Episode 25: Pete Souza

Pete Souza was President Barack Obama’s Chief White House Photographer for eight years. His books, “Obama: An Intimate Portrait”, “Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents”, “Dream Big Dream: Photographs from Barack Obama’s Inspiring and Historic Presidency”, and “The West Wing and Beyond: What I Saw Inside the Presidency” highlight just some of the two million images he created in the Obama years. Pete joins us to talk about the latest book, his time with the Obama administration, and his thoughts on the state of our nation.

Unlock Your Smartphone Camera’s Hidden Features

My awesome editor at Popular Photography, Dan Bracaglia, reached out with an idea: what sort of photo fundamentals could be covered that related to the computational photography space? The first thing that came to mind was the AI-boosted cameras we all carry around these days. iOS and Android devices can do amazing things, but many ...

PhotoActive #124: Food Photography with Lauren Caris Short

How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? In the latest episode of the PhotoActive podcast, we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition… photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo ...

Episode 24: Photographing Strangers with Valérie Jardin

Valérie Jardin is a legendary street photographer, author, workshop leader and podcaster. In a moment of lapsed judgement, she agreed to join us to talk about the joys and challenges of photographing strangers.

Photocombobulate #24 – Photographing Strangers with Valérie Jardin

In the latest Photocombobulate episode, Mason and I talk to the wonderful Valérie Jardin about street photography and making photos of strangers.

AI Photo Software Is Converging

Companies are consolidating AI photo tools. What does this mean for you? I explore this move in my latest Smarter Image column.

Bring the Noise: AI De-Noise Software

In my latest Smarter Image column for Popular Photography, I look at how AI-assisted de-noising tools can make you a better photographer while you're shooting.

Photographing Grief

It’s unfortunate that this comes up in the saddest of circumstances, but I was reminded again recently of why it’s better to make photos even when I might feel hesitant about doing so.

Episode 23: The Joy of Photography

To celebrate a year of Photocombobulate, we’re coming back to where we started by talking about the joy of photography.

One Year of Photocombobulate!

For our one-year anniversary of the Photocombobulate podcast, we tackle a big topic: where do you find joy in photography?

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