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Drew_Geraci

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  1. YES, YES!! It is so easy to get super bogged down in the grind. I am always starting new businesses with my camera. I hope to teach waterfowl photography one day, here in our marshes and I also am dabbling in selling tools for businesses who need product photography. I can't ever do one thing! 

    Yasss!! Get it. I love that approach. We always have to keep reinventing ourselves 🙂 

  2. I've been working in TV/Film for practically my entire career, shooting both video and photo (timelapse) and I'm finding the more I do it the more it feels less exciting and more like just another job. I miss the feeling of what it felt like when I first started almost 20 years ago. I've since come to terms with this realization but I've also found there's more to this industry that I've wanted to explore so I'm going to do just that. I'm planning on starting a new business separate from the one I've already made so I can create my own happiness for the type of work that makes me happy (while still maintaining my 'regular' work). 

     

    Has anyone else ever felt this way? Have you switched gears from one genre to the next? Always curious about others' journeys - would love to hear yours! 

     

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  3. I've always wanted to shoot couples in intimate situations and I plan on starting a new business to do just that! I mainly work in TV/Film so this should be a fun exercise. Love the photos and can't wait to hear more about your journey! 

  4. Spent the last couple of days playing around with the most recent firmware update for the Airpeak and I have to say that the drone is a night and day difference in terms of performance from where it was a year ago. I love being able to mix and match bodies and lenses without too much hassle. The 16-35PZ might be my new favorite lens for the unit (next to the 85mm which looks cinematic as all heck!). While the Airpeak isn't the best for lightweight travel if you're using it for actual productions it's definitely a must-have. I think once the new longer lasting batteries launch we'll see a huge leap in ownership. If you haven't tried one out yet I highly suggest it!!

     

    What's something that you'd like to see feature-wise from the Airpeak? 

  5. Love the composition! I think black and white works great, especially when you can use highlights to really define your subjects and super-rich dark blacks to contrast the highlights. While this comment is going to be subjective, I think if you increased the highlights on your subjects so you have a pure white focus point in the scene, you'd see the shot dramatically change and truly define your subject. 

  6. 1236i4BF8115C0A143E3E.thumb.jpg.00a336890e911ab048f6a5d7c39c3bf4.jpg After a day of playing around with the new 'focus bracketing' features on the A7RV I've found that it's probably one of the best new features and additions to the Alpha lineup. It makes getting complete and total focus for macro photography possible and the results are fantastic!! I was able to do a 12-image stack of this cactus and achieve full focus throughout the entire part of the plant which I've never been able to do. I definitely hope Sony adds this in a firmware update to the other existing cameras out there because it's a game-changer! 

     

    What are you going to use focus stacking for? 

  7. 1179i7FE1525401FFA50A.thumb.jpg.146796de234f7dc1e70c9a0c89ef7acf.jpgI recently had the opportunity to use the A7RV with the 50mm 1.2 out in the field for a project and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way that they pair. I don't know why but I prefer the image quality over my A1 (when it comes to portraits) and I'll probably be picking up another 7RV just because it's that good. 

     

    What other lenses have you used with the 7RV and which is your favorite?!

  8. I love trying new things.  Spent some time during covid playing with flying food when it was just too cold to go outside for long.  I seem to learn unexpected things when I try something different.  Very exciting.1102i4BC7ACBE7F3330C3.thumb.jpg.0720ea2c9a6e539922a36138d1f27b9c.jpg

    Love this!! Thanks for sharing 🙂 

  9. The 12-24 is the best bang for your buck. It has a large wide range and it's great for landscape and architecture photography. There's nothing wrong with the 16-35mm but the AF motors on the 12-24 are far more responsive and the image sharpness on the 12-24 is something to marvel at. If you have the cash though, get both!! ha. 

  10. Scheduling when you're not doing it fulltime (and have other responsibilities) can be difficult but if you're able to carve out time on the weekends or even later in the day during the workweek, you should be able to find time to shoot both as a hobby and/or make some side money. 

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