Photo Geek Weekly

Photo Geek Weekly episodes:

• 04.10.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 189 – Big Sensors & Cheap Lenses

  On this episode, I welcoem new guest host Freddy Clark to the co-pilot seat to discuss a new medium format sensor from Sony, cheap third party lenses and why they matter, controversy over important images and poorly defined laws that...

  
• 03.21.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 188 – Foam Corruption

  Martin Bailey joins the show to discuss data protection, shooting in bad weather, social media, AI resurrections and more! Thanks as always for listening. Story 1: Can Foam Cases Really Corrupt Your Memory Cards? (via PetaPixel) Story 2: Finding Beauty in Gloom:...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 187 – Royal Mistake

  Steve Brazill joins the conversation about image authenticity in the media (specially the recent royal incident), Nikon’s acquisition of RED, the faults in the Leica SL3 and an interesting bit of copyright law in the evolving landscape of photography. Thanks...

  
• 02.25.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 186 – Sora

  Chris Marquardt joins the discussion on all things AI, the newest gear from CP+ 2024, advice for monetizing your photography, secret memory card slots and how CGI is continuing to change cinema – and much more! Thanks for listening. Story 1:...

  
• 02.15.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 185 – Bad Actors

  Preamble: Flickr Turns 20 Years Old Today (via PetaPixel) Story 1: Wedding Photographer Fined $30,000 For Using Images Taken By Other Photographers (via PetaPixel) Story 2: Pro Baseball Photo Competition Announces Inaugral Winners (via PetaPixel) Related: Sports Illustrated Makes Mass Layoff of Editorial...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 184 – Stepping Backwards into Global Shutters

  On this episode, Jordan Drake joins the conversation to discuss the latest developments in the cinema space, the first new camera from OM System, a weird “camera” accessory that shouldn’t exist and some fun banter / catching up. Thanks for...

  
• 01.31.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 183 – Complexities of Copyrights

  Joseph Linaschke joins the conversation to talk about the new Lumix 100mm macro lens, copyright complexities, new medium format news, the destructive path of AI and the fireworks created by a dying chameleon. All this and more – thanks for...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 182 – Vision of the Future

  BONUS: Don’s Feb 3 – 24 Macro Photography Workshop (online / virtual!) is nearly full, but go here if you’d like to secure one of the remaining spots! Story 1: Panasonic announces Lumix S 100mm F2.8 macro lens, ultra compact and...

  
• 01.17.2024

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 181 – We’re Back!

  Photo Geek Weekly is Back! Steve Brazill joins after a number of missteps restarting this podcast to discuss the missteps of the photography industry in 2023, how to authenticate images properly, new patents for weird lenses and lawsuits over the...

  
• 06.30.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 180 – Upgrade Path

  Story 1: Here Is How I Upgrade My Gear as a Professional Photographer (via fstoppers) Related: Tin House Studio (as referenced by Andy) Story 2: Zeiss is Not Leaving the Photo Biz, But Admits Its Latest Camera Didn’t Sell (via PetaPixel) Story 3:...

  
• 05.26.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 179 – Generative Fill

  Steve Brazill joins the conversation to see where AI is going and what can be done about it, lenses that shoot at extremely wide apertures, “efficiencies” and fines at Meta and look at the reputational damage to Outdoor Photographer for...

  
• 05.18.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 178 – RED Paradigms

  Jordan Drake joins Don Komarechka to discuss the latest offerings by RED, the shutdown of Imaging Resource in a very unceremonious way, the Nikon Z8 and what it means for the future of photography, and an update to an ongoing...

  
• 04.26.2023

  Inside the Lens Episode 11 – Larry T and the Platypod Journey

  Don sits down with the always-tinkering genius Larry Tiefenbrunn to discuss his Platypod inventions, when they mean to photographers, the challenges faced with building photographic equipment, and so much more. The latest Platypod crowd-funding campaign has just been launched on...

  
• 04.24.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly 177 – Cracks in Reality

  Stewart Wood is the guest host this week to discuss the growing problem of AI imagery in the photographic space, what might become of Kodak Alaris, why more and more people are switching to DaVinci Resolve and how to get...

  
• 04.16.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 176 – Monochromagic

  Steve Brazill brilliantly shares his opinions on black & white photography in the digital era, and joins further discussion about privacy / security, the NFT dead horse, AI for science and asinine refund requests. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Hands-On with...

  
• 04.07.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly 175 – Niche Markets Next

  Bonus: Don’s macro photography workshop is nearly sold out! Grab one of the last spots! Jeff Harmon joins Don Komarechka on this episode to discuss the state of the industry, laws that might be catching up to influences, AI bans on...

  
• 03.31.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 174 – Elusive Truth, Elusive Ethics

  Ant Pruit joins the conversation on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly to chat about AI, photography media companies, Canon FINALLY getting some much needed features and why truth in advertising is important. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Adobe Firefly is...

  
• 03.22.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 173 – DPReview No More

  Chris Niccolls joins me on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly to discuss the closing of DPReview. It’s the end of an era, folks. We also talk about Panasonic’s further development of organic sensor technology, an AI imagery round-up and...

  
• 03.17.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 172 – Shoot Someone Else’s Moon

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill rejoins the conversation to discuss the latest AI smartphone controversy from Samsung, editing mistakes and tips, gorgeous mobile images and whether they should be classified separately, and buying very expensive and...

  
• 03.10.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 171 – Diverse Professionalism

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation, discussing what the work life of a professional photographer looks like in 2023, how we deal with copyright issues, and the computers can now read our thoughts. Panic?...

  
• 03.01.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 170 – The Trendmill

  Story 1: 5 Worrying Trends in Photography (via fstoppers) Story 2: Panasonic to Add Phase Detection to Future Cameras, Including MFT (via PetaPixel) Related: Sigma Is Done Developing Micro Four Thirds Lenses (via fstoppers) Story 3: The Fox is in the Henhouse: AI...

  
• 02.22.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 169 – Paying to Be the Product

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Alastair Jolly joys the discussion on social media subscriptions, new cameras from Canon, the differences in AI upscaling products and a 3-month gig to photograph a hotel. All this and more, with some...

  
• 02.16.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 168 – One Patent to Rule Them All

  On this episode of Photo geek Weekly, Jordan Drake returns to regale us with a year’s worth of video announcements, developments, and news! From Patent issues we should all be made aware of with the Nikon Z9, to new cameras...

  
• 02.08.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 167 – The Future is Artificial

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Allan Attridge to discuss how AI imaging is changing the photography landscape, the dramatic images from space telescopes in 2022, phase detect autofocus on Lumix and how camera technology...

  
• 02.03.2023

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 166 – Ukraine

  Photo Geek Weekly is back! This is going to be a heavy episode, so prepare yourself for a discussion about the role of photography in a war setting, surrounding the war in Ukraine. It might not be an easy conversation...

  
• 02.04.2022

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 165 – Built to Order

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey and Don Komarechka jointly host a podcast! Published to both streams, we discuss the change in business strategy for Ricoh / Pentax, weird ways to use film cameras, another discussion of...

  
• 01.20.2022

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 164 – R5 out to C

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, wow has there been some big announcements! The Canon EOS R5C and the Leica M11 are the big topics discussed with fellow photo geek Jordan Drake, as well as the improved Phantom S991...

  
• 01.14.2022

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 163 – NFT Distrust

  Photo Geek Weekly returns with the first episode recorded in Bulgaria! Don Komarechka is joined by Steve Brazill to discuss some of the newest stories in the photography space. Yes, we tackle NFTs and please send hatemail to [email protected]. Other...

  
• 03.16.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 60 – Faster Innovations

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, we struggle to fully comprehend what's going on in the first story, which may amuse you! Succinct opinions carry forward through the rest of the stories about the RED Hydrogen future, Yongnuo's first...

  
• 03.09.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 59 – Pushing Past Luxury Appeal

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge guest hosts with Don to discuss the Leica Q2, Canon's odd attempt at an AI-power photo sharing.... "thing", OPC Optics who now owns NetSE's assets comes clean about Meyer Optik designs...

  
• 03.03.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 58 – AI, Weird Lenses and the Eccentricities of ISO

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don geeks out with Jordan Drake on everything from AI enhanced RAW processing to weird and wonderful lenses. You'll love the discussion on what ISO truly means and how our cameras process signals...

  
• 02.21.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 57 – Mirrorless for the Masses

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, regular guest host Steve Brazill returns for a detailed discussion of where Canon and Fujifilm are progressing in the market, 500px and their recent security breach (and how to keep yourself secure online),...

  
• 02.08.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 56 – Thievery and a Dying Industry

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, fellow photo geek Shiv Verma jumps into the conversation with a wise opinion on every topic: photo contests and image theft, Lumix Pro services now available, Kodak Alaris and their search for funds...

  
• 02.02.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 55 – Lumix S Launch!

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Frederick Van Johnson joins Don to discuss the exciting launch of the Lumix S cameras, the evolving state of the film photography industry and the decline and closure of The Arcanum. If you...

  
• 01.30.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 54 – Olympus and Innovation

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by veteran photo tinkerer Chris Niccolls to discuss the new Olympus OM-D E-M1X as Chris has had the camera hands-on, and the podcast continues with the value of our social...

  
• 01.17.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 53 – A Sharp Surprise

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill joins the discussion to chat about the unexpected 8K camera announcement from Sharp, CES news from Intel and Panasonic, and what RED has in store for “modules” for the Hydrogen smartphone....

  
• 01.07.2019

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 52 – The Court of Public Opinion

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Allan Attridge to opine on how and when to deal with copyright issues, the future of Canon cameras with the push to mirrorless, the doomed fate of photojournalism and...

  
• 12.21.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 51 – Viral Photos Have Rights

  On this final episode of Photo Geek Weekly for 2018, Mike Howard joins the discussion about how your copyright is seen in the eyes of the law when a photo goes viral, Facebook bugs and intentional acts that give away...

  
• 12.14.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 50 – Foveon Evolution

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill is welcomed back to discuss the strategies required to bring Foveon to a full-frame format, what you discover when you take apart a new Canon RF lens, and musings on photojournalism...

  
• 12.07.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 49 – Ethics vs. Subjective Reality

  For this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, we welcome back Mike “Sharky” James to the discussion. With Sharky’s background in photojournalism the discussion around ethics and morals in photography based on the definition of an image as documentary or as...

  
• 11.30.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 48 – One Wavelength at a Time

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Ibarionex Perello is the guest host to chat about limit-pushing technology to get better images, what makes a new sensor even better, how wide is too wide for apertures and a host of...

  
• 11.24.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 47 – Squarespace Might be a Screwdriver for Photographers

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Jordan Drake joins the fray to discuss what “free” means to photography, how you are judged by your follwer counts, fun pocket smoke machines and No Tresspassing vs. No Photographers. All this and...

  
• 11.16.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 46 – The Future is Night Sight

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Brian Matiash joins the conversation to discuss the latest dramatic impact of computational photography in the form of Google’s Night Sight, the potential mishaps with 500px in UI design, firmware updates and why...

  
• 11.09.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 45 – The Fran STD, When to Share and When to Shoot

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill returns for the anniversary episode! We chat about cautiously optimistic cinema gear, the continued evolution of Flickr, the pressures of street photography and the fate of small sensor cameras. A lot...

  
• 11.01.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 44 – Instant Gratification

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by the delightfully wise Andy Ihnatko to discuss photo industry trends towards instant gratification with little or no editing, along with the next steps for companies like Canon, Yongnuo, and...

  
• 10.26.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 43 – Martin and the Rangefinders

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins Don for a discussion about rangefinders – good and bad – as well as camera teardowns, colour science and VERY temporary lenses you make yourself. Enjoy the photo geekery! Story...

  
• 10.18.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 42 – Adobe and the Speed of Light

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Allan Attridge jumps into the discussion on all the Adobe updates, a 10 trillion frame per second camera, the final fate of Meyer Optik Goerlitz and a service using Kodak branding to scan...

  
• 10.12.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 41 – Lenses, AI, and DIY Fun!

  On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don reminisces with Bryan Weiss about the joys of Google+, and we talk about this weeks stories: Eight new lenses under the Laowa brand, the AI tech used to polish photos taken with...

  
• 10.03.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 40 – Of Asteroids, Seeing Everything and the Future

  Episode 40 of Photo Geek Weekly brings back PhotoJoseph (a.k.a. Joseph Linaschke) for a discussion about cameras on asteroids, 360 degree 3D video and what it can be used for, The first camera from Zeiss and it’s odd feature set,...

  
• 09.27.2018

  Photo Geek Weekly Episode 39 – Pushing Limits

  So much to talk about on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly with guest host Steve Brokaw! The biggest announcements around Photokina bring us a new full-frame initiative from Panasonic, a new mount alliance to fuel it, and so much...