When I was pursuing a career the information technology field I would often get asked "What computer should I buy?" and my response would be "How do you plan on using it?" In understanding how the person planned on using the computer I could make ...
As a photographer one of the things that drives me crazy is when someone pulls out a camera and tells the person they are photographing to say "Cheeeeeese!" Why? Because it almost always gives what I call a "Visa Debit" smile, a plastic smile. This ...
In the early days of my photography career friends that visited my house would joke about how my wife and I had very eclectic family photos. That's because we left the generic photos, with the white people, in the frames around the house in hopes of replacing ...
On my wedding day, I was so nervous that I buttoned my jacket incorrectly without noticing, all because I was stressed out about getting to the location on time. The pastor and my best man noticed and gently pulled me aside to fix it. Both ...
The photo above is one of my favourite photos from my family portrait session a few years ago, it was taken by my assistant Jessica at the time. I like it because my wife, Danah, is admiring my 1.5 dimples :) Before a family portrait ...
Earlier this year I got a call from a client and friend who wanted to do a headshot. During our conversation, he asserted that I was in the ‘big leagues’ because my services were in American Dollars (USD). Truth is I priced in USD as ...
Over the years I’ve lost files, more often than not because the data storage device they were on failed; be it a DVD or hard drive. As a result, I’ve spent time reading books like Back Up or Die, blog posts like Chase Jarvis’ Complete ...
If have Godox X1T which you want to use on multiple cameras without having to buy a brand specific Godox trigger you can use Single Pin mode. The one downside with the Transmitter in Single Pin mode is that you won't have access to the ...
When I bought my first wireless trigger system in 2013, after using continuous lighting from forever, there were things I wished I had taken into consideration. Since then I’ve upgraded my wireless trigger system a couple times and would love to share with you what ...
One of the unique feature of the Godox X1T is that it allows you to change the power output of all the flashes grouped on the same channel while maintaining the ratios. STEP 1: Hold the GROUP button on your #GodoxX1T until the flash power ...