Iterations

In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own.

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In this episode, we're talking about the business side of creativity with one of the business manager and entrepreneur Corwin Hiebert. For years, Corwin has managed and collaborated with freelancers, digital artists, and entrepreneurs including the founder of Craft & Vision, David duChemin. Corwin has developed a fantastic suite of tools for photographers called the Business Action Planner. In this conversation we talk about learning to ask better questions, the importance of building relationships and staying on task as well as on message.

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Website: https://www.instagram.com/corwinhiebert/

In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own.

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In this episode, photographer, author, and Craft & Vision founder David duChemin offers advice on finding and photographing the road less traveled, the value of patience in capturing moments and learning to recognize photographs that are amazing, rather than simply exotic.

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Website: https://davidduchemin.com/

In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own.

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For years Valda Bailey was a painter before discovering that she was able to do with a camera what she says she couldn't do with a paintbrush. Her gorgeous work is rich with color and texture, influenced by painters like Helen Frankenthaler and Paul Klee and photographers like Jay Maisel and Chris Friel. We talk about how she approaches her beautiful multiple exposure work, where she finds inspiration and a fascinating creative collaboration.

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Website: https://www.valdabailey.com/

In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own.

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As a child, CJ Chilvers wanted to be a scientist, but it was a biology professor in college who helped set him on a trajectory as a writer that he's been exploring ever since. With more than 20 years as a photographer, CJ has given up chasing gear, technique, and even external approval in favor of a simpler approach to making photographs that matter.

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Website: https://www.cjchilvers.com/

In 2009 when photographer David duChemin released his first book 
Within The Frame
, the former comedian had no idea what adding author to his resume would do to his career trajectory, saying “I think sometimes other people can peg that about us before we’re willing to say so about ourselves.” He followed up 
Within the Frame
with TEN, an ebook that not only inspired photographers to improve their craft without buying gear, it also helped him launch his publishing company Craft & Vision. Now, more than twenty ebooks later, David has released his eighth print book, called 
A Beautiful Anarchy
, which eschews the genre-specific pursuit of photographic vision and instead looks to unpack the deeper levels of the creativity that drives it. In this conversation, David and I discuss how leading a creative life is about more than just making art. We also talk about motivation, intent and how we can learn to repurpose some of the fears and failures that hold us back into fuel to help us move forward. It’s a fascinating conversation that I’m sure you’ll love.

LINKS
A Beautiful Anarchy
Craft & Vision
Q&A@F&B Ep. 3: David duChemin
Multitasking May Not Mean Higher Productivity (NPR)

CONNECT WITH DAVID
Website: http://davidduchemin.com
Twitter: @david_duChemin
Instagram: @davidduchemin

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After his business imploded, Dalton Campbell decided he needed a change. He sold everything he owned, packed a single backpack of clothes and essentials, grabbed his camera and left for Europe without any sort of agenda, other than to take photographs until the money ran out. His three-month trip took him to Portugal, Spain, Belgium and the French Riviera and when he returned, the resulting photo series, called Travelers, helped to launch a new career as a portrait photographer. In this conversation we talk about letting go of fear, not getting dragged down by failure and the importance of being present in the moment.

LINKS
Dalton Campbell – Travelers
Art+Work
Eric Morales
George Krause
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Thumbtack

CONNECT WITH DALTON
Website: http://www.daltoncampbell.com
Facebook: @daltoncampbellphotography
Instagram: @daltoncampbellphotography

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A unique photographic style is one of the benchmarks of a great photographer. In 2007, Tom Hoops, was working as a web designer in Thailand, unfamiliar with names like Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, or Paolo Roversi. But, after borrowing a friend’s camera one afternoon, a new creative passion emerged and, for the past six years, Tom has been refining a style and building a body of work that is both instantly recognizable and uniquely his own. His dramatic black & white portraiture and brilliant editorial work have earned him an ardent following and are increasingly in demand, particularly in the world of fashion. I got the chance to sit down with Tom to talk about how his work has evolved, the importance of shooting what you love and why he wants his photography to be like a black polo neck.

On developing a unique style: “You should shoot what you want to put on your wall… I want dramatic, dark, powerful photos. That’s what I’d like on my wall, so that’s what I want to shoot. That’s what I should be shooting.”

On staying true to yourself: “If you don’t do what is essentially you, in terms of what is your creative vision, then what you’re going to produce is going to be a bit weak.”

When asked whether photography has made him a better person: “I don’t know if it’s made me better. It has made me more observant and I think it’s made me very keenly observant about people.”

CONNECT WITH TOM
Website: http://tomhoops.com
Twitter: @tomhoops
Instagram: @tomhoops

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