Episode 252 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Landscape photographer, Varina Patel In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Show Opener: Landscape photographer Varina Patel opens the show. Thanks Varina! Sponsors: - Get FreshBooks cloud accounting FREE for 30 DAYS by entering PetaPixel in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section at FreshBooks.com/PetaPixel - Get 20% off at MeFOTO.com with offer code: PetaPixel20 - More at LensShark.com/deals. Our 2018 sweepstakes: The PetaPixel Photography Podcast 2018 Sweepstakes! We're giving away a choice of camera + Tamron 24-70mm G2 and a bunch of other great prizes! Stories: Canon files a patent for fingerprint technology in cameras and lenses. (#) Sony's way of updating your camera's firmware could be a security risk. (#) You can finally schedule your Instagram posts...if you jump through some hoops. (#) Sony's CEO steps aside...and for good reason. (#) Fujifilm announces its X-A5 and a new lens. (#) A photographer dies leading a lava field photography tour. (#) My other podcast with Brian Matiash, the No Name Photo Show. Connect With Us Thank you for listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast! Connect with me, Sharky James on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (all @LensShark) as we build this community. We’d love to answer your question on the show. Leave us an audio question through our voicemail widget, comment below or via social media. But audio questions are awesome! You can also cut a show opener for us to play on the show! As an example: “Hi, this is Matt Smith with Double Heart Photography in Chicago, Illinois, and you’re listening to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast with Sharky James!”