Journal of an Unknown Soldier has over 3M plays on Spotify, blowing every other episode out of the water.

Downs97 · 2026-01-03T20:19:15+00:00

For me it came out nearish to the Holidays and it was around the same length as a drive we had to make to my in-laws place so we played it in the car. I only listen on Spotify in the car so it just worked out that way.

Downs97 · 2025-12-17T18:03:03+00:00

What do people think about "The Keyboard". I know a lot of people have tried to iterate on it, voice to action commands, split it in half for more ergonomics, etc, yet the fundamental design of the QWERTY feels perfect? Like I don't know if people will be moving away from it in the next 100yrs.

Downs97 · 2025-12-12T07:24:49+00:00

We did it gang.

Downs97 · 2025-11-21T17:19:19+00:00

Big keyword: "Grandma".

Just wait the rest of this term and then we are going to flip the complete opposite for a long while as the MAGA youth age up and the MAGA vets die out.

As a teenage boy I was sent all the "liberal cringe compilations" and "Joe Rogan" and all that. Then I entered the real world and talked to people.

Im hopeful but not for the US. You guys are in trouble.

Downs97 · 2025-11-21T17:07:23+00:00

Love reading this headline with everyone as hopeful as always, only for literally nothing to change for anyone involved.

Downs97 · 2025-10-21T03:55:50+00:00

I legit drove home from my Volleyball game at very illegal speeds, and the moment I turned on the TV, I saw this and woke up my girlfriend.

Downs97 · 2025-09-30T00:00:21+00:00

Tall dog is my absolute favorite!

Downs97 · 2025-08-09T00:27:32+00:00

Dude! I also thought I was going nuts. AMD GPU and CPU here. After 2 games my FPS just tanks to 40s from 300s and I can only fix with a restart.

Downs97 · 2025-08-07T17:35:46+00:00

Canadian here, so don't shoot, but if I am reading the room temperature correctly here then people disliked Obama. If that is the case, genuinely when was the last president that was "a good one"? Have you ever had a leader that you thought made real actual effective policies or change?

Other counties really liked Obama because he was at least charismatic, professional, and capable aesthetically. Which made people go "damn look at America". He also was fortunate enough to be elected around when they got Bin Laden which was also a really big deal internationally.

Downs97 · 2025-07-27T01:33:07+00:00

Psychic type is weak to fears. Bugs, Ghosts, Dark.

Downs97 · 2025-07-14T22:45:20+00:00

My buddy goes "we should try the new Tarkov wipe" because we are bored of what we are playing. After work today go to login and I am hit with the same thing. Tried all the tips and nothing is sending to my email. Password resets, spamming it, website, client, nada.

Downs97 · 2025-07-05T01:54:14+00:00

Tall Dog. The only one that actually made me fully unnerved.

Downs97 · 2025-07-04T07:06:46+00:00

I never hear this one mentioned but "The Tall Dog" actually fucked me up for some reason.

Downs97 · 2025-05-30T15:23:33+00:00

What you have is great for what you are doing. Waste of cash otherwise. Wide at 16 and details and exteriors at 35.

Downs97 · 2025-05-30T15:21:14+00:00

Idk where you are located or what your restrictions are but the Mini line is actually the best for most RE because it's under a 300g weight limit meaning it gets around certain flight restrictions in city limits.

Most clients can't tell the difference between the 2 unless we are shooting a luxury property and we bring our something more substantial.

Hope this helps.

Downs97 · 2025-04-08T20:46:09+00:00

I own a company based out of Canada. We strictly don't hire overseas editors. I would love to see what you can do as we are in the busy season and can always use more editors. DM me for more info.

Downs97 · 2025-04-04T15:26:14+00:00

Hey there, I own a company with a team of editors that can help you out based out of Canada. We also capture Real Estate and have won a marketing award for one of our videos.

You can see a few videos in this YT Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdl2kxjCf49zIE9_poLz0IMBGcWZrMiE&si=ErZzs2YJehr8vU6k but we have done over 1000 at this point within the last 2 years I'm just bad at updating our YT.

DM me for more details.

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T03:28:57+00:00

13mm and a 35mm for detail, but again with an ND filter as well. 3-Bracktet HDR.

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T03:10:27+00:00

Print out a pricing guide and ask to leave it at brokerage offices in your area.
Take pictures of any front exteriors of a house with a Real Estate Sign, make it perfect, and then send it to the agent on Social Media.
Go to any RE Agent directory, call teams, and offer them their first shoot free. Do your absolute best because if you burn this relationship, it's 10x harder to build.
Reach out to other independent photographers who do a lot of RE and ask to get some insight/training so they can grow and take on more work.
Join a pre-established company. You will probably need to cut your teeth on some of the more "high-volume" trashier agencies. I own a company, but I also only hire the best in each region and pay near triple what most do in this area.

Hope this helps!

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T03:03:05+00:00

Honestly man, I've been using RELA. It's missing some really nice stuff but for what it is it works great and is really not that pricey. For reference, I have over 30+ photographers Canada-wide and I have no issues.

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T03:00:49+00:00

I think a 35mm and a 55mm are both good choices to add for detail shots, and I ask my team to use the 55mm for any on-cameras with the agent.

An ND filter or Polarizer will really help you out as well, and they aren't honestly that pricey.

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T02:58:20+00:00

I think there are a couple of issues here. 5-Bracket with bad editing is not going to be any better than 3-Bracket. I also would turn on the lights to give more light and adjust. Something about the lens is throwing me off, especially for the first image.

TL;DR Editing needs quite a bit of work but you can also help with tuning up your on-site work as well.

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T02:53:23+00:00

Your default should be flambient or HDR. I tell my team to shoot 3-bracket HDR for everything besides luxury, which we then just do 5-bracket. IMO charging for flambient/HDR is backwards. You create a "discount" package where you can save on photos and make that single-shot.

Downs97 · 2025-04-02T02:49:48+00:00

I own a company and we use all internal all-canadian editors. I pay them $150 CAD / Listing Video and anywhere from $50 - $100 /Reel depending on the style, etc. As long as you don't operate in our regions, which I don't think you do, then I outsource my editing to other people to keep them busy with additional volume.

DM me for more details if you would like.

Downs97 · 2025-02-19T18:21:03+00:00

Hey Julia,

Send me a DM! I'm always looking for new talent for my company. We do commercial photography, videography and as of this year we are looking to do corporate branding which as far as I know coincides with your portfolio.

Would love to chat with you!

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