After two stressful weeks restoring over 60TB of files from the cloud, I had to keep working off my laptop, finish edits slower than normal, and deal with the kind of workflow problems that make every small mistake feel bigger than it should.

In this episode of the SHOOT TO ILL Podcast, I talk about what happened after my RAID system died, what I learned from restoring everything through Backblaze, why rushing my DJI Osmo video made me realize I was doing too much, and why I’m finally switching from Premiere Pro to DaVinci Resolve.

This one is really about editing, creative restraint, file management, color grading, and learning when to pull back. Sometimes the work gets better when you stop adding more to it.

Keep shooting.

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00:00 Restoring over 60TB from the cloud

02:51 Working off a laptop instead of the Mac Studio

04:23 Rushing the DJI Osmo edit

07:21 Realizing I was doing too much

11:49 Why less is more for creative work

13:40 Switching from Premiere Pro to DaVinci Resolve

15:58 First impressions of DaVinci Resolve 21

17:56 My DaVinci color grading node workflow

20:36 Catching up after two stressful weeks

23:29 Final Thoughts

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Martin Depict is a Los Angeles-based photographer documenting the process of building a creative career. On this channel, you’ll find photography vlogs, behind-the-scenes shoots, camera gear experiments, and honest lessons from working in the industry.

If you're a photographer, filmmaker, or creator interested in the process behind the work, SHOOT TO ILL follows the journey as it unfolds.

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