In this show @Frederick Van Johnson @Steve Brazill and @PhotoJoseph briefly discuss TWiP’s hiatus, then tear into GoPro and the failure of their Karma Drone. Then we’ll discuss low-light photography tips and finally we’ll round things out with a panel discussion around their favorite cameras. 1. NEWS: GOPRO QUITS THE DRONE BUSINESS & CES PICKS GoPro fires hundreds of employees and says the Karma drone will be the last drone it ever makes. 2. GEAR: PANASONIC GH5S, SONY, CANON &...

AlphaMirrorless 043: Photo Resolutions for the New Year and Goodbye As we enter the new year many of us are looking to recharge and supercharge our photography and in this episode of the podcast Andy and Juan want to share with you some photo resolutions you may want to consider. We would like to make a bittersweet announcement, this is our last episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast, Juan and Andy feel privileged that you have joined us here and trusted us with your questions, but we both...

AlphaMirrorless 041: Creating Panoramic Images Spurred by the suggestion of one of our listeners, Juan and Andy share all their knowledge and experience creating panoramic images. Making panos is pretty easy but it can also be somewhat tricky. Listen to Juan and Andy as they make creating panoramic images easy. Announcement: Juan and Andy are taking a short break from the weekly podcast schedule. This means that there will not be podcasts released on December 26 and January 2nd. However we...

AlphaMirrorless 042: Video Review & Comparison Of The Sony Alpha a6500, a6300 & a6000 Here at the AlphaMirrorless podcast, we are very excited about the new Sony a6500 that recently started shipping. We have started to put the camera thru it’s paces and we wanted to share with you our thoughts as well as give you a comparison of the new a6500 against the a6300 and the a6000. For this we created a special video highlighting some of these new features as well as comparing some of the...

AlphaMirrorless 040: Fotodiox Releases A Nikon to Sony E Adapter Plus A Few Other Loose Ends Fotodiox just recently released the FUSION Smart AF Adapter to adapt Nikon Lenses to the Sony E mount. While there have been other adapters for Nikon lenses this is the first one that promises full AutoFocus and exposure functionality with the Sony E mount system. While neither Juan nor Andy have had the opportunity to try this adapter out themselves, Marc Muench, our trusted friend has so we dragged...

AlphaMirrorless 039: Winter Weather Shooting And Questions This episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast Juan and Andy discuss shooting during winter weather and cold conditions and we answer a bunch of your questions. We don’t always have all the answers, but if we don’t we will research it and try to give you the best answer we can. So what have you got to lose, go ahead and send in your questions to us by going to this form. Links mentioned on the episode * Custom SLR ProDot * Really...

AlphaMirrorless 038: Being Light, Nimble And Quick This episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast is all about being Light, Nimble And Quick. Juan and Andy just returned from leading another photo workshop in Cuba and they where often heard saying we needed to be “Light, Nimble And Quick”. What exactly does this mean? Well, Juan and Andy talk about the different aspects of this by discussing the gear (and maybe lack thereof) and technique of being Light, Nimble And Quick. If you want to find...

AlphaMirrorless 037: We Answer Your Questions Plus Our Top 10 Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts In this episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast Juan and Andy share with you their top 10 Lightroom shortcuts, plus we answer a bunch of your questions. We had a recent episode with your questions, but we still have a long list of questions to get through, so we decided to followup with another episode. We where not able to get through all the questions we have on file with this episode, but please keep...

AlphaMirrorless 036: The New Sony Alpha a6500 and More! Sony recently announced the a6500, what appears to be their new flagship APC camera. In this episode of the Alpha Mirrorless podcast Juan and Andy discuss this new camera and the new features it brings, and we discuss what is different between it and it’s two predecessors, the a6300 and a6000. Plus we discuss a few more things like the new MacBook Pros recently announced and more. Some of the new features are: * In Body Image...

AlphaMirrorless 035: Juan & Andy Answer More Of Your Questions Here is yet another episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast that is entirely dedicated to answering your questions. We are so incredibly pleased with the number and quality of questions you are all submitting, please please do keep them coming. We don’t always have all the answers, but if we don’t we will research it and try to give you the best answer we can. So what have you got to lose, go ahead and send in your questions...

AlphaMirrorless 034: How To Get The Most Out Of A Photo Workshop As most of you know, both Andy and Juan lead dozens of photo workshops a year thru out the world and they have been doing this for more than a decade. On this episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast Juan and Andy share with you their best advice on how to get the most out of photo workshop, from how to pick a reputable outfitter to how to prepare and how to enjoy yourself. We don’t always have all the answers, but if we don’t...

AlphaMirrorless 033: Travel Photography Following our last episode on tips for traveling photographers, on this episode Juan and Andy discuss travel photography. We discuss how to prepare oneself to make great images when traveling. We share our best tips and tricks as well as how to find the best locations to make great images. We don’t always have all the answers, but if we don’t we will research it and try to give you the best answer we can. So what have you got to lose, go ahead and...

AlphaMirrorless 032: Tips for Traveling Photographers You have heard us say it many times, we travel so much, as it is part of our photography business. Well, over the years both Juan and Andy have developed a series of travel rules, tips, and shortcuts to make our traveling lives a bit easier. We have gotten so many request from you, our listeners, to share our experience, that we are dedicating this entire episode to sharing with you all our travel tips and lessons learned. We don’t...

AlphaMirrorless 031: Juan and Andy Answer More Questions Here is another episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast that is entirely dedicated to answering your questions. We are so pleased with the number and quality of questions you are all submitting, please please do keep them coming. We don’t always have all the answers, but if we don’t we will research it and try to give you the best answer we can. So what have you got to lose, go ahead and send in your questions to us by going to this...

AlphaMirrorless 030: Even More Lens Options for Alpha Mirrorless Since our second episode of the Alpha Mirrorless Podcast where we discussed the lens options available for the Alpha Mirrorless system, the number of lenses available for our platform has mushroomed. In this episode of the AlphaMirrorless Podcast Juan and Andy discuss many of the new lens options available for the Sony Alpha E-Mount System and share their experience and impressions. We don’t always have all the answers, but if...