The Future of Photography

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061 Reasons to Believe Jan 09, 2019

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Synthetic reality is becoming a part of our daily lives, with deepfakes replacing faces and Adobe's VoCo being able to synthesize anything in anybody's voice. How does this change in reality influence our skills and our beliefs? Our discussion on this episode was triggered by this article by Rob Horning.

060 iOS Native Jan 02, 2019

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Remember "Think Different"? Ade is trying his best to do that by becoming iOS native. Native meaning designing workflows, choosing tools and having fun (that's the important bit) with photography all based around "not a real computer". It's a bit of a challenge in places and Chris provides the interrogation to figure out just how real all this is. And check out RAW Power (no affiliation) for properly powerful editing.

059 The Fall of Another Bastion Dec 26, 2018

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Smartphones have already taken over when it comes to portability and it helps that you always have one in your pocket. They do automatic HDR, they have optical image stabilization, they can simulate shallow depth of field and they are masters when it comes to convenient editing and sharing. Now another bastion of the bigger cameras is about to fall: low light photography. Google's Night Sight

058 Compulaborate Dec 19, 2018

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Use #TFOPnow on twitter or instagram. Post your images made with futuristic camera and software tools... We think it’s about time we put our creative brains to work using all the tools we talk about every week on the show. And we want you to do that too! The show this week is a call to action - we want to see your creative images taking advantage of new tools and techniques. It could be an in-camera computational tool or a faourite app in post to make the image zing. When you’re done post on twitter or instagram with the hashtag #TFOPnow and let’s see what we all can do. And maybe hit up Chris and Ade on the socials as well... Our social media handles: The Future of Photography on Twitter, Ade on Twitter, on Instagram, Chris on Twitter, on Instagram Also: Did you know, we use the future of audio processing (a system called Auphonic) to make these episodes sound as sweet as possible? But Auphonic processing time costs actual money. To help us keep sounding as smashing as we do, we'd love it if you could help us out by donating some Auphonic credits

057 Rochester Institute of Technology Dec 12, 2018

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Chris was at the Rochester Institute of Technology to see where education in the photographic sciences will take us in the future. Videos from the visit: Scrabble Drop, Drip Drip, Balloon Pop, Streak Photography, Electron Microscopy, Full Series. An article about Harold Edgerton. Also: Did you know, we use the future of audio processing (a system called Auphonic) to make these episodes sound as sweet as possible? But Auphonic processing time costs actual money. To help us keep sounding as smashing as we do, we'd love it if you could help us out by donating some Auphonic credits

056 Twenty-Eight – Love or Hate? Dec 05, 2018

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Made up story: Once upon a time a man called Steve invented a new camera. It was quite small and he only had room for one lens. He chose one a little bit wide but not properly wide. For the next 10 years, most new cameras had basically the same lens. Do YOU like 28mme? Is it the new “normal”? What should be considered normal now? Aspect ratios have changed. Video is more popular. If cameras of the future shipped with a kit prime rather than a zoom, what should it be? What impact will 28mme have on the future of photography?

055 Convergence From the Top Nov 28, 2018

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Digital compact cameras are on the way out. Smartphones have taken over that segment for good. But Zeiss is looking at the segment with a fresh approach. Their announced ZX1 camera (introduction video) is a full-frame mirrorless camera with a fixed 35mm f/2.0 lens. But what's even more interesting is that it ditched the card slots in favor of an internal 512MB SSD and comes with built-in Lightroom Mobile.

054 Future Classics Nov 21, 2018

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TFOP is 1 year old!! Also: 5 years ago, spotting a classic camera was easy - it was film. Ade has a podcast about that and so does Chris. But now, how do we tell? Cameras now 15 years old are digital and digital technology is now mature enough that older cameras are not simply disappointing. Can you spot a future classic? Ade thinks he has one. So what exactly is the future of classic cameras? What will we look for? What will seem laughably lame?

053 Geo Here Geo There Nov 14, 2018

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This week we look at an interesting and somewhat concerning trend. Geo-tagged photos are one of the culprits for some amazing landscapes to be literally run over by tourists. Chris talks about his experience at Murderhole Beach, Ireland and on the Lofoten Archipelago in Norway. An article on geotagging photos. Death at Taft Point. Video: Vox on how digital poularity is physically changing landscapes.

052 Add a Mic - and Then Buy a New Bag :-) Oct 31, 2018

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Most of our cameras now have microphones. Ade has a travel camera that allows you to add 4 seconds of audio to a photograph. Then of course there is video. Many in camera mics - maybe all of them - are not delivering the audio quality we like but there are some great products that can enhance our camera capabilities with audio. Rode Video Micro | Sennheiser MKE 400 | But what should our cameras really have as functionality? Audio built in perhaps? Or Lightroom built in - actually now really a thing. And then you have to go buy a new bag - tune in to find out why!

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