Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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!"