In episode five of Zone Focused: a Street Photography Podcast, "Goodyear Ryan" returns, and the gang catches up on recent events and moments on the street. Then, a deep dive into the topic of flash photography on the street: techniques, settings, ethics, styles and more. Plus, some listener Q&A's to wrap up the show.

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 3:30 – Goodyear Ryan's first experience with flash
• 7:30 – Matt's work for Adorama at WPPI
• 15:30 – Ryan's photowalk with FujixWeekly and Nuzira in Downtown Phoenix
• 22:30 – Main Discussion – flash photography on the street
• 24:00 – Understanding shutter speeds, sync speeds, and leaf shutters
• 31:00 – What are "stops" anyway?
• 37:00 – Off camera flash, confrontations, and flash "styles"
• 44:00 – Listener Q&A
• 57:00 – Outro

In episode four of Zone Focused: a Street Photography Podcast, Matt and "Dowtown Ryan" sit down with Zack Kaufman (@thingsibrought), a street photographer doing meaningful work on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona. The gang hangs out and talks about Zack's evolution in photography, diving into topics ranging from settings for beginners, the value of dark room printing and photography classes, social media, imposter syndrome, and more.

To hear and see more from Zack, check out his Instagram @thingsibrought

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 4:00 – Value of photography classes
• 9:30 – Cameras, gear, film that Zack uses for film and digital
• 16:30 – The evolution of Zack's approach to street photography
• 22:30 – Settings for beginners – should you shoot in automatic or manual?
• 25:45 – Zack's influences: Rueben Radding, Paulie B's videos, Billy Dee
• 30:00 – Studying photographs and photographers
• 35:00 – Zine swaps, Zack's first zine, and imposter syndrome
• 45:30 – Thoughts on social media in photography
• 59:30 – Separating your identity from your photography, and the value of having your photos critiqued
• 59:00 – The value of darkroom printing
• 71:00 – Closing thoughts – why street phography?

In episode three of Zone Focused: a Street Photography Podcast, the gang goes around the horn with updates from a week of shooting, and then debates and discusses one of the hottest topics in popular street photography today: film versus digital. Which is better? Which is harder? What is the best way to get started? And how does ISO work in film? Also discussed is black and white photography versus color, the benefits of monochrome sensors, and much more.

Episode 3: The One with the Battle Between Film and Digital

• 00:30 – Introduction and updates from the group
• 8:00 – Matt's upcoming work for Adorama; studio portaits with the Graflex and Instax film
• 15:00 – Recommendations for getting into portraiture; lighting, YouTube, Josh Wool, Phil Sharp, Richard Avedon
• 18:00 – Nuzira and FujiXWeekly Photowalk in Phoenix, Arpil 2025
• 20:00 – Main Discussion: Film vs. Digital
• 31:00 – Black and White vs. Color – digial and film
• 31:30 – Monochrome sensors vs. color to B&W conversions
• 36:45 – Explainer on Film ISO; box speeds, pushing, and pulling
• 41:30 – Matt and Ryan's favorite film stocks
• 44:00 – Color grading RAW files versus Film Simulation Recipes versus true film
• 52:00 – New film camera options available today and innovations we hope to see in film photography
• 58:30 – Is film a fad?
• 62:00 – Does shooting film make you a better photographer?
• 69:00 – Tips for folks looking to get into film photography
• 74:00 – Outro