Some people ask why we love engagement sessions so much, and the answer is simple: WE'RE TOTALLY SELFISH. The engagement session is the perfect excuse to hang out with our clients, get to know a LOT about them, and allow them to get used to being photographed by...
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If you only could use one lens for an entire wedding which would you choose? And do you guys shoot wide open? The light is always so awesome in your pictures!!
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Where do you meet up with clients or where would you recommend for photographers who don't have their own studio?
It can be one of the toughest challenges for an artist, especially a new one. It effects your branding, your marketing, your income, and your satisfaction in your work. It's not something you can force, but it takes work to develop. It's the heart and soul of your...
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All of your images have a special "crisp-ness" to them. What's the secret? What sharpening method do you guys use?
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What do you think is the biggest secret to your success?
What are the most important things you got from reading Fast Track Photographer, and how have you incorporated them into your lives/business?
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Who do you use to print your albums?
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How do you set your White Balance? Do you use auto or Kelvin?
Do you worry about manually choosing a focus point or do you let the camera auto choose for you? Seems that manually choosing would be too time consuming.
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. In fact, back in 2010 Jeff and I spent two months living in Singapore and traveling through Southeast Asia,...
For anyone who has ever been a creative, my question to you: When do those years of disappointment with your work end and satisfaction with your art begins? Does it ever happen? Or is there always going to be a (healthy) disappointment? Whatever the answer may be,...
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. And I get it. there's an authentic felt need for photographers to "get everything together" in order to book...
I found this video a while ago, and if I'm being honest, I go back and watch it all the time. But only if I'm being honest... It's a promo video of sorts for the acclaimed surf photographer Mickey Smith, but honestly it's more of an art piece than an actual promo...
