8 Pieces Of Software Every Photographer Should Use

[@MichaelSasser]

What software can't YOU live without??

[@TrenholmPhoto]

Diablo 3

[@the-birdman-of-panama]

It's Photoshop for me. Because of work. For personal use, it's Lightroom.

[@MichaelSasser]

There is no real replacement for Photoshop!

[@4CardsMan]

Incorrect. Affinity Photo has not yet reached critical mass, but it will. For example, it has a dedicated frequency separation filter, eliminating the multi-step process that PS requires. There are still a very few things it can't do, but that won't last. It costs $50 once, with free upgrades forever, so you do not serve the Adobe life sentence.

[@Darkcrimsonfall]

google chrome

[@markdinatale6660]

New subscriber here. I am blown away by your willingness to share incredible information. I just recently purchased your online course for even more info. It's impressive how candid you are, and how you get into the details of every aspect of shooting boudoir. Plus your positivity and insistence on getting it done, instead of getting it perfect is the kick in the butt so many of us could use. For years now I have downplayed my skills, and made excuses for this and that. These past two weeks since discovering you even existed has been nothing short of a revelation. Thank you!

[@patriotarmament7407]

Bro, your channel is quickly becoming my favorite. Thank you for sharing knowledge.

[@MichaelSasser]

Glad to hear it!

[@TruthAndMoreTruth]

1.) Lightroom 2.) Portraiture 3.) Photo Mechanic 4.) Jpeg mini 5.) aText 6.) Animoto 7.) Pixelset 8.) Smart Albums

[@stulora3172]

This is my answer to the pinned question ;)

[@alexandraramirez9681]

Gracias

[@Smoothblue90]

7 should say Pixieset.

[@Chromedbustop]

Thanks for sharing these programs. I purchased your boudoir course a few months ago and have been learning what I can. My first boudoir shoot is coming up in a month and while I'm pretty nervous about it I find that in a lot of ways I feel ready in large part because of watching your videos and studying your course.

[@DanielKhuu]

Give us an update! How’s it going 2 years later? 🎉

[@ofilipowicz]

Man, I've just discovered your channel. It's so great! You'r approach to boudoir photography is so polished. I'd love to see the whole process. From first meeting with a model and how it transitions to the actual photo shoot, ending with results being shown to a client. I think the experience a client gets is sometimes even more important than the actual photos. Keep on creating this great content, I'll keep watching it! Thanks!

[@MichaelSasser]

Thanks for the kind words Oskar! The experience is SO important. Quality pictures are amazing, but it's more about how the client feels than how they look. If you want to see more of the experience, check the link in the description, I show from hair and makeup through to the shoot, picking out outfits, all of it!

[@ofilipowicz]

You got me on a board ;)

[@MichaelSasser]

Email me with any questions that pop up!

[@oliviahames8386]

Just here to say I’m beyond thrilled that I found your videos. I have my fist boudoir photo shoots in two weeks. This DEFINITELY helps!

[@MichaelSasser]

So glad you did Olivia! Keep us posted on how it goes!

[@elxixi007]

Wow, thank you very much Michael ! It's amazing how kind photographers are by giving tips like that !

[@J0nCoyne]

These tips are amazing! Not only for boudoir, but for my commercial shoots too! Do you have an updated video for 2021 with new tools you love?

[@MichaelSasser]

Honestly, I haven't really changed!

[@marlonatienzafilmphotograp6278]

Thank you. This video is very helpful for my new boudoir business.

[@karunakaran2867]

Great information for photographers, Thank you Michael Sasser.

[@truthmuzik852]

I just found your channel, and OMG.. I just learned so much. 93 people gave this a thumbs down for no reason at all.. I sincerely appreciate the time you took take make this video to make my photography business easier in life..Keep up the great work..!!

[@rugbyman683]

Hey Michael I am new getting into boudoir photography and your channel is Soo helpfu !! Just wanted to say thanks

[@MichaelSasser]

Happy to help!

[@SilatShooter]

Wow! Sooooo helpful! You're answering questions I've been asking myself for months. Thank you again!

[@MichaelSasser]

You're so welcome!

[@Blackboarddiscover]

Super awesome suggestions. We would try out these softwares.

[@gregcastro2550]

Great tips! I definitely use Lr the most for processing! Can’t live without it! I like “ Happy Shooting”, it’s hard to pull off alliteration without it sounding corny.

[@gordonkako]

Very helpful video. Really needed this as a new entry photographer. Thanks a lot Michael ☺️

[@MichaelSasser]

You're welcome!

[@a300guy2001]

Thank you for all these really helpful tutorials. Great info. I like that you are sincere in your efforts to help us be better at our work without coming across as being too full of yourself. Cheers.

[@MichaelSasser]

I appreciate that Rob! Looking forward to more videos that help!

[@ryanphotostudio]

Hey Michael, really loving your content man, thanks so much for putting it out there! You've become my new favorite KZbin channel. Looking forward to watching all your future content and wishing you all the best in your business - generous people deserve to win :)

[@MichaelSasser]

Thanks so much for the kind words Justin! You've got more coming out soon!

[@ryanphotostudio]

Great looking forward to it mate! One question, hopefully its not a dumb one... when you make albums with Smart Albums how/where do you get them printed? Do they offer a printing service or is it online album only? @@MichaelSasser

[@MichaelSasser]

I print with Floricolor, love that company!

[@c50cardio5]

Good afternoon! First let me say I'm a huge fan of your work and tutorials! I have a quick question.. I watched your KZbin about the 8 things needed for your business...with all the things that seem to provide the client with quick service, do you suggest shooting boudoir in jpeg for quick easy fixes or RAW?

[@MichaelSasser]

Gotta shoot raw!

[@daprof]

Great video Michael. A video on memory management would be helpful. That is, a video on memory management for processing and storing for clientele. Good work.

[@MichaelSasser]

17 hats!

[@rleanos]

Many thanks for your great works! Sign on: Capture the moment now! I always carry a camera with me either my iPhone or G12 but use my big boys for the professional works.

[@MichaelSasser]

Haha, I dig it!

Yes...you did save my life on fotos and hopefully gain more...THANK YOU MICHAEL !!

[@brookeallbright5851]

Extremely helpful tips! I cannot wait to use these to enhance my clients experience and speed up editing time. I could use some help on putting packages together :) Albums or large prints or photo boxes, etc.

[@MichaelSasser]

Glad to hear it was so helpful!

[@virgiliorodriguez7672]

Just discovered your channel and even though I don't do you style of photography, I learned a lot. I will be checking out the rest of the videos.

[@MichaelSasser]

Glad to hear it Virgilio!

[@regieduran3866]

I am loving this very generous post. Thank you Micheal.

[@MichaelSasser]

You're welcome Regie!

[@ranfuchs3592]

I love this video. While I am not a photoshop user, it has given me what type of software I need. It]'s already helped me heaps

[@MichaelSasser]

That is great to hear!

[@prolitestudio131]

Thank you. lets try these.

[@sistasuga]

Hey Michael! I'm a new subbie and wanted you to know I just discovered your channel yesterday and have been watching ever since. Thank you for sharing all of this useful information. I love your photographer's spotlight and your video quality is exceptional! Your sign off should definitely be "get off youtube and go shoot!" Love it! I was inspired...❤😍

[@MichaelSasser]

Haha, yea, I love that. Glad to have you!

[@sistasuga]

Thank you!

[@rexowenwaide2170]

Great information! Thank you very much 🙂

[@alexmetcalfe4668]

Wow Mich! That Pixieset is a fantastic suggestion. It's exactly what I was looking for with my client! Thanks for creating such a great video. You've got a new subscriber. Cheers, Alex

[@MichaelSasser]

Love that software, glad it helped!

[@roveism]

That was one hell of a useful video, love your presentation style, short and clear, love it!

[@MichaelSasser]

Thanks Johnny! Glad it helped

[@lm2193]

he's having the best job on planet earth.

[@azvisuals]

Haha I would love to agree with you, but a freelance photographer is very hard work. It's not stable at all and in America, you have to pay for everything yourself like medical bills and life insurance. I'm sure he is making a lot but the job itself is nowhere as glamorous as it seems.

[@m77ast]

We have a small social enterprise in Bedford and we are providing community photography training - thanks your content is great. This would save a lot of time. Would be great to know how you sell your services and prints especially your albums.

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Great presentation for that photobook. Slick snakeskin cover nice!

[@wigenite]

Looks like that animoto tool you are using is Animoto Memories: "As of October 2018, the Animoto Memories slideshow video builder has become a legacy tool and is no longer included as part of Animoto for newly registered users." With the new tool, It just seems to default to a single photo at a time/ a single slide at a time. No automatic dynamic mixing and matchin that I can see like you demo'ed. Just manually set 1 2 3, etc photos each slide by hand :(

[@alexworks9659]

Sign off suggestion: Thanks for watching...and remember to stay Sassy! (Double entendre on you name and boudoir photography)

[@MichaelSasser]

Alex Works I like where your head is at!!

[@reelsportrd]

@@MichaelSasser You mean in his profile picture?

[@amsivertson]

Or, if you like this and want to pull out an obscure SNL reference... "Sprechen sie Sassy?"

[@RMA4269]

Thank you Michael for sharing, this was my first time viewing you content. I think it was very educational, keep up the great work. My vote for your sign off "Pursue Your Passion"

[@KozKreoleKwenKomedi]

love the setup, would you mind letting us have a look of behind the scene of your youtube setup. plus camera. lens and lights you use. Great tutorial, Thanks again

[@MichaelSasser]

Sure! It is nothing special, but I'll make a video on it in the future.

[@KozKreoleKwenKomedi]

Thanks in advance man

[@phelix920]

Dude! This video was beautiful! The intro, lighting, color grading, color temp and the bokeh are gorgeous! I’m subscribing to your channel. Great tips. Great work. 👍🏾🙌🏾 Phelix

[@iamsubham333]

I think SIGN OFF dialogue should be "Help Me, Help You". I really like that.

[@CDybs]

thank you for your advice

[@GtubeVideos]

Thanks a ton. That’s really useful, especially the last two applications.

[@aditgupta6174]

Excellent presentation. Thanks for the superb information 👍👍

[@DEVUNK88]

these are all awesome programs that will be a great help Thanks Micheal!

[@ingunnjohansen6612]

Thanks for good tips :) What template did you use in the film from Animoto?

[@Betuins]

I love you lol, how sincere in al the tips, other guys don't give tips on selling, tips about the business side of things, great one man, loved this video

[@MichaelSasser]

Haha, Selling and business is what makes you the money. It is the less fun/more important part of photography. I hope to share more!

[@menesdefirst2940]

thank you for your channel, i have learned a lot...keep doing you

[@timnguyen6233]

Thanks for the video. It is very helpful. Very precise and easy to understand.

[@whateverphoto]

Great video with helpful advice. I'd not heard of some of those programs/sites but will definitely check them out.

[@MichaelSasser]

I put each of them in there for a reason, I hope at least one of them helps you out!

[@rodneyturnerphoto]

I have several of these. Definitely helps workflow.

[@SPILBERG-FILMS]

Great video! Thank you!

[@himadrisdebnath]

You have a very nice classic style too. Love it

[@MichaelSasser]

Thank you Himadri!

[@noh9studio]

Michael! Thanks for sharing. I love coming across new ways of working smarter. You da man!

[@MichaelSasser]

You got it Ernesto, glad it helped!

[@chaloffmediaproductions2347]

Incredible - thank you for sharing

[@thomasreizoff7315]

Outstanding tutorial Michael! I have just discovered your channel (and have subscribed) and am looking forward to learning more about this fascinating subject.

[@the-birdman-of-panama]

Excellent intro to some magical software. Thank you. By the way, the quality of your video is superb!

[@MichaelSasser]

Thanks Charles, I appreciate it!

[@shouldigetit]

Thank you! Let's grab coffee in LA -Ben

[@jessestarr2940]

Sasser, good to see you're doing well buddy!

[@MichaelSasser]

Duuuuuude, haha. Good to hear from you!

[@PeopleVoicesForObama]

How do you price your session and additional selections. What is your average amount you make on a shoot Michael? Nice job!

[@MichaelSasser]

I have a 20 minute pricing talk that goes over all of this in my course at www.boudoircourses.com but I start at $500 for the shoot, and then they buy pictures separately, the albums start at $1100. Hope that helps give you an idea!

[@prasand]

Had me at the first 23 seconds of the video. The presentation, level of quality / luxury ... very well done. I really want to ask where you got it printed and bound, but I understand that's part of your brand. **sighs** That attention to detail is far beyond what most would even care about. Going that extra mile for a client speaks volumes. Subscribed.

[@MichaelSasser]

Wow, thank you! What a compliment. I really appreciate it. The more you give the more you get. That cheesy saying is so damn true.

[@prasand]

@@MichaelSasser indeed. And for the women being photographed, it complements / accents that special moment for them. Though observers might not care, to be on the receiving end of that ... is potent. -- Similarly, I had all black embossed suede business cards made. Paid $2 per card despite that it doesn't even have my name on it (it's for an anonymous unpaid project). Simply because I wanted the card to be experienced / felt before it's even seen (the text is black, so it takes closer inspection to see). The experience makes a difference.

[@SFStreetBass]

Can you explain more into detail on the smart albums? Do you charge per picture? How much do you charge?

[@ugugsol6044]

This color grading in this video is amazing bro

[@MichaelSasser]

Thanks Solomon! Much appreciated!

[@emmacampbel45]

I use pixieset for my photography website

[@anneshasanyal7589]

You are awesome! Thank you so much 🦋

[@MichaelSasser]

You are so welcome

[@kendrewreviews]

Would you be interested in making a video about your workflow? How do you organize and categorize all of your photos into various folders and also how do you label all of your pictures and keep everything organized and easy to find? Finally, how do you organize your original photos from the ones that are currently being edited from the ones that are your final edits. Like what folders do you use for that and how do you label each file?

[@MichaelSasser]

I did one a while ago, not fully, but check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKq8e62fhMiShdU

[@rupeshmali7490]

I like your every photo shoot Thank for sharing software

[@MichaelSasser]

You're welcome!

[@kittylee7580]

sign off " always stay classy after with sasser "

[@jkspinalchoice]

Glad I stumbled across your site! Great information! And fun attitude with teaching! Using lightroom, and butchering Portraiture! Adding A Text, JPEG MINI, learning about PIXIEST, and SMART ALBUMS.

[@MichaelSasser]

Me too! Got some great ones in there!

[@MichaelSasser]

There is a discount code for Smart Albums in the description if you decide you really like it!

[@MrKen59]

Wonderful summary - thank you so much!!

[@DEVUNK88]

I use FastStone Image Veiwer which is comparable to PhotoMechanic. I dont use it to edit, I just use it to rotate or resize or batch rename and cull through and pick my keepers and move to a new folder, I bet photomechanic is better, but just throwing it other there

[@MichaelSasser]

I'll have to check it out!

[@DEVUNK88]

@@MichaelSasser like I said its prolly not as good, so I'll prolly be checking out photomechanic, and thinking about how I can implement your other recomendations into my workflow if needed, keep on clickin ;P

[@pamgalloway7272]

THANK U THANK U & THANK U!! I love this video. Your breakdown EVERYTHING. Pammie from Chicago IL

[@MichaelSasser]

You are so welcome!

[@nurabdul1436]

Try Faststone image viewer for culling.... its free , previews raw w/o lag

[@MichaelSasser]

I'll check it out!

[@dpmatsontube]

Do you have a video on how to get clients and marketing?

[@MichaelSasser]

I don't have on on youtube. All of that kind of stuff is in my boudoir accelerator course, you can see more info on it here: www.boudoircourses.com/courses/boudoir-accelerator-course

[@CarlosArturoVelarde]

Lightroom only does adjustments, no spot retouching so it is not a complete tool. I find bridge to be faster and easier for cataloguing and doing raw adjustments.

[@Broadfit]

Isn’t portraiture a plug in for Lightroom as well?

[@ceciliainnes2586]

Love the tips. One more, where do you get your albums printed? Any suggestions for album printing in Europe....? Perhaps you could give us a tutorial on albums! Thank you in advance

[@MichaelSasser]

Floricolor USA!

[@ceciliainnes2586]

Thanks michael. I'm a newby in the business and rely on advise such as yours to do things well /better, and improve on workflow. Unfortunately have not found anyone I can look upon as mentor in my neighborhood as of yet so all tips I can pick up on channels such as yours very welcome! Would love you to do a post on albums as they are at the end of the day the final product of what you are selling, This is what people are taking away with them, this is what they are paying for. Would love to know more on the export of files, choice of paper, and whatever you think is important to obtain the finest results. Would you be game for this?!

[@danlightened]

@@ceciliainnes2586 Photobox is popular for printing albums in Europe. Hahnemuhle, Ilford, Kodak are some good paper companies. The kind of paper (paper rag, bartya etc) depends on the type of artwork and is your creative decision. I know this doesn't help much but sadly I can't post links to some good videos and articles since youtube blocks them. There are definitely some papers that are preferred for certain kinds of photos (B & W, High contrast,minimal, fine art) and but there's very little info on the web about it. And like you suggested, he or some pro photographer should surely shed some light upon it.

[@consciouscray222]

Great content Thank You broski for dropping all this Boudoir knowledge!!!

[@MichaelSasser]

Doin what I can!

[@photosbycarmenkc3509]

Thanks for the detail explanation. It’s a saver.

[@photosbycarmenkc3509]

Pixieset is my life saver.

[@brendanlawlor3956]

Thanks Michael great info here! 👍

[@CraigSchubert]

Looks like such a great workflow - thanks for sharing! :-)

[@elroybasnayake7221]

Thanks for the tips and knowledge Michael. I really do learn alot from you.

[@MasterDubik]

ive tried pixieset but i was having trouble with the watermark export. and there was just a lot of stuff that didn't really work.

[@samlee7420]

Thanks for sharing. Very helpful for noobs like myself

[@MichaelSasser]

Glad it helped!

[@samlee7420]

@@MichaelSasser I was curious through loxley how do you charge your client I like that album and usb package and wanted to have that for my clients. I don't know how to do a DM through youtube. [e-mail] email me your answer if you have a chance. Thanks you so much and again great work and thanks for sharing

[@anilsurujbhan8750]

“HELP ME HEP YOU” sounds legit. Haven’t heard it until u said it. 👍🏼

[@KrunchyJD]

I'm reluctant to use any Adobe products because of the subscription model. Its also more expensive in Australia. I use Affinity photo, as a substitute for photoshop, and to me this edits photos nearly as well. I use Luminar NEO as well. I may use capture one in the future, in which case Ill buy it outright..

[@MichaelSasser]

I hear you on that, but literally every photo that comes out of my camera goes through Lightroom, that to me is worth $10/month, less than one lunch one day.

[@mrshadi89]

Amazing Video

[@perrymacimages]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@unstoppablephotographers]

Awesome Video!!

[@oldgrumpyjim5003]

Photomechanic for me no doubt! Captioning, keywording, for editorial stock photography and the like is so much easier than trying to do it in Lightroom

[@MichaelSasser]

Amennnnn

[@striderhere]

Does it load faster than LR?

[@harkypark9413]

@@striderhere Hi there yes it does at it is only loading basic thumbnails and it is not doing any conversion to dng or otherwise. You can view each image at 1.1 and higher to check for sharpness and stuff although I do find that a bit fiddly. My main reason for using it is to add captions and keywords for stock photography then I open the batch in Lightroom and that is just as slow if you are converting to dng. It was originally used by photojournalists who would be working with large numbers of files and working to a deadline. Its not for everyone and I only use it for meta data and I still have to go through Lightroom afterwords for basic edits etc. You can try a free 30 days I think to test it out but as I say its not for everyone. Their support is good.

[@oldgrumpyjim5003]

@@striderhere Its only loading viewable thumbnails for inspection and adding data you still have to go into your chosen editor afterwards for image editing. Its not for everyone and I only use it for stock photography in adding meta data which is easier to do than trying to do it in Lightroom it does load faster as it is not doing any conversion to dng. You would need to go to the photomachanic website to see if it fits your needs.

[@beerborn]

My photo software's: 1. Lightroom 2. Photoshop 3. Perfectly Clear

[@juancarlosleivaacuna1947]

Amazing video and hints. Thanks a lot for sharing. A Question: what software are you using to mark your cursor? Because I'm looking for one and just can't find any!

[@MichaelSasser]

Juan Carlos Leiva Acuna it’s screen flow!!

[@catcattekat]

Excellent

[@4lifer-82]

Looking into purchasing smart albums do you do the smart albums or smart albums plus?

[@MichaelSasser]

I have smart albums without the proofing, here is a 25% off coupon code to use with it!! SMART55

[@himanshoogovindani8511]

Thank you so much for sharing these ideas

[@MichaelSasser]

You got it!

[@LeeD345]

Didn’t expect so many really interesting and new solutions although Im using ipad for editing. Thanks for such informative and excellent quality content! Wish you more more subscribers until 2019 :)

[@MichaelSasser]

Thank you! Looking forward to sharing lots more this year!

[@btavesxxx]

Excellent video, Michael!! Just out of curiosity, which camera and lens are you using in this video? Many thanks!!

[@MichaelSasser]

This is the Sony A9 with I believe the 85mm 1.8. Check out all the gear I use here! kit.com/michaelsasser/

[@invi_carlos]

Wow. Great video. A lot of good business acumen here as well. Thank you as always!

[@MichaelSasser]

You're welcome!

[@ilkepoelman4633]

Again, great video !! I love all of the content your sharing ! Oh, and btw, I like ‘happy shooting’ 😉

[@MichaelSasser]

Haha, Maybe I'll stick to that one!

[@RasM3211]

How do you create those custom album books for your clients??? They look so good!

[@MichaelSasser]

Thanks, Ricardo! The last piece of software is how I make the album design. Smart Albums. There is a discount code in the description to get it!