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Welcome to episode 34!  Consider subscribing if you haven’t already.

In this episode:
00:01:16 – Want a FREE portfolio review by me (Sharky James)?
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00:05:07 – This week’s Listener Question comes from NyNy Weber in Southern California and she wants to know what my thoughts are on the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG fisheye lens. (Affiliate link)

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Welcome to episode 33!  Consider subscribing if you haven’t already.

In this episode:
00:01:09 – Sony announces the a7R II and wows people with its specs. Is it a game-changing camera? I get some thoughts from Sony Artisan of Imagery Paul Gero and weigh in my own thoughts on this new body. Buy it here. (Affiliate link)

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00:12:23 – Is Flickr’s auto-tagging feature racist?

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Welcome to episode 32!  Consider subscribing if you haven’t already.

In this episode:
00:01:22 – Controversial artist appropriates photos from Instagram, mocks up a screenshot and sells them for upwards of $100,000 for them. Is that art?

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00:02:55 – Miller Lite asks to use a photo from photographer Nikki May in a national ad campaign…but doesn’t want to pay for it. How devalued has photography become?

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00:08:19 – Sony makes a mistake and lists its awesome a7R at a $1,700 discount as hundreds, if not thousands, of people clammer to get the camera for roughly $200. Should they have honored all those orders?

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