PhotoActive - Episodes Tagged with “Affinityphoto”

Episode 100: One Hundred

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 02:15:00 -0700

In the very early days of the PhotoActive podcast, when Jeff was a nervous first-time podcast host, Kirk said to him, “It’s OK. Once you do a hundred of these, you’ll be better.” Well, here we are! Episode 100! To celebrate, we’re showcasing some of our favorite episodes and sharing what we’ve learned from them.

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Episode 98: Camera Accoutrements

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:45:00 -0700

There are all sorts of camera accessories out there, but for this episode, Kirk and Jeff challenged themselves to consider only add-ons that stay affixed to a camera all (or most) of the time. From additional shutter buttons to thumb rests and screen protectors, we look at whether these items are worth consideration, and if they help or hinder one’s photographic experience.

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Episode 95: Lens Filters Are Cool
Foto&Tech Soft Shutter Release Button
Fujifilm MHG-XE4 Metal Hand Grip for X-E4, Black
Fujifilm VG-XT4 Vertical Battery Grip, the “Big-Ass Grip” mentioned in the episode. The model for Jeff’s X-T3 is no longer available; this is the one for the X-T4.
Haoge THB-XB Metal Hot Shoe Thumb Up Rest Hand Grip for Fujifilm Fuji FinePix X-E4 X100F X-100F X-Pro2 XPro2 X-Pro3 XPro3 Accessories Camera Black
Fujifilm Fuji XT4 L Plate L-Shape Bracket Holder Aluminum Alloy Quick Release Plate (This is one for a Fujifilm X-T4; find an L-bracket that matches your camera.)
Colorado Tripod Arca Plates 40mm Universal Arca Swiss Quick Release Plate for Tripod Ball Head with Hand-Adjustable Stainless Steel Screw & Removable Rear Stopper
Peak Design Cuff
Luma Labs QD Loop with QD Mount
Peak Design Anchor Links
Tempered glass screen protector
SmallRig Cages and Accessories

Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Marine Traffic app
Kirk: Dyson V11 Torque Drive Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

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Soft shutter button

Jeff’s Fujifilm X-T3 with an L-bracket

Thumb rest on Kirk’s X-E4

Episode 87: Apple Photos Workflow on Mac

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0800

Apple’s Photos app is the photo-editor-for-the-rest-of-us, but there are still complications that can trip up any photographer, from deciding where to import images to making sure you don’t max out your iCloud storage. In this episode, Kirk and Jeff look at Kirk’s unusual workflow for getting his photos into Apple’s Photos and editing them on macOS.

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Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Clean your tripod
Kirk: Stonehenge Stone Circle Experience | English Heritage

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Editing in Photos app

Curves adjustment

The before photo

100% zoom

Episode 83: Raw and ProRaw on the iPhone

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:30:00 -0800

Is Apple’s new raw photo implementation ProRAW or FauxRAW? In this episode, we look at why you’d want to shoot raw on an iPhone in the first place, and then dig into the details of Apple’s new ProRAW format, which is available only on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

Hosts:

Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram
Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram
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Show Notes:

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Episode 6: Raw vs. JPEG
Halide app
Manual app
Lightroom for iOS
Affinity Photo
Understanding ProRAW, by Ben Sandofsky
Episode 30: Jason Snell Takes Control of Apple Photos
ProRAW Editing, Gentlemen Coders video
ProfileGainTableMap tag in DNG 1.6
[RAW Power](tktk)
Adobe Lightroom release notes, including the following note: "* Apple ProRAW: Apple ProRAW DNG images may appear overexposed in Adobe apps compared to Apple Photos. We are working closely with Apple to address this."
Austin Mann on ProRAW

Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Evergoods Civic Access Pouch 2L
Kirk: The Undoing

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Most cameras would see this scene with a lot of contrast and a blown-out sky.

Here’s the same image as above, as captured as a ProRAW image on the iPhone 12 Pro. (Converted to JPEG for size reasons here.)

Lightroom ignores the Local Tone Mapping information and reads the ProRAW file as just another DNG. Note the extremes in the dark and light areas of the histogram.

A quick edit of the ProRAW image in Lightroom reveals the color in the sky and the detail in the dark foreground. It’s not exactly the same as as it appears in the Photos app, but it’s close. We could further play with the Color settings to get it closer if we wanted.

Austin Mann’s comparison of HEIC (left) and ProRAW (right) show the benefits of working with raw images.