Monday Morning Cup of Mo

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Kick off your week the right way and join master photograper and noted lighting guru, Michael Mowbray, for a cup of coffee and tips and tricks for professional photographers. Michael covers the whole range: lighting, business, marketing, posing, gear, and more. MIchael always shoots straight and gets to the heart of matter while weaving in his own slightly irreverent sense of humor. Michael will also keep you updated on the latest gear from Godox, Golden Eagle, and MoLight.

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Where is the current trying to take you to?

Sep 19 2022 9 mins

Are the currents swirling around you trying to pull you in a direction? You can resist and be like a rock in a stream, letting everything flow around you. Or, you can let go and go with the flow of the current. This week I am relating my own personal story of learning to let go and let the current guide me in my photography career. Monday Morning Cup of Mo is proudly sponsored by M

The Experience Business

Aug 15 2022 14 mins

What business are you in? You might say that you have a photography business. Or maybe you refine that to say that you create custom portrait art. Or you specialize in corporate headshots. Would it upset the apple cart if I told you that you really should be in the experience business? Especially if you want repeat customers or wish to grow through referrals.Monday Morning Cup of M

How to quote and win new projects

Aug 01 2022 17 mins

This week I’m talking about providing quotes for business projects that are maybe a little out of the norm of your everyday work. Many people struggle with these. Hopefully, I can help the entire process much easier for you. Monday Morning Cup of Mo is proudly sponsored by MoLight, America's Top-Rated Godox Retailer. Learn more at www.gomolight.com

Tips for Surviving Inflation and Recession

Jul 11 2022 10 mins

Inflation and fear of a recession are on the rise. It's a dilemma. Let’s face it. Professional photography is a luxury item for most people. Do you have to have the biggest and best senior portraits in order to survive? No. Not at all. Is there value in high-quality professional photography? Absolutely. So what are some strategies that you can follow to navigate through a re

How do I overpower the sun?

Jun 27 2022 14 mins

Here’s a common question I get: How do I overpower the sun? What most people really want to find out is how to balance with the sun; they want to be able to hold the blue sky while using flash to fill in shadows and create a pleasing portrait. So let’s use that as our guiding premise for today. We’re going to talk about what you need to know and do to balance your lighting wi

Please stop killing your speedlights

Jun 06 2022 13 mins

Today I am talking about speedlights, which are great tools when used right. But often, folks expect more out of them than they can deliver. So I’m going to run through the good, the bad, and oooooh, you shouldn’t do that with speedlights.In Godox and MoLight news...If you need a new speedlight, be sure to check out the Godox V860III and the V1 at MoLight.

Light Quality: the confusion about diffusion and specularity

May 21 2022 13 mins

I find that folks are often confused regarding the concepts of SOFTNESS and SPECULARITY when describing the quality of light. This is most often rooted in a misunderstanding of what role DIFFUSION plays in creating softness (it doesn’t...surprise!). Intrigued? Listen now.In MoLight news, all proprietary MoLight-branded softboxes are on sale. For a limited time you can save on all

Softboxes and other modifiers

May 16 2022 13 mins

Here’s a question: how many softboxes and other modifiers do you own? Here’s the follow-up question: can you ever have enough modifiers? Personally, I have dozens. Small softboxes. Large softboxes. Beauty dishes. Long-throw reflectors. Umbrellas. Grids and snoots. And on and on. Of course, you would expect that because I am kind of a lighting guy. But why have so many? That’s

Should we charge clients for storing their photos?

May 02 2022 12 mins

If you're like me, you probably have spent thousands of dollars to archive and store photos. In my case, it's tens of thousands of dollars. Which begs the question: Should we charge our customers an archiving fee for storing their photos? If they don’t want to pay it, they sign off on it, and we are no longer obligated to store their photos, come what may. It's a p

Knocking off the rust

Apr 25 2022 11 mins

As we emerge from the slow season like bears exiting hibernation, what can you do to shake off the rust and return to being the well-oiled photography machine that you are? The obvious answer is never to let the rust set in by staying active throughout the winter. But that’s often not an option for folks who don’t have a studio space or a style that is conducive to indoor photo