Podcasts by Cameras or Whatever - Photography Talk
A podcast for the working photographer. From veterans of iStockphoto and creators of Stocksy United. We take a deep look at running a photography business, the gear we nerd out over, and what motivates us to turn pictures into a career. We talk about stock photography, cameras, lenses, fashion photography, street style, social media and a healthy dose of whatever.
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60 - Upgrading Workflows from 2019-01-13T21:04:20
It's been a while since we took inventory of our workflow and a few things have changed. We talk about our memory card strategies, how we use Lightroom, and hard drive management.
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59 - Next Gen Mirrorless from 2018-11-19T04:13:33
The band is back together to talk about the Nikon Z7, the Sony a7III, and the flaws in HSL sliders.
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58 - So Many Great Cameras from 2018-03-06T03:44:17
We take a look at the Hasselblad H6D, Canon C200, Aputure Lights, and much more.
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57 - Portrait Lighting from 2018-01-09T09:58:36
There lots of ways to shoot a great portrait, but there are even more ways to shoot a terrible one. Let's talk about some of the best/easiest techniques to light portrait photography.
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56 - Cameron's take on 2017 from 2017-12-31T17:22:05
Since he couldn't make it to the last episode, we go over some of Cameron's recent favorite cameras.
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55 - Gear of the Year 2017 from 2017-12-15T05:22:48
Jordan Drake of The Camera Store TV is back to talk about one of the craziest years for cameras.
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53 - Medium Format and Hasselblad X1D Review from 2017-08-16T20:57:28
After spending some time shooting with the mirrorless medium format Hasselblad X1D, Tyler wants to talk all about medium format cameras. We also touch on Lightroom processing techniques and VSCO.
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49 - Some like it wide from 2017-03-30T10:18:31
A wide angle lens is a beautiful thing and while Tyler has been traveling he's been wanting to go wider. Cameron has some thoughts on converging lines, and they both regret not getting wider tilt-s...
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48 - New Year's Rituals from 2017-01-03T16:52:46
There's a certain amount of photo library maintenance that comes around once a year. For Cameron that means creating spreadsheets to organize his binders of negatives, so that he can find them by f...
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46 - The Canon 5D mark IV from 2016-09-30T06:12:59
The episode Tyler has been wanting to make for years, the deep dive review of the Canon 5D mark IV.
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44 - How many photos does it take from 2016-07-28T14:49:28
First Cameron updates us with his adventures in infrared photography and has some tips to get those cotton candy colors instead of a muddy mess. Then we talk about how many photos we like to shoot ...
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43 - Work and life from 2016-07-05T06:25:14
How we juggle the personal and professional working in creative industries.
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42 - The right tools for the job from 2016-05-22T17:36:53
Whether you've been a photographer for years or are just starting out, you need to arrive at every job with the equipment you need to get it done. We talk about some of the cameras and lenses that ...
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41 - NAB is in the eye of the beholder from 2016-05-01T05:49:17
Just because there were no big cameras announced doesn't mean there wasn't a ton of interesting details on the show floor. Jordan Drake of TCSTV is back to talk video.
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39 - Fixing light from 2016-02-05T02:52:57
Even natural light takes a lot of work, so we discuss the various ways to make any lighting situation work for you.
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38 - How to keep shooting when you don't feel like it from 2016-01-11T02:26:58
To start 2016 we are talking about ways to keep moving forward when you are out of ideas, and just don't feel like it. Also some follow up on the Film Toaster and Chris Dowsett sticks around for a ...
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Bonus Whatever - The Force Awakens from 2016-01-08T05:05:14
This may not be what you were expecting in your podcast feed, but I put a lot of thought into in a galaxy far far way and recorded a bonus track with Rob Mitchelson. We will be back to talking came...
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37 - Gear of the Year 2015 from 2015-12-19T18:10:57
Looking back at 2015 we had a funny mix of incredibly innovative and painfully dull camera technology. Most of our workhorse cameras were left unchanged, while whole new genres are being opened by ...
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36 - Camera kits for event, portrait and landscape photographers from 2015-12-03T04:16:18
Photography gear isn't cheap, so a lot of careful thought goes into building a camera kit. We give our recommendations for the best cameras and lenses for a new photographer to start with, based on...
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35 - Wishlist from 2015-11-19T05:44:46
This week we talk about light stands vs c-stands, Tyler's gear wishlist, Cameron's impressions of the Film Toaster, and if there is any reason to consider switching from Lightroom to Capture One.
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34 - How to carry a camera from 2015-11-01T18:35:20
Tyler & Cameron search for the perfect camera straps and review...
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33 - Next level post production and the trouble with clients from 2015-10-11T04:41:21
Tyler is back from his huge trip and has a few stories, Cameron gripes about client woes, we talk about outsourcing post processing, and put out a call for a new type of film scanner.
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32 - You can't just delete them all from 2015-09-30T22:34:18
Review of the Sony a7R II, cameras with soul versus technical brilliance and Instagram aspect ratios.
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31 - Shooting from below from 2015-09-18T21:47:55
After a month of working on the road and vacationing Tyler and Cameron finally get to catch up and talk the talk, starting with a review of the Pentax 645z followed by a lot of talk regarding camer...
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30 - Commercial videos, scanning film, and Minecraft from 2015-08-11T05:11:38
With no set topic we go all over the place, starting with the Tyler's recent big commercial video project.
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29 - Shooting live music from 2015-07-29T18:59:58
As big music fans, Cameron and Tyler both started shooting live music events early on and have a lot to say about it. The best gear to bring, ways to shoot, and pit etiquette. Then we also dig in t...
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28 - The Unexpected Virtue of Obsessing About Gear from 2015-07-22T05:42:22
Pouring over blogs, forums or camera podcasts is fun for any photography nerd, but is productive? We also talk audio gear and headphones.
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27 - Dream camera from 2015-07-16T04:37:21
With no set topic, we went all over the place this week. Setting photography rates, shooting band photos, the classic Lomo LCA, Tyler's new Canon G7x and his dream point & shoot camera. Also Beasti...
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26 - Comparing your work from 2015-07-03T00:48:45
Do you hold your photography up to other peoples standards or your own? Does looking at other photographers inspire you to match their quality or discourage you because you feel you can't?
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25 - Selecting your best work from 2015-06-22T23:26:43
Selecting images is almost as important as photographic technique. Make poor choices can spoil your portfolio, so we talked about some of the methods we use to narrow a shoot down to it's best photos.
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24 - Review of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM from 2015-06-10T23:08:32
The Canon 50mm f/1.8 II (aka the nifty fifty, aka fantastic plastic) is a massively popular little lens, and since 1990 has been a go to for countless new photographers. Now 25 years later it has f...
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23 - Point and shoot reviews: the Fuji Klasse and Contax T2 from 2015-06-04T04:18:34
We have put in some serious research to find the best modern point and shoot film cameras, and both made different choices. We do deep analysis of the Fuji and Contax, with a nod to the Olympus XA.
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22 - The Bokeh Crutch from 2015-05-26T07:04:34
Tyler spent the weekend with the Sony A7s and it kicked off a conversation about the megapixel race, relying too much on blur and choosing lenses.
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21 - The business of stock photography, with Sean Locke from 2015-05-19T07:03:10
Stock photography master Sean Locke joins us to talk about the finer points of licensing photos. We go reminisce about exclusivity at iStockphoto, talk about being at Stocksy, and share tips about ...
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20 - Street photography from 2015-05-12T06:42:38
Sometimes you carefully craft a photo and sometimes you wonder the streets to find it. We talk about obstacles and techniques to finding great street photography, our favourite lenses for the job, ...
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19 - How high ISOs changed everything from 2015-04-27T04:13:19
Camera manufacturors have been battling for the crown of high ISO champion for years. Now that cameras can virutally see in the dark,we take a look back at how we got from relatively slow rolls of ...
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18 - NAB Show 2015 from 2015-04-19T21:50:47
Tyler, Jordan and Chris report live from Las Vegas about all the great gear at NAB Show 2015, America's biggest video production conference. We got our hands on new cameras, lights and software, an...
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17 - Instafame from 2015-04-13T18:35:09
This week we have the Product Manager of Licensing at 500px (and good friend) Nuno Silva to talk about how Instagram feeds can become a career in photography, even for an inexperienced photographer...
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16 - Lightroom keywords from 2015-04-05T19:02:06
Tips about keywording your Lightroom catalog for the long term, some random film talk, tracking GPS on non-GPS cameras, and some music recommendations from Cameron.
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15 - Photographers making movies from 2015-04-01T21:47:50
Chris Dowsett is back to talk to Tyler about NAB coming up, the crossover of photography and video production, and shooting 360 VR video. Behold, the future!
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14 - Flickr is still cool from 2015-03-26T23:57
We set out with no direction in mind this photography talk and explore backup, film cameras, flickr and Alien Bees. Actually most of this episode belongs in 2005.
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13 - Planning&producing, w/guest Kirk of Mastin Labs from 2015-03-11T04:48:06
Putting some work in upfront can payoff big time. Kirk Mastin, of Mastin Labs joins us to talk about the value planning before you shoot, looking ahead at the longterm with bigger projects, shootin...
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12 - Stock photography philosophy from 2015-03-04T03:39:18
Taking a look back at the history of stock photography, how it shaped the photo industry, and where it's going.
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11 - Shooting New York Fashion Week from 2015-02-25T23:57:02
Ania & Tyler are fresh off the plane from New York Fashion Week and want to tell you all about what it's like to shoot it. But then stay tuned to the end, because Cameron starts a great conversatio...
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10 - Keeping light meters relevent the age of digital from 2015-02-13T15:46:19
You can take fantastic photos without having a clue what you're doing, but without technical some knowledge you will be limited in so many ways. We talk to guest Jeff Way of Wilkosz & Way about how...
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9 - Do you want to be a generalist or specialist? from 2015-02-09T05:54:01
There are so many kinds of photographer to be. We can shoot portraits, weddings, lifestyle, stock, food, video or all of the above, so this week we talk about what is gained and lost in specializat...
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8 - The traveling photographer from 2015-01-28T02:56:56
Choosing the right gear for the road can be a lot of trial and error. Let's figure out exactly what you need.
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7 - Lightroom presets: We compare VSCO, Mastin Labs and Replichrome from 2015-01-21T01:06
Digital photography has an era before presets, and after. They were always around, but recently some high quality filters have become standard for many photographers. We compare VSCO, Mastin Labs a...
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6 - Portfolio platforms from 2015-01-14T16:31:07
Choosing where to showcase your photography is a big decision, so Cameron Whitman and Tyler Stalman will guide you through some of the different options.
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5 - How to backup too many gigabytes from 2015-01-07T07:39:05
Shooting RAW images generates a ton of bytes, and sooner or later every photographer needs to deal with the long term storage of their photos. We talk about some workflow, best practices, and what ...
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4 - The Year in Gear: 2014 from 2014-12-30T16:59:16
Every year brings bigger changes to photography latetly, we take a look at the most interesting gear in 2014 and make some predictions of where the industry is heading.
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3 - Prime vs zoom lenses: How your lens effects your photos from 2014-12-26T17:46
Using a fixed or zoom has a huge impact on how you shoot, and how your photos turn out. Tyler and Cameron discuss the zoom/prime issue to make sure you leave the house properly equipped.
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2 - Is there really a film renaissance going on? from 2014-12-23T07:00
Is it just me, or are a lot of people shooting on film lately? Tyler Stalman and Cameron Whitman shoot stock, style, and portrait photos and are big fans of film cameras. We discuss why we love it...
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1 - Introducing cameras... or whatever from 2014-12-13T23:36
This first episode is all about us! Get to know Ania Boniecka, Cameron Whitman and Tyler Stalman and how we got into photography.
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