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Another listener question! "How do I ask for money without looking like an ass?" How to navigate people who want stuff for free, raising your prices, and make people feel great about it.

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Greg asked, we answered! What do you do when our backup solutions are too expensive and you don't want to lose data?

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In a very special 75th episode, we take 16 wonderful photography related things, and pit them against each other to see which one we think is the best thing. Who will win? Perhaps a 10 stop ND filter…

We talk about the fascinating advancement in camera technology. Researchers at MIT can point a camera at a blank wall, and tell how many people are in that room and what they're doing!

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What's the worst advice you ever received? Well here's our top 3 (each, so top 6?) BONUS: We answer a question from a Patreon supporter.

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When should you consider doing a DIY project vs just "buying the thing"? We discuss what we would, or wouldn't DIY, like storage solutions, computer gear, light riggings, and audio treatments.

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Whether you have 1 year of experience or 10, does it matter? Do years of experience directly correlate to quality of work? If not, how should we think about it instead?

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We answer your questions! How do you give a client proofs they can't use or download? (Remember if you make it too hard, they'll just take a screenshot and do it anyway.) Plus a surprise question fro…

Naming a business is difficult, and no less so in photography. Alongside social media we have seen a dramatic increase in "My Name Photography" pages, as it is by far the default naming convention fo…

What makes a piece of photography gear truly professional? Is it the price? The brand? The features? Or something else entirely? We give you all the answers in this week's episode!

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I'm sure you've never regretted buying something, right? Right? As a photographer over the years, there has been plenty of stupid things I thought "yeah, this is a good investment"... and then it was…

A friend got a (legit) email from Nigeria, asking for business advice, so we thought we'd pitch in our two cents! Here's the top nuggets of wisdom on how to get started in business when all you have …

When a sign says "no flash photography", that's easy enough to understand and obey the rules. But what do places mean when they say "no professional photography" and what makes you a professional? Wh…

We own a lot of cameras, maybe too many cameras. But why? What are all our cameras used for? Do we use different cameras for work and pleasure?

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Photographers say a lot of stupid things, but we found a list of some of the most egregious examples. Are they all truly stupid, or are some valid? Listen and find out!

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Sorting through photos and videos to decide what to keep is difficult and can be incredibly time-consuming. We share our tips to make culling as painless as possible.

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It's said the average drill is only used for 13minutes. If you do the math, camera gear is often used for an incredibly short period of time. So that begs the question: Should you buy something you u…

Last week was photo industry news, this week is personal news! Curious what we're both working on right now? Find out in this episode!

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This week, we talk about recent photo news! Like this segment? Let us know by clicking here, and liking this video on youtube!

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For every good Kickstarter there are many, many bad ones. We talk about Kickstarters we've run, worked on, backed, or totally avoided and guide you on the path to success.

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