Coming After Dark · In the works

Good taste.
Questionable bedtime.

For photographers, creative entrepreneurs, and the beverage goblins keeping the whole operation running. Books to spill over. Sweats to edit in. Plans big enough to put on the wall.

We’re building the next chapter of After Dark: things to sip, wear, carry, write in, and make a life with. Vote for the first drop—or bring your talent and build it with us.

Jessica Combs, host and founder of Photographers After Dark
Jessica Combs. The person behind the podcast—and what comes next.
SIP SOMETHING GOOD. SAY SOMETHING INTERESTING. MAKE SOMETHING YOURS.
The lineup

After Dark is getting
a life beyond the mic.

Books, beverages, cozy layers, camera gear, paper plans, and conversations that go deeper. Help decide what drops first. Product details and release dates will be shared as each project develops.

Sip & Host

In the worksCocktail + mocktail book

Spilled Tea, Strong Drinks

For the nights that deserve a better drink and a worse story.

Episode-inspired cocktails, equal-billing mocktails, batch pours, snack pairings, and the stories behind the names.

Behind the next drop

Recipe testing, original drink photography, and a sample chapter.

What would you name a drink after your most chaotic client email?

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In the worksHosting book

The Art of Hosting After Dark

Set the table. Lower the lights. Raise a few eyebrows.

Low-pressure dinner parties, creative gatherings, menus, mood-setting, conversation cards, and making people feel invited—not impressed into silence.

Behind the next drop

Test gatherings, menus, original table photography, and a sample spread.

What is your most unhinged dinner-party rule?

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In the worksCoffee + roasted beans

The After Hours Roast

For the first edit and the last good idea.

A signature coffee roast for slow mornings, studio days, and the ritual before the inbox. Roaster collaborations and flavor direction are on the table.

Behind the next drop

Find the right roasting partner, taste samples, and decide roast, grind, bag size, and fulfillment.

Whole bean or ground—and what is your forever coffee order?

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In the worksElectrolyte drink mix

Beverage Goblin: The Mix

Your wedding-day bag called. It wants better drink options.

Portable drink mixes with flavors worth reaching for between shoots, travel days, and editing sessions. Tell us what belongs in your rotation.

Behind the next drop

Work with an experienced formulation and manufacturing partner on ingredients, labeling, taste testing, and packaging.

What flavor would you carry everywhere? Any ingredients you prefer to skip?

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In the worksConversation starter cards

Say It After Dark

Small talk has had enough airtime.

Prompts for dinner parties, creative meetups, guest conversations, and the question everyone wanted to ask.

Behind the next drop

Write and test prompts, shape the decks, and invite contributor pitches.

What question instantly gets your table talking?

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Off-Duty Creative

In the worksTumbler

Beverage Goblin, On the Go

Hydrated. Caffeinated. Mildly overcommitted.

A reusable tumbler for editing marathons, wedding days, and the car cup holder that has seen things. Color, capacity, and final design are still open.

Behind the next drop

Explore a drinkware collaboration, then test samples. No partner is confirmed.

Handle, straw, leak resistance, or cup-holder fit—what is nonnegotiable?

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In the worksSweatshirts, sweatsuits + cozy essentials

The After Hours Uniform

Big edits. Soft pants. Absolutely no unpaid revisions.

Soft sweatshirts, coordinated sweats, and cozy layers for editing nights and off-duty mornings. Help shape the fits, fabrics, inclusive sizing, and little embroidered truths.

Behind the next drop

Fit and fabric samples, size-range decisions, and wear testing before any drop.

Tiny embroidered confession or a statement across the back?

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On Set, Off Script

In the worksCamera harnesses + holders

Carry the Creative

Your camera works hard. Your shoulders have notes.

Camera harnesses and holders built around access, comfort, and long working days. Makers and working photographers: help shape the details.

Behind the next drop

Explore a gear-making partner, attachment compatibility, materials, load testing, and real-shoot trials.

Single or dual camera—and what makes your current harness annoying?

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In the worksCamera bags + fanny packs

Everything, Within Reach

For batteries, boundaries, and emergency snacks.

Camera bags, belt bags, and fanny packs with useful pockets, comfortable carry, and space for the things photographers actually reach for.

Behind the next drop

Develop pocket layouts, size options, material samples, and field tests with photographers.

What needs its own pocket in your perfect shoot-day bag?

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Big Plans, Fewer Meltdowns

In the worksCreative entrepreneur planner

Booked, Boundaried & a Little Unhinged

A place for the big idea—and the invoice you keep avoiding.

An undated planner for bookings, editing queues, launches, money check-ins, weekly priorities, and actual days off.

Behind the next drop

Prototype the pages and test them with creative entrepreneurs.

What does every planner get wrong about your work?

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In the worksOversized wall calendar

The Whole Plot

See the whole year before you say yes to another thing.

An at-a-glance calendar for shoot dates, delivery windows, launches, travel, family time, and deliberately empty space.

Behind the next drop

Test dimensions, readability, date formats, and shipping options.

A year at a glance or generous monthly writing space?

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In the worksQuarterly dry-erase board

Quarterly Chaos Control

Three months. A few priorities. Room to change your mind.

A reusable 90-day planning board for revenue goals, client delivery, content, and the one project that deserves your attention.

Behind the next drop

Test erasability, layout, mounting, and packaging with real working weeks.

What would earn a permanent spot on your 90-day board?

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In the worksWorkbooks + brain-dump pages

Get It Out of Your Head

Pen to paper. Chaos into something you can use.

Physical workbooks and generous writing pages for brain dumps, project planning, boundaries, creative resets, and figuring out the next right move.

Behind the next drop

Draft pages, test paper and binding, and invite feedback on real writing habits.

Guided prompts, blank space, or a very satisfying mix of both?

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The Person Behind the Portfolio

In the worksMemoir / autobiography

The Chapters You Didn’t See

There is a whole life outside the frame.

Jessica’s personal book project about building a creative life, changing chapters, and the parts that never made the portfolio. The title and story boundaries will take shape as she writes.

Behind the next drop

Shape the outline, choose what to share, and explore editorial and publishing collaborators.

What would you want to ask the person behind the portfolio?

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In the worksPersonal growth book

A Life You Can Live In

Ambition deserves somewhere soft to land.

Reflections and practical prompts on creative identity, boundaries, reinvention, and building a business alongside an actual life.

Behind the next drop

Develop the outline and sample chapter, then invite thoughtful editorial feedback.

Which chapter are you living: starting, stretching, pausing, or rebuilding?

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In the worksOne-on-one creative mentoring

After Hours, One on One

Bring the messy middle. We’ll start there.

Personal conversations with Jessica about creative direction, portfolio clarity, multi-brand life, and next steps. Help shape the sessions you would find most useful.

Behind the next drop

Define session formats, scope, pricing, and availability before bookings open.

What would you bring to a one-on-one conversation?

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Come back for first looks, samples, and stories from the making. Orders and bookings will open with final details; any early product mockups will be labeled as previews.

You’re early—and that’s the fun part

Come shape what
drops after dark.

This is more than a merch shelf. It’s an open invitation into the books, drinks, gear, cozy things, and conversations growing around the show.

Call your favorite

Vote for the thing you want first.

Your vote helps Jessica see what this community is ready to wear, sip, carry, write in, or give as a gift.

Cast your vote →
Bring your point of view

Add a story, recipe, prompt, or big idea.

The best After Dark ideas start with the things creative people are already whispering about in group chats.

Pitch a contribution →
Make it together

Partner on the next After Dark release.

Printers, publishers, roasters, makers, designers, gear brands, and fulfillment partners are invited to reach out.

Explore collaboration →

First looks, behind-the-scenes updates, and release details will be shared as each drop takes shape.

Be opinionated. We can take it.

What would you actually want?

Vote for a drop. Pitch a phrase. Tell us what your current planner gets wrong. Or hand Jessica the topic your group chat cannot stop arguing about.

Votes and pitches go directly to Jessica’s private review dashboard. Leave your email if you would like a conversation.

Have a story for the show instead? →

Vote. Contribute. Build with us.

Feedback is saved for Jessica’s review. This does not sign you up for marketing or reserve a product.

The microphone is still the main event

Give us something
to talk about.

There’s room at this table

Let’s make something
worth talking about.

Partner with us

Coffee roasters, drinkware brands, beverage makers, cozy apparel labels, camera-gear makers, and stationery studios: let’s create something our community will actually use.

Pitch a partnership →

Be a contributor

Writers, recipe developers, hosts, illustrators, designers, photographers, and creative entrepreneurs: bring your point of view. Pitch a recipe, a story, a chapter, or a conversation.

Pitch your contribution →

Help bring it to life

Publishers, printers, sample makers, production studios, and shipping or fulfillment partners: tell us what you make possible. Scope, credit, compensation, and usage will be agreed before work begins.

Talk production + fulfillment →

Work with Jessica

Interested in one-on-one mentoring, speaking, or a creative collaboration? Tell Jessica where you are and what you’re working toward.

Start the conversation →

Collaboration inquiries are open. Individual partners will be announced when confirmed.