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The More Gear Show topic this month is: A show of recent gear to review. Follow @Photopodcasts on Twitter Email: scott@scottbourne.com with questions or use the form on our website   First up Oben CT-2381 https://bhpho.to/2wlOQOf Load Capacity: 26.4 lb Max Height: 64" Min Height: 6.3" Folded Length: 24.4" Leg Sections: 3 Weight: 2.95 lb 6x Carbon Fiber Legs & Center Column Cast Aluminum Chassis Non-Rotating Twist Lock Legs Retractable Spikes in Feet     Microsoft 13.5" Surface Laptop (Platinum) https://bhpho.to/2wwtCxt Intel 7th Gen Core i7 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD 13.5" 2256 x 1504 Multi-Touch Display Integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 802.11ac Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 4.0 LE USB 3.0 | Mini DP | SurfaceConnect Alcantara Fabric-Covered Keyboard Windows 10 S   Peak Design Leash & Cuff https://bhpho.to/2wcwr47 New Anchors hold 200lb but cord half the old thickness better for small cameras. Angled makes em easier to install. Anchor Mount wear as cross body sling. New adjustment loop New adjuster on the cuff Ope

This is episode #5 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for August 2017 This show is sponsored by B&H: bit.ly/bhphotodeals Scott picks this month inspirational photographer: John Paul Caponigro (born 1965 in Boston) is an American Environmental Fine Art Landscape Photographer. His unique photography crosses the lines of photography and painting. He teaches workshops on many different aspects of photography, such as printing, creativity or processing. Please check out the amazing work of John Paul on his website: http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com On this show, Marco interviews Scott on how to become a better bird photographer. What inspired Scott to become a bird photographer? What are the basics that one has to consider when starting to get into bird photography? Where do birds like to hang out? How to get closer to the birds if you don’t have a longer lens than 200 or 300mm focal length? From what angle should a bird be photographed to get a good bird portrait? Don’t undere

On this #5 “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast episode for August 2017, Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics: This show is sponsored by B&H: bit.ly/bhphotodeals   The Light L16 mirrorless camera started shipping. Is computational photography the future? Canon mirrorless camera sales grew: First half unit sales of mirrorless camera grew more than 70% compared to the same period last year. Nikon 1 has not been discontinued, yet. Sad news for all fans of Bowens strobes. The UK-based lighting company is going out of business after 94 years history in the market. Fuji GFX trade in rebate turned a bit into a marketing accident. Fuji FW updates for the GFX, X100F, X-Pro2, X-T2 & X-T20. http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/fw_table.html Leica releases a new M10 FW update - FW version 1.9.4.0 http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/Leica-M10/Downloads Serious Leica TL2 bug and the FW that fixes it http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-TL

On the PPN Q&A show, we answer our listener questions about photography related topics. Host Scott Bourne: @ScottBourne Co-Host Rick Sammon: @ricksammon Rick’s website: www.ricksammon.com B&H link: bit.ly/bhphotodeals   Here are the questions that Scott and Rick answer on this episode:   My internal drive is nearly full and I want to run my Lightroom catalog from an external drive. Do you have any tips or recommendations? From Steve, Mary and Todd   LR is turtle slow..time to jump to another program? Is Adobe doing anything about it? From Daniel in Brasil   Also, can you suggest any free or inexpensive one-time cost replacement software for iPhoto? From Steve in Pennsylvania   I am trying to understand why so many cameras come with high-quality video. I think that it makes sense to shoot video on a dedicated video camera and stills on a dedicated stills camera. Am I crazy? From Ted in Seattle, WA   With the advent of such high-quality image stabilization on some cameras and lenses, are tripod

This is episode #4 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for July 2017.   Marco picks this month inspirational photographer: Robert Doisneau - French photographer (1912 - 1994). If the name does not ring a bell his most famous photo “The Kiss” probably will. He is considered a master of humanistic photography and has left us an incredible portfolio of amazing everyday street scenes from Paris that most people simply ignored or didn’t have an eye for. https://www.robert-doisneau.com/fr/portfolios/ Here is the link to the small Robert Doisneau photo book published by Taschen that Marco has mentioned on the show: ($9.99) https://www.taschen.com/pages/de/catalogue/photography/all/05288/facts.doisneau.htm With vacation time coming up, Scott and Marco discuss if you should bring a camera on your time off and what to consider to make this an enjoyable experience for yourself as well as the non-photographers that may travel with you. How to research the location in terms of photo

The More Gear Show topic this month is: Lenses - How to choose them and what to use them for. Follow @Photopodcasts on Twitter Email: scott@scottbourne.com with questions or use the form on our website   Special Guest: Marco Larousse (http://www.MarcoLarousse.com)   On this month’s More Gear Show, Scott invited PPN  co-founder Marco Larousse to talk about a very important photography gear topic: Lenses The lens is probably the most important- and could be the longest lasting gear investment that you can make in photography. We discuss these topics regarding lenses on this show: Lens philosophy - Should you buy fixed focal length primes or rather go for more versatile zooms? And what would be the reasons to choose either one? Creativity - What are the creative reasons that you should consider when choosing a new lens? Consider changing perspective or using unusual focal lengths for an extraordinary look in your images. Focal lengths - When to use what and how to get more use out of each lens for landsca

On this special Q&A episode, Scott answers many of the listener questions that he received after announcing his switch from the top of the line Canon full frame DSLR camera to a m4/3 system (Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II). Scott discusses questions about these topics: Why switch to a smaller format sensor camera? Does IBIS on sensor work as well as on a top of the line IS lenses for DSLRs? How does the AF of the Olympus compare to that of DSLRs? Is the EVF a limiting factor when shooting fast pace birds in flight? What about image quality when moving to a smaller sensor camera? What about the quality of the smaller m4/3 lenses compared to the big FF lenses? Are there enough accessories available for m4/3 cameras? Are there situations/genres where a smaller sensor m4/3 camera is not the first choice?   Host: Scott Bourne Scott’s Website: www.ScottBourne.com Scott on Twitter: @ScottBourne

On this #4 “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast episode for July 2017, Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics: Marco shares his photo documentary “G20 Summit - Hamburg Under Siege”: https://www.marcolarousse.com/blog/2017/7/5/g20-germany-hamburg-under-siege Scott was a guest at This Week In Tech (TWIT) on episode #621: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/621?autostart=false CIPA camera sales numbers are up 34% year over year for May 2017. Leica announced the new Leica TL2 - a 24 MPix APS-C mirrorless interchangeable camera body that we discuss. Lensbaby announced the new Velvet 85mm f1.8 lens that comes with mounts for the following mirrorless camera systems: Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, and Micro Four Thirds mount. Hasselblad released FW 1.17.0 for their mirrorless medium format Hasselblad X1D 50c camera. The FW improves stability and operability. Nikon’s CEO announced that their first interchangeable mirrorless camera is in development. And it is supposed to be

This is episode #3 for June 2017 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” Scott picks this month inspirational photographer: Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 - 1986) One of the most famous US painter of the 20th century. But Scott put a nice spin on her career and how her relationship to Alfred Stieglitz made her quite relevant even for modern photography. https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/ As the main topic, Scott and Marco discuss how less gear and a few other limitations can really help you to improve your photography and your creative vision. Limitation of gear seems to counter the current trend to use more and more gear. But in the discussion, you will hear many reasons where the limitation will actually be very beneficial to your photos and your photography experience. Bags can be a great help to limit the amount of gear that you can bring. Scott talks about the Cosyspeed Streetomatic Plus as a very unique and useful bag, that he uses for that reason. Limiting

More Gear Show topic this month: Tripods   Follow @Photopodcasts on Twitter Email scott@scottbourne.com with questions or use the form on our website   Special Guest: Sharky James PetaPixel Photography Podcast http://www.PetaPixel.com/podcast    Fewer people use tripods than ever before. There are several reasons for that. Low-light camera performance has improved, image stabilization (both in camera and in lens) has become widely available and also improved. ISO ranges have become improved. But in my opinion, serious avian photographers should at least carry a tripod.  To drive that point home, I think tripods are like lenses. You probably wouldn’t think of just owning one lens. Neither would I consider owning just one tripod. I think I have at least 10 different tripods in my gear closet right now.  Here’s what you need to know:   BASICS  There are many advantages to shooting with a tripod that cannot be overlooked. I believe that owning a tripod may be the single best step you can take to make better photo

On this #3 “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast episode, Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics:  Scott returned from a workshop in the Palouse and shares his landscape experience with his Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II.  Olympus contacted Scott and made him an “Olympus Visionary”. Scott shares how his ambassador title can benefit our show and our listeners.  Sony continues their lens lineup expansion and introduces two new wide angle E-Mount lenses: The Sony FE 12-24mm F4 G and the Sony FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM lens. We also discuss the overheating warning of the Sony a9 and the firmware update for this and other Sony cameras that came out recently.  Ricoh announced the WG-50 rugged compact with 5x zoom.  Olympus introduced the TG-5 with improved image quality and less megapixel.  And Nikon may ship the Coolpix W300 rugged compact with 4K video this summer.  DJI introduced the very small yet powerful Spark quadcopter (a.k.a. drone) for an amazing price of $499!  Scott discusses sensor

Host Scott Bourne @ScottBourne Co-Host Rick Sammon @ricksammon   Companies mentioned during the show:  American Frame - https://www.americanframe.com  Rick’s website - www.ricksammon.com   Question 1: We are doing the standard-traditional-old frame + mat + print. We would love to hear what you have to say about display options. Do you always need a mat? What about printing with a large white border instead of a mat ... do suppliers do that ... is it suitable for display? What other display options should we be considering as opposed to the standard old frame-mat-print?  From Jim in Vancouver, BC   Question 2: I noticed that some of Scott’s photos look like paintings. What software do you use to accomplish that goal?  We received this question from several people, thanks to Michael, Glenn, Dave, Wendy and Sam   Question 3: I like to photograph people who run hospitals. I photograph board members, etc. I am trying to expand that business and am looking for ideas on how to get hired by more hospitals to make por

On the "Camera and Inspiration" show, Scott and Marco talk about inspiration in photography and try to help you to take your camera out with more intent. On this episode they cover the following topics: ​ Marco picks this month inspirational photographer: Fan Ho (1931 - 2016) Chinese photographer, actor and film director. He is known as the Cartier-Bresson of the East. Please check out his amazing photographs here: http://www.fanhophotography.com/index.html As Scott and Marco are both believers that a photo isn’t finished until it has been printed, they have decided to focus this episode on having your images printed by a pro lab. Marco interviewed Marieke Goethe, PR Director of White Wall Lab (www.WhiteWall.com). White Wall has just been awarded “Best Photo Lab Worldwide” by the TIPA awards 2017. White Wall also produces the limited art prints for the Lumas galleries (www.LUMAS.com). So with just a few steps, you can have your images produced in art gallery quality. Scott's inspirational photo book of

On this “More Gear Show” #2 episode, Scott discusses Camera bodies and invites a second opinion from Allan Weitz, host of the B&H photography podcast. This episode is sponsored by: Sponsor: Photoplugins.net - use code PHOTOPLUGINS at MacPhun to save $10 off both Luminar and Aurora - or 10% off any MacPhun product.   Follow PPN on Twitter to have a chance at future prizes - @Photopodcasts   Links to some of the products discussed in this show: Sony Alpha a9 camera Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera Nikon D500 camera Nikon D750 camera

On this “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast episode, Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics: Scott returned from a workshop in Arizona and shares some AF tips for bird photography. A bit of feedback from NAB Sony introduces a new flagship mirrorless camera. The a9 is aimed at the pro sports photography market and has some impressive specs, but is that enough to win the pro market? We share our thoughts about it. Sony introduces the new FE 100-400mm f4.5 - 5.6 GM OSS lens. Fuji announced two new lenses for its GFX 50s mirrorless medium format camera. The GF 23mm f4 WR and GF 100mm f2 WR will ship in late June 2017. Fuji also announced a new GF lens roadmap with a GF 45mm f2.8 WR for late 2017 and a telephoto prime as well as a teleconverter for 2018. The GFX will also receive a FW update to improve AF in difficult lighting situations and improve exposure compensation options. Listener Michael shared a helpful product for Fuji X-Pro2 users who are affected by the “eyecup gate”.

On the "Camera and Inspiration" show, Scott and Marco talk about inspiration in photography and try to help you to take your camera out with more intent. On this episode they cover the following topics: A warm welcome to the new "Camera and Inspiration" episode at Photo Podcast Network. Scott picks this month inspirational photographer: Diane Arbus (1923 - 1971) American photographer and photojournalist. She is known as one of the early photographers to focus on "marginalized" people of society. Her "An Aperture Monograph" book is one of the most sold photo books in history. And the movie "Fur" (2006, starring Nicole Kidman) tells a fictional version of her life. Do check Diane's work out, she was a true master and still is an inspiration to today's photographers. Why are we so attached to photography? We talk about the documentary gene that make people want to record their daily lives for future generations - dating back to the cave man. Scott shares some tips to help photographers become better at th

On this “More Gear Show” episode, Scott discusses Camera Bags and interviews Mike Sturm, co-founder and designer at Think Tank Photo. This episode is sponsored by: Photoplugins.net - use code PHOTOPLUGINS at MacPhun to save $10 off both Luminar and Aurora - or 10% off any MacPhun product. ​ Follow PPN on Twitter to have a chance at future prizes @Photopodcasts Links to products discussed in this show: B&H Generic Camera Bag Pages Scott’s favorite camera bags: Amazon Basics DSLR and Laptop Backpack Think Tank Photo Airport Takeoff 2 Think Tank Photo Video Workhorse 21 Shoulder Camera Bag Pelican 1614 Waterproof 1610 Case with Dividers Pelican 1510 Carry On Case with Divider Set THE VEST GUY Scott Bourne Mesh Photo Vest Tenba Messenger: Large Photo/Laptop Bag Peak Design Everyday Messenger 15"

On this “We Shoot Mirrorless” podcast episode, Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics: A warm welcome to the new Photo Podcast Network at www.PhotoPodcasts.com Who are we and why have we started the PPN - Photo Podcast Network? Why are we doing a show only related to mirrorless cameras and photography? What are the advantages and disadvantages of mirrorless cameras compared to DSLR cameras? Marco has recently sold his Fuji X-Pro2 and shares ten reasons, why he was unhappy with the camera. And Marco shares which new camera (click link) he bought to replace his X-Pro2. Scott answers two listener questions. One related to a camera update to DSLR or mirrorless and one related to his experience with the AF settings of his new Olympus OM-D E-M1 MK II camera, and if these will also work on lower end models from Olympus? Scott has a new site that is sharing information on photo plugins called: http://www.photoplugins.net We have a brand new We Shoot Mirrorless group at Flickr