EP 005 - New gear every year? + Q&A Round 1

Office Hours - A creative persons podcast

Does new gear make you a better photographer?

In episode 5 of the Office Hours, photographers David Patino and Ashton Staniszewski discuss how they approach buying new gear. Camera manufacturers are always tempting photographers with the next best latest and greatest shiny thing, but how do you know what you need to have a successful photography business? David and Ashton have all the answers and will help you work through your emotional or technical attachment to your old gear.

Ashton and David also cover these listener questions in a new Q&A segment:

How important is a shot list prior to the shoot?

Do you shoot everything in continuous because it sounds cool?

What do you do when your talent isn’t talented?

How do you start acquiring commercial clients?

What do you do when your client is wrong?

Why do really fast lenses have an aperture when everyone just shoots them wide open?

What is your favorite lighting set-up for a studio shoot?

Do you ever turn down work because you have too much on your plate?

And lastly, the camera review:

Will the Panasonic S1 put Panasonic back in the running with the other big competitors?

Spoiler: it has two card slots.