Photo Geek Weekly Episode 130 – Copyright & Publicity Hits the Fan - a podcast by Photo Geek Weekly

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Don is joined by Steve Brazill for our very first LIVE episode! Topics of discussion include where copyright and right to publicity collide, what the future holds form Apple and ARM processors, photographic gift ideas and one of the beastliest cameras I have ever seen. Thanks very much for listening / watching!

Watch the recording of the live broadcast here:



Preamble: Photographer captures the highest resolution snowflake photos in the world (via DPReview)

Don's 187MP snowflake photo, shot live on the recording:


(download full resolution RAW file here). I, Don Komarechka, hereby declare this particular snowflake image is in the Public Domain for anyone to use for any purpose. Not that it's all that great, but hey, do whatever you'd like with it.

Story 1: Gun-waving St. Louis couple sues news photographer (via WHTR)
Related: McCloskeys billed by photographer for using viral pic on greeting cards: 'This made my day' (via Radio.com)
Related: The Right of Publicity in Missouri – Twist Revisited (via LewisRice)

Story 2: Step aside, Intel: Apple shows off its first Macs powered by its new M1 chipset (via DPReview)

Story 3: Gift Ideas for Film Photographers at Every Price Point (via fstoppers)
Related: Princeton Photo Workshop courses from both Don Komarechka and Steve Brazill

Story 4: This Camera Was Used for Aerial Photos During WWII (via PetaPixel)
Related: Fairchild K-17 (via camera-wiki.org)

Picks of the Week:
Don: Platypod Max Macro Bundle - I gave this a strong recommendation last year, and the kit is even better this year for the same price:


Steve: Aputure MC RGBWW LED Light


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