What happens when the creative career you worked so hard to build stops feeling right? An honest conversation about burnout, ambition, and giving yourself permission to change.

I don’t really know if people still read blogs anymore. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I know some of you do, because every now and then I’ll get a message about something I wrote years ago, and I’ll be reminded that somewhere out there, somebody is still finding pieces of me that I left behind […]

After four years of owning the LG C1 OLED, I can confidently say that everything people warned you about is true. This TV spoils you. It ruins the viewing experience on almost every other display. But in a world driven by constant tech upgrades and consumer pressure, that is not necessarily a bad thing. In […]

If there’s one thing I love, it’s when time proves me right. This post is about something I first explored a year ago after NAB, and now I can finally show you the results. Today we’re breaking down how to “convert” your Nikon N-RAW (.NEV) footage into R3D files, what actually happens when you do […]

Why This Matters It feels surreal to say this out loud, but it’s finally here: ProRes RAW in DaVinci Resolve is no longer a dream. After years of requests, workarounds, and honestly just frustration, Resolve 20.2 brings native support for decoding ProRes RAW footage. For me, this is the biggest news of the year, even […]

I get a lot of questions about how I edit my travel photos on Instagram. These days, I’ve been switching between two main cameras: my Nikon Z8 and my iPhone 16 Pro Max. And honestly, with the ability to shoot RAW on mobile now, the iPhone has been coming in clutch more than I expected. […]

If you shoot with vintage lenses, cinema lenses, or anything that doesn’t electronically talk to your Nikon camera body, this post is for you. We’re talking about those old-school, manual, no-autofocus, aperture-ring beauties, technically known as non-CPU lenses. There’s a non-cpu lens setting tucked away in your Nikon Z8, Z9, and Z6 III that brings […]

DaVinci Resolve’s AI Depth Map tool has quietly become one of my favorite new features. I’ll admit it. I was reluctant at first. I learned color grading in DaVinci Resolve the hard way, node by node, and I was slow to adopt tools that made things easier. But once I embraced the depth map, it […]

If you’ve ever messed around with the global saturation slider and ended up with radioactive skin tones or muddy colors, I’ve got something better for you. This post breaks down a fast, non-destructive method to get cinematic saturation inside DaVinci Resolve 20 in just seconds. We’ll go step-by-step through the technique, break down why it […]

Lately, one of the questions I’ve been getting a lot is: “How do you get your audio to sound so clean in your YouTube videos?” So today, I’m breaking down my exact DaVinci Resolve 20 Audio Editing Process to help you get audio that’s crisp, polished, and ready for upload. Spoiler: the room I record […]

It’s been a while since I’ve done an unboxing video, but when Nikon sent me the Z6 Mark III, I knew I had to bring that energy back. This camera’s been sitting in the studio for a minute, about a month actually, and I’ve been holding off, waiting for the right time to crack it […]

Okay, so I feel like I’ve finally landed on a Nikon Z8 vlogging setup that actually makes sense. It’s not trying too hard. It travels well. It looks good. And it’s not doing the most. That last one matters. Because when you’re filming in public, walking through places like London or downtown Vancouver, you don’t […]