The Future of Photography

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Our creative endeavours are intensely personal. Luckily then, we have access to a vast array of tools, many of which are themselves almost infinitely configurable. So how do we manage that? How do we get the best out of our tools to support our creative vision without being blown away by the choices? Which options allow our creative experimentation to flourish and which should we set and forget? Picks of the week: Why Tech Needs Personalization by Om Malik Apple Creator Studio This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Hands up who experiences some friction in getting going on a photo project? 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Yep, thought so. So consider today’s episode a little grease in the machinery, helping us all to reduce the friction, get going on stuff, and not be too precious about where it takes us! Picks of the week: Example Glue Roller A3 Sketchbook Canon Selphy printers Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo Cinema This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! Happy New Year! Do you have plans? Goals? Expectations? Or are you perhaps easing in gently, enjoying the seasonal break and hoping the feeling lasts long into the new year? What does you photography future look like for 2026? Time for the TFOP team to share some thoughts and ideas. Picks of the week: Drawing Camera Project Don’t Burn Anyone At The Stake Today by Naomi Alderman OVER Journal This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! The Wikipedia definition of a portrait is 125 words long. As you read it, it weirdly seems to get narrower rather than explaining multiple aspects of what portraiture means. So we take some time this week to share our thoughts and ideas on portraiture, what it means to us, to the subjects and to the viewer. We share some of our own portraits which you can see here in our TFOP album. We also answer the critical question of whether or not a photo of a sleeping dog can be a portrait? Or does it have to be a cat? Picks of the week: Tyler Stalman: How I Connect Real Footage With AI Transitions Not Boring Camera Lens Culture Black & White Photography Awards 2025 This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! When was the last time a child really said "are we nearly there yet" on a long car journey? It's a cliche of course but it's got to be happening way less often now we have screens and streaming with instant access to the whole internet. But being bored is actually quite important. It helps us relax, it makes room for new thoughts and it can lead to big jumps in understanding, fantastic new ideas and spikes in creativity. Let's work this through! Picks of the week: Shinrin Yoku Pavlos's Filters Vario watch strap Cal Newport books Wikiflix This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! This week we fearlessly take on one of the toughest subjects in photography - style! Do you craft your style? Can you chase it? Piece it together from emulating your heroes? And does it take 10 years or 10,000 hours? Or was it there all along if you only knew where to look? Picks of the week: Mouse Camera Racing Unfiltered by Jamey Price Northwest Passage by Jeremiah Chechik This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock @ade968@universeodon.com (Mastodon) @Ade968 (Twitter) https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! This week, Chris shared a report on a company outputting 3,000 podcasts a week with no human in the loop at all apart from sample-based QA. So we ask what is the acceptable use policy for AI at each stage of a photo/video production? Picks of the week: Fragments by Tomazs Trzebiatowski Paris Photo This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! We often think of photo editing as that bit we do on computers - or phones or in the darkroom - at a point in time after we capture a photo. But actually the whole process of making photographic images includes editing. From what camera we pick up, what we choose to look for and how we compose, right through to printing, publishing and sharing, there are editing decisions everywhere. So, inspired by this fstoppers article, it's time to talk about all the edits. Picks of the week: WideluxX update Battle of Zonnebeke image This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! A little way back, Canva bought Affinity. People worried. More recently, Affinity teased a big announcement. People really worried. But, as we talk a week following that announcement, Affinity is free forever and has added a million users. And the Affinity apps are all updated and merged into a new Studio. So this week we talk about the merger of companies, of products, of hardware and software. Mergers we like, mergers that failed, mergers we would like to see in the future of photography! What do you think about all this? Mentioned in the show: The Weird Death of User Interfaces Picks of the week: Feline by Tim Flach Andrea Girones This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow

Watch this on video | Join us on Discord for more TFOP chat! A two-topic week with perhaps a little jeopardy. First - what app did Adrian actually decide to subscribe to and why? Second - an industry announcement that prompts an emotional response! Picks of the week: This Way Up by the Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones Reflection Frame This is an episode of The Future of Photography podcast with Adrian Stock https://adrianstock.com/ (Home) Jeremiah Chechik https://linktr.ee/tinroof_studios (Card) Chris Marquardt @chrismarquardt@chaos.social (Mastodon) @chrismarquardt (Twitter) https://chrismarquardt.com/ (Home) All episodes at https://thefutureofphotography.com, All videos at https://tfttf.com/tfopvideo Find us at Discord: https://tfttf.com/jointfop, Web: https://thefutureofphotography.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfopnow, Instagram: https://instagram.com/tfopnow