The Airstream Chronicles

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The Future Is Now - Mobile Broadcasting From Anywhere With Network Oct 25, 2018

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When I started working in telecommunications in 1996 I never imagined we'd get where we are today. Smart phones in so many hands. And what these mobile devices can do is astounding. Live broadcasting is now within the reach of anyone who has a smart phone with them! Remember big news vans, giant satellite dishes, and a whole lot of tech were required to put up a live news cast? Yeah, now we can do the same thing with our smart phones. Live streaming has been around for a bit now, but have you ever considered the power of this tech revolution? You don't need a huge budget or a van full of gear. An iPhone or Android is all you need and you can be a live broadcaster yourself. How exciting is that? Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Drones and the Airstream Chronicles •AZ Drone: http://azdrone.net •3D Models: https://sketchfab.com/gadgetat •YouTube Drone Videos: https://bit.ly/2ApCPbX Connect with Rich •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •Latest Stock Photos from Rich: https://bit.ly/2CZvH8E •Sketchfab 3D Drone Models: https://sketchfab.com/gadgetat/models •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

Catching up! What's going on at the Airstream Chronicles Today? Oct 24, 2018

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Ah today's show is truly random. I'm working on a new 3D Model generated with a drone today. I'm working on additional lectures for my Landscape Photography class. Also, doing a little updating over at AZDrone.net. Basically today is a catch all, and that's what I talk about today. You can't "script life" for every podcast or vlog episode. So today I just talk about what's on my mind and in my head. If you want to give this episode a pass, I understand. But if you don't mind a guy rambling about drones, online classes, and small business, go ahead and tune in today! Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Drones and the Airstream Chronicles •AZ Drone: http://azdrone.net •3D Models: https://sketchfab.com/gadgetat •YouTube Drone Videos: https://bit.ly/2ApCPbX Connect with Rich •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •Latest Stock Photos from Rich: https://bit.ly/2CZvH8E •Sketchfab 3D Drone Models: https://sketchfab.com/gadgetat/models •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

Drones and your small business Oct 23, 2018

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Over the weekend I spent some time flying over a new house for sale in Chino Valley Arizona. I also photographed the new home, and shot additional interior and exterior video as well. In the end? I just landed a new client that will need me to image over 30+ homes in 2019. Fantastic! Today's episode was inspired by the work I did this weekend. Drones are finding many uses in our economy, and the industry will continue to grow over the next few years. Concerns over privacy invasion are over blown in my opinion. Drone pilots have more of an interest in growing their businesses, and invading people's privacy doesn't create a new revenue stream, it only serves to aggravate the public. To see the work we did this weekend, check out the link in the show notes below that leads to AZDrone.net Links related to today's show: •AZDrone New Real Estate Service Info: https://bit.ly/2yy2HAS *3D Drone Models on Sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/gadgetat/models Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Connect with Rich •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •Latest Stock Photos from Rich: https://bit.ly/2CZvH8E •Sketchfab 3D Drone Models: https://sketchfab.com/gadgetat/models •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

The cheapest price doesn't mean the best product Oct 22, 2018

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Why is it so many business owners go after the lowest bid instead of the best product? I have never heard of a fantastic experience getting the cheapest service. As the old saying goes, "You get what you pay for." If you're a small business owner, or even a mid-sized business owner I'm sure you've learned offering the lowest price doesn't get you the best client pool. You need to respect your value that you offer, and your clients should also respect the value of the work you do. If it all comes down to the lowest cost solution I have a feeling you won't enjoy working with your client for long. Today's podcast we talk about a few App development stories, and how going for the lowest bidder didn't work out well. In the case of one App development my friend and potential client ended up spending a lot more than he wanted to because he was focused on a low hourly rate rather than a quality product. Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Social Media •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

Addicted to keywording - Having fun with Photography again! Oct 19, 2018

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Over the past few weeks and months I've found myself having more fun with photography again. The frustrations of photography mounted over the years as I felt undervalued in the industry, which is part of the reason I walked away from the gallery and studio years ago. Too many requests for free advice, too many lookers and not buyers....you get the idea. So I'm thrilled that as I've been assembling new courses on Udemy for Lightroom, Drone Photography, and Landscape photography the joy has come back into my photographic work. That's why the podcast is late today. I was going nuts with keywords for the micro stock sites I've started working with. This weekend I'll be out shooting for fun! And for images to sell micro stock. That's my idea of fun. What are you up to this weekend for fun? Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Social Media •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

So Many Software Updates - Are they all worth it? Oct 18, 2018

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The latest version of Adobe's Lightroom Classic has been released. And after checking it out and doing some testing all I have to say is "Meh." Companies are on such aggressive update cycles. A new iPhone comes out and there are already leaks about the next version. A new Note phone comes out and there are already leaks about the next version. It's never ending. And for highly mobile workers living out of RVs, vans, or flights all over the planet these updates do little more than eat up bandwidth and time. Security updates are one thing. But constant software updates that offer little to no new benefits are getting old! Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Social Media •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

The Health Update - Tests are done, waiting on results! Oct 17, 2018

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Yesterday I missed Tech Talk Tuesday. I totally forgot I had one more medical appointment for the month, and by the time I got home in the afternoon I didn't feel like podcasting at all! I actually had an appointment where we purposefully made me dizzy. Yuck! Online Classes •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT Podcast and Video Tools I use •Cinema Grade Color Grading for Video: https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/9682/129105 •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 Social Media •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

Stock Photography and Video - A Full Time RV Travel Revenue Stream? Oct 15, 2018

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A few episodes back I talked a little about stock photography and video services, and the fact that I joined up with Blackbox.global. Things have been going well so far, and the exercise reminded me that I might have some more images for stock photography sites as well. Years ago I signed up with Dreamstime (link below), and submitted less than 300 photos. And over the years I've made nearly two thousand dollars off of those images. That's over a decade, so not earth shattering numbers, but it's still passive income. Since we had a rainy weekend I decided to go through my old images and see what else I could send. Bottom line? If you're traveling and enjoying amazing places, I'm sure you have some images you could sell as stock. The more you have in your portfolio, the more you could potentially make! •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •Sell your stock photos: https://www.dreamstime.com/#res346629 •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

Small Business Owners - It is not cool to "Shop" your competitors Oct 12, 2018

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So you're building a small business. Maybe you're starting your own portrait studio. You've got several potential competitors in the area. So you decide to call them pretending to be a customer and learn more about their price model and services. Not cool! Over the years I've been "shopped" more times than I care to count by other people looking to compete in the market space I'm in. I have no problem with competition, but I do have an issue when people pretend to be customers thinking they'll get more information out of me. Seriously folks, if you're starting up your small business, messing with other business owners time is not the right foot to set forward. If you need help starting up your business you'd be surprised how many "competitors" might just be willing to talk to you about their business. I've talked to many photographers and web designers over the years about what I do, and what they want to to. 9 times out of 10 they're no threat to my market space, and often I find what they're doing interesting as well. So, if you're starting up don't be a tool and "shop" your competitors. Instead be honest, and ask other business owners if they'd mind a conversation with you about what you're doing. •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

The 1 Minute iMac 2017 Repair. My BS detector is going off! Oct 11, 2018

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A week ago I dropped off my 21.5 inch 2017 iMac with Geek Squad here in Prescott AZ. The system was booting up super slow, hanging up, crashing when more than one program was on, and making sizzling electric sounds randomly from the speakers. I purchased the iMac at Best Buy less than a year ago, and also purchased the Apple Care as well. The agent saw the computer was booting super slow (more than 5 minutes and a few extra minutes before you could open programs) and made the decision to send it off for repair. Apparently, whoever the computer was sent to has super powers. They booted, diagnosed, and repaired my computer in under 1 minute. That's right, 1 minute. I want their super powers! Is the system really repaired? Does Apple care more about their iPhone and iPad customers than their computer customers? We'll find out soon. •Share better travel images with Lightroom - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2NDHSNj •Check out my Drone Photography Course - Only $10 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2Q9Y1Zo •Learn to build websites with X Theme and Wordpress. Only $15 for listeners: https://bit.ly/2LWrnqT •If you enjoy the music check out Soundstripe: https://bit.ly/2AcOxst •My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2mI1qkm •Instagram: https://bit.ly/2PPukfc •E-mail Me: rich at rlcdesign.net

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