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The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S23 E227 Michael James O'Brien - SCAD Photography ChairmanToday, Lauren and Traci are talking to Michael James O'Brien, a photographer, teacher, curator, activist, and writer.Michael is an acclaimed photographer and poet known for his wide-ranging work, from still lifes and portraits to commercial and fine art photography. He earned his MFA from Yale University in the 1970s, studying under Walker Evans, and later taught at Kenyon College and the New School. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the Photography Department at the Savannah College of Art and Design.In 1993, O'Brien began a collaboration with artist Matthew Barney, creating a photographic counterpart to...

2025-03-131h 01

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S23 E226 Keith Gentile and Lynn Kyle - Agency AccessToday Lauren and Traci are talking to Keith Gentile and Lynn Kyle of Agency Access! Keith found his passion for business and marketing early in life. He started at Agency Access as a researcher, where his natural talent quickly became evident. Seeing his potential, the company's owner gave him the opportunity to develop its Sales and Marketing department. In 2000, Keith took a leap and bought the company, transforming his industry knowledge into a lasting venture!Lynn, the Creative Consultant at Agency Access, has collaborated with photographers and clients nationwide, offering expertise in estimating, negotiating, production, p...

2025-03-061h 08

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S20 E200 Celebrating 200 Episodes with Traci TerrickToday we're celebrating 200 episodes of the podcast by talking to Focus on Women's co-founder, Traci Terrick! In 2009, Traci founded Poppy Creative, an innovative, inclusive creative agency representing visionary photographers, insightful stylists, and bold creatives. With over 20 years of experience in design, art direction, production, business development, and artist representation, Traci has significantly impacted the creative services industry.Join us for a lively conversation filled with reflection on the beginnings of Traci's career and what she believes the future holds for her! Focus on Women Website --> https://www.focusonwomen.org/Poppy Creative Agency --> h...

2024-07-2546 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S14 E135 Clubhouse: Treatments with Traci Terrick & Mary DailTraci Terrick, founder of Poppy Creative Agency, and Mary Dail, Founder of Big Leo Productions, lead us through a discussion about treatments! What are they, when do you need one, and what mistakes can you avoid when creating them?Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*these are affiliate links)Buzzsprout*Airtable*17hats*ZoomPodcast Mic*Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution...

2023-02-2340 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S14 E131 Clubhouse: Reflecting Back and Looking AheadTraci Terrick of Poppy Creative Agency and Mary Dail of Big Leo Productions lead us through a thought-provoking discussion on how to reflect back over last year and how to scope out your vision for the year ahead. Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*these are affiliate links)Buzzsprout*Airtable*17hats*ZoomPodcast Mic*Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options h...

2023-01-2647 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S11 E100 It's The 100th Episode: What We've LearnedWelcome to the 100th episode of Focus on Women! Join Traci Terrick and Shelly Waldman as they reflect on the past two years and answer all the questions you might be curious about:Where did this podcast begin? Why start a podcast? What have we learned over time? Where are we headed from here?Thank you for your continued support and for tuning in each week to hear a new story. Without listeners like you, this podcast wouldn't be where it is today!If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can...

2022-05-2630 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S10 E94 - Lisa Vortman - Lifestyle PhotographerTune into our chat with one of the San Francisco APA's board members, Lisa Vortman. Specializing in lifestyle, portraits and kids, Lisa's work is full of life, fun, happy, joyful imagery. Lisa wears many hats and talks about her COVID project which ended up getting her some really awesome new connections and work too. This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a vibrant, forward thinking, photography consulting company. We focus on helping photographers scale their business to the next level. The genesis of Pedro + Jackie happened over martinis and sushi in Portland, Maine. Our...

2022-04-1445 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S10 E93 - Jaime Borschuk - Environmental PortraitureTune into our chat with Jaime Borschuk she specializes in environmental portraiture for editorial, personal documentation, and brand narrative. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999, Jaime is originally from Iowa.She is a member of the Tether Collective photo studio in Potrero Hill, where she can capture you or your products against various colored backgrounds and surfaces.This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a dynamic, vibrant photography consultancy focused on helping photographers scale their businesses to the next level.The genesis of P...

2022-04-0759 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S10 E92 - Queer the Lens, A. Scott and Kate WarrenTune into our chat with the founders of Queer the Lens, A Scott and Kate Warren. Queer the Lens is a growing community of LGBTQIA+ creatives in photography and video, both on and off set. With a mission to empower this community by establishing an inclusive space where we can voice our needs, create connections, and share resources.They have created a quick 5-minute survey to learn more about what kind of support they need in order to succeed. And welcome any professional LGBTQIA+ creative working in photo/video, including photographers, producers, consultants, and crew.

2022-04-0139 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S10 E91 - Dyutima Jha - Food Stylist & PhotographerTune into Shelly's chat with Dyutima Jha. She is an architect turned food stylist, food photographer & the first South Asian woman to run a food photography podcast. After 15 years of studying & practicing architecture, designing healthcare facilities around the world, she has found her passion in food styling & photography and is taking it to the next level! Make sure to check out her work and tune into her podcast as well - My Food Lens, the name of her food styling and photography business is how to find her in most places. This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. P...

2022-03-2448 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S10 E90 - Carly Hackbarth - Food & Beverage PhotographerTune into our chat with Carly Hackbarth, she is a San Francisco food & beverage photographer who also happens to be a digital marketing expert too. She went to school thinking photography or journalism, then pivoted into working in the live music world marketing big festivals and by 22 she landed her dream job working for Jam Productions in Chicago. That is where she used all of her social and digital marketing skills. Landing in San Francisco, she started to explore other career options and food photography suddenly surfaced. This season's sponsor is Pedro & Jackie. Pedro + Jackie is a...

2022-03-1757 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E89 - Teresa Meier - Fine Art PhotographerTune into Traci's chat with Teresa Meier, a fine art photographer based in Seattle who is working on taking her work commercial. Her imagery is printed large through an extensive “stitching” process in Photoshop that requires a custom-built computer, a beast she lovingly nicknamed Thor. Viewers are enveloped by these large-format works that often leave them suspended in moments of rising tension, and the fantastical subject matter and use of vibrant, luscious colors result in eye-catching and wonder-filled imagery. She has won awards as well as teaches her craft too. Our Sponsor this season is also our first...

2022-03-1048 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E88 Alyson Brown - Wild Folk Flower ApothecaryTune into our chat with Alyson Brown founder of Folk. Having nearly two decades of experience working across many aspects of brand building, her specialties really shine in art direction, brand development, photography, content creation, and more. She is also the author of The Flower-Infused Cocktail: Flowers With A Twist.Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've...

2022-03-0347 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E87 Micah Morton - Food StylistTune into our Founder, Traci Terrick's chat with the New York food stylist, Micah Morton. After Micah moved to New York City from Los Angeles, she convinced Magnolia Bakery to hire her, and quickly rose to become head baker. Shortly after, at the prompting of a seasoned Prop Stylist who noticed Micah’s talent, she began to apprentice with top tier food stylists, soon realizing that food styling was the perfect fit for her skill set.Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread ov...

2022-02-241h 05

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E86 Kim Maroon - Photographer, Director, DesignerTune into our chat with Kim Maroon a hybrid creative — photographer, director, and designer. Specializing in commercial and editorial content creation for automotive, motorsports, and lifestyle narrative and based in Boston, MA.Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bo...

2022-02-1750 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E85 - Mel Salmi, Co-Founder of Media Loma ProductionsTune into our chat with the talented, director, producer, and co-founder of Media Loma. Raised in Finland, Mel studied film production in Helsinki where she worked extensively as a producer in both narrative and documentary film. After relocating from Finland to Maine to attend the Maine Media Workshops she met her co-founder, Wes Sterrs. Together they have created Media Loma, an Emmy® Award nominated media production and video marketing agency based in New England. They are currently an Artist to Watch on our founder, Traci Terrick's Poppy Creative Agency too. Our Sponsor this season is also our f...

2022-02-0947 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E84 Fanette Rickert Food & Product PhotographerTune into our chat with Fanette Rickert, she is a Food & Product Photographer helping eco-friendly and sustainable brands spread their message with beautiful, light-filled images. She is also one of our amazing volunteers here at Focus on Women as well as being a coach helping photographers set up systems and get confident with their pitching, pricing and client experience.Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "...

2022-02-0348 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E83 Rebecca Grant - Los Angeles based Beauty PhotographerTune into this thoughtful story about beauty and portrait photographer Rebecca Grant. She had some great internships, including Seventeen magazine and the ICP. Her thoughtful approach to her career is inspiring and insightful. Her chat with us was fun and also vulnerable talking about the pressures of owning your own business and destiny.Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's f...

2022-01-2651 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E82 Karen Santos: Commercial Portrait PhotographerTune into our fun chat with this fierce, first generation Peruvian-American commercial portrait photographer based in Oakland, CA, Karen Santos.Her background in performing arts and art history fuels her process, she is deeply inspired by emotion, movement, and storytelling. Her passion to celebrate marginalized communities through the photographic medium is the focus of her work and personal projects. Believing imagery has the power to elevate communities through positive representation. She also is a co-founder of the creative non-profit By And For which consists of Black, Indigenous, and People of color (BIPOC) creative photographers who a...

2022-01-1947 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E81 Krista Miller: PhotographerTune into our chat with the photographer Krista Miller. She is an amazing power force based in Austin, Texas. She is a full time, in house photographer for her dream client, Kendra Scott. Some how she still finds time in between to keep up with shooting passion projects while also being a fantastic volunteer here at FOW. She handles all of our Instagram takeovers and some other creative social media stuff too. Her courage to follow this dream client as a full time photographer is a great lesson for all of those who have had to make choices that...

2022-01-1336 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S9 E80 Tanya Hirschy - Tidy Books BoutiqueTune in to this great episode that Shelly and I had with Tanya Hirschy, the founder of Tidy Books Boutique . We talk about what led her into this business after having been a photographer and then she shares tips on why all creatives should take the stress of money, billing, bookkeeping etc. off of their plate in order to create space for their craft and moving their business forward financially. Money is never easy to talk about, asking for help is never easy to do but this episode will hopefully inspire you to try!Our Sponsor this...

2022-01-0638 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E79 Kannetha Brown: Cambodian-American photographerKannetha Brown is a Cambodian-American photographer from Rhode Island. Influenced by her experiences with body politics, intimacy, and womanhood, she explores power and the female gaze in her artwork.Her story is fantastic and inspiring as someone living at home, enrolled in art school and working towards her dream of being a commercial photographer who makes a difference in the lens we are viewing our world through. Brown has been featured in publications including Rolling Stone, Elle Magazine, and Best of Photo Vogue. Her photographs have been exhibited in various American and European galleries such a...

2021-12-2852 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E78 Mikhael Romain: Bay Area Prop StylistTune into Shelly's chat with one of our favorite Prop Stylists, Mikhael Romain. She started her career in San Francisco working for Meredith Publishing, assisting one of their editors and that is where she learned what it was to be a prop stylist both by assisting other stylists and sometimes by working on her own for magazines in their editorial department. One of those stylist's was Gary Spain, he was a freelance stylist prior to his current job, Chief Product and Integration Officer at Restoration Hardware. She assisted him for two years, with some brief stints in editorial as...

2021-12-1647 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E77 Krystal Collier: KC Styles - LA based Wardrobe StylistTune into Shelly's chat with Krystal Collier, better known as KC Styles. A recent Los Angeles transplant from Dallas, following her dream of working as a stylist in the commercial world of photography and film. She started her career working in props, wardrobe and production for companies like JCPenney and Neiman Marcus, then went in house working for a big jewelry company. All these roads were an intentional path leading her to follow her dream head to Los Angeles. She shares that journey with Shelly and talks about the latest film project she was lucky to be involved in...

2021-12-0940 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E76 Kimberly Murray - Atlanta Based Photographer and Product StylistTune into Shelly's chat with this amazing female creator, Kimberly Murray. She is based in Atlanta and not only is a photographer but also a product stylist specializing in food, products, and interiors. Her path to photography wasn't direct, she first got her Ph.D. in psychology. She has taken her knowledge of psychological principles and applied it to her photography, creating compelling images that capture the mood and personality of her clients’ brands and help to attract their ideal customers. Besides being behind the camera she has also created a class where she shares her techniques, called Flat Lay...

2021-12-0247 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E75 Michelle Russ - Commercial Animal PhotographerTune into our chat with the bay area photographer, Michelle Russ. We talk about her journey that took her to the world of photographing dogs, cats, and the brands that love them. From her beginning shooting in an ecomm fashion world, to changing coasts and taking her passion for animals to the photographic side and building a commercial career around that, to today, being a new working mom. We unpack good stories about finding your strength in a crappy situation and following your dreams to get you where you need to be. Season 8 is brought to you...

2021-11-1850 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E74 Jillian Knox - San Francisco Food and Wardrobe StylistJillian Knox is an interdisciplinary creative polymath based in San Francisco, CaliforniaWith a BFA in Photography, concentrating in Fashion Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, Jillian opened her online vintage store, Joules Jewels Vintage, in 2009 to hone her commercial photography, styling skills, and embrace her love for fashion. Shortly after, she opened community art gallery and multi-space, TBA Space 1039, in Chicago, IL which hosted many local and national artists in juried group shows. The space was closed coinciding with her move to San Francisco in 2011.She currently works as a f...

2021-11-1146 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E73 Kristin Cofer: Bay Area PhotographerTune into our chat with this lovely Bay Area native, Kirstin Cofer. She specializes in portrait and lifestyle work as well as having a background in design, some experience as a radio host and an upcoming podcaster too. When it comes to capturing a person’s nature, she’s a magic-maker. Her energy is calm, kind and creative - you will find this episode like taking a deep breath and inhaling copious amounts of love. Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a gl...

2021-11-0443 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E72 Rachel Korinek: Food PhotographerTune into our amazing chat with this Australian photographer living the dream in Vancouver, Canada. Rachel Korinek is better known as @twolovesstudio, a food blogger, professional food photographer, stylist, and teacher of some awesome master classes teaching you all of her best tips and tricks on all of it. Her journey is an inspiration to all over-achiever listeners as well as our lighting and technical nerds too. Her work is beautifully mouth-watering and I'm sure this lady will be just continuing to grow and go more places so let's keep our eyes on her for sure! Season 8 i...

2021-10-2856 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S8 E71 Las Fotos Project featuring Cat Jimenez & Smita SharmaTune into our episode featuring Cat Jimenez who is a Host Community member at Las Fotos Project. Along with one of the winner's of the annual Foto Awards, Smita Sharma. Smita is a photo journalist based in Delhi who has documented victims of gender-based violence, sexual crimes and human trafficking in the Global South through long-form visual narratives. She is also a TED fellow and an IWMG reporting Fellow and recipient of Amnesty International Medaa award for photo journalism and One World Media Award for her short film “Rebel with a Cause”. She is currently working on a phot...

2021-10-221h 11

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E70 Emma Wood - Senior Art DirectorWe end this season with a chat with Emma Wood, she is a Senior Art Director based in NY. One of those kind that actually hires the talent to create visual content - woo hoo! Her experience in Art Direction and Design includes, but is not limited to, production, lifestyle photography, brand identity, out of home and digital campaigns, UX & UI, and much, much more. She helps break down what this role is and does and shares with us her love for getting emails from talent as well as being able to see new work thru portfolio reviews and...

2021-10-1442 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E69 Tabatha Fireman - founder of Female PerspectiveTune into our chat with Tabatha Fireman, a UK based photographer turned agent, and the founder of Female Perspective. She started her work journey in the photographic department at EMI Records and then went on to further her career working inside and out of major photographic establishments. She founded her agency in 2018 and represents a super talented selection of women photographers.Always on a mission to up her game when it comes to elevating the female voice, she is now working on the launch of something even cooler, and that is Shot by Women. It’s an im...

2021-10-0752 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E68 Mary Dail - Founder of Big LeoTune into our amazing chat with my good friend and colleague, Mary Dail. Mary is a force to be reckoned with and admired. She is the founder of Big Leo, an agency representing a constellation of amazing visual content creators, photographers, directors, and stylists. She is also the co-founder of Focus on Women and one of our leaders, Traci Terrick's mentors. Through their amazing friendship and relationship have come equally amazing things, reps speaking to other reps and reps working together to help one another figure out this vast field of photography. Keep your eyes open for their latest...

2021-09-3048 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E67 Jessie-Sierra Ross - Food Blogger, PhotographerTune into this fun filled chat with Jessie-Sierra Ross of the infamous blog - Straight to the Hips, Baby. A native Bostonian, turned Berkshire-area mum to three little boys. A former professional ballerina and ballet coach, her fast-paced urban life gave way to the farm-to-table landscape of Western Massachusetts. From TV appearances to lectures, menu-planning to big-brand collaborations, clubhouse chats and rooms, to workshops for fellow Foodies, this lady does it all!This show is sponsored by the American Photographic Artists (APA), established in 1981, is a not-for-profit trade association run by photographers for photographers working in the a...

2021-09-2347 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E66 Kristie Raymond - HumanKind CastingTune into this insightful chat with the founder of HumanKind Casting, Kristie Raymond. Kristie aligns with creative teams, using grassroots efforts to seek out and find those faces and voices that reflect diversity and inclusion to deliver an impactful and powerful story. Her wealth of experience in our industry is vast and she brings such an important message now to the profession of producers, casting agents as well as clients too. Her mission is to provide an authentic approach to casting talent for creative assets, genuinely supporting storytelling that reflects today's social landscape and to upend the traditional standard o...

2021-09-1648 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E65 Thompson & Homonnay : Bay Area Photography DuoTune into our chat with Ashley Thompson and Ana Homonnay, the fun loving photo duo based in San Francisco. Ana and Ashley shoot lifestyle, kids and teens and their passion for their craft and working with amazing brands who share their passion for causes runs deep. They strive for authentic, of the moment captures and never settle for the ordinary. They have been recognized by the International Photography Awards and were named Best of California by PDN magazine. Their images evoke real life, real people and special moments that make us who we are, human. T...

2021-09-0956 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E64 Stacy Swiderski - Photo Agent and ConsultantTune in to our chat with Stacy Swiderski. Based in Philadelphia, Stacy is a Creative Consultant and photo agent with an extensive background in commercial photography, education and consulting. She's worked with hundreds of photographers from all parts of the globe during her time in the industry. She holds an MPS in Digital Photography from The School of Visual Arts and a BFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design. Along with being an agent for Philly Reps she has also created the awesome Brunch and Brand, an experiential educational and networking space. Giving artist's a virtual seat at...

2021-09-0245 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E63 Victoria Granof - Food Stylist and DirectorListen to this fun-filled chat with the amazingly talented, Victoria Granof. Victoria found her way to food styling over 15 years ago after being a pastry chef. She has been a Cordon Bleu crew, a James Beard Award Finalist, as well as having the privilege to work side by side with Irving Penn for a number of years. All of this has been adventure filled to say the least and then at the height of her career she was given the opportunity to learn to become a director which is now her absolute passion. She is creative, funny, talented and a...

2021-08-2651 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E62 Carrie Heather - Executive Producer at By AssociationThis episode is an amazing chat with Carrie Heather - she is the Executive Producer for By Association. They are an an equity-driven multi-disciplinary production and creative agency who are championing creatives who identify as women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and individuals with disabilities. Working with a diverse network of breakthrough and established creatives, spanning all artistic disciplines. Our conversation with Carrie was amazing and we touched on some touchy areas about the industry and it's need to be supporting a more diverse group of creatives as well as teaching our clients to also stand behind what they say as a c...

2021-08-1944 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S7 E61 Julie Skarwecki - Photo ConsultantTune in to hear some great tips from this amazingly positive, sunny and knowledgeable, photo consultant, the infamous Julie Skarwecki. With almost a decade of experience in the industry working directly with artists and advertising agencies, editorial clients, and Fortune 500 companies, her past experience as an artist rep, and producer lends to her no-nonsense, straight forward attitude and passion for helping creatives be their best and find their clients! American Photographic Artists (APA), established in 1981, is a not-for-profit trade association run by photographers for photographers working in the advertising and editorial sectors. They understand the challenges of t...

2021-08-1245 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E60 Lucy Schaeffer - NY food, kids and lifestyle photographer and directorTune in this week to hear our chat with Lucy Schaeffer. She is a NY photographer shooting food, kids and lifestyle with 15 years of experience under her belt. She studied painting and printmaking at Yale, taught art in Italy and was a photo editor for Food & Wine magazine too, all leading up to her photography career. Her passion project - the cookbook that just released this week - School Lunch - a testament to who Lucy is, kind, inquisitive, resourceful and determined. Grown from a grassroots campaign after speaking to hundreds of people about their school lunches. Then collecting s...

2021-08-0559 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E59 Sue Tallon - Advertising and Fine Art PhotographerTune into our insightful chat with the amazingly talented, Sue Tallon. Sue specializes in still-life, and conceptual still-life of products, concepts, and food/beverage for advertising, packaging, editorial, retail and corporate clients. Her work is unbelievably creative, innovative and modern although she could probably shoot most anything having been in this business for thirty plus years. She is a great mentor, teacher, and fine artist as well and I'm honored to have had the chance to both work with her as well as connect with her through Focus on Women. make sure to check out her work @suetallon or...

2021-07-2959 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E58 Kailee Mandel - Toronto based food and product PhotographerTune into our chat with Kailee Mandel, Toronto-based commercial and editorial photographer specializing in food and product. She has worked with top clients like Nestle, McDonald’s, The Globe and Mail, and Reader’s Digest. We had a great chat with her about building a community and network and more. @kaileemandelphotography The other great thing about this episode is that it is sponsored by another board member and good friend, Amy V. Cooper. Amy is a photography consultant and personal coach with more than 20 years of experience in the photography industry. She has worked as a photo rep, a...

2021-07-2238 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E57 Brandi Moore - SF/LA/NY Artist AgencyJoin us to listen in on Brandi Moore's journey - from textile design to creating a line of successful handbags, then as one of her many jobs to make rent in CA work, she got into the Fashion world and production. That led her to the introduction of JE Models and their agency's founder, who is now the father of her child. With that relationship she finally found the opportunity to live out her dream and started working as an agent to artists within their Creative offshoot - Artist Services. In 2020, she decided to open her own agency representing ph...

2021-07-1550 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E56 Alicia Stepp - Texas Photographer and FOW Board MemberThis is an exciting conversation with one of our own board members who happens to also be an ward-winning beauty and fashion photographer, Alicia Stepp. There is something so magical about Alicia's work - maybe it's the combination of having the love of photography since her youth, and then getting a degree in graphic design which gave her the knowledge of composition and use of color, etc. that led her to be able to create strikingly beautiful and well- crafted images. She talks about her path to fashion and her mentor that led her there too. Lots of inspiration...

2021-07-0856 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E55 Melissa Cronin: Creative Producer at Greener ConceptsMel is a force of nature. She sees the big picture in a cluttered creative landscape, delivering order in a chaotic world. For 18 years she has run her own Creative Production Agency, Greener Concepts, where she has partnered with brands of all sizes to develop strategic creative processes that deliver high value branded visual content. She dives into her path of how she was introduced through her mom and aunt into graphic design before going to college for her BFA. It was during one of her first jobs outside of school wearing multiple hats, when she learned...

2021-07-0652 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E54 Shelly Waldman: Food and Lifestyle PhotographerShelly Waldman is a San Francisco bay area based photographer with roots in LA. Shelly's experience as a child with parents who took tons of photos influenced her later in life. She's worked in pro sports, the banking industry and in 2009 opened her photography business. We touch on the turning point that took her from photographing families, kids and events to focusing more food and lifestyle imagery for brands. She married her background in finance and photography to helping other photographers turn their passion into a paycheck. She now offers one on one consulting as w...

2021-06-3056 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E53 Robin Greene: Founder and Agent of Holl and ArtistsTune into our chat with Robin Greene, the founder of Holl and Artists a new creative agency representing some awesome photographers/directors that include Ren Fuller who has also been on our show. Their motto - "We believe collaboration is the surest way through uncertainty. An ever-evolving media landscape merely promises new opportunities and different ways to tell our stories. " Listen to hear about her start and how she has curated her roster and more good agency tips. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review s...

2021-06-1657 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E52 Martine Séverin - Chicago + LA Based PhotographerMartine Séverin is a Chicago + LA based lifestyle, advertising and editorial photographer whose vibrant work aims to push boundaries and celebrate inclusivity. Her images are happy, colorful and filled with purpose. Interested in creating fashion narratives that reference non-western norms, she strives to collaborate with brands who speak to a diverse audience. I loved our conversation and hope you will too! She also is the host of her own podcast, This is How We Create a show that digs deeper into the creative life of contemporary artists of color. Make sure to check that out and her work @m...

2021-06-1154 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S6 E51 Kimberley SE - A British Australian PhotographerTune into hear our amazing Podcast producer chatting with Kimberley SE, she specialises in portrait, property, food and event photography. At 19 she co-founded The Sky’s Not Blue, a photography website featuring how-to-do tutorials for students and camera equipment reviews. Since then, she has become an internationally published magazine photographer in over 8 countries and 13 global cities as well as working with famous brands all over the world. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a mem...

2021-06-0448 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E50 Amy Scott - Farm to Table Photographer -Tune into this awesome chat with Houston photographer, Amy Scott. Her work takes us from shooting the people on the farm, in the mill, making the food to the food and the people enjoying it. She is an amazing talent who is involved in her photo community and working diligently on building relationships to help and boost what will soon be an amazing career in photography. Make sure to follow her at @photography.amyscott Also be sure to check out our Artist Collective Initiative - we are looking for artists willing to let us license a piece of their w...

2021-05-2743 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E49 Northern Spy Productions - Naomi LindbergTune into our chat with the amazing Naomi Lindberg. She is the executive producer and founder of Northern Spy Productions. Her career includes working as an artist agent, a creative studio manager for William Abranowicz as well as a photo editor with Real Simple. All lending her such great insight, expertise and resources for working with a wide variety of commercial and editorial clients helping to create awesome visual content of all kinds. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, a...

2021-05-2143 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E48 Jung Fitzpatrick - Food, People and Product PhotographerTune in to hear our chat with Jung Fitzpatrick. Jung is amazing - and quite a good story, she took a little minute to figure out that her lifelong passion, was to be a photographer, and her journey to get there is fascinating and inspiring. Jung and I have had the pleasure of knowing each other from when she was Sue Tallon's studio manager and her energy and positivity are so refreshing. She has also recently started teaching an awesome class - called ABC's of Photo Assisting as a way to widen her community and share what she has...

2021-05-131h 13

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E47 Kelly Marshall - Photographer/Director -Kelly Marshall is a New York based photographer specializing in interiors, travel and portraiture. Her commercial and fine art work are interwoven as she explores inherent belief systems; how they construct our lives, our physical homes and in essence, our everyday reality. She also is the director of an amazing feature length documentary Birthing of A Nation- an afro futuristic account of the the reproductive justice movement and the healing arts of Black women in America since 1619. Kelly is a true inspiration and I'm honored to know her and to tell her story.Follow the story here: @b...

2021-04-291h 15

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E46 Ren Fuller - Food and Lifestyle Photographer/DirectorBorn in the former USSR, Ren Fuller found film first her senior year she attended summer school at NYU Film school. After then graduating from NYU Film School she changed her mind and moved to the Bay Area where she was introduced to Chez Panisse. Her love of food started and she decided to focus on photography at that point. Ren now lives in LA, enjoying the outdoors and shooting travel, lifestyle, food and more with a career that is going up - make sure to follow her @ren_fuller. Listen to her story, how she partners with her f...

2021-04-2243 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E45 Photographer Jill BroussardNot everyone can say they shoot everything - but Jill Broussard really does shoot almost everything, lifestyle, kids, interiors, food and more. And she does it beautifully creating quite a power house brand for herself. Covid for her gave time to get involved, she joined the APA diversity panel and spent time with an equity coach, so that she could start looking at her work with a different lens. Her passion for helping to uplift those whose voices haven't been heard in the past in photography is so inspiring. Tune in to hear how she has changed the way sh...

2021-04-1646 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E44 Chalkley Calderwood - Filmmaker, Video Content CreatorTune into our amazing chat with the super inspiring, Chalkley Calderwood. When Chalkley's career as art and creative director for publications that include Everyday with Rachael Ray, AllRecipes and Budget Travel started to slow down - she pivoted and went back to school to learn video! That then led her to start creating documentaries and video content for all sorts of people. One of her clients was our friends over at Space for Arts even. Now she has a full-time gig and has recently moved to Catskill, NY where our founder Traci Terrick has landed too. Shout out to...

2021-04-0953 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E43 Ean Price Murphy - Bookkeeper to the Creatives!Tune into this awesome chat with Ean Price Murphy - founder of Moxie Bookkeeping. Her story is awesome, she created the perfect job for herself and now works with thousands of creatives to better manage their finances. I think we all could use a little guidance in this area especially with Tax time around the corner. Make sure to check out our sponsor - Anchor ArtistsSupport the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.

2021-03-2555 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E42 Maren Rossman - Founder of Anchor ArtistsTune in to hear our chat with Maren Rossman of Anchor Artists. Maren is originally from the Bay Area, now based in MA for the past 20+ years. She is the founder and owner of the an agency representing HMU artists, prop, lay down, soft goods and food & drink stylists, set designers and art directors too. They are valued for their extensive experience, responsiveness and candid communication. Listen to her story and hear about how she works with newer artist to help them build their styling business's too. www.anchorartists.com@anchorartistsSupport the s...

2021-03-1647 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S5 E41 Evi Abeler - Food Photographer/DirectorTune into our chat with the awesome Food photographer/director Evi Abeler. Evi is based in New York and represented by my good friends, Mary Dail and Kimberley Sirisalee. Her work is phenomenal and she is one of my favorite creatives for sure. She is calm, professional and a true female power house all at the same time. Over the past decade she has collaborated with dozens of brands, ad agencies, creative directors, authors, book publishers, and media companies in the culinary, design, health, and travel worlds on projects both large and small. Her images focus on the natural b...

2021-03-0836 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E40 Andrea Iturbe - Creative ExecutiveTune into our chat with Andrea Itrube - Senior Director at ONA creative. She has been a bilingual marketing executive for 12+ years. Living in LA and helping to promote multi-cultural brands with her creative talents. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*these are affiliate links)Buzzsprout*Airtable*17hats*

2021-02-2645 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E39 Carla Buggs - Celebrity & Editorial ManicuristTune into this dynamic episode with Carla Buggs - after visiting salons in the community that didn't adequately serve the community she decided to become a Manicurist to bring awareness to issues with Nail Salons in Black Communities. Her career has included delivering services to Kiplings, Macys, Nordstrom and Cartier. She has provided services for Karly Kloss, Helena Christensen and Janet Jackson. Due to COVID 19 she has pivoted to "Delivering the Nail Shop to your Mail box " with safe and sanitary nail care products for home or salon. She also created the Bay Area Black Market helping to build co...

2021-02-221h 01

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E38 Patrice Perkins - Creative AttorneyTune into this super informational episode with the attorney and founder of Creative Genius Law, Patrice Perkins. Her story of taking her passion for the arts and then applying it to her profession of law is amazing. She is a wealth of knowledge and someone we hope to have back to run a workshop in 2021-22. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative j...

2021-02-1152 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E37 Caydie McCumber - LA Photographer/DirectorTune in to our conversation with Caydie McCumber - an LA based photographer specializing in commercial advertising and editorial imagery. She works with clients to create fearless shots with a conceptual eye. I love her CA vibe and her go get them attitude as well. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*t...

2021-02-0443 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E36 Marvi Lacar - PhotographerTune into our episode with the awesome Marvi Lacar. Marvi started her career as a photo journalist. She and her husband Ben Lowy now work together shooting award-winning photography and filmmaking specializing in authentic, documentary style storytelling. Came to the US from the Philippines and landed in the midwest in Kalamazoo Michigan. From there she gets herself to NY and finds her way to photo journalism. Learn how she got her break and also how she met Ben Lowy. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can re...

2021-01-281h 01

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E35 Christina Peters - PhotographerTune into our chat with Christina Peters - she has quite a prolific and successful career as a food photographer, based in Los Angeles and also Delaware.She has shot thousands of food images and her clients include: Arby's, Baja Fresh, Bath and Body Works, Burger King, Campbell's Soups Souplicty Brand, Cesar Pet Food, Chipotle, Domino's Pizza, HarperCollins Publishers, Kraft, Libby's, Marriott Hotels, McDonald's, and many many more. She is also the founder of the first food photography membership site called The Food Photography Club. offering course, downloads and more on what it takes to be a s...

2021-01-221h 00

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E34 Dixie Dixon - PhotographerTune in to listen to my chat with Dixie Dixon. She is an internationally renowned fashion, lifestyle, and commercial advertising photographer and film director based out of Dallas, Texas, as well as a Nikon brand ambassador. Most Recently, Dixie released Her New Book "Fashion And Lifestyle Photography” with a forward by supermodel Kathy Ireland. You are going to love her energy and wit and her experience in fashion photography is plenty. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as b...

2021-01-1647 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E33 Nicole Morrison - PhotographerTune in to listen to Shelly and I's chat with Nicole Morrison. She is a San Francisco based food, lifestyle and product photographer. She creates colorful, bold images that help brands tell their story and stand out online. She is inspired by people and brands that are working towards a more sustainable and just planet by improving our food systems, paying people fairly, sourcing materials ethically, creating clean products for our bodies and plates, and reducing plastic and other harmful waste which is awesome and her work truly reflects this passion. Support the show

2021-01-0749 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E32 Ella Sophie - PhotographerTune into our chat with Ella Sophie - she is a bay area photographer who is sticking to her passion for women, and really focusing her imagery to uplift women and the brands they are creating. She is a thoughtful, mindful soul, who has persevered through 2020 along with the rest of us and is coming out on the other side with more grace and work than she expected. Her instagram handle is @ellasophiephotographer. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, a...

2020-12-2240 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E31 Ellie Pritts - photographer, creative director and more!Tune into our latest chat - Ellie Pritts is an internationally-recognized artist, creative director and colorist based in Los Angeles. In 2016 TIME Magazine named her one of the top photographers to follow on Instagram in the U.S. She helped launch Apple’s Instagram account, @apple and went on to work as an Art Director on the Shot on iPhone campaign worldwide and in 2019 Ellie founded Supermassive Social, a boutique social media marketing agency. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options her...

2020-12-1140 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S4 E30 Inti St. Clair - Award Winning Lifestyle PhotographerSeason Four kicks off with our chat with Inti St. Clair. She is an award winning lifestyle photographer based in Austin Texas. She has travelled to over 50 different countries, and her work is so inspiring. It's playful, light filled and carefree and she, like her work, is a dream to know and work with too. Her way of giving back is her recent appointment to the national board of the APA. Some of her clients include - Alaska Airlines, T-Mobile, Microsoft, UPS, Ebay, PayPal, Walgreens, Hershey, McKesson, and Wrangler.Support the showIf you would l...

2020-12-0742 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E29 Nan Whitney - Prop Stylist and Creative DirectorTune into my chat with the amazing prop stylist, Nan Whitney. She is based in SF and NYC and has been a styling guru for over fifteen years. She is specializing now in corporate and hospitality interiors, providing furnishings for model apartments and new luxury living buildings. I was so thrilled to talk to her as our paths have crossed many times in our careers and she is a stylist I love!Thank you to Space for Arts for their continued support of our podcast. Check out all their spaces for your next project.Support...

2020-11-3043 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E28 Tracy & David Photography & Directing DuoTune into my chat with Tracy Boulian and David Ahntholz, the Southern California based husband and wife team behind Tracy + DavidAs former news photojournalists, they're passionate about telling stories and creating emotionally authentic images. They shoot still photography as well as directing motion too. As people say, two eyes are better than one, and in this case four eyes is the perfect jam!Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.

2020-11-2041 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E27 Chrissy Lynn: Bay Area PhotographerTune into my chat with Lifestyle photographer, ChrissyLynn. Creating lifestyle narratives for fashion, technology, wellness and education companies, her images are used in advertising and editorial campaigns, websites, marketing collateral, trade show and in-store print displays and fashion catalogs. She has an amazingly graceful demeanor coupled with her creative drive - making her an awesome fit for brands with a social mission to voice. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.R...

2020-11-1437 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E26 Jennifer Perlmutter - Director of Photography / Found ArtistsTune in to listen to my chat with JP - Jennifer Perlmutter from Found Artists. For those of you who don't know this lady - you must listen in. Her energy, knowledge and sense of humor all make her a person you wish you knew. And her role with Found Artists has given her the job of being an advocate to hundreds of artists. Her marketing expertise along with her background of being an agent all lend to her success at helping photographers and illustrators find awesome clients. Support the showIf you would like t...

2020-11-1139 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E25 Kendra Aronson - Food Stylist and Cookbook AuthorThis is one of my favorite episodes of the season. Kendra Aronson and I spoke in the height of the corona virus but her energy and story of how she wrote, photographed, styled and published her own cookbook lifted my spirits greatly. This woman is a power house and when she gets an idea, nothing stands in her way to make it happen. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember t...

2020-11-0336 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E24 Lisa Burford - IllustratorTune in to hear my chat with CA illustrator - Lisa Burford. Her career path from graphic design, to illustration is inspiring. Her sunny disposition and passion for following her dreams is infectious. And her next project is working on a new graphic for Focus on Women!Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project...

2020-10-2740 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E 23 Sari Blum - PhotographerTune in to hear my chat with photographer, Sari Blum. She is a bay area photographer specializing in lifestyle, portraits and more, her passion to tell a story led her to starting The Wandering Portrait Bus. An amazing vehicle and more that has allowed her to continue to work and document the times during COVID and help people continue to capture their lives to share with their loved ones and more. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as b...

2020-10-2242 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E22 Nellie MugandaTune in to hear my chat with San Francisco's amazing Hair and Makeup Stylist - Nellie Muganda. Nellie has done hair, make-up and wardrobe for models and TV Commercials, some of her work has been featured in fashion spreads, magazine, album covers, catalogues and on TV. Her journey from Tanzania to the US and then to her career is a fantastic story. I loved our chat and hope you will too.Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well...

2020-10-1638 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S3 E21 Ellen Shershow - California's Top Pet PhotographerTune in to our 2nd episode of Season Three with the funny and talented pet photographer, Ellen Shershow. Ellen and I could have spent the whole time gushing over dogs and their amazing human qualities and how they are the best thing for our spirits, more so than people for sure - and we definitely did do that - but we also learned how she found her calling and why she sticks to it no matter what. Another great story of a photographer finding their passion and living their dream.Support the showIf you...

2020-10-0844 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E20 Amy V. Cooper - Photo Consultant ExtraordinaireTune in to hear my chat with Amy V. Cooper - photo consultant extraordinaire! Amy has a great story starting in fashion, then pivoting to photography. From art buyer for MTV and ad agencies to then starting her own photography agency which was the first to have an all female roster. She also launched Diversify the Lens an organization similar to ours, helping women to find mentorship, addressing discrepancies in pay, and helping women rally together to drive new policies and practices. She now helps creatives in marketing, strategy and more. She is a friend and colleague and her...

2020-10-0238 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E19 Carmel Bergholz - ProducerTune into my chat with Carmel Bergholz. She is an awesome Producer with a decade of experience and we had a great chat about what it will look like to come back to set and how to decide when it's a good time to do so too. You can find her on instagram @carmelproduces.Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!

2020-09-1730 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E18 Tracie Davis - Photographer and Art DirectorTune into my chat with one very talented lady, Tracie Davis. Tracie is a graduate from RISD, who then went to London to study historical and contemporary photography at the University of Manchester. She has interned at the Guggenheim and The Met and at one point immersed herself in the arena of Iranian photography and Islamic Feminism. Our conversation is a good one!Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember...

2020-09-1140 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E17 Ginny Erickson - Owner of Erickson SurfacesTune in to hear my conversation with Ginny Erickson of Erickson Surfaces. Ginny is a mother of two who found her passion in crafting surfaces could actually become a career and one that she now loves dearly. Her enthusiasm for the craft is so infectious and how she became a surface maker during a down turned economy is an uplifting story!Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay...

2020-09-0431 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E16 Jennifer Duda - Photo Consultant and More!Tune into Traci's chat with Jennifer Duda - founder of Swim and Tennis Club, and get some inside tips from an awesome photo consultant/agent/marketing expert. She has a great story of her path from working as a producer for a photographer, than at an artist agency, to then going out on her own. One of her best pieces of advice is "Be Inspiring!" - listen in to hear all her other inspiring thoughts!Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution o...

2020-08-2834 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E15 Sonia Reynolds - Serial Entreprenuer, Writer, Filmmaker and More!Tune into my chat with Sonia Reynolds, she is a firecracker! A writer, filmmaker, coach and so much more whose motto of "JFDI" (just f-cking do it) makes perfect sense for this unprecedented time we are in. Her maturity and wisdom go well beyond her actual age and I found her to be such an inspiration to all women creatives, I hope you will agree! Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.

2020-08-2428 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E14 Emily Choi - The Alpine StylistTune into my chat with Emily Choi, also known as The Alpine Stylist. She is a not only a wardrobe stylist, but also does props too and specializes in outdoor, automotive, home decor, and fashion with over 10 years in the industry. She is based in Colorado, of course! We talked at the beginning of COVID19 about what she was doing to keep creative and how to connect with her industry for community. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options he...

2020-08-1934 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E13 Leah Fasten - Photographer, Mom, lover of ImprovLeah Fasten, is a lifestyle and portrait photographer based outside of Boston. She has had many amazing positions thanks to her persistance and even landed a job by walking into the office and interviewing to be an inhouse shooter without yet really having honed the craft. Her style of showcasing lifestyle for real - meaning, not hiding the messiness, or imperfectness of the day to day - being authentic visually which is a refreshing take in my opinion. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review s...

2020-08-0740 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E12 Connie Conway - Executive Producer and Fine Art PhotographerConnie Conway is a force to be reckoned with - starting her career as a photographer and working with A and M records and then deciding that wasn't the path, she started her production company. Fortunate to have been paired up with the awesome photographer, Hunter Freeman for the last 20 years, she has created quite an awesome little gig for herself. And she keeps her creative juices flowing by shooting her fine art photography on the side - her recent project L.A. after Sunset gives you some insight to her love for the grit and architecture that surrounds...

2020-07-3134 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S2 E11 Mary Dail, Founder of Big Leo Productions and Co-Founder of Focus on WomenWelcome to our second season! Starting it off with an interview of our co-founder, Mary Dail who is also the founder of Big Leo Productions. Mary tells us about her journey from working at Martha Stewart Living to running her own agency, and we talk about the industry and what it's like to be reps.Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices...

2020-07-2435 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E10 - Nathalie Gordon, Fashion + Beauty PhotographerBorn and raised in London, British photographer Nathalie Gordon shoots Beauty and Lifestyle and is now based in Sunny Los Angeles. Her bright colors and high-sheen style of imagery represents her amazingly bright and modern attitude too. Tune in to hear her amazing journey that landed her in CA.Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---...

2020-06-2644 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E9 - Betsy Davison, founder of Space For ArtsThis episode is with a good friend and colleague Betsy Davison. Betsy and her husband founded the awesome platform known as Space for Arts. Space for Arts connects photo and video production professionals with available studio spaces around the world. Making the task of finding and booking the right studio for the job seamless and easy.Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative...

2020-06-2041 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E8 - Jamie Thrower: LGBTQ Photographer + Writer + MoreJaimie Thrower is an LGBTQ photographer who found her voice through photography. She founded Studio XIII (thirteen) which was born out of the idea that she wanted to use her photography to support her LGBTQ community by honoring and sharing thier love stories with the world. She is based in Portland Oregon and she shared her story here.To see her work please log in here.Her instagram handle is @studioxiiiphotography Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship a...

2020-06-1135 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E7 - Natasha Lee, PhotographerNatasha is a Travel, Food & Lifestyle Photographer based in Los Angeles. Her journey to photography started with internship through art school at a production company where she became interested in motion and photography. To see her work log in at http://www.bynatasha.net/ or follow her on instagram @talktonatashaSupport the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!...

2020-06-0425 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E6 - Hannah Soto - Grey House ProductionsAfter earning a degree in photography from Columbia College Chicago, Hannah Soto worked with an in-house production team and found her jam in becoming a freelance producer. She then took that experience and with her unique perspective and natural tendencies toward leadership created her own company with a new approach called Grey House Productions. Our talk is about her journey and what she is working on now during a time that is challenging for so many in this industry. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can r...

2020-05-2929 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E5 - Smeeta Mahanti PhotographerOriginally from Michigan and now resides in Berkeley, CA. Smeeta journey brought her to Berkeley California. Her photography began to really come to the forefront when she had her first child. The camera became her outlet and with encouragement from her network and the surprise gift from her husband, her confidence grew. Come listen as she tells you about her incredible journey into photography and what she's learned along the way. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well a...

2020-05-2433 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E4 : Filiz RezvanFiliz Rezvan is an amazing producer, writer and director based in San Francisco. She is also the co-founder of Zedafilms.com which has produced award-winning short films as well as commercial print and video work for clients that include the Golden State Warriors, Logitech, BioMarin and Hulu. We talk about her journey and the wonderful people who have led her to where she is now and more. You can check out her amazing projects here. Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, yo...

2020-05-1325 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E3 - Owl Eye MediaOwl Eye Media is an award-winning film and video production company founded in 2012. These ladies have a combined experience of 30 years in the network television and advertising industries. They specialize in marketing and branding videos with a strong focus on storytelling. Their clients range from broadcast networks to corporate clients.Check them out at https://www.owleyemedia.com/Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe...

2020-05-0428 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E2 - Leigh BeischLeigh is a phenomenal food photographer based in San Francisco. Her photography ranges from editorial and catalog to advertising and packaging. It is thoughtful, beautifully and artistically lit and ranges from light and white to bright and colorful while always feeling very purposely artfully choreographed. Check her out at https://www.leighbeisch.com/Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!

2020-03-0517 min

The Wider Lens: Powered by Focus on Women S1 E1 - Focus on Women Intro EpisodeIn this episode, we hear from the founder of Focus on Women, Traci Terrick on why she founded this organization, what the goals are and what to expect going forward.Make sure to subscribe to the show!Support the showIf you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*these are affiliate links)Buzzsprout*

2020-02-1314 min