Guests: Bruce Byers Topics: Photoshop unveils new AI features Photoshops new AI portrait features allow for dynamic and dramatic manipulation of faces to include the ability to change the direction the face is looking, the direction the eyes are looking, the age of subject and their overall happiness or how angry they are among other […]
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AtL 247
Guest: None Topics: Nikon Z6 II, Z7 II – Worth the upgrade? A Frame by Frame account – – It’s rare that we see another visual journalists frames from the photoshoot. What do the 71 frames from the recent Denver protest shooting tell us about the photographer, their mindset and the body of work created. […]
AtL 242 – Meaningless Debate
Guest: Maysun News – Freelance Photographers Now Exempt from CA’s Controversial AB 5 California Gov. Gavin Newsome recently signed a law to prevent freelance photographers from having to be considered employees if a company hires them too many times. Is this a good thing or a bad thing, why or why not? Topic – Balancing […]
Panasonic Announces the S5
Panasonic announced the S5, the latest in their S line of full-frame mirrorless cameras. Check out this video to get a general run down of specs and my thoughts about how the camera stands up to the competition.
AtL 209 – Don’t Miss Deadline
Guest: Mary Schroeder Topic 1: Van Life Photographer Christian Schaffer is a photographer who lives full time on the road. What do we think of her accommodations and life style? Do you think this kind of living could be feasible for you and your work life? Feasible for a visual journalist? Would you ever consider […]
AtL Panelist’s Best of 2019
This year I wanted to recognize the great work done by the visual journalists who have appeared on Around the Lens during 2019. This list was open to all former panelists and focuses on the work they did and the images they captured in 2019. Panelist were offered the opportunity to pick their own but […]
Apple Sets Purchase Date for Mac Pro/Pro Display
After six long months, Apple has finally announced when you can order their new cheese grater Mac Pro and Pro Display with $1000 display stand. The objet de désir will be available for order on Dec. 10, or just two short days away from this blog post. The starting price for the tower alone is […]
Buzzfeed’s Top Photos of Decade
This is usually the time of the year when different news outlets and other organizations publish their top photos of the year lists but it’s crazy to think this isn’t just the end of a year, but the end of a decade. So when Buzzfeed published their top photos of the decade it took me […]
Show Me What You Got
I was honored to be interviewed as part of the Show Me podcast with host Geoff Livingston. The Show Me podcast is a new interview show featuring photographers who discuss not only their own work, but those of others in the field. During my hour or so with Geoff, we discussed not only my history […]
Travis Keyes Featured on Three No Flash
Our own Travis Keyes made a guest appearance on the photography interview podcast Three No Lens with host Mark Doyle. Mark was a guest on episode 175 of our podcast so Travis took time out to be on his show. Considering both of them are freelance photographers who work in NYC it was easy for […]