How to Travel as a Photographer and Not Hate Yourself

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From October 24th to November 3rd, OM Digital Solutions is hosting the third annual OM SYSTEM week, a global event, inspiring photographers to push their creative limits. This year's theme, "Creativity. It’s in our nature," invites you to explore the outdoors with OM SYSTEM cameras. Throughout OM SYSTEM Week, you can score amazing deals, with up to $500 off select OM SYSTEM cameras and lenses. Plus, registered users will receive even more exclusive offers!
Don’t miss out on OM SYSTEM’s creativity-themed photo contest! Running from October 24th, 2024, to January 3rd, 2025, you’ll have the chance to showcase your best outdoor photos and compete to win an incredible trip to Japan with OM SYSTEM Ambassador Lisa Michele Burns.
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This week, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider are in Tokyo, Japan and it got them thinking: photographers who travel internationally can often struggle with not knowing exactly what to bring, which results in them bringing too much. The trio share their tips to keep that keeps their packs light but doesn't make them feel like they are disadvantaged with their gear.
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We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.
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In This Episode:

00:00 - Intro
05:45 - Excuse me, what was going on with the tape and the filter on the 500mm?
08:24 - DJI announced a new Air 3S
12:04 - There isn't going to be a DJI-branded mirrorless camera.
14:22 - DJI says import issues are why the Air 3S isn't available from retailers
16:27 - Insta360 has a new action camera
19:19 - Adobe Lightroom got a nice update
24:28 - How to travel as a photographer and not hate yourself
47:37 - Never read the comments
55:26 - Tech support
1:24:17 - Feel good story of the week: Jordan does Japan his own way.

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How to Travel as a Photographer and Not Hate Yourself

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00:00 - Intro
05:45 - Excuse me, what was going on with the tape and the filter on the 500mm?
08:24 - DJI announced a new Air 3S
12:04 - There isn't going to be a DJI-branded mirrorless camera.
14:22 - DJI says import issues are why the Air 3S isn't available from retailers
16:27 - Insta360 has a new action camera
19:19 - Adobe Lightroom got a nice update
24:28 - How to travel as a photographer and not hate yourself
47:37 - Never read the comments
55:26 - Tech support
1:24:17 - Feel good story of the week: Jordan does Japan his own way.

92 episodes

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While many of the creator-focused additions to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are direct responses to what Apple is doing with the iPhone (digital aperture adjustment and log video are prime examples), it is perhaps Google that Samsung should be most wary of. Because it relies so much on what Google develops when it comes to AI enhancements, it might be harder for Samsung to meaningfully stand out to Android users. The PetaPixel Podcast team discusses! Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help! Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find any photo in your catalog—so you can spend less time managing your images and more time doing what you love! Best of all, Excire can be integrated seamlessly into your current workflow, either using the standalone image organizer, Excire Foto 2025, or the Lightroom Classic plugin, Excire Search 2024. To purchase an Excire lifetime license or to download a 14-day free trial, visit www.excire.com/en/shop ! (PetaPixel viewers can receive 15% off their purchase with the special discount code PETAPIXEL.) Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio. We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe . In This Episode 00:00 - Intro 06:36 - One-of-a-kind Nikon fisheye lens costs $250,000 09:27 - Pentax discontinues the K-3 III in Japan... but not in the US 13:08 - Tamron adds 120FPS support to 50-400mm on Sony E-Mount... with a caveat 16:23 - Sony adds content authenticity to a1, a1, and a9 III 19:39 - Fujifilm's new Instax Wide Evo 22:26 - Did Samsung do enough to stand apart from Google? 41:49 - What have you been up to? 46:15 - Tech support 1:14:30 - Feel good story of the week…

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