ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: In this conversation, Sam and Nathan discuss their experiences with podcasting, editing workflows, and the importance of organization in photography. They delve into the use of color coding in Lightroom, the significance of backup systems, and the benefits of syncing Lightroom with mobile apps. The discussion also touches on the differences between professional and amateur workflows, camera preferences, and the technical frustrations that come with different camera systems. Finally, they explore how to calculate an hourly rate for photography work, emphasizing the need for a solid process to ensure efficiency and profitability. In this conversation, Nathan and Sam delve into the intricacies of running a photography business, focusing on the importance of calculating expenses, setting appropriate pricing, and understanding client budgets. They discuss the challenges photographers face in aligning their rates with market expectations while also considering personal financial needs. The dialogue emphasizes the significance of having a structured approach to budgeting and pricing strategies, as well as the potential benefits of creating a business identity that extends beyond personal branding. Chapters 00:00 Innovative Tracking Solutions for Photographers 03:01 Creative Processes in Music and Photography 05:58 Reflections on Personal and Professional Growth 08:53 Navigating the Ethics of Sharing Personal Lives 11:59 The Balance of Professionalism and Personal Life 14:59 Setting Expectations with Clients 17:59 The Future of Sharing in a Digital Age 28:33 Building Momentum in Photography 31:25 The Importance of Sharing Work 32:35 Innovative Workflow Solutions 36:19 Developing the Epic Workflow App 40:58 Challenges in Photo Editing Automation 44:10 Learning from Online Content 48:39 The Future of Photography Workflows 56:17 Upcoming Projects and Events

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: summary In this conversation, Sam and Nathan discuss their experiences with podcasting, editing workflows, and the importance of organization in photography. They delve into the use of color coding in Lightroom, the significance of backup systems, and the benefits of syncing Lightroom with mobile apps. The discussion also touches on the differences between professional and amateur workflows, camera preferences, and the technical frustrations that come with different camera systems. Finally, they explore how to calculate an hourly rate for photography work, emphasizing the need for a solid process to ensure efficiency and profitability. In this conversation, Nathan and Sam delve into the intricacies of running a photography business, focusing on the importance of calculating expenses, setting appropriate pricing, and understanding client budgets. They discuss the challenges photographers face in aligning their rates with market expectations while also considering personal financial needs. The dialogue emphasizes the significance of having a structured approach to budgeting and pricing strategies, as well as the potential benefits of creating a business identity that extends beyond personal branding. 00:00 Podcasting Challenges and Rituals 03:01 Editing Workflows and Color Coding 05:48 Organizational Strategies in Lightroom 08:52 The Importance of Backup Systems 11:51 Syncing Lightroom with Mobile Apps 14:58 Professional vs. Amateur Workflows 18:01 The Value of a Solid Process 21:04 Camera Preferences and Technical Frustrations 24:07 Color Science and Camera Comparisons 26:53 Calculating Your Hourly Rate 34:32 Calculating Business Expenses and Income Needs 39:36 Understanding Pricing Strategies for Photographers 44:38 The Importance of Budgeting in Client Inquiries 49:50 Navigating Market Expectations and Personal Needs 55:25 Creating a Business Identity Beyond Personal Branding

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: 00:00 Technical Setup and Challenges 03:01 Reflections on Podcasting and the Internet 06:00 Nostalgia for the Old Internet 09:10 The Creative Process and Emotional Connection 11:58 Client Expectations and Surprising Outcomes 15:01 Feedback and Iteration in Creative Work 18:12 Mixing Techniques and Workflow 20:52 Culling and Editing Processes 27:04 The Art of Photo Editing 28:58 Workflow Optimization in Photography 30:41 The Photographer's Mindset 33:06 Creating Emotion Through Photography 35:20 Client Expectations and Raw Files 40:31 The Importance of Resolution 46:35 Technology's Impact on Photography 51:14 The Disconnect in Digital Photography 54:45 The Evolution of Client Expectations 01:00:04 The Future of Photography and AI

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: 00:00 Introduction and Cultural Event 03:32 Distorted Sense of Time 07:22 Impact of Sense of Time on Relationships 13:30 The Value of Photographers in Weddings 19:27 Importance of Blogging and SEO 27:05 Taking Photos Twice 36:43 Balancing Technology and Creativity 44:45 The Challenges of Technology 50:03 Establishing a Creative Process 52:28 Prince's Approach to Music 52:57 Retirement of F-Mount Lenses 53:27 Transition to Z Mount 56:25 Impact of Megapixel Cameras on Older Lenses 57:49 Creation of the Z Mount 58:20 Using Nikon and Canon Cameras 59:16 Upcoming Shoots and Year in Review 01:01:08 Returning to Podcasting

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: Eating while podcasting Reveal of the first images from the James Webb telescope The comparison of quality from early telescopes to the modern telescopes The backyard space photography genre The size of the telescope lens Andrew McCarthy Launch day Quick facts about the James Webb Project How Nasa decides what to photograph Hubble Out of Focus Controversy The tradeoff between Hubble and James Webb telescopes

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: 0:00 intro 1:30 aftershoot and AI 3:00 new BTS footage camera 6:05 sling bags are the best bags 10:50 the absurdity of tech names 12:40 too many once in a lifetime events in our lifetime 14:12 Nathan almost kills a truck driver 18:00 war and nuclear power plants 21:50 they just keep throwing people at the problem 24:52 everyone is an expert both everything 26:50 deepfakes in war 28:30 media and propaganda 31:10 regulating and banning platforms that can’t accurately verify a user’s age 36:00 crypto and the truth 37:50 NFTs are nothing new 40:00 sam’s crypto currency 43:05 the return of Facebook pages 46:00 what’s the next thing? 47:45 the new batman 49:48 Nathan rants 55:01 breaking news

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: Reddit is taking over Post secret RAW vs JPEG - should there be a button? Can RAW files corrupt? Canon’s firmware updates! CRAW video capture on the R3 LOG vs RAW? Followup comments How aperture impacts color and editing time Working w/ a child! Mask mandates lifted yet again! End of year review Physical Album

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: Nathan’s birthday Matrix resurrections Movie club Best movie of all time? The marketing of the matrix Sam’s take Nathan’s take The aesthetic of the matrix movies Leica M11 Rumored specs! The staying power of M cameras

ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: Canon R3 quick take R6 issue of hotshot loosening The authority of a giant camera body Shooting w/ 256GB cards in your camera body New MacBook Pros! Apple marketing is stupid Macbook display quality Storage Space Sharpening in instagram Nathan is photographing a baby birthday party Nikon Z9 flagship mirrorless body Editing with AI tools Time efficiency w/ a new born

show sponsor: http://www.sproutredo.com/podcast ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is: Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam show notes: nathan’s fatherhood house buying adventure plant influencer porch shoot using aftershoot to cull with AI influencer influencers sam’s story of discovering aftershoot.co culling workflow using aftershoot the tradeoff of AI culling - do you lose creative growth? 30 FPS Raw capture w/ Canon R3 working with models vs wedding clients staying humble in the face of artificial intelligence Live Photos built into a mirrorless camera? Signal Flow Update!

show sponsor: http://www.sproutredo.com/podcast ad free & all episodes @ patreon.com/samhurd the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: nathan had a daughter feeling out work life balance with kids? DJI first person perspective drone robotic remote police surveillance google will no longer track you via browser tom cruise deepfake videos iphotos private social network NFT non fungible tokens rarible.com superare.com

originally posted FEB 19, 2021 @ patreon.com/samhurd the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes:

originally posted FEB 7, 2021 @ patreon.com/samhurd the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: nathan moved to arlington for the birth of his first child buying a 1993 delaca delivery van amtrak! trains vs self driivng vs chip vs NFC payments hunkering down to survive until sprint/summer airbnb explosion chinese investment in american real estate investing GME why the GME fiasco hurt most people hedgefund vs hedgefund gamified apps for investing what happened w/ robinhood GME and why buy and hold never works

originally posted JAN 20, 2021 @ patreon.com/samhurd the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: macOS Big Sur problems AKG Podcasting USB C Microphone ClubHouse - audio only social network How Clubhouse is growing, quickly. Monetizing is a bad idea Sam’s banned Instagram account The downsides to a large audience The mainstream consequences of the assumption of private vs public sharing of wedding photos. Inauguration Day The marketing strategy of 2020 Nathan’s wife is COVID vaccinated! Ethereum vs Bitcoin Crypto market is like playing chess with a monkey

originally posted DEC 14, 2020 @ Patreon.com/samhurd the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: HEIC Format JPEG Mini Magnetic attachment for iphone charging Apple M1 Chip The most ideal computer setup without target disk mode Client Inquiry Responses Are weddings still “cool” to photograph? Maintaining perspective on your market vs the rest of the world. Pivoting to new ventures Don’t be a berry in the bush... Be the bird eating the berries. Members only coffee shops Covid Coffee A return to human interaction, sort of. Canon 8mm-15mm Fisheye NYT 2020 Review via Photos

originally published OCT 29th, 2020 @ http://www.patreon.com/samhurd the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: this is live streamed to YouTube and Facebook Zeiss zx1 is shipping photoshop updates to support neural network filters the meaning of a photo

originally published OCT 17, 2020 @ http://www.patreon.com/samhurd check out nathan's music project BLIND GUIDE the podcast is: Sam Hurd instagram.com/iamthesam Nathan Mitchell instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: sam bought the hasselblad 907x50c which screen orientation is best? nathan has had his r6 for a few weeks thumb wheel heaven overhauling your editing when buying a new camera what is up with adobe (again)? nathan takes his first portrait of his unborn baby BLIND GUIDE is released today! nathan deconstructs his album art learning through collaboration and accountability making music vs making photos consistency over time perfection is the enemy don’t sprint for 7 days DAYS OFF? goats mowing the lawn song exploder giving yoruself space to explore knowing what you’re doing and not knowing what you’re doing radiohead vs REM fiverr tapping into your intuition

originally published SEP 19, 2020 @ http://www.patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is Sam Hurd http://instagram.com/iamthesam and Nathan Mitchell http://instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: lightroom classic to mobile cloud sync nostalgic photo adventures sam looks for photos he took of RBG softub.com official blessing of the hounds hunters head photo venture from 2009 what kicked off our passion for photography sam’s first real camera sony cybershot nathan’s 1 megapixel gateway camera first camears that wrote RAW? canon r6 hybrid shooting stills + video nikon 50 1.2Z wedding can now be any day the cultrural consequences of working remotely the new era of working online and virtual assistants the ADD of advertising the social dilemma hot swappable employees

originally published Aug 12, 2020 @ http://www.patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is Sam Hurd http://instagram.com/iamthesam and Nathan Mitchell http://instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: there’s no prep nathan’s take on the R5 camera auto focus camerea screen refresh rate aperture preview “exposure simulation” issue CFexpress card vs the battery manufactueres should make genre’d cameras AP has changed to entirely sony cameras seeding early cameras to reviweres early image.canon RAW cloud service wifi transfer grip

originally published Jul 13, 2020 @ http://www.patreon.com/samhurd the epic podcast is Sam Hurd http://instagram.com/iamthesam and Nathan Mitchell http://instagram.com/nathanmitchellphotography show notes: nathan and sam start real estate photography the more you dumb it down the more it’s perfect? canon r5 pre-annoucnment canon r6 specs review http://pixii.fr pixii m mount camera sam buy’s a pixii on air sigma RF mount stuff? 70-200 RF AF/stablizaiton hesitation what was the nikon DF? sam’s JEMI service who are the front line sceintists in the lab? on air answer from a nurse about fevers zeiss zx1 update