All posts by Jeff Carlson

Author, photographer, and late-nighter Jeff Carlson writes for outlets such as Popular Photography, DPReview, Creative Pro, and others, and is a contributing editor for TidBITS. He is the author of Take Control of Your Digital Photos; The Photographer's Guide to Luminar AI, Take Control of Apple Watch, and Take Control of Your Digital Storage, among many other titles.

DPReview Shuttered

Like many people on Tuesday, I was shocked to learn that DPReview is being shut down by its parent company Amazon.

Bring Back (?) the Noise: A Contrarian Take on DxO PureRAW 3

I look at DxO PureRAW 3 and how its incredible performance might lead us to accepting too-soft images.

PhotoActive 137: Zoom Lenses with Chris Niccols

Chris Niccolls joins us on the PhotoActive podcast to talk about zoom lenses!

The Paralysis of “Best”

[This post first appeared in Photo AI, my newsletter about how computational photography is fundamentally changing photography as we know it. Subscribe here, or view the archives at Photo-AI.com.] Last week the good folks over at Glass posted on Mastodon: "Hi. Hit us with your best photo on Glass. Just because. 🗣️ Show 🗣️ us 🗣️ ...

Photocombobulate #28: Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome hits everyone, even people we think would be immune to it. Jeff and Mason talk about how to deal and overcome it.

PhotoActive 134: Mike Hipple Lived Through That

On the latest PhotoActive podcast, we talk to Mike Hipple about his book of 90s musicians, Lived Through That.

PhotoActive 133: New Year, New Goals

We decided to focus on one photographic goal for the year instead of resolutions in the latest PhotoActive podcast episode.

PhotoActive 132: The Best Focal Length

People obsess about focal lengths and lens choices, so we dig in.

Book Sales: Take Control Winterfest 2022 and Peachpit

Save on ebook versions of my books in two different sales, Winterfest 2022 and Peachpit Skip the Shipping.

PhotoActive #131: Buying a New Camera

Buying a camera today is different than it was just a few years ago. Kirk and I break down what to look for in today's new cameras.