Dealing with copious numbers of image files is a necessity for us photographers, and keeping these files safe is of utmost importance. In this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Andy and Juan discuss their strategies for ensuring the safety of our precious images. We discuss dealing with images while traveling, what to do when you return home and how to keep them safe once we have ingested them into our master catalogs.

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 at [email protected].

• Backblaze cloud backup
• Samsung SSD Drives
• Drobo
• Carbon Copy Cloner
• Anker Card Reader
• SanDisk Extreme PRO SD UHS-II USB Type-C Card Reader/Writer
• OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad

• Juan: JJC TM-F2 Wire Multi-Function LCD Timer Remote For Sony
• Andy: breakthrough.photography Dark CPL filters, 3- and 6- stop
• The reCOMPOSE page at kit.com where you can see all the products Juan and Andy recommend.

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

It's been a while since we have dedicated a podcast to answering your questions, so here we go! Make sure to send your question in to be included in a future episode.

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 at [email protected].

• Lenscoat Raincoat
• Optech Rainsleeve

• Juan: Loupedeck+ Photo editing console
• Andy: Laowa 15mm f/2. Great wide lens!
• The reCOMPOSE page at kit.com where you can see all the products Juan and Andy recommend.

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

You may have heard of Back Button Focus before, and you may be wondering what it's all about. In this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Juan and Andy describe what BBF is, why it's important and how to use it.

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 at [email protected].

• Back-Button Autofocus Explained by Rudy Winston

• Juan: Mindshift Photocross slingback pack
• Andy: Any 50mm Lens for the landscape
• • Sony 55mm f/1.8
  • Canon 50mm f/1.4
  • Nikon 50mm f/1.4
• The reCOMPOSE page at kit.com where you can see all the products Juan and Andy recommend.

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

In this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Juan and Andy provide a Landscape and Travel Photography Refresher.

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 at [email protected].

• Juan: Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia by Randall Sanger
• Andy: GlocalMe Worldwide mobile data device
• The reCOMPOSE page at kit.com where you can see all the products Juan and Andy recommend.

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

Drones have become an incredibly useful tool for us photographers and both Juan and Andy have been drone flyers for quite some time. In this episode we give you a quick primer on the fun world of droneography.

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 at [email protected].

• Article on the Muench Workshops blog about responsible drone flying
• Litchi
• KittyHawk App
• Airmap
• B4UFly
• Verifly
• PolarPro App

• Juan: Polar Pro Vivid set of filters
• Andy: DJI Mavic Air Fly More Combo
• List of our favorite photo accessories

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

Oftentimes we hear about photographers that go a little too far in pursuit of an image and as result they may imperil their subject or deceive their audience. So in this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Andy and Juan discuss the some ethics basics for photographers. But before we get into this weeks topic, we discuss Andy's recent experience shooting with the Sony Alpha A9 camera.

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 at [email protected].

• PetaPixel Article exposing the image we discuss on this episode
• Followup Article from PetaPixel
• MW Alaska Workshops April 2019
• MW Alaska Workshops May 2019

• Juan: Breakthrough Photography X4 Dark 3-Stop Circular Polarizer Filters
• Andy: Portable mosquito netting for your camera bag
• List of our favorite photo accessories

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

In this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Juan and Andy have the privilege of interviewing Kansas landscape photographer Michael Strickland.

Michael now resides in his home state of Kansas, where he has the incredible opportunity to photograph the beautiful prairie of the Great Plains on a daily basis. He enjoys photographing and exploring areas close to his home, to study the light carefully, and understand the landscape on more of an intimate level. Though he enjoys travelling to exotic locations with camera in tow, Michael is always finding his way home to explore the places he knows and loves.

Michael works with a Linhof Technorama 617 SIII, a Mamiya 7II, and an Arca Swiss F-Line 8x10 and exclusively works with Fujifilm and Kodak color films and Ilford black and white films.

If you have specific questions about Lightroom or have topics you'd like us to discuss make sure to get in touch at [email protected].

• Juan: VSGO Camera Sensor Cleaning Swab Type 3
• Andy: DJI Mavic Air Fly More Combo (Flame Red)
• List of our favorite photo accessories

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

This is a special episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast, way back on episode 10 of the reCOMPOSE podcast we started a Lightroom series of podcasts, and at that time we promised we would come out with more episodes in this series. Well, it's been a while, but finally here is episode number 2 of the reCOMPOSE Lightroom series.

In this episode of the reCOMPOSE Lightroom Series, Andy and Juan will focus on their basic Lightroom develop workflow.

Just a quick note to say that since we recorded this episode Adobe has released an update to Lightroom which re-organized a few of the controls. The sliders still remain, they are just arranged a bit differently.

Here are the steps in our global develop workflow:

1. Crop
2. White Balance
3. Clarity
4. Exposure
5. Shadows
6. Highlights
7. Saturation/Vibrance
8. Tone Curve
9. Cloning/Healing
10. Sharpening

If you have specific questions about Lightroom or have topics you'd like us to discuss make sure to get in touch at [email protected].

• Juan: Vitchello v800 Headlamp
• Andy: Muench Workshops 10th Anniversary E-Book
• List of our favorite photo accessories

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

In this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Juan and Andy discuss how do we grow as photographers. Specifically we discuss what things we need integrate into our thought processes as we go out to make 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 send in your questions to us at [email protected].

• Juan: Hufa Lens Cap Clip
• Andy: The reCOMPOSE page at kit.com where you can see all the products Juan and Andy recommend.

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page

You may have heard us frequently talk about being Light, Nimble and Quick when shooting. On this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast we take it even further by challenging each other distill our gear to our 4 most important pieces with which we could shoot for an entire year. This is a great exercise that we encourage you to undertake. Surprisingly it was not as difficult as we had expected it to be. Take a listen.

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 at [email protected].

• Juan: Arca-Swiss Monoball p0 With Fliplock Quick Set Device Ball Head
• Andy: Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card

• Juan Pons: Website, Facebook
• Andy Williams: Website, Facebook
• reCOMPOSE Facebook Page