Guest: Eva Verbeeck Topics: The End of the Photographer? The End of the Camera? Olympus is backing out of the camera industry in S. Korea. What does this news mean for the larger industry? Could we see a larger contraction of manufacturers in the future? Environmentalism, Nature and Other Subjects That Can be Covered During […]
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AtL 121 – Moving to Micro 4/3rds
Guests: Mark E. Wells, Eros Hoagland Topics: Geeking out over micro 4/3rds, Best photography gloves (basically just an excuse to talk about our favorite clothing and other non camera gear), discussing the Pulitzer prize and World Press Photo winning photos.
AtL 93 – Visual Journalism vs. Journalism
Panelist: Duy Linh Tu News: Do You Ask About Photo Settings? Topic: Visual Journalism vs. Journalism Does the rise of video as a platform to receive pose a threat to text-only journalism, or will the two continue to coexist, and do traditional journalists need to pick up a camera to continue to be relevant and […]
AtL 80 – The State of 360
News: Human Eye Level 360 Most consumer 360 camera shoot 4K photos and videos which are fine for most people, but compared to higher level cameras they don’t have a chance, but even the high end stuff struggles to recreate imagery that replicates the quality seen by the human eye. Well, one company is claiming […]
Unboxing – Lomo’Instant Automat Camera
Way back in August I kicked in about hundred bucks on Kickstarter for a Lomo’Instant Automat Camera. A couple of days ago I received the bounty. As required per the internet, I filmed the opening of the box. Thanks to the lack of film and batteries I wasn’t able to photograph anything with it – […]
AtL 38 – Mark Abramson, M. Scott Brauer
On this week’s Around the Lens, episode 38, which aired August 22 at 8:30 p.m. est, Mark Abramson and M. Scott Brauer joined us to talk about the news, topics and gear that relate to the visual journalism field. News of the Week: Steve Jobs was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and […]
AtL 37 – Nic Coury
This week’s returning panelist, Nic Coury, talks with us about his expriences shooting the Soberanes fire, grey market gear and the Olympus TG-Tracker action cam. Our bonus topics this week include a cool 360 video from the New York Times in Fallujah, Iraq, a sad mention about the closing of the Brooking Institute and a […]
AtL 32 – Rick Friedman – Bonus
On this bonus topic we discuss photography as entertainment. The recently announced Master of Photography pits some of the most well-known photographers against one another in an American Idol-style competition show. ‘Master of Photography’: A Major New Photo Competition TV Show Website – http://www.aroundthelens.com Facebook – https://goo.gl/1ZqpHo Instagram – https://goo.gl/9s5KLE Twitter – https://goo.gl/XLeYuW Patreon – […]
Giroptic 360 Unboxing
So after what seems like forever, I finally received my Giroptic 360. I invested in this device two years ago on Kickstarter and patiently waited for my chance to play with it. Well that time is now and I have the device and am looking forward to seeing the full potential of 360. Here’s the […]
AtL 31 – Matt Odom, Daniel Shular
This week’s panelists were Matt Odom and Daniel Shular. We discussed protecting our gear from airport damage, hashtags and the new Hasselblad 50 megapixel camera. Our bonus topics included a tribute to the recently deceased Bill Cunningham, Tom Hardy in a movie where he plays a war photographer, an exploration of the hidden south and […]