Category: Professional Photographer Webcast

Professional Photographer Webcast Episode 7
Topic: Sustaining A Career In Photography
When: Today at 2:00 EST
Where: Here on aphotoeditor.com and Google +

Suzanne Sease and I will be joined by Commercial and Editorial Photographer Andy Anderson. Suzanne as you may know comes from the Art Buying side of the business with many years of experience working at Advertising Agencies. Andy is a well known Commercial and Editorial photographer with a career that would make most of us green with envy. Andy claims it’s “not rocket science” so we’ll talk with him about how relationships, small towns, personal projects, passion, DNA and the fundamentals of business all combine to put him at the top of the game.

If you have any questions you can email me before the webcast rob@aphotoeditor.com (Note: you will remain anonymous on the webcast, I will not share your identity with anyone) or during the webcast you can ask them on Google+.

You can see our previous episodes over on the APE Google+ page (here).

Show Notes:

Visit our show sponsor:
http://aphotofolio.com/

Suzanne Sease can be reached at:
http://suzannesease.com/
https://twitter.com/SuzanneSease

Our special guest, Andy Anderson can be reached at:
http://andyandersonphoto.com
http://www.andyandersonstock.com

We will both be in conversation at:

http://www.texasphotoroundup.com

Photographers mentioned by Andy:

http://hunterfreeman.com/
http://www.larryfinkphotography.com/
http://www.erikalmas.com/
http://kevintwomey.com/

Former assistants:

http://www.matthewturley.com/
http://shaunfenn.com/

More links:

http://ianspanier.com/Personal-Work/Long-Beach-Heroes/1/
http://lookbook.adage.com

Professional Photographer Webcast Episode 6
Topic: Using Social Media To Market Your Photography
When: Today at 2:00 EST
Where: Here on aphotoeditor.com and Google +

Suzanne Sease and I will be joined by Mat Szwajkos who is the Associate Director of Content Production at Possible.  Suzanne as you may know comes from the Art Buying side of the business with many years of experience working at Advertising Agencies. Mat is a professional photographer who now works with brands on social media campaigns that are visual. He’ll help us understand how you can market your work to agencies with social media and how brands need influencers who can make great pictures.

If you have any questions you can email me before the webcast rob@aphotoeditor.com (Note: you will remain anonymous on the webcast, I will not share your identity with anyone) or during the webcast you can ask them on Google+.

You can see our previous episodes over on the APE Google+ page (here).

Resources:

Visit our show sponsor:
http://aphotofolio.com/

Suzanne Sease can be reached at:
http://suzannesease.com/
https://twitter.com/SuzanneSease

Our special guest, Mat Szwajkos can be reached at:
mat@swigsocial.com
https://twitter.com/swigsocial
http://swigproductions.com
http://www.possible.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/matszwajkos

Social@Ogilvy’s ACD: Pro Photogs Are Key to Mobile Ads, Branded Content:
http://www.pdnonline.com/features/Social@Ogilvys-ACD-9327.shtml

Link to the deck we talked about:
https://aphotoeditor.com/EdCalPlanning_WEB.pdf

Webinar talking about the deck:
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/9273/87237

Social photographers mentioned by Mat:
http://wearetherhoads.com/
http://www.day19.com/
http://www.benlowy.com/
http://www.chasejarvis.com/

Other links:
http://www.demilked.com/double-self-portraits-chino-otsuka/
http://imgur.com/a/mvggl

Professional Photographer Webcast Episode 5
Topic: Working with an agent
When: Today at 2:00 EST
Where: Here on aphotoeditor.com and Google +

Suzanne Sease and I will be joined by artist rep Heather Elder. Suzanne as you may know comes from the Art Buying side of the business with many years of experience working at Advertising Agencies. Heather is an agent for 8 top commercial and editorial photographers several of whom also shoot motion. In addition to repping she has a must read blog called “Notes From A Rep’s Journal” where she shares the inside dope on working with Art Buyers, Estimating and all things concerning photographers and reps. She’s not afraid to tell it how it is, so I’m really excited to have her on the webcast Wednesday.

I know you will have lots of questions for her so fire away by email rob@aphotoeditor.com (Note: you will remain anonymous on the webcast, I will not share your identity with anyone) or during the webcast on Google+.

You can see our previous episodes over on the APE Google+ page (here).

Show Notes:

Heather: http://www.heatherelder.com
Rob: http://aphotofolio.com
Suzanne: http://suzannesease.com

Finding an Agent: http://theagentlist.com

Letter from a photographers agent: http://elderrep.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/dear-photographer-an-open-letter-from-a-photographers-agent/

Professional Photographer Webcast Episode 5
Topic: Working with an agent
When: Wednesday, December 4th at 2:00 EST
Where: Here on aphotoeditor.com and Google +

Suzanne Sease and I will be joined by artist rep Heather Elder. Suzanne as you may know comes from the Art Buying side of the business with many years of experience working at Advertising Agencies. Heather is an agent for 8 top commercial and editorial photographers several of whom also shoot motion. In addition to repping she has a must read blog called “Notes From A Rep’s Journal” where she shares the inside dope on working with Art Buyers, Estimating and all things concerning photographers and reps. She’s not afraid to tell it how it is, so I’m really excited to have her on the webcast Wednesday.

I know you will have lots of questions for her so fire away by email rob@aphotoeditor.com (Note: you will remain anonymous on the webcast, I will not share your identity with anyone) or during the webcast on Google+.

You can see our previous episodes over on the APE Google+ page (here).

Professional Photographer Webcast – Will The Mobile Phone Camera Replace The DSLR?

When: Wednesday, November 13th at 2pm EST

Where: Live here and on Google Plus: https://google.com/+aphotoeditor1

Who: Rob Haggart, Suzanne Sease and Stephen Alvarez

Topic: Join us today at 2pm EST for the Professional Photographer Webcast where we will be speaking with professional photographer and National Geographic contributor Stephen Alvarez who was recently commissioned by Nokia to shoot a 10 day assignment armed only with their Lumia 1020 smartphone. One of the images from that shoot is running as an inside front cover gatefold (3 pages) in the October issue of National Geographic.

Show Notes:

Stephen Alvarez: http://alvarezphotography.com/

http://www.picturestoryblog.com

Photography Jim Richardson: http://www.jimrichardsonphotography.com/

Topic: Working with a consultant
When: Wednesday, November 6th at 2:00 EST
Where: Here on aphotoeditor.com and Google + (here)

Suzanne Sease and I will be joined by Colleen Vreeland. Suzanne as you may know comes from the Art Buying side of the business with many years of experience working at Advertising Agencies. Colleen has worked in the past as an agent for Sharpe & Associates, Friend & Johnson and Elizabeth Poje. Both now advise and consult with photographers, so we’ll discuss working with a consultant and what the entails, plus any pointed questions you have about the consulting business. If you’re thinking about working with a consultant or have in the past and want to know how to get the most out of the experience this will be a great show to watch.

Email me any questions you have to rob@aphotoeditor.com. You will remain anonymous on the webcast and I will not share your identity with our experts so feel free to ask your most pressing questions.

You can see our previous episode (here).

Show Notes
Rob Haggart’s Websites: http://aPhotoFolio.com
Suzanne Sease: http://suzannesease.com
Colleen Vreeland: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/colleen-vreeland-hedleston/9/687/15
cbvreeland@mac.com

Staying up on tech
techcrunch.com
mashable.com

Austin Photographer with special project:
http://www.jaimemoorephotography.com/2013/05/09/not-just-a-girl/
DC Photographer with special project:
http://www.mcphotog.com/#/portfolio-books/crowns-(doubleday-2000)/Crownsnewcover2

My list of photography consultants:
http://plain-glass.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/04/list-of-photography-consultants/

Photography consultants mentioned by Suzanne
Bobbi Wendt stellarart@earthlink.net
Andrea Maurico and Lynn Klye www.agencyacess.com
Neil Binkley http://www.neilbinkley.com
Jasmine DeFoore http://www.jasminedefoore.com

Patti Silverstein was mentioned by Colleen as a Photo Editor she works with:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/patti-silverstein/1/416/98a

Show notes:

Websites: aphotofolio.com
Consulting: suzannesease.com
Suzanne’s Twitter: twitter.com/suzannesease

Agency Spy: www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy
Agency Compile: www.agencycompile.com

LindedIn Premium: help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13332

SEO: pinkminnow.com/seo-in-richmond-va/

ASMP Find A Photographer: asmp.org/find-a-photographer

Lifetime Fitness: lifetimefitness.com

UPDATE: We had a miscommunication on the time with Kat who is CST so we are going to be 3 EST and 12 PST. Sorry.

Today at 2pm EST, 11am PST we will have a live webcast right here with myself, Suzanne Sease and special guest Art Producer Kat Dalager. The topic of discussion will be Art Producing and email marketing. Submit any questions you have to: rob@aphotoeditor.com (you will remain anonymous) and we will try to answer them on the webcast.

You can also visit Google Plus where it will be broadcast: Google+