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Change the name of your camera if you’re shootin

Change the name of your camera if you’re shooting with more than one body or if you shoot with another photographer.

In settings, tap on File Name. Choose something like CA1 and CA2 for camera 1 and 2 and the camera will automatically name all your files to start with that prefix.

Having a unique camera prefix means you’ll never have overlapping file names, and if you reset the image count before each event it makes it really easy to check you’ve loaded all files, because the total file count will be the same as the name of the last image you took.

After 500+ weddings trust us when we say, sometimes unexpected or weird things happen and you don’t want to be caught or find out you haven’t loaded all the images from a card. Look at the total file count for any given card, pretend it says, 1456 files total. That means the first photo should be CA1_0001 and the last photo should be CA1_1456 this guarantees that you have all the files your camera took.

We use a single letter followed by underscores to denote each camera we have. When we buy a new camera it get’s a new name ;) We’re currently up to E, F, G and H. But something tells me I is coming soon!

This was episode 142 - We’re Jeff and Cat and if you liked this style of learning, give us a follow and we’ll see you on the next one.
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My friend 3D printed me a LEGO hotshoe plate that

My friend 3D printed me a LEGO hotshoe plate that fits perfectly into the slot for a flash. While I don’t plan on building any sets on top of my camera, it could be useful for family photographers, especially those working with kids.

What do you think? Have an ideas of what you could do with 4 LEGO studs on top of a camera? Would love to hear your ideas!!

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The four settings we reset before every wedding da

The four settings we reset before every wedding day

The first step is to reset our White balance to 5200

Next we sync all our camera clocks, so images appear in perfect chronological order.

Resetting the file count keeps all our images in order by file name and is an extra check at the end of the night. We know we’ve loaded 100% of the images, by checking the total image count and the file name of the last image taken

Finally, a quick check that we are recording to multiple cards and playing back to the SD. Since we load from our SDs we want to ensure any ratings made in-camera transfer to the catalog

A quick tip, never forget a step, by configuring your camera’s custom menu to display all the settings you use to reset your camera.

That was episode 140 - We’re Jeff and Cat and if you liked this style of learning, give us a follow and we’ll see you on the next one.

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All the steps found in CAPTION👇 When using a m

All the steps found in CAPTION👇

When using a mirrorless camera there is a simple way to check your exposure and settings before you begin.

1. Make sure your flash is off, so the camera doesn’t try to simulate the exposure. (Most cameras do this when a flash is attached and turned on)

2. Set your settings that are “must haves”. For dragged light photos you need a slow shutter, around 1/8s. If not shooting dragged light, then 1/100 - 1/200 is great. Next must have is aperture. I like to shoot around f/4-f/5.6 to make sure the subject is sharp.

3. Now that your shutter speed and aperture are set, take a look at the back of your camera and see what you see. If it’s too dark, increase the ISO until you see the string lights or the lights you wish to “drag”. If not dragging lights, then increase the ISO until you see the amount of ambient light you desire. If it’s still too bright out, (think outdoor wedding in the summer) but you want it darker and you’re already at ISO 100. Then you’ll have to increase your aperture to F/8 or more to darken the scene.

4. Now you can turn on your flash. I recommend starting in AUTO or E-TTL. If the flash is smart, it should be able to detect how far you’re focusing and only put out the amount of light necessary to light the dancers and not the whole room. If you’re not getting the desired effect, turn your flash to manual output. Start at the lowest setting and photograph a table or chair that’s 4-5 feet away and adjust the output until it seems bright enough.

5. To level up, try using your flash’s zoom setting. This feature changes how wide or how tight the beam of light that comes from your flash head is. If you zoom a lot, it will only illuminate a small part of your frame. This can allow your subjects to really pop!

This was episode 139 - We’re Jeff and Cat and if you liked this style of learning, give us a follow and we’ll see you on the next one.

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Can’t decide… 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5??

Can’t decide… 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5??

Layers, Levels, Location and Light. Explained belo

Layers, Levels, Location and Light. Explained below

✨if you’re ready to learn more, comment EMAIL and let’s get 2025 rolling!

Layers: Arrange items around a central spot. Try a messy version, where things organically “fall” around or try a more symmetrical and organized look.

Levels: Place items on a shelf on different levels, or on a table, chair and floor. This helps gives flat items more depth and volume

Location: Just because you’re shooting the dress or veil, doesn’t mean you have to stay in the bedroom, take it outside or look for other areas around the property where you could drap or hang the dress. Layflat items can also be anywhere, consider on cool bathroom floor, on top of a patterned carpet or even outside on the grass

Light: There are lots of light options and all give a different mood. Flash, both direct and non direct give a high fashion, vogue feel. Natural light from a window can be used to give a moody look or the light and bright vibe. Finally LED panels can be used to give a soft warm glow.

This was episode 138 - We’re Jeff and Cat Chang, and if you’d like to learn more about wedding photography, editing and the business behind it all, make sure to give us a follow

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