r/Photoassistants

What is your market and are you seeing it pick up?

Hi everyone,

I'm a commercial fashion photographer, and after years of dealing with wireless tethering, I got frustrated with the same problems that keep coming up here: slow transfers, unreliable connections, and workflows that try to send every RAW file over Wi-Fi.

So I decided to build my own solution.

Instead of trying to replace a tether cable completely, I focused on what clients actually need during a shoot:

• Instant JPEG review on iPad, iPhone, or Apple Silicon Mac
• RAW files stay safely on the camera card
• Download RAW files only when needed
• Fast and reliable image review

In my setup, JPEGs usually arrive almost instantly, and even RAW files can be pulled in quickly when needed. But my main goal is not to force every RAW file over Wi-Fi — it's to make the review process fast enough that clients and teams can keep shooting without waiting.

It currently supports Nikon and Sony, and Canon support is almost ready.

I've been using it on my own commercial shoots, and it's worked well enough that I decided to release it publicly.

I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts.

If you've given up on wireless tethering before, what would it take for you to trust it on a real commercial shoot?

Im working in fashion and shooting Sony, proper work, proper pay. But always grass is greener somewhere else. Did anyone worked with gfx and sony on set and can tell is there a really big difference in color rendition? Ofc I do color grading and etc, but sometimes nice start is almost final product. I love my sony zeiss Batis line up, but GFX is always on my head, help help

Hey all, has anyone come across a Prograde CFExpress Card Reader cradle for attaching underneath a plate?

Hi looking for recommends for a Brooklyn photo studio where we can step outside and find good streets and building close enough for some run and gun street shots.

Anyone using any tripod dolly’s they love?

Currently using the first iteration Smallrigs and absolutely hate them.

Tried smallrigs newer version and it literally broke in my hands as I tested it before I bought it.

Fellow photo assistants, digis, retouchers - I have some pain points about using using captureone, would love your help or general anecdotes on how you approach these areas. Context: I'm at the stage where I shoot and manage files myself on shoots.

• How do you keep different looks organized? I set up different capture folders, green flag if I love, and 5 star after the shoot is done to make selects. At beginning of post, I will have 10~ photos to fine tune grade.
• How do you manage images that need to be edited in photoshop? I add all my selects into a session collection, but sometimes I can't send directly to photoshop in a folder, so it gets unorganized here.
• I love the match look feature, and can quickly get a different look when switching looks. Or build the grade before the shoot. But sometimes the grade is too specific and clients expect that. Do you stick to a general style, just curves, apply grades when client isn't looking?

Any other pain points about capture you can share? Love hearing any wisdom out there.

I have three C stands and would love to buy a dedicated case for them to make it a little easier to rent them out. I have a photoflex transpac dual kit case but its a bit overkill. Anyone have any good recs?

Looking for an Arca plate I can put a tether cable through (currently using tether tools but plan on switching down the line).

I was hoping to find something cheaper than the tether tools one. I tried a cheap $13 one but it wouldn’t lock in any of the Arca heads I had, would slide right out the side.

If I have to pay $100 that’s fine but was just seeing what is out there.

Currently needed for an R5ii with Vello battery grip/no grip. Having the anti rotation pin would be nice to have as well.

Thanks yall

I'm looking for an aftermarket strip box with a grid (1x4 or thereabouts) that can come with a profoto speed ring. Any brands making this?

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curious to know if someone has great recipes when editing raw ricoh gr iiix photos in capture one? I am looking for a "film" aesthetic and welcome all suggestions!

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