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Ep. 17: Turns Out Maybe You Can Shoot a Drone Out of the Sky - and more Nov 02, 2015

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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. (#)

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Ep. 16: Canon Earnings are Down...Will Their Rumored Full-Frame Mirrorless Body Turn the Ship Around? - and more Oct 29, 2015

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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? (#)

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Ep. 15: What Would You Do If A Terrorist Group Repurposed Your Images? - and more Oct 26, 2015

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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.

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Ep. 14: Is Sony A Mount Dead? And How Come Leica Can Do What Canon and Nikon Haven't? - and more Oct 22, 2015

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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. (#)

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Ep. 13: Is it Time for Adobe to Rewrite Lightroom? - and more Oct 19, 2015

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Here's episode 13 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS!

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In This Episode

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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. (#)

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Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community.

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Ep. 12: Retail Giant B&H Gets Slammed With Strong Accusations - and more Oct 15, 2015

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Here's episode 12 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS!

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In This Episode

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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. (#)

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Ep. 11: Is Adobe's Apology Enough For You? - and more Oct 12, 2015

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In this episode:

If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please 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.

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Ep. 10: Does Dweezil Zappa Actually Think He's Taylor Swift? - and more Oct 08, 2015

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If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please 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.

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Cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example:

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Ep. 9: Why Do Celebrities Not Care About Stealing Your Photos? - and more Oct 04, 2015

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In this episode:

If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please 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.

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Ep. 8: Do Photojournalists Go Too Far...or is Donald Trump Just a Meanie? - and more Oct 01, 2015

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In this episode:

If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please 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.

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Cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example:

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