Fuego Magic

This is a major gear shift from the usual podcast that I share but I thought it was a necessary one as many people in our industry will benefit from this. I have always been really interesting in prolonging the optimized performance of my body to be able to do what I love for as long as I can in this life. This is the reason I reached out to Vinny with Pain Academy. He is a posture therapist and helps you get your body back into place where it is fully aligned and performing the way it was intended to. I know this is relevant to us since we spend long hours in awkward positions while shooting and sitting at the computer. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Vinny was kind enough to put together a basic program with a routing to get ready for work and decompress afterwards, I volunteered as the subject to show you really how much this career can affect our bodies!

 

Excerpt from his site:

Your posture tells a story…

This story is really a compilation of everything you and your body have been through over the years.

Past injuries, jobs, sports, how you think, what you’ve been taught, your environment, lifestyle, and your emotions, all shape the way you move and feel today.

Your history – past and present, can knock you out of alignment, not only creating pain, but adding excessive wear and tear on your body, mind, and emotions, on a daily basis.

Our online program gives you the skillset to give your body what it truly needs so you can heal on a deep level and sustain your results long term.

Let us help you rewrite your story.

 

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Fuego Magic Photography Education

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Fer Juaristi is an incredibly talented photographer who seems to have limitless access to some supernatural flow of never-ending mind bending creativity. His work is beautiful and raw, full of real moments and incredible perspective. He was such a cool guy to chat with, it felt as if we were best friends catching up. I believe it is because of his incredibly lovable personality and talent that he is where he is at today in the wedding industry.

Because I loved this I had to share an excerpt from his site:

When you find someone that has more faith in you than yourself, you know that you are on the right track.

That’s my story. I owe everything to my wife. 13 years have passed, & we have 3 lovely kids, living out our passions & enjoying each day as much as possible.

OUR JOURNEY Is Called Life.

Photography is my PASSION,I left behind a whole lot to pursue this dream and thank God it has started to prosper. In each wedding, my vision is to create something personal & unique for you, letting things happen by themselves & capturing the “in-betweens” of life. I will be a friend for you and enjoy your big day through my vision.

BUT, ABOVE ALL, EACH IMAGE SHOULD TRANSPORT YOU TO THAT MOMENT 5, 15 OR 30 YEARS LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD.

 

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Fuego Magic Photography Education

Fuego Magic Editing Course

www.nvmauimedia.com

www.instagram.com/nvmauimedia

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Brief into

Ok, this episode was awesome because I had a great chat with Bailey Rebecca Roberts who is a photographer that splits her time between Hawaii, Los Angeles & New York.

She was born and raised in Maui, went to school for photography in New York and has also been a photo addict from the very begging. Her work is deep and her passion shines through in it.

I really like her approach and hunger towards growth within the industry and her own as an artist. It was so refreshing to chat with her and I took away a lot of great insight to what it is like to be a photographer in the commercial side of things. Bailey is incredibly talented and has done work with some huge brands. If you want to see some of the brands she has worked with you can check out her website, there is an entire list of them.

More time to chat with her would have been nice since I have lots more to ask her about, hence, this will not be the last episode that she is on.

Your opinion really matters to me so let me know what you think about this episode. If there is anything else you would like to hear about on the Fuego Magic podcast. Feel free to email me directly at [email protected]

This was the second third episode i have ever recorded remotely so bare with me if the quality isn't what you are used to.

 

Guest Links

Website

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Personal Links

Fuego Magic Photography Education

Fuego Magic Editing Course

www.nvmauimedia.com

www.instagram.com/nvmauimedia

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Eden is AMAZING, I had been trying to get her on the podcast for a while now and am so happy I did. Her work is so very unique and full of her own personality. We got to chat about her journey through photography, what inspires her, how to define your style, gear, studio shooting and much more!!!

 

From Eden's Website:

Hello and welcome! I'm Eden, a destination wedding photographer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. I specialize in intimately telling the story of your love through editorial wedding photography.

I believe your photos should stand the test of time, yet capture you in this moment. I believe in images that reflect you, ones that you adore, and lots of them.

I've had a camera glued to my hand since I was an elementary attender, and truly love photographing more every day. If you asked 15 year old Eden what she wanted to be when she grew up, she'd tell you a photographer. I feel luckier each day that I am honored with my dream job. I live for bold colors, bright light, and capturing your incredible moments of life and love.

Eden Strader Photography is where romance meets modern editorial. My couples value artistic representation of their love, and unique sessions + details that speak to their relationship. Working together, we’ll document your love in a way never seen before.

 

I would love to hear your opinion about this episode and if there is anything else you would like to hear about on the Fuego Magic podcast. Feel free to email me directly at [email protected]

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Fuego Magic Editing Course

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Cadence joined me once again to talk about her progress both in photography and her life during the past few months. We talked all about how life can affect the way you approach your photography and even how you relate to your clients during your shoot.

It was great to catch up and hear about how she booked sessions along her travel routes prior to even going on the trip, we also talked about volunteering and how your photography can make a huge difference in other peoples lives. Overall it was an amazing chat and I know she will be back for more!

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Fuego Magic Editing Course

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This episode is special because it is the first solo episode I have ever released. I spoke about some simple steps you can take towards developing your own style and look. If you do not know where to begin, this is a good spot. I also touched on the special Black Friday deals for the Fuego Magic Editing course.

I would love to hear from you about whether or not you want to hear more solo episodes and if so then what topics would be fun to talk about!

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Fuego Magic Editing Course

www.nvmauimedia.com

www.instagram.com/nvmauimedia

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This episode is the first of it's type here on the Fuego Magic podcast. I decided to have Stephanie Betsill come back to chat about her transition and growth over the last year of shooting. It was a ton of fun to not follow any sort of outline and just talk about whatever came up. We caught up and discussed lots of great topics that I KNOW you will enjoy and find useful.

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Stephanie's Website

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from her website Somehow I’ve been blessed enough to call Maui home since I was 7 years old. Living on an island in the middle of the ocean has shaped who I am: an outdoors lover, traveler, hiker, beach goer… pretty much anything outside-er. Who am I kidding… I also love spending my days cozying up inside. You know those things that make you feel truly alive? For me, that’s photography. I feel the most fulfilled when I get to hang out with an amazing couple and freeze time for them. Because these moments don’t last forever. We take photos not just for ourselves, but for the future generations. So they can see their story and where they came from. As much as I love to see my images on social media or printed, knowing they’ll be looked at in 50 years makes me the most excited. Photography aside, I’m also very passionate about living a simple life. “Less but better” is my life motto. Did I mention my brand new husband and I live in 300 sq ft? I’m a huge advocate for living a fulfilling life.

Brad and Jen are a husband / wife wedding photography dream. These two were incredibly fun and easy to chat with. The are amazing humans who strive for real connection every time they show up to work. I really love their heart behind why they shoot weddings. I am super stoked to share this episode with you since I found that my values towards weddings are very much in line with theirs!

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Excerpt from their site:

We met in 2009. We were in a film class that explored the question, “What is the good life?” Most days we forget that our relationship began asking such a daunting question, but when we awaken ourselves to our past, that part of our story overwhelms us with thankfulness.

Over the last 10 years (whether we knew it or not) we pursued this question. We failed, we succeeded, we took really big risks, we fought, laughed, cried and in our short 10 years together found that the answer didn’t lie in any destination… but in the process – the process of growing, learning, and finding joy in the small moments.

I suppose that’s why we’re here now.

This really happy accident of becoming photographers emerged from fiercely chasing after “the good life” and finding it right in front of us.

In the people we meet.

In the stories we’re welcomed into.

In the moments witnessed and experienced.

This is the heart behind what we do. To create images that show it all. Our humanness in split seconds.

MEET BRAD

One of the kindest, most genuine people I know–he doesn’t know a stranger. Brad is a northern boy with a love for the outdoors, a knack for finding new music, and a risk-taker at heart who tends to talk me into new and wild adventures like paragliding in the Swiss Alps.

The way he loves others is nothing short of inspiring to anyone who knows him. He’s always seeking a way to see the world differently through the lens.

If Brad had a free Saturday, he would wake up with a pour over and spin a record from our growing collection. Then he’d grab a Wendell Berry novel and hammock and spend the afternoon in the park before dinner and bourbon (neat) at Rolf & Daughters with a few close friends.

MEET JEN

Someday our kids will wake up to a stack of her journals, and the stories upon stories of her life will unfold into this beautiful mess of love, laughter, challenges, and victories.

Jen documents everything. Our home is full of new and old journals that bleed ink and shed paper. They’re full of her life’s thoughts, her ideas for raising our son, future paintings, dreams for new adventures across the world, what recipes she loves at the time , and how our couples inspire her marriage.

Jen is incredibly strong and wise and I love gleaning from her wisdom.

If Jen had a free Saturday, she would wake up with a pour over, a tasty brunch and good book, followed by an afternoon of kayaking and hanging with friends the backyard under bulb lights.

Nessa is an incredible creative and super fun human to chat with. Her photography is pure Fuego and I can't wait for you to dive into this episode!

Guest links

http://www.nessakphotography.com

https://www.instagram.com/nessakphotography/

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Excerpt from her site:

I drink an absurd amount of tea and I make videos occasionally. I adore art museums and dabble on the ukulele. I graduated with honors when I received my BFA in Photography from Shepherd University (a degree I was pretty sure people would care about when I was 18. So young. So naive). At least I’ve channeled some of my education into creating educational resources for other photographers over on Patreon.

My entire life, I’ve loved sharing my perspective; illustrating life as I saw it and taking photos of things I thought may be overlooked. And I even wrote a journal entry at the age of 7 stating I would someday be an artist. In a black and white composition notebook, I poorly scribbled the words:

“I don’t want to be famous, but I want people to want my art.”

As profound as my literary self-realizations were at 7 years old (to be honest, I mostly wrote about how much I love dogs, which is still totally accurate), it’s admittedly a little difficult to write about myself here. Not to mention it’s much more interesting to tell stories using photographs, which thankfully, is exactly what I’ve been doing for the past 10 years shooting weddings full time. I narrate the families and friends and love using captivating light and a series of photos that tell the story about you. Together, we create images that draw you back into those moments, that make you feel light and love and that say exactly who you are.

Getting to work with you on your wedding day is so much more than just photojournalism — there’s the “getting to know you” bits and the “getting to share the things you love” bits that we’ll share. Everything from weddings to editorial and lifestyle portraits to working at a newspaper has taught me to see beauty and adoration through the lens of a camera, and I would love to tell your story.

Intro

Today's guest is an amazingly talented woman who is based in LA. Her skills with a camera are extremely inspiring. She follows her own path and does not let any trends distract her. We talked about lots of goodies, I know you will enjoy it!

This was my first podcast recorded remotely so if you hear some interesting feedback here and there,

Guest links

https://www.melissareyphoto.com

https://www.instagram.com/itsmelissarey

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Who is Melissa:

" I am from Grass Range, Montana but currently living in Los Angeles. I am a wife, mama to two under two and a full-time wedding photographer. On rare days I feel like super mom if I have gotten both kids to nap and 20 pictures edited from last weekends wedding. Finding that “balance” between life and work has been one of my hardest struggles this year but, I am always determined to make it work. I don’t think there is such a thing as a perfectly balanced life when you are a business owner and a mama. You simply just do what you have to do and try to spend your time wisely. One other thing I love doing is meeting new photographers in this industry, mentoring on different editing techniques and not giving a damn about what others think in the process. I remember when I was ten years old, the teacher asked us to draw a picture of who we wanted to be when we grew up and I drew a stick figure with a camera around my neck. I wanted to be a photographer. I would save my weekly allowances for the $5 disposable cameras and would get so excited to get the film developed.  Along the way from there to college though, I was told I could never make a living off of being a photographer so, I went to school to become a Surgical Technologist. I also did some modeling while in college and was always way more intrigued by what the photographer was doing and the process of composing an image over being in front of the camera. I remember one of the photographers showing me the back end of his Canon mark iii camera and it all looked like a foreign language but, was so magical. I had so many questions running through my mind. What the heck was f stop? What is shutter speed? I even remember not knowing what the mm numbers meant and thought I needed every single lens in the world to capture different images. More vividly, I also remember reaching out to anyone and everyone I knew that was a photographer asking for tips on how to get started and very rarely would anyone respond. This is probably why I enjoy helping other photographers so much because I remember that feeling of confusion and not having help. I bought a journal and Youtube’d every single question and ran around taking pictures of cups on tables and random leaves on the ground just to gain knowledge and begin to understand the fundamentals of the camera. I just so badly wanted to become a successful photographer and that is why I put in so much work and time to get to where I am today as a photographer. I owe my career to my babies though, if it wasn’t for me getting pregnant and having the ability to quit my job as a Labor and Delivery Tech to stay at home with them, I wouldn’t have ventured into seeing how this whole thing could actually be a thriving business.