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f/2.8 · 1/250 · ISO 100Pizza Logic: The $300 Shoot That Pays You $20 an Hour
January 17, 2026

Pizza Logic: The $300 Shoot That Pays You $20 an Hour

A $300 portrait session looks like $150 an hour. Count the emails, editing, taxes and gear, and you end up nearer $20. Here is the math, one slice at a time.

f/2.8 · 1/250 · ISO 100Stop Drowning in Photos: Let AI Audit Your Lightroom Keywords
January 16, 2026

Stop Drowning in Photos: Let AI Audit Your Lightroom Keywords

Export your Lightroom Classic keyword list, hand it to ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude, and get a clear to-do list for fixing years of messy tags.

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