Lately I've been hearing a lot of questions from beginners and the thing is… they aren’t the right questions to ask. They're getting stuck on the next step. They’re getting in their own way. Here’s what I mean.

The most asked question and request we got was "are you going to make a ball head?" So, while we recommended third party ball heads to put on top of a SwitchPod, we were secretly working on our next product.

And today, you're the first to find out about it: The SwitchPod Ball Head.

In this podcast episode I talk with my wife Jen Wojcik about how she built and scaled her wedding photography business into a full-time job over the course of 6 years after moving to a new city and not having photographed a wedding ever before.

Here's something I'm committing to for 2020.

I'm not going to buy any photo or video gear or equipment this year.

In this podcast episode I share 17 lessons I’ve learned from launching and growing SwitchPod over the past 3 years that you can apply to the projects and businesses that you’re building.

I know it might sound like I’m being hard on you Canon, you’ve been a great partner all these years. I hope this feedback and tough love encourages you to keep making us wildly amazing equipment.

This episode is a quick update about what to expect from me in 2020. I’ll talk about my YouTube channel, my podcast, and my training courses.

A fellow filmmaker asked me if I’d want to DP a short film inspired by a scene from David Fincher’s Se7en and test some new lights with him.

So of course I said yes.

This is my garage / office / video & photo studio.

In this post going to share what I've learned working from home for 8 years and show you what I use to run my business.

The Sony RX0 Mark II packs a 1” sensor, 24mm equivalent lens, a flip up screen, and an external microphone jack. All of which make it a great option for filming yourself vlog style or taking selfies, but at $700 US, is it worth it?

In this video I'm going to show you how to rig out your GoPro into a setup that will give you better audio, a preview of what you're recording, and make it easier to hold.

This episode is a little different in that I don't interview anyone, but I tell my story.

In this episode talk about transitioning from full time freelancer to full time YouTuber, what it’s like to run a channel focused on reviews.

In this episode I talk with Kitty Peters who runs Atola Visuals, a filmmaking company focusing on client work, as well as a YouTube Channel with the same name, where she features filmmaking gear and tutorials.  

Levi Allen is an adventure filmmaker. In this episode we talk about how his short film Untethered got a Vimeo staff pick, which lead to the film being distributed internationally, but then how he fought back for the rights to have it free and public again.

The Atomos Shinobi monitor is a 5.2 inch, HDR display that accepts a 4K signal through HDMI. It is super bright at 1000 nits and after testing it in person all week, here is my review and walkthrough of how it works.

In this video I walkthrough the SmallHD Focus camera monitors, share my experience testing them over the past couple months, explain how I'd set up the different swipe screens, and what accessories I'd get to go with it.

Here's a quick FAQ about SwitchPod based on the most common questions we've gotten since launching 2 weeks ago on Kickstarter.