Episode 220
Koloristika with Renato R. Renierra
November 9th, 2026
35 mins 56 secs
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About this Episode
The App Store has loads of camera apps, but Koloristika is unlike all the others. Its new Monolith mode captures black and white images by reading monochrome values directly from the iPhone's camera sensor and saving as a true black and white raw image. We talk to Koloristika's CEO, cinematographer, and color scientist Renato R. Renierra about what's happening behind the lens.
Hosts:
- Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon, Jeff on Bluesky
- Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Bluesky
Guest:
Renato R. Renierra, CEO and founder of The Brim Industrial Imaging Bureau: Koloristika, Koloristika on Instagram
Show Notes:
(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)
Is That Picture AI? Google’s SynthID Detector Launches to Identify AI-Generated Media, CNET
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(Photo by Jeff Carlson)

(Photo by Jeff Carlson)

(Photo by Jeff Carlson)
