PhotoActive Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn

Part of enjoying photography is understanding photography. What makes a “good” photo? How much of that is based on the circumstances around its creation? In this episode, we talk about looking at photography with a critical eye.


Hosts:



Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon


Sponsor:



Nitro from Gentlemen Coders


Nitro is the brand new photo editor and manager from the developer of RAW Power. Designed for every photographer and every photograph, Nitro combines flexible storage options, unmatched camera support, and professional editing tools. If you liked Aperture or RAW Power, you’ll love Nitro.


On the editing side, Nitro includes full masking support with AI masks, gradients, and brushes. Remove dust blemishes and other imperfections using Clone and Spot Removal tools. And, just like RAW Power, you can apply raw-specific tone and tuning adjustments. Nitro gives you more control over Apple's RAW decoder than any other app.


For organizing, your photos can live in Apple’s Photos library or in the file system, with support for XMP sidecars and synchronizing metadata and edits with iCloud Photo Library. Nitro also supports more cameras and formats than Photos, Darkroom, or Photomator, including compressed Fujifilm raw files. And while comparing shots, synchronize pan and zoom up to 16 images at a time.


Try Nitro for free for 7 days without any obligation. No subscription signup, no nonsense.


Check it out at [https://nitrophoto.app](nitrophoto.app).


Show Notes:



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Episode 155: Favorites from The Photo Book

Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm

Rinko Kawauchi at Fotografiska

John Berger:



Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing website
Understanding a Photograph

Geoff Dyer:



See/Saw
The Ongoing Moment
The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand

Susan Sontag: On Photography

Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable

Miles Davis, 1958, by Dennis Stock

Episode 144: Wrangling Libraries with Matthieu Kopp

Peakto Search for Lightroom Classic: Using AI to search the contents of your photos, DPReview



Snapshots:



Jeff’s snapshot: Peakto Search
Kirk’s snapshot: Jonathan Jones: Earthly Delights: A History of the Renaissance


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Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) is a running joke among photographers (and musicians), but it's also a real thing that can spin us up with the desire to buy some new camera or lens. We look at what drives this compulsion, and try to be honest about whether it affects us as photographers.


Hosts:



Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon


Sponsor:



Nitro from Gentlemen Coders


Nitro is the brand new photo editor and manager from the developer of RAW Power. Designed for every photographer and every photograph, Nitro combines flexible storage options, unmatched camera support, and professional editing tools. If you liked Aperture or RAW Power, you’ll love Nitro.


On the editing side, Nitro includes full masking support with AI masks, gradients, and brushes. Remove dust blemishes and other imperfections using Clone and Spot Removal tools. And, just like RAW Power, you can apply raw-specific tone and tuning adjustments. Nitro gives you more control over Apple's RAW decoder than any other app.


For organizing, your photos can live in Apple’s Photos library or in the file system, with support for XMP sidecars and synchronizing metadata and edits with iCloud Photo Library. Nitro also supports more cameras and formats than Photos, Darkroom, or Photomator, including compressed Fujifilm raw files. And while comparing shots, synchronize pan and zoom up to 16 images at a time.


Try Nitro for free for 7 days without any obligation. No subscription signup, no nonsense.


Check it out at [https://nitrophoto.app](nitrophoto.app).



Show Notes:



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The Next Track podcast

Episode 159: Fuji X100VI and the Appeal of Small Fixed-Lens Cameras

Peak Design Sling Bags

MPB.com



Snapshots:



Jeff’s snapshot: Photographer documentary series
Kirk’s snapshot: Riply series


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Gentleman Coder Nik Bhatt returns to talk about Nitro, his all-new photo editor for macOS (and soon, iOS and iPadOS). As the successor to RAW Power, Nitro has a lot to live up to. Nik talks about what prompted him to build a new app from the ground up, adding new features like masking, supporting cameras that Apple ignores, and more.


Guest:



Nik Bhatt


Hosts:



Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon


Show Notes:


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Nitro



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We were recently asked about where we find inspiration while making photos, which led Kirk and Jeff to muse on the idea of being primed to find photo subjects. It’s not enough to arrive at a destination with a blank slate—you’ll create better photos and enjoy the experience more if you prime yourself to see what’s in front of you. That can come from photo books, online photos of the same area, and more.


Hosts:



Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon


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Behind the Gare Saint Lazare

Episode 155: Favorites from The Photo Book

Episode 157: Photos at the High End: Hasselblad 907x/CFV 100C



Snapshots:



Jeff’s snapshot: Leica SL3 Sample Gallery, DPReview
Kirk’s snapshot: The Creative Act: a Way of Being, Rick Rubin


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The entire Internet - yes, the whole thing, trust us - is going crazy for the new Fujifilm X100VI compact fixed-lens camera. What’s the appeal of this not-inexpensive camera? Its predecessor was in such demand that Fujifilm just stopped manufacturing it because it couldn’t keep up...for more than a year. And now the X100VI is backordered until summer. Is it all just influencer hype?


[Main photo credit: Fujifilm]


Hosts:



Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon


Show Notes:


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Fuji X100VI

Photos at the High End: Hasselblad 907x/CFV 100C

The internet's NEW favorite camera? (Fuji X100VI), The Studio

The Fujifilm X100VI Is (Nearly) Everything We Wanted!, PetaPixel

Opinion: The joy of fixed-lens cameras | Popular Photography



Snapshots:



Jeff’s snapshot: - The Dog Sitter Detective, by Antony Johnston

Kirk’s snapshot:

Hokusai's Fuji

Lego Great Wave

Original Soundtrack: The Great Wave – LEGO Art



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In five years, will our cameras look anything like today’s cameras? We’ve seen staggering advancements in AI technologies in photography, so in this episode we stretch our imaginations to think about where things are headed.


Hosts:



Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon


Show Notes:


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Episode 157: Photos at the High End: Hasselblad 907x/CFV 100C

Samsung Argues That There is ‘No Such Thing as a Real Picture’

Back to the Future Deep Fake



Snapshots:



Jeff’s snapshot: Padcaster Parrot Pro Teleprompter
Kirk’s snapshot: Retrobatch 2


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