Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he discusses his favorite attractions that break the fourth wall! Also, was Deadpool the first Marvel superhero to break the fourth wall? Find out on this episode!Thanks for listening!Don't forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your fellow Disney friends about us!Instagram @mickeyinminutesmickeyinminutes.weebly…

Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he talks with Andy Gootz and special guest Jake D. from the Sippin Mimo's Podcast about some of their favorite Disney cover songs. They discuss Post Modern Jukebox, The Go-Go's, Kacy Musgraves, and more!Follow along on their official Spotify Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47mHTez0t3TEucXYZQQ6IK?si=9…

Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he talks with Andy Gootz about their favorite summer movie, A Goofy Movie! They discuss their favorite songs, scenes, and easter eggs, as well as the film's legacy and possible future in the Disney Parks!This is part one of our Summer Series!Thanks for listening!Don't forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your …

Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he continues to talk with Andy Gootz about the things they love about Disney's Hollywood Studios. Both the nostalgic and the new get a spotlight on this celebration of 35 years of Hollywood Studios!Thanks for listening!Don't forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your fellow Disney friends about us!Instagram: @m…

Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he talks with Andy Gootz about Disney's Hollywood Studios! On this episode they begin a conversation about some of the things they love about this classic Disney theme park. Both the nostalgic and the new get a spotlight on this celebration of 35 years of Hollywood Studios!Look out for the conclusion of this conversa…

Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he continues the conversation with Andy Gootz about the future of Frontierland including the inclusion of IP, the importance of nostalgia, and the impact of Epic Universe.Enter our GIVEAWAY by subscribing and leaving a rating and review! Check the Giveaway post on Instagram for more details.Thanks for listening!Insta…

Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he talks with Andy Gootz about the the rumored closure of the Frontierland Shooting Arcade, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, and the overall future of Magic Kingdom's Frontierland!Thanks for listening!Don't forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your fellow Disney friends about us!Instagram: @mickeyinminutesmickeyinminu…

Join your host Nick Lazaga as he talks with Andy Gootz about what they consider to be the best snacks in Walt Disney World.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your fellow Disney fans about us!Instagram @mickeyinminutesmickeyinminutes.weebly.comBy Mickey in Minutes

Join your host Nick Lazaga and his wife Chelsea as they discuss their February WDW vacation with Andy Gootz. They talk about their experience at Epcot's Festival of the Arts, how they added a bonus day to their trip and more!On this episode, Mickey in Minutes partnered with Vacations Worth Melting For for a GIVEAWAY! Listen for details about how to…

Join your host Nick Lazaga as he talks with Andy Gootz about his December family trip to Walt Disney World that included 2 children under 3 years old. They also talk about how plans are going for Nick's February WDW trip and give some pro tips for your next vacation. Thanks for listening. Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your fellow Disney fans abo…

Mickey in Minutes is back with an all NEW season! Join your host Nick Lazaga as he introduces his new co-host Andy Gootz! They also discuss their favorite Disney cover songs from artists ranging from some pop-punk heavy weights to folk and swing artists.Be sure to visit their Spotify playlist to hear the songs they chose.https://open.spotify.com/pl…

Chris dives into a legal battle as music photographer Alec Byrne sues Getty Images, explores a nifty DIY Game Boy Mini Camera, unravels how AI reconstructs 3D scenes from eye reflections, geeks out on physical camera simulations in Blender, marvels at a super-sensitive camera changing art conservation, ponders National Geographic’s layoffs, and dis…

In this episode, Chris explores a unique twist on street photography, discusses the challenges of auto white balance in wildfire conditions. He also delves into the world of AI with Uncrop and a quick GAN. There’s news from Nikon, a treat for Lego and Ansel Adams fans, a look at the viral AI-“Camera” Paragraphica, and an exploration of storytelling…

Presenting jam-packed newsreel, a new book, French influencer law, semantic segmentation in real-time, dpreview’s archive, a new film by Fuji, the Mickey-Mouse-Leica and DALL-E coming to a browser near you. Special guest Allan Attridge of Two Hosers fame (he now also builds furniture on YouTube) and Chris talk about life, creating youtube videos an…

Yes, they have been tricking you. Millions of albums sold that were produced with cheap plastic gear. Inconceivable! Also on today’s show: a few words on dpreview’s demise (and resurrection), some thoughts (and a request for feedback) on guilt, fear and frustrations in photography. Plus thoughts on CJ Chilvers’ latest post about the gear race in mu…

A special episode with a special guest. Don Komarechka is back on the show. He and Chris discuss HP and their DRM, Samsung and their moon cheat and a German lawsuit involving a photo wallpaper. It’s also the week of the GPT-4 release and the two prove that they are geeks beyond photography. Topics: [OTHER] HP OfficeJets Angered Users : HP just ratc…

It’s been too long! In today’s episode Chris brings you a fresh mixture of photo topics that go deep into the changes that we photographers face, as well as a discussion on what determines the value of a photograph. Turns out there are a lot of answers. Topics: [WORKSHOPS] Eastern European Electric Photo Road Trip : Yes, it’s electric! And it’s fil…

Today we’ll touch on the Adobe content analytics issue, a bit of Flickr pro drama, big movies shot on film and a really interesting firmware from Canon. Topics: [WORKSHOPS] Almost Full: Eastern European Photo Roadtrip : The September Eastern European tour is filling up. The Sep 2-11 leg has one spot left, the Sep 14-23 leg has two spots left. On th…

TFOP 245 discusses a new camera purchase and a conversation about historical photos and gold-plating photography on glass || Neurapix is a German startup that has developed AI-based software that can learn from previously edited images and apply the same edits to new photos at a fast rate || Two lawsuits against AI || xkcd has a comic about the sim…

Today we’ll look at social media, massive full-resolution space imagery, weird lenses and the cautionary tale of big corporations vacuuming up massive amounts of imagery and what we can do about that (or if we even should). Also Steve has a fun film question: how to distinguish exposed (but not developed) film? Topics: [OTHER] Reminder: Find me on …

On this episode: JUST RELEASED: the third edition of The Film Photography Handbook. JUST RELAUNCHED: chrismarquardt.com (now offers information about my services in training, consulting, production, and photography as well as some references to past work). COMING UP: The 10-day Eastern Europe photo road trip in Sep 2023 for amateur and professional…

Oh look, it’s a new episode! Reframing shots in 3D, a relaunched website, listener feedback, a look at NeRFs (no, not the toy guns) and the importance of the real world experience. Topics: [NEWS] Relaunched chrismarquardt.com : Chris has been working on a new website design to better showcase his various skills, experiences and showcase his art and…

Topics: [COOL] Register Now: Eastern European Photo Road Trip : The 10-day Eastern European Photo Road Trip from Berlin via Dresden/Prague/Vienna/Budapest to Transylvania is now officially open for registration! The dates are: Tour 1 (Berlin to Transylvania) Sep 2-11 2023 and Tour 2 (Transylvania to Berlin) Sep 14-23 2023. If you’re interested, sen…

(Photo by Jon Tyson) This is an important episode. Probably more important than other episodes. And more urgent too. Why? You need to prepare yourself for a dramatically and very quickly changing creative landscape. And Chris is here to help you with the first steps. Topics: [NEWS] Affinity 2 Is Here : Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher 2 are here. …

Convenience always wins. That’s why the iPhone camera app is by far the most used one. Not because it’s the best but because it’s the quickest to reach from the iOS lock screen. Not any longer. Chris presents a method to launch ANY camera app to the lock screen with a single tap. Glorious! Also: a new tool that adds English subtitles to any video o…

Chris’ main workstation is still out, but a replacement is getting closer, in form of a fan-less compact laptop that will outperform the previous iMac Pro by a decent margin. This is mainly possible thanks to your support! Topics: [PHOTO] Flat Lenses Are Here : Flat lenses are finally becoming a reality. Just not in your camera. Metalenz received a…

Chris brings you a bit of a different episode today because his main production machine has just died. Want to support? Go to tfttf.com/support Topics: [OTHER] Pellworm : We spent a week on Pellworm, a 37 square kilometer island located in the Wadden Sea. We’ve taken pictures too. [COOL] Lost Places – Horror-Hospital … AI : Here’s one for spooky Oc…

Chris invites you into the world of building new neural pathways by talking about one of the biggest learning experiences he had in a long time. Also: how about using video tools to inspire some new photo editing tools? Topics: [AI, PHOTO] Greg Rutkowski : Fantasy artist Greg Rutkowski is not happy. His name shows up in a substantial number of AI a…

Chris is catching up on the latest developments in the world of camera makers (Nikon goes 3D printing?!), new papers (awesome noise reduction), a train set with 10 miles of tracks (and photography thereof) and of one big question to Getty: is it really just about copyright questions? Really? Topics: [PHOTO, NEWS] Nikon vor 620 Millionen Euro Überna…

A look at exponential growth (it’s the smartphones), an update about the state of satellite streak mitigation to keep the astro photographers happy, two history lessons (hello Lytro, hello Magnum) and a ground-breaking photo of a planet. Topics: [PHOTO] Have the Smartphones Won? : Here’s an interesting animation that shows various cameras since the…

Image style transfer, 12k motion picture scan, a different kind of photo bomb, the moon photo conspiracy and of course the new iPhone 14 with its new 48MP camera. Topics: [AI, PHOTO] Stable Diffusion: image2image : Stable Diffusion has just added Image 2 Image functionality to their web interface. So you can drop in a crayon drawing and make it int…