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the morning shakeout podcastEpisode 215 | Marielle HallThis week I spoke with Olympian Marielle Hall, who represented the U.S. in the 10,000m at the Rio Games in 2016. She’s also a four-time world championship qualifier, finished 8th in the 10,000m at the 2019 world championships in Doha, and won a national 15K title on the roads in 2020. This episode came to be a few weeks after I was introduced to Marielle last month in Mammoth Lakes, California, where she’s been training at altitude in preparation for her half-marathon debut later this fall. In this conversation, Marielle and I talked about how she’s using t...
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The Creative FreelancerDP Shannon Palmer | Making a Name for YourselfI'm thrilled to finally get the chance to speak with DP Shannon Palmer. Based out of New York by way of Baltimore (crabs cakes, football and DP's... am I right?) she shares her journey from athlete to DP. In this episode you'll find out her thoughts on film school, having a full time job and what steps she took in her career to make a name for herself as a DP not only in Baltimore but also NYC. If you're an aspiring or even a seasoned DP who feels stuck and not sure what the next step you should take...
2021-04-3059 min
The Creative FreelancerDP Shannon Palmer | Making a Name for YourselfI'm thrilled to finally get the chance to speak with DP Shannon Palmer. Based out of New York by way of Baltimore (crabs cakes, football and DP's... am I right?) she shares her journey from athlete to DP. In this episode you'll find out her thoughts on film school, having a full time job and what steps she took in her career to make a name for herself as a DP not only in Baltimore but also NYC. If you're an aspiring or even a seasoned DP who feels stuck and not sure what the next step you should take...
2021-04-3059 minThe Creative FreelancerMichelle GustafsonPhiladelphia based Michelle Gustafson and I met during an assignment cover The Penn Relays. I was amazed at how naturally she struck up a conversation. Watching her work and approach people she had never met seemed to come so effortless to her. After following her on Instagram and seeing her reportage and portraiture, I had to know how she was able to reach out to complete strangers, walk into their house and put them at ease for portraits, especially with the topics she was covering including addiction, epidemics, immigration and other sensitive subjects.
As per the bio on her website:
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2020-08-191h 15The Creative FreelancerCaitlin Dooley | The Power of a StylistNew York City based Stylist Caitlin Dooley keeps Season 2 of The Creative Freelancer going strong. It's already our 23rd episode of this podcast and like all great things with the number #23, Caitlin delivers.
Ever wonder what a photographer should have lined up before dropping into that stylist's DM and asking them to work together on a personal project? We cover that in this episode. Caitlin also discusses the role of a stylist on set as well as what to do with the wardrobe before, during and after a shoot that'll make you finally realize that working with a stylist will...
2020-08-1245 minThe Creative FreelancerCaitlin Dooley | The Power of a StylistNew York City based Stylist Caitlin Dooley keeps Season 2 of The Creative Freelancer going strong. It's already our 23rd episode of this podcast and like all great things with the number #23, Caitlin delivers.
Ever wonder what a photographer should have lined up before dropping into that stylist's DM and asking them to work together on a personal project? We cover that in this episode. Caitlin also discusses the role of a stylist on set as well as what to do with the wardrobe before, during and after a shoot that'll make you finally realize that working with a stylist will...
2020-08-1245 minThe Creative FreelancerCaitlin Dooley | The Power of a StylistNew York City based Stylist Caitlin Dooley keeps Season 2 of The Creative Freelancer going strong. It's already our 23rd episode of this podcast and like all great things with the number #23, Caitlin delivers.
Ever wonder what a photographer should have lined up before dropping into that stylist's DM and asking them to work together on a personal project? We cover that in this episode. Caitlin also discusses the role of a stylist on set as well as what to do with the wardrobe before, during and after a shoot that'll make you finally realize that working with a stylist will...
2020-08-1245 minThe Creative FreelancerElizabeth Collins | Working with a ProducerSeason 2 continues to roll along with Producer Elizabeth Collins. Elizabeth's company, CTRL E Content produces branded content and commercials for companies including UPS, Jersey Mike Subs, Nike, L.L. Bean and others.
In this conversation, we discuss the top 3 mistakes Directors are making by self producing. We also talk about when is "the right" time to consider reaching out to a producer. Is it dictated by budget? Experience?
Elizabeth also shares what she views the relationship between a Director and Producer looks like on a project.
As a director who's self produced projects and was seeing the budgets and demand...
2020-08-0447 minThe Creative FreelancerElizabeth Collins | Working with a ProducerSeason 2 continues to roll along with Producer Elizabeth Collins. Elizabeth's company, CTRL E Content produces branded content and commercials for companies including UPS, Jersey Mike Subs, Nike, L.L. Bean and others.
In this conversation, we discuss the top 3 mistakes Directors are making by self producing. We also talk about when is "the right" time to consider reaching out to a producer. Is it dictated by budget? Experience?
Elizabeth also shares what she views the relationship between a Director and Producer looks like on a project.
As a director who's self produced projects and was seeing the budgets and demand...
2020-08-0447 min
The Creative FreelancerEmily Maye | How Personal Projects Can Open DoorsContinuing with our pattern of all female creatives for Season 2, photographer/director Emily Maye is our guest on this episode of The Creative Freelancer Podcast. Based in the US, represented worldwide, Emily's client roster is amazing and includes Adidas, The North Face, Rapha, Lululemon, Whoop, Trek, Tracksmith and the list goes on and on.
One this episode we discuss how an injury changed the trajectory of her career from professional ballet dancer to visual creative. We also discuss how a personal project of the Tour of Utah led to an opportunity to create images for a professional cycling team.
Emily...
2020-07-2958 minThe Creative FreelancerS2E3 : Emily Maye | How Personal Projects Can Open DoorsContinuing with our pattern of all female creatives for Season 2, photographer/director Emily Maye is our guest on this episode of The Creative Freelancer Podcast. Based in the US, represented worldwide, Emily's client roster is amazing and includes Adidas, The North Face, Rapha, Lululemon, Whoop, Trek, Tracksmith and the list goes on and on.
One this episode we discuss how an injury changed the trajectory of her career from professional ballet dancer to visual creative. We also discuss how a personal project of the Tour of Utah led to an opportunity to create images for a professional cycling team.
Emily...
2020-07-2958 minThe Creative FreelancerS2E3 : Emily Maye | How Personal Projects Can Open DoorsContinuing with our pattern of all female creatives for Season 2, photographer/director Emily Maye is our guest on this episode of The Creative Freelancer Podcast. Based in the US, represented worldwide, Emily's client roster is amazing and includes Adidas, The North Face, Rapha, Lululemon, Whoop, Trek, Tracksmith and the list goes on and on.
One this episode we discuss how an injury changed the trajectory of her career from professional ballet dancer to visual creative. We also discuss how a personal project of the Tour of Utah led to an opportunity to create images for a professional cycling team.
Emily...
2020-07-2958 min
the morning shakeout podcastEpisode 122 | David Bracetty“It was sort of like this coolness of everyone telling you [that] you can be awesome and you’re not aware of it yet, but you’re starting to believe it, you’re starting to follow in the steps of this path you think you’re destined to be on. And that—over and over—any movie with that theme, like goosebumps, I’m hooked. I remember watching an anime, Dragon Ball Z, growing up and I’m just like, ‘Man this guy just keeps getting stronger every time he trains. Holy moly, he’s doing things he never thought he could do.’ And hone...
2020-07-271h 50The Creative FreelancerAmy Wolff | How to Shoot for a MagazineOur guest on this week's podcast episode is Hearst Photo Director Amy Wolff. Amy oversees the photo departments for Runner's World, Bicycling and Popular Mechanics magazines. Last month I put out a question on my Instagram asking everyone "Who do you want to be a guest on The Creative Freelancer?" Amy Wolff was the collective request (alongside Emily Maye which will be the next episode).
In our conversation, we discuss the current role of a photo director in the magazine industry and how she sees that changing. We talk about the recent visual brand shift at the magazines and what...
2020-07-2200 minThe Creative FreelancerAmy Wolff | How to Shoot for a MagazineOur guest on this week's podcast episode is Hearst Photo Director Amy Wolff. Amy oversees the photo departments for Runner's World, Bicycling and Popular Mechanics magazines. Last month I put out a question on my Instagram asking everyone "Who do you want to be a guest on The Creative Freelancer?" Amy Wolff was the collective request (alongside Emily Maye which will be the next episode).
In our conversation, we discuss the current role of a photo director in the magazine industry and how she sees that changing. We talk about the recent visual brand shift at the magazines and what...
2020-07-2200 minThe Creative FreelancerS2E1 : Daniele Anastasion | Writer + DirectorWelcome back to Season 2 of The Creative Freelancer, I'm your host David Bracetty and on this episode, our guest is D.C. based writer and director Daniel Anastasion. I first discovered Daniele's work on I am Yupik, a short film about a native Alaskan teenager's quest to preserve his culture, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Her first feature, The Redemption of General Butt Naked received the Sundance award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. She also is the director behind Run Mama Run an episodic series that follows Olympic hopeful Sarah Brown as they...
2020-07-0855 minThe Creative FreelancerDaniele Anastasion | Writer + DirectorWelcome back to Season 2 of The Creative Freelancer, I'm your host David Bracetty and on this episode, our guest is D.C. based writer and director Daniel Anastasion. I first discovered Daniele's work on I am Yupik, a short film about a native Alaskan teenager's quest to preserve his culture, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Her first feature, The Redemption of General Butt Naked received the Sundance award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. She also is the director behind Run Mama Run an episodic series that follows Olympic hopeful Sarah Brown as they...
2020-07-0855 minThe Creative FreelancerS2E1 : Daniele Anastasion | Writer + DirectorWelcome back to Season 2 of The Creative Freelancer, I'm your host David Bracetty and on this episode, our guest is D.C. based writer and director Daniel Anastasion. I first discovered Daniele's work on I am Yupik, a short film about a native Alaskan teenager's quest to preserve his culture, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Her first feature, The Redemption of General Butt Naked received the Sundance award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. She also is the director behind Run Mama Run an episodic series that follows Olympic hopeful Sarah Brown as they...
2020-07-0855 minThe Creative FreelancerClay Cook | Building Your First Print PortfolioWelcome fellow photographers to another hot one! On this podcast episode we feature Louisville based commercial and editorial photographer Clay Cook. I was on Instagram an saw that he just recently teamed up with Wonderful Machine and Mullenberg Designs to print and produce his first official looking print portfolio. This obviously leads me to question how did he find work before this portfolio? I also ask questions like what has been the biggest win for him in marketing himself and securing paying clients. Clay also mentions how his role as an educator/ influencer comes into play and how one should...
2017-09-2850 minThe Creative FreelancerZoe Rain | Hard Work and Getting LuckySeattle born Zoe Rain has already accomplished a lot in her young, creative career. By the age of 20, she was touring the world with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis as their official photographer. The list of artists she's worked with include Lorde, Chance the Rapper, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus and more. Now based in Chicago, Zoe lives in the same studio where she shoots editorial covers and personal projects in her dream loft/studio setup.
In our convo, Zoe and I discuss the importance of establishing connections and how she handles herself on tour, on set and what this experience has...
2017-09-1150 minThe Creative FreelancerPhilip Haynes | Putting in the Work and Staying PositivePhilip Hayes is a UK based commercial and advertising sports + lifestyle photographer... a pretty damn good one. Only 30, Philip somehow managed to compress 20 years worth of assisting, retouching, digi teching for others and signing with an Agency in the span of 10 years. As mentioned in our podcast together, "I was the guy that was in at 8am every morning and 8 am every night, working 20 hrs on the weekend and doing what I needed to get done in the evenings.”
He straight hustled his face off for years, worked with what he had and hasn't stopped since then. Please listen all the...
2017-08-2559 minThe Creative FreelancerAnthony Supreme | Shooting J.Cole's Cover ArtLA based director/photographer Anthony "Supreme" Thompson sat down with us this week to share his story of how he went from directing and producing music videos in North Carolina, to living out of his car in LA and landing the opportunity to photograph the cover of J. Cole's newest album "4 Your Eyez Only". This Anthony Supreme interview is not one to miss!
Anthony takes us through his journey and shows us the relationships he's built along the way in his career. He also dives into why he left North Carolina for LA to live out of his Honda Element.
Th...
2016-12-0954 minThe Creative FreelancerAnthony Supreme – Taking Chances + Building RelationshipsLA based director/photographer Anthony "Supreme" Thompson sat down with us this week to share his story of how he went from directing and producing music videos in North Carolina, to living out of his car in LA and landing the opportunity to photograph the cover of J. Cole's newest album "4 Your Eyez Only". This Anthony Supreme interview is not one to miss!
Anthony takes us through his journey and shows us the relationships he's built along the way in his career. He also dives into why he left North Carolina for LA to live out of his Honda Element.
Th...
2016-12-0954 minThe Creative FreelancerAnthony Supreme | Shooting J.Cole's Cover ArtLA based director/photographer Anthony "Supreme" Thompson sat down with us this week to share his story of how he went from directing and producing music videos in North Carolina, to living out of his car in LA and landing the opportunity to photograph the cover of J. Cole's newest album "4 Your Eyez Only". This Anthony Supreme interview is not one to miss!
Anthony takes us through his journey and shows us the relationships he's built along the way in his career. He also dives into why he left North Carolina for LA to live out of his Honda Element.
Th...
2016-12-0954 minThe Creative FreelancerBrook Pifer – From Personal Project to ClientNew York based lifestyle photographer Brook Pifer recently sat down on our podcast to talk shop. After meeting her at this year's PhotoPlus Expo, we linked up and expanded on a few points mentioned during the conference and dug deep... like really deep.
Brook was gracious enough to spend an hour with us answering specific questions regarding the execution of her projects and what happens step by step to get it out the door, physically in print or digitally sharing it online. We talk the importance of chemistry and vision on set, capturing moments as you see them happening and...
2016-12-0256 minThe Creative FreelancerBrook Pifer – From Personal Project to ClientNew York based lifestyle photographer Brook Pifer recently sat down on our podcast to talk shop. After meeting her at this year's PhotoPlus Expo, we linked up and expanded on a few points mentioned during the conference and dug deep... like really deep.
Brook was gracious enough to spend an hour with us answering specific questions regarding the execution of her projects and what happens step by step to get it out the door, physically in print or digitally sharing it online. We talk the importance of chemistry and vision on set, capturing moments as you see them happening and...
2016-12-0256 minThe Creative FreelancerAaron Anderson- Printing Promos and List BuildingThis week we sit down with Colorado Springs based photographer Aaron Anderson. In this episode, we talk about how he goes about building his list and what the process of printing his promo's looks. Aaron also shares what strategies he's seen pay off for him and how he's used LinkedIn to connect with art directors and art buyers.Aaron Anderson Photo
Podcast Episode Timestamps :27- Who is Aaron Anderson?1:15- How to put a promo together 3:07- List building strategy 8:18 Selecting images for portfolio and finding a printer 15:53- Response from sending a promo 19:25- Email, promo, phone calls 23:40 - Whats t...
2016-10-271h 01The Creative FreelancerMike Holland – Photographing Concert Tours and Shooting DocumentariesMaryland based photographer, Mike Holland is no stranger to capturing artist performances. Since high school, he quickly started working with other Maryland based artists his craft. Connecting early on with Logic and creating work has led to a relationship with Visionary Music Group. Mike has established himself as one of the go-to photographers/ videographers for the group's artists tours.
On this episode we talk about going to school vs being self taught, taking chances and creating opportunities for yourself. Mike shares what gear is in his current set up. We also dig into the biggest challenges he faces while on th...
2016-10-1850 minThe Creative FreelancerJohn Keatley – Creating personal projectsThis week, we sat down for an interview with John Keatley, Seattle based advertising and fine art photographer. On this podcast episode he shares some behind the scenes of his recent project "Uniform" and why it's so important to be creating personal work. We also talk about what is was like when he started off in advertising, and was told "It takes 5 years."
You can catch John at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York in October on Managing Clients & Workflow on Set (Thu, Oct 20, 2016 - 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM). John and his wife Nichelle also host photographers for a three day work...
2016-10-0454 minThe Creative FreelancerLou Lesko- Building Confidence and Bidding for JobsIf you're looking to get some epic knowledge bombs dropped on you (like the one below) with a dose or motivation and confidence building, you need to listen to this episode as Lou Lesko, photographer, writer and founder of BlinkBid. Lou and I sat down to discus bidding with confidence and what tools someone up and coming can use to educated themself on how to give an appropirate budget and estimate for a job. This is a must listen to episode, so check it out now or download it and save for later.
"You're shooting at level 2, but most of...
2016-09-2743 min
Final Surge PodcastEpisode 9: Neely Spence GraceyWelcome to episode 9 of the final surge podcast. This week it is our pleasure to talk to professional runner and coach Neely Spence Gracey. Neely recently made her marathon debut and finished as the top American women in Boston. We talk about her recent coaching change, her coaching career and how she is using Final Surge to help grow her business. We also find out what she has planned for 2020. 1:10 Our first question that we always start with our guests is always how did you get your start in running? - Interesting fact, Neely was born while...
2016-08-0324 minThe Creative FreelancerCorey Jenkins | Commercial Fitness and Assisting Pro’sMeet photographer Corey Jenkins. Based in Miami, Corey specializes in fitness and sports creating images for Image Source in addition to other advertising and commercial clients.
After landing an internship with photographer Tim Tadder, Corey quickly figured out he could learn more by doing and being on set, than in a classroom environment.
In our conversation, Corey shares his workflow, marketing tips, how to produce a high end shoot on a budget. apps that help him stay on track and much more.
Please check out this week's interview with Corey Jenkins. Remember, sharing is caring. If you know someone who w...
2016-03-1159 minThe Creative FreelancerAlexandra Ostebo – Marketing ConsultantAlexandra (Ally) Ostebo was a former Senior Marketing Consultant at Wonderful Machine and is currently the executive director at Creative Picnic. Over the last few years, she's worked with over 100 photographers to help them successfully promote themselves. Currently, her company Creative Picnic represents some amazing photographers and directors both capable of producing stills and motion.
In our conversation, we chat about:
-How her approach is different and why-What are some of the top mistakes photographers make when marketing themselves-What goes into creating a good promo-Print portfolio vs iPad portfolios
Ally's bio from Creative PicnincThe company's founder and Alaskan Native, Alex Ost...
2016-01-2758 minThe Creative FreelancerCraig Oppenheimer – Producing and Pricing"Hi, yes I'd like to hire you for an assignment and it has to happen tomorrow. Our day rate is $900 and we need the rights to images." If that phone call hit you today, would you be prepared to answer it? Well this episode of The Creative Freelancer can help educate you to know what questions to ask and how to make sure you aren't screwing yourself by agreeing to anything over the phone.
Craig Oppenheimer is an executive producer at Wonderful Machine and is pretty much a rockstar when it comes to accurately pricing proposals and estimates for both...
2015-12-151h 15The Creative FreelancerVictor G Thomas (@Vic.Invades) | Urbex in BrooklynBrooklyn based creative, Victor G Thomas (@vic.invades), is a freelance photographer who is 100% self taught and also happens to be an urban explorer (urbexer).
For Victor, photography came first and then Urbexing. It made perfect sense to mix the two and capture those views to share with everyone through his artistic eye.
In this week's conversation, we talk about everything from overcoming fear to what it's like standing on a ledge 100+ stories overlooking New York City.
Show Notes Photographers to followShotAliveDemidismVic InvadesWebsitesThe GothamistAnimal NYCVictor G Thomas
Gear Nikon D3200 Tamron 10-24 Nikon 35mm Nikon 50 1.4
Quotes As human beings, we're n...
2015-11-2458 minThe Creative FreelancerZach Hetrick | Around the World with Kevin HartBrooklyn based running and sports photographer Zach Hetrick sits down with me for episode 5. Last summer, Zach photographed comedian Kevin Hart as he traveled to various cities in the US and Canada. Through establishing the right connections, Zach's career has really taken off by carving himself a niche of being a photographer that can run with the subjects in addition to advertising and commercial photography.
We chat about how Nike Run Club photographers grew from a couple to over 40 photographers in such a short time. Zach also shares his take on traditional marketing such as promo mailing and bulk email throug...
2015-11-181h 11The Creative FreelancerBlair Madigan | Learning Gear and Extreme WeatherFreelance cinematographer Blair Madigan has traveled the world and back. Growing up in Colorado surrounded by travel and visual artists in his family, it's as if Blair was destined to be a kick-ass, nomadic cinematographer guru, who can pretty much MacGyver zip lock bags into a poncho during Monsoon season.
He's traveled on assignment to Haiti, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, The Philippines and France, among other cities and provinces. Based in Los Angeles, Blair lives close to the beach and fits the Cali skater/surfer mold with his long blonde hair and welcoming personality.
During my visit to LA, we met at his...
2015-11-1155 minThe Creative FreelancerEsteban Jimenez (Copter Pilot)Hollywood motion picture pilot, Esteban Jimenez (@copterpilot on Instgram) has over 70k followers and doing amazing things in LA. He's flown Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York & San Fransisco. Recently, he's opened the doors of aerial photography to famous Instagram photographers.
Additionally, he is helping local youth and photographers explore a career in aerial photography with goals to help improve surrounding community and unite people of diverse backgrounds to find common ground in the sky.
Esteban has flown @VanStyles, @Nikk.LA, @ErwnChow, @GilbrtOrtiz among dozens of other Instgrammers.
We met at Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum, an amazing non-proft that is a " living...
2015-11-031h 12The Creative FreelancerEp2: Mike Tang & Cristina PiloMiami based husband and wife team of Mike Tang & Cristina Pilo dive deep to share how they met and were able to build such the very successful photo & video company, Ohrangutang... and they are just getting started.
Nearing 1 Million followers on Instagram, Ohrangutang is a team of 5 consisting of lead creative, Mike Tang, elite make up artist, Cristina Pilo, two retouchers and Valentina (Cristina's sister) who's in charge of booking and pretty much Mike's life.
Recently moved into their new location, Mike and Cristina shoot up to four models a day and travel several times a year to make their wor...
2015-09-211h 42The Creative FreelancerEp1: Steve BoylePhiladelphia based advertising and editorial sports photographer Steve Boyle shares his thoughts on personal work, building a portfolio and relationships.
Steve attending University of Missouri's photo journalism school and shortly after began assisting Sports Illustrated photographer, Al Tielemans. After two years, he ventured off to do personal work and found himself as Photo Editor at Runner's World Magazine. There, he was able to learn about budgets and the costs of producing a shoot and left to be a full-time photographer. Steve shot several dozen top high school athletes for ESPN Rise and over time developed working relationships with Gatorade and...
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