The Future of Photography

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148 The Photography Show - Live Lounge Sep 23, 2020

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Live lounge - sounds awesome doesn’t it. Makes you feel like you’re let of a happening. Well, that’s exactly what we did for The Photograohy Show. We may have been stuck at home but we have technology and we’re able to talk to each other and wax lyrical on what we saw. So many links it’s not possible to list them all - they are all here. Check out the man who lives on a narrow boat, the art of backlight, 360 cameras, copyright law, lockdown projects and many more!

Quick TFOP Announcement (an experiment!) Sep 13, 2020

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we are excited to announce a brave new step in the future of The Future of Photography. On Sunday 20th September 2020 we will host a live conversation about what we have seen in our virtual visit to The Photography Show. Come and join us at our Discord server to see the streaming video, to chat and to interact live with the TFOP crew. We are looking forward to it enormously. It will be a bit of an experiment as well! To keep you going, here are the links we discuss in the podcast: lens smash, guacamole, TFOP Discord. See you on Sunday!!!

147 Photos That Changed My FOP - Eimear Sep 09, 2020

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Sometimes the future of photography is a personal thing and there is a story and influences. It's Eimear's turn this week to tell her story and it's a good one! Links to artists discussed in the show: Diane Arbus, Andy Goldsworthy, Dragana Jurišić 100 muses, Amanda Coogan. Picks of the week: Open Source photo editing hardware, Hipstamatic,AI art from Daniel Wallace, Diane Arbus exhibition.

146 False Positives Sep 02, 2020

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With all the facial image recognition now around, a real problem is false positives. False ID, false gender recognition, poor performance for people of colour - there are many problems. Inspired by a slightly humorous occurrence, we discuss some serious societal issues and one fascinating instance of someone actually doing something to improve the situation. CAVEAT: this conversation is clearly the tip of an iceberg, we have not attempted an exhaustive coverage so please join in the conversation to help us further it. Links from the conversation: San Francisco recently banned facial recognition technology, Even in photocopying it can go wrong as Xerox found out to its cost, AI, Ain’t I a Woman? Joy Buolamwinithe algorithmic justice league. Picks of the week: Remembering Russell A. Kirsch, Pencil not Watch, Photorealistic Roman Emperors, Banana art.

145 Ten Years From Now: Presentation Aug 26, 2020

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Watch this episode on YouTube Join our discord for more TFOP fun! This week we have another instalment of our mini series on "10 years from now..." talking about how imagery will be presented at that time. Clearly some extrapolation and speculation is required so we cover micro LED walls, electronic paper, holograms and more. Some links from the discussion: E-ink, LED wall installations. Picks of the week: Big screen VR, Printing on marshmallows Atmoph windows, #tfopnow on Flickr.

144 The Future of Self Love Aug 19, 2020

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It's impossible to discuss societal impacts of photography without considering the selfie - so this week we do just that. We all know the impact is huge but it has multiple dimensions, some quite serious, and we aim to cover those in this show and also consider (of course) the future of selfies and self-portraits. The links this week are well worth reading and watching... Vivan Maier self portraits, Lizzy Gadd Photography, Young women, narcissism and the selfie phenomenon - Mary McGill tedX talk, How artists are using the selfie as a radical weapon for change. Picks of the week: Photographer F.C. Gundlach, Website with great tips on phone photography including selfies, 10 masters of self-portraits. Selfie laughs, Societal impact of selfies.

143 Nerdy NeRF Stuff Aug 12, 2020

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Have you ever tried to take a shot and thought "I wish that truck would move" or "I wish the light were different? It's coming! A new prototype software engine combines photo data sets to produce clean images with no obstacles, variable angles and even variable lighting conditions. It's crazy-clever and the video examples are amazing! Picks of the week: Software to remove obstacles, Lego Trevi Fountain, Portrait from CSS code.

142 Ten Years From Now: Cameras Aug 05, 2020

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There have been a ton of new camera announcements recently - set against the context of a massively failing market place that looks likely to never recover. This seems a little odd. So what happens next? What cameras will we shoot with in 10 years? What brands will make them? How many pieces do they come in? These and other questions are the subject of shameless speculation by the TFOP team this week - it's good fun! Picks of the week: Out of Chicago ($50 code CHRIS), Sony QX10, LUTs, MagMod light modifiers.

141 Hidden Cameras Spying On Me Jul 29, 2020

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Uh-oh, hidden cameras spying on us. Or are they? If they are, are we already way past the point of doing anything about it? Next generation phones could have front cameras under the screen, out of sight, out of mind. How do we feel about this? Picks of the week: Security camera using Apple HomeKit, Quote frmo Elliot Erwitt: "Technique won't compensate for an inability to notice.", Heartbeat like a fingerprint, App to find hidden cameras!

140 Influences And Inspirations Jul 22, 2020

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What drives us to produce photographs - now and in the future? Can you describe the subtle (or not so subtle) difference between influence and inspiration? The TFOP team attempt to - and discuss the future of photography influence along the way. We encounter some classic photographers such as Irving Penn and William Eggleston and blend that with YouTubers like 7th Era and Pierre Lambert. Oh, and a really expensive book too. Picks of the week: Hunger Magazine, Denis Mortell, Worlds in a Small Room by Irving Penn.

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