🎥 Shoot Recap: Late Night Vibes + D.R.O. in Action
Shoot Type: Graduation Premium
Time: 8PM – late
Location(s): Indoors & outdoors
Gear: Sony A7R V, lenses (50mm, 85mm, 105mm), three-light setup
Focus: Playing with Dynamic Range Optimization (DRO) for night shooting
🎯 Main Lesson: Dynamic Range Optimization (DRO) = Cheat Code for Night Shoots
Not ...
2025-09-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, If you missed the retouch and chill last night heres the final images we retouched and reviewed. I showcased my entire new workflow for my strobe and natural light edits that i'll be doing this semester for grads and so much more!
When I say this 50-150 is GOATED, I mean it.
If you missed the live check it out Here.
Don't miss the next one!
2025-09-23 16:07:14 +0000 UTC
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What’s good yall, going live tonight 8:30PM EST.
Gone be showing yall what I’ve been doing lately with my photos by incorporating Lightroom for my natural light shots!
See yall soon.
2025-09-22 17:55:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, sad to say Germ had to leave Tallahassee early today right after we finished the outside and studio shoot with the 50-150 around 5 pm.
Tomorrow 8:30pm we'll go ahead and just review and retouch the photos we took and talk about the lighting setups plus the football game footage I got with it.
when i say it was some heat, it was some mf heat mane. Give me some time to cull everything and get these football game clips together tonight and we'll be reviewin...
2025-09-21 22:39:42 +0000 UTC
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What’s good yall, I just got the 50-150 F2 to try out for the weekend and we’ll be doing a live studio session and going over the outside shots we took before that as well.
No time yet, but it will be after 6pm EST. I’ll let yall know the day of!
See yall soon!
2025-09-20 01:18:56 +0000 UTC
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🎥 VLOG RECAP: Shadow Day, Hat Talk, & Big Vibes
🧢 Certified Shooters Update
Showing off the fit: toes out, arms out—“looking real Floridian”
New hat colors dropping soon – fan-favorite is the tan & gold
→ Planning to go hard with promo after grass season
Patreon members (Certified Shooters community) get hats at manufacturer pric...
2025-09-19 20:51:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, here's my most recent FALL flyer I used 🍂
The zip file includes the how to video on how to mix and master yours and also includes the great vibes font that i used at the top and for my name with some extra templates in there.
if you have ANY questions please don't hesitate to reach out and schedule a 1 on 1!
2025-09-19 17:59:45 +0000 UTC
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remember the NAS drive i was talking about earlier? Here's the video!
Catch yall in the next one!
2025-09-16 17:19:40 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, ain’t even gone cap to yall, getting turnt snd watching the new demon slayer movie tonight lmao.
I’ll see yall in the studio again this week, enjoy your Sunday!
2025-09-14 17:48:45 +0000 UTC
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🎯 SESSION CONTEXT
20-30 people shot in one day for campaign shoots (e.g. student elections, campus campaigns).
Goal: Exposure, future bookings, rent covered through monthly studio subs.
Despite being sick (sinus/respiratory), still pulled up and ran the session.
Tools: OBS, Lightroom Classic, multiple strobes, Nanlite spotlight, tethered camera s...
2025-09-09 18:19:40 +0000 UTC
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What’s good yall. We studio and chillin tonight prob round 7/8/9 one of them times lmao
Shooting at the moment from 3-9 for my full day package but I don’t think they’ll use the full 6 hours honestly.
See yall later!
2025-09-07 19:08:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, this is the first real video the new editor has made for me, any feedback on the video for me and him would be appreaciated! I'll be adding in some extra stuff to each video my self like callouts and what not but for now this is what he's gotten back to me on the first edit!
📸 Patreon Breakdown: What You Can Learn from This Shoot
Yo Certified Shooters fam —
Here’s the breakdown from that recent shoot with the Medusa concept, library scenes, f...
2025-09-04 17:53:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, this weekend was fun but ive been feeling bad since the end of monday. Just took a covid test to see whats up so fingers crossed.
Sorry to be pushing this back so much but man life is lifing.
Also if you've contacted my business phone this weekend i havent seen any of it, i'm getting a new one tomorrow, shit be happening lmao.
Just dropped a vid on how to use many chat, Check it out!
2025-09-02 22:54:13 +0000 UTC
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Yo, I had to skip Studio & Chill this time — I’m down bad, might even have COVID (waiting on test results 😷). But I still wanted to break down how I use ManyChat to automate my DMs and turn comments into real leads — because this tool is a game-changer if you’re building anything on socials.
🚨 What’s ManyChat?
It’s an automation system that lets you auto-DM people based on their comments (like dropping a 📷 emoji)....
2025-09-02 22:34:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, I totally forgot it was Labor Day weekend so I’ll be soending the next 2 days at my Familys crib.
Scheduling the studio session for this Tuesday to kick off September at 8pm EST!
Enjoy y’all’s Labor Day, catch ya later!
2025-08-31 16:42:18 +0000 UTC
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First travel booking is November 14th in VALDOSTA GA if any Exclusive member is close and wants to shadow!
Tallahassee bookings coming out soon 🙏🏾
Shoot me a DM if you want to pull up!
2025-08-29 02:50:14 +0000 UTC
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🎥 THE SHOOT
This was for Bree’s birthday – she wanted a Beyoncé “B’Day” album-inspired look. At first glance, it looks complex, but I promise you, it’s really simple when you break it down.
Lighting setup:
One light was all I needed. I noticed in Beyoncé’s original, you can tell from her eyes—one main light and probably a straw bounce at the bottom.
I used my Godox DP600 (I think...
2025-08-26 03:13:37 +0000 UTC
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🎯 Main Reason I Booked This Call:
I needed clarity on how to scale my brand, especially my Instagram and how it’s coming across. Just got booked for my first travel shoot—two clients in Indiana—so I’m really trying to level up, be intentional, and make sure my digital presence reflects where I’m headed, not just where I’ve been.
🔑 Biggest Takeaways:
1. My IG Looks Too All-Over-the-Place...
2025-08-22 18:53:50 +0000 UTC
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⏱️ Tech + Time Check:
Kicked off the session knowing my laptop had about 90 minutes before it started acting up. Game plan was simple — knock out one photo edit in 20–30 mins, then move into designing business cards. Those shouldn’t take more than 30–40 minutes… unless I get caught up digging through Pixieset for photos (which I did).
💳 Business Cards Setup:
Making three types:
See yall later tonight!
2025-08-17 18:23:56 +0000 UTC
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Black and Gold Certified Shooter hats are officially in stock!
Brown’s coming back soon—I'll update y’all as soon as it does.
➡️ Hit the link to shop now - https://certifiedshooters.myshopify.com
💥 EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS:
2025-08-13 22:02:36 +0000 UTC
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What’s good, y’all—this is your official 50% off discount code for the Certified Shooter hats in the store.
➡️ Hit the link to shop now - https://certifiedshooters.myshopify.com
CODE: EXCLUSIVEM
Just a heads-up:
The price you’ll see is $35, but that’s only because of the $5 shipping label fee. The hat itself is $30 flat
2025-08-13 22:01:51 +0000 UTC
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🎥 Retouch & Chill – But Without the Retouching
This one was more of a catch-up + giveaway stream than an editing session since none of last week’s clients have picked their photos yet.
Updates & Announcements:
See yall later tonight!
2025-08-11 18:24:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, I want to make sure I don’t forget anybody.
if you’ve purchased a hat through me personally and not on the Shopify drop a comment on here or shoot me a DM or text my number so I can look back and create your label!
Thanks guys!
2025-08-08 17:56:22 +0000 UTC
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DON'T FORGET , you can also shadow a shoot whenever as long as you're an exclusive member! Wait for the calendar drops and pull up!
NOTES:
Lens Choice:
105mm f/1.4 used most of the time — clients love the shallow, creamy background.
Sometimes wish for 85mm for tighter background + compression without stepping far back.
50mm also works but wasn’t primary here.
<...
2025-08-07 21:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Chip & Jai pulled up this past spring to shadow me for a day—and got the full Certified Shooters experience 😎
The full 50-minute outside portion of the session drops tonight.
Don’t miss it.
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"What’s good y’all, it’s Chip—part of the Certified Shooters.
When I say I came down here and had an amazing experience with KD and Stretch, I really mean that. They made me feel like family, like I was alre...
2025-08-07 13:47:25 +0000 UTC
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What’s good y’all!
We’re running a special giveaway this weekend during Retouch & Chill — and yup, we’re giving away the Sirui 35mm Anamorphic Lens 🎥🔥 (SONY E MOUNT)
As always, the winner will be chosen by a random name drawing LIVE this Sunday night at 8:30PM EST — but here’s the twist:
🔸 Regular Members = 1 entry
🔸 ...
2025-08-05 01:48:47 +0000 UTC
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What’s good y’all!
We’re running a special giveaway this weekend during Retouch & Chill — and yup, we’re giving away the Sirui 35mm Anamorphic Lens 🎥🔥 (SONY E MOUNT)
As always, the winner will be chosen by a random name drawing LIVE this Sunday night at 8:30PM EST — but here’s the twist:
🔸 Regular Members = 1 entry
🔸 ...
2025-08-05 01:48:10 +0000 UTC
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