#Special Guest

Ep. #163 - Riding on the Edge of a Snap with Ulices Del Toro

This week's episode is a little weird. First off, it's explicit. Don't listen to it at work or in front of your kids. Second off, we didn't have time to record this week, so instead of leaving everyone hanging we're putting up some segments from some of our Patreon episodes to give people an idea of what the Patreon content is like. So, if you're already on the Patreon, sorry.

August 11, 2020

Ep. #162 - Overheating Issues with Ulices Del Toro of the Wedding Photo Podcast

This week Dustin and Steve have their friend Ulices Del Toro back on the podcast to form the Blue Shirt Boys group and also to talk about some gear that Sony put out. Like that amazing CF Express type A card and corresponding card reader. Or those new touch screen menus that Sony made. Or those hybrid card slots they created... and yes, I guess we get around to talking about the new Sony a7S III. We solve the overheating issues that both the Sony a7S III and the Canon EOS R5 are experiencing while shooting outside, with one cool product Sony put out that isn't even camera related. We also talk about the photographer that tracked down a couple getting married on the Brooklyn Bridge (to chorus) to give them a photo. We discuss whether or not you should be allowed to skip out on a wedding if people aren't wearing masks or social distancing. We also discuss Kodak's pivot to pharmaceuticals and GoPro's pivot to being a lifestyle brand. Then we talk about the improved eye autofocus on the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6 and there's a Nikon z5 coming out which will have dual card slots.

August 5, 2020

Ep. #161 - Unsplash and Drone Photos with Josh Withers of the Rebel's Guide to Getting Married

This week Steve is joined by Josh Withers of the Rebel's Guide to Getting Married. Steve and Josh talk about COVID-19 cancellations, unsplash, and drone photos. They also talk about facial manipulation in photos that people do to get those big beautiful anime eyes, just like Josh's eyes in the episode art (which is definitely not a horrifically photoshopped image that Steve made with a photo of Josh's from Unsplash). Steve and Josh also talk about laminar, anthropics, and AI editors. Josh also shares about how to get great audio when you're shooting video (which is always a struggle... I mean, listen to the disclaimer at the beginning of the episode). There's also an adorable guest at the end of the show, but you'll have to watch the video if you want to be blown away by how cute Luna Withers is.

July 28, 2020

Ep. #157 - Can You Turn Away Unattractive Clients? with James Kelly of the Photographers Craic Podcast

Steve talks with James Kelly of the Photographers Craic Podcast. Steve and James talk about the way COVID-19 has affected their very different countries and how they’re both coping. They also talk about James’s equine photography and a little bit about landscape. They also discuss price fixing, cartels and oligopolies.

July 2, 2020

Ep. #156 - Can you Shoot a Wedding with an iPhone? with Jennifer Van Elk

This is kind of a weird episode in that it's more serious than usual. You know how sometimes when you're a douchebag every conversation becomes a podcast (sorry, replace douchebag with podcaster). Well, that's what I did to Jenn. We were just talking through what the experience of shooting with an iPhone was like and I recorded the conversation to help me as I went to write a blog post about it later... and that turned into this episode.

June 24, 2020

Ep. #155 - Technology Troubles with Ulices Del Toro of the Wedding Photo Podcast

This week Steve forgets about Dustin. Literally, Steve forgot that Dustin was going to be out of town and had to rope Ulices Del Toro in for an emergency guest host spot... And it goes terribly. Mired in the muck of technology trouble Steve and Ulices barely manage to record an episode. It's all Steve's fault as his computer and Skype seem to just be failing him left and right. In this episode Steve and Ulices talk about a photographer who was shot in the face, an image that bricked a bunch of Android phones, Ulices's time working for Kim Kardashian's publicity team, and some other technology that Steve is breaking, specifically his Apple Watch. Also, Steve and Jenn are switching to PicTime and we start discussing that.

June 17, 2020

Ep. #154 - Wedding Crashers with Morgan Roberts and Dominic Fitzgerald of Down Down Critics are Down

This episode we discuss the highly problematic film Wedding Crashers with Morgan Roberts and Dominic Fitzgerald of the Down Down Critics are Down podcast! Buckle up, because this episode is a little bit messy. Also one of the crew this week admits something ridiculously miraculous... they've never been to a wedding. A wedding virgin watched Wedding Crashers... it's so weird.

June 11, 2020

Ep. #151 - Getting Back to Work After the Pandemic with Jenn Van Elk

This week we're talking about getting back to work shooting photos after the pandemic. A lot of the way we do business is going to change as a direct result of the coronavirus and we want to help guide listeners through that. But also, what's the sexiest underwear a man could wear? Because that has merit for photographers too? Right? No?

May 18, 2020

Ep. #148 - Wedding Industry Pet Peeves with Natalie Franke of The Rising Tide Society and HoneyBook

This week we talk with Natalie Franke of The Rising Tide Society and HoneyBook about community building and how HoneyBook is helping photographers cope with the coronavirus pandemic. We also talk about Amaretto Sours and how Natalie likes fixing her eggs. Plus we delve into some talk about workshops and wedding industry pet peeves.

April 29, 2020

Ep. #142 - De-Shelled Turtles with Lexie Machado

This week we talked with Lexie Machado of The Awkward Photog - Alexa Machado Photography. We talk with Lexie about celery juicing, photoshopping portraits, using selective coloring in your editing workflow, and about building an educational platform for photographers. We also talk about de-shelled turtle backgrounds, photoshopping blankets out from under kids, the ethics of drawing or dropping someone into a photo, and what exactly Lightroom do and what it different from photoshop.

March 17, 2020