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

Ep. #163 - Riding on the Edge of a Snap with Ulices Del Toro

Aug 11th, 2020 52m 22s

This week's episode is a little weird. First off, it's explicit. Don't listen to it at work or in front of your kids. Second off, we didn't have time to record this week, so instead of leaving everyone hanging we're putting up some segments fro

Ep. #151 - Getting Back to Work After the Pandemic with Jenn Van Elk

May 18th, 2020 1h 1m

This week we're talking about getting back to work shooting photos after the pandemic. A lot of the way we do business is going to change as a direct result of the coronavirus and we want to help guide listeners through that. But also, what's t

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

Jan 28th, 2022 1h 14m

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 h

Ep. #185 - How To Kill Your Second Shooter

Dec 10th, 2021 51m 8s

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, D

Ep. #184 - A Very 2021 Thanksgiving Special

Nov 26th, 2021 29m 25s

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

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

Aug 23rd, 2021 50m 38s

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 t

Ep. #182 - Almost Pornographic Couple Kisses

Jul 29th, 2021 43m 36s

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 n

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

Jun 28th, 2021 56m 12s

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 p

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

May 12th, 2021 1h 13m

This week Steve talks with Casey Fatchett of the Nerdy Photographer. 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 enter

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

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 2m

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 hersel

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

Mar 26th, 2021 59m 59s

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 blo

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

Mar 17th, 2021 50m 41s

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 m

Ep. #175 - Switching to the M1 Mac and Toot Toot Caboose with Josh Withers

Feb 24th, 2021 1h 31m

This week we talk with Josh Withers about his switch from editing photos on the iPad Pro to a new M1 MacBook. We also talk about some crazy theory about the right way to pose men and women in photos that's some weird toxic masculinity crap, usi

Ep. #174 - Sony A1, Fujifilm GFX 100s, and Gamestonks Sharts with Ulices Del Toro

Feb 4th, 2021 1h 22m

This week we welcome Ulices Del Toro back to the podcast to talk about life after having a baby. We also talk about the Sony A1 and the Fujifilm GFX 100s a little (but not too much because neither of us have those cameras). The photographer of

Ep. #173 - Leaving Canon for Sony and Photographers Kicked Off Instagram

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 30m

How has the dismal vaccine rollout affected photographers? Some photographers have been kicked off Instagram since the insurrection on January 6th, is it related (it's not)? We're demanding to see location information to find out (we're terribl

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

Dec 31st, 2020 1h 17m

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 thi

Ep. #171 - Sony Pony Droney Bologna

Dec 17th, 2020 1h 18m

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 episo

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

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 4m

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 sho

Ep. #169 - Moonshoes, Mullet Shoes, M1 Chips, and iPhone Camera Comparisons

Nov 24th, 2020 1h 7m

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 f

Ep. #168 - Halloween Spooktacular 2020 Get Out and Vote

Oct 31st, 2020 19m 43s

This week we discuss the best cameras for catching pumpkin smashers red-handed, the best full spectrum cameras, how do you get photos of kids on Halloween if they have to wear masks, what doe sit mean if a cloud of smoke passes by you during a

Ep. #167 - Consensual Slap-@$$

Oct 8th, 2020 1h 14m

How bout that title? Think that'll bypass the title censorship laws (do those exist?)? This week we're talking about Steve's RSI issues, the new Sony a7c, and Steve's fear that he's becoming a videographer again. Also, consensual slap-@$$ at we

Ep. #166 - Using Manual Focus When It's Too Dark for Auto

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 22m

This week Steve tells a story about using manual focus with live view when it was too dark for his autofocus to work. It was hell. Dustin talks about video lights and we wonder if he's even a photographer anymore. We talk about some Canon, Sony

Ep. #165 - What is an Associate Photographer?

Aug 25th, 2020 1h 21m

What is an associate photographer? Is it okay to put out random requests for an associate photographer on Facebook? What should you do to train an associate photographer? We talk about associate photographers for quite some time... and also abo

Ep. #164 - Pandemic Wedding Photos Being Used as Evidence

Aug 19th, 2020 1h 22m

This week we're talking about the possibility of your photos being used as evidence in a court of law. That's right, if you take photos of people not social distancing or not wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic, there's a possibility