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Lesson Info
33. My Favorite Software
Lessons
Intro
1Workshop Intro
03:18Foundations
2Gear
12:14 3Gear - My Camera Bags
08:00 4Mastering Camera Settings
07:41 5Blue Hour, A How-To
10:45 6Photos That Move Us
07:19Visual Storytelling 101
07:51 8Endurance In A World Of Sprinting
06:27 9Keeping Your Ideas Fresh
08:31 10Building Your Story Arc
06:44 11Shooting More: Action Plan
02:01 12Conveying Emotions
07:52In the Field
13The Assignment: Himalaya Pre-Pro
12:08 14In the Field: The Himalaya Defender Shoot
20:29 15The Assignment: Canon Pre-Pro
10:25 16In the Field: Canon USA Shoot
15:06Editing
17Keywords & Organizing Images
06:42 18Commercial Grading
04:47 19Masking & Radial Filters
12:33 20Perspective Correction
05:39 21HDR (Hand-Held)
03:37 22Black & White Edits
07:00 23Before & Afters
01:33 24Moody Grading
13:15 25IG Export Settings
04:00 26Web Export Settings
02:44 27Clone Stamping & Patch Tools
05:51 28Grading in Lightroom
06:45 29Hand-Held Panoramas
03:41 30Radial Filters Pt 2
02:38 31Delivering Files to Clients
12:33 32Archiving & Organizing Images
10:15 33My Favorite Software
03:44Business
34Let's Talk Business
01:03 35Building A Desirable Portfolio
11:17 36How to Contact Clients
12:00 37Prospecting: Finding Brands That Fit You
04:16 38Getting Clients To See Our Value
10:16 39Paid to Travel the World
14:48 40The Art of Making Moodboards & Treatments
08:09 41Keys To A Fulfilling Career
07:40 42Three Things You Need To Know Before Pitching
06:19 43Finding Your Value Proposition
08:02 44Media Kit: A Walk Through
08:06 45How I Built My Audience
07:46 46Social Media Landscape
07:32 47Module Recap
03:08Bonus - Everything To Know About Filters
48Do You Need Lens Filters?
09:36 49Filters in The Field
12:40Bonus - Find Your Path
50Find Your Path
07:44Bonus - How To Print Your Work
51Why Print or Sell Photos
23:21 52Preparing Photos for Print
06:44 53Reviewing Major U.S Printers
06:57Lesson Info
My Favorite Software
In this episode, I wanna tell you about my favorite tools and websites that I use to make my work. So without further due, let's begin. Slack. I use Slack to communicate with a host of creative freelancers, like designers, editors other photographers, I've built a small community on Slack. There's maybe 80 people on our Slack. And whenever I need to get a hold of somebody quick, I just use Slack. It makes building a project as a, you know, as a group, much easier. So if you find yourself texting or having to email other people you work with in the industry, maybe to start a Slack and get them in. Maybe you can build a good community like that. Another app that I use is called CleanMyMac. Pretty much, CleanMyMac is, sounds a bit tedious, but what it does os that it cleans your Mac from all sort of unwanted files. You know, when we work with a lot of photos and films as photographers, and we always need this pace. So I found CleanMyMac to, you know, be very efficient at cleaning my hard ...
drive. It's a good one. Notion. Notion works in tandem with Slack for me. I use notion to collaborate with other creatives on projects. When I build a film with somebody, when I build a photo story, when I build a workshop, for example. So anytime, you know, it's, imagine seeing it as note taking but on steroids, meaning that every note can be linked to a project. It's just much more burly but it's not burly intimidating, right? Everybody can learn to use Notion. I just love it to collaborate on a project in real time. It just makes it much more solid. So I highly recommend it. Evernote. Evernote is really solid and I think you should use it. It's to me, it's superior than the notes app on the computer. I have thousands of notes in there and every time I have an idea, I just work on Evernote. I build a caption, I build it on Evernote. It's just, it's like a second brain, you know. I keep all the information there and also highly recommend it. Dropbox. Well, it's no secret that I love Dropbox. We have a team plan. Well, there's like five terabytes. You don't need that much. But every JPEG that I've exported from my computer from my Lightroom catalog lives on Dropbox. And it's all, you know, keyworded like you've seen the other episode and it's easy to find, you know, the big thing again is that it works in tandem with Slack and Notion is that every time we collaborate on a project with other creatives, I wanna make sure that we all have the latest version of the file, and Dropbox does that really well. I find it actually more usable than Google drive. Google Drive is a bit more clunky. Backblaze. As you saw in the archive episode, I just back up everything on Backblaze. All my photos, in case there's some fire somewhere, God forbid, I can have all my photos, you know, back restored somewhere in a matter of days. So as any photographer, filmmaker, you should have a good place to back up your stuff. And Backblaze, for my research, is the best one for that. Musicbed. So when I'm working on films with editors, I like to, you know, work on the music with them. I think music to me is really important on the film, especially. So I like to make sure that we're using good stuff. So I'll go into Musicbed. And out of all the other ones that, you know, are up there, I think Musicbed is the one with the best catalog. So after a lot of trial and error I've just become pretty loyal to Musicbed. It's all I use, mostly for YouTube. The workshop, everything in the workshop is with Musicbed. So if you build films on YouTube or on the internet, or for commercials, give a good try to Musicbed.
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Ratings and Reviews
Jon
Not What I Was Expecting Let me just start by saying that the workshop was very good. There were lots of things that I learned and many insights I took away. Perhaps the greatest bit of wisdom imparted to me was not anything Alex said but how he approached every subject he talked about. I felt that he was talking to me as a friend, very personal and open book. This was both a blessing and a curse as the course tends to meander around and is not as structured as others I've taken. Alex's passion for the highest quality, and craftsmanship in every aspect of his business, is very evident. From the premiums he charges, to the attention to detail in client deliveries. This is where my review is going to give some hopefully constructive criticisms. For someone so focused on a premium experience I was a surprised to find the course a bit sloppily assembled, and the videography and editing lackluster. This is coming from a videographer and someone with a lot of experience in online training. A few short examples to illustrate my point include: repeating segments of the edit (in some instances the exact same segment), poor framing. Colors changing between cuts, and my biggest pet peeve, not leaving photo examples on for long enough to see them. These are all small things, but they add up, and along with the topics meandering, left me a bit disappointed. I'm curious who you would say this class is aimed towards. Amateurs, mid-level, or experts? The assumption of who you are addressing changes throughout the course. I feel like with a bit of work from an instructional designer, and some editing cleanup, you could help hone this course to be one of the best out there. I feel like I need to do a more in depth review than will fit here, to actually explain this well. Let me know if that would be helpful to you. One other note: When I signed up for a workshop on Adventure Photography, I honestly thought it would be more field focused. The field examples were all shoots for products, and not shoots documenting an adventure. I guess I had just hoped to learn that side of the storytelling process more. Getting into the nitty gritty of being wet, cold, and dirty, and still shooting bangers. The section on filters (going out and building the snow cave) was more what I thought this course was going to be. Anyhow, with all that said, I still found it valuable and worthwhile. To summarize, the course feels a bit unpolished and in some ways unfinished though there is still great value. I've taken Jimmy Chin's Masterclass on adventure photography and it felt very structured and highly polished. I purchased "Adventure Pro" on the "finish in a month" discount. I would have felt ripped off if I had paid full price with the course in its current state. Thanks for reading and I hope my criticisms come as helpful. As I've already mentioned I'd be happy to further elaborate.
Topher Hammond
One of the best photography investments I'm only 1/4 of the way through Alex's course and I feel like I already have a loose plan on how I can move forward in my own career as a photographer. I felt like my work was lacking a specific feeling. The way that Alex articulated ideas on how to convey emotion in your imagery and building that overarching story arc for your own life narrative were super helpful to focus on how to make my work better. Super looking forward to the rest of this course. Thanks Alex and team!
Sergi Mas de xaxars Rosell
Great Workshop I learned quite a lot with this workshop. Because I'm in the industry for 5 years now, there were a few things I already knew. On the other hand, Alex showed me different and more effective ways to improve my business. I like the way he gives the lessons, always in a personal and close way. This is the knowledge I wish I had when I started. Totally worth it!
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