The Art of Photography :: Off Camera

Perfect is Boring

Modern lens design is now a hunt for perfection, a hunt for sharpness. But are we missing something by not looking at the past to discover character and soul in older len

One Year Later

One year later, we've seen Canon, Nikon and Panasonic all release new mirrorless systems - from the ground up. How did they do? Can we possibly launch more product into t

Maybe We're ALL Out Of Touch

Today we have a special guest! Mr Jordan Drake from DPReview joins us for a discussion of changing times, getting stuck in our old ways and trying to grow and stay releva

Who Buys These Cameras Anyway?

Its no secret that camera manufacturers are flooding the market in an attempt to sell us the latest and greatest. Some cameras make sense, other's make sense but are pret

The Art of Travel

Its been a travel heavy month, but that didn't stop us from bringing you an exciting discussion about the best and worst ways to haul camera gear across the country. Th

The 5 Fundamentals

In the last month, Sony has released the A7r IV and the RX100 VII. What does this mean in the direction they are headed? The Art of Photography :: Off Camera is a podca

Shillin'

So your favorite camera company has just released its latest and greatest camera or lens. All the YouTubers and websites are there to cover the action. What a bunch of fo

Do You Even Need That?!?!?!

Megapixels and 6k video… has our technology gone beyond what we even need? The Art of Photography :: Off Camera is a podcast from Ted Forbes (The Art of Photography You

How One Listener's Failure Galvanized Him To Succeed

A little inspiration story today and a few news items. And what the heck is Payboo? The Art of Photography :: Off Camera is a podcast from Ted Forbes (The Art of Pho

What's Popular May Not Actually Be What's Popular

In this episode, Ted and Jaron air some Adobe beefs take a look at some trends and question if what is hot is really what people want. The Art of Photography :: Off Cam

Getting Thru the Times You Fail

Sometimes we get derailed by failure. Whether its financial or creative its difficult to deal with. In this episode we'll talk some encouragement. The Art of Photograph

Lets Talk Stock

Stock photography is a changing industry - perhaps a way to make money as a photographer or just an industry taking advantage of creators. The Art of Photography ::

Do You Really Want To Make Money In Photography?

Based on a question we got on Twitter, in this video we'll talk about how to go pro, what's involved, how difficult it is to be a professional photographer and is it actu

Photographers need to be BETTER than THIS

This conversation is based on some recent events. Its time to have a conversation about credibility, investigative journalism and most importantly - sources. You can't st

The One Thing Camera Companies Don't Understand

Camera companies have been struggling with sales since cell phones have pretty much replaced them in the consumer market. They are now struggling to sell products to a ni

Ted's Take on the Panasonic S1 and S1R

This week Ted has been at the Panasonic press event in Austin, TX to get a hands-on with the new S1 and S1R, full frame mirrorless cameras. Jaron used them in Barcelona a

Why aren't cameras MORE expensive?

Why aren't cameras more expensive? Most people think they should be a lot less. We are in an age now where the photography industry is struggling to stay alive with too m

The Film Problem

Shooting on film… forces you to slow down. Makes you more creative. You think about your shots. But does that actually make you a better photographer? Maybe it does? Mayb

The Panasonic S1 and S1R

Jaron Schneider and Ted Forbes talk about the Panasonic details for the new full frame, l-mount mirrorless camera system - the Panasonic S1 and S1R. Jaron is in Barcelo

What Is Art Anymore?

Photography has changed a lot over the years. Since the proliferation of the internet and cell phones, photography has become more democratized and seemingly a very crowd