This Week in Photo

AlphaMirrorless 016: An Interview with Jeff Graham USA TODAY tech columnist and Photographer

In this episode of the AlphaMirrorless Podcast Juan and Andy interview Jefferson Graham. You may know Jefferson as he is well known tech columnist with USA TODAY, but most people don’t know that he is also a professional photographer shooting portraits, weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and much more. Not surprisingly Jefferson also uses Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras not only for some of his photo work but also for his video work with USA TODAY.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: Better implementation of Wifi

* Andy: I’m happy this week, nothing to wish for!

Picks of the Week

* Juan: RRS Mobile Phone Clamp & Stand

* Andy: Buff Neck Gaiter

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Jefferson Graham: Website, Talking Tech at USA TODAY

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 015: Juan and Andy Answer More of your Questions

Every so often we dedicate a show to answering your questions, and this is such a show. We get so many questions from all of you and we try to answer all of them, sometimes we may reply to you directly, sometimes we may just air your question on the show, and other times we may both! In any case we’d love to hear from you and try to answer your questions as they relate to the Sony Alpha mirrorless camera system or on photography in general.

We don’t always know 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

* ECM-CG60 Shotgun Microphone

* VideoMic Pro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone

* FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

* FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

* FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

* FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens

* Geotag ARW Files

* AlphaMirrorless Facebook Page

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: Faster Write speeds to the cards

* Andy: Native longer-than-300mm Sony Mount Lens

Picks of the Week

* Juan: RRS TQC-14: Quick-Column Series 1 Tripod and carry bag

* Andy: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens and Metabones Smart Adapter Mark IV for Canon EF to Sony E-Mount Camera

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 014: Miguel Quiles gives us a primer on using flash with Alpha Mirrorless cameras

We have had so many listeners ask us about using flash units with the Sony Alpha system so we went out and found someone who relies on flash photography with the Sony Alpha system for a living who could talk more authoritatively about using flash units with the Sony Alpha system. Juan and Andy got the chance to interview Sony Artisan of Imagery Miguel Quiles about his work and about using flash. We cover a bit of the technical issues and options plus Miguel also shares his knowledge and his approach to his portrait work.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Links mentioned on the episode

* Miguel’s website

* Sony’s flash product line

* Yongnuo

* Phottix

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: With all the stories about the crazy things people are doing in National parks lately I wish people developed a keener common sense. This is the National Parks centennial after all.

* Andy: “Favorites Menu” that you mentioned a few episodes back.

Picks of the Week

* Juan: Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipes

* Andy: Samsung Portable SSD T1 1TB USB 3.0 Drive

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Miguel Quiles: Website, Facebook

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 013: An interview with Gary Arndt the global traveler and photographer

In this episode, Juan and Andy interview Gary Arndt, who in March 2007 sold his house and has been traveling around the world ever since. Since he started traveling he has visited all 7 continents, over 175 countries and territories around the world, all 50 states and every US territory, every Canadian province, every Australian state and territory, over 125 US National Park Service sites and over 300 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

And of course during these travels Gary has made some incredible images from many corners of the globe. His camera system of choice? Of course the Sony Alpha system. Take a listen to this great interview with Gary.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Links mentioned on the episode

* Gary’s website, Everything Everywhere

* Global Entry

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: Better weather sealing (getting lots of dust like gary Mentioned)

* Andy: Wish I could travel more at the places I do workshops – and not be working!

Picks of the Week

* Juan: New RRS L Bracket for the a6300

* Andy: Global Entry

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Gary Arndt: Website, Facebook

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 012: Yes, Sony Alpha Mirrorless Cameras have an App for that!

Yes, the Sony Alpha Mirrorless cameras have downloadable apps that can greatly enhance your shooting experience. As of the publishing date of this podcast there are a few dozen apps available that can help you create time lapses, star trails, light painting and much more.

On in this episode of the AlphaMirrorless Juan and Andy talk about this app ecosystem, what some of the apps do and they share with you their favorite apps. They also discuss the Playmemories smartphone app (iPhone and Android) that can be very useful in controlling your camera remotely and sharing your images from the field.

We also take time to answer questions from out listeners on the INBOX segment of the podcast.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Links mentioned on the episode

* Playmemories app web portal

* LifePixel

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: Wish the apps had better integration with the normal camera operations

* Andy: WISH THAT APPS COULD BE INSTALLED TO SD CARD VIA WEB and then installed on camera from SD CARD. Would be so SIMPLE!

Picks of the Week

* Juan: VIEW Intervalometer

* Andy: Sony a6000 on sale lately! They are likely selling out the remaining stock. Great on its own as a color camera – but I’ve converted mine to Infrared from Lifepixel

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 011: An interview with Brian Smith

On this episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast, Juan interviews Sony Artisan of Imagery, celebrity and sports photographer, prolific Sony system blogger and all around great guy, Brian Smith. Also Juan and Andy answer a listener question on our INBOX segment, plus as always we share our wish and pick of the week.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: Front Control Wheel on the a6300

* Andy: Wish the new 70-300 just announced had a tripod collar

Picks of the Week

* Juan: Slim Strap by Custom SLR

* Andy: Belay Cords

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Brian Smith: Blog, Website

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 010: Yes the Alpha Mirrorless cameras are ready to shoot wildlife

On this episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast, Juan and Andy discuss shooting wildlife with the Alpha Mirrorless cameras. One of the biggest concerns people have about mirrorless cameras in general, including the Sony cameras is how ready they are for wildlife photography. We can definitively say that these cameras are more than capable.

Listen to the episode for more details.

BTW, “Hero” image for this post was made with the Sony a6300 and the Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens, handheld.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Products Mentioned in This Episode

* Alpha a7R II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Alpha a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Sony FE 70-200mm f/4.0 G OSS Lens

* Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

* Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens

* Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: A better organized menu system

* Andy: Custom File Names a6000 and a7rII firmware

Picks of the Week

* Juan: Sensor Swab ULTRA (Type 3, Box of 12)

* Andy: Juan’s Wildlife class on Craftsy

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 09: We Answer your Questions

You guys have been amazing at sending us feedback and shooting questions our way. We have taken time to answer some of the questions directly via email, but we have also saved some of your questions to answer during the podcast.

In this episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast Juan and Andy spend the entire episode, and a long episode at that, to answering a bunch of the questions you have submitted. But by all means don’t stop sending us questions. We love answering them and helping fellow AlphaMirrorless shooters. Some of your questions we may answer during the INBOX section of the podcast, some we may save to answer on another upcoming episode dedicated to answering your questions.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Products Mentioned in This Episode

* Alpha a7R II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Alpha a7S II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Alpha a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera Body (Black)

* Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

* Sony FE 70-200mm f/4.0 G OSS Lens

* Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

* Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens

* Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens

* Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

* Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens

* Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

* Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens (Black)

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AlphaMirrorless 08: Robert Evans, an Interview

Robert Evans is a world acclaimed wedding and life event photographer, who has had the privilege of shooting many high profile weddings such as the wedding for Brad Pitt & Jenifer Aniston, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer to name a few. What we love about Robert is that despite his fame, he remains very accessible to everyday couples.

In this episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast, Juan interviews Robert and finds out what inspired him to become a wedding photographer, and why he chose the Sony alpha system as his camera system.

Plus we find out what is his go-to Alpha gear when shooting weddings.

Robert is a Sony Artisan of Imagery.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Products Mentioned in This Episode

* Alpha a7R II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Alpha a7S II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Alpha a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

* Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

* Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Lens

* Sony FE 70-200mm f/4.0 G OSS Lens

* Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

* Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens

Links Mentioned in This Episode

* TWIP Weddings

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Robert Evans: Website, Facebook

AlphaMirrorless 07: DSLR vs. Mirrorless Part One of MANY!

Photography has gone through so many changes in its relatively short history and each of those changes seems to bring with it fear, uncertainty and doubt. This has happened with the introduction of color to a previously B&W world of photography, it happened when the SLR was introduced, once again when digital started to become a viable option, and lately it seems we are going through the same pains with Mirrorless.

There appears to be a significant amount of misinformation and lack of information about what mirrorless brings to the table. Granted, we’re still in the early days and there is still much growth ahead, but so far these systems have shown great promise.

In this episode Andy and I want to shine some light on the DSLR vs, mirrorless debate while providing truthful, and balanced information while at the same time debunking some of the myths.

We’d love to hear from you, please send any comments, feedback or questions to us by going to this form.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

* Sandisk SD Memory cards compared

Wishes of the Week

* Juan: A few more “pancake” type lens options

* Andy: Assign “Remote: On/Off” to a custom button or to the Fn Menu

Picks of the Week

* Juan: Arctic Butterfly Sensor Cleaner

* Andy: Hotshoe low profile bubble level, great for the a6000

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Juan Pons: Website, Facebook

* Andy Williams: Website, Facebook