FIELD NOTES · THE BENCH JOURNAL
Notes from the bench.
Practical writing on the unglamorous half of photography: storage, pricing, planning, delivery. No gear hype, no "10 tips" filler.
23 JUL 2026
Golden Hour Is a Schedule, Not a Vibe: Planning Light for Client Shoots
How working portrait and wedding photographers plan sessions around golden hour and blue hour — and why 'an hour before sunset' is often wrong.
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22 JUL 2026
The Day-Rate Mistake Almost Every New Photographer Makes
Copying another photographer's prices ignores the only number that matters: your own cost of doing business. Here's how to find your real floor.
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20 JUL 2026
How Much Storage Does a Year of Wedding Photography Actually Take?
Real numbers for RAW file sizes, cards, working drives and archives — plus the 3-2-1 backup rule sized for a working wedding photographer.
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