The blog
Two sides of the same thing: being in the photos, and getting paid to take them.
Posts
9 posts
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Behind the phone - Gig life
Why we check who you are
What the identity check covers, what it does not, and why it is the only thing standing between you and your first session.
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Behind the phone - Gig life
How many people come to Nashville, and where they all go
16.9 million visitors a year, and they are not spread evenly. The numbers behind where the requests come from.
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Behind the phone - Gig life
How much can you make in a weekend
The arithmetic, in full, with the parts we cannot promise marked as such.
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Be the new star in the city
Things to do in Nashville, and where the photo is worth taking
Fifteen places people actually queue for, and what to do with your camera at each one.
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Behind the phone - Gig life
Where to stand in Nashville on a Saturday
Requests come from where the people are. Here is how the city sorts itself out across a weekend.
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Be the new star in the city
Your photos, your privacy
What happens to the photos and the video after a session, and what you are agreeing to.
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Be the new star in the city
How to be in your own vacation photos
If you are the one who always takes the picture, you are in none of them. Four ways to fix that on your next trip.
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Behind the phone - Gig life
The five minutes that make a good session
You have got five minutes with people you have never met. Here is what to do with them.
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Be the new star in the city
Stop handing your phone to strangers
The photo you get back is blurry, tilted, and taken from wherever they were already standing. Here is why that keeps happening.