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reCOMPOSE

Biweekly podcast with professional photographers Andy Williams and Juan Pons where they discuss all topics related to photography. A combination of photo technique, gear, travel and more.
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reCOMPOSE 015: New Sony Gear 0
Aug 14, 2017

reCOMPOSE 015: New Sony Gear

As many of you know, Andy and Juan are Sony mirrorless shooters. Recently we have both received the newly released Sony 100-400 lens together with the Sony 1.4 Teleconverter, and as discussed in a previous episode, Juan also recently received the new Sony a9 camera. In this episode we discuss our impressions and tests, yes tests, on all of this new gear, and share with you our real world experience. Typically we do not shoot test charts to evaluate a lens, we go with our experience, but in this case Juan did shoot a test chart to verify what he was seeing in his in-the-field tests.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 014: Camera Support 0
Jul 31, 2017

reCOMPOSE 014: Camera Support

Camera support is critical for great images! Sure we shoot lots handheld, but every day we’re out in the field we are using our tripods. No other piece of gear beyond our cameras and lenses is as important to making great images as our tripods. In this episode we discuss at length what features to look for in a great tripod, and we briefly discuss other support systems.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE Skip 0
Jul 25, 2017

reCOMPOSE Skip

Hello everyone, due to family vacations and work related travel Juan and Andy where not able to record this weeks episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast. However we will ba back on July 31st with a brand new episode. Take care

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reCOMPOSE 013: Wildlife Photography Tips 0
Jul 10, 2017

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reCOMPOSE 013: Wildlife Photography Tips

And and Juan recently returned from a number of workshops that where wildlife focused so we thought we should share with you our Wildlife Photography Tips. We discuss the thought processes that we go through as we are looking for wildlife and as we are making images of the wildlife.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 012: Things That Annoy Us 0
Jun 19, 2017

reCOMPOSE 012: Things That Annoy Us

This episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast is all about blowing a little steam. Andy and Juan have a cathartic experience sharing with you the little things that annoy them in photography. Do you agree with them? Are there other things that annoy you and that Andy and Juan did not mention? If so make sure to share them with us.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 011: Airlines Laptop and Electronics Ban and Sony a9 Report 0
Jun 6, 2017

reCOMPOSE 011: Airlines Laptop and Electronics Ban and Sony a9 Report

If you have been paying attention to the news lately you have undoubtedly heard of the news organization talking about a possible expansion of the current electronic and laptop ban in place on flights to the US from one of ten different airports in the Middle East and North Africa. While we don't have any additional information on the likelihood that the ban will be expanded to include all of Europe, we do have some suggestions and recommendations on what you can do to prepare in case the ban does come into place.

In addition, Juan has a report on the newly released Sony a9 Camera. Juan has had the camera in hand for a few days and has some good and some not so good news to share.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 010: Lightroom Series #1 Why Lightroom and Intro to Library Module 0
May 23, 2017

reCOMPOSE 010: Lightroom Series #1 Why Lightroom and Intro to Library Module

This is a special episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast, where Andy and Juan launch the reCOMPOSE Lightroom Series. Both Andy and Juan are avid Lightroom users and have helped countless photography students with Lightroom since Lightroom was released 10 years ago, as such they have become keenly aware of the challenges many Lightroom users face.

In this first episode of the reCOMPOSE Lightroom Series, Andy and Juan will start by discussing why they use Lightroom and they alos provide an introduction to the Library Module.

In this Lightroom series, Juan and Andy will share their knowledge of Lightroom, explaining it's advantages and features from a real world usage perspective. We don't have a set schedule as to when each episode of this special series will be released, but we hope to release an episode at least every other month.

If you have specific questions about Lightroom or have topics you'd like us to discuss make sure to get in touch at contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 009: We answer your questions 0
May 9, 2017

reCOMPOSE 009: We answer your questions

This episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast is dedicated to answering your questions. We are so grateful to you all for being in touch with us and the amazing feedback we have received on this new podcast, and the questions you have already been sending in. Keep those questions 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 at contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 008: Sony Announces The Eagerly Awaited 100-400 Lens As Well As A New Camera, Plus We Have An Interview With Kevin Pepper 0
Apr 24, 2017

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reCOMPOSE 008: Sony Announces The Eagerly Awaited 100-400 Lens As Well As A New Camera, Plus We Have An Interview With Kevin Pepper

We have waited for too long for Sony to announce a 100-400 lens, but this past week they just did that along with a surprising new alpha mirrorless camera the a9. Andy and Juan discuss these two announcements and what they think about these two promising new products. Additionally we have an interview with canadian nature photographer, Kevin Pepper.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 007: Focus and Exposure for Wildlife 2
Apr 10, 2017

reCOMPOSE 007: Focus and Exposure for Wildlife

One of the biggest challenges people run into when photographing wildlife is how to properly expose and focus on the animals. This is especially true when these subjects are moving fast or in an unpredictable manner. Further complicating things is the usual varied backgrounds and lighting conditions. In this episode Andy and I will share with you our tips and techniques for improving our chances of making 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 send in your questions to us at contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 006: Shoot The Night 0
Mar 28, 2017

reCOMPOSE 006: Shoot The Night

Interest in night photography seems to be on an ever increasing upward trajectory, and questions around this topic tend to be some of the most common questions we get asked on and off workshops. Most people seem to think that shooting at night is difficult, and while we can't rely on our cameras to tell us what the right exposure should be, it is not difficult to come up with the correct exposure

On this episode Andy and Juan will share with you their best tips and tricks to have fun shooting the night.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 005: State of the industry and Mirrorless vs DSLR 0
Mar 14, 2017

reCOMPOSE 005: State of the industry and Mirrorless vs DSLR

In the past few weeks we have seen a some signs of distress on our industry starting with the news of Nikon suffering some pretty staggering losses and most recently, we have seen a report from LensVid about the state of the photo industry in General.

Plus as you folks may know both of us I made the switch to mirrorless cameras two years ago and still to this day we get many questions as to why, so we thought we would discuss again the many reasons why we both have independently chosen to go mirrorless.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 004: Working Quickly With Your Camera 0
Feb 27, 2017

reCOMPOSE 004: Working Quickly With Your Camera

Wether you are trying to capture fast moving wildlife or make an image of swiftly changing light on a lanscape, speed is of the essence. During their workshops Andy and Juan try to instill the idea of working quickly with your camera and being ready before the moment. In this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast Andy and Juan share their techniques for working quickly with your 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 contact@recompose.photo.

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Landscape Photography with Marc Muench 0
Feb 13, 2017

reCOMPOSE 003: Landscape Photography with Marc Muench

For this episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast we have invited our good friend Marc Muench to join us on a discussion about landscape photography. Marc is a landscape photographer whose work has appeared on covers or inside of Time Magazine, National Geographic Magazine, Traveler, Arizona Highways, Ski, Skiing, Sunset, Outside, Sierra Magazine, and more.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 002: We Answer Your Questions 1
Jan 30, 2017

reCOMPOSE 002: We Answer Your Questions

This episode of the reCOMPOSE podcast is dedicated to answering your questions. We are so grateful to you all for being in touch with us and the amazing feedback we have received on this new podcast, and the questions you have already been sending in. Keep those questions 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 at contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 001: Photographing National Parks 2
Jan 16, 2017

reCOMPOSE 001: Photography in National Parks

Thank you for joining us on the new reCOMPOSE photography podcast. We are so glad you have decided to join us on this new adventure. We received so much positive feedback from so many of you on the AlphaMirrorless podcast we wanted to expand our charter and discuss any and all photography topics. We hope to live up to your expectations, but as always make sure to stay in touch with us, sending us suggestions, topics to discuss, constructive criticism and most importantly your questions.

The reCOMPOSE podcast will be released every other Monday

In this inaugural episode Andy and Juan discuss photographing National Parks and we discuss out favorite parks. Hope you enjoy the podcast.

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 contact@recompose.photo.

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reCOMPOSE 000: Priming the engines 1
Jan 9, 2017

Hello folks, this is a quick recording for the new reCOMPOSE podcast by Andy Williams and Juan Pons. This is a short file in order to prime the engines of both iTunes and Google Play.

Make sure to join us here every other week for all things photography.

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