Confession: I’ve been avoiding this question… We’re totally digging on our Uservoice page and stoked on all the thoughtful questions people have been asking and voting on, and this is one that has slowly risen to the top, and now I simply can’t ignore it. The truth is that the answer to this question is super simple for...
One of the coolest new features that we just introduced to our blog is the ability for people to interact with our blog by voting for their favorite images. Earlier this week, Erin and I quietly released this feature and our Inbox has officially been bombarded with requests for information about how we did it!...
No matter how much formal education you’ve had in your life, your true education begins when your business begins. There’s nothing like learning on the job to bring you up to speed on your profession, and every education needs a school book, right? It’s so important to continually educate yourself when it comes to your...
One of the topics that we get asked most about (and I mean most by a long shot) relates to how folks should price themselves in their photography business. It’s hard to give solid advice in a one-size-fits-all sort of way because everybody is so different and every photographer operates a different business – different...
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’re probably well aware of how much we love the photography community, and how much we really and truly desire to help others on their journey through our experiences. Since there’s more to living life as a photographer than simply gear questions and biz...
We’re LOVING all of the questions we’re getting from our photographer readers out there, so definitely keep them coming! We’ve got a bunch of FAQ posts coming soon that cover some topics in an in-depth manner, but a lot of the questions we get have somewhat brief responses, so that’s what this is – a...
It’s no secret – Jeff and I have nice cameras. And nice lenses. It’s kind of a requirement in our profession. It’s also no secret that we like to travel and have been traveling quite a bit lately. In fact, if you were to ask us to list our hobbies, we would list drinking good...
The day before we left Singapore to return back to the US we had the privilege of being interviewed by our good friend Leon Sandoval of Colorati. We chatted about everything from running a business while traveling around the world to how we got started to the different business roles Erin and I have –...
In the last FAQ post, I talked about how to find your style as it relates to photography and the discussion was really centered around just getting out there and shooting a whole lot. One of the ways to do this and also refine your style is to second shoot for other photographers during weddings...
Erin and I just wrapped up an incredible week in New Orleans for Pictage’s Partner Conference and we had so many great conversations with photographers from all over the country, and I was surprised by the number of photographers who had questions about how to find their style. In reality though, its no surprise at...
One thing that used to be a constant source of frustration for us in our business was our website, and my hunch is that if you’re a photographer (or other creative who uses a website to display their portfolio) you know exactly what I mean. The two biggest issues we encountered with the different websites...
Now that we’ve done a handful of our FAQ Friday posts, the questions from you guys are starting to really pour in! So I’m going to use today’s FAQ installment to answer a bunch of the questions that are definitely worthy of talking about, but don’t require a full FAQ post. As always, if you...
Updated August 9, 2010 to include the latest additions to our backup schematic. We frequently get asked how we go about backing up our images, and I’ve been really surprised by all the photographers I’ve come across that have some pretty wacky backup schematics in place that are not only time consuming but can be...
During our last FAQ Friday, I (Jeff) talked about how we made our blog using WordPress, and I mentioned that this time we’d be talking about how we actually prepare our images that go on our daily blog posts. This is something that we get asked about frequently, and I’m surprised how many photographers I’ve...
It’s no secret that Erin and I love our blog. Our blog is much more to us than simply a glimpse into the recent weddings and engagements that we’ve photographed – it’s also a journal of our lives, both photographically and personally. We’ve really enjoyed sharing our journey with all of you over the past...
One of the questions we get asked most often is about the gear we have in our bag – what lenses we love and why. So hopefully this will be a great start to the FAQ posts. As always, if you have any questions about this topic, or other topics, just ask it in the...
Erin and I love to share, and we consider ourselves to be total open books when it comes to photography. We definitely remember what it was like when we were first starting out: the questions, the uncertainty, the search for some semblance of help in a world that was growing noisier and noisier and more confusing...
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