The Creative Frame - A Photography Podcast

For today’s episode, I’m talking with LeAnna Azzonlini.  LeAnna is an amazingly talented photographer and mentor who also has her own podcast called Curating the Curious. She is a master of self-portraits and that is a topic we spend some time chatting about in today’s episode. LeAnna and I chat about her belief that you are never too old - something that I think is such an important conversation in our world of photography and so much more.

You can find all the information on her photography, mentoring and podcast below! Website
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For today’s episode, I’m talking with Sara Johansen.  Sara is a film family and lifestyle photographer located in Des Moines, Iowa. She loves taking pictures of her family and wants to give that same joy to others through timeless images. Here's a couple fun tidbits about her: She is a bit film obsessed. She believes the colors and tones that film photography produces has no comparison. It can produce the most timeless portrait and in the next instance she can experiment with it and produce an other worldly rainbow delight. 

In this conversation, Sara shares about her love for Polaroids, why she loves film, some of her photography projects, and how she found her style as a photographer.  I’m so excited to share this one so let’s jump in!

You can find all the information on her art and her workshops on her website or her Instagram.
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For today’s episode, I’m talking with Cindy Cavanagh. Cindy is a visual poet who found photography as something she could hold as her own as she raised her 5 children. Cindy's work is deeply rooted in nostalgia, belonging, and motherhood. She is a creative mentor hoping to help others learn to create from within. Growing up and living in Australia is a thread that winds through all her work and in this conversation, she shares more about how all these things come together for her as an artist and in her creative process.

You can find all the information on her art and her workshops on her website or her Instagram.
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For today’s episode, I’m talking with Gina Graham.  Gina is a Clinical Social Worker and a Photographer in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. When it comes to her work, she says her heart is all in. The photographer in her loves to offer portrait photography, celebrating unique feminine beauty with portraiture of women, girls, motherhood, senior portraits, and special milestones. The Clinical Social Worker in her is passionate about working with individuals seeking solutions and growth, specializing in Eating Disorders, Body Image, Depression, Anxiety, Self Esteem, and Women’s Issues. She loves to combine the two through Portrait HER, an empowerment approach to self image through photography.

In this conversation, Gina shares about her new book Body Beautiful: How Changing the Conversation about our Bodies has the Power to Change the World  and how this book brings together her photography with her years of experience as a therapist. We talk about what it means to be a creative and so much more. 

You can find all the information on her art and her workshops on her website or her Instagram. 

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For today’s episode, I’m talking with Kristin Dokoza.  Kristin is a child and family photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area, known for her unique abilities in capturing light and mood. She believes in the wonder of connection, laughter and love in everyone. Kristin is a wife and mother of two boys who can crack a joke with the best of them. 

In this conversation, Kristin shares what inspires her, what her process is when she is shooting family sessions as well as her commercial work - along with a lot insight into herself and how she approaches photography. I loved this part of the conversation since it left me thinking more about how we all bring our unique experiences and point of views to our work. 

You can find all the information on her art and her workshops on her website or her Instagram. 

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For today’s episode, I’m talking with Celina Bailey.  Celina lives in Montreal with her two kids. Celina is a visual artist which includes talents like photography teacher, photographer, graphic designer and Pinterest Influencer. Since she discovered the world of Documentary Family Photography and Family Photojournalism 9 years ago, her camera never leaves her side. She is always looking to capture the little moments and the fleeting ones, the ones she doesn’t want to forget. On a personal level she loves to dance (which you can see on her Instagram), would love to live in NYC someday and describes herself as a professional daydreamer.

In this conversation, Celina shares about how she got into photography, her other creative passions, and all the ways she breaks the rules with her art.

You can find all the information on her art and her workshops on her website or her Instagram.
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Workshops

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For today’s episode, the last conversation of 2021 for the podcast, I’m talking with Leslie Schoen.  Leslie lives in central Wisconsin with her husband and two daughters. Her educational training is in Marriage and Family Therapy and she began a photography business in 2013. Outside of client work, she is interested in the combination of painting & photography.  She explores techniques like digital painterly effects and layering her own paintings into composite images. Leslie is also interested in the healing and self growth potential in creating art.

In this conversation, Leslie shares how she got into creating composites, some ways she developed her photographic voice, and how she learned to face the fears of creating and taking risks. 

Where to find Leslie online:
Leslie’s Website
Leslie’s Instagram

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Today for episode 18, I’m talking with Ardelle Neubert who is a lifestyle and fine art photographer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She lives with her husband, their two boys and a big furry dog.

Ardelle is an international award winning photographer whose work has been featured in a variety of publications including Photolife Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, Click Magazine, and several photography blogs. She is a contributor to Offset stock agency and a Freelance Photographer for FlashStock.  Ardelle also teaches two intermediate/advanced workshops to fabulous artists and after you hear our conversation, you will see why they sell out in minutes each run of the class.

In this conversation, Ardelle shares how she developed her style and voice as a photographer, what her creative process looks like, the importance of light in photography, and what she thinks about when converting photos to black & white.  This is one you do not want to miss!

Where to find Ardelle online and her teaching:
Ardelle’s Website
Ardelle’s Instagram
The Mindful Approach workshop
Creative Approach workshop

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Today for episode 17, I’m talking with Chloe Lodge who is an award winning storyteller photographer based in New Zealand. She loves to illustrate life with light and digs deep into the shadows of her everyday.

Chloe has also recently shared her love affair of the photographic medium with the world in the form of a self-published 'recipe' book. It's called ‘For the Love of the Photograph’ and has become a global success and treasure within the photography community.

She recently moved to New Zealand and now lives on a sheep, beef and deer farm with her husband, two children and their much-loved rescue dog called Lucca.

In this conversation, Chloe does not hold back from sharing about her journey, how her art background influences her photography, and her creative process.  We dig deep into how you can get reflective and analyze your work along with why this kind of activity is important and will help you grow your skills as a photographer.  We also spend some time discussing Instagram and Chloe shares some insightful thoughts and questions you can ask yourself.  This is one you do not want to miss so here is our conversation!

Where to find Chloe, her teaching, and her book:
Chloe’s Website
Chloe’s Instagram
Atelier
For the Love of the Photograph book

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Today I’m talking with Kristen Ryan who is a fine art landscape photographer and educator. Her heart lies in capturing the beauty of the world around her and the magic that happens when passionate nature photographers come together. Her Women’s Capture Magic Retreats are born from that passion which she shares more about in this conversation today. For Kristen, photographing nature brings a sense of calm and serenity and capturing the magic of Mother Nature is an incredible feeling that she loves to help others achieve through her teaching and retreats.

We covered topics like how Kristen got into landscape photography, how she is intentional about creating time for this genre of photography, what inspires her and how she captures those things creatively whether it’s through her gear or techniques. Kristen talks about some of the challenges of landscape photography & how you can overcome them.  Kristen’s love of landscape photography really shines through in this conversation and I know it will leave you inspired to find the magic in the world around you too.

Where to find Kristen & the communities she shared about in this episode:
Kristen’s Instagram
Kristen’s Website
Women Captured Magic community through Mighty Network App (free)
Women Capture Magic Instagram hub
Magic in the Tetons Retreat

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