Angela Douglas Ramsey is a Fine Art Documentary Photographer and Fuji X Creator who comes on the podcast today to talk about personal projects and how we can go deeper with everything we photograph. Angela is a master at personal projects and had was able to provide incredibly thought provoking answers that has me excited to grab my camera and go shoot!
BPP 322: What's your Photography Superpower?
Optimization is important if you want to accomplish anything in life. In this episode of the podcast I talk about how to find your unique superpower as a photographer so you can focus on that to capture better photographs.
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BPP 321: Vinny Pugliese - The Wealth of Connection - Photography Edition
Vinny Pugliese has shot it all. From the World Series, the Super Bowl, Presidents, other notable figures, and is a 3 time return guest. Today Vinny talks about his new book The Wealth of Connection.
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CS: Vicky Wildes - Community Spotlight
Vicky Wildes is a member of the Beginner Photography Podcast based in Las Vegas. She first emailed me a few months ago letting me know that she had listened to all 300 episodes of the podcast and would now have to find something inferior to listen to on her runs. I knew I had to get her on to learn more about her photo journey and what she has learned after listening to every episode of the podcast.
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BPP 320: Sabrina Gebhardt - How to Recharge your Creative Batteries and Take Better Photos
Sabrina Gebhardt is a family documentary photographer who today shares all about how to avoid burn out at the different stages of your photography journey to keep creative.
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BPP 319: Nick Carver - High Stakes Personal Projects shot on Large Format Film
Nick Carver is a fine art landscape photographer and youtuber who shoots on large format film. In this interview Nick talks about the power of personal projects, how to discover what you want to shoot, and the joys and the pitfalls of shooting on specialty large format film.
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Fine Art Landscape Photographer Nick Carvers website
Check out Nicks “Previously Taco Bell” Project
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BPP 318: 10 Tips for Staying Motivated as a Photographer
I have not picked up my camera in more than a month and now that lack of momentum has stopped me from continuing to shoot. Thats unacceptable if I wish to become the type of photographer I want to be.
So in this episode I share 10 motivational photography tips to help you (and me) to pick back up the camera and get to work!
#1: You dont live in a magical location. Get over it
#2: Give yourself permission to shoot aimlessly with no end goal
#3: Start fresh with a new folder on your computer of the photographer who you are now
#4: Capture the mundane parts of everyday life (Start every day taking a photo of your coffee)
#5: Shoot in JPG to remove the burden of having to edit your photos after you shoot
#6: Go for a walk. The more youre out, the more youll see interesting things to capture.
#7: Consume less, Create more. Delete Instagram and Facebook off your phone. Share your photos with CloudSpot.io - http://deliverphotos.com/
#8: Listen to music when shooting to distract your brain while you focus on photography. I listen to Lush Lofi and Brain Food playlists on Spotify
#9: Set your camera to shoot in Black and White rather than edit the photo later. This will help you to see better compositions and focus on moment.
#10: If you have multiple cameras, sell one and buy a photo book. A photo book will inspire you to shoot in just 3-4 pages. Something scrolling instagram for an hour cant even do.
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BPP 317: Colie James - Be A Better Photographer By Getting Your Life In Order
Colie James is a Family Documentary Photographer and organizational master. If your photography is suffering because your life or business is a mess, Colie James is going to help you to be a better photographer by reducing overwhelm and increasing your creativity. Not only do we talk about the importance of being organized if you’re starting a photography business but also why being more organized can help you to be more creative when you’re behind the camera.
Resources:
Dubsado Certified Strategist Colie James Educational site
Boulder Colorado Documentary Family Photographer Colie James Photography website
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BPP 316: Cornell Watson - What to do When Your Art is Censored
Cornell Watson is a Commercial, Editorial, and Documentary Photographer who today shares of how a recent shoot of his was being censored and the decision to stand up for his work. This week is a bit different than many other interviews. In a world where art is so subjective it can be easy for us as artists to let doubt creep in. We talk about how he knew he needed to stand up for his work and that this wasn’t an issue of him missing the mark on a project.
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BPP 315: Nori Jemil - The Travel Photographer’s Way
Nori Jemil is a Natgeo photographer who’s job it is to travel, and take photos! So when it comes to knowing which photos to capture on a trip, Nori has the answers! In fact, she wrote the book on it! Her book is called “The Travel Photographer's Way: Practical Steps to Taking Unforgettable Travel Photos” In this interview Nori shares how to best prep for an upcoming trip to ensure you get the photos you want, the missing element nori notices when seeing amateur photographers post their travel photos, and how variety is the key to having a successful photo trip!
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BPP 314: Jeff Tisman - Hyper Personalized Wedding Photography
Jeff Tisman has shot more than 1200 weddings. He is one of the most awarded fearless photographers with 15 Lifetime Fearless Awards, been names top 12 wedding photographers in New York, and top 50 wedding photographer in the world. Jeff has earned these titles because he is able to make each wedding incredibly personal and unique. In this interview Jeff shares the questions he asks couples to best prepare for their wedding, why he tells his couples not to talk to him on the wedding day, and why copying whats successful for other photographers will not work for you.
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BPP 313: How to Critique Your Photos
The ability to critique your own images is an important skill to have as a photographer. Unfortunately, simply asking “Is it good” is a bad question to ask as it begs comparison. Is it good compared to what? And if the answer is no, can you not learn anything from the image?
I believe asking a series of 4 questions will better to serve you when critiquing your own images as it will help you to save time editing and best discover your strengths and weaknesses as a photographer.
The questions I ask are
1: Is this a good moment?
2: Where do my eyes go? or Is there a clear subject?
3: Does the composition lend itself to the image?
4: Does this photo need any editing to fix mistakes in camera settings?
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BPP 312: Abby Grace - Service Based Brand Photography
Abby Grace is a Branding Photographer for Creative Entrepreneurs. Abby takes a common sense approach to capturing her branding images. She embraces the messy desk if it will create a more authentic set of images. In this interview Abby shares how to custom tailor your photography to the needs of those youre shooting for. She also shares practical tips like the 5 Layers of a Great Branding Photo, why being Purposeful is more important than being Perfect, and how to photograph the intangible!
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BPP 311: Ben Chrisman - Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Ben Chrisman is a photojournalist turned internationally acclaimed creative documentary wedding photographer known for his masterful use of light and composition to create unique images. Bens eye for capturing unique scenes has gained him the title of top 10 wedding photographers in the world, every year since 2008. In todays interview we talk about seeing the world more creatively so you too can start to capture incredibly unique images.
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BPP 310: Michelle Tricca - Personal Photo Projects that Serve
Michelle Tricca is a Portrait photographer who has a fascinating story of how she got into photography. Most recently she has been using her camera to make her community a better place by highlighting an under served portion of her community in a really creative and uplifting project called THE FACE OF IMMOKALEE. In this interview Michelle shares how photography can connect groups of people, why you shouldn’t take every job as a photographer, and how while she’s a full time photographer, she’s still able to create space for creative projects that excite her.
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BPP 309: How to Keep Passion for Photography while Juggling a Life
When I posted in the BPP FB Community asking what others were struggling with in photography, hands down the answer that members resonated with most was from Diego Chavez “Trying to keep up with my passion for photography while juggling life”
As a husband and father and habitual starter of ideas that pop into my head but rarely see them to completion, I totally understood the feeling. That said Ive also taken photography pretty far past the starting line. So today I want to share some tips and ideas that have helped me to keep up with my passion of photography while juggling a life.
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BPP 308: Michael Rababy - California Love: A Visual Mixtape Curated Photo Book
Michael Rababy is a documentarian photographer, photo curator, and author of the book “California Love: A Visual Mixtape”. Michael has releases several photo books over the past few years. His most recent is called California Love, a visual mix tape. In it there are over 600 photos from more than 100 Californian photographers where they all share their experience of what its like to live and create in California.
It’s a really enjoyable photo book with lots of variety.
In this episode Michael shares the basics of how to create a book, and then we dive into his wheel house of curating. How to choose which images stand out above the rest, and how to develop your style and voice as a photographer.
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BPP 307: Annemie Tonken - Sales Made Simple
Annemie has been a professional photographer since 2010 and is now a respected educator, speaker, and podcaster focusing on business systems and strategies that help creative entrepreneurs run profitable, sustainable businesses they love.
She's the host of This Can't Be That Hard, a top-rated weekly business podcast for photographers, the creator of the Simple Sales System, which is used by thousands of photographers worldwide to create in-person sales-level income and service in an automated, workflow-friendly way, and she’s the Co-Founder of The Family Narrative conference. Annemie is an experienced speaker known for her actionable, fluff-free content (and memorable metaphors)
In this interview Annemie shares how scared she was that all of her clients would hate her when she raised her prices (they didn’t), why we think our clients want more options they don’t) and how her clients reacted when she lowered her prices, (they got mad, yeah) and what she did to fix it.
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CS: Adriaan Koekemoer - Community Spotlight
Today we are chatting with Adriaan Koekemoer. Adriaan has been in the group for a while and I noticed he had a really good eye for what he was capturing and was asking great questions in the group that clearly demonstrated he was hungry to learn as much as he could without skipping any steps. It was a very systematic approach to photography so I reached out to see if I could learn more and I wasn’t disappointed!
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BPP 306: David Julian - Learn Photography Through Projects
David Julian is a travel, street, landscape, conceptual photographer, and educator. Prepare to hold on to your butts because this is one of those interviews that will leave you with your mind wide open and looking at everything in photography with fresh eyes.
We go down a few rabbit holes in this one but the main theme is how to get better as a photographer through projects. So David shares how to come up with project ideas, how to plan out what you’ll shoot, and how creating a board of trustees has helped him propel his technical knowledge of photography. Really interesting ideas that I know you’re gonna love.
