We sit down with both of our agents for an in depth conversation about artist representation. Lauren Wax is a senior agent with Apostrophe Reps. Robin Holland Greene is the owner and lead agent of Holl & Artists. We learn about their agencies and approaches, chat about when is the right time to look for representation, what they look for in an artist partnership, thoughts on budgets and incomes that are right for partnerships, as well as realistic and unrealistic expectations.

Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things commercial photography industry and business on this bi-weekly podcast.

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We kick off season two and the start of 2023 with reflections on the previous year and lessons learned. We chat about resolutions vs. intentions, attainable goals, as well as our thoughts on big breaks and whether they exist.

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Our Live Panel conversation with fellow photographer, Audrey Ma. We chat about budgets, rates, and more, plus we answer great questions from the audience. An enormous thank you to everyone that came out and supported.

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We talk about our own marketing practices, as well as paid marketing services and whether we think they are worth the investment or not.

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We get a lot of questions that aren't quite long enough to do a full episode on, so we recorded an AMA episode with some of the most common questions we've received! From prop rentals to retouching to working on set, we touch on a wide range of topics.

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A work life balance - it is a myth, or is it attainable? We chat about certain practices we’ve worked on implementing in an attempt to have a more balanced life when work gets crazy.

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What is the line between being inspired by other creatives work and copying it? A recent experience that Ren had with this issue inspired the conversation of this episode.

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We chat about moments in our career where we felt like we were leveling up, the realization that leveling up means pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, and how we want to continue to level up as we grow in our careers.

Each week, Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things photography industry and business.

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We answer an email write in by a fellow photographer where we cover what to charge when you're first starting out, expenses you can be quoting, and how we tie usage into our fees. We also chat about unrealistic budget requests from ad clients that should know better and getting bailed on by a client last minute.

Each week, Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things photography industry and business.

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We all have a little voice that tries to signal an alarm when a red flag pops up with a client. In today's episode we talk about instances where we ignored our gut, what we learned from it, and red flags we've learned to avoid.

Each week, Ren + Jennifer get into the nitty gritty of all things photography industry and business.

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