Here's some of what we cover:
Premium Members
Premium members, you will be thrilled to know that Michael has kindly offered his incredibly detailed spreadsheet available for you to download. It's totally customisable to your local currency and adaptable to your wedding photography packages.
Make sure you listen to the audio also available in the premium area that has a full explanation of how you can most benefit from the spreadsheet.
What is your big takeaway?
Following the interview, I'd love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you'd like to implement or remember from what Michael had to share? Let me and other listeners know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.
What have you implemented so far?
In the last two episodes, I've encouraged you to leave me a voicemail message letting me know one thing you've implemented in your business as a result of the podcast. This week, I'm happy to play my first real voicemail message from long time listener and frequent commenter to the podcast, Paul Pennell.
You can check out some of Paul's work here: http://paulpennellphotography.com.au/
It really is easy and I'd love to have more feedback to play in future episodes of the podcast. Simply click the “voicemail” button at the right of the page and let me know one thing you have implemented in your business as a result of the podcast interviews.
If you mess up the first try, you can re-record or leave it to me to edit – I promise to make you sound great.
iTunes ratings, reviews and Shout-Outs
Five fantastic ratings and reviews were left for the show this week and I am truly grateful for every single one. The reviews make a big difference in helping other wedding and portrait photographers find the podcast in the iTunes store. A big THANKS to every one of you fantastically awesome people!
If you have the time and are happy to leave an honest rating and review, head over to iTunes.
Also, a few shout-outs to photographers/listeners that have made contact via email or social media this week:
Russell Hyde
Kate Little – http://katelittlephotography.com
Alyssa Kjondal – www.liveloveluxe.com.au
Shauna Donnelly
Lisa Easter – www.facebook.com/LisaEasterPhotography
Robin Penfold – www.robinpenfold.zenfolio.com
Brad Barlow – http://b2xphoto.com
Matt Streatfield – mattsphotography.com.au
Andy – http://www.kissandtellphotography.com.au
Thanks guys, it's been great chatting and hearing from all of you this week.
If you'd like to get in touch, ask a question or make a suggestion for the show, you can email me andrew@photobizx.com, find me on twitter https://twitter.com/andrewhellmich or on Facebook at https://photobizx.com/facebook – I'd love to hear from you.
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Michael Rammell's Website – http://rammellphotography.com
Michael Rammell on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/mikerammell
The Guild of Photographers – http://www.photoguild.co.uk
Squarespace, the website platform Michael Uses – http://www.squarespace.com
Frank Doorhoff – http://www.frankdoorhof.com
Kelby Training – http://kelbytraining.com
Cliff Mautner – http://www.cmphotography.com
Jerry Ghionis' Ice Society (if signing up, make sure you check the premium membership area for an Ice Society $100 discount code) – http://icesociety.com
Aspire Training in the UK – http://www.aspirephotographytraining.co.uk
Following the interview, Michael emailed me a link to a YouTube video that he felt would really help clear up the “gear envy” that so many new photographers seem to suffer from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcbDeLtGw6M
That's it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you. I'd love for you to leave a comment below to let me know what you took away from this interview.
Speak soon
Andrew
Firstly, it was thanks to Michael posting in the Guild of Photographers facebook page that made me get into Podcasts and I have to say I’m now hooked. I’ve been catching up with all of your podcasts over the last 3 weeks and found them all really informative and made me write so many notes of things I want to try.
I’ve been looking forward to this episode in particular as I’m at a similar point in my photographic journey as Michael and found it encouraging that you’ve explored this area within your interviews too. Thank You!
I’ll particularly take note of Michael’s comments regarding gear. I’ve always invested everything I’ve ‘earnt’ through photography back into the business at the moment in order to advance the range of services I can provide – but the particular focus Michael mentioned of going into his next wedding and instead of thinking ‘if only I had a XXXXX with me’ (insert expensive piece of technology here), focusing on making the most of what you have instead hit home with me.
If Michael is thinking of waiting til next December at least to go ‘full time pro’, as he already mentioned that his Weddings are now being booked over a year in advance, then I would think that his ‘adwords’ and other marketing strategies really he should be wanting to implement as soon as possible to give him a book full of orders so he will have the confidence to take that next step – along with pricing it right to make sure he can make enough money from it – as once he is full time he will probably be wanting to charge a bit more for his time?
Hi Lee – I love that you have a book full of notes of things to try or implement from the interviews. I still find myself pulling the car over to jot something down that I hear on different podcasts. It was those experiences that inspired me to start a podcast of my own.
I too found Michaels approach refreshing in regard to camera kit – pretty rare for any photographer but particularly photographers newer to the industry.
I’m sure Michael will be adjusting marketing and advertising to make sure his bookings are solid and prices are on track for his transition. If you get a chance to see his spreadsheet, you’ll understand he has left little to chance on his journey.
Great to have you listening!
Andrew,
I have a feeling that a lot of Photographers are going to relate to Michael. I know I sure did, from the day job to having a wife and kids. On top of the fact that he is such a likable and upbeat guy. A very fun interview, indeed.
He seems so organized, yet says he’s not. Hints that he hasn’t been shooting too terribly long, yet his work is quite good. My best guess is that he’s humble yet very goal-driven; which I think will work out to be a very effective recipe for his future.
My biggest takeaway was how he got over his gear obsession so quick when he said he was just going to “do the best [he] could with the gear [he] already had”.
I wish I had that same iron will power.
Might just have to listen to this interview again.
Joey Joiner
Fort Worth, Texas
USA
Hey Joey, thanks for commenting.
Your biggest takeaway is the same as mine from Michael – his lack of “gear lust” sets him apart from most other photographers.
Michael is definitely a fun guy to chat to and I’m sure it’ll be his personality that helps secure him plenty of bookings in the future.
Speak soon
Andrew
Andrew (and Michael)
Another goodie. I also did notice that this podcast got straight into it, but still had a good balance of tips and backstory. Great work Andrew.
I think I especially liked this one because Michael’s new and so am I. I too keep a notebook and I too have a excel spreadsheet, though its very likely no where near as comprehensive. Im also a “weekend warrior” with a full time job. So my biggest takeaway (if thats what you can call it) is understanding how Michael is going about becoming a fulltimer, by thoroughly understanding how much he needs to support his lifestyle and family and working his way towards earning that from his photography business. I wonder whether Michael has considered if there will come a midpoint, in between having a fulltime job and an increasingly busy parttime job, which would force Michael to I guess choose one way or the other. In other words, will Michael quit his fulltime job, at a point where his parttime job may not yet fully fund his lifestyle, but where he expects that it would in time, and what would that figure be? That would be a scary point in time for me.
All the best to Michael. Im sure he’ll get there soon.
Also just to clarify that my question about giving away raw files was more rhetorical. I would never and not expect anyone to do so. But I was considering what the closest digital comparison to analogue negatives is, because Brian Chapman was arguing that nobody ever gave away their negatives, so why are people giving away their digital files. I initially thought raw files were probably the better comparison to negatives and nobody gives away their raw files so Brian’s argument would be a little unfair. It might follow that giving digital files is similar to giving prints, but in a modern, digital form and there should be nothing wrong with that, so long as your priced it accordingly. But I just think that you can’t compare what people did with analogue technology to what people do today with digital technology. Its apples and oranges. Thoughts?
Hey Andy,
Thanks for your comment.
What you say about arriving at a midpoint is very true. For me, this is very much why my wife will need to return to work before I make a huge push. Whilst I may get busier and busier with weddings, I doubt my day job will let up at all, meaning there will have to be something that gives.
If things go as planned there will still be a shortfall in my income from weddings for the first wedding season that I go into as a full-time tog, perhaps even two wedding seasons. Unfortunately, my wife will have to fill that income gap with her job. So, I have very much thought that through.
Listening back to this episode myself I realise now it sounded like I perhaps didn’t directly answer some of the questions that Andrew asked of me. This wasn’t intentional – I’m just ramble on and go off on tangents and forget the original point 🙂
Thanks for listening, it’s great to know others can relate to this episode. It’s really what we were going for.
Thanks
Michael
Hey Andy – glad you noticed the slight change to the format and enjoyed it.
I’ve had a few requests to get “newer” photographers on the podcast so it was great to have Michael on.
I think there does come a “tipping” point for photographers, especially wedding photographers who mainly work weekends where there comes a time to take the leap from the day job. It’s difficult for establishing wedding photographers to generate the same income as their day job while doing both, it becomes too much of a struggle – it did for me anyway.
In my case, I was able to go part time for almost 2 years before leaving my day job all together – it was a perfect solution for me but I guess it’ll be dependant on yours or Michael’s jobs if the same option is available.
Apologies if I messed up your question Andy.
I do agree, it’s difficult to compare, especially seeing that our digital files are so easily duplicated and shared – not something that could be done with film.
I believe Brian’s point was that as film photographers, we were seen as artists and clients never expected to see let alone receive the negs.
In today’s digital world though, we are slowly being seen more as service providers rather than artists. A client pays for our service, they want the files – I think they believe (in most cases) they have the right to them. Right or wrong, it’s up to us to wither give in to that demand or educate the client otherwise.
Here’s what I appreciate the most about Michael’s interview – he has clearly given a lot of thought into the path that he’s going to follow to become a full-time working photographer. So many new photographers jump in the deepend and try to swim to the top, and I think that’s a bad approach. Michael clearly has done his research, looked into his market area and priced himself accordingly. Well done, Michael.
The only point that I disagree on (respectfully, of course) is his opinion on renting/borrowing gear vs buying it. I think that that is a bad approach to running a BUSINESS and becoming and ESTABLISHED photographer. If you don’t make the investment in yourself and in your career as a photographer, how can you expect your clients to? Just some food for thought.
Hey, if that’s the only thing that I disagree on in terms of an up-and-comer, you’re 500 steps ahead of most newer photographers. Good on you. Well done!
Hi Brian,
Glad you enjoyed the interview, thanks for listening. I really enjoyed doing it. I feel that there just aren’t enough interviews with those of us that aren’t quite as established yet and sometimes I can’t always relate to what those rock star photographers are saying. That’s why the likes of Zack Arias (a very recent revelation for me) are so refreshing. It’s great to be able to do things like this (we have Andrew to thank there!)
I appreciate what you’re saying with regards to renting / buying. There are a couple of schools of thought on the cash vs assets business models, and I tend to fall on the cash side of things. My wife, being an accountant, tends to fall on the asset side of things though. She believes, that by owning assets you’re keeping your overheads down as you own them and can sell them should you need to raise capital. Right? I don’t think there is a wrong way of doing things, I just think that one of them is more risk averse and that appeals to my approach.
Unfortunately having a day job means I’m in my office right now with things to do, but I’ll come back to you later today with an interesting story about two car salesman who approached their businesses differently (it’s an analogy).
Watch this space – I’ll explain the numbers & reason behind renting shortly…
Michael, you seem to have a solid head on your shoulders and some very strong opinions. Good on you because that’s the only way you’ll make it out of this industry alive, Haha.
I respectfully disagree still with your statement on buying vs borrowing. The issue that I see with a lot of new photographers (and even some established photographers) is that they don’t treat their business like a business. What other business could you start by “borrowing” your main (and only) equipment from a buddy down the road? Imagine a doctor just “borrowing” a set scalpels from the guy down the road? Or how about an optometrist “borrowing” the evaluation machine for testing his patients eyes from the guy around the corner. The idea sounds simply ludicrous, and this “low-barier to entry” mindset is exactly what is taking the “professional” out of “professional photographer”. If you “borrow” equipment, anyone can technically do it. What happened to investing in your business and becoming the master of your gear and of light.
If we are serious about running successful photography businesses, we need to treat it like a business. The argument about cash vs asset is a valid one, and what an accountant might recommend is leasing equipment to save on cash-flow, which is a legitimate business decision. But borrowing here and there is not in my opinion.
By the way, when I say “you” I am not referring to you Michael. I think that you have a solid head on your shoulders and have great potential. I like your thinking and your analytical approach. You clearly have put a lot of thought into your business and I commend you for that. These statements here are more a general opinion on a direction that I see a lot of newcomers in our industry going that I think doesn’t help anyone.
Bryan and Michael
I think I totally agree with Bryan. Everyone has to start somewhere. But borrowing your equipment consistently is risky and probably wont give you an accurate measure of how profitable your business is or isnt because I assume you wont have any values in your schedule for equipment that is borrowed which affects your total costs of sale. Are you concerned about if one of your friends was to stop allowing you to borrow their equipment, or sold their equipment or consistently used their equipment, at the same times you needed it? It would have an impact on your bottom line if you had to hire equipment for 90% instead of 15% of your weddings, for whatever reason. Perhaps its better to either take the dive and invest in your own equipment (and insure it), or simply learn to live without what you can’t afford just yet. I would think a small loan would be an incredible incentive to work harder. Im not so sure I agree with the progear = pro photog argument though. It certainly helps though.
Hey Brian, Andy,
Thanks for your comments guys. It’s always great to get input from others.
I would start by saying that I’m not against buying gear, I’ve spent the best part of £11,786 on gear to date. I’ve got x2 bodies, x2 580EX’s, remote flash triggers, Canon 70-200 f/2.8II IS, I’ve been through numerous 50mm lenses and I a whole lot more equipment to boot. I just think I’ve spent enough of mine and my wifes money and I’ve got an outstanding credit card bill for the last 580EXII I bought because I have an obsession with using off-camera flash. It just got the point where it worked out I’d be paying back that money for a long time before I even broke even. That alone serves as my lesson. It’s not sustainable. I’ve been paying APR on that credit card for far too long!
So, as a result of that here’s the way I see renting, and this is the way I justify it to myself. I’ll first start with this story:
(before reading the rest of this reply though: I realise this whole response sounds somewhat defensive. I’ve read it back through a few times myself and it doesn’t really sound quite as I want it to and I can’t seem to write it in a way that feels the way I want it too, so please do try to read this knowing that I’m not trying to spark a debate and that I really do take your input on board. I respect everyone’s opinions relating to this topic. I think the feedback has been great) Here goes:
I remember when I was back at school reading a paper on this exact topic. In much the same way as I am now with this discussion we’re having; the paper wasn’t leaning towards one particular practice, rather just tabling the pros and cons for each approach. One theoretical example was that of car sales. The example set was that if two identical business people were to be given one million pounds (or dollars) and one was to go and buy his car showroom for £800,000 and the other were to go and rent his showroom for £15,000 per month (or, £180,000 for the first year), that would leave salesman 1 with £200,000 to pay staff, pay his bills and buy cars to then trade with. Whereas salesman 2 would have some £820,000 to trade. He’d be able to buy more cars (or more luxury cars) he’d be able to employ more staff (or more experienced staff) and he should have no trouble paying the utilities on his showroom, even if times get tough. The scenario given was suggesting that salesman 1 was far more likely to go out of business, not because he couldn’t sell cars, or because his staff were less skilled, but because he’d be more likely to run out of cash and run his business ‘on the edge’ of being in the black. That’s not to say that only one business model will work, it’s just that one is far more risky and one is far more risk adverse. Both are viable business models and can lead to good profits.
This brings to mind quotes such as ‘Cash is King’ & ‘You have to have money, to make money’ and ‘Cash Flow, Cash Flow, Cash Flow’.
So, here’s my photography-specific view: If I were to buy the 24-70 f/2.8Mk II that I’m after at circa £1,800 today I’d have a very expensive lens that I just wouldn’t be using as regularly as I’d like, seeing that I’m shooting 5, 6 or 7 weddings per year as things stand. From an investment perspective, that makes very little sense to me. If you like, another way of seeing it is that £1,800 / 7 = £257 (effectively, I’d be paying that amount to use the lens per wedding). However, I can rent the lens for £60 per wedding, including insurance. I know the lens is tested before use and is always in immaculate condition). Renting represents four times as much value if you view things this way. Even over the course of the 17 weddings I’ve shot so far, If I were to have bought the 24-70 from day one, I’d have had a return of £105 per wedding so far. Meaning each wedding would have been £40 less profitable than renting. That doesn’t sound like much, but If I continue to watch the pennies in this way, imagine how much £40 here and £30 there over the course of 10 years would add up to be. Watch the pennies and the pounds take care of themselves.
Now, you may say that you would view the lens as a multi-year investment, but really, when it comes to business you have to take these costs into account: If I divide the cost of that lens by 30 (£1,800 / 30 weddings) the magic number is £60 – this is the point where it makes more business sense to buy that lens and own it, rather than rent it. I’d be getting the same value from the lens, but on top of that I then have an asset I can sell should I need to make it through a long and barren wedding season winter here in the UK.
Effectively, what I’m saying is, that when I’m in business full-time and I’m shooting that magic number of weddings per year that’s the time to push the button and ‘invest’ in my gear and own it because it then represents good value. But right now, getting a business off the ground means I have to be prudent and keep my overheads low. If I don’t shoot a wedding for 3 months then all I have to pay for is my website and my gear insurance. Keep in mind my equipment and Public liability insurance would increase by something like £10-£15 per month should I add another £1800 worth of assets to insure. This would equate to another £120-£180 per year (again, watch those pennies!). You could also then say that I could just sell the lens if I own it, but I’d never get back what I paid, I’d have to pay £20 admin fee to update my insurance when selling the lens and then there is the hassle of actually selling and shipping that lens to the buyer. Is that really worth it?
Going back to the car analogy, and trying to bring it back to photography – When I’m closer to making the jump and I step up my marketing and adwords efforts, I can instead use the money that I would have otherwise spent on that lens for those efforts instead (like the cash rich businessman would have bought cars). I’ll be using the money to make more money, rather than buy tools.
With regards to making use of a small loan: I would urge any small business owner to avoid using a line of credit where possible Andy. In my mind the last thing a loan should be is an incentive. A loan is designed to meet long-term borrowing needs and you’re going to be paying interest on that loan too. The only difference between a loan to the buy gear and leasing the gear is that with a loan I am committed each and every month to pay for equipment, whether I use or not (and whether I bring money in to pay for that lens or not). If anything, a loan to buy equipment is far worse as it makes the purchase more expensive. On top of that, a loan appears on your credit rating and when you apply for a mortgage or a car lease a lender will view you as a small, self-employed business owner with an outstanding loan. They’re not going to view an £1,800 loan positively.
I would just add that I’ve not just arrived at this prudent conclusion to renting based on a lot of work on the numbers alone. The likes of Zack Arias and so many other photographers (Jay Maizel and more) have lost wives, homes and destroyed themselves by getting themselves into debt, just because they bought gear using a line of credit. Sure, they’re back in the big time now, but they made that climb the second time round with hindsight on their side. They’re out there today teaching business and helping other photographers to get off the ground with this advice for a reason. Personally, I take heed and I believe I’ve learnt a good lesson from other peoples mistakes.
For me, renting represents a safe and secure way of using equipment without burdening myself or my business with additional outgoings. With renting you simply cannot go wrong.
As discussed with Andrew in the interview – I do really implement things into my business. There is no fast way to success (at least the fast way is usually short-lived). I plan to support my family with photography until retirement.
Hey Guys, loving the discussion/debate going on about this topic and so good to read some different perspectives.
Thanks for being 100% considerate and respectful of each other with your comments.
My 2 cents worth – I think hiring the way Michael explained is fine when starting out and building a business – especially when reasonably new to the industry. How many photographers go into ridiculous debt to get started and find it’s not so easy and feel the pressure of repayments and debt. I’d want to avoid that.
Although, if it were me on the renting path, I’d add a column in my spreadsheet to put funds away for either leasing or buying my own equipment at some stage.
The dude is onto it, and is the king of spreadsheets, in fact I have over the past days implemented n excel spreadsheet for my household and photography business and can clearly see now where I need to either put money or reduce a cost in both home and business.
Thanks Michael for turning me into an excel junkie, also for your thoughts on business, renting equipment and pitching at a reasonable level in terms of rates, not too expensive but not low. Well done champ.
ps Listeners please ignore the weird welshman on the voicemail its not me.
Cheers Mate, Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for posting a comment.
I don’t want to become known as the spreadsheet guy or anything, but they are a great way of really laying things out so it’s obvious where you stand.
Before the spreadsheet (or, Cost Of Living Calculator as i like to call it) I had no idea how much my minimum annual income needed to be and as such what I needed to earn per hour. Once you know what you’re need per hour that’s when you know what you’re worth and how to set your prices. I didn’t know any other way of coming up with that figure and getting it right.
It’s simple, understand the numbers and go from there. Don’t price yourself against the market or against your competitors, price yourself according to what you need to earn.
Cool catching up with you on Twitter too!
Loved this interview. Can totally relate to Michael and his day job dilemma. My fulltime job is well paid and the drop seems to risky with 3 kids & a mortgage to support. I need to try his method and work out how much photography work id need to get the same income. Im guilty of complacency because I have that safety net.
You’re in a tough position, that’s for sure Te. You really need to weigh up the pros and cons of both the “day job” and your photography business before going 100% after the photography career.
If it’s photography that you really want to do as job, it’s time to start doing your sums and setting a target. If it just doesn’t add up, don’t be afraid to do what’s best for you and your family and do the photography part time. There’s no rule saying you have to be full time or not have another job to be called a photographer – do what’s best for you.
In the meantime, plug in your numbers to Michael’s spreadsheet to give you an idea of what you have to achieve to go full time with your photography – it’s a great tool.
P.S Great work on your “fun run” and the money you raised!
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Among all the wonderful PhotoBizX podcasts that I’ve listened to so far, this is the one that really resonated with me, being a new photographer trying to get a business off the ground while juggling parenthood and a full time job. I admire all the deliberate planning that Michael has put into his business and I like that the timeline that he’s pursuing is very considerate of his wife and their growing family. I wish him all the best in this endeavor. Where some business owners could be so reckless and selfish with certain business decisions, I feel that Michael’s heart is in the right place as his first consideration is the family’s financial stability through the period in which his wife will be home taking care of their kids.
I was also struck by Michael’s views about collecting gear — it reminded me so much about what I’ve heard Zach Arias constantly say: “Do not buy new gear until you’ve mastered your current one inside out.” I am not a gearhead by any means, but I still do lust after certain cameras and lenses and, like many, I too have secretly believed that better gear will improve my photography tons. But I am trying to be responsible about my gear procurement and only focus on what I really need at the moment, and hopefully continue to go by the Zach mantra which is to master the equipment that I have before aspiring for better gear.
Hi Rhona – what beautiful comments you’ve made. I’m sure Michael will love reading what you’ve had to say as much as I have.
I remember my transition from full time employment to full time photographer and it was a struggle in the early days with kids, a mortgage and one income. Although I’m glad to have made it through, those times are some of Linda’s (my wife) and my fondest memories – it really felt like it was us against the world. Cliche I know but good memories none the less.
I’ve only recently discovered and started following Zach and he speaks some incredibly wise words doesn’t he. As much as he makes total sense, I think “gear lust” will always be part of every photographer… have you seen the latest 24-200 f1.4 Nikon 😉
Thanks for adding your comments Rhona, great to have you listening and joining the fun.
Hey Rhona,
Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
I was really glad that the message I was trying to get across reached you. I felt perhaps I was slow to start on this episode, but got there in the end.
You’re absolutely right – I’m desperate to ensure that my family comes first and although photography, at times, takes it’s place ahead of them, I’ll never do anything risky enough to put us into a risky situation.
Like I eluded to in the podcast – I love photography, I really feel that it defines a large part of who I am, but there is no point in being a starving artist.
I will admit I did this podcast with Andrew before stumbling across the responsible spending video that Zack did on Creative Live, but I’m sure glad I found it as I thought for a while I was the only one with this point of view!
I follow DigitalRev too on YouTube, great entertainment. Of all the Pro Tog Cheap Camera Challenges they have in that series, Zack’s really was the best. He showed what’s possible with some of the crappiest gear and basic of flashes. His talent is immense. He practices what he preaches.
Again, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I’m a listener of this podcast just like yourself and I share the sentiment – it remains one of the best Photography Podcasts available today!
Thanks for responding to my comments, Andrew — I so agree with you about “gear lust”, it’s simply unshakeable, isn’t it? As a girl I’ve had to sacrifice some of my personal shopping money and redirect the funds into my photography equipment needs 🙂 And thank you for telling me about the 24-200 1.4 Nikon (as if I need another lens to drool over) — will definitely check it out. Speaking of equipment, you have to tell us how you like your Fujifilm X100s; I’m sure many of your other listeners are dying to know. Also about Zach Arias, please do a search on Youtube for “Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge Zach Arias” and you will find a pretty riveting experiment featuring Zach’s genius 🙂 –> proves the point that in reality, it’s the man makes the gear shine and not the other way around.
Congratulations on making it to a point where you and Linda can at least sit back and look at past struggles with fondness. I’m sure you deserve all your success, and that it didn’t come without a lot of hard work and difficult sacrifices on your part.
Hey Rhona – giving up some shopping money for photography gear, what has the world come to!
The Fuji X100s has been an absolute delight and one of the best photographic purchases I’ve ever made – it’s totally got me back to shooting just for fun – something I found myself doing less and less of.
I checked out the Zach Arias clip – what a photographer hey! I went on to watch a bunch more of those challenges and they were all great viewing. One photographer had to shoot with a Buzz Lightyear Toy Camera and came up with some great work arounds to get it to sync and expose correctly.
Thanks for the congrats 🙂
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