Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Check out how I set my camera up for my upcoming trip to New York city and why I pick the Fujifilm X-T20 and 18-55 kit lens.

I always take the time to set up my camera to have the optimal settings to get just the right shot. Today I dive into the custom menu settings so that I can be set for quick focus, fast exposure, a little lag time to get photos and videos of my loved ones.

10 tips on how models should pose:
youtu.be/xw89Wlt49vQ

BTS with Camille:
youtu.be/u22nLwdBhL8

The product links and selected discounts are below. All products which have a heart, give a discount code!

Link to the software purchase:
bit.ly/jgluminarneoYT
❤️My Luminar 15% discount code is: Jacques15
The amazing Photo organization tool I use called Excire:
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❤️My 15% Dicount code is: JACOEXCIRE2023
An amazing AI image editor called Magic Studio: bit.ly/magicstudio-JG


The gimbals I use to film my videos:
Zhiyun: bit.ly/Zhiyun-JG-YT
Hohem: bit.ly/Hohem-JG-YT
Feiyutech gimbals will not disappoint: bit.ly/Feiyutech-JG-YT
❤️ Use discount code for the Fiyutech purchase JacoG-Feiyu to get 15%

The ThinkTank camera bags I use: bit.ly/ThinkTank-JG-YT
The Canon gear I use: bit.ly/CanonCanada-JG-YT
❤️The third-party lenses I love by Viltrox. Use JACQUESGAINES as a discount code for 8% off your purchase: bit.ly/Viltrox-JG-8-YT
Submagic captions generators for your social media posts: bit.ly/submagic-captions-JG-YT

My Amazon page
amazon.com/shop/jacquesgainesphotography

My social media links
Instagram: instagram.com/jacquesgainesphotography
My Facebook: facebook.com/Jacquesgainesphotography
My YouTube: youtube.com/jacquesgaines

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