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244 - Welcome back to the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast! I'm your host, Nicole Begley, and today we have a very special guest, Daniel Usenko, the creative force behind Pixellu, developers of my favorite album design software, Smart Albums.Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting to explore the possibility of adding albums to your services, this episode is packed with insights that will inspire you to not only streamline your workflow, but also potentially utilize albums in your marketing. Daniel will share how Smart Albums can transform the tedious task of album creation into a swift, enjoyable process, enhancing both your product offering and client experience. So, buckle up as we uncover the potential for offering gorgeous albums to your clients.WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:The Value of Print:Daniel discusses the importance of printed albums in today's digital age and how they can distinguish your services from others, providing a tangible product that clients treasure.Advice for Incorporating Albums into Your Business: Daniel gives practical advice on how photographers can seamlessly integrate album sales into their offerings, enhancing client satisfaction and boosting their bottom line.Improving Photographer Efficiency: Discover how Smart Albums can drastically reduce the time spent on album designs, enabling photographers to pre-design albums for sales sessions and increase their profitability.The Origins of Smart Albums: Daniel shares the journey from the early days of album design, which required days of work using Photoshop or InDesign, to the development of Smart Albums, which now allows photographers to design beautiful albums in less than 10 minutes.Utilizing Albums for Marketing: Explore innovative ways to use albums as a marketing tool, whether it's showcasing your work at events or creating bespoke client albums that drive new business.Resources From This Episode:Ready to save 15% on your first year of SmartAlbums? Use the code: FREEDOMFOCUSHair of the Dog Academy Elevate Coaching ProgramFreedom Focus FormulaJOIN THE PARTY: Connect with us on Instagram Explore valuable pet photography resources here Discover effective pricing and sales strategies for all portrait photographers. Ready to grow your business? Elevate helps you do just that. Check out our recommended gear and favorite books.
I'm back talking about my favourite upsells; Albums! This is Episode 3 of my Album Series on the Life & Lens Podcast and I'm going to share my album design process from beginning to end.When I first started selling albums, I had no idea how to design albums. I thought to myself, ‘hoowww do I do this??' and I'm guessing many of you might have had the same thoughts if you are new to selling albums. The Art of Selling Albums is launching 30th April. The online course covers how to sell and design albums in a step-by-step format so you can level up your client experience, make more profit and have more freedom in your business. Key Takeaways· Design Your Couples Album: I use Smart Albums and I don't wait until my client has selected their favourite images to start their album design. · One Design Revision: I allow one design revision only as part of my album workflow to keep the timeline moving· Curate Your Images & Layout: When designing your album use 100-120 images from your highlights and maintain white space to allow the images to breath. · You Are The Story-Teller: Break your album design the wedding into chapters including getting ready, first look, ceremony, reception, dancefloor, exit.· Communication is Key: be clear with your client about timelines.· Don't Skip Quality Checks; Always check over the album before sending it to the couple. Look for marks, printing flaws or damage to album corners.· Testimonials are Golden: Always ask for feedback Tools & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeLei Lei Clavey Education Resources Page DYMO PrintersPixellu Smart Albums – Receive 15% off your first 12 months, use my code ‘leileiclavey'. Vision Art – Receive 15% discount on your first album order, use my code ‘leilei15' Further Show Notes Visit: https://leileiclaveyeducation.com/podcast Lei Lei Clavey Education Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leileiclaveyeducation/ Lei Lei Photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leileiclavey/ Lei Lei Photography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leileiclaveyphotography Lei Lei LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lei-lei-clavey/ Wedding Photography website: https://www.leileiclavey.com/ Subscribe to my education newsletter here: https://shorturl.at/lxzR8 Shop Wedding Price Guide Template and Wedding Client Guide Template: https://leileiclaveyeducation.com/guidesandtemplatesShop Album Cover Templates: https://leileiclaveyeducation.com/album-templates Shop My Favourite Business & Mindset Books: https://shorturl.at/egGKMShop My Gear: https://shorturl.at/jlyOZ ...
So it's 2023 already! What happened to 2022? This episode says a big thank you for 2022 and kicks off the year ahead with some thoughts on how to deal with so much negativity in the years and the media. We're hitting it all with positivity, energy, creativity and laughter! Well, you wouldn't expect anything different from us would you? We also say thanks to some incredible brands who have put a little faith in us and asked us to be ambassadors: Graphistudio (they create the best photographic albums on the planet!) https://www.graphistudio.com/en/ Pixellu (we use their brilliant Smart Albums application to do the heavy lifting for all of our album designs) https://www.pixellu.com/ Panasonic Eneloop Batteries (not as sexy maybe as let's say, a camera but massively important!) These guys have very kindly helped with a little funding for the podcast - useful given that we entirely fund it, write it and produce it ourselves. A little help like this goes a long way - just like the life of their AA batteries (sorry, couldn't resist!) https://amzn.eu/d/gbinUuT Finally, we mention a package that is proving priceless for us in our colour correction - Imagen AI. Machine Learning (aka. Artificial Intelligence) is certainly going to be a huge part of all of our lives in the future - some of it for good and some of it otherwise - and one or two applications have already emerged that are stunningly elegant in the way they support our business: this is one. Since we added this to our workflow, it has not only saved us hour upon hour but has also improved the consistency of our colours and grading. Ai isn't all bad! If you fancy getting 1500 free credits, use this link: https://www.imagen-ai.com/start?ref=paulwilkinson We also want to thank all of our clients - both as subjects and as delegates to our workshops - we could not be happier and more grateful that you're part of our lives! THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU and here's to a fabulous year ahead! Cheers P. If you enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography, for more articles and videos about this beautiful industry. You can also read a full transcript of this episode. PLEASE also subscribe and leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics, you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk.
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Pre-show: John is a Swiftie Follow-up: John’s 2FA transfer options, and a suggestion from particles! Automating Watch faces (via Alex Serriere) Newer Apple TV 4K models support HDR in YouTube (via Matt Freedman) Photos, Smart Albums, and boolean logic (via Jakob) Hiding purchases in Music (via Arem) Twitter Tribulations Elon Musk has the world’s thinnest skin Employee corrects Elon He’s also a big jerk H-1B visa Intel 8088 HomeKit is amazing for some people (via Todd) X10 Mac enters the third year of “two-year transition” Will John and Marco ever be satisfied? (via Jonathan Claydon) iPhones 14 Satellite Emergency SOS is live Newsroom Casey’s screen recording iJustine’s Discussion with Kaiann and Arun Sending location via satellite Mastodon Wikipedia Federation ActivityPub Bluesky Micro.blog #askatp: What’s the best way to download Xcode? (via Eshu Marneedi) Xcodes Reflections on Trusting Tust What is the best-designed Mac app that Apple currently makes? (via Claude Zeins) Claris Em@iler Microsoft Entourage What advice do we have for leading people at work? (via Andrew Larson) Post-show: Marco kicks the MySQL-shaped can down the road. FCModel FMDB Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed! And 15% off in the store!
Apple's event is confirmed for September 7th. LastPass had a security breach: update your passwords! Amazon devices aren't working within a caller's WiFi network. What can you do about your Linux server getting DDoS'd? What to do about a satellite receiver? Syncing smart TVs to your Apple HomePod Mini. What are some mirrorless camera suggestions? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! Apple is having its iPhone event on September 7th. LastPass security breach: change your passwords! The ashes of Nichelle Nichols is set for deep space. A caller's Amazon devices are not working with the WiFi network. Could it be an issue with his multiband router? Sam Abuelsamid and how to perform a hard reset on your electric vehicle (Lucid Air in Sam's case). Talking about replacing personal vehicles with more public transit & ride-sharing services. Can I install Linux on my Mac? What to do about my Linux server getting hit by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS)? What are the common causes of a blue screen of death (BSOD) on your Windows machine? Chris Marquardt and the Friendly assignment review. Using technology to better support those in major metropolitan areas? Can the iPad do "Smart Albums" like Photos on the Mac? A caller's satellite receiver is dying. How easy is it to repair it, or does it need to be replaced? Rod Pyle and his return from the arctic circle & the Artemis 1 launch. Syncing smart TVs to the Apple HomePod Mini. What are some suggestions for good mirrorless cameras? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1922 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-leo Sponsor: UnifyMeeting.com code TECHGUY
Apple's event is confirmed for September 7th. LastPass had a security breach: update your passwords! Amazon devices aren't working within a caller's WiFi network. What can you do about your Linux server getting DDoS'd? What to do about a satellite receiver? Syncing smart TVs to your Apple HomePod Mini. What are some mirrorless camera suggestions? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! Apple is having its iPhone event on September 7th. LastPass security breach: change your passwords! The ashes of Nichelle Nichols is set for deep space. A caller's Amazon devices are not working with the WiFi network. Could it be an issue with his multiband router? Sam Abuelsamid and how to perform a hard reset on your electric vehicle (Lucid Air in Sam's case). Talking about replacing personal vehicles with more public transit & ride-sharing services. Can I install Linux on my Mac? What to do about my Linux server getting hit by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS)? What are the common causes of a blue screen of death (BSOD) on your Windows machine? Chris Marquardt and the Friendly assignment review. Using technology to better support those in major metropolitan areas? Can the iPad do "Smart Albums" like Photos on the Mac? A caller's satellite receiver is dying. How easy is it to repair it, or does it need to be replaced? Rod Pyle and his return from the arctic circle & the Artemis 1 launch. Syncing smart TVs to the Apple HomePod Mini. What are some suggestions for good mirrorless cameras? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1922 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsor: UnifyMeeting.com code TECHGUY
Apple's event is confirmed for September 7th. LastPass had a security breach: update your passwords! Amazon devices aren't working within a caller's WiFi network. What can you do about your Linux server getting DDoS'd? What to do about a satellite receiver? Syncing smart TVs to your Apple HomePod Mini. What are some mirrorless camera suggestions? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! Apple is having its iPhone event on September 7th. LastPass security breach: change your passwords! The ashes of Nichelle Nichols is set for deep space. A caller's Amazon devices are not working with the WiFi network. Could it be an issue with his multiband router? Sam Abuelsamid and how to perform a hard reset on your electric vehicle (Lucid Air in Sam's case). Talking about replacing personal vehicles with more public transit & ride-sharing services. Can I install Linux on my Mac? What to do about my Linux server getting hit by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS)? What are the common causes of a blue screen of death (BSOD) on your Windows machine? Chris Marquardt and the Friendly assignment review. Using technology to better support those in major metropolitan areas? Can the iPad do "Smart Albums" like Photos on the Mac? A caller's satellite receiver is dying. How easy is it to repair it, or does it need to be replaced? Rod Pyle and his return from the arctic circle & the Artemis 1 launch. Syncing smart TVs to the Apple HomePod Mini. What are some suggestions for good mirrorless cameras? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1922 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-leo Sponsor: UnifyMeeting.com code TECHGUY
Apple's event is confirmed for September 7th. LastPass had a security breach: update your passwords! Amazon devices aren't working within a caller's WiFi network. What can you do about your Linux server getting DDoS'd? What to do about a satellite receiver? Syncing smart TVs to your Apple HomePod Mini. What are some mirrorless camera suggestions? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! Apple is having its iPhone event on September 7th. LastPass security breach: change your passwords! The ashes of Nichelle Nichols is set for deep space. A caller's Amazon devices are not working with the WiFi network. Could it be an issue with his multiband router? Sam Abuelsamid and how to perform a hard reset on your electric vehicle (Lucid Air in Sam's case). Talking about replacing personal vehicles with more public transit & ride-sharing services. Can I install Linux on my Mac? What to do about my Linux server getting hit by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS)? What are the common causes of a blue screen of death (BSOD) on your Windows machine? Chris Marquardt and the Friendly assignment review. Using technology to better support those in major metropolitan areas? Can the iPad do "Smart Albums" like Photos on the Mac? A caller's satellite receiver is dying. How easy is it to repair it, or does it need to be replaced? Rod Pyle and his return from the arctic circle & the Artemis 1 launch. Syncing smart TVs to the Apple HomePod Mini. What are some suggestions for good mirrorless cameras? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1922 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsor: UnifyMeeting.com code TECHGUY
Apple's event is confirmed for September 7th. LastPass had a security breach: update your passwords! Amazon devices aren't working within a caller's WiFi network. What can you do about your Linux server getting DDoS'd? What to do about a satellite receiver? Syncing smart TVs to your Apple HomePod Mini. What are some mirrorless camera suggestions? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! Apple is having its iPhone event on September 7th. LastPass security breach: change your passwords! The ashes of Nichelle Nichols is set for deep space. A caller's Amazon devices are not working with the WiFi network. Could it be an issue with his multiband router? Sam Abuelsamid and how to perform a hard reset on your electric vehicle (Lucid Air in Sam's case). Talking about replacing personal vehicles with more public transit & ride-sharing services. Can I install Linux on my Mac? What to do about my Linux server getting hit by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS)? What are the common causes of a blue screen of death (BSOD) on your Windows machine? Chris Marquardt and the Friendly assignment review. Using technology to better support those in major metropolitan areas? Can the iPad do "Smart Albums" like Photos on the Mac? A caller's satellite receiver is dying. How easy is it to repair it, or does it need to be replaced? Rod Pyle and his return from the arctic circle & the Artemis 1 launch. Syncing smart TVs to the Apple HomePod Mini. What are some suggestions for good mirrorless cameras? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1922 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy Sponsor: UnifyMeeting.com code TECHGUY
Apple's event is confirmed for September 7th. LastPass had a security breach: update your passwords! Amazon devices aren't working within a caller's WiFi network. What can you do about your Linux server getting DDoS'd? What to do about a satellite receiver? Syncing smart TVs to your Apple HomePod Mini. What are some mirrorless camera suggestions? Plus, conversations with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! Apple is having its iPhone event on September 7th. LastPass security breach: change your passwords! The ashes of Nichelle Nichols is set for deep space. A caller's Amazon devices are not working with the WiFi network. Could it be an issue with his multiband router? Sam Abuelsamid and how to perform a hard reset on your electric vehicle (Lucid Air in Sam's case). Talking about replacing personal vehicles with more public transit & ride-sharing services. Can I install Linux on my Mac? What to do about my Linux server getting hit by a denial-of-service attack (DDoS)? What are the common causes of a blue screen of death (BSOD) on your Windows machine? Chris Marquardt and the Friendly assignment review. Using technology to better support those in major metropolitan areas? Can the iPad do "Smart Albums" like Photos on the Mac? A caller's satellite receiver is dying. How easy is it to repair it, or does it need to be replaced? Rod Pyle and his return from the arctic circle & the Artemis 1 launch. Syncing smart TVs to the Apple HomePod Mini. What are some suggestions for good mirrorless cameras? Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1922 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy Sponsor: UnifyMeeting.com code TECHGUY
G'day Snappers!So this week we discuss the age-old question that has been on photographers' minds for many years. Should we put our prices up on our websites for everyone to see? or should we ask that potential couples contact us to receive this pricing? Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Mountain Edits is a New Zealand based photo and video editing company specialising in weddings and events! Use the code snap10 to get 10% off your first edit!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey Snappers - This week we discuss Instagram reels and client red flags. Can you help us find the solution to turning down a client? Thom was confronted by a couple who didn't make it onto his social media. Find out how we navigate an awkward situation like this.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Mountain Edits is a New Zealand based photo and video editing company specialising in weddings and events! Use the code snap10 to get 10% off your first edit!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey snappers - Greg is back from Australia and Thom is in Croatia! Today we chat about Thom's alternative to business cards, our approach at client meetings and compare our editing processes. Listen up for our wisdom on the art of a quick and snappy edit.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey snappers - we managed to squeeze in an episode before Thom hits the road on his 6 month trip - but we promise we'll be recording as he goes as well. Today we chat about culling... it's the never ending saga of how to do it faster and easier and there are some compelling AI solutions that might be worth looking at. Also, Greg has a new business called Mountain Edits - www.mountainedits.com - which specialises in event and wedding photography editing. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey Snappers! It's mid autumn here down under - perfect photographer weather. In episode 140 things get a little heavy; unfortunately Greg recently had a groomsman get a little too touchy feely with him (similar to what happened to Thom last year), making things pretty uncomfortable. In episode 140 we unpack this situation and try to figure out how we could better deal with this if it ever happens again. We also talk about the incredible Rimini AI, which uses artificial intelligence to repair blurry, out of focus images - it's quite incredible. Check out The Snappening facebook group for the image we refer to in this episode. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Ok listen. Every wedding photographer has a different style. Our industry would be super boring if we all shot in the same way. BUT there are some trends that we at The Snappening just don't like, and one of them is that of intentionally blurry photos. What's up with that?! In episode 139 we rant a bit about this, like the pair of old men we are fast becoming. Greg then takes us through his new Mac Studio, which he absolutely adores. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
G'day Snap-pirates! Episode 138 is busting with beautiful banter. Greg couldn't shoot enough portraits at the wedding, but saved the day by offering the couple a post-wedding shoot. Thom realises some of his wedding terminology wasn't as inclusive as he thought. We chat about best dual-camera harness on the market. And finally, do you want to sell more prints from your galleries? We give you our top tips! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey snappers! Well if you know Greg and Thom then you know we love new Mac stuff. Greg in particular is at froth level midnight over the new Mac Studio announcement. We go over the news as well as cover a couple of other things: 1) managing group photos at weddings and 2) a great place to buy memory cards - www.flashtrend.co.nzLooking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
SORRY we have been so quiet, snappers! Both Greg and Thom are under the pump right now, with wedding season in full swing. All of 2021's covid postponements seem to have fallen in Feb and March so we're super busy shooting and editing! Greg even did 4 weddings in one day.... Today we chat about the number of hours that makes a perfect amount of coverage. Thom reckons it's 8, while historically Greg has always shot for 10. In episode 136 we discuss how we spend this time on the wedding day - how long we're with each partner during prep, what time we finish. We also talk about ceremony times. SPOILER: if you're shooting weddings, you NEED to tell your couples what time to set their ceremony for - it's in your best interests! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Friend, meet Megan Kantor, she and her husband Nate, are the photographers behind Cedar & Pines and they focus on photographing elopements & weddings in the Western US (and the world). In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Megan about creating content that connects you with your current and future clients! This episode is filled with simple and organic things that you can implement into your business right away! YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT MEGAN HERE: Cedar & Pines Instagram Cedar & Pines Website -- ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS? I now offer a 1:1 coaching program! This coaching photogram is designed for photographers that haven't been able to book consistent clients, make lasting relationships in their industry, and are overwhelmed trying to find out why things aren't working. Get all the information here: https://thetogrepublic.com/coaching Want more content? Join the private FREE FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetogrepublic Check out the episode notes for more information: https://thetogrepublic.com/podcast/creating-content-to-connect-with-your-client-with-megan-kantor Join me in Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetogrepublic -- This episode was sponsored by Smart Albums Friend, If you want to increase the revenue of your business I suggest you start selling albums! Albums not only will add value to your collections but they will also add value to your client's experience, a win-win in my book.I design all my albums with Smart Albums, a software that has changed my business! With Smart Albums, you can create a stunning album, cover to cover, in less than 15 minutes. Each stunning spread design has been handcrafted by a graphic artist and it has a huge range of design options and editing tools to give you the freedom to create the perfect design while streamlining your workflow. Find more about Smart Albums on pixellu.com
Hello snappers! Remember us? We have had an amazing break and we're back with so many nuggies you'll beed a knapsack! Thom is all about streamlining his packages at the moment - he wants to be working smarter, not harder and he has some great ideas. The big questions are... 1) At what point can you say "I don't measure my success by how many weddings I shoot?" and 2) does wedding photography have to define me? Much deep.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Friend, this episode with Blair Delaubenfels is packed with content & inspiration if you are looking to start a personal project! Although the last couple of years have been very challenging for some of us, personal projects can be the space you need to recharge, get creative, and most importantly do something just because you love it. YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT BLAIR HERE: WORLD'S BEST WEDDING PHOTOS ART LIFE & BUSINESS -- ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS? I now offer a 1:1 coaching program! This coaching photogram is designed for photographers that haven't been able to book consistent clients, make lasting relationships in their industry, and are overwhelmed trying to find out why things aren't working. Get all the information here: https://thetogrepublic.com/coaching Want more content? Join the private FREE FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetogrepublic Check out the episode notes for more information: https://thetogrepublic.com/podcast/personal-projects-with-blair-delaubenfels Join me in Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetogrepublic -- This episode was sponsored by Smart Albums Friend, If you want to increase the revenue of your business I suggest you start selling albums! Albums not only will add value to your collections but they will also add value to your client's experience, a win-win in my book.I design all my albums with Smart Albums, a software that has changed my business! With Smart Albums, you can create a stunning album, cover to cover, in less than 15 minutes. Each stunning spread design has been handcrafted by a graphic artist and it has a huge range of design options and editing tools to give you the freedom to create the perfect design while streamlining your workflow. Find more about Smart Albums on pixellu.com
Friend, this is one of the most important data you should be tracking in your business! Where are your inquiries coming from? If you have a clear answer you can double down your efforts, or adjust your marketing tactics to see results. In this short episode, I go over how do I track my leads, and what do I do with this information. Remember, that not knowing your numbers will eventually cost you money in your business, so if you're not tracking this is the year to start doing so! Other Episodes Covering This topic: In Episode 119 I talk about 5 reasons tracking your progress is great for your business. Listen now! -- ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS? I now offer a 1:1 coaching program! This coaching photogram is designed for photographers that haven't been able to book consistent clients, make lasting relationships in their industry, and are overwhelmed trying to find out why things aren't working. Get all the information here: https://thetogrepublic.com/coaching Want more content? Join the private FREE FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetogrepublic Check out the episode notes for more information: https://thetogrepublic.com/podcast/where-are-your-inquiries-coming-from -- This episode was sponsored by Smart Albums Friend, If you want to increase the revenue of your business I suggest you start selling albums! Albums not only will add value to your collections but they will also add value to your client's experience, a win-win in my book.I design all my albums with Smart Albums, a software that has changed my business! With Smart Albums, you can create a stunning album, cover to cover, in less than 15 minutes. Each stunning spread design has been handcrafted by a graphic artist and it has a huge range of design options and editing tools to give you the freedom to create the perfect design while streamlining your workflow. Find more about Smart Albums on pixellu.com
Ahoy-hoy Snappers! Episode 134 is all about leads - where they come from, and which ones most often convert to jobs. We go deep into an analysis of where the majority of our leads come from. We then take things EVEN further (using Studio Ninja's epic band-end tools) to figure out which of our lead sources results in the most jobs being booked. Greg also buys a shipping container, and Thom drops an all-time snap down involving velcro.... Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG23.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hello there!We have some genuinely good snap downs today. Greg has been using a website called usesession.com for organising some mini photo sessions while weddings are slow. And Thom has been programming his Lightroom to do all sorts of custom tasks using www.keyboardmaestro.com. We then get to the meat on the bone and chat about the Sony A7iv. There's a lot to love - but is it worth upgrading if you have A7iii bodies (Greg) or A9ii bodies (Thom). Listen on to find out!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG23.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
YES, we actually have a brand new M1Max MacBook Pro in our hands! What an exciting time to be a tech-nerd Apple-loving wedding photographer! Apple's new MacBook Pro announcement was HUGE, and in episode 132 we go right into these new laptops. Thom ordered his as soon as the Apple store came online and received his machine already! So we have a bunch of hands on feedback on how the new 14" M1 Max feels, how it runs, and fast it is compared to Greg's M1 Mac mini and Thom's older Traschan Mac Pro. We also talk about what this means for photographers and whether or not you actually need one of these savage machines. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey hey! Some of the heavy hitters in the industry are releasing some pretty sweet gear in the next little while - namely Sony (A7iv) and Apple (MacBook Pros and minis). It goes with out saying that Greg will be up at sparrow's fart to watch the Tim Cook keynote next week. Other than that, we both have Godox love to share. If you haven't tried the V1 flashes yet, you're missing out. Plus Covid sux... in case you didn't know.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey Snappers! Thom's back shooting weddings and he's stoked. Greg is flat out with his huge side hustle (nothing to do with weddings!). Plus we are both attempting to declutter and tidy our offices with varying levels of success... Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey hey heeeeyyy!!!!!So there was a Uuuuuuuuge announcement from Apple this morning - well it was pretty big - not that big really - actually kinda small. But some of the tasty morsels are tempting... Also, Thom has a new monitor and has recently gone on a selling spree. Greg wants to buy all the things but has no money... and should he buy Ethan Lowrie's 135mm Grand Master... probably.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
A long, long, long time ago, photographers had to shoot weddings using film cameras (I know right!!!) Then digital came along and saved us from all the potential pitfalls of film. But some passionate togs out there still want to shoot weddings solely on film. Is this a good idea? Or a recipe for disaster? Come listen to us bumble through this complex topic in today's episode. Thanks so much to Levi Caleb Allan for the topic suggest, you can find his insta here. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey hey - well it's just nice to be chatting about photography for a change! Oh and covid... So we rabbit on about all kinds of random stuff - some covid contract stuff, some Type O Negative stuff, Greg wants an Apple Watch and recently got an Apple HomePod and Thom is playing with a Sony 20mm f1.8... freaky! Then we get to the meat of the bone and chat about flashes - jeeeez we don't know that much - but we shed some light (boom) on our reception setups.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hi Snappers! Do you ever find yourself suddenly waking from a horrible dream in which you're at a wedding and something is going terribly wrong? WE SURE DO! Today we talk about our wedding dreams - listen in for all the juicy details. We also talk about quiet stealth propellers for your drone from MasterAirScrew (which Thom mistakenly calls MachineScrew, oops)Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
View in HD at . Smart Albums are a handy tool in Mac Photos that can be used to view photos in your library that match certain criteria. Unlike regular albums, you don't add photos to the album manually and they automatically update as you add new photos.
Attention Snappers!Well, the Instagram we know and love appears to be changing to more video-focused content. How will this affect us as wedding photographers? In episode 125 we chat about this move and how we might have to change the content we upload to stay relevant on the 'gram. We also talk about Alphagvrd camera skins, and a bunch of other stuff that you'll love. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hello there dapper-snappers, well we just had so many Snapdowns today that we needed to dedicate a whole episode to them! Thom is still travelling, Greg is back from travelling. We talk about hacking your cable / dongle life, A9ii cameras (spoiler - Thom bought 2) and a big one... Pixieset and Flowthemes have joined forces! Will it be amazing...? Quite possibly! Plus lots of other stuff too :)Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Today we chat about staying relevant - is rebranding something that actually works? Or is it just 'busy work' that makes us feel good? Greg is trying out his Fujifilm Instax SQ3 printer and considering outsourcing his blogging. Thom has a savage snapdown about www.colorfidelity.com which specialises in making colour profiles for specific cameras. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
G'day Snappers Thom is lusting haaard after a Sony a9ii! We talk in depth about these incredible cameras and whether or not they're worth the hefty price upgrade over an a7iii. Greg loves GoPros so we go into those. We also do a live test print of his new Instax printer from FujiFilm. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
SNAP SNAPHere's an ethical quandary for you: your Mum/Dad/Cousin/Mate plans a super important event for a day that you have a wedding. You REALLY need/want to go to this event, and you decide to bail on your wedding. How do you do this? Is doing this even ethical? As per usual on The Snappening we tackle the big issues, and this one is a real big one. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
People… if you know Greg… you know that he has been waiting with baited breath for Lightroom to be updated to function natively on the M1 Mac. Well, that day has finally arrived! And with side by side Mac Minis, he has all the feedback on how the new update works. Spoiler… it's GOOD. We also chat about deposits… some say 50% is too much - what about 100% (whaaaaaaat?). We've also got a nifty little time sync shortcut for ya. But seriously, this one's all about LR on the M1.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
G'day SnappersWe all have a few tricks up our sleeve to help the bridal party loosen up. But what happens when these tricks simply won't work? In episode 119 Greg and Thom share their approach to this highly troublesome scenario. We also chat about desk cable management, and epic card readers to help your workflow. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey snapathon runners, so yeah Thom gets all out of sorts because one of his couples doesn't want their images shared on social media - does he get over it? Listen to find out. We also have some exceptional snap downs and Greg pull out a genuinely good 'make it snapped' - and it wasn't even on his desk!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey you guyyyys!We chat today about all kinds of great stuff. Thom is out on vacation, driving around Victoria - generally loving life. Greg is enjoying some new purchases - a new desk, a desk mat and a sweet headphone stand. Then we get into the meat with a great suggestion from some NZ photography friends - Do you go along with a bride's outrageous requests? Then the age old - Do you eat the food? (clue, hell yes). And finally - How to politely tell a bride that she's late and needs to hurry up!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey there snappers! Listen: what happens if you arrive to a ceremony, you survey how things are laid out, and the light is shocking. BUT, you also notice that if you could just move all the chairs and the arbor a bit to the left, the light would be waaaay better, and your photos would be much much better. What do you do? Do you move things, or do you just shoot what you see? Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey snapstars, today we start unloading the nugget delivery truck with topics such as: Greg has a wedding first, Sigma 35mm V2 look interesting, crappy photo printing by vendors, Suriu tripod reviews, LR speed fixes, old ladies dirty dancing and how to gracefully not give a toss when a wedding is going south...Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hididdly-ho snappers! Apple released a bunch of new products. Like the fanboys we are, we chat about them to figure out what we want to buy, and what isn't really necessary. Greg also drops some monumental snap downs (one of which actually evolves on-air into a mega-super-snapdown). Look, it's a really great episode and you're gonna love it! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
So... it happens... sometimes when you're in the middle of an amazing shoot, your couple just says "yeah... we've had enough". We chat about the range of emotions that come flooding in when this happens and the best way to get over it! Plus our usual hilarious banter.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Ok, listen... let's start off by saying we felt pretty out of our depth in this episode. Thom had a negative experience at a wedding, which involved him being groped, so understandably he's upset. We chat it out, trying our best to be diplomatic and fair, while also realising that we're probably the least qualified people we know to talk about this kind of thing. So, have a listen, and if you think you can add to the conversation - we genuinely want to hear from you on the Facebook page. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Good morning Snappening armyIn episode 111 we fly through a bunch of nice topics: Thom's love for Pfixer Core, Greg's helicopter wedding, and a bunch of other stuff. We then tackle the idea of videographers, and how shooting alongside videographers can change the time you have for portraits with your couple. Don't worry; they have a job to do just like us, and we all need to work together! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Greetings, Snappening disciplesToday's topic is one that might make your blood boil! We have all had to deal with Uncle Bob at a wedding; you know, big camera, 70-200, cruising around the ceremony causing havoc and getting in your way. Well, what happens when Uncle Bob is the owner of the venue at which you're shooting? Oh, the pain! In episode 110 we chat about how we would deal with this kind of situation. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Good morning, children of the Snappening. In today's episode Thom goes on a lengthy rant about his scary situation over the weekend, which resulted in a potentially corrupted memory card, and a mad scramble for his backup camera as the bride was about to walk down the aisle! Scary stuff! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
108 is so 2000 and late - but we finally talk about Covid contracts - and if I'm honest, this is a really interesting topic that ends up being super good. And have you seen the new Sony 50mm f1.2mm...? because Thom is frothing all over the place about it. And Greg has made a decision about Lightroom on the M1 Mac.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Listen, Snappers. Episode 107 is in the wild! So a couple decides to book another photographer instead of you because that other tog basically sold them some snake-oil story about how good they are. Should you be mad? And one of your current clients bails and books someone else instead because they're cheaper - how does this make you feel?! Both these things happened to us and in episode 107 we talk about our feelings and stuff. We also go into the idea of being a hybrid shooter - a single photographer shooting both stills at film at the same wedding. Can it be done?Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Snap it to me!In episode 106 we discuss a few delicious Lightroom snap downs to help you speed up your workflow. Then we ask the question... is it time to look at some alternatives to Lightroom? Listen to see what we think.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey-diddly-hey SnappersThere's a new boss in town, and it's name is the Alpha 1. There's no doubt that this is an impressive beast of a camera. But is it appropriate for weddings? In episode 105 we chat about this camera, and go deep into its impressive specs. We also cover such fun topics as: ridiculous photo requests from the bridal party, trucker caps, taking future bookings from overseas couples knowing that covid might flare up, and many more. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey snappers, we're all about the new Macs here at Snappening HQ and Greg has taken the plunge on a new specced out Mac Mini M1. He has firm thoughts on the new machine - and on how Lightroom runs on it too...! Huge shout out to Lambert Laluz for generally being awesome and also sparking this whole new topic of delivering images 'at' the wedding! Check him out at www.lambertlaluz.com. We also chat about using full screen apps on the Mac and we wonder if the new Sony 35mm GM is now delayed... we hope not!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Hey Snappers, and welcome to episode 103!Last week we put a call out in our insta stories asking if there was anything you'd like us to discuss. You bombarded us with lots of wonderful questions - in fact, so many questions that it was hard to keep up. In episode 103 we answer such questions as: how do we cull so fast? What kind of food do we eat when snacking on the drive home from a wedding? And how do we stay so damn humble after we smash a shoot out of the park? Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG20.Also - did you know we have a new Studio Ninja discount code? SNAPPENING50 will get you 50% off a year's subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
Daniel Usenko is the Co-founder of Pixellu. Pixellu is the company behind Smart Albums & Smart Slides If you haven’t heard of them they are two incredible products that make creating albums and slideshows a breeze! They really are a must-have for any professional photographer who works with albums & slideshows. Recently, Pixellu launched a completely updated version of smart Albums was launched, focused on making the process easier & faster. In this interview we chat about how Smart Albums & Smart Slides came to be, and about the many features included in both. If you aren’t already designing albums & slideshows for your clients, this podcast will be sure to compel you to get started. If you already are but are looking for something incredibly fast & easy to use then you’ll want to check it out also. Smart albums & smart Slides has the potential to easily add value & income to the work you already do. LINKS: Pixellu Website: https://www.pixellu.com/ Daniel's photography website: http://www.danielusenko.com/
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). Beer Talk: Dustin - VooDoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA from New Belgium Steven - Buffalo Trace Bourbon with Coca-Cola Q&A: What do you think of the Smart Albums subscription pricing structure? Has anyone else ever had a guest rub them the wrong way at a wedding? Is it a good idea to watermark photos and share them with venues? Will that bring in referrals? Do you prefer Cheetos skin tones or Doritos skin tones? Episode art from Rob Betz of Clean Slate Wedding Photography by Heather & Rob. Links: The Reddit user whose photos are being stolen by their 13-year-old brother. Skylum Luminar 4, which Dustin does not endorse by also doesn't not endorse. A big thanks to Agnė Kertenytė Katmandu for supporting us on Patreon. Want more? Get bonus content just like Agnė Kertenytė Katmandu is doing! We have outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at steveanddustinsavetheworld.com (that's the Patreon). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Bespoke Tone. Go to Bespoke Tone for all your photo, video, and audio editing needs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message
In this week's episode we chat about printed albums - because Smart Albums have just caused a few waves with their changes to pricing... Are there alternatives? Yep! We discuss the ones we use. Plus Thom has a dream, Greg fixes his chair and then froths about the new TOOL album!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code thesnappening50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au
In this week's episode we are chatting to UK wedding and family photographer, Hannah MacGregor of Funky Photographers. Hannah has been running her business for over 10 years and has published a book about portrait photography. We chat about the following: What Hannah loves about photographing weddings and people How she manages to shoot so many weddings and family shoots each year and still say sane How she builds a connection with all of her wedding clients How she managed to shoot 48 weddings in the year she was pregnant! What advice she would give to new photographers starting out And lots of wonderful random stuff in between! Hannah's passion and enthusiasm is infectious, so we know this chat will put a smile on your face and leave you feeling inspired. Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shoot edit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. Here is the link to our 'Friends of the Show' that we talk about in the intro. If you purchase using this links then these businesses support the show which helps us to make more episodes for your enjoyment! Thanks so much. Our REPEAT RECS for this week: Smart Albums - album design software Vicki's blog post about the Panasonic LX100 Amazon link to the Panasonic LX100 See our new Shoot Edit Chat Repeat website here (with thanks to The Design Space for creating it) Come join us at our first live podcast event in London in Jan 2019 We’d love to know what you think of this episode... Instagram: @shoot.edit.chat.repeat Facebook: @shoot.edit.chat.repeat Twitter: @shooteditchat Email: shooteditchat@gmail.com Eddie’s Lightroom presets Vicki’s photography training & retreats
Episode 26 of Wedding Photographers Unite! In this episode we interview Makayla & David of the Harris Company. Topics discussed include moving your business into a new market, business vs. personal life, lighting, WPPI changing lives, and yay for Smart Albums! ….we end out the episode with a wedding photographers conundrum….what should we do when dealing with terrible […] The post WPU 26: The Harris Company appeared first on Wedding Photographers Unite.
Ein sauberer Rundflug über das Photo Management Massiv wie es sich uns heute in der Mac und iOS Welt präsentiert. Nach kurzem Überflug über Apples iCloud Ansatz kreisen die drei Bruchpiloten lange über Dropbox-zentrischen Lösungen. Weitere Alternativen werden auch ÜBERflogen. Bevor wir einsteigen ins Thema Photo Management gibt’s von einem der beiden Baden-Württemberger einen Hinweis auf ichbinBW.de und @ichbinBW – wer diesem schönen Bundesland in auch nur irgendeiner Art und Weise zugetan ist, kann dort gerne einmal vorbeischauen bzw. selbst mitmachen. Lieber Fluggast, wenn dir das Gehörte gefällt oder dir Sorgenfalten auf die edle Stirn fabriziert, dann haben wir etwas für dich: iTunes Bewertungen. Follow-Up Da nun dem Lokalpatriotismus genug gefrönt wurde, werden sozusagen als Follow-Up die Schritterzähler der Crew verglichen. Sven triumphiert über alle anderen mit um die 18.000 Schritten - (welche hauptsächlich durch das Treten von Pedalen zu Stande gebracht worden sind, was ungeniert hier noch einmal der Fairness halber angemerkt wird von der Redaktion) -, dicht gefolgt von Patrick mit fast 12.000 Schritten. Andreas hat ja kein Wearable… zumindest nicht bis vor kurzen, denn der Gute hat die komplette Crew samt aller Passagiere an Board (unbeabsichtigt) hinters Licht geführt. Sein dunkles Geheimnis: Er hat doch ein Wearable, wenngleich das antike Schmuckstück bisher verstaubt, unauffindbar und vergessen in der zeitlerischen Villa sein dasein fristete, so befördert nun dieses Beweisfoto die hässliche Wahrheit ans Tageslicht: Link zum Bild Alles eine Frage der Kamera Andreas kommt ohne Extra-Hardware aus und schießt sein Fotos mit dem iPhone. Anbei eine kurze Liste seiner favorisierten Apps: ProCamera VSCO Cam Camera+ Damit jedoch nicht genug, denn auch KitCam und PhotoForge von GhostBird Software tummeln sich noch auf seinem iPhone, obgleich es diese Zwei nicht mehr im App Store gibt, da Yahoo! die kleine Softwareschmiede aufgekauft hat. Für Interessierte hier ein Artikel von iMore. Schaut man auf Patrick’s Gadgetpark, merkt man schnell, dass er ebenfalls ganz ohne Fotoapparat auskommt – zum schießen seiner Bilder benutzt er ausschließlich die Standardkamera-App, welche Apple mit auf’s iPhone geschnürt hat. Dies macht er nach eigenen Angaben aus dem einfachen Grund, “da man die App vom Lockscreen aus so schnell erreichen kann”. Zum editieren auf iOS benutzt er dann, je nach geplanten Verwendungszweck, eine seiner 48 Apps zur Fotobearbeitung. Sven mimt auch in dieser Folge wieder die Extrawurst und hat als einziger eine richtige Kamera… und zwar besteht sein Fotografen-Suspensorium aus einer Sony RX100 (welche mittlerweile auch als MKII verfügbar ist). Um eine offene Frage aus der Show direkt an dieser Stelle zu klären: Ja Sven, deine Kamera kann auch Raw Dateien schießen. Und da der Link zum Sony Store ins Leere läuft gibt es anbei gerade diesen Link zu einem passendem Artikel. Zu guter letzt fotografiert Sven aber auch mit seinem iPhone 5 – und um seiner Liebe zur Fotografie genügend Ausdruck zu verleihen, geschieht das trotz Staubfussel in der Linse. Er nutzt dabei die Stock App und Instagram. Sven’s Bilder kommen übrigens mit dem Camera Kit erst einmal auf’s iPad und danach relativ zügig auf den Mac. Damit sind wir auch schon bei unserem nächsten Unterpunkt angelangt…. iPhoto, Aperture und Lightroom Dieses Kapitel wurde in unserer Pilotengesprächsgruppe als “The good, the bad & the ugly.” untertitelt. Sven beginnt den Flug über den verwilderten Wesen und plaudert aus dem Nähkästchen. Der geneigte Zuhörer erfährt hier warum er von iPhoto zu einem weitaus flexibleren System gewechselt ist und was ihn an iPhoto gestört hat. Was sich als Hauptkritikpunkt herauskristallisiert hat war, dass insbesondere wenn man mit mehreren Nutzern diese datenbankbasierte Anwendung nutzen möchte, kommt es unweigerlich zu Problemen. Nichtsdestotrotz, die positiven Eigenschaften von der “all-Apple-Lösung” mit iPhoto werden hier von Sven nicht unter den digitalen Teppich gekehrt, sondern ebenfalls kurz benannt und anhand einiger Schilderungen von Familienfeiern zum Besten gegeben. Den nächsten Gaul sattelt Patrick und treibt den Photo-Western-Epos voran indem er seine kurze Historie von iPhoto, über Lightroom hin zu Aperture vorträgt. Besonders geholfen hat im wohl zur Anfangszeit ein Artikel von Michael Kummer, anhand dessen er die Unterschiede zwischen Ordnern, Projekten, Alben und Smart-Albums in Aperture kennengelernt hat. Wer dahingegen wissen möchte warum Lightroom besser in der Bearbeitung von Fotos ist und warum Aperture trotzdem super für’s Organisieren ist, der sollte sich bei The Sweet Setup The best photo editing app for the Mac durchlesen (denn der Artikel ist Ubercast approved). iCloud und Photostreams stellten sich als kleiner Kritikpunkt für alle drei Piloten heraus. Sven nutzt sie nicht mehr, Andreas ebenfalls nicht und Patrick plant auch der iCloud den Rücken zuzukehren. De facto gilt es festzuhalten: Photostreams an sich funktionieren gut im Apple Kosmos, auch wenn die Piloten diese Flugroute allem Anschein nach nicht bevorzugen. Das iCloud nicht von jedermann als komfortabel empfunden wird, wird festgemacht daran, dass es zwar gute und sinnvolle Möglichkeiten gibt, zum Beispiel geteilte Photostreams zu nutzen, aber, dass es eben auch viele Limitierungen gibt. Genau diese können bei unbedarfter Nutzung zu einen bösen Erwachen führen. Deshalb spendiert der Ubercast auf seiner Bordkarte an dieser Stelle ein paar Links zu wichtigen Supportdokumenten von Apple, welche die Hard-Facts angeben und zeigen was genau fototechnisch mit iCloud geht und was nicht: Apple: iCloud: Begrenzungen von “Mein Fotostream” und der iCloud-Fotofreigabe Apple: iCloud: Häufig gestellte Fragen zu “Mein Fotostream” Apple: iCloud - All deine Inhalte auf all deinen Geräten. Zusammenfassung der Limitierungen: 25.000 Bilder monatlich, 10.000 pro Tag und 1.000 pro Stunde. geteilte Streams max.: 5.000 Bilder Videos, max. 5 Minuten “Mein Fotostream” = immer die letzten 1.000 Bilder für max. 30 Tage Kritisiert wurde von Patrick, dass Apple als nicht sehr transparent zu werten ist, was das Thema iCloud und Photostreams angeht, da einfach zu viel Suchmaschinendrescherei von Nöten sei, um die reine Basisinformation zu finden. Eine übersichtliche und von allen Plattformen aus einfach zu erreichende Anlaufstelle steht somit auf der Wunschliste. Im wilden Westen geht die Sonne unter. Sven und Andreas folgen abwechselnd mit Lob und Kritik zum Thema Events in iPhoto. Von iPhoto zu Dropbox Tja, nun geht es ans’ Eingemachte. Svens Workflow wird vorgestellt. Gleich erfahren gespitzte Ohren wie man denn nun eigentlich den Umstieg von der iPhoto Datenbank hin zur selbstgekleisterten Ordnerstruktur schafft. Nach Svens einführenden Worten wollte Patrick ihm ganz generös das alleinige Lob hinsichtlich seiner Pionierarbeit was diesen Workflow betrifft zugestehen…. Doch Sven - ganz Gentleman - besteht darauf, sich dieses Lob mit Federico Viticci von MacStories zu teilen (Moving From iPhoto To Dropbox), da sein eigener Artikel - “Exporting your iPhoto Library to Dropbox” - lediglich ein paar Tage vorher erschienen ist. Was er nicht weiß ist, dass Patrick nur die 2014er Version von Federicos Workflow sich parat gelegt hatte für die Show Notes, sonst hätte es von Anfang an ein Doppel-Lob geregnet. Ein Faux-Pas das ins Bodenlose reicht. De facto heißt das: Beide haben es super gemacht und unser UberPilot Sven erklärt nun noch einmal für die Lesemuffel, was die Kernpunkte sind, sowie worauf es ankommt beim Export. Was den Werkzeuggürtel angeht, denn Sven benutzt hat, so sind zum einen PhoShare, eine auf Python basierende App, die spezialisiert ist auf’s Exportieren (und welche seit Oktober 2012 nicht mehr weiterentwickelt wird, aber dennoch selbst heute funktioniert, sowohl mit iPhoto als auch Aperture). Zweitens, fand das EXIF Tool, eine Perl Library zum Übertragen der EXIF Information (aus iPhoto zur exportierten Datei hin) den weg in die Exportierwerkzeugkiste. Als Update zu seinem fast schon in die Jahre gekommenen Workflow verweist Sven auf die Dropbox Mac App, welche seit September 2013 nun auch als iPhoto Importer fungieren kann: Wie kopiere ich meine Fotos von iPhoto in Dropbox? - Dropbox The Dropbox Blog: Save your screenshots in Dropbox Das Amen gibt es danach von Andreas, denn er ist zufrieden mit der reinen Apple Lösung, wobei Patrick den großen Datenbank-Exodus noch vor sich hat. Letzterer merkt aber an, dass er das Ziel einer Ordnerstruktur basierend auf Jahres- und Monatszahlen wie Co-Pilot Sven demnächst anfliegen wird. Dropbox Photo Management Hier und jetzt wird geklärt, wie man die vielen Fotos am einfachsten auf dem Mac managed, wenn man sie denn erst einmal befreit hat aus den stählernen Klauen einer Datenbank. Auch zu diesem Thema findet man auf Sven’s Blog SimplicityBliss den hochwertigen und hausgemachten Senf aus dem Hause Fechner: Photo Management Workflow. Zum Nachkochen dieser köstliche Rezeptur sind folgenden Zutaten nötig: Hazel zum Einsortieren von Bildern und Aussortieren von speziellen Dateien wie Screen Shots ein iOS Produkt aus dem Hause Apple die passende App zum automatischen Upload der iOS Bilder im Hintergrund, z.B. das hochgelobte CameraSync welches hier auch näher vorgestellt wird. Feinheiten wie das manuelle Aussortieren und das “Einsortieren” per Drag’n’Drop oder auch gerne per Alfred bzw. Launchbar, welche der versierte Nutzer gerne benutzt, können der mündlich übermittelten Beschreibung im Podcast entnommen werden. Hausmädchen Hazel übernimmt dann den Rest und erstellt die entsprechenden Jahres und Monats Ordner, benennt die Files um und sortiert diese dann an Ort und Stelle ein. Andreas lässt sich nicht lumpen und setzt nach mit einem ähnlichen Workflow, welcher sich aber in spezifischen Details von Svens holder Vorgehensweise unterscheidet. Was Patrick besonders freut ist die Erwähnung von einer der ersten CameraSync-Alternativen: PhotoSync. Zudem hat Hazel bei unserem gewieften bayrischem Langzeit-Neuschwaben Andreas einen besonderen Verwendungszweck: Instagram Photos sortieren. Die Begeisterung um PhotoSync war aber dann doch zu viel. Sven sieht sofort in der App einen potentiellen Konkurrenten für sein heiß geliebtes CameraSync (–Nein! Nicht wirklich… aber man muss ja ein wenig theatralische Spannung aufbauen, wenn einem schon die redaktionelle Vollmacht innewohnt–) und erläutert uns dessen umfangreiches Featureset wie z.B., dass es auf bestimmte Wi-Fi’s und Locations limitiert werden kann. Feine Sache in der Tat. Die soeben erwähnte Background-Sync Funktion fördert eine tragische Anekdote von Andreas zu Tage, in welcher es drei Faktoren gibt: Besagter und bereits erwähnter iCloud-Sync, die Stadt Wien und eine 1 GB Datenflat spielen eine tragende Rolle. Solidarisches Mitleid gibt es daraufhin direkt mundgerecht verpackt von Co-Pilot Patrick, welchen exakt dasselbe schicksalhafte Szenario ereilte, bis auf das bei ihm der Faktor Wien durch eine andere Variable zu ersetzten ist. Die Moral: Macht keine 3G-Syncs im Hintergrund (oder geht in die Settings.app und kontrolliert, welche Apps das machen dürfen), sonst brennen euch die verpulverten MB’s/GB’s/TB’s ein Loch ins Portemonnaie. Fotos betrachten, aber so richtig Unbound stellte sich für Sven zum Betrachten auf allen Systemen, ob Mac, iPhone oder iPad als Favorit aus. Von dort aus beamt Sven auch ungefragt Urlaubsbilder auf sämtliche ihm zur Verfügung stehende Apple TV’s – deshalb ist seine Badehosenssammlung mittlerweile in ganz Stuttgart bekannt. Was Sven an Unbound besonders mag ist das funktionierende und zu justierende Caching. Andere Piloten, andere Favoriten. Patrick’s Spitzenreiter kommt aus dem Hause Synology und trägt den simplen Namen DS Photo+. Diese App glänzt ebenfalls mit Caching aka Offline Alben, sowie einer Auto-Upload Funktion. Nebenbei erklärt er seinen angestrebten Workflow, welcher verblüffende Ähnlichkeit hat mit jenem von seinen Co-Piloten. Der feine Unterschied: Als finales Reiseziel fliegt er seinen NAS von Synology. Allerdings vergisst er im Eifer des Gefechts ein wenig darüber zu erzählen, warum dies sein favorisierte Betrachter ist, dafür sagt er warum der Dropbox dafür nicht in Betracht zieht… und das sogar in Zahlen… altes Matheass: Pro: $9.99 pro Monat (100 GB) Business: $15 pro Monat pro User (1.000 GB) - Minimum: 5 Benutzer was $75 monatlich bzw. jährlich $759 entspricht Bei der heimischen Fotobibliothek aus Berlin wäre also die Dropbox voll. Was ein richtiger Pilot ist, findet aber immer den Weg zurück zur eigentlichen Flugroute. Patrick gefällt an der Synology Lösung das Web-Interface mit seinen Einstellungsmöglichkeiten (sowie für den Admin, als auch für die Familie, welche die Seite ansurft), sowie die Palette an mobilen Anwendungen, welche konstant weiterentwickelt werden für iOS, Android und das Windows Phone. Erwähnenswert ist, dass die iOS Unterstützung wohl am umfangreichsten ist. Für Interessierte, die damit liebäugeln sich auch einen NAS zu kaufen gibt es an dieser Stelle ein Link zur Live Demo – leider kann man gerade die Photo Station nicht sehr ausgiebig testen (aber man bekommt einen guten Einblick in das von Synology verwendete System, welches sehr benutzerfreundlich ist): DSM Testserver. Das Synology für die Photo Station auch eine sehenswerte Blog-Funktion anbietet und das eine rudimentäre Unterstützung für das Anbinden einer iPhoto- und Aperture Bibliothek bereits vorhanden ist (z.B. in Kombination mit Plex) vergisst der sprunghafte Pilot wieder zu erwähnen. Als Tagträumer mit notorischem Geldmangel wirft Patrick auch die Alternative zum eigenen NAS in den Raum: Mac mini hosting and Colocation. Die gewohnte Plattform (OS X) dort bildet eine sehr angenehme Arbeitsumgebung zum Verwalten und Automatisieren (und ist wie Sven nebenbei anmerkt wohl als genauso NSA-Kugelsicher zu betrachten wie ein NAS). Finder Photo Management Nach so viel Hazel wollen die Piloten aber auch noch einmal ein Loblied an die große Handwerkskunst der Scriptschreiberei zum besten geben. Für so ein MacMini in der Wolke Setup, aber auch für ein reines Finder-Foto-Management bieten sich die folgenden erwähnenswerten Links an: Casey Liss: I’m no doctor, so I built on what he did., + Casey’s Skripte hier auf GitHub. Dr. Drang: Photo management via the Finder 512 Pixels: How to import images from Photo Stream to Dropbox folder with AppleScript Das Thema Management neigt sich dem Ende zu und auf Svens Zunge brennt noch eine Frage. In plagt die Neugier und er will von Andreas das potentielle Endziel seiner Fotoverwaltung erfahren. Dieser gibt ebenfalls Dropbox als mögliche Lösung an, da dort alles noch einen Tacken zuverlässiger funktioniert als mit Photostream. Einwurf. Um beim Thema zu bleiben und gleichzeitig von selbigen abzulenken. Für die Stalker unter euch hier unsere Instagram-Profile: Sven: @smplctyblss Patrick: @_patrickwelker Andreas: @zettt Web Services Everpix. Da es diesen populären Service nicht mehr gibt, unternimmt Sven einen kleinen historischen Ausflug mit euch und hat ein paar interessante Links mit im Reisegepäck: Die Abschiedsnachricht auf dem Everpix Blog: We Gave It Our All… Eine Analyse von The Verge: Out of the picture: why the world’s best photo startup is going out of business Das offizielle GitHub Repository von Everpix: Everpix · GitHub und dort im Speziellen die tiefen Einblicke der Everpix-Intelligence Files mit allen Geschäftsdaten und einem Meer an Details. Der Trauermodus ist bei Patrick ausgestellt, da Everpix wohl nichts für ihn war. Er zitiert munter aus seiner Email an den Developer warum es zwischen ihm und Everpix nicht gefunkt hat. Da der passionierte Pilot Patrick (32) gerade am Reden ist, fällt ihm noch ein anderer Web Service ein, welchen er einmal ausprobiert hat und der wie Everpix “out of order” ist, wenn auch durch eine Akquise: Origami. Origami hatte den Anspruch “für die Familie” gemacht zu sein und war von den Machern von Everyme - The Private Social Network. Aufgekauft wurde die Plattform von einem Konkurrenten (FamilyLeaf). Ein alter König names Flickr wird am Rande besprochen und Andreas fragt (kritisch) in die Runde inwieweit die Crew Facebook, Google+ und Twitter für den Bilderupload in Betracht ziehen. Die Co-Piloten begleichen die schuldigen Antworten natürlich umgehend. Um die Web Services abzuschließen stellt Sven noch einmal die aktuellen Everpix Nachfolger vor: Loom wird gehandelt als Everpix und Photostream Alternative. Benötigt man mehr als die 5 kostenlosen GB, so kann man sich über die Kosten hier informieren (weitere 5 GB können mit Referals dazu gewonnen werden). Die offiziellen Tarife sind in 50 ($50/Jahr), 100 ($90/Jahr) und 250 GB ($150/Jahr) unterteilt. Loom, wird als komplettes iOS Management & Sharing Tool (mit einer ausgefeilteren UI als bei anderen iOS Alternativen) gehandelt und wir legen euch die Review bei The Sweet Setup ans Herz, wenn ihr jetzt ganz hellhörig geworden seid. Eine weitere Alternative bietet euch PictureLife, dessen Stärken eher auf dem Desktop zu finden sind. Außerdem hat es eine iPhoto (Alben & Ratings) und Aperture (wie iPhoto plus RAW und EXIF sync) Integration. Es unterstützt Video Uploads, kommt mit RAW Support daher und erkennt Duplikate. PictureLife hilft auf dem Mac per Menubar App, hat eine Web App und iOS Clients. Die Preisstruktur ist ähnlich der von Loom strukturiert und man kann sich hier näher informieren. SmugMug fand Patrick auch nicht schlecht, aber diese Web App hat es nicht in die Show geschafft. Als das Thema Web Services abgeschlossen wird, fließen noch ein paar Tränen, da alles was sich derzeit auf dem Markt befindet auf einzelne Nutzer zugeschnitten ist und nicht für eine Nutzung durch mehrere Anwender (Stichwort Familie) gedacht ist. Carousel von Dropbox Anknüpfend an die nörgelorientierte Krisenstimmung des vorherigen Themas streut Andreas Salz in die Wunde und will wissen, ob seine Co-Piloten etwas an der neuen Dropbox App Carousel stört. Umgehend, also innerhalb eine Nanosekunde, klagt ihm Patrick ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken sein Leid, welches er schon seit Einführung der um die Fotobetrachtungsfunktion erweiterten Dropbox Web App mit sich rumträgt. Auf einen Punkt gebracht: Er hätte gerne die Möglichkeit einen (oder mehrere) Ordner zu spezifizieren, welche alles Foto-Ordner erfasst werden (im Gegensatz zum Status Quo, wo fast jede einzelne Bilddatei angezeigt wird). Sven stimmt in diesem Punkt leidgeplagt zu und glättet auch zeitgleich mit Andreas die Wogen. Mit fachkundigen, geschickten Handgriffen heilen beide die offenen Wunden des digital angeschossenen Co-Piloten. Wichtig²: Offizielle Stellungnahme des Ubercasts: Wir LIEBEN Dropbox (ja… sogar in all caps), deswegen sind wir auch so schnell bei 200 Puls – es ist einfach wie bei einem Familienbesuch. Als krönender Abschluss wird im Senkflug noch der erste Testlauf im Carousel aus dem Hause Dropbox besprochen. Die Vorteile wie die direkte Integration mit der Dropbox liegen auf der Hand. Die sehenswerte und durchaus schöne Zeitnavigation wird gelobt, ebenso das einfache Sharing. Was allerdings wieder ins Visier genommen wird, ist der automatische Background Upload, da dieser nicht so ausgefeilt ist und als einzige Konfigurationsmöglichkeit zurzeit “Wifi only” oder “Wifi and cellular” mit an Board bringt. Sven führt noch einen Vergleich zu Unbound an, da man mit dieser App flexibler ist (z.b. ist das Caching kontrollierbar/beeinflussbar) und nur ein Verzeichnis in der Dropbox zur Verfügung hat (was wie wir festgestellt haben für so manch einen eine willkommene Limitierung ist). Ansonsten gibt’s beim Ubercast nichts gegen Dropbox zu sagen, im Gegenteil wir sind gespannt was als nächstes auf dem Programm steht. In Spenderlaune? Wir haben Flattr und PayPal am Start und würden uns freuen.
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