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These last few episodes targeted towards young creatives and showing the ropes have been immensely insightful and encouraging. I am a 23 y/o living in Charlotte, got married and moved here last year and started working construction to pay the bills, but wanting to build a photography business on the side! Second shooting my first wedding next month, but this podcast has been so so helpful. Eric, Steven, Gene, Braxton, Cyrus… thank you guys 🤙

Pick something and stick with it

Hey boys, I'm currently a photo major at the local tech school in Madison, and for us it's an associates in Business Arts. Yeah, they teach what the aperature is and what makes a photo objectively good, but they also teach how to market yourself and build your brand as a photographer as well (they also got rid of their dark room over 10 years ago).

I'm 19 now and I started almost a year ago. I don't regret it at all and I love being an "entrepreneur."

Hey y'all, 23 right now doing nursing but just about every second free I have is being out with my camera. I don't think I'll ever make a business out of it just because it's not what I want from it right now, but this episode did resonate. Thank you again

Tons of reasons to use a crop mode, if you are using crop lenses for one, but if you are using full frame and shooting 4k downscale, you can punch in and still record 4k with more reach , very useful.

Also keep in mind, the C400 has a higher power draw than the c70 (nearly double), the BPA60N gets about 2-2.5 hours on the C400.

Afaik Covid really impacted Canon's ability to release any new camera tech in a semi normal cycle for their cinema cameras. So it's very likely that all the rumors we heard back then for c200 mark II's, and C700s etc etc, had to be shelved because Canon probably couldn't actually get the cameras built with the supply chain issues. So I kinda feel the C400 is really another generation after whatever would have come earlier.

This episode is jam-packed with value. Keep it comin', great stuff! 🔥

A deep dive into the Bear would be an incredible episode. Let’s get cooking in the kitchen Chefs! 👨🏻‍🍳”Every Second Counts”

Love that you chatted about reading instead of scrolling and watching TV at points of the day! I’ve been doing the same thing and have seen a shift in my overall productivity and mental health. Any good mystery / thriller books you’ve read recently that you can recommend? I love that genre too!

Thank you for answering my question! Loved this episode/video got a lot of great insight and advice! Met both of you on a film photowalk back in 2023! 48:13

Great work guys! Keep the good work

Bro had to show off the gains

This video was demonetized for Steven showing GUNZ 💪

Rally caps book club?!👀 drop some of your 2024 favs so far Steven

Thank you for answering my question! Great listening to ya’ll answers.

SHOUT OUT ZACK! I jumped full time WAY too early (2.5 years out of college, 6 months of savings), and I knew I had the skills to make this video business work, but I feel like it has been a stressful hindrance to my business. My expenses are super low, so I've been able to make it work with editing jobs and other filming gigs, and temp work, but it's been a dang BEAR trying to grow this thing, since I'm not great at the business generation side.

Man... I always wait to get to work to listen to you guys keep the good work

Which question did you personally connect with the most?!

FIRST! I just started the podcast, but I want to say I’m grateful for this podcast. Always great to listen to y’all even though I do more of the marketing side of things, I love staying up to date on what creatives are doing. Much love from Fresno California, you guys are always welcome here for your Yosemite trips! - Alex

Steven should do photo and design service together for brands. Mix them together for a very distinct style

Habtamu Cheney , Becki and Chris , Philly Bowden , Danny Gevirtz

Loved to hear your take on the evolution of TH-cam. Totally agree! Great episode 👏

14:45 got me 😂

So good

Love the quote clarification. I've definitely found over the years that clients could easily find someone more talented than me in anyone of my verticals but, for the sake of simplicity, they would rather work with someone who can walk you through the entire process - brand, messaging, web, creative, photo + video. Keep up the good work fellas.

You hit the spot about this camera at weddings, it might not be necessary for them, but I also think that even if you work at events/weddings aiming to be prepared to tackle more demanding jobs, as I am sure every wedding filmmaker has faced, its important. I do documentary work at weddings and on independent projects. This C400 could easily eat every documentary work you throw at it.

Weddings are awe-some!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

These podcasts are becoming my go to listen while cutting selects! This episoad is inspiring me to start a separate fitness page.

Love the look

Cozy af

The title in itself: story of my life 😂 Always looking forward to this to start the week 🎉

I think the canon r6mk2 craps on the Sony a7IV. It has better battery life, 4K 60 with no crop, better colors, better screen, and it’s cheaper than the Sony

Rip Steven.. you will be missed

Canon R6 Mark II + RF 24-70mm f/2.8 Bought them used on eBay and payed $3800 for that kit. I shoot primarily photos and want to start investing more in video so the R6MK2 was the best option for me for the budget that I had.

You can also add white borders directly from Lightroom Mobile while exporting

When I started photography about 3 years ago, I was super broke student who was bored during covid pandemic, so I bought my first DSLR camera (Canon 1000Fn paired with sigma 28-80mm), so I started shooting my favorite moments and got the phots printed and gave most of them away to my friends, and it became super popular but I still shot for myself, after I saved some money I bought my first digital camera, Canon 1200d with the set lens and THE HOLY 50mm f1.8, with which I really fell in love with and I enjoy using it to this day. After about year with my 1200d I was starting to feel the limitation mainly by the crop sensor since I was switching between my film DSLR's which were full frame and I became a little spoiled by them, so I bought Canon 5d mk3 which is super heavy, but really amazing with the 50mm and recently I bought Sigma 24-70 f 2.8 and enjoying my setup mainly for events like car meets and concerts. I like the progress of my learning and will be working on my portfolio so i could get better job offers in the future.

Canon 5D M IV + Sigma 35mm 1.4 and you can shoot the complete Wedding, Photo and Video. My 5D4 have CLog and DPAF and i can shoot with Display like mirrorless, Best Camera for Begginers👍

Episode on your favorite film stocks would be sick!

Dang, what Stephen said about shooting video on the R6 struck a chord with me. It DOES feel like something is missing - resolution, sharpness, color ability, dynamic range - it just lacks, and and I feel less creative when using it!

Totally agree with the flow of getting all the gear. I started with iPhone (playing with vlogging and composition and creative ideas), went to Sony point and shoot 90V for a year still personal projects and renting canon dslr for photo and video freelancing work and finally got my very own Sony (sorry guys) because of the in body stabilisation A6500 for actual commercial and wedding work and finally jumping into full frame 3 years ago A73 and A74s as the main workhorses. I am still struggling to jumping into G master lenses. hahaha..

Great episode for the beginners!! I wish there are contents like this when I started 10 years ago. For the 2 Sony bodies route, don’t forget the Tamron/Sigma 28-70/2.8-ish standard zooms! They have great value for what they are!

The thing about one card slot back in the mid 2000s bodies: I was an early adopter Nikon D70 shooter...I accidentally ran a CF card in the laundry (wash AND dry) and it was fine. No damage, no lost files, card still worked. Some of those cards were built like Nokia 3310s - will never die 😙👌

Great chat lads! While I dual-card shoot now with LUMIX S5II and 2x S5 bodies - pretty much every other body I used to film or photograph my first 30-40 weddings all had single SD card slots. Panasonic G7, G85, Canon RP, 6D - not one failure. All the narrative around needing two slots is pushed way too hard.

Dude! You guy’s are spot on!! I bought a Canon 5d Mark ii w/ 50mm 1.8 lens from my coworker for $300! Btw in excellent condition! 👊🏽

I’ve been really tempted to go backwards to a dslr after shooting almost only mirrorless for the past 5 years

Perfect timing Been trying to answer this question for myself. Have a fx30 looking to get into photo. Hearing the episode now!

This rules, I watch half these channels, so I already know I'm going to love all the folks you suggested 🙏🏼

You can also export images from Lightroom Mobile with a border as well! That’s how I normally would do it when I remember to! 😂