In today's episode, Greg tells us all about a recent 'incident' that occurred when instead of going into shoot bride prep, he decided to do something else instead... you'll just have to listen to get the entire story...

We also talk about the new Sony 135 f/1.8 - it's damn sexy but it's also heavy and expensive. Greg has more info about his Mac mini journey; there's some white balance chatter, and our standard high-level Snappening banter.
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Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Hi Snappers, this week we chat about unhappy clients and the damage they can do to our brands. How do we make them happy and avoid an online fallout? Greg also sings the praises of his new Mac mini, Thom recommends a great podcast called The End of the World by Josh Clark, a groovy new 55mm lens and a few other great Snapdowns.
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Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Hi there Snappers!

A few weeks ago we received a question regarding client galleries - which we use, which we love. In this episode we chat about the gallery system we use, and the pros and cons. Thom has a new plastic-fantastic Samyang 24mm lens that he plans on using while overseas (it's soooo small and light). We chat about a bunch of other small topics, primarly Greg's new Mac Mini that arrived just before we started recording.
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Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Snappy New Years listeners

Today we get really technical about two specific things... Lightroom and the Mac. We talk about our photos workflows and how they can be optimised for speed, and also the new technology out there that we should all be quite excited about.
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Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Hello team! We sit down and have a chat about first looks. Thom's had some issues lately with one in particular so we work out the best way to set one up. On that topic - we also discuss whether we like first looks at all... are they Hot or Not?

There's also the usual Snapdowns (do you like our new jingle?) and we answer a questions from Liam about gear selection when starting out.

Don't forget to show us your sweet workstation pics!
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Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Ahoy-hoy Snappers!

Today's episode is an absolute gold mine of juicy wedding photography-related nuggets. Is back-button auto-focus still useful in this age of high-tech cameras with so many reliable AF points? How do you handle a client request to convert your b&w back to colour? How do you shoot a proposal?

Thom has the Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 and he does a quick mini-review of this brand new lens. Greg chats about why he uses the rear LCD for around 50% of his photos during a wedding day. And we also chat about our new-and-improved Snapdown intro jingle - featuring a REAL Jamaican!
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Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Happy December, snappers!

The countdown to 2019 is on, and for this episode we look back to when we started our careers as wedding photographers. Specifically, we've each made a list of five things that we know now that would have made life back then when we started shooting weddings MUCH easier. We hope that, if you're in the first few years of business, you can take these things on board and your job will be that little bit easier. We also chat about how to handle wet weather - like, REALLY wet weather - and whether or not it's a good idea to offer your couples a free post-wedding shoot when their wedding day is rained out.
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Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Good afternoon snappers! In episode 52 we chat about a bunch of really interesting topics. Greg has some success using a Canon 135 on his Sony bodies with a cheap adaptor. Thom gets a new MacBook Pro (it's awesome).

Our main topic for the episode is the idea that, by only posting a certain selection of our images on Instagram / other social media, we might be giving our future couples an incorrect idea of the shots they'll receive after their weddings. Is this the case? Are we creating potential issues for ourselves down the track? Or are we worrying about nothing?
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 Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Hey there snappers. Today's episode is a mix of various small topics that we think you'll love. We address some questions specifically asked to us about Sony cameras, including dealing with banding, and also silent shutters (mixed bag of opinions on this one). We also talk about wedding fatigue - how do you know when you're shooting too many weddings? Ever think of what you'll do next year, in five years or ten years time?
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Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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G'day snappers! In episode 50 we talk about Lightroom presets: which ones we use, what we've tried and rejected, and we touch on making our own presets. We then move on to a talk about photoshop - specifically, how often we use photoshop while editing a wedding, and if there's anything we consider 'too far' or 'too much' to photoshop. This episode is also the premier of our new Snapdown Jingle  - you're going to LOVE it
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Your hosts:
Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand
Thom is based in NSW, Australia
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Sponsors:
Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year
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