Wedding Photo Hangover

How are you preparing for wedding season?

Ep. 186 - How Long Can You Shoot Weddings While Pregnant? with special guest Jennifer Van Elk

Dustin and Steve talk about life as a wedding photographer when you have a child surprise in the middle of wedding season. Okay, not a child surprise. This isn't the Witcher... but an unexpected bundle of joy nonetheless. They also talk about how you should react if a client doesn't really want you at the wedding. As well as the pains of shooting a wedding video solo when things like card reading are brought up on the day of the wedding, moments before the ceremony as something the client wants to do before the ceremony. It's a tough week. Beer Talk: Steve - Fuity Nuggets X2 by 450 North Brewing Company Dustin - All Day IPA by Founders brewing Company Q&A: Why do clients still ask to see examples of photographer's work when photographers post their work everywhere online? How long did you keep shooting weddings after getting pregnant? How long after childbirth till you started shooting again? How did you feel? What considerations do you need to make before having an associate shooter work for you? Follow Jenn Van Elk: http://vanelk.co Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #185 - How To Kill Your Second Shooter

This week we talk about how Dustin tried to murder Steve in cold blood but make it look like an accident. I don't know what else there is to write about here... Lightroom Masks, I guess? Steve almost died for this episode art. Wake up people, Dustin attempted to murder him. Why isn't anyone calling the cops? Does no one read these show notes? A man's life is on the line. Beer Talk: Steve - Fruity Nuggets 2x by 450 North Brewing Company Dustin - DDH Ever Clear by Bearded Iris Q&A: What would you do if another photographer hired you for a shoot and then lied about how the shoot went as a marketing ploy for their business? How do you respond to clients asking for discounts because they went on too many vacations? Should you supply RAW files to corporate clients? Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #184 - 2021 Thanksgiving Special

This episode Steve and Dustin talk about what they're thankful for in life. They also talk about their family Thanksgiving plans and an interesting experience Rustin had with a second shooter recently. After you listen, drop us an email to let us know what you're thankful for this year. Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #049 - From Cedar Point to Six Figure Photography with Ben Hartley

Special Guest: Ben Hartley\n\nTopics:\nCedar Point\nOil painting\nMinistry\nProfessional longboarding \nWedding photography\nPodcasting.\nJ Ben Hartley (full name)\n\nQ&A:\nHow can I get people to move out of my way during the baraat?\nLaughing when the bride can't hold in a fart?\nHow can I keep myself from getting Little Caeser's as a vendor meal?\nIs it okay to wear a white shirt to a wedding with black pants?\n\nCheck out Ben Hartley at:\nwww.sixfigurephotography.com/7daycrashcourse \nwww.stylestorycreative.com \nwww.instagram.com/jbenhartley \n\nFull show notes: https://weddinghangover.com/episodes//2018/07/ep-049-from-cedar-point-to-six-figure.htmlnnSocial media:\nwww.fb.me/WeddingPhotoHangover \nwww.instagram.com/weddingphotohangover \nwww.twitter.com/wedpichangover \n\nFacebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ \n\nEmail us: [email protected] \n\nDustin:\nwww.instagram.com/dustin_mckibben \n\nSteven:\nwww.instagram.com/stevenvanelk \n\nEditing:\nwww.bespoketone.com\n\n--- \n\nThis episode is sponsored by \n· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appnn--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Ep. #049 - From Cedar Point to Six Figure Photography with Ben Hartley

Special Guest: Ben Hartley\n\nTopics:\nCedar Point\nOil painting\nMinistry\nProfessional longboarding \nWedding photography\nPodcasting.\nJ Ben Hartley (full name)\n\nQ&A:\nHow can I get people to move out of my way during the baraat?\nLaughing when the bride can't hold in a fart?\nHow can I keep myself from getting Little Caeser's as a vendor meal?\nIs it okay to wear a white shirt to a wedding with black pants?\n\nCheck out Ben Hartley at:\nwww.sixfigurephotography.com/7daycrashcourse \nwww.stylestorycreative.com \nwww.instagram.com/jbenhartley \n\nFull show notes: https://weddinghangover.com/episodes//2018/07/ep-049-from-cedar-point-to-six-figure.htmlnnSocial media:\nwww.fb.me/WeddingPhotoHangover \nwww.instagram.com/weddingphotohangover \nwww.twitter.com/wedpichangover \n\nFacebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ \n\nEmail us: [email protected] \n\nDustin:\nwww.instagram.com/dustin_mckibben \n\nSteven:\nwww.instagram.com/stevenvanelk \n\nEditing:\nwww.bespoketone.com\n\n--- \n\nThis episode is sponsored by \n· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appnn--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Ep. #181 - Devil's Avocados with Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog

Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog and Mason Photography joins us this week to talk about life, photography, music, cryptocurrency, scientific films, dogecoin and the movie Whiplash. Steve and Adam also talk about conference photography, political photography, and commercial work. The also talk about whether or not your mortgage company cares about how you made your money.\n \n Q&A: \nShould I let my husband second shoot for other female photographers when he's never shown an interest in it before but one of my competitors keeps asking if she can hire him? \nI grew my beard out and we stopped booking clients, should I shave my beard so we can make money again? \nMy sister thinks her photographer deleted her wedding photos because I brought my camera to the wedding. She's demanding I pay for a new wedding or else produce a complete gallery of her wedding when I didn't shoot anything but getting ready. What do I do? \nI booked a client at a discount because I was supposed to get show photos from their BDSM conference on my site but when I showed up they took my phone and cards and forbid me from saving any photos anywhere. Can I ask for more money now since they didn't live up to their end of the agreement?\n \n Find more Adam Mason: \nWebsite, Instagram, Bearded Tog Podcast, Twitter, Facebook\n \n Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast).\n \n Join the hungover community: \nWedding Hangover Facebook Group\n \n Connect with us: \npage, Instagram, Twitter\n \n This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk.\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Ep. #177 - Streamlining Your Photography Workflow with James Broadbent of Narrative

This week Steve talks to James Broadbent of Narrative and Chasewild about building tools to help streamline workflows for photographers. They talk about Narrative Publish and Narrative Select and how they reduce the time it takes to publish blogs and also cull shoots. Steve and James also chat about Narrative's response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and how Narrative helped out their clients during the past year. Also they chat about how James got started in photography (with a 50mm in Pakistan taking photos of mountains during a trip) and about his destination photography company Chasewild.\n \n Q&A: \nIs Narrative Apple only and if so, when will it come to Windows? \nI don't like the idea of paying to keep blog posts on my site, but more importantly what is your favorite color? \nCan someone explain why photographers waste so much time culling photos? I shoot 100 and I deliver 100. What's the problem? \nI shoot family photos on burst mode and need a way to speed up post processing, what should I do?\n \n Find more about Narrative online: \nWebsite, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter\n Narrative Publish (use coupon weddingphotographyhangover for 20% off)\n Narrative Select (select is still in Beta, but it's already really good)\n \n Find more James Broadbent online: \nInstagram, Twitter, Chasewild Website\n \n If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website.\n \n Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast).\n \n Join the hungover community: \nWedding Hangover Facebook Group\n \n Connect with us: \npage, Instagram, Twitter\n \n This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk.\n \n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Ep. #170 - Do You Have to Pay Second Shooters if They're Terrible?

This week we're going hard in the paint on Q&A. We talk about treatment and pay of second shooters, whether it's okay to call other photographers out when they lie, if you should tell other photographers not to buy DSLRs, whether or not you should have in-laws in family photos, and if you should plan elopements for people before they officially hire you. In the post show we talk about 30 Rock, Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and the Stormlight Archive series, and also the Harley Quinn series. It's a book heavy post show... well, audiobooks (our biggest competitor... why are we doing this?).\n \n Episode art by Stephanie Sonju of Sonju Photography.\n \n Sign up with HoneyBook: \nhttp://share.honeybook.com/weddinghangover \nUse code: WeddingHangover\n \n If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website.\n \n Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast).\n \n Join the hungover community: \nWedding Hangover Facebook Group\n \n Connect with us: \npage, Instagram, Twitter\n \n This podcast is edited by Bespoke Tone. Go to Bespoke Tone for all your photo and audio editing needs.\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Ep. #183 - Kodak Professional Select, Midnight Edition with Kathy Netti and Mollie Beach

This week Steve and Dustin talk to Kathy Netti and Mollie Beach of Kodak Professional about Kodak Professional Select. This is a new software/service from Kodak Professional that helps photographers cull their photo shoots quickly by using AI to group photos and surface the best photos, so that you don't have to look at all the photos where your subjects are blinking. Kodak Professional Select also helps you cull details too by grouping photos of objects in a similar way to how it does photos of people, so you can pick out the most in focus, best looking detail shots from your wedding day too. Steve and Dustin also pitch some pretty great ideas to Kathy and Mollie for Kodak Professional to use going off the basis of this amazing technology, like a special Midnight Edition of the software. If you want to sign up to use Kodak Professional Select just head over to http://www.kproselect.com/ to sign up for your free 30 day trial today. Find more Kodak Professional Select: https://www.instagram.com/kodakprofessionalselect/ https://blog.kproselect.com/ Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #182 - Almost Pornographic Couple Kisses

Dustin and Steve are easing back into the new world of post-covid-vaccine weddings. Dustin is busy with real estate. Steve is trying out new straps for his cameras. Corny puns. Slippery nips. HBO Max. Steve drops big news and then even bigger news to end the episode. Beer Talk: Steve - Bourbon Barrel No Sparge Imperial Golden Ale from Taxman Brewing Co. Dustin - Soft Parade by Short's Brewing Company Q&A: What do you do if you live with someone who gets covid, but you're still testing negative? Do you call off your shoots anyway? Is anyone still on clubhouse? Do you cater to guests who ask for photos of themselves 3 days after a wedding? Have you ever had a couple go at it when you ask them to kiss? Like, really go at it? Episode art by everyone's favorite wedding celebrant Josh Withers. https://joshwithers.com.au Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #181 - Devil's Avocados with Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog

@Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog Podcast and Mason Photography joins us this week to talk about life, photography, music, cryptocurrency, scientific films, dogecoin and the movie Whiplash. Steve and Adam also talk about conference photography, political photography, and commercial work. The also talk about whether or not your mortgage company cares about how you made your money. Q&A: Should I let my husband second shoot for other female photographers when he's never shown an interest in it before but one of my competitors keeps asking if she can hire him? I grew my beard out and we stopped booking clients, should I shave my beard so we can make money again? My sister thinks her photographer deleted her wedding photos because I brought my camera to the wedding. She's demanding I pay for a new wedding or else produce a complete gallery of her wedding when I didn't shoot anything but getting ready. What do I do? I booked a client at a discount because I was supposed to get show photos from their BDSM conference on my site but when I showed up they took my phone and cards and forbid me from saving any photos anywhere. Can I ask for more money now since they didn't live up to their end of the agreement? Find more Adam Mason: https://adammason.com/social/ Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #180 - Roll for Photography with Casey Fatchett of the Nerdy Photographer

This week Steve talks with Casey Fatchettof The Nerdy Photographer (and reposts the video a second time because the first time there was an audio glitch which was embarrassing, but it's fixed now). They talk a lot about Casey's podcast and how he makes it. They also talk about his Heiland 3-Cell Flash Gun. Look it's a pretty tangent heavy episode where Casey mostly entertains Steve with stories about being an actor. He was up for a roll in Vanilla Sky and he was up to do the voice of the Geico Gecko, and he shares with Steve why he didn't get those parts. It's all interlaced with chat about photography and the need for self-care so you don't die shooting weddings. Beer Talk: Casey - 90/~ Wee Heavy from Belhaven Brewery and also some scotch. Steve - Moon Rambler IPA from Founders Brewing Co. Q&A: If I roll a critical fail while shooting a wedding that's making everyone roll to determine how well they'll do (they love DnD)... do I have to critically fail? Should I ask clients if I can bring my own weed to smoke while shooting their weddings since my clients stopped sharing their joints during the pandemic? What sort of wrap can I put on my camera body that looks professional but still shows off my inner nerd? (I would consider anything Doctor Who, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Star Gate or Farscape related, no Star Wars please) How can I get a client to stop leaving gross emoji memos on venmo when I sell them stuff? My friends think this guy is paying me for sex because it's all eggplant gush or peach gush every time I make a sale to him. Find more Nerdy Photographer: https://nerdyphotographer.com/ Find more Casey: https://fatchett.com/ Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https:

Ep. #179 - White Elephant Sperm Scooper with Melissa Johnstone & Dwayne Larson from Filters Removed

This week it’s a very special crossover episode with Mel Johnstone and Dwayne Larson of the Filters Removed Podcast. In this episode we talk about a wide variety of topics, like picking perfect pastries to procure professional employment and a bridesmaid stalking the wedding photographer. Beer Talk: Dwayne - Water Mel - Lindeman’s Bin 45 Cabernet Sauvignon Dustin - Zombie Dust by Three Floyds Steve - Charlatan American Pale Ale by Maplewood Brewing Co. Q&A: How do you tell your mom you don’t want to shoot your stepbrother’s wedding? What do you do if a couples boudoir session gets out of hand and you’re left with sheets with a wet spot? Find more Filters Removed podcast: https://www.instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #178 - Cow Girls and Space Guy with Jess Robertson of Girl with the Tattoos

Jess Robertson joins us to talk about things you can do to make your website and business more inclusive. We talk about how Jess got started in wedding photography, why she wanted to make her business more inclusive, and how she presents herself and her business online to attract clients. We also talk about beer and Michigan breweries and how establishing a good report with a local brewery can be beneficial to your business. Beer Talk: Jess - Watermelon Hard Seltzer by White Claw Dustin - Sex and Candy by 18th Street Brewery Steve - Icelandic Wee Heavy by Einstok Olgerd Q&A: Instead of referring to clients in the contract as husband and wife could we call them passionate lover #1 and passionate lover #2? Is it possible to be an exclusive, luxury wedding photographer and inclusive? Where is an elopement in Michigan if someone just points to there thumb? I accidentally wrote cow girls and space guys in an email to a throuple getting married, how do I recover? Which Detroit sports teams should I do a stylized shoot with their gear? Find more Jess online: https://girlwiththetattoos.com/ https://www.instagram.com/__girlwiththetattoos__/ https://www.facebook.com/girlwiththetattoosdetroit Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Steven Van Elk

Ep. #177 - Streamlining Your Photography Workflow with James Broadbent of Narrative

This week Steve talks to James Broadbent of Narrative and Chasewild about building tools to help streamline workflows for photographers. They talk about Narrative Publish and Narrative Select and how they reduce the time it takes to publish blogs and also cull shoots. Steve and James also chat about Narrative's response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and how Narrative helped out their clients during the past year. Also they chat about how James got started in photography (with a 50mm in Pakistan taking photos of mountains during a trip) and about his destination photography company Chasewild. Q&A: Is Narrative Apple only and if so, when will it come to Windows? I don't like the idea of paying to keep blog posts on my site, but more importantly what is your favorite color? Can someone explain why photographers waste so much time culling photos? I shoot 100 and I deliver 100. What's the problem? I shoot family photos on burst mode and need a way to speed up post processing, what should I do? Find more about Narrative online: https://narrative.so/ Narrative Publish (use coupon weddingphotographyhangover for 20% off) https://narrative.so/publish Narrative Select (select is still in Beta, but it's already really good) https://narrative.so/select https://www.instagram.com/narrativeapp/ https://twitter.com/narrativeapp https://www.facebook.com/narrativeapp/ Find more James Broadbent online: https://www.instagram.com/james.broadbent/ https://twitter.com/jamesbroadbent_ https://www.chasewild.com/ If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/

Ep. #176 - The World's #1 Most Stank Proof Photobooth with Brandon Wong of the Photobooth Supply Co.

This week Steve was joined by Brandon Wong of the Photobooth Supply Co. Brandon talked to Steve about why he transitioned from being a wedding photographer to creating a photobooth company that could help photographers and other event vendors make more money. Brandon and Steve also talk about the changes Photobooth Supply Co. made this last year to help their clients keep earning money during the pandemic, and they also talk a little bit about the future of photobooths. Q&A: Where do you get your jumpsuits for conferences? Where do you think AR fits into the future of photobooths? Do you have to encourage guests at events to take dick pics or does that just happen organically? If a skunk sprays your salsa photobooth can you clean off the stank with tomato juice? If listening to this episode finally convinced you to take the leap and buy a photobooth, you can do that here: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/weddinghangover If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected] Edited by Bespoke Tone: http://bespoketone.com

Ep. #172 - Should A Luxury Photo Company Use iPhone or Android?

This week we're talking Christmas gifts and the things we missed in 2020 and the things we're looking forward to in 2021. But it's mostly not holiday related. We have updates on birds that rhyme with Sony as well as updates on more terrible things that Pass is doing. We're also talking about the longest exposure photo ever taken, a touchpad replacement for a shutter button and DJI being put on the economic blacklist. Plus, drone photos of landscapes that look rather phallic. Nature's d**k pics. Beer Talk: Steve - Exemption from Taxman Brewing Company Dustin - Yellowstone Bourbon Q&A: What do you do if a second shooter takes a bunch of photos that aren't deliverable in any way, shape or form? Should you switch from Android to iPhone so your photography business brand seems more luxurious? Is it okay to not pay a photographer for their work if they showed up late with a child? Links: Longest Exposure. https://www.livescience.com/longest-exposure-photo-discovered-beer-can.html Canon Patents Touchpad Shutter Button Replacement. https://petapixel.com/2020/12/21/canon-has-created-a-shutter-touchpad-to-replace-the-shutter-button/ DJI Added to the Economic Blacklist. https://petapixel.com/2020/12/18/dji-blocked-by-the-united-states-added-to-economic-blacklist/ Jessica Hunt Claims Pass Deleted Her Account. https://www.facebook.com/1271703112/posts/10223667745942973/?d=n Episode art by Bryan Marchulaitis. http://www.bmarchulaitis.com/ If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Want more? Get bonus content on the patreon where we answer even more questions that photographers just like you are asking: https://patreon.com/wph Subscribe to us on iTunes (or in your podcast app of choice): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2143595509211422/ Email us: [email protected]

Ep. #171 - Sony Pony Droney Bologna

This episode is weird. Dustin could have sent Steve his audio. Steve could have asked for that audio when he realized it wasn't there... but then Steve's massive frustration with Dustin's weird Skype glitches wouldn't shine through in the episode and then people would just think Steve and Dustin were frustrated for other reasons than technology... So here's that sweet Skype audio everyone craves so that you all know what horrors Steve and Dustin faced. This week we talk about the AirPods Max, Dustin's new fugly Kickstarter shoes (they're worse than moonshoes somehow), and people dying during or after shoots. It's a little bit morose but we promise to handle the topic with same level of tactless crassness that we always bring to the table. We also talk about people developing film in beer. Hell yeah! Finally we talk about the Sony Pony Droney (which we hold is a better name than AirPeak). Beer Talk: Steve - Eirik Bloodaxe (the best beer in the world) by Scarlet Lane Brewing Dustin - Fat Tire by New Belgium Brewing Q&A: WTF is the point of a photographer listing their gear or camera systems in their Instagram info, etc? What do you do if a wedding client is hiring different photographers for different parts of the day? Is it okay to edit noses and dorsal humps of your subjects without talking to them first to make sure it's something they want? Links: Shoes uglier than moonshoes. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tefors/flex-the-business-shoe-that-feels-like-a-sneaker Developing film in beer. https://petapixel.com/2020/12/01/photographing-portraits-of-brewers-and-developing-the-film-in-their-beer/ Sony Pony Droney. https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/gadgets/sonys-reveals-its-new-drones-project-airpeak-to-support-video-creators.html Raymond Hatfield’s podcast Beginner Photography Podcast. https://www.beginnerphotographypodcast.com/ Episode art by Kartheek Hegde of Kartheek Photo. https://kartheekphoto.com/ If you're looking for more info about COV

Ep. # 169 & 170 - Moonshoes, M1s, iPhones, and Should You Pay A Second Shooter if They're Terrible?

This is our first episode back after our fraught pre-election episode. It's been a confusing anxiety filled month as our current president refuses to acknowledge that he lost the election. He lost bigly. But we're finally back with an episode full of confusing jokes and poorly done accents. We're talking about Cole Haans and Hush Puppies in followup (trademark John Siracusa) then it's on to talking about RSI issues. Steve's been having a lot. While looking for a new office chair, Steve found some humorous questions and answers on Amazon's site (Dustin doesn't find them amusing at all). We also talk about squishy things to pillow the wrist while using a keyboard and mouse and standing desk converters. Then we talk about bad SEO advice and Parler (and you thought we were done with the political talk in the opener... somebody please end it). Also, Dustin talks about his Santa sessions and Steve mentions his frustrations with Pixifi (which isn't as good as hornybook which is a software that will get you there, according to Dustin). We also spend a long time talking about the M1 chips and the new iPhone's camera (primarily as a result of Josh Wither's fantastic blog post comparing his different iPhone cameras over the years). In the second half/Q&A of the show: This week we're going hard in the paint on Q&A. We talk about treatment and pay of second shooters, whether it's okay to call other photographers out when they lie, if you should tell other photographers not to buy DSLRs, whether or not you should have in-laws in family photos, and if you should plan elopements for people before they officially hire you. In the post show we talk about 30 Rock, Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and the Stormlight Archive series, and also the Harley Quinn series. It's a book heavy post show... well, audiobooks (our biggest competitor... why are we doing this?). For full show notes for each of the episodes contained within this one, giant sprawling e