First up we’re talking about that new Black widow trailer before we get into Instagram Analytics and doctor visits. It’s been a crazy year but I think we can all agree that Black Widow is so much better than Hawkeye. Next up we talk about Dustin’s experiments with Facebook Live and his big switch to Sony. We also talk about Steve’s purchase of just one measly monopod over the Black Friday sales, and Steve’s new found love of Rogue Filters. Then we talk about the Canon Eos Rs that’s rumored to be announced in February as well as the Canon Eos hybrid mount camera rumor (that’s an EF/RF mount camera, so you can use your old lenses on a new body without an adaptor). Finally, we talk about how everyone needs to stop telling their friends to buy Sony gear. Talk up some crappy brands so that Sony has competition. We don’t want a monopoly. So tell your frenemies to go for a Fujifilm or Canon or Nikon or Panasonic this year and tell your enemies to go with Olympus.
Ep. #126 - Processed Bovine Expressions with Morgan Roberts
This week we’re joined by professional wedding guest, Morgan Roberts! Morgan is a wedding photographer from Moggill in Australia, just outside of Brisbane. We talk with Morgan about getting groped at a wedding, seeing a punch up at a wedding, watching an uncle get into a biffer… and that’s all just one story. We also talk with Morgan about weird copyright requests, Nikon vs. Fujifilm, and breaking out of a three month slump where he didn’t book any new weddings.
Ep. #125 - The Third Annual Thanksgiving Special
In our third annual Thanksgiving special, we give thanks for all our blessings from this past year. It's been a great one so we have a lot to mention. We're both super thankful for our amazing families, for the great community that's formed around this podcast, and for listeners who leave positive reviews and then take a dump on Dustin's heart. What a blessing that last one was this past year.
Ep. #124 - Confounded Clients Do Shoot With Wrong Photographer, Don't Realize Till It's Over
Santa Sessions, the impending Thanksgiving holiday in the US, part 107 study sessions, and software for your cloud client are how we start this episode. Then we’re talking about guerrilla marketing, storage solutions, Olympus getting out of the camera game, and things that Instagram is testing on US users right now. Also, we talk about drones and privacy and Dustin surprisingly drops some drone knowledge from his studies.
Ep. #123 - What Do You Do If the Guests Don't Want to Be at the Wedding?
Disney+ is out and it's tampering with our editing schedules. How can we pay attention to photos and videos and audio when Lady and the Tramp is available to stream in both animation and live action? We talk a lot about Dustin's impending Santa Sessions in this episode. We also talk about lasers blasting camera sensors, Kurt Russel being sexy af, weird spammy emails and how we can replicate them for our businesses, and flying a drone at a condo after the property manager said it was a no drone zone.
Ep. #122 - Should You Deliver Proposal Photos if She Said No?
The mayoral campaign is over. The DJI Mavic Mini is out. Dustin's learning how to circumvent no fly zones with his drone, legally. Steve's doing corporate shoots and having Buscemi problems. We also talk Google Photos limits and the retouching features that Google consulted with wedding photographers on to get just right. Steve talks about his experience playing around with Fujifilm cameras at a Drink and Click meetup.
Ep. #121 - How To Deal With Clients Editing Your Photos
Dustin tells a story about a photographer that was telling lies about him. Steve basically asks Dustin, "You mad bro?" Then we talk about the Canon 1Dx Mark III, the Canon Ra, and the possible Canon Rx. Also, Canon's going to make mirrorless cameras even smaller, according to a new patent. Then we're talking about Clickbait and making up our own clickbait headlines that are even better. Finally we talk about the new Mavic Mini that's coming out... but we were talking about it the day before the news was released when some company accidentally leaked the marketing materials.
Ep. #120 - Spectral Imaging (Halloween Special)
On this special Halloween episode, Steve interviews Spectral Imaging Professor Dr. Richard Von Finkelstein. Dr. Von Finkelstein has a PhD in spectral imaging. His life changed at the age of 9 when he saw his first ghost and went to capture an image of it on his camera. That event, changed the course of his entire life.
Ep. #119 - Questionable Inflatable Doll Photos
This week Dustin talks at length about a haunted house he went through. He's so courageous! We also have follow up about mattresses and using your Mac as a second display for your other Mac. Then, we're talking about Instagram at length. This episode is all about that toxic cess pool of social media. Stuck on Me is a movie with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. Also, a listener shares a messed up dream with us.
Ep. #118 - #wedding
This week we're talking detail photos and Steve shares a huge mistake he made while shooting details at a recent wedding. We're also talking about SEO and teaching other people how to fly drones, because there's only one expert drone pilot that young drone enthusiasts trust when it's time to learn to fly. We also talk about changing your style to match vendors you want to work with and using wedding hashtags.
Ep. #117 - Conceptual Photography with Aaron Nace of Phlearn
Aaron Nace joins us this week to talk about his conceptual photography, his journey into becoming a photographer, and his recent trip to Alaska where he shot the reception of a wedding. He's not a wedding photographer, but he did get the photos turned around and sent back to the client in one night. So he's putting us all to shame. We also talk with Aaron about his company Phlearn and the motivation behind teaching other photographers his craft.
Ep. #116 - Should You Charge More For Shoots You Don't Want to Do?
It's fall. We're busy and the planet looks like it's slowly dying a beautiful death. This week we're talking about videographers getting all up in our business. People posting candid photos from weddings and then saying they need a photographer that can recreate that for them at their wedding. We also talk about disappointing food at weddings.
Ep. #115 - Can You Take a Photo of a Piece of Art? or Scotland's Famous Leprechauns and Lucky Charms
STOP VAPING NOW! Look, we gotta get this important message out. Vaping is too cool and the government doesn't want you to look so cool anymore. So you have to stop now... also people are dying... but mostly the government hates how cool you look. So leave your vape stick at home and take professional vapist off your business card. Now that we've finished that, let's get to the episode!
Ep. #114 - From Film School to Wedding Photographer with Raymond Hatfield of the Beginner Photography Podcast
This week we're joined by Raymond Hatfield of the Beginner Photography Podcast! Raymond is a Indianapolis wedding photographer with a lot of experience. This week we're talking to Raymond about the LA Dodgers, his journey from Tech High School to Film School to Wedding Photographer, his photography podcast and its awesome community.
Ep. #113 - What Should You Do When a Wedding Guest Disrespects You?
What do you even do with $4k cash? Having trouble figuring out what to do with that drug money your client used to pay you? Don't worry, we can help. Also we're talking about those iPhones 11 Pro Max, bothers that steal your photos, Skylum Luminar 4, and advertising on Facebook. We also talk about the Hillary Clinton gangster infested Google groups (and we have no clue what the hell that means).
Ep. #112 - Should You Block Your Business Frenemies with James Kelly and Ross Eaglesham of the Photographer's Craic Podcast
We’re joined by James Kelly and Ross Eaglesham of the Photographer’s Craic Podcast this week! We’re talking about ways to jazz up your real estate photography with sexy pictures… like literally, pictures of yourself having sex. James shares a story about a couple having sex at a wedding in a deliberate attempt to to destroy family photos. We’re also sharing stories about the pettiest things that have happened at weddings, as in the pettiest things we’ve made the mistake of doing. James shares the secret to doing shooting three weddings in a row that are all over 12 hours.
Ep. #111 - Adventurous Elopements and Drone Photos with Josh Withers of the Rebel's Guide to Getting Married
This week we recorded with Josh Withers! Josh is a marriage celebrant from Australia, but this episode is about so much more than just celebrating marriage. Josh and his wife Brit run a company called the Elopement Collective and we talk to Josh a lot about planning and running elopements. We also talk to him about the role photographers play in elopements and what his wife and him look for when they're trying to identify photographers to work with for their company. Josh is also an amazing drone photographer and while he's out doing elopements he takes a lot of drone photos of the surrounding landscapes. So we talk with Josh a lot about the drone photos and what he looks for when shooting drone photos.
Ep #110 - How Should You Price Destination Wedding Photography?
Spider-Man is out of the MCU. A photographer loses photos in a house fire. A photographer in Wisconsin who lost their gear, get it all back... with the wedding photos still on the cards (after running recovery software). A multi-year winner of the Knot's "Best of Weddings" award is sued by a bunch of clients and the media thinks this is a big deal. We learn about the beauty of death and see brainstorm how we can incorporate that into our weddings. DJI puts out a new Osmo pocket thing for cell phones.
Ep. #109 - Airy-Fairy Photography with Booray Perry and Gary Hughes of the Photobomb Podcast
This week we’re joined by the world’s greatest photographers, Booray Perry and Gary Hughes, of the Photobomb Podcast! It’s a claim that the intro to their podcast makes every week… and I guess now we’ve made about them too. We’re talking about Comic books, Dungeons and Dragons, parenting, podcasting, the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and a little bit about actual photography at some point too!
Ep. #108 - What's The Point of a Ladder? With Andy Buscemi, Neal Urban, and Jimi Ferrara of Wedding Photographers Unite!
This week, we're joined by Andy Buscemi and Neal Urban of Wedding Photographers Unite! for a joint episode! Unfortunately, Jimi Ferrara couldn't make it on the show, but we'll get him next time. This week we are talking about non-disparagement clauses, what should you do when a vendor wants to use your photos but won't meet your terms for use (crediting you as the person that took the photo), how to identify vendors you want to work with, how to handle fans of your work when they're wedding guests, Sony cameras, and drones. Neal also brings a conundrum to the table in this episode. What would you do if the videographer got in a bunch of your photos? Photoshop them out? Deliver the photos with the videographer in them?