Ep #110: It can be a dream to work with well-known people. But if you’re not a part of this community it’s very difficult to get started there.

In this episode, Matthew Jordan Smith shares a creative way to start working with celebrities.

We’ll talk about his personal project Sepia Dreams that led to meeting with many celebrities, publishing a book, a lot of media exposure and sponsorship, and so on. It had so much impact on his life and business.

Matthew is an American photographer based in Tokyo. He is a Nikon Ambassador best known for his portraits of celebrities, icons, and fashion models.

He is the host of the Master Your Lens podcast and author of several books including, Sepia Dreams and Future American President. 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

• [00:22] About the episode and Matthew Jordan Smith
• [02:00] Negative people put their fear on you, but it's their fears, not your fears
• [03:32] How Matthew started his career as a photographer
• [05:53] Why he started Sepia Dreams book project and what it is about
• [07:43] How he began photographing celebrities for Sepia Dreams book
• [10:48] How he planned the project from the very beginning
• [12:35] How he conducted interviews with celebrities
• [16:17] How Matthew picked the celebrities for interviewing and reached them out
• [20:17] The impact that Sepia Dreams book had on his career and life
• [23:57] The meaning that Matthew put into the project inspired many celebrities to participate in it
• [28:46] After publishing a book he got a lot of media exposure and sponsorship
• [32:31] What he would do if he would start a similar project again
• [35:46] Where to find Matthew online
• [36:32] For the show notes go to marinabarayeva.com/110 and subscribe to the Marketing for Creatives show

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