No lose here. You learned. Then you taught us. This was a lesson not a failure. It’s only a failure when we do not learn. Congrats! This was a great lesson and this information is helpful to any photographer looking to create video content along side their photography work. This has happened to all of us at some point and if it hasn’t it will. It takes real courage to share it to help others. Thanks!

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

That is indeed the key - the learning! I realized long ago I won’t grow with excuses, I grow with accountability, and from accountability comes knowledge, and with knowledge comes growth. I was just talking to my good friend this morning about how much I hate the “image” that so many people portray on social media yet it’s not true to their real life and journey. I will continue to be someone who remains transparent, showing the good and the bad, because nothing about this photography journey is all roses with no thorns, lol. I appreciate you commenting, have a great weekend!

@kirkdarling4120

7 ай бұрын

I agree, a lesson, not a loss (I'm stealing that phrase).

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

@@kirkdarling4120 I grew up in a world of sports, lol, and in that world, you very much learn lessons but a loss is a loss, so that’s the way I view the world haha.

@Huffoto

7 ай бұрын

@@kirkdarling4120 enjoy. lol

When you go get that Brown out the cabinet I know you got something real to say.

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this comment! 🙌🏾 🥃

Dude, first off, awesome you're taking accountability of this and knowing where your flaws were here. That's typically one of the biggest hurdles people have is that accountability. The next one is accepting it. And the third one is understanding of WHERE it went wrong. Having this mental debrief is a huge win on your side. I'm a terrible planner but I do TRY to plan as much as I possibly can. But am also horrible at communicating what I want from my talent; and what I need from them on their end. But I'm working on that. By doing things like this afterwards (or making mental or written notes during) that shows that you're working on it. That you're improving. Even if it doesn't feel like it. Second. I love that you're bringing forward the "losses." Though I don't see them as losses. As Sinatra said, 🎶Regrets. I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention🎶 I've styled my life after sayings like this (and it seems you have as well) because it's telling us not to live by our mistakes. Take them at face value, use them as a learning tool and onward. Bigger and better. You learn more from losing than from winning. You learn how to keep going- Morgan Wooten. I'd actually love to see a breakdown of that footage. I think it would be a great learning tool for yourself andany others. Things you did well. Things you did poorly. Things you flat out missed. Or things you didn't miss a beat on. One thing I pride myself in, is troubleshooting. I may not be great at planning. And sometimes, not even get what I had in my head, out into the world. But I'm going to damn well make something work with bubble gum, a toothpick, some twine and a winning smile... (okay, maybe not the winning smile but I truly LOVE troubleshooting and coming out the other side having won, or learned. Win-win). Keep up the great work Anthony. Too bad I won't make Imaging this time around. Hopefully you're there with Ab and Seth in Texas! (I'm hoping to catch all 3 of you if you're all invited in 2025)

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

You best believe I’m gonna put the footage out, lol, can’t sacrifice my photoshoot and then not do anything with it hahaha. But thank you for the thoughtful comment, I sincerely appreciate it! Sad I can’t see ya at Imaging this year but I’ll be there in ‘25 as well so we can definitely make it happen!

@brad_in_yyc

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyToglife I look forward to it!!

​@AnthonyToglife Thank you for your response, I feel its my duty to encourage anyone willing to share their real life experiences (good or bad), to help and encourage others not to give up. Glad to hear you and the model will continue to work together, looking forward to your future collaboration

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

I’ll be dropping the video from the footage I mentioned in this joint sometime next week.

Thank Anthony for this honest and truly helpful video. It is so refreshing to hear that things can and do wrong, and that when it happens we need to take it as an opportunity to learn. Are you likely to work with this model again?

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

First @michaelthomas2865 thank you for the kind words! I recently made a slight pivot on my channel and I want to peel back the layers of being a content creator, showing the good and the not so good. So it’s encouraging to read this comment. Second, yes, I’ll absolutely work with the model again. I apologized on set for being so “disconnected” and she was totally understanding, but I assured her the shoot did not meet my usual standard and the next one would be more in line.

Awesome video and wind-down beverage!

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Agnetha!

Go Sony!!!

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

…straight to the 🗑️

Ooof!! I shot my kids 18th last week. And I kinda messed up a little. I intended to use a godox tt685 on camera as a master to trigger a pair of tt600's on the dance floor. Annoyingly I couldn't set the 685 into tx mode to trigger the 600's and missed some great moments that unfortunately got swallowed by darkness 😭😭 Thankfully I had my regular trigger with me so I just swapped to that and hand held the tt685.. I had flawless controll over the x3 flashes from that point on. But lesson learned... Know your equipment and make sure you practice using it first if you're trying to use it in a new ( to you ) way !!!

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

I think we’ve all been there, where you have enough knowledge about something to where you feel confident you’ll be able to figure something new on the fly, then you have a humbling experience, lol. It’s all a part of the process. 🙂

@SystemParanoia

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyToglife amen!! 😅

I was taught, "Making mistakes is normal, but never make the same mistake twice." A positive thing you did was an honest appraisal of what went wrong and what you should do to avoid that mistake again. Author Stephen King wrote, "When editing, be able to kill your darlings." For photographers, that's certainly true while editing images, but it's also true during the session. Sometimes you have to give up an idea or a plan, and you may have to give it up quickly.

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

And honestly, I struggle with giving up the idea, because I’m so meticulous with my planning that deviation creates anxiety for me. It’s something I’ve struggled with for a while and I’m always having to work to get better at it. It tends to be different with client work, I know I have no choice but to pivot, but in my personal life and work, I struggle immensely.

@kirkdarling4120

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyToglife "No plan ever survived contact with the enemy." But the good thing about having a plan is that it's still there to go back to even if you have to skip part of it.

9 different set ups in 2 hours?? Ambitious! I undrestand what you tried to do but there is a time crunch, as you found out. Unless your model is serious pro/agency, you can't get in the groove Its ok though, we all try things. I did something similar, racing against studio time vs quality of what I want to get

@AnthonyToglife

4 ай бұрын

You are exactly right, I was over ambitious and although the model was great, she wasn’t built for that type of speed. Valuable lesson learned lol.

Nice. It goes to show we should always practice and prep beforehand and have contingencies in place. Shit happens. Ive been there with a massive new cheap octobox I was planning on using but whose rods ( yeah, those) would not snap into place. I once accidentally used a cheap plastic ND filter on my Sigma 135 without realising it wasnt my expensive polarizer. Womp womp. As a one man band i treat these things like spec ops missions - hash the shit out of things until it’s perfect. Check gear. Have backups. Go through the motions of setup over and over. Ultimately, having your ship sunk is a great way to unfuck one’s self as thats one of the ways you’re able to see how and why something goes wrong and to fix it. The more you sweat during peacetime; the less you bleed during wartime. At least you brought the gunshow 😅. There’s so much that can go wrong. My first photoshoot summer I made the mistake of having my camera default to JPEG small because hey… why use more space on the SD card. But I can manipulate JPEGs now like there’s no tomorrow. Whenever I watch BTS shoots of top talent Im often blown away by the sheer simplicity of it all. Mariano Vivanco shot Rihanna with a Nikon D850 (or D5/6) and a ladder. Annie Leibowitz has an Elinchrom Rotalux on a boom. Less is more (sometimes) translates to us being free to focus on the simple yet crucial shit. This might seem overly simple and ghetto, but for BTS video ( until Art+Commerce signs me - anyone 👀 - and gets me a team) injust ask someone to shoot with a smartphone. Yeah, hindsight is always 20/20, but at least you know now… So, that said… whats your take on the seemo. Might as well get something out of your tragedy 😅. Have a good one

@AnthonyToglife

5 ай бұрын

"...i treat these things like spec ops missions" - I've never related to something more than I can relate to this, lolol. I love it! That SeeMo, I love that thing! I tend to use it most times over my field monitors and Ninja V because it's just easy since I always have my phone on me anyway. I couldn't agree more about simple being more sometimes. I'll see these videos where they'll have 4, 5, 6 lights and I'm looking at the image like "what was the point." I know, to each their own, but most times it seems like photographers add light for the sake of adding light, instead of thinking about the purpose and intent of each light and making sure they each have a place. I use just one light 90% of the time, and it works for me. I'm not a big fan of rim/edge/hair lights (I know, it's all the rave in our space to make sure you have it) but the look of them have never been something I've been a fan of. I guess since I tend not to fret over things that only us photographers would care about, I don't feed much into what a lot of other photographers would do. If I'm happy with the images, and my subject/model/client are happy, that's all that matters to me.

That screen record thing is annoying. I think you can screen record an iPad connected to the camera with the canon app. Maybe I should get on that myself....

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

Whyyyy does Canon make it so darn difficult tho?! 😂😂😂

Man. How many times have I insisted on sticking with a plan instead of pivoting to accept reality. Plus, Woodford in crystal for the win.

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

Maaaan, believe me, I’m guilty more times than I’d like to admit! Looking forward to enjoying some bourbon with you my friend!

Tog said "a real camera" as in Sony??? 😁

@AnthonyToglife

7 ай бұрын

Sony is indeed a real camera…a real TOY camera! 😂