Nov 19

Gemini 3 is here: What does it mean for creative pros?

Yesterday, Google released Gemini 3. You've probably seen people highlighting benchmark scores, Elo ratings, technical comparisons to OpenAI, etc. If you're a developer or a data scientist, those numbers matter. But if you are a photographer, a designer, a filmmaker, or an entrepreneur, you likely have a different question: Does this actually change how I work? I've spent quite a bit of time with the Gemini 2.5 Pro and after experimenting a bit with Gemini... read more ›
Nov 19

The Other 50% No One Told You About

Hey friends, Chase here You put the work in. You make something you’re proud of. You hit publish… and then? Crickets. Tumbleweeds. A handful of likes from your mom and your college roommate. If you’ve ever wondered why some creators seem to explode overnight while your (arguably better!) work struggles to get traction, today’s episode is for you. Because here’s the truth: Making great work is only 50% of the job. The other 50% —... read more ›
Nov 16

How Creative Pros Can Use ChatGPT (it’s not just “fancy Google”)

ChatGPT came out in November of 2022, but it didn’t really catch on until GPT 4 in 2024. But the viral “Studio Ghibli” moment in May of 2025 was when AI became truly mainstream, and creatives could no longer ignore it. We’re now on the heels of ChatGPT 5.1, and it’s more clear than ever: there are very real concerns about AI (replacing creatives, ethical issues, etc), but the fact of the matter is that... read more ›
Nov 16

What the heck is Weavy (Figma Weave)? The 100% honest review…

If you saw the recent news about Figma acquiring Weavy (renamed Figma Weave) and thought, "OK but WTF is Weavy?" you're not alone! It's a relatively new, but incredible app. Weavy is a node-based platform engineered for creative teams and enterprises. Think of it less as a single AI model and more as a central hub or workbench that connects various AI models and editing tools into one unified workflow. Instead of jumping between Nano... read more ›
Nov 16

Higgsfield AI for Creative Professionals: A Deep Dive

Higgsfield AI is a generative video model and platform designed for creating high-fidelity, controllable, and stylistically consistent video content from text and image prompts. Unlike many early-generation AI video tools that produce short, often disjointed clips, Higgsfield focuses on solving one of the biggest problems for professional use: consistency. It aims to give creators the ability to maintain the same character, aesthetic, and environment across multiple shots, making it a viable tool for narrative and... read more ›
Nov 16

Is TikTok good for creative pros? TikTok marketing 101

Should photographers, designers and other creative pros be on TikTok as a marketing platform? The answer is maybe - and it largely depends on your mindset. The biggest hurdle for experienced professionals on TikTok is their experience. The habits and best practices learned from years of building a presence on Instagram, Behance, or a personal website don't apply here. In fact, they are often a liability. You have to unlearn the "portfolio mindset" to win.... read more ›
Nov 15

What the heck is ComfyUI? And is it right for creative pros?

The creative landscape is flooded with AI tools that promise instant art at the push of a button. You type a sentence, you get an image. It's a neat trick, but for a working professional, it's often an incomplete solution. The lack of fine-grained control, the inability to replicate a style consistently, and the "black box" nature of these simple generators make them novelties, not reliable production tools. The real potential of generative AI isn't... read more ›
Nov 14

What the heck is “Vibe Coding,” and why should you care?

You've probably seen people talk about "vibe coding." It was original coined by Andrej Karpathy as a tongue-in-cheek term, but it's caught on as a way to refer to the new style of software development where you let AI take the wheel. Essentially, you tell the AI what you want ("an app where I can upload a photo, it adds my watermark, and emails it to my client") and it will do the rest -... read more ›
Nov 12

Squarespace for Creative Pros: The Honest Review

The debate around website builders is a tired one, especially in professional creative circles. There’s a lingering sentiment, a kind of digital-era snobbery, that if you’re a “real” photographer, designer, or artist, you need a website that’s hand-coded, endlessly complex, or at least built on a platform that requires a PhD in plugins and updates to manage. The perception is that tools like Squarespace are for beginners, for hobbyists—not for serious professionals with a discerning... read more ›
Nov 12

Mark Manson’s Playbook for Turning Anxiety and Frustration into Creative Fuel

It’s not every day you get to talk to someone who has sold more than 10 million copies of a single book. When I sat down with Mark Manson, the number one New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything Is F*cked, I was struck by how his candid, no-nonsense approach to life is not a persona. It’s the real deal. He’s a writer who has captured... read more ›