Jared Polin
Photography educator providing guidance in the art, process, equipment and experience of capturing moments.
- subscribers on YouTube
- 1.5M
- items cited
- 75
- sources read
- 47
YouTube setup
@FroKnowsPhotoCapture
Cameras18
- Canon EOS R8 Mirrorless Camera
$1,399.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“In fact, when I took the R8 to Paris, there was a time I was in this cafe coming up from the bathroom up these spiral staircases, and this dog caught my eye, and I think I was at 140th of a second with a 28 to 70 F2, which doesn't have stabilization, and it ended up with some motion blur.”
- Canon EOS R3
$4,399.00cited in 4 videos
“This is mine. This is my R3. I got two R3s. I also have two R1s.”
- Sony a7R VI
$4,499.99cited in 3 videospositive about it
“Now, when we were recording the preview with the A7R6 in 8K, we shot for well over an hour without any overheating issues.”
- Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera
$2,999.00cited in 3 videos
“You might have noticed that the quality shifted quite a bit because we went from using the Canon R5, which is full-frame, to this RX105, which has a 1- in sensor.”
- Sony A9 II2 videos
- Nikon Z92 videos
- Canon EOS R12 videos
- Graflex Speed Graphic 4x51 video
- Canon T801 video
- OBSBOT Tail 21 video
- Insta360 X51 video
- 4x5 Camera1 video
- Nikon D2H1 video
- Canon 5DS / 5DS R1 video
- 4x5 Large Format Film Camera1 video
- Canon EOS R51 video
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II1 video
- Canon mirrorless cameras1 video
Lenses23
- Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM
$3,199.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited August 2026
“In fact, when I took the R8 to Paris, there was a time I was in this cafe coming up from the bathroom up these spiral staircases, and this dog caught my eye, and I think I was at 140th of a second with a 28 to 70 F2, which doesn't have stabilization, and it ended up with some motion blur.”
- Canon RF Lenses
cited in 3 videosfirst cited September 2026
“This video was filmed with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and RF Canon Lenses”
- Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8
$10,599.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026
“That would honestly pair very well with my 100 to 300 in one hand and the 300 to 600 in the other.”
- Sony FE 400mm f/4.5 G Master
$2,698.00first cited September 2026positive about it
“And also, as a side note, I did use a 400 mm in the same situation, the 400 4.5.”
View source at 8:10from September 2026
- Nikon 14-24mm f/2.81 video
- Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS1 video
- Aero Ektar lens1 video
- 28-70mm lens1 video
- Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM (older version)1 video
- Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 ED1 video
- Nikon 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye1 video
- 10-20mm lens1 video
- 14-24mm f/2.8 lens1 video
- Nikon 105mm f/1.41 video
- Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM1 video
- Canon 1200mm prime lens1 video
- Canon 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5 fisheye lens1 video
- Canon 200-400mm f/4 with built-in TC1 video
- Sony FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS1 video
- Rodenstock 135mm f/5.6 enlarger lens1 video
- Sigma 20-200mm lens1 video
- Canon 400mm f/2.81 video
- 100-300mm lens1 video
Camera equipment12
- SmallRig X Clutch monopod
$180.00first cited October 2026
“…attach it to my monopod like the SmallRig one right here, the X Clutch”
View source at 2:44from October 2026 - Ilford 3200 film
$18.99first cited August 2026
“I know I took I was using Ilford 3200 for this.”
View source at 37:32from August 2026 - SmallRig Fluid Heads
$74.99first cited August 2026
“I mean, we have a bunch of small rig uh fluid heads upstairs in the studio.”
View source at 13:35from August 2026 - 4x5 film drying cabinet
first cited August 2026positive about it
“I've had multiple people already want to buy this from me, and they are not going to get it because I shoot for 4x5, and I want to use a drying cabinet.”
View source at 1:41from August 2026
- SmallRig Nano36 Power Bank1 video
- SmallRig Nano72 Power Bank1 video
- SmallRig x Potato Jet Tripod1 video
- Saunders Color Enlargers1 video
- Beseler 4x5 VXL Enlarger1 video
- SmallRig x Potato Jet TRIBEX PRO X‑Clutch Carbon Fiber Monopod1 video
- SmallRig x Potato Jet TRIBEX PRO X-Clutch Monopod (Video Head Version)1 video
- Ilford Multigrade Filter Set1 video
Editing and post
Editing software2
- Adobe Lightroom
cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026
“I'm a 1.0 Lightroom guy because I went from Adobe Camera Raw, which was Bridge, where we edited in Bridge RAW files and open them to then using Lightroom 1.0.”
- FroPack 5 (Custom Lightroom Presets)
first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“In fact, I hit this with what's called Velvet Hammer, which is a new preset from FroPack 5, and it looks great.”
View source at 5:40from September 2026
Recording software1
- OBSBOT Live app
first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“I am going to pull out my phone because I have the Obs live app and look at this.”
View source at 13:20from September 2026
AI software1
- ChatGPT
cited in 5 videosspeaks highly of it
“I was asking chat GPT in a new chat, how does Topps baseball cards, how do they market redemptions?”
Productivity software1
- Zoom
first cited August 2026
“You can do a one-on-one 45-minute live Zoom call with me, which is very similar to what you're going to see with Aaron in just a second, and you can save 40 bucks when you use the code that's up on the screen right now.”
View source at 1:33from August 2026
Creator tools4
- Storyblocks
cited in 4 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“We have been using Story Blocks for well over 10 years at this point. And in fact, this sound right here came from Story Blocks. Pretty cool and very useful for creators.”
- Riverside
first cited September 2026positive about it
“And Stephen just blinked his eyes very slowly and I can see it with really good quality now that that that Riverside has upped their quality.”
View source at 10:29from September 2026 - FroPack 4 Adaptive Skin Enhance Preset
first cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“And then because it was a portrait with a model, I hit it with the uh the adaptive preset for the skin enhance, which really brought it together.”
View source at 25:18from October 2026 - FroPack 4 Lightroom Presets
first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“Let me jump in here real quick because I want to show you our custom Lightroom presets from FroPack 4 in action on this photo right here starting with Blues Clues followed by Brooklyn.”
View source at 11:56from September 2026
Platforms
Hosting platforms1
- Squarespace
cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“Now, I've personally been using Squarespace for Jared Poland.com since 2008, which is 2 years before FroKnowsPhoto ever existed.”
Desk
Computers2
- MacBook Pro 16-inch (2024, M4 Max)
first cited October 2026
“I think it's a it's a 2024 16-in MacBook Pro, which is Oh, I need to click on more Oh, it's a Apple M4 Max.”
View source at 8:52from October 2026 - MacBook Pro
first cited October 2026
“Now, I don't have a USBA type computer anymore. I use MacBook Pros and these are all USBC at this point.”
View source at 2:37from October 2026
Monitors1
- Apple Cinema Display (30-32 inch)
first cited October 2026
“99% of my usage of the of the laptop is plugged into my 30-in 32-in Cinema Display.”
View source at 5:41from October 2026
Peripherals2
- Canon Pro 1100 printer
$1,403.99first cited August 2026
“And nowadays, 25, 26 years later, when everything is so easy to do digital and so easy to make prints on my Canon Pro 1100 by hitting control P, well, now is the time to go back and slow down and set up this big ass Beseler and make 4x5 prints for my 4x5 project and physically make each individual print.”
View source at 13:46from August 2026 - USB-C to USB-B cable
first cited October 2026positive about it
“So, what I did is I ordered a USB C to USB cable so that I could easily plug in and use this scanner.”
View source at 2:45from October 2026
Storage5
- Dropbox
first cited August 2026positive about it
“And then I put up a folder, and then I sent them the Dropbox link, not a share. I didn't share it with them.”
View source at 25:56from August 2026 “…but there is still no 4.0 support for the latest fast VPG 800 cards like the new Arri ones from ProGrade Digital, which I actually have right here”
View source at 2:43from July 2026- ProGrade Digital Memory Cards
first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“Don't get stuck with a card reader that takes 10 times longer to transfer your data when you can do what I do and use not only ProGrade memory cards, but ProGrade USB 4.0 card readers.”
View source at 4:48from August 2026 - ProGrade Digital USB 4.0 Dual Slot Card Readers
$149.99first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“Don't get stuck with a card reader that takes 10 times longer to transfer your data when you can do what I do and use not only ProGrade memory cards, but ProGrade USB 4.0 card readers.”
View source at 4:48from August 2026
Everything else
Other2
- Canon imageFORMULA RS40 Photo and Document Scanner
$350.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“So, this scanner is honestly fantastic. I didn't have the highest of expectations for it when I asked Canon to send it to me, but they send it and I was like, "Oh, this is actually fun."”
- Canon printer
first cited October 2026positive about it
“Oh, another great thing about scanning these at higher resolutions is you can go and make prints from them on your Canon printer. Cuz that's exactly what I did.”
View source at 8:21from October 2026
Website setup
froknowsphoto.comCapture
Cameras3
- Canon EOS R8 Mirrorless Camera
$1,399.00first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“The R8 was and is one of my all-time favorite cameras.”
View sourcefrom September 2026 - Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera
$2,999.00first cited September 2026
“This video was filmed with the Canon EOS R5 and RF Canon Lenses”
View sourcefrom September 2026 - Canon EOS R5 Mark II
$4,099.00first cited August 2026
“This video was filmed with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and RF Canon Lenses”
View sourcefrom August 2026
Lenses3
- Canon RF Lenses
cited in 2 videosfirst cited September 2026
“This video was filmed with the Canon EOS R5 and RF Canon Lenses”
- Sony FE 400mm f/4.5 G Master
$2,698.00first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“This is a REVIEW of the SONY 400mm f4.5 G Master Lens.”
View sourcefrom September 2026 - Sony FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS
$3,698.00first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“This is a REVIEW of the SONY 600mm f6.3 G Master Lens. Sony did a masterful job of shrinking the 600 while keeping all the quality you would expect from a pro-level lens.”
View sourcefrom September 2026
Editing and post
Creator tools1
- Storyblocks
first cited August 2026
“We’ve been using Storyblocks for well over 10 years at this point.”
View sourcefrom August 2026
Platforms
Hosting platforms1
- Squarespace
first cited September 2026
“I’ve been using Squarespace for over 10 years now and I think you should give it a try as well.”
View sourcefrom September 2026
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