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Join Leo Laporte and Chris Marquardt as they review listener photo submissions for the "Bold" theme, discuss the latest updates in digital and film photography, and share their passion for the craft.

• Monthly Photo Assignment: They review submissions for the monthly challenge: "bold." Up next: "brilliant." Submit your photos to The Tech Guy Flickr group and tag it as 'TGbrilliant".
• Camera support for Content Credentials: Cameras like the Leica M11P, Sony A9 Mark III, and Nikon models now include support for content credentials, adding cryptographic signatures to photos at capture.
• PixelFed as an Instagram alternative: PixelFed, a federated photo-sharing platform, is gaining popularity as users seek alternatives to Instagram. It offers chronological feeds, no ads, and operates similarly to Mastodon while focusing specifically on photography.
• Video alternatives to TikTok: New platforms, including Loops Video and BlueSky's video features, offer less addictive alternatives to TikTok. BlueSky has custom video feeds and several new apps built on its protocol.
• Kodak cracking down on re-spooled motion picture film: Kodak is restricting companies like Reflex Lab from buying motion picture film at discounted rates and re-spooling it for still photography use, claiming intellectual property concerns.
• Q&A on AI in smartphone photography: Chris discusses potential uses for AI in photography, suggesting context-dependent composition guides and automatic architecture perspective correction rather than generative imagery.
• Tips for shooting in harsh midday sun: Chris recommends moving subjects into shade, positioning them with their backs to the sun, or using reflective surfaces like white walls to bounce light onto faces and prevent squinting.
• The revival of film photography: Chris notes that film photography is experiencing significant growth, particularly among young people who didn't grow up with it and find the physicality and uniqueness of analog prints appealing compared to digital perfection.

Next Assignment: Brilliant

• Submit photos to the The Tech Guy Flickr group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/techguy
• Please tag it as TGbrilliant

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