Author: Colby Brown

Sony a1 Customize Camera Guide
Camera Guide
Colby Brown

Customizing Your Sony A1

Learn how to fully customize your Sony a1 by getting an in-depth look at how Sony Artisan Colby Brown setups up his pair of Sony a1 Mirrorless Cameras for projects all over the globe.

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Customizing the Sony a7 R V Mirrorless Camera
Camera Guide
Colby Brown

Fully Customizing The Sony a7R V Mirrorless Camera

When it comes to picking up a new camera, it is always essential to spend some time dialing in the settings to fit your needs as a photographer. I recently published my complete Setup Guide for the Sony a7R V that takes the time to walk you through the various different menu options and items

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Camera Guide
Colby Brown

The Complete Setup Guide for the Sony a7R V

With the launch of the new a7R V, Sony is once again pushing the boundaries of camera technology even further than before. With a dedicated separate processor inside the a7R V that was built specifically to increase AF tracking capabilities through AI learning, subject identification and predicting movement, this camera has a lot of people

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XPS 13 Plus Review
Gear Review
Colby Brown

Dell XPS 13 Plus – The Best Ultra Portable Laptop Currently Out?

The Dell XPS line of laptops has always pushed the PC industry forward and with the brand new XPS 13 Plus, Dell is trying to rethink and elevate aspects of their XPS line of laptops. This rethinking has allowed them to provide up to 2x the performance of previous XPS 13″ laptops because of better thermal cooling and more space inside the laptop itself. For the full review…

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XPS 13 OLED
Gear & Technology
Colby Brown

OLED Laptops Are the Future!

Like many of you, I have been an avid user of LCD based laptops over the years. After all, they tend to be popular, affordable, and with the right manufacture, can offer pretty color accurate displays, which is an incredibly important feature for us photographers. But the truth is that LCD displays aren’t perfect and

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Reimagining Image Back - SmugMug Source
Image Backup
Colby Brown

Reimagining Online Image Management – SmugMug Source

When it comes to being a photographer, one of the most overlooked but vital aspects of working in this field typically comes down to how individuals keep their images safe. It doesn’t matter if you are doing this full time for a living or you just enjoy photography as a personal form of expression, the

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Guide to Color Management for Dell XPS Laptops
Tips and Tricks
Colby Brown

The Guide to Color Management for Photographers

An in-depth look at what a color management system is, why it is important and why you should have one set in place. It covers color profiles, the importance of having color accurate displays and includes a step-by-step guide on how to properly calibrate your displays.

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Camera Guide
Colby Brown

The Complete Setup Guide for the Sony a1

With the launch of the a1, Sony has piqued the interest of ALOT of photographers out there. With an industry-leading AF system partnered with a 50mp stacked CMOS sensor and incredible video capabilities, Sony has appeared to pare the best elements of the Sony a7R series, a9 series, and even the a7S series into a

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Scheduling Posts for Instagram Creator Studio
Social Media for Photographers
Colby Brown

Scheduling Instagram Posts For Free via the Facebook Creator Studio

When it comes to managing our Social Media Accounts, I think we can all agree that there is never enough time in the day, even during the 2020 Pandemic, to find the right images, captions, text or articles to share with our audiences on all of the various platforms we use. This is why so

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The new Dell XPS 17
First Look
Colby Brown

Dell XPS 17 Exclusive Hands-On Review

This morning at 9 am Central Time, Dell officially unveiled a handful of new laptops, including the long-awaited XPS 17 9700. It has been nearly 10 years since Dell last offered a 17″ version in their popular XPS line of laptops for creatives and prosumers and I couldn’t be more excited to not only see

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