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08/11 Retouch & Chill – But Without the Retouching. Lens winner announcment + more

Added 2025-08-12 01:49:51 +0000 UTC

🎥 Retouch & Chill – But Without the Retouching
This one was more of a catch-up + giveaway stream than an editing session since none of last week’s clients have picked their photos yet.

Updates & Announcements:

Hat orders: Labels printed, shipping tomorrow. Patreon orders first, Shopify pre-orders already tracking. Most folks should see theirs by Friday or early next week.
1:1 sessions: Easy to schedule—just hit the table of contents and pick your time.
Business cards: Coming later, will be its own dedicated stream.
Patreon meeting: Happening tomorrow—trying to get better member-to-member interaction tools.

Giveaway Details:

Prize: Sirui 35mm anamorphic lens (Sony mount), lightly used, small scratch that doesn’t affect performance.
If you don’t shoot Sony, you could flip it on eBay and still make $$.
Names were on the big spinning wheel—exclusive members got double entries.

Winner: 🎉 Mondo – DM your shipping info, lens ships out tomorrow with 2-day shipping.

YouTube Plans:

Just discovered $2500 in AdSense—will reinvest into hiring an editor for BTS vlogs ($100–$250 per video budget).
If you edit like my style, send samples. You’ll get raw clips + photos with settings; I handle color grading and fancy stuff.

Next Giveaway:

Neewer Q6 600W strobe (worth ~$500), plus Sony trigger. I’ll use it once for content, then it’s up for grabs.

Other Notes:

Fall booking inquiries starting to come in—same flyer as last year, updated photos, will share template in the shop.
Moving towards email-only inquiries; no DMs, fewer phone calls before booking.
No Discord—still pushing Patreon to improve chat features.
Meal prep and back to body goals before Chicago in October.
Cookies are on pause (for now).