In this episode, Michael talks about the latest generation of affordable and high performance RGB LEDs from Godox: the Litemons LA150R and LA300R.

 
You can learn more about these online at MoLight:
LA150R: https://gomolight.com/collections/rgb-leds/products/godox-litemons-la150r-rgb-led
LA300R: https://gomolight.com/collections/rgb-leds/products/godox-litemons-la300r-rgb-led

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Are the currents swirling around you trying to pull you in a direction? You can resist and be like a rock in a stream, letting everything flow around you. Or, you can let go and go with the flow of the current. This week I am relating my own personal story of learning to let go and let the current guide me in my photography career. 

Monday Morning Cup of Mo is proudly sponsored by MoLight, America's Top-Rated Godox Retailer. Learn more at www.gomolight.com

What business are you in? You might say that you have a photography business. Or maybe you refine that to say that you create custom portrait art. Or you specialize in corporate headshots. Would it upset the apple cart if I told you that you really should be in the experience business? Especially if you want repeat customers or wish to grow through referrals.

Monday Morning Cup of Mo is proudly sponsored by MoLight, America's Top-Rated Godox Retailer. Learn more at www.gomolight.com

This week I’m talking about providing quotes for business projects that are maybe a little out of the norm of your everyday work. Many people struggle with these. Hopefully, I can help the entire process much easier for you.

Monday Morning Cup of Mo is proudly sponsored by MoLight, America's Top-Rated Godox Retailer. Learn more at www.gomolight.com

Inflation and fear of a recession are on the rise. It's a dilemma. Let’s face it. Professional photography is a luxury item for most people. Do you have to have the biggest and best senior portraits in order to survive? No. Not at all. Is there value in high-quality professional photography? Absolutely. So what are some strategies that you can follow to navigate through a recession and maintain and possibly even grow your sales?  I have some tips to follow.

Monday Morning Cup of Mo is proudly sponsored by MoLight, America's Top-Rated Godox Retailer. Learn more at www.gomolight.com

Here’s a common question I get: How do I overpower the sun?  What most people really want to find out is how to balance with the sun; they want to be able to hold the blue sky while using flash to fill in shadows and create a pleasing portrait. So let’s use that as our guiding premise for today. We’re going to talk about what you need to know and do to balance your lighting with the light from the sun.

More information on the Sunny F16 rule.

More information on the Exposure Triangle.

Monday Morning Cup of Mo is brought to you by MoLight, America's Top Rated Godox Retailer.

Today I am talking about speedlights, which are great tools when used right. But often, folks expect more out of them than they can deliver. So I’m going to run through the good, the bad, and oooooh, you shouldn’t do that with speedlights.

In Godox and MoLight news...If you need a new speedlight, be sure to check out the Godox V860III and the V1 at MoLight.

I find that folks are often confused regarding the concepts of SOFTNESS and SPECULARITY when describing the quality of light. This is most often rooted in a misunderstanding of what role DIFFUSION plays in creating softness (it doesn’t...surprise!).  Intrigued? Listen now.

In MoLight news, all proprietary MoLight-branded softboxes are on sale. For a limited time you can save on all SNAP, EXO, DeepMo, and GoMo softboxes. Check out the savings in the MoLight online store at www.gomolight.com.

Here’s a question: how many softboxes and other modifiers do you own? Here’s the follow-up question: can you ever have enough modifiers? Personally, I have dozens. Small softboxes. Large softboxes. Beauty dishes. Long-throw reflectors. Umbrellas. Grids and snoots. And on and on. Of course, you would expect that because I am kind of a lighting guy. But why have so many? That’s what we’re going to explore today. What are the differences between the various modifiers? And do you really need that many different kinds?

In Godox and MoLight news, Godox just announced the new R200 ring flash accessory for the AD200/AD200Pro flashes. The R200 ring flash will attach to your camera and will connect to the main body of the AD200 via a connection cord. Look for these to be in stock at MoLight in June.

If you're like me, you probably have spent thousands of dollars to archive and store photos. In my case, it's tens of thousands of dollars. Which begs the question: Should we charge our customers an archiving fee for storing their photos? If they don’t want to pay it, they sign off on it, and we are no longer obligated to store their photos, come what may. It's a provocative thought.

In Godox and MoLight news: instead of product news, I provide valuable tips on maintaining your lithium-ion batteries.

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