The Business End of Your Business In this week’s episode we visit with Jared Platt, Phoenix Photographer and educator, and examine the new pressures that impact us in the digital age. Jared shares some practical workflow advice as well as some philosophical suggestions for keeping your feet on the ground in the modern world. About Jared Platt Jared Platt is a professional wedding photographer from Phoenix, Arizona. Jared holds a Masters of Fine Arts in the Photographic Studies and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography from Arizona State University and has been a professional photographer and college educator for the past 10 years and has been a speaking, debating and lecturing for the past 15 years. His attention to detail and craft make him
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The Photo Life Podcast- An Interview with Miki Johnson
You Are the Sum of Your Bytes In this week’s episode we visit with Miki Johnson, former senior editor at American Photo Magazine, and discuss ideas for mastering social media and her exciting Matchstick Workshops, a program encouraging multi-discipline collaboration between creative professionals. Post a review on iTunes for a chance to win a LowePro Fastpack 350. Email podcast@pictage.com after leaving your review. Get to Know Miki Johnson Below Miki shares her background as well as images that shed light on her life and her love of photography. I was born in Athens, Ohio, and received a journalism degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. As editor of the liveBooks RESOLVE Blog, and before that as senior editor at American Photo Magazine, I both
David Griffin on how photography connects us…
TED is devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. While not new (originally filmed in 2008) this talk is inspiring. David Griffin, The photo director for National Geographic, knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.
Favorite Photos with Anna & Spencer
For the last six months Anna and Spencer have been featuring a series called Favorite Photos. They showcase an image and discuss how they shot it, what they were thinking, and why it’s a favorite. Spencer explained the original thought behind doing the series. It was to give any people visiting the blog a good sense of who they are along with their thought process on the images they capture. Today we’re posting a favorite of ours, check out their blog for more of the 12 “Favorite Photos” so far.
PartnerCon Speaker Spotlight
Meet Miami based fashion and wedding photographer Carlos Baez. Carlos will be speaking at Partner Conference this year but beyond that he will be hosting an “Exclusive VIP Nudoir (sm) Photography Workshop” while in New Orleans. This workshop is only open for 10 people and will be taking place on November 3rd from 9 to 12 PM. One attendee will win a copy of Carlos’ DVD “See the Light”, a $150 value. For more information, registration, and payment visit Carlos’ blog here. Carlos’ speaking session is titled “Rated MA: For Mature Audiences Only” and will be taking place on November 3rd at 10:10 AM. Watch the video below for Carlos’ very own explanation of the session and why you should plan on attending. Rated MA: Mature Audiences
Pictage Podcast
This week’s podcast with Pictage Partner Conference 2009 Speaker, Jason Aten, is very timely as we talk about the experience of Skip Cohen’s recent Summer School, and the differences between all the conferences that are out there. In addition, have you heard all the recent online conversations that have been going on about the differences between Lightroom and Aperture? Jason talks about his experiences with these editing tools and how he sums up the debate. Jason also provides a sneak peek into his Partner Conference Presentation and what you can look forward to — so don’t miss this episode! Powered by Podbean.com
Pictage Podcast with Frances Marron
Make sure to check out Frances’ work at http://www.francesphotography.com and don’t forget to leave her a comment! Powered by Podbean.com
Pictage Podcast- Melissa Jill
Hey everyone, don’t miss out on this episode! In this episode Sara talks with Melissa Jill about a variety of great topics — including the power of having a studio manager and the value of outsourcing (with specific examples from both personal and business perspectives). Melissa also discusses adapting to the wedding season among different climates and shares her experiences and insights with Destination Weddings & learning how to grow as a strong business person. Powered by Podbean.com Make sure to give Melissa some comment love!
Pictage Podcast – Millie Holloman & Davina Fear
Today’s podcast is with two very well known Pictage photographers Davina Fear and Millie Holloman. Join them as they share the lessons they’ve learned on how to recruit, hire, train, motivate, manage, and grow their teams into high-spirited, high-functioning support systems. Scheduling, boundaries, discipline, operations manuals, money, dress codes and more… (Also, if you haven’t heard it yet, check out last week’s podcast with Justin and Mary Marantz.) We decided to take Ask & Learn Wednesdays one step further and create a “get to know you” Podcast. Each week Sara France will personally interview industry leading photographers. As you know, each Tuesday we will post a video intro and the full podcast here on the blog. Then you’ll have a day to listen to the interview
Another Pictage Tip – Kristin Greenlee
Today’s tip is from Kristin Greenlee on how to utilize our Companion books. Kristin is based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, where she has established Kristin Greenlee Photography. She also happens to be our Dallas PUG leader! Kristin describes her style as emotional photojournalism that honors traditions. She strives to capture evocative heart-felt images with honesty, but also realizes that those more traditional portraits have a time-honored tradition in families’ legacies.