Anyone here have experience working with drones? An old classmate of mine used one to light portraits on a beach at night which I thought was pretty cool. I’ve only ever flown a drone once and promptly lost it as soon as it took off.

How do you guys back up your work? Most photographers I talk to say best practice is 3x copies, with one of them offsite (like in cloud storage). I have like 2.5 sitting on my desk 😅

This past year doing portraits, most clients usually say omg it’s so “clear” or sharp; is that what I look like? You can see everything, can you make it less sharp? I’m wondering have we gone beyond a reasonable amount of sharpness? What mpx count is enough for most photographers as well? I’ve recently acquired a few older lenses for their “character” to help balance this out? Is this a good idea or just rely on editing software?

Excited to see everyone joining! This group right now is compiled pretty much entirely from people I’ve spoken to or worked with. I’m working on recording the tutorials for the beginner classes this week. But I’d be the first to tell ya, I’m far from the most knowledgeable photog here. That said, I think we all have differing skill sets. Together, I believe we can make each other better, richer, photographers and creators. Tell us about a personal project you’re working on now? Where are you struggling? Where do you want your work to be seen or published?

Are ya’ll interested in residencies? I’ve just been accepted into a residency for next spring in Finland. I was thinking of adding a class covering my workflow for how I apply to these kinds of opportunities. This would be more on the advanced side since it requires that you already have a body of work. But is that something that interests you guys?