Insights on photo delivery, video production, and studio workflow.
A single 60-second television spot aired exactly once in September 1964 and is still studied by editors six decades later. What made it work has less to do with its era than with a discipline modern video teams still need.
A contract only protects you if you can actually find it, get it signed, and connect it to the job it covers. Here is what a photo or video contract should include, and how FrameCourier keeps the paperwork attached to the work instead of floating off on its own.
Voyage Ohio Magazine sat down with WeDoVids co-founder Brian Shaffer to talk through three decades of a friendship-turned-partnership, the studio's pandemic pivot, and how subscription fatigue turned into FrameCourier.
Proofing and delivery are two different jobs that often get squashed into one. Here is what each is for, why conflating them causes problems, and how they fit together.
A wedding can produce hundreds of keepers, but an album holds a few dozen. Here is how to run proofing so the couple helps you build the shortlist without feeling overwhelmed.
FrameCourier was not sketched on a whiteboard by people chasing a market. It was built inside a real Dayton, Ohio video and photography studio, over eight years, because the tools on the market kept failing the same way.
The slowest part of many jobs is waiting for the client to pick their photos. Here is why they stall, and how to make choosing so easy that selections come back fast.
The way you hand over a wedding gallery shapes how the couple remembers your entire service. Here are seven common delivery methods, and where each one helps or hurts.
Juggling three edits for three clients — each with different timelines, feedback rounds, and revision notes — is the norm for busy production studios. Here's a system that keeps everything moving without burnout.
A handful of new features shipped recently, and none of them are gimmicks bolted on for a changelog. Here is where each one actually slots into the way a photo and video studio already works.
An online proofing gallery lets clients mark their favorites and leave feedback without a single email thread. Here is how to set one up and run it from start to finish.
A repeatable proofing workflow keeps every job moving without chaos. Here is the full sequence, from culling your take to locking the final selects and handing off to delivery.