RCMP uses photography against Canadian drivers. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 74 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, Nikon Ambassador and Think Tank Photo co-founder Deanne Fitzmaurice opens the show. Thanks Deanne! Nikon announces a handful of camera bodies it will now repair through authorized repair facilities despite being grey market. (#) Canon patents a superzoom lens sure to drop jaws if it actually materializes. (#) Luminous Landscape founder Michael Reichmann, dead at age 71. (#) Fujifilm announces a 2x teleconverter for its X Mount system. (#) Broncolor announces two new monolights with interchangeable Lithium Ion batteries. (#) Instagram confirms it's working on new features which photographers will be able to make great use of. (#) A model in Taiwan suffers an asthma attack during an underwater shoot. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 73 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Portrait and fashion photographer Joseph Parry opens the show. Thanks Joseph! A group of men ventures off a path at Yellowstone and warrants are issued. (#) Canon conducts a survey and finds that 80% of US photographers think their photography is "good to excellent". (#) FujiFilm is reportedly on the hunt for the leaker of a video showing the upcoming X-T2. (#) Listener Erick in San Antonio, Texas wants to know why I like Rangefinder Magazine so much. A rather large camera drone collides with a model's head...and reasons why photographers/videographers/drone owners should carry liability insurance. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 72 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Gravity Backdrops founder Mimi Stojanovic opens the show. Thanks Mimi! Calvin Klein's latest campaign raises questions about what's too far in photography. (#) Little-known Corel AfterShot Pro seeks to kill Lightroom on speed. (#) Canon seems ready to drop the 16-35mm f/2.8L III and add another lens more suited for the 5Ds and 5DsR. (#) Samsung announces their 256 GB microSD card for 4K video and more. (#) Canon announces a 28mm macro lens with built-in flashes and an update to one of its workhorse Speedlites. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 71 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 and V.P. of Photography for ON1, Matt Kloskowski opens the show. Thanks Matt! Can noted photojournalist Steve McCurry exhibit photos from personal work which have alterations or must he be held to a rigid standard? (#) Recent earthquakes in Japan cause production delays for Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm. (#) A fool and his friends destroy a historic Florida landmark with a  played out steel wool "spinning" photography fail. (#) A 24-year-old man destroys a 126-year-old statue in Portugal thanks to his careless photography. (#) A Russian man with a spear takes out a camera drone flying over an event with people in period costumes. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 70 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. "Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment" author Rena Silverman opens the show. Thanks Rena! Will we see the rumored Sony mirrorless medium format system at Photokina 2016 in Germany, the a9 sports/action body...or both? (#) Photographer Thomas Heaton with tips on pricing prints. (#) Light at the end of the tunnel in the Vivian Maier legal battle. (#) TIME Magazine names two cameras to their "50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time". (#) Samyang announces two new lenses for Sony E-mount and they're autofocus! (#) A Canadian photographer's Kickstarter project seeks to get kids' attention when photographing them. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 69 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and founder of LensCoat, Scott Elowitz opens the show. Thanks Scott! I talk to photographer David duChemin about the five years since his famous fall off a wall in Pisa, Italy back in 2011. Interesting details about Canon's Q1 2016 earnings. (#) The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery devalues a photographers image of Prince by releasing it without her permission. (#) Leica releases a camera with no LCD screen, no video capability and no Leica red dot logo...and it's still crazy expensive. (#) Sony's earnings report shows extremely strong operating income as its Alpha line continues to sell well. (#) Getty sues Google alleging it's Google Images search encourages piracy and harms content producers. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 68 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and Alpha Mirrorless co-host Juan Pons opens the show. Thanks Juan! ON1 gets set to take on Adobe with its RAW processing program. (#) Is the upcoming Canon 5D Mark IV going to be yet another incremental upgrade? (#) Unbelievably, yet another problem with the otherwise awesome Nikon D750. (#) A Sony hack allows for new functionality in its Alpha cameras. (#) Rumors of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II hints at a sports boost. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 67 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Sydney Australia-based photographer Geoff Zhang opens the show. Thanks Geoff! Photographer and good human Zack Arias effects change in Morocco while demonstrating the capabilities of his Fujifilm gear. (#) The MonoShot aims to be a multi-use platform for your smartphone. (#) Did Calvin Klein jack a photographer's most-known image for a recent campaign? (#) Tips from a seasoned pro on how to shoot National Geographic style photos. (#) Is optical zoom actually coming to a certain upcoming smartphone? (#) Turns out the camera drone that hit a British Airways plane may have been something else entirely. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 66 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and founder of 5DayDeal, Griffin Stewart opens the show. Thanks Griffin! Republican candidate for President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is sued by two photographers for copyright infringement. (#) Three really fast lenses are on the way from Russian maker Zenit. (#) The UC Davis pays to try to erase an ugly moment in its past from the Internet. (#) My very first appearance on This Week in Photo (aka TWiP). A new device that's not a tripod, seeks to get your camera in position quickly. (#) A U.S. Army veteran is shot and killed while practicing his photography at a makeshift gun range. (#) A British Airways A320 hits a camera drone while on approach in London. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 65 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer Tony Bynum opens the show. Thanks Tony! Angry moms in the UK descend on three photographers and smear them online. (#) Zeiss announces its Batis 18mm f/2.8 ultra wide-angle lens for Sony E-mount. (#) A photographer trusted by Canon with a pre-production 1DX Mark II has it and other gear totally $34,000 stolen...and a lesson in how not to draw attention to your car full of gear. (#) The Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 with it's "soap bubble" bokeh is in the works. (#) The Impossible Project ups the ante with it's very own instant film camera. (#) Three foolish photographers in Montreal break several laws, document it all in their photos and videos...and get caught. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 64 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and The Photo Brigade podcast host Robert Caplin opens the show. Thanks Robert! Now that it's been out for a little bit now, my thoughts on the Sony a6300 with some additional thoughts from the awesome Gordon Laing of CameraLabs.com and "All About the Gear". A survey of about 15,000 brides show the amount spent on wedding photography is on the rise. (#) Strong rumors suggest a full-frame Canon mirrorless body which takes their current EF lenses is coming in 2016. (#) Lensbaby announces a lens which give you a looking approximating that iconic Petzval effect. (#) Hasselblad releases its new H6D, but is it relevant anymore at such a steep price? (#) A service guarantees your client doesn't get their photos until they pay. (#) GoPro announces the Omni for creating 360 degree and VR experiences. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 63 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Sony Artisan Jason Lanier opens the show. Thanks Jason! We reach out to photographer Jason Lanier on the incident in Fort Worth, TX in which a man drove over his camera gear with his truck. We also discuss precautions to better protector yourself and your gear. (#) Is Sony's full-frame, DSLR-like a9 mirrorless sports/action body on its way? (#) Gap causes a stir with a Gap Kids campaign, but there's a backstory. (#) Terrill wants to know whether or not his flash is dying. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 62 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Sony Artisan and Capture Your Story host Me Ra Koh (aka "The Photo Mom") opens the show. Thanks Me Ra! Did a photographer get duped by a mother accused of killing her daughter? (#) Matt Granger, photographer and host of #TOGLIFE, has me on Episode 19 of his popular show! Canon in Canada jacks prices by a full 20%! (#) Fujifilm sees record sales with their Instax cameras and instant film. (#) Think Tank Photo releases its biggest bag yet, the Production Manager 50. (#) New regulations for camera drones seem to be on the way. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 61 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer, author and Fastermind.co founder Dane Sanders opens the show. Thanks Dane! A headshot client turns on a photographer threatening with him ruin. We check with attorney Mickey Osterreicher on the legal issues involved. (#) Free training to go with Google's recently-free Nik Collection. (#) The photo industry has some winners and losers this Aprils Fools' Day. (#) Many photos shot during the Great Depression have holes in them. (#) Brazilian soccer star Pelé sues Samsung over a photo that's not even of him. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 60 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Emerging photographer Dragos Ionescu opens the show. Thanks Dragos! Sony announces two full frame lenses: a 50mm f/1.8 and a 70-300mm f/4.5-f/5.6. (#) It appears that Flickr will indeed be sold as will Yahoo!. (#) Signs point to a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art coming. (#) Sony announces its RX10 III super zoom compact camera with 4k and more. (#) An author outlines reasons why everyone should show off their photography. (#) A photographer imagines what it'd be like if other professionals were treated how photographers are. (#) Two amateur astronomers/photographers capture a rare event on Jupiter. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 59 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer, author, educator and Popular Photography contributing editor Richard Bernabe opens the show. Thanks Richard! Google stuns and makes the entire Nik Collection FREE...but is it now dead? (#) A self-described photojournalist gets caught staging a photo on live tv in Brussels, Belgium. (#) The documentary on reclusive nanny/street photographer Vivian Maier is out. (#) Sunbounce releases a product which further extends its awesome reflectors. (#) A photographer and a shot putter's shot quickly meet at a track meet in Portland, Oregon. (#) A military museum in Chicago, Illinois highlights solider photographers during the Vietnam War. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 58 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer, author and educator Katrin Eismann opens the show. Thanks Katrin! 500px reduces its non-exclusive royalty rates in its Marketplace. (#) TH Swiss introduces the Irix 15mm f/2.4 ultra-wide-angle rectilinear lens. (#) Phase One updates with Capture One Pro 9.1 and resets the 30 day trial clock. (#) The FTC takes Lord & Taylor to task over undisclosed Instagram advertising. (#) Google Photos adds a cool feature to help you pick your best photos. (#) Noted civil rights photojournalist Bill Adelman dies at age 85. (#) Two listeners come to the rescue and have solid solutions to help fellow listener Travis in Australia who needs to tag photos of racers he wishes to sell. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 57 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Sony Artisan of Imagery Thibault Roland opens the show. Thanks Thibault! Strobist David Hobby takes MagMod to task for their marketing of the MagBeam. (#) A powerful TIME cover sparks controversy as it draws attention to conflict rape. (#) Adobe Camera Raw gets a new look and feel. (#) Once again the Panasonic Lumix GH4 gets feature upgrades via firmware. (#) A photo contest in Japan causes controversy and the winner gets stripped of prize. (#) Listener Travis in Australia is looking for a better way of dealing with the massive number of photos he shoots at races. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 56 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Photographer and fellow podcast host Nick Page opens the show. Thanks Nick! Australian photographer Matt Granger highlights his recent experience with Sony's repair service down under and we have an exclusive update to the story. (#) A wedding photographer in Boston gets her camera gear stolen and loses all images she just shot of a wedding. (#) Subscription model gear rental service Parachut gets ready to deploy. (#) Impossible Project's founder may save Fujifilm's recently cancelled instant film. (#) A foolish camera drone operator in the Netherlands endangers air traffic and people below as he flies to an amazing 11,000+ feet altitude. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 55 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Sponsor:  FreshBooks. Get your FREE 30 day trial at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel and enter PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section. Wedding photographer Cliff Mautner opens the show. Thanks Cliff! Canon underwhelms with the EOS T6 (EOS 1300D) with a minor update over the Canon EOS T5. (#) A Los Angeles Times photojournalist tangles with police. (#) Need a Chewbacca-themed camera strap? It exists. (#) Flickr pulls a feature behind the Pro level of service. (#) Photojournalist Gary Braasch dies in Australia doing what he loves. (#) A pricey leather backpack you can use to haul your camera gear. (#) Listener Ernie in Canada with his commentary on a recent story regarding giving ones work away for free and what notable photographers like David duChemin can do about it. A DJI Inspire camera drone gets taken out by a...jet ski! (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 54 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Photojournalist and Honl Photo founder, David Honl opens the show. Thanks David! Search giant Google reports a double in copyright takedowns since a year earlier. (#) LEE Filters introduce their 15-stop "Super Stopper" ND filter.  (#) Sony debuts its new Wireless Lighting Control system to trigger and control flashes at WPPI 2016. (#) Profoto reimagines the classic beauty dish in a lighter, more compact form. (#) World Press Photo announces 16% of this year's finalists were disqualified from its annual awards. (#) Photographers at Google seeks to educate photographers. (#) Instagram comes to Windows 10 Mobile. (#) An anti-drone bazooka is being developed to down your camera drone. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 53 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 wedding and portrait photographer Robert Evans opens the show. Thanks Robert! Two photographers are accused of shattering 70 bus shelters. (#) MagMod announces it's MagBeam which is two devices in one. (#) Polaroid announces a much cheaper alternative to the Ice Light. (#) Lightroom for iOS v2.2 can now handle full-resolution photos. (#) French authorities warn parents about sharing their kids' photos and there's the potential for children to sue their parents due to the country's privacy laws. (#) Sony's CEO checks out Nikon's D5 and D500 bodies at CP+ in Japan, but should Nikon head over to the Sony booth? (#) Actress Lena Dunham calls out a Spanish magazine for altering a cover photo of her, but has to apologize for her error. (#) DJI announces the Phantom 4 and it doesn't even need you to avoid hitting objects. Where does this leave GoPro as they enter the drone market? (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 52 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Portrait and wedding photographer Joey Hernandez opens the show. Thanks Joey! B&H Photo Video responds publicly to the US government's allegations. (#) Newer, faster SD 5.0 cards are on the horizon.  (#) Nikon once again recalls the D750 for its light leak issue. (#) A TIME photojournalist is introduced to the concrete by a Secret Service agent. (#) Tether Tools releases its Case Relay to keep you shooting. (#) B&H's entire statement from February 28th, 2016. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 51 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. Wildlife photographer Shannon Wild opens the show. Thanks Shannon! Photography retailer B&H Photo Video gets sued by the US government. (#) Self-described "famous" photographer Jake Olson catches massive heat over public comments. (#) A decision from the University of Missouri regarding professor Melissa Click. (#) A federal judge in Pennsylvania makes a controversial ruling regarding photography. (#) A man pulls a shark out of the ocean and onto a beach in Florida for photos. (#) Combat photographer David Guttenfelder is featured in a national ad. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 50 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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. NYC photographer Dan Wright opens the show. Thanks Dan! Sigma surprises the photography world with its entry into the mirrorless market. (#) Sigma makes APS-C shooters happy with a fast 50-100mm f/1.8 and also announces a 30mm f/1.4. (#) A photographer creates a cool image, but burns down an iconic shipwrecked boat in the process. (#) Tamron announces two cool new lenses (an 85mm f/1.8 and a 90mm f/2.8). (#) Tamron also announces the TAP-in Console, for adjusting certain lenses. (#) Nikon announces a line of premium 1" sensor compact cameras with its DL line. (#) Instagram gets more secure for photographers around the world with 2 Factor Authentication. (#) Another humanity fail as beachgoers in Argentina do the unthinkable for a selfie. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 49 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! 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 Tim Mantoani opens the show. Thanks Tim! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel Have you ever wondered why some Canon lenses are white rather than black? (#) Pentax announces the K-1, its first full-frame DSLR with unique features not found on others. (#) Aurora Aperture announces the world's most powerful ND filter. (#) World Press Photo announces this year's winners and the top cameras used is surprising. (#) A new storage format can save your date on glass for up to 13.8 billion years. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We'd love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 48 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, educator and great guy, Will Crockett opens the show. Thanks Will! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel Canon announces the EOS 80D, a Power Zoom adapter and a shotgun mic to a lukewarm reception. An Australian home is photographed in a way which leaves out a huge surprise. (#) ZY Optics releases a sub-f/1 aperture lens for Sony E, Fuji X and EOS-M mounts. (#) Award-winning photojournalist Bill Snead dies at age 78. (#) The Russian Zenit camera aims to take on Leica in the luxury camera market. (#) A woman stumbles into a life-changing modeling contract in Nigeria. (#) Listener Joe wants to know what's up with Flickr and where he should sell his photography. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 47 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, author and mentor Jessica Lark opens the show. Thanks Jessica! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel Techart adapters allow you to AF your MF. (#) An Adobe Creative Cloud bug causes Mac users to lose data. (#) One Direction singer Harry Styles jacks a photo and the photographer suffers the wrath of fans. (#) KelbyOne pivots losing key people as they restructure for the future. (#) Google gives Picasa the axe as it concentrates on Photos instead. (#) MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) offers a free online photography course. (#) Synchronized camera flash inventor Artur Fischer dies at age 96. (#) Photography teacher Ben in Australia wants to know which photo management software his students should use. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 46 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. Alex Ingram, professional photographer and adjunct professor, opens the show. Thanks Alex! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel Should photographers be handing over their RAW files to clients ever? (#) Adobe updates Bridge CC with some really appreciated enhancements. (#) Instagram finally allows all to have multiple accounts. Very useful to we photographers. (#) NBA star Kevin Durant shoots Super Bowl 50 and respects pro sports shooters. (#) A class action lawsuit alleges that Groupon violates the copyright of photographers. (#) Apple CEO Tim Cook posts a less-than-ideal photo he shot at the Super Bowl with his iPhone. (#) A lesson we photographers can take from those who die by selfie. (#) COOPH releases a very informative video on the History of Photography. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 45 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. Pete Collins (formerly of KelbyOne) opens the show. Thanks Pete! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel A Brides magazine article says it's ok to not feed the wedding photographer. We reached out to Sony Artisan and author of "Digital Wedding Photography", Paul Gero for his insight. (#) David Beckham's son, Brooklyn Beckham, causes a stir landing a Burberry shoot. (#) Yahoo! makes cuts, but where does that leave Flickr? (#) GoPro trims its line as its business continues to hit the skids. (#) Hikers in Oregon find a decades-old camera in the mud with film still inside. (#) Panasonic announces three new CMOS sensors with some pretty amazing capabilities. (#) Will future iPhones have two cameras around back with DSLR-like quality? (#) The FAA announces a ginormous "No Drone Zone" around Super Bowl 50. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 44 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. The Candid Frame host Ibarionex Perello opens the show. Thank you Ibarionex! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel Canon wows with the release of it's flagship body, the 1D X Mark II. We reached out to Sports Illustrated photographer Damian Strohmeyer for his firsthand experience with this new powerhouse. (#) Sony releases the a6300, a speed demon with what the company says is the world's fastest AF. (#) Sony also releases 2 f/2.8 (24-70mm and 70-200mm) E-mount zooms, an 85mm f/1.4 and 2 teleconverters. (#) A horse owners thinks she deserves compensation for its part in a winning contest photo. (#) The Nikon Singapore photo contest debacle gets even weirder. (#) If you have 3TB Seagate drives, you may want to revisit your backup strategy immediately. (#) Photojournalists in Canada become even more scarce. (#) A photographer gets harassed by a City of Toronto employee during a morning photoshoot on the beach. (#) In The Netherlands, eagles are being trained to capture rogue drones in the air. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 43 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. Rangefinder editor-in-chief and author Jacqueline Tobin opens the show. Thanks Jacqueline! Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. Get a FREE 30 day trial at audible.com/petapixel Nikon Singapore misses an extremely obvious photo composite and awards prize to photographer. (#) Adobe introduces Boundary Warp to Lightroom and Camera Raw for better panoramas. (#) Yongnuo announces the YN360 LED Light Wand, a possible alternative to the Ice Light. (#) Ever wondered why DxOMark stopped testing Fujifilm's? cameras? (#) A Muslim woman sues Associated Press and a photographer over a photo of her. (#) Sony sensor sales slide in Q4 2015 with a slowdown projected in sensor demand. (#) Getty Images' co-founder ticks off many with a Tweet about recent Corbis sale to VCG. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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. (#) Broadcaster Keith Olbermann's less-than-ideal baseball card photos from 1981. (#) GoPro + Blizzard of 2016 = awesome stop motion video. (#) Sigma releases pricing and availability of its new ceramic, hardened lens protection filter. (#) A Dutch journalist is mugged in a French migrant camp. (#) Rumors indicate that the Fujifilm medium format camera system is in active development. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 Gates sells Corbis Images to Visual China Group and upsets photographers. (#) Sandro in Portugal wants to know how to practice street photography without looking creepy. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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? (#) Listener Mark in California wants to know what's up with the exposure compensation dial. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 photographers with a new video. (#) VSCO announces yet another milestone reached. (#) Legendary photographer Albert Watson shoots his own real estate photos and nails it. (#) Action cam maker GoPro lays off 7% of its workforce as sales and its stock price slide. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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. (#) Listener Antoine wants to know whether or not he should watermark his photos and how. Big numbers released with user-friendly Lily drone's pre-orders. (#) Researchers at Michigan Technical University develop a web-slinging drone catcher. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 digital tech. (#) Photographer (and listener) Michael A. Anderson wants to know if it's best to get the shot then ask for forgiveness, or ask for permission first then shoot. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 of others. (#) Nikon announces its new flagship flash, the SB-5000 with an internal cooling system. (#) Nikon announces two 18-55mm kit lenses (one with VR) with stepping motors. (#) The Nikon KeyMission 360, the company's first action camera, is announced. (#) Canon is overshadowed by Nikon's announcements, but announces 5 new PowerShot cameras. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 photographers. (#) Listener Mark in California wants to know how to keep up with the competition using social media. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 top 1o most popular stories of 2015. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 for studio photography. Photography is used to affect change in Lebanon with it's child bride problem. (#) An amazing 800+ people are focused on the camera module in Apple's iPhone. (#) The US drone registry will reveal drone owners' names and address will be publicly available. (#) The rest of the hilarious intro takes from Chelsea and Tony Northrup. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 Florida wants to know how to deal with wedding guests leaning into the aisle ruining his photos. Flickr’s user data shows which cameras are most-used and some other interesting info. (#) Sony’s Sky HDR app gives landscape photographers the ability to have a graduated ND filter in-camera. (#) The FAA’s B4UFLY app seeks to help drone owners from running afoul of rules and regulations. (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 Cloud subscriptions. (#) Purported photos of Nikon's D5 are leaked with some interesting details. (#) A market research company finds interesting details regarding society's use of photography. (#) The U.S. reveals its drone registry specifications including cost and deadlines. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 Flickr. (#) GoPro's app allows for remote controlling of their cameras via the Apple Watch. (#) Daniel in Brazil wants to know if Flickr is dying and if he should showcase his work there or on 500px. Tokyo, Japan gets set to deploy drone hunting drones to protect sensitive areas above the city. (#) GoPro announces the name of its first drone...but is it enough for GoPro to stay relevant? (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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, flash and more. (#) Lightroom Mobile for Android devices is now free. (#) Twitter now displays uncropped photos in its streams. (#) Amazingly detailed miniature cameras which are USB drives in disguise. (#) Dropbox ditches its Carousel app and integrates select features in its main app. (#) Frequent listener James Wildbore in Singapore has my number as he asks a very interesting/cheeky question. Listener Bill in upstate New York wants to know how best to get his old slides and photos in digital form. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 mirrorless. (#) Time, Inc. stands its ground and major photographers organizations call them out on their contract. (#) Phase One buys Mamiya and becomes an even bigger player in the medium format camera business. (#) Adobe quietly adds 10-bit color support to the latest Photoshop CC update for Mac OS X users with certain specs. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 to sell of Flickr and other web properties? (#) Photoshop CC is updated with a long-requested feature and other cool new items. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 looks to be adding one of the most-requested features...multiple user switching. (#) "The Dogist" (aka Elias Weiss Friedman) hits 1.5 million Instagram followers. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

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 and shockproof camera. (#) DJI announces a geofencing initiative called "Geospatial Environment Online" or "GEO". (#)   Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 22 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. Matt Granger of MattGranger.com opens the show. Thanks Matt. Special thanks to Trey Ratcliff, who listened to our show will broadcasting live from Bali on Facebook. (#) Reuters issues a worldwide ban on RAW. (#) Nikon announces the development of the D5. Is this at all a surprise? (#) Adobe issues the Lightroom CC 2015.3 and 6.3 updates to squash bugs and more. (#) Gura Gear goes with the Tamrac name moving forward and releases new bags. (#) A foolish person alters a photo of a Sikh man putting a bomb vest on him and Quoran in his hands, it goes viral and the media labels him as one of the Paris terror suspects. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 21 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 Miguel Quiles opens the show. Thanks Miguel. An already ridiculous story gets even more ridiculous in the Monkey Selfie case. (#) Good news for the camera industry as sales seem to stabilize after a few rough years. (#) The photographer who helped a wedding couple in need receives great photo karma. (#) News organizations ban together in an open letter to the music industry and performers. (#) If you use the InstaAgent app, you may want to delete it ASAP and change your login info. (#) Is Samsung getting ready to exit the camera market or are they staying the course? (#) Virtual Reality matures and Everest VR coming in 2016 shows what can be done. (#) A foolish camera drone pilot crashes into the Seattle Great Wheel as police seek to locate the owner. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 20 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. My good friend Ted Forbes of "The Art of Photography" opens the show. Thanks Ted. A University of Missouri professor fans the flames and turns students against student journalists. We hear from the student journalist who shot the video in his own words. (#) Photographer Trey Ratcliff designs the ultimate HDR software, Aurora HDR. (#) The Interactive Exposure Tool launches to help photographers understand the "Exposure Triangle". (#) A photojournalist withdraws from a prestigious competition in Australia for altering a photo. (#) Lytro reimagines Virtual Reality (VR) with its Lytro Immerge camera. (#) Leica releases it's 0.95 collection of fancy lifestyle items to go along with its pricey cameras. (#) Yahoo! upgrades its search in a way photographers and especially Flickr users may appreciate. (#) The full audio from University of Missouri student journalist, Mark Schierbecker. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 19 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 portrait photographer Michael Grecco opens the show. Thanks Michael! Sony announces the a68, its first A-mount camera in a long time. Is this camera interesting to you? (#) B&H warehouse workers score a victory and vote to unionize. How will things change for workers? (#) Moo announces business cards with an NFC chip inside. Will you get these for your photo business? (#) How far has technology come in the 17 years from the Canon D2000 to the Canon 5Ds R? (#) Why do people ask photographers to work for free when they wouldn't ask members of other professions. (#) Website Akiwi aims to help you more easily keyword your photos. Will you use it? (#) DJI imagines a future where drones are a part of our daily lives. (#) Hasselblad and DJI team up as the drone maker takes a minority stake in the respected camera company. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 18 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. A very enthusiastic Peter Hurley opens the show. THANKS SO MUCH PETER! (See what I did there?) Fortune magazine says that Portrait Photographer is one of the top 5 best careers for work-at-home parents. (#) What happens when you tell 6 photographers something different about their subject? Canon knows. (#) Sony releases powerful firmware for the a7 II giving it 14-bit uncompressed RAW and phase detection autofocus with adapted lenses. (#) National Geographic slashes 9% of its staff in advance of 21st Century Fox taking the reigns. (#) Polaroid sues GoPro over it's cube-shaped Session camera. Does camera shape even mater?!!! (#) Frederick Douglass appears to be the most-photographed man of the 19th century. (#) The New York Times teams up with Google and distributes 1.3 million Google Cardboard viewers. (#) Matthew checks in from Poland. Don't you think you should too?  Hint, hint. Thomas from Madison, Wisconsin in the USA leaves a voicemail via our widget and wants to know if he should stick with the straight-out-of-camera (SOOC) JPG or shoot RAW and convert it to JPG in Apple's Photos app on his Mac. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 17 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. Music photographer Adam Elmakias opens the show. Thanks so much Adam. A judge in Kentucky clears a man who shot a drone out of the sky above his property. (#) Listener Nicky of Nicky Digital in New York City contacts Adobe to help speed up Lightroom. (#) Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York has a second book hit the New York Times Best Sellers list. (#) Snapseed v2.1 for Android allows for RAW file editing. (#) Railway operator Network Rail in the UK shows how many people pose for photos at a single rail crossing in one day. (#) Canon's future 120 megapixel DSLR may have a new 5-layer stacked sensor in it. (#) A couple in Taiwan divorce with the wife citing the husband's photography obsession as a major factor. (#) Apple quietly adds support for 10-bit color in Mac OS X 10.11 "El Capitan". (#) Photo filter company VSCO releases DSCO, an animated GIF app.  Can you use it for your photography business? (#) GoPro releases video from it's upcoming camera drone with ridiculously smooth video amid a 16% drop in its stock price. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 16 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. Renowned wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis open the show. Thanks so much Jerry. Canon announces disappointing earnings...and rumors talk about a full-frame mirrorless Canon body coming. (#) I proclaimed Sony A-mount dead. Sony Alpha Project Manager Kenta Honjo says otherwise. I adjust my assessment. (#) Photographers in Singapore inject air and styrofoam in fish to lure eagles and I reach out to Moose Peterson for comment. (#) Sony is said to acquire Toshiba's sensor manufacturing plant and further dominate. (#) Instagram announces Boomerang. Will you find a way to use it for your business? (#) Nikon Asia shows how incredibly fast XQD is over CF. (#) A mother in the UK makes a big deal over a school photo company offering retouching services. (#) The new Sony STARVIS sensor can see in ridiculously low light...but their promo video is odd. (#) XCraft raises $1.5 Million for it's next-gen drone business, but would you fly your phone in a drone?!!!! (#) AIG now offers drone liability insurance...but do you have insurance for your terrestrial photography business? (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 15 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. Yannick Verhoeven of Parallax Pictures in The Netherlands opens the show. Terrorist group ISIS repurposes a photographer's work for its propaganda campaign. (#) Lensbaby announces its new Composer Pro II with Edge 50 Optic (#) Singer, actress and model Zendaya calls out a magazine for manipulating her image. (#) Actress Kate Winslet talks about the "no retouching" clause in her modeling contract for L'Oréal. (#) Nikon releases a camera...in the form of a Nanoblock Nikon F. (#) PocketWizard announces its Plus IV transceiver for off-camera flash triggering. (#) Janet Jackson's team goes after Instagram users for posting photos and videos. (#) Hard drive giant Western Digital buys memory card maker SanDisk. (#) An Israeli solider is stabbed by a Palestinian man posing as a photojournalist. (#) FujiFilm announces its 35mm f/2 and a 1.4x teleconverter. (#) Canon adds a red stripe to the imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 professional fine art printer. (#) Google Photos reaches 100 million active users in crazy little time. (#) Yannick in The Netherlands asks how to better manage his images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I tell him how. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 14 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. David Hobby of Strobist.com opens the show. Thank you so much David. Did Sony UK basically confirm that Sony A-mount is dead? (#) Leica fields a serious mirrorless body...so why can't Canon and Nikon? (#) Elmer Fudd was a photographer before he took up shooting...with a rifle?!!! (#) A customizable toolbar is coming to Photoshop CC...finally! (#) ZY Optics announces the world's fastest 135mm lens at f/1.4...and it's pricey. (#) Janet Jackson out-Dweezil's Dweezil and has an even more ridiculous stipulation. (#) Do you have the patience to shoot at ISO 6? If so, this is the film stock for you. (#) Elinchrom releases it's Skyport HS Transmitter with some pretty cool specs. (#) Yet another photographer gets harassed in public for photographing children...except he didn't. (#) The U.S. government gets set to require registration of drones. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 13 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 Andrea Joki of Ajaton Joki Photography opens the show. Adobe announces that it's going to restore the previous import experience with the next "dot release". (#) Sigma announces its 20mm f/1.4 Art for Canon, Nikon and Sigma cameras. (#) Polarr Photo Editor 3 has launched for Web, Chrome and Windows 10. (#) A $2 find at a junk shop turns out to be a $5,000,000 photo of outlaw Billy the Kid. (#) A boudoir photographer posts a letter from the husband of a client which goes viral. (#) Zeiss announces the pricey Otus 28mm f/1.4 for Canon and Nikon. (#) Memory card maker SanDisk appears to be looking to be bought out. (#) Is Digital Rights Management (DRM) coming to the ubiquitous JPG format? (#) The FAA warns photographers about traveling with Lithium batteries on airplanes. (#) A couple takes to Craigslist touting its Instagram following and looks for free wedding photography and more. (#) 500px changes its logo after six years and explains why.  (#) Speaking of 500px...some users are not too happy with their images being available in China. (#) Sony announces the RX1R II with a hefty price tag, but packed with cool features. (#) A NYPD officer is found guilty of one felony count due to his interaction with a photojournalist.  (#) A rifle is developed to bring down drones in a more safe manner. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Here’s episode 12 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 widgetfor 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. Dr. Eric R. Fossum, inventor of the CMOS image sensor, opens the show. B&H warehouse workers stage a protest and try to unionize amid strong allegations (#) Canon announces a new mirrorless camera, the EOS M10. But can this "selfie" camera compete? (#) New sensor technology being worked on by Dr. Eric R. Fossum at Dartmouth may change photography. (#) Photography pioneer Hilla Becher dies at age 81. (#) According to Improve Photography's Jim Harmer, Adobe Lightroom is 600% slower than the competition. (#) Flickr now lets users download videos in the same way videos can be...finally. (#) Zeiss releases it's Loxia 21mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens for Sony E-mount. (#) Matt Granger gives us some awesome travel tips. For info on Matt's travel and tours, visit... (#) Canon also announced the 20.12 megapixel PowerShot G5 X and G9 X premium compacts . (#) Lomography announces the Lomo'Instant Wide. (#) Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play and answer your question on the show! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Fashion photographer Lara Jade opens the show. Adobe apologizes after pushing out a buggy Lightroom 6.2 release. (full story) Has Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza switched to Sony from Canon? (full story) DJI announces the 3-axis Osmo for handheld video stabilization. (full story) 500px makes some welcomed changes to its popular website. (full story) A new company announces the Light L16 with 16 cameras in one body. (full story) A woman is arrested for foolishly doing a photoshoot on Washington D.C.'s Metro tracks. (full story) Sony spins off its sensor division amid amazing success in the that business. (full story) CBS Tweets a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist asking to use his photos for free. (full story) Voigtlander unveils three new lenses for Sony E-mount. (full story) Adobe demonstrates Monument Mode during the Adobe Max conference. (full story) A Hungarian photographer causes a stir with a refugee-themed fashion shoot. (full story) In Drone News:The FAA proposes the largest fine against a drone operator in history. (full story) A company teams up with the FAA to help locate drone operators within 5 miles of airports. (full story) Thank you and connect with us:Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Jon Willey, Director of Photography for the NFL's Miami Dolphins opens the show. Musician Dweezil Zappa defends his seemingly rights-grabbing concert photography contract. (full story) Remember Kodak? In 1956 they had pretty interesting (and perhaps useless) tips for those photographing Disneyland. (full story) An Australian photographer turns to the Internets (yes, the Internets) to locate a bride and groom in his photos. (full story) NASA does quite a bit of manipulation in Photoshop...but for very good reasons. (full story) A UNICEF campaign aims to help end bullying. Is this a photo project you can bring to your community? (full story) A Sony smartphone garners DxOMark's highest sensor rating for smartphones. (full story) A Russian teens falls 9 stories to his death participating in an extremely dangerous type of photography. (full story) Atlanta gets set to repeal a stupid law which has made it illegal to shoot on public sidewalks since 1977. (full story) Instagram's C.E.O. finally reveals where the company's ban on nudity comes from. (full story) Today's Listener Question:A mystery caller who left us a voicemail at 206-333-9308 leaves what I think is a photography question...I think. Thank you and connect with us:Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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 Sue Bryce opens the show. Rapper T.I. upsets a photographer when his team uses her photo to promote his birthday party extravaganza without permission then proceeded to mock her. (full story) Photographer Porter Yates travels the world to document peoples of the world and wins EyeEM's "Photographer of the Year". (full story) A Texas school district now requires students to sign a "Work for hire" contract and surrender their copyright. (full story) Don't even think about photographing someone with freckles using infrared. (full story) A Swiss TV station ditches its fancy gear and shoots the news with iPhones. Is this the future of news gathering? (full story) Voigtlander rangefinders shall be no more. (full story) An update in the fight against Wyoming's ridiculous "Data Trespass Laws". (full story) If you use Behance and care about your copyright, you need to know about this. (full story) In Drone News:PetaPixel's Michael Archambault has 10 things to check on before flying your drone for the first time. (full story) Thank you and connect with us:Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. This Week in Photo host Frederick Van Johnson opens the show. Jim Harmer with the Improve Photography podcast gives an audio response to a story we reported on Episode 6. U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump goes on the attack over a photo shot at a campaign stop. (full story) Should animal rights extend to copyright? Find out who has sued on a monkey's behalf. (full story) Lens Battle helps you compare the quality of lenses in a more logical, interactive way. (full story) Photoshop Elements 14 features cool new features. Do you need the full version of Photoshop? (full story) Japanese photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima dies at age 94.  (full story) Is 360 degree interactive video on Facebook important to you as a photographer? (full story) A photographers makes over $900,000 with photo composites. Find out what it is.  (full story) An Australian wedding photographer donates $3 for every time her photo is shared for charity and the photo goes viral in a big way. (full story) GoPro releases the more affordable Hero+ and drops prices on the Hero Session. (full story) Another "professional" photographer fails to back up photos and loses 21 hard drives with over 70,000 photos along with 8 of her cameras. (full story) Today’s listener question:Rolf in Germany wants to know what camera gear he'll need to achieve maximum depth-of-field and produce a 3' x 8' print. Thank you and connect with us:Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Canon Explorer of Light Lindsay Adler opens the show. A Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that sex offenders have the First Amendment right to photograph children in public. How do you feel about this? Send in a voicemail and weigh in. (full story) Phottix releases its Laso flash triggering system for Canon RT radio flashes. (full story) Tanner Johnson of Bozeman Camera in Bozeman, Montana reviews the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E VR. (full story) Phantom Glass launches a tempered glass product to protect your camera's LCD screen. (full story) Instagram reaches an amazing 400 million users and photographers are making great use of the service. (full story) Ricoh announces a 24-70mm f/2.8 for it's upcoming full-frame Pentax DSLR. (full story) RED releases specs about its upcoming Raven camera. (full story) The Fujin Mark II vacuum lens really sucks. Literally. But that's a good thing. (full story) A very interesting study of 1,556 news photographers across 100 countries sheds light on the news photography industry. (full story) Today's listener question:Marvin in New Mexico is eyeing a return to the photography industry after being gone due to life happening. Thank you and connect with us:Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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 Moose Peterson opens the show. We're proud to announce that we were contacted by Apple and they hand picked our podcast to be featured on the front of the Podcasts section in iTunes. It's amazing exposure. Thanks Apple! The New York Times publishes an article about how big brands are using User Generated Content (UGC) via hashtags to promote their brands mostly without compensation. (full story) Former PetaPixel Editor DL Cade writes about the "Dark Side of Photography". (full story) Shootout between the Canon 35mm f/1.4L II and the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art. (full story) Los Angeles Angels Director of Photography Matt Brown gives a behind the scenes look at shooing a Major League Baseball game. (full story) Samyang announces the Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 and 21mm f/1.4 lenses for Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds and Sony E mounts. (full story) RYOT's Christian Stephen shoots the world's first VR film shot in a war zone for "Welcome to Aleppo". (full story) Philadelphia-based Director of Photography Mitch Martinez captures fire breathers with a stunning bullet time video. (full story) A new Facebook patent describes technology useful to photographers as well as to Facebook. (full story) Canon Explorer of Light David Bergman is the master of the Gigapan and produces a crazy large 20,000 megapixel image. (full story) Amazingly, there are more deaths due to selfies than to shark attacks. (full story) The solidLUUV and ultraLUUV Kickstarter campaign looks to be a promising image stabilization product for 2016. (full story) Open-source utility "Airnef" helps you wirelessly transfer photos from your Nikon or Canon to your computer. (full story) USA Today photographers Robert Hanashiro and Dan McMeden give us a behind the scenes look at shooting TV's biggest night, the Emmy Awards. (full story) An entertaining video from the 1980s by Toronto Sun photojournalist Hugh Wesley. (full story) In drone news: Unbelievably strict new drone regulations out of Colombia which few could possibly comply with. (full story) Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. Canon Explorer of Light Bruce Dorn opens the show. Instagram removes photos taken in the Kurdish region of Iraq and Syria citing their policy against the posting of photos take of those on "terrorist" lists. (full story) A 16-year-old boy is killed by a train while doing a one-year anniversary shoot with his girlfriend. (full story) Famed documentary photographer Eugene Richards has taken to Instagram. (full story) Virtual Supply Co. releases its VSCO Keys Lightroom shortcuts to the open source community. (full story) Can you picture photography legend Ansel Adams in baseball gear on a baseball card? Now you can. (full story) An electronically-controlled ND filter lens adapter is in the works. (full story) The Pentax full-frame K mount DSLR isn't coming out until Spring 2016. (full story) Hassleblad 500 series users looking for a 120mm f/4 Petzvar lens may have one coming up. (full story) Do you have a spare $389,000 for a beastly 200mm f/1.0 lens? (full story) A film called "The Last Sentoshi" features a superhero who kicks butt with flashes. (full story) Photographer Dustin Snipes talks about how he shot NBA star Anthony Davis dunking the sun. (fully story) A YouTube channel unearths a hilarious modeling video from the 1980s. (full story) A photographer bikes from England to Russia and back and documents "Soviet Bus Stops" in a book. (full story) A Belgian photographer documents a Japanese crime family. (full story) Photographer Jeff Cremer's camera gets infested by termites in the Amazon jungle. (full story) NASA releases stunning photos of Pluto as the New Horizon spacecraft flies by. (full story) A video points out how film stock of the past was biased toward white skin. (full story) Today’s listener question: Josh Payne with Joshua Payne Photography in Tyler, TX wants to know if he should create a website specifically for his wedding photography. In drone news: A Kickstarter projects features a drone which is meant to explores bodies of water. (full story) Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. An anonymous camera store clerk gives a revealing look into the retail camera business...and sparks hundreds of comments on this story. (full story) Nikon Ambassador Blair Bunting reveals how he copes with the stress of his job and how he handles panic attacks. (full story) 23 Things You'll Never Hear a Pro Photographer say. (full story) A photographer performs another empty (yet not empty) Epson ink cartridge test. (full story) If you're planning on seeing the Pope in Washington, D.C. on September 23, don't bring this items or you'll make the Secret Service very unhappy. (full story) Today’s listener question: Skyler in Michigan wants to know how to get credentialed to shoot college and pro sports. Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Call 1-206-333-9308 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. A photographer posts photos of her subject kneeling on live train tracks as a train barrels down on them risking their lives. We discuss the dangers of shooting on the tracks, the illegality of doing so and whether or not it's cliché or not to do the train tracks, the coach out in a field and other possibly passé. (full story) A possible pitfall in issuing DMCA takedown notices to get your photos removed from photo thieves online under Copyright law. (full story) Today’s listener question: Mars in Germany wants to know the difference between white and silver umbrellas...and when to use them.   Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we’d love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”

Direct MP3 download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/petapixel/PPP0002.mp3 Subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes! (RSS) Call 1-206-333-9308 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. A photographer in Iowa has two laptops, her wallet and 5 or 6 memory cards containing some 20+ irreplaceable wedding, family and newborn shoots on them stolen. (full story + video)  We discuss how to be a true professional and avoid this from happening to you. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based photographer Kenneth M. Ruggiano finds out what happens when you don't do a factory reset on loaner gear when his photos of Arkansas Razorbacks Coach Bret Bielema were posted on the Wall Street Journal's website. (full story) Today's listener question: Lana in Croatia wants to know what the difference is between a Linear Polarizer and a Circular Polarizer...and what she should be looking for in buying one as she wants to shoot better photos of Fall leaves this year. I weigh in and give advice on buying filters that can save her (and you) money. In drone news: Drone maker DJI announces the Zenmuse X5 and X5R Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera systems for professional aerial photography. (full story) Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we'd love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example: "Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you're listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!"

Direct MP3 download: http://traffic.libsyn.com/petapixel/PPP0001.mp3 Subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes! (RSS) Call 1-206-333-9308 or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show. In this episode: I, Mike "Sharky" James, introduce myself and discuss the origins of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. To check out where it all began with my old podcast, visit LensShark.com. The Sony a7S II is unveiled, I weigh in with my thoughts on this new low-light monster, and we check in with Sony Artisan of Imagery Paul F. Gero (Paul's blog: PaulFGeroBlog.com) to get his thoughts as well. Seattle-based Bellevue Fine Art discovers just how much ink is being wasted in their Epson printers. Today's listener question: Kyle in San Francisco, California thinks the resolution race is out of control and wants to know what I think about Canon developing cameras with up to 250 megapixels. In drone news: A drone operator in Los Angeles, California is arrested after flying his drone within 50 feet of a LAPD helicopter. California Governor Jerry Brown vetos a bill which would've made it illegal to fly less than 350 feet over private property. Thank you and connect with us: Thank you for listening to the very first episode of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. Listener questions needed: Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget or call us at 1-206-333-9308. Alternatively, you can comment below or via social media. But we'd love to play your question on the show! Cut a show opener for us to play on the show!  As an example:  "Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois and you're listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!"