Thanks for the promo code! I just used it!

Hey now…I’m the guy ya ask about the fireplace stuff and the cable!

Thanks for the info, Jody! :) And sorry about the random comment, but when I saw your mounted tv with no cable box in sight I just had to know. Definitely going to have to look into the outside cable box situation…xoxo

@Abby – Hmm… good question. We don’t have a “real” fireplace (gas) so not totally sure about that. See if you can call a local handyman or something to get his expert opinion on how the wires work in close range to a chimney :) Our cable box is outside of our home… the comcast peeps put it there. Hope that helps some :o/

This is a REALLY random comment…so we recently got a tv to put over our mantle…Can you put electrical outlets behind it when you have a chimney, and WHAT did you do with your cable box? We are having major cord issues at our house!
The canvases look lovely. :)

Thank you! I’ve been clenching my jaw unintentionally due to stress and the only thing I can think of that I’d be stressed about has to do with taxes. I love all things Dave Ramsey and am excited that you’re sharing this info. Thank you!

I used them last year and was expecting to pay taxes and pay them a hefty sum. I ended up getting money back, plus the stimulus check plus they only charged $200! I feel much better having them do my taxes than the dummies at H&R or myself with TurboTax. I am back again with TA this year, even though they are farther away since leaving FPP.

Randall Matlock and Associates ROCKS as well- they were just a total God-send to me this last year and saved my tail! Anyone who can put up with me and my "bookkeeping" with an insane amount of patience & grace deserves props! And they saved me a lots of money!! =)

-Mel

oooh, new blog layout. Let’s start a fan club for TaxAlt. I went and picked our’s up on Monday – DAVID’s the man!

Just got my PhotoVision DVD’s in the mail. Can’t wait to get the issue you are featured in! Thanks for sharing.

Just purchased the DVD’s, can’t wait to see you guys! So excited!

Gray photo guys are great, they made Meredith look so pretty.

Congratulations guys we are super excited for you

This is incredible!! Thanks for the continued support to all of us out there! Love you guys!

I have subscribed to photovision for a couple years now, and was so excited to hear about you two! (I got the news a couple weeks ago) Congratulations!

Y’all are AWESOME!! Thanks SO much for the promo code…can’t wait to get the DVDs in the mail!!

Your house looks FANTASTIC! Still waiting on the big reveal, you know! Miss you Jody! :(

Well your house sure does look super neat and clean from the looks of these photos even with camera crew everywhere!! haha I miss you guys!! I’m going to be coming to Nashville soon, we need to go to lunch!! love yall!

Thanks for the promo code! Can’t wait to get my DVDs in the mail… yours especially!

Wow, congratulations you two. You both deserve it, your work is AMAZING. I can’t wait to get my next DVD!!!!! I’m “patiently” waiting for you to announce the fall workshops too! :)

Jennifer-

YES! That is where we were when we first saw the Photo Vision wedding DVD’s and it totally inspired us and helped get our budding business on track! You can’t go wrong for the deal price either. :) Go for it!

I’m still a budding photographer, meaning I don’t do this professionally yet but am taking pictures on the side and building a portfolio. Will PhotoVision be helpful to even not-yet-but-hoping-to-become pros?

This is so awesome & epic!! God is blessing you guys so much! :)

Oh, I can’t wait, I already subscribe!!

Done! purchased it already… cant wait til it comes in the mail!

I LOVE Photovision!!! Every disc is a great learning experience!!! I’m sooooo excited that you guys are going to be in an upcoming video!!! Ssssoooooo excited!!!! :D Love you two! :D

thanks Jody…..I am SO on this!

what a great opportunity- thanks for sharing!

Wow, how cool!!! I’d love to virtually hang out with you guys. ; )

PS – J.Alexanders is YUMMO! Best creme brulee EVAH!

What a great idea! I just subscribed. Thanks for sharing the promo code with all of us. :) Can’t wait to watch you guys on my tv! haha!

@Dawn – it’s $39 for the WHOLE YEAR! Pretty amazing, eh?

um, that’s a no brainer! I’m totally subscribing! What a fantastic deal! & Congrats on being filmed for it! I look forward to the learning ahead…

so is this 39.00 for each DVD? I’m not a member, but man these look awesome! How many will be in the set (looks like 6)? So in other words, you get a total of 6, one a month for 6 months, at 39.00 a month? Can you tell I’m just verifying what I think? Ha

I’m already a photovision subscriber. Can’t wait to see you two on DVD!!

@Gina – the first issue with us comes out next month, though whenever you order the yearly subscription, you always get mailed the DVDs that came out earlier that year. So if you subscribe in September, you’ll still get the August issue mailed out.

Wow–that IS a great deal. Hard one to pass up. When is the deadline for this?

These are amazing images, and the models aren’t too shabby themselves! I love seeing non-wedding imagery on wedding blogs. Rock on guys!

These are awesome!! I wish I could look that good after having my two kids. Maybe one day.
Love your work, it is awesome, thanks for following me on twitter!

Hey Jessica! You can just hold up the expo disc to the other lenses that it doesn’t exactly fit on :)

Hi! This product looks amazing. I want to buy one, but had a question about the size. You say to buy the one that fits my biggest lens. Does that mean I should buy an adapter so that it will fit all of my lenses? Or can I just hold it up to my smaller lenses and get the same results that way. Thanks so much for your help!! I look forward to seeing you in Atlanta for the PASS Tour!!

[...] and tint….and we ALL know that time is money.  So, after reading a blog post by the Grays I decided to invest in the ExpoDisc.  I had no idea how amazing this product was until I used it [...]

This is exactly what I have been looking for ! Thanks so much for the suggestion!

Awesome tip :) I went right over to B&H and purchased one. I can’t wait to try it out! When are yall having another workshop?

Have used it for several years, man it is an awesome little tool!

Kevin-

If you are bouncing flash off of a wall or ceiling in a reception, then you simply aim your flash straight ahead, put on the Expo Disk, and take an image of the ceiling or wall you are bouncing off of. Then set that image for your custom white balance. No matter what color the ceiling is, it will take the tints out and give you a perfect 18% gray! If you are using flash outdoors, then is a different story. 1st, NEVER use on-camera flash outdoors pointed directly at your subject; instead, use off-camera flash outdoors and do it on manual mode only. Once you get your meter reading (using a hand held meter) then simply take an image of your off-camera flash from the metered position (where your subject will be) and you got it! Hope that helps!!

After taking your workshop I knew I HAD to have the Expo disc!!! It has made my life so much easier!!! No more stress over white balance! Woohoo!!!! Thanks guys!!!

LOVE IT!!!! IM GOING TO BUY AN EXPO! miss you guys ;) it thrilled my heart of hearts to see your faces at ceces!

ExpoDisc sent me one to give away at For the Love Workshop. I have been so tempted to break that sucker open and use it myself. I guess I need to hurry up and buy one :)

I love it. Thanks for sharing.

I was just asking another photographer about the Expo Disc yesterday. How ironic that this is the topic today. I’m going to B&H’s website right now and buying one!

Thanks for these Tuesday tips!

Thanks Jody for the explaination. I guess in a wedding scenario, it would make sense to maybe stack the first set of images as WB images. Then in LR, you can figure out which one is which and WB based on your location in the room. Portraits, it would be cake.

Thanks!

I use the Expo Disc – I love it!!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE our ExpoDisc!! I don’t know how we shot before this. During IN-Camera, we were just blown away knowing this was life changing. When Chase won it… our lives DID change! Now we can’t shoot without it!! Not only that but we have made time together a possibility since we cut down editing time by 3/4s!!! Zach and Jody, we LOVE you and are so thankful you have shared your wisdom with us!! Way beyond worth it to those considering!!!

I purchased a neutral balance expodisc two years ago and love it! This past year we took a trip to Ireland and I lost it the last days e were there. I was so out of sorts without it I bought a new one when we got back. Though I tried the warm for the second time around. It is ok for portraits, but for weddings the neutral is a must have. It is amazing how well it works. Don’t leave home without it!

I got one of these and it works great. But, once you throw a flash in to the mix, it’s very confusing. The video doesn’t show how. I would love it if you did a follow up post showing how you use the expodisc with a flash.

I LOVE my expo disc!! It has changed my life, and cut my editing time below half! Even if I had not have won this during IN-Camera, I would have bought it the next day. The $100 is beyond worth it :)

Okay, shame on me, I’ve owned an Expo disc for 2 years and have never really used it. I just get so “in the moment” at a shoot I hate to stop to mess with white balance. Even 5 seconds seems to really cause a break in the action, but I’ll give it another shot!

Expodisc is amazing. I bought one after the workshops and can’t believe the difference it makes. I love the fact that it gets the tint as well. Must have for any photographer!

How about this is disc is rocking our video world! Saves soo much time in post! Aww yeah baby!!

@Thomas – Correct, you DO need to go to the position of the subject and point it towards the light. This is great for portraits, but the example you brought up – ceremony, where you don’t exactly want to be up in their mug – you can 1) get the white balance reading before the ceremony begins (if it’s indoors and the light won’t be different by the time the ceremony is happening), or if it’s outside you can at least point your camera in the same lighting situation and get it close. Other than that, no worries and do what you have always done before. It’s definitely not something to write off because it sometimes may not be ideal for ceremonies. Use it all the time otherwise.

@Anna – Whenever the light changes, that changes the white balance. Every new scene that you are shooting in you want to grab a white balance. It really only takes literally 5 seconds and it’s worth it because it will save you TONS of time in post :)

We bought one right after our mentoring session and have been amazed! I honestly never shoot without it : )

Yes, as Thomas says, I never feel like it is quite flexible enough for me–but maybe I’m not doing it right! How often are you changing balance? I’m intrigued by GETTING IT RIGHT in camera!

Great post guys, I love my expo disc and the images that result from proper white balances rock. There are tons of other systems but I’ve never found anything this convenient since your subject doesn’t have to hold a target. The only problem I have with them is the problem that I seem to have with all of the systems…change in light = change in white balance. When you’re controlling the light it really isn’t a big issue but I recently had a wedding that had different light bulbs in all of their lights and each grouping had a different color cast meaning that I had to do a custom white balance depending on where I was standing in the room. I ended up having to ditch the in camera wb and just took the different readings and applied them in lightroom after the fact. Moral of the story though, I got the right wb and didn’t have to guess but anyone thinking about using it just keep in mind that its an extra step and you might get a bit obsessive over having the right colors ;)

I LOVE my Expo Disc. You guys introduced me to it last year during a workshop and while I understood it, I just didn’t “get it”.

Eventually I went out on a limb and purchased one…one of the best $100 I’ve ever spent on gear. The color that can be captured “in camera” is breath taking.

Thank you guys so much!

BTW… Jody’s face on the “Big Smiles” graphic is pretty funny.

I’ve thought about buying one of these things for a long time, but all the videos on their site say you need to go to the subjects position and get your WB reading shooting towards the light. We are wedding photographers. We can’t just hop up on the alter shoot towards the light during a ceremony. So, does it HAVE to happen this way? Or can you shoot at your subject?

How do you guys do it?